Gotta question for all you JU's living ouside of Florida. I'm looking at this brochure of nice looking diff arrangements of Florida Oranges, Tangerines and Grapefruit and was thinking it may be a great Christmas gift to send family and friends back home. Some of this fruit is very specific in the dates to be delivered. One variety of orange is only able to be delivered for three weeks in January. They are the much anticipated Honneybells and they look yummy on the package. There's ...

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...

Ok, I've been checking out these fancy GPS devices lately and am very confused. They come all prices with diff features and am unsure how to shop for one. Does anyone out there have any experience with one and/or have advice for someone like me who is interested in possibly getting something fairly nice but simple as well without breaking the bank? On Black Friday while I was standing in line at Staples the tremor started up the line near the front and eventually carried its way to wh...

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...

Joke of the Day: What did one wall say to another? "Stop leaning on me, I'm just as plastered as you are." LOL. Thought of the Day: The only difference between a rut and a grave.......is how deep the hole.

Joke of the Day: What did one wall say to another? "Stop leaning on me, I'm just as plastered as you are." LOL. Thought of the Day: The only difference between a rut and a grave.......is how deep the hole.

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...

I heard on the news this morning, as I was getting ready for church, that Huckabee is now in the lead. Let the fun begin. Wha-hoo!!!! I knew he'd come through!!! Too early to celebrate yet, but he's coming from behind. I love underdogs!!! Now I'm starting to wonder if it might not be Huckabee against Obama in the final dance? I've gone on record way back now saying Huckabee against Hillary but it looks like Obama could nip Hillary in the end. I've given up on Rudy and the ...

We have been spending wayyyyyyy too much time in Home Depot. I am very familiar with the layout of the store now more than any other store around our new home. Home Depot is starting to feel like home now. Today was another trek to, what I call the manly store, one more time. We've been through an ordeal the last two weeks or so just trying to order utility cabinets for the laundry room and garage. It's so messed up, I don't even want to get into the mess we got into with them. Al...

Today I was musing over this one little verse in Eph after hearing a Pastor preach on it a few weeks ago: "Neither give place to the devil." 4:27 I've already mentioned that sometimes we can give Satan a place. Sometimes we put out a welcome mat for him. He wastes no time coming in either. He'll come in and just take over quicker than a speeding bullet. We need to learn to keep the "no vacancy signs" handy. When he comes in, after the welcome party we give him, he pays us ba...

I just found out that Mike Huckabee is going to be at my son's school tomorrow. Shoot..... I hope David sees this. I didn't know ahead of time to tell him. He is going to be the convocation speaker. There is going to be a Q & A following. Three times a week they have a convo speaker at Liberty. Alot of times they are well known speakers from all walks. Well usually they are conservatives or Christians but they run the gamit as far as vocation goes. When Jerry was alive I believ...

Today I met a couple from NH. I took my bike out today trying to get my bearings around the neighborhood. I found a Plaza with brand new shops one way and in the opposite direction our Town Landing with many more nice shops and eateries waiting for us to check out.. Lots to do down here. Anyhow I ended my trip in both directions with a stop at the mailboxes. Our Village has its own set of mailboxes. Next to this is a very nice pool just waiting for the first really hot day for me ...

Last week Josh finally won Nationals in College X-Country. Finally. This was his fourth time towing the line and he came through winning by one second. He has come as close as fourth two years ago and is predictably undefeated during the regular season going into the final big meet. Well, until this year that is. He was undefeated all season finally going all the way to win the big one. Josh is my son's roomie. David writes for Liberty's School Newspaper "The Champion." Everytime ...

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...