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Super women took a nose dive into the ground. She hit with such force she was buried for weeks. A heavy equipment operator was called in by God. He dug till he found her. She was still breathing but emotionally frail.
He took one look at her and he felt something he has never felt before. So when God said take care of her and love her......he did. He tried to walk away but couldn't....God filled him with an abundance of all the qualities he already possessed and said use these now to help her grow to her full potential as one day you will need what she has to give......
So he put her on a pedestal and kept her dusted and polished for years. Everyday he would polish and shine her and gave her everything he had inside as God instructed.
As the years slowly passed........and she shined like the brightest star in the sky......(He did an awesome job).....but now he was slowly losing himself.
She asked God with tears in her eyes " where is he going?" God said "he is going back to where he first came. It's a long hard journey and he needs you to help him get there safely."
I will give you an abundance of all you need to help him on his journey back to me, for that is where he came from.
So to those who ask why? Because I believe in fairy tales...He is my knight in shining armor...... He literally guarded me with his life.....
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Tom's been waiting for enough snow melt and water run off to set a few beaver traps..... Gives him a REASON to go get stuck in the mud in the woods....... So off he went....
I made him promise that he wouldn't get stuck or fall in a beaver pond and drown. He very seriously promised...... and off he went....Him and all four traps.
He came back later.... pretty wet. He fell in. But kept his promise. He didn't drown. I pulled his water filled rubber boots off out side and emptied the pond out of them before bringing them in to put on the boot dryer. Tom was beyond any dryer.... so I had him just shed his wet cloths in exchange for dry.
Than he chuckled and said now you want to hear a funny story.... Guess that wasn't it. So I said okay.... what's funnier than you falling in the pond.....
He said he was setting a trap where he seen fresh poplar chewings ..... He was just about finished with it when he looked up to see the intended beaver watching him set his death trap...... NOW we'll see who has the last laugh..... Tom or Mr. Beaver.
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The Next Day............
The Mallards have landed... but it looked like Mrs. Mallard was saying..Boy this water is hard... ha ha....
The Wood Ducks like their new found place on the knoll..... That's good because last year everybody was squabbling..... " I was here first!"
Tom found an old wood duck house, fixed it up, painted it with marine paint and put it up on the knoll. We'll have to see if they move in there.....
Our yard looks like "On Golden Pond" as the kids have nick named it..... It's running off but it seems as though all the water from the woods must pass through our yard to get to the ditch so it will be a while before we are dry.
Maggie loves it... She made her big "SPLASH" I had to laugh.... There was no stopping her... Down she went, in the middle of the pond and pleasingly lapped up the water around her.....
Lilly likes the water but says it's way to cold yet to go swimming and her sister is going to catch "panonia"
Tom's been obsessive about clearing out our frontage by the county road... He started it last year... so I've been helping so he will come back in the yard where I can keep an eye on him and there is plenty that NEEDS to be done.......Gotta love spring even with all the mud in the house from my three mud puppys : )
We have been having some beautiful sun shinny days... warmer temps, cool wind and cold at night makes for a pleasant spring melt. Water is able to run off, wind to dry. Much better than the flooding we started with.
It's been a long cold winter... It defiantly took it's toll on us. It's great to be able to get out side and putz around... Tom's been working on his drive way... It's his pride and joy....
I've been picking up branches from fallen trees as they appear as the snow so slowly melts away... We still have a lot of snow left. It frustrates Tom but for me it's a blessing in disguise as He can't do all he has in his mind he wants to do and the snow and weather are keeping him at bay for now...... ; ) 
He was able to go fishing with some buddies a couple times last week...Caught some perch and crappy-s...... Tom was so hungry for fish he didn't 
grumble too much as we cleaned them... Just took a lot of coffee breaks so as to not get to frustrated. Mmmmm they made a tasty meal....
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Today is GOOD FRIDAY........
I get so rapped up in OUR WORLD with Alz. It wasn't registering in my mind... It's time to put all other things aside and reflect on what this season is all about.... What God did for us.... After all GOD is my means of survival not only to care for Tom but for me to survive it too....... I forget to stop and Praise God for all his blessings..... I thank him everyday but I forget to TAKE TIME FOR GOD.......To really reflect, praise and honor him........
Easter has always given me a special feeling of JOY deep down inside... It's like as the winter months drag on, toward the end it starts to suck the emotional life out of you. Spring brings you renewed feeling of NEW LIFE.
BUT it's not really "SPRING" but" EASTER".... The Resurrection of Jesus......
The Joy that filled my heart with new life...... "Easter Morning"......started not with the egg and easter basket hunt when we woke up....BUT ..... With the sound of my DAD's strong voice singing out at the top of his lungs....... "UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE!!!!" The "feeling" he radiated (to me) was "electrifying"......I don't know how to describe it...... I know to this day when I awake Easter Morn...I feel like it's the FIRST DAY of the rest of my life... Energized with renewed HOPE, LIFE, JOY, STRENGTH.........GODS GRACE! and I blare out..."UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE".............
I miss my Dad terribly...... But he lives in me and my wonderful memories of him...... Our Lord died on Good Friday,
But the cross did not destroy
His resurrection on Easter morn
That fills our hearts with joy.
Now we know our earthly death,
Like His, is just a rest.
We'll be forever with Him In heaven,
where life is best.
So we live our lives for Jesus,
Think of Him in all we do.
Thank you Savior;
Thank you Lord. Help us love like you! By Joanna Fuchs
AHA.......Here I thought I lost my sharp shooting skills.... the last time I shot at a squirrel I emptied the clip on my .22 rifle and didn't come close to the squirrel... It was laughing at me up in the tree ( I could hear it) and the girls were very disappointed in me.
Could I ever redeem my self? It didn't look good. The squirrels are bombarding us...I think they multiplied over the winter... formed an army and planned their attack in numbers today.....
The girls were going nuts as they were running along the side of the house, stop at the sliding glass door to stick out there tongues at the girls and scurry to my bird feeder.... I wouldn't have believed them either (they have been known to tell stories) but I saw it with my own eyes....
I told them they had to wait till their Dad got up because I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.... Than Tom told me that yesterday he noticed the scope was loose and fixed it... it was dead on! So I said fine... hope your right........ hate making a fool out of myself....but I needed to renew the faith my girls had in my shooting skills so I said " OKAY!!!! Let's get 'em girls!!!!!!" So we let the squirrels get comfy in the feeder and than I'd let the girls out... They were suppose to tree the darn things and than I'd shoot them..... Well the first time Maggie was so on it and it made a sharp turn and she lost her balance and slid on her butt with the squirrel under her... How it survived her weight is beyond me.....
But after a few more times they got them up a 
tree I could shoot them out of... Dam... the gun was dead on... one shot... No laughing squirrels and some proud doggies.....
Maggie manages to get the squirrel first and won't give it up to me so we have to bring it in the house to show Dad and than she easily gives it to him......
You'd of thought he trained her or something : ) He really didn't...... her actions are all her own. He does take the credit though.....
Today is "OUR 10th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY".... "WOW"...... And it was said that no one could tame the "wild beast" in Tommy Olson..... You know what? That was true.. I had to do the "if you can't beat 'em - join 'em"......... and the wild beast lives on....with a side kick. "ME" Ha ha... J/K
I read this to Tom and he laughed........ But he said I wasn't his side kick..... I was a part of him. awwwww how sweet. So that must mean I'm as crazy and wild as him?
I should clarify the definition of the word "wild" used here in this blog means....... "untamed.... live in the woods with the animals." And definition of "crazy" used in this blog means......"and we are loving it."Yesterday we looked through pictures of our first year together which was 17 years last December.... Oh we laughed and the memories that flooded our minds were never ending..... ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ When our journey on earth is over we would like everyone to know.....❤ "WE LOVED, WE LAUGHED, WE LIVED>>>>>>TILL DEATH DO US PART..... I LOVE YOU TOMMY OLSON! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! ❤
