Goosebumps

You may remeber in the post  I did called the Rainbow Connection.  Since my mom passed we see alot of rainbows and believe they are her way of saying she's ok etc.

I have seen rainbows , but mine are kinda here and there.

My sister's are all the time. Seriously all she has to do is think of my mom, look up into the sky and BAM!rainbows appear.

I have selfishly hoped for a definite mom moment. I have really struggled with how she left us and struggled with believing she is in a better place and not looking down here worrying about all of us.

Last night I dreamnt she called me, not like our regular calls when she was alive, but called me from heaven.

I was not comforted by this, I woke up with a migraine and was just off all day. I remeber crying alot in the dream, but mom was so calm full of loving, comforting words.

My  sister called later in the dayand could tell that I was "off ". 

I tell her my about the dream and how I haven't been myself since. She is exstatic saying it's a gift and  that I should be happy, when...

( here comes the goosebump moment )

She says you are not going to believe this but I am looking up at the sky and through a break in the clouds there is.... A RAINBOW!!!!!!!

It's like the old saying goes... Be careful what you wish for!

Hey, the airline has offered me a free ticket for my near death flight experience.

What to do? What to do?

I think I'll save it for spring break!

That is if Marie will have me!

" Houston, we have a problem"!

 Remeber last week when I said I wish I could click my heels together and be in DC?

 I meant it!

  Those are my Frye boots, clicking away. Re took this picture at lunch while we were laughing about my blog entry.

See, I am TERRIFIED to fly. Yes, I am the one who usually suggests an adventure or a vacation, but about a week before I am to leave I start getting nervous.

So, my wonderful weekend came to a close.

I have taken my valium, boarded the plane, calm, and looking forward to going home and seeing my family.

All systems are a go!

It is a glorious day, and we have lift off...

I am actually looking out the window and enjoying the sites of DC. I'm thinking to myself...

Oh look there's the Capitol building,  the Washington monument, and over there...

Well, you get the idea.

I start thinking... Gee, we seem to be touring the city rather than climbing to a higher altitude...

If they don't start climbing soon we might be waving to some  F-14 fighter jets,  and that can't be good.

It is getting a bit eyrie as you may imagine, being so close to the buildings and all, very 911...

Suddenly the captain comes on and announces " This is your captain speaking, we are experiencing some issues with the landing gear. They are stuck and we are working on the situation".

Landing and stuck!!!!????

"WE WILL BE LANDING EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO DULLES AIRPORT"!

Let me tell you NO amount of valium  was going to help me at that point!

He comes back on and  says" We think we have it under control, we EXPECT to have a normal landing, HOWEVER, there is another problem, but we will tell you about that one, once we are on the ground.

WHAT?   

I start thinking bird strike , engine out, somebody better get Captain Sully on the phone and have him walk the pilot through landing this thing on the Potomac!

I start to have a panic attack, I am out of my seat surveying the other passengers analyzing their responses to this imformation.

The co- pilot comes out,  I assume to calm the passengers.

All I could think was .... Is talking really what you should be doing right now?

Start pushing some buttons, pull some levers!

The only thing I want to see you in the isle with is a TOOL BELT!

We have a possible catastrophe on our hands and your mingling?

And then just as he is about to hit my row,  he is rushed  back to the cockpit.

We are assured that the landing will be fine and it was.

At the gate they informed us that not only was the landing gear failing, but the sensors on the plane were telling the plane it was not in flight while it was!

Just as I was going to insist on them  letting me off  the flight they did.

I made it to the restroom and balled!

 I called my brother who is a United airplane mechanic and my father who is a pilot looking for some instruction on how to handle this situation.

I called them at  a dozen times only to remember they were hunting and at that moment sitting in tree stands!

I tried texting but my hands were shaking so bad it was very difficult to make sense.

After two hours of updates and many calls back to Marie. My brother called and said there was no way that plane was flying out tonight,.

As if I was going to get back on that plane!

After waiting to speak to an agent for another hour in line, I took control of the situation.

I demanded to be put on a flight in the morning. I did not have any more valium with me so, even if I could have gotten out on another plane I physically could not have gotten on it.

Marie came back to the airport to get me, took me home and took care of me.

So Monday morning I gave it another try and I have to say I felt a bit better about that flight.

I mean what are the odds of that happening to someone two days in a row right?

I spent most of Monday sleeping off all of the wine and valium.

I am back and feel like myself again!

Thankful to God that the plane landed safely, and to friends who love me and understand that flying just isn't my thing!

Thanks Re, and Carly

XOXO

 

                                                                   photo credit  Carly Glazier

 I didn't forget!!!!!!

 And the winners are...

Heather good thing you liked Grace

and Katrina you win the cards, but if you would rather have a Grace I can make one for you!

There's no place like DC...

I thought I'd post these before it gets too far away from Halloween.

This is part of a Halloween display in my house. I got the idea from Matthew Meade.

He had an awesome display in one of his Halloween books. It was a coat rack on a wall with a bunch  witches stuff hanging off of it as if she had just came through the door. I decided to do my own version starring Elphaba from the musical Wicked.

 Because it is a great time of year to be extra appreciative, I decided to have another ...

Giveaway!                  Giveaway!                     Giveaway!                     Giveaway!

A little thank you to all my new blog friends. Don't be shy, let's have some fun, shall we?

I'll be giving away the set of 4 gratitude cards, envelopes and postage ( seen on previous post).

plus........ The GRACE "convert- able" headband!

Leave me a comment before Tuesday with your favorite Wizard of Oz moment and why. This is my favorite movie, so if you don't like it... LIE  or else ...                                                                      

 " I'll get you my pretty, and whatever your dogs name is too"!

Even though I am obsessed with the musical Wicked, and my favorite character is Elphaba, the witch is actually not my favorite part of the movie, although I do love saying that line and the cackle that follows it. My favorite part is when Dorothy gets the ruby slippers and starts off down the yellow brick road. Oh how I wanted those shoes when I was little. My mom used to call me the wizard, and I do so miss hearing her call me that. Here is a little sign I made to remind me of just that.

I'm off to DC, if only I could just click my Frye boot heels together and say

 There's no place like DC, there's no place like DC...

See you Tuesday!

Gratitude

I'm so sorry i wasn't back last night. By the time I finished with the calendar it was dark and the pics would have been worse.

I have so much to be thankful for. I made it through a stormy year, I've come out having learned alot about myself. Some things good some things not so good. This is part of the human experience. 

As Ms. "O" would say " When you know better, you do better".

One thing I have learned is who my real friends are. I know it's not how many friends you have, but the character of the ones you've got.

I did my calendar page this month based on just that.  Just random pictures from the past year of the people I hold most dear.

I'm leaving a little room for some of this weekends pics too.

    

The little thing off the bottom is scraps of matching paper to write down the things we are most grateful for each day.

 I used the House of 3 gratitude card kit and the magnetic kit.

I'm very excited about the bottom this month. Take a closer look!

   As you can see Friday is my birthday, and I do love my birthday!

New Moon opens

Adam Lambert's CD drops! ( always wanted to say that )

And it's Thanksgiving!

I'll be shopping the day after Thanksgiving for the first time in 15 years! That story is a whole nother post.

Time to put up the tree!

Below are the actual cards from the card kit.

I jazzed em up a bit with tickets, tulle,bling,flowers and distressing ink.

and then...

I made this. Meet Grace

Right now I'm supposed to be packing, but I had to make this.

I have decided to name all my  little " Convertables " . I have so many ideas in my head I have a headache, seriously!  

 I will have a little preview for you the week I get back.

Please come back tomorrow  I have a cute Farwell and a ...GIVEAWAY!!!!!