Get involved

Lately, I've been trying to be more involved with different things, sports, the community, activities, etc. I totally suggest it to anyone. I'm having different and exciting experiences with old friends and at the same time making new ones and in some cases helping others!  It's been quite a blessing. Tonight, after a great dinner with friends, I went to a baseball game to support the Altzheimer's Association.  It was lots of fun. 

Next: Kickball!!

Happy Ears and Happy Lights!

Charlie was digging in her ears pretty hard tonight. She normally does this when her ear infection returns. So I grabbed the cleaner and q-tips and to my surprise...CLEAN!!  Probably the cleanest we've ever seen them.  She'll still have to stay on the medicine some but what a great blessing!  

Also, totally unrelated but this little blessing: 

is a Happy Light. Literally. That's what it's called, a Happy Light. I kept putting off a nightstand lamp but tonight I found this when we were looking for some other lamps. It's a softer light that's suppose to be better for your eyes which is great for me because I have always complained about bright lights at night. It's also suppose to combat the tiredness and malaise associated with the winter blues, help with fatigue and regaining focus. Does it work?  I can't confirm anything yet but, I can say I love the shape and size and the soft light really is plesant on my eyes.  

Wash and fold

I punked out last night but tonight I have two blessings closely related to make up for it. 

Laundry. We all dread it and no one likes to fold it.  It piles up dirty and it piles up clean. Such a 1st world problem. How easy to forget the blessing of wash machines and dryers. No beating on rocks for us!  The days of washboards and ringers are in the past. Clotheslines? Huh?  So while it's easy to complain about "doing" the laundry, I know I'm blessed to have the modern conveniences to do it. 

Then tonight, as I'm folding those clothes I piles up in the floor over the weekend, it occurred to me that I'm blessed to have all these clothes that I'm whining and complaining about having to take care of. Why am I fusing about something I have plenty of when there are people in the world that would be more than happy to have clean, warm clothes. I guess laundry isn't so terrible after all. 

Tickle the Ivories

Today I remember how blessed and lucky I am that my parents gave me piano lessons as a child.  Music was always a good outlet for me.  I pecked at it a couple months ago but hadn't really played in a very long time. Today after giving the keys a good shine I decided to play. Of course I'm very, very, very rusty but it still felt good.  I gotta remember to make more time for that. 

July 4th

I am blessed to live in this great country. I am blessed to live where great thinkers, great heroes, great founders, great people fought, bled, and made the ultimate sacrifice, and great men and women still fight, bleed, and make the ultimate sacrifice for these words, may we not forget them:

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

Continue: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

Happy Fourth of July!!

David & Arthur

The office closed early today to start the holiday weekend. Yay!!  I did have a little couch time but had to go to Hobby Lobby for ribbon for an order. While we were there I found the garden gnome I wanted. I named him David the Gnome after the old Nickelodeon cartoon. :) 

And while I feel blessed to have this gnome that's not where I'm stopping tonight. As we were leaving the store we saw some pretty serious storm clouds and lightning. With Hurricane Arthur lurking up the East Coast I think we are very blessed to just have some storms off of it.  I just got an alert it is now a Category 2.  I pray everyone stays safe through the storm and that it weakens soon. Be safe traveling this weekend!!

Tuesday and Wednesday

I was way too wired to accomplish anything last night including blog... way too wired. Of course once I finally calmed down enough to sleep I turned my head and there was a bug on the wall. I don't do bugs. So the chase ensued and after hunting the beast for a while I swear he disappeared into thin air. Then I had to decompress all over again. Anyway, it was still a good day, I was just hyper. 

I had a meeting at one of the adult recreation centers to try and get my boss on their calendar. We were able to work it out so he could speak there and within the month too. The meeting was a success and since it was closer to my house I was blessed to get home a few minutes early and spend a little time with the babies before my next engagement.  Got to check out the pepper growth too!

I managed to jam/pop out of joint my left pinky finger last night. Now, me dislocating and jamming joints, yeah, nothing new. However, I've been blessed that it has never been anything more serious like a break or a permanent injury.   I am very grateful that all I have is a colorful finger for a few days when others have much more serious injuries.