FFF Fall Build Catch-up

While reviewing my pictures files over the last week,

I noticed that there were a few builds that I didn't get to share with you.

Since I know that you wouldn't want to miss out on seeing all of the joy,

I put together another little video.

Yep...it's another one!

I can't help myself!

It's just so much fun making them, so I hope you enjoy them too.

Click on the link below if the video does not appear.
FFF Fall Build Catch-up
Enjoy,
Lori

Midnight Ponderings

Sometimes, late at night when I can't sleep, I begin to wonder...

Is anyone out there? 

Does anyone read this silly thing that I write?

I know that they do...

But who are you? 

Do you like me, feel like walking around this big world just observing lives lived,
wondering about their stories? 

I'm not talking about the surface stories... 

"Hey, how's life?"

"Great! Yours?!"

Blah.

You know those because they have no depth, no real meaning.

Those stories serve a purpose, but that's not what I long to hear.

 I want the inner stories.

The moments that change your world.

The time when you, like me, looked around yourself and wanted something else.

The times when you felt like you lived a lie.

Hidden stories that break your heart, or piece it back together.

Your first love, first dance, first anything...

Or the time when the world stopped moving and you were alone.

and for one brief moment you were everything you wanted to be. 

Ahh...that's the best moment.

That's what I want to know.

You.

I want to know you.

Is that weird?

I use this blog as a glimpse into my world.

It's contemplative tonight...

but it's controlled in that I give you what I feel is right
for a time and place. 

Today I felt myself fading.

Just a little.

I felt the pull of my emotional ocean, dragging me out to sea. 

What you may or may not know, is that I've worked hard against that pull.

I've fought hard to not fade.

I've gained so many steps out into a world that is filled with sparkle and shine.

So I don't let myself sink into the deceptive pull of that ocean.

Writing is my solace and it acts as a shovel.

It helps me to find a way through all of the muck.

What is your solace?

Life is complicated.

So are people.

And so are their stories.

Take time to really learn about each other.

The stories we hold close are the ones that make us strong.

Share them with caution, but share them with trust.

Knowing that the past can help strengthen the present.

Together we can fight the emotional pull of life
and not fade away.

We can give each other purpose and hope.

Just a little midnight pondering...

Always with love,

Lori

http://youtu.be/JdXIHfcIfnI

The 3 R's for the New Year

Review,
Reflection,
and Resolutions.

Last year at this time Murphy I looked at each other 

and wondered, "What will 2013 bring?" 

Little did we know how huge the changes would be in store for us. 

New faces, 
new places to go, 
things to do, 
and people to bring into our little world. 

What a difference a year makes and two little resolutions.

2013 Resolutions:
1. Volunteer with Fences for Fido.
2. Drink more.

Generally when people hear my two resolutions, 

they automatically want to know about the second...but I'm going to start at the top.  
Fences For Fido.
You might ask yourself the question; That was a resolution? 
Yep, it sure was. 
Hard to believe that one year ago, 
I hadn't even met anyone associated with Fences for Fido. 
Of course I had been stalking them over Facebook for months and raising money through my big sales...but that was it. 
Mind you I was very nice stalker. 
I like to think that I'm the best kind of stalker to have. Hehe...it's true. ☺ 
So with the new year beginning, I decided that I was going to actually volunteer. 
Looking on the website, the first thing I noticed was that they needed help making beds. 
Well heck, I could definitely make dog beds. 
So I signed up and went to my first activity. 
There, around a campfire, I met the people that have changed my life. 
Now if you been following my blog, you know that this is what I do every weekend...
I help with Fences For Fido. 
So I'm not to spend more time writing about that, 
but definitely check out this amazing organization for yourself!  
There are countless posts here on my blog that will make you want to help out too. 

Now, Resolution Number Two, Drink More. 
This resolution usually catches people off guard. 
Because most people make a resolution to drink less. 
Apparently, people think this resolution is strange...ok, maybe not strange. 
People give me strange looks and laugh uncomfortably when they hear my goal. 
I get the feeling that most wish they had this kind of problem. 
Most people confess to me that they need to drink less, but not me, I need to drink more. 
See, the main problem is I forget about it. 
You may ask yourself; How could somebody forget to drink? 
Well, I really don't know. 
It's not that I don't have alcohol around the house I do. 
It's just I forget to drink it. 
I know, this all sounds absolutely ridiculous. 
And it is… absolutely ridiculous. 
But, I set it as a goal and 
so I worked really, really, really hard this last year to drink more. 
I feel like I did an okay job, 
but I could definitely improve on the quantity and frequency of drinking. 

Sometimes goals to be rolled over into the new year. 
And that's exactly what I'm going to do.

So here we go, 

My Resolutions for 2014.

1. Drink more. Drink more and more frequently...maybe even throw in beer? Eek! Baby steps. Baby steps to meeting the goal. :) (Writing resolutions is tough, but somebody has to do it.)

2.. Learn to play the ukulele. Now this resolution is just to learn something new and I thought why not learn how to play the ukulele. I have many friends that already play and it be fun to play along. Maybe I could play around the campfire and sing songs...basically, enjoy a little addition to a very good life. 

Plus maybe if I learn how to play the ukulele, I could learn to play the guitar. And then I can strum along with sad country songs about dogs, trucks, and mud...maybe even a song about a long lost love. Ah, the joy and heartbreak of country music. 

Now, if you haven't figured it out my resolutions all about positive things.  It's all about fun.  I don't like making resolutions doomed to fail, I like to make resolutions that will just make my world more joyful. And that's what I plan to do. 

Drink, play, and sing...

Now doesn't that sound like a recipe for joy? 

Yep, I think so too. 

So cheers to a brand new year of living a simple life, with sparkle. 

Lori