It's Friday...

Good morning,

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Bob and I have been pretty busy. We went to Tennessee and visited dad for a few days. He is doing very well. It's always so nice to just sit on the swing on the front porch and take in all of the beauty of the lake. There wasn't many boats on the water but that should change by the end of this month. Bob went fishing down at the spillway at the dam and we also went to Johnny & Chris's for dinner one evening which was great. On the way back to Ohio we decided to see how far we could go without stopping and we drove from dad's to right above Kings Island outside of Cincinnati, OH. It took us 5 hours to get to that point. The only reason we stopped then was because the truck was out of gas. From there it takes us about 2 more hours to get home. If everything works out I hope to go back down to dad's within the next couple months.

Bob and I spent a couple days cleaning out our garage. What a mess that was! The garage has became a collect all and with that we only had about a 5 foot wide path to walk through it. We took a truck load of things to Goodwill and also had a lot of items we threw away but now it looks like a nice, clean, organized garage. How long it will stay that way, I don't know!!!

I would like to wish all mothers a "Happy Mother's Day" this coming weekend. Terry will be coming up to spend Sunday with us. It's always great to spend time with him. I don't get to see him as much as I would like to.

That's about all that is going on up here in Ohio. Have a nice day.

Good Monday Morning

Hello,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. It was absolutely beautiful here on Saturday. Bob and I emptied the hot tub, cleaned it and refilled it. I'm really looking forward to spending some time enjoying the relaxing effects the water has. If you don't have a hot tub you may want to think about getting one. When Bob and I bought this house the hot tub was already here. We probably would not have bought a hot tub on our own but since the first time we got into it we have loved it. So, so relaxing.....

Terry is now a college graduate. He took his last final about a week ago and he made a "A" in the class. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from Franklin University. He made straight "A's and B's" all through school. He was on the Dean's list and the President's list several times. Bob and I are so proud.

I am heading to the gym this morning to do my daily walk and also work on some of the machines in the wellness room. We are up to 3 miles a day now. It is so amazing to me that I am walking around 12 miles a week. My foot still bothers me a lot but I just push through the pain and keep going. Thank goodness for Advil, it helps me a lot too.

Have a nice day.

It's Friday....

Hi guys,

Sorry, I've been out of touch but we've been pretty busy. The rain finally stopped so the roofers came last week and put on our new roof. We also had a company from Columbus come up and put in all new landscaping lights. What a huge difference that has made. The only thing left for us to do is to have another layer of mulch put down and we should be done. Once we complete everything I will post some pictures.

We were having problems getting on to the Internet yesterday so we had our cable company to check it out and he said the cable running from the pole to our house was installed back in the 80's so he changed it. So far everything is working fine.

I'm getting my hair cut today. Yeah!!!! It has gotten way too long. With summer coming it needs to be shorter. That's about all that is going on here in Marion. Take care and have a nice day.

Time to think.....

Thoughts to ponder.........

One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.

The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.

The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed

You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.

That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.

Spring cleaning....

It's that time of year again...The time we all dread....The time when all the dirt collected over the winter must be taken care of... Even though we all know it's coming, we still wish we didn't have to do it... It's "spring cleaning time!!"

So, with bucket, mop, broom, dust pan, rags, and cleaners all in hand I started working on my house this week. I'm far from done but I have to say that the rooms I have finished look brighter and cleaner.

Once everything is done then how long will the house look nice?...A day, maybe two! Then it's back to cleaning again but at least I won't have to do the deep spring cleaning again for another year...That's a comforting thought.

So, to all spring cleaners...Just remember, your not the only one out there who is spending time cleaning their house. Once we are done we can reap the rewards and have a clean, dust bunny free, nice smelling house even if it's only for a short period of time.

Take care.

Good to be home....

Hi,
I hope everyone is well. Just a reminder, be sure and wear green tomorrow. We don't want anyone to be pinched...I'm good about telling everyone else to wear green but I always forget. Not sure why that is, but I am prepared this year. I went out today and bought a green T-shirt and it's laying out in the open so I won't forget to wear it tomorrow. Pretty smart of me, huh!!!!

Bobby and I had a great time visiting dad. We drove down on Wednesday and then on Thursday we took the Incline up to the top of Lookout Mountain and toured the battlefield. Below are some pictures of Bobby and I and also a picture of the beautiful view from the top. It was so cold on top of the mountain. The whole time we were at dad's it didn't get above 45 degrees.

Thursday evening we went to Johnny & Chris's for dinner. Of course, the food was great. On Friday we worked on projects around the house then Friday evening we went out to dinner with Mike & Maria at the Olive Garden. Don't you just love the all you can eat Salad and Bread sticks?YUM!! We headed home on Saturday morning and unfortunately we started having problems with my SUV and we broke down about 10 miles south of Columbus. I called Bob and he came and picked us up and we had the SUV towed to Marion. I'm not sure yet what happened to the SUV but the garage is working on it now.

Bob was in Memphis, TN all last week and while he was there he went up to Blytheville to visit the plant where he used to work and he also went by the house we sold. Below are some pictures of what the house looks like now. The current owners have changed it a lot. There used to be a Pine tree on the left of the sidewalk and a huge Maple tree to the right of the sidewalk but the current owners had both trees removed. I think the yard looks really bare now and in the other picture where you see the flowers planted with the decorative stone around it, used to be a long line of Holly bushes. The bushes were huge and very pretty so I am surprised they took them all out. Other than that, Bob said the outside of the house looked the same.

I just got a e-mail from one of my classmates in high school that it's time for our 30-year class reunion. Where has all the time gone. I still can't believe I've been out of school for 30 years. WOW!!! I feel really old now...They are having the reunion 4th of July weekend. Their going to have a dinner on Friday and a picnic on Saturday. It's only $20.00 per person to attend both. Not a bad price, I guess.

Well, that's about all that is going on. Take care and have a nice day.

Hello everyone,

Boy, oh, boy, was it cold this morning...We had a wind chill of 6 below and also a dusting of snow on the driveway. But, as the week goes on it's supposed to warm up.

Time changes next weekend. So don't forget to "spring forward" your clocks. Pretty soon the temperatures will be a lot warmer and the flowers will wake up from their winter sleep and start budding out. I hope we don't have a late freeze again this year. I love when everything is in bloom. So pretty!!

I went to Bobby and Benita's Thursday evening for a jewelry party that Benita was hosting. Everything was so pretty and it was tough to decide on what I wanted to order. I ended up getting a necklace with a matching bracelet along with another bracelet. I thought it would be nice to get a couple pieces to match the outfits I wear to church.

Bob and I went to the Columbus Home and Garden show on Saturday. I just love looking at all the great ideas for the house and outside. We are going to put a new roof on our house so we were able to contact several roofers who are going to come up and give us an estimate. Were also wanting to change our landscaping lightening and we were able to make several contacts for that also. After the home show we went to the mall in Polaris then we met Terry for dinner. Terry is so close to finishing school. He has decided not to participate in the graduation ceremony which will take place in May. I've got to see Terry through two other graduations so him not participating in this one is fine with me. I know he would have done it if I would have asked him too but he really wasn't interested in the formal part.

I've decided to join a weight loss group that my church is starting. We have our first weigh in on Thursday. I am against scales but if I want to participate I have to weigh in. This will be the first time I've been on scales in a long time. I hope I'm not too shocked!!!!

That's about all that I can think of that is going on here. Take care and have a nice day.