My minds not with me.
Our minds have away of not keeping up with us. Well, guess what? Mine is still in vacation mode. When will I become myself again?
I sit, I ponder, where has my mind gone? Is it on the open seas, where the sea gull flies? Seeking out his lunch. Where the waves are high during the brunt of a storm, and smooth as silk when the seas are at rest. Where the sun reflects of the water with a light that makes your eyes sqwint, and your skin turn a gloden brown. Where the pools are cool and the breeze is lite upon your face. Where relaxation in the only event for the day.
I know that I am still there, and relive the vacation we took, over, and over again.
I will go there again, and sometime soon my mind will return to me. Till then I will dream of times gone past, and dream of ones to come.
Never stop dreaming, for one day your dreams will come true.
For yours eyes
With the request of a few of my visitors I am leaving with you a few more photos of my trip. As I had mentioned I took many photos while away. I hope you will enjoy these photos.
“Enjoy”
On the beach at Coco Cay Island Glass blown flowers
Landing at St Maarten
A very large watch dog.. LOL
Aprouching the island of St. Thomas
"YA MAN" He is jammin'
A small hiden cafe' With very good coffee
"Beatle Mania" One of the many shows to see on the ship
- As we leave St Maarten a sadness comes over us. We are heading home.
Cruisin’
Vacation over, and now we are back to normal life.
We had a blast, and I would recommend a cruise to anyone who has not taken a cruise to look for away to make it happen. The size of the ship when you see it for the first time is enough to take your breathe away. The size alone is amazing. My camera was clicking endlessly. As you enter this massive vessel you will take in the countless amazing sights, and sounds. The ship can give you almost all that you need for your stay. All the food you desire served at a variety of dining areas.
Shows to make you laugh, and cry. Events for everyday of your vacation.
I wish to share a few of my photographs with you and just maybe you will be looking into taking a cruise someday soon.
Enjoy!!! 
:-) Vacation :-)
I have been patiently waiting for this short week at work to end.
Finally it has.
It is vacation time, and I am very excited.
We are going to warmer places on a very large ship. This is my first time on a cruise, and my mind has been laying out the suitcase for a few weeks now.
To go from winter ware to pretty well no ware at all is just fine by me, but it does take some planning especially with the weight restictions implimented by air ports these days. You can only have under fifty pounds of baggage per person.
Now, I am a woman and we tend to over pack for the chance that just maybe, half the population around us will need to borrow something we have with us. “Hey”, that may seem funny, but if you need a safey pin for that split in the pants, just look for the lady with the piles of luggage. She just might be able to help you out.
As for a man’s way of packing, a couple pairs of socks, unders, jeans, shirts, a suit, shorts, shoes, and toilettres, and they are ready to go. “BUT, do they have a safety pin?” “NO.” ” Not important.” You are looking for that lady with the luggage incase anything should erupt.
We ladies on the other hand have a large variety of the must bring items.
The plane ride will be my second, and I will be like a pro with that part of the trip at least. As for the rest well we will follow the lead of the couple we are going with. I know I will have a fun time.
I did the vertual ship tour on my computer, and have many things I want to do while on the ship. I have a fear of hieghts, and my desire is to sit in one of the hot tubes that hangs off the side of the ship. You are suspended over the ocean.
“So wish me luck with that one.”
It is good to at least try to over come the things you fear. And what a better way than in a hot tub while on a cruise.
My camera, and I will be taking photos of all kinds of events, places, people, and sights. I also have plans to keep a journal of the trip, and share some of the fun times with others.
Though I am excited, I am sad to have to leave my dogs, and cats home. “After all who will share half my meal with me while I am gone?” ” And what will I do with my half of the bed not taken over by pets?” “I guess I will just have to grin and bare it. ”
I have several very fantastic people taking care of them while I am gone, so I will not worry as much.
” Thanks Family.”
For anyone going on your vacation, I wish you many happy times, and a safe return home.
“Till later.” “Bye, Bye.”
Is it over yet?
As we come to the night before the Christmas day celebrations, how many of us ask ourselves, “Is it over yet?”
” YES it is. ”
We made it threw all the visitors, the food, the beverages, and the wrapping paper toss.
Now we can give a happy sigh of relief. We can relax, and enjoy the quiet times. We can look over our photo graphic memories of the day, and just, “Smile”.
I would like to share some smiles,of our days fun with everyone.
“Enjoy some of my Christmas memories.”
Ready to go, but does anyone notice? “NOT”
And this is how the day ended, with everyone fast asleep.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Christmas is near! :-)
The time is nearing for the big day. “Are you ready?”
What big day you may ask?
Well, it will be Christmas very soon! There are only three sleeps left till “Christmas Day” is here.
“Santa” will have come, and went, the gifts left under the tree.
The children once asleep with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Will be wide awake, their eyes brightly shining, smiles wide upon their faces, will scamper to the tree and look over each gift to see which one is theirs. The giggles, and glee in their voices pierce the once silence of the sleeping house. Now is the time for the busy elves to rise from the warmth of their bed, and join in on the excitement of the day.
“Coffee, or Tea”, is the first stimulant needed.
The children and some of the adult elves can hardly wait for the beverage to be ready. But, with out this, it is hard to handle the hustle, and bustle which is about to happen.
“The time has come.”
The once quiet children have begun to unwrap their gifts one by one. Wrapping paper which was once so carefully applied to each gift, is now flying through the air, and littering the once clean tidy room. But, all this frenzy is worth the look on the faces of the children. The thank yous, and kisses and hugs of joy make all the stress of shopping seem like a long-time lost memory.
“It was all worth it.”
I love Christmas not just for the looks on the childrens faces, but for the closeness that comes over most of us on this day of giving. We gather round, and give thanks for the things we have, and enjoy a feast prepared by loving hands.
“I wish everyone out there, A very Merry Christmas.”
Be safe, and do not drink and drive.
Come to Winter
” Snow, Snow, Snow.”
We have been hit, by tons of the cold white stuff. ” Help Me.”
As I look out my door this is all I can see. The Christmas lights peek from under the white fluff of the snow. The beauty of this event amazes me. I can’t help but take photographs by the dozen.
The winter is here for sure.
Our puppies frolic in the snow, bounding here and there. There faces covered in white snow, but this is fun to them. Their pleasure is our delight.
Enjoy your winter if you get one, play in the snow, go skiing, skating, sleighing, snow ball fitting, or whatever gets you out the door.
“Enjoy the beauty.”
“Happy Winter”
Waiting times
I have writen before about hospital waiting times. I wish to continue with my dis-pleasure, and dis-beleif with the on going health care problems. :-(
Going to see your doctor if you have one is nothing like it used to be. You have to call, and get a busy signal time after time. I find to put your phone on the redial routine. I find to push redial, after dialing the number, then when you get the busy signal hang up right away do the redial again. Stick with this routine, and you will be talking with the nurse soon after. 
Now if you are one of the few in this world that can gain contact with the nurse of your doctor right away. “ I take my hat off to you”, for you are very fortunate to have such a good doctor. 
Now, once you have made contact, you ask to see the doctor, and the question first asked, at least in my case is what is wrong with you. I guess my illness will give me first choice on what date and time I get. Grant you, I do understand the question and the reason for it being asked. When I am sick I have no reasoning, I just need to get looked at, and taken care of. The sweet kind voice of the nurse comes back with the bad news, it will be one week before you can be seen by the doctor. The chances my illness will be there in a week is debateable. I hum and haw, the nurse says she has no sooner times open ,and if I wish I can go to the clinic or the emergency.
My heart begins to pump harded, as the idea of being trapped in the hospital goes through my mind. I take the appointment, and thank the nurse for her help.
The time for my doctor’s visit has approached, and I am still not feeling well. I arrive at the office, I check in, and wait. After a twenty minute wait I am in. ”Yes!” Now this is the tricky part, you give your symptoms and the doctor listens to your chest, and checks the blood pressure, and the throat.
She is rushed and you get the feeling you are taking up her pressious time. It seems that now the more patients you see in a day the more money you make. There it is again the all mighty dollar, and how it runs our lives. 
I don”t know if it just me but, I feel like I am in the heird of running cattle. I am being rounded up and run up the ramp for your fast assesment.
I have found we are getting ten to fifteen minutes tops, for a regular appointment, and for your specially booked physical appointment you are given twenty to thirty minutes for your quick run over.
What happened to the patient, and the time to listen?
What the heck can we do?
Get another doctor? Well, that is easier said than done.
Maybe we should all go back in time to the point when doctors were abundant, and they needed to be kind with their patients in order to keep them.
“Oh” if only.
“Pinch me I must be dreaming.” 
Thankful.
For the last little while I have been away from my blogging.
Life threw a real good curve at us, but now the curve has straightened out somewhat, and is getting better. Life has a way of doing things like that to you even if you don’t want it to. I like to look at these happenings as this way, ” a wake up call.” This is when something is trying to get your attention, and you refuse to look. Well, a good kick in the butt is what is coming your way, listen up. Take note to the things that are important, and as I have said before don’t sweat the small things.
I like to think that we all know, and pay attention. But, we don’t always. Life can smack us right upside the head, and wake us up real fast. We went through that, and have come out learning a life lesson. Now we can look ahead. After all we have the greatest gift ever, ” Family. “
Christmas is very close, and we have much to be thankful for. We will join for the holidays as many do, and give thanks that we are all together.
I would like to wish all families, freinds, and man-kind, a “Very Merry Christmas” from our family to yours. May your days be filled with love, happieness and good fortune. May everyone enjoy this holiday, and give a hand up to those around us. Drive safely, and enjoy.
” Merry Christmas” Everyone.
Health Care. What Happened to it?
“When family stands together.”
Our son has been in the hospital for the past seven days now. He is frustrated, and has just about had enough. The pain he has had for weeks is still there, and we can all understand his frustration. To be in pain day after day, after day, and to be held captive in the hospital, where the food is, “The Worst.” ever. The menu is limited, and very unappealing.
He has had a doctor, who’s name I wish not to mention, as he is one of the worst I have ever dealt with. This doctor has let him be in pain with little medication, and little compassion. The doctor is rough, and insensitive to the pain of his patients.
A new doctor has stepped in and my son is now getting the operation he has needed all along.
Now he will be able to get better and come home to his family, and the stress will go away for all of us.
The new doctor, I will call him a “Hero”, as to all of us he is. With only one look at my son he has found a problem and is going in after it. To him we give great thanks for his kind loving heart, and his smarts, as he would seem the kind of doctor that cares. “His breed is rare now a days.” He seen the problem right away, and acted on it right away. It has been only two times he has seen my son.
You are an angel.
The Kind Angel
There is so much frustration out there for many of us. I have gone through this myself, and as a result of the rotten doctors, I know,I was left with one kidney, and reoccuring bladder infections for the rest of my life. It is a sad day when you can not trust your doctor, and the reports from tests you get.:-(
What ever happened to good health care? :-( Do you have to be rich to get the best care? I thought we were all equal when it came to health care, but I have noticed that that is not true anymore. Now I know why health brokers are busy helping people get good health care over our borders. So, if you have the money, you can do anything, and get the best care.
What about the every day Joe? Is he to be the guinea pig until the right Hero doctor comes along? This may seem harsh but it is the reality we all will have to deal with from time to time. And when we get sick
for goodness sakes have your own doctor. A feat that is hard in different urban areas. In our town it is almost impossible to get a doctor. So, when you are sick, you risk your life in the hands of who knows what kind of doctor. You maybe lucky and end up with the hero.
:-)
Fight for your right to good health care. “Don’t take no for an answer. ”
” THERE ARE HEROES OUT THERE.”
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