BROTHER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

I DONT UNDERSTAND CERTAIN THINGS, LIKE WHEN I UPLOADED THAT PICTURE, WHERE THE HECK IS THE REST OF IT??

SO, ANYHOW, THATS ME, MY GREAT NIECE, MY NIECE AND MY BROTHER. WE GIRLS TOOK HIM TO A WONDERFUL OLD (60YRS) RESTAURANT IN SOUTH FLORIDA. A LANDMARK. NOT CHEAP, BUT THEY OFFER AN EARLY BIRD (A FLORIDA THING!), ANY ITEM ON THE REGULAR MENU AND U GET SOUP,SALAD AND DESSERT INCLUDED.GREAT DEAL..ON THE WAY THERE, MY BROTHER DOES NOT KNOW MY AREA, I WAS THE GUIDE. MY NIECE AND I WERE TALKING, ME NOT WATCHING, WATCH OUT FRANK, U ALMOST MISSED THAT TURN, AND AGAIN, MISSED ANOTHER ONE. STOP CUTTING OFF THE CARS. WE WERE LAYING ON THE FLOOR GIGGLING. NOT HIM..HE WAS GETTING PISSED. WELL, WE MADE IT. WE HAD RESERVATIONS. A BIRTHDAY PARTY IS ANNOUNCED BY THE PIANO PLAYER WHEN U GET DESSERT. SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY. NICE..WE STARTED WITH DRINKS, CAUSE WE WERE STILL LAUGHING OUR HEADS OFF. I DONT DRINK TOO MUCH ANYMORE CAUSE OF MEDS I TAKE, BUT WHAT THE HECK. VODKA/ROCKS. THEY FINISHED THEIRS, WAITER WANTS TO REFILL, I PASS..HE BRINGS ME ANOTHER ANYHOW. OK. WE EAT, WE ARE STILL LAUGHING LIKE MAD..IT IS A THURSDAY NIGHT. EARLY BIRD IS OVER AT 5:30. BY 6:30 THE PLACE IS JUMPING..BIG GROUPS. U HAVE TO KNOW, THIS IS NOT A CHEAP PLACE. IT IS CLASSY. BY 7PM I DONT THINK THERE WAS A TABLE LEFT. THE PLACE IS DIVIDED WITH LOW PRIVATE WALLS. ALL TABLES ARE IN A HORSE SHOW. WE ARE SNAPPING PHOTOS, THE WAITER TAKES SOME FOR US. THE PEOPLE AT THE NEXT BOOTH ARE NOW LAUGHING WITH US.(MAYBE AT US?).

WE ARE DONE. RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IS THE BASS PRO SHOP. IT MUST BE 2-3 FOOTBALL FIELDS LARGE. THEY MAKE ME GET IN A WHEEL CHAIR..WE WERE SHOOTING GUNS, WATCHING A GIANT TANK WITH HUGE FISH. THAT PHOTO IS OF ONE GREAT BIG FIXTURE HANGING DOWN. IT IS THE LARGEST STORE OF ITS KIND IN THE USA..GOOGLE IT..BY THE WAY, WE WERE NOT DRUNK. MY BRO BLEW OUT HIS CANDLE TOO SOON. HE HAD TO RE LITE IT..TOOK THE CANDLE FROM THE TABLE AND STUCK HIS BIRTHDAY CANDLE IN IT. IT WAS A MAKE-BELIEVE-ONE..WE LAIDED ON THE FLOOR WITH THAT ONE..P.S. IT WAS HIS GRAND DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY ALSO. 10 DAYS PRIOR. SHE IS 5...GREAT KID. HOPE U ALL ENJOYED THIS AS MUCH AS I DID..WISH I COULD REMEMBER IT ALL....SEE YA

LIVING IN THE WILD IN THE CITY

FIRSTLY, I JUST GOT TO GET USED TO PUTTING PHOTOS ON THIS BLOG, IN MY NEW VISTA FORMAT..THIS MAY BE RIGHT. I CAN SEE AT THE END..SO, I LIVE IN A SMALL CITY. ON ONE OF OUR MAIN STREETS, RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MY BANK, WAS AN OLD BARN THAT HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR YEARS. (I LIVE HERE 20 YEARS, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED..AND LOOK AT THAT: THERE ARE NOW ABOUT 6-7 HORSES AND PONIES GRAZING ON THE GRASS. KINDA NEAT, YEAH..THE LIZARD AND A FEW OTHERS LIKE IT LIVE SOMEWHERE BEHIND MY CONDO WHERE THERE IS A CANAL. IT LEADS VIA LOTS OF OTHER CANALS RIGHT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. I IMAGINE PEOPLE WHO HAD LITTLE LIZARDS THAT GOT TO BIG TO KEEP AS PETS LET THEM LOOSE. SO EVERY NOW AND AGAIN I SPOT ONE..THIS MAMA WAS WITH HER BABY, MAYBE ON A FIRST RUN. THE BABY RAN DOWN ALONG THE WATER AND MAMA STOOD BACK AND WATCHED. BABY MADE A TURN AND MAMA WAITED. SHE FINALLY STARTED TO LOOK FOR IT..BY THE TIME SHE WAS UNDER MY WINDOWS, SHE HAD LOST IT..I DO NOT KNOW IF SHE EVER FOUND IT..NO PROBLEM. THEY ARE HARMLESS AS THEY ONLY EAT GRASS, BUT LOOK MENACING. THIS WAS JUST A FIRST ATTEMPT AT PUTTING ON THE PHOTOS. SO SEE YA

A DAY AT THE MALL

TODAY WAS MY MALL DAY. EVERY WEDNESDAY. TODAY WE WERE AT THE VERY POPULAR BROWARD MALL. TO SAY THE PLACE WAS EMPTY WOULD BE A TRUTHFULL STATEMENT.
THIS MALL IS THE HOME OF MACY'S, DILLARDS, JC PENNEY, AND SEARS. NO SMALL STUFF.
TO START WITH, THE MALLS STORES ARE NOW OPENING AT 10:30. WE GET THERE AT 9:45.. BORING.
THE FOOD COURT, A POPULAR SPOT, WAS ALSO EMPTY. THE PIZZA PLACE WAS CLOSED, THE SALAD PLACE WHO SERVED BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND LIGHT DINNERS, WAS A VERY BUSY PLACE. NOT CHEAP, BUT GOOD, CLEAN FOOD..CLOSED. THE SUBWAY STORE HAS ONLY A LIMITED $5.00 MENU..THAT LEAVES THE CHINESE PLACE, CHICK-A-FILA, CHARLEY O'S (LIKE SUBWAY) EDO,(JAPANESE STIR FRY) AND THE COOKIE PLACE.
NOT TOO MUCH TO EAT. I HAD A SOUTHWEST SALAD AT CHICK-FILA. VERY GOOD. AND ONLY .55CENTS MORE THAN A SUBWAY SANDWICH. THEY ALSO MAKE A PRETTY GOOD SOFT SERVE FROZEN ICE MILK DESSERT. ALSO GOOD.(I GET BRAIN FREEZE FROM IT) LOL. THE DOLLAR STORE THAT WAS ALWAYS OUR LAST STOP BEFORE GETTING ON THE BUS IS ALSO CLOSED. WE WERE ABLE TO EAT LUNCH AND GO THERE, NOW WE SIT AT THE FOOD COURT FOR A LONGGGGGG 2 HOURS..
LOOKING AROUND OUR COUNTY SHOWS LOTS AND LOTS OF CLOSED STORES..NOT ONLY THE MOM AND POPS, BUT THE LARGER ONES ALSO..
I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT OUR MR. OBAMA HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION ANY. HE ONLY BAD MOUTHS OUR COUNTRY. OK, NO MORE POLITICS FOR NOW...SEE YA

DOING DUMB STUFF

YES MY FRIENDS, I DO DO DUMB STUFF. JUST CANT HELP IT. ITS REALLY NOT DUMB, PUT I LIKE TO EXPERIMENT. SO I HIT BUTTONS, GO TO SITES I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, ITS A LEARNING PROCESS, RIGHT.. WELL, I KILLED MY COMPUTER THIS PAST THURSDAY. I CAME HOME FROM THE SURGEON AND WENT ONLINE. KILLED THE SUCKER...LOL.
SO, EARLY FRIDAY MORNING I WENT 40 MINUTES NORTH TO DEAR FRIENDS, HE IS A FORMER SCIENCE TEACHER, PHD, ETC. SHE A FORMER TEACHER. HE IS MY FIXER.
AND WE SPENT THE WHOLE DAY. I GOT HOME JUST BEFORE DARK..
THIS MORNING I WENT TO SEE HOW MY LITTLE GUY IS DOING..WELL, HE HAD TO REBOOT, REDOWNLOAD, RE EVERY DARN THING..AND HE IS NOW A SHE.. AND SHE IS DOING OK...I ONLY LOST ALLLLLLL MY PICTURES...OH...
I HAVE BEEN BUSY PUTING ALL MY LITTLE SHORT CUTS ON, AND IN THE MEAN WHILE I AM COOKING A BEEF-STEW IN MY NEW CROCK-POT. NEVER HAD ONE BEFORE AND DECIDED TO GET IT.. I WILL HAVE ENOUGH STEW FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS..I WILL HAVE TO EAT IT EVERY DAY CAUSE I HAVE NO ROOM IN MY FREEZER.. THIS GETTING OLD IS DRIVING MY HEAD TO BE AWFUL STUPID...LOL, LOL. ANYHOW, THATS HOW IT GOES..EVERYBODY KNOWS!!!! (A SONG I LIKE ON A DISC BY LEONARD COHEN) CANADIAN FOLK SINGER...I WILL GET TO READ ALL YOUR BLOGS AS SOON AS I CAN.. SO SEE YA

JUST WANTED TO LET U KNOW

THIS PAST MONDAY, 4/6 I HAD A LITTLE PROCEDURE DONE.. I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THIS COMPUTER ALL WEEK EXCEPT TO CHECK ON MY MESSAGES.
I MUST REST, NOT DRIVE (AHHHHH) AND NOT LIFT, ETC.
SO, STANDBY, AND I WILL BE BACK SOON I HOPE.
SEE YA