FRIENDS

The last couple of days I have had calls from very good friends. I am so thankful for those who love me and want to spend their time with me, be it by phone, email, Facebook, or at our home. Friends are the fabric of life and I treasure every person I have ever met, even ones who are no longer a part of my life. Loving people on this planet is part of why we are here. I don't know what the other part is, because my life is pretty full of love for people and for my animals. Thank you to each one of you who read this and know that you are one of those friends that I treasure.

FRIDAY FUNNIES

Today I had a dentist appointment. The card said 10:00 so I was there at the appointed time only to find out that it was 1:00 instead. Hmm...what to do with three hours. I decided to find the Bead World store in Kirkland. I found a place that said parking 2 hours and parked my van. There were no meters to feed. Hmm...that's odd! The store didn't open until 11:00 so I walked around looking for places to get my hair cut. I found a great place and they had just had somebody not show up so they said they could do an immediate appointment. I had planned to just make an appointment. They probably looked at my hair and thought "This lady NEEDS a haircut!" So, haircut over, and I'm at the bead store which is phenomenal. Then I go out to my car and there is a ticket. I guess the Kirkland downtown is known for its shady way of getting driver's money. It so happened that they called the parking 2 hours place a loading zone. No good information about that except for two cars down the track. I'm writing a letter along with my fee.

So, it was a serendipitous type day which was quite fun, and a frustrating one with the Kirkland Meter Maids.

ZENTANGLES

For those of you who tried to look up Zentangles I led you astray. It is www.zengangle.com
So sorry for the misleading information. It is a great newsletter.

TEN THINGS TUESDAY

1. Finding a swimsuit in January is hard.
2. Beignet got her collar made a little smaller and she is a little bit more happy but still really mad at me.
3. Beignet hates getting her three medicines every day.
4. With my new unfortunately larger size I needed Hawaii shirts, so Beignet and I went shopping after her vet appointment and I found three really great ones at 50% off already marked down price.
5. I love finding a good deal, especially when it only takes 15 minutes.
6. The wind blew too hard today for me to do fern rescue in out ditch which will be cleaned out by the county tomorrow.
7. Google cried and cried at dinner time. His sister Yahoo was hiding under the covers on the bed and he couldn't find her.
8. I am hopelessly addicted to Zentangles (.com). Look it up. I bought the kit, but you can get the ideas online from the newsletter.
9. I'm still needing a daily nap four months after H1N1, but I was unusually ill with it.
10.I miss Sam and Aimee and John.

TEN FAVORITE CHRISTMAS THINGS

1. Reading the Christmas story from Luke.
2. Twinkling lights.
3. The sky always seems to get crystal clear at Christmas time.
4. Creating joy for the children that I gift.
5. Being with family.
6. Solstice.
7. If you catch an afternoon moonrise at this time of year (the 31st this year) it is always magnificent.
8. Remembering Christmases past.
9. Enjoying Christmas present.
10.The friendliness of people this time of year (leave a comment if you read this).

FAVORITE THINGS, VOL. 3 / BEIGNET'S WINGS CAUGHT

1. Clean desks.
2. My miniature basket collection
3. Writing with a good old fountain pen, given me by my Dad
4. Old things out of place.
5. Temporary collections (like the seashells sitting by my desk from Bainbridge Island).
6. Christmas carols.
7. Old wooden boxes.
8. Soft skinned babies.
9. Well behaved children (which means the parents have worked on this).
10.Handmade tools.
and last but not least tonight I experienced this.
11.Being able to burp when the tummy hurts (Didn't God make us wondrously!)

I'm thankful tonight that we didn't have to make an emergency trip to the avian vet. Beignet caught her wings in the cords for the curtain and wrapped them around her wing and twisted them around her feet. She was very upset and scolding, but she didn't bit once. We were so proud of her. I asked her later and she lifted her wings to show me they were find and shook her head yes, they were just fine. I'm so glad I can communicate with her. I'm also so glad she didn't get hurt. We have a few changes to make.

FAVORITE THINGS, VOL. 2

1. Waking up early in the morning refreshed.
2. Getting my hair washed at a salon.
3. Listening to Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.
4. Cuddles from Beignet.
5. Picking up seashells (ranks high on my favorites list).
6. School supplies. The very thought of them makes me drool uncontrollably...!
7. My grandson Sam.
8. Pictures of Sam.
9. Videos of Sam.
10. Talking to Sam on the phone.

As you can see in this particular post, Sam is nearly half of all of my favorite things. I love his smile and his laugh and sense of humor.