Time For A Laugh...

Okay...I TOTALLY wish I had an incredibly wonderful story for THIS one. NOPE! I was talkin to my hubby (who was sittin at the counter). I reached to the refrigerator...OOOOUCH! Not sure WHAT the heck happened!?!?! The pain decreased fairly rapidly...So, I didn't even bother to look at my thumb until I was done doin a couple of things in the kitchen. When I looked down, it was like there was a worm on my knuckle...And don't EVEN try to TOUCH it!
Couple of days later I went to Urgent Care, cause doc was busy until the next week. After xrays the UC doc says that it was badly jammed, badly sprained, and I damaged the nerves in my thumb. She orders a splint for it. I told her that I felt pretty goofy goin in to UC just for a splint...I coulda gone to the store for one of THOSE! Her response was, "Yeah...Butcha couldn't have gotten the drugs"!
Made me laugh.

Finding Beauty

I swear...Sometimes, the world that surrounds me can get filled with such ugliness! I guess it's alright...We've had such a good run. Finding such beauty in my own back yard was such wonderful gift and a very nice break! It helped me get square with things again. I cannot wait for my hubby to see what has happened! Like it was said on the Wizard of Oz...If I need to find my heart's desire...I never need look further than my own back yard!...Or something like that...

My First Catfish!

A picture of the first "cat-fish" that I've ever caught! What a proud moment!


FYI...No animals were hurt, maimed, decapitated, or injured during the filming of this wildlife documentary!

Christmas Day 2008

Merry Christmas!

CHRISTMAS MORNIN!!! Just can't get ANY better! Who needs mistletoe!?!?! What a Hunka-hunka-HUBBY!!!

My granddaughter, Kierra, and I were walkin through a store, yesterday. She was showin me the vacuum that her parents recently bought for Christmas. She asked me if I wanted a vacuum like that...Instantly, I said "NOPE"! When she asked why...I explained that I really LOVE the one that I have...And that Grandpa got it for me.

Suddenly, I realized that I "want what I got"!!!...You know that ol saying...It is better to "want what you got" not "gettin whatcha want"! My mind was suddenly FILLED with SO MANY of the "got what I want" things that surround my life...WONDERFUL husband, kids/kids-in-laws, grandkids (13), home, cars, pool, too many cats, too many dogs, and the list goes ON AND ON!!! My husband and I went outside, last night, looked back at our wonderful house-trimmed with the festive lights...And marveled at just how wonderful our life really is...And just HOW much "got what we want" surrounded us!

I SOOOOO remember MANY Christmas' that it was a choice between the tree or gifts for the kids, broken car windows with black bags taped up in their place, car heaters not workin, bein completely alone on Christmas Eve/Day, stuck in a job that I couldn't stand, havin to say goodbye to a dear one lost to depression. These were sad and hard times...And I remember them well. I sure makes me think long and hard about "wantin" more, more, more...

The thing here is...Yeah...There is always room for dreamin, that is true! But...For the here and the now...It sure gotta lotta "got what I want" all around me!!! I am TOTALLY blessed...I am aware, this Christmas Day...And I am EVER so grateful...

May YOUR Christmas' be FILLED with "want whatcha gots"!!! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Well...Its here...Its finally here...Christmas Eve 2007. Merry Christmas!

I keep finding myself reflective today. Some memories are rather sad. We have lost many loved ones in the past years and some in 2007. I feel honored to have been able to atleast share moments in the lives of the ones who have passed. I hold many memories near and dear to my heart. That song that says...We all will be together...If the fates allow...Felt rather large this year, as I listend to the words and hummed along.

MANY moments with people in my memories make me smile. So many wonderful people have entered our lives and hearts. Some in friendships and some by birth. Our lives have truly been blessed!

Having the opportunity to wake up each day and be open to the newness of the mornings, anticipations of the day, and the peace and rest that the evenings alow, is a wonderful thing. I would love to say that as each day passes, I realize how blessed we truly are and that I relish EVERY moment with these people. Alas, the hustle-bustle of each day, thinking about the next paycheck to pay the inevitable bills, and the stress of time constraints often preoccupy my thoughts...And more often than not...These things rob me of the wonderment that each day gifts me. I "get through the day" and lay my weary head to rest on my pillow. Shame on me.

Thank God, I have Christmas Eves and other days such as this, to pause and take note of just how truly blessed I really am! Thank you to all the wonderful people who have allowed me to peak into their lives, if only for a moment, and share their sorrows and delights. These are precious times which mark my memory and make me realize just how lovely life is.

Mystery Package

Okay...So, we were bbq-in and cookin Thursday night. We are waitin on Kierra's mom and dad to come over to eat. The doorbell rings...Kierra peeks outside...NO one??? Hmmmm. I go outside to see if Kierra's daddy is playin a joke! Nope! There was a mystery box on our porch...Simply addressed to "Auntie Pokey and David".

Hmmmm...Someone obviously knows us! But with no return address...We got REAL sneaky and took the tracking number online! HA! Ugh! There was only information tracking it to a company in Colorado! There is no return address...And no return information! A TRUE mystery!

I asked David, if we should stick it under the tree and leave the mystery until Christmas...Or open it now. Much to my chagrin...He opted to "throw it under the tree and wait 'til Christmas!" AAAAaaaaah!

So...We have a true Christmas mystery!!! Anyone wanna help us try to clear it UP!?!?!?

Cloggin ROCKS!

Okay...I DID it! I finally took up clogging classes! I knew it would be fun...But, I didn't know it would be a BLAST! I had SUCH a GREAT TIME at our 2007 Christmas performance and the after party! It has been fantastic getting to know everyone, dancin, and hangin out! These people are genuine and are so much fun!

I have been following some of these cloggers since we moved back to Bakersfield a week before Christmas 3 years ago. Regina and Shellie have enspired me and I am ever so grateful to them. Pat simply is the BEST EVER! Pat is the clogging teacher at Centre Stage (Bakersfield). She teaches clogging, ballet, jazz, tap, and who KNOWS what else! She is an inspiration!

The Photo, from left to right is Shellie, me, and Regina

Stinky Ol Stuff

I am totally looking forward to the Bakersfield's Caba Ribal (November 3rd) and Palmdale's Hips Of Fury (November 4th)!!! These shows are great shows and I am honored to be a part of them!!!

I have ta say though that I am going to be EVER so grateful to be done with it all. I am SO tired of our stinky ol "stuff". I can honestly say that I am SO ready for our new choreography!!!

Just one more weekend...And we can start anew! WOO HOO! HEY! That rhymes!

Gloomy-Dreary Days...All Too Soon

BOY! Is it here ALL too soon! Gloomy-dreary days! Usually, I get depressed and melancholy! Queer thing...I am unusually perky and happy, this morning!?! Maybe, it is cause I got up and had my carpets cleaned by 9:00a.m?! Maybe, it is cause I over-booked my day!?! EEEK!!! OR...Maybe, it is becauseI am surrounded by such wonderful people, these days!

I do have a wonderful husband, no doubt! People probably get tired of me saying that...But...It just is so true! Nough said, for now, anywayz!

I have such wonderful kids, their wives, and families. Things are wonderful when we are all together (well in small segments, as we have 4 fabulous boys, 4 of their fantastic wives, and 12 confusing but always loved grand ones...Awaiting 13 in January).

Friends are dear and wonderful, as well. We know that we have some great people surrounding us and that is ALWAYS a good thing!

Then, there is this troupe. It is taking on a life of it's own. It is growing...changing...evolving. I pause when I think of the wonderment that is swelling up from within the ranks. We have wonderful people comming to us. Pam says it is like having a slumber party each time we go to class. I have to echo her sentiment, here. Can we bring wine and cheese to the slumber party??? ha! Truly though, I feel blessed to be a part of this almost magical creation.

So...Bring it on gloom and dreary. I'll take it...AND keep smilin. It'll make um all wonder...Just what the heck I'm UP to! heh heh

A Time Of Change

Here it is...Summer yielding to Fall...And I find myself and my life changing along with the seasons. One example is:

Gyspsy Fusion is experiencing a shift and/or a change. We have moved locations and time slots. Also, we have reluctantly said farewell to some of our Gypsy Dancers. We have also welcomed several new Gypsy Dancers.

It is sad to see some of the dancers go...However, there is a calmness that has surrounded me both with our new studio location (and time) and the in-flow (if you will) of the new energy from our new dancers.

We are changing...In some ways I already miss the old ways and past dancers. However, I keep my eyes here and now...Basking in the energy of today. There is such a peace to it all...