Rainy Day Ain't Got Me Down

Blogging!!! Again. Finally.








Started today off with rain, rain, and rain. Went to town, got wet and said to hell with it I ain't letting this get me down. Time I walked into the feed store I could feel the old me kicking in, bought dog feed, 2 books on raising goats and wished I still had them old cowboy boots, lol




Left there, came home and between the Bee Gees and Adele threw on a pot of homemade with fresh veggies and burger some of the best smelling soup ever. Moving on to Annie Lennox ( yep love this lady) I decided to blog again and man I miss it!




Spending this rainy day by self, cooking, listening to my style music waiting till later to roll and cut out homemade from scratch yeast doughnuts, what the heck could make this day any better? Painting class?




Oh yeah I am SO ready. Have missed it more than I knew, I am like a kid on Christmas morning. I promise myself I am gonna chase those blues away and focus on the sunshine, even if ain't shinning here its dang where shinning somewhere.




Speaking of sunshine, daughter Beth and her hubby are off the Daytona next week, then it'll be time for my reunion trip back to Gulf County Florida, can't wait to see old friends, new friends and some long lost cousins.

Passing of the Heart

As the holidays are just around the corner I have been reflecting on the past and the future of the holidays and just for a few short hours I enjoyed a good pity party because my plans of a wonderful family gathering with all my children was falling apart. But after a good cry and virtual hugs from my hubby I shook it off and went on with the planning and daydreaming.

A family tradition I started several years back among the women of my husband's family is The Passing of The Heart, I never knew when I purchased that simple silver plated ornament years ago that things would turn out the way they have.

The tradition was that each bearer of the gift must pass it on to a woman in the family every Christmas going from generation to generation, no strings attached just a note or small gift if you desired. It was suppose to be a way to bond us women together and allow us to tell each other favorite memories of each other.

Little did I know that fateful day 12 years ago that this little heart would loose its shine, not from the tarnish of age but by the actions of many. I realize that I placed too much on that heart and although it did its best at bonding us together and although it may have held the same rose colored dreams I did for the future, it just wasn't meant to be.