Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

December 2013

  • Everything back to normal

    This morning  I hung up the shift bidding sheet for 2014…my name isn’t on it…no regrets! Other than an extra mortgage and utilities for two houses, it has been nice to be able to slowly make upgrades on the Missouri house and slowly move things from one place to the other.  What isn’t wonderful is… Read more

  • Traveling alone in the car.

    I think the Nissan Murano is one of the best looking SUVs on the road today.  I’m not going to go buy one the way I did the Chevy Trailblazer..that was a mistake in judgement especially trading in the loaded Aztek for it!  It’s such a shame the Pontiac line is done…there are several good… Read more

  • After what seems like 100 years of marriage

    I think I have figured out that I have it pretty good.  For those of you newly married, my piece of advice to you – which you will not figure out until you have been married 100 years – it takes a long time..during those times when you really, really don’t like each other –… Read more

  • All you really have to do is get family together

    for entertainment.  I believe that several minute to minute happenings in my 3 days of Christmas could more than likely keep a movie audience enthralled for a year…Just the scenarios…not necessarily the events themselves.  I’m sure it is true in every family gathering…some stories or things that happen become the lore of many Christmas to… Read more

  • Memories forever

    I sit here remembering this morning while I finish my cup of coffee and before my shower…remembering Christmas’ past.  Remembering the magic of Santa Clause – coming out of my bedroom to see Santa had, in fact, come..Waiting for Aunt Ruby, Uncle Vaughn, Grandma Green coming from West Liberty…waiting for Aunt Frances and her bedazzled… Read more

  • 911 may have given me a cold heart?

    My mother asked me one time why I had become so cold hearted.. the “X” was tallied in the column of “She doesn’t know me”.  It did make me step back and wonder if this is the way other people see me because inside  I’m a whimpering basket of compassion and love so much that… Read more

  • More than 10 days of Christmas

    Christmas is my time of year.  The one thing that I really thank my mother for is inspiring the magic of Christmas.  That and the incredibly horrible and painful childbirth that I’ve been told accompanied my “Hello World”.  I’ve been taking a look within these last few weeks as our family makes another change and… Read more

  • Since my last post about dreaming…I’ve been on a journey.  Seems Newton dreams and Pleasant Hill dreams are different from each other.  The morning waking up from the dream about a former fake friend and her betrayal and hatefulness kind of set the tone for the day.  Apparently I still have some anger to deal… Read more

  • To dream or not to dream

    I’ve probably already used up my allotted time thinking about this but, I must move forward and discuss it.  I’ve had a few dreamless nights of late.  I know that they are not really dreamless but more likely I just don’t remember them. Then last night – quite an unlikely situation dream which I remember. … Read more

  • Gossip has always been damaging….

    But discussing the neighbor’s marital discord or the vodka flask she carries was like playing with Tinker Toys compared to today’s social media.  Being skeptical about everything and only believing half of what I hear has saved me from some embarrassing “shares” on Facebook.  That is not to say that I haven’t been taken in… Read more