Jimmy Durante 'Did You Ever Have the Feeling '

oh...my.

Had another...'Ruff' day, yesterday.

: (

Woke up...this Morn, feelin' not too....bad.

: )

That's a Great...Thing. : )

My mind, was racing, with my eyes, still.... closed....

about... 'All', that Needed to be Done.

SOON!

I was thinking about an Old...Drawer.

One, that was missing, from one of The Chicago Cupboards.

Chicago Ray... had delivered the Three Beauties...

but, after the Truck, was unloaded....

we were short...a drawer.

That, is a Big...Deal.

He promised to look at home, in Chicago.

Retrace...Every...Step.

{sigh...} 

: )

{I called him, when I was heading to Chicago...and asked...

"Have Ya Found That Drawer???? I'm Headin' Your Way!!!"

He hadn't....and was Losing His Mind....Digging!!!}

He's a Brilliant, Cabinet Maker, so...I knew...he could create...one, if it couldn't be found.

{He Promised...me, that. : ) }

Ray and me...go way back.

: )

He reminds me...a little, of my Dad.

 we...'Understand' each other.

He'd asked me to take pictures, of the the one...that was in a Twin, that he could copy.

My first Thought...was, I have to get that done...today.

I'm taking that Cupboard to Junk Jubilee...in April.

Gotta Have...

That...

Drawer.

Not too many moments, later....

I heard my phone...buzz.

Text Message, from Ray.

The Caption...

"OMG"

This...is what I saw.

: ) 

He'd found 'The Drawer'. : )

He said.... it was sitting, in plain sight, but....

a packing blanket....was flipped over it.

: ) 

I, told him...about another drawer...that was 'missing'...from something,

 a Very...Important...

Something....

I had, here...for Friends.

I, also...Moved Heaven and Earth.... to find it.

Turned out...

I had walked past it, a thousand times...

oh my.

I had set it, right next to our door, as Not...to forget it.

then, did.

I told Ray....

It's kind of like...looking all over Hell...

and..

Back,

trying to find your glasses.

the entire time...

 they are sitting, on the top of your head.

: )

or...

Frantically...looking for the Phone...

while you're Talking...On It!!!!

Chicago Ray's....reply...

"Amen, Sista."

: ) : ) : ) 

Hahahaha!!!!

oh my.

Love, to ya....

Barb C.

Anger Management - I Feel Pretty

First Event...of The Year. Don't Miss It!!!

Here's the information, I promised.

I had such a headache yesterday, from these 'shingles'...

I stayed in bed, in the dark...all day.

Felt like a dagger was stuck in the top my skull...

and, out the bottom of my chin.

I used to have horrible migraines as a child....

This, Brought It All....Back.

YUCK-OOOOO!!!

: )

Nothing...would make it go away.

Today, I'm much...better.

My face, is much better...but...very scary.

: )

I even ventured to the grocery store.

It's funny...

: )

I, dress, kind of strange, some, might say....: )

 and sometimes...I can feel people looking at me.

{It doesn't bother me a bit. : ) 

I'm Comfortable...and, Like My Clothes! }

but...

today, at the store, it was the opposite.

I felt people...trying 'Not'...to look at me, 

or, allow...our eyes, to meet.

That, kind of bothered me.

I, hope...I've never done that...to anyone.

I picked up on it, immediately.

With the first person, I met, walking into the store.

I always say, 'Thank You"...when folks hold the door.

and...'Excuse me"...when I walk in front of someone...

Normally, I get a Smile, and a reply.

Not so much...today.

Even my Favorite..'Cart Dude'...was 'different'.

: (

I, think...this a Good Reminder.

a 'Blessing'....from Above.

: )

Soon, my face will be back, to 'normal'. {ha. }

Some folks...aren't as fortunate.

Trust Me, I'll make a Point....of Addressing Them...

with a Smile...: ) 

 I won't miss a soul.

{I, don't think... I dismiss...anyone, but...I'm going to pay, much...closer attention. }

Before I left home, I thought about...somehow...decorating my face, 

with flower petals around each lesion.

: )

Or...

Flames...

: )

Up the side of my face...and into my hair!!!

hahaha...

: )

I wish, I would have.

: )

I, think...folks wouldn't have been, so ill at ease.

: )

Well... I Hope, I'm on the mend...and can get ready for the Anamosa Show...

this week.

Liz can't help me, so...

Justin's Pal, Brandon...said he would.

: )

I always pay him 'Well'. : )

{Trust me...He Earns...It! : ) 

and, I'm Thankful....for his Help!!!}

I'm so Thankful....I didn't come down with this, any closer to the show.

It's gonna be a Stretch, for my body....as it is. 

I can't get stressed, about it.

That's part, of what pushed me, to where I'm at.

sooooo.

It Is...What It Is. 

: )

It'll Be...

What It'll...Be.

: )

All...

Good.

: )

Make Plans...to Attend.

It's One of my Favorites!

Always...Great Buying!

and...

Thank God..

Always...

GREAT SELLING!!!!

I'll be bringing a LOAD!

{Come Early Bird!!! Things Go Fast!!! }

Love, to ya...

Barb C.

{and, No... I'm Not...Contagious. : ) }

I had to post...the above clip....
for Three Reasons.
1. I Do...Feel...'Pretty'. : )
No Matter How....I 'Look', to anyone else. : )

2. The Clip, Fit. {Stress, and all. : ) }

3. Anything...with Jack...
is 'Perfect'. <3 : )

You, must...watch it...
It's a Gas. : ): ) : )
{after watching the video, again.....
Jack reminds me...of our 'Body'.
It'll put the Brakes On....
and Hold 'Em...
until.....ya,
Get The Message...
to be...
'Unflustered'.
: ) : ) : ) }

Andy Williams - Yesterday When I Was Young(Lyrics)

Thinkin'....Spring.

As I sit here...tonight, my mind....is seeking....

'Spring'.

: )

First Event, of the year... is Sunday, the 15th...

in Anamosa.

I'll be diggin'...'Spring'...out, for the show.

: )

I ran across these pictures, {below} from a few years back.

The Flower, and Tree, images...John 'captured', I'm pretty sure.

: )

We are Blessed, to live, in a Land....that has Four Seasons.

If, someone asked me...which, is my Favorite...

: )

I, couldn't pick.

: )

What I can, say....

I look forward, to Each, and Every One. 

Anxious, for their Arrival...

yet...

equally, anxious... for their departure, 

when...their 'Time'...

is done.

<3

Spring, like all of the Seasons...has it's own...'allure'.

Hope, Life...New Beginnings... : )

Peg and I, used to talk...about a lot of things, while working, down the rabbit hole.

Long, before...she fell ill.

It was in The Spring....

one year...

: )

we sat outside....in the Sun.

The Sun, is always, such a Gift....in the early Spring.

The Ground....is still cold, under your feet...

and, the Wind, still has, a definite...'chill'.

but, 

if you can find a place, out of the Wind's, reach....

yet.....

The Sun...can soak...itself....

on to your shoulders, and face...

well, 

There's Nothing...Like It.

: )

I, remember her saying... how cruel, The Lord...was, because Christmas, would never be Christmas, for her...again....after losing her Mother.

Peg's Mother....Loved...Christmas. <3

then, 

she said... as she pointed out The Birds... beginning to build their nests...

and...the Trees, budding...

'Life'... : )

around...the rabbit hole,

that....

 He'd better not take her 'Home'....in 'The Spring'.

She hoped, when her time came...it would be in the Winter, when everything...was 'Dead'.

She said... that would be the Cruelest thing, The Lord...could do...

take her Home... in The Spring, of the Year.

I, reminded her... that, things aren't 'Dead'...in The Winter.

They, are resting.

Without the Snow, and Cold...we wouldn't be Blessed...by Such Gifts...

as we were Relishing...at that moment.

: )

It happened, The Lord...did call Peg, Home...in The Spring.

I, thought about our conversation, from years...prior, as I sat beside her, last April.

She was in her bed...in the living room...

beside the window...

watching, as the Tree's...were budding.

: )

Little Birds...came to the window....and visited her, between building, their Nests.

They, would Sing....to her. : )

 oh my... <3

Peg, would Smile...as she watched them.

: )

What a Beautiful...Gift, that was.

: )

for, Peg....

and...us all.

So, now....here, tonight...it's 1 degree, outside, in Faifrax, Iowa.

Winter, is being...'Winter'.

: )

Soon, enough....it, too...will leave us.

The Sun...will warm...us, on those chilly days, as Spring tries....

to break through. 

The Show, on the 15th...is my first...opportunity, to bring 'Spring', to a little 'Iowa'....spot...

in a building...in Anamosa. 

I took the day off, again...today.

Resting.

My face is sore, and feels like, what I'd imagine...one of the character's faces...

from Star Trek, The Next Generation, would feel.

{It doesn't feel, real. }

{Quite...Foreign }

: )

Tomorrow, I'm headin' down the rabbit hole...

start gathering...for the show.

: )

Love, to ya...

Barb C,

{The Show, is at The Lawrence Community Center, in Anamosa, Iowa...

Sunday, the 15th of January.

I'll have all of the details...tomorrow. : )

Make Plans, to Attend.

It's Always...a Great Time. : ) }

Kip Moore - Somethin' 'Bout A Truck

Have you ever... Wondered?

 Hmmmm?

Some things.... just keep ya Guessin'. 

: )

Monday... I found a a lump....under my jaw.

It was soooo Sore.

and...quite large.

I have a couple...pretty bad, molars...I thought...

"Keeeeerap!...

I'll bet it's an abscess."

but, then...the soreness spread, to more lymph nodes....under my chin.

So Sore...in the shape..of an egg. {hard, as a rock.}

Then, I worried.

Bad Molars...

Abscess....

and, I'd eaten some Oysters...

Fresh.....just prior...to my troubles.

oh my.

: (

Could it be...some Strange...Sea Food Allergy?

then...

I Really, began to worry...when I broke out....in splotches...

{all within a day and a half, from eating the Oysters. }

These 'splotches' were like None...I'd ever seen, before.

They were like Bee Stings, 

Raised...but, larger.

Some, the size of a quarter.

Strangely, only....on the right side...of my face, and head.

Centered...from the lower lip...

up the side, of my face...

then, up, into my hair.

: )

I took my Trusty... Aleve,

 and...thinking 'allergy'....

Antihistimines.

When, they didn't offer, much...relief...

I, debated...on calling the Dr. or...Dentist.

I, called the Dr.

Got in... this afternoon.

Ya know, There's a Reason...I Rarely....go to The Dr.

You, Always Seem to Get...

'More'...

than you bargain...for.

As usual...I wouldn't get on the scale...for the Nurse.

Told her... my day was going bad enough......

I didn't need to 'see'....any more, bad news.

: )

She didn't argue...with me, 

they...never do.

: )

The Nurse, checked me out...

as I was watching the time...: )

The Nurse asked me how the weather was, I told her...

"It's 12 degrees..."

: )

She said... "I Don't Like This Cold!!!"

I told her....

"Neither does my Truck! It's a Diesel....: )

If's the Doc's...gonna be running Long...

: )

I, need to go Fire 'er Up!!!"

: )

She, understood. : )

{God, I Love Iowa Girls!!! : ) }

She was taking my blood pressure...

with a wrist band cuff. 

{I'd never seen, one of Thoooose. : ) }

then...

took it, again.

Made the comment...that it was a little high....as she walked out the door.

Soon, The Dr. came in. 

{Not my Regular... <3 

But...a Good One!}

Now, I use the word...

'Frick'...and...'Frickin'...

quite, often...

but,

I've Never had a Dr. Use that 'term'...in my life.

: ) : ) : ) 

She used that term...after she took my blood pressure... with

The Real Deal...Cuff...

Twice.

hahahahaha!

{"Go Limp...let your arm...Completely....Go Limp."}

"We've gotta get this Frickin Blood Pressure...Down!"

hahahaha...

{It was higher, yet...than when the Nurse had talken it. }

185/110.

{She would have had a Frickin' Stroke, had she seen it later, at the Pharmacy...

205/105. } 

The Doc...wasn't worried, much....about the rash.

It's 'Shingles'.

She knew, that...right away.

: )

The Blood Pressure...had her asking Lots...of Questions.

Are you short of breath....?

Do you feel...dizzy.

Are your eyes...blurry.

'Nope.'.

I guess...my New Year's...'Thoughts'...

about, taking better care, of myself...

were 'right on'. : )

The funny thing is...

I told her, the Only...time my blood pressure is High...

is when I check it. 

: )

Kidding, aside....

It's crept up...a bunch...over the last few years.

I, know...I need to manage...

The Stress...

in my life.

{Shingles can, also....be brought on...by stress. }

I, think...

It's a Good, reminder...for us all.

: )

Stress...

is... 

a...

Killer.

I don't like..taking drugs, of any kind...

but, I agreed to take a small dosage of Blood Pressure medicine.

Opted out...of the drug, for shingles, after visiting with the Pharmacist.

Shingles are going to run their course...no matter.

I'm working on...several 'Natural' things...

that should...help lower my Blood Pressure.

: )

One day...

at a Time.

: ) 

{The Doc, knows...how I feel, about drugs.

but...

after she said...

"FRICKIN'"...

with such...Feeling...

: )

I, figured...I'd ease her 'Blood Pressure'...a bit, by agreeing...

to, in her words...

"Not Blow The Top of My Head Off!!!"...

hahahaha...

: ) : ) : ) 

oh...my.

{I posted the picture, above....

because...

if, you have ever wondered...what Shingles...

looks like, on your face.

There It Is!!!

: ) 

but, like the Doc...

you'd never guess...

my blood pressure. : ) }
High Blood Pressure,
like...I warned...my Dad, is...
'The Silent...Killer'.
{I, know now...how my Dad...felt. }

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

The above tune...
is
My Kinda...
blood pressure med.
: )
{except....
There'd
be..
A...
'Truck'.
{a, Ford or two. }
: )

When Harry Met Sally - Auld Lang Syne

A Happy New Year....

Wishing Everyone....

a 

Very...Happy,

Very...Healthy,

Very...Peaceful,

and...

Prosperous 

New Year...

in

 Every...Way.

<3

Miss. Scarlett and Sweetie, Veggin' out with me.... in John's Room.
<3

I found Miss. Scarlett's New Year's Eve 'Shades'...when I sat down to write....
a few minutes ago.
: )
Took this picture....then, put 'em in The Tree. : )
I lit The Tree up...for the last time, This Christmas...just now.
Another, Memory...for The Tree.
Hopefully, I'll get them All...out, the next time The Tree goes up.
<3

{can you see the little spot, 'shadow' of purple...on The Tree, tonight.
It's Amazing....how the tiniest...'memories'...stand out, on a Christmas Tree. }
<3

I spent the Eve, and Day...{Morning} 

with Miss. Scarlett, and Sweetie.

We vegged, watched the tube...

Laid around...like a 'Slug Trio'.

 : )

I spent most of the 'Day'...thinkin'.

: )

Thinkin' about the past...

Thinkin' about the future.

Mostly, realizing....between 'thoughts',

There's not a Dang Thing...I can do...

to change...one moment of either.

: )

but...

Keep doin' the Best...I can.

maybe,

 try and take better care, of myself.

: )

Work on spending more time...down the rabbit hole...

Write, a little more.

Make a point...of spending more time, with those I Love, and Care....about.

those, who...Love, and Care about me....too. : )

and Pray...

The Lord, guides me...

and, us All...

 to where we need to be.

: )

Love To You.

Barb C.

{I always think of the movie, When Harry met Sally's version of Auld Lang Syne,
 on New Year's Eve.
John, would be the Meg Ryan...character.
I, the Billy Crystal.
: )
I'd be the one, to...notice... 'Why, What...does This Song...mean...Anyway!!!?'
{always sooooo serious, at the worst moments. : ) }
{But, John Always...Rolled with my 'Wonders'!!!}
{Grinned... ; ) and...Rolled his Eyes! : ) <3 }
{He'd usually have a comment, that I won't repeat. hahahahaha!!!}
but, like 'Sally'... John would say, and I agree....
It's about, 'Old Friends'.
: )
May God...Bless Them.
They, are what Memories...
are Made...of.
<3 <3 <3