I Ain't Just Whistling Dixie!

You want to see the real me? Take a good look! This is it! I live in a trailer park. I dress causal, to say the least, and I am happier than I have a right to be with my doxie, my grandson and his new dog, my colorful pants, Micah's spongebob rainboots and my son who is taking the picture. I'm southern, getting to be just a wee bit redneck, in love up to my eyeballs with my children and their children and thinking that I don't really need to wear those green crocs anymore. They don't really go with anything in my wardrobe as is clearly evident in this picture. I'm joking, folks, just joking.!

The little doxie has passed away now. His name was Sonny and I miss him more than words will ever be able to convey. The little puppy has had two puppies and my grandson is a year and a half older. The knee has been operated on and my hair is much shorter.  I still have the lovely ensemble I am wearing. I still get filled with joy just hanging out without much thought to the outside of things. I love people and animals and the ambience of a day spent around folks that I love. I live in my head with little thought of wardrobe or fashion which is, by the way, the reason NO ONE wants me to pick out clothes for them. Pretension has lost ground in my life. I 'm told that I am a character and a bit eccentric. I know I'm colorful Just look at my outfit. But give me some credit, I didn't wear it out of the park. Not even to Wal-Mart even though I would not have stood out on a busy day at our Wal-Mart. It is just another day in paradise with all the trappings that go with the reality of love, devotion, aging, accepting the things I cannot change and the shape-shifting of a recovering alcoholic's mind. Nothing is ever just the way it looks or seems. Nothing will ever surpass the gift of love in my life or the joy I find in my relationship with Jesus who blesses me with changing me so I can suit up and show up just as I am on any given day. Well, this is me, the real me, the me that I like the best. I ain't just whistling dixie. I'm living it!