Hi All. Gotta' get scootin' early this morning, but I wanted to stop by the pointe here, and leave ya' with something of myself. Life's been fragile lately, but I've got all I need to play it forward because I am really so blessed in many ways. So here's some bits and pieces of meself I share,

*Love, love, love the Bigelow Lemon Cream Body Wash from Bath & Body Works! The stuff is light and so softening to the skin.

*I'm on my way this morning to sit in on the crisis intervention training that our service board presents for local law enforcement folks. This is an excellent program toward integrating services for people who exhibit severe mental illnesses, and/or developmental, and substance abuse issues. I will get to listen through the whole teaching/learning experience until week's end when I do my presentation of the program I serve.

*Sam and I have our new metal roof! We love it; and yes, we can hear the rain as it splashes against the rooftop...all over the house. Of course, it doesn't sound as close as with the old metal roofs that were used on housetops from back in the day, but, I do get a sense of that pleasantry when it rains now. I love it!

*CJ. Banks clothing store had a 50% off sale this weekend on every clothing item in the store! What? Did I buy something, you ask? Well now, how could I pass up the opportunity to have a couple really jazzy outfits for work this spring? Well-made clothing priced at 50% off...well of course I bought something!

*My baby cousin will be 18 years old on May 10th. She is at that oh so special place in life, with all that it entails--heh.

*Our daughter is working in the office of a local automobile service department by day; and in a restaurant by night. She wants to do this thing her way, and by god she's making it! I love my "punkie", I do.

*We started the dogs on a new food for adult dogs. It's good stuff for them, but our Jesse had the worst gas the first week of this change in diet. My god, I jumped straight up outta' bed once last week, as Sam lay snickering and telling me I should be on his side of the bed, where Miss Jesse sleeps on her own little bed under Sam's nightstand. Go ahead. I meant for you to LOL...

*Retail therapy is the best!

*My favorite chocolate concoction in life is simply, "no-bake cookies".

*I really don't like all country music, however, I will listen to anything Ms. Dolly Parton puts out there.

*I wish for a fully loaded, leather interior, Honda, Nissan, or Subaru vehicle. Ya' gotta' dream a little...

I hope you have a pleasant week in your little neck of the woods!