Left Behind

Left behind in the front flower bed.

Flotsam and Jetsam

So I had an idea today. I have struggled for years with trying to thin out the possessions. The popularity of storage units is rising in the US and I hanker to have less. On the other hand, I love a bargain and a yard sale. Sigh.

Back to the idea ... As incentive I will photograph and blog what I am setting free.

Today, I set a passel of weeds free from the front yard. I didn't photograph it, because the sun went down. My note for today is that I am not interested in landscaping because it is too much work and like housework, it never ends. And I hate to spend money on it.

Brickfish

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I said let's take a picture for Abbey and Maggie

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Oh, Sports Illustrated

I can give you the unique perspective on the SI Swimsuit photo shoot that you have never had before, the one your readers would never think of ... the MOM perspective. I am the penultimate CMT (chubby mom type:) level headed, understanding, compassionate, all with a great sense of humor.

I am good in front of the camera, a perfect counterpoint to dewy youth, while inspiring confidence and projecting down home warmth. Behind the camera, I am a hard worker, diligent, reliable, organized and dedicated. Having raised five healthy, well adjusted children, I am equipped to stand in as confidante and trusted adviser to young people on the shoot, who might benefit from the wisdom of the ages.

Check out my blog and Facebook page, better yet, give me a call. How can you refuse the mother?

Road Warrior

For three years before I retired, I commuted weekly 150 miles to work. That's when I truly became a road warrior. On free ways driving 5 mph below the speed limit, I found the time was the same with better gas mileage, plus less stress. My favorite driving was on two lane roads - beautiful from the Ohio River to the Allegheny Mountains.

In 2009, I retired to be home for my youngest daughter's last year of high school. To help with senior expenses, I took a part-time job at the local ski resort. Part-time turned into daily during the snowiest winter in years - 250 inches. I didn't miss a day of work. What helped me was safe driving and a dependable car. When the snow got too high for my front wheel drive car, I commandeered my husband's 4-wheel drive truck. I am a road warrior.

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From Byron Katie

"Sadness is always a sign that you're believing a stressful thought that isn't true for you. It's a constriction, and it feels bad. Conventional wisdom says differently, but the truth is that sadness isn't rational, it isn't a natural response, and it can't ever help you. It just indicates the loss of reality, the loss of the awareness of love. Sadness is the war with what is. It's a tantrum. You can experience it only when you're arguing with God. When the mind is clear, there isn't any sadness. There can't be." A Thousand Names For Joy

I need my rest

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Gardner Bailey

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Joe lost his head in the garden

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June 13 Bridgeport

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I’m off to my first year of college. My future is limitless. I need to be ready for any thing that comes my way. With chic styling and easy to use software to help simplify those assignments, HP’s Vivienne Tam Mini reflects me as if HP and one of the world’s designers knew I was waiting in the wings. Dad says I can rely on the warranty support and security, but the webcam that turns into a mirror, plus integrated wireless all wrapped up in Butterfly Lovers design that fits in my shoulder bag-oh, my! Look out theater class, here I come.

I bought a credit card holder today for less than five dollars. That was exciting. I felt I got a bargain.

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Snuggie

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June 5, 2010

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Wildest Dream

Wildest Dreams
Dolly Parton

Let’s drink a toast to what might’ve been
To all that we were but can’t be again
And let’s just be thankful we parted as friends
Here’s to the past, let the future begin

Oh, and here’s to your wildest dreams
And here’s to your everything
May your life be blest with sweet happiness
Baby, here’s to your wildest dreams,

I made a promise that I wouldn’t cry
You go and chase your rainbows, go on reach for the sky
But come hold me close now, look deep in my eyes
Tell me you love me then kiss me goodbye

Oh, and here’s to your wildest dreams
And here’s to your everything
May your life be blest with sweet happiness
Baby, here’s to your wildest dreams,

I’ll always love you and I’m on your side
In whatever you do, I will take pride

And here’s to your wildest dreams, baby
And here’s to your everything
May your life be blest with sweet happiness
Baby, here’s to your wildest dreams,
Baby, here’s to your wildest dreams,
Dream on, baby

Champs

Potomac Valley Track Meet May 2010

Soar

May 6, 2010

"A mother wants her daughter to soar and she's watching her as she soars, but that also means she's receding in the sky."

— Deborah Tannen, author