surviving, singing, and so on

Hi there everyone!

I'm so sorry for not posting much Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. The weather made me feel lazy, and the energy I had Saturday seemed to be gone those days. Tuesday was back to work and that meant busy busy busy.

I did manage to find and record to DVD a marathon of "Survivorman" episodes on the Science Channel. It's a great show, and shows how if you're fit enough and had to, you could survive on the bare necessities in the wild. Not that I plan on doing that anytime soon, tho sometimes I've wondered what it'd be like.

I used to have a daydream growing up that I'd move to my family's old private campsite, its 100+ acres of trees, wildlife and "growed-up" pastureland, and would live off the land....literally. I kept thinking of naturally growing foods there that I could eat, aside from the wildlife. I figured I could probably eat wild berries, apples, and other things and could build fires from dried wood & things. Since there was an old watering trough that still worked, I could use that for my water supply. There also used to be a small "fort" type structure that my dad built for me to play in, and I could live in there.

Of course, being a child, I never stopped to think of what I'd do for clothes to wear, how to keep warm in the winter & cool in the summer, etc. And how would I get places, like to the store? The nearest department store is a good 30 minute drive...and that'd be quite a walk for me...I probably figured I could ride my bike there. LOL! Now that I'm an adult, I realize that I would miss things like a phone, TV, internet, etc. This was also before I learned about the Amish and how their lifestyle is similar to my daydream of living off the land. The Amish have to work hard though, don't use electricity or phones, and being a kid, I didn't want to WORK, I just wanted to live off the land, enjoy nature, & just play. But in reality, if you really want to live well, you will have to do much work. So, when I got older and learned these things my daydreams were crushed. Ah well, it was a nice thought.

Now of course, I could never be like Les Stroud, "Survivorman" himself, since he knows more about nature, plants, & wildlife than I ever will, so I don't think I could even SURVIVE on my family's campsite with nothing but a few things if I had to. I do enjoy watching him tackle the harsh climates, the challenges, etc. I have the first season on DVD thanx to my brother who got it for me for Christmas.

My boy Daniel has the honor of being a Daily Diary Pick on Catster! He's often been picked by them, I guess they really like his diary entries. I try to keep that updated too but don't always. My lagging behind on posts & blogs isn't just here. LOL

I don't really have anything new in the line of doll stuff to tell you about, except that I will be getting another cardboard case to customize (say that 3 times fast!) soon. Future projects!

In the music dept., I added several more new accompaniment tracks to my library by Brian Littrell, Michele Pillar, Crystal Lewis, Salvador, Ginny Owens, Sara Groves, Michael W. Smith & Helen Baylor. Some of these came as part of a "lot" I won on eBay for $1.75. This is the best way to acquire titles without paying a fortune. Another way is to purchase digital downloads. Which reminds me, I forgot that I also purchased some trax by Ben Glover. ;) (Had to include him.)

Well that's it for now. TTYL :)