83: oh, what a beautiful morning...

it started out kinda rough but now it's fine.

i was awakened by what i thought was the sound of someone banging at my front door. i'm not sure if it was real or not but there was no one at the door when i got there. *shrug*

it wasn't yet 8 and i'd gone to bed late -- see last post -- but i was already up so no point in lying back down was there?

i did a few wake-up thingies then lay back across the bed with the secret life of bees. the birds were singing sweetly and i was having a good cry cuz that lily is so funny and silly and just plain young.

then i heard voices outside. i knew it was the indian family below us. they have quite an active life outside on their patio and the grassy area surrounding it. i like to listen to the lilt of their words. for me it's like listening to music. i don't have to know the language or the words being said if i like the other components of the song.

then the male voice actually began to sing and it was wonderful. y'all know i couldn't resist taking a peek out to see what else they were doing. it wasn't anything spectacular. just two people sitting and talking/singing while sipping what i thought might be coffee. :-)

i have longed to put a table and a few chairs on our patio. but our's is made of wooden slats and i don't think it's a good idea to be worried that the table and/or chair legs would get caught in between the slats somehow. we currently have two outdoor chaises and a few outdoor rugs occupying most of the space.

it's sad that i haven't been out there in a few weeks. the fear of mosquitoes is a big deterrent. i just recently acquired a bite of some sort below my right knee. it doesn't itch but there's a small pus bump on top of a hard red mound. it's possibly a spider bite and i'm watching it carefully. i'm gonna put some tea tree oil on it just to be sure it doesn't get infected if/when that bump bursts.

so what's on your to-do list for today? mine looks like this:

1. get up by 10
2. baby bliss needs to read at least 15 minutes today
   
3. out by 11
4. appt @ the church @ 12 ($55)
5. bank - deposit
6. library - return movies, book; pick up reserved items; hang out for a while
   
7. walmart - dish detergent
8. order new phones
9. need to research insurance info re. M____
   
10. find the CD info; notes on where to put $ when the term is up (investigate ING, some others)
    
11. get some of my crap off the living room floor!
12. crochet and read
13. what the heck am i gonna do with all these CDs after i burn them to my l.t.?

thanks God for helping me create this wonderful life. i really appreciate it! :-)


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