As my heart weeps...

          I could not post, I just couldn't. I tried, but every time I sat down my mind drifted back to the children of Sandy Hook. Every time I went to the store I saw the headline's and the photos and my heart would focus on my own babies. I heard about a little girl who loved and obsessed over horses, and I would see my little girl holding her doll sooo tightly; her eyes squeezed shut as she loved her own baby doll with such intensity. I would see her tip-toe down the hall so that she wouldn't wake up her baby from it's nap.
          I heard the story of a little boy who saved his friends and thought of my son holding a beam of wood in the fireplace of his pre-school so it wouldn't fall on them. I see his silhouette as he twirled around in our house as it was under construction. As he twirled around he sang, "My own room, all my own".
          I think of the brave women who did their best to save as many as they could; of those who sacrificed their lives...who very likely continued to help and guide these little ones as they had to leave us behind and walk into our Lord's embrace....

          So, you see I couldn't see the keyboard through my tears....


I am disgusted by the politicians who try to hijack events for their own agendas. Within an hour they were screaming for gun control...what was it the president's chief of staff said ? Something about never wasting a good crisis?

I refuse to hate anyone. I am filled with sorrow for anyone who is so tormented by their life that they seek a violent solution. The Oklahoma bombing, the twin towers, Columbine, I don't hate the people responsible, nor do I hate fertilizer, airplanes or guns. That's just silly. When a drunk driver kills and innocent child, I would never hate the car. I want the person held accountable, don't you?


Merry Christmas,


Peace and love to you all....

Gandhi...

Gandhi said "Your health is your real wealth". At least I still have a sense of humor. I have a cold...just a cold. The difference with this cold is I can't treat the symptoms. I used to pop a couple of Alka-Seltzer cold tabs and be on my merry way. I might be a little more easy to tire, but on the whole, no biggie. But now that I wear a medical alert bracelet...I have issues. I can't take most of the OTC (over the counter for those of you, like me, that needed help with things like LOL and OMG) I have to seek pharmaceutical advice. When I was 17, that had a whole different meaning. Basically I now suck on sugar free hard candy and carry kleenex, lots and lots of kleenex. My eyes are weepy, my nose is running I have an annoying cough and a limp...where the hell did that come from? Oh dear..

Not to worry, I was originally going to tell you about my joyful news; the five pounds I gained over Thanksgiving were lost as of last week. I was going to say that I lost it through scrupulous exercise and nutritional management. Unfortunately that would have been a lie. I actually lost the weight due to a revolutionary new diet created by my daughter. She followed my around sighing loudly and saying,

                 "YOU CAN'T EAT THAT"

This is a very effective form of torture...I mean nutritional discipline. While I love her unconditionally, I realize that she has a gift that should be shared with the world. For a small fee, she can help you with your own dietary concerns. When I say, "small fee" it is because that is all I can afford to pay to get you to get her off of.... just kidding. I love that little monkey, truly. I'm not just saying that because she walked into the room.

Another thing Gandhi said was, " Your life is your message", so live well.

Peace and love to you all....

Frog hats...

Okay, first of all I'm not one of those over-protective parents who don't believe in meaningful employment for children. None of that, "But I'm only six ", crap. Get out there and make a contribution to society. And, if you can pay for some of those orthodontic visits...all the better.

What's that got to do with anything ? you might ask...well you might. Never the less, I was driving my daughter home from her job at the local public access television station during a rain storm. We saw a frog hopping down the side of the pavement and my daughter asked me were I thought the frog might be going.

I said that she (the frog) was going to Macy's to buy a hat to go with the scarf she had impulsively bought on black Friday.

     "But, it will be a mistake, as all hats are since the invention of hair mouse'. No one wants to have hat hair. Also,when you try out the hat you make a "hat face". You know, you pucker up your lips and suck in your cheeks, then you ask total strangers 'How do I look?' Since you can't walk down the street like that, you have them put it in a box to take home".

I don't know about you, but I don't have the heart to tell some stranger that they look like a baboon's butt dressed up for a garden party or a constipated parrot going to a picnic. I always smile and give a "thumbs up" as I hurry away. Praying as I go that I don't see them again at Apple bee's having nachos and wearing that stupid hat.

My daughter looked at me and said,

     "You really do over think things. I'm pretty sure the frog is just lost because everything is wet".

Kids, what are you going to do with them? *smile*

Peace and love to you all....