Ramblings - 1

I played golf a couple of days ago and the whole time I was playing, I kept thinking “Spring is sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is?” I don’t know why this silly old verse kept going through my head because the flowers were most assuredly present and unbelievably beautiful. The course where we play is part of a very large park and it is beautifully landscaped. The pink and white dogwoods are in full bloom and they are spectacular. The weather was in the 80’s and I was doing something I really enjoy. It doesn’t get any better. Here’s a couple pictures so you can see what I’m talking about.

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Lucy is getting better. Today she seemed almost like her old self. She is back in the pool and enjoying swimming and she was playing and horsing around like a puppy. It’s been 6 months since we lost Bess and between the time factor and the beautiful weather, she is healing.

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My daughter’s birthday is this month. I plan a special post for her on that day. I find I’m thinking about her more than usual. Remembering, thinking about all the what ifs………..If I can figure out the scanner doo-hickey on my printer, I’ll include some pictures with that post. She was a cute baby, a darling little girl and a beautiful woman.

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My brother sent me a link about global warming and wanted to know what I thought about it. It is most assuredly thought provoking. You’ll need some time to check this out as you’ll be watching a TV show on your computer. Here’s the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4520665474899458831 It’s hard to imagine that we have been fed such a load of BS, however, the argument presented in this video is mighty darn convincing. Let me know what YOU think.

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I had a post awhile back about me and eBay. (see post here) I just wanted to update you and let you know that things are much better. I am listing and selling and getting back to my old self. Apparently time really does make things better. I should have known that from experience. The pain of a major loss never goes away, but you learn to live with it and not let it rule your life. That’s the spot I’m approaching in regards to my Dad and Bess as we near the 6 month mark. I think writing about Dad so much with my Taipei stories is helping too. It just seems to feel good to talk about him and our life together from childhood on.

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I’m doing well at Weight Watchers as those of you following my stats may have noticed. I’m not sure why this time seems easier than previous attempts. I really can’t explain it. I’ve certainly been “fired up” before with a weight loss attempt, but this time I feel like I will make it all the way to goal. I think the blogging may be helping. Somehow, I feel “accountable” to a lot of readers and I don’t want to let you down by having to post a weight gain. That probably sounds silly, but somehow, it’s making sense to me. My WW group leader has already talked to me about becoming a WW leader in the future when I reach goal and maintain for a while. She knows I teach and I guess she mentioned it because she knows I’m used to standing in front of a group of people and talking. Time will tell how that all works out. Talk about having to be accountable!!!

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Meggie starts Novice training Monday night. This will be her first “real” training. She went to puppy pre-school just to learn to be civil, but now we’re starting the real thing. She seems very smart, so hopefully she will do well. She’s certainly a sweet pup. She’s 11 months old now and it’s high time she learned how good dogs behave. She will be shocked to learn that “good” dogs do not jump up in hysterical joy and plant their paws on Mom’s chest when she returns home; they do not chew up slippers, socks, underwear or anything else that does not belong to them; they do not beg and drool when Mom is eating dinner; they do not pop-up like a jack-in-the-box and run after a bird, a butterfly, their own tail or anything else that catches their interest, when they have been told to stay; they do not chase the cat and think it is extremely amusing to scare her; they do not run head first into a closed glass door in their excitement at the idea of swimming; they do not steal their sister’s bones, toys, food, collar and everything else she has, just because they are a greedy little pig. Dear Meggie has a lot to learn.

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Well, the buzzer has announced that dinner is ready, so enough rambling for tonight.