•a little boy was born today•

i received a phone call about 9:30 EST this morning. dc answered my phone and told the person on the other line that i was still asleep. so i turned over, and quickly i was back in the middle of my crazy artsy fartsy dream that i was truly enjoying.

when i woke up a little later, i wondered if the phone call had been dreamed or was real? i decided to call the only person i knew who was expecting a baby boy. the voice on the other end of the phone was tired sounding, but excited none-the-less. i smiled at the excitement in their voice, and i instantly remembered the tired excited voice i had when my baby was born. they began to tell me the little boy's stats. i smiled again, remembering my little girl weighing in at 8 lbs. and 10 oz. i congratulated the parent on the other end of the phone, i told them i loved them, and i couldn't wait to meet this little boy, and we hung up.

then i began to think about the little boy. who would he look like? who would he act like? what would his grandparents think about him? would he be tall? what color eyes would he have? would he like school? would he be a writer? how about sports? would he play baseball, football, soccer?

i prayed the same prayer i prayed after my two children were born, i prayed for the special person that would one day fall in love with this little boy, when he became a man. the person the little boy that was born today would end up marrying. i prayed that the little girl who is being raised at this very moment perhaps, was completely loved and well taken care of, by a loving, God worshiping family. i pray that she is a Godly woman one day, who will love this special little boy who was born today, with all of her heart. and that she will take as good care of him later, as his family is taking care of him today.

yes, a little boy was born today, and i love him, even though we may never get to meet. i will pray for him everyday.

bee praying,

•Another day at work•

So today was very busy for me. Not so much with customers, but with tasks to do. I worked really hard, took a late lunch, clocked out and came home to DC and the pups! Tonight we will watch "Burn Notice" together. We love to watch t.v. together, but I usually multi-task while watching t.v.

I'm new at this blogging thing, so I hope I get a little better at it. I hope my life doesn't bore you too much. I never get bored, my mind is always wondering what I should do next. There is not enough time in the day to do everything that I want to do. The weird thing is that when I get a day off, I usually don't get anything done that I want to get done. I think sometimes, my mind just can't stay focused.

I started writing a book today, and I'm very excited about it. I'll let you know all about it later. For now, I'm not talking a lot about it. I think it is a great idea, and will really benefit others. I hope so. It should be a lot of fun to write.

Well, I think I'll go see what I can snack on, while watching Burn Notice. LoL! I usually don't eat anything this late, but tonight, I'm a little hungry. Ummm? I wonder if there are any ice cream sandwich's left?

bee great,

•You say 3 Day Ago??•

My Angel Pin

Oh, no, you say three day ago? It been three day ago since last blog? *Asian accent/wink*

WoW! I have so much to say, but can't get through my writer's block! Amazing! I've never had writer's block. What do I do?  I have so many funny stories to tell, I just can't seem to word them.  Wonder what's going on in this crazy mind of mine? One never knows for sure, that we know for sure! LoL!

So I sit here on my day off, wondering why I can't get the words out that I have in my head. Maybe it was the paint I painted Sally with? (Sally is the name I gave my hair. She is so big, she can handle a name all her own.) Could that be it? I went back to my natural color. Whatever that may be. When I was little, Sally was blond. In high school she started to turn darker. After the birth of each of my children, Sally seemed to get darker and darker. For awhile (a long while) I've been painting her with a reddish blond color, I've been happy, until recently, it seems Sally is growing faster and faster, and I can't keep up with the paint. So I had this wild idea, that I would paint her back to her natural color, and give the grays a little free speech. Hmmm? I think that is a lot of free speech. But that's ok, for now, we'll see how it pans out. If the grays aren't nice, I'll paint them a hi-light color.

I knew it was time for Sally's paint job when a little old lady in church yesterday said to me, "Hi, Deb, it's so nice to see you this morning, how are you doing? Did you know that you can never donate your hair if you've colored it?" I loved that! Open and honest! She could see the dark, down the middle part of Sally! No, she wasn't being mean, just honest Abe. After she walked away, to go sit in "her" pew, I laughed. In fact I laughed until about the middle of the first song. Then I made the decision that I would leave church a little earlier than I needed to, so I could go and get Sally the paint she so badly needed before going to work, and that's what I did. So now she is painted, and she is still wet, but she sure does look dark! Wonder what DC will say when he comes home? I'll post a picture later. Yes, Sally is a big girl, indeed. I found a little ceramic sign that says "The bigger the hair, the closer to God", so I bought it and attached it to the wall, in my bathroom,  just under my mirror. I love it! It makes me happy when I read it.

I've been planning a date with my sewing machine for about a week now. Today, I got her out and put her on the table. That's a step, right? I'm ready to start making my holiday pins. No, I'm not being PC, my holiday pins consists of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, January Snow pins, February Heart pins, so they are "holiday pins". I've drawn pumpkins, ghosts, angels, gingerbread men/women, black cats, hearts, and various other little drawings, and I sew them out of muslin and decorate them with different little odd and ends. I enjoy making and giving them so much. I'm considering a charity sale. My best friend at Macy's passed away recently, and her hubby is having a hard time financially. We've had a couple of benefits for her, but I think I might just sell some pins and donate the money to Norman. (Norman is his name, and yes, my maiden name is Norman, just one of the many things Bev and I had in common.) I love making my pins. I think the pumpkin is my favorite. I drew the pumpkin then had it made into a stamp, so that I could stamp the pumpkin on the fabric instead of tracing it on. I love it! Now, my only problem is, I can't find the stamp! Hopefully I'll find the pumpkin today, and can at least start sewing a few today!

It's been fun talking, even though I didn't say much. Soon I hope to have my creative thinking back, and will be able to write some of my favorite stories of growing up with my kids......until then,

bee creative,

•Why I'm Blogging•

Blogging has intrigued me since I first became aware of it. I love to write, and thought this would be a great way to journal some of my life happenings. There are so many things that have happened in my life that I have wanted to remember every detail of, and I think this just might be the way to go.  I've also always felt that by sharing my life with others, I might just help someone along the way, that would be the icing on the cake for me.  Selfish? Maybe, but maybe not!!??

I want to say up front, that I was an English major. English? Really? Why would anyone want to be an English major? Well, I had big plans when I was just 18. I wanted to be a journalist. WoW! Those thoughts seem so long ago, even I question them. Unfortunately, I was discouraged in becoming a journalist by my dad. He didn't mean to "crush my dream", I think he was looking out for himself. LoL! Maybe he thought, and was probably right, that journalism would take me out of Dallas! Funny, I ended up leaving Dallas anyway!

Even though I was an English major, it doesn't mean I majored in spelling.  Yes, I'm a writer, but no, I'm not an editor. So if the improper use of language bothers you, my blog may not be the place for you. If spelling is your baby, my blog may not be the one for you. However, if you just like a view of the other side, and you enjoy laughing, you are at the right place! I am an out of the box thinker, as you'll probably soon see.

So, there is the disclaimer, straight from the heart. I will try my best to edit and spell check, but please know, sometimes, I just won't care about the spelling or fragmented sentences and such. It just isn't my reason for blogging....I do hope you'll stay with me, especially if you are having a crummy day, I hope I can bring a little light and laughter to your world.

bee wonderful,