About those fortunes ..

A couple of nights ago we choose Chinese food .. of course we have to do fortune cookies .. here was mine. I have always  believed that for every moment of unhappiness, you will receive twice the happiness .. so I think this fortune must be correct.. because, baby, I am due!!
This will be the last post for Wait4thenews. To stay with the theme of new beginnings, I think it is apropos to start a new blog.
Wait4thenews was encouraged by Tommie while we were all living in Texas .. it has been so much fun to write and participate with the meme’s, that I would like to do much of the same in my new blog, but with a new name. Also, this time around, I would like to have more honest conversation .. while still having lots of fun.
Thank you for visiting. I hope you have enjoyed this blog as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Hope to see you at my next posting at my new home! (bring some wine!)

Friday fill in ..

1. Join me in _at the next road race_.
2. Put a little _spice_ in your day!
3. Happiness is _a content heart and a satisfied soul__.
4. _Dazed_ and confused.
5. I'm waiting for _the right time_.
6. _ Red wine ___ is hard to resist.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _a quiet night at home_, tomorrow my plans include _a long run, big groceries, and finishing work_ and Sunday, I want to _have breakfast with Cyn__!



This is one of the reasons I love being back in Maine .. breakfast with Cynthia! ...

Thursday 13 ..a change

For Thursday 13 .. something a little different ..

SCATTEGORIES Rules:

Once again, I copied Tommie's blog .. thought it would be fun and different! Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up.

1. What is your name? Juliette

2. A 4 Letter Word: junk

3. A Boys Name: Jack

4. A Girls Name: Jane

5. An Occupation: judge

6. A Color: jade

7. Something you wear: jog bra

8. A Beverage: Jose Cuervo

9. A Food: jam

10. Something found in the bathroom: jacuzzi tub!

11. A place: Jakarta (lived there for four years

12. A Reason for being late: just couldn't get up early enough!

13. Something you shout: JUMP!

Friday Fill In

Thank you Janet for Friday Fill In

1. Give me _too much wine_ and I'll _talk too much____.
2. Whenever _I drive to the gym at 4:50am, I crank up my music in the truck to get into the mood (or is it to wake up?)_.
3. I wish _it wasn't so complicated!____.
4. _Cashew Chicken_ was the last thing I ate that was utterly delicious.
5. To live in this world _you need a good sense of humor, a positive out look, lots of sun ..okay, and a big glass of wine!____.
6. Other than this one, _Tommie's Tuesday Update___ is the last blog I commented on.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _playing driver for skier son__, tomorrow my plans include _gym, dump run, pick up forgotten dog at the groomers and maybe a movie__ and Sunday, I want to _continue reading while we wait for the big snow storm_!

Here is another picture that was saved because it was downloaded on to the desktop. This moose picture was taken while we were in Maine for the summer. I had lived in Maine for 8 years and never saw a moose .. then we came up for a couple of weeks .. and low and behold! Good news on the lap top ... a new one is on the horizon .. woo hoo!

Manic Monday

Of all your favorite foods, which one would you find the most difficult to give up for the rest of your life?
Does red wine count as food?? Okay, what if we said red wine and chocolate?? I had the perfect glass of red wine this weekend .. .. .. so yes, wine would be a "food" that I would miss.

Which month of the year do you thing best describes your personality?
What is my personality?? I would probably go with March ~ Spring ... everything is happy ..


If you could be a contestant on any game show, past or present, which show would you pick?
lol .. probably the Price is Right ... I am sooooo OCD when it comes to grocery shopping and lists and prices .. don't I hate it when a box of Oreos is $2.95 when the week before it was 2 for $5.00 .. or my daily wine is $9.84, but in the other store it's $11.85

So .. here is the update on my laptop ... NONE .. *sigh* .. I am still using the kid's desktop .. I'm hoping in two weeks I will be back on with my laptop. :(

Fill In Friday ..

1. I'd really like _a very big glass of red wine__ right now.
2. _@#*&!!___ is the word you'd most often hear me say if I stubbed my toe.
3. Possession is _mine____.
4. _Love_ Captain Jack Sparrow.
5. Marshmallows and fire go together like _passion and kisses__.
6. __shovel snow_ on and on.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _a quiet evening__, tomorrow my plans include _not sure if we are going to NH or just gyming it_ and Sunday, I want to _watch some SuperBowl,(even though my honey is not playing) and recover from Saturday____!

Simply Kind Tuesday ..Ahhh... ..

Thanks to Claudia for this week's Simply Kind Tuesday ... she has a great clip, check her out! Here is a sneak peak:

“Up from the ashes, grow the roses of success.”

So .. I have been on a blog-block for almost three weeks now .. okay, maybe it isn't a full block since we had the holiday season mixed in ..

But now we are in the sixth day of the New Year .. AND .. it's Tuesday, time for Simply Kind Acts.. I want to nominate my glass of wine. It's a constant, always there .. comforting, quiet and kind. Those "ahh moments .." are far and few, but with my glass of wine .. who is counting? Today when I pulled into my driveway, I managed to get my truck stuck in a pile of snow .. don't ask, not sure what I did .. all I knew was that I needed to dislodge my vehicle or else I would be in trouble! (we have another snow storm pending ..! .. whose motto is "be prepared" ?? ... LOL) ..

Anywhooo... the simple kindness from my glass of wine allowed my evening just to be ... "ahhhh......."

Happy Tuesday everyone!

*special mention ... Noah took this picture ..

Friday Fill In ..

1. I enjoy _my glass of red wine!__.

2. _Things happen for reasons .. please show me this one_ is something I wonder about often lately.

3. In your heart, you knew there was no turning back__.

4. Take _vanilla ice cream with crushed Oreo cookies, hot fudge sauce and caramel sauce___, add a little _heated big brownie_ and you end up with _my most favorite dessert_(it's almost as good as the 'better-than-sex' cake!!)_.

5. Life has gifted me with _a loving family, life-long friends and strong running legs! ___.

6. __Laying in a tanning bed_ is an instant vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _wine_, tomorrow my plans include _enduring Ike__ and Sunday, I want to _watch football_!

What is Missing Here?

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

So, Saturday night came .. I was completely out of wine .. I went to our local grocery store where they have this wonderful idea of "why buy 1 when you can buy 6 and save ...". All too familiar with this practice since it was something Tommie and I shared all the time when our husbands were out fighting the bad guys in the big sand box, far, far away .. (almost)every weekend she and I would split a six pack. (We weren't THAT bad! ... were we?!)

So what's missing in this picture? Not just a mere 3 bottles of BAREFOOT Pinot Grigio ... but a whole lot more ...

My sisters, SeaDog moments, Coffee mornings at the Bakery .. Maine ...

This week was a tough week ... I'll stop whining now .. and have a swig of red wine! (where's the chocolate??)

Manic Monday ..

Using no more than 10 nouns, and ONLY nouns, describe yourself.

Noun: person, place or thing ..

You already know the person .. so .. here are things:

red wine .. rich dark chocolate .. kayak .. running shoes .. lakeside camp .. sun .. beach ...

(funny daughter said "light switch" .. on in the morning, off at night!)

Picture by Alet as well .. she is so talented!

If you owned your own store, what would you sell?

Hmm, been there .. we had an Optical Store .. I loved it at the time .. I don't think I would want another store again .. but IF ...I would love to own an "outdoor sports" ..store .. I think the clients are more "down to earth .." (... haha!)

If you were to name the most comforting thing for you to hold in your hands, what would it be?

Hmmmmm...... does it depend what the comfort is for?? A glass of red wine goes a looooong way!!

Happy Monday!

Thursday 13

In keeping with the ABC ...with the first Thursday 13.. the letter W


1. the first one that came to mind: Wine .. My favorites are Rodney Strong and J Lohr .. I'm hoping with summer here we can have wine nights outside again

2. I love to Walk .. the longer, the better
3. After not having seen my mother in a couple of years, she pointed out very nicely that I have Wrinkles ... she didn't just say it once .. but quite a few times! Thanks Ma!

4. Wicked! Not in the way Merriam Webster describes it; the New England way "Wicked Good!"

5. Why? Aren't you tempted at times to just keep asking WHY?

6. Wandering Stranger by Lionel Ritchie (yes..... I admit it!)One of my most favorite songs for as long as I can remember.

7. A new addition to the family .. Demi the Weimaraner .. this is one of those times I ask "WHY?"
8. We have two Windchimes that wake me up during the night .. It's my early warning system when the weather is bad and I am wondering if we have a tornado warning.

9. Winding Mountain Roads remind me of driving in a convertible with my bf C in Vermont!


10. I love the long ceiling to floor windows we have in this house .. so does Bruce.
11. I curse at Windy days ... I learned that from my other bf J ... she hates them .. it messes up her hair ... it makes my runs harder!
12. Runner's World .. love their magazine, one of my "ahhh" moments, and their website is great too.
13. lastly ... Winters in Maine .. can't believe I am going to say it .... I miss them!

Happy Thursday! We are one day closer to Friday .. the weekend!! (Hey .. another W)

Weekend Recap ..

The weekend flew by .. this weekend must have been the technical issue weekend. On Friday and Saturday the phone stopped working .. on Saturday my cell phone did strange and foreign things (kind of like the behavior of teenage children!) My new dog hurt my prized possession, the laptop .... so on Sunday I trekked out to the store that fixes computers (the desktop stopped working a week prior..)and also to the cell phone store. This was not on the list of things to do for the weekend .. the computer store worked their magic, at no charge .. and the cell phone is 30 days past it's manufacturer's warrantee, so a phone call had to wait until Monday. At this point I decided to go home and lay out in the sun ..

Saturday the kids and I did go to the cookout for deploying soldiers .. we manned the bouncy room for the little, little ones .. I did get to have quiet time on both Friday night and Saturday night .. with my glass of Red Diamond Merlot .. a nice full body wine. Sunday came and went .. I did get to run again ..at 9pm! This Texas heat is insane, and we are only in the beginning of June!! I guess there should be no complaints .. coming from 20 years in New England ... having 90 degree weather days in May still astounds me! (it was wearing shorts in January that really got me!!!)