Rabbit Trails

How to Have a Drama-Filled Wedding C. Havig Get married very young.  (The drama we had came mostly from those who objected to Challice’s age in getting married– and who erroneously assumed that she was pregnant.) Have friends who insist that they know what you want.  (This works best if they are wrong.) Allow (or fail to succeed in preventing) these friends to take over the wedding planning.  (This is most successful the younger the bride is.  She’s usually not used to having to assert herself with the degree of force necessary to ward off unwanted input.) Be unprepared to deal with the objections of extended family– cousins, sisters, brothers, aunts, grandmothers.  After all, the fact that they think you should have pink rather than mauve is absolutely their call– or so they think. Allow the cry of, “It’s YOUR day” to override your common sense and provoke selfishness in you.  (This works best if you are usually not a selfish person.) Guys,...

If you don't like my cooking,   It's time to lower your standards.

What room in your house do you enjoy?  What room in your house has a story?  Have you gutted a room and totally decorated it just like you wanted?  I have.  I am still very thankful for my kitchen.  I have never tired of it. 

  One of my favorite kid books is Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman.  It looks like a Dr. Seuss book, but it isn't.   We quote the book quite often, especially when it is hot.  "It is hot up here on top." I also ask the kids, "Do you like my hat? Do you like my party hat?" They know what I mean........others do not, because when I ask the question, there isn't a party hat anywhere near!   When I bought this purse........I just kept thinking this:   "Do you like my purse?"  "Do you like the purse I gave fifty-cents for?"   "Do you like this purse that I'm going to put old handkerchiefs in?" I just hope you say, "OH YES!  I like that purse.  I like that purse you are going to put your old handkerchiefs in.  I do like that fifty-cent purse!"

We had a very good time, but it was very warm and very humid. We got there around 10? Thursday morning and stayed until around 1 on Saturday.   I brought things in keepers and had some spiffy boxes this time........this is the first time we didn't have the van to pack things up in.  The van was really nice cause I could pack the night before and lock it.  (As if somebody wanted our camping stuff.) I have note-cards and each one of them cover a different aspect of the things I need to remember. (example) Entertainment:  magazines to look through, badmitton set, washers, games, books, bubbles and maybe my ancient tape player and a few George B. Shea tapes...... Medicines:  kleenex, bug spray, my Burt's Bee's bag, sunscreen and band-aids. AND TUMS . Shelter: mirror, trash sacks, bar soap, nite lite, flash lights, lantern, fan/heater, ext. cords, laundry basket Critters: kennel, leashes, food and water bowls Food: first I do the menu, then I go down...

There was quite a show on a week or so back *featuring* Independent Baptists. I could hardly stand to watch it.........for a lot of reasons..... The main one being.........there is always more than one side to a story. Any story. We've heard it said in more than one way, the dead can't speak and defend themselves. Seems to me that more than the dead are being involved in that group. Even if you're alive these days, nobody wants to hear your side. The wise will search out a matter. I've been giving this *2 sides to a story* some thought lately.  If I hear ONE side of a story, I MUST remember that is all I know. You cannot know enough, if you only have part. (you can come to some laughable conclusions though) The problem is, I want to believe a certain thing about the group or person, so one side is good enough for me in too many cases.  I imagine I'm not the only one like this. So, I might have problems with what Mormons believe, I sure don't...

It's that time again!  We love to go camping, and really enjoy the times we go with our church. I'm packing today..........it's not my favorite, but in order to have a good time while we're there, pack, I must.   Sometimes I cook, sometimes I don't.  Looks like we had an EASY breakfast in the picture..... I bought blueberry waffles, precooked sausage, and will take cheese and fry an egg for a MCsandwich on  Friday morning.  I'm sure I'll take along pop-tarts just in case....   I bought Bunny some special canned food for when we are there.  She usually gets in a tizzy and won't eat....but I imagine she will *this* time.     We are usually the first to get there......we choose which shelter we want.......maybe we will just pick a random one this time.  It really doesn't matter.  As long as it doesn't have spiders.   We have good times doing different things with each other.  The *Garbage Sack Race* alway...

So, we get this brand new fan from Lowe's...........and it came with a choice. So I chose both.

  Honestly, why drink out of new cups when you can drink out of old ones? I really enjoy finding these, washing them up and putting them on my shelves.   I wish they could talk.  What stories they might tell. 

I don't know what these are, I don't know where they came from, I don't know why or how they grew in my garden..............but they sure are pretty.  This flower wins the prize for being the biggest surprise. 

If you know me, you know I'm not a cook.  But I'd rather be a cook than work at Home Depot. These cookies were easy..........and they were very good.  Just mix the wet ingredients.........add the dry ingredients. Roll in a ball and press the middle with your thumb......then add your choice of *filling*. I used chocolate chips and jam.  Both were good. I recommend semi-sweet mini chocolate chips........they melt nicer than milk chocolate. Bake at 350 on a lightly greased cookie sheet until they're barely brown around the edges. Then you can have tea and cookies with a queen.  They're that good............

  I wish you could smell the flowers that are blooming in my yard...........Spring is busting out all over!! This has got to be one of the best BLOOMING times I've had for many years.  I must have planted seeds at the right time, there must have been sun and rain at just the right time..........and there are now flowers blooming everywhere.  We have some trees that bloom white flowers at this time of year, too.  I can smell them now.........wafting in the windows.  It was a beautiful day today.........it got dark and I had to come in.  What is growing in your yard?  What do you enjoy the most?  When is Spring for you?  Where do you buy your seeds?  Do you save seeds?   (I love zinnias)

while nobody else is talking............listen up this is how to make boiled eggs put eggs in pan and cover with water pour in lots of salt set timer for 18 minutes *TURN YOUR BURNER ON* (added for clarity  :)   ) when the timer goes off, rinse with cold water they will be perfect every time

  Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.   I love hymns.  They're my favorite kind of music.  I just bought a tape for a dime and it has hymn medleys....that's my very favorite. Three or four songs all blended into one.     When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay!   Near the cross! O Lamb of God, Bring its scenes before me; Help me walk from day to day, With its shadows o'er me.   He took my sins and my sorrows,  He made them His very own; He bore the burden to Calv'ry, And suffered, and died alone.   Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne.   Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fa...