WHEELS ARE TURNING

WE LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF MEDICAL TESTS AND MORE SURGERY AT THE MAYO CLINIC. I CAN HARDLY WAIT????HAHA. OUR YOUNGEST SON WANTS TO DRIVE US TO TEXAS, BUT NEEDS A DATE SO HE CAN MAKE AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET BACK------WE DON'T HAVE A DATE--DEPENDS ON WHEN I CAN TRAVEL. WEATHER STILL COLD--NO SNO ON GROUND THO AND GRASS STILL GREEN.

I AM FAMOUS

WENT BACK TO CLINIC TODAY TO HAVE DRESSING CHANGED AND DRAIN REMOVED FROM FROM CARPAL TUNNEL OPERATION YESTERDAY. THREE DOCTORS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE OR TOLD ME I HADTHE WORST CASE EVER SEEN AT MAYO CLINIC!!! NOW SHOULDN'T THAT MAKE ME FAMOUS??? I HOPE THEY TOOK PICTURES AND WRITE ME UP IN THEIR JOURNAL!!!!

I AM RECOUPING AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND SHE IS SOOOO STRICT WITH ME. I TRIED TO SNEAK UP TO THE BATHROOM DURING THE NIGHT AND THE DOG LET OUT A BARK THAT WOKE HER UP---SHE BARRELED OUT OF THE BEDROOM AND SAID,"WE CAUGHT YA!" ALL DAY I HAVE BEEN CALLIN THE DOG "TRAITOR". HOPE TO GO BACK HOME SUNDAY, SHE WILL STAY WITH ME A COUPLE DAYS THERE SINCE JERRY AND THE SONS AND GRANDSONS ARE ALL AT DEER CAMP.

I HAVE MORE APPOINTMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING--SO HOPE TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE (HAHA) FOR TEXAS!!!













































































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FUN WEEK

JUST SPENT FUN WEEK BEING POKED AND PRODDED AND SCOPED AND VIEWED AND A FEW MORE THINGS, NOT TOO PLEASANT, AT THE FAMOUS MAYO CLINIC. IT IS FAMOUS CUZ IF YOU GO IN FOR A HANG NAIL YOU GET EVERY INCH OF YOU EXAMINED!!!! I DID GET 2 UNITS OF BLOOD---BUT BELIEVE ME I AM LIGHTER THAN WHEN WE STARTED.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME BLOGS I USED TO READ. THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED. ANYONE KNOW WHERE GABOATMAN WENT---OR HESTIAHOMESCHOOL? OR MADMANADHD??

HOPE TO WRITE MORE THIS WEEK---BUT ALSO TRYING TO GET READY TO GO SOUTH. WILL BE STOPPING IN SOUTHERN MN FOR MORE TESTS AND SURGERY AT MAYO ON OUR WAY TO TEXAS---FUN HUH?? BARB

WE ARE GREATS!!!!!

YESTERDAY OUR # 1 GRANDSON AND HIS WIFE PRESENTED US WITH OUR FIRST GREAT GRANDSON. BORN SEPTEMBER 11 WEIGHING 8LB 6 OZ AND 21.5 INCHES LONG. HIS MOM IS SO TINY--I DOUBT IF SHE WEIGHS 100 WHEN NOT PG. WE SAW HER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHE LOOKED LIKE BABY WAS SOLID PACKED!! WE WILL SEE THEM TOMORROW.
WE HAD PLANNED TO LEAVE TODAY FOR SOUTHERN MN---BUT LAST NITE OUR FRIG DIED---SO WE WERE BUSY TODAY BUYING A NEW ONE AND TRYING TO GET IT SET UP. NO ONE AVAILABLE TO DELIVER TODAY SO JERRY AND A NEIGHBOR GOT IT INTO THE GARAGE AT LEAST. SOMETIME THIS WEEK OUR YOUNGEST SON AND GRANDSON WILL GET IT IN THE HOUSE WHILE WE ARE GONE.
MUST GET TO BED---JERRY ALWAYS WANTS TO LEAVE EARLY.

HUMAN AGAIN

GOT HAIR CUT , SHAMPOO AND "DO" TODAY!! WAS GETTING SO LONG FELT LIKE ONE OF THE TEENAGERS. GUESS EVEN A LOT OF THE OLD LADIES HAVE LONG STRAIGHT HAIR NOW DAYS---THE MEN TOO. SAW 2 OLD GUYS WITH LONG GREY PONY TAILS THE OTHER DAY. REALLY STUNNING! SO MANY OF THE YOUNG MEN ARE EITHER SHAVING THEIR HEADS OR PUTTING ON SO MUCH GEL THEY LOOK LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING HIT THEM-----MAYBE IT DID! WE ARE GETTING READY TO VISIT DAUGHTER'S FAMILY IN SOUTHERN MN FOR WEEK OR TWO.HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF THEM ALL SUMMER. IN FACT ONLY 2TIMES FOR A FEW HOURS. I DO TALK TO HER QUITE OFTEN ON THE PHONE. ALMOST SUPPER TIME AND NOTHING READY---MAYBE WILL MAKE MY FAMOUS TOMATO SOUP. THAT CONSISTS OF LARGE CAN OF CREAM OF TOM SOUP AND ONE OR TWO CANS DICED TOMATOES AND I GOOD HELPING OF MINCED GARLIC, A LITTLE BUTTER WHEN SERVED---IS SO GOOD---EVEN GOOD COLD.------MY O MY--TWO POSTS IN TWO DAYS---WORLD COMING TO AN END!!!

YES, I AM

YES, I AM STILL ALIVE---THO SOMETIMES WISH I WERE NOT. PAIN REIGNS SUPREME IN MY LIFE NOW DAYS. IF IT ISN'T ONE THING IT IS ANOTHER. I KNOW A BETTER DAY IS COMING----I JUST HOPE IT COMES BEFORE I GO. REALLY ,I AM LUCKY THAT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WHEN I AM SITTING DOWN AND NOT MOVING MUCH. I HAVE A GREAT HUSBAND WHO HELPS SO MUCH--IN FACT TOO MUCH. I NEED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE---AND STILL AM ABLE TO DO LAUNDRY, DISHES, COOK. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT HAVE A STOOL AT EACH PLACE. IN FACT HAVE 5 OF THEM IN THIS HOUSE AT MY "WORK STATIONS". THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN I AM IN THE HOSPITAL I STILL HAVE THE FEELING THAT I COULD RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOME OF THOSE YOUNG NURSES!! HA HA--WHAT A JOKE!! I AM LUCKY TO GET FROM ONE CHAIR TO THE NEXT. WE DO GO FOR A RIDE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND GET SOME
'FAST" FOOD TO EAT OUT BY ONE OF OUR MANY LAKES. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A COLD SUMMER---IT IS JUST NOW WARMING UP---THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME OUTSIDE ANYHOW. THE SONS AND GRANDSONS POP IN QUITE OFTEN , AND THAT IS NICE. GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO TEXAS---AND I HAVE PROMISED TO GET IN THE POOL MORE -ONCE WOULD BE MORE THAN LAST WINTER. HOPEFULLY CAN GET IN EVERY DAY--I KNOW IT WILL HELP. UNTIL LATER---TAKE CARE ALL---I MISS YOU ALL BARB

HAPPY DAY

HURRAY, THE TRAILER IS HOOKED TO THE TRUCK AND SITTING IN THE STREET. I HAVE TO PUT THE FOOD AND MY CLOTHES IN TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY OFF WE WILL GO INTO THE SUNSET!! OH, YEAH, JERRY HAS TO PUT THE WATER IN TOO.
WE HOPE TO GO TO THE SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND STAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL LODGE THERE WITH A GREAT DINING ROOM--WE LOVE TO EAT THERE. THEY MAKE A WILD RICE HOT DISH/CASSEROLE THAT IS SOO GOOD. IT HAS BEEN SO COOL HERE THAT WE ARE HOPING THE CAMP GROUND WON'T BE FULL AND WE CAN GET A PLACE.
I HAVE A GOOD BOOK TO READ, SO I THINK WE WILL HAVE A NICE RESTFUL FEW DAYS---AND WILL BE SO GLAD NOT TO HAVE TO GO TO PT---
WAS DOWN BY THE RIVER YESTERDAY AND SAW 4 FAMILIES OF CANADIAN GEESE. MOM AND DAD AND BABIES. THE FATHER WALKS AROUND WITH HEAD HELD HIGH AND LOOKING AROUND WHILE THE MOM AND BABIES ARE BUSY EATING. ONE FAMILY HAD ABOUT 10 BABES. WAS REALLY NEAT TO SIT AND WATCH THEM.
NOW I BETTER GET TO BED SO I CAN BOUND OUT OF BED IN THE EARLY AM.HAHA---MY BOUNDING DAYS ARE LONG GONE, I AM AFRAID !



























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Brrrrrrrrrr

Minnesota is unusually cold this year. so much so that i would just as soon go back to Texas.
We have not been able to take the trailer out so far. Jerry says we are this next week---no matter the weather, we are going to Itasca State park, where the Mississippi River starts.. we can stay in the camper and play cards and eat at the lodge if nothing else. we both have been having doctor appointments, physical therapy for me---to get my strength back they say----don't know how strong i need to be. we are more or less free til July 2nd when Jerry has a Mayo Clinic appointment for his ears. we will stay with our daughter and her family---we haven't seen them since November--so that will be nice---oh, oh, we did see them for couple hours when they came for Jerry's birthday--but I was in the hospital then.
we have been going out for breakfast almost daily and then going for a ride, playing at least one game of dominoes every afternoon too. life goes on, our sons drop in frequently and so do some of the grandsons. the cookies and pop disappear very rapidly.

gathering dust

yes, that is about how i feel. seems like days go so fast and nothing gets accomplished. we have been home for a month and i have only been upstairs a few times. sleeping in the den is nice in a way. if i can't sleep i can watch TV. there are some funny shows, mostly infomercials in the middle of the night. i know all about the sludge that is plastered on your colon, all the treatments for ED, how to lose your belly fat, and how to cut tomatoes.

we hope to take the trailer out for a couple days this week. next week we both have doctor appointments and i have physical therapy--fun fun!! this aging is for the birds--never saw so many doctors--even when i was working with them---well maybe not exactly true.
excuse lack of caps---left hand still not working too well. i have to do the old one finger typing.
i miss reading so many journals that i read in jland. i really hope to get back to "the journey" soon. it is hard to think about sometimes.

BACK IN MINNESOTA

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SO LONG SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN. I STAYED UP LATE TONIGHT TO TRY AND CATCH UP ON THE ONES I FOLLOW---BUT JUST COULDN'T. I HAVE A NEW DISTINCTION---- IN 10 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN IN THREE HOSPITALS. I WAS SO SICK BY THE TIME WE GOT HERE LAST TUESDAY AND BY FRIDAY MY DAUGHTER INLAW AND HUSBAND HAD CALLED THE AMBULANCE AND RUSHED ME OFF TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. IT IS NEW TO ME. I HAD WORKED AT THE OLD ONE FOR 34 YEARS AND SOME OF MY OLD COMRADES STILL WORK THERE. EACH DAY THERE WERE MEMORIES RELIVED. THE DOCTORS AND HOW THINGSARE DONE WERE VERY CHANGED---AND FOR THE GOOD. MANY THINGS DONE IN THE ER BEFORE ADMISSION, I HAD EXCELLENT CARE AND NOW ON MORE MEDS AND GOING TO PT STARTING TOMORROW. WILL TRY AND CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL LATER. LOVE, BARB

STARBUCKS

I LOVE THE BLOG "OVERHEARD AT STARBUCKS". SINCE WE HAD NEVER BEEN TO ONE, YESTERDAY WE DECIDED TO GO. MARTYGORD IS ALWAYS MAKING REMARKS ABOUT THE APPLE FRITTERS-----AND I LOVE THEM FROM THE BAKERY BACK IN MINNESOTA----SO WE GOT ONE TO SPLIT, ALONG WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. WE USUALLY HAVE BREAKFAST AT WHATABURGERS---WHERE SENIOR COFFEE IS FREE, BISQUITS AND GRAVEY 1.49. OUR BREAKFAST AT STARBUCKS WAS 6 DOLLARS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR EACH---BUT WE SPLIT THE FRITTER IT WAS SO BIG. IT WAS RATHER TASTY TOO---BUT OOOOH MY---THE COFFEE HAD A HIDDEN SURPRISE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST HALF A TEASPOON OF COFFEE GROUNDS IN IT. DID YA EVER TRY TO SPIT WET COFFEE GROUND OUT----UGH!!!

HATE TO REPEAT--BUT TIME FLIES

THAT IT DOES!! LAST WEEK WE TOOK A THREE DAY TRIP TO CORPUS CHRISTI. IT IS SUCH A PRETTY PLACE, RIGHT ON THE WATER. OUR HOTEL WAS ON THE BEACH AND WHEN WE CHECKED IN THE GAL TOLD US WE HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO A SUITE. THAT WAS FINE WITH US!! TWO ROOMS, MICRO AND FRIDGE, TABLE, CHAIRS, PATIO.ALL WAS FINE---WE WENT TO THE TEXAS AQUARIUM, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN. I COULD JUST SIT AND WATCH THOSE BIG FISH ALL DAY. WE HAD PLANNED TO GO TO A FANCY SEAFOOD PLACE FRIDAY NITE---BUT WITH MY USUAL SKILL I FELL IN THE BATHROOM. NOW HAD IT BEEN A BIG BATHROOM I COULD HAVE GOTTEN UP--BUT IT WAS SO SMALL THAT JERRY COULDN'T GET THE DOOR OPEN TO HELP. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO SCOOT OVER ENOUGH TO LET HIM IN. HE JUST KEPT SAYING HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE AMBULANCE, BUT I TOLD HIM I WOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET UP IF HE WOULD JUST LEAVE ME BE. ONCE I GOT INTO THE BEDROOM BY ROLLING, SCOOTING AND PRAYING I WAS ABLE TO GET ON MY KNEES----WHICH I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO DO--AND HOIST MYSELF TO THE BED. NOT A PRETTY PICTURE AT ALL!!! BY THEN I WAS TOO POOPED TO GO OUT SO SWEET HUBBY WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND GOT US A DINNER OF PORK RINDS, CORN NUTS, FRIED CHERRY PIE AND COKE. DELICIOUS!!!!
I CAME OUT WITH QUITE A FEW BRUISES THAT ARE NOW TURNING YELLOW. I THINK EVERYTHING EXCEPT MY HEAD HIT THE FLOOR. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.

age problems

MOTHER USED TO SAY CERTAIN EVENTS WERE ENOUGH TO MAKE A PREACHER SWEAR----WELL I HAVE RUN ACROSS A FEW. ONE IS CLICKING ON THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I JUST LOST MY PICTURES OF MY "FOLLOWERS". AND WHEN I CLICKED ON A LITTLE ICON UP CAME A LIST OF NUMBERS AND ASKING HOW I WANTED MY GADGET CHANGED!!!! I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD ONE. ALL THE PICTURES ARE GONE. I ALSO JUST HAD A SCAM EMAIL THAT SAID IT WAS FROM AOL--AND THAT I NEEDED TO UPDATE MY ACCOUNT INFO OR LOSE SERVICE. I DID GO TO LIVE HELP FOR THAT ONE AND THEY HAD ME FORWARD TO TOSGeneral , as it was a scam to get password info from me.
guess i will go join hubby for a cup of hot coffee and cool down! barb

TIME FLIES

WHERE DO THE DAYS RUSH TO ? SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY I WAS GETTING READY FOR THE TRIP AND IT WAS REALLY FOUR WEEKS AGO. I GUESS WHEN IT GOES SO FAST IT MUST BE PLEASANT---AND IT IS FOR THE MOST PART. I AM MISSING THE COMRADESHIP WE HAD AT OUR OLD J-LAND. I GET NO ALERTS OF NEW POSTS, I GET FEW COMMENTS, LJ HAS ME LOCKED OUT OF HER BLOG AGAIN AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. OOOOH AND I HATE THE WORD "BLOG" , SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING NASTY. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE WORD JOURNAL ? I SEEM TO HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH JIMMY "STUPIDSHEETGUY" AND MICHAEL "ADHD" . AFTER HE GOT HIS PHD HE WROTE VERY LITTLE---AND I MISS BOTH THOSE GUYS. OTHERS I READ , THEY COME AND GO. PAULA IS STEADY AND I ENJOY HER COUNTRY TALES. I CAN'T GET INTO THE STORY I STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO ABOUT MY JOURNEY. I AM SO GLAD I HAD PRINTED IT BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TRANSFER IT TO GOOGLE. I NEED TO WRITE MORE ON IT AND AM THINKING ABOUT MAKING A SECOND JOURNAL.WHO AM I KIDDING??? I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING TO THIS ONE!!

HOME AGAIN

WE ARE HOME AGAIN--SAFELY. THE CRUISE WAS GREAT. WONDERFUL FOOD, FANTASTIC BEDS--SLEPT SO WELL.THE SEA AIR DID WONDERS FOR JERRY'S COUGH---HAVEN'T HEARD HIM SINCE. I AM BUSY CATCHING UP ON BLOGS---MARTY SO GLAD YOUR DAD IS GETTING ALONG OK. ORA, HOPE YOUR BACK AND HIP IMPROVE, LISA,HOPE YOUR ICE IS MELTING AT LAST AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ANY MORE CART PARTIES, CARLENE, DON'T WORK SO HARD--THE DUST WILL JUST COME BACK, NELISHA--HOME SCHOOLING SURE SEEMS TO BE GOING GREAT--KEEP IT UP. HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER AND PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED, PAULA I MISSED THE "PICTURE" , YOU MUST HAVE DELETED IT---WE HAD RAIN HERE YESTERDAY AM-THO THE GROUND LOOKED AS DRY AS BEFORE IN JUST MINUTES. PRAYING FOR ALL OUR PROBLEMS---LOVE, BARB

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almost ready to sail

WE ARE ALMOST PACKED. WE LEAVE ON A BUS AT 5AM SUNDAY AND WON'T BE BACK FOR A WEEK. PACKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS--NOT--I HATE IT. JERRY JUST TOLD ME I WILL DO MOST OF IT AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. HE IS PROBABLY RIGHT. BUT EVEN SO, I AM FURTHER ALONG THAN HE IS. HE HAS SUDDENLY DECIDED HE HAS TO GET A BOX TO PUT STUFF IN TO TAKE HOME IN MAY!!!


I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX MY NAILS. DID YOU EVER TRY TO CLIP YOUR RIGHT HAND WITH A LEFT HAND THAT HAS NO POWER?? WELL IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! JERRY THOUGHT HE COULD DO IT---BUT HE SCARES ME TO DEATH. AM AFRAID I WOULD LOSE A FINGER AS WELL AS A NAIL. THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO MEXICO FOR PEDICURES (9 DOLLARS), BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT YET.CANNOT BELIEVE WE HAVE BEEN HERE 2 MONTHS ALREADY AND HAVE NOT GONE TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES.

WAS SO PLEASED LAST NIGHT TO LEARN THAT SOME OF MY WEATHER CHAT ROOM FRIENDS HAVE BEEN READING MY JOURNAL. THE "WEATHER CHAT ROOM" WAS ONE OF THE 1ST PLACES I WENT WHEN I GOT MY COMPUTER. THOSE FOLKS TAUGHT ME ALL I KNOW ABOUT THIS MACHINE. I DO NOT REMEMBER HOW I EVEN FOUND THEM. MANY OF THEM HAVE A REUNION EACH OCTOBER IN MYRTLE BEACH. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO THERE, BUT DID MEET THREE OF THEM IN HOUSTON A FEW YEARS AGO FOR A REALLY FUN WEEKEND, AND WE HAVE STOPPED IN IOWA TO VISIT ONE VERY SWEET LADY AND HER HUSBAND. LAST SPRING WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I GOT CALLS AND EMAILS FROM SEVERAL ALSO.

WELL, I JUST DISCOVERED I DO NOT HAVE A LONG SLIP DOWN HERE. WE ARE SUPPOSE TO DRESS UP 2 NIGHTS FOR DINNER ON THE SHIP AND I HAVE A COUPLE LONG SKIRTS, BUT IF THE SUN IS SHINING I MIGHT BE EMBARRASSED! SO HELPFUL HUBBY IS OFF TO WALMART TO BUY ME A SLIP. HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS WHAT HE WILL COME HOME WITH!! SEE YA NEXT WEEK--------

money flies

WELL, JERRY GOT HIS WAY----AGAIN!!!! HE HAS BEEN WANTING TO TAKE ANOTHER CRUISE FOR SOOOO LONG. I HAVE BEEN AGAINST SPENDING ANY OF OUR SAVINGS CUZ IF I DIE FIRST HE WILL NEED THAT MONEY. MY PENSION IS BETTER THAN HIS, SO HE WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME WITH ONLY HIS.BUT--LIKE HE SAID--WE ARE NOT GETTING YOUNGER AND NEED TO GO AND SEE AND HAVE FUN WHILE WE ARE BOTH WELL ENOUGH TO DO IT. AND BESIDES WE GOT A REALLY GOOD DEAL---A SEVEN DAY CRUISE FOR ABOUT 1/3 OF THE REGULAR PRICE. I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT WE LEAVE AND RETURN ON SUNDAYS---SO WE MISS CHURCH TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.

I HAD BEEN WONDERING WHAT I COULD DO FOR HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY. WE WILL STILL BE HERE IN TEXAS, SO NO KIDS WOULD BE HERE--AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE HERE---SO I TOLD HIM THIS IS HIS BIRTHDAY---A CRUISE. WE LEAVE FROM GALVESTON, DON'T KNOW IF I SPELLED THAT RIGHT!

(I GET SO TIRED OF DOING MY ONE FINGER TYPING---I SHOULD JUST GO AT IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND HOPE YOU ALL CAN FIGURE IT OUT. MY LEFT HAND STILL DOES NOT WORK LIKE IT SHOULD.)

I AM HAVING A TIME TRYING TO PACK A CRUISE WARDROBE---I CAN'T WEAR SHORTS WITH MY TED SOX---AND CAN'T WEAR SANDALS ANYMORE. IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER I WOULD THINK I WAS AN OLD LADY!!!! AM GOING SHOPPING TOMORROW TO BUY A LONG BLACK SKIRT TO WEAR WITH A FANCY TOP I DO HAVE. THE CRUISE BOOK SAYS WE ARE TO HAVE TWO FANCY DRESS NITES--MEN WITH TIES AND JACKETS ALSO. JERRY LIKES TO DRESS UP---SO HE IS OK WITH THAT.

OH, I NEVER TOLD YOU , SPEAKING OF MONEY---WAY UP THERE---THAT WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO RETIRE OR MAINTAIN TWO PLACES IF WE DIDN'T TITHE TO THE LORD EVERY CENT THAT COMES INTO OUR HOUSE. IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH 9 TENTHS OF YOUR INCOME WHEN YOU COULDN'T AFFORD ANY EXTRAS WITH THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.
LOVE YOU ALL, BARB

locked out again

what the heck----does google just automatically lock me out every once in a while?LJ I MISS READING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND WORK---YOU MAKE ME LAUGH AND YOU MAKE ME CRY---SOMETIMES I EVEN GET MAD ABOUT SITUATIONS YOU TALK ABOUT---PLEASE LET ME IN!! BARB

SUNDAY

SUNDAY ALWAYS A BUSY DAY. UP EARLY AND OFF TO THE TOWN OUR CHURCH IS IN---13 MILES AWAY. WE TAKE THE SUNDAY PAPER AND STOP FOR BREAKFAST----GET TO CHURCH EARLY AND VISIT A BIT. GRACIE WAS BACK PLAYING THE PIANO--THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT--IT IS HARD TO SING WITH NO PIANO OR ORGAN---SHE IS A WINTER TEXAN AND WILL ONLY BE HERE FOR THREE MONTHS. ALSO HAD KEITH WHO PLAYS THE GUITAR AND SINGS---SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND----WE HAD 20 IN CHURCH TODAY!! THE SERMON WAS GOOD--ABOUT MAKING CHOICES--GOOD AND BAD---AND THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE WIN WE REALLY LOSE. WE WENT TO A SEAFOOD PLACE FOR DINNER. THEY SERVE A HOT, HOT SHRIMP SOUP IN LITTLE GLASSES. JERRY LOVES IT--I DO TOO--BUT HE HAD 4 GLASSES--I HAD ONE!! WE EACH HAD TWO HALVES OF AVOCADO FILLED WITH SHRIMP SALAD NESTING ON A BED OF LETTUCE AND VEGGIES---WAS VERY GOOD.
I KINDA RUINED THINGS THO AND CAME HOME AND MADE BIG BOWL OF POPCORN AND ATE A LOT OF IT.
NOW IT IS ALMOST 7PM AND SOON THE MAN OF THE HOUSE WILL WANT DINNER. WONDER IF HE WOULD SETTLE FOR BIG BOWL OF POPCORN???
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AM STILL ALIVE AND KICKING--WELL, NOT REALLY KICKING--WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON ONE LEG IF I DID THAT, AND IT TAKES BOTH ON THE GROUND/FLOOR TO STAND.
WE HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR BREAKFAST EVERY AM---TO MC D'S OR WHATABURGERS. THEN FOR A RIDE AROUND THE AREA AND BACK TO HOME. THIS WEEK FULL OF DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. HOPE TO GET SOME OF MY ZILLION PILLS DROPPED OR CHANGED. WE ARE GOING ON AN OVERNIGHT TRIP ON THE 17TH--THAT WILL BE FUN--I HOPE.
I STILL HOPE TO ONE DAY CONTINUE MY "JOURNEY--CHILD OF DIVORCE" BEFORE I FORGET THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
OUR WEATHER HAS BEEN COOL AT NITE AND IN AM---BUT UP IN THE 80'S IN THE AFTERNOON. MADE A BOILED DINNER ON THE HAM BONE TONIGHT---WAS SOOO GOOD. JERRY ATE SO MUCH CABBAGE I THINK WE BOTH WILL SUFFER TONIGHT!! ALMOST 1AM HERE---SO NITE NITE.