That little paragraph I wrote the other day about Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater was a “right brained” activity. Today I wanted to try a “left brained” activity. They’re just a little bit easier for me, sometimes … I guess I am more left than right brained but I can’t remember which side does what.
Ten Things on My Nightstand:
1. Double side 5x7 picture frame with Christmas portraits of the kids
They were taken at JC Penney years and years ago when the kids were just barely out of babyhood. One picture is of Billy and Heidi at age 4 and 3, about a month before Kristin was born. The next one was taken a year or so later.
It was not easy getting the kids to sit still, look at the camera and smile! Still, the kids photograph very well and it was worth every minute of coaxing!
2. A tube of garden therapy “butter” (skin lotion)
My skin is so dry now! Regular skin lotion doesn’t help alleviate the dryness much so I’ve been using thicker creams. The best one of all is has the consistency of Vaseline jelly and I can’t stand it.
I got this box of garden therapy products from one of the department stores, maybe Sears? It was last Christmas and TB and I had taken the girls to buy stuff with their gift certificates. I really like the smell (it’s an aloe type) and the consistency of this “butter”. It helps a lot, too, and so I will probably buy more of it.
3. A lamp
The lamp has to be over 15 years old because I remember having it in my apartment in Laurel, MD. That was in the early 1980s. I can’t remember where we got the lamp exactly. It might have belonged to Rich’s grandparents on his father’s side of the family. After his grandmother died, his grandfather went into a nursing home. The family sold the house. We split up the furniture and stuff that was inside. It sounds cold-hearted doesn’t it? It wasn’t meant to be that way. Rich’s grandfather didn’t remember anyone anymore and I think he passed within a year or two of his wife.
4. My CPAP machine
A real life saver for me! Rich probably had it and was never sent for a sleep study. Who knows what difference it might have made? If not for TB, I wouldn’t have realized that I have sleep apnea. The machine has made a big difference for me!
5. A small wicker basket with a whole bunch of stuff in it, including keys, bookmarks, coins, and nail clippers
6. Wind-up clock – We’ve had this thing for years. Now it’s not keeping time very well anymore but in its heyday it was better than one of those plug-in clocks!
7. Orange scented candle – This was a Christmas gift from my son or daughter. They all gave me candles last year. I used to burn candles every evening. I haven’t in a long time because there’s not really much room on my desk.
8. Lion beanie key ring – This was just something I took a fancy to. It’s so cute!
9. Box Kristin made from popsickle sticks – a gift Kristin made for TB and me, for our first anniversary
10. Cassette tapes – Well, this figures. I had a large collection of vinyl records and about 20 years ago, I went from vinyl to cassette tapes. Not too many years later, it was hard to find a sound system with a table top. Well, now everything is CD’s. I have a bazillion cassette tapes stored somewhere. I loaned some to the girls but when their boombox died, they gave the tapes back. All the new players won’t take cassette tapes. Sigh. Wonder what comes after CDs?