6 posts from 2006

Will you watch the hanging of Saddam if they televise it? Will you let your children watch?

I will certainly watch it if it is shown. I want to see a really evil person get his just punishment. I do not want to rely on the networks reporting, as they have a hard time telling the truth.

The TV networks have not decided yet whether to show it or not and that puzzles me because they show every other graphic of revulsion, so why stop with Saddam? They televise immoral behavior on a daily basis, now they want to be protective of the public. That is a crock. Would I let my children watch? The answer is yes. I would explain very carefully that Saddam was very, very evil and killed and tortured thousands of people, so the court decided he should be hung as his punishment.

I would use this as a life's lesson in good and evil.

What were the best and worst presents you received for Christmas?

My best present was my family getting together and my worst was receiving a large box of candy when I plan to lose 10 lbs for one of my New Years Resolutions...

This is a lesson learned from my first married Christmas. We were married in September and still honeymooning when Christmas time arrived. My husband went with me to shop for family gifts. I asked him what he wanted for Christmas and each and every time he would reply,"I have what I want, I have you". I would always blush a little and kiss him for being so sweet. Once, while shopping, I stopped to examine a beautiful handcarved jewelry box. It was exquisite and so was the price. I said to my husband, 'this is really beautiful but it is way too expensive, I wonder who would buy something like that, and my husband said ,'oh, don't worry, there's always a fool out there and chuckled'.

As time was running out, I began to panic. After the gazillionth time, my sweet husband said, 'I do not believe in this commercialism of Christmas and I do not like being told when I have to give someone a gift.' I asked him to give me a hint as to what he got for me and he would always answer the same way, Honey, I am not getting you anything for Christmas and I have told you this many times. Please believe me, I am not lying to you and I do not want you to get me anything.'  Of course, I thought he was just being very secretive.

Christmas Eve came and I decided to make that the time we open our gifts to each other as we spent Christmas Day at my family's home. I gave my husband his gift, a beautiful cableknit sweater imported from Ireland. He kept saying I shouldn't have and I would just kiss him and tell him I loved him. Finally, I said, "where's mine, where have you been hiding it?"  He looked into my eyes and said, "I did not get you a Christmas gift, I told you a thousand times." Big tears welled up in my eyes and I felt very sad. He apologized, but said he shouldn't have to because he told me over and over again. Needless to say, I no longer had the Christmas spirit and went to bed early.

After a few days, I finally stopped pouting and tried to put it out of my mind. 2 weeks later, my husband arrived home before me and was taking a shower when I walked in. He asked me to get him a big towel from the linen closet and I said okay. I opened the linen closet to find all the towels removed from the middle shelf and that beautiful jewelry box sitting there with a note that read, "JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YOU"  Now, I really cried,,,happy tears..

I am curious, what do you think are the best gifts you can give someone? Are toys the best gifts for kids? How about electronics for guys and jewelry for females?  I'd like to get some responses as to what you considered some of the best gifts you have received? How about handmade gifts?

Good Evening All:

I wrote a long piece yesterday, very thoughtful and elegant, if I must say, and when I hit the save button everything went clear. I had not realized that my dang dial up had dropped off, so it was all for naught. If I was a person who used naughty language, that would have been one of the times for sure.

Now that I have recovered, I cannot remember everything that I wrote, so I will just start anew with a new topic for today.I feel like writing about Christmas and Birthday Cakes. (leftover from my birthday :)

We have a new family tradition of starting our Family Christmas party with a birthday cake for Baby Jesus and 8 of my 11 grandchildren sing the birthday song. Well, 3 are out of state and one is an infant. The remaining 7 are combinations of ages, all under 6. They are so amazing. We find it very pleasing to remember the real reason for celebration and yes, we know that Dec. 25th is not the actual day of Christ's birth, so no one needs to remind me of that detail. Thank you.

Everyone brings food and there is usually enough to feed a small army. We are almost the size of a small army when you add all the family members from the in-laws side of the family. We invite all because we feel like we all all family and we all get along. I love my 2 daughter in laws and my only son in law very, very much. If I had handpicked the mates for my children, they are who I would have chosen.

Not everyone can say that but I thank my children for waiting until they were adults and ready. They knew who they were and waited until they found a mate in harmony with their morals and beliefs. They made excellent choices and have produced the most amazing off-springs. I cannot thank my children enough for all they have given me. They have certainly made my life worthwhile.

Thanks for reading this post and Best Wishes to All!

Good Morning All:

Popped out of bed at 5:30 AM. Its still dark out and very quiet.I was anxious to see if I could login to my new blog and as you can see, 'Here I am'...pretty cool. I am smiling :) Need some coffe, so I will return shortly.