R.I.P. Pussycat

Another

Golden Girl

has passed on.

The Golden Girls show rocked

and was groundbreaking comedy at its very best.

It never failed to take away my sadness when I was feeling down.

Thank you for being a friend and

say hi to Sophia.
I'm sure there's a lot of laughter going on up there.

Post- T-storm

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Originally uploaded by :Eureka:

its funny how after all the terrible weather/ tornado watches/ flooding... the skies can change into a beautiful masterpiece again, as if they were there the whole time.

Photo and words by Erika Rivera.

...and the cleanup begins. Thankfully house did not flood but backyard is a mess. Puddles of water everywhere and even in the bird cage where the parakeets are. It was bad! Sadly, 5 kids lost their lives when the car they were riding in lost control and plunged into a swollen ravine and perished. Only 2 have been found and the others are thought to have been swept away. Please pray for the families.

Slow Motion

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Drinking tea this Good Friday morn and so thankful to be off today. It's been a very stressful week at work and I so need a slow motion day like today to unwind. A chance of rain is expected later today of which I hope we do get some. Already temps are warming fast. Tuesday morn temps were in the upper 30's and currently we're at a balmy 72.

I feel like I'm coming down with a cold or something and been trying to fight it off but it's lingering. Taking time this early morn to relax, read a bit, maybe drum and then the afternoon will be to tidy up around the house. I think this eve, I will make some shrimp quesadillas with a salad and a glass of wine. Might watch a DVD. It's been so long since I've seen a good movie.

Yes, this Easter weekend looks to be low key and that's just what the doctor ordered.

Happy Monday

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Happy Monday and Happy Drumming! Only Monday that I might say that because it's a short week. Happy Drumming because I just got some new drumming cd's and I'm anxious to go home and try them out. In the meantime here's a photo of "a real dog" as my brother always says because mine doesn't chase after balls. He prefers to chase squirrels instead! ;-)

TGIF

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It's been a rainy/humid week but a cool front is coming our way and should clear things out just in time for the weekend.

A Toast

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"Thank you home, for allowing me to live within your walls.


Thank you for giving me shelter, warmth, and security.


Thank you for allowing me to live my life in your womb, for staying strong and sturdy, for supporting me, and for your beauty.


Thank you earth, for the land that I live on and for allowing me to steward life with you.


Thank you for allowing me to walk upon your soil, cultivate you, and live in partnership with you.


Thank you for supporting my home and my family.


Thank you... plants, minerals, and animals that dwell on the land that I steward.


Thank you for allowing me to experience your beauty, share in your wonderment of life, and for the honor of living with all of you on this earth.


Thank you for the wisdom and joy you bring to humanity.


I honor you."

taken from Daily Om.

Celebrating a year in my year my house and just finished painting the last room, so a celebration was in order. Special thanks go out to my parents and family for their endless support and help. To my friends who have been so instrumental in the past year from the very first day to now and you know who you are. I have been truly blessed and as the days and months go by I am mystified by all the signs that brought me to where I am today and it all started here. Tomorrow, I will begin working on my new altar (now that my meditation room is painted) and he will take his rightful place for I truly believe that he brought me here. As I close this blog and get ready to meditate, I am listening to "Silence: No More Longing" by Ottmar Liebert and it is a fitting tribute in which to honor this special day.

Friday the 13th

Myths and Legends explained here and here

Very interesting to read about indeed.

I'm hoping 3/13/09 will be a lucky day and not a bad day...

besides as of 4:30 p.m., it'll be the start of Spring Break vacation!

Thank goodness for Academia!

Chasing Pavements

Totally in love with the titled song by Adele.

She won a Grammy for best new artist and a well deserved accolade indeed.

This woman rocks and her voice

is simply amazing and she's only 20!

Nice article here, which contains a few snipets of her songs.

I can totally relate to the "Chasing Pavements" song as

that's what I feel I've been doing the past year and a half at times.

Spring Forward

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First of all, whose idea was it to switch back to daylight savings time so early into the month already. Spring hasn't even officially arrived! I am so CONFRUSED, and no that's not spelled wrong! Thankfully, Spring Break is only a few days away. Time for some R & R and putting some finishing paint touches on the house.

I'm an Owl!

Actually I already knew that but this just confirmed it for me.

Let me just ask..."whose idea was it to make the change in time so early"?

I don't mind it being darker later but sure hate to loose an hour's sleep.

Personally, I think the whole thing is backwards!

It would seem that with winter you want the reverse time switch...

where it gets darker later and

in summer because of the heat you want the time change to coincide

with having less light/heat, bringing on the early nightfull and a

reprieve from the heat of the day.

Ceremony

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Originally uploaded by Nieve44/La Luz

For some time I've been wanting to purchase a drum and become part of a ceremony by way of drumming (Native American). As I near the milestone of my 50th birthday, I decided that the time was finally here and this past weekend I became the proud owner of a 15 inch Dark Buffalo Hide Drum (hand made). The creator of the drum was Deborah and she writes:

This drum skin was surprisingly dark and finished dark and somewhat translucent in nature. It has a maple frame and is made by hand requiring 6 hours to produce.
This drum also has a stick made EXCLUSIVELY for it and no other.

There were two drums to choose from and I chose the Buffalo drum or rather it chose me as Deborah states..."the drum should sing to you". Buffalo Wisdom Includes:
*Earth Creativity
*Feminine courage
*Abundance and Generosity
*Knowledge
*Hospitality and Sharing work
*Courage and Strength
*Challenge and Survival
*Giving for the greater good
*Formulating beneficial plans

In the near future, I am looking forward to joining a drumming circle. Until then I will continue to drum and find my own rhythm. Side note: Chulo isn't too happy about the drumming as he tends to burrow under his bed and hide.

Thank you to Deborah Lane/SheGoesLaughing for her gift and insight. For more information see her website.

Only Chulo!

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Originally uploaded by :Eureka:

My niece took this and it just cracks me up! That's my dog!

Albert

I would love to buy this!

A steal in my book!

I'd be open to going in

with a few other people!

How Old Are You?

from an email, I got and surely the LAUGH for the day-

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD?

WELL . . . YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE. I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST.

I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY

WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS

SOME 30-ODD YEARS AGO. COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY

THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?

UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT.

THIS BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE

WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE.

AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL. 'YES. YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.

WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' I ASKED. HE ANSWERED, 'IN 1975, WHY DO YOU ASK? 'YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!', I EXCLAIMED.

HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED FACED,

FAT-ASSED, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED,

'WHAT DID YOU TEACH???

Bachelor Essentials

I came across this from an email I got....

Ten things every single man must own:

1. A top notch/coffee espresso machine.
2. A lamp in your bedroom
3. Swiffer Sweeper & cloths
4. A comfortable couch
5. Nice underwear
6. A key ring that can fix, cut and open anything
7. $150+ jeans
8. $200+ dress shoes
9. 300 thread count cotton sheets
10. Joy of Cooking cookbook

Here's my take...
#1. Not necessary in my book
#2. Yes, a lamp in his own bedroom and in his own place is a must!
#3. Ok, we can go out and buy this item together
#4 & 5, DUH!
#6. I already have one of those, so it's ok if he doesn't
#7 & 8. Heck, I don't even have these in my closet BUT have to admit, I do glance at shoes men wear. Nothing like a sharp dressed man and that doesn't include flip flops which do not impress me much!!!
#9. See #2
10. You betcha! Even, I dont' have one of my own...shhhh but don't tell him that!

My nephew recently got a bachelor pad of his own and I will be sure to pass this on to him! Funny though, he called my mom last weekend and she teased him and asked him, "how many women you got at your place"? His reply was, "Mimo, none... because I dont' have a girlfriend right now". Awww, he's really a sweetheart.

Meet Maizie!

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Maizie plays on the computer! This cracks me up everytime I watch this. She's a chiweenie and belongs to my friend Jane.

Wining

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Monday evening wine and title borrowed from Linda!

Yes, we are wining women! Care to join the group?!

PLEASE NOTE: WINING CAN BE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK AND/OR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK-IF NECESSARY! ;-)

A Peanut!

TGIF!!! Yes, that's the right time of my blog today/tonight...Central Standard time...12:27 a.m.! Early morn and still no sleep. Will dread the rest of the day as it drags....especially at work as I have a 2:00 meeting right after lunch and you know what that means.

So, last weekend my niece went on a conference trip with her college to Abilene and so being the good aunt that I am, I gave her some munchies to take on the road. Some good old fashioned GARP trail mix that I used to make in my camping days. The trail mix consists of peanuts, milk chocolate pieces and raisins. The peanuts were from a spicy thai mix and from the good folks at Planters but I forgot to tell my niece there were some spicy ones in the mix. So earlier tonight, I saw she had the half eaten bag on her bed and I asked her how the munchies were? She chuckles and tells me that the peanuts are bad that's why she didn't eat them all. I started laughing and telling her about the mix to which she replied (as she held a peanut in her hand), "I knew there was something different about you"! Hence my blog tonight! Oh well guess you had to be there.

Ok, I really need to get some sleep! Way past my bedtime and I'm working on Saturday too but thankfully no more Sundays! Good news in that they cut back my hours of which I'll miss the extra money but welcome the extra time!

Blonde with a flat tire

For Friday funnies...

Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate. So I ease my car over to the shoulder of the road, carefully, get out of the car and open the trunk. I took out 2 cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car facing oncoming traffic. They look so life like you wouldn't believe it! They are in trench coats exposing their nude bodies and private parts to the approaching drivers. To my surprise, cars start slowing down looking at my life like men. And of course, traffic starts backing up. Everybody is tooting their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulls up behind me. He gets out ofhis car and starts walking toward me. I could tell he was not a happy camper! 'What's going on here?''My car has a flat tire', I said calmly. 'Well, what the hell are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?' I couldn't believe that he didn't know. So I told him, 'Hellooooo, those are my emergency flashers!'

One of those days!

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Ever have one of those days?! I had one of these on Friday. I almost lost it. I was feeling frazzled and harried but thank goodness lunch time came around and I took a quick drive to the park and back to work I went to finish out the day. I worked Saturday but am sooo glad to have the holiday off....I was living for MLK day. Today was a low-key gorgeous day but household chores beckoned as well as watching the playoffs. Go CARDS!