weekend recap & stuff

you know, a lot of people would probably give up a body part to have my life, but i seem to take it for granted. i work maybe 10 hours/week, though that's probably lowballing it since i'm not counting going to workshops, doing presentations and networking. but i like all of that stuff. my spouse is the primary breadwinner, and he brings home gourmet bread. i have a fabulous daughter who is basically easy to deal with, once you find the right angle. we have a nice house, 2 cars and a savings account. i have several good friends. my parents don't drive me completely insane, just halfway. i like my in-laws. but i can always find something to complain about.

i just started reading joel osteen's book, your best life now. joel is the pastor of the biggest church in houston - maybe even the united states. i think they have a congregation of about 30,000. anypoodle, (as nell says) joel makes really good and sound points. but my problem is that they sound so idealistic. it's hard to be able to visualize and believe that you are going to one day own a 2-story victorian house when you're barely paying your bills at the moment. believe me, i know the power of visualization! it's helped many an athlete win competitions. i wish i wasn't such a skeptic. i totally believe that "ignorance is bliss." i overthink everything, and it doesn't help at all.

so, the weekend was swell. our crown molding is up and looks schweet. i need to go back and caulk and paint it so you can't see the seams, but otherwise, it gives the common rooms a nice, finished look. punkin went home with my dad saturday night, but i was so wiped out that i fell asleep around 9:30. sunday, i drove to my mom's and set up her new computer system for her. she wants to write a novel about her life. i have no doubt that it would be engaging - sexually abused at age 13 by her own father, bipolar disorder emerging shortly afterward, electroconvulsive shock treatments that caused epilepsy, marrying at 19 to get the hell away from her family, 6 miscarriages before she had me. it's not been easy for her, to say the least. she bought me a bunch of hair products for my birthday. she's always been so practical! my in-laws gave me some cold hard cash (cha-ching!), punkin got me some beautiful red roses, and the captain said that he would do all the chores that i hate to do for a whole week. though the laundry only got 75% done and the grocery shopping has yet to be completed. oh, well.

my heart goes out to those people in the new orleans area. it looks like the worst, but let's pray for the best. God can do anything if you just ask.