Lost and Found

A 55 fiction written for fun! 

 

     It made no sense.  Where had she gone?  She had been here only minutes before.  Panic set in. I raced through the house calling my baby’s name searching.  Tears sprang to my eyes.  She couldn’t have gotten out! Looking up I spied a fluffy tail peeking from atop the kitchen cupboard. Sweet relief, she’s safe!

7 Things I Can't Live Without

I am taking part in “The Write Tribe Festival of Words 1st to 7th September 2013". 

1.      I would be lost in this life without my husband and children.  They are the reason I get up in the morning and persevere.   I love them with every fiber of my being.

2.      When my husband is on the road I count on my four dogs for warmth and companionship, and they don’t disappoint.  I always sleep on my side.  My rat terrier, Puppy Love, always snuggles up against my back.  My Boston terrier, Jolly, is my teddy bear and the two small dogs (the Chihuahua Zoe, and the Min Pin Tia) snuggle around my feet.  We all dive deep under the covers and stay warm.  I would miss my dogs.  They are a part of my family with their unique personalities.  There isn’t a one of them I could live without.

3.      I don’t think I would be me if I didn’t have a book nearby to read.  I have loved books since I was very small. 

4.     My computer is my link to the outside world and I would be a fish out of water without it for long.  With it I explore my creativity with my writing, photography, and the bit of web design I have dabbled in.  I play computer games and listen to music.  Last but not least I connect with friends from all over the world, some which have become a very important, vital part of my existence. 

5.     A very important link to my husband is my cell phone.  I am not sure how I ever lived without a cell phone in the past.  These days my cell phone is my primary phone.  Why pay for a house phone and a cell phone?  So I don’t.  My cell phone goes everywhere I go.  I love my stopwatch/timer app that keeps track of how many minutes I am pedaling on my exercise bike and when to turn the meat on the grill.  I check the weather, my bank account, and who died from my phone.  It is another link to the outside world that I use constantly.

6.     I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have my tunes.  They are safely stored on my cell phone and whenever I hear a song I instantly love I download it to my phone.  I write better to music.  I work better when listening to music.  Music is the heartbeat of my existence and an integral part of my soul.  It makes me happy when I am sad and makes life one big party.

7.     I can’t live without food.  I admit it, I love to cook and I absolutely suck at dieting.   I love to create in the kitchen and I am good at it.  I love to try new recipes and tackle new culinary challenges.  We all have to eat right?  While I hate the drudgery of the cleanup, I love the creation of great food, the satisfied expressions on my family’s faces, and the accomplishment I feel when my French baguettes come out of the oven perfect.  I love trying new things and the thrill when I get it right.  

Silent Sunday

Snoozing....

And Snoring...

...and lazing about! 

Such a sleepy day!!

Living My Life in Full Color- BFF 120

     “Well color me happy, there is a sofa in here for two!!” When I saw the BFF challenge for this week, that was the first thing that came to mind. The whole concept of appreciating the little things in life with an exuberance of a little kid jumping up and down clapping my hands in glee ! There is nothing better than laughing till my belly aches and tears are flowing down my face until I am choking on myself! I love bouncing on balloons till they bust or mooning someone shamelessly and running away laughing myself silly in my wake! Laughter makes my life sparkle with color and is a very important ingredient to life.

      If it weren’t for my husband and children who I hold near and dear to my heart, even the reddest rose would seem as lackluster as a gray dingy gym sock that has visited the washing machine one to many times. The little things in life color my world with happiness! The best times happen when my husband is home. Most of the time, magic happens when we are together. This summer a typical weekend would be spent zooming around the neighborhood with my husband and kids on the golf cart, watching my family zooming around the yard on 4 wheelers squealing in delight, and spending time swimming in the pool. Those weekends were highlighted with barbecues where the whole family gathered around the grill together as whatever succulent meat happened to be on the menu sizzled to perfection. Our laughter rings through out the times we spend together. I can honestly say that there is nothing better than seeing that big purple semi truck backing into the driveway! The kids and I are always out by the road waving him in like a bunch of lunatics!

     Whether listening to hard rock, rousing country, or the soothing classics, music colors my life in every emotion from happiness to sadness. I can’t imagine my life without music. I have loaded all my favorite tunes onto my phone and love to let it play non stop in the back ground as I go about my days. Like my husband and children, without music my life would be drained of color. It seems everything goes a lot better with music. I write better, clean faster, concentrate more, and the best perk is my mood is elevated a million times over just with the pounding feel good beats of my favorite tunes blasting in the background.

     Since I have been young I have loved all the colors. I see favorites in G0d’s greatest creations: the flowers, the birds and butterflies that flutter through the sky, and the beauty of the bluest oceans waves crashing on lush beaches with the prettiest sunsets in the distance.

      Without the love of my husband and children, the best of G0d’s creations, my menagerie of pets,  and the music that drives the heartbeat of my life, everything in the world would be drab and grey and lifeless. There are so many blessings to be happy for! Home, health, family, pets, love, music, writing, gorgeous art, and nature! So color me happy!! I am so blessed to appreciate the people and things that make life worthwhile. I intend to keep living my life in full color!! Until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.

Addicted to Cats!!

       Earlier this month a new fur baby joined my menagerie of pets.  My kids and I have a terrible weakness for anything small, soft, and cuddly.  We are addicted!!  Even though I knew without a shadow of a doubt that my husband would blow a blood vessel if I brought home another cat, I defiantly went off and picked up a kitten.  Someone should truly start a furry babies anonymous group with  a fool proof 12 step program for people like me!!

      To be fair, when I had first laid eyes on this precious ball of fur, I barely gave her a second notice because the lady who was giving free kittens away proclaimed her granddaughter had already spoken for her.  Since the rest of the brood were males,  I stuck up my nose at the lot and much to my kids disappointment left the house that day without a new kitten in tow.  I have two female cats already and bringing a male into the house, no matter how small would eventually result in a population explosion of kittens in every nook and cranny.  That was something I wanted to avoid at all costs!!   The lady took my name and number just in case her granddaughter had a change of heart and picked another.  I didn’t think that likely, so I chose to forget about the kitten.

       I was proud of my ability to walk away!!  I felt much the same way a recovering alcoholic feels when they turn away a glass of their favorite poison.  My husband, as always, was on the road working.  I called him up when I got home proclaiming my success at walking away!! Just saying NO!  Instead of being happy, he went ape $hit railing at me!!    How I could even consider looking at another cat as much as he hates them?   

        As fate would have it, the lady called the next day saying her granddaughter had chosen one of the males, and if I would still like the black kitten she was available.  Right before her phone call my husband had telephoned informing me I needed to call about a jeep he had seen for sale in the neighborhood.  Now it was my turn to lose it!!  We needed another vehicle about as much as I needed a hole in my head.  I hung up on him and went and brought home that little kitten then and there!  I would show him!!  After all, I was free, white, and way over 21 and there was going to be no one who was going to tell me what to do!!  Especially some young whipper snapper like him!!  (He is 6 years younger than me for information purposes.)  

          Even though he went ballistic at the time at my audacity, by the time he came home he marched right in and picked up the new kitten and made fast friends with her.  Wonders never cease!!

         She loves to play bite, climb curtains, chase our feet when we walk, and lets loose with a meow the size of an elephant when she wants attention.  Anything on the floor is fair game for adventure and becomes a quick toy.  She is the first cat I have ever seen that loves to burrow deep under the covers in search of warmth.  The new addition has already become a lovable addition to our family’s menagerie of pets and I am so glad I brought her home!  Until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.