Grumpy, Dopey,Happy

I was looking over my blog today and realized that it's just been full of quizzes and jokes.
I haven't posted anything of real substance in awhile.
I just haven't had anything to say.
Until now.

I got some really bad news about a family member. It has really upset me.
I've never blogged about this particular situation, so it's hard to start now. It would be quite lengthy anyway, not sure I could hold your attention for that long.

I'm so torn on this matter. I feel so selfish for being so upset about how this is affecting me, and not as much how it's affecting them. Someone is devastated right now. Crushed.
I can't be there for them. I can't do anything. I can't even talk about it.
Very few people know this part of my life, so it's hard to share it. I hate this feeling :(

This will pass of course. It's life and I will accept it.
But it sucks. And it makes me grumpy. Which leads to dopey.
But then, I'll be back to happy again :)

It's interesting. I lead a pretty routine life. Which you all know.
Pretty basic, pretty boring sometimes.
Then with Laura's post the other day, and then this recent news...It's been an emotional week.

So..I need a little Calgon.
A little Jose Cuervo.
And some of those Cherry Cordial Hershey Kisses.

And I'll be fine :)

A Different Mindset

If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the guy who once said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen...and replaced by exact duplicates."
His mind sees things differently than we do.

Here are some more of his thoughts:-

*I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.-
*Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.-
*Half the people you know are below average.-
*99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.-
*42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.-
*A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.-
*A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.-
*If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.-
*All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.-
*The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.-
*I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.-
*OK, so what's the speed of dark?-
*How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?-
*If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.-
*Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.-
*When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.-
*Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.-
*Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now.-
*I intend to live forever - so far, so good.-
*If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?-
*Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.-
*What happens if you get scared half to death twice?-
*My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."-
*Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?-
*If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.-
*A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.-
*Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.-
*The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.-
*To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.-
*The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard-
*The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.-
*The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.-
*Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film

It's December?

It's 3am. I can't sleep. So I'm just going to bug all of you :)
We're finally getting into double digits during the day. It's amazing how good 20 degrees feels after dealing with 5 below. Guess I can put the jackets away!
I haven't even begun to decorate for Christmas, now I'm wondering if it's just too late. I did have the lights out and played with them a bit, but as of now they are still sitting on the kitchen counter. Oh, the cats played with them a bit. They are a big help when dealing with lights and garland.
This month so far has felt like a whirlwind, I keep forgetting that it's even December. Quite a few things have changed for me lately, some good/some not-so-good...it's kind of a blur.
I've had new people enter my life lately, and I've had some leave too. It's wierd to have such happiness and sadness all in one swoop. Strange emotions to deal with.

I had expected family for Christmas, but that has changed. I usually decorate for me anyway, but with me being the only one here mostly for the holidays, it seems pointless.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not being humbug or anything like that, just not sure if I want to start digging through decorations, just to put them back up in two weeks. Also, this will be Critter's (see photo) first experience with decorations and trees and I'm sure it will be quite the fight to keep everything decorated. He's the nosiest thing I've ever seen.
He.must.know.what.I'm.doing.at.all.times.

-I did get Christmas cards out, that was an achievement.
-The berries are thawing now to start making jam.
-I have been taking photos, just need to download.
-Deer hunting season is over (yay) but then it moved right into mountain lion season (ick).
-The pond is frozen solid. Or at least solid enough for Brock to run across it. It's always scary that first time he runs onto the pond. Of course it would be me that would have to try to get him out. And as ya'll know, I'd be alone :)
-Funny thing, all my little Texas cats don't want to go outside now.
-Actually, even the Montana cats don't want to stay outside.

I really really want to see The Chronicles of Narnia! I've heard such great reviews.
Any of you want to build a movie theater near me? I'd be very grateful....

Okay, enough of the meandering babble....
Oh and ya'll do know the previous post is a joke, right?
I haven't worn a bra on my head in years. :)