A Jumble of Thoughts

 Is there ever an end to laundry?  Why does it always seem that no matter how many loads I do, the next day there are still piles of it!  We don't change our clothes three times a day.  We don't each use three towels and several washclothes daily.  I don't put clean sheets on the bed every day.  Where does it all come from??

   Well, I got an early start on my laundry today, and I am going to try to do a lot of housecleaning.

                                                   

It's a gorgeous day; breezy, sunny, warm, but not too bad yet.  I can handle it.  We had a really nice weekend, too.

  Yesterday we spent the afternoon at my Mom's house.  My sister and her husband were in from Florida, and it was good to see them.  Does everyone remember the "Where I'm From" writing exercise that a lot of journalers did a while back?  I haven't done it yet, but have been meaning to.  Well, I took a copy of the template and the original one, written by the poet who came up with the idea, down to my Mom's, and I asked my siblings, mother, and cousin (who is like a sister to us) to do one.  Also, my mother is going to do one for my deceased father, and my cousin for her mother (my Mom's deceased sister).  I thought it would be neat to get a bunch of them together from one family and put them in a little book and give everyone a copy.  Wouldn't that be neat?  While we were discussing them last night, my cousin sat there and wrote hers in a matter of minutes; it was very good, too.

I may be able to publish them all here if everyone gives me permission.

Well, yesterday, sitting there with my Mom, sisters, brother, cousin, kids, husband and brother-in-law I was grateful for being born into a large family.  There are a lot of advantages to having so many of us; when someone is sick, hurt or has passed away, there are enough of us to share the burden and the grief;  happy occasions are that much more wonderful because of the laughter, the shared stories, the common history of the family members there;  there are more of us to tell stories on!  I'm glad my kids can be a part of that, too.

    Well, I'm off to do another load and to clean and straighten.  I neglected housework over the weekend.  More later.