July 30, 2005
Change In Focus
Summer Fields the sheeprun Beaver AR
Its been pretty discouraging dealing with this whole house thing this week. No matter what I want the work guys to do they do it halfway or they dont do it at all and its a big mess. I must say that we did have a bit of progress and the bath is now partially done, and wonder of wonders, they are hauling their trash out... Dumpsters are in very short supply so they just dump the trash in the garage in a pile, then pick it up with a dump truck as they can...The pile of garbage in my house really bothered me. Seeing part of it gone has helped.
Cowtown Pattie of "Texas Trifles" has the right of it. She commented a few days ago that I needed to relax and continue to explore the surrounding area. Its been hard to let go, but I have taken some driving excursions around the area and tried to let go of the situation and be paitent.
Friday, I went to get the mail and due to the lovely cold front, that made things so much more comfortable temperature wise, one lady I spoke to called it a "Las Cruces" with the skies a brightest blue and fluffy clouds and low humidity and cool breeze...I drove and drove... everytime I saw a road I wanted to go on I did. I think I put 200 miles on the van, I was singing to Keali'i Rachel... (I wonder what other drivers thought of the Hawaiian music in upstate Arkansas...) and forgot for a moment my troubles.
A bad accident caused the road I needed to get home to be closed for quite a while, so I turned around and went back to Holiday Island and to the Sun Fest Market, the only place where you can get a sandwich at any hour, and had my dinner there waiting till I heard that the truck had been cleared off the road and that all was well again. I was just glad that the driver was OK and that we other drivers were
I spent today listening to Christian TV, I love it when they play music (no radio in this unit) and just focused on what is important...I cant change anything but myself and that is what I need to focus on right now...and catching up on little important things writing bills and a letter to my Mother. It was good.
Woody came home and wanted to celebrate a week of non acheivement, he hasnt sold a car and the house is creeping along...so its off for Chinese Food, and a better day tomorrow.
