Video Clips From Our Tour of The Christmas Lights

I took some short video clips that really show the beauty of the lights. I love how the snow and lights make everything look beautiful. The sound you hear in the video is the four wheel drive of the jeep as the roads were really bad. Some clips are only ten seconds long as we went from house to house and some are longer.

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Thank you for the tour!! Since I live way out in the country,not to many houses even bother to decorate,so this was really neat to watch..reminded me of when I was a kid and all the houses were lit up!! xoxoxo

Comment by Michele Chartier | December 22, 2011 | Reply
Very pretty. Your little town has so much to offer. So sweet the guys from Rio came over and that you had cookies ready. You and Son sure landed in the best place. Once in Michigan we had 38 inches of snow overnight. Was a week before roads opened. We lived in a trailer park near East Lansing. Every one shared food.

Comment by Ann Kirk | December 22, 2011 | Reply
- Ann, We learned in hurricane territory to always have canned goods stocked up, so we are ok. We keep things like canned ham, canned chicken etc and lots of soup making stuff. Luckily our stove is gas so if power goes out we can still have some heat and cook. We really do love it here. If you take the time to look, which people are usually so busy they don’t…there are so many great things here in this town. hugs
  
  Comment by Danlrene ©2011 | December 23, 2011 | Reply
Wow Ann I’m in MI too,and hour north of Grand Rapids,and we have not had any snow yet!! sunny today and should reach 40!!! I’m loving it!! I heard Lansing got got awhile ago,we had a few dustings,but all melted the same day..hasn’t been like this for about 7 years now,but I’m NOT complaining!! You can keep it all there in Lansing!! lol Merry Christmas!!!!♥

Comment by Michele Chartier | December 23, 2011 | Reply
- Hi, I am originally from Midland with grandparents in the Thumb and near Traverse City. The big snow I mentioned was in early 1967. Also a couple years before that it broke some kind of record with 20 straight days where the high temp of the day was less than 20 BELOW. We decided to move away as soon as possible. I live in southeast Virginia now, near children/grandchildren and enjoy it. But do miss the cool clear Michigan summers. My dog and I spent a month in Michigan last summer visiting people and places. Wonderful trip.
  
  Comment by Ann Kirk | December 23, 2011 | Reply
Thanks for the tour – never get enough of Christmas lights

Comment by philosophermouseofthehedge | December 24, 2011 | Reply

About Me

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Those that know me know that this red sparkly headband is symbolic. When they see the headband on me, they know I am fighting hard physically. It is my symbolic Samson’s hair. It is getting my mojo on and geared up for robo mom to once more fight a battle. And the headband is on now and will be on for a long time. I live with my son who is my caretaker and I am so blessed.

Me with mojo on.

And when things are toughest, I will resort to my dreams to keep me going.

I am 63 and will soon be 64. Life has been a journey of health issues since I was 32 and got sprayed by a crop duster. I have warrior attitude. Being a warrior does not mean you always win. It means you never quit trying. Life is what you make it and I choose to make mine as happy as possible no matter where I am in life.

I spend a lot of time on this hospital bed due to constant pain but I am just thankful I have the hospital bed to lay on. I am disabled but I don’t let that stop me from living life and enjoying it. Life is what we make it and I choose to make mine happy.

Meet Daisy..that we call Miss Daisy. Thanks to Jill, a very special friend who is also has a Rescue for pets called Three Sisters and a Brother in NC, Daisy was transported to us and what a delight she is. About ten pounds and full of energy and love and kisses.

My baby

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Son and Daisy

My world from my hospital bed-it is filled with warmth and love from so many.

I still dream of going back to Italy, of us having one of those mini buses with a lift for my chair that son can convert into a travel home for us to make it easier when I have to go to Denver for surgeries and stuff. I still dream of learning how to tap dance…yes even on these crutches just so I can say I did. All I need are a pair of size 11 tap shoes.

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I draw, I paint, I write, I do photography…my latest love is the clouds for I see faces in the clouds all the time and have a blog at the top of the page entitled “Faces in the Clouds” I sit on a stool and help son cook…yes, often with him leaning over me to help me pour or stir but I get to do it. My philosophy is if you can’t do it one way…then create a new way. Son says I am the only person he knows that used their all terrain power chair like a back hoe…using a grain shovel and rake to move dirt or mulch in the garden. I would hold the handle between my legs and rake up the stuff on the two foot wide shovel and then go backwards dragging the shovel to where I wanted to dump it.

Ever since I was a little girl, I was told I was a dreamer. I can remember report cards with “day dreams” written on it. I think dreams are what keep us going. Without dreams…we have no hope.

Follow Your Dreams, The Siren Called Out To Me

As I closed my eyes and fell deep into lovely sleep.
The dream siren called me with a promise to keep

I closed my eyes and looked deep in my soul
I could feel the wind blowing…it was so very cold

My dreams I had carried through year after year
They will never come true was my biggest fear

Wandering up one lane and down another
Remembering my dream since I became a mother

Land, open land and a place to be free
A small house to live in with a big evergreen tree

We mounted the buckboard with all we owned inside
And started over the mountain on this crazy dream ride

We felt like pioneers racing to the finish line for land
And the whole time we knew -The Lord had our hand

So don’t be afraid to dream your dreams and try
Life is too short…open your wings up and fly

Dream I say and work the dream hard as you can
For it will be the best race that you ever ran.

We all have dreams of what we want out of life. I remember Laverne on Laverne and Laverne saying her dream was to have a purple cashmere sweater. Well, our dream is to own land in the country and have a simple life style unencumbered by so much of what is in the world today.

I love to write and have written for years. And hopefully will continue to write for many more years. My real name is Deb.

This blog is about our journey to get there, our life after we reached the promised land and different middle of the night ramblings. Dreams are like cooking…we might get our grandparents old recipes, but we tend to alter them to suit ourselves. But, dream we must…for as long as we have hope in life…we have dreams. And even plain ole everyday people get dreams that come true.

I hope you enjoy and will subscribe and share my journey. Come join us at the foothills of the mountains where we have found a life of simplicity and serenity, in spite of all the health trials of one disabled woman and the courage of a son that chose to take care of her.