Bliss

Oh how I love this! I see a puppy; Mr Bliss thinks it's a polka-dotted bunny. Whichever - it's a dorable😍 Explanation: grandson #3 at the age of 4, hands on hips, told me quite dramatically (after he'd done something quite cute, and I'd said, "you're adorable!") that he was NOT adorable, he was a people! He also wanted totes (toast) for breakfast and was always eager to "hepl" (just like it's written... hepple?) me whenever I was gardening. Ever since then, I call him (and the rest of the grandkids) my "dorables". I wish I knew how to post photos... I'd bore y'all with the "stuff I make for my grandkids" (one of my albums on FB - if anyone is interested, pm me and I'll share!) One of my best creations was a white eyelet nursing 'umbrella/apron' that fit over my daughter's head loosely and formed an apron-type cover-up so she could nurse her babies in public without anyone seeing anything. Her choice. There was boning in the edge of it so it acted like an umbrella for her milk supply! She could see the baby from above. Difficult to describe! I'm sure the men reading this are thinking, "wow... I want one of those!!" LOL

2/5 I made some dutch apple tarts for our Valentine's party (it was a yummy pot luck for 32, followed by a totally badass game of bid euchre - my current passion to escape from the effing snow) and have just enough left over for my J! friends ;-)

I was buying some greeting cards today, and thought I'd get some for my USA friends... Should I get a sympathy card? How about a "get well" card? Then, I found a "WTF?" card! Perfect.

I think Adriana got robbed. JMO

We had to say goodbye to our golden retriever last week - still crying every day and sometimes at something as simple as her favourite show being on... she always watched Rex with me :-( Maybe she got to meet him at the Rainbow Bridge!

Just rewatched "Love of the Irish" (wanted to escape our world's reality for a bit) and enjoyed it. Moira Kelly is usually good... and I thoroughly enjoyed her moment with her newly-found biological mother. Cute writing at times! Loved the nod to Canada (PEI) with Anne of Green Gables being the male lead's fave book :-)

Thank you. She really was an amazing energy/soul and although it's getting easier (I'm not crying 24/7, just 22/7 now), I will forever think of her as my bestest friend. Mr Bliss used to say to people, "if you're looking for Bliss, just look for Carly and Bliss will be there." She was my constant sidekick, companion, support. So grateful for the memories, and so blessed to have had her in my world. Thanks again for all the cyber hugs from my fellow J! friends! You are the best.

I'm bummed Drew from Hawaii didn't make it. I'm bummed my Carly (dog) didn't make it. I'm bummed about what someone (POTUS) is doing. Thank goodness for Adriana!

Excellent post. I was just wondering how a tRump supporter would react/feel if tRump bullied his way into their home, told them to give it to him or he'd get his military cult to force them out. "Sure! Here are all my keys! Watch the upstairs toilet... it leaks. Oh, and you may need a new roof soon. Lastly, our next door neighbour is insane." A couple of inside jokes there. I pray a lot. Every so often I get a direct line to a higher power and my prayers for help are answered pronto. Lately, there's been a busy signal. Very busy! I won't give up. I believe good will conquer evil in the end. It's the 'meantime' that's a challenge.

1/5 Sorry folks, it's more Ikea snowmen. OMG - we got dumped on today. Mr Bliss took 5 hours to drive what usually takes 5 minutes. We made the National news as it's almost a state of emergency. 50 car pile up on the main highway, lots of injuries and one death :-( I think Ma Nature is ticked.

Oh, and the eggs? I think the biggest issue is women's eggs. Carlos (from Santana) once looked me right in the eyes and said, "It's up to you women to heal our world. The men have made a mess of it." That was about 30 years ago. He was right then and it still applies today.

I am a senior Canadian and I've never in my life had the thought, "I hate so-and-so"... until now. I hate what tRump has done to our world - to our sense of peace and humanity. Mr Bliss and I have concluded that he is demonic. At times, it feels as if we're living in a nightmare... and we don't even have all the threats that are clouding the minds of so many. As for men putting their hands on you, here's my solution: When I was in my youthful prime, 30ish, I was busy at work making coffee for everyone - my hands were both full of stuff. My boss came up behind me and put his hands on my breasts. O M G. This was the 80s, way before the MeToo movement. The words came out of my mouth, "If you ever do that again, you'll be wearing your balls as earrings." I didn't copyright it, so feel free to use it. Anytime.

Thanks for the hugs and love! And the correction in dates! I guess remembering my very first online chat post obliterated the rest of my memory. Yes, I now remember those other sites and names - I'd melded them all into one lump of "tv chat rooms".

I was trying to recall when I first joined this forum, and I think it was 2010 because my very first post was on a DWTS site (although Canadian, I was an Evan Lysacek fan). I was no longer a "tv chatroom" virgin. The benefits were tremendous as I eventually met - in person - some of my chatroom friends from NYC, Atlanta, Rochester, etc. We're still email buddies and I cherish these relationships. Soon, I discovered J! and found that sharing opinions with like-minded people was a lot cheaper than therapy. *wink* Mostly, I'm a lurker. However, I thoroughly enjoy the amusement/entertainment and knowledge of reading others' comments - esp the J! forum. Maybe it's the snob in me, preferring to read intelligent chatter? Although I don't keep notes during the show, or care what categories I run ( or miss entirely), I look forward to reading your accomplishments here. Just wanted you to know that. The other night, when Drew laughed at Ken's "lithp" and then responded with his question using his own lithp, I cracked up and so did Mr Bliss. I said, "Wow. We needed that laugh!" I'll always remember that moment, as it was the first time we'd laughed in several hours. An unusual occurrence for us... to go without laughing for an extended period of time. In fact, I was probably still wiping tears from my eyes at the same time. We'd had to make the unbelievably difficult decision to take our beloved golden retriever for her last car ride to the vet that morning. I can hardly type this. It's still so raw - missing her energy, her just being her, her beautiful brown eyes and golden eyelashes, and most of all her unconditional and oh-so-loyal love. She was my best friend. She knew absolutely everything. Not sure I'll be able to watch her fave show, "Hudson & Rex", anymore. She LOVED Rex. Back to lurking.

Ditto! ...his chin dimple is a bonus. Cracked up at hith lithp.