It's getting to be that time of year in Northwest Pennsylvania when flowers and other assorted plants are sending out droopy and tired messages that they have had enough of the hot sun and occasional pounding rain, or lack thereof, and that they just want to be "put to bed" for the winter. That "put to bed" phrase I borrow from my wonderful Mom. Fun, isn't it, how some phrases run through families? I can almost hear her saying that.
I still remember one of my personal "phrase faves" from my when my son was little -- "No, I amn't gonna do that." Anyway -- I was saying that one to myself when wondering if I should get up and out of bed this morning when I first woke up at 3 AM. "No, I amn't gonna do that." And that was before I even tried to move.
Wonder where I am going with this? I am hoping the first two paragraphs bring me to my point which tries to connect preparing for winter and getting up the next morning ... and does so without making me seem crabby. The meme below sort of speaks for itself and ... if you are one of us who cuts back a bit too long on a nice day as summer comes to an end, and then "feels it" the next morning... you "get it". The meme below speaks for you too.
I would like to meet the person who thought of this. My kind of people.
Rise and shine!
Or rise and hobble with dignity --
either way, coffee's waiting.
(The Dadbod Veteran)
