March 5, 2021

Today was sunny but very cold. I hated even walking to the mailbox! My fingers get cold and I can’t type. But all is well!

I was getting ready for my shower this morning and one of the lightbulbs in my bathroom fixture flickered and went out. So I got a new bulb and changed it – but it didn’t work. Did that twice. Then I took the bulb and stuck it in another light fixture – it worked. So apparently the bathroom fixture is shot. I believe that it is about 28 years old, so I can’t complain. However, I can SORT OF complain because I bopped over to Lowe’s AND Home Depot and neither have the right type of light that I need that matches my current fixtures. So I guess it’s on to an internet search…

Since I didn’t clean on my normal Wednesday routine day, I cleaned the whole house today. However, my author e-friend Liz Bromke sent out her newest release to her ARC readers (that would be me!) and I spent as much time taking reading breaks as cleaning. It’s very good, and I can hardly put it down. I’m already 84% through the book – and it’s a two part series so I know there will be SORT OF a cliff-hanger. But it’s very good!

I also got around to filling my little pots of gold. Now if I could just tempt and capture a leprechaun – then I’d have endless resources! Dream on, sweet child. Dream on…

Also got a phone call and was able to schedule my COVID Vaccine shots. God makes things work!

Today I will share Bram’s message from First Baptist: Laying down our lives; we should be KIND. (Anyone who knows me well will know that is a subject near to my heart!) We should be devoted to one another; the sacrifice of one person can affect the course of a nation. Hard work helps us grow in love. Religion is not personal: It’s a community. It’s not a competition with winners and losers (like the Super Bowl) with power, bragging. It’s like Special Olympics: Everyone is special and appreciated, and everyone wins. We should help each other up and run together. We owe Jesus a debt of gratitude for his sacrifice. How often do we think of that? Remember his love, and be kind.

On this day in 1496 the English King granted John Cabot a commission to explore for new lands, and in 1836 Samuel Colt manufactured the first pistol. Steinway Piano Company was founded in NY in 1853, and the TV show THE OSBOURNES (starring Ozzy Osbourne, who my son loved!) premiered in 2002 on MTV. Andy Gibb was born in 1958, and Joseph Stalin died at age 73 in 1953. Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash in 1963; she was 30. I remember when that happened. She was a very close friend of Loretta Lynn….

TOMORROW March 6 is:

• National Dentist’s Day
• National Dress Day
• National Frozen Food Day
• National Oreo Cookie Day 
• National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

I just got my dental insurance card in the mail! So I’m all set. But I don’t think Dr. Lane wants to see me right this minute. And I DO wish I had an Oreo! Next week! Autmn and I are making Oreo Ice Cream for the dinner she’s hosting…. Have a great weekend. God bless!