watching CNN interminable reruns of Donald Trump on SNL.

Getting use to married life...I got a wife!! :married:


I'm married ?? :blink:

Woohoo! Tuff's on a honeymoon!!:hk19:

Watching HGTV Fixer Upper
Posting on BFP
Eating a moon pie

Watching 'Dirty Rotten Survival' and thinking about buying a heat gun.

Just in case Santa is browsing the forums, I need a sawzall, a nail gun, and an air compressor too. :innocent:

Thinking about how lucky I am

bowl in hand........
 

sampling my just made hot rice pudding from the oven! Extra raisins did the job! It is late and cold outside, this will go great over the next few days or so. Wow does this place smell deliciously yummy! Worth staying up late for. yup yup! My secret is coconut milk....shhhhhhhhhhhh! :)

Lying awake in bed because I fell asleep at 830....

Fixin to pick up my book and read til I fall asleep again...

I'm sooo glad I don't have to work first thing in the morning...

I'm getting ready to go out, buy some flowers and visit my parents in the cemetery. We'll have a little chat. I will likely shed some tears, put my hand on their headstones, maybe place some small stones. And then I will go home.

placing small stones.......
 

If you don't mind me asking Collette, what is the significance of the small stones placed near a headstone in the cemetery? I wish I had read that post prior to your visit, I would have sent some strength out to the universe for after the visit. I understand some how you feel. :) I so hope your chat was a good one!

I'm NOT answering for COLLETTE but I have always wonder too so I googled and found out that............The earliest graves may have been covered by a mound of stones. Though we erect tombstones today, a stone or pebble placed on a head or footstone reminds us of those first humble gravesites. This simple act has come to be a great sign of respect of our deceased loved ones. It is come to signify that the grave has recently been visited and that the deceased have not been forgotten. To make this simple ritual even more meaningful, some bring a pebble or stone from their own garden to place on the tombstone, or select a brightly colored stone to place at the grave. Placing a stone on the grave of a loved one is a tradition that may be personalized to create meaning and bring comfort.

Smiling with confidence and pride.
Contemplating tomorrow.
Thinking about how lucky I am.
Watching TV
and cuddled up with Karma

I am listening to ~~>>> James Blake (Retrograde).
 

Watching the DVRed episode of american horror story.

Listening to Spotify's deep sleep playlist and reading an article about how to stay healthy with an office/sitting job

Painting my face and wondering if I can play hooky this afternoon. I wanna see the Redford/Blanchett movie (Truth) but I think it's left my area. Tsk. That's what I get for not moving on this earlier.

Thank you for your kind response not2shygrrl and to you too, homoe,for your research.

For me, it is a simple ancient gesture to show that the gravesite was visited and the deceased is not forgotten. For some it is also a form of invitation to ask the deceased to come and spend some time with you.

A more traditional visit would have prevented the leaving of flowers but this is a more complex issue. Its reasoning is very interesting but I'll leave that research to you lol. Essentially it is based on the belief that we all leave this earth as we came to it and as equals .

So, "What am I doing today?" ...I'm thanking not2shygrrl and homoe for their kindness.