It's President's Day {2014} and the grands were off from school and my hubby and I are leaving on a 10 day cruise - so - I thought immediately "I need to spend some quality time with them before I leave and do some crafts". So - we decide we should make some 'home made play dough' and we preceed to follow the on-line recipe and WHALAA - we come out with a sticky gooey mess that sticks to their hands and is not usable as any kind of play-dough I have ever encountered!!!
So - no big deal - we proceed to put 'said' play-dough into a plastic bag - wash our hands and go upstairs to the playroom to build forts! This is going well until 'youngest' grandchild doesn't want to 'take turns' so we finish up there and go back to PLAN A. After adding a bit more flour to the play-dough - we are in business. Christmas cookie cutters emerge and we begin making stars, and trees, and stockings and hearts. One grandchild borrows from the others color and it becomes three master-pieces. It just reminds me that the best laid plans just need a little tweaking and God's plan is laid out right in front of us.
Thank you for the best day - we laughed, we played, we hugged, we shared. I'll be okay for the 10 days we are gone and so will my grands and their parents and the rest of my family. BREATHE!
As Always, Terrie
Happy Saturday - February 15th 2014
OK - So I put up the picture of beautiful daisies in the bright sunshine because I'm READY for Spring!
Love the snow we've had - it's beautiful and I've had a blast playing in it - but now I'm ready for some vitamin D and sunshine in my life. Just saying!
February 28th will mark an entire year that I've been 'retired' from working for the Navy. Spent 36 years with them and proud of my accomplishments. I have to say that I have kind of slacked on my exercise program, nutrition, alcohol consumption during this past year and IT SHOWS! Anyway, on March 1st I will begin getting back at it by starting the Medifast Diet to kick start some much needed weight loss [with my husband] and I am so looking forward to fitting back into my size 12 pants, followed by my size 10 clothing. I refuse to go out and buy LARGER items!!! I know I can do this.
Wish me luck.
As Always, Terrie
Happy Wednesday: [disclaimer: I know this is supposed to be an uplifting blog spot - but - I've been trying to work through this and realized the only way that was going to manifest itself was if I put it down in words - sorry! I promise my future blogs will be happy ones.]
A 'good' friend of mine once gave me a coffee mug that said "We will ALWAYS be friends - You Know Too Much"! I loved that mug for so many more reasons than she could even have imagined. Sure - it was funny [AND TRUE] - I thought! But one day - very recently - I learned that sometimes, even if you have spent your whole life 'loving' someone as a 'dear friend' - [I'd go so far as to even say 'sister'] - that you find out what you thought was 'forever' turns out to be - I just can't be around you anymore!
My heart is broken. You're right! "I don't understand". I never will.
Terrie
Hello - It's been quite a while since I've sat down to blog about anything.....
Lately, I've been having problems falling to sleep because - while my body is ready - my mind isn't. Things are going around inside my head and the conversation I'm having with myself [trying to work things through] leaves me awake and exhausted in the morning.
Today, after another night of having my mind busy and craving sleep, I decided to go for a massage. I can't say enough regarding how our entire bodies relate to what's going on inside our heads. After an hour of massage, I was able to 'compartmentalize' all the STUFF that's been taking away my sleep and sapping my energy, and [I believe] I can now let things work themselves out and finally get a good night's sleep.
Highly recommend this if you too are having sleep problems. I feel somehow lighter, more focused, and yes - RESTED! Amazing what 1 hour of taking care of one self can do.
Have a Wonderful, Relaxed, Refreshed day.
As Always, Terrie
