BORN WITH CHOICE OF EVIL OR GOOD??

Watching Morgan Freeman on National Geographic.........and he is traveling the world asking people about their Gods and beliefs........One of the decisions was we are born with both the choice of evil and good to go forth in our life.....and the choices are ours!  Thank goodness I was born into a family and town that instilled in me that good choices made your life better........I am struggling with this religious thing....up to Brigham Young......I believe....BUT I feel he was a leturouse old man who wanted a lot of wives to screw and thus started polygamy......which worked in other places in the world but has ruined many lives in America.  The word of wisdom ......well, I understand smoking and drinking for your health......coffee , tea and caffeine.....not so much!!!  And the garments...... a great way to start an industry he could make lots of money on......CONTROL, CONTROL, CONTROL!

Take the places in EUROPE where thousands of men were killed during he war .....They did not start Polygamy to have someone take care of all the single women and children that were alone???   So many poor widows in Holland....... They helped them but women were not free game to the men left around.  I can't decide if these programs are good for my thinking or not........I do agree we are born with both good and evil choices in our lives.....

EXCITED..........

  Slept in.......!  Then up to my coffee and Face Book.....And put on a roast in the Crock Pot before Church.......Church was OK.....BUT if I had remembered it was the Primary Program.....may have skipped it!.....
   Sherrie and Ken are coming in to stay all night with me.......and maybe Alex..... Nice sunny day, but cold.  Decorating the house and have the Christmas Tree up.....Don't know if Pam is coming for her dog tonight or not...... The weeks are flying till Thanksgiving.....I plan on just staying around and grabbing  some fast food and a movie.....The First Counselor at church invited me to have dinner with them if I didn't go with family.....I have such a great ward......what  people don't understand is I have spent more Thanksgivings alone......than with family......it is just another day to me.......and it doesn't bother me.
            "THE HARDEST WALK YOU CAN MAKE IS THE WALK YOU MAKE ALONE.....BUT THAT IS THE WALK THAT MAKES YOU THE STRONGEST!"

PONDERING........

PONDERING.......can be good and bad......As I ponder why I am the way I am.....I think back to where and how my life began......My father being a Bell TELEPHONE Foreman was always on the move with his job......Mom, my sister and I went along....until I had gone to 7 different schools in the first grade and they decided that was no way to raise a family!!!!  As I look back....I had no trouble making new friends and fitting in as I was moved from school to school......and it may be the reason I just thought the way to get through life was to travel.....travel.....travel..... and become a people person which seems to be what my life ended up being with my stewardess job and marrying an airline pilot and after my divorce I later met a travel agent......Ann Moseley...... that shared my love of travel.......I continued to see the world with the great deals she could get us.

I was fortune enough to be able to show my three girls some of the world.....Europe, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Bangkok, Tahiti, Moorea, Alaska etc. Travel is the best education you can get.

My next chapter of pondering will be when we moved to Mancos, Colorado when I was 7 and my few years of life on the farm.....what effect or influence did it have on my life?????

TAKE CARE........

More and more I see and hear the words "TAKE CARE OF YOU"......If you don't take care of YOU.....Who will?  And if you aren't well....how can you help everyone else that depends on you.....Sooooo especially as you grow older....it is up to you to put yourself first some times.  Say NO.....once in awhile if you don't feel up to the families request.....I am tending Pam's dog Bree this weekend while they are in Seattle with Nicci.....but I can handle her.....the big dog...NO!  My turn to have bridge in December.....but with shopping, wrapping, decorating and other social things I had to say No.....I will do it in January.......I think there was a time I would have tried to squeeze it in.....when you realize you are in charge of you......you change.

"When someone touches a wound and it no loner hurts.....you then know you have truly forgiven them."  I have reached that point in my life with Don and it is such a great feeling.......Only took 30 years????

WE MADE IT ..IT IS FRIDAY!!!!!

EXACTLY........

Surprise.....Surprise.......I got the best Christmas present ever!!!!  A ROBOT!  I guess if you live long enough......it finally happens.  I decided to get a floor cleaner that just does its own thing after watching Pam's for six weeks......why not????  I ask Pam where to get the best deal and she said...."OH YOU CAN'T BUY ONE.......SHERRIE AND I ORDERED YOU ONE FOR CHRISTMAS.......Well, I got it early.   I named it Arnold .......and now I have a live-in robot who is programed to clean the floors every other day.....yea!!!!.....I would say now.......my life is perfect!

Sher came by and picked up Ken for the weekend......Darren and six buddies are having a FABULOUS FIFTY OLD FART REUNION IN LA THIS WEEKEND.......She came just as we got our first real snow in the ski resorts......pretty slow going home for she and Ken......she will bring him back Sunday after church and stay all night with me.....YES!

Yesterday a fun outing with the neighbors......took Suzanne and I to the BLUE BORE in Midway for breakfast......it is a darling bed and breakfast very Swiss......and good food.  Ivan knew the INN keeper.....Ned Neizerhousen......grew up together.....heard lots of fun stories about sieving gas growing up etc......which I could relate too......more than once.  Today the weather changed.....mostly rain down here.

\Well ......I just had to do it.....started my Christmas decorations today....Put up the tree and will decorate it tomorrow.  Talked to my sweet little sister.

GOOD MORNING......

MONDAYS ........Are so hard!.....Ken and I have our routine and the weeks are busy and go pretty fast......Thank goodness he is through with his Brain Change classes.......it has been a long haul for him.  With the time change it was dark when he got home and getting up at 7;00 AND home at 7;00 three days a week really made long days for him ........he loves going home two days every week end.

Yesterday put a baby quilt together for Annie......her baby shower is coming up soon,  So excited to have two great-grandchildren now!!!  Spent some quality time with Aaron last week as Pam had him from Wednesday night till Sunday night......working on the potty training!

Have bridge on Wednesday.....Thursday the neighbors invited me to drive up to one of their favorite breakfast places in Midway.......I love Midway and just hope it doesn't snow.......then another week flys by AND I AM PUTTING UP MY CHRISTMAS TREE this weekend!  December is shaping up to be a very busy month.......Really need to do some house cleaning today.

SO HARD FOR THE TURKEYS.....

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I can feel for the Turkeys of the world........They end up someones Thanksgiving dinner and get practically ignored now days.......HALLOWEEN.......then CHRISTMAS!.......and some where in between we squeeze in THANKSGIVING.  Thanksgiving has never been a big day for me.......I had a husband that always flew on Thanksgiving......no family close by on my side and the Petersons never included the girls and I........SO it was just another day in our lives.  When Pam got married she always spent it with the Panniers in St. George.......I could count on one hand the turkeys I have cooked in my life!!!!

BUT......

I am so ready to put up my Christmas Tree and start decorating the house.....this week.  We have not had any snow down here yet and only a little at the ski resorts.  But it is cold and frosty most days.  I am happy with no snow!!

What are my plans this year for Thanksgiving???  I plan to get a McDonald's HAPPY MEAL with extra fry sauce and take in a movie......YOUR SAFE IN MY HOUSE MR TURKEY!