The After-Trip Blues

I returned from a four day ski trip to WinterPlace Ski Resort in West Virginia today. I only skied once, and I did so very, very badly. So, in light of the daily high of 7 degrees (low of -4) I mostly stayed indoors and enjoyed the blizzardy weather through our cabins picture window, and played cards until fairly late in the evening with the group. Fourteen people went, 4 girls and 10 guys, it was a fun adventure. Our cabin was literally right on one of the ski slopes, really neat. (Pictures to come later. Also, if you’re wondering, the guys slept in the basement and on the couches, and the girls had the whole upstairs to themselves.)

But, now I’m home. Back to having a very sick mother who is always coughing and in pain. Back to laundry, unpacking, a room that needs cleaned, and the occasional frustrated argument with parents over dumb stuff. It’s a bit depressing, honestly… Having had four days of positive, adventurous, goofy people as my constant company, returning to “real life” is kinda like getting an ice-cream cone knocked out of your hand before you’ve gotten to taste it. (Which is pretty much the saddest thing ever to happen, no matter your age.)

Anyway, it’s just rough to come home to. Plus, I miss the snow.

~TQG

Ta-Da!

 

This, lads and lassies, is where I live. What do you think of it?

The Most Important Work In The World

I think I can understand that feeling about a housewife’s work being like that of Sisyphus (who was the stone rolling gentleman). But it is surely, in reality, the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, “To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour.” (1st to be happy to prepare for being happy in our own real Home hereafter: 2nd, in the meantime, to be happy in our houses.) We wage war in order to have peace, we work in order to have leisure, we produce food in order to eat it. So your job is the one for which all others exist.

~C.S. Lewis in a letter to Mrs. Johnson, March 16, 1955

For reflection on Proverbs 31:10-31

“A capable wife who can find?

She is far more precious than jewels.

The heart of her husband trusts in her,

and he will have no lack of gain.”

I’m a bit off sometimes…

Movies purchased for me by my awesome mother.

Second day off since last Monday (the fourth), and this is how I’m spending it. At a time when I am drastically low on the moneys, my mother has seen fit to be extra giving. Because she’s awesome like that. (She says this and a nightgown she’s paying for are my Easter gifts instead of a basket, I told her, “I’m cool with that. I think I’ve well outgrown Easter baskets anyway. I’m above all that.” 😀 It should be noted I said all this in a weird accent and made flamboyant gestures. I am weird.)

If you’re wondering, I haven’t squandered all the money I’ve earned. However, after replacing the engine in my truck, and having had a very low pay, low hours job for a while, the funds from the second job haven’t caught up yet. Thus, I’m fairly broke. Such is life!

Thank goodness for kind mothers!

~TQG

Say Hello To My Little Friends

 

This is Tigger and his friend Edward Bear (NOT named after Edward Cullen. Don’t make me smack you.) No, I don’t live in Montana.