Not such a big deal

Sometimes we invest a lot of wasted energy into believing something is a big deal, when, in reality, it is no big deal. Here a week or so ago I mustered up all my courage and decided that I would stop talking about doing something different with my hair and do something different with my hair. So, with Emily as my back-up eyes, I went to Bristol and told her to make magic. She did and I am now some sort of a blond. I thought it would be a big deal but it seems to be a big deal only in my eyes! Such is life. She put a rinse on my hair that took away the gray but made no attempt to go as dark or as red as my hair really was. I didn't want to be one of those older ladies that has dark hair with old skin. That looks so bad in my eyes. But, truth be told, I am not sure I like this either. It just looks so washed out and dead to me. I will live with it for awhile and see how it "grows" on me. All comments have basically come down to an "Oh"...not much change. I am thinking I want to go a bit darker next time and see if I can pull that off. I just have a really hard time seeing myself as any form of a blond, no matter how dark it is.

So my blond head and I are at Nancy and Jace's place. They are both at work so I am entertaining myself with the computer and with my book. It is nice to be able to just sit and read a book without the phone and other obligations like family and work. I love my family, the phone and work, but it is nice to be able to sit in the quiet all the same.

So there is my grand revelation.....and so life goes. Utah walls are nice for a change!

Winter Sunset at Maxwelton

Sometimes one gets to thinking that the summer has all the great sunsets. But I need to tell you that you are wrong. The colors were reflecting off of the water, off of the sand bars and everywhere. The picture hardly does it justice but it is the best I can offer you at present.

So, after assuring you I live in the most beautiful part of the world, I tell you I am flying south tomorrow to Cedar City and Nancy. My desire is to pack cloths that are for warm weather as I am always there in warm weather, but today it is not the case. We are warmer here than they are there. Sometimes it happens that way. Heck, a week ago we were warmer than Miami and several other places that are supposed to be winter havens. Such is life.

Now I am off to a basketball game. Stuart and Peter are in rec-league this season. Tonight will be my first Stuart game. Their team came out well last game, winning 25 to 4 I think Emily said. And Stuart scored a couple of shots and was a great factor in rebounds. Not bad considering he was by far the shortest kid out there. He certainly is not one to back down from some good physical play for the ball. That boy is not afraid of anything when it comes to a sporting event. I think he could be good at almost any sport...well, maybe not ice skating as the pictures posted awhile back will testify!

Something new....

I know I should include a picture but my card reader doesn't work and the computer has issues anyway....so you will just have to take my word for this. On Thursday I made a huge step in a different direction. The jury is still out but sometimes you just have to try something new because it is there. All my daughters play with their hair. Nancy's blond becomes black, Michelle's black becomes reddish, Linda's curly becomes straight, Emily straight becomes, no, not curly, that will never happen....but it does change colors on a somewhat frequent basis. So what have I done? I took Emily over to Bristol's salon and we picked out a new look and I am now the new me.....I will post a picture here really soon, but until then you can just imagine it!

Am I happy with the results? Yah, I think I am. I am not big on change so I dislike things at the beginning but I know I do this so I don't make up my mind for a bit. I am still in the bit. Emily gives it a total thumbs up, and Linda seemed OK too.

Oh, did I forget to say what I had done.....oops.....later......

growing older

Today Sue's grandmother was honored on the "Today Show". She is celebrating her 107th birthday. That was not a typing mistake, she is one hundred and seven years old! What an amazing thing. I think I remember meeting her years ago, but I know I have heard much about her. She is sharp mentally and physically strong for her years. I think it has been only the last two years that she has lived in an assisted living situation. I know Sue speaks highly of her, she talks about her positive outlook and her kindness to others. That seems to be the key to a long life, to live in such a way that you gain strength from the good things of others. And to stay invested in the future, something she seems to do well.

Her situation is interesting. She was aware of world war 1 and 2 and all the other conflicts that have come our way. She has seen the world go from horses as a mainstay to space travel. She has seen the beginning of transistors, of computers and, almost, of typewriters. What an amazing life span she has had. Talk about perspective on many things, this is a woman that has pretty much seen it all and been there to learn from it. It would be wonderful to sit down and just listen to what she has to say....but that can't happen so I will reply on Sue to share her insights with me. And if anyone can do that it is Sue, she is so gifted with words and has that same kindness that her grandmother has.

Am I concerned with growing older? No, not really. I will admit it sounds strange to my ear to say that I am 60 but it is not a bad strange. I have just spent 10 years saying I was fifty this or that and saying I am 60 feels strange. But I am expecting an amazing decade. Like my children's wonderful birthday thing, a decade of travel is what I am looking at. The first travel will be this weekend. Kristin and I are going to the Ballet in Seattle on Saturday. OK, not major but it is a beginning and we both really do enjoy dance so it is big for us! Sleeping beauty should be beautiful, I have never seen it nor has Kristin. Each day is another adventure and I look forward to almost all of them.