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@sheba2011

Thanks for the kind thoughts. I just feel sad that I couldn’t be there for her. I didn’t know she was ill. She had an extremely hard life. I just hope she is at peace. Again, thank you for being here.

You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Song by Boris Karloff and Thurl Ravenscroft

You’re a mean one, Mr Grinch
You really are a heel
You’re as cuddly as a cactus
You’re as charming as an eel
Mr. Grinch!
You’re a bad banana
With a greasy black peel!
You’re a monster, Mr. Grinch!
Your heart’s an empty hole
Your brain is full of spiders
You’ve got garlic in your soul
Mr. Grinch!
I wouldn’t touch you
With a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!
You’re a vile one, Mr. Grinch!
You have termites in your smile
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile
Mr. Grinch!
Given the choice between the two of you
I’d take the seasick crocodile!
You’re a foul one, Mr. Grinch!
You’re a nasty, wasty skunk!
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk
Mr. Grinch!
The three words that best describe you
Are as follows, and I quote
“Stink, stank, stunk!”
You’re a rotter, Mr. Grinch!
You’re the king of sinful sots!
Your heart’s a dead tomato
Splotched with moldy, purple spots
Mr. Grinch!
Your soul is an apalling dump-heap
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
Assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable
Mangled-up in tangled-up knots!
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!
With a nauseous super naus!
You’re a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked hoss
Mr. Grinch!
You’re a three-decker sauerkraut
And toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide
Next year all our troubles will be miles away
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Will be near to us once more
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Club Sheba Holiday Edition

@oodiebom,

You have my heartfelt condolences. 💕🌹 I hope you take it easy this evening.
I wish I could make you laugh a little. 😘💕

@oodiebom

I am saddened to hear that your cousin passed away. These are strange times and a family member passing during the holidays makes it more difficult. Sending healing prayers and comforting hugs.🙏💗

Ooh..ahhh..a lil sprinkle of christmas magic..makes me smile! I am well and hope you are feeling healthy & strong,still have the month to get through and enjoy all the little things that make the season bright🎄👨‍👩‍👧🕊 thx Sheba

@sheba2011

Computer has not arrived. Guess we will market tomorrow. Meanwhile just heard from a cousin that one of our cousin’s has past. Her Mom, also a close cousin, is in assisted living. I don’t think we will be able to make the funeral which will be either tomorrow or Sunday. Besides, we will need to quarantine for two weeks, especially coming from Florida.

Funny about the charcoal deodorant. I have charcoal soap which helps with eczema and other types of rashes. I’m happy that my dad, in some way, proved that what he told me years ago was able to come through for you.

Looking forward to Trivia. I could use a few smiles and laughter right now.

@sheba2011

I’m sure it felt good to stay home today and not have to run. I did go up to mom’s and drank tea and talked with her and sis for a couple hours. My mom has every available space filled with Christmas decorations. I like Christmas, a tree, cards and a wreath but she is overkill.🎄🎅 Thank goodness my sister is here to help because it is just too much work for me. My sister said she feels like she is in purgatory and this is her penance, lol!🤣 Mom says it makes her happy but I think she is influenced by her neighbors and just wants to keep up.

I am very lucky to have mom close by. It must be very frustrating for you and others not being able to visit or celebrate together. Who would have thought back in March that this would still be here and getting worse. I say a prayer daily that we can end this virus so everyone can go back to being normal and enjoy their families no matter where they are. 🙏

Stay warm, my friend, and keep that coat on Poppy. Hugs from my house to yours.💕

Rethinking Complaining

When we spend all of our time complaining, we are in essence in constant destroy mode rather than building mode.

We all know someone who has elevated the process of complaining to a high art. Sometimes funny, sometimes exhausting, these people have the ability to find a problem just about anywhere. In its more evolved form, complaining is simply the ability to see what’s not working, in one’s own life or in the external world, and it can be quite useful if followed to its natural conclusion — finding a solution and applying it. However, many of us don’t get that far, and we find that complaining has become an end in itself. In small doses, this is not a big problem, but if complaining has become a huge part of our identities, it may be time to take a good look at how we are spending our energy.

Complaining is a person’s way of acknowledging that they are not happy with the way things are. In a metaphorical way, when we complain or criticize, we are tearing down an undesirable structure in order to make room for something new. But if all we do is tear down, never bothering to summon the creative energy required to create something new, we are not fulfilling the process. In fact, we are at risk for becoming a stagnant and destructive force in our own lives and in the lives of the people we love. Another issue with complaining is that we sometimes tend to focus on other people, whom we can’t change, as a way of deflecting attention from the one person we can change — ourselves. So transforming complaining into something useful is a twofold process that begins with turning our critical eye to look at things we can actually do something about, and then taking positive action.

When we find ourselves complaining, the last thing we need to do is get down on ourselves. Instead, we can begin by noticing that we are in the mode of wanting to make some changes. But rather than lashing out at somebody or an organization, we can look for an appropriate place to channel this energy — not our neighbor’s house, but possibly parts of our own. Finally, we can ask ourselves the positive question of what we would like to create in the place of whatever it is we want to tear down. When we do this, we channel a negative habit into a creative process, thus using our energy to change the world around us in a positive way.

@ddshoppy,

Happy Holiday’s. 😘💕 Stay safe and have a great day.

@kittengirl,

I understand Kitten this too shall pass one day. In our hearts and prayers during this
most difficult time. Sending kitty hugs. 🌹