Ten Thoughts Sunday

1. I've been so busy trying to get settled into the new town that I've forgotten to rest enough so the fatigue has caught up with me.  Monday should be a day of rest for me!  Rest is such a necessary part of my life.  Everyone's, I suppose. The fatigue I'm feeling is to the bone and is as much emotional as physical.  Odd that even good things cause you to need some time out.

 

2. Speaking of time outs, my University of South Carolina Gamecocks had their second bad week and both away from home games.  Very upsetting Saturday when they lost to the Florida Gators 44 to 11.  If you saw the game, Spurier looked like he was going to blow a gasket right there on the sidelines!  When those boys play good they're great, but when they play bad like they did yesterday and last Saturday they just plain stink.  The amazing statistic to me was that the first 3 touchdowns that came from Carolina fumbles gave Florida only 29 yards, but gave them 21 points.  I think Carolina may have set some kind of backwards record there...

 

3. I enjoyed going out with my youngest daughter and her family this weekend and seeing them so much this last week.  I know the "newness" of me being in the same town will wear off making me fall lower on their list of things to do and people to see, but I'll enjoy it while I can.  It was one of the best weeks of my life.  It makes me feel lucky to have been alive to enjoy it and reminds me of just how precious time with loved ones is.  There are so many family members I miss and that's also been a reoccuring thought through the week.  But mainly life is good and the stress of life here is good stress rather than bad.  The remote is back in my hand and I can sing or play music as loud as I please! YAYAY!!  Reasons to celebrate!

 

4. School seems a bit odd for someone about to turn sixty, but the plan is for me to teach online English for as long as I'm able.  This allows for any amount of downhill slide physically and allows me the freedom of not having to get ready and drive in to work everyday, which can be a task by itself.  Also, it can be as much one-on-one teaching as I want it to be or as hands off as I like.  All-in-all, it suits someone who wants to work until they're totally senile or dead!  Don't you think? If I hadn't had reasons to be off the last three semesters I would be through with my BA by now.  Discouraging thought, but not much left to go to get that piece of sheep skin!  I should be back in school in January.

 

5.  I'm writing again.  First draft once again of the novels I had finished and lost the copies of through no fault of my own except that I didn't have copies in more than one place.  It's a long way from finished to have started the first drafts, but at least I can say I'm starting what took me five years to finish last time.  It's a positive and having a BA in English should give the writing a little bit of a seal of approval from the starting gate.

 

6.  My dog, Tai, spent the day Friday at my daughter's house "safely" tucked away in a crate.  He's a little devil dog and will get into trouble spitefully when I leave him, but we were sure he couldn't get out or get to anything to harm it.  I underestimated his determination to get me back for leaving him alone.  My soon to be son-in-law is into martial arts and has a bag he's carried his gear in since he started years ago.  So guess what Tai decided was fair game?  You got it!  He chewed holes in the bag and chewed through one of the handles.  He evidently bumped the crate until it was close enough for him to reach the bag and had a chewing party.  Now, take note here that he had a chew toy in the cage with him that he left untouched... So how do you make up for something like that? Offering to buy a new bag doesn't cut it and apologizing is lame, but that's all I knew to do.  I never said my dog wasn't spoiled silly.  He is.

 

7.  I've spent a lot of time thinking about the fact that my daughter's two children are eight and nine and just how fast they'll be grown enough that visiting Grammy won't be as much fun as it is now.  Trips through the country to the nearest Waffle House won't compete with a day with a best friend.  My oldest sister offered me advice by telling me to enjoy it while I can and I suppose that's all I can do.  I know when Robin wanted me to play Yatzee with her and I was already down and ready for bed, I thought of this fact and got back up to play.  It was one of the best games of Yatzee I've ever played.  Robin rolled a natural Yatzee with sixes and rolled a natural large straight!  She was thrilled and so was I.  Nothing like making memories!

 

8.  I've lost touch with the presidential election.  With less than a month to go, I guess it won't be long before we know who is actually favored.  I missed the 2nd presidential debate and have no idea how well either man did.  I don't think Obama could do as badly as he did last time so at least there was an improvement for him.  But I don't think a strong approach would have come across well for him and lack of a strong approach would have been equally as crippling.  So Romney had the clear advantage.  This isn't a bad thing when you happen to think Obama has failed miserably as president the last four years and that anyone with common sense would be better.  So much for not discussing politics.

 

I'm going to bed early so am skipping 9 and 10.  So the title is misleading.  It's actually Eight Thoughts this Sunday.