I can’t believe how fast the month of November has flown by. I can remember it being summer and 80 degrees out. It feels like it was just yesterday when we were enjoying the nice weather. Now it is the end of the year and I have already seen Christmas lights up. It’s incredible how fast time passes by.

I guess it’s true what people say about the time passing by faster and faster as you get older. As a child it was easy to feel that the school year would never end. As an adult you feel as though the school year ends too fast and then your kids are home all day long for way too long. Life is so funny that way.

My Mother always used to say that she would never trust a person who fills out a crossword puzzle in pencil. She says that the only proper way to take on a crossword challenge is with a pen so that your answers are final and cannot be changed.

I have tried to approach my life that way, as well. It can be hard to step into an unfamiliar setting and make your mark with a pen, but sometimes the rest of the people around you need to see that confidence, too. So I try to tackle every challenge with a confident smile and a firm hand, and most of the time I am delighted to find that it all worked out just fine.

I was talking to one of my coworkers last night at work and got a kick out of what she was telling me about her husband.  Don’t get me wrong we love our husbands dearly but it seemed like she was talking about my husband.  She was laughing and joking around a little bit, but some of the conversation turned pretty tense.

It all began because she had been a stay at home mom for the past couple of years.  Now that the baby is a little bit older she decided to go back to work to make some money.  What she has realized though is that her house is a mess, she can’t keep up with the laundry or dishes and she doesn’t know what to do.  She mentioned that her husband doesn’t really notice or at least doesn’t do much about it.  It was really funny to listen to her talk and to feel that I could totally relate to her.  What is the anwer all you women out there?  Are we really suppose to just let it go when we feel we are unable to work full-time and keep up with the house?

New music will be coming out this time of year. The artists want to get the airplay to put songs in your head and prompt you to buy their albums. So they are releasing the albums now and the radio stations will have lots of new music to add to their play lists. Some people will like the music so much that they buy the albums as Christmas gifts for their friends and family. I don’t like to give music as gifts - to me, music is much too personal a choice. Sometimes there will be an album that almost everyone loves, but most people have definite tastes on what artists they like and if you buy something for them that they don’t like then you really havent’ given them a gift of value.

Last Sunday my husband and I went to a Pig Roast.  He is a Mason and they were the ones putting on the event.  I love the fact that he is a Mason because we always have dinner parties to go to, pig roasts, etc.  Plus he has events all over the United States that he is invited to go to with other Masons. 

At the Pig Roast I met the most amazing woman.  Her name was Anne and she just happened to be sitting by us at dinner.  She was telling me about how she was a realtor when she was younger and is now a professional writer.  She has written over 50 murder mystery books and has gotten them published.  She also told me how she is an active member at her church and helps out with the elderly there.  I loved the stories she was telling me and how being in her 70’s did not slow her down one bit.  One huge benefit about being married to a Mason is that you end up meeting the most amazing, wonderful people.