Happy Hour Chatter

You get up from your office chair to file something and…as you return to your chair….discover that a piece of chocolate has melted on to the seat of your chair. What goes through your head? 1) Turn red and wonder when did that happen? I never let a piece of chocolate go to waste! 2) Immediately check to see if chocolate has, in fact, affixed itself to the seat of my pants. After confirmation in the bathroom mirror that yes, it has….proceed to #3 3)Wonder how long have I been walking around with that chocolate stuck to my but 4)Gasp in horror at the realization that my chiropractor must really think I’m a putz! 5)Sputter and steam and wonder why the heck didn’t my co-workers/friends say anything? 6)Grin, and laugh ....then have another piece of chocolate to alleviate the pain and humiliation of having chocolate melted to your but! (hahahaha) Works for me!

Look well to this day, For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is but a vision, But today well lived, Makes yesterday a dream of happiness, And tomorrow a vision of hope, Look well therefore to this day. -Ancient Sanskrit Poem

I had a visit with my dentist today. Now...I've discovered that it's a toss-up: 1)getting lotsa Novocain so you don't feel the drill (bad enough you have to hear it!) 2)getting so much Novocain you look like you had a stroke. Tried to drink a beverage and drooled out the right side of my mouth. Not cool! ~L~ BUT....didn't feel a thing when he was drilling for oil in my mouth! ~LOL~ I think my dentist is awesome though, and I don't mind visiting him. I told him a long time ago, "Don't even consider touching my mouth without two shots of Novacain!" (Whispers) I do believe he was listening to me! :-)

Yep - it's officially the weekend and I couldn't be more psyched! I had to struggle with my truck to drive past the Wellness Center tonight, but I won and I found myself enjoying a cool beverage on my sister's patio (much more fun that hitting the treadmill!) My niece Karen is celebrating her birthday on Sunday and I was able to talk with her and catch up with her a little bit. She is in crunch mode right now finishing up her final draft of her thesis. She as some of her aunt in her..the "procrastinating perfectionist." Never heard of it? Let me explain then. This trait of my personality usually relates to large projects. I mull it over in my head, think it over, plan it, redo it several times as I see it in my head, then, at the 11th hour, start the project and stress because it isn't exactly perfect. OR the other aspect of the trait is ...if I can't do it in my time frame and can't do it perfectly, then I don't do it! (My brother Terry an...

Well, last night at Burger night was certainly fun! The local pub had a golf tournament yesterday and to celebrate all of the teams competing, they had a get together in conjunction with the bi-weekly burger night. Now, most of the teams had been out on the golf course until 11:30 am (T- time) and didn't come to the pub until around 7:30pm. From what I gather, mucho alcohol was consumed while out at the course, and they certainly didn't stop when they hit the pub. Holy smokes! At one point, I looked around and thought, "self, remove from the premesis cuz it's going to get crazy!" ~hahaha~ I wasn't too far off target! Everyone and their dog was out last night and it was getting wild and crazy! It was kinda fun to look around and see everyone in different stages of euphoria (or intoxication as the case may well have been). While eating burgers, T's brother Doug and his fiance Melissa burst in to the bar. They weren't expecting us to be there and...

Gotta love Fridays! 'Specially those that you don't have to work. Hot Diggity!! I slept in until 6:30 (damn internal alarm clock!) and then dressed in yoga gear for a practice. For whatever reason, my little Boris kitty decided to plant himself square in the middle of my mat and wouldn't move for anything! Rather makes doing Warriors difficult when you need to adjust for the "kitty factor." Sheeesh! Oh well, I managed and I did a good practice. What is on deck for today? Well, here goes!: **Wal-Mart run **Drop off check for August family (cousins) reunion **Hit the gym (I foresee a treadmill and weights in my immediate future) **Hit the street fair (I foresee fried bread - which I can now have because I went to the gym! See how that works??! ~grin~) **Massage at 1:00pm (oh yeah!!) **Visit my sister and perhaps have a cool afternoon beverage with her on her deck while we watch the young men putting in her windows (love it when I can watch other people work!) **HOPE...

Wow! From one celebration right in to another week of festivities. The last week was the County Fair and the Tatanka Festival rolled in to one and was it ever a lot of fun! I grew up going to the County Fair with my parents and I still get antsy like a little kid - looking forward to the Fair. Although it started on Wednesday night, we weren't able to get there until Friday night. We donate money every year to the Rodeo Association and they are kind enough to give us free tickets to both performances. As hot and steamy as it was on Friday, we were looking forward to sitting out at the arena and watching the festivities as we thought the wind would take away some of the sting of the heat from that day. Little did we know that the temperature would drop and the wind would turn in to cyclone-force winds! Geeez! I was shaking and shivering so hard by the end of Friday's performances it's a wonder I had any teeth left in my head! (Ha!) However, on the bright spot, after the Rode...

The following story was sent to me in an email. It touched me in my heart, as my Father had such a jar in the basement where he had his office and his painting gallery. Every year, the week before the 4th of July, he and I would transfer the money into icecream pails and take them in to the bank. That was the money that we "went to the Fair" on and celebrated. I can't tell you how many hotdogs or fair rides that "money from the jar" bought me. More importantly, the lesson it taught me and the memory it gave me. Dad, if your listening.... the lesson wasn't lost. I miss you! ################################################################################## The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. T...

July 4th, 2008 will go down as a night to remember for me. My nephew, Randy, who is 4 years younger than me, had a rockin party last night. Randy wed his beautiful bride Sherry in January of 2008. Since then, they've been planning this party to celebrate the occasion. Festivities started at 4 pm in the afternoon, though "T" and I were not able to make it any earlier than 5:30pm (ranch duties prevailed). My sister Pat and brother-in-law Gil had their lawn manicured beautifully and there wasn't a bug or mosquito to be seen! More importantly, the weather was absolutely fabulous! All of my siblings were there and we were missing only two of my nephews. Pat and Gil were owners of a bar and they know their stuff! They had 3 kegs of beer, 4 or 5 different types of wine, not to mention liquor for mixed drinks. The weather was warm and the drinks went down real well - too well actually (judging by the pounding of my head this morning!) I might also mention that the food (brats...

Good Morning and Happy Birthday America! What a great day to wake up and realize the freedom that we have today was fought for so bravely by brave souls past, and present! Think of where this country started and to where we are now, and the incredible journey we've traveled as Americans. The personal freedoms we enjoy today - speech, religion, right to bear arms - are sometimes taken for granted. I watch the news and see citizens of other countries that are not as fortunate as us - example, those living in China or the Darfur region - and I thank God that I live where we live. Right now our country is going through some difficulty with the recession sitting in our backyard. As we struggle with the high costs of fuel, food, health insurance, etc., and deal with the Iraq & Afghanistan wars (and the tragic loss of our young men & women serving so bravely for our country), I can't help but think of our for-fathers and what they went through and experienced during the Revolu...