The Call Is Out

They have put a call out in my county for volunteers to help with the oil cleanup if and when it gets here. My husband has signed up for the training class and I am considering it. With my job it may be difficult to put in much time helping with the efforts but I think anything that I can do is better than doing nothing. Even if the efforts to stop the leak this weekend work, there are already hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude already in the gulf. We may never get the mess cleaned up.

Last One?

My husband went fishing in the gulf yesterday and it's a good thing he did. They closed federal waters to fishing off our coast today due to the oil spill off Louisiana. The whole mess is heartbreaking. I shudder when I think about the wildlife being killed, the environment being destroyed and the people losing their livelihoods. I think we will all be paying for this disaster for many years to come.

Mother's Day Weekend

It's Mother's Day weekend. I want to wish all of the mothers out there a very special day. You should be appreciated all year for everything you do but it's nice to have a special day.

My mother is in Texas so I won't get to see her this year. I've already done my shopping for gifts for her and sent them off. It's not the same as being there myself but it will have to do. If you get to see your mother this weekend, be sure to enjoy the time and let her know how you feel. You can never tell her too often.