Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I'm gonna tell you a little secret

When I am having a really bad day, I check out People of Walmart

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Pat Robertson

scares me.  He obviously does not follow the teachings of Christ.  You know, love one another?  Not Pat.  Pat likes to pass judgement.  Pat declared that Haitians made a pact with Satan and that is why the earthquake hit.  He said it right there on the 700 Club. 

If I wanted to pass judgement on Pat Robertson I could say that he is bat shit crazy.  However, I am called by my faith to be compassionate.  I just feel very, very sorry for old Pat.  Maybe he should retire.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Resolutions

I don't "do" New Year's resolutions.  The past few years I have had no real goals, no real plans, no real thoughts about the future.  The last time I was really excited about the beginning of a new year was 2000.  It was the beginning of a new decade and the real beginning of my new life in the Pacific Northwest.  I started that year with hope and joy and my heart was truly filled.

These many years later I found myself in a very sad place.  My heart was not filled with joy or hope.  My only goal was to get from one day to the next.  I was living in a place surrounded by beauty and could not see it.  I could only think about the past and how much I missed Seattle. 

Perhaps it is because this is the beginning of a new decade or maybe it is because I am finally finding myself again.  For the first time in a very long time, I feel hope.  I feel joy.  I have a sense of energy.  Life is not perfect but 2010 will bring good things.

I am looking forward to the birth of my newest grandson and all the excitement that entails. I am so happy about my little business and thinking about ways to get my name and my products "out there". I am excited about the changes that are anticipated by the company that I work for and how those changes will impact me. I am looking forward to adding a deck to my house and maybe even adding a fireplace of sorts. I am delighted about the gazillion yards of fabric in my studio and all the quilts that I hope to complete this new year.

2010 brings the "re-NEWed" Suzan.  I am pretty excited about seeing her again!!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Electricity

Effective January 1, 2010, all rate caps came off electric power in the Commonweath of Pennsylvania.  Know what that means to me?  No more hot water in my laundry, no shower more than 2 minutes long, everything I have plugged into an outlet is on a surge protector unit with a shut off button to totally stop power supply to anything that I am not using.  It means no baking and turning off the extra little refrigerator.

It also means that if you come to visit me, be sure to come between the months of April & June and September & October.  Winter months you will need to bring heavy socks and slippers, sweat pants and sweat shirt and, for good measure, a blanket.  In the summer months, be prepared to remove most of your clothing.

Did I just misunderstand?

I read that different US government agencies do not share terrorist information.  I also read that persons on the "watch list" do not show up for screening by the airlines.  Homeland Security?  My ass...