How fun......

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

Erma Bombeck

I'm so excited. I'm getting ready for Thanksgiving. It has been a very long time since I have spent so much time planning for this occasion. I'm getting crafty. Tablecloth, making decorations, the menu! We will be having stuffed pork loin, rice dressing, potato salad, broccoli casserole, old fashioned pound cake...sounds good, huh. Napkin folding, place card design, table arrangment, I'm even making my own place mats. I'm so looking forward to the day.

About the bathroom, still not finished. The list of things to do just keeps growing. Hopefully, we'll be finished by Thanksgiving.

Gotta get back to it........

About the bathroom.......

Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

George Halas

It started with a small project. The shower needed to be replaced because of an irreparable crack. Well, since we replaced the shower, the flooring would no longer fit close to the shower so we replaced the floor. The floor moulding had to be lifted and hammered back into place so it would need to be caulked. Well, now the moulding needs to be repainted. During the installation of the new shower, the wall was damaged because, the shower is a very tight fit. Now the wall will need to be repaired and of course that will require a subsequent paint job. We will have a new bathroom. Repairing is always more than you could possibly anticipate. The end will be so worth it.

Be vigilant.....always....

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln said this almost 150 years ago. What I have seen in education withing the past 10 years, as a teacher, is our increasingly uneducated and thoughtless young people. I have students that shine with intelligence and thoughtful opinion and expression but, they have become fewer and farther between. I believe that this quote of Lincoln's is so appropriate for today. It has always been said that "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything." And in the same manner of thinking, if one has little knowledge he will believe almost anything. We need to have an education revolution. I am trying to do my part but, I am only one. My children are thoughtful and educated. I wish more parents would take an active part in their childrens education. Parent apathy is rampant. Whoever reads this, take heed. Our culture is destroying itself from within.

Do no harm.........

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Benjamin Franklin

Yesterday, my husband and I voted. Last night we had family over for dinner and, we watched the election returns. I didn't vote for our new president. The reason is because I've read the constitution and our new president believes in instituting change that is not sanctioned by our founding document. Our founding fathers were brilliant. The constitution does not need to be changed. It espouses freedom and individual liberty without trampling on the rights of others. The constitution does not guarantee that we will not fail but, if some assume that it does, we as a nation will dig a deeper hole for ourselves. My country owes me nothing, nor to anyone else, but to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote (not provide for) the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.

To be continued......

It's easy, right?

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Cary Grant

Well, we are still working on the bathroom. The light at the end keeps moving futher away. One thing leads to another. The more that we do, the more we find to do. But even though it's not finished, believe it or not, it still looks better. God gave me this remarkable gift of actually envisioning the finished product. For me that's all the inspiration I need. My honey, boss, husband, love of my life, etc., did not receive his "patience" quota that is required on any job (this only applies to our home--he's a builder and always finishes the jobs that pay.) He gets really frustrated when things take more than a day. I think that when I can continue working happy even frustrates him further. He's watching a football game right now. Let the bear lie--do not disturb. I just want to make him happy. I'm glad he's not a girl because he wouldn't make a good one.

Back to the bathroom.......

Work, work, work....

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

Josh Billings

My husband is my hero. If I wanted to be a guy, I'd want to be like him. He is truly a manly man. Put him in a dress and, he could never pull it off. Nothing whimpy, no fear, all muscle and he loves me (except when I'm making a wedding cake.) I have strict instructions to NEVER do that again. I guess that's okay by me--it was a little stressful--maybe more than a little.

Anyway, we are changing the floors in the bathroom. I'm so excited. It looks so much better. I really like physical labor especially floors because I'm sitting all the time. My honey and I work well together, as long as I agree that he's the boss. No problem. I never wanted to be the boss, ever in my whole life. I only like to help and I'm a really good helper. Just ask my last employer. When I was diagnosed with M.S., I couldn't work in surgery anymore. I do keep in touch with him often. He's on a ship in the Mediterranian around Greece.

Back to the floor, I'm so excited about it. I think we'll finish today. Hot dog!!!!!!!! I have also been acquiring a few new items like pillows. When the kids came over, they stayed in our bedroom because, there is more area in our room and the bathroom is attached. When one lives with a certain item long enough it becomes acceptable even though it's not. Well, my daughter said that my pillows were really flat. I thought about it and I dont think that I've bought new pillows in 25 years. Well, it's amazing how much a new pillow can do for you. So, baby girl, when you read this, THANK YOU. I love my new pillows. They are the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to the floor......