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Thursday, January 28, 2010
There are good days and bad days. This is one of them.
It's sort of a strange day today. It's one of those days where I don't want to talk or to see anyone. Some people would call that depression I guess. I just feel aggravated for absolutely no reason. Funny writing these things and knowing that I will never send this to anyone I know. I was told once to never write anything you don't want someone else to read. Here, in internet space, not a soul will care what I say. I am good with that, but I'm sure there are so many people out there who really need someone to listen and to care. In my life, for the most part, I have always felt I was on the outside looking in. Like Heathcliff watching Kathy. I don't feel that way so much any more. There is always lots of action. Kids coming and going. It makes me sad to think that it will change one day. There will be no more giggling, no more racing up the stairs, no more drama. Maybe.
Monday, January 25, 2010
A to Z
A is for Alida, my beautiful redheaded daughter.
B is for Bill, my Bill....okay okay his name is really William but I have never called him Willy or Will or Billy for that matter, just Bill.
C is for Claire of course, Mairsy Dotes, my daughter, my sweet baby!
D is for Devan, my favorite boy, first born, boy I miss him as a little guy.
E is for Everyone above is my immediate family.
F is for the fun I can't quite grasp anymore.
G is for Grandma and Grampa, whom without, I would have no extended family who were around, that cared anyway.
H is for Hughes, not Howard.
I is for peace. Irene = peace, gotcha!
J is for Joyfully we roll along and along and along....
K is for Knights in Shining Armour. Camelot, King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinivere and Richard Harris.
L is for Love, of course....Love is a beautiful song lalalalalalaaaaa
M is for Mother. Mine. God, I miss her.
N is for night time. When I hurt.
O is for Oh quit complaining already Miss Joyful! You have no one to blame but yourself.
P is for Pity. Have your own pity party, cuz no one will show up, then get up and sing. Loud, of course.
Q is for the quiet that never happens around here because that is when I want to hear the music. Loud, of course.
R is for really I ought to get a life outside of Farmville!!! Oh wait!! I am. Life should be this simple for more people.
S is for those simple things in life, that I for one, am able to hear, see, smell, touch and taste...yum! How fortunate I am.
T is for the Time I am given on this earth before this second and after.
U is for Until the End of Time...good song!
V is for vivacious!! Nice word. Nice feeling I'm sure. Not the first thing I thought, but it will do.
W is for winsome: "generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence" I have this! Still. Somewhere inside of me.
X is a letter that should not be in the alphabet.
Y is for Yours Truly, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Or is it, Truly Yours?
Z is for saying it the American way all my life...being a Canadian and all.
B is for Bill, my Bill....okay okay his name is really William but I have never called him Willy or Will or Billy for that matter, just Bill.
C is for Claire of course, Mairsy Dotes, my daughter, my sweet baby!
D is for Devan, my favorite boy, first born, boy I miss him as a little guy.
E is for Everyone above is my immediate family.
F is for the fun I can't quite grasp anymore.
G is for Grandma and Grampa, whom without, I would have no extended family who were around, that cared anyway.
H is for Hughes, not Howard.
I is for peace. Irene = peace, gotcha!
J is for Joyfully we roll along and along and along....
K is for Knights in Shining Armour. Camelot, King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinivere and Richard Harris.
L is for Love, of course....Love is a beautiful song lalalalalalaaaaa
M is for Mother. Mine. God, I miss her.
N is for night time. When I hurt.
O is for Oh quit complaining already Miss Joyful! You have no one to blame but yourself.
P is for Pity. Have your own pity party, cuz no one will show up, then get up and sing. Loud, of course.
Q is for the quiet that never happens around here because that is when I want to hear the music. Loud, of course.
R is for really I ought to get a life outside of Farmville!!! Oh wait!! I am. Life should be this simple for more people.
S is for those simple things in life, that I for one, am able to hear, see, smell, touch and taste...yum! How fortunate I am.
T is for the Time I am given on this earth before this second and after.
U is for Until the End of Time...good song!
V is for vivacious!! Nice word. Nice feeling I'm sure. Not the first thing I thought, but it will do.
W is for winsome: "generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence" I have this! Still. Somewhere inside of me.
X is a letter that should not be in the alphabet.
Y is for Yours Truly, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Or is it, Truly Yours?
Z is for saying it the American way all my life...being a Canadian and all.
Joyfully Life Rolls Along
So I begin my blog with the intention of keeping things happy, like my name, Joy. Irene is my middle name which means "peace" Joy and peace. I should have been born on Christmas. I guess January is close enough. I hated having my birthday in the winter, but now, considering the alternative? I am glad to be having a birthday at all!!!
Turning 50 in 2009 was not so easy. I feel old. Those that are 60 and up tell me I am still young. Young? It is not what I see when I look in the mirror. Young, is not what I feel when I lie in bed at night, trying to sleep and not being able to, because I hurt.
Oh WAIT!! Young IS what I feel when I listen to my music!! Ahhhh music is my God. Life is better because of music. I like to walk to music, fold laundry to music, sing to music (duh), dance by myself to music, bead (my other best friend) to music, fold laundry to music, clean the kitchen to music, drive to music. Music is my best friend.... I love music from The Ink Spots to AC/DC. There is nothing better than a beautiful voice. I find myself continually looking for "that" song that makes me feel. That song that moves me. That song that evokes memories and makes me cry. The one that sends shivers down my spine and makes me giggle inside with glee. The louder it is, the better I feel it, the better I like it. My love of music started when my mother took me to "The Sound of Music" Ohhhh how I LOVED Maria!! Then she took me to Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!! I was in my glory! How joyful Joy felt! Music affects my everyday life. I hum, I whistle, I sing, a few words from someone, reminds me of a song. Well, that's life! Frank Sinatra sang that didn't he?
Turning 50 in 2009 was not so easy. I feel old. Those that are 60 and up tell me I am still young. Young? It is not what I see when I look in the mirror. Young, is not what I feel when I lie in bed at night, trying to sleep and not being able to, because I hurt.
Oh WAIT!! Young IS what I feel when I listen to my music!! Ahhhh music is my God. Life is better because of music. I like to walk to music, fold laundry to music, sing to music (duh), dance by myself to music, bead (my other best friend) to music, fold laundry to music, clean the kitchen to music, drive to music. Music is my best friend.... I love music from The Ink Spots to AC/DC. There is nothing better than a beautiful voice. I find myself continually looking for "that" song that makes me feel. That song that moves me. That song that evokes memories and makes me cry. The one that sends shivers down my spine and makes me giggle inside with glee. The louder it is, the better I feel it, the better I like it. My love of music started when my mother took me to "The Sound of Music" Ohhhh how I LOVED Maria!! Then she took me to Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!! I was in my glory! How joyful Joy felt! Music affects my everyday life. I hum, I whistle, I sing, a few words from someone, reminds me of a song. Well, that's life! Frank Sinatra sang that didn't he?
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