I am Alive, and Well...

This is my 'new' answer, to everyone asking how I am doing today... I am Alive, and Well, and today, you know, that's good enough for me...breathing in and out, is a blessing, can't you see... I'm Alive, and Well.... I play this new song, by Kenny Chesney, over and over, in the truck... It truly is an amazing song...it has kept me sane, and focused... { well,... focused...} I had a rather frustrating day, today... But, I'm Alive, and Well... No one figured out what the 'stand' was for... It is for a beauty shop.... To rinse hair! How cool is that! It is so sculptural, and weird, well, I had to have it! My mother was a beautician, back in the 40's, and I am sure this pre-dates her, by several decades! Delivered the cool laundry basket, and early shelving units, I picked up, Tuesday. Wanda liked the sweet little Windsors, and picked them up, went and harvested boughs of greenery, for my 'Open House', on the 14th and 15th.{ I have got to keep clippers in the truck...my hands are looking like leather gloves...} Don't worry, I didn't raid any ones evergreens.... my old friend, Julie, had shared with me long ago, a place back in the woods, where people take branches and leaves, it's a great way to re-use, discarded evergreen, and instead of it laying in a pile, it will get to shine, for this Holiday Season! I wasn't the only one out there, a guy pulled up, in a new truck, with clipper's, heavy gloves, clean, nice coat, boots { it was pretty muddy, I nearly lost my shoes, a couple of times...} and bags, { I suppose, so his 'new truck' wouldn't get pine needles in it...} with a 'raised eyebrow' said, "guess we had the same idea..." Yea, well, he might have been prepared, but he was a little late.... I found the 'Mother Load'! and was strapping the branches down, as he arrived... Tee Hee! I had a wonderful surprise, Peg called, and asked if I would like a hand, with the Open House... Wow... Uh, Yea! She's coming up, on Monday! I will be working in the shop, today, and all weekend, getting things packed in... It's going to be 'cozy'... But fun! I am hoping to get to go to 'Nest', Amy is a blogger, and has very cool stuff! I have heard her store is wonderful, and not too far away! 'Nest', is located in Sperry, Iowa, near Burlington I have never been to her store, so maybe I can run down, in the morning! { She has been working so hard, for her Open House, this weekend!} Her images on her blog,{ I am a follower} look Great! {thenestonline.blogspot.com} I can not believe I am up this early... I looked at the clock on the micro, and it said 5:45, and I thought, well, it's a little early, for me, but I will get busy and get things done... uh, I haven't set the clock back on the micro...it was 4:45....grrr. I'll be snoozin' in the recliner, by 8:00... Have a wonderful day... Barb C. Barb C.