After the work's done . . .

Did you know you can do ballet to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone" and "Free Bird"?  You can.  Especially after mowing in this heat--you get into the pool with the stereo playing Lynyrd Skynyrd and some cool blues like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Joe Bonamassa.  Before you know it, you're dancing in the water. 

The water felt so good, I danced through three cd's.  (I only did ballet on the slow songs.)  Of course, I can only do ballet in the water.  But, hey, you can dance easy in the water.  It's a lot easier and it's great exercise.  Seriously, I was river dancing to Stevie Ray Vaughn!

Yeah, that's how we roll out here.  We dance when we feel like it--wherever we feel like it.  Do you know why?  BECAUSE WE CAN!   

Okay, yeah, this may sound like nonsense, but we visit Grandmother, we work hard and then we play hard.  That's our life. 

Yesterday and today we worked really hard outside in the heat.  After work today, we played in the pool.  We have some of our best discussions in the pool.  We make plans while in the pool.

Well, boring as this may sound to you all, it was anything but boring.  Even during "life" we have to take the time to have some fun.  So after "a hard day's night", take the time to get by yourself and dance if you feel like it or whatever it takes to "cool down". 

I hope you dance.

On the Lighter Side . . .

We have two grandchildren graduating high school this year--Jacob and Leighanne.  Congratulations to you two and to their parents!  That makes four total grandchildren graduated from high school. We have one already through college and working for a living and another in tech school right now.  That leaves two in high school, one in elementary and two toddlers. 

Now, just for laughs.  I wanted to share some of my favorite Jack Handy quotes.  Those of you who know me, know I have a warped sense of humor.  That's how I cope.

"If you lose your job, your marriage and your mind all in one week, try to lose your mind first, because then the other stuff won't matter that much."

"People need to realize that every time they talk about how 'fragile' our planet is, it's just like asking outer-space aliens to come invade us."

"I think it should be a law that if you ever get sucked up  into a tornado, whatever you can grab with your hands while you're swirling around up there, you get to keep."

"Instead of mousetraps, what about baby traps?  Not to harm the babies, but just to hold them down until they can be removed."

"We're all afraid of something.   Take my little nephew, for instance.  He's afraid of skeletons.  He thinks they live in closets and under beds, and at night they come out to get you when you're asleep.  And what am I afraid of?  Now, I'm afraid of skeletons."

"When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Ya-hoo!  We're rich!  But it turned out to be something different."

"When I saw the old bum pushing his grocery cart down the street, at first I felt sorry for him.  But then when I saw what was in his cart I thought, Well, no wonder you're a bum, look at the dumb things you bought."

"People were always talking about how mean this guy was who lived on our block.  But I decided to go see for myself.  I went to his door, but he said he wasn't the mean guy, the mean guy lived in that house over there.  "No, you stupid idiot," I said, "That's my house."

"In my next life I hope I come back as a parrot, because I already know quite a few words."

"I wish I would have a real tragic love affair and get so bummed out that I'd just quit my job and become a bum for a few years, because I was thinking about doing that anyway."

"I hope they never find out that lightning has a lot of vitamins in it, because do you hide from it or not?"

finally . . .

 

 

"If I come back as a horsefly, I think my favorite thing would be to land on someone's lip.  Even if they smash you, ick!, you're all over their lip!

 

 





Where has the time gone?

What?  June already?  Man, how time flies when you're having fun! 
Fun?  How about when you're working your tail off.  Yeah, we've been pretty busy.  What with grass to cut, the pool to get opened, cars to wash, clothes to launder, house to clean, etc. etc. etc.

Yeah, right, it's not all work.  We have been busy, but hey, we're retired.  We move at our own pace. 

 




We had a carport built for our motor home.  YAY!  Finally, we get to bring it home to stay.  And as you can see, I've been doing a little rock painting.  Mike is working on restoring an old boat.  It's going to be really cool when he finishes in a few years.  We've been cleaning out and getting rid of stuff.  Who needs all that stuff!  We don't!  If we haven't used it in a long time, it's out of here.  We've actually sold several items on Craig's list this summer. We haven't taken any Harley trips but we just haven't found the time yet.  Also we go check on Grandmother (Mama) every few days.  She's still having mini strokes and keeps going down hill.  She can't even carry on a conversation.  If she speaks, you have to put your ear to her mouth to hear.  She can't even feed herself now.  So sad. 
But God has everything in His control and all is well.  At least she's not in pain and she is comfortable.  What more can we ask.  Can I make a confession now?  I was by her bedside last night and she was sleeping (which she does a lot now).  I was praying for God to just go ahead and take her on to Heaven.  She's a Christian.  She just lays in a bed most of the time.  What kind of life is that?  She would hate her circumstance if she knew it.  Well, the Holy Spirit let me know that I should not be telling God how to do His job.  God's timing is not our timing.  He will take her when He is ready and not before!  So I thanked Him and said, "please keep her pain free and comfortable for however long she is here".  I was alone with her at the time.  Mike was visiting another person who lives there.  So while I was praying, I had time to listen to God too.  Here lately, I haven't been praying as I should and I most certainly haven't been listening to God.  What?  you say.  Yeah, I confess.  Sometimes I can act like a heathen.  But God and I are getting back on track.  I never want to live without God.  Been there.  Didn't like it.

Well, that's all the confessing I'm going to do.  You all pray for Grandmother and get by yourselves and lay out all your troubles before God.  Then listen to His answer.  He will guide us if we give Him the time and LISTEN! 

The End!