Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

Ahhh coffee- I ground enough beans to brew myself two cups, and just sat down with a big Mickey Mouse mug filled with coffee, a splash of cream, and a touch of Splenda- not much, just enough to give it a hint of sweetness. I’m curious to the flavor, since I’ve never bought it before, and is called Roma Espresso. I’m sure it can’t beat my all time favorite, Illy, but I enjoy trying different types, and now that I’ve had a sip, I can say that it’s good.

Marcel decided to take a nap. He’s tired after doing a little painting in the kitchen today. I’m still unsure why he chose a rainy day to paint, but at least he got it done, and for that I’m grateful. Unfortunately, the paint fumes and my allergies do not mix, but at least we are able to close off that part of the house and unless I go into the kitchen, I won’t smell it.

Marcel and I have been talking about home improvements. There are several things that we’d both like to do, one of which being adding crown molding throughout the house, plus replacing all the doors throughout. We’ve gone back and forth on whether to actually do that, because we would love to sell this place and move to something a little larger in the near future, but right now- with the selling markets being the way they are, I’m not sure that’s going to be realistic in the next few years.

Personally, I’d like to do the improvements anyway, since it will raise the value of our home, but Marcel sees it as wasted time and energy. I do understand his point, but what can I say- I love the idea of a new, fresh look. I guess we’ll eventually come to a decision.

Right now, while everything is quiet- I believe I’m going to work on my brothers ’40 things about me on my 40th birthday’. I wanted to make the list for him and have mom read it to him at his birthday bash- a little something that brings us closer to being there, even though we can’t be there physically. I ordered his gift today, which I know he’ll love. It’s golf related, and ANYTHING golf related is A-OK in his book.

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring….. .

Guess what kind of weather we’re having today? Yep, you guessed it- rain! I actually don’t mind, since with the rains the winds have died down and I was able to get out today for lunch with friends and actually use an umbrella.

My knee was bothering me a little by the time we were winding up the walking for today, but we walked, walked and walked some more. I figure who needs fat burner pills, when you get as much walking in as we did today.

Right now, I’m enjoying the silence, and am considering spending some time outside on the porch, enjoying the rain, without having to get wet. Listening to the sound of falling rain is one of my favorite things, and I could couple that with a huge cup of coffee (I bought two new types today while I was out for lunch), and some letter writing. Sounds perfect to me.

What’s your favorite rainy-day activity?

The past two days I’ve really been able to accomplish so much that I’m actually starting to make a dent in my ‘to do’ list without it growing by leaps and bounds as I scratch something off it.  That is a great feeling, let me tell ya.

I’ve definitely had to make a few changes, but I’ve decided to take care of the things I need to do first, and then allow myself the time the things I want to do later, it’s working- at least so far.

I was hoping to write three letters today. Yes, two of them I could actually email, but I love a hand written letter, so I sat outside in the sunshine this afternoon with my pen, paper and a huge glass of iced green tea and I wrote. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get three letters written, but I did get one completed, stuffed in an envelope and addressed before Marcel got home from work and the meeting he attended today. He was sweet enough to take it out to the mail, so that it could actually be sent in todays mail- I’ll try to get the other two done in the next couple of days.

I’ve been having the overwhelming desire to create lately, so this weekend, I’m hoping to have the time to work on some new jewelry creations. It has been quite some time, and I really have several ideas I’d like to try to pull together. I’ll keep y’all posted when I do, and share a few photos of the creations.

The coffee is brewed and I am ready for a bath. I’d like to spend a little while with Marcel before he heads off to bed for the evening. He has to be up early in the morning for work, so he always goes early when he has to be up early.

My Gratitude List for May 13, 2009.
Today I’m Grateful For:

• Having some time to myself to prioritize and get some things checked off my ‘to do’ list.
• Having most of phase two of the flowers done, and being ready to move on to the third and final planting stage.
• Marcel mailing the letter I wrote for me, which allowed me to get dinner going.
• Beautiful flowers.
• Those few people in my life, who really seem to ‘get’ me.