Mother and child/i.e.brat! 
Dec 10, 2004
Dec 9, 2004
Merry CHRISTmas…..
‘Tis the season…. it is upon us!
I’m sure it came much faster than some of us expected….
My observation is….there are some individuals…(I’m not naming names) who are not quite in the Spirit of the Season….
This is true of my family members and friends….
I am wondering if perhaps this is not prevalent in Florida more than usual….Most of us have some areas in our homes and lives where we are just getting back to a ‘new normal’ as a result of our summer storms…..
…….Christmas can be that time where we actually put everything else on hold……and embrace that which is ’most important’….i.e.: NOW!
It will take a ’real effort’ on my part to do this….as the ’feeling’ of bright Christmas Cheer has yet to arrive. `Tis no wonder with all the rushing about I’ve been doing these days….Decorating the house, buying gifts, wedding plans, etc. has pushed ‘the spirit’ aside.
I am guilty of ’doing too much’……again.
Now is the time to step back…..embrace that which is sacred…and let everything else fall into place…..
I have a choice…..and I choose to remember…..
……..Jesus IS the reason…..for the season….of LOVE!
Dec 6, 2004
Showers of Blessings….
Attending a wedding shower for our Chuckie’s Bride-To-Be, Melissa Jo, on Saturday, was a fun event….
Receiving all kinds of wonderful and useful gifts, eating so much good food made by her family and friends and meeting her fellow Hospice workers and student friends in RN school…….was a real treat for me….
Weddings can be so exciting….a Christmas wedding is doubly so .
December 18th will certainly be a time of celebration for our family.
Showers of Blessings comes in many forms….even a black, lacy negligee…
Pictures below….
Dec 1, 2004
Tradition
A few years ago Charlie, Chuck Jr., and Richard built a Tiki Hut in our back yard…..A sign atop it said…“Island Boat Landing…..”
Another one up front said…
“No Boat Today…Maybe Ma~na`na”…
Needless to say, the recent Florida storms took a toll on the Tiki Hut and repair was needed……Yesterday, Richard Jr. i.e.; Mattie C. carried on the Tiki Hut tradition along with Pops….sharing Corona’s as well….
Mattie C. is a ‘die-hard’ when it comes to family traditions….thank God for that….(See pictures below)
This act of remaking memories….tradition with a youthful-fun twist brings the Spirit of the Season into reality for our family….
Monday the family Marine, i.e.; Pipo, was in town sporting of all things…..one of the largest ‘patriotic’ tattoo’s that I’ve ever seen….
American Flag, Eagle, Marine Crest….he has it all!
Remember this is the guy that is getting married on December 18th.
Oh, well, each to his own…..if he had asked me before doing it I would have said, “Absolutely Not!”
But honestly I do have to admit…..NOW….I LIKE it!
***Two Identity Traps***
1. Belief that you should be someone other than…..YOURSELF!
2. Assumption that others will do things the way that YOU WOULD!
Nov 29, 2004
Intense Happiness
Breezing through the Thanksgiving Holidays with Family and Friends was a whirlwind of intensity….
Shopping on the following days was even more intense.
Making quick financial decisions and choices for the many names on my Christmas List was quite an adventure….
Arriving on Sunday morning at our decorated church and then returning home to light the 1st Candle of Advent, surely put Charlie and I into the ‘Spirit of Christmas‘, mood.
Little Joshua experienced his first ’lighting of the candle’ and his little face lit up with JOY….(See below)
It is so wonderful to see the world thru the eyes of this child….
Joshua is a very intense and…..smart….child.
He ‘loves’ certain things with a passion and others things are really ‘yucky’…….
He informed me last night that I had ‘put too much food’ in one container and that was ‘why’ I couldn’t get the lid to stay on….
He was so right!
Intense happiness and joy is a sight to behold…..and a magnet as well….
……May your holidays be filled with intense…..serendipity!
Nov 24, 2004
Giving Thanks for……Fun-Work
Returning from Okeechobee late last evening…..due to heavy traffic on S. I 75 we were glad to be “Home” again.
Charlie helped Sam work two days on his storm damaged roof while
Sally and I talked and talked and talked…..enjoying their river view as well….
Sam and Sally live in a very interesting place….
It is a river side….personal aircraft community….
Owning a home on the river is a option with a hanger across the street for your personal plane…..or you can live on the airstrip with your hanger attached to your house or separately….the woods surrounding the area are totally awesome…(See pictures)
Serenity and Beauty are in abundance…..certainly it is my idea of the ’good life’…..
Taylor Creek where we have ‘The Milagro‘…..now that is another issue entirely…..
It remains storm damaged…..our view is flawed….but in the midst of it, there was a beautiful egret sitting upon a clump of lily pad in the harbor….
Charlie has worked hard on the Milagro to put her back in shape….and she is coming back to life after her storm shock….
Giving the inside teak a face lift was work but rewarding in beauty….
The out-drive that had to be repaired….and boat taken out of the water….was a major event with many hands helping in the process.
Front windshields were blown out and have now been replace with newer high-grade Plexiglas….
Milagro is ‘mechanically sound’ again ….thank God!
Preparing for celebrating our blessings during Thanksgiving tomorrow….is a family fun-feast that is much needed at this time.
May you and all those you hold dear …..enjoy thanks…giving….tomorrow!
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