ponder.

‎"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~Lewis Hine

"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.” ~Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

"Life is to be ENJOYED not just endured" ~Gordon B. Hinckley

Laugh your heart out
Dance in the rain
Cherish the memories
Ignore the pain.
Live, Laugh, Love

Forgive and forget
Life is too short to
be living with regrets.

"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot

“Someday everything will make perfect sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.”

And the Winner Is … the Crocus!

A couple of weeks ago I commented on Facebook that it was just the beginning of February and the Hyacinths were about to bloom – long before the Crocus. The crocus must have heard me because yesterday when I looked out the window I saw …

“First a howling blizzard woke us, then [...]

Just As I Am

This might come to a shock to some of you but I am not perfect. I know, hard to believe, right?

Okay, you can quit laughing now.

I have had my issues. I’ve drank. I’ve smoked. I’ve lied. I’ve stolen. I’ve experimented with drugs. I have a tattoo. I’ve slept with married men. I [...]

Update on the Old One

Gunner is still hanging on, the cyst/tumors are getting bigger and more numerous but he still isn’t losing weight. He doesn’t get around much and is sore most of the time but his attitude is still happy-go-lucky unless I try to brush him, then he turns into one grumpy gus. He’s shedding like [...]

Flashback to 2004

May 2004

Steven (on the left) graduated high school. Not sure what the look is that his friend Jeremy is giving.

June 2004

We spent the early summer at the ball field while Sarah either practiced or had a game. I think she was still playing slow-pitch during 2004, later she was in [...]

Still Here …. Kind of

I’m not sure why but I just haven’t felt like blogging lately, as you can tell. Maybe it’s the depression or maybe I just don’t have anything to say. Those of you that know me personally know that can’t be the reason – my mouth never seems to stop and gets me into trouble [...]