A Wonderful Weekend.

Hi Everyone, we had a great weekend.

It rained the whole time again, but that meant no yard work,

which also meant no mosquitos,

so we visited with friends,

went for supper at MIL's,

which meant yummy,

Watched the football game, which meant exciting,

We even took time to do a few garage sailing

at Sunday at five o'clock, which meant

fabulous deals.

I got art canvases, two huge bags of craft flowers,

a book, some tins, new curtains beautiful,

some pottery that hubby picked out at a sale he went to

when I was napping.

He said they look arty and they are the colors you like,

It amazes me what a good shopper he has turned into,

he loves to find things for me. I will take pictures to

show you later in the week.

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So whats up for today,

water, water, water,

I am falling way short of my goal of 10 glasses a day.

so if I don't want to hurt I need to just do it.

Food prep for the week and portion control,

That and flowers and I am all good.

Have a fabulous week.

Do not swallow Chewing Gum

Found on the internet,

Journal, journal,

it is so easy to forget what we are putting into

our bodies.

I know me I forget alot of things

when I am not writing them down.

I won't ever chew gum again.

Have a great week.

We almost needed Snow Shoes To Get Around!

We went to this park 

the other day

There was no one else in sight.

It really was beautiful,

The white of the snow made it exceedingly bright.

There was no laughter of children,

no one was showing off.

The playground was twisted metal,

so cold, calling to the children.

calling but unheard.

The wind was ripping around our faces

telling us it was time to go.

We held hands as we walked back to the truck,

laughing as we were all bundled up.

We talked about how beautiful life can be,

there is so much splendor all around.

we did talk about the snow melting,

and a green grass will grace the path beneath our feet.

We enjoyed our walk, felt rejeuvenated  and alive,

we got some exercise and were able to enjoy some time outside.

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I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

make good choices, act like a kid,

laugh until your belly hurts,

turn your music up and dance,

and sing and smile

and love

and

be you.

Wonderful.

Unique, Beautiful,

Determined, full of will power,

King or Queen of

your Universe.

Love yourself.

I Love Me A Mug Shot!

I Don't know where we got these,

They came in a box of items with my husband.

No the husband was not  in a box,

they were.

Such Weird Little Ones,

that I kind of thought they were cute.

And in the box was this guy.

I am thinking to myself,

are you kidding me.

Well it used to be his Dads and his Mom no longer wanted it in the house,

so Particular Son received this from his Dad,

Well how can you say no to that.

And this guy, something about the facial expression

kind of gives me the willies

but it was a gift from his Mom,

and it used to be his Dads,

so there you go with that one.

This one the same thing, I really do like this one

It just reminds me of a jolly guy.

And oh not one but 3 boxes of baubble heads and trophies.

I think there should be a law that at the age of 58

you donate them to little children,

but apparently big kid husband

will have no part of that.

My Dilema is Where do you put these things

in an 860 square foot house.

I even asked him,

and he replied put them by all those flowers you have everywhere.

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So no matter what in life there are things we have to deal with.

Some things you can see, and somethings are hidden in our souls.

somehow we all find the right way, what may work for you, may not work for me,

Compromise, learning and acceptance,

And somehow it all works out

Bauble heads and all.

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I hope you have room in your heart for others today.

Do you have any odd things in your house,

I would love to hear about them.

Have a fabulous day.

Take care.,

Laughing Yoga Got My Attention!

Today would have been my Dads 77th birthday.

When I woke this morning I was a little sad,

because I always talked to him on his birthday.

He was always so happy when we called.

Today would be the second year that he is gone.

Today my sadness was gone once I watched the above video.

Yoga Laughter....I could not imagine what it was, although I did think if anyone watched me doing Yoga,

well there that would be reason enough to have a good laugh, and that is no joke.

So I watched the video and I immediately started to laugh.

I loved it, My Dad had a good sense of humor and I could see him chuckling along with this.

He might have one eyebrow raised but he would be laughing.

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The funny thing is that I have Narcolepsy with Severe Cataplexy.

Cataplexy is triggered by strong emotions,

one of them being laughter.

Cataplexy is a loss of muscle control from the dropping of your head

to complete loss of Muscle Control which is what I had.

So every time I would laugh I would fall over and just lay there,

and if I continued to think about what had caused me to laugh well the longer I would lay there.

It was scary at first because I did not know what was wrong with me.

Thankfully I was diagnosed quickly by a neurologist and it has

taken almost eight years with medication to have what I call

a Normal Life....whatever that is.....

A friend of mine asked if you had a choice and had to choose to Never Laugh Again

for your illness to be gone would you want that.

Absolutely not,

I can not imagine a life with no laughter,

As a matter of fact I have been known for my sense of humor.

So I choose to stay just how I am, 

getting plenty of rest so that the Cataplexy

happens the least amount possible.

When there is a group of family or friends together,

the more Cataplexy I have.

Sometimes I lay there thinking, for lord sakes talk about something serious,

so I can sit up again. On the phone, my Mom always says are you still there

or did you laugh, then she goes are you there, are you there,

and I think stop because this is insane, your making me laugh inside.

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Laughter has kept my spirit strong, and the reason for me blogging,

I wanted to make others aware of what Cataplexy is.....

So knowing that if I was at this class or at a laughing yoga class,

probably would not be the best situation for me,

I can laugh here at home and watch sitting down 

so that I don't hurt myself.

I say the best medicine for any illness

is Laughter. I know some days are hard, and you think you

will never smile or laugh again

I think Laughing Yoga would help us all.

I think it would be fun to have your own Laughing Yoga Support Group.

I will see if I can get my husband in on this when he gets home from work.

I have remarried, I forgot to state that in my last post.

His most endearing feature,

is his ability to laugh  and make me laugh.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

I am going to make it a part of my daily routine,

after all I do love John Cleese.

May you have your Best Day Ever.

My PLANS WERE Changed.

My Sunday morning started off peaceful,

up at about ten, found a good movie to watch,

let my husband sleep in,

I was in my pjs sipping my coffee,

Mr. Hubby had just got up,

and we heard this quiet knock at the door,

He went to answer it, it was our goddaughter.

Were we busy because she would really like to come over and play with us.

Well that was the end of the movie, 

I would have to watch it another time.

Her little face was so hopeful.

She just turned eight the other day,

so she got to open her gift,

all the right things,

art supplies, a beading kit,

a little necklace kit, a book to write in,

and we then made a whole bunch of paper flowers.

She wrote a story about my husband waking up grumpy,

and oh she had some news,

Her Mom had twin girls,

She was so excited,

She was going to be real nice to them.

Anyway I enjoyed her thoroughly today,

Her Dad picked her up,

I was already late for my nap,

so I had my husband call his Mom

and we took her over supper and had supper there with her.

We stayed for a few hours after,

and I was tired.

Sometimes your plans get changed,

and your day turns out better than planned.

I just went with the flow,

I was trying to be kind to myself,

and it worked,

I had two visits with people I really love,

and well the rest is just peanuts.

Surprise ,,,,,,Simple Things Why We Love Her So.

 

Surprise, don't you just love one!

I do, it is one of the simple things in life that gives me goosebumps,

and that is how I feel every time I go for a visit to

Christina

from 

Soul Aperture.

She is having a Blog Party at her Blog,

It is going to be a good time,

and we are Surprising her with our posts.

She came up with an idea for us all to post about simple things in life,

and today I want to tell you why she warms my heart so.

C  -  She is one of the most loving and caring individuals on the planet, 

her blog is the proof of all things good and wonderful in a 

Charming way.

H - She inspires hope in others, she thinks nothing of helping others,

and it is always from her heart.

R - She has earned the  Respect from other bloggers,

and she never does anything for  Recognition.

She simply keeps it Real.

I - She is Inspiring , through her photography, family ethics and values.

S- So Simply Sweet, a woman with great strength of character,

and oh you should see her smile.

Swoon!

T - She shows her tender side. She values her time and takes the time 

doing nice things for others.

I - What an Impressive Photographer and An Impressive Cook.

(she is baking for the party)

N - She is Nice and a No Nonsense Kind of Gal,

a good book is a necessity for her too.

Swoon.

A - An Angel, oh yes she is, I had written a post about my dad passing

and how h is dog kept looking and looking  for him.

About 3 months later, out of the blue came a package

with a beautiful magnet of a dog running down the lane.That

little magnet meant so much to me that I burst into tears.

She loves simple things, I will cherish that magnet always.

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The other day I read a comment as I was leaving mine,

and someone told her that she was on the list of

3 people she would like to sit down and talk to before she passed on.

The 3 people on her list was Jesus, Mother Theresa, and CHRISTINA.

All I can say is Wow!

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the simple things I love,

fresh air in the mornings, sun rays warming my body,

big warm friendly smiles, dogs loving you unconditionally,

kindness, old couple holding hands, flowers,

a gentle rain, a rainbow, the smell of babies,

music, fresh warm cup of coffee, talking to strangers,

warm towels, fresh sheets, raindrops,

a quiet moment, another breath, laughter,

I could go on and on.

Happy Birthday Christina.

So I am heading to the party, I am going to wear

Some Bling, it is gonna be fun.

Come and Have a Visit,
Click on her link up above.
Happy Birthday Christina.
Thank you to Se'lah for making this happen.