It
was cold this morning; hot coffee was more than welcome this morning.
I
still had yesterday’s fingernail polish on … and it looked nick-free, so I left
it on this morning; and chose clothing, and makeup, that would work with it 😉
My
phone told me that snow was forecasted for Tuesday, or Thursday; and it felt
like it was in the air, as I slid into of the driver’s seat this morning.
BRRR!
I listened
to Christmas music all the way to my Monday Meeting … and really liked the
Trans-Siberian Orchestra medley of Christmas tunes 😊
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – ‘Christmas Eve’: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHioIlbnS_A)
Parking
the Highlander and stepping out to gather my meeting stuff … I felt ice in
the drizzle; I was pretty certain it was snowing at the higher elevation of my immediate
location.
I
was glad the coffee pot had been switched on, inside the building 😉
I drank my coffee, and watched the dancing leaves in the Fallscape outside the windows, while waiting for everyone else to arrive.
Mr. Complication was there, too; and there was no complicated fallout from last night’s let down text. I’m glad our friendship remains intact.
Today’s discussion topic was joyful living – and how laughter
can change the way one experiences life around them … and that led to two
family members sharing two stories about country life, and a family friend
they grew up around.
I
was proud of the way everyone is embracing joy, and adding more laughter into their
life experiences: it does make a big difference in perceived {view} in relation
to immediate life unfolding. Hard times will still come down the pike and wind
up at your front gate – but, those hard times don’t have to dump stress in your
life if you can determine to allow laughter to soften the sharp edges 😉
After
the meeting, while we were sitting around chit-chatting (relationship
building), someone brought up seeing deer and elk … and that started the
ball rolling with those afore mentioned people. Both stories involve the
same crazy fella – and these two’s eyewitness accounts. #1 Story was
about how this guy wanted to make sure he bagged a deer during hunting season;
so, he dosed himself heavily with doe urine, and waited. In no time, he was scented
by a big buck who physically attacked him and I’ll just let your imagination
go where it will go with that (I was laughing so hard, my sides
literally ached); those two said the guy was pretty roughed up: I marveled
that he wasn’t mauled to death, and that he actually escaped and lived to talk
about it. And he never did bag a deer that year. He never used doe urine
again, either. #2 Story was about how this same guy rescued a male elk
fawn, took it home, and raised it in a fenced pen to full size. When it was full
size (they are roughly the same size as a horse – I’ve seen one up close
and personal: they are H.U.G.E.), the guy decided he would ride it like
a horse: he told his wife to film the event from the upstairs window of their home.
So, he slaps a saddle on its back and climbs the fence to get on it – grabbing it
by the horns as he settles into the saddle. The elk is not hep on this
happening … it snorts, bucks, and in desperation – turns its head and spears
the guy’s thigh with its horn prong. His wife screams – and he shouts: “Don’t
stop filming! Don’t stop filming!” Eventually he’s off the elk, and his
leg is tended to; and again, he lived to talk about it.
That’s
country life. That’s why this country girl likes country life. County folk, who
live off the beaten track, have to make their own entertainment … and some
country folk are just crazy enough to take the “fun” to the {nth limit} 😊
I couldn’t stop laughing as they were telling the stories. It is redneck
comedy at its best – Jeff Foxworthy has nothing that can even come close.
Those
two telling the stories say they have pictures and film of the elk riding
event: I can’t wait to see it!
Painful laughter is
great medicine for the soul.
Passing over Fall Creek
Road, on my way home, it started snowing! A few days early, and more icy slush
that actual snowflakes … but it was definitely snowing.
I’m
going to spend the evening with a lapghan spread across my lap to keep my toes
warm – read some more chapters in Clive’s The Mayan Secrets – and hope
tomorrow goes as good as today 😊
I am still laughing, just thinking on those hilarious
deer and elk stories!
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