I know you are probably thinking - what does she mean .... early.
I know today is super busy and so I am writing this at 6 am scheduling it to go live much much later!
Had a very bad night feeling decidedly rough and aching and high temperature but such is life. There are far worse things to have.
I haven't of course, taken a photo of the day yet, but I will.
The page I ams haring today is another made for my Austria album. I am really pleased I decided to take all of the photos out of their very non acid free album and make a proper scrap album of them whilst they were still in good enough condition.
Oberammergau is known for its wood carving as well as its passion play and there are so many skilled crafstmen in the village. This was one of the wood carving stores and we bought a beautiful little carving that now sits in our lounge. It is very simple but the detail is incredible. It is the photo in the bottom right.
Today I am guessing I will be thankful for paracetamol!
My calendar page of the day is one I really really identify with - with that exact place and with others too.
“Name a place you’ve never been,” my stepfather, Herb, said one day as we were talking on the phone, “a place you’d really like to go.”
“Why, the Grand Canyon,” I answered without hesitation.
A few days later, my mother and Herb called again. “Guess where we’re taking you for your birthday?” my mother announced. “The Grand Canyon!”
On the flight to Arizona, I boned up on the history of the canyon. It was created over two billion years ago, I learned, by a massive land collision that drove enormous mountains six miles up into the sky. Then water erosion cut down deeper and deeper into the canyon, giving it its present appearance. Today, it is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and a mile deep.
When I stepped off the plane in Phoenix, I was ready. Equipped with lots of information and a good camera, the Grand Canyon was mine! We drove the last leg of our journey in a rented car. At last—quite suddenly—we were there. After miles and miles of desert landscapes, we were parked at the first lookout point. I rushed from the car to have my first look.
Once the canyon was in view, I stopped short. My first inclination was to throw away my camera. It seemed a sacrilege to think I might capture even an inch of the miracle that stretched out before me. What I saw could never be printed on paper. It was beyond any words I could hope to write.
Before me, plainly, simply, lay the majesty of God, bigger, more beautiful, and much more powerful than anything I could imagine. God’s thoughts, the Grand Canyon told me, are very, very deep and very, very wide. With the Psalmist, I could sing, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God” (Psalm 90:2).
Thank You, God, for sending me to the Grand Canyon, where I could know this for myself.1. The Full Situp
To achieve the full situp, you must begin with the genuine intention of exercising your abs and promptly fall asleep midway through the task.
This position is extremely advanced and not recommended for amateur sleepers.
2. The Awkward Spoon
The goal here is not so much intimacy as it is the socially uncomfortable sharing of a physical space with someone.
Bonus points if your arm falls asleep but you're too embarrassed to move it.
3. The Semicircle
Tuck your tail between your legs and imagine that you are an omelette.
4. The Sunbather
The trick is to look like someone who is acting comfortable whilst also appearing extremely uncomfortable. Let's take this excellent opportunity to coin the term "meta-comfortable."
5. The Double Bed
You will need a partner for this one. The goal is not so much comfort as an expression of sheer, unadulterated greed.
6. The Half-Box
Any old box will do, but two of your feet - preferably on opposite sides of your body - must remain outside the container at all times.
7. The Backstroker
Do not even attempt unless you have tiny, tiny, precious little legs.
8. The Sleeping Baby
Find a baby. Imitate the baby.
9. The Fur Pile
For this, you will need at least three friends who are not averse to your sleeping on them.
10. The Full-Box
Just get your whole damn body in there no matter what it takes. Be the box.
11. The Drunken Radiator
Just because you are obviously some kind of gin-addled hobo doesn't mean you can't be nice and warm.
12.. The Sleeping Dog
Find a dog. Imitate the dog.
13.. The Librarian
Bury your furry little head in your paws and try to look as contemplative and bookish as possible before drifting off.
14. The Ruler
Measure the floor with every inch of your tiny body.
15.. The Windowsill
The whole world is your hammock.
16.. The Clothes Dryer
Imagine that you are a wet T-shirt, fresh from the washing machine. Drape yourself accordingly.
17.. The Pot Luck
Think of yourself as a last-minute fruit salad that everyone will be very polite about but probably not enjoy all that much.
18.. The Head-Rush
Head to the ground, paws in the air - let gravity do the rest.
19. The Odd One Out
For this one you will need first to find two willing conformists.
20. The Mid-Sentence
Only recommended for individuals with extreme forms of narcolepsy.
21. The Bag Of Limbs (Box Edition)
Have a friend or loved one take you apart and put you back together haphazardly inside a box..
22. The Bag Of Limbs (Couch Edition)
Same as above, except (obviously) without the box.
23. The Dog Bed
Not a bed for dogs, but a bed that is made of dogs. I.e., the most comfortable bed you will ever sleep on that also smells kind of funky.
24. The Office Worker
Fall asleep on the job. LOL.
25. The Married Couple
Don't be afraid to snore.
The cats are brilliant! They made me giggle! Jenx
Posted by: Scrappyjen | June 23, 2012 at 07:49 AM
When we have our pillows all sorted out and rather than just leave them where they are the 'housekeeper' piles them up as in the picture and we have to start all over the next night.
Posted by: mattress sale | December 25, 2012 at 06:49 AM