the littlest one

 There were three in the bed

and the biggest one said,

"Heck NO! I'm NOT going trick-or-treating!!"

There were two in the bed

and the middle one said,

"Yeah, right!! I'm hiding in the bushes and SCARING trick-or-treaters!"

There was one in the bed

and the littlest one said,

"Oh, yes, mommy!!  Please, please, plEEEEEAAAASSSeeee!!?

I want to wear the cutest little bumble-bee costume I saw at the mall,

and bring my friend and go through ALL the neighborhoods

and bring the Halloween pillowcase that grandma made me

and gets lots 'n lots 'n LOTS of candy

and come home and sort it out and divide it up

{and I promise to only eat one-or maybe two-or just a little}

and I'll even share with the brothers

and I don't even care that it's pouring rain outside!"

And so they did.

{hello, friend!}

things have been spiralling out of control here again...

but i wanted to thank-you for your sweet comments and messages!

 i've been thinking of you

and wanted to send you some happy tunes.

i first heard this on Cathy's blog, Breathless Expectation, a LONG time ago, and thought that it was a neat song from some unknown group she had found. i didn't realize she was so up on music!

and a big thanks, too, to Gayle of Planet M Files.

(also, a long time ago!)

 she awarded me my first award

"A Major Award"

because i like

 "to smile and/or laugh, and just generally spreads that along in the blogging world we travel in".

i can't think of a better honor!

thanks, Gayle!

{now if only i could figure out how to post it on my blog!}

lastly, here's a glimpse of the man of my dreams,

with whom, after 22 years,

i've fallen madly in love.

again. :)

oh, yum.

{and did i just spread some smiles again?}

hope so!

Wordless Wednesday

ahhhhh....

Here I Grow Again

Stretching, reaching, stepping outside that comfort zone 

that encircles me.

Growing.

Who'd-a thought it would take me

44 years

to realize

It's not inside this box that life happens.

It's in abandoning the ordinary,

the what I'm used to,

the what feels comfortable

And in embracing what's new,

different,

and stimulating to the senses

that forces growth

and emergence.

Be brave.

Grow with me.

Blue Skies, and Final Clues

{View from our room, inside.}

Whenever we complain of the humidity or heat during the summer,

My child's memory of the summers of my youth

Always, always include crisp, blue skies...

{my yogi friend, sun salutation}

Blue like you've never seen before.

It had been so long since I had seen a blue sky like that

That I was starting to think it was just my mind's eye

Making the memory vibrant

Like everything else a child does.

Until we got there.

And it was oh-so blue!

And the sand dunes, so tall

Perfect for "sliding",

Coating the skin with tiny silicon crystals

And reviving the child within.

The freshest, most yummy seafood ever.

I know he would rather have been playing

In the blue waters 

Under the blue skies

Next to the sand slides.

-----

There had been reports of huge Great Whites off the coast before we arrived.

But this is the head of a huge seal,

And these are his family and friends.

I am sure they are what brought the Great Whites.

They are so beautiful

that I hated the thought.

Then I found this and realized

It's such a strange circle of life.

Well, hello there!

{Welfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts}