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And She Tweets!
Yes, it is true. I’ve stepped closer to the tech world. You can now follow me on Twitter. @ChristinaSuzann
You may be wondering if this is an opportunity to know what I eat for lunch or a chance to become privy to earth shattering news from the publishing world. Well, we’ll just have to find that out together. What are you waiting for? Follow me!
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St. Louis
Here I am again! This is my fourth ACFW conference and each one is better than the last. Well, almost better. I miss having Jodie Bailey and Donna Moore here with me. It would be hard to beat last year when four out of five of our critique group were together.
St. Louis is a marvelous city. I rode in on the Metrolink Wednesday night and got to walk six blocks to my hotel. The architecture here is amazing. I can see the St. Louis Arch from my hotel room window.
One of the best things about conference is “hugging the necks” of friends I only get to see once a year. By the way, that’s a Jodie term so I felt the quotation marks were an appropriate tribute. I am so blessed!
Well, I’m off to another appointment. Have a great day!
Christina
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Me Against My Inbox
This morning I read a great post by Mary DeMuth. Her topic was clearing out your email inbox. I love the idea, but unfortunately the Hotmail demons have me fixed as their main target. You see, last year I had my inbox in pristine condition, then those aforementioned email demons pulled every piece of electronic mail ever sent to me from whatever land deleted emails live in and put each one back into my inbox. Yep, there were thousands. You may or may not believe this, but I managed to clean up the mess (over many weeks). Here’s the thing, a couple months ago they all came back again. It’s like Dickens keeps sending the ghost of emails past to visit me.
So what am I suppose to learn here? Do I try again? Thanks for listening to my silly ramble. Suggestion appreciated.
Visit http://www.marydemuth.com/2011/06/become-an-email-jedi-in-7-steps/ to read what Mary DeMuth had to say. Sorry, WordPress wouldn’t let me link it to her name. Hm, maybe technology has it out for me.
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Near Tragedy on the Farm
A horse isn’t like any other animal on the farm. The relationship between these huge critters and people run pretty deep. Yesterday, as I gazed out my window, I saw something frightening. My oldest daughter’s horse, Bella, stumbled to the ground. The family sprung into action but there didn’t seem to be much we could do. I was able to halter her and walk her a short distance before she again became weak and toppled to the ground. It looked like it was going to be over, and all I could think about was my daughter. How her heart would be so broken and how she’d cry for many months over this lost friend.
A quick call to Bella’s vet found that they were out of town and at least three hours away, so we called another. They arrived shortly, and by then Bella was standing.
Here’s an amazing thing. As we waited for help to arrive, my daughter didn’t want to come near the horse. She was far to upset. I finally convinced her to come over. She cried and rubbed Bella’s neck. Within a couple of minutes the silly horse started to perk up. She even nibbled at the grass.
Well, the vet got there and didn’t have a lot of good things to say. But after the examine he changed his tune a bit. Her heart rate was not elevated and her feet were in good shape. They sedated her and filled her belly with mineral oil then gave her meds for pain and swelling. Poor Bella got a nasty bloody nose from the tube they used, but other than that, she did very well.
Her vet will come out at the end of the week and draw blood. We’re praying for good results which mean no damage to the heart.
So, for now, all is calm on the Nelson farm. May it stay that way!
I’d love to add a picture here, but WordPress doesn’t seem too fond of me today, so you’ll have to get by with only my words. Thanks for listening.
