“This Week Just Started”

All that I can say is, “Oh Drama!”
My son started it off, “I was just thinking that you and dad never took us trick or treating.”
“Yeah, how come we never went,” My daughter said.
I said, “You my dearest son, never liked candy and you still don’t. You finally started eating candy… Milky Way is your favorite and a bag last you three weeks to a month… And you my dearest daughter you did not like to see the ugly masks…
“That is no excuse,” My son said.
“Yeah mom, that is not a good excuse!” said my daughter.
I started to laugh because that was a sound excuse…

“Dessert”

That sweet dish that is eaten at the end of a meal is joy to the taste-buds. I always felt that something so mouth-watering should be eaten first. Everyone I told this would say to me, “it will mess up your taste-buds.” Although I didn’t believe that, I would say okay and follow the rule… Main course then dessert… Today, I could see why it is not a good thing to eat your dessert before the main course… I ate chocolate ice cream with chocolate sprinkles… It was so delicious… Five minutes later, I ate the main course… It was also delicious, but moments after I ate, my taste-buds started craving for dessert…

"Wet Watery Snow"

It's snowing.... Wet watery snow... I am not complaining... but in October... hmm.

“Happy Birthday”

21 years ago today I had my son Paul... He is the kind of child any mother, father, brother and sister would be proud of... We all thank God for him... Happy birthday Paul. We love you...

“Getting All Bothered”

Ha! Not today… Tomorrow… Not anymore… It makes no sense getting all bothered by things you have no control over. Tomorrow when it starts snowing, I am going to say, “The climate is doing his/her thing and I am going to do my own thing...

“Say It Out Loud”

I wonder if people who love to talk, and believe that common sense dictates that they must talk, really think about what they are going to say. I believe some of them should say it out loud to themselves FIRST!
I am sure common sense would dictate to them that they should SHUT UP!

“Rain Pouring Down”

This morning at the crack of dawn I heard the pitter patter of rain drops. I looked through the window and the rain was pouring down. The area looked as though it was the end of the day. I kept looking out and the atmosphere created a nice serene mood. Oh what a beautiful morning…

“The S Word”

Just heard the weatherman say the ‘S’ word... SNOW! He said it's going to be falling up in the Catskills Mountains (Northwest of New York City). It seems real far from Brooklyn… When it comes to the weather, nowhere is far… from anywhere. We are all going to feel the impact of this kind of weather. It is warmer in this part of NY so we are going to get rain and the temperature is going to be plunging down… Oh boy... Here goes Fall an in comes Winter… Coats, Hats, Scarves, Gloves and Boots season…

“I Promise”

So they say. They also say that ‘A Promise is a comfort to a fool’… I say even a fool needs comfort…

“Weird Mission”

I was trying my best to catch the eight o’clock train because I was going to the post office to mail a very important letter. The train was two minutes away from my home so I decided to leave home five minutes to eight. When I was about to lock my front door, I realized that I didn’t have the letter, so I went back for it then hustled out the door. As I walked down the subway steps, the train was pulling into the station. I ran down the rest of the steps, got to the turnstile and swiped my metro card… The first swipe didn’t go through and I had to do it two more times. I stepped in and stood behind four people. The train doors opened and they stepped in. I looked down before I stepped on. There was a small space between the train and the platform. I step on the train and someone bumped into me. The letter fell out of my hand. It started to float downwards and I tried to grab it, but it evaded me. With great determination, I kept at it and I ended up back on the platform. The letter was on its own weird mission. The train doors closed and like a big suction cup, it pulled the letter. I watched it hit the side of the train then slide down into the small space and disappeared…

“Strength”

Children get their strength from their mothers….

“Women Always Hold Back”

Most men love completely… They love with their heart, mind soul and their wallet... They get weak when they fall in love... The majority of women love, but they hold back something of worth… their minds...

“Gluttony”

The world is overcome by gluttonous people… Oh gosh put some of the food in someone else’s mouth… Gluttony –One of the seven deadly sins.

“I Love Memory Lane”

In the seventies and the eighties everything was about having fun. The music was great then and still sounds the best. The clothes and shoes were beautiful then and you could still get away with wearing something from that era. The clothes –Tent dress, hobble, halter back, cold shoulder, midriff, mini, hipster pants/skirts, fat pants, gun mouth pants, hot pants. The shoes, cork heel, shindig boots, stone crushers, point ah tip, kick and stab, platform… There was a house party every weekend and the attitudes were the best. A nice time to remember… I love memory lane…

“A Nice Morning”

I was just saying, oh what a cold, morning it is. The sun is shining brightly, but I don’t like the chill… Here I am complaining when I suddenly heard shouting outside… This is what I heard;
Give me ah R~~~ R!
Give me ah E~~~ E!
Give me ah A~~~ A!
Give me ah D~~~ D!
What did you spell~~~ READ!
What are you going to do~~~~ READ!
When are you going to do it~~~ Everyday!
I looked through the window and there were teachers and lots of children walking and shouting with great anticipation… Oh what a nice morning this is turning out to be~~~~

“The End Of The World”

In 1994 Harold Camping predicted the rapture. He said that it didn’t happen because of a mathematical error. May 21, 2011 he had many people shakeup. He said it did not happen because the calendar was wrong. Now he is saying that it is going to happen today –October 21, 2011… As my daughter and son would say... "Oh what the –JESUS!”

"Y ME"

Don't wonder 'Y ME'... You have to be important for them to use your name in a sentence... what you have to say is why not me...

“Exotic Animals”

Why don’t people leave the exotic animals in their habitat? Look how many of them were sadly killed because of one man’s folly… I wonder how many more reckless men like him are out there… God help us…

“It is Twilight”

I like mornings like these. The sky is a shady gray… It is drizzling and it is going to be pouring soon…The atmosphere is serene… It looks and feels as though it is twilight… Oh what a tranquil morning~~~Nice~~~Real nice…

“Make The Call”

You would never know what the answer is if you don’t make the call… YES/NO! You would prefer YES, but if NO comes just, take that negative as a great favor being done unto you… Don’t lay back and kill the dream shake off the ‘NO” and move on to the next chapter…

“The Heart”

Feeling… spirit… compassion… sympathy… empathy… sensitivity… kindness… The heart, one of our main sources for living, is embedded with emotions. As the book of Jeremiah; 17:9 says… More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?

“His Fourth Joke”

She was lying on the bed reading a book when her husband walked into the bedroom. He had a pair of pinking shears in his hand. She felt uncomfortable because of the serious look that was on his face.
“Are you okay?” she asked.
He did not answer, but he walked quickly to the bed, grabbed one of her hands, opened the pinking shares and put her pinky finger between the blades, “I bet you that I can cut off your pinky.” He chuckled.
She felt the cold steel against her finger and she was scared, but she held in her screams.
“Aren’t you going to say anything?” he asked.
“Would it make a difference?”
“You are not afraid that I would really do it?”
She looked at him seriously and said, “Isn’t this one of your jokes?”
“I guess it is.”…

“Threading On Dangerous Ground”

You see someone doing wrong by their child/children and you want to say something, but you dare not… If you say something you are threading on dangerous ground…

“Sweet Saturday Mornings”

Nostalgia is at its heights with me this morning because my husband is playing 80s music… Reminding me of my days at home in Trinbago doing Saturday morning chores… My brothers and sisters would be playing records on the gram… We would polish the living room floor and put on socks dancing and sliding to shine it… Those were sweet Saturday mornings…

“Oblivious To The Obvious”

A thief is oblivious to the obvious. All he/she sees is what they are about to make off with, blinded by one of the seven deadly sins –LUST…

“A Calm Tone”

Stop bellowing at your children... Talk to them in a calm tone, then listen… You will learn a lot…

“Fear”

At one point, fear makes you weak and in a moment it can strengthen you…

“Their DNA”

Don’t think you could change him/her… It is not in their DNA to be kind.

“Words I Love”

Don’t Brag about tomorrow! Each day brings its own surprises. Don’t brag about yourself. Let others praise you. Stone and sand are heavy but trouble caused by a fool is a much heavier load. An angry person is dangerous, but a jealous person is even worse. A truly good friend will openly correct you. You can trust a friend who corrects you, but kisses from an enemy are nothing but lies. Prov. 27:1-6

“Everyday The Same Questions”

Do you have your glasses, cell phone, ID and keys? That is the questions I ask my family every morning when they are leaving home… They would all answer yes. One morning as I asked the questions, my husband said, “Oh gosh every morning, you’re asking the same questions!”
“Yeah dad, that’s mom… It sounds as though we suffer from memory loss.”
“No I don’t think that,” I said with a smile as they left… I decided not to ask the questions again, but I was waiting patiently because I knew one of them would forget something.
Two days after that conversation, the phone rang ten minutes after they left. All I said was hello and my husband said, “You made me forget my glasses!”
“What!?”
“You didn’t ask me if I had it.”…

“Hold On”

When a monkey is holding on by its tail, it doesn’t let go until it holds on with its hand…

“The More You Get”

When you are milking a cow and the udders are dry… No more milk… You see the bucket is full of milk, but you want more, so you keep pulling and pulling at the udders. The cow is going to get very angry. She is going to kick you and the bucket down…

“The Money”

In most cases following the money trail leads to heartbreak…

“His Third Joke”

It was her birthday and her husband planned a dinner party for her. The food was delicious, and the family and friends added to her joy. During the evening, her lips felt heavy. She excused herself and went to the bathroom. There were two itchy red spots on her arms, and her lips were swollen. She remembered that this happened to her when she was ten years old. Her mother made coconut ice cream and she gave her a teaspoon full to taste. She loved the taste of it, but she suddenly broke out in hives. Her lips were red and swollen and there were itchy, red blotches all over her body. She asked her husband if there was coconut in the food. He told her no, but he put a little coconut water in the fruit punch.
“What! You know that I am allergic to coconut.”
“You told me, but I wanted to see if you really were. Don’t be mad at me. It was just a joke…
Stay tuned for his fourth joke.

“Summer Canceling Winter”

I am wondering if summer is canceling winter. For the past few days, the weather has been hot, but it was supposed to be a lot cooler…. Although I really don’t mind that the weather is like this, it is not a good thing… If summer cancels, winter then global warming is on override…

“You Just Didn't Notice It”

You look at the parents and you don’t see anything wrong with them… You look at the children and you wonder, where did they get that no-good attitude from…
They got it from their parents. You just didn’t notice it…

“If You Don’t Mean To Be”

I don’t mean to offend anyone!
I don’t mean to upset anyone!
I don’t mean to hurt anyone's feelings!
I don’t mean to be insulting!
I don’t mean to be insensitive!
Etcetera, etcetera…
Yet you say it.
If you don’t mean to be, then, don’t say it…

“What I Believe”

Humans hurt each other physically and mentally and the one who gets hurt stay silent… They hold on to the hurt and it becomes an infection, producing pus, which cause their minds, heart and soul to ooze… Now as the pus flows out of their mouths, it goes into the ears of the people who love them…

“The Simplest Things In Life”

It is a beautiful morning… The sun is shining brightly… Not a single cloud in the sky... It is chilly… This morning reminds me of mornings in Trinbago… The only difference between the sky in NY and the sky in Trinbago… There will be clouds in the sky in Trinbago… I would be outside in the yard looking up at the clouds to see the silver linings and the formations… Can’t help but be nostalgic about the simplest things in life…

It takes one who saw one before to know what it is...

“What I Ate It With”

During pregnancy, women have the weirdest taste buds. I walked by a vegetable and fruit stand, the strawberries looked delicious, so I bought some. Thinking about what I was going to eat them with, had me salivating, so I hurried home. When I got home I washed them then I put some salt on a plate, took up one, dipped it in the salt and bit it… Oh what joy it was to my taste buds…

“The Trumpet Voice”

When I got on the bus, there were three young men and a woman. Everyone was sitting quietly. After the fourth stops, the bus was full of school children. They were talking loud and all you could here was, “Your mother this and your mother that.” I looked at the woman and she shook her head… disgusted by their behavior. The three young men got off the bus and an elderly woman got on… The cussing was at its heights now so the bus driver told them to tone down. They started to tell him about his mother and how she made him…
The elderly woman said in a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet, “Children, be quiet!” They all stopped talking, but the trumpet voice… (And I mean trumpet voice, in a heavenly way.), continued speaking. “Charity begins at home and ends abroad! I could imagine what takes place in your homes! Many of you probably came from honest-to-goodness homes, so your parents would be appalled by your behavior! If you don’t have anything of worth to say, sit down and shut-up!” Not a murmur was heard. All you could hear was the sound of the bus in motion.
The bus driver said, “Miss, I wish you were on my bus everyday.”

“The MAC”

The first computer I saw and typed on (I typed my first book, Leigh’s Story, on it) was a Macintosh and that was in 1989… I knew how to type on a typewriter, but the computer keyboard was the strangest thing to me… After two days I learnt the keyboard. Weeks later I was in love with the MAC… Today I still do. My family knows what I want for Christmas…

“His Second Joke”

Margaret did not mind going to the beach to sit or walk along the shore. She never went into the sea because the massive expanse of water scares her. Her husband always pleaded with her to go in, but she kept saying no. It got to the point where he told her that she doesn’t trust him.
“I do trust you,” she said.
“Then come to the beach with me. I promised that I would only take you up to knee height in the water and I would hold your hands.”
“Are you sure you won’t let me go?”
“I promise.”
She was trembling and she held his hand firmly as they stood near the water. “Close your eyes and listen to the sound of the waves. Are you hearing how gently they are rolling?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t be afraid. I am going to walk backwards so I will be facing you at all times.”
“Okay.”
She walked shakily into the sea and he stopped when the water got to her knees. They stood for a moment then he splashed a little water with one hand. She felt a bit comfortable, so she joined him in a water fight. They were both laughing happily. Suddenly, she did not hear his voice so she called his name, but he did not answer and she started to panic. The lenses of her glasses were blurry, so she was straining her eyes to see where he was. She moved her hands around hoping to touch him. As she was doing this she was going into the deep part of the sea. The water was now around her waist and in her panicking state, she went under. Her mouth filled with water and some went down her throat. She surfaced gaspingly tying to catch her breath, but her legs were slipping. As she started to go down again, her husband grabbed her. She stood up coughing excessively. When she caught her breath, she said, “Why did you leave me!?”
“I was right here.”
“No you were not!”
“Yes. I went under the water to hide from you.”
“You promised me that you won’t leave me! Why did you?”
“It was a joke.”….
Stay tune for his third Joke…

“This Is One Greedy World”

You think them people greedy in joke… hmm.
They want you to pay them, but they don’t want to pay you.
GREED! ONE OF THE 7 DEADLY SINS.

“A Giggle…Hysterics”

My story for the day… Hmm. I don’t know why some people, who don’t know me and I don’t know them, think that they could tell me their woes… I was sitting next to a woman and she started to talk. The conversation about everyday situations was going nicely, then she bent closer to me and whispered, “I could tell you this. I think my neighbor is trying to hurt me spiritually.”
“Okay,” I said hoping that, that would be the end of it, but my hope disintegrated as she continued.
“She is trying to blind me.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I just came from the optometrist and he told me that I need stronger lenses. I know his diagnosis is not right because I bought these glasses 2 years ago.”
I looked at her with a little look of wonderment because I believe after two years most people eye sight is a bit weaker so they would need stronger lenses. She continued and I wanted to laugh because of the expression of excitement she radiated, to share her story.
“I know she is doing witchcraft against me because every time I see her, she complements me about my glasses. She is jealous of me.”
I said, “Okay. Do you mind telling me your age?”
She whispered, “79 years. I will be 80 years next week."
I didn’t want to disrespect her, but I started to giggle. She had a taken aback look on her face… My giggles were about to break out into hysterics… I shook my head to stop it…

“I Am Not Ready For It

It's just the atmosphere…
It’s chilly and, cloudy…
I was hearing the weather man on the TV this morning and he said that word… I stopped what I was doing and listened… hoping that he was not saying it was for us then he mentioned another state… I breathed a sigh of relief… Thank God SNOW is not going to be here this week… I am not ready to see or walk through it…

“Trivial Matters”

The unimportant things, in this un-forgiven world, make some of us go nuts...
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
After the deed is done… here comes the guilt…. My mind told me not to do it! I should not have done it… I am so sorry… That’s one word I dislike intensely…

“Envy”

One of the 7 deadly sins~!~ A horrifying characteristic of some humans~!~ An envious person is unhappy~!~ They wish bad-luck on those persons they envy~!~ Don’t ever be surprised, by the persons who are covered with envy~!~ Just remember to be on the alert and keep your intentions hidden…

“It Happens”

Three strikes and you are out… In some cases, one strike and he/she should be kicked out.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder… There are times when absence makes the heart express joy.
A still tongue keeps a wise head… Sometimes a still tongue reinforces your ignorance.

“His First Joke”

She had poor vision so she needed to wear her glasses. At nights, when she went to bed, she would put them on the night table that was next to her side of the bed. On mornings, when she got up, they were the first thing she reached for.
One morning, when she got up and reached for them, they were not on the night table, so she checked the night table on her husband’s side of the bed, but they were not there. A fretful feeling crossed her mind, because she was home alone. Her husband was at work, and if she waited until he came home, to help her find it, she would be late for work. She knelt on the floor and for fifteen minutes, she slowly moved around it, passing her hands, but to no avail. Feeling aggravated, she sat down on the floor and looked around the room. Everything looked the usual way to her… blurry, but there was the shadow of a person.
“Is someone here?” She asked squinting to get a better view. There was no answer and the shadow did not move so she felt it was nothing and continued searching. Her hands touched the top of a shoe. She kept touching it until she felt an ankle. A horrifying scream came from her as she scampered away. She kept on screaming and screaming as loud as she could, hoping that the neighbors would hear her. Arms grabbed her, shaking her. “Margaret! It’s me Peter! Your husband! Calm down! Calm down!” His voice convinced her that it was him and she grabbed him, holding him tightly as her body shook violently.
“I… I lost my glasses.”
“They are right here.”
She put them on. “Where did… did you find them?”
“I came home early from work and I took them.”
“Why?”
“It was a joke...”