A Message from Lisa

 So I’ve been dragging my feet on holiday prep and generally down-trodden and anxiety ridden about the upcoming holidays all together, but I feel it turning a corner. The ability of music to heal is powerful. Two of my favorite Christmas songs played back to back this morning...seconds after I dropped off the middle two and was alone (rare).

No other song makes my body, heart and soul react like “oh night divine”. Never have I heard the following lyrics and not had it affect me.

FALL ON YOUR KNEES

Oh hear the angels' voices

Oh night divine

O night when Christ was born

So I let the full reaction hit me as I was alone in the car. Rejoiced in every note, tears free flowing.

Then...another favorite, Mariah’s “All I want for Christmas”. First, broken down and humbled in gratitude then lifted up and tapping my toes in joy...all in a 7 minute span.

So, if you were feeling how I was...my hope for you is whatever has the power to lighten life’s load for you reveals itself to you today, or soon, so you can fully enjoy your holiday prep and celebration (however that looks for you). Life’s hard but it’s worth it!

- Lisa

YaYa

 The oldest of my beauties

Goodbye Chaco :(

RIP Chaco. Best dog EVER. And everyone knows I’m NOT a dog person, but Chaco was different! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ The neighborhood dog. The family that owned Chaco and shared him so graciously, also owned Simon the neighborhood cat. We were so blessed to know them both. Chaco’s family has been struck by tragedy before and I’m praying they’ve met their sadness quota for a long while! 😞 - Lisa

Goodbye Chaco

 RIP you wonderful doggy. you'll be missed by so so many. I really wish I could give you one last walk around the block, chaco - Junie

It's Funny, but it's Also True

Lulu:

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Bloody Genius by John Sandford

"Bloody Genius" is bloody good. #johnsandford #virgilflowers

Ah. THAT'S why lol

This must be why my wife is so unhappy all the time. #icanthelpimbeautiful

Blue Moon by Lee Child

Easily one of the worst Reacher novels; certainly in the bottom two or three. A weak incentive for action, idiotic victims, a disjointed plot, a death toll larger than some Civil War battles, and allies that sound like Reacher clones. Pfui. Skip it.

The Elephant in the Room

The Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwich Debacle

So Dan tried to get the Popeyes sandwiches but instead got yelled at, so he yelled back. No sandwiches for us. Giving up, it just ain’t worth it!

Employee was not responding to the microphone so he pulled up and she told him she's the only one working. He said but you could let your customers know that so they don't just sit there. Manager came screaming he has no right to disrespect her employees blah blah. He called her some choice words and left.

[in the meantime I left and got sandwiches from Hothead Chicken]

Best chicken sandwich ever. First time for the sandwiches. “Nashville” level spice. Omg so good! Why we were even trying for Popeyes with hot head around the corner?!

OMG. Seriously. So good!

- Lisa

Some people man

This idiot (who just watched a '50's film about heroin) wins the Boomer award for the day.

Stagecraft

theatre stagecraft 214 class in front of our beautiful set 🥺 - YaYa

Not Gonna Happen

According to someone who claims to be on a Spanish-language news group,  "Mexico" is worried the brutal murder of the American women and children will lead to a US invasion and occupation of northern Mexico. I put the country in quotes bc it's probably a dozen paranoids, and certainly not the whole nation.

Young Love

Well Dan was right about  Smiley nd his new “friend” [CeeCee]. He said a few days ago “they’re gonna be more then friends “. I said “nah, strictly friend zoned”. The relationship has been confirmed ❤️❤️. - Lisa

Snow. On Halloween

A - it's Halloween. B - its snowing. Those two items don't usually go together, and in anticipation of the event local meteorologists have been obnoxiously giddy - which explains why meteorologists are rarely invited to parties

Anniversary Date

Dan is taking me to the circus for our anniversary date! Excited!! - Lisa

Halloween

Happy Halloween.  Let the trick n treats begin!

Hmph

Color me shocked: no less than 3 firefighters shopping for groceries rn. #DoWhatYouAreBestAtIGuess

Happy 23rd wedding anniversary

Happy 23rd wedding anniversary Dan. I love you!  - Lisa

YaYa's 18th Birthday Cake!

Happy 18th!

This little bald wonder of mine turns *18* today, and cliche or not it seems like only yesterday that I first laid eyes on her. If I had to do it all over again, the good and the bad, I'd turn to God and thank him for letting me experience it all again. We love you more than lips can tell YaYa/Grace/Gracie/Caillou Andromeda. Sto lot, and 143 forever.

Eli

This Netflix movie was lame, dull, unimaginative, and about as scary as a kitten calendar.  If you havent seen it - dont.

It Does

What can I say? #SexSells

Proof. But not of what they think.

People always hold discoveries like this up to be sad "proof" of global warming. In fact, they are proof humans once freely lived in lands that, in modern centuries, have been snow and ice covered - and only now are those lands returning to that "norm." Thus proving the Earth's climate ebbs and flows and doesn't give one tinker's dam about Al Gore and dear young Greta.