The eagles have landed

Hubby and I went to bagnel dam on the Osage river side yesterday.
It started off a bit like last year.
Hubby had a negative attitude.
There not here!
This time I did not let him bother me.
I said thats ok. The gulls are at play and its a nice day.
Hay that rimes. LOL
So we get in the truck and drive toward the boat launch area.
And I say stop look in the tree.
So we look. Ah there is an eagle. hehehe. Yes!
We dive a bit farther I say look.
We stop. Its just a blue heroin.
That was diffrent I never seen them in hiding before.
Normally there dive bombing the water. Or standing.

Then we reach the boat ramp area. We look across the river and there is another one by the VFW hall. We have a guy come up to us and ask about my camera. And he shows me his. A couple more guys come over. The oldest one heres me say my Sony bought out Minolta. All my 35mm Minolta lens's fit on this Sony. He sad he had the his first Minolta back in the 50's, when he was in the military stationed in Japan. He took some really wonderful photos of Marilyn Monroe. Then his son said he has the photos now. We had a wonderful time talking to them.
So then, I said lets go to the VFW. So there they were in person 2 eagles
We walked right up and under the tree. I even got a butt shot. It looked like he was saying. A little closer please. I was not that dumb. I did not want to be pooped on by an eagle. Yuk!
Hubby had the Kodak easy share and could not get a photo to save his life. He could not see them in the screen. He then took off with my camera. He caught the one take off in flight. it was half a bird. But the next 2 was good shots. My camera is working ok, on the 75-200 mm lens. But will not focus on the other one.
After this hubby said next time I am going to pick out my own camera. I want to look through the hole like a regular camera. I told him it is quite allot of money like mine to get that feature. I asked did you like the camera the guy over there had. He said maybe. So we stopped at a pawn shop on the way to Walmart. And there was one like the guy had for $139.99 used. He thought is was ok. They would only go down 10% and it did not have every thing with it. So we went on to walmart. There was a new one that was 10 mp. for 189. It was the last one. So I asked about it and she gave me 10 % off. Same warranty. So I got hubby his own camera. Now lets see if he uses it. It would be awesome, if he takes an interest in any thing other than tv. So this may be the answer to get hubby off the couch. Yes my year of bliss may happen.
Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

My new home.

Surprise! I fooled ya. I did not buy the new home.
I bought a new laptop.
Now I am not stuck at my desktop.
I can blog outside, in bed. right next to hubby watching tv.
I know I did not need this but when I went shopping an add, as I walked in the door said hay look!
I am new and cost less than your used p3 laptop.
And way cheaper than any of your desk tops.
I am cheap and easy.
I will make you so happy.
You can take me on road trips and use wyfi
I wont let you down. Shh "For a while any way."
So what are you waiting for Buy Me!!!
I will rub your back. LOL
Hug you when you need a hug.
Take you on trips around the world with out leaving home.
Let you watch The show army wifes and movies.

I had to say ok. Jump in lets go home.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

Goya's doll is here

For my camera Critters post click the here I have eagle photos there. sorry wrong link was entered in Mr LINKY

I receive The Effanbee Doll I ordered Last Friday. Camera critters post.
It was fast, And what a surprise he was wrapped like a Christmas present. With a very nice card inside. What was interesting The doll is number 440 and had the original price tag of $125.00 from Shirley's dolls in Wheeling Illinois. So this doll started out in 1985 one state away from me. With it in the original box. This doll was well cared for or in storage most of its time. This doll may have been loved and treasured. But never played with. It's kinda sad in a way. But now I have to decide it's fate. Do I put it under glass or touch it?

Effanbee 1985 Limited Edition 14" Doll
Goya's "Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga"
This was the only problem I had. Reba took over the shipping box. And Crash wanted his turn.
Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

THANKFUL THURSDAYwith a twist

I was going to title this post a cheap date.

But I decided to take a fun post and be thankful for it.
We take so much for granted. A simple trip to the grocery store turned into fun.for me Wednesday night. I went with a mission to buy roast beef and bread. Something easy to eat for dinner. The excitement started when we entered the store. SALE SALE SALE!
First the bag of mint candy went in the cart. We turned the corner candy bars 10/$3. So I contained my greed 6 for me 4 for hubby. Down the front row we went. Ding dongs said look at me $2.50. I am 1/2 price. So I said ok jump in the cart. Hubby thought. "Man what is this chocoholic day". So he turned down the chip Isle and grabbed him cheese popcorn. Since I was so into chocolate on sale. Then the frozen food Isle had 10/$10 so all the meat loaf mash potato dinners jumped in the cart. I asked him what one does he want. He looked at me. like what. 1. I laughed and said we need 1 more to make 10. So he was ok again.
Finally we got to the bread and roast beef. he tossed a couple bottles of soda in the cart and we headed for the check out. When red rose's for $4.99 was all over there. Saying I am cheap! I won't die! I am silk I will just get dusty! You know you do not spoil your self with material things! "Wake up and want me!"I showed them to hubby he said ok throw them in. I said no you have to want to buy them for me. He said that is why he don't. I was like rrrr. But this was easier than the sock monkey. We went to w-mart Tue to get cat food. He pointed out the already made sock monkey for only $8.00. I was like wow. It is cheaper to buy them than the amount it cost me to make the ones for Christmas. Hubby was like you don't need that. I was like I know. But I have never had one for me. And It is cheaper than making one for my self. The sock monkey continued to work his charm on me. Then the stock girl said so many reasons to by it. Hubby said no no no. I was then determined he was to be mine. I am not the kind of person to buy my self fun things, This is something missing from my life. Fun!
So conclusion. I have a valentines present in January. I see hubby waking up a bit to make some one else happy. for less than $30.00 all this was purchased.

Back to grocery store story. Sorry I get derailed. We checked out and cashier was saying what a bargain on the tv dinners. Hubby said "they are for when she feels like cooking". I could not believe I did not defend myself. I started to giggle then laugh and every one was laughing. It was too funny.

So I am thankful for the laughter today.
The thrill of chocolate on sale
Bargains
And for the experience of wanting hubby to buy me something I do not need.
I am thankful most for simple happy times we take for granted.


Lori at Lori's Relfections is hosting Thankful Thursday this week .
Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

My thoughts on lemons

When I put up the video below.
At first it was to make you laugh, and start your day with joy. But then the more I read your comments and saw your views. This message jumped in my head. I looked at the video as a lesions in life.

We feed on bitterness and learn to except it as part of our life. We feed it to our kids and they follow in our foot steps. When really we have a choice to not eat a lemon. When it comes our way we can just say no.
And choose to make our life sweet.
How do you like my words of wisdom. My brain is finally working on a positive note again. It is good to laugh at the funny faces, Because laughter is healthy for the body, Mind an soul.

Thanks for joining me on my mission to be happy and filled with joy this year. I am winning the battle with winter blues. Like a child I have visions of flowers and composts in my head. Veggies growing in there bed. I have spring fever and yet the wind chill will be below zero tonight. Burr, I not only need a fire in my head but one in the house.As for our mouse. He is on his own. And needs a new home.


Image & video from photo bucket.

Have a wonderful day and remember to play

Lemonade And laughs

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade."(Dale Carnegie)



Have a wonderful day and remember to play
Only 66 Days until Spring

A perfect day

A day to rember

The $20.00 GE roaster cooked all of this. Wish I bought one of these years ago.

The newly weds
And he still thinks girls are creepy. LOL

Look at that smile. He organized all of the tree clean up.
He is a keeper.

Every one helped

Living room under construstion don't look at missing walls.

More smiles

Kid fun

Mom to be picture

End of a perfect day.

This is not a paid advertisement. This is a bargain alert.
The best $20.00 I have ever spent.
I am thinking of getting 1 more roaster.
But because I have a commercial warmer.
I can cook turkey in 2 1/2 hours and place in warmer.
Then use roaster again.

Bought onsale at Walmart

WOW it's October

It is 3:30 am. And I am in the mood for a nice toasty fire.

So I found a virtual one so we can share it.

What is on my agenda for today? Maybe I can get hubby to go to the lake today and watch the water fall. I went to the Dentist with a friend yesterday, as we crossed a bridge I could see the sun glistening off the water like tiny sparks in a diamond. The lake here is wonderful. It is the biggest man made lake in Missouri.

I am trying to program my self to enjoy the fall weather. I am a spring person. I come alive with the thought of starting my spring garden. I knew every year when the yellow daffodil bloomed. It would soon be time for hubby to go back to work. He was an Asphalt foreman.

Winter time gives me the blues. So I will work really hard this year to not let them get to me. I want to make changes in my life to live every day with Joy. I also have to learn to get hubby to want to live life again. And finish our life together in a more positive way. I know it is hard for him. But Maybe I can spark a desire for him to want more than sitting on the couch and watching TV. I will find simple thing that don't require much energy. If I get him away from the TV. Maybe he will start talking. Some times I wish he had a friend. Some one who would get him out into the world. When the kids come down. He will not go along. He always says no. It was his foot last time. Now he has a cortisone shot. We will see what the next excuse will be. I know it is hard for him to do too much. But he needs to try.
My hubby has always been the most content person I have ever known. He wants for nothing. Other than simple needs like new shoes. He is content with staying home. He has no impulse wants. He express no desires. He is just content to be.

I understand his pain to a degree, I know what is like to not be able to do what I use to. I know what it is like to not be able to work any more. I do not know the great pain he went through with the bypass surgery. But I could see it in him. And I was helpless to do more than speak for him. But the hospital would not do much for the pain or lack of sleep.
I know it is hard for him to breath if he walks too much.And he feel like he has nothing to show for all his years of work. It took every thing we had to survive 2 years of no income.
And we had to sell every thing of value to qualify for Medicaid. I know it hurt him to see me in pain to. As I found out in Jan. I thought I had a heart attack and it was way easier for me to be the one in the hospital. Than it was for me to see him in one.

So today I will start this day a good one. We will go have breakfast and take a drive to the lake.
Thank you my friends for listening to my story today. I leave you with a picture from a email I received yesterday. Be blessed and Have a great day.

Exploding mind.

Wow, I think my mind is awake today. I am in the mood for input. Like a computer. Over my life time. I have had spurts of learn learn learn. RRRR. Today is one of them. Now it is like ideals just pouring into my brain. I have not felt like this in a while. In 2003 or 4 my husband and I were at a red light waiting. The light turned green and at the same time a police car was coming up beside us. My hubby had no choice but to stay put. But the car behind us stepped on the gas and poured right in the back of our s15 small truck. She picked us up in the rear and turned us sideways in the middle of the intersection. I hit my head on the back side then went up in the air to hit my head on top of roof. This was the start of me loosing my mind. I found that spelling a simple word like Illinois was no longer in my head. This word I wrote allot. As I was doing family tree research at the time. Next thing I found I could no longer make my hands do what I wanted them to do. I tried to install a plug on the out side of our house in St. Louis. I found I could not turn the screw. I could not hold the flap open. It took me forever to put the wire around the terminal. And turn the screw. I had to go in and get hubby to do it for me.
I have always learned to do things my self. It was very hard to say I can not do it.
Today I want to plan a hanging wall garden. I want to continue making this yard a Feng shui garden. I want to build a Zen garden to have a place to sit and think. I want to make a topiary out of a bush. These are just hopes and dreams. As I know my body may not cooperate. At this time it is hard to just do what I need to do. But I find I need to dream of a future . But only recently I have learned to live in the present time. I have learned to be content. But I still have hope. With out hope it is hard to be happy.
In St Louis this was my favorite seat. I sat in the yard and enjoyed nature and my plants.
I placed veggies among the flowers. My yard had balance. Pretty flowers with sustainable food. Here in this yard my wonderful glider sits among weeds and tall grass. My husband had Bypass surgery in Jan 2005. So he can no longer do as much as he could before. It is hard to use the gas weed whacker.And I do not use weed killer. I have use salt to kill weeds. But it would take a truck load for this. So we just pretend it is not there, as it is out of view. But there is rock under this glider. Next year I will lay down plastic and have more rock dumped on top. This will be my Zin garden. In another post I will tell you of my Feng shui garden if you want to here how to do it.

This is some of my hostas I brought from St. Louis to here.

The truth be told

Finding Happiness in an Unhappy World
This is something I wrote in 2002.
Click on the picture to enlarge for reading

Tonight I have been awake all night reading Wendy's blog
COPD - Caregiving is NOT for Wimps!
I started at the beginning in 2007 and read 2 years. And cried quite a few tears. I saw She has gone through allot that I have felt my self and more that I have not gone through yet.
My life has been turned upside down and inside out. With both my husbands health and my health. I started this blog for something to take my mind off of life and maybe make a few friends. I had started another blog on depression but changed my mind. I thought I should just do a fun blog. To make me feel better.

What is ENLIGHTENMENT?
It Is the Purpose of Human Life

Photo Thought

Picture Thought for today.
If we let the weeds (problems) in our life take over. We will be stuck on a bike going no where. by EH Grammy