Little Helpers....

If you have a pet you totally understand the concept of the little "non-helper". They show up when you are trying to accomplish something and they just tend to get in the way by laying down in the middle of the newspaper, your bills, the project your working on... but they do it in such a way that it is annoyingly cute. Do you have a furry four legged child like that? This is Taz helping me decide whether to go with the dark tile on the left or the light tile on the right....I asked her which one went best with the marble/glass tile border I choose. She obviously picked the dark tile.

Be still where you are..........

Okay.... I've been remiss.... I'm not a good blogger... OR a blogger's blogger (you know who you are..and you know me cuz I always comment on your thoughts, just hold mine back).

My very good friend is going to Mexico and has invited me to tag along. I want to go but I want to stay too. I love all of those around me, they center me. Sometimes it's scary how much of a homebody I am. I have developed those things I LOVE, much like Oprah's "Favorite Things"; LOVE (family, friends, furry 4-legged Angels), WATER (shower, hot tub, drinking), A WARM BED (a well made bed is a wonderful thing), FIRE (that flickers; candle by tub, fire at campsite, fireplace, etc.), A HOME (to come home to), SURPRIZES (Finding the unexpected when you least expect it), COOKING (it means you have the means to break bread for loved ones which, to me = PEACE), and the very most important is CONTENTEDNESS.

Truly, I believe, the secret to life is contentedness.... Love (first and foremost, you know we all can find it), Peace (it's hand in hand with love, I'd say), and contentedness (simple, simple, simple... if you're willing to be). Life is simple when you let it be. When you stop rushing forward and be still, sometimes you find.



Between the usual, ordinary days... sometimes God gives us the extraordinary, He blesses us and takes us by surprise and all we can do is feel grateful, thankful, and most assuredly overwhelmed.



My center, when I'm allowed to feel it, is serene contentedness, when I can sit back and take it in, and overflow, and ooze with that which I am saturating my heart with. That, my friend.... is a lovely thing.

All Saints Day....St. Tazisimo...

They are, you know... they're 4-legged saints... or maybe angels, if you must. They bless us and make us smile when we want to cry, bring us out when we want to curl up and hide...make us cry for joy at their antics and yet they hold a common bond to those who came before them. They are similar but, oh so, very, very different... which makes us love them for who they are.

You all know what I'm talking about. We do it again because of the last "angel" who tread their paws upon our hearts, but we are quickly reminded that they are gone and this new, little creature has very different "fingerprints of God" written all over them. They look into our souls, and know our most intimate ways, for they live with us, and love us without measure or judgment, and we realize that they are their own, special, individual beings, regardless of how much they remind us of their sister spirits. And they remind me, how very thankful we should be. All the time.

Peace and Solitude.....

Pathways....



I spent a peaceful day today, enjoying the last day of Summer, as the dawn of Autumn was climbing in the Hills, at a wonderful place called "Pathways Spiritual Sanctuary". A close friend of mine told me of this most special place nestled in the Black Hills, and took me there today. A generous individual named, Dave Snyder, opened this "slice of Heaven" up in July of this year. He created a walking path, approximately 2 miles long, that winds throughout his property. You get to experience whispering aspens, with their leaves dancing in the wind, and pines, gently swaying in the breeze. You eventually find yourself walking through a Labyrinth and then, a little later, next to the reflection pond. During your journey you also get to lumber onto the prairie, where, while you amble closely by, 7 horses acknowledge you, all while you finally see the Llama, resting in the grass, next to an old homestead. It was a calming, spiritual day. It was exactly what I needed, exactly what my soul needed. Obviously, it has inspired me to once again blog... about something interesting. Welcome Autumn.... looking forward to what you hold for me.

Don't Hate Me Because I Don't Blog (often enough)

Kay.... Been busy, like all my other cohorts who live in places where the sun only really shines (you know, with a feeling of heat) for a mere 3, MAYBE 4 months of the year. We gotta get to cramming all our garden growing, kayak rowing, hiking, biking, horse back riding, 4 x 4 -ing, home improving, garage sale-ing, stay up late-ing, bbq-ing, night jacuzzing sorry asses exhausted so that we can tolerate the brisk chill of fall air as it descends from our close neighbors and good friends in Canada. Whew! It's been busy but lots of fun! I'll blog more later... till then, here's a picture of my little boy. Doesn't he look all tuckered out in that chair?

"Too much time on my hands..." Styx

So, I know you all may have expected me to do the memorial to Bella, but I've decided not too. Here's where I am at. It was tragic, sudden, horribly sad, and life goes on. I've worked through it and thank goodness I have a phenomenal group of friends and family that continue to encourage me and make me laugh!!!!

Now, back to the title of my blog. Have you ever had a friend, that you just knew had too much time on their hands? Well, I've suspected it for a long time, but this week, Gina (mi Canadian amiga amore)and her very good friend Kathy (aka Kevel88) giggled their little asses off whilst they SLAMMED my blog with wonderful whit and whimsy. Let's say they retired too early (like at 50) and now wonder what to do with their time, beside blog, and comment on blogs. When I finally got online I had 20 new posts!!! A record breaker!!! The quotes are beyond wonderfully funny, I'm just amazed that they did it in the record time they did! Gina said some wine was involved, but trust me, if you're with Gina, no wine is needed as a motivator. Love you girls! Thanks for helping me blog. Just one final question... Bette! Is Poontang really a food???!!!! Oh, and T Snipe isn't Wesley's brother, he's Wesley's polar opposite.


June 27, 2010 7:41 PM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"I'm not controlling, I'm just right"

June 28, 2010 8:50 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Never apologize for being neat"

A Non Y Mouse

June 28, 2010 8:51 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Never put anything off until tomorrow what you can do today"

A Non Y Mouse

June 28, 2010 8:55 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Exercise is not good for you. Why else would it hurt?"

T.Snipe

June 28, 2010 8:59 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Yeah, I really like that poontang."

B. Scnit over dinner at a Thai restaurant.

June 28, 2010 9:04 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"You don't even know what a 'write-off' is."

J. Seinfeld

June 28, 2010 9:08 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

From my husband this week: Winter-miserable! Summer: Miserable with less clothes on!!

June 28, 2010 9:16 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Behind every successful man stands a suprized mother-in-law."

A Non Y Mouse

June 28, 2010 9:26 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder."

T. Snipe

June 28, 2010 9:28 AM
Blogger Cowgirl said...

"Don't worry it will spin out of control before it flips."

Chad Gates spoken to vgina regarding her driving around in a teeny-tiny, Triumph GT-6 sports car that she finally totalled.

June 28, 2010 9:31 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ~Erma Bombeck

Therefore: Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.

June 28, 2010 9:40 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge.

June 28, 2010 9:41 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

The older I get, the more I'm like one of those hybrid cars. I gain more on less fuel!

June 28, 2010 9:48 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

I have everything I had 20 years ago, only it's all a little lower.
Gypsy Rose Lee

June 28, 2010 9:55 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
— Albert Einstein

June 28, 2010 9:59 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

June 28, 2010 10:02 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film!

June 28, 2010 10:04 AM
Blogger kevel88 said...

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."

"They misunderestimated me."

'Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?'

'Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.'

'I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.'

--George W. Bush

June 28, 2010 10:16 AM

Quotes...

I've been reading quotes lately... and I have decided to add my faves, the ones that best describe who I am, my feelings, my struggles, my life thoughs, to my Blog Title. So keep an eye out.