What to blog.....what to blog......

I think the hardest thing for me about blogging is having enough in my life to write about that someone else might actually want to read......without falling asleep!

I'm not married to the Marlboro man.  Although he is wonderful and handsome, he does not rope cattle or ride horses (unless you count the City of Hardeeville).  He sits at a desk and maneuvers 2 computers (3 screens), 2 iPads, 2 smartphones, and a calculator.  Calculator???? Yeah, you heard me.......Meghan and I make fun of him for pulling out a calculator.  I mean after all, doesn't he already have 6 of them sitting on his desk? (see above list of maneuverables...)  

Oops, that's not his desk!!

I don't have to fix a fancy basket lunch and haul it out to my man and all his workers.  I have to pull out the bread, lunch meat and some condiments.......and yell to the other room...."Lunch is ready!!"

I don't have school age children to homeschool and blog about.  Been there, done that......and my children are certainly grateful it's over!!

I love to cook, but I'm pretty sure all the recipes I use have already been blogged about, and I certainly do NOT want to plagiarize!!

Better to blog about Con cooking

But, alas, I am no "Pioneer Woman", but I am "privileged bubble" woman!! (Title provided by an angry liberal on Facebook.)  And there are certainly  musings that happen in my "bubble".  Sometimes very serious, sometimes Spiritual, but most of the time just hilarious.

So there you go.  I shall write of foibles and blessings.  36 hours of not leaving the house and marvelous trips I'm fortunate to take.  The joy of children to "they'll put me in an early grave".  

I guess I could go on and on.......so WAKE UP!!!  Unless you are actually reading this to put yourself to sleep.........

I Hate Politics

Well, here it is..... Inauguration Day 2013.  The only big deal it is to me, is that it makes me start thinking about the state of our country all over again.  And this is why I hate politics.  Oh, they all sit all high and mighty in their big Washington offices, trying their best to convince their "people" they are FOR them.

Well......I call BULLSHIT!!

They are for their own agenda.  People be damned!

But, before you hate me, let me explain who I am, then if you choose to hate me it is on you.....not me!

I am a conservative.  (I do not like to call myself by an affiliated party)  Why do I call myself conservative?

I am 1st and foremost a "born again", Evangelical Christian.  That (by whomever's definition) makes me morally conservative.  My morals come from the Holy Bible.  If it is deemed a sin in the Book, it is a sin in my mind.  So, you know what those are....murder, debauchery, drunkenness, fornication, homosexuality,  gluttony..... Am I guilty of any of these sins???  Absolutely!  But, most importantly, I am forgiven. I John 1:8-10

2nd I am a fiscal conservative.  Bottom line - DON'T SPEND MORE THAN YOU BRING IN!!!  Why is that soooo difficult for Washington?? I have been in serious debt in my household.  It's like swimming in muck!!  The ONLY way to get out is to bring in more money, or to cut back on your spending.  If Scott and I continued to raise our debt ceiling (get more credit) we would most certainly be bankrupt today.  We are where we are, simply because we QUIT spending and found ways to gain more income.

and 3rd, I'm a social conservative.  I believe I should be able to keep the money I earn to give or spend the way I see fit.  I think some big government think tank should decide if I earn too much or Joe Schmo earns too little.  I think the church and not for profits are ultimately responsible for taking care of the less fortunate (and by that I mean people that can NOT work).  But, be surprised......I DON'T blame the government for this!  I blame the CHURCH!! Not the building, the institution, but the PEOPLE!!  Less than 10% of the church tithes anymore.  If every member of every church obeyed God's Word and tithed, they could more than take care of the needs of the world!!!

Our economy will begin to bounce back.  It's been in the tank too long.  This is America.  It's what we do.  We bounce back.  And I wouldn't give any president too much credit for that.  It is due to the faith and tenacity of the American worker.  Those that aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and work a little extra.  

But, I am sure of this.......if that worker is consistently being "robbed" of his well deserved earnings, he will stop.  He will cap his earnings to where he can keep the most.

So, there you have it.  Like me or not, I don't care.  This is America, I have the right to believe this way, you have the right not to.  I will not, nor need not judge you for yours, and you need not judge me for mine.  God will ultimately do that!

Well, here I go......

Well, here I go.......
I'm diving in......
Adding my legacy to the ever so big world of blogging!!

Why? you might ask?
Why not? I might ask!

I like to write.  I like to get crazy thoughts out of my head, so I put them on paper.  Why should I keep all the crazy for myself???

So here I go.......

My blog title gives it away, I am middle aged.  It's hard to accept, but reality is reality.  This year, 2013, I think I will stop counting birthdays.  I will be 49.  49!!??!!  I guess I shouldn't really mind turning 50, I mean it beats NOT turning 50  :)

I have been married to the same man for 28 years.  Yep, go ahead.....applaud.  Applaud loudly.  It is by far my greatest success in my life.  His name is Scott.  You'll get to know that name......I talk about him a lot!!  :)

We have 2 children.  Meghan - 25 (about to turn 26!!) and Caleb - 22. I love my children as much as any mother could.  But, they have taken me on the craziest roller coaster ride of my life.  But God has used it all (and still is) to grow and develop them (and me)!!  They are wonderful young adults and I am beginning to learn so much from them now!!  

We also have 1 grandson - yep, I said grandson!!  Conner is 4, and is a delight and a joy.  So full of life!!  But, that's all I'll say here, because I'm sure many of my posts will be about him!

So here I go.......

Diving into the blog world......

Prepare to read crazy....
Prepare to read passion.....
Prepare to read musings.......