Monday...All day too........

Am I in the mood ...

for Monday.... Dude?

Can you see the smile?

Well.....maybe in a while!
You ask "Why the frown?"

Well, hey why not,

I'm kinda down.

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The other one inside of me....

Is Grumpy.

Do you see?

He's got an atittude.

Plus let me tell you.....HA!!!

What a mood.

But then again, what can one expect.

Today is the day...

El Doctor gets his way.

He's going to poke and cut,

burn and sew.

Yes...... I must say

What a fun way to spend

MY MONDAY.

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But I won't leave you

gloomy and down.....but share a picture

of a little girl just sitting around.

In a meadow of flowers...with a few she picked

just for you.

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Trying to Relaxing..........

As this week continues my anxiety keeps getting higher......

"Why" you ask....well then that's where my "Horror"story begins: This coming Monday I have a minor little surgery that needs to be done under my ankel. No biggy, only positive thinking allowed. I'm just not fond of being put under or the nasty IV's they like to give.

I had most of my pre-tests done last week such as general pyhsical, where I managed to fail the simple little testing of blood pressure. Too high, needs to be under control....here ya go pop a few pills and all should be well for the moment. Then standard x-ray, which was fine might I add. Also, due to age, they said an EKG was needed. Which too was great. So you say "What's the problem".....now the story gets better!

This Monday I went for my blood work. (Mind you, I hate needles.) Easy to suck my blood. Got great veins to stab, but some are just too much in a hurry and literally pull it out at full speed. Ouch!!! Then comes the first phone call Tuesday afternoon...."We forgot to run a few of the tests...could you please come in and give me MORE!! " HA!.....I wanted to say back...but feeble complied and gave another LARGE tube.

Today I had the follow-up on my dentist. One cap fit great, but the veneer was the wrong color and shape. So they finished up the rest of the drilling and then had to re-do the front tooth......Well let me tell you....it looked like CRAP! Nevers shot I spoke up... You want me to wear this for 4 weeks? What you fail to remember is, after Monday, I won't be coming in for at least 4 weeks. I need a break here. I need a little healing time from all you "SPECIAL" people!

GGgrrrrrrrhhh !!!! This temp isn't staying, plus your time for drilling and grinding has run out. My 3 hour limit just expired. I'm not a baby, but I DO HATE the DENTIST. They then put a rush order in to have it by Saturday...Gosh once again I already have a shot with my name on it. They can't bond without novacaine. I'm thrilled. NOT!!

But the saga continues...I come home the phone light is blinking so
I listened to my one and only message. The Lab....they lost my Blood..."What the heck.....you selling it on E-bay or something? " We are so sorry for your inconvience, but we DO need another sample today because the doctor needs all test results by tomorrow when you see him. And you wonder sometimes why people snap. I'm almost there myself!

Take a deep breath...close your eyes and just imagine something wonderful

"Calgone" take me away....

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Closing my eyes.

Shutting out the world.

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For just a moment in time...

I can let myself relax.

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This "Horriffic" day...

just draining away.

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As I start to dream,

this image comes to mind.

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Yes.....that's better.

I do like to let my mind run wild.

Do you?

For a Moment...out of "the" Box

Sometimes a mood strikes and you wonder...."What If"?!? Ever go through these yourself perhaps? What thoughts roam through your mind...go back in time? What time...what era? Still a child perhaps starting all a fresh..or maybe those teenage years where life was yet not so grown up..carefree would be the term perhaps..or then you have your 20's...30's...or even 40's...but I'll stop there just because.

What would you change if anything? Or better yet the answer I like most...to have the knowledge and have learned the leasons that I know now, but maybe live a little bit more. We all have dreams....real or fantasy? Mine...I guess, will always be fantasy cause no one would play along....and some may not approve....after all, I am suppose to be the grown adult here. Head on straight and focused. Not always fair though ....Is It!?! But no one can tell me what or how to dream.....that's "ALL MINE" to do as I wish.

So I leave you with this picture I found......playful!

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"Feeling naughty...?"
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Lets run away soon
and leave all of man kind behind.
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I don't need them...
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Do "YOU"?
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Once your eyes have looked into mine...
You will see...hmmmm
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We're truly meant to be!

Bugs on the Brains

Have you ever wondered yourself if a bug…big or small does actually have a brain? I know what scientists say…”No they just exist!” Instinct gives then their senses, not brains. Feelings? What about those? Again..”No”….but yet if you watch closely you will see them react to differnt things they are exposed to. Be it heat, cold, water…or a few missing body parts So how can one safely say they don’t have a brain or feelings?!?

This brings me to a small story of the day.

“A Spider and the Worm”

Last summer in our backyard a “BIG” spider found a place to cast its web. Big web at that…..in the mornings, the dew would settle on it like diamonds and the spider would go into hiding. I’m thinking, getting ready to catch it’s breakfast for the morning. Having only seen on TV such documents of a spider catching his prey and going through the ritual of keeping it safe, I wanted to see if possibly I could get an upfront view myself.

Having a few mealworms at hand I took one on the end of a long..long stick and placed it in the middle of this masterpiece. First one fell through…second did too, but the third... he got stuck. Stepping a bit more back, I stood waiting. The worm was wiggling like crazy trying to free itself, only to get tangled even more. Suddenly however, some of the webbing gave way…just about free, the Spider came charging down…..grabbed the worm and bit it. The fight left the worm. He was now paralyzed to his great dismay.

My guilt started to come into play…that poor, poor worm….what have I done…helplessly trapped….didn’t even fly into it but was placed. Yet I continued to stare in wonder. How quickly his legs...like hands worked just like in the movies, he had what seems like a never ending supply of sticky string and spun a cocoon around this poor worm. His speed was amazing. I stood in fascination while the hairs on my back stood up…the horror of it but at the same time ,yet awed.

Few few times I wanted to save this poor little thing especially as my mind got more carried away….and with a movie you all have seen I am sure…..

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"THE FLY"
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"Help me...help me PLEASE,

Any one...Please I'm down here.

Oh Please!!

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With that in mind...what do you think???

Back in Time.....

Today was a day to go back in time. My grand daughter came over in the afternoon and wanted to look at pictures. That brought us to here. First it was her album...then Mommie's album...then mine(grandma. Wow......makes me sound like a model T...ya know, kinda old...Oh joy! ).

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Another place....

another time......

Little me standing,

between friends of mine.

Oh granma, how could it be.....

for surely it doesn't look like thee?!?

"Me and my friends...many moons ago."
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Then there's me standing by a lake.

Thinking to myself....

"Hmmmm, What's it going to take?

I want these fishy's to eat my bits of cake!"

"Goodies to Share"

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Then last but not least....

Me and Daddy sitting on the grass,

over looking our homeland.....far, far away.

"Taking a break"

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She had decided that these pictures were her favorites. However, what still puzzled her is how could one become so "old"....again antique came to mind....hahaha! The best I could say was with each day and year that passes, every birthday you have, you grow.

You could see that little brain working as I watched her face...and then she said...."Grandma, you know what? I don't think I want any more birthdays. I just want to stay like this forever."

Well, I had to ask just one more question..."Does that mean you don't want your Birthday party in a few weeks?" Again she was thinking very hard....but finally said..."We'll maybe just one more. Will that still be Ok?"

If only they would remember that as they get older and can't wait to grow up.

Valentine's "Perfect Lovers"

Which one is the "ROLE" for you?
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"Bad Boy.........."

My heart is a bargin today.

Will you take it?

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"Cowboy and the Angel"

I love the idea of there being two sexes,

don't you?

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"A true Romantic"

In short I will part anything

for you, but you!

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"Charming and Handsome

Where love is concerned,

too much is not enough.

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"No will never do"

The most precious possession that

ever comes to man in this world,

is a woman's heart.

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"Wild and Free"

I never knew it could be like this!

Nobody ever kissed me the way you do.

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Wanting to wish all you readers a very

"HAPPY VALENTINES DAY".

And as long as your here....why not pic the picture that you would like to be in too?!?

The Dentist

"Open wide....look a the girlie!"

Whom do I hate more...the dreaded dentist or the ob-gyn? Hmmmmm, at this moment in time it must be the DENTIST. It never fails, go for a cleaning and they always find more....must be the age thing.

But what choices have you got...

if you don't,

go your teeth may rot.

Our dentist, to get to her office, you walk down this long dreary hallway....I can just imagine cobwebs hanging down...hands coming out off the wall to rush me along into that special room...teeth every where gashing at me...the Nightmare begins.


So friendly at the front desk..."Oh do come in and make yourself at home...your chair is all ready for you." Gulp,gulp...gulp.

My heart starts racing...

"WHY didn't I call and cancel...

oh yeah right...

my teeth might rot."

She walks in friendly as can be...kinda makes your skin crawl..."Lets take a few X-rays and see where you stand...oh dear...this doesn't look good...and yes over here too another one that needs to be fixed....almost done now...Are you OK still? Well... the final answer is 3...You need 3 teeth fixed AND since all your fillings are sooooo old and big, a cap is needed if you want to save your real tooth.

My answer...

"fine do what you have to ...

I need my teeth to chew my food

and flash those pearly whites."

Here comes the needle...
one...two....three shots...there... that should do it for the top two, as she gets going and grinds my 2 teeth to a stub....

Oh my Gosh..

PAIN..

STOP....

one more shot

PLEASE...

Can I still talk...does my lips still work...

uuuh..nope we are truly DEAD now.

What seems an eternity...3 hours later I walk out....they have finally finished jack-hammering my brains......the ringing in my ears is very loud.....and the drooling oh YES the drooling begins....In the back of my mind all I hear is the girl at the desk saying very sweetly...

We'll see you again in 2 weeks Angel.

Have a wonderful rest of the day.

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GRRRRRRRHHHH.....

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How dare they!

oh yes...and lets not forget the wonderful BILL!!!!

Special "Love Letter to You"

I shall seek and find you.

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Force you into bed
and have my way with you.

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I will make you ache, shake,and sweat
until you moan.

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I will make you beg for mercy,
beg for me to stop.

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I will exhaust you to the point
that you will be relieved when I'm finished.

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I will leave you weak in the knees,
with your head spinning for days.

All my love,
The Flu

How many love letters would you like?...Uhhh, I think one would be enough for me.

Inventions....Would you wear it?

Could it work... maybe?

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Just another one of those days...

You wake up in the morning...

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Your nose is stuffy....

What can you say?!?

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Oh please "No"...

cause once again I'll be feeling so low.

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My head is aching,

my bones... oh so sore.

My nose is dripping...

need I say more?!?

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I'll just stay in bed.

Let the whole world think I'm dead.

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A few days will have to pass....

And then I'll surely will be,

Back to being good ole'

"ME"

When I came across this contraption on the web got to wonderng would some one really wear such an outrageous thing. No matter how bad the drip, I don't think it would be for me. You..... maybe?

Is there even an ANSWER?

Yesterday while my daughter was here for her normal mid-week visit, (let the record show she is 28 and a single mom), we got to talking. Out of the blues she asked..."Mom, what is the purpose of life?" I looked at her funny and smile thinking, there must be a catch. She right away looked even more serious and stated..."This is not a trick question or a riddle...I'm serious here." Wow..okay, was my next response.

I pondered for a minute and she right away jumped in and said "You don't really know either do you?....Who-aw, this was going well I thought. :) So a few more minutes passed before I replied..."honestly I don't think there is a set answer". Then I drew this conclusion...When your little you get to enjoy your childhood learning, playing and having fun. Hopefully a good childhood. Then you turn into a young adult and life takes on more meaning...more learning, being on your own and also having fun along the way. Depending on the paths you choice decides what's next....career or family or perhaps more.

Now it's your turn to be the parent....work...work and more work...but along the way watching your family grow and starting a new cycle. Still having fun along the way, hopefully but generally life is a bit more serious. Then you get even older...your kids are now grown and your life once more becomes your own. New things new adventures....granted still work and most likely that will be the case until you just can't anymore.

Depending on whether you believe in God or reincarnation or just plan old dead-dead....will decide what happens thereafter. During this time you can just hope that your health is always at least OK...and that you make wonderful happy memories along with some that may not be the best...but again that is all part of life. Maybe a test to see what you do with your life if you believe in God. (the kids were all brought up to have such faith but at the end it is still their decision on what they want to believe).

At this point I had finished and thought I did OK...lol ...She looks at me and says "It's all about working pretty much until the day you die?" I replied.."Well, ya sorta, plus whatever you choice to do along the way. There are no limits except the ones you set for yourself."

She than goes..."I hope I get reincarnated and come back as a fly no less!" This really surprised me so I asked why. And this was her comeback..."Well at least then I can come back and shit on all those that have made me mad!" I looked at her laughingly and asked "Are we having a bad day or something?" And we both just busted up laughing.

Out of the mouth of babes, even if they are 28. :) I think as parents our kids will forever do something or say something that will totally leave you at awe.....

My question is now though.....What is life really all about? What is it's purpose? Am I even close to the truth here?

Food for thought.....

As I was flipping through the pages of a local newspaper this morning I came across an article from a journalist who had a taken a trip with his family to Banda Aceh to help with the tsunami victims. He had many interesting stories to tell. I guess when you go and see things first hand it makes an even more lasting impression.

But what really got me thinking is when he made this statement.."Nobody in Asia is eating fish, as far away as China, everyone refuses to buy fish thinking the fish have eaten all the missing people." I think my jaw dropped..and my eyes, well like in the cartoons, popped out, and the mouth watering gag reflection, well, it also also started up. What a crazy thought.....but it did plant that little seed of doubt.

Is this possible? Would fish really eat the dead bodies? I do know that fish eat their own bones clean and anything else that happens to float along that just might be tastier. But humans? So I had to do a little research just to ease my own mind a bit.

The answer...No...thank God...NO....well, at least there is no evidence at this point that proves this theory. But I guess unless the fish are brought in from other waters, far far away from this tragedy, locals, as well as visitors, are not eating the fish caught in their waters.
If your interest in doing your own research just type in :Tsunami..fish...dead bodies...you'll find the same information I did.

Honestly, and that is if I was a fish lover, I wouldn't be eating those fish either.

How's that for "food for thought" ?!?