Brain bloat is the result of too much stuff in the head.
That's why it takes 50 or 60 years of input
before the forgetful symptoms begin manifesting.
After all those years of cramming stuff into your head,
it finally begins overflowing like a water glass
unable to hold another drop
without shedding something already there.
I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.
Author Unknown
As summer is ending very soon, I thought I’d best do a post here in this journal. I’ve experienced some very different joys, triumphs, sorrows and yes, even defeats this year.
I was just about as joyful as they come when camping season began. The cold and bleakness of winter had just about done me in.
I celebrated many triumphs as I loaded and packed up things for the camper. It wasn’t always easy to hull all that stuff to the car and then unload it once I got there, but I did it!!!
It was sorrowful only in the fact that my camping partner wasn’t there to enjoy it all with me. My DDH loved camping even more than I did. Yet I have many fond memories to tide me over til we meet again.
Defeat hit me in the knees. I was looking forward to hiking around and getting lots of exercise but the knees complained loud and strong so instead of exercise I got some well needed rest. I usually am so relaxed when I get home on Sunday evenings that it is very hard to get back in the working mode once more.
I was blessed by having all my children join me for one weekend at the campground. It’s so very hard to get them together and I was thankful they all took the time out to come. A family reunion it was. I loved seeing my grandchildren all together too.
The children I am camping with have been so good to me all summer. I wouldn’t be able to be there at all if it wasn’t for all their help. We each have our own trailers that sit in a row on joining campsites so I can truly say I’ve been blessed with the best neighbors ever this summer.
Only 4 more weeks of camping and then I’ll be home busily preparing for the holidays. I’ll never forget what a wonderful summer it has been.
Truly written from my heart to yours
Love,
Pam (mostly known as ‘ma’)
Years should be nothing to you.
Who asked you to count them
or consider them?
In the world of wild Nature,
time is measured by seasons only-
-the bird does not know how old it is-
-the rose-tree does not count its birthdays!
Marie Corelli
5 comments:
I had kept popping by here to see if you had posted in this journal.What a lovely suprize this evening to find you have updated.What wonderful memories you have already of your camping days and what a wonderful family raised by a wonderful MUM.Sorry I never knew your DDH but I am sure he was the best.Now it is almost time for you close down your camper.I hope and pray we do not get such a severe winter and we can occupy ourselves with other things once again looking forward to spring.I do not like the thoughts of Christmas approaching so quickly as it isn't what it should be.Thankyou for all your wonderful posts so far this year I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your lovely journals.Have a Blessed Sunday.Take Care God Bless Kath astoriasand http://journals.ao.co.uk/astoriasand/MYSIMPLERHYMES
Please note my blogger address is now:
http://roses-are-read.blogspot.com/
I had to change it in order for the migration to apply.
Hugs, Rose
What a brilliant entry ,so many home truths hee hee ...love Jan xx
Good Morning Pam aka Ma
I am so glad to have found your journal....I was also on AOL and have no idea how my address ended up being from the UK
http://journals.aol.uk.abicequeen/lori's-letter-box and now on blogger just as lorisletterbox
I will look forward to reading more and want you to know I will pray the Lord's riches blessings on you and yours...
Love Lori (from Alberta, Canada)
Evening Pam,
Reading your story about the camper reminded me of when we bought our family a little trailer and the neighbours thought we were nuts because we did not even have living room furniture at the time.
I knew that trailer would give us a LOT more enjoyment and that was the case.
We just bought ourselves another trailer (after about 35 years) and this one you can be in at -40 degrees.
It has more BTU than my house.
Blessings,
Lori J.
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