EVELYLN'S BEEN PLANTING TREES.

It is Monday morning, another week laying before us. To speed like lightening the next few days. Time you are a fickle creature.

My friend Evelyn came over a couple of days ago. She had seen me in the yard with a cast. So she came to see how I was. I was envious at almost ninety-seven she could see across the street and notice my arm. I try hard not to be envious of her but its hard not too. She sees to drive, she reads, she walks everywhere without falling. Evelyn you certainly are a pip.

She came about four, all dressed up to go and study with someone. "How have you been Evelyn?" I asked as she settled into the couch. Her smile lit up the living room. "I'm wonderful," she said. "I've been out planting trees today and pulling weeds." I wanted to holler, "Quit being a show off." She's suppose to at ninety-seven be sitting in a rocker sipping tea. None of that for my friend Evelyn. She spent hours after she planted the trees crawling up and down the property line next to her neighbors yard pulling their weeds too so they wouldn't choke the trees out. Please Evelyn give me a break.

I always feel inadequate after I talk to her. She is always happy, spry and the key word here is positive. Evelyn does not look at the negative in anything. Only the positive. And that I feel is her key to a long life. That and she takes only natural medicine. Mix that with the fact she takes Walnut Tincture everyday, which is made up of 100% vodka. I admire her so much. I just do not believe in the Jehovah Witness way. But waiting for the New Order does not seem to harm her in anyway. She seems to be determined to live long enough to be here when it comes. More power to her.

We all could take a page out of Evelyn's book. Quit our whining over everything and just smile and keep going. I'm going to work on that today. Or at least try. I won't whine about my wrist, knees or the Emperor. I wish you could meet Evelyn, her smile will make you smile. That I guarantee. But I will take my positive attuide and head out of Blogland for today. Because for now I'm outta here.