Interesting Day.........

Missing our momma today. This is the only picture I have here at work and I know I posted it before - maybe on Flickr. She looks so sweet here - as does my little guy. My friend, Nancy, has been in Iowa all week because her momma is very close to death - hospice is there and they are just waiting. Brings back memories - good and bad.

The other interesting thing about today is that this would have been mine and Buddy's 42nd wedding anniversary. Hmmmmmmmmm.

It's also Dan's daughter and son-in-law's wedding anniversary.

Anyone have anything to add to the interesting day?

Love you sisters!

Lizzie

Dreams and Such

I actually had a nightmare just before waking this morning. In my dream I had gone to the doctor for my yearly check up. When I was measured I had shrunk to 5'2", I weighed 160 lbs and my blood pressure was 250/100. No wonder I woke up with a headache. The dream was so real I thought about checking my blood pressure and weighing myself, but why ruin a day before getting started. I checked my posture all day, walked on the treadmill (UGH, UGH, UGH) for an hour and was careful what I ate. I don't have to go for my exam until October so I guess I have time to work on lowering my blood pressure. The weight, I don't know. Now that I have bought some larger pants it doesn't seem so important. Know what I mean??

We are heading back your way on Thursday. We are going to stay in Parkersburg at a historical place downtown and go to the Fenton Art Glass place for a tour Friday morning before driving the rest of the way to Columbus. He said he would like to go down to the market place downtown and see if Gordon would like to meet us for lunch and any of the rest of you that might like to come down. I am afraid that is the only time I will get to see any of you till next time I come. The reunion is Friday and Saturday night and we are leaving early Sunday. Too short a time for me.

Well, I am going to bed. Will chat another time soon.

Unexpected Trip

Randy and I headed for Greenville SC Friday afternoon to visit one of his very good friends. He called Randy Thursday with bad news that he has stage 4 cancer in his bile duct and there is not much the docs can do for him at this point. Randy was devastated and wanted to see him immmediately. He is in good spirits for all that is going on, but very confused as to what to do now.

We did try to make the trip somewhat pleasant and I took some beautiful mountain pics that are on Flickr. The pic above is in Greenville SC (verrry nice city) at the River Park downtown.

Hope all is well.

Love ya's!

All Together

Gee I wish we could do this more often. I love you all so much, Sissies!

Here I come

I have a few minutes before I need to leave for Mah Jongg so thought I would share my excitement about seeing youse girls. Everything is packed and ready to roll out the door tomorrow morning at 5:45 or so. The flights look good on the way and on the way home unless a soccer team or some large last minute vacation group decides to travel to DC and mess things up.

I always try to make sure everything is in order here for Earl before I go away - like laundry, grocery shopping, paying the bills, making sure there is cash on hand for him and any other thing that he probably doesn't even give a hoot about. I guess I should pretend every week I am going somewhere and I would truly be organized. I doubt it though. I have been aspiring (sort of) to be that for years.

Now that I have started this I realize I don't have a darn thing to say so I will see you tomorrow.

Love you all bunches

This Might Be Me

Catching UP

Hey sisters - about time to catch up, I'm thinking.
I just looked at the last few posts with comments and realized I haven't been very active lately - at least not active on here. Believe me, I've been active.
Right now I am so very sleepy and tired. I went to my very first bachelorette party last night with Dan's future DIL and Dan's ex and his daughters and a bunch of very very very young looking girls. I did not want to go - absolutely DID NOT want to go - but felt I needed to at least show up. It started at 5 at one of Ericka's friends house for a shower (about the 3rd one I think) where we had light dinner and drinks - which we all drank using beautiful pink penis straws! Then we got on the "Party Bus" along with our penises, cooler of beer and boozes and headed to some restaurant at Easton Town Center. The bride-to-be carried this HUGE inflated penis, which we all autographed (yes, me too). My plan was to drive myself and then go home. I should never have gotten on that darn party bus - just followed the crowd - and then I was stuck. I did get home at a decent time - 11:30, which is decent if you are young. Dan, on the other hand, was with Adam and the guys on another party bus - they went to several bars, most of them got blasted and Dan really got stuck by not driving and didn't get dropped off until 2:45! He didn't drink hardly at all - and wanted to come home about 10:00 am. I hope I never ever get sucked into one of those things again.
Well, Lori, you must be all packed and ready to head to our big city, right? Hopefully, you won't have any glitches along the way. We should be able to catch up on the weekend, at the homecoming I'm hoping.
Our little garden has served us well this year - green beans, cukes, zucchini, etc. I have one pepper plant with one lonely pepper that seems to be taking forever to grow but it's beautiful just the same. The tomotoes have been slow to ripen but I'm eyeing them every day - we've had a couple of them so far. I am so tired of working in the yard - way too many flower beds and I just get one all nice and weeded and another one springs out of control. I'm also tired of working on this house - and Dan really gets his jollies working on every stinking project! The deck is really starting to look great - it's just such a slow process. I want a little simple place with 2x2 space for a garden - that's it. Really, I would truly like a very little house - all up to date with no needed repairs - with some time to just do whatever in the world I wanted to on the weekend. And Lori, the 'me' day sounded ideal!
Diane, I really liked the Ingrid M song - I might have to get her CD. You also mentioned your boss filing bankruptcy. Has the business caused this - I know you said it was a personal bankruptcy but I thought he was a pretty well to do guy.
Now about Facebook. For the life of me, I just don't get it! For one thing, I spend about 7 hrs a day on the computer at work so this looks like another big time consumer. Flickr sucks up enough time as it is so why make myself crazy with this also. It is sort of interesting to go in and look at other people - nosey, I know. Since I signed up, no one has tried to find me. And, what's this 'writing on the wall' crap? I noticed that Dan's youngest daughter talks in some sort of cultic gibberish that is hard to understand. Yikes, that statement sure made me sound like a very old woman!
We still have a couple of big events for the rest of this summer. Adam and Ericka will get married on the first Sunday in September (big big wedding) and then a couple of weeks later, Tracey will turn 30 and there will be a big party here at our house. I'm desperating trying to hold on to some vacation days for just that - vacation! Wow, what a concept.
Dan is still collecting unemployment and doing the stock market. He's doing well enough to pay the bills and seems very content and hopes he NEVER has to go back to work! I really am ok with that since he was able to get on my insurance and he is the chief housekeeper. I have to admit though that I'm pretty jealous - I would LOVE to be able to stay home for a while. I really don't see that ever happening though - not until retirement, which, if things don't improve with the economy, may not be until I'm about 85!
Sarah and Paul are doing well. Someone gave them 3 nights in a cabin in Hocking Hills as a wedding gift. They had never seen it and I guess when they got there they were a little surprised/disappointed. It was sort of like a hunting cabin - something out of the 60s, complete with bunk beds! They spent one night and came home and then went to Cedar Point for the day and night. Kids.
Well, I must go to the grocery store. That is one thing that I need to convince Dan that he should be doing. I have always hated that chore. I think I'll stock up big time so I don't have to go for about a month or two. Wouldn't that be great.
I love you sisters. Please add some comments.
Lizzie

Funky Town

I have been wondering about the silence also. I figured it was because of me. I let Lizzie and Sarah down by missing the wedding. I have been in a funk for the last few days and need to wash it away. I am sorry I missed it. When I think of all the nagging little roadblocks that popped up all day Saturday and Sunday, I now feel I should have barrelled through them and come to the wedding, even if I were whiplashed and bruised up a little. So sorry.

The wedding photos were beautiful. I cried. Sarah is so beautiful and Paul is so handsome and they are truly in love. I wish them the best life ever.

I am looking so forward to your visit, Lori. It looks like I may have Pandora and Winter, so we may spend the night at their house. If you prefer to sleep here in the comfy bed, that is cool too. I might work things out where we can all stay here, but it would be chaotic and crowded. Dozer and Peanut will probably be here. Dozer is the PITA in that whole scenario. It sounds like you have quite a busy schedule lined up. Sounds fun though.

I have been busy with my boss's (sp?) financial situation. It is like I am working a real job. I think I worked overtime week. He is getting ready to file personal bankruptcy. We are shutting down one checking account and opening another, stopping automatic payments (that is like pulling big ol rotten teeth with strong roots. All kinds of crap.

We are going to have a salsa making marathon this weekend. Hopefully, I will be done with all this work stuff, getting all up my personal time.

Other than that, right here, right now, things are kind of quiet.

Silence

Why is the blog silent? Nothing new to talk about? Now I know Sarah got married so that is something to talk about. I saw the pictures on Flickr and they are beautiful. You took some great pictures Susie. I loved them. Sarah looked beautiful. I wish I could have been there. It was good though to see the pictures of everyone. OMG Aiden looked too handsome in his suit. Paul looked pretty handsome too.

Not much different going on here in NC. Just the normal every day things, but gosh it has been hot and humid. I wonder if hell is hotter. I think I will try to stay on the straight and narrow as much as possible so I won't find out. The heat has triggered thunderstorms most afternoons.

I am looking forward to my 50th class reunion. I am coming to Ohio next Wednesday, the 12th and leaving Monday the 17th. I hope there will be a vacancy at the Shyrigh villa Wednesday and Thursday night. If so Barb Rowe will pick me up for the reunion at the Shyrighs and then I will spend the night with Barb McSweeney that night. The next day our class is supposed to go to Mass as a group at 4:00 p.m. then St. Mary's Festival is going on in the evening. Gordon is going to come over to the festival and it would be fun if all of you would come to the festival too. I will spend the night with Gordon on Saturday night, head back to the Shyrighs on Sunday afternoon if they will have me and then go home on Monday. Rather a whirlwind kind of trip. Not as long as I would like, but hopefully I will get to spend a little time with each of you if it will work out with you. I apologize for asking you to cart me around while I am there.

Bob Weber, our class president called me and ask if I would open the dinner with a prayer on Friday night and later in the evening lead the cheerleaders with our school song. I hope I remember the words.

I am still working on #2 quilt square of the Christmas quilt. I am afraid my enthusiasm for this project is going to wane. It is a lot of tedious cutting and turning tiny little pieces. I am actually nearly finished with this square.

That's it for me other than some really weird dreams I am having lately. I won't bore you with them. Just wonder why I would dream some of that nonsense.

Love you all.