Welcome to Mayfield

Mckell Ashton: I can't imagine heaven looking any different than this picture right now.

Well I arrived in Mayfield on Saturday, but why not welcome you anyway ! I came here first of all to attend my cousins funeral. She wasn't a direct relation, but to me cousins are cousins. The viewing was much like Uncle Jack's viewing, but for many reasons it wasn't. First of all Debra was too young to die, Second Debra was such a healthy human being that getting cancer was the last thing I thought she would get. Third, Debra really really suffered her last two months of cancer. My mother told me she looked horrible and she did. My cousins did a great job with her makeup, her wig, her clothes, etc. Debra was just eaten alive by the cancer. It did not even look like her at all. It was so sad.....I had just seen her two months ago. Yes, she looked very ill, but I wishing for a miracle. Oh Debra I am going to miss you ! My cousin Michelle also died of cancer. The picture above was taken in Costa Rica of both of them together.  I loved her daughter McKell's quote.

The second reason why I came to Mayfield was to see my mother. Above is a High School picture of my mother. In 1950 my mother was Girl of Year. I was never girl of the year. I learned that my Grandmother Greaves was the first person in Utah to get a birth certificate ever...Grandmother Jen was number one.  I have learned nothing else.

International Relations..well I am keeping away from that this week, but I SERIOUSLY recommend reading this months issue of The Economist. I guess I found it particularly fascinating because it talked about the Jim Crow laws of the south. I had no idea what the Jim Crow laws were. Obviously written by idiots.... Wilkipedia defines it as such:
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.
1.^ a b c d e Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Honestly, what would I do without Wikipedia ? So, it was a lot about politics in the south and African Americans. I really enjoyed it. Apparently, most white  people in the south  are republicans and African Americans are democrats. Well, boy are people going to enjoy getting to know me !

I seem to be going through the midlife crisis again without the crying, but definitely the depression.  Maybe I am stubborn, but I really want to move to Europe. You know, there is nothing wrong with saying that. Really, there isn't. It means no offense to my husband if that is what I would like to do. It maybe be a fantasy, but it is something that I really want for myself and my children. So much to learn there, so many countries and so much history. I think it would be an excellent education. Well, it's not the only thing letting me down. I told T that if I lose weight ( a certain mystery amount) that I would be able to go to London. Imagine delivering my donation directly to the Oxfam offices !! How fantastic would that be ? Sad that my motivation died the second I started taking more Zoloft.

Well, I am tired and better take a nap...enjoy the pictures :)