On the way back home from dropping Billy at work, I heard "What A Wonderful World" on the radio. It's one of my favorite feel-good songs but I usually don't think of the title until I hear the song. I don't know how to attach the music, but here are the lyrics:
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Five Things I Am Grateful For Today:
1. It was overcast but it didn?t rain all day
2. I was able to get started on my computer early
3. Billy is improving each time he drives and he drove to work today
4. TB loves me
5. My family loves me
TB and I enjoy watching the Animal Planet channel. They carry reality TV programs called ?Animal Cops? which takes place in different cities. Sometimes it?s really hard to watch the show because the animals suffer such cruelty. Other times it?s very heart warming to see rescued animals adopted by loving families.
Not too long ago, there was an online story about a woman who had to give up 130 animals. Her home was unfit for habitation and it?s no wonder with all the dogs, birds and what have you she kept.
Everyone knows about an eccentric neighbor who takes in all the strays in the area. I knew a lady who had 6 cats. The thing is, though, when you start to get more and more animals it becomes nearly impossible to look after them all. I often wonder why someone would take in an overwhelming number of pets. Aren?t they concerned for the animals? welfare?
Some of the dogs and cats have litters and the young ones are never socialized. They grow up inside the house and they?re feral! The sad thing is that many times they have to be euthanized ? which is the very thing the pet owner says he or she is trying to prevent!
The woman?s story will be on Animal Cops, just not sure when.
1.Do you have a driver's license? How old were you?
I have had a driver?s license for centuries now. ;) I was about 22 when I got my license. I didn?t really need once before because I lived in Baltimore City and got where I needed to go by bus.
2. Who taught you how to drive?
An instructor from E-Z Method Driving School. That was either through Montgomery Wards or Sears & Roebuck.
3. Cars: first, current and pie-in-the-sky future?
First car: 1976 lime green Chevy Chevette
Current: 2001 charcoal brown Toyota Sienna van
Pie-in-the-sky future: some huge luxury sedan, haven?t decided which yet
4. Napster/Kazaa/Filesharing: A crime or the Best Thing Ever?
I loved it while it was there but now that it?s a ?crime? I?ll make sure I buy all my CDs
5. You've just inherited $35 million dollars. Show me how you'd spend it.
Wow! First I?d pay off all our bills, make sure all the kids and grandkids had enough money for their education, help out other relatives with their bills, donate a chunk to Long Island Cares, Habitat for Humanity, the Marfan Foundation, and the Diabetes Association. Then I?d go with TB on the longest vacation ever. I would invest money and I would also buy us an island and a boat.
What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
Rich and I had a particularly hard time after his heart surgery. Friends and family donated food, clothes, money and their time to help us get through it.
What's the nicest thing you've done for someone else?
A friend of mine had her husband walk out on her and her 2 year old daughter. He left her with nothing. I watched her little girl at no charge while my friend got job training. Also bought groceries for her and gave her clothes and was just generally supportive until she was able to get back up on her own feet
What one thing do you wish you had done?
Past is past and there?s no use looking back and saying I wish I did this or that. If I can change it, I will but if I can't there's no use making me feel sad about something I didn't do.
What is your biggest regret?
I don?t really think about regrets. If I had it to do over again, I?d not change anything because then I wouldn?t be who I am and I wouldn?t have my kids or TB.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
Being a mom to my kids, a Nana to my grandkids, and a wife to TB now and Rich then
Posted by Cassie at June 25, 2004 10:03 PM