43 years ago today I spent a day and a half in Presbyterian hospital in Albuquerque giving birth to my only daughter, Christina Marie. Although she has not spoken to me for over ten years, I remember all the things I did for her along the way. She recently moved to another state, giving me no information where she is now located. So today I just wish her a happy birthday, wherever she is now.
For the first time in her five years of life a birthday gift I sent my youngest great granddaughter appeared on her mother's Facebook post. It even contained a picture of her opening the gift. Yea! Happy birthday Juliet!
For several years I have tried to keep a Facebook group going, but I think it is time to call it quits. I have changed the title and focus and members and nothing works. There is so little participation that has become frustrating. Over the years I have organized several groups and they never seem to last. Apparently I have misunderstood my purpose.It looks like it's time to regroup and try something else.
I was just informed that my sixth great paternal grandmother was a member of the Mayflower Descendants Society. although I didn't know her, as she lived from 1685-1769, it is pretty cool. There are many things that I don't know about my former relatives and probably will never know. It's kind of late when everyone is deceased. I have a lot of unanswered questions.
I find it strange that I often find a relationship with friends closer than biological relatives. Perhaps it's true that we are all connected in one way or the other.
If God made everyone in his image doesn't that mean that we all have a little bit of the creator in us?
I just finished reading Dr. Steven Hairfield's book, "Interview With An American Monk". Written in 2004, it is now out of print. I found a copy anyway!
There was one quote that stood out for me. It was, "The soul reason for the creation of the body was to obtain experience, so it would have knowledge, wisdom not theory." I have often thought of my life as a smorgasbord of experiences to be shared with others.
Another thing in the book that I agreed with is that we never die.We live many lives in different bodies. That's kind of cool when you think about it. I'm not sure I would want to start over as a baby though! Apparently that's the only way that would work.
The last few weeks have been really expensive for me. It started with a huge last bill for my dog and ended with an even higher outlay for home renovations. At least it is all done. I am grateful that I had the money to take care of everything and that my oldest son helped with the work that needed to be done. Most of my family doesn't give a damn what my needs are. Oh well, I did my part and they are all now adults and can take care of themselves.
After getting the gravel in place in the front yard and the driveway I thought we could take a financial break. No way I guess. The work on the guest bathroom begins tomorrow. It is a whole lot more expensive than I thought it would be. When the old surround is removed it is expected there will be mold. Yuck! It is something we have to do because it will just get worse.
Today my son told me he had ordered the things it will take to screen in the back porch. We had talked about it, but I wasn't aware he actually planned to do it. It will be really nice to keep the bugs out. I will have to relocate the hummingbird feeder though. Change is good I guess!
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