OT/Musings

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I just finished watching Wuthering Heights. How it brings back memories in

my life when times were simpler.

I am sooo thankful for having a computer by which I can still have contact

with those of you who are dear to me, but who live far away.

And yet, I miss those times when one looked out your window and all you saw

were trees and flowers and little animals and birds. When things were so

much more simple and time stood still and waited for special moments in one

s life.

Now, time races faster than a silver bullet train, tearing away the ability

to reflect upon the day one has just had.

Every morning, people get up and they race to work and they race back home

through hours of heavy traffic, and they race through dinner, baths,

children.... Only to get back up and begin the race once more.

How do we stop this craziness? Can we stop?

How I miss the sweet smell of honeysuckle as we sat on the porch after dark,

with the summer breeze going through our hair and feathering across our skin

The sound of the crickets in the quiet of the night. Frogs reminding us of

ponds with still water nearby whispering peace in the night. Owls hooting

later at night.

Birds chirping and singing in the morning as we sat on the back porch with a

cup of hot, steaming coffee in our hand watching the sun rise with all its

glorious colors announcing a new day...Do you miss those times? Oh, how I

do!

And yet..... Yet...... If technology had not raced us to the point of where

we are today, I wouldn't know you all. And that would be sad and quite

lonely.

Oh, I have friends here where I live. I am actually blessed with many

friends. But like most, they have lives, and jobs and I sit here in my chair

an average of 16 hours day after day fearing that one day I will awake and

find I have nothing to do all day but watch TV and though I am a big TV

person, my mind begs for more than that to satisfy my intellect and my

creativity. I'm an artist inside and out. I'm not content to sit and watch

the world go by. So, I join groups, I start many projects, I collect books,

and try to stay far ahead of that possible 'what would happen if one day I

woke and had nothing to do?'

Again, I am blessed. I have a computer to visit with you all. I have my

babies (my birds). I have my reading and my research and people who come and

go. I have the beauty of art and though I can no longer write, I have the

memories which cannot be erased by the MS.

One of the reasons I sooo long for the old days is that Christmas is yet

once again almost here.

It seemed to sneak up upon me like a ghost in the night. Did it you, dear

friend?

One of my joys has always been to send cards. Last year I sent 80 cards and

still didn't have everyone covered.

I hope each and every one of you will forgive me but this year I am not

going to be able to send any. I just don't have it in me. My energy is

lagging badly this year. My stint in the hospital and complications of the

surgery didn't help.

One of the reasons I am sending this to you is to tell each and every one of

you who are reading this, how much you mean to me and please believe in your

heart that if I could send you all a Christmas card, I would be overjoyed to

do so. I just can't this year. Please forgive me for it.

Since life these days is like a thief in the night, robbing some of us of

time, maybe I'll start my card list for next year sometime soon. I wouldn't

mind getting a few cards back in the mail if it was because someone moved. I

would much rather have my cards for next year finished and waiting. And as

fast as life seems to be going these days, why, it won't be long at all

before we will be facing Christmas of 2009! And then, I'll be ready.

Please know that each and every one of you are in my thoughts, heart and

prayers.

And please allow this to be my card from me to you this year as I wish you

and yours a wonderful, happy and blessed Christmas.

I hope you each and every one gets everything your heart desires.

As tiny Tim, in A Christmas Carol says, " May God bless us one and all! "

Love to you, my friends......

~ & Babies

Beanie, BooBoo, Bijou, Triskit, Isabella, Little Sister, Lucy, Shroeder,

Chicklet, & Kiwi Tweezerbirdy

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