Questions, questions

Good Morning!!!
Some blogs have 'open posts' where readers can comment about anything they like, or ask questions, or bring up topics they'd like to see discussed. I've always wanted to do that, but then I'm afraid nobody would comment, and that would be as embarrassing as hosting a Discovery Toys party and not having anybody show up (I have done that, and that's why I don't host parties anymore). I'd hate that. So I have some questions I'll ask you to get things jumpstarted. But then if nobody posts it will be even more embarrassing. What to do, what to do??
Ask a few questions to jumpstart things, and try really hard to think of at least one question somebody will want to answer.
Hmm, if worse comes to worse I could always post something controversial and hope somebody argues with me.=)

Hives: Every year, about December, the FYG gets hives, and then a day or two later she can't hold anything down for a few hours. When she was younger it might be two or three days of trying to get her keep something down, but now we've learned and just because she's hungry, poor dear, she doesn't get to eat. She has a very sensitive stomach that doesn't recover as quickly as she does. We spend a day or two after these episodes on toast, chicken broth, yogurt, rice, and applesauce. We have taken her to the doctor (s). Mostly we've been told that the cookie-chucking and the hives have nothing to do with each other, but since they've happened together every year for about 8 years, we just don't believe it. We had one doctor who just wanted to put her on Prednisone, but we would sort of like to figure out a cause.

Del.icio.us- how do you us this? Why? What are the advantages?

How are you doing on your New Year's Resolutions? Your planned reading? I've finished one run through Psalms, but I had to resort to a cassette tape for the last fifty Psalms. I am going to try not to do this because I get more out of it when I read it for myself. I listened while I worked on finger weaving a rag rug out of unmatched socks I couldn't bear to throw away, in spite of Cindy's encouragement otherwise. I just couldn't. Here's a picture of part of the rag rope. I'm not done sewing it into a circle for the rug yet. Here's a link to a page where I got the idea and some basic directions (scroll down towards the bottom- the post where somebody mentions a loom is the one that explains fingerweaving). Here's a picture of somebody fingerweaving using loops for one of those small lap-looms you make pot holders on. Finger weaving is very easy to do and kind of mesmerizing. I couldn't stop once I got started. The FYG thought it would make a good jump-rope, so there's a nice project for your kids if it's rainy or snowing outside- cut up the socks in strips and make some jumpropes. When they are done, you have a rug, and when that's falling apart, then I think I could through it away. Except probably I'd use it for padding in a box of china or something.

And do you hate me now, for not throwing away the socks? I did have the girls throw out quite a few of the unmatched ones, just not all of them (we had an awful lot). I think they wish Cindy was their mother just now. Of course, we're not going to talk about the things I don't have done and won't have done. I could tell you it's because, through the magic of the internet while you are reading this I will be in bed recovering from a tooth extraction scheduled for early Monday morning. And it is true that by the time you read this I will be recovering (at least I hope I'll be recovering) from that tooth extraction, but it is not true that this has anything to do with the messy state of my house. Nero allegedly fiddled while Rome burned. I weave socks.

I haven't posted any 'New and Views' posts since before our camping trip (and thus, before the accident). I just can't get up much interest in it and it doesn't seem to matter. Is this a relief to you, or do you miss them?

I have dropped several ongoing themes we had here, my grandfather's scrapbook, the index card files, some old book illustrations. What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of?

We are finally ready to start looking for a replacement vehicle. It needs to hold at least nine, but really ten or more, as the FYB keeps reminding us, because we take a sweet little old lady to church every Sunday. Any suggestions, tips, hints, warnings? The HM is gonna need a bib if he keeps drooling over this baby, but we suspect it's way out of our price range. We probably need that chartreuse microbus.

If you came to our house, what would you most like to see? If you could have one of us answer a question, who would it be and what question would you ask? Want to ask anonymously? Email us at BheartkeepercommonroomBATyahooBDOTcomB. (first shoo away the bees. There are four)

How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
And what is it that is just like the white winged dove, and if she sings a song, why does it only sound like she's singing?