Soggy in Idaho

It has been raining off and on here in my part of the country for the last 2 months! I have been waiting for a few sunny days, but I am just about certain that I am growing webs between my fingers and toes now.Soon we will start turning into swamp creatures.
Moss will grow everywhere and Mold will creep all over the place.
Oh the horror and the terror of it all..................................oh wait....................................... The sun is coming out. All is well!

boy am I lazy

I should write something interesting but it has been cloudy, windy and cold for the last week and it was the same the week before that!
Went to my sister-in-laws funeral last weekend. Her death was a shock as she was the youngest in the family and 1st to go.
One of our grandson's got his mission call to the Washington Tacoma Mission. Wa Hoo! We are so excited for him. He is a great kid and he will be a terrific missionary.
Another of our grandsons had to have his appendix out but is now doing well.
One of our sons and family will be moving away in another month and although we wish them well....Dang it!
Anyway, that's the news from here for now.....I'm to lazy to think of anything exciting and fun to write!

I Miss My Mommie!

Mother's Day is coming up next month and I've been thinking about my mother quite a bit lately!
My boys, their wives and my husband all got together and gave me a really great early Mother's Day gift....a class in learning to do stained glass. I'm going to my second class tonight and I really like learning about this art that I have admired for many years!
I can't give my mother gifts any more. She passed away many years ago and before she passed on she had senile dementia for several years so she wasn't herself.
Everyone says that I look a lot like momma, I don't always see it when I look in the mirror because I wear my hair different and use make-up and I am lots heavier than my mom ever was.
But then I will hear myself laugh like she did and I see her eyes and nose when I look again. The last couple of years I see her hands when I look at my own.
Momma was a very hard worker. She kept our house clean, she had to use a wringer washing machine and clothesline for years, she cooked super delicious meals three times a day everyday for close to 70-plus years.
Most importantly, she loved me even though she wasn't always patient with me. She tried her best to teach me to cook, sew, clean and take care of my own belongings. She gave me lots of free time to read, explore and be myself. She was always so busy being a homemaker I don't think she ever had time to be herself.
I think she always dreamed of doing lots of things she never got to do. She always wanted to go to the Ice skating shows. And when she was 90 years old she painted her very first picture of 2 little birds on a branch and we realized she would have been a good artist! I wonder what other talents she had that we never knew about?
Praise was sparing, but when it came it made you feel wonderful because you knew you had reached her expectations.
I don't really think I ever appreciated my mother until she was gone. Now, whenever I feel ill or down in the dumps or have something beautiful or exciting happen I want to tell my mom about it, share it with her and she is only there in spirit.
I miss my Mommie!

Just messing around

Decided to just mess around and try a new background, font and see what it all looked like!
Yes, I am bored!

Me on another earth

The me on the other earth on the other side of the sun would be strong, slim, healthy, vibrant and sexy.
The me on this earth is weak, fat, not so healthy, dull and bland.
The me on the other earth on the other side of the sun would be fun, witty, active and athlectic.
The real me is only fun with grandkids, witty only on occasion, sedentary and feeble.
The me on the other earth on the other side of the sun is a seasoned traveler.
I've only seen about parts of 8 states of the union.
The me on the other earth on the other side of the sun is beautiful, with sleek sexy hair and long eyelashes.
I'm wrinkled, gray haired and no lashes, etc what mascara can find.
The me on the other earth on the other side of the sun is fictional.
I am real, and for that I am grateful.
Fooled ya huh?

Home Again

Just got home after a few days away.
I loved where I went and enjoyed every minute.
Home is where my heart resides,
and my pillow rests my mind.

Memories

I've been thinking a lot about things that have happened in my life in the past....you know, in my childhood and with my family and friends and school. Boyfriends and play times.
The thing is I'm not sure what I remember correctly and what has been colored by time. Stories that come down through the years sometimes get embellished or important things forgotten. No two people, even brothers and sisters, remember stuff the same way.
So if I write my personal life history, will it be true? Or will it be fantasy?
I also wanted to contact a childhood friend. Someone who I played with and cherished as almost a sister for several years when we were very young. But many, many years have come and gone and I don't have a clue as to where she could be. I thought I had found her brother, but the letter I sent to him came back today "Unable to deliver, no forwarding address". So very disappointing.
What is important to write? Only the good and happy times, or should I include the sad and miserable times too? Should I include the mistakes I made (heaven forbid that I ever made any :D ) and let my posterity know that I was human and tempted just like everyone else on the planet.
Will my memories be of any interest to anyone else on this earth, or will it only be of benifit to me? To validate a life lives, boring and uneventful or exciting and adventurous though it may be.
In the meantime....until I decide to continue writting the life history my daughter-in-law has been begging me for- I guess I will keep thinking about my past and maybe one day, I will open up a word document and continue where I left off.