Bedtime . . . now tell my head that!

Why is it the more exhausted one is, the less likely they are to get to sleep in a timely manner . . . as in right now? All day long, I thought about sleep and now it seems to have escaped me. All the issues I should have pondered during the day are presenting themselves NOW!

Quilting . . .

Spent the afternoon quilting some projects. Although I try and keep all the quilting lines perfectly done, I do have a zig zag here and there in my work. Distraction is the culprit! The phone rings and I jerk my hand. The phone rings and my careful line of stitches goes a bit astray. I used to redo every slight imperfection but decided that since the quilts usually go to the homes of good friends, the little bits of erred stitching is part of my life and is being shared with them! Kind of interesting to think about how the little moments of my day today will be unknowingly reflected in the homes of other people. Life isn't perfect and neither are my quilts but it's pretty much all good! : - )

Some favorite quotes . . .

"A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time."
-- George Iles

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
-- Groucho Marx

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history."
-- George Bernard Shaw

"You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans."
-- Ronald Reagan

More places to keep in touch . . .

Anyone interested, I have a Yahoo Group set up for talking about our days, raising children, being childish(!), baking, looking for a place to vent, recipes, friendship . . . You are welcome to check it out and join in!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bbarthelette/

April 15th . . .!

April 15th . . . payday for the government. Given all the expenses Washington DC has incurred on our behalf over the last year or so, I'm pretty sure April 15th isn't going to help all that much! Anyway, I filed our tax returns on-line the first of February, got our IRS refund and sent our our California tax payment as close to the deadline as possible. They don't worry about us losing interest so I like to return the favor!

Still sort of recovering from the 'lost' weekend. Our next door neighbors decided to throw a party with a live band. Just to make sure the LIVE band could be heard within the small confines of their backyard, they amped it up to share it with everyone within six or eight houses away. Since our house was shaking with the vibrations of the LIVE bass, we called the police and I have to admit, the neighbors were kind enough to come right over and apologized and did turn down the amplification. It was still loud. They shared with us that they were having the party for their brother who is very sick and not likely to survive his illness. I told my husband that if I'm ever at death's door, please do not park me out in the backyard next to a loud band in 55 degree weather with a cold wind blowing.

Quilting got some attention yesterday. Started out with a specific pattern in mind and ended up free lancing, AGAIN, with my own scrap quilt concepts in mind.

Can't figure it out . . .

You have to wonder why the people we elect to represent us seem so intent on making the United States a third world country in health care and defense. Yes, there are people who defend everyone's right to health care. Yes, there are people who want this to be a sweet, wonderful world. Realistically,it ain't a gonna happen as we still have that one component of people to deal with . . . human nature.

A little research shows that a one-payer health care plan is not sustainable which would leave everyone with less-than-ideal medical help. A one-payer health care plan will cover abortion. The proposed health care plan has nations like Canada and England wondering what is wrong with us to substandardize our medical support. It hasn't worked as a state-run plan in Massachusetts yet the egotistical powers that be want to inflict the same thing on everyone. Survival rate on some cancers in other countries is half what it is in the United States under our current health plans. Scary stuff!

The fact that the leader of our country would take it upon himself to risk our safety by downsizing our nuclear strength AND advertising the fact to our enemies is boggling to the imagination. It makes you wonder who's side he is on!

I'm hoping the November elections in 2010 and each year hereafter will reflect the will of the majority and teach our elected officials that they were entrusted with their office to represent 'we the people'. In the meantime, we can pray, not get sick, and start building our own bomb shelter!

Some good thoughts for a Friday morning . . .

"Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore."
-- Ogden Nash

"One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you."
-- Larry Gelbart

"Never eat more than you can lift."
-- Miss Piggy

"Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion."
-- Ambrose Bierce