Irena

here recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the WarsawGhetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ' ulterior motive ' ... She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German.) Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids.) She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises. During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi ' s broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family. Most of course had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize ... She was not selected.
* Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming. While the slide show is probably deserving I she this was more so.

GOD BLESS HER May she rest in Peace.

My anzac tribute

The Lucky Land

The soldiers fought and stood tall,
So we could live in freedom,
In the lucky land.

They fought, brave, strong & true,
For me and for you,
Living in safety,
In the lucky land.

They should have returned heroes,
Instead treated like criminals,
Second class citizens,
In the lucky land.

So they turned to drugs,
And drank down their dreams,
Lost souls all alone,
In the lucky land.

I for one think this is wrong,
So I’m gunna stand tall
And fight for their rights
In the lucky land

Anzac Poem

When the war began they were at home working the lands,
But when the call came they were the first to raise their hands.
To fight for their country.
To stand tall,
To try & win the war.

Then one day,
As battle lines when drawn,
A gun rang out in the night
And a boy lost his life.

Many years later,
Many lives lost
We stand to remember,
How they fought for us

Fought for our freedom
Fought for our lives
Fought for our country
Fought so we can stand with pride

They gave their lives so we could live
Yet we act like its nothing to give
Fighting amongst friends
Like mateship means nothing
They mean nothing

Yet they are/were something to someone
A son, a father, a brother, a friend,
As I stand here today my pride knows no end
For lest we forget


(c) Karen Peatt 2009

The Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain

I have just finished reading this book. It tells the story of a young girl with kidney disease who goes on a brownie trip and ends up lost in some woods. Her mother never gives up searching for her just like she never gave up when doctors said she would die from the kidney disease.

The story is full of twists and turns that I never expected. The characters are great and very believable. If you like Jodi Picoult I highly recommend Diane Chamberlain's books.

a man a boy and a donkey

An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town.

The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked.

As they went along they passed some people

Who remarked it was a shame the old man

Was walking and the boy was riding.


The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right,

So they changed positions.




Then, later, they passed some people who remarked,

'What a shame, he makes that little boy walk.'

So they then decided they'd both walk!


Soon they passed some more people who thought

They were stupid to walk when they had a

Decent donkey to ride.

So, they both rode the donkey.

Now they passed some people

Who shamed them by saying how awful to

Put such a load on a poor donkey.


The boy and man figured they were probably right,

So they decide to carry the donkey

As they crossed the bridge,

They lost their grip on the animal

And he fell into the river and drowned.



The moral of the story?



If you try to please everyone,

You might as well..


Kiss your ass goodbye!






Have A Nice Day And
Be Careful With Your Donkey

Question

Which "classic" novels should I read? Do you have a favourite and why?

101 in 1001 update

I have now completed the following 101 in 1001 goals
20. Comment on 10 different blogs
21. Donate to RCH
40. Make popcorn
41. Organise internet
14. Use my camera more often
58. Keep a journal
59. Update cb site everyday
95. do something outside my comfort zone
100. go to a rodeo again
With the ones I have already completed it makes a total of 31/101 so far and I still have a while to do til my deadline.

Carers

I have had carers since I was 12 and only twice in this time I have had issues with them. Up until now anyway. I have one carer at the moment who I have had small issues with for awhile (stuff like being very late and spending lots of time on her mobile phone when she is supposed to work with me) but the last couple of times she has worked with me there have been bigger issues. One is trying to convince me I don’t need my medication and while I just ignore her and take it anyway I am worried that some of her other clients might not or that she might not be giving those who can’t actually take their own medications the stuff they need. The other issue is her bringing her 7 year old child with her. I am not sure what if anything I should do about these issues. Any advice?

Karen

My two year old nephew was given a book all about various kinds of transport for his birthday. He was “reading” it to himself the other day when he looked up at me and then down at the book and said “Karen”. He did this several times and when I got him to show me the book I realised there was a picture of a wheelchair in there. It is the first time I have seen any picture books like it and I think its really good that a wheelchair was included.

I thought my nephew was so cute the way that he recognised the wheelchair and that it is like mine but thought it best that he not walk around calling them Karen because otherwise other wheelchair users (particularly male ones) could be offended. So I am trying to teach him to call the chair a wheelchair not Karen but I’m not having any luck. Any tips? Am I reading too much into the situation? Should I just let him learn the correct terminology in his own time?

Sunday Grains of Gratitude........

I saw this on Brady’s Bunch and even though I am not overly religious I think it is good to recognise stuff that I am grateful for. Making this post each week will help me count my blessings. So this week I am grateful…

1. for the fact I have almost all my homework for the week done
2. For friends who are there when it matters most
3. For two less pain days this week and for pain killers on the other days…
4. for new good books
5. for chocolate

All about me

I came across this on someone else's blog, and since I don't have anything more pressing to do at the moment, I figured why not talk about myself some more?

1. First thing you wash in the shower? hair
2. What color is your favorite hoodie? black
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Of course!
4. Do you plan outfits? only if I actually care how I look, which is becoming quite the rarity these days.
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? Hurting & tired
6. What’s the closest thing to you that’s red? Kit kat bunny
7. What was the last dream you remember having? I walked down the street and scared everyone
8. Did you meet anybody new today? no
9. What are you craving right now? Chocolate and sleep
10. Do you floss? yes . . . sometimes
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? Bacon
12. Are you emotional? a big fat yes on that one
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? yes
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? both
15. Do you like your hair? sometimes
16. Do you like yourself? Not much
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? yes!
18. What are you listening to right now? My ipod
19. Are your parents strict? Yes
20. Would you go sky diving? No way
21. Do you like cottage cheese? yes
22. Have you ever met a celebrity? Yes
23. Do you rent movies often? No, I buy them
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room in which you are? No 25. What countries have you visited? Australia
26. Have you made a prank phone call? of course, when I was a kid
27. Ever been on a train? yes
28. Brown or white eggs? none
29. Do you have a cell-phone? Yes
31. Do you use chapstick? I'm addicted. Must have lip balm on at all times.
32. Do you own a gun? nope
33. Can you use chopsticks? no
34. Who are you going to be with tonight? My parents
35. Are you too forgiving? Hmmm. I can go either way. I can be very forgiving, or I can hold a hell of a grudge.
36. Ever been in love? yes
37. What is your best friend doing tomorrow? No idea
38. Ever have cream puffs? Yes
39. Last time you cried? Yesterday
40. What was the last question you asked? "what vampire books do you recommend?
41. Favorite time of the year? Spring and winter
42. Do you have any tattoos? no
43. Are you sarcastic? Umm, I don't know, what do you think?
44. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? No
45. Ever walked into a wall? Yes
46. Favorite color? Red/purple
47. Have you ever slapped someone? yes
48. Is your hair curly? no
49. What was the last CD you bought? Adam Brand Hell of a ride
50. Do looks matter? no
51. Could you ever forgive a cheater? I don't think so. If there's no trust, what is there?
52. Is your phone bill sky high? No
53. Do you like your life right now?no
54. Do you sleep with the TV on? No…I like it to be quiet.
55. Can you handle the truth? I'm sure there are things that would hurt too much.
56. Do you have good vision? No.
57. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? Yes.
58. How often do you talk on the phone? As little as possible
59. The last person you held hands with? Blake
60. What are you wearing? Comfy stuff
61. What is your favorite animal? Dolphin and horses
62. Where was your profile picture taken?at the v8 supercars
63. Can you hula hoop? no.
64. Do you have a job? Yeah, it just doesn't bring in a paycheck.
65. What was the most recent thing you bought? Books see last post
66. Have you ever crawled through a window?no