Coffee, Please.....Before The Doctor!

 (Typography Quote Art Print by chloevaux)

      Yes, I am craving coffee this morning. ^_^ Thank you, Cindy!!...*she offered me a cyber cup earlier this morning. ^_^*...but unfortunately I don't have any home perked coffee in the house, and it appears that the 'fast-food' places are 'on strike' today...something about wages...So, coffee is out for me! I'll have to stick with my old faithful...a hot cup of green tea with honey and lemon...I'm already on it!! ^_^

      I have to get myself in the right state of mind for a blood draw, and a doctor's visit! O_O Everybody's schedules are kinda 'wishy-washy', so I'm on 'stand-by' as to exactly when it's gonna happen. It's suppose to be before the week is out, so today may be the day!...Ugh!

      Just so that all things in my head won't be panic and badness though, let me share some cool items on my 'smile list' from Etsy this morning. :-) ...

 (Instant Download Crochet Tassel Hat Pattern by pixiebell)

 (Vintage Austrian purple and blue Pears Fruit Pin by VintageTreasures4U)

 (Personalized Wooden Red Dog Eco-Friendly Pull Along kids Toy by FriendlyToys)

        Cute, right?! :-) ... And also on my smile list is a custom order for four boutonniere flower lapel pins that I'll start today...if my hand allows I mean. O_O I haven't even picked up a crochet hook for about three days now. But the four boutonnieres he ordered aren't colors I have available in the shop right now, soooooo....club-hand or not, they have to be done!...O-U-C-H!!!

       Also smile-worthy is that I already have all of my studying done for the meeting tonight (Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses). :-) Now I'll be able to crochet...rest...crochet...massage the hand...crochet...take a nap....crochet...etc..!! LOL Ahhhhh! The simple pleasures of my 'old-lady' life! ^_^

      Oh Yeah! O_O Simple.........until the blood has to be drawn!! *sigh!*

(Vintage Syringe by RarityFromAfar)

      Carry On, Y'all! ^_^ Don't mind me with my crazy angst-ridden issues!! LOL Have a good day! I have to go relax my fool self!!! :-) ♥

Ease, By Rhyme

To ease my mind,
I jot down a rhyme.

When forced to think,
my brain cells link.

With emotions on paper,
anxieties taper.

With the flow of my pen,
I'm  at peace again.

And to jot down this rhyme,
brought ease to my mind.

"Rooster...Rooster!! What Time Is It?!"

      (Hand Stamped Vintage Spoon from ForSuchATimeDesigns)

       I am up VERY early this morning!....VERY!...There's no sense in me telling you exactly what time it is, because with bloggers in all kinds of time zones, it probably won't matter anyway! But let me just say...no rooster ANYWHERE has even 'thought' about getting up to crow at this 'unnatural-to-man' hour!! LOL
     It's so early that even if I wanted a cup of coffee...I couldn't get it at one of the early morning coffee houses! ^_^ So I guess...for me...it'll be 'talkie before coffee'!! :-] ... What's going on is that my hubby's new job is batting my schedule around a bit...Not that it's a bad schedule. Just a different one!
     I'm finding that to have a somewhat smooth running household now, I'm having to change the times I do certain things....and I'm having a bit of a hard time adjusting. I'm sure it'll work itself out eventually. It always does! This isn't the first job either of us has started over the last 50 years.
      YIKES!! O_O We're starting a new job schedule at 'over 50' now!! O_O ... YEAH! That could be the 'real' problem!! LOL Our 'get-up-and-go' has 'got-up-and-went'!! You know, bodies don't like to be pushed around as much when they get over 50! ^_^ They like to take time to 'warm up' to new times and situations. They like to 'mosey' a bit, not shoot out of the gate like a prize running stallion! LOL ... Oooo! Just the thought of my body having to move that fast in the morning makes me wanna take a nap!! ^_^
      ANYWAY!!...So I'm up, thinking about coffee...and sugar and cream...Speaking of which, aren't the spoon in the header, and these cream and sugar sets below, cute!!...

 (Cream and Sugar Sets by handpaintedceramic)

      It's too early in the morning for me to talk about anything but how early it is....Sorry!...I can't take any pictures of anything. It's too dark! ^_^ I can't even have an interesting conversation with hubby...He's still not completely awake yet! LOL Besides...I don't want to talk to him right now. He'll only wanna talk about how excited he is about his new job, and I'm not that excited about it!...At least not yet! I need another couple of weeks or so to get used to the schedule...and re-schedule my nap time! LOL

      Have any of you ever had a time where your spouse was excited about something you just couldn't get as excited about....but you didn't wanna burst their little excited happy bubble?! ^_^ That's where I am. So I grin when he talks about his new clients...while I think of how big of a pin it would take to burst that happy bubble all to pieces!!! LOL...But I won't. Who knows, next week I may be telling you all about his new clients...and you may wanna burst my happy bubble!! ^_^

     Okay...before I go...let me show you a couple of other cute finds from Etsy...

 (Personalized Monogram Initial Necklaces by Skrynka)

       I love the embroidery of the letters. And, of course, all the colors! :-) ... And the cookies below...

(Nurse Appreciation Sugar Cookies by guiltyconfections)

 

    ...speak for themselves!! ^_^
    
     I was considering becoming an LPN or an RN myself, at one time in my life. Instead I remained a nurse's aide. I took all of the schooling for it...well, maybe not ALL of it! :-) ...but when I had to make a real choice, after working as an aide for a couple of years, I decided to remain an aide.
        It was kind of a personal choice because I saw that the RNs and LPNs weren't working with the patients as much as they were giving pills and doing paperwork! In fact, I thought it was kinda sad that there were some patients on the floor that they never got to see some days...because they didn't get medication. :-( 
       It's a tough job...probably even more so these days! I KNOW things have changed a lot since I left nursing. We were only allowed to wear white...including pantyhose! And the only jewelry we could wear was a wedding band, a watch, and post-type earrings!!...I've seen nurses....Ooooo! Whee!!!!....I won't talk about it!!...And hey! We didn't need face masks and gloves up to the shoulders back when I was in nursing! So I respect the hard work they do!!
    By the way, why am I up at this hour, talking about nursing?! ^_^ I should be nursing a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of coffee!!! ^_^ Or going back to sleep!!...I'll tell you which one I chose tomorrow! LOL...Where is that rooster?!....Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

 Hungry Stomach

My empty stomach's grumbling
was as noisy as could be!
So demanding in it's urging,
and it's "Hungry" symphony.

I awakened to it's music,
and the fluttering that it caused.
I tried to just ignore it,
with its twist and turning gnaws!

Like a 'stick-in-hand' conductor,
setting music to a riot,
I'll direct some food into it,
so that it will just be QUIET! 

Coffee...Oranges...Banana Pudding...and Snow!

(8x10 Coffee Coffee Steamy Brown Print by artnewfaux)

        Ohhhh....coffee! I could sure use a cup this morning! I woke up with sleepy eyes, an ache in my body 'to beat the band', and this view (below) out my window...

      It snowed throughout the day yesterday. O_O Now the backyard has a blanket of the 'white stuff'. And it looks like we might have some ice on top of it this morning. I don't know for sure because...I'm not going anywhere near it!! LOL 

      Hubby will just have to tell me about it when he gets back. {He has to go out in it to get water for us this morning. (We drink bottled water...more for taste than anything. I don't like the creamy tasting water with the chlorine smell that we get through the pipes here at the house...except to cook with.)}

      Just looking at that snow makes me want a hot cup of coffee...and a vacation to sunny Hawaii! :-) I'm only gonna get one of those things today though...it's not 'virtual Friday' yet! ^_^

      I can get oranges though!...and you can too! Look!...

     It's a whole Orange treasury! :-) It was curated by Carla from KnitOneBead2...She included my latest necklace...

(Crochet Rose Shell Orange Yellow and Gold Flower Necklace from Wuglyees)

      Thanks, Carla! :-) ♥ 

     I also wanna share some oranges with you...oranges from the treasury I mean. :-) ...

 (Orange and Aqua Reversible Baby Booties by Molipop)

 (Fireball-Needle Felted Necklace by jessijewels)

 (Red heart Boutique Treasure Yarn from crochetgal)

(Orange Red Bikes Photograph by Raceytay)

      You can click on the above treasury to go over and see the rest of the orange shops if you like...Me?...I'm gonna move on to banana pudding! :-)

      Banana pudding, 'Wug'?!....Yes! Banana pudding! ^_^ My husband made some yesterday...between doing....Oops! I almost 'let the cat out of the bag'!! LOL I'll tell you all about what he's been doing tomorrow! ^_^ Right now I just wanna show you his banana pudding!...

      Have you ever had banana pudding?!...If so, you'll be able to see right away that hubby's banana pudding is not 'from scratch'. It's missing the bowl that shows you the layers of pudding, bananas, and vanilla wafers that normally go into a banana pudding. Well, honestly, it's missing the layers all together...and it's missing the real bananas too! LOL What can I say... 'From scratch' is up 'my' cooking alley, not his! ^_^ ...but even so...it was pretty good!! :-)

     He made it with a box vanilla pudding and a store-bought graham cracker crust! Look at him, being all creative!! ^_^ He's being creative in other ways too! :-) ...Tomorrow!...Tomorrow!...I'll tell you all about it tomorrow!! ^_^ ...Okay, that cup of coffee is calling me! ^_^ ... Before I go though, congratulations to crochetdyverse! :-) She was the only one to comment on my 1,000th blog post yesterday...and therefore the winner of my framed poem! :-) ... Just waiting for the shipping info and it'll be on it's way to you!! (I left you a comment about it on the comment you left yesterday.)

      Okay....talkie, talkie...OUT!! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

Reasons To Smile

I don't really need a reason,
to let out a great big grin;
But I do from time to time,
just to exercise my chin.

Sometimes I do it just to see
what reaction I will get,
in the places where I've gone,
and the people that I've met.

Sometimes it's just for me!
To amuse some silly thought;
Or to show just how excited
I have been at what I bought.

Sometimes a smile can change my mood,
when weather forecasts make me blue;
Or when I see a baby playing!
Oh yes! Oh Yes! I smile then too!

Truth is, I really don't need a reason.
Frowns, just frankly, aren't my style.
I could sit and write about it,
But even that would make me smile.

My Morning Looks Like.....

(Illustrated Morning Coffee Typographic Print by kirstylovescake)

       I suppose the first thing I talk about this morning shouldn't be what my morning 'looks' like!...because that's not the first experience I had when I woke up! First was the 'waking up craving' for a nice hot cup of sweet cream-filled coffee! :-) ... Yesssssss! A nice 'Dunkin' Donuts' coffee, with sugar and hazelnut creamer, would taste sooooooooo good right now!...But, alas, I'm not gonna get it!...Why?...Because 'Dunkin' Donuts' (the local coffee shop), and everything else around here too I might add, is closed this morning because of the holiday. 

    So instead of talking about coffee, I'll tell you about what the house smells like!...It smells like sausage...

 (Dachshund Sausage Dog Brooch by hopeofallhearts)

          ...Noooooo! Not that kind of sausage!! ^_^ I'm talking about the kind of sausage you sink your teeth into and chew!! LOL.......Ummmmmmm!...Hubby is making one of his 'world class' breakfasts again this morning...Sausage, eggs, cheese grits and toast! :-)

       So what that I don't have coffee to go with it...;'_';...Okay, I won't try to put a good face on it. I REALLY want a cup of coffee!! O_O And the brand new can of 'non-instant' coffee that we were given as a gift a while back is 'not gonna cut it'!! LOL We no longer have a coffee maker! (I gave it away because we never used it! Ha! Ha!)

      Before I take off to eat though, let me show you what else my morning looks like!....

      Yep! It looks like snow!!...It apparently started falling after midnight last night...

      It's still lightly coming down right now, but you can't see it in most of these photos...As YOU know, I'm not a big fan of the 'white stuff', but I must say it does make for a nice quiet blanket on the backyard...

      It even makes hubby's barren garden area look kinda cute! :-] ... I don't know why I was so surprised to see it!....Well, yes I do! It was because for days the weather people were saying it wasn't gonna snow. Then they started the whole 'maybe we'll get some snow for Christmas' thing...which I thought they were saying because of their wishful thinking. So I dismissed it. O_O Then I wake up this morning and BAM!!!.....snow!...

     Hubby's footprints on it confirmed that it indeed was not the weather man's wishful thinking! LOL It really is snow! ^_^...I really should have known yesterday. It was a 'snow sky'...

      Anyway!...

       So that's what my morning looks like!...Peaceful....What about yours?! :-) 

Peaceful Moments

Peace is what I'm after.
No concerns to vex my head.
No disturbing complications.
No emotions to be read.

Peaceful contemplation.
Mental 'Playing in the yard'.
No 'You have to do this!" wording.
Nothing strenuous or hard.

Quiet, simple peace.
No one's problems I should fix.
No concentrated effort.
No new wrinkles in the mix.

Yes, peace is what I'm after.
Nothing pressing me 'to do'.
I want peaceful little moments.
And I'm gonna get them too! 

      By the way, hubby 'jimmied up' a cup for coffee for me. ^_^ He strained the coffee grains with a chicken grease splatter screen. LOL....That's my husband!! :-)