10 Thoughts Tuesday...the late night edition

 

 

 

1. I missed my 10 thoughts last week due to being on vacation. Did you miss me? Yeah, I thought not. sigh...

2. In the last 3 weeks I have had two friends of my family die.

3. I guess it is my age but it is really tough to see old family friends and people I grew up with leave this life.  I know dying is apart of life but sometimes it really is hard to swallow.

4. For other things, an update on my aunt. She is finishing her chemo (finally) on August 11th. I am really glad to report that but still after all this time, she is scheduled to have a double mastectomy in the first part of September. It seems that it was a little nuts for her to have gone through all that and still have this end result. Please continue to keep her in prayer or thought.

5. Just so you know. I think, by the way, she is amazing. In all of this, she has not once complained...really, not once...and she has such a humor about her that it inspires me.  Here is a photo of her:

 

 

6. Speaking of people I admire, I will also mention my uncle. He has been amazing through this whole process for her and 100% supportive even when I know it scares him like crazy. Check out his shirt he wears to support her:

 

 

 If you can't read his shirt it says..."I wear pink for my wife"

 

7. Moving on...I am finally done with this summer's semester of college.  I am here to tell you right now, I do not plan to do that again. I may change my mind come next summer but right now, no way!  The classes were not so bad but the professors...well.....

 

8. I am kinda missing home again, the kids, the family, friends. I have not seen any of them since February. I hate feeling so seperated from them.

9. At different times in this last few months, different family or friends were supposed to come out this way but have had change of plans.

10. Well, I think it is raining now. It sounds so sweet. I do love the rain. There is something romantic about it. Kinda makes me want to snuggle up by a fire with my sweetie...that is, if I had a fireplace. 

side note: the hubby just came in and said it is not raining. sigh...I must be hearing things or wishful thinking.

Ok...well, that is all this brain has for this week. Take care.

Peace...Michelle

10 Thoughts Tuesday...the sleepy version (late too)

1. I am on vacation unofficially! I have a class tomorrow but after that, whoo hoo!

2, Tamirisc and I are going to Manitou for the weekend. It is the weekend before his birthday (on Monday) and that is where he wanted to go. I am in total agreement of course. Why wouldn't I? It is beautiful there. See?

3. The last time we were there snow was on the ground and it was cold. It will be nice to go up there this time in the Summer.
4. Did I mention Tamirisc is going to be 50 years old. Just sayin'.
5. As I mentioned before, I am almost done with classes for the Summer. I have  two full classes left and then final next Wed. I am going to be sooooooo glad to have that over with.
6. Of course then I start over in August. As I write, I have 14 hours on the books right now. I am thinking about adding another class. However, this class would be a fun one...tap dance!

7. I don't know, do you think it is crazy to take a tap dance class. I mean with all my back and leg problems?
8. Seriously, I need some advice here.
9. As I said in my title, I am sleepy. Really sleepy. It is beginning to rain here and that does not help. I wonder why it is we get sleepy when it is raining?
10. Tamirisc and I are considering going back to MO again for Christmas. Ok, so we aren't really considering it, we have decided! Now it is called getting funds to do just that. I almost would like to drive there BUT that is one long drive from Condo Lane and Tamirisc does not have his license yet.

Bonus thoughts:
1. Did she just say Tamirisc does not have his license? Yes, yes, I did!  He has never driven before. He had hoped to get his license before his birthday but that just has not happened. In part due to the fact we do not have a car. He was so proud (as I was) when he got his permit.
2. Unlike my home state of MO, here in Condo Lane, CO, you can keep your permit up until 3 years before renewing it. In MO I believe it is only 60 days.
3. None of my family is able to come out this way now. I hoped they would but now they cannot. sigh...I have not seen them since beginning of February. I miss them a lot.
4. Our grand-daughter will be almost 1 year old before we get to see her.

5. Isn't she cute?


Well enough for now...yawn...peace & love,
Naila Moon

Hello again

Have you noticed I have been MIA since my last post on June 3rd? No? Well, ok then...I actually thought not but I digress. Anyway, I had to step away from Multiply. It is not because I was angry with the world's problems or that I was angry at someone here. No, it was because I needed to step back and reevaluate good 'ole X-ply.
My reasons for initially being here were because I loved to blog, I loved meeting people and it was a home-y kind of place that was not like Facebook. In essence, it felt good to be here.
Then something happened. I am not sure when it happened but it just did. All of a sudden X-ply did not feel the same, people were not blogging, people were griping, and it just did not seem like a happy place. In fact if anything, it seemed sad.
So, I took off for awhile and played in FB and hung out there but still not that feel good place I want to be.  Then I discovered Blogger. I opened two blog sites there and you know what? It feels good but I cannot keep the nagging feeling I am missing something still.
Guess what it is? Yep, my "family" here at Multiply.  I just can't go completely away but I simply will not be here every day.
Much love and peace....
Michelle
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As Promised to the Pink Duck-Shake your tail feathers!

When was it ok to...or sigh...

This mind wants to know. When did it become ok to cuss someone out because you  did not give them something they asked for?
Case in point. My husband and I were sitting waiting for the bus an evening or two ago. A man came up to us and asked us if we had two pennies. (I am not sure why he wanted two pennies but I digress). Anyway, we actually did not have it and the man yelled at us..."F*** you all" and stormed off. 

I have to say, I was pissed. This man was asking us for something we did not have AND then cussed us out because we didn't give it to him. What??

I have to say too, it is not so unusual for someone to come up to bus riders (or for that matter just walking) on a daily bases. There are a lot of street people in this city and they ask you for stuff all the time.  However, usually they will just thank you and be on their way. But not this guy!

It is not enough that I am broke and cannot feed the world or give every Joe Blow that comes my way money to feed himself/ herself (or their addiction). It is not enough that I feel compassion for these people, even if they landed themselves there on purpose (there are those kind you know). No, it is not enough but I must endure this on a daily basis..me one been accused of having a bleeding heart...and then to get cussed at when I can't!

Seriously, when did it become ok? sigh....

A thought on passion

I was thinking today a lot about passion. No I do not mean the sexual kind, although I suppose that could be included. No, I mean those things we live for.

Do you know Jim Henson of the Muppet and Sesame Street passed away 20 years ago, May 16, 1990? Now that was a passionate man! At his funeral they had butterflies and Muppet's and played "When the Saint's Go March In". He lived his life full of passion to make children happy. Think about those adults and himself he made happy too. Ah, passion!

I have read a few blogs around town recently. I have found people to be passionate about writing, photography, church,model building,cooking, family and so many other things. You name it, there is probably a passion behind it.

I too am passionate about things, people and places. However, it is more than that. I think we should strive to be passionate about all the things we do.

Sometimes things seem so mundane. We have to write a paper we hate or we have a job we hate or---->you name it here. But what if we put just a little bit of passion in to it? What if we looked at that something we hated with a little ounce of passion? Don't you think it might be better? I don't know really...just maybe.

I think being a passionate person is celebrating life. Celebrating the things that make us happy but maybe those things that don't too.  What are you passionate about? Let's celebrate life and be passionate together.

Peace and love,
Michelle

Where the heck is the Pink Duck and friends? I wanna dance!