Because I didn't have enough journals already I have started a new one, and you are invited to read it! Lucky you! Here it is:
I hope it is well-received, and I hope I can do justice to my original intentions.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Jerome Murat and Pee'ing Standing Up -- Also From January 2007
I bet THAT title got your attention!!
In January of last year I was directed to this video of Jerome Murat. It is a brilliant performance art piece. If you didn't watch last year, please take the time to do so now.
And in a Rambling entry I passed along a cute story that my niece told us while she was visiting about competing with her male cousin...(that would be the "pee'ing standing up part!).
Revisiting More January Entries
In December of2006 I posted the Symptoms of Inner Peace, and in January of 2007 I made an entry titled Centeredness Within, about the first one of those symptoms and asked for comments and opinions. I had intended to write about the rest of that list in depth and never did. One of my goals this year is to do so. Please read that 2007 entry if you haven't already and let me know what you think. A few of the comments I received from that were very well thought out and I'd like to re-post them along with further discussion of this list in the near future.
Also in January of 2007 I posted a link to this site that gives you A Word of Praise When You Need It. I'd forgotten about this place, and I LOVE IT! I need to bookmark this and visit it several times a week!
Revisiting January Entries
I started this journal in March of 2005, so I only have January entries from 2006 and last year so far. Yesterday I was reading some of them and thought a couple were worth revisiting, especially since there are those who read my journal now who didn't back then.
My January 2006 entry had to do with a saying of my grandmother and a New Year's Day back around 1980 that I'll never forget.
There was a Frantic entry that would still fit my world, even though I was working full-time outside the home at that time and now I'm not. I still see potential for improvement in 2008!!
In A Matter Of Conscience I recalled a conscientious, four-year-old Andrew moongazing with his father.
On Different Wavelengths . . .
Eler Beth and I were each lost in our own thoughts. Mine were on the dogs – I don’t remember exactly what I was thinking, but I know it had something to do with the dogs. Her thoughts were apparently on her recent Spanish lesson.
Eler Beth: Mom, I forget -- what sound does The U make?
Me: I don’t know, “Baaa”, I guess.
Eler Beth: Huh?!?
Yeah. It gets kind of weird like that around here sometimes. (Hey, I heard “ewe”!)
Show Me. . .
Show me a 24-hour period in which were cooked three roasts, six pies, three batches of bread, and three cakes (as well as various side dishes and casseroles) –
And I’ll show you a 24-hour period in which I could turn the thermostat all the way off!
January 1, 2008
We are getting a bit of snow to welcome in the new year today. It is a pretty snow, but I don't think we'll get much accumulation, and the temps are well below freezing. I think it's 20° right now with a wind chill of 7°. Thomas goes back to work tomorrow, but Andrew doesn't have to go back to school until next Monday. Eler Beth, however, will have lessons tomorrow.
Where have I been lately? Oh, I've been around. I can't support reading, commenting, or writing much in December, but I have skimmed entries almost daily to keep up with everyone. I was saddened to learn of Lahoma's and Kim's passing, and gave my condolences to their families. I made a comment here or there where I thought it necessary to comment right away instead of waiting. But now I plan to really catch up with everyone, and I have several entries planned for my own journal.
We had my sister in from Florida last week. She flew in on Christmas Eve and left this past weekend. Her divorce is final now, and I think she really needed to get up here to see Mom and just relax for a while. We also had the opportunity to see some friends that we hadn't seen in several months.
Things are getting back to normal. The kids have been busy with new games and several parties and get-togethers, so I've actually had some time in the past few days to do some REAL writing (you know, as opposed to journal writing :). The deer total for the year is seven -- four for Thomas and three for Eler Beth.
I hope everyone had a great January 1st!
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