Vanity.

Vanity. The pictures on the blog today are all about vanity. The first picture is one Don took yesterday. The second one is one Judy sent me that was taken at our reunion in Reno 4 years ago. She sent it and said, ‘Don’t forget mascara.’ I guess she’s right. I’m sure she’d think I should go back to coloring my hair, too. Yes, I would look much younger, but folks would expect me to jump through hoops, then. I look every bit of 60 and people are surprised I can walk 3 or 4 miles every day. The last couple of years I’ve come to realize that looking young is NOT a priority to me. Being ALIVE is a priority. I’m not about to color my hair because I’ve read too much about the theories of hair coloring causing cancer, plus it was too big a deal to keep going. I’ve gotten too lazy over the last couple of years. I never wore anything but eye make up and I’ve been too lazy to even do that. Okay. I’m going to get out the mascara, again. I’m not wearing it every day, but I’ll wear it when I dress; maybe when I wear boobs. We’ll see, but I’m coming around to act alive. I’m not going to paint up like I did for a while, though; only mascara! Judy is a treasured friend. We knew each other before make up and boobs and she’s seen me through giving it all up. She’s the kind of friend who will tell you when you have a poppy seed in your teeth rather than let you go through the night with it there! I trust her judgment and love her for her advice and for loving me whether I take it or not.

Of course, going to the reunion will make me feel 14, so it ought to take 10 years off my looks! That and mascara will do wonders. HA!

Tomorrow we go to Elk City for another treatment for the lymphedema. I’m wearing mascara. I’ll have Don take a picture for the blog and you can watch as I come to life. God gave me this curly hair, so hair is not an issue. The least I can do is bring my eyes to life. Oh, I did use the round brush and blow dryer on my hair today. THAT was a fiasco. God gave me curls and curls it will be! These are a LOT of curls and there was no way I could get to all those curls and round them! I’m going to be so content with the ease of these curls. I’ll gladly spend a few seconds on a little mascara! (I think I need some eyebrows, too, but I'm not sure I'm willing to go there; so lazy, you know!) I’m going to enjoy seeing what happens as the hair gets longer; I think God is taking me on a new trip and I’m going to enjoy life with curls!

Aren’t the Olympics great! I’m really enjoying the gymnastics and swimming.