Hot Stuff

These are pictures of my old pink computer and my new black Toshiba. Out with the old and in with the new! Why? One day my computer froze up, so the computer guy came and got it. Upon returning it, he told me that he put it on his end table, which has a top that is at least a half inch of solid wood. The computer got so hot that the heat came all the way through the wood. This man has almost a thousand costumers, and he has never seen a computer run this hot. This was of great interest to me because I had recently started having awful hot flashes lately, making it necessary to unzip my robe and eat a pint of mint chip ice-cream every evening in an attempt to cool down. So I was glad to hear the culprit was my computer and not my health. On the other hand, I now have no legitimate excuse to scarf down a pint of low fat ice-cream every night. If you can think of any excuse just as good, please let me know! I'm still keeping some space in the freezer.

“Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.”

James 1

LOVE

"I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day.  When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon."  ~Author Unknown

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! As you can see here, Phil and I are literally in LOVE!! The third picture is our son and daughter-in-law. And see little Anne Marie's head in the V? It was a bitterly cold and very windy day when us womenfolk made our husbands go out and stand behind this sign. The wind was literally blowing things over. Phil and I wore hats because the wind was blowing our hair straight up! Then upon returning to the warm house, all flushed and breathless...I grabbed Phil's hand...and...wrote all over his finger with a marker!! And he never said a WORD!!! In my book, this is true love.

“Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don't skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love each and every day of your precarious life. Each day is God's gift.”

Ecc. 9

“Sing your hearts out to God! Thank him to his face! He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love.”

Psalm 30

I've missed you all and am catching up. For those of you who wanted to know what kind of computer I got, it is a Toshiba Portege R835. A very lightweight laptop. But I am still using my old computer, because the computer man has to come back Wednesday to fix several changeover issues.

Computer Switchover

Two days ago, we were driving on the interstate at dusk, when the moon came up over the mountains. It was a beautiful sight, you can see here the layers of blue beneath the moon, also the line of cars. It was one day before the full moon, which is called the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon this month. I have been having problems with my computer, and am getting a new one delivered tomorrow. So I will be taking a very long weekend break while I learn the new computer and also the new operating system, and get everything switched over. I will not be posting or visiting till possibly Tuesday. I will miss you all and hope to see you soon!!!!

"Blessed by God be his land: The best fresh dew from high heaven, and fountains springing from the depths; The best radiance streaming from the sun and the best the moon has to offer; Beauty pouring off the tops of the mountains and the best from the everlasting hills; The best of Earth's exuberant gifts, the smile of the Burning-Bush Dweller.”

Deuteronomy 33

When We Went Knocking

Recently, Phil and I were driving along Route 11, and I spotted something interesting in the front yard of a little house. We turned the car around and went back. It was this rooster, with a wind vane for a tail. I was quite enchanted and thought it was fun and hilarious. Phil went up to their front door and knocked, to ask where they got it. We are not shy about knocking on doors for any reason, to ask what kind of flowers they are growing, what shade of paint their house is, where they got their bird feeders....you get the idea. When our son was a teenager, we absolutely mortified him when we did this, and he would slink down on the floor of the car, hoping no one would see him!! Anyway, the lady at the door said her husband got this rooster at a yard sale and she hated it! She called her husband and asked him if she could sell it to us. Ten dollars and a few minutes later, we drove away with Roscoe in the back seat! All from knocking.


"Here's what I'm saying:
   Ask and you'll get;
   Seek and you'll find;
   Knock and the door will open.
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in."
Luke 11