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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The Every-Day Three

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Today I'm looking at the fine picture by Thomas... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Dancing In Diapers

Great-Grandbaby Marianna (Baisy) is growing out of the "Baisy" stage. She is growing up so fast, partly because she spends so much time with her four-year-old cousin Miranda. Cousin has been taking dance lessons since age two and Marianna goes to every showing at the NW MO Academy of Dance. Then she... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 17, 2014

I Confess

Whatever it was I ate must not have agreed with me, for I have had gastronomic disturbances all day. I tried going out four different places, four different times and none of them worked out the way I had intended. I finally ended up in bed for a nap without much of anything being accomplished.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

On Choosing What To Wear

In the meantime, Great-grandbaby Marianna (Baisy), continuously entertains herself, and everyone around her. At twenty months old, she insists on choosing what she is going to wear every day, and changes clothing at will, coming up with some of the most outlandish outfits one could imagine. In this... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

I Know When To Quit

Today I feel as if the polar vortex were sitting on my head and squeezing my brain in such a way to make it worthless of logical thought. I haven't gone out today. In fact, I didn't go out yesterday. I'm putting off until tomorrow the errands I should have done today, and hoping for a rise in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 27, 2014

The Last Resort

"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." ~ Thomas Merton In the back of my mind, even on my wedding day, was the unspoken idea that my man loved me so much... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Good Neighbors

Laid up with a bad back that he threw out of place by teaching a Salsa Dancing class on Wednesday night, nephew-in-law David limped to the front door this morning in South Bend to see what there was to see. With a groan he retrieved his camera and took a picture to share on FB family site, wondering... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Impetus For Today

"The green will return, and warmth, and buds bursting into colors soft and sweet!" ~ Ciel Thank you, Sweet Ciel. That was better than blueberries and piping hot mint tea. It just happened that I was looking at some old photos that Son #3 had posted on FB family site. Son #3 was much like your... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Crepitus

I spoke too soon on the last post. Even though The moisture in the air helped, it was too little, too late. I have really been feeling lousy the last few days with chest congestion, continuous coughing and sinus congested head, continuously hurting. I haven't felt that bad in years. Don't know where... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

I Figured It Out

After coughing horrendously and continuously most of the day, and feeling pretty messed up, with congested chest, and other abnormalities of the symptomatic kind, I noticed when I took a long hot shower this evening, that my breathing eased considerably and my coughing totally disappeared. That got... Sign in to see full entry.

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