Category: Bladder cancer

I think I’m ready

I know what they want

I’ve practiced for hours

It’s time to achieve

My dream. 

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Uniforms are plentiful here.  We have an Air Force base and an Air National Guard base.  My apartment complex houses many of these men and women.  We also are home to a nearby Fire Department so those uniforms are seen also.  Not bad scenery if you ask me.  Yes, I fall into the group who admire our brave citizens who choose to wear first responder or military garb.  I feel well protected and thankful for them all.

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His skin was red rust

A run deepened his color

 With sweat drops of warmth

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I just want to say how sorry I am to the leaders in other countries and their citizens for the things said and/or tweeted by our complete idiot of a president.😔

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In the corridor’s background the parallel moving walkways spill out their passengers at an even pace.  Having the obvious tendency of never stopping, the even flow insights a desire to step on, as I have, so many times in my life.  A constant smooth ride with no help except the never ending conveyor belt underneath my feet–no effort is made on my part, I just watch from here as the nerve of the world hurries by.  They must have goal oriented destinations in mind.  

They may be living a Mar de coucou life, never revealing themselves completely to anyone, not divulging their inner wishes or strong feelings about even the most remote subject.  Please don’t be surprised by their outwardly mundane appearances.  If they spoke Golem’s Truth and you believed them, you might even be disappointed.

You may live life as I do, in the constant concept of ordinariness, never being seen as extreme, or with extraordinary feelings of a vibrant life.  You may even be awestruck by the seemingly simple, uneventful life I lead.  How is it possible to lead this “grey” life?  In the end, it is all smoke and mirrors.

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Welcome back to SYW in this first week of June!  Thanks to Cee at ceenphotography.com for giving us this opportunity to answer her questions and learn more about each other.  My answers to this week’s questions are:

1.  My strongest sense is hearing.  I have glasses, losing feeling in my left hand,  but still irritating to my family by asking “what’s that smell?”  The fingers losing feeling was an asset when getting constant blood tests when on Warfarin.  There really is a bright side to everything….well with the exception of T’s speech and twittering.

2.  I have probably been all of the seven dwarves personalities at one time but I think Happy best describes me now.

3.  Instead of picking an age when I was perfectly healthy, busy and engaged in life more, I would say the age I am now, 70.  I have no complaints, really, and love to watch my grandchildren growing up.  

4.  I think the job I enjoyed the most was working in the jewelry department in Wal-mart.  I met a great friend there, and for the most part it was fun.  Now it wouldn’t be as much fun because they no longer let you creatively decorate and announce specials, etc.  I loved the creative part.  Other jobs I look back on as enjoyable and better paid, but not much creativity involved.
I am grateful the girls in the family and I went to the Wonder Woman movie.  Not the one I grew up with, but a great actress and good story.  Can’t leave out Chris Pine’s eyes which are always a special treat.  My grandson picked me up today for ice cream and I heard a new song I liked by Sam Hunt (below). One line in particular about going fifteen in a thirty, I liked! I am looking forward with hope to a lull in the violence and deaths of innocents for London, Paris, and here in the states.

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I sat on a nearby bench to the statue, waiting for an announcement that it was time to board. I enjoyed watching the people in this terminal, wondering where they were going, who they were meeting, or if they were on an adventure like mine.

It took courage to leave my family, and everything I’ve known for fifty years of my life, to embark on a new adventure. I had saved a medium sized sum from my office job, was independent in most ways, but deciding to take this trip was almost a shock, even to myself. I had always wanted to go, seen pictures, videos, but to actually buy a ticket, pack my bags and find myself sitting here with tickets to Italy? I almost pinched myself to see if it was real.

I had motivation to step out of my daily routine. I found what I hoped to be a lasting relationship online through a dating service. Having an instant rapport with this man, I decided to throw practicality aside and meet him, in Italy. It was to be a mutual get to know you trip in a beautiful, romantic country. If we were simpatico, all the better.

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This prompt was timely for me since I felt very distant the last few days. I’ve been away from my home state for 51 years, and that means away from the family I grew up with, three sisters, brother in laws, nieces and nephews. I was very close to all of them, but my husband’s profession took us to Texas. At first the distance was welcomed, new adventure, new life challenge, all the positive aspects you would expect. And then we got off the plane in the middle of the night in July, in Houston……it felt like a heavy wet, hot blanket of air hit me in the face. I thought Vermont humidity was bad, but it was mild compared to living at sea level.  

From there we moved to Colorado, complete opposite, being dry and chilly. But, I digress, 😂, used it again! The miles between me and my “first family” were many, but we drove on every vacation, no matter how limited the time, to visit our relatives.

My three sisters and family members have visited us in return, but being apart at times of trouble, sickness, death, is difficult to deal with. As a recent example, my eldest sister is in the hospital. If I was close I would visit. As it is, my only choice is to email, text, or call. I am very much feeling a distant family member now.

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I am elated to report my sister is doing well. She’s walking the hospital halls and expected to go home tomorrow. I am beyond thankful that she is recovered. I had her laughing but reserved the motorcycle joke for when she’s stronger……🙄

Feeling so good myself, I am hereby sending bunches of good wishes to everyone reading this and their pets! Feeling silly happy, too.😂

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

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He took a long look in the glass. It wasn’t bad being Darth Vader. He took a napkin and wiped off his dirty cellphone so he could make a call. He had tried to use a lighter to get his light saber to work. He had read in Luke Skywalker’s latest book that even if your saber was really old, which Darth’s was, not to take your anger out on it. You could just use a lighter to start it up.

After getting in touch with the Supreme Commander to inform him he was running late, he decided to try Luke’s solution. Darth had no trouble using his mind to control most things, but that darn antique of a light saber was being ornery. He took Luke’s advice and after the saber was finally in working order, he was off to terrorize and train the new troops.

This was a fun challenge to use the words chosen in the order presented.  Thanks, MLMM!

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