Sharon and all.....Re: Crappy days, emotional upheaval over Japan and other stuff......Re: Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000

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Hey Sharon and all,......this last week for me was bad pain wise, so I kept quiet most of the time. Hard for me to feel up to writing when you hurt, ya know.

Anyhow the good news is the guy my husband wrote to in Japan who Steve's company does business with finally wrote back today and said everyone was okay including his family. He and the company is in S. Japan so they didn't get hit very hard. He said that N. Japan is a mess and it was hard for him to even imagine 40-ft tsunami! 40-ft!!! Not to mention the death toll of 10,000 and probably more. It is so heart breaking.

Us who live in the PNW are still waiting for the "big" one which could happen any time. They showed a drawing on the news if we got the same magnitude, and height of a tsunami the wave would come in as far as Portland all the way down south to Eugene [3 hrs away]. That would hit where I live as I am only about 45 min south from Portland, and 1-1/2 hrs away from the coast. Guess we won't be retiring to the beach now! They had all the sirens going at the beach towns, and the southern town of Brookings had some marina damage. Its the closest to the Northern Ca. border. It was really scary to see that drawing.

I'm glad that Jeffery is doing better. Love the names you have for your critters. Happy too that your grandson tried to cheer you by telling jokes. You have a real special family Sharon!

p/s prayers to Debbi, and anyone else who needs them too.

Hugs, Jackie

Subject: Crappy days, emotional upheaval over Japan and other stuff......Re: Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000To: MSersLife Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 12:19 PM

Yep, some days are crappy but then something really, truly crappy comes along. I can't get my mind off of Japan and everything... My 16 year old grandson has been telling me jokes all morning. He has great delivery and timing:) Right now he is reading to his younger sister (13). They are re-reading the entire Percy series. I've been tearing up since yesterday so grandson helps with his jokes. My runner duck, , is injured. Somehow his neck and head got caught in a door and he was like that for several hours before he was discovered and rescued. He can't hold his head up. I am giving it a few days and if he doesn't improve he will have to be put down. is a fawn and white runner duck. His buddy, Jamal, is a magpie duck. I always laugh when they are

walking around together because they remind me of Lenny and Squiggy. Remember them? lolMy cat, Tuxie, sits on me everything I sit down. The rest of the time she is up on the entertainment center or in her "cave"--the bookshelf below the TV. The other cats hat Tuxie and fight with her. I must be fair to the other cats because Tuxie is kind of cranky and likes to fight too. hugs to you Anne and all others dealing with emotional upset

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To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, March 13, 2011 7:45:07 AMSubject: Re: Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000

I know we have really crappy days - and it does suck

then something like this happens - and what I deal with seems to me so trivial

Grace fell the other night and I didn't know until she crawled down the hall to the bedrooms - I sleep with a CPAP - it was half and hour before I could talk her into letting me call the fire department - they sent the big rig - thank heavens no lights and sirens - took them 5 minutes to get her in bed - I got less than 3 hours sleep - then since I was awake I checked my email and started the scans to keep my puter between the ditches

Ellen now has 7 dogs - new big girl is elk hound / lab (); Herrn and Arwin (giant schnausers; Max (the one that goes AWOL) ; Miss B (my favorite crone); Brownie the Brat (she poops to be mean); and Mollie the yorkie (the sweet one) - they were so upset from the energy she wasn't sleeping either

CJ called later and she was driving from the far northern end of Michigan to Chicago - her sister was having emergency gall bladder surgery

a friend called - my two grand dogs on the coast were so upset from the earthquakes in the Gulf of California - they kept jumping in bed and waking them up - so I did another consult on speaker phone to tell the boys when they are upset it is okay to get in the big bed - cuddle - do not rampage

My sister in Traverse City's first son is Thor - his perk is when she calls Grandmama - mom puts him on speaker phone - he doesn't meow - he says mama - and he always has an opinion - the last few days all 13 and the 2 kittens have been on edge - so they are shut out of the office and all of them are offended - several keep fishing under the door with their paws and exressing their displeasure about being banned

all this from earthquakes going off like the energizer rabbit

I have been saying a lot of prayers - it is the only way I can help - I flashed on Ellen - her son Kenny was in the navy in Japan in the last tsunami and went with the ships for humanitarian aid - my sister Patti's SIL and Ellen's son are both in Iraq right now

yesterday I had to go to Dollar Tree for allergy pills - the kid behind me had a tee shirt on - I flashed on my grandson - TJ is in his second year of college - the tee shirt said "I am the after party"

how does this fit together - working Red Cross as a disaster and a psychological volunteer - forget the designation - going to college with police officers and deputy sheriffs - when all h---- is breaking loose - keep your sense of humor - it will keep what is left of your sanity