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I'm Tigger trapped in Piglet's Body

Sat, 24 May 2008 02:31:43 GMT

Yes this can out of my husbands mouth last night. I am Tigger trapped in Piglet's body.

Plus Equals

I DID IT

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:35:59 GMT

MAY IS HERE - 9 DAYS UNTILL MY "OFFICIAL" GRADUATION

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:39:22 GMT

Yes my friends May is here and I am sooooooo happy. May 10 is graduation and I am walking, although I finished my Masters last August I am making it “official” by walking. The cap and gown rocks and I love my hood ( that is what you get when you get a higher degree. And yes Chuck Norris will be there.

May is very busy month (so was April) for Jason and I.This weekend I have a horse show (hopefully we will have great weather). Next weekend is graduation, then the weekend after that we will be Atlanta for another pirate wedding for some friends who are directors of some sort for Dragon*Con. Then the weekend after that is a break and then the last weekend of the month is a beer festival in B’ham Al and then on June 3rd is 8 year wedding anniversary.

Well that is life for me right now. Until next time

April is here again and that means Autism Awareness Month

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:18:40 GMT

As all of you know, I work with children with Autism and it is the best job in the world. I also have two cousins who have Autism. On April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and to learn more about what the world is doing to help raise awareness go to www.worldautismawarenessday.org

Also for all you who live in Alabama, Governor Riley has declared April 3rd as “Autism Awareness Day” in Alabama.

Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by extreme behavioral challenges. Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed in one in 150 children in the United States, affecting four times as many boys as girls. The diagnosis of autism has increased tenfold in the last decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called autism a national public health crisis whose cause and cure remain unknown. To learn more about Autism, go to www.autismspeaks.org

You got to be fraking with me !! Chuck Norris speaking at Liberty’s graduation

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:20:01 GMT

As all of you guys know I got my masters last August from Liberty University and that I am going to participating in their Commencement ceremony. While I was surfing the LU website I found this:

Chuck Norris to give graduation address

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Wednesday that actor Chuck Norris will be Liberty University’s graduation speaker on May 10.

Thats right boys and girls Walker Texas Ranger is going be speaking at my graduation. That is all I can write right now.

Until next time

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:19:09 GMT

from http://treeva.wordpress.com

Well last year was frackin crazy. Lots of highs and lots of lows but Jason and I made it together. Here is a short run down of last year

January ~ Found out that I was going to be a mommy and then a week later I found out that I had a Eptopic Pregnancy and lost the baby. Also the autism center that I was working at closed.

February and March ~ More health drama and some personal drama.

April ~ Things started to get better. School was getting better. Still some health problems. Also getting ready to move from Atlanta to Huntsville, AL

May ~ I had surgery and our moved got delayed.

June ~Found out that everything was good and that I should have no problem having a family. We also moved to Huntsville, Al. I also celebrated my 10 year high school reunion and celebrated my 7 year wedding anniversary.

July ~ About a week after we moved I got a job working at an autism center in town. We finially got everything unpack and looking like a home.

August ~ After 2 and 1/2 years I finally graduated from Liberty University with my Master in Arts degree in Human Services with a Specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy.

September ~ Jason got a job at Verizon wireless. My sister had her 3rd child. This month was very sad due to the fact that we would of had our baby the first weekend in September. It was also the 6 year anniversary of the van accident I was in on Sept. 24, 2001. Also due to jobs, health, and moving I was unable to be on tech staff for Dragon*Con this year.

October ~ I turned 29 and Jason 30. We also went to Disney World for a week with my old roommate from Judson and Jason’s friend (who married my roommate ) from college.

November ~Lost a very dear friend named Phil. He was very sick and died a few days before thanksgiving. He was the coolest guy I know. Although he had a different lifestyle he helped me be more open and a better person. Also our purple Neon died the day before thanksgiving and was down to one car. We had that car for 7 years.

December ~ Everything still going strong. Had to get a new car, got some cool toys, and had some fun times. Christmas was better this year. Some of you may remember that Jason lost his grandmother on Christmas in 06. We also got to see some friends in Atlanta before the new year.

So that was last year.

This year is already full with new adventure. I will be going to Liberty for graduation in May, I turn 30 in October, 8 years of marriage in June, going on a cruise in October, and there is a possibility that I will be at Dragon*con this year on tech staff, this time with Jason ( this is still in the air right now, it is only a possibility). We also are praying that this years bring us a new family member but only time and God knows when this is coming and when it does, you will hear about it.

well here is to a new year =)

I do want to tell all of you who have been supportive to me during this last year, thank you. To all of you that I may have hurt or made you mad at me due to some personal things that when down, I am very sorry and hope that one day you will forgive me. Last year I learned some powerful life lessons and although I had jumped off the planet for a while, I have learned that there are still some people out there that care for you and will support you whatever you do. Thanks

Until next time

happy new year

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:45:26 GMT

well it is now 2008. happy new year to all my friends. hope to see yall soon

tree

Ah it is November already

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:40:21 GMT

From http://treeva.wordpress.com

Well yep it is November.

Well last month was fun. I turned 29, the hubby turned 30, had our very first party at our apartment since we moved to Huntsville, and got back last Friday (Nov.2) from our Disney trip with my old roommate from Judson (yes the ALL girls college in Alabama) and her husband who is a college friend of my hubby. So yeah me.

Last week I got to help with a fund raiser with Free the Hops( http://www.freethehops.org )and had a blast. I got to do the raffle tickets and had fun. FTH is a group of beer loving people who live in Alabama who are trying to change the beer laws in the state. I don’t drink it but the hubby is liking it. Anyways, there are a lot of really good beers out there that we can get in ALABAMA because of the high alcohol content in the beer. So yeah if you like beer and you live in Alabama, check these guys out.

Speaking of fund raisers , my work is doing a fund raiser right now. It is called The SEC Kickoff For Autism. We have collected footballs signed by the head coach from each SEC team. We are asking “Who are the Most Generous Fans in the SEC?”Whichever fan raises the most money for our center in the name of their team will receive the football signed by their head coach. We were able to get all but two SEC teams (Florida and South Carolina) to help us out with this and the balls look great. Please check out the web site below. And for all of you UF and South Carolina fans, if you want to donate to your team anyways, you can do that too. We tried to get them to help us, but things happen. So go to this site http://www.seckickoff4autism.citymax.com and help out. Here is a group shout of the balls

Well got to go. I hope that everyone is good and miss all of you a lot =)

Shiny

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:33:16 GMT

Here it is. 2 and 1/2 years of hard work

September 24 2001 - time of reflection

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:02:09 GMT

From http://treeva.wordpress.com

Well tomorrow is the 6 year anniversary of a day I will never forget. The following blur is a local newspaper:
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Three members of a college ministry are dead and another is in serious condition after a traffic accident on Interstate 10 in Jackson County Monday night.Jeromy Leary, 20, of Ocala; David Hoffman, 18, of Cross City; and Joseph Hall, 17, of Dothan, Ala., died after being ejected when the van they were riding in spun out of control and rolled several times. Amanda Leary, Jeromy's wife, was critically injured in the accident and is in serious condition following emergency surgery.

The driver and the other passengers were treated for minor injuries and released. Eleven students from the Baptist College of Florida "JAM (Jesus And Me) Team" were returning to campus in Graceville from a youth retreat in Bristol. The accident occurred when the tread separated from the right rear tire on their van at about 9 p.m., said Corp. Rick Warden, with the Florida Highway Patrol.

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I wrote about the this last year but because this accident happen 6 years ago on September 24, 2001, I wanted to write more about it. As many of yall know, I was apart this team for many years. The team that went out that night was not my team and that i was asked to be there. I still can remember that day. I was not feeling that well and it was raining. I even remember what I was wearing. At this time Jason was working in Dothan, Alabama and that morning was the last time I told him "I love you" and I would not see him until later that night when I got home.

The event that night was awesome. Some of you might not know this but I know sign language and I do dramatic sign language to music. That night I knew what I was going to do, but then I changed the song I was going to do. After we did our thing, it was time to go home. While all the others were talking, I was studying for a Math test (I know, I hate math) then we heard a loud pop. That was the night that my life changed for ever. I remember being upside down hanging for my seat belt and having to crawl out the front window and walking on glass. I remember that I was doing a head check and remembering one of the guys taking his shirt off to help stop Jeremy's bleeding. About 10 minutes later, Jeremy was dead. Joe was already dead due to the fact that he hit the road head first and David (we called him Davey) was hanging on. He died later that night. Amanda was hanging on. She landed in the grassy medium which saved her life. I had a few cuts and had stitches in my arm. The others had minor injuries. I remember calling the schools library to get help. I even can hear the cracking in our vice president's voice when I told him about Jeremy and Joe being dead. I remember coming home around 2pm from the hospital all beat up and that I called my mom who live about an hour and a haft so that she would not hear about it on the local news. That whole week we had tons of press at the college. I remember my friend Sharon (who asks us to come to hear church that night), coming to my house and cried. 2 weeks after accident we were being pulled in and out of class to talk to insurance companies, Fl Highway portal officers taking our testimony's, the schools lawyers, and even the victims parents and there lawyers. We had a lot of our professors who were very nice to us, but was mad that we were not being left alone and sometimes got made that we had to leave class. This went on for 3 months. I still could remember hearing the FHP officer telling that if I did not have my seatbelt on, I would of been dead too. I was even put on depression medication to help me focus.

6 years later, I still feel like that I should of been dead. I still ask myself, "I am still here." About two months before the accident I had felled out of a tree trying to save my kittens. I had done a clean break to my 6th and 7th vertebra and was on bed rest for 2 weeks. Because of the back injury, we were scared that the accident had done more damage to my back, but luckily there was not more damage done.

Although this accident happen six years ago, this September is no difference. September 2001 was the month that I went to my first counseling conference and my sister had her first baby. This September would of been the month that I would of been a mom, I took some time off from going to conventions and this coming Tuesday my sister will have her 3rd child. Talk about deja vu.

As far as the JAM team, well they are no more. Because of the accident, the teams were slowing dying. Many of us were not allow to go back on the road for a while. We could not even visit the church that we went too for a long time. The teams were being over ruled by other school organization like Strike Force (the school worship team) who got the best of very everything and other groups who did ministry. For what I had heard, the school has a drama team but not like we had. The Jam team was started in 1994 and was the driving force for the school. My church even had a team come out and because of them, when I got to the school, I wanted to be on that team.

Wow, this blog is a long one but I wanted to share. This is like therapy for me. To all the ones who read this and remember what when on September 24, 2001 take some time to remember the guys were in the accident and their families. Even remember the ones who lived.

Until next time

ps. sorry for the bad grammar but this is was hard to write about but needed to write about this and let it all out.

Thoughts

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:04:41 GMT

Some of you guys may know but this past January I had may very first Ectopic pregnancy which did end up with as a miscarriage. Well this coming weekend would of been the weekend that Jason and I would of been parents for the first time. As many of y’all know I am a very emotional person and I can’t hold things in very well. This past week I was thinking about a song that Wes King wrote about him and his wife when they had their miscarriage. I love this song and thought I would share it.

Thought you’d be here
by Wes King

We thought you’d be here by now
Your mother and I

We’re praying through our tears that somehow
We might hear your sweet cry

Have we waited too long
It’s getting harder to be strong
Is there something we’ve done wrong

But if you like dancing
I’ll make it rain rhythm and rhyme and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
Somehow, we thought you’d be here by now

We have a room just for you upstairs
It’s right down the hall
So we’ll be close should you ever get scared
We’ll come when you call

It’s a room full of stories
Waiting to be told
Longing to behold

And if you like laughing
I’ll plaint you a circus of smiles and ferris wheels, dear
And if you like living
Your mother will fly you to worlds both far and near
Somehow . . .

I never knew the silence could make me so deaf
I never knew I could miss someone I’ve never met
Miss someone I haven’t met yet

We’ll be waiting

Sorry if that made you cry in any way, but this is how I have been feeling lately. Also I have been feeling emotional about past experiences. I miss all my friends in Atlanta and right now some of them is having a blast. Although it has any been about 2 months since we moved the friends I do have here still have mix emotions and even some unresolved issues with me, but I know that I have to give that time. If any of you guys read this, I am sorry and want to make a new.

For the last few weeks I have had another song in my head. The first time I heard this song I was blown away. The song is about cutting, but I think that it also speaks about emotional cuts that we put on our soul and every time we think about about past experiences and mistakes, a new cut forms and does not go away. There is not the official video for this song but I love this one and if you watch you will see why.

Plumb- Cut

Done with school

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:27:02 GMT

hey everyone,

well i am done with grad school. i am still waiting for some grades but i am done. now i can have a life. i have been school for about 10 years and i need a break (this is including undergrad and all the school changes).

well got to read. the new job is great. i am a full time behavorial therapist with children with autism and i love it.

see ya

had to do it

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:50:18 GMT

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

I got a job

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:02:33 GMT

Well I got a job. I am going to be working at an Autism center in Huntsville and I am very happy about. I will be doing ABA but once everything is set in place I will be a family therapist / social worker for the company. I am go happy because I loved my job I had before the miscarriages and now I am in back it. This week is mainly trainging and after training the fun begins.

All is well in AL, miss yall very much.

tree

I'm Blue da da de da da di

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:13:26 GMT

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We finially MOVED

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:54:22 GMT

Hey all,

Well we are now in Huntsville. We have lots a room and a lot of boxes. Still going opening them as we speak. The job hunt is going well for me. I had a interview at an Autism center and the staff are really nice and well together. They are looking for a social worker and since I will have my masters next month, they are happy.

Well got to go.

A better update

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:24:02 GMT

from http://treeva.wordpress.com

Hello all,

Well in the Burris house are slowly coming along. Last month with crazy with everything thing that was going on. The main drama was my surgery and boy was that drama. We had to be at the hospital at 5:15 am and the surgery was to start at 7:15am. So we get there and the nit was time to get ready. The worse part of the whole thing was getting my IV ready. Well after 5 nurses and a total of 13 tries, they got it in and I went to sleepy. The surgery last about 2 hours (which the doc blocked a hour and 1/2) and there was good reason. When I woke up I remembered asking the nurse how many cuts I came out with. I have 2 cut ( 1 on each side) and of course the one in my belly button. However I had to stay at the hospital that night because I started to run a fever and I was getting sick from the happy gas. Although I got some good rest, Jason had to watch the season ending of LOST on a small tv and not our nice high def tv. Well thing are doing great. I still have a little belly pain, but all 3 cuts are looking better. The great news was that all the tissue samples and stuff they found came up negative and everything is need working order. Now I am on some therapy for 3 months and once that is over, we can start trying again.

Well next week will be our last full week in Atlanta. Yes my friend, we are finally moving. Due to the surgery last month we had pushed the move a little. Thanks to my d*con friends Misty and her hubby Stephen who also lived in Huntsville, we were able to find an apartment and we start moving in on the 25th. And if any of you Huntsville people who read this , we would need some help if you can. Let me know if you.

The job hunt is going very well too. I had two interview in the last two weeks and I may have a job in July. The first place I interview at (by phone) turned me down. The interview that I had this past Wednesday went very well and will find out something very soon. Jason is still working on what he wants to do.

As my last post on here mentioned I celebrated my 10 year high school reunion and I had a blast. I saw a lot of my friends and the best time. I will have the pictures up soon. I even got my red back in my head.

Speaking of yesteryear, does anyone remember The Letter People, I do. That is how I learned my letters in Kindergarten. For the ones who doesn't know about the Letter People here is some history. In 1974, the Letter People came to life as puppets in 60 15 minute episodes on PBS. One of my favorite episodes as "Mr. M" and was one of my favorite letter people. The Letter People are still around but there were some changes made from the original produce do to being sell to another company and the program is still being used in schools. Here is a clip I found. For more info go to you can go to wikipedia.

The Letter People- Meet Mr. M

Wow this got long. Oh by the way, I have a least 2 more months of school left.

Until next time

Feeling better. Now it is time to move

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:26:41 GMT

So in about a few weeks, I will be living in Huntsville =)Also I have now 2 months until I am done with school YEP YEP

I am feeling much better and everything looks good for now. Thanks for all the good energy that was sent to me.

Well it is bed. be sure to check my "real" blog http://treeva.wordpress.com
for more updates and such.

tree

Back Home ! Now for the good stuff

Thu, 24 May 2007 20:19:49 GMT

from http://treeva.wordpress.com

Hey all,

Well I made. I can not longer say that I have never had surgery. I am doing better than last night. I had to stay at the hospital overnight due to a little fever and feeling sick every time I got up.

So I am going back to my bed. Feel free to call or text or something like that =)

Until next time

Tomorrow = Surgery day

Wed, 23 May 2007 02:44:00 GMT

Well tomorrow is the day that I go under for the first time. I am still freaking about about it but not to bad.

My friend Asai came over and watched Heroes with Jason and I (I love that show) last night and while I cleaned, Asai was playing Guitar Hero (yes, I have Guitar Hero and I love our new x box 360 elite).

Jason has been a big help this month and today was a fun day. I got a body pillow that is as taller then me (yes i know, everything is taller then me), clean my house (yep still moving), and I got my toes done (yes although I am NOT a girly girl, i still get my toes done). Plus I got the coolest pirates shirt which is green camo with pirates on it. This shirt would even match my pink camo hat with pirates on it.

So yes tomorrow is the day. Please send all your happy thoughts to me k and not be afraid to check on me if you want.

May = many changes = I am scared

Fri, 04 May 2007 02:46:49 GMT

*from http://treeva.wordpress.com

Well it is May and so much is going on. We are still planning to move this month and hopefully will be making so progress. This weekend we are going to Huntsville and can’t wait. I need to get out of Atlanta and just relax. I am very happy about the move, but I don’t wait to say goodbye to the people who really care for me here in Atlanta. Yes we are moving to a town where people, but because of recent events, I feel lonely and judged sometimes. I wish I could have a redo, but I know that I need to work on my present.

Along with the moving, i am having surgery. I would be lieing if I told you that I was not scared, but I am. I am terrified. I am scared about not waking up. I am scared that my hearth will go nuts. I am scared that even if the surgery fixes everything, I still would have problems becoming a mom. I am just so scared. I have been having nightmares of being tortured and I just want to rest. I just want to be the “Treeva” that everyone loves and be me. I just want to be able to go some where, where I don’t get depressed about losing my child and be jealous of my friends who are pregnant or who just had one. I just want to be me again.

Well, I am tried and need to rest. Thanks for letting me slip this out.

Until next time

update about moving

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:04:24 GMT

Yes, I am still moving to Huntsville next month. For some of you who do not know, I am having surgery on the 23rd of May. I have been having some really bad pains and The OB wants to make sure it is not Endometriosis. BTW I just read that about 50% of women who had an Ectopic pregnancy has Endometriosis (which I have had an Ectopic pregnancy back at the beginning of the year.

So yes we are still moving in May but slowly. Will be in Huntsville this weekend =)

Treeva

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Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:18:23 GMT

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its april

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:47:06 GMT

hey all,

Well it is April =) and next month I will be moving. More on this topic to come so check out http://treeva.wordpress.com for all the updates.

If you are someone i know and you live in Huntsville, Al, Jason (my hubby) and I looking for jobs there. If you don't live in Huntsville and you know me and you know someone who does, tell me =)

I am looking for anything that has to with children, counseling, human services, social work, and working with children who have autism and any other mental health problems.
Jason is looking for anything that can be indoors and not pest control. He is really good with computers, technology, pretty much anything.

Well like I said, more to come
treeva

quess what ?

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:27:06 GMT

that is all