Ten On Tuesday, Cc

Things I am thankful for beginning with the letter C, no particular order:


1. My name. Please understand, this is a great big deal for me. Sometime in elementary school I decided that I really didn't like my name. I wished it was Carolina, or Caroline, but it wasn't. It was plain, and not like many of my friends, with flowing girlie names, (Stephanie, Christine, Kristine). I've gotten over it. My name means "Song of joy"...and I think it is fitting. The farther I step up to the microphone to use my gift, the more joy I have. I was named well. Thank you mom and dad.
2. Conundrum: 1: a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun
2 a : a question or problem having only a conjectural answer b : an intricate and difficult problem. Fabulous word. Learn it, use it this week.
3. Cable. I miss DSL high speed unlimited band width use internet.
4. Cancellation. As in a miraculous cancellation of my student loan debt. (Hey, it could happen...right?)
5. Canapes, little delightful mouthfuls of delicious food. What could be better?
6. Crepes....yeah, they are really good too.
7. Capitalism. You heard me. It allows people to create and dream and build something. It creates money that then flows into the economy, instead of sucking it out. I am very against greed and money worshiping, and I agree with helping those in need, but the money needs to be created somewhere...
8. Cellos , mellow, smooth, soulful.
9. Cell phones. I have a love hate relationship with them. Really, they are a piece of technology that is amazing and oh so useful. I found an old phone this week. Before color screens, before texting, before photo taking abilities...it's not very old. I just hate them when I see people driving stupidly because of them OR when someone you are talking to suddenly opens their phone and texts someone else...in essence turning and having a conversation with someone else mid sentence...rude. So I am thankful for cell phones, just not the lack of manners that goes with them.
10. Crayons. They are one of the first ways a child gets to create and experience art. They are inexpensive and can deliver splendid results. A simple joy.



Life can be a dark and sad place sometimes.
Remember the good, remember what there is around you and start being thankful for it. A spirit of thankfulness can not stay in the gloom long.

What are you thankful for?

A Feline Visitor

Last night as I was leaving an event it was pouring rain. And I mean POURING.
As I approached my car I heard the wales of a sad kitty wanting attention, and I am sure, help to get out of the rain. This event had been at a very lovely home up the mountain a bit, so I was on a very long dark winding driveway type lane in the trees. Because of this fact, plus the POURING rain I couldn't see where the cat was. I knew the owner had a young cat and assumed this was indeed her. As I traversed streams and mud to find the best way to my driver door I kept hearing her, but still couldn't see her. As I put the key into the door I felt her snuggle my leg and she meowed at me sweetly. I had to place something in the back seat, and as I did that kitty jumped into my car and sat in the front seat like it was home. She was very thankful to be out of the rain.

She, of course, wouldn't leave.

Since she was a sweet kitty I drove right up tot he front of the house and one of the people living there was helping people to their cars with a giant umbrella.
"I have something of yours!" I yelled out.
We had a good laugh and he picked her up out of the car so she could run under the overhang.

Sometimes we all just need a warm, dry safe place to be for a moment. A little love thrown our way.


:)

Ten on Tuesday, Another look at B

Ten things beginning with the letter B that I am so very thankful...
and yes I am fully aware that this is Wednesday...

1. Butterflies, flitting, floating, fluttering by...
2. Batting cages, because sometimes I just need to hit something.
3. Bugaloos, the first music video ever saw on MTV was their song,"Video Killed The Radio Star"...in fact it was the first one ever shown, which doesn't make me old at all, nope.
4. Bass, as my husband is slapping it nearby and practicing a great song, love the sound, the feel, the thumping....sounds naughty....I love that man.
5. Butter, I had this in my original list, but I stand by it. Margarine will kill you faster.
6. Biscuits, yummy, light and fluffy, made with real butter, hot from the oven ....
7. Blogging, blogs, bloggers, love the community that reaches beyond neighborhoods.
8. Backrubs
9. Belly Button song, by Veggie Tales
10.Bible. It is full of information, instruction and history. It still applies to us today...with an understanding of what was being said and why, when it was written. It contains the best gift ever, eternal life.
Worth reading for sure.


What are you thankful for?!

Ten On Tuesday, A revisited

I am thankful for:
(In no particular order)


1. Agriculture, think about it, where would we be without it? Dead....
2. Anticeptic, think about it again....more people would be dead
3. Antibiotics, even though I think they are over used, over prescribed and in general people need to understand the consequences and responsibility of using them properly...I do think that they are a a good thing, and without them, well again, more people dead...seems like a theme.
4. Anger management. Again with the dead people thing, hmmm. I guess I am in a mood.
5. Average. Because sometimes you need to just be normal (and look, no dead people).
6. Appalachian Emergency Room, because sometimes you just need to laugh.
7. Apples To Apples, great game
8. Arsnic and Old Lace (I see dead people again)
9. Avocados, oh the delightful Avocado.
10. Articluate, I am so very thankful for the opportunity to get to articulate.

Here's the thing.
I would love to kick off the alphabet again, have other's join in the challenge. I don't have the linking ability currently (long story).
So IF you make a list, all A or not, I don't care, PLEASE leave a comment and I will visit your blog and make sure to read your list as well. I will even leave a comment for you.

Take a moment to remember that there is always something to be thankful for.


:)

Small Move

Small Move, Big Changes:

The computer was moved from inside the house to the music studio.
Now I don't have regular access to it. I mean, if I want to look up the weather before I go to bed I would have to bundle up and go outside...that isn't going to happen.

I will indeed keep blogging.

I do need to save up for, and research small computers. This micro laptops. All I need is a connection to the outside world, e-mail, blogging, nothing fancy.

Any one have any product advise?

In other news The sun finally was truly shining today. Feels like it's been months since is has, but it was more like 2 weeks. I am so thankful for it, SO THANKFUL!

20 Years Ago

Twenty years ago today I was 39 1/2 weeks pregnant with twins and I called my OBGyn and kinda whined/freaked out on the phone to her nurse. If I recall I said something about a mucus plug and feeling icky but no contractions and stuff. That nurse was sensitive and frankly really intelligent. She knew this person on the phone well enough to know something wasn't right and she told me to come into the office, even though I had a stress test scheduled the next day. I arrived and went through the regular routine, scale, pee (maybe) and blood pressure, to which her response was , "Why don't you lie down for a minute in this calm room and I will take it again in a few minutes, K?"
So I did, and she did, and suddenly there were a lot of concerned people milling around and my Doctor asked who was with me that could take me to the hospital. Hmmmm, I guess my blood pressure was kinda high, or maybe really high....

That night I didn't sleep, not only because of the pending birth, but also because hospitals are so loud, and those beds that transform into birthing position were not refined yet. I was supposed to be induced at 6am, which turned to 8:20ish or so. I am only a fan of Pitocin because it helped get my babies out, however, it is hard core be ready to scream kinda stuff. Not my favorite.

Long story short, I progressed nicely and then started pushing just before 3pm, and kept pushing ...for 3 hours. At this point they wheeled me into a surgical room, "just in case" and suddenly there were 20 other people in the room. Two Doctors for me, two for the babies, and full staff of nurses for everyone. I wanted to laugh and say , "Hi everyone, welcome "...but I was busy trying to push to two kids out...
They arrived without surgical intervention at 6:06 and 6:25. Weighing in at 6# 1oz and 6# 3 oz respectably. Everyone was healthy.

My life has never been the same, and I am thankful.


Happy Birthday Alyssa and Jenelle, I love you.

Instead of Your Sleeve

For Christmas my brother bought my son a special Lego shirt...



Isn't it cool? Tie Fighter Lego...



Literally on the shirt...


It has a panel that velcro's off for washing, then you can add legos on it while you wear it. Hilariously cool.

:)