HELLO ALL, WELCOME TO MY LITTLE SPACE IN THE WORLD OF SELLERS AND BUYERS ON EBAY AND BOY I AM GLAD TO BE BACK !
F.Y.I. FOR MY "REGULAR" LOOKERS / SHOPPERS --- I AM STILL AROUND AND BACK TRYING TO DO A LITTLE EBAY. I TOOK A FALL IN JULY AND DARNED IF I DIDN'T BREAK MY HIP SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE BEEN RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND UNABLE TO ENJOY EBAY.(or much else as far as that goes! lol) I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT EBAY WAS SO MUCH WORK SINCE I'VE JUST ALWAYS FOUND IT TO BE SO MUCH FUN. TAKING THE PIC'S, LISTING, PACKAGING AND TRIPS TO THE POST OFFICE WERE ALL IMPOSSIBLE. I AM NOW TRYING TO DO A LITTLE AND JUST HAVE THE POSTMAN PICK UP THE PACKAGES OR HAVE MY WONDERFUL BETTER HALF TAKE THEM TO THE POST OFFICE FOR ME, I AM NOT DRIVING YET BUT I AM STILL HERE AND THANKS ALL FOR KEEPING ME ON YOUR EBAY FAVORITE SELLERS LISTS AND FOR THE PRAYERS I RECEIVED FROM THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE AWARE OF MY SURGERY. KEEP COMING BACK, I HOPE TO GET BACK ON FULL STEAM AHEAD AS I CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
IF YOU ARE NEW TO MY EBAY PAGE THEN LET ME SAY WELCOME TO "MY SPACE" ON EBAY. I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU SO YOU KNOW JUST WHO I AM.
ALTHOUGH I LOVE EBAY MY FIRST LOVE IS MY FAMILY, THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB I HAVE IS BEING A WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GRAND MOTHER.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER. THE OLDEST OF MY TWO SONS (WHICH WAS MY MIDDLE CHILD AND A FATHER OF SEVEN BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN) WAS KILLED IN OCT OF 2000 AT THE AGE OF 44. HE WAS SHOT, THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO DID THIS WERE NOT APPREHENDED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE SHOOTING OTHER THAN THAT HE WAS AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIM. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE A POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OR MAYBE JUST A "DRIVE BY". MY FAMILY AND I ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE SHOCK AND TRYING EVERYDAY TO DEAL WITH THE TRAGEDY. IT IS ONLY WITH GOD'S GRACE CAN I MANAGE TO GET THROUGH EACH DAY AT THIS POINT. MY OTHER SON IS NOW 49 YEARS OLD, HE IS A SELF EMPLOYEED CARPENTER AND PAINTER. HE HAS FIVE CHILDREN AND A "HARLEY" THAT ARE ALL HIS "CLAIMS TO FAME'!". MY DAUGHTER IS 52 ,(but according to her she will always be 49 --- never will admit to 50, let alone 52!) SHE HAS TWO ADULT DAUGHTERS AND IS NOW A GRANDMOTHER HERSELF,(of 6 granddaughters & 6 grandsons) HARD TO BELIEVE! SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE ALSO THE PROUD AND DOTING PARENTS OF AN ADOPTED DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW 16 YEARS OLD, SHE CAME TO THEM WHEN SHE WAS JUST AN INFANT AS AN ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS AND HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY, SHE IS CERTAINLY AN ANGEL WHOSE SMILE LIGHTS UP OUR WORLD !
I LOST MY MOTHER THE 25th OF JUNE 2005. SHE WAS NOT ONLY A WONDERFUL MOTHER BUT MY CLOSEST FRIEND. WE WENT SHOPPING OR OUT TO EAT THREE OR FOUR TIMES EACH WEEK, UNTIL A MONTH BEFORE SHE DIED. SHE WAS A VERY ACTIVE "92" YEAR OLD LADY, AND YES SHE WAS A LADY IN EVERY RESPECT OF THE WORD. SHE LIVED ALONE AND TOOK CARE OF HER HOME AND HER PERSONAL NEEDS WITHOUT HELP. SHE BECAME VERY SICK FOUR WEEKS BEFORE SHE DIED. IT REALLY WAS ALL QUITE SUDDEN, SHE HAD CHF,IT BECAME ACUTE. SHE SPENT TWO WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL JUNE 18/25. ON THE 25th, SHE ASKED THE LORD, TO "HOLD MY HAND TAKE ME HOME LORD", "I WANT TO GO HOME LORD, I'M READY TO GO HOME". I DO BELIEVE SHE IS NOW AT HOME WITH OUR LORD. I MISS HER VERY MUCH AND AM IN NEED OF YOUR PRAYERS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
ONE MAY WONDER WHY I SELL ON EBAY?
I AM, OR SHOULD I SAY WAS A NURSE BY PROFESSION ALTHOUGH AM NO LONGER WORKING. I LOST MY AUNT IN 1995 TO CANCER. MY AUNT AND I WERE VERY CLOSE AND I CARED FOR HER THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE YEARS OF HER STRUGGLE, LOSING HER JUST TOO MUCH FOR ME TO ACCEPT AND I SUFFERED A SHOCK/STRESS RELATED STROKE THE MORNING OF THE DAY WE WERE TO BURY HER. THE STROKE LEFT ME UNABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING AS A NURSE. I HAVE HAD THERAPY AND AM FORTUNATE THAT I CAN GET AROUND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MOVEMENT OR STRENGTH NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS A NURSE ANY LONGER. I NOW AM ON DISABILITY AND STAY AT HOME. WITH MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MY DAUGHTER I STARTED TO SELL ON EBAY, I DO THIS PRIMARILY FOR THE THERAPY IT PROVIDES. I HAVE MET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE US AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD VIA EMAIL. THIS KEEPS MY MIND BUSY AND ALSO GIVES ME SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY DAY.
ENOUGH ABOUT ME, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND LENDING ME YOUR EAR. REMEMBER TO THANK GOD FOR EACH SUNRISE THAT YOU SEE AND EACH BLESSING THAT YOU RECEIVE. GOD BLESS YOU, ~BONNIE
5/20/09. Just a quick update on why I've been slow on eBay,for the last few months. My husband had a double heart-by-pass in 12/18/08. I had a heart pace-maker and stent put in this month 5/5/09. We are both doing really well now.
"JUST COULDN'T LET HIM GET AHEAD OF ME." L.O.L.