Christmas Eve

Haley is sooo excited...it's Christmas Eve and it couldn't get here fast enough as far as she is concerned.
I remember what it was like as a kid and I got excited too.

There is something about about Christmas that is just so magical and some may say the magic comes from all the gifts but you know, looking back, my memories are not about the gifts (though I had plenty) the memories that stand out most in my mind are of other things like the way things smell .... the smells of Christmas, LOL
For real though...Christmas wrapping paper doesn't smell like regular wrapping paper, not to me anyway LOL Chrismas has it's own distinct smell. (So I'm a dork, you all knew that already.)
I love decorating the tree and turning off all the lights and drinking hot chocolate, I love the music and driving around looking at Christmas lights, I love making Christmas crafts out of weird things like baby food jars and making pine cones look like little Christmas trees. It's all the little things that make the holidays special.
For me...Christmas is about love and laughter and coming together like at no other time of the year, that's what I remember when I think of Christmas and I hope when Haley is older this will be what she remembers most as well.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all good things for the year ahead.

Model is Miss Haley

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My Cats Are Acting Like Crack Addicts

Up until a month ago, I had perfectly normal acting cats, well...kinda normal anyway.
Then I decided to give the little furballs a treat, I purchased a few bags of "Whiskas Temptations. Seems harmless right? Wrong!
It was all good until I ran out of these little morsels, you would not believe the behavior of these felines unless you witnessed it yourself, it's bizarre. Mikey my deaf cat is just freaking out, he keeps looking at me me and meowing (loudly), he keeps going to the drawer where I usually keep them , looking to find them, he is meowing at the drawer, rolling over in front of it. WOW! When I am not looking he sneaks up behind me while I'm sitting down and does this Kneading/scratching post thing ON MY BACK! When he has my attention he Meows loudly again.
Yes, I know, we are out of treaty weaties.
The rest of them (there are 6 all together) are acting like straight fools, they are now turning on each other.

So now I am off to the store to get their drug, I am so enabling them. LOL

Thank you Whiskas for making a product my cats love so much....really.

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Goodbye Grammy

Goodbye Grammy

Well Grammy died Saturday evening.

 Haley was there visiting (her dad Dave lives there too) but she was in her room when Grammy passed on. 

Thinking it was best, Haley's dad called me and I went to get her.

After being told that Grammy just died Haley didn't show any reaction at that time, she continued on with what she was doing as if nothing had happened. On our drive home I stopped for gas and I adjusted my mirror so I could see her, as soon as she made eye contact with me, she broke down, the tears just start to fall. We both sat there for moment and just cried together.

Grammy has been another parent to Haley her whole life. She would take care of Haley while her dad would work during the week that he would have her. Haley spent a lot of time with her up until this last year. Grammy seemed to be getting tired more but at 78 years, that was expected.

Less than a month ago Grammy went in for not feeling well and looking jaundice, now she is gone. Grammy refused chemo as they said it would only buy her 2 more months to live, she chose instead, to return home and die. Hospice provided her care.

On Saturday when Grammy passed away it became overcast, with dark clouds looming over, the day prior was around 90 degrees. Yesterday it rained for a while and then the clouds began to break up with the sun poking through. Haley and I went outside, she took her umbrella in case it started to rain again.

I had my camera as always and when I glanced over at her she was just standing there looking as if she had been left behind. That is when I took this photograph. She was trying to play but didn't really have it in her. Instead we talked about Grammy. We decided that the reason the sun was coming out was because Grammy made it to heaven.

Grammys name is Marlys Brown

Goodbye Grammy

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Being With You

When we are together everything just works
The daily obstacles just don't exist.
It's that feeling of knowing everything will be ok.
For the first time in my life being with someone feels easy, being with you feels easy.
I don't have to think about what I am going to say or how it will sound I'm not worried if it is too soon or when it will be appropriate to share my emotions.
I can say what I want to say, feel how I'm feeling and I never once have to question how you will react to it. I get to be me and I know that its enough.
Being with you makes me happy, you make me smile.
You make me laugh, you make me feel like I can do anything.
When I look into your eyes I like who you see and that means everything.
I have no uncertainties anymore, my future is so clear for the first time ever.
Finally I know where I belong.
I love being with you.

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Patrick

I cherish the memories, the good times, the bad times and all in between. I know as long as I live I will never have another friend that knew me as well or loved me as much. I am grateful for you and you will remain in my heart always.

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