Family

I'm in the middle of big family Christmas and wouldn't have it any other way! I love that I love all of my family (both sides) and I love that at the moment, so do my kids. Life is good and getting better. Hug your family OFTEN!

Nine

The first word in my head is nine...wah?

1. Hmm...am I actually saying NO in German?
2. Is there something I need to remember at 9am or 9pm?
3. In nine days will there be something magical happening for me - interesting, if you count today guess who's birthday it is?
4. In numerology the nine is described as: the teacher; tolerant; somewhat impractical and sympathetic. My daughter is a 9. I am a 7.
5. My son is 9 years old.
6. I was married on 9/9/95.
7. Counting up to Graduate School, I lived 9 places: Patuxent River, MD; Monterey, CA; Fremont, CA; Newport, RI; Lexington Park, MD; Keflavik, Iceland; Naples, Italy; Fredericksburg, VA; Oshkosh, WI.
8. It took a little over 9 months to incubate both my kids (in my belly).
9. In the '80s there was a song about 99 Red Balloons (now you're going to have the stuck in your head all day)

That is about it for 9s. Now I am very curious what my next post will be about. My crystal ball is murky right now...so we'll just have to wait and see.

Freedom

I decided to write the first word that came to my mind as the subject of this post. So freedom it is. Hmmm freedom from what? freedom to do what?


Recently this song lyrics came to my mind "I'm free to do what I want any ol' time". I know that it is a Rolling Stones song, but my version I hear is the Soupdragons one. This "theme song" represents the idea that I have choice in EVERYTHING I do. Sometimes I get fooled into thinking otherwise and then I get the feeling of being trapped. Just the slight change of perspective helps me to feel more empowered.



So, now from this place of 'freedom to choose'...I choose to end this blogpost. For some reason, it feels heavy to keep it going. My next choice? Hmmm the voice in my head says "coffee".

Gratitude X 10

1. New Pespectives
2. End-to-end Rainbows
3. Energy Shifts
4. Healing friends
5. Hot Coffee
6. Kid Choirs
7. Game night
8. Flannel Sheets
9. Rainy adventures (and puddle splashing)
10. Big progress

Fortune in Apples

I am:

Flavorful

Best

Bold

Special

Valuable

Worthless

Natural

Handy

Dumb

Slender

As told by my winning cards from Apples to Apples Junior. Each of us in our family read our fortune from our cards. It brought a lot of laughs.

I am sure all of those words have been thought or said at some point in my life...so perhaps there is some truth (even the icky ones).

A New Day

Yesterday was "ick"

Although I woke up at 1:48am today, I've decided that today will be a great day.

Here is what will make a great! A NAP!!!!!

THE END

Gratitude X 10

1. Getting back on the blog wagon
2. Finding a new website that prompts my blogging
3. Friends who take my kids for the night
4. Movie night with my husband
5. Excedrin Migraine
6. Inexpensive Christmas trees
7. Heat
8. Coffee
9. Deep sleep in my bed
10. Fresh outlook

Time alone

Date night with my husband: We saw 127 Hours. That movie is not for the weak of heart...yowza. Both of use had to hide our faces (and ears too). That movie gives evidence for thinking that when its your time its your time, and when it isn't, it isn't even if it means cutting off your arm. Fascinating and stressful!