Too Long

Gee.... I can't believe it's been so long since I posted in my regular journal. I post so reguarly in my knitting journal that I forget all about this one. I guess one reason I don't post here very often is because I sometimes don't know what to say. But, I should just write about whatever is on my mind. I try to wait until I'm inspired or see something that really inspires me like the last post I wrote here, which was "Waiting for Supper." After I wrote that post, I went out and bought a pretty cut crystal candle holder and a tall white candle. For awhile, I started lighting that candle every time I ate at the table.

I really need some organization in my life because 9 times out of 10, I can barely clear enough space at the dining room table just to sit down and eat, much less light a candle. Sadly, I've been using my dining room table as a craft table and it is usually scattered with whatever craft I happen to be working on at the time. This really distresses me because I would love to have a nice, clean dining room table all of the time, but I can't seem to do it. For one thing, when I walk in the door my arms are usually loaded with stuff I'm carrying and I have to put it somewhere and, you guessed it, it goes on the table until I can sort through it. I guess I'm just a big slob.

At mealtime, Eddie usually sits in his recliner with a portable TV tray and watches a basketball game and eats and I sit at the dining room table and read a good book while I'm eating. When I read about how some couples have romantic dinners together talking about their day, maybe with lit candles, I wonder if we are abnormal or if we've lost touch with each other somehow. But, when I think about it, I seem to remember reading about those romantic dinners in books and not too many in real life. I guess our lives have gotten so busy in this day and age that we barely can get everyone together for a family meal, much less sit down and talk about our days. I guess that's one reason I loved watching Donna Reed, Father Knows Best, and Leave It to Beaver so much. It's a lost art, sitting down to dinner with the whole family.

It was funny because the other night Eddie and I went out to eat. It was fun because we actually did talk about stuff. It was very nice. But, I guess when we are at home, he's really involved in watching his basketball games and I'm really involved in whatever book I'm reading. It's sad, I know, but I love to read and have always been a bookworm. I think he's always loved sports too. We should probably make a real effort to sit at the table, and I've tried it, but he doesn't usually want to. I guess he's comfortable in his recliner and doesn't want to get out of it. Those recliners are comfy, but they are definitely not conducive to getting anything productive done.