Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

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.

In a moment my favorite guy will be home from work.  The past two days, the weather has been great, so he’s actually rode a bicycle to work as opposed to driving   I think it’s only about a 20 minute bike ride, and he enjoyed himself so much yesterday, that he decided to do it again today.

I’ve noticed the past couple of weeks that he’s really been thinking about his health, and wanting to make positive life changes. As I’ve mentioned before, he’s planning to stop smoking once he’s finished with this final school project, and mentioned that he wants to start exercising more and getting into shape. He’s been thinking about life insurance leads, and wants to be as healthy as he can be. I believe the deaths we’ve seen lately really have him thinking about his own mortality, even though he hasn’t mentioned it.

Right now, I need to get his soup heated and his salad made so that it will be ready when he gets here. The wind has shifted and is coming in off the water, which has cooled things off a great deal, so I know he’ll be happy to have something hot to warm him up.

As you can see from the previous entry, I can now make remote entries (WITH PHOTOS) from my iPhone. I’d mastered the remote entries, but was having some scripting issues with getting photos loaded, and I wasn’t about to let it get the better of me.

After several hours and calling in the experts (something I’m definitely not), and showing a little patience, the problem came down to a / being where it shouldn’t be. Remove that and voila’, everything works the way it’s suppose to. YEAH!!

In the future, that will allow me to make entries from places that I think could be fun to make entries from. After all, you never know where I’ll be and want to see something that I’ll share.   It really is the little things that excite me.

My Gratitude List for April 16, 2009.
Today I’m Grateful For:

• Having the scripting errors fixed and being able to post photos remotely. YEAH!
• An afternoon with my gal pal Bobbi.
• Marcel, for hanging out the laundry for me today.
• Extra work that I wasn’t expcting to have. YEAH!
• Leftover chicken soup.  DELICIOUS!

Testing the remote entry with photos.

Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!! It works!

I’ve been sitting here with the windows and doors open, enjoying the gorgeous weather. The temps are falling and it’s not cold, but just that perfect ‘cool’ that I love the most. I could sleep with the windows open when it’s like this, but unfortunately my favorite guy can’t stand to sleep with the windows open.

Marcel just got home from work, and he’s on the phone with his sister. They are having a discussion about something, that I haven’t been able to figure out yet, but I’m sure that as soon as he gets off the phone he’ll tell me all about it.

Arghhh, I just remembered that I forgot two things when I was at the grocery store today- light bulbs and Swiffer wet mop refills. I guess that’s what happens when I don’t make a list. I’ll have to start a list right now and add them to it.

This morning, I received the following via email from diddy (know to everyone else as daddy).   I loved the message, and thought that today would be a perfect day to share it.  I hope it touches you the way it did me.

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while! As she is a victim of Alzheimer’s disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised and asked him, ‘And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?’
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, ‘She doesn’t know me but I still know who she is.’ I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm and thought, ‘That is the kind of love I want in my life.

True love is neither physical nor romantic’.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank.
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
I hope you share this with someone you care about, I just did.
Life isn’t about how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain.

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called The Almighty God, you will make it to a place called Success.

My Gratitude List for April 12, 2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

• Jesus, who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for all of US to live.
• Time spent with friends.
• Marcel and his family enjoying Easter brunch.
• Orange-Cranberry Scones
• Leftovers, which means I won’t have to cook tomorrow.