alone

one of my favorite blogs girl's gone child led me down the path to this video a lil while back.  i like it.  it's wonderful.  so i am sharing.

last year i went away by myself overnite ... actually for 2 nites .. and did my thing ... going away on a 'road trip by myself - GASP!' was something i used to do often enough before husband, child, house, dogs, cat, dishwashers, washing machines, lawnmowers, & a 'real' jobby job (if that's what you call it) ... when it was just me for a while ... actually me, my dog, my paint & my sewing machine.   a time when it was easy to remain myself ... whatever the hell that is ...where now, it is easier to lose myself... again, whatever the hell that means.

people always ask the question ... why alone ... what's wrong ... something must be wrong ... it's the 'only child' thing ... it's funner with 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 ... yeah sometimes it is ... but, sometimes it is important for me to be alone & do things alone ... some sort of backwards self confidence building session perhaps ... either way ... whatever it is ... i think this video helps explain that.  for me - alone ... it's about happiness within yourself ... to help spread the happiness to those who are 'affected' by you ... who you love ... who you care about.

stuck

stuck on this ..... or should i say them ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mhi3vW7H50

and this .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0CnjXqCLE

now; i will always have one eye open lookin out for a live show with them ....

happenings  ....

big big chicky

bridgewater's famous signs .... this sign speaks the truth
 

Josie's work of art in the washing machine ... impressive.

randoms ...

WONDERING if people ever steal 'this house is protected by ....' signs to put up at their own house?

WONDERING if the person who invented pez dispensers got their idea from a mailbox. you know what i mean? .... hmmm.

WONDERING about those panties that say the days of the week on them. can people actually pull off wearing wednesday panties on wednesday? i could never .... but would be impressed with someone who could ....

those were my top 3 WONDERING thoughts that came up this hour ....

good morning shoppers

sunday groceries ... an unusual sunday outing for josie & i ... but figured we probably won't be able to get off this hill tommorrow with all the rain & ice ... and i was happy we went!

this is why ...

over the speakers comes on: 'good morning shoppers ... just want to take a moment and wish a very happy birthday to one of our associates .... happy birthday anna in the bakery ... happy birthday!'

a minute later ...

'good morning ... just wishing anna a happy birthday from the meat department'

10 seconds later ...

'happy birthday anna ... coming from the fish dept'

that was so fun .... made me really smile .... can only imagine how big anna's smile was ...

first of 20 10

things ....
of course leonard cohen's hallelujah is being covered at this moment ... the moments ... .

love on my late nite's of work that atreyu sits at the edge of the driveway in the dark & snow waiting for my safe arrival. his little but wiggles so fast ... he must be excited to get out of the cold ...

enjoying the music of this hope for haiti ... and trying not to cry during the speaking parts ... yes, if it was easy ... i would go get a little person over there & bring him here for josie in a heartbeat.

my paperwhites opened this week as my tulips started falling. not really sure if i like the smell of paperwhites ... i don't think they are subtle enough for my taste. was very nice having tulips in the winter ...

josie painting almost everyday ... she is very particular when doing this ... fresh brushes, going through each color one by one to see what it gives her .... definitely like her mother with this ... she is making me itch to pick up a brush ... which i haven't done since before she was born.

got the opportunity to dress up this week ... for a special dinner put on by my work ... actually felt nice to pay attention to trying to look nice ... had some funny times with the ladies i work with ... i am lucky to work with such special people. yet, another reason for being lucky ...

last time josie saw stevie wonder it was new year's eve at 11:30 at nite ... and she kept saying - 'look it's papa' ... so so funny. tonite she saw stevie ... and kept repeating his name & almost started crying when he stopped singing ... she wanted more ... so did i.

walked out onto a gorgeous nitefall on thursday evening ... 6 pm ... bottom of sky light blue gradually getting darker blue the higher you go ... and the brightest crescent moon ... which reminds me that tonite when josie pointed out the moon, like she always does ... she got the explanation of how '2 people in completely differnt places on earth are looking at the same moon - cuz there is only one' ... i think she actually took that in ... that has always been a comforting thing to think about for me ...

could write all nite ... so i am stopping now ... here are a few pix of josie ...