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Simple Kindness

Simple Kindness

June 29, 2016

I had just hunkered down in my favorite recliner, when I heard a knock, knock, knock on the door.I glanced up to see an unfamiliar car parked in front of the house. “Noooooooo”, I grumbled& motioned for Husband to sit, be still and maybe the not welcomed visitor would just go away. It was probably …

Very Ok

Very Ok

June 20, 2016

I had the weirdest dream last night so prepare yourself, my peeps … I’m going to tell you alllll about it. My dream had me in a wave of people. A very steady stream of hundreds. Some were together. Some, alone. Most were happy. Some were not. But everyone I saw was walking in the …

Thanks Dad

Thanks Dad

June 19, 2016

I would tell him to write them down.Please, write them down. “You better write them down”, I’d pester, “because you know how I forget.”He’d laugh and say ok, one day he will write them alllll down for me.Then we would get busy with life and his stories would remain in his head not on a …

Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

June 6, 2016

A baby looking at a mirror for the very first time.Now, THAT is a priceless experience. Staring.Discovering.Trying to figure out who ??  what ??But always so open, so welcoming to this brand new ‘stranger’.Offering smiles and coos to that baby smiling back. A toddler looking in the mirror ?Can life get any cuter ?!?!A toddler …

Hello Dolly

Hello Dolly

June 1, 2016

When it comes to moving things from Point A to Point B I have no problem offering my help.Something BIG ?No worries. Something little ?Ok Lots and lots or not too much ?Doesn’t matter.Let’s get er done, baby !Get. er. DONE. My way of doing things has always been ‘just do it’.We will use our …

Can You Hear Me Now ?

Can You Hear Me Now ?

May 24, 2016

I’m not very good at remembering names.Especially when talking on the phone. “Hello. My name is ——. How can I help you ?” At that moment, I’m usually too busy thinking of what I’m going to say to this person& I completely miss it.Or, I catch their name and forget to write it down& by …

But, I Don’t Wanna

But, I Don’t Wanna

May 23, 2016

Have I mentioned that I’m Pretty. Darn. Good. at the art of stalling ?yep. Especially when it comes to activities I really, REALLY don’t want to do.  Like grocery shopping. UGH. I despise it.I do. Everything about it.From the making of the list, to the walking down the aisles, to the emptying of the cart, …

Cold Hard Cash

Cold Hard Cash

May 17, 2016

I was talking to a garage door repair guy not too long ago& I asked, “What ever happened to good old fashion garage door handles?”Talk about upper arm exercise .. ! .. especially if the door got stuck. UpDownPushPull.By golly, you would get that door opened if it took all day. Whew ! Our conversation …

Show Me

Show Me

May 4, 2016

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to write this without sounding whiny or preachy. I decided to just tell it like it is. Stuff happens. In my life, in your life, in everybody’s life. There’s good. There’s bad. There’s ugly & There is beautiful. Every single body has some kind of something going …

Eyeballs

Eyeballs

April 27, 2016

As many of you know, I have been happily chugging along with this dream of mine for awhile now.Words pop into my head.I write the words down.I place them here. I have created many a poem, children’s story and yes …these rambly, rambling thoughts& it’s all good. I plan on following this road to wherever …

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