1.
Ugh, I can't seem to shake this crazy funk I'm in. I hate it. I kind of think winning the lottery would cure me, but I don't guess that's likely to happen - especially since I don't play the lottery.
2.
Grady peed and pooped all over - and I do mean ALL OVER - the house while the rest of the shoe household slept last night. Old Man cleaned it up (yes, I DO know how lucky I am) before I woke up this morning. We had given Grady some table scraps after dinner last night, and thought that was probably what caused the accident, but then he peed all over the dining room rug this afternoon. And big dogs like Grady don't just pee a little bit. To make matters worse our big, brave watch dog is afraid to be outside alone and escapes from the backyard every time we try to leave him there. Then he runs up and down the street panting his way through a doggy anxiety attack until we call him back home. So I'm afraid to leave him inside while we're away from the house, and afraid to leave him outside. What a dork! (The dog, not me. Well, come to think of it...maybe me too)
3.
Sometimes I wonder how much willpower has to do with success. We all like to think that what we have and who we are has something to do with how hard we work to meet the goals we've made for ourselves. But something about that just doesn't fit. Look around (look closer than you usually look) and you'll see what I mean.
4.
I'm really enjoying this month's book club selection; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I'm about half-way through it, and so far it's one of the best novels I've read in quite awhile.
5.
I think I need to have my eyes checked. Things have been looking a wee bit blurry lately.
6.
Gus: I like Daddy better than you, Mama.
Me: Really? Why?
Gus: 'Cause he has a GUN!
Whew! There for a second I thought my feelings were going to be hurt.
7.
Another bit of a song written by Old Woman back in her younger days.
Stay with me just another day
and let's see how it goes.
If this mess I've made can be worked out
only tomorrow knows.
And you know, I'm not really sure
if I even deserve you
but I can't live without you
I don't want to live without your love.
Ugh, I can't seem to shake this crazy funk I'm in. I hate it. I kind of think winning the lottery would cure me, but I don't guess that's likely to happen - especially since I don't play the lottery.
2.
Grady peed and pooped all over - and I do mean ALL OVER - the house while the rest of the shoe household slept last night. Old Man cleaned it up (yes, I DO know how lucky I am) before I woke up this morning. We had given Grady some table scraps after dinner last night, and thought that was probably what caused the accident, but then he peed all over the dining room rug this afternoon. And big dogs like Grady don't just pee a little bit. To make matters worse our big, brave watch dog is afraid to be outside alone and escapes from the backyard every time we try to leave him there. Then he runs up and down the street panting his way through a doggy anxiety attack until we call him back home. So I'm afraid to leave him inside while we're away from the house, and afraid to leave him outside. What a dork! (The dog, not me. Well, come to think of it...maybe me too)
3.
Sometimes I wonder how much willpower has to do with success. We all like to think that what we have and who we are has something to do with how hard we work to meet the goals we've made for ourselves. But something about that just doesn't fit. Look around (look closer than you usually look) and you'll see what I mean.
4.
I'm really enjoying this month's book club selection; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I'm about half-way through it, and so far it's one of the best novels I've read in quite awhile.
5.
I think I need to have my eyes checked. Things have been looking a wee bit blurry lately.
6.
Gus: I like Daddy better than you, Mama.
Me: Really? Why?
Gus: 'Cause he has a GUN!
Whew! There for a second I thought my feelings were going to be hurt.
7.
Another bit of a song written by Old Woman back in her younger days.
Stay with me just another day
and let's see how it goes.
If this mess I've made can be worked out
only tomorrow knows.
And you know, I'm not really sure
if I even deserve you
but I can't live without you
I don't want to live without your love.
5 royal subject(s) talkin' back:
I think luck plays a big part along with willpower. I think successful people were in the right place at the right time and there are untold # of equally talented & willful people who never happenen upon the right place at the right time.
I agee with that-but I DO think there are plenty of people who squnder opportunities too (think spend kids food $ on lottery tickets)-adn God's sovreignty is a huge factor as well--HE knows wht His children need and uses life to help us grow.
Poor Grady! Doggy love and slobbery kisses lose A LOT of charm when you are clean up those messes! Set a timer and make sure someone takes him out every hour for a couple of weeks-he'll catch on-plus he needs to learn to be led by the kids.
WHOA! I wear glasses too--now we can MATCH!! get enough sleep awhile before going though-just in case thats the problem :P
Yep. Right place at the right time. I have a "niece" (long story as to why the quote marks) working the Hollywood scene. She is quite talented and as an immigrant from Russia as a teenager, she has the added advantage of her background and charming accent piquing the interest of those who are making decisions on singers and actresses. She tells me, "Aunt Beth, there is no end of talent on the streets of Hollywood and working in the service industry to make ends meet. What there is a lack of is luck. You have to be at the right place at the right time to be 'discovered' no matter what your talent." She should know. She is a top graduate of the child actors' studio.
That said, I will repeat what I used to tell undergraduate students when I was working as a university counselor: It is okay to train for a profession for which there are almost no openings. Just be the very best in the field, and you will get that one job. Now, I would add -- and, for sure, it God wants you in that job (or not in it), you will end up there (or find doors bolted shut). God sometimes has plans...
God bless!
Beth
Uh-huh, I agree Beth. Sometimes I forget that I agree though and write silly, crybaby things on my blog about how unfair life is. Silly me. I'm just so doggone human sometimes. :D
It seems that happiness isn't as much about getting what we want as it is about learning to want what we get. It's about trust, isn't it? It's about believing that whatever happens to us is exactly what God wills for us.
I'm glad you stopped by. I sure do hope you come again!
Easier said than done. We can know it in our heads, but like you said the human side feels it in our hearts and we wonder, "why do I have to put up with _____________ to learn that lesson?"
For the record, I don't think you are a cry baby. I love your human-ness, and I think you are really funny.
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