Ramblings

It's that time again, time to clean out the old brain. As one they don't make a post but put them together and you get........
I've been watching a lot of daytime tv recently especially those shows on the history channel. I can't help but make a few connections, insights as such on the programs. Take for instance American Pickers. They go to some of the most cluttered places one would ever want to go to. They call it a life style but on any other show they would call it hording. They find things that they call rusty gold but the rest of us would call junk. I am always amazed at the price they are able to get for the stuff and how much it shows that it's worth. This always makes me think of my mother who would say that the monetary value of your stuff is only in what someone else is willing to pay for it.

Then there is Pawn Stars where there just happens to be great stuff coming in their door every day. Someone once told me that the producers search for the items to be shown on the show, contact the owners, and sends them or at least their items to Las Vegas to be on the show. Uhm, wonder what of interest I have that can be on the show......


Speaking of Las Vegas, my sons want to go there for hubby's and mine 30th wedding anniversary this June. We've talked about going on a cruise to celebrate with the whole family but when we check into the nicer cruise lines, it's all to places we don't want to go and can't afford. There are many places I really don't care to go to and Las Vegas is one of them. We have 'Las Vegas' style casinos and resorts not far from us and I've been to one a few times. It's fun when you go with family and friends but in the end I can think of other things I enjoy more to do. Though my brother in law was telling me about his son who is on a six month vacation aboard a schooner. He's only been on the boat for a month and he has hit every bad weather and/or catastrophe there can be short of sinking. Makes me rethink the whole cruise/vacation thing right now. Humm, but the thought of going to an all inclusive resort is sounding better and better..... maybe somewhere tropical.....

My niece and nephew are in the process of adopting a baby girl from Haiti. He's been there a couple of times doing missionary work and has been spirituality moved to go forward with this. They don't have the money to do this but they are doing  MAJOR fun raisers to get the funds. I am always amazed at people who are moved to do this and I have donated to their cause. May God bless them and I wish them luck.

 The New Year is just a day away and I am looking forward to it. I have my bunko group coming to my house right off the bat and I have many things I need to do for the preparations. It is wonderful to have a group of friends that you see at least once a month to share friendship with, a meal, and to chat,. The game is just incidental.  And oh am I ready for some good old girl time! Too many manly things happening around here including non stop football.  Guess I should get off here and get busy.........