Julia K Cole

I wrote this article six years ago today.  Seeing it is again Mother's Day I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~ For most of my adult life I have been a mom. Half of that has been spent being a single mom. But I'm not your typical mother by any means!   Gross understatement if there ever was one, I know! Truth is  I am not one of these mothers who is a PTA member or who is the first on the scene with baked goods on hand for her kid's bake sales, I do n't do car pools and arts & crafts aren't my thing. I can't remember the last time I went to the beauty shop to get my nails and hair done. In fact, there are days when my hair hasn't been combed or my teeth been brushed -- which is perhaps the only time everyone leaves me alone! My cuticles are torn and raggedy the majority of the time due to me having to be Josephine the Plumber, Harriet the Handy-woman and Mildred the Maid! I have all sorts of make...

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 Inside a home on Powell Avenue, in the Jacobs neighborhood on Christmas Eve, the stockings were hung ready for Christmas. However, under a small Christmas tree, there were no gifts in sight. Outside, an undercover operation was going on as several LMPD officers pulled up to the home.  READ MORE SOURCE:   http://www.wdrb.com

STEP 1: GO BUY A TURKEY  STEP 2: TAKE A DRINK OF WHISKEY (SCOTCH)  STEP 3: PUT TURKEY IN THE OVEN  STEP 4: TAKE ANOTHER 2 DRINKS OF WHISKEY  STEP 5: SET THE DEGREE AT 375 OVENS  STEP 6: TAKE 3 MORE WHISKEYS OF DRINK  STEP 7: TURN OVEN THE ON  STEP 8: TAKE 4 WHISKS OF DRINKY  STEP 9: TURK THE BASTEY  STEP 10: WHISKEY ANOTHER BOTTLE OF GET  STEP 11: STICK A TURKEY IN THE THERMOMETER  STEP 12: GLASS YOURSELF A POUR OF WHISKEY  STEP 13: BAKE THE WHISKEY FOR HOURS  STEP 14: TEST THE LURKEY FOR NUMBNESS  STEP 15: TAKE THE OVEN OUT OF THE LURKEY  STEP 16: FLOOR THE LURKEY UP OFF OF THE PICK  STEP 17: TURK THE CARVEY  STEP 18: GET YOURSELF NUTHER SCOTTLE OF BOTCH  STEP 19: TET THE SABLE AND POUR YOURSELF A GLASS OF TURKEY  STEP 20: BLESS THE SAYING, PASS AND EAT OUT=2 Tappy Ganks Hiving!

Both the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and PAW have listed ways you can prevent your holiday celebration from turning into a tragedy. Here are 10 tips on how to keep your pet from panicking this Fourth of July weekend. 10. Keep your Pet Indoors at All Times! It may seem obvious, but even if your pet is used to being outside, the resulting panic caused by fireworks or other loud noises may make them break their restraint or jump a fence in a terrified attempt to find safety. 9. Don’t Put Insect Repellant on Your Pet that isn’t Specifically for Pet Use The same tip applies to applying “people” sunscreen on your pet. What isn’t toxic to humans can be toxic to animals. The ASPCA lists the poisonous effects of sunscreen on your pet as, “…drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive thirst and  lethargy .” DEET, a common  insecticide , may cause neurological issues. 8. Alcoholic Drinks Poison Pets If your pet drin...

A Portland, Ore. family called 911 after their baby was attacked and they were held hostage in their own bedroom. The attacker was Lux: the family's 22-lb. cat. Teresa Barker says the cat scratched her 7-month-old in the face, and when he was kicked for that, everything changed. The family grabbed the baby, their dog and ran to the back bedroom. That's when they called 9-1-1. "He's charging us," one of the family members said on the 911 call. "He's at our door. Our bedroom door." A moment later, the sound of a cat screeching wildly can be heard on the recording. "Did you hear it?" one of the family members says. "That was the cat!" "One moment, okay?" the dispatcher replied. "Yeah, I hear him. Keep your door shut, okay?" Police used a snare and were able to get the cat behind bars in its crate. The family is talking about getting rid of the cat. The baby is okay. Sources:   WDRB News   ...

You've always insisted on doing things your   way. And the results of doing it  your  way have  always proven  disastrous for not only yourself, but for everyone involved. Contrary to what you may think or believe,  no one forced you into making the choices you'e made and continue to make.   No one has forced you into living a life of misery.  Your situation is the combination of  insisting  on doing things your way (even though it never works out for you) and from  the poor choices you've made and continue to make.   With respect to Shelby.  Yes, me and the rest of this family dropped the fucking ball .  I take responsibility for my  part.  And My Part Alone !      I’m not taking responsibility for anyone else’s reactions, actions, in-actions, etc. Not my job!   I’m not taking responsibility for Tara, Bobbie Lynn, Lloyd, Frankie or Betty and their individual and collec...

Is Paying  It Forward In 2014 on Your List Of Things to Do?   Here are just a few ways you can check it off! Volunteer at your local Homeless Shelter.  Serve a hot meal to a neighbor or a stranger if you so desire. Visit/Volunteer at  a Nursing Home and/or Children's home. Your Local Shelter Is In Need Year Round! Foster, Rescue or Adopt a Pet from your Local Shelter.Shelters are Always looking for donations in the form of money, blankets, cleaning supplies, food, toys.  Volunteer to hold and play with kittens and pups and/or walk a dog at Your local shelters. Shovel snow, salt down sidewalks, walkways of neighbors, local restaurants, stores Clean public toilets Check in on your Elderly and/or disabled neighbors to make sure they have what they need with respect to heating (or cooling during warmer months), blankets, plumbing in working order, etc. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* PET FOOD BANK: Donate Food for Needy families with pets. Fin...

As 2013 quickly comes to an end, I am taking with me all the things I have learned throughout the year.    As in previous years, I learned quite a bit about myself.    Well, maybe not so much learned as finally accepted. There’s no going back and changing what I did, didn’t do, say or didn’t say.    I can only say I’m sorry for being such a dip-shit and hope that one day the people in my life will forgive me.     Taking the first step, I forgave myself.    And I work each day to stay in the energy of forgiveness.     Which has helped me become stronger.     That strength led to me cutting family ties.    As I sit here writing this, I’m reminded of a scene from What Dreams May Come .    You know the one, where Robin Williams’ character finds his wife who just committed suicide?    Like that character, I fought my way through heaven in order to be with people wh...

Yep!  Yep! Yep! I've decided not to wait until January 1st to begin my New Year.   And too,  I decided not to wait until Christmas to give myself a few much needed gifts.  I figure why put off one or two weeks that I can do today?  Right? Seeing how it's been years in the making, I resolved to cut a dozen or so stragglers ( Most of which are blood related ) out of my life once and for all.    With the exception of my three children, everyone else in that so called family is hereby gone from my life.   Not that they will notice mind you.  Seeing how I am the invisible woman and all.  A Nobody!  And yes, I have actually been told I am nobody in that family.  More than once or twice!   After 50 plus years of trying to bond with these mindless and clueless assholes, and trying to be a "family,"  I've decided to say so long, fare thee well, adieu, bye-bye...GOOD RIDDANCE once and for all!   Again, they won'...