Zoey, (singing to herself)
"They're arty and they're lively,
hilarious and goofy,
They're altogether funky,
The Greenie Family.
Their house is a museum.
When people come to see 'em
They really are a dre am.
The Greenie Family.
Paint
glue
collage
So get a painters apron on.
A canvas you can scrawl on.
We're gonna play a call on
The Greenie Family."
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Many discussions around here on the issue of gay marriage. For the record I am 100% in support of same sex marriage. I was surprised by a conversation I had recently with 2 female friends. They both stated they were ok with the legalizing of gay marriage but felt the union needed a different name. One of the woman was concerned with the terms man and wife. In a same sex marriage/union who is who? Needless to say I sat there with my mouth hanging open and couldn't utter a response. So I am wondering if woman who are against gay marriage or using the term marriage for same sex couple are apt to agree with Tom Robbins description of marriage for a woman......
“Heterosexual relationships seem to lead only to marriage, and for most poor dumb brainwashed women marriage is the climactic experience. For men, marriage is a matter of efficient logistics: the male gets his food, bed, laundry, TV,..... offspring and creature comforts all under one roof, where he doesn't have to dissipate his psychic energy thinking about them too much - then he is free to go out and fight the battles of life, which is what existence is all about.
But for a woman, marriage is surrender. Marriage is when a girl gives up the fight, walks off the battlefield and from then on leaves the truly interesting and significant action to her husband, who has bargained to 'take care' of her. What a sad bum deal.
Women live longer than men because they really haven't been living. Better blue-in-the-face dead of a heart attack at fifty than a healthy seventy-year old widow who hasn't had a piece of life's action since girlhood.”
― Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Way before these debates began Pat and I used to joke about who is the husband and who is the wife (Pat does most of the grocery shopping and cooking and I do most of the yard work) in our relationship. In our day to to day life we both share all the jobs that come with owning a house and raising children. We pick the job or jobs that we are best at and not because of some random labeling that this is a wife's job or that is a husband's job.
Maybe I feel so strongly about this because I was raised by a very independent headstrong woman. Over Christmas Mom decided she needed to learn how to knit because "that's what old woman do"..those were Mom's words not mine. That was a short lived experience because my Mom at 76 has to much energy to sit still. She can run circles around me. For the record I love to sit and knit.
So my point for this long winded blog post is to encourage you to encourage your state governments to support same sex marriage.
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Yes Maggie is still with us. Im beginning to fear my shear will is keeping her alive. I am not ready to put her down and people keep telling me I will know when its time. I guess Im still praying for a miracle.
I did venture into my studio for a short time today. I need to paint but just haven't been motivated. But I have been knitting. I am getting a little tiny bit better. I just want to order pretty yarn all the time.....but who doesn't right? If I could knit faster I could order more yarn. I am such a logical person.
I am very thankful for the rain today. My garden is in heaven. My plants and bushes are so green and healthy.
Live your life. Live your life. Live your life.
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The yard work and planting continues. I am getting so much help from both dogs and kids.
Zoey,"Lucky are you going to help with the yard debris removal?"
Lucky, " Ha Ha no way I was just checking for snakes. Now I am wondering what is that strange thumping noise?"
Zoey," Lucky your looking the wrong way. Look in the backyard that noise is Justin throwing his lacrosse ball against the retaining wall. Please no questions about Megan I have no idea what she is up to."
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I had to share the photos I took of Mom and Lucky last night at the dinner table. I think Lucky and Zoey are demonstrating exactly how I feel...dead tired.
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I had the best breakfast this morning,Nutty Bits from Trader Joes. They are amazing with a cup of coffee. Then it was a yard work intensive. Finally, Lucky needed a break from chasing rocks and Justin exhausted after lacrosse practice. Obviously a win win situation for both. Now I need to find some advil and a glass of wine before I watch the Kentucky Derby.
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