HOILIDAYS....

HOLIDAY MEMORY #112....ONE THANKSGIVING WHEN I WAS NEWLY MARRIED WE WENT TO SOME FRIENDS HOUSE FOR THANKSGIVING WERE THE TURKEY WAS COOKED IN A PAPER BAG...IT WAS INTERESTING. I DID NOT FIND OUT HOW IT TASTED BECAUSE THE "GIBLETS" WERE STILL INSIDE THE BAG, INSIDE THE TURKEY...(o_0).
HOLIDAY MEMORY #102....ONE YEAR I HAD TO WORK THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING....I PUT A GOOSE IN THE OVEN, AFTER TWO DAYS OF MARINATING IN WINE TO BAKE...I LEFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MY SONS TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE OVEN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME....WHEN I CAME HOME I FOUND A "ROAD-CARCASS" FOR AN ENTREE....THEY HAD STARTED TASTING AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL THE GOOSE WAS "PICKED" CLEAN....I HAVEN'T COOKED GOOSE SINCE..(o_0)

AGING...

As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

 

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

 

Whose business is  it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.

 

I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.

 

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things.

 

Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

 

I  am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

 

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

 

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).

‎"I MAY BE SHORT, I MAY BE BANGED UP. A LITTLE CHEWED UP AROUND THE EDGES, AND NOT THE SHARPEST OF THE BUNCH"....BUT I AM A PENCIL. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE...I AM AT MY FULLEST POTENTIAL..

FIRST JOKE MY FATHER TELLING ME

THE FIRST JOKE I REMEMBERED MY FATHER TELLING ME...A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PILOT AND THE CONTROL TOWER...{YOU HAVE TO COVER YOUR MOUTH AS IF YOU HAVE HAND-HELD RECEIVER...
"PILOT TO TOWER PILOT TO TOWER", "COME IN THIS IS TOWER" " MY RIGHT ENGINE IS SMOKING AND I BELIEVE IT HAS GONE OUT!" TOWER TO PILOT, TOWER TO PILOT HOW IS THE LEFT ENGINE HOLDING UP?" PILOT TO TOWER PILOT TO TOWER THE LEFT ENGINE IS SMOKING AND SPUTTERING, IT TOO IS ABOUT TO GO OUT!" "TOWER TO PILOT, TOWER TO PILOT REPEAT AFTER ME 'OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN'...=)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

I want to take time out to wish each and everyone a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! To those of you who single handed raised their children, I commend you. Those who helped raised other people children, I take my hat off.
....To the women who had to be the mother and try to be "father" blessing to you and me as well..
Today I dropped some refreshments at the church for today's event and decided to stay home.
I wanted to get out of the way to give my seat to someone who may need it...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

THOSE "OBAMA BASING PROMISE BROKEN" COMMERCIALS...THE PRESIDENT SENT HOW MANY BILLS TO THE SENATE TO HAVE THE MAJORITY VOTE "NO"....HE DID HIS JOB, HE PROPOSED AN ANSWER, 'SHOT DOWN'....{JUST AN OBSERVATION}

SICK

I've been sick for a while. just in the hospital for a while. Two heart attacks in all. Thank God I am feeling better...chat later..luv u z