Terrariums....A Hobby?......NO!!!?

Who says that terrariums are a hobby? It is purely science. Now if only we had little people that could fit into these micro-worlds.I am making my first one out of a light bulb. Just hollow it out by breaking the tubes inside.
Then dump out all the nasties.
Clean it up a bit so it looks pretty.
Now comes the fun part. Designing your stand!!!
And of course, mine is nifty. This is an "adult-only" project. If you really want to have a light bulb terrarium, have your parents do the hard part. You may think this is some sort of trick, but I promise you, it can be done. Especially if ole' butter fingers,(me), can do it. I only had to fail once. Hahahaaa

Remember......

The attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941. United States enters the war.


Devastation from The Bombing of London.

United States deploy Paratroopers, and launch a heavy attack on Nazi Germany.

Hitler commits suicide. Germany Surrenders.

Winston Churchill, who played a key part in the war, holds high the sign...VICTORY!

On the road to Recovery.

So my appointment was for 2:30 pm on January 6th. They didn't get me in until 7:00pm.
Oh how I love hospitals and how you always only have to wait "20 more minutes." So here I am right after my surgery.
The good news: I have the knees of a 14 year old, and the legs of a model. Turns out that because of over-use, there was tissue rubbing on my knee caps. A quick shave is doing me good.
Bad news: It's going to take a long time before I am up and running. I give it a few days!!!

Well, bad luck is better than no luck.

So I went to the Surgeon on Friday in order to find out what I need to do about my knees. And after a few hours, he came to the conclusion of double knee surgery. So in a couple weeks I go in for my "Procedure." I am calling it a procedure just to calm my nerves. In fact it is an exploratory surgery, where when they find all the things that are wrong with me, they fix them right there.
I have been thinking.....worst case scenario. They put me out, I wake up, then the doctor says sorry son.....They had to go. I am expecting the worst so I come out ahead.
You can't have a bad day when you expect the worst. Because you either get what you expected, or it turns out better.
Until then.-Just Another Helping Hand

Only a few days now.

I am looking forward to being terrified of my upcoming appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon. I hope that there will be a quick fix to my knee problems, but I have a bad feeling that it will be a little more complicated than we wish. But until the bad news comes, I'm just going to keep with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. Unfortunately nobody else likes my music. -Just Another Helping Hand

Best Hot Chocolate?!

I love Cocoa, and am always looking for new recipes. I stumbled across this one and can't wait to try it. If you have never had Nutella, you haven't lived. It is heaven in a plastic jar. All you need is whole milk, chocolate whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and Nutella! If you live in a place that doesn't carry chocolate whipped cream as I do, Just make your own!

Where did November go?

I can't believe that it is the 11th of December already. It doesn't feel like Christmas time. I think the saddest part of my Holiday season is that I am not able to put up Christmas lights. I put them up every year! And not to hurt any one's feelings, But colored lights don't look as nice as "A white Christmas." And don't get me started on LED lights. There is just something warm about white twinkle lights. Event though I strongly disagree with making them flicker, It still looks better than color lights. And how many of you have seen the ugly purple ones? Can you say killing the Christmas spirit? Looks more like all-hollows-eve to me. But I am looking forward to the coming year. I have been thinking of making one of those "Try to get done" lists for the new year. But when I think how I could improve, nothing comes to mind. I'm pretty much perfect in almost every way. The only thing I could wish for, is a glimpse at the future.

Too much "STUFF."

I would always say to my companions, "Don't get me started on the stuff." Unfortunately one of my companions asked, "What stuff."
Well I will tell you. Many people get caught up in the crowd of life. They try and make things more complicated than they need to be. How hard is it to take care of a family? Food, shelter, education, and love. Now here is the "STUFF" everyone tacks on. Food: If your family was starving, you wouldn't be able to kill a deer in order to feed them due to Fish and Game regulations. Shelter: If you had no money, a log cabin would be out of the question due to Forest Service regulations. Education: Public education from K-12 was essentially supposed to be free. I had to pay 400 dollars for "Mandatory" class fees. Now here is the one I can't figure out. Love: It should be unconditional towards all man. But the pride, stubbornness, and malice in our hearts gets the better of us. We need to start showing our love towards other people. We need to find something good about them instead of seeking the bad. We need to start being happy, truly happy. I recently saw a short clip where a choir started singing in a random mall. You can check it out on my sister's blog, raintoday.blogspot.com. Before I go, I would like to leave you with one of my favorite quotes......by me. "When all else fails, try again. If that doesn't work, just keep on trying." All we can do is try our very best.
-Just Another Helping Hand