It was a very good day.

The blessed day I was hoping for was indeed blessed.
WHOOOOHOOOO!

The suspense is killing me.
I wish for tomorrow to bring blessed news to my family and a
blessed day to everyone else.

THINK STICKY THOUGHTS. NON-READERS...PLEASE PLEASE THINK STICKY AND BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS.

That is all.

No Posts since May? WTF??

Well well well...

I started disabling accounts that I thought were useless...like Twitter and My Space. My Space...well that speaks for itself. Twitter? Seriously I really didn't think I had anything so important to say that people needed to be notified the moment I said it. So those are gone. Now I have this Blog that no one will ever read (and I can't quite blame them)...BORING. I also have FaceBook. That one I keep as it really does keep me connected to many people that I love. I also use it quite frequently to plant and harvest a number of different crops on FarmVille. FarmVille is a FaceBook application that according to my husband is a three hour-a day-time suck. What does he have against me harvesting my summer squash...or my blueberries? Geez! This morning he stepped out of the bedroom and asked me what crops I had going...WOW a step in the right direction. The sad part is I was actually excited to tell him.

Today I will de-Christmas my home. This is the latest that we have stayed in Collins Christmas land as I threw my back out last weekend and couldn't walk for two days...(No I haven't turned 40 yet)...and this week has been a busy time for reasons that shall remain MUM for a while. In any case for as much as I love Christmas, I am more than ready to get things put away and get back into the reality of the next 11 months that do not allow me to play Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby Christmas music (which feels like a punishment within itself). Plus my Christmas tree smells like pee. It is the weirdest thing...my husband and I kept thinking our cat was being a bigger brat than normal and not using her litter box in a meaningful way. Then we smelled the tree. EEEWWWW. Since when does a dying Christmas tree smell like pee?

Anyhoooo Happy New Year Non-Readers.

A sad day...

This man was funny. My hubby and I quote him often. The world lost a funny man today...he will most certainly be missed by many.

1.20.09

I truly believe with all of my heart that this is a new beginning for our country. I hope that the world will give us another chance to do the right thing. (You know stuff like NOT ignoring the Geneva Convention, NOT condoning torture, NOT invading and occupying countries under false pretenses, NOT acting the ONLY best interest of the top 3% wealthiest Americans)...you know...that stuff.

I want to feel good about my country again. I want to have pride in being an American. The last 8 years have brought such shame to America that I haven't hung my flag in the last four years. That makes me sad. I love our flag. I love my country. And I believe in our new President.

The Day After...

Well It is the day after Christmas which is usually a very depressing day in my world...but this year is different. It is different because of this~

It does not snow in Portland. This year it did...
I happen to live in a hilly area from which it can be difficult to get out of when something like this happens. This year we had the first White Christmas that I can ever remember in Portland. As a result my family postponed Christmas until we can get out of our homes safely. It was weird not being with my mom on Christmas. This was actually the first year of my life that I did not see her on Christmas Day.


I love Christmas. I love it so much that I got married in December so I could have a Christmas Wedding. This year is sort of fun because now I get to "drag out" Christmas even longer. If I keep playing holiday music, I think my husband might freak. I guess I'll find out.