Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 2:36 am

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful mothers out there.

In honor of this very special day-  I wanted to share a few  things that I’m grateful for regarding my very own mommy, whom I happen to believe is the best mommy on the planet.

Six Reasons I’m Grateful for My Mom on Mothers and EVERY Day.

  • Always being there for me to listen, even when you may not feel like it.
  • Attempting to understand how I’m feeling, even though that may not always be easy.
  • Your ‘wiz’dom.
  • Your friendship.
  • Your neverending love.
  • Your knowledge and intelligence.

And the list goes on…  Happy Mother’s Day Mom-   I love you!!!

May 8, 2009

Odd Weather

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 9:18 am

We are having the oddest weather today. Earlier the sun was shining, and in spite of the high winds, Marcel headed out to wash his car. I’d warned him that I had a feeling it was going to rain, but he assured me that it wasn’t, and off he went.

I made use of my free time, going through some surplus of various things and sorting them into ‘keep’, ‘toss’, ‘give away’ piles, which I left for Marcel to sort through, to see if he had ideas other than my own.

It wasn’t too long after that, that my friend Bobbi arrived, and just in time- as within the hour the bottom dropped out, and it was raining cats and dogs. Since then, we’ve gone through periods of sunshine and severe rains, but the one thing that has remained is the winds. If I were a betting kinda’ girl, I’d say they are probably close to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 or so.

Marcel is working tonight, and that means I’ll have some ‘home alone’ time. I have so many things that I’d like to do, and I’m going to see if I can’t get a few things scratched off my ‘to do’ list.

As I was typing this, I heard a rumble of thunder. Thinking that it may have started raining again, I looked behind me towards the window, and the sun is still shining. Guess more rain is headed our way.

April 30, 2009

Tragedy in the Netherlands

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 10:12 am

Words can’t describe how I’m feeling right now after hearing about this senseless act of killing and injuring innocent by-standers who were waiting for a glimpse of the Dutch Royal family as they passed along the parade route in their motorcade in the Dutch City of Appeldoorn.

My thoughts and prayers are with not only the Royal Family (Queen Beatrix and family), but also for the families of the victims, and all those who were affected by this horrible tragedy.

To read the article, and to see photos- follow this link to read the Fox News article.

April 28, 2009

Under the Weather

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 12:42 pm

I’m still not feeling quite right-  not sick, but yet not how I know I should be feeling.   I’ve decided that I need a little extra rest and relaxation, so I skipped the work out today, plus Marcel is working tonight, so that leaves me to spend the evening home alone. 

I put on my flannel pj’s a little earlier, and am settled into the sofa for the evening.   Since House M.D. is a re-run, I think I’m going to watch a movie, and possibly turn in early tonight.  

Today was the last Bible Study of the season.  We’ll have a brunch next week, and break until sometime in September.   I’m going to miss all the girls, and hopefully will have the opportunity to see them sometime during the summer.

I’m feeling a little flat- and I think this rambling entry is making that obvious-  Time to say adios for now.

My Gratitude List for April 28, 2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • Creating a low-fat-calorie version of Chicken Stroganoff that was not only healthy, but delicious.
  • A quiet evening home alone- so hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow.
  • Notes from special friends.
  • A 3 pound loss on the scales for the past week.
  • The “Lose It’ application on my iPhone.

April 27, 2009

One of those Monday’s

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 11:30 am

Today has been one of those odd type of days.  I woke up with a little trickle in my throat and have spent part of the day feeling achy and, for lack of a better word- whiney.   Luckily, Marcel has been wonderful, and supportive in every way.

I managed to push myself to work out, even though I was on the verge of skipping today.  I knew the choice was mine, and truth is- I just didn’t want to.  (See whiney in earlier sentence.)   I waited until a half hour before we normally eat dinner, and I finally told myself to get with it, and I did.   I knew I’d be happy that I did it in spite of myself, and I was right. 

Tomorrow is another day, and I know it will be a better one.   I know that these type of days aren’t exclusive to me, and rather than being the flu- or God forbid the ‘oink oink’ flu as I’m calling the ‘swine flu’ , I know it’s probably allergies and sinuses, which have been giving me a run for my money.  The price of the beauty of spring.  I don’t mind though.

Right now- It’s time for Grey’s.  It’s going to be an early night.  A good nights sleep is just what the doctor ordered.

My Gratitude List for April 27,  2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • Pushing through the work out that I did NOT want to do.
  • Not having to cook- thanks to my lovely mother-in-law.
  • Fresh strawberries.
  • A quiet evening at home.
  • Sunshine after the rains.

April 26, 2009

Purple Splendor

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 8:51 am

purplesplendor

Is it just me, or has this weekend flown past? It seems like I blinked my eyes and we went from Friday to Sunday. Do not pass go- Do not collect $200.00.

Maybe Saturday sort of faded off into Sunday, because I spent most of the day cleaning yesterday. It wasn’t exactly how I wanted to spend my Saturday, but truth is, I’d been ‘playing’ so much the past week, that several things in house had been left unattended, and I knew they needed to be taken care of. I did get almost everything done that I’d hoped to get done, and that left me today to spend time with Desere and the boys when they came for a visit, only I still need to get in the bath, plus do this weeks Bible Study, and somewhere in between I need to have dinner.

Marcel went to his moms for Sunday dinner, but he was suppose to be working (but took the day off so he could watch the soccer match), so I decided to stay home and play catch-up. The week is shaping up to be a busy one, but there is much rain in the forecast, which could hinder some of my plans. I’m happy with it either way, because I have a stack of things I can do around here.

I’ve also been wanting to create some new jewelry, something I haven’t had much time for lately. I have several new ideas, so I need to see how they come together, before I forget what ideas it was that I had in the first place.

As much as I’d like to stay and ramble, I really should get my Bible Study done, and get something to eat. I feel like I haven’t eaten all day, although nothing could be further from the truth.

My Gratitude List for April 26, 2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • An afternoon spent with Desere and the boys.
  • Unexpected gifts.
  • Spicy tomato soup.
  • Pushing through my work-out, when I really wanted to stop.
  • Rain.

April 25, 2009

Peace, Love, and Marriage

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 8:47 am

Yesterday when Anna & I were headed towards the train station, where we would part ways and head to our prospectove homes, we passed the old City Hall, which apparently has become “the” place to wed on Fridays.

In front of the building was a parade of parked cars, and leading the pack was a Mercedes bus that appeared to have stepped right out of the 60’s.

As we stood there admiring the colorful bus, we noticed the doors to city hall open, so we decided to wait and see if we could get a glimpse of the happy couple.

Anna and I joked about whether they would be dressed in 60’s garb, and whether it was a “themed” wedding, or if the happy couple were actually misplaced “flower children”.

It wasn’t long before we had the opportunity to see for ourselves that they were the real deal.

They drew quite a crowd, and being the romantic that I am, I really enjoyed sharing in this piece of their history, even if they were oblivious to me and the other onlookers.

Mr. & Mrs. Whomever-you-are, I wish you a long, happy life together, with much peace and lots of love.

April 18, 2009

On Being True to Self

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 1:56 pm

I realized today that something is amiss with me these days. What, exactly, I haven’t been able to put my finger on, but I’m trying.

I would suspect that it’s a combination of a plethoria of ‘little things’, which have been sitting, unprocessed in this grey matter of mine, and have snowballed into something larger than it should be.

That alone should be enough- but instead, I’ve found myself falling prey to some pretty negative and destructive activities the last few days. Don’t worry, by destructive, I don’t mean I’m off drinking, doing drugs, participating in lewd sexual behaviour  or anything like that- but I’ve found myself being pretty negative, and by allowing the negativity to take root, it’s created other problems- or shall I say- I’ve allowed it to manifest in other areas.

I recognize this; which is the first step to working through it and correcting the problem. Now, I have to understand the ‘whys’ and go from there, plus take steps to prevent this from happening in the future.

We all have speedbumps, but it’s how we react to them that make the difference, and my reaction has been far from stellar. I’m only human, so flawed- but I have to be true to me, and get myself back on track- and I will do just that.

How? I’m not sure, but I will get there. You can bet on that- I won’t stay down for long. I’m not only determined, but extremely stubborn. I think I get that equally honest from both parents, whom I adore.

Even though I’m not feeling very ‘grateful’ at the moment, I know the importance of finding the little things in every day life to be grateful for. Even though I may not ‘feel’ grateful, I am.

My Gratitude List for April 18, 2009.
Today I’m Grateful For:

  • A quiet evening home alone.
  • Silence-
  • Recognizing when things are amiss, and working to sort through.
  • Cherry blossoms.
  • Chococcino (Chocolate cappuccino)

On Location (In the neighborhood)

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 6:25 am

I really love that I can be any and everywhere, and jot out a few words here and there, or even share a picture if I have the urge.

I’m across the street in this photo. Well, you can’t actually see me, but you can see spring in all it’s glory. Isn’t it gorgeous?

Weird Dreams

Filed under: Uncategorized — gardener @ 1:35 am

The past two nights I’ve had the weirdest dreams. Thursday night, I dreamt that there was this fox in my yard trying to eat Mister Mistoffelees, so I grabbed him and put him inside, but when I came back out, there were six kittens outside, and the fox had eaten part of the leg of one of the kittens. I scared the fox away, and was crying over the one kitten, because I had left it behind. I remember picking it up, saying it was going to be ok, and thinking I was going to take it to the vet, when I woke up.

Last night, I dreamt I was on a vacation somewhere. I’m not even sure where it was, other than it was warm, and there was beautiful azure water. It could have been an island. I was on this bicycle, and went into this grocery store, and asked the person behind the counter if they could direct me to the area that sold Ferrari parts. The man behind the counter looked at me, and the pointed to a door in the back of the store. I walked to the door, and woke up when I put my hand on the knob to open the door.

I wonder what tonight will bring? I haven’t had crazy dreams like this in a while, at least not that I remember.

« Newer PostsOlder Posts »

Powered by WordPress