Happy Hour Chatter

I read these words almost immediately after hearing of the passing of Farrah Fawcett.  Such a beautiful and courageous woman she was.   I'm sure that she would tell us all.....Be glad of life.     Be glad of  life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars ." Henry Van Dyke American Educator

First of all, Happy Father's Day to all the "Dad's" out there. This is a pretty special day for you all, so I hope that you are celebrating and enjoying being the center of attention. My own father is in heaven, and I'm sending a special "Love You Dad" to him in hopes that he knows that I love and miss him every single day of my life. Dad was pretty spectacular. He had this warmth about him that just made you want to hug him all the time. He loved to laugh and when he did, his belly shook (think Santa Claus).~L~ He liked his beer and made some pretty tasty home-made wine! Potent as hell though! ~L~) Like my mother, he lived for his family. He worked hard to put food on our table and to clothe us. He was always busy putting in long hours on the farm, but never too busy for family. Sunday drives were the best thing ever and I looked forward to them each week in the summertime. Checking the crops, getting lost on the back roads, and maybe endin...

My mother said there would be days like this, she failed to tell me that they could last all week!!!!!   Is there a full moon or something?    Anything that could go wrong, has gone wrong.  Add to that the fact that we are short staffed the rest the week AND we've instituted a new program to deal with, well.... need I say more?     The bright spot is 1) It IS Wednesday, meaning there are only two days left and one of them is my 1/2 day.  (Thank gawd!)  2) Tonight is happy hour (and I do not mean the "yoga: happy hour either!) with my best buds Donna and Becky!    It's going to be interesting cuz it sounds like they are having exactly the same type of week that I am.   ~L~      

Once again, I heard a song and the lyrics struck a chord with me. Darius Rucker (Hootie, of Hootie and the Blowfish) has entered in to the Country genre. He co-wrote and recorded the song "If I Had Wings." The lyrics are powerful and the music is beautiful. Mixed with the smokey sound of Darius' voice, it's a song that I cannot seem to get out of my mind lately. Enjoy the lyrics. Why do we hate? Why do we suffer? Why do we make our mistakes, and constantly blame one another? Why is there war, and why is there killing? Have we forgotten some secret we knew back when we were just children? Chorus: If I Had Wings, I'd fly up to heaven. I'd look down from the clouds, on every thing.... then I could find all the things we've been missin'. I would have all the answers...if I had wings. Verse 2: Like why I am here, and where did I come from; and where would I go when my time here on this earth is done, and what would I leave that would go on forever? Oh ...

..you just need to take the day off! That is what I did yesterday, Saturday. I taught my Slow Flow class then spent the rest of my day with my sister Peggy at the kite festival in town. It was an absolutely fantabulous day for sitting out enjoying the weather and the beautiful kites being flown. There were four men from Illionois who had us enthralled with their mastery of kite flying. They performed synchronized kite dance to music. What a show!!!! Must have been for Peggy and I to spend all day there! ~L~ I took my mother-in-law out to breakfast this morning and then to the kite festival too. She enjoyed it but didn't last long in the heat. After an hour she asked for me to take her home. After a failed attempt to connect with a friend, I ended up coming home and taking a nap! I should have washed my truck and gotten rid of all of the dirt, but then I heard a 50% chance of rain and thought better of it. So, here I am sitting at the computer when I should be doing somet...

I just told the Captain that he couldn't use the fingerprinting materials kit.  Total silence on the other end of the line.  Then I hear, "wait a minute here, I'm the Captain!"   I love it when I catch people off guard!  Just teasing Brian! Geez!   It's a lovely cloudy Wednesday here in the city and all is going well in my world.   We're rolling through the work week at stellar speed and my piles - no, make that MOUNTAINS - of work are on the steady decline.  Yes!!   Love it when that happens!    I'm thinking I should be somewhat "caught up" by the time 4:30 hits on Friday - just in time for a gorgeous weekend.    However, I have learned in my 40+ years not to celebrate too much in advance because Someone always wants Something YESTERDAY! ~shakes head!~  Peoples....I've told you thousands of times, "lack of planning on YOUR part does NOT make an emergency on my Part!"    ...

Well, I'm back from a wonderful weekend of movement, knowledge, and friendship.  I met some wonderful people at my yoga conference/training/certification.  Rushida, from India, tickled my funny bone with her anecdotes of growing up in India doing yoga with her grandfather.  Tracy, my Master Trainer, challenged me my first day by putting the class through a "power class" that had me in a continuous hot flash for 1.5 hour.   I wouldn't have traded a moment of it!   My nieces were fantastic and took good care of me and my sister Peggy.  We ate some absolutely scrumptious food!  I think Brasas was my favorite!  Luckily I did enough yoga both days to keep the weight at bay!   I had a minor Mountain III moment (think meltdown) on my 2nd day.  I struggled through the class even though my back was hurting.  Thank goodness I was able to get in to the chiropractor yesterday before I taught two classes last night.  ...