Hi everyone -

I've composed 3 posts and I can't get my puter to "copy" anymore so I keep losing them. Thanks to everyone for wisdom, support and hugs. I have to figure out this darn computer. Hugs.

hey Rie....thank you I am a country girl right down to my bare feet. Explains alot about me. k3

Good evening (oops I mean morning) GG’s,

Well, it is still my evening. Head games ~ LOL. Not morning until I go to bed and then wake up.

Yippee ~ made it to the weekend. This stretch of days wasn’t too bad. Wish I had gotten out on time tonight though. Didn’t get my bicycle ride in. DS Jason was here ~ DH had been helping him with his yearly sign up for benefits at work stuff. DS was still here when I got home, so got to have a nice visit with him.

It was funny ~ DS called me on my way home ~ wondering why I wasn’t home yet and checking to make sure I was ok. Sometimes I am pushing on at work not wanting to stop even long enough to send a text to let them know I will be late, heaven forbid that I should take long enough to do that and delay my departure by even a few seconds ~ LOL. He said to me ~ why do I feel like the parent? Nice to know someone worries about me.

I needed to stop at Walmart on the way home for a couple grocery items. I was yaking with mom on the phone and missed my turn and didn’t even realize it until I was by my driveway ~ I didn’t even pull in, just kept going and headed back to Walmart. I would rather go while I am already out than to have to waste time tomorrow and make a trip back out.

I was talking with Mom and taking a trip down memory lane. One of my HS classmates passed away this week. Sad ~ so young. We have lost several already ~ too young. Thinking of him and other classmates brought back lots of fun memories of that time in my life.

Our HS class (the class of “73” ) is starting to make plans for our 40th class reunion. Wow ~ where has the time gone? Doesn’t seem like that long.

Still haven’t gotten the personals done as I had hoped to. Darn work ~ gets in the way of having fun. Oh well……

Guess I’d better get off to bed. Got a ton of stuff to do this weekend.

Hope you all have a good rest and a good weekend.

Take care

I'm sorry, but my mind must really be in the gutter today! LOL

Donna, I understand about more than 4 or 5 ingredients. I start reading a recipe and get bored halfway through the list of ingredients and set it aside.

Cajun - So happy your son is home! Give him a hug from me.

Bobbi - Thanks for the heads up about the season fries. I will "lightly season". I do that with a lot of things. DH will only eat MY pumpkin pie because I use half the amount of spices called for in the recipe. My family loves it that way.

Gayle - You're such a youngster! My 50th reunion is next year. I have never attended one. A friend is trying to talk me into going, but they hang with the in-crowd....the cheerleaders and football players....they didn't know I was alive. We shall see. I might go, just to show them how great I turned out! LOL

My cardiologist visit went well. My Echo was good, translated to "The valve is still stiff, but has not worsened in the past 3 echos." He is not concerned about the palpitations and spiking heart rates but to be sure is going to have me wear a 30 day monitor. From what I've read online it will be a pain in the butt, but much better than spending time in ICU.

Carol Sue ~ I went to our classes 10th and 20th reunions. They didn’t do one at 25 or 30 years. You might go and find that it is not as bad as you think. At the 10th year one ~ people talked to me who I don’t think ever talked to me during HS. It was like becoming grown ups was kind of a “leveler”. We were kind of all facing the same things ~ work, kids etc.

Even though I had that experience at the 10th year one ~ I still a little bit, feel like you. I was not one of the in crowd (more like an invisible person) and kind of feel like no one will even notice if I don’t go. I told one of my friends that I sort of wanted to go and was sort of chicken to go.

She said to me: Some of the stuff and junk we experienced as young graduates are gone. People are really anxious to reconnect and priorities change with age and life happenings so I do hope you do decide to come. Life is too short not to take opportunities to connect with people you know. Trust me. You don't know when it is your last time.

She feels that way I think ~ because she came home from church one Sunday to find her husband (in his 40’s) in his recliner and he had ~ with no warning ~ passed away.

@ your gutter mind comment.

Ok, I have played around too long already ~ I'd better get to busy. Hello to everyone else ~ I'm sure I'll need a break later so will check back.

Beautiful sunny day here ~ hope everyone else is having a nice day.

"Hey!"

It's not that I've got nothing to post, it's because I'm so busy these days (eating nightly for the last 2 months). Grrrrrr....all that hard work gone down the tubes...again. And I've forsaken my bike!!!! Actually, I've been keeping fairly busy this fall. I used to take my friend Ruth shopping a couple of times a month but now that's grown to my DIL's mother and my MIL as well. Those are marathon shopping trips which leave me drained the next day. Whatever happened to all my youthful energy when I could shop til I dropped? Now I drop when I shop!

Last month, we (my husband's family) planned my MIL's 80th birthday party. We had about 70 guests with family and friends. My SIL did the cutest teabag favors and I covered chocolate bars with new wrappers with MIL's picture and a thank you note for everyone attending. With gifts and money she raked in about $900. Not bad for someone who won't go to anyone else's parties.

Tonight our church ladies are hosting a baby shower for our pastor's wife. I've been doing some cooking and baking for that as well as planning games and prizes. Next month I, along with my DIL's mother, will be hosting a baby shower for my DIL. I also have a church Christmas musical program to plan and get practiced. I'm still singing at funerals and church benefit gospel concerts.

I go from periods of being no more active than a slug to being in a whirlwind of activity. I don't eat as much when busy but when I'm in the slug mode all I do is eat. I thought potato chips were my nemesis (which they are) but I've discovered I'm willing and able to eat through the cupboards and frig when nothing else is available.

Yesterday, I decorated the sweetest (literally) baby shower cake. It looks like a patchwork quilt with a pair of booties on top. I'll see if I can post a picture later on. I also made the most adorable baby girl and boy cookies for shower favors. I'll post those also.

Well, I feel better all ready just by writing this all down.

We're having unusually nice weather for this time of the year, although it's been raining for almost a week, it's been nice and mild.

I'm going to try and get on more often as it's good for me.

Love you all.
xoxoxoxo

Hi Golden Girls - This is one of the posts I couldn't post. I'll add on.

You are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement.A lot of people just don’t understand the difficulties of dealing with parents with Alzheimer’s/dementia - one of my closest friends, made me feel worse than anybody. She wasn't trying to. Someone said that it’s like a gradual, steady mourning because you are, in fact, losing the person that you have known and loved.

Carbie - thanks for the information and reassurance. I went for 3 days without calling my parents. Called yesterday and talked to my mom. Things are so-so. I guess that’s pretty good. I am going to give them time to adjust.

Cajun - so glad your son is home! Enjoy! Give him a hug from us and tell him that the Golden Girls were praying for him - and you. I hope they get to the bottom of that dangerous situation.

Karen FL - I would love to adopt you! You are brilliant and funny. You are, and always will be, sharper than I am! Oh, and your DH too. My DH gets grumpy sometimes and I say, "You are turning into a cranky old man." My son, who is the fire fighter made a comment about NJ. When the people who are told to evacuate, don't, they are putting the rescuers at unnecessary risk. I hadn't thought about that.

Gayle - hope your daughter is feeling better. It’s so good that you are there for her and Maddie. I love that your son was worried about you and felt like "the parent!" Adorable. How old is he? Is there any hope of my boys developing that trait? Of even knowing where I am? It's not looking good.

Bobbi, Donna, Isabelle - your lives are not boring! Actually, a few years ago when a friend asked me how everything was, I told her, “The same, nothing to report, kind of boring.” She was quick to contradict me but I told her, “I’m happy. Boring is good! It’s just I have nothing to report so it may sound boring but I’m not bored.” We really like to hear anything you wish to tell us. I might be a little worried about Isabelle. Have to read all the posts.

Rie - Hope you don’t have many cases of whooping Cough to deal with. I remember when my oldest was a senior in college, 2008 ?, his generation needed another booster for whooping cough. My youngest was home so I got him to the doctor. I kept calling and nagging the elder. Even sent him a news clipping about how he needed it. His school medical was giving them out for free. It would have been easy to do. Finally, I told him he had to come home for the weekend and get it. And it turned out his girlfriend had whooping cough already! I don’t like that I’m always right - it just happens so much! So he did get the booster shot and did not get WC. Do they think the kids need an extra booster? Good luck in the tournament. So sorry your hands hurt. Most important thing is you're having fun.

Carole Sue - so glad you weren’t hit by the storm.

Mary - your new picture is beautiful. It sounds like you’re doing a little better and have meds for it.

I was so down a few minutes ago. I need to find some joy and fulfillment. Maybe some volunteer thing, if this old body can handle it. Hugs, hugs, hugs to you all!!!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH....HE TURNED THE CLOCKS BACK ALREADY k3

okay - I keep getting message that I'm not logged on 3fc. I wanted to try something fancy- quote part of Isabella's post but i Imessed that up.

Isabella - yes! It's not just the potato chips (or chocolate)> when we're in the mood, which for me is every night, anything will do as long as it's not a vegetable that is good for me! Good to hear from you.