"Lots about Nothing"

Last week the Alien had volunteered to take two pies to work. Now he had every intention of making them himself but when I saw he was going to use instant mix to make a coconut cream pie and banana pie, my vanity kicked in and I was afraid they would think "I" made them so I got busy and made them from scratch. I have to admit after all these years I have never been able to get my meringues to look like the restaurant pies. Well, I just got on the old dependable internet and watched a video of how to do them. I am happy to say, I have now learned how to make them. They were an instant hit and they had George call me and tell me that they would be glad to eat any more pies that I needed to "get rid" of.

We had little Grace Kelly for the weekend. We kept her pretty busy. A trip to Braums on Friday night (when it should have been bedtime), a trip to Aunt K's on Saturday to play with cousins. She also got to see a "real" deer right beside the road, plus cows and horses. This plus swimming twice and helping her Grandpa give the furry boys a bath sure seemed to make her ready for bed early. After a trip to Church on Sunday, a trip to Wal-mart for two new outfits for school (which she promptly put on one of them) and an afternoon of watching movies with Resa, we took her home to Norman.

We took the cub's jeep to the paint and body shop today to get the hood painted. It is in otherwise excellent condition "body" wise. Her school starts in two weeks but we are ready. We started early.

The Alien is having a biopsy done as soon as they get it scheduled. They found a nodule on his prostate and are being cautious. It will be done in OK City as an outpatient.

My heart and mind are more at peace as I am trying very hard to practice the serenity prayer. It is still very hard when such dire untruths can potentially do so much damage.

The Alien has finished making his peach jam. I think the reason for him to get in such a hurry was the rate that I was eating them. I have been on these eating binges of just eating one thing, meal after meal and day after day until I get so sick of them. I have discovered that I cannot eat lettuce on my bologna sandwiches anymore or my favorite paydays. Now if chocolate starts upsetting me, I will just fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I take the Cub next week for her contacts. She is going to be so relieved to put her glasses up.

So long for now.

"Humpty Dumpty"

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the Kings' horses and all the Kings' men
could not put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

I wonder why Humpty fell off the wall. Did he just fall or did someone or something so jealous of him that he was pushed. In that light, I have done some research on jealousy. It is defined as an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, or love.

Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months old and older.

Jealousy is an emotion whose effects "frequently get out of control". People do not express jealousy through a single emotion or a single behavior. They instead express jealousy through diverse emotions and behaviors.

The experience of jealousy involves:

Fear of loss
Suspicion or anger about betrayal
Low self esteem and sadness over loss
Uncertainty and loneliness
Fear of losing an important person to another
Distrust

Jealousy in children and teenagers has been observed more often in those with low self esteem and can evoke aggressive reactions.

That is exactly how my heart feels these days, broken into zillions of little pieces Some damage can be corrected but there is some that cannot! Is jealousy behind my heartache? I will probably never know. I confess to being totally unable to grasp the concept of jealousy.

FAMILY

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story.

Do you know what the word FAMILY means? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU.