...Because I'm Happy!!

 (Illustration Print by KikiMood)

      ♫ "...Here come bad news, talking this and that.....

Well, give me all you got. Don't hold it back...

I should probably warn you, I'll be just fine...

No offense to you, don't waste your time...

Here's why...because I'm happy...." ♫

        In case you don't recognize the lyrics, those are the words from Pharrell Williams' song, "Happy".  I woke up this morning with them playing over and over in my mental song looped head......*In case you're new to the blog and you don't know about this, I wake up every morning with a song playing in my head...for no apparent reason. It could be a wordless tune from a commercial, or just a random classical, pop, country, etc song..Doesn't matter...But there is ALWAYS a song of some kind playing in my head when I wake up!...as if my dreams have theme music! ^_^)

      And as it turns out....I'm in a good mood! :-) My head cold seems to be gone. And the cold sore on my lip almost is too!...The huge snowstorm that was suppose to hit us, starting tonight, apparently is gonna be just a dusting, or one or two inches of snow, by the time it reaches us here in Holyoke! :-)...And the doctor's appointment that I was fretting over has been changed to next week!! ^_^

       I feel like a dancing school kid this morning!! ^_^ ... Now, add to this that hubby offered to make me pancakes...and you really got a lot of Sunday morning happy going on!! ^_^ But...... 

         "Uhhhhhh...hold up, Mr. Sunday Morning Pancake Cowboy! O_O What did you say?!...We don't have enough pancake mix?! O_O......Uhhhhh...You're gonna do what?!...Find something else to mix with it, and put more water in it to make it stretch?!...You think I'll be happy with them?!.....Uhhhh...Thank you, but no!...I don't want pancakes that look like pancakes, but taste like something else!!...I'd rather not have pancakes at all. Thank you very much! Don't mess with my 'happy' this morning!!" 
        
      Sometimes happy is going just a little bit too far!! LOL 

      Anyway!! ^_^ I was in such a good mood this morning that, with a happy song playing in my head, I headed over to Etsy to scroll and look for 'Happy'! This is what I found! :-) ...

 (11 x 14 Delicate pink prairie flower seed stalks Botanical photographic Print by galleryzooart)

 (Suzani Box Sofa by namedesignstudio)

(Linen Flower Hairpins - set of 3 by namolio)

      I found signs of Spring, and lots of happy color! :-) You know how it is when you're in a good mood...Happy. :-) You find what you're looking for...every...single...time! ^_^ ♫ So, I'm happy!! ♫ ... I hope you find your happy today too! But if the school kids in the video above didn't do it........I don't know what to tell you! ^_^

Happy Weather People

Weather people are so happy!
So excited about their maps!
Always smiling on the T.V.,
like there's sunshine in their laps.

They're a chitty chatty bunch.
Talking radars and jet streams.
Strangely when the weather turns
their eyes glaze over, and face beams.

I don't know how they are so happy
when there's snow and rain and sleet;
When they do outdoors reporting,
smiling, while with soaking feet!

The places that they go
are where most folks are running from!
Are they brave?, selfless?, crazy?,
 or just really, really dumb?!

I cannot imagine
how they hold their heads up high,
when most folks can't stand their forecasts,
and they make folks want to cry.

They seem so proud and happy;
Fancy ties and great hair-dos!
Disgruntled comments bounce right off,
as do our frequent hiss and boos!!

The conclusion that I've reached
is that they have a 'Happy Gene'.
But, no doubt, they would just say
that they're reporting what they've seen.

Hey! They were not there
when wind and force moved things around!
But they're happy to be able
to now tell us where it's bound! 

This Weather Is Producing Some Happy People!

 (Set of Snowy Golden Retriever Dog Photo Cards by ammfoto)

      "Flakes are already flying in Western Massachusetts"!...or so the weather reporters are saying...with those silly grins on their faces, and their arms flailing in front of the blue screen. LOL I don't know if they're right or not, because I can't see it. It's still dark outside. ^_^

      Apparently we're in for another big storm though...Storm PAX! The Weather Channel is showing that we're in for snow...ice...rain...and more snow! Maybe up to as much as 12 inches of snow in fact!!! O_O

     Now, if I was a dog...like the one in the header photo...maybe I would be as excited as the weather people!...but I'm not a dog!...so, UGH!!!

 (Rain Clouds Limited Edition Art Print by TheJoyofColor)

       I have to work my brain good on days like this. "Think of the positive, Wug...the positive!!!...The positive?!......Yeah! The positive!!!!" ^_^ And, thankfully, there always is some. Like, for instance, I'll have plenty of time to crochet today! YAY! :-)

       Also, plenty of time to nap...uninterrupted! ^_^

 (Blue Denim Violet "Plait" Pillowcase by taftyli)

     Also...no pressing 'to do' schedule giving me anxiety all day long! :-) It's gonna be 'slow-she-goes'!!! :-)

 (Vintage Silver Turquoise Opal Inlay Turtle Earrings by serendipitytreasure)

     And also...hubby is home from work! ^_^ 

(His & Cursive Hers Rustic Wood Bath Hooks by AldarLane)

     Yes...I said 'home from WORK'! :-) He's finally back to work, as of yesterday!...We had to laugh though, because he went back to work one day...and now he has a day off today! Ha! Ha! And he may have Friday off too, depending on how bad the storm is!...Now, that's the kind of job you want to have, right?!...one where you're working, but you're really not 'at' work!! ^_^

     Anyway!! ^_^ ... besides me talking my hubby's ear off, maybe playing some 'Scrabble', and snacking...not mush else is gonna be going on around here.....Unless the electricity goes off! O_O Then there's gonna be a lot of complaining and crying!! LOL I'll let you know how it went tomorrow. Ha! Ha! Have a good day, Everybody! ♥

Happy Weather People

Weather people are so happy!
So excited about their maps!
Always smiling on the T.V.,
like there's sunshine in their laps.

They're a chitty chatty bunch.
Talking radars and jet streams.
Strangely when the weather turns
their eyes glaze over, and face beams.

I don't know how they are so happy
when there's snow and rain and sleet;
When they do outdoors reporting,
smiling, while with soaking feet!

The places that they go
are where most folks are running from!
Are they brave?, selfless?, crazy?,
 or just really, really dumb?!

I cannot imagine
how they hold their heads up high,
when most folks can't stand their forecasts,
and they make folks want to cry.

They seem so proud and happy;
Fancy ties and great hair-dos!
Disgruntled comments bounce right off,
as do our frequent hiss and boos!!

The conclusion that I've reached
is that they have a 'Happy Gene'.
But, no doubt, they would just say
that they're reporting what they've seen.

Hey! They were not there
when wind and force moved things around!
But they're happy to be able
to now tell us where it's bound!

I Think The Birds Took It Down!!...I Saw The Tracks!

     If you look closely at the header photo you'll be able to see that the extended feeder arm, where the bird suet usually hangs, has no feeder. O_O Nope! No feeder there!...It has no feeder!...It has no chain!....It has no hook!....and it has no birds!! O_O
      Just for the record, I have to say: "I knew it!...It was bound to happen eventually!!"...There were so many birds in, around, and on that feeder that it was bound to come tumbling down!!...One minute the feeder was there....and the next minute I looked  out the window, and it wasn't there!!...***Between you and I, I think it might've been those large cardinals that took it down!...all sitting on there at the same time***
    At any rate, the feeder was on the ground, and so were lots and lots of tracks!......everywhere...all around the feeder!!...Sorry, but I just couldn't take a photo of my poor sad feeder laying in the 'white stuff'!...Okay, the truth is...hubby took a picture of it, but it wasn't distinguishable. ^_^ Instead I got LOTS of bird tracks!! LOL...

      And the neighborhood cat's tracks (above)...and more bird tracks (below)...
 

     ...and bird tracks mixed in with cat tracks! LOL...

      Or at least that's what we 'think' the tracks are! ^_^ Since we weren't there, it's all a case of circumstantial evidence! LOL...You know, black cat seen prowling the perimeter of the backyard shortly after finding the feeder down...Confused black-capped chickadees in the tree, watching the ground, and every movement of the cat! LOL...and of course, the tracks everywhere! :-)
      Before we saw the feeder on the ground, I was entertaining mental images of a hawk grabbing the chain off of the hook, and toting the whole contraption through the Massachusetts skies, off to his nest up on a cliff somewhere around here! Ha! Ha! Ha!...My mistake was repeating that too my husband. LOL He's still teasing me about it this morning!!!! ^_^ ... I mean...I'm not teasing him about playing his air guitar while singing an off-tune version of 'Hot Blooded' on our date last night!...just saying! LOL
     
       Anyway!!! ^_^ The feeder is back up!...
 

      ....And while there's still bird tracks everywhere!...
 

      ...and bird tracks mixed in with cat tracks! :-] ...

   
        ...Things are back to normal in the backyard. :-) ...
     

      The suet feeder is swinging in a slight breeze...

      And I'm sitting here, sipping on my green tea while watching the weather forecast of the bad storm that's due to hit us hard tonight. O_O ...*sigh*...We're due to get more white stuff. Somewhere between 5 and 14 inches...Ugh!
      "Don't look at the weather, Wug...Look at the feeder!!" ^_^ ...
 

      "Look at it closely!!" LOL
 

      Have a good weekend, Everybody!! :-)


Happy Weather People

Weather people are so happy!
So excited about their maps!
Always smiling on the T.V.,
like there's sunshine in their laps.

They're a chitty chatty bunch.
Talking radars and jet streams.
Strangely when the weather turns
their eyes glaze over, and face beams.

I don't know how they are so happy
when there's snow and rain and sleet;
When they do outdoors reporting,
smiling, while with soaking feet!

The places that they go
are where most folks are running from!
Are they brave, selfless informants,
 or just really, really dumb?!

I cannot imagine
how they hold their heads up high,
when most folks can't stand their forecasts,
and they make folks want to cry.

They seem so proud and happy;
Fancy ties and great hair-dos!
Disgruntled comments bounce right off,
as do our frequent hiss and boos!!

The conclusion that I've reached
is that they have a 'Happy Gene'.
But, no doubt, they would just say
that they're reporting what they've seen.

Hey! They were not there
when wind and force moved things around!
But they're happy to be able
to now tell us where it's bound!

No!...It's Not A Joke!!

    I thought that I'd deter away from food today...I'm still gonna eat it! I'm just not gonna show it to you! ^_^ Instead I'm gonna show you some bursts of Spring. After all today is the first day of April, right?!

     Pretty soon the flowers will be popping open to greet the ever-shining sun....

       ...and the trees in all their leafed splendor will be standing guard to make sure there's a place to dart off to when the sun gets too hot...But when?....When is this bursting sunshiny flowers and leafed tree Springtime scene going to start happening?!...O_0 March, so they say, is suppose to 'come in like a lion, and go out like a lamb'.

                {from the Etsy shop becmudd}
     You know what our weather forecast was for today?!

     It's a WINTER STORM WARNING!!! And No! It's not a joke either!! Number one, I don't celebrate any of the holidays, like April Fool's day. And number two, SNOW ain't no joke!!!...*shaking my head*
     Seriously 'Mr. Winter Storm Warning', you couldn't put your little gloves and coat away until next season.....SERIOUSLY???!!!! 

      I was kind of in disbelief when the bones and joints of my hands started to do that 'snow-aching' thing yesterday. Then, as the day went on, it proceeded to wash over my whole body, so that my whole body had that "It's gonna rain...or snow" feeling!....Snow?!....I said: "Nahhhhh!"

        { from Mariann Rea of the Etsy shop littlefoxphotos}
    And then we saw that weather forecast last night. And this morning, the snow starting  coming down,... all over my newly-cleared backyard!!...*sigh*
     I've got a full month of activity planned!! I don't have time for snow removal, wet snow boots on my floors, high heating bills, etc...!! I'VE GOT IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO!!!...
      Starting with announcing the winner of this month's Giveaway!

       As usual, the box was shaked up.....and shaked up some more!

        And the name that popped up?!.....

          Congratulations Artistikat! You are now the owner of my crocheted flop hat...

     ...if you want it, that is. :-) Just email me, contact me on Twitter, or on Facebook and leave me your address so I can get it out to you....{I'll be announcing the new Giveaway over the weekend.}

         {Ant Winter Fun print of original watercolor by becmudd}
      I guess I better start learning how to have fun in the snow!....*sigh*...Maybe my friends can help me.

     I guess that's what I'll have to try to do today...Gather some friends for some fun!...I'll have to leave the beautiful look of Spring to Little Fox. Her FREE Desktop Calendar for April 2011 is here!

         Despite the fact that there's still lots of white stuff on the ground, she's feeling the Spring...in her heart. And via her beautiful Desktop Calendar, she's sharing it with us! :-) Thanks Mariann! It's good to have something around here that actually looks like Spring! It sure isn't the weather map!!....Although those weather people look pretty happy about that! UGH!


Happy Weather People

Weather people are so happy!
So excited about their maps!
Always smiling on the T.V.,
like there's sunshine in their laps.

They're a chitty chatty bunch.
Talking radars and jet streams.
Strangely when the weather turns
their eyes glaze over, and face beams.

I don't know how they are so happy
when there's snow and rain and sleet;
When they do outdoors reporting,
smiling, while with soaking feet!

The places that they go
are where most folks are running from!
Are they brave, selfless informants,
 or just really, really dumb?!

I cannot imagine
how they hold their heads up high,
when most folks can't stand their forecasts,
and they make folks want to cry.

They seem so proud and happy;
Fancy ties and great hair-dos!
Disgruntled comments bounce right off,
as do our frequent hiss and boos!!

The conclusion that I've reached
is that they have a 'Happy Gene'.
But, no doubt, they would just say
that they're reporting what they've seen.

Hey! They were not there
when wind and force moved things around!
But they're happy to be able
to now tell us where it's bound!

Hey! At Least It's Not Snowing....Much!

       I don't want to talk about the weather. Not one more word about it!!...But I can't help it. The header picture shows you what the local weather is doing around here today...UGH!...*sigh*...My bones are already arguing with me, my knitted Slouch Hat is screaming at me, and my nap is waiting for me...an all day nap if I give in to it!! ^_^ No! No! I've got to F-O-C-U-S!!!!
     Focus on things I could be doing to help me get through the day, like....

      ...sitting in a tree, with a leaf over my head...Since in order to get to a tree I'd have to climb over 8 or 9 feet of solid packed snow covered with ice....this will be a NO!

     ...I could stare out the window, and look for some green blades of grass. Grass that will no doubt be coming up soon!...No! That won't be necessary, because the grass will no doubt be floating by at some point,...with little snow boats underneath them!!

      ...I could close my eyes and dream of tiny flowered trees and blue skies...Okay, this would really be a stretch today!!!  ^_^

     ...I could sit quietly and visualize how beautiful the flowers are going to be after all of this rain!...I can do that! Flowers are easy to think about at any time!....But the fact that they'd have to fight their way up, and then swim for their lives,  is gonna get in the way of that thought today...for sure!!

    ...I could just throw caution to the wind and dance in the rain!!......Who am I kidding?!....With these bones?! I'd be good to move my head to a dance beat today!! {Okay, maybe that's a slight over-exaggeration! I could probably manage enough mobility to move my feet and toes up and down too! LOL}

    ...Or I can just forget that there is such a thing as OUTSIDE, and put my head down and be determined to finish this knitted Slouch Hat!!

     Can you see that when I fold the piece over it's actually starting to look like a hat?!!

     Now I just have to figure how many inches wide I want the brim opening to be.

     I can see it's not there yet!!...Any ideas what a good size would be?!
    DING! DING! DING! I think we have a winner! I'm going to finish this hat today!!...I'm determined! I'm focused! I'm ready!!...
    Uh Oh! I looked up!....*sigh*....Why isn't there a law against overly exuberant weather people, weather maps, and cutesy raindrop pictures?! 


Happy Weather People

Weather people are so happy!
So excited with their maps!
Always smiling on the T.V.,
like there's sunshine in their laps.

They're a chitty-chatty bunch.
Talking radars and jet streams.
Strangely, when the weather turns,
their eyes glaze over, and face beams.

I don't know how they are so happy
when there's snow and rain and sleet;
When they do outdoors reporting,
smiling, while with soaking feet!

The places that they go
are where most folks are running from!
Are they brave, selfless informants, 
or just really, really dumb?!

I cannot imagine
how they hold their heads up high,
when most folks can't stand their forecasts,
and they make folks want to cry.

They seem so proud and happy;
Fancy ties and great hair-dos!
Disgruntled comments bounce right off,
as do our frequent hiss and boos!!

The conclusion that I've reached
is that they have a 'Happy Gene'.
But, no doubt, they would just say
that they're reporting what they've seen.

Hey! They were not there
when wind and force moved things around!
But they're happy to be able
to now tell us where it's bound!
(Images in this post? The header photo is from WGGB.com; The owl and mushroom is  Under The Weather print by arian; The blade of grass is from an unknown source; The Dogwood is by Montagyoo; The Tulips are from an unknown source; The ant Dancing in the rain, which is now sold, was by becmudd;)