A Weekend at the Lake

Heading to Osage Beach, Missouri for the weekend to meet "my friend" Nancy and her husband, John. Looking forward to some beautiful scenery in this lake community. Later!

Speaker of the House

Took my husband out on a political "date" last night. We joined 850 people who support the conservative idealology and had dinner and listened to Newt Gingrich. It was a really good evening (in spite of my trepidation) and Newt was full of ideas and challenges to the conservatives. My favorite was his challenge to become green. Says Republicans are not being responsible and need to change their stand. Overall, the steak and veggies and company were good. The lecture was interesting. I am glad we went. In case you are interested in what Newt is thinking, go to: www.newt.org

Explanations

If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is. Check out this link: http://www.comcast.net/news/health/index.jsp?cat=HEALTHWELLNESS&fn=/2007/10/12/786245.html&cvqh=itn_chocolate

Read this quote today and was moved to share:

“Earth’s crammed with Heaven and every common bush afire with God, but only he who sees takes off his shoes.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Art or Trash

I have just completed a six week course called Sculpting the Figure. After working for SIX long evenings my first sculpture of a female nude lying down, torso is complete. Clapping may commence. I am sure I am not the first person to think that this task would be easier than it actually was. I have learned at least two things during this class: 1. some women shave their privates 2. some wax

Fridays Come to Quickly

I used to say, "oh I wish Friday would get here." But now have you noticed? Fridays come really fast. At lightening speed. They are pushing us forward towards the next without a thought of slowing down. I tried to stop and smell a rose the other day, but Friday was pushing me out of the way so that it could hurry up and get started. I do love a good Friday, but I also wish they would just take it a little slower and come a bit more gradual like. If Fridays don't stop speeding forth, I am going to be really old, really soon. I was hoping to take in a bit more of life before that happens. So, Fridays, I love you, but take it easy. Let us take it one day at a time and you can be the treat at the end, instead of the "can you believe it is already Friday again?" It's Friday!

Mums

When I was 13, I received my first "Mum" from my "big sister" for Lincoln Junior High's homecoming during my 7th grade year. It was a real flower. They cost $5-$10 depending on how big. I go into the craft stores today and they contain every possible item known to man kind to help make your very own synthetic "mum" with every possbile way to show your own destinctive personality and by the time you buy all the parts and pieces, well they cost, $35-$75. I was so proud of that first mum. It was simple and real. Go Real!

Stuff

Last Sunday Dean and I went to the Texas Rangers baseball game with 40 or so of our friends from church who also happen to be Sudanese. Some of the kids had been to a game before, but their parents were baseball virgins. Since I am a baseball genius, I proceeded to explain the game to them. "They are leaving the field because it is raining. They put the tarp over the field to protect it. They have to keep the field so perfect because they don't want their million dollar players to get injured. It should only be another 45 minutes until they start playing again." So, they really know the game now! Oh, yeah, the important part, "Clap when the music plays." Overall we had a wonderful day, saw a few innings of baseball inbetween rain stops, and ate free hot dogs and peanuts. I have no idea who won that day, but we did see S A M M Y .. S O S A
hit a home run! If you would like to see a couple of pictures from that day, you can check out the Texas Rangers home page, then their photo page, gallery 9. Look for dark skin!
texas.rangers.mlb.com/index