Crankiness hits new low!

Well how about that, it really is getting harder and harder for me to feel cranky with all this good stuff going on all around me.

First thing this morning, one of my dearest friends sent me a lovely note, to remind me that I'm not as bad as I consider myself to be and a gorgeous image of a sweet, adorable kitten that just made me want to purr.

Secondly, Roger Federer is still playing tennis like a god, and that always lowers my crankiness lever.

Soon after that, I got to see my darling kids on webcam at the same time and that doesn't happen very often. There was a third person in the picture too and without mentioning any names, this person is doing such a kind thing for me, something so sweet and unexpected that I immediately started bawling my eyes out with joy.

This blog wasn't supposed to be so much about politics, in fact it was supposed to be just a place for me to vent my frustrations, but thanks to our new president, President obama, President Obama, President Obama....yes it's not a miss-print, I wanted to say it three times, I'm sort of feeling more relaxed today than I have for a long time. It's not likely to last, but for now I'm enjoying the notion that the world is actually returning to some kind of livable planet for all of us.

Today for instance we have good news about the funding of stem-cell research, the overturning of the 'Global Gag Rule' which is good news for women all around, but especially in so called third world countries, as it enables them to have access to safe, reproductive- health care, and gets them away from backyard abortionists.

Also, more and more good, honest people are talking about holding certain ex-presidents and their 'pals' accountable for some of their misdeeds and 'evil doings', something I have always believed to be absolutely necessary. Why should anyone obey the law, if our leaders are given free reign to do as they please? Anyway, new stuff is being uncovered every day and whistle-blowers are coming out of the wood-works.

In fact there's been good news every day so far, since our new administration has been in power and there seems to be a spirit of co-operation among world leaders that's been sadly lacking for far too long.

Now I'm going to show you my lovely family, and tomorrow I may finally get around to posting some chapters of my book