…to us!
Three happy years of marriage. May God grant us many, many more!
We will have dinner at Local Roots Cafe tomorrow night. Nom, Nom, Nom.
Where did Anna go?
She got a social life, thats where. 
Don’t know if I have said this before, but since moving to Virginia 6 weeks ago, we have had 15x the amount of [positive] socialization than we had in Oklahoma. Church, Miss Maggie, knitters group (once or twice a month), a monthly adult Aspie social group (haven’t been yet, but planning on it), friends of parents, neighbors, an upcoming WAPF extravaganza potluck. Networking like mad.
Add to all the above, caring for household of 5 [highly unorganized and messy] adults and an invalid mother. Yeah. I am busy. Today is laundry for parents. Already swept/mopped dinning area. Dinner tonight. Tomorrow is laundry for us. Sister is self-sufficient with her food and laundry, yay. I should clean out the fridge this week before the mutating leftovers stage a coup of the kitchen.
Speaking of mother, she started a new therapy last week. Its like chemo, but on an infusion pump which is administered for a week on, then two weeks off. She started reacting badly yesterday with a fever and lots of chest congestion. The pump comes out today, that is the good news. She still needs some medical attention for the scary chest congestion. Pray she gets what she needs.
Jeff is continuing to apply and do freelance computer repair. Would be nice for him to get an actual interview.
Whoa, our third wedding anniversary is on Wednesday! I feel old. Happy, but old.
Number 6:
Don’t be afraid of wearing sneakers with skirts or dresses. Comfort over dorkiness any day.
Number 7:
Get politcally active. Oh, the lessons you will learn!
Number 8:
Find a place (town, country, region), settle down, and love it.
Number 9:
Your education is never ‘wasted’ if you continue to nuture and share. [See lessons # 2 & 3]
Number 10:
Be thankful for a dad who prays for you every day early in the morning.
:::::Worthy Charity Bulletin:::::
For those who sew (even very basic sewing skills) go check out Little Dresses for Africa. They make little girl dresses for young-ins at a Malawi mission. You don’t have to make the pillowcase style either (which, imho, the African ladies probably would not prefer); you can modest it up. Like, add sleeves and a decent skirt length. Or a pinafore over a simple tshirt dress. So, if you lack little girls in your life (I only have one niece and she is dressed-out to the max), go ahead and sew up some frillies for Little Dresses for Africa.
Number 5: Pray with your husband and/or willing family members or roommates or neighbors every day.
Jeff and I pray in the morning before going to work or starting our daily activities and again at night before bed. We started before our wedding. Its hard going to sleep upset with thy spouse when you know you have to pray together.
Smell flowers.
Pick flowers (within reasonable polite limits, both to Nature and to Neighbors).
Anticipate the first flowers of spring.
Mourn the passing of the last dead flowers in fall.
Send flowers to an ailing friend.
Bring flowers when invited over to dinner.
Make daisy chains.
Learn everything you can about flowers.
Tuck one behind your ear.
Leave flowers at church.
Press flowers to make pretties later.
Thank God for the flowers!
Number 2:
Based on the Gandhi quote,
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.
~Never be ashamed of your talents or interests. I spent my adolesence interested in things my peers were not: knitting, spinning my own yarn, sewing, gardening, etc. They mocked me for it. Of course, if you’ve spent any length of time on the internet, these are the same skills zillions of my peers want to learn.
I have won.
Number 3:
~ Everyone has a skill, talent, or passion they can teach. Instead of gloating over my victory, I share what I know. I love seeing others able to do xyz for themselves.
Number One:
Marry your best friend.
EEeeep!
I am turning 30 this week!
Of course, I do not look a day over 21. 
I spent the weekend close to the bathroom because of tummy disturbances which are thankfully on the mend. [Nope, not preggers. Jeff was ill also.] The parents were out of town and we had company over for dinner last week. I cleaned nearly the whole house, cooked, baked, and then got sick. 
This week I will write up a compendium of “30 Lessons Learned in 30 years” for your entertainment.
Before Church, 6-14-09
Mom said, “You really have this peasant look going.”
Linen blouse and skirt. Scarf is from Hijab Girl.
