....morning.........

I'd like mornings better if they started later..................

The word for Nicole and I this week is morning......  and really.... what can I say....  I HATE MORNINGS!!!!  It's true... I always have.....  I can remember when I was a little kid hating the way I felt in the morning!!  I wasn't in my head.... it was a true physical thing...  I always feel yucky when I have to get up early.... and just let me clear something up.... early is any time BEFORE 10 am....  SERIOUSLY!!!  :)  I have, however, learned to deal with mornings as I have gotten older and been forced to experience them on a regular basis.... for a paycheck!!!  For instance.... I have learned to control my urge to CHOKE the chatty happy ball of sunshine people who get near me in the mornings!!  I have learned that I will not burst into flames if I look at the bright bright bright (way toooo bright) early morning sun!!!  And I have learned the importance of COFFEE in the morning!!!  YES!!!  Coffee makes mornings possible for me..... and safer for the general public I might add!!!  :)  So you can probably understand why coffee is a REALLY BIG DEAL around this place....  my poor husband... bless his heart... had embrace my need for coffee in a big way....  probably for his own safety!!!  :)  His first words to me in the morning are usually "good morning, want some coffee?"!!!  :)  I LOVE HIM FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME!!!!!  :)  And he bought me the AWESOME cup in my shot this week....  bought it umpteen years ago when he was away because it reminded him of me and he thought I would like it!!!  (and because he is my best guy!!!!) It is my FAVORITE cup and has found it's way into a lot of my photography....  and gotten my through a whole lot of yucky mornings!!!!  As a matter of fact.... I am drinking Raspberry Chocolate Truffle coffee out of it as I type this!!!!  :)  And I haven't tried to choke anyone yet.... so it must be working!!!  :)  :)  :)  Be sure to head over and check out Nicole's shot for this week too!!!!



.......frightening..............

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.

The word for Nicole and I this week is frightening.....  pretty fitting word for this time of year!!!  :)  I absolutely LOVE October....  the weather is awesome....  and there is a sort of magic that fills the air......  it is that spooky, creepy, yet fun filled time of the year!!!  And it is by far my favorite time!!  It is when all things frightening become okay...  black cats, spiders, ghosts and witches all become acceptable...  necessary...  and FUN!!! :)  This time of year is filled with memories of haunted houses, hay rides and trick or treating........  spooky, creepy, frightening fun filled memories!!!  So Happy Halloween y'all......  may your season be filled with tricks, treats and frightening FUN!!!!  :)  Be sure to head over and check out Nicole's shot for this week too... 

.....twisted.............

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.........

The word for Nicole and I this week is twisted......  and seriously....  this is all I could think of....  a twisted lime in a frozen drink!!!  I think that means I am in need of a trip to NOLA!!!  :)  It did however, get me to thinkin about the word twisted and how important the twisted things are in my life....  you see twisted by definition means to wind together....  and I really started thinking about how my life is twisted together with the lives of others....  some by choice... like family and friends... and some not so much by choice... like strangers on the elevator and people in the grocery store...  yep... our lives intertwine with everyone that we encounter....   even if we are only twisted together for a split second in time!!!!  So I thought back to that twisted lime.... ya gotta know that without it... well... that drink wouldn't be as good!!!   Yep.... that twisted lime just makes it better....  and when my life is twisted together with the life of someone else.... I want to be just like that lime...  I want to make their life better.... with a smile... a kind word... a helping hand!!!  Pretty sure that is the way God intended for it to be!!!  (minus the whole margarita part!!!!)  :)  :)  :)  Be sure and check out Nicole's shot for this week too!!!! 

.........found..............

Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely............

Holy cow..... this week has flown by!!!!  The word for Nicole and I this week is FOUND...  now I had TONS of photo ideas with this word but I kept coming back to this little guy!!  Rick discovered this little treasure a few years ago in the upstairs area of our house.... actually behind a wall... if you can believe that!!!  Let me just give you a little history... about myself.... I am fascinated by OLD things... explains why I live in a hundred year old house huh!!!  But more than that I am fascinated by the "story" that old things tell....  I think about our house and wonder what happened here???   where there grand parties???  was the house filled with children???  oh my.... I wish walls could talk!!!!  So when Rick found this little soldier the first thing I thought was.... HOLY COW that thing looks OLD!!!  and then the wheels in my mind began to turn....  as you can see....  this poor guy has no feet....  so I'm figuring that he was well used!!!  :)   I wonder how this little soldier found his way behind an actual WALL!!???  Must have been a serious game of war going on!!!  :)  I wonder if the kiddo this belonged to lost this guy... or just forgot about him....  and if that kid is still around (all grown up of course) does he remember this guy???  Did he tell his children about the cool metal army men that he used to have???  And by the mere fact that we found this treasure.... I feel some unexplainable connection to the whom ever this little guy might have belonged...  a piece of someones past.... found.... becomes a part of my present!!!  Be sure to head over and check out Nicole's shot for this week too!!!!