Yesterday

I didn't write yesterday because I had to pick up the birdie from the airport. I was so glad to see her. And she was glad to be home. At least she said she was. I had to tell her this morning she didn't get accepted to SIU and after the break down she came up with a plan. Well it is my plan and it wasn't so hot when I was suggesting it could happen but when her Illinois friend Kiki suggested it...well mothers know what happened next. So then we went to the K Cafe for b-fast and talked more. Then to the Mr. paperback but I talked her into going to GM Pollack to look at a senior ring. We found one of white gold and topaz. Then we almost got out until I saw the white gold and ruby one!!!Now I have two on layaway and can barely afford one. Oh well I’ll call and put the ruby back. It was a silly idea. But we had fun. Spent money a Mr. Paperback and then went to see the movie Kick-Ass. Very violent but really good. We enjoy it. Now we are home in our separate rooms, she with her best friend and me with the Tigrr, blogging before I go see Ruth.
Maybe more later maybe not….
tj

April 27 Tuesday 2010

Ethics~ Values~ Morality, they are nothing without courage. Courage is facing the truth about you. Courage is moving despite the fear, but not moving in flight. Courage is finding the rainbows in the clouds. We all have clouds. Do we all have courage?

~Inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou

tj

Dr. Maya Angelou

I feel amazed, in awe, and honored to have listened to this incredible woman. Listening to her was incredible validation to me. As if she was talking only to me. full of wisdom and courage. I didn't feel envious like i sometimes do because i don't believe the speaker is living their truth. I thought of Dennis Leary with her poem about smoking carnivores. The poem about courage. The song about Willie. We are all important to someone somewhere down the road. Be a small ripple or be a large ripple. Rach and i have to go see Gummy. Gummy is my own Dr. Angelou. Gummy is one of the rainbows in my clouds.
One of my ripple effects that i'm grateful to have seen before i'm gone. is that i have stopped the chain of alcohol abuse. There is a pretty good chance Rach won't get stuck in that trap. for this i am grateful. Gratitude and Humor. I have this as does Dr. Angelou. She knew from the start that there is always one better and one worse than you are at any given moment. I'm jsut learning this maybe i can write and let the world know what it's like to live through some of life's toughest events.
It Was A Night Well Lived,
amen
tj

Day 2 of the New bloggin Year

So ok, i have to fill this blog up everyday. 'The Journey' is about me...putting myself out there. learning where the drafts are saved on Blogspot...crap i hate that. omg Donny is here and i'm blogging. but i couldn't not do it. It's a new year; a new start to blogging. i have to make myself public. i have to live with no fear. that's 'The Journey'...getting myself out there...showing people, me...who/what/where/why/when, i really am.
OK e.i....my Tigrrr is rubbing on me to pay attention to him and all i can't think about is...geezum crow i have to euthanize this poor bugga. he'd make a great only-cat; ya' know lots of treats and big litter box, all to his ownself. I wish someone like that would show up for him. Would he forget me? I'd think so... if he is as primal as he acts, it'll take about 10 minutes for him to be over us :-) As long as somebody was lovin the stuff outta him and lots of treats forever more...
OKEE DOKEE he just gently crawled up onto me and gave the best kitteh hug and sweet purr...which humans can not deny... is the best feeling in the world to hug a kitteh that knows exactly how to hug you. I'm keepin Tigrrr and Li'l Bear until they get sick and die...i will not be euthanizing any of my animals. the ferts...well that's another's day brevity...but they will live happily every after...
mkp

Happy Anniversary TODAY!!

I got my copy of Writer's Digest yesterday and it is the annual 101 best writer's websites edition. Started me thinking that the 2009 edition was what started this blog. WD listed blogspot as one of their best websites. So as i was thinking it was a year i looked and Guess What!!?? A year ago TODAY i started this!!!
WOW !! now i feel like i have to write something inspirational or interesting at the very least. but alas all i can do write now is to give you a Kimbalie's Kwotes:

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~Marcel Proust 

Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly.  ~Proverb

Thanx for being here if you are ... and thank you Blogspot for a year of The Journey. And now to close for now a toast:

Here's to a new year of a better blog...and "here's to you, here's to me, and if we ever disagree F  you and here's to me :-)

kl 

4/21/10

my post is so boring compared to this...and she is my child!!! so if you are bored here go here:
twoweekswithoutmaplesyrup.blogspot.com
it's a blast!!

April 10, 2010

My little birdy flies to Marburg Germany in 4 days!!
I'm not really sure how i feel about that, I'm not really worried about her travel because she's with a teacher who i trust explicitly but I'm worried about who she'll be staying with. i guess there is nothing i can do about it. Letting go is so hard even when i know God will do great things for her, or at least protect her through her journey as He has protected me through mine. this growing up process is like a version of giving birth. you push and push and push just to watch them fly away from the safest place they've even known, never to be able to go back again. Beautifully Bittersweet.
mkp