Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

Words can’t describe how I’m feeling right now after hearing about this senseless act of killing and injuring innocent by-standers who were waiting for a glimpse of the Dutch Royal family as they passed along the parade route in their motorcade in the Dutch City of Appeldoorn.

My thoughts and prayers are with not only the Royal Family (Queen Beatrix and family), but also for the families of the victims, and all those who were affected by this horrible tragedy.

To read the article, and to see photos- follow this link to read the Fox News article.

I’m still not feeling quite right-  not sick, but yet not how I know I should be feeling.   I’ve decided that I need a little extra rest and relaxation, so I skipped the work out today, plus Marcel is working tonight, so that leaves me to spend the evening home alone. 

I put on my flannel pj’s a little earlier, and am settled into the sofa for the evening.   Since House M.D. is a re-run, I think I’m going to watch a movie, and possibly turn in early tonight.  

Today was the last Bible Study of the season.  We’ll have a brunch next week, and break until sometime in September.   I’m going to miss all the girls, and hopefully will have the opportunity to see them sometime during the summer.

I’m feeling a little flat- and I think this rambling entry is making that obvious-  Time to say adios for now.

My Gratitude List for April 28, 2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

• Creating a low-fat-calorie version of Chicken Stroganoff that was not only healthy, but delicious.
• A quiet evening home alone- so hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow.
• Notes from special friends.
• A 3 pound loss on the scales for the past week.
• The “Lose It’ application on my iPhone.

Today has been one of those odd type of days.  I woke up with a little trickle in my throat and have spent part of the day feeling achy and, for lack of a better word- whiney.   Luckily, Marcel has been wonderful, and supportive in every way.

I managed to push myself to work out, even though I was on the verge of skipping today.  I knew the choice was mine, and truth is- I just didn’t want to.  (See whiney in earlier sentence.)   I waited until a half hour before we normally eat dinner, and I finally told myself to get with it, and I did.   I knew I’d be happy that I did it in spite of myself, and I was right. 

Tomorrow is another day, and I know it will be a better one.   I know that these type of days aren’t exclusive to me, and rather than being the flu- or God forbid the ‘oink oink’ flu as I’m calling the ‘swine flu’ , I know it’s probably allergies and sinuses, which have been giving me a run for my money.  The price of the beauty of spring.  I don’t mind though.

Right now- It’s time for Grey’s.  It’s going to be an early night.  A good nights sleep is just what the doctor ordered.

My Gratitude List for April 27,  2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

• Pushing through the work out that I did NOT want to do.
• Not having to cook- thanks to my lovely mother-in-law.
• Fresh strawberries.
• A quiet evening at home.
• Sunshine after the rains.

Is it just me, or has this weekend flown past? It seems like I blinked my eyes and we went from Friday to Sunday. Do not pass go- Do not collect $200.00.

Maybe Saturday sort of faded off into Sunday, because I spent most of the day cleaning yesterday. It wasn’t exactly how I wanted to spend my Saturday, but truth is, I’d been ‘playing’ so much the past week, that several things in house had been left unattended, and I knew they needed to be taken care of. I did get almost everything done that I’d hoped to get done, and that left me today to spend time with Desere and the boys when they came for a visit, only I still need to get in the bath, plus do this weeks Bible Study, and somewhere in between I need to have dinner.

Marcel went to his moms for Sunday dinner, but he was suppose to be working (but took the day off so he could watch the soccer match), so I decided to stay home and play catch-up. The week is shaping up to be a busy one, but there is much rain in the forecast, which could hinder some of my plans. I’m happy with it either way, because I have a stack of things I can do around here.

I’ve also been wanting to create some new jewelry, something I haven’t had much time for lately. I have several new ideas, so I need to see how they come together, before I forget what ideas it was that I had in the first place.

As much as I’d like to stay and ramble, I really should get my Bible Study done, and get something to eat. I feel like I haven’t eaten all day, although nothing could be further from the truth.

My Gratitude List for April 26, 2009.

Today I’m Grateful For:

• An afternoon spent with Desere and the boys.
• Unexpected gifts.
• Spicy tomato soup.
• Pushing through my work-out, when I really wanted to stop.
• Rain.

Yesterday when Anna & I were headed towards the train station, where we would part ways and head to our prospectove homes, we passed the old City Hall, which apparently has become “the” place to wed on Fridays.

In front of the building was a parade of parked cars, and leading the pack was a Mercedes bus that appeared to have stepped right out of the 60’s.

As we stood there admiring the colorful bus, we noticed the doors to city hall open, so we decided to wait and see if we could get a glimpse of the happy couple.

Anna and I joked about whether they would be dressed in 60’s garb, and whether it was a “themed” wedding, or if the happy couple were actually misplaced “flower children”.

It wasn’t long before we had the opportunity to see for ourselves that they were the real deal.

They drew quite a crowd, and being the romantic that I am, I really enjoyed sharing in this piece of their history, even if they were oblivious to me and the other onlookers.

Mr. & Mrs. Whomever-you-are, I wish you a long, happy life together, with much peace and lots of love.