I've posted a lot of heavy stuff over the past few days. So today I'm going to post about a few lighthearted things.
First off, my condolences to those of you who are using ergonomic snow shovels, shivering as you fight the cold--it is supposed to be 83 F here tomorrow. Now let me hastily add that I don't like 83 F in late October. It's...well...not natural.
And every year when the Coastal Carolina Fair comes to town, the weather is supposed to be COLD. I heard the local meteorological TV folks say that year after year. But this year, they messed up. It not only is not cold, it's also humid. Who wants to go to the fair, eat fried lard, see the lady who crawls like a snake, and ride the Projectile Vomit machine when it's hot and humid. Not moi. So we are going to wait until a "cold" front passes through on Sunday morning and then hit the fair that afternoon/evening. It will likely plummet to 68 F on Sunday.
Tomorrow is Halloween. No one comes a mile down a dark dirt road to knock on our door. Never mind that we have lit carved pumpkins and spooky Spanish moss hanging around. The squirrels and deer always enjoy the festive decorations but humans stay away. So last year, we did our first trip to a Haunted House and this year, we are going to continue that
tradition by going on a Haunted Hay Ride. Obviously we don't get out enough so this is going to be a big night for us. My wife is going as a Freudian Slip and I'm going as a Hay Seed. Don't ask....Today is our Halloween party and food fest at work. There is a chili cook off and a lot of good food to eat. We will be goofing off and spending state tax payers hard earned dollars from 12-2 PM. But since 12-1 is a lunch hour, only 1 full hour of the tax dollars will be wasted. I'm sure that reassures everyone. I brought my "Bubba teef" so I don't know whether I'll be able to eat much except gruel like food.
Last night was a God given experience. I think that my sponsee and I both got so much out of the fifth step. We both left feeling peaceful, grateful and light in our minds and hearts.
So that's it for this Friday. Hope that you are appreciating all that is today.
Good luck to you on your journey. I'm currently a Celebrate Recovery leader for Women and working through Step 4 and 5 with some of my sponsees. Rough stuff but I keep reminding them you have to go through the valley to get to the mountaintop.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to you. God bless.
This post made me howl; thanks for the laugh, Syd. I loved the picture. I didn't know dogs could have Bubba teef.
ReplyDeleteyou made me laugh , imagining you with bubba teef LOL not a nice pic. LOL have fun, love the candy apples.. We ar going to a haunted house as well I hope you have fun as we do.
ReplyDeleteSmiles for a great fun Halloween
My wife and I are thinking about digging out our clown suits. Last time Halloween was on the night of my home group, we went as clowns. I guy I now sponsor still tells the story of how he went to this group for the first time and there really was a clown chairing the meeting.
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Blessings and aloha...
Chili cookoff? Mmmmmm, now there's food for thought. Love the pic of the Bubba's, too funny!
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds spooky as heck;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely weekend! I loved the picture of the dogs, too funny.
ReplyDeletehappy halloween!! i hope you post some picks of your costumes!!
ReplyDeleteaha, the three tenors.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for a little cooler weather and a dampening down of the incredible humidity.
ReplyDeleteYour Halloween festivities sound like they will be fun.
I love doing 5th steps with sponsees. It is such a spiritual moment.
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Ditto on the heavy stuff..have had two great meetings and am really really working the program hard cause I know what'll happen if I don't. Freudian Slip?? I like how your wife thinks!! hehe
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Yep, pics of costumes, I wanna see a hayseed, also a what was it, a slippery slope? OH NO! A Freudian Slip. Sorry, Syd's wife.
ReplyDeleteLove the Pups, "
PEACEWhen shall we three meet ag'in?"
PEACE!
How fun and spooky that you live down a mile long dirt road! The dogs are hysterical...we just gotta see what a Freudian Slip and Hay Seeds look like! It sounds like a really fun weekend. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteVery fun!
ReplyDeletethose poop pups!!!!! have a super weekend, syd!
ReplyDeletewe had our last home football game last nite, if it hadn't been for the rain and wind I'd have been in shirtsleeves. It was 70. That's freeky for Ohio... But, at least we didn't freeze this week, putting up the flags and then cleaning up the stadium.. (Cub Scout duty, ya know!)
ReplyDeleteIt's a gift, doing a 5th Step with someone. I don't know if I've ever felt so close to God as when I heard a sponsee's 5th. The dogs were a howl. I like your wifey's imagination.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun day at work (I love chili cook offs). I hope to find a sponsor someday. Glad you had a good Step 5 experience.
ReplyDeletethose are great costumes. and those candy apples look devine
ReplyDelete83º sounds just as crazy as 3 feet of snow. Sounds like you had a great weekend. I hope you let us know how the projectile vomit ride went.
ReplyDeleteI wanna know about those costumes.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of the dogs.
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