People. I am LOSING MY MIND!
To wit: I forgot picture day at Helen's school. I wrote her conference date down and promptly switched it to another day in my mind. Her teacher had to call and reschedule. I couldn't blame writing it down wrong because I wrote it down correctly. I've forgotten about other activities and places we needed to be. I show up to teach Sunday school and it's not my Sunday. *le sigh*
I only have room in my brain for one thought at a time, and God forbid it's competing with another thought because one will always lose.
My friend Debra says to tell myself that I am not forgetful and that God can help me remember things (in other words, do not succomb to that ol' self-fulfilling prophecy of telling myself I'm a forgetter). Jimmy is getting me a 2-month giant whiteboard calender that I'll have no choice but to check on a daily basis. He's also in charge of telling me every night to look at the calender.
So sorry, no cute kid pics this time. Just requests to pray for my sanity and peace of mind.
I did have a picture that I wanted to post, but we never took it (forgot the camera-are you surprised?). My good friends Debbie, Karen, and Lynnette went to a Women of Faith conference this past weekend. What a great time that was! I heard some very inspirational speakers (one even spoke to my remembering issues) and some great music. Sandy Patti sang, and so did Mandisa. This young woman, who was on American Idol (which I do not watch) in the season that the prematurely grey-haired guy won (see, I don't even know his name-Hicks or someother), turned out to be a wonderful surprise. She has a gorgeous voice (the people who vote on this show obviously have no idea what a great voice is) and her story is very inspiring. She won more than a few new fans, I think.
It was great to see my girls, even though Karen got a nasty flu bug and missed the Saturday conference. I cannot believe I've known my college friends for 24 years now (!), and Debbie and I have enjoyed a 36-year friendship. Those numbers boggle my already beleaguered mind so I'd better go take a nap and take my Geritol.
But first, this: pinkyd, have you seen this yet? Hi-larious!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1y9s73Nos
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As Groucho once said, "She's got a mind like a steel trap- rusted shut!". It must be a family thing because I'm having the same problem- even going so far to have my doctor test me for early onset alzheimer's. The diagnosis is that I'm just getting older, and to take a pad and pen where ever I go. That's all fine and dandy, but when I get home, I forget to look at the dang pad!!!!
Exactly! I do write almost everything on the calender, but I don't look at it.
D'oh!
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