~~~One cuckoo Bird and one cuckoo Redhead~~~~~~

WEDNESDAY'S POEM

Can hardly talk about the goofy birds

When I have messed up in so many words

Can I read, can I write?

Looks like Teacher Jackie knows my plight.

This bird keeps banging against the glass

And I was looking like I had no class

But it all worked out in the end

cuz Jackie said she's still my friend.

This could be me...pretty sad sight to see...

This is what my brain thinks I look like now...close to the brain of a cow!


Okay, here is the sad, sad story of a pitiful redhead.



Yesterday evening I got on the computer (BIG mistake) to look around once more at all my wonderful friends (who are obviously MUCH brighter than me) and decided to visit Tamara's site once more @ Tamara's Treasures (next BIG mistake). Not re-reading Tamara's post was yet another HUGE mistake. Tamara normally does not post about family, but she did this time and I FORGOT!!



When I saw a comment from Jackie saying Happy birthday to Abby, I thought that Jackie had flipped, gone crazy or whatever or maybe that she thought she was at a site belonging to someone named Abby!!



Next GIGANTIC mistake was to make a comment about Jackie maybe losing her marbles and drinking too much etc. so that Tamara would not feel so offended that Jackie thought her name was Abby and it was her birthday. Instead of just leaving it there and then, I e-mail Jackie and Eileen and even Diana (who, fortunately for her, was offline) to tell them what a guffaw Jackie has made and to come check it out!!!



Anyway, to make a long story short, as Eileen said, every village has an idiot, so I guess I'm yours...will all of you please let me at least stay on the outskirts of the village????

And now for the bird part of the poem(who is banging away as I type right now...)


This bird must obviously be a distant relative of mine...if you enlarge the photo you can see him , banging repeatedly against the window:




He/she did this so many times and for three days in a row (well, actually it is still happening every day and some evenings)...




It drove the cats nuts and they couldn't keep their eyes off of the bird...so here's little Oliver, hoping the bird will make it through the glass...



A close up of Oliver looking so wistfully at the window....


Later in the day, the bird tries again...

Now Oliver is at the bottom of the stairs looking up and still hoping...

It's the next day and the bird has returned...(other than goofy and not too smart, do you know what kind of bird this is, Wanda?)...(Please don't say a Marcy bird.)

See how high up the bird was flying to get in....?

Never give up...a great lesson in good Christianity....

Even if you find yourself bonking your beak against a window...

Don't quit, never say never...

Found and want to share this little treasure from Lisa @Are We There Yet:

THE ONE WORD MEME!

Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers (or cheat like I did).

1. Where is your cell phone? purse, needing to be charged, like my brain.

Carrying this question over to the next would make me answer this way:

2. Your hair? on my head (but straight with a teeny tiny almost invisible wave is the right answer)

3. Your mother? Kathryn (in Heaven)

4. Your father? Frank (also in Heaven)

5. Your favorite food? chicken and chocolate (but NOT together).

6. Your dream last night? going dancing (I love to dance)

7. Your favorite drink? water with lemon or lime.

8. Your dream/goal? write a book (or gain a brain).

9. What room you are in? computer room (converted bedroom) .

10. Your hobby? knitting, crocheting, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, reading, blogging, gardening. doing dumb stuff in blogland...

11. Your fear? hell and the devil trying to take the world there.

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? anywhere with Michael and Kelly and at least near one of my biological children.

13. Where were you last night? returning a movie, picking up Michael's meds, getting rings inspected at the mall and going to BJs for groceries and one brief but memorable trip to La La Land (via Tamara's comment box).

14. Something that you aren’t? hurtful (It's okay if Tamara, Jackie, Eileen and Diana add "bright" as in sharp, intelligent, clicking on all cylinders etc.)

15. Muffins? blueberry

16. Wish list item? a functional brain

17. Where you grew up? Chicago, Chicago, my kind of town...(I really was brighter back then, so please don't disown me, Chicago).

18. Last thing you did? Laugh hysterically as poor Jackie worried about correcting the problem she didn't make.

19. What are you wearing? nightgown

20. Your TV? off

21. Your pets? four (all embarrassed to know me now!)

22. Friends? incredible blessings.

23. Your life? a tad daffy, literally.

24. Your mood? contrite and humbled

25. Missing someone? tons and tons

26. Car? Dodge Caravan

27. Something you’re not wearing? my brain

28. Your favorite store? thrift shops or anywhere there's a sale.

29. Your favorite color? green

30. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday evening

31. Last time you cried? movie

32. Who will resend/answer this? Those who feel 'guilty' (because I will cry or moan and groan and you feel sorry for the feeble minded) not sending/answering it...this means YOU know who...

33. One place that I go to over and over? BJs...they probably think I camp out in the parking lot, (but they're just glad I'm not making comments in their comment box!).

34. One person who emails me regularly? my grief group from Phoenix, AZ.

35. My favorite place to eat? anywhere they serve 'crow' or Cracker Barrel (wonderful chicken salad), Outback (only place I eat fillet and this is once or twice a year as it is pricey and I DO love chicken best), Applebees (gotta love the lunch specials and those mini desserts that probably have NO calories at all).

~~~Thank You Lord for the blessings of an understanding "village" as I stumble and fall.