The Moya

As I sit here in the quiet of the day, The Moya is laying on the sofa next to me. She is curled as tight as she can get to stay on the blanket. She knows she isn't supposed to lay on the sofa so she squeezes herself up onto the tiny square of blanket that my legs are under. Moya is twitching as if she is closing in a group of wandering sheep or redirecting a calf that wants to stray from the herd....she is yipping and barking in her dreams. I can hear her muffled voice calling out to whatever it is she is corralling in her
fields of wild grass and flowers.............


.......I wish I could join her there. In her dreams. I wish I could see her face smiling and hear the laughter in her bark as she runs, untethered and free to do what she loves most, keeping 'it' together. In her dream, I'm pretty certain she is herding some sort of animal back into a tidy little group. She does it at the dog park with the other dogs. She keeps them together. She keeps me together. The Moya brings so much joy into my life. 

Have A Wonderful Day

Have a great day!!

I'm serious. My wish for you is that you will go through the day with a smile on your face and with grace in your heart. If you can do those two things, it will be a good day. It's a fact. Try it.

Even on my worst days, I find myself wishing a good day to everyone I encounter. No, it's not just a thought, I say it to them and I smile. My exact words are usually these,"I hope you have a wonderful day." Then, I smile and look them in the eye. It's important to look them in the eye because then, they'll know that I mean what I say. At least I hope they'll know.

So to you I say,"I hope you have a wonderful day." If I could see you, I would smile as I looked into your eyes and I would know my day will be a good one. Wish someone a good day today and mean it. I promise, your day will improve and you can go through your day with a smile on your face and grace in your heart.

xoxo

Escape.....Your. Dreams. Escape, You.

So much for my "30 Day~ A Post A Day" attempt. I'd like to say I'm going to get back to it but who am I kidding? If I make this a job or a chore, I won't do it.

Photo by Patty Maher - 

Fact is, I was quite occupied and probably should not have undertaken the chore when I did. The kids were here visiting and we stayed rather busy during their stay here. Having them here is always fun but it is also exhausting.

For weeks now I've had so many things turning over in my head. Things that seem to want to find an escape from the dark caverns in my brain but probably should be kept where they are. Down, deep into the blackness that rarely, if ever, sees even the smallest flicker of light. Maybe it will see a teeny tiny flicker of light. A flicker as weak as that of a candle. That flicker of light that makes you turn and try to look twice, straining for a peek, at whatever it was you caught a tiny glimpse of out of the corner of your eye. You strain - lean harder in to see it.... it is like that small, tiny, whisper that calls out but you can't understand what it is saying.... it is in there, deep in the dark recesses of your mind and that is where those things should stay (I think). Once you let them out, who knows the havoc they shall wreak on you and your steady, contented, uncontented life.

What if.......what if you open up the way out, like unlatching a suitcase, and what you had held in for so long....what if it all..............................................





 escaped.




What if?

Shopping With a Teenager....Gotta Love It!

Today was pretty low key. We spent the day lounging by the pool and then went up to the roof to watch the sunset. An adequate recovery plan after the previous day of mall shopping with a 15 year old girl and a 12 year old boy. HOLY CROW!!! Shopping with kids that age is more painful than a dental visit for a root canal without Novocain.

I have to laugh, each year I look forward to having the kidlets here and each year, they want to go shopping. I dread shopping days. Laughing is all I can do. They have very definite ideas about what they do and do not like. Nic has officially grown out of the phase where I could talk him into joining Shelby and me for pedicures. This year, he has put his proverbial foot down and declared he would NOT be getting a pedi with us. I am greatly disappointed. Why do boys and men (for the most part) not understand the importance of taking care of their feet?

The no go on the pedi is also a precursor to when the kids will be busy with their friends and summer plans that no longer include their aunt. It makes me sad to think that day will come, I'll deal with that when it comes. In the mean time, I am going to enjoy what time I have with them and I'm going to take advantage of whatever adventures they are willing to share with me, including mall shopping. Tonight, they were as excited about going to watch the sunset as I was.... I love that about them. They still see the beauty in life's simple things. I hope that never changes. 

Let The Fun Begin!

Friday, June 14, 2013

Today could be considered an adventure. The kids are in town again for their annual summer visit and as usual, we went to the aquarium. They love to go as much as I do. Each year we try to do things different than the last, unless we liked it so much last year we can't wait to repeat our place of adventure and find new memories in a familiar place. That is how we feel about the aquarium.






Family is precious and mine live so far away that I try to take advantage of any opportunity I may have to spend time with those I love. Soon, the kids will be grown up and living their own lives and they won't be coming to Florida any more to visit their aunt....I'm enjoying them while I still have them. Life goes by so fast, spend the time you have with those you love whenever you can.

When we visit the aquarium, we love to take photographs. Each visit to the aquarium means I take my SLR and a few different lenses so I can capture the beauty and share it with any one who is interested in seeing the sights through my eyes. This year, however, I went armed only with my iPhone... below are some of the things the kids and I saw. I hope you enjoy the sites as much as we do.

Live your time on this planet with open eyes and an open heart, and spend as much of it as you can with those you love.

Shredding of The List

And on the 6th day, I took a nap. A very long nap and I'm pretty sure I might have, possibly, probably, snored. It was that wonderful of a nap. Don't be hatin', I'll try not to rub it in too much.

When I began this 30 day blog journey I thought it would be enjoyable to begin a blog journey of interesting topics. After yesterday's topic I find myself somewhat disenchanted with the predetermined topics of the "30 day- A Post A Day- Blog Challenge". No idea what I will be writing about for the next 24 days but I'll do my best to keep it interesting.








In about 30 minutes it will be tomorrow. For now, I'm going to get back to continuing that nap I was talking about earlier. Tomorrow is going to be fantastic, the Aquarium is on the list of things to do for us. I can't wait!!

Have a great night y'all!! xoxo

EX-cuse You?

Day 5 ...things I want to say to an Ex? Nothing. If we've remained friends through the years, nothing needs to be said. If we are no longer friends, there is nothing to say.

Stupidest damn blog topic - WTF?!? If there is going to be a 30 day challenge couldn't they, at the very least, make the topics somewhat interesting? FFS.

I'm going to go get a drink.

Ciao y'all....stay tuned for tomorrow's 30 Day Challenge Topic. I'm afraid to see what it will be.

Thank you for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment. xoxo