Zada Connaway Author of "Mother's Journals : parts 1, 2 and 3"

I am becoming increasingly aware of the ill treatment men are given in the advertising sector. They are portrayed quite often as stupid and inept in many commercials.

Commercials are doing to men what they have done in the past to women. The term 'dumb blond' and 'fiery redhead' come readily to mind.

In the same vein, there are more women 'super hero' types in tv dramas. Cops, scientists ,attorneys and more. Are they trying to undo previous damage done to the image of women?

It would be nice if things were more 'real'. By that I do not mean more reality shows, which are scripted and phony. While we are on the subject, if the tv shows about 'the real housewives of_____' are real, where are the shows about the phoney housewives? Who are they? I have never met one. Never having watched it, I don't know what the show is about, but I find the title intriguing.

TV sucks, for the most part. I can see I haven't missed much, while I have been gone. The pickings must be pretty slim, as they are bringing back 'Roseanne' and 'Dallas'. Resurrecting the dead, they are probably trying to pick up some viewers.

We are still in the motor home, and seeing lots of country.  We haven't slain one another yet, so I think we are enjoying our travels.

We are currently in sunny Arizona, and very glad we are missing the snow and rain.  It seems to have snowed everywhere we have been after we left.

We expect to be home in March, if all goes well, and I  promise to be more active when we are once again settled.

Stey happy and take care of yourself in this new year.

I can't believe how long it has been since I made an entry here!  It has been a busy time for me.

We have purchased a motor home and will be heading south in a couple of months.  Tuneups and maintenance go without saying.  Making sure the unit is sound, checking for leaks and functionality of all the important things like brakes has been time consuming.

We are also making sure that the house is ready to hit the market.  We may not list it until spring.  Yes, I know this is not the best time to enter the market, but we are not in a distressed situation where a sale is absolutely necessary.  We can sit back and wait at this moment in time.

We are anxious to be gone, and ready to hit the road. Well, almost!  I still have much sorting of things for a yard sale to do.  I am becoming a minimalist, as there is only so much room in a motor home!  This is a drastic change for a pack rat like myself.

News is so discouraging.  I have a friend who cries a lot about all the bad stuff going on, and I really feel bad for her.  But all I can do is write my congressman and hope it is read.  At least, I know I tried.