Rumble in the Jungle!

Music: Five Thousand Miles, Jon Gagan

Mood: Tired

Libra Daily Forecast:

Quickie: Exercise your creative muscles today, and you'll further strengthen your resolve.
Overview: A change is about to land in your life, and you're ready for it. If anything, you've been anticipating it for ages. Unlike most changes, this one will live up to its promise -- and then some. Get ready to rumble!

...Hmmm, wonder the change is in the jungle of my life?! I'll keep you posted!

THE UGLY FROG

An old lady was somewhat lonely
and decided she needed a pet to keep her company.
So, off to the pet shop she went.
She searched and searched.
None of the pets seemed to catch her interest,

except this ugly frog.
As she walked by the jar he was in,
she looked and he winked at her
He whispered,
"I'M SO LONELY, TOO.
BUY ME AND TAKE ME HOME -

YOU WON'T EVER BE SORRY."
The old lady figured, what the heck!
She hadn't found anything else .
So, she bought the frog. She placed him in the car,
on the front seat beside her.
As she was slowly driving down the road,
the frog whispered to her
" KISS ME AND YOU WON'T BE SORRY."
So the old lady figured,
WHAT THE HECK, and kissed the frog .
IMMEDIATELY the frog turned into
an absolutely gorgeous, sexy, young, handsome prince .
THE PRINCE THEN RETURNED THE OLD LADY'S KISS . SUDDENLY THE OLD LADY FELT
HERSELF TRANSFORMING FROM HIS KISS.
NOW CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE OLD LADY TURNED INTO ? COME ON GUESS! OOOOOOOHHHHHHH COME ON --
DON'T BE A POOP! * * * * *
SHE TURNED INTO THE FIRST HOLIDAY INN SHE COULD FIND!!! She's old.......NOT DEAD !!!!!

OLD LADIES ROCK!
Long Live Old Ladies!

To Do List...

1. To live to see George W. Bush tried for crimes against humanity.
2. To fly in space—orbital would be fine—and to write about it.
3. To see "American Idol" canceled--and Survivor, The Bachelor, etc...
4. To be able to play the piano/guitar and sing. I cannot carry a tune in a bucket.

These are not my lists and there are more. Personally, I can cross off #2 & not in any hurry to go up into space but I definitely could hang with #1, 3 & 4. What's on your list?

Mirror, Mirror...

on the wall

whose the fairest

of them all...

Ugly Betty

on ABC @ 7:00 CT. ;-)

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Must see TV 4 sure

with Ugly Betty & Grey's Anatomy!

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I love Thursday's....one day closer to Friday

My early day from work

AND, must see TV!

Smile...

Day Gone to the Birds
Originally uploaded by mRio.

...it confuses people!

Photo by mRio

Beauty Of The Day

Beauty Of The Day, originally uploaded by BlueEyes5.

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To find the universal elements enough
to find the air and the water exhilarating
to be refreshed by a morning walk
or an evening saunter
to be thrilled by the stars at night
to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
~John Burro

Wonderful words that hit home and a wonderful photo by Shirley.

I love my Flickr friends!

America the Beautiful

About darn time too!

I Want-pt 2

...more cake!
...photos to be ready from this past weekend...my brother's friend took over #500 photos but thanks to Mario for his photos. It helps to have a backup photographer.
...to dance again with my dad and hear him whisper, "thank you" while tears are streaming down his face.
...I want to hug my brother again and cry on his shoulder as we begin to walk down the aisle arm in arm in front of my parents as we enter the church.
...I want another ride in the stretch limo, offering a toast to our parents.
...I want to hear the Bishop tell his story about the "alcahuete" /gossipmonger.
...I want and need to go to sleep now.

Wide Awake...

...@ 12:49 a.m,-Wednesday morn! Cold & freezing outside but thankfully nice & warm inside. Still trying to unwind from this past weekend--but still smiling! I was like this last week--pulling my hair out planning out all the details.

For Us!?

Golden Doves,
originally uploaded by nieve44.

photo courtesy of Mario

Yes, Mom for you and for Dad and for honoring our family with such a momentous occasion and a wonderful milestone. This is just a peek into the past weekend's events and the doves were a central theme in the celebration. We had arrived on Friday and the ballroom had just beed decorated for the reception on Saturday and when mom & dad walked in and saw the transformation of the ballroom which had been decorated with golden trim on chairs & tables and special linen's and mom made the comment....this is not for us! There must be another event happening tonight. She & dad both started crying when my brother told her, "yes mom & dad-it's for you and dad. That would be the first of many surprises in this past weekend's events. I'm still trying to process all the magic the happened. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family and thanks to friend's and loved ones who came to share such a momentous occasion. I am still smiling and probably will be for a long time to come.

RIP-Yvonne DeCarlo

She indeed was such a beauty,

something we had forgotten about

after seeing her as Lily on the Munsters,

which will always be one of my favorite shows.

I Want!

Cool Stuff and

Something for the New Year!

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I hadn't realized that I hadn't posted for the new year yet. Time has flown! I think today is already the 9th day. I've been so consumed with planning the 50th Anniversary Celebration for my parents that I've been loosing track of time. This has been in the making for the past 2 years...see here and here. So much to do but it's starting to all fall in place--I think! I hope! I want! I want it to be such a special day--afterall how many families/couples get to celebrate such a milestone in this day and age. One of my dear friends mother passed away two years ago and his family did not get to celebrate such an event for their parents. He told me to go all out and do the special things I wanted to do because you only get one chance--if even that. Anyways, I digressed. I will post pics and a post-party celebration of events. I wish you all could come! Let me know if you can and I will have the limo pick you up! ;-) Just one of the few special surprises that my parents don't know about!

FOO FOO

Word of the day: Foo Foo
Music: Shaman by Santana
Mood: Tired

I'm listening to some great music by Santana and sitting here dancing in my chair. One of the songs it titled, "Foo Foo". Not sure what that means but I found it comical.

BTW, tired because of long two weeks in preparation for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. Some things are starting to fall into place but other things are not but they are little things that can be fixed. I just need to pace myself in the next two weeks and keep my fingers crossed that everything falls into place and the day turns out magical. In some ways, I'm looking forward to a new year but in other ways I'm not as I usually take time to detox my body from the bad & ugly of the old in order to renew my spirit for the new. I need to make some time and squeeze that in. How I wish I could be here in Santa Fe and just sit in the utter stillness of such beauty.

Nanita Nana

Christmas '06 - Presepe 16,
originally uploaded by *Checco*.

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*A la Nanita Nana -- This is a traditional Spanish Carol

--a 'nana,' or lullaby--to the Christ child...

A la nanita nana, nanita ea, nanita ea,
Mi Jesús tiene sueño, bendito sea, bendito sea.
(repeat)
Fuentecilla que corres clara y sonora,
Ruiseñor q'en la selva cantando lloras,
Callad mientras la cuna se balancea.

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A la nanita nana, nanita ea, nanita ea,
My Jesus is sleeping, come and behold Him, come and behold Him.
(repeat)
Little brook everflowing, rushing and ringing,
Nightingale in the forest, calling and singing,
Hush now, while the cradle softly sways.

...one of the most beautiful songs I've heard sung by Tish Hinojosa.

*Lyrics/translation found here.

Ode to the Morning Star

Seasons Greetings to you and yours.

Morning Glory

No lyrics to post today...just the title from the song I'm listening to by the guitarist Ottmar Liebert and taken from the CD, "Poets & Angels". If you don't have this in your catalog treat yourself or a friend and bask in the richness of Music 4 the Holidays and more can be found here and here. BTW, I chose morning glory as it's just after midnight on Tuesday and oh so thankful that I get to sleep in this morning as the previous morn I was up @ 5:30 and awaken by another kind of morning glory--rain! Unfortunately, I had to get up and drive in it but I was thankful to have three co-pilots and the day trip was worth it. ;-)

The Great Indoors

Check your pulse it's proof that you're not listening to,

The call your life's been issuing you

The rhythm of a line of idle days

Scared of a world outside you should go explore

Pull all the shades and wander the great indoors

Lamplight makes the shadows play

And posters take the walls away

The T.V. is your window pane

The view won't let you down

So put your faith in a late night show

I bet you didn't even know

Depends on how far out you go

The channel numbers change

Scared of a world outside you should go explore

Pull all the shades and wander the great indoors

Though lately I can't blame you

I have seen some of your world

And sometimes wish your room had room for two

So go unlock the door

And find what you are here for

Leave the great indoors

Check your pulse it's proof that you're not listening to

The call your life's been issuing you and

The rhythm of a line of idle days.

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Lyrics by John Mayer

Sometimes, I get caught up in my indoor world that I tend to miss the call that life is issuing me.

In Repair

Too many shadows in my room

Too many hours in this midnight

Too many corners in my mind

So much to do to set my heart right

Oh it's taking so long I could be wrong,

I could be ready

Oh, but if I take my heart's advice

I should assume it's still unsteady

I am in repair, I am in repair

Stood on the corner (of my balcony) for a while

To wait for the wind to blow down on me

Hoping it takes with it my old ways

And brings some brand new look upon me...

And now I'm walking in a park

All of the birds they dance below me

Maybe when things turn green again

It will be good to say you know me.

Oh I'm never really ready,

I'm never really ready I'm in repair,

I'm not together but I'm getting there....

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Lyrics by John Mayer, Continuum

Suerte

originally uploaded by ggtem.

Word of the day: Suerte
Music: Suerte, Shakira
Mood: Content

Suerte can mean fate, lot or luck in Spanish. Tener mala suerte can mean to have bad luck. So either you have suerte or mala suerte. I had a moment of mala suerte on Friday evening when I dropped my phone in water. Afterwards, it was working but then became worse and didn't. This morning suerte has it working...somewhat! Still, $50 bucks later and thanks to insurance I am getting a new phone on Tuesday. I almost went a whole year without anything major happening to my phone!

Anyways, the above photo is not mine, it belongs to my niece Erika. I opened a Flickr account for her yesterday and she's hooked! She reminds me of myself at her age in that, I bought an inexpensive camera back then and was always taking photos. She's also got brains and beauty. Yes, suerte is on her side! Here's to continued suerte!

Psss...content mood is because I finished a major project for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. We made over #200 decorations for the table AND they came out beautiful! I am so happy to have that behind me. I finally got some sleep last night as the past few nights I had been staying up late and going to bed late but last I was in bed by 9:00 and finally got over 8 hours sleep! Suerte! :-)

My Winter Rose 06

I just love this plant! I'm not sure who gave it to me or how long I've had it but it's such a beauty to have and see her beautiful blooms. It's been a busy month so far and only promises to get busier with the holidays approaching. I'm making preparations for my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary next month and thus will be pretty scarce around here in the coming weeks ahead, but one does have to take time to smell the roses...especially the winter rose! AND, music by Ottmar Liebert-of which Winter Rose is in high rotation on iTunes. Give it a listen and treat yourself!