Today was a very nice day after a few days of chilly weather. I enjoyed the warmer temps immensely. Today I saw many people on the roads, walking, jogging or biking after days of what seemed to be a ghost town around here. I was one of them and glad to be there. Today I played pickleball with my husband and my son and I lost every game I played. But I had fun. Pickleball is addicting. Today I went for a nice run before and after going to the rec center. I took the long way ar...
Sometimes I just like to write about stuff. You know stuff? Here's some stuff I've been thinking, doing, complaining about or loving lately. 1. Amanda just sent the latest baby pictures. She sent Christmas and a day out with the family pics and I'm now having Baby Ethan withdrawals. What a cutie he's turning out to be Amanda. I'm still trying to figure out why there was a pic of him way down the street all by himself. Hmmmmmm? Inquring M-i-l wants to know.....lol. I can't wait u...
Have you ever opened up a gift and went....."what the heck?" I have. I've gotten some doozies over the years. Gift cards seem to be the latest rage lately. I'm thinking it's a good idea. Find a shop or quaint little restaurant that one on your gift list likes to frequent and surprise him/her with a card for a future visit. You can even wrap a small token gift appropriate for the card along with it. For instance, if you know someone who just loves Starbucks or Dunkin Donu...
Tomorrow will be four weeks in our new home. We are loving the weather but missing our friends. We are starting to make new friends and I find myself seeing old friends and aquaintences in these new faces. I say to my husband, "Doesn't so and so remind you of ______ back home?" Sometimes he sees it too. It's funny how certain people remind you of others. Today I was talking to a lady named Peggy Sue and all I could think of was that she reminded me of my sons' teacher in elementary...
I called David to see how things were going and he told me a weird story from Liberty. It seems as tho there was a very unusual act of violence incident there this past week. A girl claims she was stabbed in the hand in the girl's bathroom by a college boy. Evidently this boy ran from the bathroom never to be found again. Lots of rumors abound that she was pretty badly hurt but we're not sure, only hearing the scuttlebutt around campus. This is the weird part. They did a c...
Yes, Virginia there is a place called Okahumpka and it's in sunny Florida. Say it slow with me.....OKA-HUMP-KA. When my husband came home to tell me we were invited to a Christmas Party I was surprised it was so early. He'd only worked there two days. So I asked what every wife on the planet would ask......."How dressy is this party?" and of course, "Where is it?" He didn't know so he went back the next day to get the scoop. He came home laughing. Maybe I should say he got th...
It's been a very busy few days. Heck, it's been a very very busy 10 days or so. We just barely got moved in when Bobby and his girlfriend came to visit for the holiday. They drove 12 hours to get here. I haven't seen him for almost a year. It's great to see him again. I did serve a full turkey dinner yesterday for the four of us. Not as full as I usually do but with only four of us I figured I'd skip a few things. We had turkey, stuffing made with sausage , mashed potatoes, sweet...
Today was my first Black Friday experience ever. My son is here visiting with us and last night we both decided to give it a try. Never done it before so it was mostly just to see what all the hubub was all about as we egged each other on to actually do this. So after going to bed after midnight last night we arose at 5 am. I can't believe I did this. I AM NOT a morning person. We got up sleepily and left the house at 5:15. His job was to come in and shake me which he did. I q...
An interesting thing happened today. Very interesting. In fact, to us it was quite unbelievable. Well, not really, because we know who's behind all this. God is funny how he arranges things. We were definitely "set up." We were going to attend our friend's church for our first Sunday here, but a miscommunication arose. That, and the fact I'm slow moving in the morning made for a change in our plans. Since we were not going to make our friend's church in time, we decided to check...
I have a friend who loves to go to garage sales. I can take them or leave them but do have an interesting time looking around when we go out. Some days are good and we come home with some "bargains and treasures" and other days not so much. One thing's for sure, we do meet some interesting people along the way. Today not only did we grab a few things on the cheap side we also had an interesting discussion with one lady selling her wares in her very crowded garage.&...
So it looks like the abstinence-only crowd was right after all. An experimental abstinence-only program can delay teens from having sex according to a new scientific study done over the course of the last two years. This is the first rigorous research done showing success with an abstinence only approach. This study helped sixth and seventh graders list the pros and cons to early sexual behavior among other assignments attached to the program. Th...
Lately the subject of patience has come up. I've been noticing for quite some time how extinct this virtue has become in our day. People are hurrying too and fro not taking the time to really enjoy or even to help each other. I was listening to the radio the other day when a caller called in commenting on how he sat outside a Walmart just to people watch. His observation led him to the conclusion that people are just so busy doing and rushing around...
My bags are packed and I'm ready to go. I just finished my last run in sunny warm Florida (actually cool today) until I return from Ohio where I'll be met with freezing temps from what I've heard. I'll be flying into OHIO tonight to help care for my two baby grandsons while my daughter in love...has her third baby. Hopefully...this time a girl but if not...there's always next time!! I packed the pink/white Nikes because I think this third time will be the charm ...
My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the many families who are hurting this morning as a result of what happened yesterday at Fort Hood. Twelve young lives are gone in a blink of an instant all because of the hands of another. Another who was one of them. He ate with them, worked alongside them and slept with them and then he betrayed them by taking their lives. Nothing to me is so devastating as betrayal. In this case,...
Before we left for Monday night's dance lessons my husband remarked that the best thing about this night was that it was "three down with three to go." Now, that was ugly. He says things like that but I really do believe he likes it although at times I'm not entirely sure. I'm thoroughly enjoying our Monday nights having gotten over the frustration and jitters of the first night. We actually did quite well. I made a comment to him during one of the les...