Lil' Ol' Me

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:51:50 GMT

I am an absolute wreck when my kitty finally gets a clean bill of health again. He's doing better than I am. He doesn't really seem to mind the lampshade round his neck or the catheder up his happy, just that he can't wash himself properly and doesn't like it that I wash him, plus getting stuffed in the transport bag to go to the vet. Friday he was so miserable that he wet in voluntarily. Today he jumps up on the wardrobe again. I have only one room, so I can't lock him where there's nothing high to get up on. I can't sleep, because I worry too much. I worry about the lab results from the urine sample and I worry about the chrystals in his bladder, if they managae to get them all out by hooking him up to the IV. I'm unable to give him his shots or hook him up to the IV, so there's a trip to the vet neccessary every day since this past friday. The amount of money this is going to cost is the least worry and easily pushed aside, even though making ends meet ist hard on the poverty level. By the time the little tyke is ok again, I'm ready to go to the hospital myself from having worried so much about him.
Happy 2009................

I wuz bored....

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:29:34 GMT

....so for fun I took the "Which Firefly Character are you"-Test. (I admit I love that cute Captain Mal (Nathan Fillion)the best. He is just too adorable!!) Hence todays post.You can find it on Fillion's myspace page.

Your results:
You are Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)

Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)		55%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)		55%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)		50%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)		35%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)		30%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)		25%
Alliance		25%
Inara Serra (Companion)		20%
River (Stowaway)		20%
A Reaver (Cannibal)		20%
Wash (Ship Pilot)		10%

You are good at fixing things.
You are usually cheerful.
You appreciate being treated
with delicacy and specialness.

Click here to take the Serenity Firefly Personality Test

Should be asleep already.....

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:24:12 GMT

.........but I'm amusing myself again on icanhascheezburger and all it's luverly sister sites.
And look who I found on http://totallylookslike.com ??
Take a look at those guys:

see famous look-a-like faces

see famous look-a-like faces

Completely Random

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:41:32 GMT

O hai!
Yesh, Iz wastin two much tiem on dis wunnerful site. I lubs da intertubes. An I lubs da lols mostest.
In plain english:
http://icanhascheezburger.com proved to be addictive to me. And don't let me log into my profile there when I'm supposed to have been asleep hours ago.....

moar funny pictures

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Erm......

Good Night, y'all

Kittah Noos

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:41:13 GMT

Wow,
what a week that has been for my two kittens.
Murphy's Blog was featured on the Daily Diary Pick just this wednesday, and my sweet Lil' Miss Piper is now a Registered Kitty Nurse. (RKN)
Only six cats worldwide have earned that title for taking exellent care of their chronically or fatally ill or recovering Mommy and/or Daddy's. And not every cat qualifies, as there are veeeery specific requirements.
Miss Piper takes very good care of her Meowmy!!
Murf does just as well, but I didn't ask if he qualifies too, because he has his Blog already and Lil' Miss Piper deserves some recognition on her own.
We should get our Diploma for her next week.

Go Piper!! We is proud of joo. Bonks an kissies, Murphy

(Why yes, I am a LoL-Catter. How did you know?? Look for pwnedbykitteh on ICHC) ;)

Proud of my Kittah

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:01:05 GMT

***SQUEEEEE****
My Kitteh Murphy O'Malley got picked today as one of the featured Kitteh in the Daily Diary Picks over on catster.com!!!!
I'm so tickled for my furry baby! Wanna go and have a little looksee??
here's the link:

http://www.catster.com/cats/621857/diary/Murphys_law/a

there's also his sister Piper, just clicky on her picture. She doesn't write Blog though, but she's the cutest. My little bit of dandelion-fluff.
Love them both to pieces.

That is soo cool!! Go Murphy!!

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:55:38 GMT

And a Happy Birthday to ilovemyman70 !!!

RSVP to Ilovemyman's Meme

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:46:20 GMT

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

Yes. But I'm about to un-serious it....

2) What was your dream growing up?

That is so long ago, I'm not even sure anymore....how sad.

3) What talent do you wish you had?

Sing. Or Act. And definitely be a better author than I am, although I leave it up to my friends to be a judge of that.

4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?

Non alcoholic I'd say Apfelschorle, thats Applejuice mixed w. fizzy water, nothing better on a hot day.
Alcoholic I like Meade best. Is there a Renaissance Faire nearby?

5) Favorite vegetable?

Sweet Corn, I'd say, but I would have to share with my tomcat, he loves it, too. And potatoes!!!.

6) What was the last book you read?

I'm not sure, since I usually read several @ the same time n tend to get mixed up. The current ones are HP&the Half-Blood Prince & the Deathly hallows, something called the Interview Room &suspense) & something by Jonathan Kellerman........Mayybe I should stick to reading just one @ a time......then I can remember...... :)

7) What zodiac sign are you?

Gemini

8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.

None, I'm too chicken.....

9) Worst Habit?

I'm a procrastinator. And forever late for stuff.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?

I don't own a vehicle, so I can't answer truthfully.

11) What is your favourite sport?

Quidditch. It's even a real College Sport by now.....

12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?

Depends on that day's particular form I'm in. On a bad day, I collapse like a Soufflé if I have a zit.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

Panic. Elevators and I don't really go along.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?

I'll tell you over a cup of meade, but here is to public for me.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.

Even in summer I have to have a warm blanket.Makes me feel secure, as I suffer from Anxiety-and Panic Attacks.

16) Do you have any pets?

I am owned by two cats. Spoiled!! They even have their own little profiles over on Catster.com

17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?

Argh!! I can't handle unexpected company, doesn't matter, who. I prefer to come downstairs and take you somewhere.

18) What was your first impression of me?

I have to say, I don't have an actual answer for this as I only know you via the internets.
DITO!!

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

They are so totally creepy. Always freaked me out as a kid.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

Lose weight. And I'd like to be a wee bit taller, so people stop calling me stuff like Bonsai-Venus.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

Neither. But I'd enjoy watching you wreak havoc.

22) What color eyes do you have?

Green-Gray. But much more gray than green. A Scot once said, I have "Scottish eyes." But he was drunk, anyway.......

23) Ever been arrested?

Nope.

24) Bottle or can soda?

Bottle, as I'm prone to spill. From anything else, my cat would steal the straw anyway.....(It's his fav toy....)

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

Pay off the rest of my dept, get a new computer and get a planeticket to my best friend for the kittens n I.

27) What's your favorite place to hang at?

In my recliner w my kittehs.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?

If spirits & ghosts are the same thing, then yes. Are they different things, then no.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Read& Nap n be with my friends. I also looooove gong to the movies.(big screen, I can see well, haha)

30) Do you swear a lot?

Yes. No. Sometimes. Depends on the situation and who*s nearby (like little kids vs. soldiers)

31) Biggest pet peeve?

People keeping on arguing they are right, when it's obvious to all and sundry they are not. When they ignore everything that doesn't fit in with their narrow, bigoted points of view. And then apply double-standards, too.

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Hobbit.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

No to believing, but appreciating it in Song and Story.

35) Do you believe in God?

I guess I still do, even if I'm really ticked off @ him currently. So, yes.

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Yes. Have fun!!.

Two Wolves

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:18:12 GMT

Author unknown.

One evening an old cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all."

"One wolf is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego."

The other wolf is Good. It is peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about this for a minute, and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"

The old cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:20:49 GMT

Your result for The Harry Potter Wand Test...

10", Oak, Dragon

You scored 47 wisdom, 22 bravery, 16 emotional, and 28 martyrdom!

Oak signifies wisdom, endurance, protection, and authority. Your dragon's heartstring core makes your wand very effective in hexes.

Take The Harry Potter Wand Test at HelloQuizzy

Out of the Mouth of Babes.....

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:08:47 GMT

Kids say the funniest things without realizing.

Like the kids I was babysitting today. Big brother (11) had gone outside to ride his bike, I had the baby (14 mos) on my lap and let her watch a playlist I compiled of music I had listened to since I was as tiny as the short stuff. She had a ball.

Big sister (9) joined us, as she is not allowed 2 watch TV currently, but thats a different story. Baby and I were rocking to Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", an old Vid from the 70s. Where he wears those skintight black pants, remember that one?? She watched for a moment, then she asked: "Who's that?"

I: "Rod Stewart."

She: "Oh. How come, they don't show his face?" ( it was the way part of the vid was edited)

I (joking) "Well, he's a bit ugly...."

(Rod prances on stage in his skintight pants)

Kasey: "He's got an ugly butt."

And after a moment, contemplating:

"He's Butt-ugly...."

I laughed so hard, I couldn't breathe for a moment.

Babes!!!

Have fun, y'all and write down all the funny stuff your kids say, makes a great blog

A Mothers Moment of Peace

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:30:52 GMT

Just something I came up with when I should have been taking a nap.... ;)

There---
There it is:

Quiet!
The baby is asleep,
The Vacuumcleaner in the broomcloset,
the dog out in the garden,
The TV, radio off,
The telefon banished upstairs....
Quiet.

Solitude.
I don't know nor care, where the cat is right now,
The kids are in school,
Daddy at work,
Grandma at the Beautyparlor,
The baby in the crib in his room....
I am all by my self.
Solitude.

Peace.
No pets fighting for a toy,
No baby screaming at the top of his lungs,
No siblings engaged in battle,
No Husband yelling "Honey, I can't find...."
No TV blaring or telephone jangling.
Peace.

I sit down in my chair,
Close my eyes,
Put my feet up,
Take a deep breath to enjoy it all.....
Ah, Shoot!! There's someone at the door!!

Note: I'm not a Mommy, but I was a Live-In-Nanny several years and am still a Babysitter and an Auntie, so I know and cherish those moments, too.

Ramstein Airshow Desaster 20th Anniversary

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:43:51 GMT

Twenty years ago, there used to be an Airshow every year on Ramstein AB, Germany, for many years......with all kinds of junkfood, souvenirs, laughing people, that came to see the Jets, Helicopters and other Aeronautig this and that, eat american icecream, enjoy the atmosphere and gape at the impeccably performed stuntmanouvers of the american and european arobatic sqadrons.

Till August 28th 1988.

The Italian Airforce sent their aerbatic squadron "Frecce Tricolore", that decided to show among other things something called "The Pierced Heart". They had parcticed well, showed it many times. But this time, something went terribly wrong. One of the Jets crashed into two others.

Two planes crashed to earth on an empty, grassy field, well away from the 350.000 spectators.

The third went into the crowd.

The total death toll: 70 souls.

Three Pilots and 31 souls perished right there.

Up to 1000. got hurt and many are suffering from the aftereffects to this day, mentally and physically.

Airshows with spectators were banned in Germany at first, but that was liftet three years later.

There never was another Airshow in Ramstein ever again.

In 1995, a Mother that had lost her child that day, erected a Memorial for the lost.

32 Million compensation for those hurt and maimed was paid, but a court in 2003 decided no constitution would be paid for psychological damage to the bereaved.

link to pictures, captions in german:

http://portal.gmx.net/de/themen/nachrichten/bildergalerien/6515526,f=slpg0,image=0.html

Big Scare

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:50:35 GMT

Big Scare in my sister's household just the other day:
The kids requested fish-sticks for supper. The youngest, aged 6 1/2 has been eating fish all his (admittedly short) life, but this time, after only half a fish-stick, he suddenly started wheezing, getting hysterical and turning blue. She gave him some asthma-spray first, which helped some with the breathing, but he was still blue, so she gave him a cortisone pill from when she had had an severe allergic reaction to a spiderbite last month. That helped, his breathing was normal again and normal color returned, thank god!! Now he has an appointment for an allergy test, to avoid other surprises like that.

My brother in law is also allergic to fish, so she knows what to do in case he accidentally ingests some fish or something that contains fish products. Once he got an allergic reaction from eggs, where the chickens had been fed with fishmeal.

Happy Birthday!!!

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:09:20 GMT

It's kalama_ululani's birthday today, yay!
Happy birthday, little sister.
Alles gute zum Geburtstag, kleine Schwester!!
Fat Birthday Hugs!!!
***SQUUEEEEEZZZZEEE***

ah well, said o'reilly

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:17:03 GMT

That phrase "Ah well," said O'Reilly, popped into my head months ago and would not leave me alone, till I finally did something about it. Unbetaed, of course and translated by me into english. I posted the german original at happy-size-community.de

They all sat in Finnegan's kitchen, the wet boots by the door and the feet in their thick, woolen socks stuck out towards the peat fire. The more or less aromatic odors combined to an interesting medley, unique to the many tiny cottages all over Ireland, in which old, widowed men lived: Peat fire, wet wool, old-men-smells, stinky feet, homemade whiskey (Poteen cures everything, acushla!), boiled green cabbage, bread fried in rancid bacon-grease, homefries and farts. As I said, not very appetizing, but interesting.
The widow Conolly came three times a week, pretending to battle Finnegan's chaos, but let's be honest, when she tied her kerchief over her steel-gray curls, grabbed her umbrella and swung up onto her rickety bicycle, it always looked worse than before.
Finnegan dug in his ear and dedicated himself to his guests again. "Ah well," said O'Reilly just then, "that's how it is: There's no way around that the Pope is a Cat'lick." Campbell grunted and Shaunessy giggled.
They sat a long time, staring into the peat fire, lost in thought, ocassionally sipping from glasses and teacups with poteen. "Ah well," said O'Reilly again, "remember how we always complained about our wives, when they demanded we shave and got in the tub, wether it was necessary or not, dragged us to church and always nagged us not to speak with our mouth full?" The four other nodded. "Ah well," said O'Reilly, "Was good then, wasn't it?"
All nodded, exept Conolly, who still lived with his mother and sister-in-law under one roof. He coughed. "What are you getting at, Danny?" he asked then. "Ah well, "said O'Reilley, "I forgot it, now....."
The men sighed, drank their poteen, stared into the fire, dwelling on their thoughts, while a gentle, irish summershower trickled quietly on the roof of a tiny cottage full of old, widowed men.

There ya have it.

feeling blah

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:01:31 GMT

Have you ever had the feeling, that no matter what you write, or how good or bad, it doesn't matter,because no one read sit anyway and no one gives a da...dime wether you do write or not??
right now i feel like burning all my notes and deleting all my entries everywhere, because I'm just having had proof that exactly that is the case. maybe I should go to bed early today and write something else tomorrow. things should look better then.

What's in a size

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:53:01 GMT

What always makes me shake my head is that catalogue my sister an I are getting. Has lots of reasonably priced clothes for normally build people, that other, less friendly folk (Them skinny ones) tend to call everything from "Chubby" to "Fat"
But look at that Name, "Happy Size".
How can you call that "Happy size" if your nephews use your dress as a pup tent at boy scouts camp?? And the label in my pants says "Queen Size", as if I was a flipping piece of bedroom furniture?? Is that a desperate attempt to make us feel better? A cruel teaming up of the Twiggyie's and Kate Moss's of the world, working hard on coming up with all those harmless-at-first-glance-product names?
A riddle I haven't been able to solve yet, and most certainly wont, staring at my "pooter monitor at 4 am.
I should take my cue from my kittehs and curl up in my basket. And that*s what I think I'll do.
Murf, move over! Momma is tired.
Hugs, y'all, good night or good morning wherever you are. I need that bed real bad........

Just us

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:29:31 GMT

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

SS/HG Snapshot- Untitled

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:07:54 GMT

Disclaimer: I only own the spelling mistakes and the bad grammar. And maybe a dollar fifty. In a cup from Taco Bell.

Notes: That's what I came up with night before last, as I was desperately trying to sleep. I had it in german first, as I was on my german profile, when the Plotbunny forced me to write and I just translated it. It's unbetaed, of course, but I think I got at least all the spelling mistakes. Thank you for reading!!
It's about 10 years after the defeat of Voldemort, least that's what teh bunneh said. I saw him finding her in one of these back-alleys we know from american movies, which they probably don't have in London, please forgive me, I have never had the privilege to go there.

He dug his hands deep into the pockets of the threadbare Muggle military coat and cast a small warming charm to keep his fingers from freezing off. Ever since the last battle he had become extremely sensitive to cold, Naninis' venom probably had something to do with it. The scars still hurt when the weather changed.
Living as a Muggle wasn't always easy, but the probability of being recognized was considerably lower. It was better they thought him dead. Severus Snape did not want to be found.
He sneezed an wiped his nose on the coatsleeve. An elderly Lady gave him a disgusted look and a wide berth. He grinned. Nobody wanted anything to do with a homeless man, the perfect disguise.
Lost in thought for a moment he stared at an indicator board, showing time and temperature, till he noticed the blinking date. September 19......
Severus shook his head. 'Nothing special about this day old man!" He tried to convince himself. But a tiny little voice in the back of his mind whispered "It's her birthday today!"
Merlin's Beard, did it have to start raining now?
Severus took a shortcut through a narrow sidestreet behind some shops and a restaurant, to get home as fast as possible, as a tickle of magic made him hesitate.
Magic, here?? Wand in hand he scanned the dim alley.
Felted curls, so filthy that the color was not discernible anymore, huge brown eyes, an emaciated body, too thin to be alive. But still..... As he cautiously stepped closer, the whiff of Magic became stronger. Who....? Then he suddenly recognized her by the scar on her arm.
"Miss Granger?" he whispered, shocked. What had the war against Voldemort done to her? The most brilliant witch of her generation, here, in the gutters. Severus almost cried, when he saw the needle-marks on the scrawny arms. "Hermione! no...." His voice broke.
The young woman stirred, whimpered, and slowly opened her eyes. They stared at each other for a long moment, then she smiled, a ghastly caricature of herself.
A skinny arm lifted and she laid a claw-like hand against his cheek.
"You look exactly like him," she said. "I loved him, you know? And they fed him to a stupid snake." She dropped her hand, too weak to maintain the contact. As her eyes drifted close again, he heard her soft murmur. "I always loved your hands the most."
Angrily he wiped at the hot tears running down his cheeks. What had they done to her, where were her so-called friends. Holy-fricking-Potter and that Weasley idiot, her family?
Disregarding the filth and stench, he put his arms around the cadaverous body of Hermione Granger and lifted her up, in spite of his protesting knees. Furiously growling a Concealment-Charm, he apparated her to St.Mungo's.

Thats it. Maybe I should have taken a nap, instead......

Completely Random

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:13:00 GMT

Was just hopping around on YouTube, watching here, poking my nose there, leaving one or the other comment, when at the last one (Buddy Jewell- Unanswered Prayers) as I hit "Post Comment", a little message popped up, saying something along the lines of "Comment Limit Exeeded" I suppose they meant me, since the Vid itself had only 19. Huh?? (Don't know 'zackly how many comments I had posted, but I think it's still less than 10)
Does Stuff like that only happen to me??
And since I thought this woth of a Journal entry, I better go take a much-needed nap. Maybe I'll feel better afterwards.......

DOH!!!

Tue, 27 May 2008 11:21:11 GMT

Sometimes I'm just so dumb.
Clicked on my LJ homepage to see whats up and saw that one of my kontact's B-Day is coming up, June 16th. And I was like to my sister "Oh, look, Kalama's B-Day is the same as yours!" all puppy-happy about it............. till I realised, kalama_ululani IS my sister's LJ prof.....
Gwah!!!
Featherbrain.
She gave me a pat on the head, refusing to comment.

Celebs n Kittehs

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:54:18 GMT

I hope I can make this work. I'm a near complete Computer-Illiterate. I took this test to see on Catster.com to see which Celeb my Kitteh most resembles. My Tom Murphy O'Malley scored as this guy: (Where have I gone wong?)

<a href='http://www.catster.com/quizzes/celebrity_cat_quiz/'><img src='http://files.dogster.com/images/quizzes/celebrity_pet_quiz/badges/cat/badge_cowell.jpg' alt="What celebrity would your pet be? I'm Simon Cowell! Find out at Catster.com" border='0'/></a>

April Fool!! Day Challenge Response

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:37:54 GMT

Sagittarius ran frantically through the Hogwarts Dungeons, crying "Albert, Albert!" every step. Finally Hermione had enough. "Sags," she scolded, "stop yelling! Do you really want to get in trouble again with Daddy?" No sooner were the words out of her mouth, as the door to the Potions Masters' office slammed open. Hermione closed her eyes and let her chin drop to her chest, sighing and Sagittarius offering a teary "Sorry, Daddy!" to the thunderous look on the Wizards face. With a disbelieving snort he opened his mouth to give his offspring another lecture on proper decorum, when the unthinkable happened: The corners of the thin-lipped mouth twitched upwards, then the clenched lips parted to let out a.... chuckle? Hermione's jaw nearly hit the floor, as the scowl dissolved and the professor began to laugh. Managing to stop giggling and squirming, Snape reached under the back of his loosely hanging shirt, withdrawing a brightly turquoise-and-purple striped fur ball. " Sagittarius, how many time do Mother and I have to tell you not to let your Puffskein run around?"

Ok. that is my humble contribution to the April Fool! Day Drabble Challenge. It's considerably more than 100 words, so maybe you can call it a Mega-Drabble.
Have Fun, y'all!!

Hands

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:17:04 GMT

I felt like re-posting an old entry from my other Blog. I was a bit in the dumps when I wrote it back then. A Lady connected to my profile used it as an inspiration. Hands August 29, 2006: (this is combination PMS,Insomnia and chronic Heartburn,plus constant worry for friends in the warzone,so don't blame it on me,if this sounds morose)

HAndS
Have you ever really looked at your hands,how they are,so strong and fragile at the same time?
Miracles of creation,beautifully engineered.
Mine are short a bit,little chubby Hobbit hands,though not fat.
What are we using them for,do we use them the way the creator intended,building up His kingdom,strengthening and defending it,or are we tearing it down,despoiling the work others have done.Writing love letters or hatemail.
Look at my hands,what they have done.
What have your hands done?
They clung to other hands,in love or terror. Prepared meals,wrote letters,made love to the one you thought felt the same but betrayed you. Petted a Dog,a cat,a horse. Fed your Pet, stayed with it during it's last hour. Held on to a loved one you will never see again, because life or death are taking them from you. Played a musical instrument, programmed a video recorder, planted flowers. Scrubbing toilets, floors, dishes, sorted laundry. Opening and closing many windows or washed them. Locking and unlocking doors, carrying boxes, baskets, shopping bags. Wrote a Poem. Changing the bedsheets. Painting a wall. Drawing a picture. Mending socks, threading a needle. counting the last pennies. Tying shoes, zipping up Jackets, buttoning a shirt. Sowing clothes. Tied a Windsor knot in a necktie. Tossed a salad. chopped Vegetables. Sowing flower seeds. Handling the lawn mover. Cut hair. Hung curtains,plumped pillows. Polished boots. Signed checks, signed contracts. Opened letters. Cleaning the litter box. Steering a car. Paying for a purchase. Picking Flowers, Apples, Cherries. Stirring a pot of soup. Cleaning a loved ones grave. Cuddled a child, changed a diaper. Dialed friends, families numbers on the telephone. Clicking a computer mouse. Typing on a keyboard. Held a camera. Changed Light bulbs. Slapped the Dog, spanked a child, threw a shoe at the cat. Ringing doorbells, picking up a book. Holding a broom, a photograph, hanging a picture. folding paper into a toy, weaving a basket, created a wooden toy for a child, shaped clay, papiermache, cookie dough. Run a bath, watered the garden, picked up a half-eaten chicken the dog had killed, a dead mouse from a trap, the bird that broke it's neck on the window. Taking out the garbage .Gave comfort. Balled in fear and helpless terror, trying to ward off the blows to head and face and soul that destroy not only confidence, but trust and leave only fear and distrust to everyone we meet after. fists clenched in prayer, begging for that which is lost, all the warmth and love that we had given to all before and now can no longer find, begging for love and forgiveness for sins never committed.
This and other things is what my hands have done.
How about yours?