When did I start living this way?

I have so much I want to blog about but I still have clean laundry in baskets in my room. Actually I can't remember the last time I didn't have them in my room. This is not the way I want to live!
I was able to watch an Oprah today and it was about people who are hoarders and clutter bugs...my space looks pretty normal but it frightens me that I might end up like that when my mind goes (anytime now?)

This week was significant however, I went to Sally's beauty supply and they offered me a discount card, only $2.50 if you are 55 or older. I told them I would be 55 in February so they went ahead and gave me the deal. I was thrilled til I got home and realized I had just received my first "over 55 senior discount"! That was a little sobering. I am not sure I am ready for this.

I hope my future involves a lot of jewelry and travel...to compensate? Actually I probably get more fulfillment from teaching ESL and investing in other people but I like to talk about the travel and jewelry...even tho I wear very little of it.

I bought a really big frozen turkey tonight...I apologized to him as I pushed out the automatic
doors, too bad he had to die for us to feast next week..Daughter Bethany wants to be a vegetarian but she can't figure out how to give up hams, turkey, chicken, and occasional beef?
We both love animals and probably would turn into vegans if we had to kill them ourselves.
Does that make us meat hungry hypocrites? I'm looking forward to a kinder heaven someday.

I would like to mediatate more on what I am thankful for instead of the meal...but the meal takes a lot of planning. Surely Thanksgiving wasn't meant to be about football and food...(interesting that the super bowl is not enough for most Americans) Any of you found ways to bring back Godly thankfulness to this beautiful holiday?

Future commander and chief?

I borrowed this from Betty's blog - It'sboopchile@blogspot.com.

It is apparently several pres. candidates standing for the flag salute. Obama not only did not put his hand over his heart, he also did not recite the pledge.

I am seeing more and more people refusing to honor the flag or pledge. Many of them are younger so I try not to judge them for their IGNORANCE of what we have here and the human suffering that bought it.
But to have a pres candidate in that ignorant group!!
What is he thinking??...he wants to be the future commander and chief?

I will say I support his right here in America to make that choice, maybe that is something one should "salute"?

Something different

I watched the PBS special this week on Charles Schultz, the creator of the comic strip "Peanuts". I was looking forward to having something to do while Rod was away overnight being evaluated for sleep apnea.

I became so fascinated with watching the artist sketch his strip that when it was over I got the urge to sketch someone.

Since Rod was gone, I attempted to sketch myself on some notebook paper while looking into the bathroom mirror.

You can see my results to the left here, I don't share this because it is so good, I really have never had any training in sketching but I was surprised at the incredible passion I felt doing this...it was like my mind and body had been chained to a desk and computer or kitchen for years and suddenly my creative side just came busting out! To re create something from my eyes to brain to hand to notebook, it was magical! What is simmering deep down inside you? Maybe the rest of us need what God has put there. Let it out!