thursday thirteen

With the rather depressing weather we are having here I thought I would try to spread some sunshine with warm and happy thoughts.  So here I go with 13 things that make me happy and I still love from my childhood.

1. Ritz crackers.  They have been my favourite since as long as I remember.  I even bought them as a kid with my allowance.   I am in fact eating some right now with my green tea.  I don't like any of the new-fangled ones just the original ones.  I like to nibble off all the ridges then try to peel the tops off flake by flake savouring each little bite.

2.Home made Mac'n'cheese with elbow macaroni and cheese whiz.  I don't make it as often as I used to but it's my comfort food.

3.Playing softball.  I have played league play ball since I was but a wee bit and truly enjoy the sport to this day.  I even enjoy watching it from the stands and on tv.  When I was young and quick I played short-stop, then down graded to first base then out into the field.  Now I mostly just drink beer and cheer on who ever is playing.

4.Teasing my brother.  He is three years younger then me and we have always had a great relationship.  We kind of lost touch with each other over the last years what with me moving all the time and just not keeping in touch.  Now thanks to Facebook we can play games and talk and tease each other daily.

5.Sleeping on freshly washed sheets.  Especially if they are dried on the clothesline.  I have to be the first one in the bed or the experience is ruined.

6.Waking up bright and early and having the whole house to myself.  Total silence, no TVs radio's nothing.

7.Cat's I love the critters and have never met two with the same personalities.  Sadly now with three people in the house with allergies I only get to visit and pet other peoples.

8.A favourite pair of jeans.  They are my favourite article of clothing.  No dresses or skirts for me ewwww.  There is nothing like a good comfortable pair of blue jeans.  Sometimes its hard to find the perfect fit but there is a feeling you get when you wear the perfect pair.

9.Friends,  I love my friends old and new and once I have you in my clutches I tend to not let go.  A life without friends is unimaginable.

10.Sunshiny days have always been my top weather request.  Take me away from cold and snow forever.  Who would know I was born in the frozen north of Yukon Canada.

11.Reading a good book and immersing oneself in a fantasy world or learning about the past.  There isn't a movie or show that can do what a good book can.  If I could teach reading to everyone in the world I would be happy.

12.Outdoors just about anywhere.  Top of a mountain, on a beach, walking down the road, just about anywhere.  I would rather be outside then stuck in a house.

13.Bugs Bunny show. Those cartoons are a classic.  We get them on the cartoon retro channel and I still laugh out loud.  The old ones were great in themselves without being a 30 minute commercial.


Well that was a smile down memory lane.  And guess what the rain has stopped and the sky's are starting to lighten up..