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The music playing is "In The Beginning" by Michael Oldfield. Sequencer unknown.
Please note: Foxfire has apparently fixed its issues.
This site now runs on it very nicely. I would not suggest Mozilla.
Thank you.
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Welcome, come in and have some tea and just relax.
My
name is Rheeta-Lou. Welcome to my little corner of the web.
I have some tea ready, and if you have the time, then I have some
things to share with you. If you came here from one of the other
sites I belong to, then maybe you will be familiar with some of my
writings. However, no one site holds everything that I have
written, as my little scribblings are too diverse. This is just a little place that I intend to use to cache my little ramblings. So, I have slowly been gathering them from various places and putting them here, where they can all be at home, together.
Currently,
the music playing on the pages are just some of my favourites and I
feel they fit the tone. Some of them were sequenced by others,
some are my interpretations. Most of the music is by Enya.
I am in the process of crediting those sequencers for which I have
information. If there are any issues, please e-mail me.
This
represents my heart and soul. Sometimes it is light-hearted and
humourous; other times, it is down and dark. But, that is
life. The things here are just for enjoyment.
Now,
maybe a little bit about me. We live on a farm in the
Midwest. It is a relatively small farm, only seventy-six
acres. But, it is ours. We live in an old log house app.
160 years old. We used to have cows, horses, goats, pigs,
rabbits, cats and dogs. All of the livestock is gone. We
are reduced to one house cat, a kitten named Molly. And, for Valentine's Day, the Dude allowed me a
parakeet (which is cheaper than jewelry, I pointed out). Since then, I have aquired two cockatiels. This
makes it easier to pick up and go, of
which we do an awful lot. It does make the camper crowded, what
with two cats, at least two kids and sometimes four or five
and us.
We go camping
at least once a month, year-round. It is not the easiest thing to
camp in the snow, but at least we do not do it in a tent. We have
been known to go as far as six miles to camp. And we do not mind
if it is in someone's drive-way.
We
have four children:
Shanna, who is thirty and married to Alfonso. She has a ten-year-old son, Sebastian, a daughter named Carmen and another girl on the way. Jaela-René, twenty-eight, has a daughter, Azaria-Ann (our second
nanachild) and another on the way. Michael, nineteen and
Brian, eighteen. They have inspired most of the poetry you will
find: the good and the bad.
I
am a musician. Music is my first passion. I play keyboards
and piano. I play with a praise band at church and basically will
play for anyone who asks. I also do weddings, funerals and the
occasional anniversary/birthday party. We also do some singing in
our local communities.
We
are Christians who are active in our church. I am very firm in my
beliefs and I am willing to share, but I am not one to force
anything. Most know the truth; some are just willing to test
God's patience (when it comes to ignoring Him, like any parent,
he will run out fast).
I
also dabble in writing. Poetry and such are more what I am
feeling. My fiction is just what runs around in my head. I
have the two fanfics, a third one I have started and a shorter
piece. I am also writing two original stories that I hope to have
published.
We
own a small fireworks production company. We do municipal shows
and a few private ones. So far, we are doing thirteen this
year. Can you have too many fireworks? I believe so; that
is why I am more on the sidelines. But, all four of the kids work
for us and Sebastian and I find enough to keep us busy. And, then
there will be Azaria this fall, so, we will have our own crew before
long.  And we are always recruiting help.
If you have any questions or comments to make, you can e-mail me at rousroep@nalu.net
I hope you enjoy your sojourn into my world. I plan to update as soon as I figure out what I am doing.
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UPDATES
September 11, 2006
Today marks the fifth anniversary of 9/11. It is with great sorrow that we remember this day. The loss of life was staggering, considering that it was not an act of war that killed so many, but rather an act of cowardice that murdered so many. And, the loss of life in Iraq has weighed heavy on many hearts. I pray that the perpetrators of such heinous acts would consider what it is they hope to achieve. Murder in the name of God is not spiritual nor is it just. It is murder. May we finish what was started and leave their country in stable and capable hands.
I have updated Chrysalis. Enjoy.
5-16-2006
I figured it was time to update. We are currently in the process
of fitting a child back into our home. Jaela-René, after seven
months of wedded bliss, was told by her husband that he is no longer
happy. So, she and Azaria are back home. I am enjoying it,
so far. I can see advantages, and disadvantages. So far,
the former are outweighing the latter.
The writing sucks. I have not written anything, other than a very
smutty slash piece for JunoMagic, in months. I did manage a
couple of poems. However, that is not where my heart lies.
So, buck up, muses. I need stories.
2-13-2006
It has been a while. I am still busy writing. I am
seriously contemplating trying to get the poetry published. I
have hoardes of people wanting a book, and all three of them have
cash. LOL
Azaria is almost crawling. She is jabbering and cooing.
Michael turned 16 the 2nd, and Sebastian turned 6 on the 8th.
Ah, Valentine's Day. The romantic center of the calendar. I
got a parakeet. Not romantic, I admit, but, it is what I
wanted. I found a mostly white one, with just a touch of blue,
here and there. I am quite happy with it.
I also have a new dog. My Pekeneese, Smokey is no longer with
us. I have just acquired a red Australian Shepherd. She is
a beauty, but needs scads of work. But, they are intelligent
dogs, and she is learning alreadly.
 12-19-2005
Now
that November is over, I thought I would update the site a bit. I
did not finish NaNoWriMo. That makes me a LOSER, but I am not
upset. I got 29,602 words into another original novel. How
can that be bad?
Dec.
9-10 we spent at Morris for the Live Nativity. It is a community
presentation of the birth of Christ. I have been participating
for about ten years, and last year, the Dude joined me. I really
think I should have skipped this year. I spent all of last week
in bed with sinusitis. What a miserable way to exist. I am
better this week, but still tire easily. Oh, and Azaria was able
to help out; she was baby Jesus for about a half-hour, the she'd had
enough of that stuff. She wanted held.
I
have updated "Ela's World" with new drabbles. I do not have the
Dance of Life finished, but the others are posted. There are a
couple of racier ones, and a humorous one, as well. Enjoy, and I
hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
10-04-2005
Well,
thanks to Juno_Magic, I have signed up for the NaNoWriMo. That is
the National Novel Writer's Month. It is a yearly event where, on
November 1st, you start a novel and stop on November 30th. The
goal is to write 50,000 words. Needless to say, it will probably
not be a great, or even good, novel. But, that is not the
purpose. The purpose it to make you write. You can always
polish it later. So, maybe I can write, and finish, a
story. I am thinking of finishing "Saqin u’Maulir" or "A Hope
Called Harmony". I know, a corny title, but it is a working
title. Or, I have started a new sci-fi story. It looks
promising. I suppose we will see how it turns out in December.
9-20-2005
Well, I have reorganized 'Ela's World'. I think it is the way I want it.
On another note, Azaria is beautiful and good. She hardly ever cries. What a blessing for her mother.
9-10-2005
I
revamped chapter six of Chrysalis. And, I added Chpater
Seven. 8-10 are with the beta, so as soon as she finishes, I will
post them. But not all at once.
My
family reunion went as expected. There was a nice turn out.
Those I really do not like did not show up, and the one who did, I
ignored. Very diplomatic of me, othewise, I may have said
something nasty. I almost did anyway.
After another two day stay in the hospita with jaundice, Azaria is home. And just as beautiful.
8-26-2005
Azaria-Ann
Elizabeth graced us with her presence this morning at 4:49am central
time. Mother and child are doing fine. It is our second
nanachild. She joins Sebastian Lee.
7/13/2005
Chapter Seven for Chrysalis is up.
Sorry
for the delay, but as I had the new chapters ready to post, my hard
drive crashed. There were some issues with chapter
Six. I have fixed them. I lost chapters 6-9; however, my
beta had 6 & 7, so I went ahead and posted them. I lost
a lot of pictures and two other stories, plus what I had written on an
original story. Lesson learned? Make sure your back-up
actually copies to the CD. Mine did not. What a downer!
July 10, 2005
My
birthday was the usual lack of fanfare. I did receive a nice onyx
cross from my friends Lauren and Neil. And birthday wishes from
Mora and the others at Quills and Ink. Oddly, that meant more to
me than the others. I did get fireworks for my birthday.
Big whoop. The Dude finally remembered to wish me happy birthday
at about 10:30 Saturday night. I am glad his memory is not
totally gone.
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site is dedicated to my ever-suffering spouse. You are the one I
chose, the one I love above all else, even my children. You are
the one with whom I want to spend the rest of my life. You are my
anchor, my stay.
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