The older I get, the less important it is to me to make a big deal out of Valentine's Day. My valentines are just that every day of the year. Hubby and I decided a few years ago that it was not necessary to go buy cards, candy, flowers or whatever just because February 14th rolled around. It doesn't mean we don't love each other, it just means we don't need to buy something to prove it. Personally, I'd rather have a surprise happen on just an ordinary day.
As a friend of mine posted on FB, there are Valentines other than significant others - my boys, my grandson, my parents, my siblings, other relatives and dear friends. If I sent valentines to all of them, stamps alone would cost a fortune. Yes, they're worth it, but I can't afford to do it. Enough said.
So if you happen to read this, Happy Valentine's Day. I mean it just as much as if I'd sent a card, candy, flowers or balloons!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Raw Feelings - Whitney Houston
The death of Whitney Houston has shocked and saddened me. I have cried. I have watched clips of her on TV since the announcement was made and I feel a loss. Why? Because I honestly believe she had the most beautiful, purest voice I've ever heard. No matter where I may have been when I heard her singing, her voice made my ears pay attention. If she had a gospel CD I'm not aware of it, but I plan to find out later if she did. If so, I will be buying it. Who knows the cause of death? It's really none of our business if you stop and really think about it. Why do we feel the need to know? Maybe it's because we hope she died a peaceful, natural death, that it was just her time to go. I pray that's the reason she passed away.
The media has so quickly, as usual, jumped on the bandwagon to point out her past problems with drugs and alcohol. Why can't they just leave that alone? If not out of respect for Whitney, then out of respect for her daughter, her mother and the rest of the family, they should keep their long noses out of personal matters.
A lot of people deal with all kinds of addictions. Maybe that's why this has broken my heart. Until someone you love has personally been addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, you don't really "get" how it affects the ones you love. If that person dies, it just makes it worse for the family, regardless of whether or not they were clean and sober when they died. Don't judge people because of their past. In fact, don't judge people at all. Jesus Christ is the ONLY one authorized to judge anyone and that fact is made clear in The Bible. I pray that she was prepared spiritually to die. That's all anyone should care about. When our time to go comes, nothing will matter other than our spiritual health.
I do not actually know a lot of people in Tennessee. The ones I know are family and people I used to work with or knew of because of working. Every day, I check the obituaries in the paper to see if I recognize the names of anyone I may have known. Most of the time, I don't, but I silently say a prayer for the families of those who passed. It may seem strange to some, but ever since I lost my sweet Mother-in-Law, I've done that. She will have been gone two years later this month. There was no media blitz, no question as to how she died and no speculation as to whether or not she was drunk or on drugs when she died. That's the way it should be for anyone, unless they or their families request otherwise.
When I go, I will be cremated and there will be no memorial service. The only thing I want is for the 23rd Psalm to be read before my ashes are scattered at the place I choose. That may seem strange, but that's what I want. If there was a song it would be I Will Always Love You and it would be playing on a CD player. Whitney Houston would be singing it.
RIP, Whitney. May God be with your daughter and your family.
The media has so quickly, as usual, jumped on the bandwagon to point out her past problems with drugs and alcohol. Why can't they just leave that alone? If not out of respect for Whitney, then out of respect for her daughter, her mother and the rest of the family, they should keep their long noses out of personal matters.
A lot of people deal with all kinds of addictions. Maybe that's why this has broken my heart. Until someone you love has personally been addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, you don't really "get" how it affects the ones you love. If that person dies, it just makes it worse for the family, regardless of whether or not they were clean and sober when they died. Don't judge people because of their past. In fact, don't judge people at all. Jesus Christ is the ONLY one authorized to judge anyone and that fact is made clear in The Bible. I pray that she was prepared spiritually to die. That's all anyone should care about. When our time to go comes, nothing will matter other than our spiritual health.
I do not actually know a lot of people in Tennessee. The ones I know are family and people I used to work with or knew of because of working. Every day, I check the obituaries in the paper to see if I recognize the names of anyone I may have known. Most of the time, I don't, but I silently say a prayer for the families of those who passed. It may seem strange to some, but ever since I lost my sweet Mother-in-Law, I've done that. She will have been gone two years later this month. There was no media blitz, no question as to how she died and no speculation as to whether or not she was drunk or on drugs when she died. That's the way it should be for anyone, unless they or their families request otherwise.
When I go, I will be cremated and there will be no memorial service. The only thing I want is for the 23rd Psalm to be read before my ashes are scattered at the place I choose. That may seem strange, but that's what I want. If there was a song it would be I Will Always Love You and it would be playing on a CD player. Whitney Houston would be singing it.
RIP, Whitney. May God be with your daughter and your family.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Buddy, My Black Lab
My posts lately seem to be about my pets. We have two labs who normally stay outside, but when it's cold, they come inside. One is a female blonde lab named Murphy. The other is Buddy, a male black lab. Both of them have been full of energy, loved us to death and if we so much as drove down the road for 10 minutes they'd greet us as though we'd been gone for months.
Wednesday night, I called Buddy inside and it took several times before he came around to the back of the house. He was walking very slowly and acting rather strange. He got inside and immediately I noticed he was wobbling and nout the normal Buddy. He had no energy, and finally, his back legs collapsed. He wouldn't get up off the floor and just looked at us with his sad eyes as though he was begging us to do something. We thought perhaps he'd been poisoned somehow but decided to wait and see if he got better. (Buddy is rather old.) He fell several times when trying to get up off the floor.
He appeared to get some better, but was still moving slowly and had a hard time walking. Last night, he got up and his back legs collapsed again and literally did the splits. I decided to look online to see if I could find a diagnosis that might tell us what was wrong. It appears he has arthritis in his hips. One suggestion was to fix a place for him to sleep that was soft instead of a rug on a tiled or wood floor. I got my sleeping bag out, folded it and he was able to finally get to it and lie down. Shortly after, he needed to go outside so he managed to get up, walk over to my chair and that's when his legs collapsed again. I managed to help him get outside and do his business. Once we got back inside, he immediately laid down and wouldn't get up.
We don't know what to do. We do not want Buddy in pain and certainly cannot afford a vet bill. What in the world do we do about Buddy? All he does is lay on the floor and sleep when he can, so I know he is in pain.
Has anyone experienced this with their pet? HELP. The thought of losing Buddy just kills us and I've laid on the floor with him and cried, not knowing how to help. I don't want my sweet Buddy's life to be miserable. We'd all be lost without him as would Murphy. They have always been together. My two shih tzus even love Buddy and Murphy.
If you have any insight, please share with me.
Wednesday night, I called Buddy inside and it took several times before he came around to the back of the house. He was walking very slowly and acting rather strange. He got inside and immediately I noticed he was wobbling and nout the normal Buddy. He had no energy, and finally, his back legs collapsed. He wouldn't get up off the floor and just looked at us with his sad eyes as though he was begging us to do something. We thought perhaps he'd been poisoned somehow but decided to wait and see if he got better. (Buddy is rather old.) He fell several times when trying to get up off the floor.
He appeared to get some better, but was still moving slowly and had a hard time walking. Last night, he got up and his back legs collapsed again and literally did the splits. I decided to look online to see if I could find a diagnosis that might tell us what was wrong. It appears he has arthritis in his hips. One suggestion was to fix a place for him to sleep that was soft instead of a rug on a tiled or wood floor. I got my sleeping bag out, folded it and he was able to finally get to it and lie down. Shortly after, he needed to go outside so he managed to get up, walk over to my chair and that's when his legs collapsed again. I managed to help him get outside and do his business. Once we got back inside, he immediately laid down and wouldn't get up.
We don't know what to do. We do not want Buddy in pain and certainly cannot afford a vet bill. What in the world do we do about Buddy? All he does is lay on the floor and sleep when he can, so I know he is in pain.
Has anyone experienced this with their pet? HELP. The thought of losing Buddy just kills us and I've laid on the floor with him and cried, not knowing how to help. I don't want my sweet Buddy's life to be miserable. We'd all be lost without him as would Murphy. They have always been together. My two shih tzus even love Buddy and Murphy.
If you have any insight, please share with me.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Blogging - Ideas and Wondering What To Do With My Blog
How was your day? Mine was rather busy doing laundry and cleaning. Changed the bed linens today and I love crawling into freshly washed sheets after I have shaved my legs. It's a simple pleasure of mine. Do other women like that too? Maybe I'm just weird in that respect.
I'm still trying to figure out what direction I want to take this blog. There are opportunities in blogging and I'd like to explore them. I'm just a normal, simple person. There are blogs with giveaways to increase traffic to the sites and I'm considering that. Eventually, I would like to make a little money with the blog but I'm not quite sure how to do it.
I'm trying to find a group on Facebook that I can connect with. I want it to be interesting and something I can promote that people will actually look forward to reading; people I don't personally know. Do you seasoned bloggers have suggestions? I'd love to have your comments.
I'd love to have an online boutique of unique things. That would require having suppliers, going to markets and reaching an audience that would shop there. I have no clue how to approach this. I've been researching so we'll see what happens. If I had a boutique, I would want to have prices that wouldn't be out of range for the majority of people. Just thinking out "loud".
Feel free to email suggestions to me. The email address to use is: bloggingnana@gmail.com or just post ideas or suggestions in the comment section.
For now, I'm ready to crawl into bed. My eyes just want to close and I need sleep.
Sweet dreams and...
Be safe~!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Hair Color
In years past I had my hair professionally colored/highlighted and loved the results. It got so expensive, I started using hair color products from Sally's or the drug store. Well, the "do it yourself colors" do NOT get rid of all the gray. It may appear to be gone for a day or two, but after one shampoo, there they are, glistening brightly as usual. I'm about fed up with it and am tempted to just let it all go gray. If there's a particular brand that you know really works, please enlighten me (no pun intended).
I'm going to call it a day and go to bed. Sweet dreams.
I'm going to call it a day and go to bed. Sweet dreams.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Just Rambling Again
First of all, I'm happy the Giants won the super bowl. I was born and raised in Mississippi, Eli Manning went to Ole Miss and that's all that was necessary to get me pulling for the Giants! Hubby and I watched the game. This is only the second or third time that we've watched the super bowl without one or both of our sons here. It still feels strange, but after having Andrew since Thursday it was rather quiet until late in the fourth quarter and by then we were both yelling and clapping.
Speaking of Andrew...he was such a sweetheart this weekend. He's always a sweetheart but from time to time, he has his little contrary moments. Ha ha I must say that by the time his mom came to get him, I was worn out.
I love my dogs, Giz and Tiff. Giz has gotten old and appears to have lost bladder control. It is driving me nuts. I don't know what to do about it. I may have to resort to doggie diapers because I have reached the breaking point with having to clean up after him. Tiff was sick this weekend and pooped several times inside. I'm glad it was on the laminate floors instead of carpet. However, they are ruining my floors and that's making me angry. I make sure they go outside at least once per hour. Maybe I'll just get a big dog cage and keep them in it. Most of the time they are just sleeping anyway. I just never liked the idea of them being caged up, but they cannot keep ruining my floors and I'm sick and tired of having to clean up after them.
It's time to have my nails filled in and my eyebrows need to be waxed. Maybe I can do that tomorrow. I think doing a little something for myself might be good. My hair hasn't been cut in over a year other than one time when my DIL trimmed the ends slightly. It needs to be trimmed and colored, but that will wait.
I could ramble more, but I'm tired so I think I'll go to bed instead.
Be safe~!
Speaking of Andrew...he was such a sweetheart this weekend. He's always a sweetheart but from time to time, he has his little contrary moments. Ha ha I must say that by the time his mom came to get him, I was worn out.
I love my dogs, Giz and Tiff. Giz has gotten old and appears to have lost bladder control. It is driving me nuts. I don't know what to do about it. I may have to resort to doggie diapers because I have reached the breaking point with having to clean up after him. Tiff was sick this weekend and pooped several times inside. I'm glad it was on the laminate floors instead of carpet. However, they are ruining my floors and that's making me angry. I make sure they go outside at least once per hour. Maybe I'll just get a big dog cage and keep them in it. Most of the time they are just sleeping anyway. I just never liked the idea of them being caged up, but they cannot keep ruining my floors and I'm sick and tired of having to clean up after them.
It's time to have my nails filled in and my eyebrows need to be waxed. Maybe I can do that tomorrow. I think doing a little something for myself might be good. My hair hasn't been cut in over a year other than one time when my DIL trimmed the ends slightly. It needs to be trimmed and colored, but that will wait.
I could ramble more, but I'm tired so I think I'll go to bed instead.
Be safe~!
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