It is amazing what you can find on the internet

I just spent a few min's trying to see what spin class and zumba are. Since I have never liked bikes since I was a small child with my second hand bike with a towel warped around where the seat went so it would be low enough for my legs to reach the pedals, I really think I would like to try a Zumba Class. I love to dance and think it might be fun. As a young girl raised in the Southern Baptist Church and being told "Good girls DO NOT dance." I never danced. I went to all the school dances on Saturday Night, then spent Sunday Morning in the Pastors Office being lectured on the evils of dancing. Now the other young people were at the dance, but I was the only one that answered " YES " when asked "Did you go to the dance last night?" When I had my first divorce even all the singles I ran around with at church could not believe I could not dance. I was a skating instructor and I did teach Cotton Eye Joe, Schotish, Waltz or anything else on Skates but take my skates off I couldn't do it. I kept hearing " Good Girls DO NOT Dance! ". It took a wile but I learner GOOD GIRLS DO DANCE and have a lot of fun at it. Of course my main dance was SQUARE DANCE with Western Dance between Tips. Yes I think I would like to Zumba. THANKS FOR TELLING ME ABOUT IT. See you at the class.

Getting to know you Sunday! - on Sunday

I can not believe it but I am actually posting this on Sunday, not Wednesday as usual but here goes.

1. what's something you've eaten and liked but didn't think you would?

I will never forget the first time I tried fried okra, I did not want it but was in a situation where I could not politely refuse it. I am so glad I tried it now, it is one of our staples and one of the few vegetables I can get down Jerry. I still have not tried Calf Fries or Raw Oysters, and that is NOT going to happen.

2. plastic surgery .... yea or ney?

If it is a MAJOR REPAIR (cleft palette, bad scar repair or burn) I could understand and be for that, but for these teenagers wanting to look like Barbie when they are beautiful already I really feel sorry for them and wonder what they are going to look like when they are my age.

3. two things you love about spring are ..... ?

The New Beginings, baby animals (chicks, ducks and birds) and plants budding. Along with the nicer weather, other than the tornados. Living in Tornado Alley all my life, they do not bother me but I do watch the sky real close the end of April til the end of June.

4. when was the last time you went on a picnic?

So long ago I can't remember when it was. I have such fond memories of taking my young boys to the park or Palo Duro Canyon for a picnic and fun. I had forgotten how much fun it was. Guess what I am planning for Jerry and me for next weekend. I wonder if our phones will work down in the canyon. I will let you know next time.

5. what's your favorite app?

With my LOVE for photos and my youngest son making a BIG, BIG move with his family (taking my youngest GRANDson so far away) I will be using FLICKER a lot more then even before.

6. who does the grocery shopping in your house?

Sorry to say we both do it together, if I go by myself I come back with all the JUNK FOOD we do not need and if Jerry goes he comes back with nothing. He says all the stuff we do not need but then gripes cause there is nothing to fix for Dinner, but together we do fair to get what we need. HA HA

7. would you rather take a spin class or zumba?

I will have to get back to you on that one, I have done some research today and still have not the fogiest idea what these classes are. Even reading the others answers I can not figure out what a spin or zumba class are.

8. how often do you go out to dinner?

Sorry to say it is toooo much. Like I have said, I am not much of a cook but I get by. It is just to easy to run by Burger King or Pizza Hut and grab supper. And I really do enjoy going out for a quiet Supper at a nice restaurant at least twice a month, if I can get Jerry to go, he just wants to go get something and take it home. Oh well I am still working on him.

Well there are my answers for this week and I do hope you have had a SAFE and BLESSED WEEKEND. LOVE TO YOU ALL.

Getting to know you Sunday!/Wednesday

This is getting to be a habit. Where is the time going, I can not believe it is Wednesday again already. Here are my answers to Sunday's questions.

1. do you watch/read the news?

When I get the chance I watch the news but I also like to read the local Canyon paper when someone puts one in the breakroom. It is a good paper and I know the Editor, it is only published on Thursday and Sunday.

2. how would you describe your look?

I would defiantly say casual/comfortable, at my age I don't have to be in style any more so I just dress comfortable. That is most important to me now.

3. did you play sports in high school or college.

When I was in high school girls did not play competitive sports except against other classes in the same school (7a against 7b for example). With me being 5' 10" from the 6th grade to graduation I was always drafted for basketball season and a fair guard position. Girls back then were only allowed to play half court, 3 Guards and 3 Forwards from each team on each end of the court. Guess the powers that be thought we could not run the distance of a full court. I did go on and played Tennis at College. When I was in my first class to learn how to play tennis they made the announcement for anyone interested in being on the Tennis Team to stay after class and I did. I did make the team and I was number four player on the team, even though I had never touched a racket yet. Of course there were only four of us on the team. I was teamed with the number one player and we played against number two and three. That gave us a lot of play time.

4. would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels?

Being 5' 10" most of my, life I have never worn high heels ever. Not even the low 2" ones. As for lipstick if I put any on it always turns bright red and with my use to be RED hair it never looked good, so I have never worn lipstick either but lip gloss is a different matter. I never go any where without a tube of gloss in my pocket and a back up in my purse. Yes, can give up heels easier than my gloss.

5. what is your favorite show to watch on tv?

That is easy, any craft show. I am always on the look out for a new craft to try, or at least adapt it to a craft I already do. YES I ADMIT IT I AM A CRAFT NUT. I have a room of unfinished projects for prof of it.

6. would you rather bake or cook?

I must admit I am not much of a cook or a baker, even my youngest son took homemaking in the 8th grade because "Someone in the family needs to know how to cook." Now if I could cook only for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve and Easter I would like that. I feel I have put on a feed or two. The last Christmas before our divorce I fed 60 people (all my family, his family and any one who had no where else to go was welcome at our house). The first Thanksgiving I was single I put out the word "I will fix a 20 lb turkey with dressing and gravy if you want anything else bring it." and I had 45 singles at my home. Not bad for a non cook, but I do like Burger King and Pizza Hut.

7. shorts or skirt?

My pick is a skorts, you know the shorts that look like a short skirt. How is that for an answer.

8. what's your favorite scary movie?

I gave never been a fan of the scary movies but my boys really enjoyed them for how the special effects were done. I took they to the movies a lot but learned real fast I did not sit between them, they thought it was so funny to goose me in the ribs to watch me jump even when it was not a scary part of the movie. THANKS A LOT GUYS. But the scary movie now days are so over the top and gross there is no way I want to watch them in any way.

THERE IS MY ANSWERS FOR THIS WEEK. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK AND MAKE IT A GREAT WEEKEND.

Has this been a FAST WEEK or what

I can not believe it is Thursday already. No Card Night to night for me. I am too tired and Jerry need some special attention. I have been gone from home all day. It was our District Meeting for Extension Club and yes my Cloud Group Photos are on their way to State Meeting in September. I took another 1st Place with a blue ribbon. I was so excited, Jerry just wanted to know what I won. When I told him only a ribbon and a chance to go to state all he said was "oh" that's OK I was excited enough for both of us.

Well guess I had better try to settle down for bed. We have some early Dr appts for early tomorrow. PLEASE KEEP JERRY IN YOUR PRAYERS WE HAVE GOT TO FIND SOME RELIEF FOR HIS SEVER BACK PAIN THAT IS NOW GOING DOWN INTO HIS LEGS. We were told 6 years ago he needed more surgery on his back (he has already had 2 on his back and 2 on his neck) but the pain Dr says he would not let any one cut on his back. Who do you listen to, I want another opinion to help make that decision.

Oh well we will see what this Dr has to say, we will know more tomorrow. Will let you know what we find out

LOVE YOU ALL. BE BLESSED AND MAKE IT A GOOD FRIDAY!!!

Getting to know you Sunday!

These are the questions I found on another blog. THANKS JEN

1. do you weigh yourself? No, I usually get the BAD news when I have to make a Dr visit. Here lately it has been staying fairly stable. As most women my age it would be better if it was about 40 lbs. less. Need to get back to Square Dancing to take care of it.

2. what is the nastiest thing you have ever tasted? It is hard to decide, I fairly much eat anything that won't eat me first. I guess anything with liver in it, when I was pregnant both times I got very anemic and the Dr needed to build me up so he wanted me to eat liver. I tried real hard but finally told them they would have to give me iron in pills or shots but I could not keep the liver down. Still.can not stand liver.

3. snail mail or email? I have never been able to write letters because of me spelling and I have never been good about sending cards. I do remember everyone's birthday and anniversary (sometimes a day late) but I do have good thoughts about them on their special days. Now that I'm getting better with my phone (stupid SWIPE) maybe I can be better on the emailed GOOD THOUGHTS about them.

4. do you have any irrational fears ........ what are they? I can honestly say "I have no FEAR". As a small child the first Bible verse I can remember hearing is " I DID NOT GIVE YOU THE SPIRIT OF FEAR " so to me fear is of the DEVIL and I will not accept it. There are a lot of thing I should fear but I don't, I just let GOD take care of them. I just realized I got a lot of that from my MOM, when I was growing up a lot of the time it was just to two of us cause DAD was off working jobs out of town. She was one very special lady and I wish I were more like her. THANKS MOM FOR THE FOUNDATION YOU GAVE ME.

5. do you play an instrument? Not any more, I took piano lessons and played the cello in grade school and switched to the clarinet in Jr High. I really enjoyed the Marching Band time. Some day I would really like to take guitar lessons just for my own pleasure.

6. would you rather be bitten by a snake or attacked by a bear? That's a hard question to answer, I guess bitten by a snake. I do not like snakes of any kind (even ones that do not bite) but he would bite then go away and I could tend to it where the bear would stay and keep on biting til I died. Yes I do believe I would rather a snake would bite me then a bear. I must say though I do not even like rubber snakes, when I was a merchandiser for Nationmark, a toy distributer, part of my job was to straighten up the toy isles of all three Albertson's in Amarillo, I had my sons go in and pick up all the snakes for me and put them where they were suppose to be cause I did not like to even touch them. THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR HELP.

7. do you ever go braless in public? No Way, I do not even go braless at home.

8. today I am thankful for ..... ? My family, my boys, my parents and the LOVE MY GOD HAS FOR ME!!!

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK AND THE GOOD LORD BLESSES YOU IN A REAL SPECIAL WAY.

I can not believe it is Thursday again. CARD NIGHT

This has been a busy week at work, guess that's why time has passed so fast. I can not believe it is Card Night already. I have been looking over some of my old posts and it seems I have said "Story to follow later" and I have not been getting to the later. Well here is one to start.

About how I got three GRANDsons in one day. My oldest son, Gerry was getting married October 27, 2007 and Rich was coming up to be on the wedding. I was not too sure of the date especially when they decided on an outside wedding at a park, Rich and Ginger got married in a roadside park and it was BEAUTIFUL but it was July 25, 1998 not Oct. 27th. Mom of the groom never has much say but I knew the LOVE was there and trusted all to be OK. Renee had two sons and I was so excited about getting to be a Grandma. Bobby was 10 and Duncan was 5 but I was so glad to have them. I had just about given up on being a grandma and just settle on having GRANDcats instead. Well back to the wedding, with our wind and being the end of October I could not see going to the wedding without a very heavy-duty coat, but the kids would not even accept a back up plan. As it turned out one was not needed. It was a beautiful day (no wind) and just perfect temperature (not too cold or too hot), and the rose garden around was almost in full bloom. I have the photos to show. GOD WAS SURE IN CHARGE OF THIS WEDDING. Gerry even had a special part in the wedding, just after the union candles, where he made a vow to the boys as well as their Mom and gave them a cross necklace. I was so proud of him and wondered how he got so smart. Now back to my third GRANDson, Ginger was not able to attend the wedding, they just found out she was in a family way and not able to make the drive up from Dallas. SO IN ONE DAY I WAS BLESSED WITH THREE WONDERFUL GRANDsons.

Wile we were waiting for Jack to get here, my sister told me how GREAT, GRANDKIDS were. I told her after raising my boys and that there could be nothing better than them, I said "NO WAY". Well not better, just different. When you are the Mom it is "Do your homework, Eat your vegetables and Clean your room." now at Mamaw's house, it is all bets off, "What happens at Mamaw's stays at Mamaw's" GRANDsons are the best thing God ever invented. Being a GRANDma is the best occupation to have.

But now it is getting late and my chores are not done so I can play Cards tonight. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK AND AN EVEN BETTER WEEKEND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Yea for Card Night to keep my sanity

It is so nice that a little game of cards can help you feel so good. Even if you have to put it off just a little bit. The girl that worked in the Photo Lab when I started back there, the main one who trained me, will graduate from college in May and will be going back home to South Texas to start teaching, so we all got together for a little LOVE YOU, MISS YOU ALREADY gathering at Chilies. The food way so good and the company was even better. I have not laughed so much in a long time. We are all a really close group. Two are working at another Wal-Mart Photo Lab now, two are working at another job now (one is teaching in Canyon and the other is working for an insurance company), one is working in another department at our Wal-Mart and two of us are still in our Photo Lab. We have been through a lot with each other, one finished school-started teaching and had a baby now 1&1/2, one had a baby now 2&1/2 and went back to school, one got married, I became a TRIPLE GRANDma in one day (story to follow at a later time) and had a Heart Attack at work back on July 23rd last year (more on that story later too but I must say Amy one at the gathering drove me to the hospital and probably saved my life) THANKS AMY. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE A VERY CLOSE BUNCH OF FRIENDS. It is hard to let one of my chicks fly on her own so far away. She is the one who started everyone calling me Momma Lyn. In writing this I am realizing how much these girls mean to me. THANK YOU LORD FOR BRINGING THEM TO ME AND ME TO THEM.

On with the cards though I did get to go to Ernie's and played cards to so tonight has been a PERFECT NIGHT. We just played one game but for a change I won. The cards were just falling just right.

HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING AS GOOD OF A WEEKEND AS I AM AND IT'S JUST HALF OVER.