Flashback Friday: Grandma, Brian and Me

 

My brother, Grandma Henson and I in 1980.

The Hubble Saw This On My Birthday

On my 2009 birthday, the Hubble saw...

Read more about Herbig-Haro 24 online at

https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2015/42/3656-Image.html

What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?

Find out: www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday

Stuck In My Head: "Strut" by Sheena Easton

This song has been stuck in my head all week!

He said, "Baby, what's wrong with you?

Why don't you use your imagination?"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Nations go to war over women like you

It's just a form of appreciation"

"Come on over here, lay your clothes on the chair

Now let the lace fall across your shoulder"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Standing in the half-light, you're almost like her

So take it slow like your daddy told ya"

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

I said, "Honey, I don't like this game

You make me feel like a girl for hire"

(Oh no, oh no)

"All this fascination with leather and lace

Is just the smoke from another fire"

He said, "Honey, don't stop a speeding train

Before it reaches it destination"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Lie down here beside me, oh, have some fun too

Don't turn away from your true vocation"

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

I won't be your baby doll

Be your baby doll

I won't be your baby doll

Be your baby doll

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

Happy Star Wars Day!

“May the Fourth be with you” was first used by Margaret Thatcher’s political party to congratulate her on her election on May 4th, 1979, and the saying quickly caught on. However, the first celebration of May 4th took place much later, at the Toronto Underground Cinema in 2001.

 

This first official Star Wars Day’s festivities included a costume contest and a movie marathon. Fans’ favorite parodies of the franchise were also enjoyed, as were some of the most popular mash-ups and remixes. Since then, Star Wars Day has gained popularity and is celebrated by Star Wars Fans worldwide.

 

Stuck In My Head: "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by The Beatles

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"

Picture yourself in a boat on a river

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green

Towering over your head

Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes

And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Aaaaahhhhh...

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain

Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies

Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers

That grow so incredibly high

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Waiting to take you away

Climb in the back with your head in the clouds

And you're gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Aaaaahhhhh...

Picture yourself on a train in a station

With Plasticine porters with looking-glass ties

Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Aaaaahhhhh...

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Aaaaahhhhh...

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Thoughts of Warmth

I am thinking of things to warm me up on this cold winter evening. One thing I enjoy putting on an over-sized sweat shirt to snuggle up in for warmth.  I also like sleeping with the fan on...while sleeping with several blankets on top of me.  So warm and cozy!

I also enjoy snuggling Shelby.  She is such a good dog.  I love her too the moon and back!

One of my favorite hot foods to eat is a nice big bowl of homemade Chicken & Dumplings. My mom use to make the best chicken & dumplings ever.  Every year on my birthday she would make them.  Yum!

My favorite hot beverage lately has been coffee.  I cannot drink too much though because it gives me the jitters! Plus, I cannot drink coffee too late in the day, because I won't be able to sleep.  Since I already have trouble sleeping I don't need to make things worse by having coffee. So, I will drink hot chocolate now and then to warm up.

I feel a little warmer now.  But I think I will head to bed, snuggle with my Shelby under multiple blankets and warm up even more!

Flashback Friday: "12 Guns" by Green Day

Do you know what's worth fighting for

When it's not worth dying for?

Does it take your breath away

And you feel yourself suffocating

Does the pain weigh out the pride?

And you look for a place to hide

Did someone break your heart inside

You're in ruins

One, 21 Guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 Guns

Throw up your arms into the sky

You and I...

When you're at the end of the road

And you lost all sense of control

And your thoughts have taken their toll

When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul

Your faith walks on broken glass

And the hangover doesn't pass

Nothing's ever built to last

You're in ruins

One, 21 Guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 Guns

Throw up your arms into the sky

You and I...

Did you try to live on your own

When you burned down the house and home

Did you stand too close to the fire?

Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

When it's time to live and let die

And you can't get another try

Something inside this heart has died

You're in ruins

One, 21 Guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 Guns

Throw up your arms into the sky

One, 21 Guns

Lay down your arms

Give up the fight

One, 21 Guns

Throw up your arms into the sky

You and I

Rest in Peace Don Williams and Troy Gentry

One of my favorite songs from Don Williams...

One of my favorite songs from the Montgomery Gentry band....

Flashback Friday: "We Are The World" By U.S.A. For Africa

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

When the world must come together as one

There are people dying

And it's time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

We can't go on pretending day by day

That someone, somehow will soon make a change

We are all a part of God's great big family

And the truth, you know

Love is all we need

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So lets start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares

And their lives will be stronger and free

As God has shown us by turning stones to bread

So we all must lend a helping hand

When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all

But if you just believe there's no way we can fall

Let us realize that a change can only come

When we stand together as one

Thank you

Flashback Friday: Colt...I Miss Him So Much

A collage of photos of my son, Colt.

I miss him so very much.

Today I caught myself reaching for my phone to send him a text. 

My heart aches just as much now as it did the day he died. 

I love you son, forever and always

Collage made at piZap.com

Photos (c)Shannon G. Wamsley

"The Baby" by Blake Shelton

"The Baby"

My brother said that I

was rotten to the core.

I was the youngest child,

so I got by with more.

I guess she was tired by

the time I came along.

She'd laugh until she cried,

I could do no wrong.

She would always save me,

because I was her baby.

I worked a factory in Ohio,

a shrimp boat in the Bayou,

I drove a truck in Birmingham.

Turned 21 in Cincinnati,

I called home to mom and daddy,

I said "Your boy is now a man."

She said "I don't care if you're 80,

you'll always be my baby."

She loved that photograph,

of our whole family.

She'd always point us out,

for all her friends to see.

That's Greg he's doing great,

he really loves his job.

And Ronnie with his 2 kids,

how 'bout that wife he's got.

And that one's kinda crazy,

but that one is my baby.

I got a call in Alabama,

said come on home to Louisianna

and come as fast as you can fly.

Cause your momma really needs you,

and says she's got to see you,

she might not make it through the night.

The whole way I drove 80

so she could see her baby.

She looked like she was sleepin'

and my family had been weepin'

by the time that I got to her side.

And I knew that she'd been taken,

and my heart it was breakin',

I never got to say goodbye.

I softly kissed that lady

and cried just like a baby.

"Picking Up Pieces" by Blue October

"Picking Up Pieces"

I really need to talk with you

I keep stepping on the vein

That keeps my lifeline flowing through

I wanna be your perfect stick of glue

But I don't feel perfect at all

Sad and insecure flaw

I find it hard to hold conversations

I get sweaty sick and I wanna walk away

No, it's not you it's strictly me in this situation

I'm wondering will it ever go away...just go away, still

Sometimes I feel like weeping

Awake and when I'm sleeping

Perfecting how to put a game face on

This puzzle I've been keeping

Has been in hiding creeping out the closet door

Spilling out onto the floor

How long will I be picking up pieces

How long will I be picking up my heart

Listen...

I'll be as honest as I feel

I'm getting more paranoid and I'm hearing things

And they never turn out real

It feels like my heart is made of pure steel

It's just so heavy all the time

Yea I'm scared of death

And I'm scared of living

I gave up on the past cause it's unforgiving

I misplaced my trust

I watched my word begin to rust

I'm a balloon about to bust

I need a place for reliving

Sometimes I feel like weeping

Awake and when I'm sleeping

Perfecting how to put a game face on

And this puzzle I've been keeping

Has been in hiding creeping out the closet door

Spilling out onto the floor

How long will I be picking up pieces

How long will I be picking up my heart

How long (in another space and time)

Will I be picking up pieces in the corner of my mind

How long (its getting oh so hard to find)

Keep picking up pieces in the corner of my mind

But I still walk on

Flashback Friday: Colt's Senior Photo

Photo of my son, Colt in February 2011.

Railroad tracks in front of my house...High School Senior

 photo that was taken before he left to join the Army.

Photo (c)Shannon G. Wamsley

Sometimes Voicemail Causes Heartache

I accidentally listened to all the voicemail on my phone today, 

which included a voicemail I received from my son back in late February 2016. 

Hearing his voice again...not words to describe how it feels :( 

I miss that boy so damned much.

Stuck in my Head: "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac

Loving you

Isn't the right thing to do

How can I ever change things

That I feel?

If I could

Maybe I'd give you my world

How can I

When you won't take it from me

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Go your own way

Tell me why

Everything turned around

Packing up

Shacking up's all you wanna do

If I could

Baby I'd give you my world

Open up

Everything's waiting for you

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

go your own way

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Call it another lonely day

You can go your own way

Flashback Friday: Trip To Florida

In June 2010 I went to Florida for two week (job training). 

Here are a few photos from that trip.

 

 

Forever In My Heart

It has been three months since my handsome son passed away. 

 I miss you so very much Richard Colt Hazlett. And I love you forever and always.

If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,

I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.

No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye

you were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.

My heart still aches in sadness and secret tears still flow,

what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know.

~Author Unknown

Flashback Friday: Colt's Swearing in

Colt being sworn into the United States Army 

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; February 2011

Photo (c)Shannon G. Wamsley

Flashback Friday: Colt in Wisconsin in 2008

La Crosse, WI in 2008

West Salem, WI in 2008

All photos (c)Shannon G. Wamsley

Flashback Friday: Mom, Dad and My Brother

My brother, Brian, in the late 1980's

Dad, Mom and Brian in June 1987