What a Change!

Yesterday it got up to 87 degrees - this morning it is 54 degrees but so windy that it feels much colder.

I only worked until noon today. The locksmith brought over six more months of bookkeeping work for me yesterday evening... to finish out 2011. I'll work on that this weekend.

We had liver and onions, fried potatoes, mixed vegetables and homemade biscuits for supper last night. Now that is real comfort food.

We took the pickup to the Wash Tub carwash this afternoon. What a disaster! They broke off the compass that was mounted on the dash; didn't vacuum the inside good at all or use air freshener (after asking us which fragrance we wanted); and didn't wash the top of the pickup topper at all. We didn't think to check it before we left as there was quite a line of people there, but Sis called them and complained after we got home. I ended up getting a ladder and scrubbing the top myself. It was too far and too much traffic to take it back there today. I say if a 72-year-old woman with osteoporosis could get up there and do a decent job, those young guys working there could have done better.

A Funny

Someone sent me this through the email this morning and I got quite a laugh out of it:

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots.

Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.

I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!

I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing.



PLEASE DO YOUR PART!

Today is one of the many National Mental Health Days throughout the year.

You can do your bit by remembering to send an e-mail to at least one unstable person. My job is done!

Life is too short for negative drama & petty things. So laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive quickly!

From one unstable person to another... I hope everyone is happy in your head - we're all doing pretty good in mine!

Feb 5, 2012

After church we went to went to Olive Garden for lunch. Two of our friends from church went with us. I had been afraid it would be too rainy, but there was only a little drizzle. I had the Eggplant Parmesan with spaghetti, salad and bread sticks and it was delicious.

Sis had baked me a cake, so we had some of that with ice cream later this afternoon.

All three of my brothers and sister-in-law either called or emailed birthday wishes.

With all the birthday wishes, cards and phone calls I've gotten, I've decided maybe I should have another birthday next year. LOL

The surprise party for our pastor went off well yesterday. There were a lot of people there from the different churches he serves. His gift was a set of books called "Feasting on the Word". He seemed very pleased with them.

After I got off work at noon today, I went to H&R Block and got my taxes done. I don't get as big a refund this year, but I do get some back. Then we went to Wal-Mart and shopped for groceries. When we left there, neither of us had eaten lunch so we stopped at Bill Miller BBQ and had their fish plate which was delicious.

We came home and Sis has been crocheting little covers for hot sauce bottles that look like a little Mexican with sombrero and serape. They are brightly colored variegated yarn and really cute. Her beautician sells them for her on consignment and she called her this morning and told her she had orders for more. So Sis is going to crochet a dozen more to take to her. The price of the yarn went up since she bought the last, so she won't make as much profit on each one.

This coming Sunday after church we are to meet at one of the other churches in our group to have a surprise party for our pastor. He graduated from his course of study and they are having a potluck lunch and giving him a gift. His wife knows about it, but they are all trying to keep it a surprise for him.

I see that Ancestry.com is sponsoring another season of "Who Do You Think You Are?" It is to start next Friday evening. I enjoyed watching it when they did it before. I have really worked a lot on our family genealogy and have found out more than I ever imagined I would about my ancestors.

Jan 24, 2012
We are having rain today. It has been pretty heavy at times and thunderstorms are predicted as the day and evening go on.

I got a notice today to report for jury duty, but since I am over 70, I can get exempted from it and that is what I plan to do.

We ate breakfast at our favorite little restaurant this morning. I had two potato and egg breakfast tacos with coffee.

Then we went to Wal-Mart and picked up some coffee, shampoo & conditioner, kitchen can liners, paper towels, cat litter, cat box liners and a couple other items.

I took the car and got it filled with gas this afternoon. Gas has gone up 20 cents a gallon in the past couple of weeks.

I tried the new microwave fish steamer I got last week. For supper I fixed steamed tilapia fillets with butter, salt and pepper. We also had garlic-flavored quinoa, spinach-tomato-carrot salad, and sliced fresh nectarines. It was very good. Neither of us had ever tried quinoa before, but we liked it.

It is 32 degrees as I start today's post.