Adventures of the computer challenged!!!!

I have wanted to post, have not forgotten how, but have had some very interesting challenges.

As you know my o's have been 0's and I could hardely make it do the o.s every once in a while.
Well I had this account set up so that it would remember my sign in cause you guessed it, there were o's in it. So I tried to log in and for some reason it wouldn't bring up my info. I tried for over a couple of hours to make it work....nada nothing......boy talk about frustrated.

So a wonderful friend had given me her notebook which she didn't use as much cause she knew my laptop was getting a little sick. So it comes and I think I have to get a modem for it.
So I decided to go check out what I might need and what the cost will be. So I go into the computer store and am talking to the young man when my fingernail catches on the notebook only to reveal the cover where the dial up phone connection is, right there in front of my eyes.
Do I need the xtra, nope, I had had it all along......lol....so I waited for what......hmmmmm
frustration, silliness, ahhh a learning lesson.

The day was adventurous as well cause went out to go do this and my car wouldn't start, got it jumped and went to get it fixed, made one stop, not a good idea, so had to get car jumped again.
At first the news was really not good, it needed a battery, okay, that I could understand and then they told me it needed a started and that puppy wasn't cheap!!!!! And out of the budget range, so I am sitting there thinking and my dh looks at me and I look at him, I had forgotten to tell them about the anti theft mecahism my goofy little car has, if it isn't in place that little car will not start. Guess that proved it, we laughed and then went and explained. Yep, car started like a charm. What a day!!!!! Came home going I think I need a nap. Yep and I took one.

So now that all my little quirps have been worked out I shall get to blog a bit more. Thankfully I could remember my password!!!!!! Wouldn't that have just been my luck.....lol

Other than that thankfully it has been a little bit more of ordinary life.

My Christmas was quiet, which I really truly appreciated. Had small dinner with dh, grands came and opened their presents, naps, watched movies. Yep, quiet after all the challenges lately was a nice reprieve. And don't we all need those moments where we can catch our breaths, yes, we sure do.

Like Mary E. says LIFE IS JUST SO DAILY. Sometimes I have felt like that, when you get weary and life happens and you are trying to just take it as it comes. So you grab those moments of quiet and hang on to them when the storms come and you wonder how in the world you will deal with this. Eventually the answers come and the storm passes.

I think one of the things I want to be remembered for is hope in the midst of the storms, knowing who truly is in charge, (no that would definitly not be me, cause I make a mess of things!!!!!) and being able to trust Him when I cannot see or understand. That is true character to me.

Now ya all, take those breathers, enjoy the rest of this season, and remember new beginnings are just around the corner.

0h n0 time flew bef0re I knew it

I cann0t believe this is the 16th and the last p0st I did was 0n the 2nd. what happened t0 the time. I th0ught it had 0nly been a week. Sh0ws h0w wr0ng I was. It seems like life happens and y0u g0, where did the time g0.

Last week was a challenge f0r me with s0me family tr0ubles. N0thing that G0d cann0t w0rk 0ut. But here is what I am still learning ab0ut myself. I want t0 help and make it better. Is that my j0b? N0. Will it change any 0f the circumstances? N0. Are there c0nsequences t0 ch0ices we make, g00d 0r bad? Yes. S0 what can I d0? Pray and be supp0rtive, but it is n0t my burden t0 carry. Careing and c0mpassi0n are part 0f wh0 I am, but it d0esn't mean I can take things 0n. Can y0u believe I am still learning that at this age, but yes, I certainly am.

Then dealing with the new physically challenges, learning t0 accept the energy levels that I have. At times it is n0ne and I need t0 be resting, 0ther times it is spurts ab0ut which I get really excited. But each 0f these situati0ns causes me t0 make ch0ices, learning t0 make wise 0nes d0es take time. Can I accept where my b0dy is at? I can fight against it 0r deal with the reality 0f where I am at right n0w. I am learning t0 d0 the later. By fighting it I am using up the preci0us energy that I have t0 be frustrated and mad. It w0n't make the circumstances change, but it wastes the time that I have that I c0uld be d0ing s0mething that brings a smile, 0r enc0urages an0ther.

I make s0 many ch0ices daily that I didn't really think ab0ut bef0re, I d0 n0w. I sh0uld have been paying a little m0re attenti0n. Maybe that is 0ne 0f the less0ns I am learning. I will make s0me g00d ch0ices, s0metimes great 0nes, s0metimes 0nes that I will be shaking my head g0ing what in the w0rld was I thinking. But that is all 0kay. Taking resp0nsiblity f0r my ch0ices past and present all0ws me t0 live a real life. If I want t0 make a difference then I have t0 be real.

H0pe y0u all are enj0ying the seas0n, realizing that it is the relati0nships that matter and n0t the things.

later,

Still sn0wing, but warming up.....ahhhhhhh

I have been sitting 0n the c0uch watching the sn0w c0me d0wn, it is a very wet sn0w. They way we will have rain t0m0rr0w.......ahhhhhhh.......but it is just the start 0f winter. We have a big pine tree in 0ur yard that is way t00 cl0se t0 0ur h0me, 4 ft is a bit cl0se and they will be taking it d0wn this year. Right n0w the sn0w is s0 wet that the sn0w fr0m the pine literally g0es pl0p 0n 0ur r00f....l0l. It makes the 2 little d0gs that we have bark every 0nce in a while cause they think s0me0ne is at 0ur d00r. Sheeessshhhhh......

S0 I had this brillant and needed idea t0 straighten up my sewing r00m t0 make it m0re useful f0r me. I d0n't kn0w what p0ssessed me cause right n0w I am in the middle 0f abs0lute cha0s. I did it cause I really needed t0 find a certain material I had, then I had t0 m0ve the ir0ning b0ard that had a huge pile 0n it, then I had t0 m0ve and it g0es 0n and 0n. F0r such a small space I can make a disaster in n0 time. Isn't that just the way. In small spaces y0u start 0ne small pr0ject and it tends t0 spread big time. Y0u see this started 0ut with me m0ving a c0uple 0f things in the living r00m yesterday later m0rning, and yep y0u guessed it things headed right f0r that sewing r00m. N0w they have t0 g0 in their sp0ts. Where are their sp0ts, I have n0 idea right n0w!!!!!! Creative pe0ple can be messy, right n0w that is a maj0r understantment!!!!! Yes, I am laughing, what else is 0ne g0ing t0 d0. Thr0w a fit, I d0n't even have r00m t0 d0 that right n0w..........yes, makeing myself laugh again.

Ahhh, it matters n0t, I have a r00f 0ver my head, heat and light and f00d, truly what else d0es 0ne really need. Needs meet, great gratitude f0r that. What c0unts is the relati0nships that I have, they are what truly will make the impacts. F0r each 0ne I am grateful.

0k, this girl really needs t0 find a little bit m0re fl00r r00m, t0 dance with the Christmas music I have g0ing!!!!!

Later

Let it Sn0w, Let it Sn0w, Let it Sn0w

Yep, y0u guessed it, it is finally sn0wing here and it is s0 beautiful. Crystal l00king and shining 0ff fr0m the lights 0n 0utside. I like the hush and the quiet that c0mes with that first sn0wfall, standing 0ut in it and sticking my t0ngue 0ut t0 catch 0ne. I like t0 make sn0wmen, walk and hear the crunch underneath my feet. Simple things that make y0u smile.
N0w mind y0u I will be cuddling and having fun d0ing things inside. L00king 0ut the wind0w and enj0ying the beauty 0f it, while drinking a h0t ch0c0late 0f c0arse.
It makes y0u sl0w d0wn, enj0y the m0ment, and c0ntemplate. T0 remember 0ther times that y0u have played in the sn0w and had fun. 0ne 0f the things are y0uth gr0up did was every Presidents Day we w0uld g0 t0 Mt Rainer and g0 sledding. We w0uld whip d0wn th0se hills, h00ting and h0llering. It was fun and c0ld but we always l00ked f0rward t0 it. We lived in rain c0untry and rarely g0t sn0w. S0 it was a treat, I think I still think 0f it that way.
S0 whatever y0ur weather, snuggle up and enj0y the ride.

H0pe y0u all had Great Thanksgivings

Hi H0pe y0u all had great Thanksgivings with family and friends!!!!!
We sure did here. Went t0 my nieces h0use where my br0ther and family were. They came 0ver t0 0ur side 0f the m0untains this year. My br0ther did the c00king, yep, he is an excellent c00k and we are defnitely sp0iled.

And t0 answer a questi0n 0r tw0, yep, we like t0 play b0ard games but tend t0 d0 it m0re ar0und the h0lidays when we have l0ts 0f f0lks ar0und. WE have 0ne called the Farming Game that my sister f0und a l0ng time ag0. 0ne Christmas we were all at my f0lks h0use and she br0ught it. We played that silly game until 2am 0r later. Actually us girls headed f0r bed and the guys were still playing. It is a great mem0ry.
By the way, JHall, s0meh0w I l0st y0ur c0mment I think, I am still learning h0w t0 d0 this stuff. Will have t0 g0 back and see what i did 0r if it is fl0ateing in 0uter space again!!!!!
S0 t0day h0ping t0 get 0ut th0se Christmas Dec0rati0ns, at least s0me 0f them. They are 0ut in 0ur st0rage alias quilt st0rage little barn. Here is the challenge, it is all 0f 28 degrees, yep need that l0ng underwear f0r sure. S0 I think I shall drink s0me h0t ch0c0late bef0re and after!!!!! Have t0 get the c0urage up t0 g0 f0r it. L0L

I think that 0ne 0f the greatest things we can d0 during the h0liday seas0n is t0 enj0y the m0ments in it. It g0es fast and I want t0 make sure that I am present in the m0ments n0t fussing 0ver what I need t0 d0 next, what needs t0 be d0ne, but t0 actually live in the m0ments and enj0y them. As I get 0lder, m0re and m0re I realize h0w truly imp0rtant that is. It is f0r my family and friends that I talk t0, t0 be there listening and sharing with them.
That and I need t0 be listened t0 and heard as well. Maybe that is the greatest gift we can give, the sharing 0f 0urselves. Just a th0ught t0 p0nder 0n.

0k, g0tta g0 find the l0ng j0hns while it is still 28 and n0t c0lder!!!!!!

This is sunrise 0n Thanksgiving m0rning.
A picture my m0m t00k and I really enj0y.
I l0ve t0 watch sunsets and 0n the 0ccasi0n that I am up f0r a sunrise. It makes me think ab0ut all 0f G0ds creati0n. Beautiful.

S0 right n0w I am staying up late cause we finally get sn0w and I d0n't want t0 miss th0se first few flakes and t0 watch it c0me d0wn. I l0ve the quiet and the hush that c0mes with the sn0wfall and the silence that c0mes because 0f it.


S0 the changing 0f the seas0ns has c0me again and time is flying by. We start thinking and planning f0r Christmas, and start the mad rush t0 it. As the years have g0ne 0n f0r me, I d0n't tend t0 d0 the rush thing, I am beginnning t0 learn t0 sav0r the m0ments m0re and sl0w d0wn t0 see what is g0ing 0n ar0und me. T0 enj0y the smell 0f the fresh cut tree, laughing with the grands, talking in fr0nt 0f the fire with my dh, making fun things f0r th0se grands. Appreciateing my family and the time I get t0 spend with them. Being m0re reflective.

This year my br0ther and family are headed this way. We are g0ing t0 his daughter's h0use, my niece, we have a l0t 0f fun t0gether. We eat 0f c0arse, but then we bring 0ut the b0ard games and laugh and laugh and laugh s0me m0re. Then late int0 the evening we head h0me. I can't wait.

S0 what will y0u day be like? Remember t0 sav0r a few 0f th0se m0ments, and n0t let the rush and s0me 0f th0se pesky pe0ple ruin y0ur day, let their junk stay their junk and have fun!!!!

Hi Ya'all

And h0w are y0ur evenings g0ing? I am sitting here getting warm. Heating pads are a great inventi0n in my 0pini0n. It w0rks great f0r s0re muscles. It is als0 great 0n l0w, laying at the f00t 0f y0ur bed warming th0se c0vers up. Hey, rice bags warmed up f0r 2 minuets in the micr0wave and walla bed warmer. T0asty t0es are grand, my husband sure thinks s0. I w0uld snuggle my extremely c0ld feet 0nt0 his and it w0uld end up waking him up. He really really enj0yed it when I made th0se rice bags.

Isn't it funny h0w the simple things can make us j0yful and smile big. F0r me it is that warm rice bag, my d0gs snuggling up with me in the evening, talking t0 my dh in the m0rning ab0ut anything and everything, getting real mail in the mail, laughing at my grands. 0ne 0f them has decided t0 be very seri0us and 0ne 0f her replies is I did N0T kn0w that and she is quite seri0us when she says it. It makes me want t0 bust 0ut laughing. It is the simplier things in life that tend t0 bring the m0st j0y.

S0 t0night and t0m0rr0w think ab0ut th0se simple things, and make y0urself smile.

N0pe, I didn't fall 0ff the face 0f the earth.......

Just g0ne a few days and catching up like crazy. It is amazing h0w fast things g0 when y0u are
away. Yep, late night cause I was buzy catching up 0n emails and a c0uple sites I l0ve t0 g0 t0.
I l0ve g0ing places that are enc0uraging and uplifting. I think that is s0 imp0rtant in 0ur lives.
T00 0ften we have t0 deal with negative, and challenges, it is an incredible find t0 have uplifting places. When y0u d0 it is such a blessing. Y0u appreciate it all the m0re.

S0 what kinds 0f things d0 y0u d0 t0 enc0urage y0urself? Me, I enj0y a chat with a g00d friend. Where y0u d0n't have t0 w0rry ab0ut what y0u say, that is a true friend, that listens and d0esn't judge. That is preci0us t0 me.

S0 I have spent that last few days with my niece wh0 had s0me nasty 0ral surgery d0ne. We spent the time talking, and crafting. It was such a sweet time. A l0ng time ag0, my m0m, taught my dd and my niece h0w t0 make little b0xes 0ut 0f cards. L0ng ag0 I remembered h0w t0 d0 them. Thanks t0 my niece and my dd, I kn0w h0w t0 d0 them again!!!!
I am making a garland 0ut 0f them with Christmas scrapeb00king paper. I g0ts t0 tell ya, that are way c00l. S0 I get back h0me later last night, and my buns were maj0r dragging.
G0t s0me rest and had dgd 0vernight. She was a little chatty cathie and funny t0 b00t. M0m c0uld get s0me sleep that way. Bless her. Dgd's fav0rite phrase seems t0 be " I d0 N0T kn0w" It has been cracking me up. When her dgp asked her if she knew what a veteran was, her reply " I d0 n0t kn0w that" 0f c0arse he explained it t0 her because she was quite seri0us. But it t00k all his will p0wer n0t t0 laugh.

The great thing ab0ut friends and family is that they bring y0u laughter as well, we need that in 0ur lifes. Laughter truly is the best medicine. I l0ve a g00d j0ke, a great c0medic m0vie, the funny m0ments that life brings.

S0 my th0ught f0r this late night is g0 have a g00d laugh. 0ur lives can be enriched by a g00d laugh.

I figured it 0ut!!!

Yeah, I f0und the c0mments and they sh0uld be p0sted sh0rtly. H0w is that f0r a quick figureing 0ut. Trust me, that is n0t the n0rmal f0r me with c0mputers. It was a plesant surprize. N0w I shall g0 read a b00k.....night.....

Help,n0t a techie here!!!!

Well Ladies and Gents,
I have unwittingly erased y0ur c0mments, can y0u please please d0 them again. I w0uld have l0ved t0 have read them. I am learning all kinds 0f new things and making all kinds 0f mistakes, l0l, as y0u can tell by the c0mmnets that are missing. I am s0 bummed but I will kn0w n0t t0 d0 that again!!!!!!!

Mistakes are s0me 0f my best learning t00ls, at least with the techie stuff. I can laugh cause I have made s0 many 0f them. My m0m kn0ws s0 much m0re ab0ut her c0mputer and she is 20 years 0lder than me. She amazes me. I c0uld pat myself 0n the back cause I am learning h0w t0 bl0g, am still learning h0w t0 use my digital that a sweet lady gave t0 me, that and I f0rget that I have it. S0 am learning t0 carry it with me m0re. DD laughs cause she g0es M0m, where is y0ur camera? At h0me........ 0r ya get s0 busy with enj0ying the beautiful m0ment that y0u t0tally f0rget. Yep that w0uld be me, y0urs truly.

The best gift I g0t t0day was a friend emailed me t0 an0ther place and it went thr0ugh!!!! I kn0w that it d0esnt s0und like much, but we have been trying t0 email each 0ther f0r a little under 6 m0nths. She will every 0nce in a while get mine but I get n0ne 0f hers. We aren't in each 0thers spams either. Have tried getting new email acc0unts still n0 luck. S0 finally we have a s0luti0n and can email. N0w that truly was a gift, plus a fun b0x in my mail with treasures in it. Grand, just grand.

S0 back t0 thinking, d0 we all0w 0ur mistakes t0 teach us, 0r d0 we h0ller and scream and kick at it? What d0es m0re f0r us kicking 0ur screaming 0r ch00sing t0 learn s0mething fr0m it?
I cann0t say I always react with with the mistakes, s0metimes it takes kicking and screaming f0r h0urs 0n end and then finally deciding that I need t0 learn s0mething. Yep, I am definitely sl0w at times. Eventually I really d0 learn. L0l

S0 what have y0u learned fr0m s0me mistakes y0u have made? Share s0 we can learn as we all g0 al0ng in this j0urney. Mine is d0n't erase anything until y0u have read the instructi0ns twice. Are y0u laughing yet!!!! I sure am.
Have a great night and get s0me restful sleep.
CS

Later Sunday night

S0 h0w did y0ur weekends g0? Did y0u make it thr0ugh the time change and enj0y the extra h0ur 0f sleep? I sure did. G0t up and dh made me s0me great decaf with Amarett0 in it. I sat and drank it sl0wly and 0h my was that great. Dh was making buttermilk white bread f0r me. Yep, he is the bread maker in 0ur h0useh0ld, n0t me. He d0es all kinds and really really likes d0ing artisans. He did R0semary garlic earlier this week, mmmmmm it was delightful.
G00d thing we give it away 0r I w0uld get s0 big fr0m eating all that bread. hahahahah

My mem0ires fr0m being a kid, have t0 d0 with reading the funnies 0n Sunday aftern00n and watching great 0ld m0vies with my dad, br0ther and sister. We watched The Gh0st and Mr Chicken, Jerry Lewis c0medies, Shirley Temple, Three St00gies, and s0 much m0re. After church we w0uld c0me h0me and have a great dinner that M0m had made, M0m w0uld g0 get a nap and we w0uld head f0r the living r00m, fl0p 0n the fl00r with pill0ws and afghans and watch the m0vie with Dad. Dad w0uld s0metimes fall asleep during it. Th0se were great aftern00ns ususally in the fall and winter.

Dad like t0 drive t0 and w0uld take Sunday aftern00n drives and take us all 0ver the place. We lived in Western WAshingt0n and were cl0se t0 l0ts 0f places, w0uld g0 up t0 Puget S0und and watch the seals, if the tide was l0wer pick s0me 0ysters, n0pe didn't eat them but M0m and Dad did. N0w g0 figure, I l0ve 0yster stew br0th, but n0t the 0ysters.

Sundays were always a restful day and still try t0 d0 that. After all, we really d0 need a day 0f rest. Rest d0ing s0mething enj0yable, taking a nap, reading a b00k, watching a funny m0vie, having a great c0nversati0n. Take the time 0nce a week t0 h0nestly take a rest, t0 refresh y0u mind, b0dy, and spirit. I shall d0 the same.

CS

I f0und the l0st p0st!!!!

D0n't ask me h0w I have n0 idea, went t0 sign in and there it was? N0w h0w in the w0rld did that w0rk? N0, I am n0t a techie.....can y0u tell. Interesting and new adventures 0f bl0gging.

Yep, went t0 get the 0 key fixed and w0uld have t0 replace the wh0le keyb0ard, 0kay that ain't happenin right n0w. S0 the zer0's will be. Hey it w0rks, just a little strange typing.
If ya hit the real 0 key it really smarts cause y0u are typing alng like crazy and smack, n0thing m0ves......0uchiers.....

S0 t0day went 0ut f0r my birthday lunch with my dh, did I ch00se s0mething fancy, n0pe, t0ld him I wanted fish n chips fr0m 0ur burger j0int here in t0wn. Yep, greasy and yummie....n0t f0r g00d health but hey it is my birthday lunch. When I was a kid, the treat f0r birthdays was t0 get t0 drive t0 Seattle and g0 t0 Iv0rs 0n the pier, waterfr0nt d0wnt0wn Seattle. Y0u w0uld literally yell y0ur 0rder, they w0uld yell it back, never was any 0f them written d0wn, they just remembered them. That impressed me as a kid. Th0se were the very very best fish n chips, smelling the salty air fr0m the S0und, feeding the seagulls. L0ts 0f fun, s0 the cl0set I c0uld get t0 that was Dick's, s0 that is what we did.

S0metimes it is the simple things in life that bring such pleasure. What simple things d0 y0u enj0y, what brings a smile t0 y0ur lips? Enj0y th0se simple things and have a w0nderful day.
CS

H0wdy

D0n't ya hate it when y0u type a bl0g and it ends up in 0uter space cause y0u can't figure 0ut what in the w0rld y0u did? Yep, that w0uld be me t0night. Had 0ne all typed and have n0 idea what I did.

D0nt ya l0ve my 0's, my 0 key bit the dust big time and using zer0s!!!!
It needs a dr visit, and h0pefully will get that in t0m0rr0w.

S0 yesterday was my birthday and my daughter's. Yep, she was b0rn 0n her due date and my birthday. S0 the very first thing we did, went and g0t my flu sh0t. N0w h0w exciting was that!!! Then we g0t t0 g0 have c0ffee with a dear friend d0wnt0wn and sh0wed her ar0und. That was a l0t 0f fun, had lunch and then headed t0 my dr appt. Yes, what fun 0n a birthday.
But truly it was, I have had extreme muscle pain f0r 0ver a year and have c0me d0wn t0 the b0tt0m 0f it, spent alm0st 2 h0urs with the specialist being tested and asking a gazilli0n 0f questi0ns and having them answered. Diagn0sis was Fibr0myalgia, n0t fun but will d0 the educating 0f myself and taking care 0f myself.

S0 here is a th0ught, when was the last time y0u t00k a time 0ut f0r y0urself, n0t always s0mething big, like watching the sunset, a nice bubble bath, just stepping 0utside and taking a breath 0f the c0ld crisp air, a 5 minute break in 0ur days makes a difference. We as w0men are great at nurturing 0thers but h0w g00d are we at d0ing that f0r 0urselves. Isn't it funny that we w0rk at all 0ur relati0nships but d0 we w0rk 0n the relati0nship with 0urselves, taking 5 minutes 0ut a day just f0r us. N0w I am n0t y0ung and I am still learning h0w t0 d0 this!!!!

S0 f0r me 0ne 0f the things I d0 f0r myself is getting myself a haircut, it makes me feel great!!! S0 after that news, it is what I did f0r myself. It made me feel better, s0 I head f0r h0me and my dh is all dressed up t0 take me 0ut t0 dinner and I am t00 p00ped 0ut t0 g0. He gave me a w0nderful kiss and said later. It has been an interesting j0urney in the last year.
This m0rning he came in with a d0zen r0ses f0r my birthday and said it was w0rth it just t0 see the smile 0n my face. N0w that is sweet. Mind y0u, we have 0ur m0ments, and wh0 w0uldn't after alm0st 25 years.

N0w my dh hates driving but it is 0ne 0f the things that he has d0ne because I truthfully d0 n0t want t0 get a DUI taking the meds that I have t0 right n0w. N0w there w0uld be a fine feathered mess, telling my parents and grandkids why I am in jail.....n0pe d0n't even want t0 g0 there!!!!!!! S0 I have t0 admit it is kinda funny t0 see my guy getting 0ut 0f my small Ge0 Metr0 with the purple hubcaps. Yes, y0u read right, purple hubcaps. Dh painted them f0r me.
He says that his driving is his way 0f getting back at the 0il c0mpanies, waving as we g0 past all th0se gas stati0ns.....l0l Yes, it gets g00d gas milage.

H0w was that f0r a side track?
0kay, f0r the next c0uple 0f days, h0w ab0ut thinking ab0ut and d0ing 5 minute breaks f0r y0urselves. When y0u take care 0f y0urselves it makes a difference f0r y0ur families and friends and best 0f all f0r 0urselves. I will be w0rking 0n this as well, hey, I didn't say I had it all figured 0ut yet.....l0l

I f0und my l0st p0st.....repeats 0f things fr0m yesterday....L0L
Cs

Smiling,
CS

Hey there, and how is your night going?

Back to late night, drat.....lol I have been a night time girl for most of my life. I was always the kid in our family that fell asleep last. My folks lived in the Seattle area and my grandparents lived in the Centralia area. So we would drive later at night, and I knew that my parents would stop at Dairy Queen, so I would stay awake. They would stop, my sister and brother would be sleeping and there I was. Yep, I got an ice cream cone....there are benefits to the middle of the night!!!!!!

Benefits are the quiet time, nobody bugging you cause it is time for yourself.

Now grocery shopping late at night is the "bomb". There is hardly anyone around, it is quieter, you can find what you want without the aisles being full of people. I like doing it then. I end up shopping better that way.

So when you want easier grocery shopping, stay up late and then go.....lol.

Have an amazing day.
CS

Surprise, it isn't the middle of the night!

So today was an adventure in buying play wigs for the grands. They come in all kinds of colors and lengths and I think we tried almost all of them on. Oh but did we laugh because dd was trying them on too. It made her daughters giggle a lot seeing there mom in a purple wig, a long green one, one with pigtails and major red streaks in it. Yep, laughing along with them.

Do you ever thing about the phrase "laughter is the best medicine". I am finding out more and more that that is true. Laughing at myself especially. Renting good funny movies, like Little Rascals, watching I love Lucy, listening to jokes from my friends. Let me tell you they have some grand jokes. The only bad part is I can never and I mean never remember the punch lines just the jest of the jokes. Somehow that just doesn't make it when you are trying to tell the joke.
I make my dh laugh when I try to tell a joke cause I am working so hard at trying to remember it that I forget the whole joke. I think he can remember ever joke he was told. Punch lines and all......lol

So turn on a funny movie, read a joke book, laugh at the antics of your children, pets and those around you. Just plain enjoy life!!!!!
CS

What time did you say it was?

Yep, up late and my clock on here decided to change to daylight savings time, even though it isn't until next week. My computer didn't go for what congress changed I guess.....lol.
This means next weekend we get an extra hour of sleep, or like for me, and extra hour to contemplate.....or drink hot chocolate. I think I am voting for hot chocolate!!!!!

A note for Miss Smoothie juice, yes, I got your comment!!!!! Yippee!!!!
Now ladies and gents you have to understand, we have tried and tried and tried to send emails to each other, but they get sent back, lost in cyberspace never to again see the light of day, or is it the led of the computer.....So this was a nice suprize for this girl!!!!!

So tonight I have been wondering, why do we change the time anway. It confuses our internal clocks. Okay, it confuses my internal clock which can't seem to run on time anyway. If it did, I would proably be sleeping a night. LOL But then again, I do like the quiet and getting to hang with myself and think. No interruptions. Except for my 2 little dogs, whose snoring has its own melody. And let me tell you they can snore. Lucy, who is a shitzu, snores this certain rythmn and Dudette, the mutt, snorts in every once in awhile. They are quite the combination, add my dh to that and it is quite the chorus!!!! I would never snore, hahahahah. So the dogs fit right in with this family.

As you can see tonight my thoughs are wandering all over. Nothing poignant, just life.

Life is made up of so many ordinary moments. Each of those moments count, whether we realize it or not. Thet make impressions on other people around us that we don't even know.
It changes their lives, it changes ours. We are just doing our ordinary stuff.
Like going to the store to pick up a couple of groceries, walking across the parking lot and smiling at people. I remember doing that one day, and a man thanking me. It made me think, whoa. I guess it is when I had a glimpse of how we effect others around us. It was just an ordinary smile that made a difference in someone's life.
So what does your ordinary day include? And whose lives do you touch?
You count, what you do counts, just a smile makes a difference. Isn't that great!!!!!
So share a smile or two and have a great day.
CS

In the quiet of the night.....

Sitting in the quiet of the night seems to be something I have done quite a lot lately.
It gives me time to pray and to reflect and think about my life, to ponder......
Do you ever wonder why you are where you are? I think of all the experiences of my life, some have been very difficult, some easier, some have brought laughter and some tears, but each experience has made me who I am. My character has been developed by those experiences.

So a question that gets asked is "Would you change anything?" In really contemplating that question, I would have to say NO. Why you ask? Because each of those expericenes has taught me lessons, made me more compassionate, taught me to say NO, enabled me to become who I am. At 50, I am beginning to like her more and more, stepping into myself, living in my own skin. The reality is when you grow older you tend to care less what other peoples opinion is of you. In my 20's, I wanted to please and fix those around me. In 30's frustration, because I couldn't do that, 40's going hmmmm I think I like me, 50 just beginning that journey.
That is where I am at. Learning to live in the moments and enjoy them.

How about you? Where are you at in your journey? Just remember, it is one step at a time.
It isn't the destination it is the daily walk and that each of those steps is worth it.

CS