Home Again Home Again

The camp out with family was such an enjoyable activity. My guts have been reminding me of it since coming home. An attack of diverticulitis. I looked it up on the net, and guess what? A person with diverticulitis should not eat fried foods, no spicy meats, no spicy foods, nothing with nuts or seeds, (remember all those yummy dutch oven fried potatoes, eggs, sausage, bacon, enchilada's, boston baked bean candy, chips, doughnuts, well, the camp food in general) because they irritated the divers. I think under normal circumstances, all this good food would not have bothered me, but just a month ago, after taking some drugs which caused me to have the divers, I had a major attack. So, guess the ole bowels were already sensitive and the food was just too good. I have been on a bland diet since coming home to counter act the feeding frenzy I was on at camp. Today, I am not quite as sore in my abdomen so guess laying off eating much is good, lol.
We are going to sell the camper. (At least I think we are, since I am never sure about what DH will do.) He is talking seriously about a better one. I don't think he will ever buy another one though, but we will have to see.

Interesting Article

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Gifts

There are many kinds of gifts.  I get gifts everyday from mother nature.  The special visitors we get here are gifts too.  We have a couple of loud mouthed large sized blue birds that have been here for a week or two.  They caw rather like a crow.  They are a very pretty blue and rather entertaining.   The gentle doves are fun to watch too, they behave rather like chickens.  And the bright colored yellow birds that hang up side down on the sun flowers are fun to see too.  A flock of crows have been hanging out north of the house everyday. Interesting birds.  There are so many other things that are gifts, like good health, having enough food, a nice home, love of your family, sharing time with your family, etc.  This week end DH and I have been gifted with the opportunity to spend time with the car girls and parents.  What could be better?  

Just A Reminder

Is October Breast Cancer Awareness month...?  Seems to me like it is.  They do that so everyone will remember to get their mammograms.  Have you had yours for this year?  If you are one of my descendants you need to do this.  Cancer runs in families and since my Mom had it, and all of her kids have had some form of cancer, I assume that running in families is a truth.  Well, even if you are not a descendant do it! It is not that hard to be checked.  And if something develops the sooner you find it the better and easier it is to treat!  Make your appointments ladies!  

Hawk Pictures

I thought I posted these once, but guess not.  How awesome is this?

Sunday

The middle car girl walked up and she and I spent an hour or so revamping a cute little denim jacket with new buttons and some lace.  She was happy with it and took it home with her.  It is fun to have grandkids visit. 

DH picked another half bushel of tomatoes today, so tomorrow I will be doing something with them tomorrow.  I just have to decide what.  Let me see, I could can them, make chili sauce, make salsa, make spaghetti sauce, make stuffed tomatoes, dry some.... well, none of those really flap my dress up.  Oh, well, I will figure something out.  It is hard to cook for just two people.  Sometimes I think we have a handle on it and then boom, we eat leftovers for a week after something.  We really did cut back on how many tomatoes we planted but the tomatoes are being very generous.  Something will come of them! 

Blasts from the Past

Today, as I was scalding tomatoes and cutting them up for the crock pot spaghetti sauce, I was listening to the radio.  "Rain drops keep falling on my head" played, and it made me remember how my DD loved that song when she was little.   She would sing it lots.  I think she had a music box that played it too.  Then right after that song they played the "I wanna be just like you" which was another song she liked from the Jungle Book movie.  When that movie first came out, she and I and her cousins all went to the movie house in Kearns to watch it.  We all fell in love with the songs and the movie.    We still like them!  I wonder, does she still like the Raindrops song?