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.