Saturday, December 19, 2009

MY CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

It is a time when many in this world are struggling to pay bills, pay a mortgage, buy simple necessities, or worse, trying to figure out how they will buy their children a Christmas present because they have no money.  I do not think I am lucky by any means, but I am blessed and that counts for more than luck.  I came home to a mailbox filled with 13 photo Christmas cards from loved ones and an unexpected envelope from the Bonnie Hunt Show.  I signed up for several contests on her website, not expecting to win.  My lucky stars, I DID ACTUALLY WIN A PRIZE!  I won a gift card for Sears and I remember signing up for that contest, but when I opened the envelope, the amount was split evenly between two gift cards.  YEAH!  How lucky am I???  I started to flip through all those photo cards of family and friends and realized how lucky we are that even though there are many of us that may have fallen on hard times, we still have the money to send cards and buy presents for our children for Christmas.  There was obviously a reason that there were two gift cards and not just one.

MY QUESTIONS....

Do you find it hard to pay your bills? 
Do you wish that you were better off?
Do you know how blessed you are when you think about someone that has....
-lost their job?
-lost their house?
-lost the ability to buy their children gifts this Christmas?

Please email me, as I would love to help another family in some small way.  The gift I have to give is a $50 gift card for Sears and has no expiration.  I know that someone out there knows of a family in need.  Let me share my luck and blessings.

RULES...

I obviously can only give it to one family, so first email gets it.  I had also hoped not to state this, but just in case...this is not intended for you to keep so you can buy extra presents.  I really want to give it to someone that has little or no means to buy any gifts.

PASS ON THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO HELP OTHERS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Saturday, December 5, 2009

THE NOTEBOOK

I do not know how it is that I had not seen "The Notebook" before tonight; maybe it was not the right time. Tonight was perfect. All the tears that have been suppressed for so long finally came out during the last half hour. I never had a problem crying when I was younger...ask ANYONE! Somehow, I lost the ability over the years and they just stayed inside, multiplying. The ones that came out tonight were not just small drips or free flowing ones, but rather the kind that blast out from your eyes in every direction as if fueled by a monsoon. I'm talking chest heaving, head splitting, almost waking up the kids, full blown asthma attack tears. Yeah, they were THAT GREAT! With everything that I have not dealt with coming out in those tears, I can honestly say that I feel so RELIEVED now.

Could I be back on track?  It's a start.

Now, would you please excuse me while I run to the bathroom to wring out my shirt? Well, that is not an accurate inquiry, since...

1. I don't run.
2. My bathroom is 20 feet away.
3. I am 5'11".

Do the math.

UPDATE..... I was just watching Bonnie Hunt and she had Deepak Chopra on as a guest.  I admire him so much.  I have read some of his books, but obviously haven't followed all his advice :)  Anyway, he said something amazing about healing...

"The tears of laughter are chemically different from the tears of sorrow."

So amazing about the human body and the mind-body connection.  How else can you explain my AWESOME BIRTHING EXPERIENCES???
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

BONNIE HUNT

Yeah, I love her.  She is a funny lady, talented actress and a fellow Chicago Girl!  I have never met her in person, although Joey and my sister Nicole have met her several times and like to tease me about it.  A long time ago, she applied for a job at the infamous Wally's and was denied said job by my father.  THE NERVE OF DADDIO!  Joey asked her, on her recent trip back home, if she remembered being denied and she told him, "of course....tell your rat b@st@rd of a father-in-law thanks for ruining my career."  She is too funny! HA HA DADDIO!  We all had a good laugh and then Joey got mad that she didn't mention him or the fact that he threw someone out of the bar during the opening of her talk show today.  So hard to be the MAYOR and get no recognition for a job well done :(

I WISH she would bring her talk show to Chicago....
http://www.bonniehunt.com/