next stop...africa!
You ever have one of those days where you did absolutely nothing? That’s what yesterday was like after work. I went to the vet to pick up stretch and they informed me that she had some type of worms so they gave me a white powdery substance in premeasured white baggies so it looked like I was doing a drug deal at the vet. Anyway, $330 later, I took her home where my house was again complete with my two girls, stretch and queso and now I not only give her an insulin shot twice a day, I have to feed her drug habit once more. :) Cant help but smile about my blind diabetic doggie. Ive had her for 13 years.
I sure hope she’s in less pain than I am. I have had a reoccurring back injury for the last 2 months and its killing me. It hurts to stand up. it hurts to sit down. It hurts to lay down…it hurts to walk, it just hurts all the freakin time. Ok, enough about that. i try to not gripe about my little aches and pains... especially when there are kids starving in africa... and speaking of...
Last holiday season, JSI inspired me and I want to follow in his footsteps. He went to the city where he was born, mexico city, and handed out toys to small kids. I wanna go to Africa. Ok, I know I wasn’t actually born there but I want to go and experience first hand what the people there go thru on a daily basis and try to help them. I know several people that have gone. In fact, my sister has gone as well as my son korey and they say its something they will never forget. They said they helped them to plant gardens, helped them to haul water, and just taked to them and got to know several of the people. but i dont want to just stare at them like they are a science project... that helps no one! Korey gave one young kid the shoes off of his feet and said you would have sworn that kid had won the lottery. I just want to go and give some type of helping hand to the people that really need it. Stay tuned as I try to find out how this is done.
Have a great day!
I sure hope she’s in less pain than I am. I have had a reoccurring back injury for the last 2 months and its killing me. It hurts to stand up. it hurts to sit down. It hurts to lay down…it hurts to walk, it just hurts all the freakin time. Ok, enough about that. i try to not gripe about my little aches and pains... especially when there are kids starving in africa... and speaking of...
Last holiday season, JSI inspired me and I want to follow in his footsteps. He went to the city where he was born, mexico city, and handed out toys to small kids. I wanna go to Africa. Ok, I know I wasn’t actually born there but I want to go and experience first hand what the people there go thru on a daily basis and try to help them. I know several people that have gone. In fact, my sister has gone as well as my son korey and they say its something they will never forget. They said they helped them to plant gardens, helped them to haul water, and just taked to them and got to know several of the people. but i dont want to just stare at them like they are a science project... that helps no one! Korey gave one young kid the shoes off of his feet and said you would have sworn that kid had won the lottery. I just want to go and give some type of helping hand to the people that really need it. Stay tuned as I try to find out how this is done.
Have a great day!
8 Comments
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Comment by Lupe on December 2, 2008 at 10:35am - That would be awesome AL! you should really do this.
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Comment by Shawna on December 2, 2008 at 1:44pm -
Hi Al,
I think it's great that you take care of your dog's like you do. My dog is 10 yrs old and she costs me a fortune in vet bills. Just last week she had to have a hernia operation that cost me $600. And that's on top of the arthritis medication and the constant ear infections. But, the way I see it, I take my kids to the doctor when the're sick, why should it be any different for my other baby?
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Comment by Molly on December 2, 2008 at 3:25pm - Al, please let us know about your journey to Africa (in detail) and how you will go about planning this trip. My husband and I would like to do something like this but not sure how to go about it or the cost of such a trip. I'm looking forward to hearing about this new idea of yours :)
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Comment by Bell on December 2, 2008 at 5:03pm - Hey Al, I would be happy to donate clothes. If you want to do that.
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Comment by Kristin on December 2, 2008 at 8:27pm - I have someone that you can contact that does mission trips in Africa, if his organization is not one that you want to be invovled with, I am sure he can get you into contact with another. Let me know and I will get you his contact information to you.
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Comment by Kristin on December 3, 2008 at 7:52pm - My mom just went there in September. Her and her friend sponser kids over there, they got to meet them and bring gifts. You have to check into what they need there are something that would seem like a good idea but don't always work out. A lot of times the families over there will sell the stuff to buy food or the stuff just gets stolen. I am sure you have thought about all that but I can get the info from my mom on how to help or even a family over there that you could help. They made a few contacts over there with mission people and a few people from a church over there.
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Comment by Daniy on December 3, 2008 at 7:56pm - Haha... Al, your back so terrible you wouldnt entertain a young lady? ( Not asking because I am interested personally....) But if your back hurts that bad... you need to see a doctor
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Comment by Melissa Carter on December 4, 2008 at 9:20am - Come find me on myspace....
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