A Giggle-Fest.....Like In The 'Old Days'!

 (Giggles by artbylynn)

      Everything about our life...at this age...is trying to tell us to be grown up. More serious. NOT silly, like when we were teenagers! ^_^ And, for the most part, we're on board with that. And we listen. BUT...every once in a while....! ^_^ And in telling you what happened I'm gonna have to risk a 'you-had-to-be-there' kinda sideways head-tilt on your part. Because I HAVE TO talk about it!! :-)) 

      Hubby and I have been really busy the last couple of days...doing what seemed to be a lot to us, but to someone else could look like a lot of us being busy doing nothing!...Whatever!! :-) ...But it led to us not wanting to go on an extended 'take-your-virtual-luggage-and-remove-your-virtual-shoes' kinda date this week. We just wanted to lay low and watch some television...and sleep! So we did!

       But then today...or should I say 'tonight'...we decided that we wanted to go somewhere! :-) But there aren't any virtual flights out of town on a Saturday night...Only on Fridays, you know. ^_^ So we decided we'd just have to 'pretend'! LOL

      So we got on our bed...our far away tropical island, surrounded by sharks and stingrays...and a sandy beach on one side!...and just talked! :-] ...

 (Rustic Wood Platform Bedframe by KnotsandBiscuits)

      The talking led to silly conversations about when we were kids, and stuff like that...so forth and so on! Then I said: "Ooooo! Let's pretend that our bed is really in a castle, and we're rich! Let's ring for the butler to bring us some....caviar!" :-)) And then it happened!!

      Hubby started giggling....softly...slowly...like a boil being turned up on a lobster!...

 ("Little red crab" PDF Crochet PATTERN by kseniadesign)

      Then it got contagious, because I started giggling! ^_^ In the midst of the giggling I said: "What?!...What's so funny?!"...And he said: "Caviar!!!" Ha! Ha! "We're not caviar kind of people!" Ha! Ha! Ha! 

 (Caviar & Crackers on Limited Edition Tray by CrownJewelMiniatures)

       "We're more like Doritos kind of people!" Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!...

(Doritos Chips Advertising Train 50 Foot Box Car by thevintageshop)

      Then we both lost it!!!! ^_^ He started doing little mini-skits!...In a very fancy and proper voice, he said: "Excuse me. Do you have some Grey Poupon?!" Ha! Ha! Ha!

      Then he said in a down-home backwoods southern voice: "No?!...How 'bout some Do-ritos?!" Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

      Okay, Okay! I get that 'you really did have to be there' to get how funny this really was! ^_^ Especially since half of the stuff we were talking about was done in skits and hand gestures! LOL But by the time we were able to stop giggling...and it took a while!...we both had sore stomachs and tears in our eyes! ^_^ 

      This was no way for two grown 50-somethings to be acting!! NOT AT ALL!!!...But you know what?!.....It was sooooooo fun!!! ^_^ We hadn't been that silly in a long time!!! A LONG TIME!!! :-)) I mean, if this was somebody else's pretend bed...they would've been kicked right off the island!! ^_^

      Giggle-fest OVER!!! ^_^ Now I have to stop from looking at him, so I can actually go to sleep! :-)) Every time our eyes almost meet I can feel the giggle churning back up!! O.o What is this anyway?!...Saturday?!! WOW! I've lost two days!!! O_O I've got to go to 'real' bed!!!...Right after I have some dough-ree-toes!! LOL Goodnight y'all...I hope!! ^_^

Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,
fighting our-self, with bent elbow.
(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,
hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.
Using every ounce of force.
(Dreaded emotions pushing through,
trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.
Fighting hard to keep them down.
(They're  seeping out on every curve.
Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.
Feel the water's  quiet calm.
(Released emotions-held too long,
now are righting every wrong.)

Something Happened On The Way To The Date!

 (Vintage 1922 Looks Like Car Trouble 8 x 10 Instant Download Image by PixelHistory)

        We had our plans all set for a night of pizza and a long sleep. But something happened on the way to the date!...the brakes on the car completely gave way!!!! O_O And "No, I'm not kidding!!!"

      Hubby went off to the drug store, and to pick up a little something for lunch before he had to go back to work in the afternoon, and..."UH OH!!...THE CAR WON'T STOP!!!" O_O...He applied the brakes and....nothing!! O_O He had to steer the car into a curb in order to stop it!!...Phew!

      Thankfully, it stopped without hitting anything one or anything except the curb! And thankfully he wasn't up on one of the steep hills around here when the brakes went out, or else that would've been a very sad phone call!!! O_O As it was, hubby was panicked and nervous over 'what might have been'!...I was just thankful he was alright!!

      But now...once again...we have no car!! :-( He looked under the hood and apparently the master cylinder is leaking...or something!...He's been talking about what he was gonna do about our car situation for a while anyway, with the car needed more and more 'old age' repairs...Now?...There is no longer any question! Another vehicle has to be enlisted!!...Ugh!

      How?...From Where?...With what money?!...and with what time to do it?!...All questions to be answered after much prayer and wrangling of all brain cells together!...Ugh!...But I'm sure it will work itself out. Somehow it always does! :-]

      I' just gonna put it out of my mind for right now, and show you something pretty I saw on Etsy yesterday!...

 (Rustic Modern Oak Wood Cutting Board or Wooden Serving Tray by HardwoodHome)

      I've never used a cutting board, but I think that if I had seen this one...maybe I would have! :-) It has such pretty flowers on it!! ^_^ But then again, knowing me, I probably still wouldn't have used it, because I would've been afraid I'd get something caught in between the floral filigree!! Oh No!!! LOL...It probably would end up being a pretty decoration, instead of a cutting board! ^_^ Somewhere to look and enjoy more flowers! :-)

      Speaking of flowers! :-) ...

      This is my new lapel pin that I made yesterday! :-)
 

      I'm gonna make a boutonniere in the same color later today, and maybe list both of them in the Wuglyees shop.
 

      In the meantime I'll be trying to relax my mind, and think of leftover pizza, meatballs, and no car problems!!...*deep breath*...I don't know what world that would be in, where there's no date interruptions, and no car problems!...but it's not this one!! LOL
 

(Seatbelts Cotton T-Shirt by CenterMassDesigns)

     WHAT-EVER!!! :-)) Have a good weekend, Everybody! :-)

Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,
fighting our-self, with bent elbow.
(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,
hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.
Using every ounce of force.
(Dreaded emotions pushing through,
trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.
Fighting hard to keep them down.
(They're  seeping out on every curve.
Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.
Feel the water's  quiet calm.
(Released emotions-held too long,
now are righting every wrong.)

:-O Oooooos!....Ahhhhhhhhs!.....and Smiles!

 (White Twin Spring Calves Photograph by lucysnowephotography)

      Ahhhhhhh!...Finally, a good night's sleep!...although I woke up a little after four a.m. this morning!! :-)) It was still good though, because I fell asleep at around two in the afternoon! O_O I only got up for a couple of hours, and then I was right back down!...Sometimes, for the sake of sanity and rest, you have to let the body go where the body wants to go!!

      But, seeing as I'm all rested and in a fairly good mood...even though I got some bad news last night of a friend's mom dying... :-( ...I thought I'd just share some things that you all could Ooooo, Ahhhhh, and smile about! :-) I started with the twin calves in the header photo! ^_^ ...

 (Handmade Earthy Brass Necklace with Lampwork Beads by MayaHoneyJewelry)

 (Autumn Orange-Red Pear Table Lighter by KaiserVonVintage)

      I loved the retro feel of this one (below)!...

 (Long Ankle Length Sleeveless V Neck Knitted Chevron Dress by LilyStarZorric)

 (Handmade Thrown White Large Spoon Rest by nelledesign)

      And I just simply LOVED these (below)!! :-) ...

 (Mini Pumpkin Donut Muffins by SweetenLife)

 (Yellow & Orange Tye Dye Leggings by MikiBeFashion)

 (Handmade Crocheted Instagram Purse by meemanan)

      Now for the Ahhhhhh...and the 'Goodbye!' ...

(8x10 Tall Pines In The Fog Nature photography by Raceytay)

      I hope you enjoyed it, and that you can just let go and enjoy the rest of your day...like I'm gonna try to do too! :-)

Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,
fighting our self, with bent elbow.
(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,
hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.
Using every ounce of force.
(Dreaded emotions pushing through,
trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.
Fighting hard to keep them down.
(They're  seeping out on every curve.
Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.
Feel the water's  quiet calm.
(Released emotions-held too long,
now are righting every wrong.)

A World Created In My Mind!

      I've decided that...just for today's blog post...I'm gonna take a break from thinking about reality. The reality of bills, bad health, death and self-interested people is giving me a headache and an upset stomach! LOL...So, today I'm gonna let my mind loose and think about what kind of world I would create if I had the power...or the concentrated brain cells..to do so!...which I don't! But hey!...I can do marvelous things in my mind! ^_^
      As the header photo shows, if I had the ability to make it happen, all roads to anywhere would be paved with brick and good intentions. And rolling green lawns and flowers would line them. All clouds would be shaped like loving hearts and all of the people walking those roads would have nothing but love and other people's interests, instead of just their own, on their minds. There would be no selfishness...and no jack-hammers, pot-holes, or impatient honking either! :-] Just fun with animals!!!...

(Handmade Felt Donkey Marionette by TwoSadDonkeys)

       Other things that would make people smile would be a genuine love of God and neighbor, and the fact that all fibers worn would be made of hand-knitted and crocheted soft yarn! :-) ...

 (Slouchy Button Dow Leg Warmers by GraceadLaceCo)

(Adventure Time Fingerless Gloves by curiousnotion) 

        In the mental world that I'm creating there will, of course, be tons of flowers...

      ...maybe a few sandy beaches...

       ...in the interest of 'thinking about other people', because I could live without a beach, frankly...or at least I think I could! LOL

       Also in the world of my creative mind, there will be no bills, no gas in our cars...they run on water...and not bottled water either! :-)) ... And of course, somewhere....actually EVERYWHERE!...there will be music and poetry,...and maybe poetry 'to' music! :-)

    And dancing too! :-)

      I could be here all day, talking about the world I would create in my mind. The truth is that one day we will have a world similar to this....I KNOW IT!!! :-) Imagine how wonderful life will be with no need for ambulances, doctors, hospitals, banks, locks and keys, insurance companies, etc.....Ahhhhhhhh! It can't come too soon for me!!! LOL

      Would you add to this list?!....If so, what?!...Sometimes the emotions of 'life' just need to get out!!!! ^_^ ...In the meantime, reality is calling me. I may yank the phone from the wall!! LOL

 Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,
fighting our self, with bent elbow.
(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,
hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.
Using every ounce of force.
(Dreaded emotions pushing through,
trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.
Fighting hard to keep them down.
(They're  seeping out on every curve.
Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.
Feel the water's  quiet calm.
(Released emotions-held too long,
now are righting every wrong.)

Wide Awake!...Tweaking....Tweaking!

(Handmade Mommy And Baby Owl Key Chain by Busaba)

      Once again, here I am talking about my adventures in not sleeping!...*shaking my head*...I know! I know! You're sick of hearing about it...almost as much as I'm sick of myself talking about it!! LOL But considering that all of my activities lately are being done with me in an exhausted state, I thought I should tell you about it...to explain why I sound kinda nutty and scatter-brained sometimes! ^_^

     So...what have I been doing while half awake this time?!...Tweaking the groom's boutonniere on the custom wedding order that I'm making...As I told you yesterday, my customer loves the groomsmen's boutonnieres...

     But the boutonniere for the groom is causing some challenges. The reason is because he wanted his boutonniere made with two different colors than the groomsmen...'Passion' purple and 'Iris', which is a kind of purple/violet/blue...

     Those two colors would have looked great together too!....if I could find the 'iris' shade in a thread....which I can't find.....ANYWHERE! Ugh!

    So, it's been a back and forth about other colors. He wanted to try a dark purple with the 'passion'...

    Nice....but no 'Umph!'...besides which, the dark purple doesn't fit the wedding color scheme...He wondered how silver would look.....Then we moved on!

      Then he mentioned that they will be wearing gray suits. So he thought that maybe gray would work with the passion. :-) Yeah!...But what shade of gray?!...

       Dark gray or light gray?! O_O

     And what button?....This one?...

      Or a smaller one?....Maybe this one?...

     As of in the middle of the night....like around 1 or 2 a.m. ...it was decided!...I'm gonna do three colors! :-) Both shades of gray and the passion purple!...I'll show it to you tomorrow...

      Stream of consciousness: I just got a phone call... ;_; ...spending any more time on this post seems kinda frivolous right now. :-( Sorry y'all. If I can pull myself together, I'll tell you about it later. ;_; I'm so sad right now.

 Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,
fighting our-self, with bent elbow.
(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,
hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.
Using every ounce of force.
(Dreaded emotions pushing through,
trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.
Fighting hard to keep them down.
(They're  seeping out on every curve.
Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.
Feel the water's  quiet calm.
(Released emotions-held too long,
now are righting every wrong.)

Free Gifts!!!

   Aren't these the sweetest little hearts you've ever seen?!! And guess what?...They're magnets! I received them with a purchase I just made on Etsy.

    I was hunting for some gift tags to put on my packages when I send them to customers. I found these really cute ones ...

   ...in a shop called SnowFlakeDreams1 on Etsy . It says that it's for a Springtime gift, but I love this embossed butterfly so much that it's 'Springtime in July' for me! :-) I needed the tags, and frankly...still need to get some more, but it was the butterfly and the price of these tags that made me click and 'Add To Cart' right away! 12 of them were only $1.85!

   Velma's Etsy Profile says that she started crafting at about 12 years old when her mother fed her creative side. Mom's are great that way, aren't they?!...I really like all of the info she tells us about herself in her shop announcement:

     "Welcome to Snowflake Dreams 1 Boutique. I love to keep busy by crafting so I use many art and crafts media, crafting whatever tickles my fancy. My boutique is earth friendly. My motto is "Recycle as often as possible." If you see something you like but would like it better in a different color or maybe a different size just convo me. I aim to please. Thank you for visiting my boutique. Have a splendid day."

    My tags were done on white cardstock, but she has some really cute Acetate tags too! Look at these...

   Three Acetate Tags , any 3 in the shop, for only $4.50...

   A Snow Tag made on recycled acetate (Clear Plastic)...

   ...There's a whole story behind her love of snow (NOT!) in her profile...And if you're planning to give baby gifts to anyone, you have to see these! One for a girl...

    ...one for a boy .

   There's even a Friendship Card on Acetate !

   She's going to be surprised that I'm carrying on so about her shop, but when I got my tags in the mail last night, all wrapped up so pretty, with all kinds of free gifts, and realized that I paid only $1.85 for them...I knew that she was somebody with a feeling like mine for what she does! I just HAD to feature her shop today. My hope is that my blog readers will buy her shop out, and let her see what a great appreciation people have for someone doing what they love and giving their customers their best! But even if she doesn't get a sale, I wanted her to know that she was appreciated...by ME!!!

    Oh yeah, I didn't show you the other FREE gifts!

   My customers, who I also send free gifts with every purchase, will be seeing these little butterfly tags tied to their gifts. From Velma...and me...they will be getting a real gift!

My poem today is in anticipation of a blog post that I'll be doing tomorrow about mothers and daughters. It's not going to be an easy post for me to do, but I'm determined to get it said. (WARNING to those who don't like to read uncomfortable subjects...skip this blog tomorrow!)

Let Go

Ever against the tide we row,

fighting ourself, with bent elbow.

(Releasing feelings, tucked inside,

hidden because of foolish pride.)

Fighting just to stay the course.

Using every ounce of force.

(Dreaded emotions pushing through,

trying to get the best of you.)

Waves of feelings swirling round.

Fighting hard to keep them down.

(They're seeping out on every curve.

Letting them-takes lots of nerve.)

Open quick, your tight-clenched palm.

Feel the water's quiet calm.

(Released emotions-held too long,

now are righting every wrong.)