Sneezing!

 Woke up sneezing and have enjoyed every one of them! Nothing like a good sneeze to make you feel you have exercised all your muscles from heels to the top of your head! Connie reminded me of saline solution this morning as she talked and listened to me sneeze. It has to be something in the air. But whatever it is, only good sneezes can be coming from me--not any signs of a stupid virus. But just in case it worries anyone else, yours truly did not go to class today to expose anyone to worry.

Made potato-leek soup in the crockpot today, but it was not up on high, so it did not really get ready until just a bit ago. It really feels too late in the day for soup, so it will go in the fridge until tomorrow. Has no milk in it right now, so that can happen tomorrow as well.

Read another one of the Peas, Carrots, and Life Lessons books. Just downloaded another one--probably the last one. This author makes me laugh. She has a sense of humor and a very good take on how kids react to things. Anyway, even one more is just making me smile in anticipation.

Went to Walmart this morning and stocked up on "real" food. Have no excuse for going to Taco Bell or anyplace like that. Veggies, meat, tea: the necessities of life. And then my granddaughter told me how to prepare iced coffee. But she uses peppermint creamer--ick. She is a character, and told me that she had just finished talking to her other grandparents in some kind of face to face exchange. So glad she can get on her computer and talk to any of us. When she was just a little thing, she had some kind of computer that she expected me to understand how to use. Today we talked about all the changes just since then. Amazing! It makes me happy just to be able to make a phone call, but don't ask me to start a car with one of those fob things in it. Unbelievable! Think her car has one of those. Maybe she will come someday and teach me how to do it.

Can you believe that tomorrow is the first day of October? Who knew this year would fly or creep by--depending on a person's perspective. In one way, it has been almost two years instead of one. January through March was one year. April through September has been another year. Let's see if October through December or January will be another year! Lord help us keep our perspective on life!

Not that much accomplished today, but have tried to make a couple of decisions about my birds. They are beautiful--all of them--but think some of them need new homes. If any of you know someone who wants some sweet girls to lay fresh eggs, let me know. The Hamburgs would probably be a lot sweeter if they were not competing for nest space and everything else. They are the smallest hens out there. Small means they come in second place on everything. So that might tend to form a personality in a hen just as it would in a person. Anyway, have two beautiful Buff Orpingtons that are bigger than the other hens. Goldie is not the least bit bossy, but Grey Lady thinks she needs to dominate. Nine fewer hens might make a difference in the attitudes of the others. 

Have a ziplock bag full of vinegar on my shower head, so that is going to have to come off of there either tonight or when the next shower happens. Guess the tub would do for tonight. Put vinegar around the drain in the lavatory, and it now shines like a new penny! But that smell. Eyebrows up!

Haven't been on FB much or even checking emails today. Life is too short to read some garbage and get upset when it is not necessary. The dogs like it when we play outside with balls or whatever, so instead of sitting in this chair--except to read--most of this day has been to play with these two mutts. They act as if they know they have two new tennis balls! Currently, Sylvia is looking out the window--resting her tummy across the back of the couch and her nose out the curtain. She gets tired of that position and sits on her backside, but her nose still has to be out the curtain to see what is going on. Not that anything is going on. Typical girl. She has to be sure. 

Just got off the phone with my grandson who is writing an essay for some kind of social studies course. He said everyone is telling him to watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix. That is the one Connie told me that needed to be seen. Guess that might be a good idea for tonight with nothing much better to do. Maybe it could be summarized for Reece. Or not. We shall see. He was wondering if everyone was so easily "hurt" by things folks said about them back in "my day." That made me smile, especially when he backed up and tried to say that he did not mean to say OLD. Great big grin!

Let's think about that. In "my day," if someone called you a name, you knew why. And more than likely, you had one for them. Nope, don't think we were quite as "tender" as these little dipsticks today. But we grew up in a different world. We got our butts beat with a belt if we got out of line, not stood in a corner or sent to our room for a "time out." Our parents were not that silly. They knew what the world was like and got us ready to go out there in it. And we should be glad they did.

Well, knowing life doesn't last forever is one of the biggest items on everyone's list. Either it is a good thing, or we need to make the best of it now. We can know that God gave us His best designs to study and appreciate. And even better, we can know that we are loved by the Great Creator.

May you all have a good night's rest and find peace in life. You are loved.