I Need To Say....

My previous post was certainly full of I and me....

I also wanted to say thank you for this beautiful day. I've been praying about the oil spill and I am truly heartbroken for the effect on those who live at its current site of devastation, and for all of the creatures that are dead, dying and gasping for air to survive.
This catastrophe is big. Too big for us.
God is the only help we can truly rely on to get past this.
Yes, BP is responsible, but we are all responsible. We all demand more. We demand so much more. We demand bigger, better, cheaper. We demand it all.

BP never should have conducted off shore drilling without a back up plan for disaster. As my DD said, we all have shut off valves for the plumbing in our homes. Why wasn't that a requirement before we started any drilling? I am not well versed in the mechanics of the oil and gas industry so maybe it's a really stupid question. But I do know that not one step should have been taken if we are unable to deal with the accidents or catastrophes.
Dear God, I am so sorry for our misuse of the planet and its resources. I am so sorry we are gluttons.
And so full of ourselves that we just forge ahead, pillaging what you created as if it's easily replaceable.
Please help us stop the leak, save the lives of humans and creatures. Let us learn from this. Please.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Happy Saturday From The Beach!

Today I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit of the Ocean City Air Show while I was working down there...it really does take your breath away to watch those pilots defy gravity and the odds!
I love summer but this high heat and humidity is a bit too much, too soon :)
I made a pit stop, actually, it was a side road trip, to get some strawberries at Magee Farms near Williamsville.
They have the best strawberries! The lady at the farmstand warned me that they will be finished next week, so I'll call them on Monday and make sure I get some of the last of the season.
Our strawberry beds did very well for three straight years. Now, we'll replant next year. Makes it awfully easy to just step out in the backyard and pick some fresh berries. Ditto for the apples! It looks like this year will be a good one for the apple tree. I just have one tree but when it's having a good season, I get tons of apples and make loads of applesauce. Miss Becky uses the applesauce I give her to make the very best applesauce cake!
My son is taking the day off and resting a bit. He's caught the current bronchitis/pneumonia that had hit alot of us in the past few months. I told him stay in the AC and drink alot of fluids. And stay away from Mommy to be and baby too :)
My daughter and her husband are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today! They gifted each other in the sweetest ways. They are so imaginative and so good to each other!
It's been a very long, hot day. I had one employee pull a no show/no call. Done. Unless I find out that she had an accident or other legitimate reason for not showing up, we won't be speaking at length in this lifetime :)
Sometimes, you make a choice for the right reasons and end up with the wrong person.
Well, back to the stack of resumes. So many people are looking for work.
I was planning on heading out of town for a few days but that's on hold for right now. I'd prefer to make the trip when it's not quite so hot and humid. The 80s are fine but nearing 100 is a bit much.
It just might be more than nice to enjoy a few days off right here at home, with the boys, enjoying my space :)
Maybe I'll make an early venture to the beach tomorrow morning, before the tourists wake up ;)
More later, I need to cool off, get a cold drink and relax in the AC!