Monday 12 July 2010

Three weeks into the new job. Great job - God is good! The extra money was to be used to pay my bills in FULL each month and maybe be able to save for dental work, eyeglasses and maybe a doctor for thyroid issues. Well, the landlord put a kybosh on that idea! Hmmmmm. God always has new challenges for us in life! Hardly as difficult as what His Son had to endure on a good day! He will give me the grace for patience, fortitude and ability to see a solution. Weather is great today. I think it was around 72 and a cool breeze started early afternoon to keep it from getting too hot. I miss my best friend and pray that the Texas heat is not to hard on her. It is a wonderful thing to see that my mother who scrimped for so many years is now being almost frivolous with her money now. She is not wasting it by any means but she is indulging herself in a few comforts and "just because"-s. She deserves it! She saved so much for more than 7 decades. She is a product of the depression. She finally allowed herself to get cable TV! She got a car she has wanted for a long time. Good for her!!! There is nothing more sad than an 80+ year old, saving and refusing to buy something she wants. Why not? She has never indulged herself. She has never wasted anything. She always reused many year before it was stylish. I am almost 60. I realize that I may have 40 years left. At 80 a person has 20 years? So get a new coat, pair of boots that fit and look nice. It is disgusting that someone won't buy herself something at such an age so that she can leave it for her children. Her children are hardly children any more!! They are adults. She owes them nothing - They owe her their lives, health, education, etc. It is horrible that an elder denies herself so that a selfish child(ren) or grandchildren can take from her. I have some good friends like that. The wife will not buy any new clothes. Her shoes are falling apart and her cloths are at least 20 years old and don't look too good anymore. But she won't spend their hard earned money so that their four ungrateful, lazy kids can fight over their money when their parents die. Sick, just sick. You go, Mom! Enjoy that car!