back to blogging DAY 2!

good MORNING bloggies!

happy day! happy tuesday!

on my drive in to work

i was just

thinking about my life. pondering.

(i do this a lot)

i always question if i am where i should be or where i need to be.

i often find myself wondering about the

what ifs......

i read somewhere when upon awakening, you should thank GOD for

ALL

of

the

things

we do have at the present moment.

even

the

teeniest

tiny

little

things,

that

so

many

of us

take

for granted.

our warm bed.

our cars we drive.

our jobs.

our homes we live in.

our families.

yes, our kids that sometimes drive us CRAZY!

so today, i drove and i thought...and thanked.

ok, if you are still reading....i am leading up to something here

todays back to blogging post:

"a post you wish more people had read"

hhhmmmm.....

well, i havent been blogging that long.

however.........

there is a very

special

post

about a very special person

who

meant the

world to so many.

take a look at my post from

3/16/10.

this post tells a story.....a very sad story....

a very close peer, friend, fellow police officer of jp's was killed in the line of duty on

3/15/10....

it was by far one of  the roughest weeks of my entire life.

after this happened, it really made me start to

reanalyze life.

i

wanted to try to tell people how

important it is to make sure

those you love, know it.

dont go to bed mad.

dont leave the house mad or upset.

you

never

ever

know

when

you

will

see

that

person

AGAIN.

living with a police officer, i have learned to let the small things go. i cant go to work and

worry that he is out arresting drug criminals and at any second he could get hurt.

you learn to deal with the present. i dont have anxiety anymore....(that took a while)....

when he leaves for work it's like anyone else going to work.

it's

his

job.

unfortunately,

police officers do not get enough credit.

many people dont know what goes on behind the 'scenes' if you will.....

i

just want

people to be aware of

how precious life really is.

when officer kerstetter was shot and killed, my first thought was 'i wonder how his wife and girls are

doing'....i wonder 'if they got to say they loved him one last time'......

so with that being said.....go hug your lovies....tell them you love them!

life is too short.

ok, sorry~i got a little long winded. i wish that the world could have known officer kerstetter and seen

what  a difference one man could make in a community.

for this reason, i wish more people would have read that post from

3/16/10.

if one person felt touched or felt impelled to go hug their kids, hubbys, boyfriends, mother, sister, etc...

then

i

know

i

did

a

bit

of

good!

heres a little pic of that crazy boy of mine with his class from his academy. this was taken before the funeral.

arent they a handsome bunch?!?

 jp snizzle is 4th from left.

my

hottie.

oh HOW i  DO love a man in a uniform!

thanks to everyone who has popped over from blog frog AND the SITS GIRLS

it means the world to me.

i

am

thankful

for

ALL

of

you!

don't forget my GIVEAWAY going on until 9/19/10, for a FREE $50.00 gift card to CSN online stores!

and last but not least.....

i finished

these

bad

boys

last night:

and

more yumminess.

the top ones (green and gold are chocolate)

bottom ones are yellow cake!

ok, i am out of here for now...thanks for visiting!

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xoxoxoxo

unexpected life........

hi blog friends......i know you are probably all in shock over two posts in two days. yowza. not so typical of miss terri pies......but it brings me much sadness that i am even awake at this hour to blog about what i am about to share.......

soooo the hubs is a police officer. he is a narcotics detective. everyday he is faced with dealing with warrants, drug raids, undercover drug buys, etc. (the list is long.....)....i am sooo proud of this boy, but i have to tell you, every news topic over the latest shootings, rapes, robberies and home invasions is a constant reminder of what he deals with on a daily basis. (and i complain about working in sales....

anyway, i have become very 'used' to his hours and his job. i dont have panic attacks anymore, worrying that the 'inevitable' could happen at any second......he goes to work everyday and comes home everyday and its life as we know it......

fast forward 10:00pm. march 15, 2010. laying in bed. we actually just crawled in bed. jp decided to turn the tv on, which is strange...because typically, once we make it to bed, we usually fall fast asleep rather quickly. so he turns the tv on and the local newscast states : 'local breaking news' 'an elyria police officer has been shot'....WHAT??? i sit up.....jp sits up and leans closer to the tv.....this, my friends is the city he works for.....after making a few phone calls.....the worst has been confirmed. a 43 yr old police officer has been shot......and killed. i am sitting here crying and shaking. the suspect has been shot and killed also.

i can not for the life of me imagine what this poor officer's family is going through right now. i can not imagine how his wife will explain to his three darling daughters, that their daddy will not be home. i can not imagine what emotions and feelings this family will be experiencing for the rest of their lives.

i sit and wait for my police officer to come back and try to explain the whys, who, etc. life is soooo crazy, and you never know when you will see a loved one for the last time.....i sit and think, what about the times when we have little arguments and he goes to work.....this could have very easily been him. did this poor man get to say he loved his girls a last time? did he get to tell his wife how much he loved her? and the same for her........

i guess this post is just a venting ground. go, hug your loved ones and let them know how much you care and appreciate them. you never know when your life is up........you never know when the last time to tell someone how much you adore them, will be. life is too short, and i think, we, (including myself) take many things for granted. i think we all get caught up in our busy lives and dont realize that today could be our last day here, or the last day we see someone.........

i pray that this poor family finds solace knowing that 'their' officer was doing something he loved and was so good and  defending the city that stole his life......i pray that his wife and children are safe tonight, and are surrounded by close family and friends. i pray that the person who did this to this poor man gets what he deserves. pray for their comfort and peace. pray for all of our law enforcement officers, who everyday, put their lives on the line, to take care of us.

blessing and peace,
t