Random and Romney

Tonight I went to my mom's, where we met together with our visiting teacher. It was a really nice message and, as usual, gave me something to consider. As I was leaving Mom handed me a Time magazine she'd finished reading. Now, I haven't read the article, so be prepared for that, but the front cover had a picture of Mitt Romney and this heading: "Sure, he looks like a President. But what does Mitt Romney really believe?" Hmmm, let's see...what does John McCain believe? What does Rudy Giuliani believe? What religion ARE these guys? Is it ever discussed? I mean, does Giuliani believe in extramarital affairs, because he had one? I'm not saying that no other Republican presidential candidate has merit, because that's not how I feel, but it irritates me to NO end (and not just because I'm LDS - Rush Limbaugh agrees with me on this one! Doesn't happen often) that the FIRST thing we have to discuss is not Romney's stand on issues or his record as governor of Massachusetts. It's Mormonism. It isn't that weird. There are more than 12 million people all over the globe who are Mormon, including lots of famous (or semi-famous) people and plenty of regular ones, like me. I think that Romney's a little bit too polished for reality, but then again, I suppose that's part of the job for a politician, so I don't hold it against him. Seriously, let's put aside the religion and focus on the man and his stand on issues. I say that for ALL of them. At least he's moral. There's no need to worry if he's going to engage in sexual acts with ANYONE in the Oval Office. That's a step up from at least one past President, right?

WOW! I am now back on my couch and off the political soapbox. Sorry I got so defensive and worked up.

I made cookies today and ate too many of them. I guess I just can't make cookies anymore. Or brownies, or cakes, or any sort of tasty food that doesn't contain large amounts of bran.

My Mom told me tonight that her cardiologist called her personally this morning at work. They didn't talk - he left a voice mail - but it freaked her out that the doctor actually called her. She called the tech who did her CT scan (she works at the hospital) and he said she had very elevated calcium in her blood vessels. We're not sure what exactly that means. She's going to call him back tomorrow and maybe we'll know more soon. It's scary. If she were to die I have no idea how I could explain that to Helena. They are so close, and she's too young to really understand death. But, I won't cross that bridge until I come to it. Also, I won't borrow trouble!

I was wondering today if I would ever "have it together." There are so many areas of my life that need improvement. Most of them are okay; some are better than okay; I have none that could be labeled perfect. Well, I've never smoked marijuana. Guess I'm perfect there. :) Do I work on all of them at once? Pick one? Tonight's visiting teaching message directed me to pick my most ultimate goals and focus entirely on them. "Keep my eye on the ball." Everything else is just fluff.

Three books on my bookshelf:

"The Millionaire Mind" by Thomas Stanley
"Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life" by Boyd Petersen
"O Pioneers!" by Willa Cather

"Love is having to say you're sorry every 5 minutes." - John Lennon