Don't worry! That's just me keeping an eye out for Sally and the gopher! They both like to sneak into my garden when I'm not looking and chew things up!
These are a few of my favorite things!!!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Some Favorite Things
I would like to share with you some of the flowers that grew in my garden this year! Maybe they can help chase away the onset of the winter blues...
Don't worry! That's just me keeping an eye out for Sally and the gopher! They both like to sneak into my garden when I'm not looking and chew things up!
Don't worry! That's just me keeping an eye out for Sally and the gopher! They both like to sneak into my garden when I'm not looking and chew things up!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
What do you do in the summer time?
Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by? Is that what you do? So do I!
Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you swim in a pool, to keep your self cool, or swing in a tree up high? Is that what you do? So do I!
Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you stand in muddy water because its too hotter, or eat lunch in the middle of a canal? Is that what you do? So do cows and horses....
As a delivery driver, I got to see some hilarious things. I think these two pictures are a couple of the funniest sites I happened upon out on the road. And trust me, the two different days I took these pictures, the temperature was in the 90's closing in on 100 degrees. The sun just blazed down from the clear blue sky baking everything. Fortunately for these two creatures, they had enough sense to take advantage of the cool water.
ANIMALS DO THE DARNEDEST THINGS!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Oh, the Joy of On-Call
ON-CALL. I absolutely LOATHE giving up my weekend to work, but when the paycheck comes I don't mind so much anymore. Thus goes my relationship with on-call -- LOVE the extra money, DETEST having to work for it.
I spent last weekend working on-call. Friday night and Saturday went okay. When Sunday morning arrived, I looked out the window to see gray clouds and rain drizzling down. Wonderful, I thought.
To make my day even worse, my first page of the day was for a hospital bed delivery out to the middle of nowwhere. Rain steadily falling down. Long drive. Heavy equipment.
Once there, the bed didn't want to cooperate with me, so it took some time (not to mention nearly dropping it off the side of the patio) to get it into the house. By the time I was finished with the setup, I was frazzled and wet.
On my way home, through the rain, I couldn't imagine my day getting any better... I know what your thinking -- this is supposed to be a joyful blog...
I was driving through farm country (close to the middle of nowhere) when I passed a small corral that contained one of the cutest little animals in the whole wide world! I stood on my brakes and flipped the van around to have another look. This is what I saw:
Out standing dejectedly in the cold rain was the cutest little white donkey! He was standing next to his momma with his big floppy ears hanging down. He looked so forlorn. I hopped out of my van into the rain and walked over to the fence to have a better look and take pictures.
When I caught his attention, his ears perked up, but he wasn't too sure about me. His parents came over to investigate, so if he wanted to stay by his momma he had to come over too. He was so cute with his shy curiosity and oversized ears.
This cute little baby just made my day!!! How many of you can say that a cute little white ass turned your day around for the better? OH, WHAT JOY HIDES UNDER GRAY RAINY CLOUDS!!!
HEEEE-HAWWW!!!!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
JOURNAL OF JOY
I have been thinking about what I could put on my blog. Life has been a little slow lately, and I wanted to get back into sharing my thoughts again. Then I remembered about a year ago I started a "Journal of Joy". I thought it would be fun to share with you some of my joy. I hope it brings a little into your life as well.
June 16th, 2009
Today I met a man who was married at age 17 and his wife was 15. They have been married for 73 years. How wonderful that must be!
I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance", and a beautiful couple danced a modified waltz to Enya's song, "Dreams Are More Precious." They danced so beautifully - full of meaning, heart and soul. I love watching dancers that can portray their emotions through their movements.
The words to Enya's song are as follows:
Come! See! High above.
Come! See! High in the heavens.
A new star shining bright
Out of darkness comes a light.
Come! Hear! Midnight chimes.
Come! Hear! Bells that are ringing.
And from a distant shore
Sounds of a Journey
Echo on.
This is the night, they say,
Everyone wants a dream.
This is the night, they say,
Nothing is as it seems.
Come! Sleep! Close your eyes.
Come! Sleep! Give me your sorrow.
And I'll keep watch for you
Until the dawn is breaking through
Until the morning wakens you
Come! Dream! Through the night.
Come! Dream! and then tomorrow
You'll see, your heart will know
Dreams are more precious than gold
This song is on Enya's Christmas album, which I love! I love the meaning in this song.
Afterward, I was watching Oprah, and they showed several children who have already faced life's threatening trials in their young lives. One was about a baby who only lived 99 days. The parents knew the baby would not live very long, so they documented the joy of having Eliot each of those 99 days.
I liked the idea of documenting the joy each day brings. I want to share with you the little joys I experience throughout my life that would usually go unnoticed. Today is the beginning of a joy filled blog!
OH HAPPY DAY!!!
June 16th, 2009
Today I met a man who was married at age 17 and his wife was 15. They have been married for 73 years. How wonderful that must be!
I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance", and a beautiful couple danced a modified waltz to Enya's song, "Dreams Are More Precious." They danced so beautifully - full of meaning, heart and soul. I love watching dancers that can portray their emotions through their movements.
The words to Enya's song are as follows:
Come! See! High above.
Come! See! High in the heavens.
A new star shining bright
Out of darkness comes a light.
Come! Hear! Midnight chimes.
Come! Hear! Bells that are ringing.
And from a distant shore
Sounds of a Journey
Echo on.
This is the night, they say,
Everyone wants a dream.
This is the night, they say,
Nothing is as it seems.
Come! Sleep! Close your eyes.
Come! Sleep! Give me your sorrow.
And I'll keep watch for you
Until the dawn is breaking through
Until the morning wakens you
Come! Dream! Through the night.
Come! Dream! and then tomorrow
You'll see, your heart will know
Dreams are more precious than gold
This song is on Enya's Christmas album, which I love! I love the meaning in this song.
Afterward, I was watching Oprah, and they showed several children who have already faced life's threatening trials in their young lives. One was about a baby who only lived 99 days. The parents knew the baby would not live very long, so they documented the joy of having Eliot each of those 99 days.
I liked the idea of documenting the joy each day brings. I want to share with you the little joys I experience throughout my life that would usually go unnoticed. Today is the beginning of a joy filled blog!
OH HAPPY DAY!!!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Olympic Lesson #7
This will be my final Olympic lesson, although there is so much more to be learned from all those amazing athletes. For some, this may also be one of the most important lessons. I dedicate this blog to the Vancouver Olympic Planning Committee.
I'm sure Vancouver started planning their opening ceremony even before it was announced they would be the host city. Over four years of preparation to make sure everything would be perfect. Every detail checked and re-checked and then checked again. I can't imagine the magnitude of stress the committee felt.
The opening ceremonies were phenomenal. My favorite part was when the whales swam across the arena and mist blew into the air as if they were surfacing for breath. That was AWESOME! The whole show was magical. It couldn't have been more perfect, until... it was time for the torch. Four holes opened in the floor, but only three pilars rose up. Something went wrong with the fourth pilar so it never appeared. That was the only flaw in the enthralling performance.
During the two weeks of competition, the Committee could have let the mistake slip into oblivion. However, when it came time for the closing ceremonies, a clown came out of the hole in the floor where the fourth pilar lay dormant. He grabbed two plugs and hooked them together. Sparks flew, and the fourth pilar came up. They had turned the flub into a comical moment for all the world to laugh.
What a perfect ending to a wonderful story. What a perfect lesson for me to learn. We will all make mistakes throughout our lives. We get upset, we cry, we pull our hair out, we yell, we scream, etc. What we really should be doing is gleaning the lessons we can learn from the mistake and then laugh at how silly it all is in the bigger scheme of things.
Congratulations Vancouver Olympic Planning Committee for putting together a wonderful two weeks!!! You deserve a gold medal for all your hard work! And thank you for not taking yourselves too seriously! We all need to laugh a little more!
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS!!!
I'm sure Vancouver started planning their opening ceremony even before it was announced they would be the host city. Over four years of preparation to make sure everything would be perfect. Every detail checked and re-checked and then checked again. I can't imagine the magnitude of stress the committee felt.
The opening ceremonies were phenomenal. My favorite part was when the whales swam across the arena and mist blew into the air as if they were surfacing for breath. That was AWESOME! The whole show was magical. It couldn't have been more perfect, until... it was time for the torch. Four holes opened in the floor, but only three pilars rose up. Something went wrong with the fourth pilar so it never appeared. That was the only flaw in the enthralling performance.
During the two weeks of competition, the Committee could have let the mistake slip into oblivion. However, when it came time for the closing ceremonies, a clown came out of the hole in the floor where the fourth pilar lay dormant. He grabbed two plugs and hooked them together. Sparks flew, and the fourth pilar came up. They had turned the flub into a comical moment for all the world to laugh.
What a perfect ending to a wonderful story. What a perfect lesson for me to learn. We will all make mistakes throughout our lives. We get upset, we cry, we pull our hair out, we yell, we scream, etc. What we really should be doing is gleaning the lessons we can learn from the mistake and then laugh at how silly it all is in the bigger scheme of things.
Congratulations Vancouver Olympic Planning Committee for putting together a wonderful two weeks!!! You deserve a gold medal for all your hard work! And thank you for not taking yourselves too seriously! We all need to laugh a little more!
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS!!!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Olympic Lesson #6
Living in the Treasure Valley, the local news media mainly focused on the Olympic athletes that had roots here in Idaho. Each night we heard updates on how Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was doing. Little by little, his story came to light.
He lost his sister in a car accident. His parents divorced. As a youth Jeret demonstrated an amazing talent for Aerial skiing. In fact, at the age of 16 he made the U.S. Ski Team. He participated in the 2002 Olympics. He watched as his roommate commited suicide. He was the favorite to win Gold at the 2006 Winter Games, but fell short. This failure (the seeming proverbial "straw") sent him into a self-destructive tailspin that nearly had him take his own life.
Somewhere in all the turmoil he was going through, he found his ray of hope and hasn't let go of it since. Now he has earned himself a Silver Medal, and he has his eyes set on Gold the next time around.
If you find yourself, as Rascal Flats sings,"in a place so dark, you couldn't feel the light" I hope you will remember Speedy Peterson. I know I will! No matter what you are going through in life, you CAN make it through to find something wonderful waiting for you.
As a wise mother once told her son, "Come what may, and love it!" Keep that hope in your heart that there is a reason for your trials, lessons to be learned, and blessing to be had.
Congratulations, Jeret Peterson, on making it through the darkness and finding that SILVER lining!
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS!!!
He lost his sister in a car accident. His parents divorced. As a youth Jeret demonstrated an amazing talent for Aerial skiing. In fact, at the age of 16 he made the U.S. Ski Team. He participated in the 2002 Olympics. He watched as his roommate commited suicide. He was the favorite to win Gold at the 2006 Winter Games, but fell short. This failure (the seeming proverbial "straw") sent him into a self-destructive tailspin that nearly had him take his own life.
Somewhere in all the turmoil he was going through, he found his ray of hope and hasn't let go of it since. Now he has earned himself a Silver Medal, and he has his eyes set on Gold the next time around.
If you find yourself, as Rascal Flats sings,"in a place so dark, you couldn't feel the light" I hope you will remember Speedy Peterson. I know I will! No matter what you are going through in life, you CAN make it through to find something wonderful waiting for you.
As a wise mother once told her son, "Come what may, and love it!" Keep that hope in your heart that there is a reason for your trials, lessons to be learned, and blessing to be had.
Congratulations, Jeret Peterson, on making it through the darkness and finding that SILVER lining!
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS!!!
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