WHEN I GO TO TOWN, I HAVE HAD TO DOWNSIZE MY OUTINGS. We went to two stores last evening. This was the limit I can do for wearing a mask. Dollar Tree and Dollar General.
Ran out of super big bandages and antibiotic cream. A trip to the store was needed. I ended up putting in my buggy more of this and that....couldn't ignore the Peanut Butter M&M's. A treat for meeeeeeeee!
I have been very pleased with the discounted greeting cards at 50 cents to a dollar a pop. Not many people that I know SAVE their cards these days. I have saved my cards since I was 6 years old. A few years ago, I thinned through Christmas Cards and only kept a few from relatives that have crossed over into HEAVEN. If I had kept them all I could have made a banner to hang all the way around the room like I saw someone do umpteen years ago at a HOME TOUR. This made a very festive look for the HOLIDAY.
Kind of like this:
A few cute ideas for CHRISTMAS in July:
TODAY I went to the Optometrist. Issues with my eyes. He said my eyes are healthy and it's probably too early to remove cataracts. I don't have peace about putting off cataract surgery. If the cataracts stay too long they can become what is known as MATURE and can cause more complications when removing. Will give this a little time and think about this.
Wearing my mask for an hour and 20 minutes was extremely long for me. I don't know how so many wear these 8 hours or longer. The length I did today was the longest I have done so far. When I got HOME, I was worn the heck out. Took a nap and wanted to stay asleep.
I need to make another trip to town to do some banking and LORD HELP ME...I need to go shopping for some shorts. GULP. I cringe thinking about it. Putting this off only makes me live without cooler clothing. I could sew and that's a goal, but first I have to complete going through a pile of paperwork. HEAVENS. It's a chore. Keeping my chin up seems to take an concentrated effort to do.
AS FOR RESEARCHING...I LOVE researching. I have been studying up on the late great Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. This has been fun. I question that she heard from the Lord when she left her second Husband to hit the road, living out of a car with two children. Sleeping sometimes in a tent. I think perhaps when she cracked her head open it caused some problems. Married three times and never without a man for long, she was extremely stylish and a pioneer in using a radio for her business. I have watched many clips of Aimee when she speaks while being filmed. It wouldn't have been noticeable from a distance, but up close and personal it is. While speaking, she often rolled her eyeballs upwards instead of looking into the camera. At one point she lost weight and bobbed her hair for a screen test to play the part of Aimee Semple McPherson for a movie about her life. She failed the screen test. I'm not sure the film was ever made. Will have to check into this.
Interesting FACT: In 1932, McPherson's commissary was raided by police, allegedly to locate a still used to make brandy out of donated apricots. As a consequence, the commissary was briefly shut down, and the staff was let go. However, students from her Foursquare Gospel Church's L.I.F.E. Bible College filled in.
One of the gentlemen that Aimee dated was a FREEMASON. Okay...a Shriner and by the time a guy is a shriner they are well versed in this organization and know about Lucifer. Why get mixed up with a Luciferian when you are a born again Christian woman? Dancing with the devil.
By the time Aimee died, there were over 50 lawsuits against her. She was estranged from her Mom and Daughter. She was wearing shorter skirts to go out dancing and drinking with her bobbed hair and facial cosmetics blamed up and gorgeous.
Dying at an early age of 53 by accidental overdosing. Overdosing. Accidental? I don't know. Her daughter would grow up to be active in television program, NAME THAT TUNE that her Husband produced. Aimee's Daughter Roberta, married out of her faith to a Jewish Gentleman.
Well it's back to thinning out papers and magazines. I made headway. At least I made some headway. This week I hope to start doing easy stretches and exercises on the floor.
I have hopes and I think this keeps me going,
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