Had a visitor yesterday...

As I lay in bed...

blowing my sinus dry...

There was this racket outside my bedroom window...

Not being well...

at first I thought it was just my head pounding...

then..

nope that's not the rhythm of my brain...

not even when it's sick..

So..

I crawled out of bed,

pulled on my bathrobe,

pulled away the curtains..

Not a lot to look at..

Fog, get the camera...

when I reuturned...

I thought I caught a glimpse of...

I did...

I did taw a puddy tat...

Opps...(that was Tweety-bird, channeling)

Actually, I saw just a tad-bit of red...

then...

a better view...

he was not 15 feet outside my bedroom window....

so I pulled up a chair, not feeling 100%...

and waited for more.

He did not disappoint...

what a gift...

That made my day just a bit better...

and this morning,

while I didn't have the same visitor,

I did have a gift from my sweetie.

A gift of some medicine, that

has made all the difference

today...

smiles.

OK....I've had just about enough of this...

I am going to whine just a bit here....

so if you are easily offended...

please come back another day....

My head is about to explode.

My sinuses are stuffed to the brim.

I have gone through 4....(really 4!) boxes of Puffs

I am taking all the OTC stuff one can take,

and my head is still splitting....

OK,

that's just about enough of that.

Whew...

I am still grateful for all the blessings...

and the lessons...

and my life...

(pre-head cold)

sortofsmiles....

On wings of Angels...

I am so blessed.

I am grateful for these blessings.

But I cannot adequately express the extent of my gratitude.

Sweetie and I have faced a year of vanished jobs.

His was a job that he grew up in....36 years of growing up.

Who knew it could be gone in the flash of an eye?

But, through grace, friendship, love, kindness, and 

faith, we have made it to the other side 

of this dry spell.

Sweetie has a dream job now.

If you are unemployed,

whether through the downturn in the economy,

or through extenuating circumstances,

cultivate your faith,

in whatever you have faith in....

My belief is that 

"The universe conspires on our behalf"

we must merely show up for the miracles...

thank you for a year of support and understanding.

smiles from deep down inside. 

Finally...relief....

My sweetie has a new job....

That's all I can find the words to say

right now.

Relief...

smiles.

Big ones.

How do you explain Cinderella?

That is what is going on here....

Kate is explaining to my sweetie,

Who Cinderella is...

Where she lives (see photo in Kate's hand)

Why she is important...(duh!)

what she wears (see figurine in his had)

Why he should know these things

(in case, he ever has grand daughters of his own)

and

why

she is the most

important thing

in the world

to a 2 year old girl

on her birthday.

Well.

Now that we have that covered...

I am glad to report that

the sweetie is well informed

and I dare say prepared to

receive grandaughters into his life.

Got that?

Good.

Smiles.

What does your desk look like?

Cluttered...

Interesting...

busy....

dusty...

dis-organized...

I noticed that everyone has the

"Organizational Flu"

and it seems to be spreading like wildfire!

Help me!

I'm dusting and I cannot stop!

Nope....you won't be hearing that from me.

I like my strange way of

organizing.

There are piles,

and

piles,

and

you guessed it,

piles

of stuff on my desk.

But,

I have an idea

 of where

everything is...

unless you ask for something..

then I panic...

for a moment..

and then it seems to just come to me.

and

I shuffle thru

a pile or two..

and

Presto,

Change-O

there it is...

how's your organization?

Brrrrr.....

I am rarely cold....

Hot Flashes are de rigueur these days...

Even my sweetie, who has always run hot...is cold...

Only in the last week have I

 started to wear slippers AND socks around the house.

And I have cut a slit in the sleeves of a "felted" wool sweater

that I had sitting on my sewing desk, and have tugged them onto my

forearms in an attempt to keep my

wrists and joints warm.

(Am I sounding pitiful enough yet?)

You would absolutely laugh at me

if you knew what the temperatures were like

here where I live....

in the sunny south....

(head hanging down...)

But I am coping well

(I know you are relieved)

and

I have adopted a routine

that helps.

I make

many

cups of coffee for

me and my sweetie...

I love a good French Press..

which in itself sounds

slightly sexual...

it's not.

Here is what it actually is...

You start with

the carafe, coffee

and hot water.

Simple is good.

Stir it up..

Put the lid on...

Wait...

While waiting...you can prepare your cups....

Once you have waited about 3-5 minutes,

press the plunger down..

and pour out that hot brown goodness..

Add additives as needed..

And enjoy...

warm..

actually, hot...

cradle that mug close and

enjoy the snuggly warmth..

and

feel the little

pick me up that the caffeine

imparts...

smiles.

Oh, yeah...

that is a cozy that I made out of

left overs from Christmas projects..

it keeps my French Press warm.