TGIAF

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.  ~ Lorraine Hansberry

Some Randoms

Some random pictures from this weekend...

Saw this on a car.  I laughed and felt compelled to take a picture.

More pretty toes....

Saturday gave me a reason to drink at lunch.

We've been having the craziest weather out here.  While it seems the rest of the county is starting spring and/or summer, we've been alternating (many times in the same day, mind you!) between snow, rain, sun, hail, heavy rain, downpours, sun, and then some rain and snow mixed just to keep it interesting.  The morning I took this Atticus and I were chilling and watching the rain.

I'm in a really bad cycle of bad dreams and nightmares.  Started about 3 weeks ago, and I can't seem to go a night without one.  Last night being no exception.  Its kind of hard to drum up enthusiasm for life when I didn't sleep much, and when I slept I had horrible dreams.  When I woke up at midnight (yup...going in for a 2 am shift!) I was actually more glad to be awake than anything else. 

Kind of excited about my day though.  Not really for my 12 hour shift, but afterwards.  Come on down 2pm!

I hope you all are sleeping sweet.

A dream has power to poison sleep.  ~Percy Bysshe Shelley

Saturday morning

Brand new phone, brand new specialty cameras....

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. ~ Ogden Nash

I guess I should clarify....

I'm not using the melted paint from the previous post for anything....I was taking paint off a nightstand...am hoping the wood underneath is good enough to stain...

Atticus was helping me sand yesterday...mostly he just laid around in the sawdust....

Few people have the imagination for reality. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A nutshell

Last week in a nutshell:  BUSY

Work in a nutshell: STRESSFUL

Life in a nutshell:  WONDERFUL!

My garage project.
Wood stripper + paint = this.  MMMM...melted paint....

Peace begins with a smile. ~ Mother Teresa

A second start

My work gave away the hundreds of flowers at Tonys memorial.  I happened to be there at the right time.

 

This is the other thing I did yesterday.

It was nice to look at the local news sites this morning and not know a single person mentioned. 

Today, the last day of my weekend (which has gone by entirely too fast), I plan to do positive things: plant some starter seeds (I'm determined to grow all sorts of squash), buy some paint stripper (finally - a garage project!), cook some food, and overall, just celebrate life.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~ Grandma Moses

Saying goodbye is always the hardest part

One of the most emotionally and physically draining weeks of my life.

The scene

The procession

I am so proud of her.

My boys.

As long as I can I will look at this world for both of us.  As long as I can I will laugh with the birds, I will sing with the flowers, I will pray to the stars, for both of us.  ~ Sascha