Category: Dear Mom

Today is Valentine’s Day.  I hope that all of you have spent the day with someone that you love, whomever they may be.  It is important to let those in our life know how much they mean to us.  I feel very blessed to have so many people in my life that love and care about me, especially my boyfriend Donald.  Life is too short not live it to the fullest extent possible, and for me that means trying to have as few regrets as possible.

Today is also a day of sadness for me as well.  My mom is no longer living, so special days like today make me miss her even more then usual.  Never doubt mom, you will always remain alive in my heart and in my memories.  What I wouldn’t give for one of your hugs or to hear your voice once again…

On this day that we celebrate love, don’t forget to tell those who are important to you how you feel about them.  To all of you who read this blog, I want to thank you for doing so.  Let me hear from you sometime.  Thanks for allowing me to share this with you, even though today’s post isn’t about hummingbirds.

The crop is is a specially modified part of the hummingbird’s digestive system that stores the food immediately after it is taken in.  The crop is filled whenever the hummingbird sips nectar.  Once it is filled the hummingbird will rest in order to allow the crop to empty into the rest of the digestive system.  The hummingbird will begin taking in more food once the crop is half empty.

Isn’t that interesting?  These are the kind of surprising and interesting facts that I am always amazed to discover about hummingbirds.  This is the kind of information about hummingbirds that I know my mom would have enjoyed discovering and that I wish I could share with her.  I hope that all of you will enjoy making this discovery as well.

I have been  having pain in my left sholder for sometime now, so yesterday I went the doctor for a shot to help releave the pain.  Well, that was a big mistake!  Yes, I had the same shot before with great results, but this was a differnt doctor administering the shot.  The sholder hurts wose then ever before and I can’t use that arm.  I’m not sure if the shot hit a muscle or a nerve.  That is a very bad thing for someone who is in a wheelchair and depends on their arms like most people depend on their legs.  The pain was so bad yesteday that couldn’t even attempt to write a post.  In fact, I’m having to type this post with one hand.

I hope that this finds all of you doing well.  I just wanted to explain why their was no post yesterday.  I don’t know what the doctor’s office will say until  I am able to reach them about the matter.

The following comes from the a site called Famous Quotes.  The quote really spoke to my heart and gave me a reminder that life is too short to only look at the past and that I need to focus on the here and now and not just  the future.  With the hectic and busy lives we all lead, I’m sure others could also use the reminder as well.  Hope you enjoy the quote.

Hummingbird shows us how to re-visit the past for the purpose of releasing it instead of being caught in a permanently backward flight pattern. It also helps us to see that if we step aside we may see our life differently. Hummingbird teaches us to transcend time, to recognize that what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future is not nearly as important as what we are experiencing now. It teaches us to hover in the moment, to appreciate its sweetness.

Constance Barrett Sohodski Quotes