NAPPING

 There is something to be said for giving in to an afternoon nap. No alarm, no noise. Just fluffy pillows and a flannel quilt. 

This is a thing of beauty!

NOW

RISK

 THE MOST DANGEROUS RISK OF ALL

THE RISK OF SPENDING YOUR LIFE NOT DOING WHAT YOU WANT

STREAMING

I woke at 1:30am and reached for my phone (bad habit, I know, but a habit non the less). My son had texted several hours earlier, with the link to watch him streaming. I’m sure the snipit of video I watched was recorded earlier, but there was my son, right on my screen. My bad dream washed away, my pounding heart calmed and moments later I was sleeping again. I love my boy. 

PERFORMANCE

 I watched a video last night of Mayberry singing. The video was fuzzy and the audio was too. But there was my little performer putting her days events into lyrics. 

She is a delight! I adore her!!!

RAINBOWS

I love the rain, 

even the metaphorical type, because I know rainbow is the frosting on the cake!

MR.FERRELL

 I met Mr. Ferrell today hoping I could help him. He reminded me of my boy, so I knew I would like him. Next week, Mr. Ferrell is heading to Canada, he has an important interview there. An interview that he is hoping will change his life. As we chatted, I watched the enthusiasm on his face, I also heard the uncertainty in his voice when he asked me questions. I helped him locate his destination, find a darling boutique hotel close to his interview, I answered the questions and the concerns. I gave some Travel Momma advice and shared some great info so he can make this trip into so much more than just an interview. It was easy to get excited with him, and just as easy to be a cheerleader for Team Ferrell! He is in his mid twenties, and I hope the universe fills this young man’s bucket.

Good Luck Mr. Ferrell

COURAGEOUS LIFE

BEHAVIOR

YOUR DEGREE IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER, 

YOUR EDUCATION IS SEEN IN YOUR BEHAVIOR.

OH MY… YES PLEASE

 We stopped in a little gas and sip type place needing a beverage along the way. They were out of my favorite colored can of monster, but they had an interesting tasty looking thing on a stick. So I asked Grizzly Adams what the interesting morsel was, and all I can remember him saying was Sticky Honey Chicken before I said Yes Thank You. He put it in a white pasty bag. I don’t even know how much it cost or exactly where we were…but what I can tell you is that this was no ordinary gas and sip food fare. It was AMAZING! Every bite was scrumptious! I will call this treat Sticky Crispy Honey Fire Chicken on a Stick! Go find it, somewhere off of Highway 65 somewhere between Tennessee and Kentucky! 

Good Luck-

ROLL MODELS

Two of my very favorite people sent me a text, with this photo, to let me know all was well. I have helped them travel the world and they have taught me life lessons. 

They married in their late 60s early 70s, and are now somewhere around 80. Not only do they travel the world, but they volunteer their time to serve others. They have the hugest, well kept garden (that they tend), a great low impact workout schedule and socialize more than any other couple I know. They are very down to earth and you can’t help truly loving them. They have been described by their friends as GOOD PEOPLE. I have to say that they are perfect life roll models. I am blessed to know them.

GO PLAY

DOWN TIME

A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOREST

Frank… POPEYE

Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel, born in Poland on January 27, 1868. He emigrated with his family to America where in 1887 he joined the Navy.

When Popeye's creator met him, he was a retired sailor contracted by Wiebusch’s tavern in the city of Chester, Illinois, to clean and maintain order. He had a reputation to be always involved in fighting, so he had a deformed eye (“Pop-eye”). He had demonstrated his strength in so many fights that he became a local legend.  He always smoked his pipe, so he spoke only with one side of his mouth.

When he was with children he held the pipe with the corner of his mouth and told them the antics of his youth, often boasting of his physical strength and loudly claiming that spinach is the food that makes him invincible.

Popeye's character creator Elzie Crisler Segar was born in Chester and was one of the children who had the privilege of hearing 'live' the stories of the former sailor.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

SUNSET IN THE TREES

PARTING GAME

POSITIVELY

DIRECTION YOU ARE HEADED