THE END

THIS IS IT. THE END.
I HAD A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT BACK IN JANUARY. I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN ON THE COMPUTER UNTIL TODAY. I STILL HAVE NO INTEREST IN DOING IT. NO, I AM NOT DEPRESSED.(BUT PRETTY DAMN CLOSE)
SO RATHER THAN BORE EVERYBODY WHO READS MY BLOG I HAVE TO SAY GOOD BYE....THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PAST FRIENDSHIPS. SOME OF YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL. IN CASE YOU WANT TO HERE IT IS GREENTHUMB7538@HOTMAIL.COM
SEE YA

HOLY COW, WE GOT GLOBAL WARMING

I LIVE HERE IN FLORIDA, SOUTH FLORIDA, JUST A FEW MILES NORTH OF THE KEYS.
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY COOL WEATHER.
YESTERDAY WHEN I WOKE UP IT WAS ABOUT 50*. IT WAS COOL ALL DAY. I EVEN HAVE BEEN USING THE HEAT IN THE EVENING JUST TO WARM THE PLACE UP.
TODAY UPON WAKING UP THE TEMPERATURE WAS 43*. NOW I HAVE THE HEAT RUNNING ALL DAY. I SHOULD BE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER.
THE HIGH YESTERDAY WAS MAYBE 68*, TODAY IF WE GET LUCKY IT WILL HIT 70*
I CANNOT EVEN GO OUT CAUSE I HAVE NOT GOT ENOUGH WARM THINGS TO WEAR...BUT FRIEND, WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT SOME STUFF. LIKE ALL THE GUEST AND THE KIDS THAT ARE HERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS...CANT GO IN THE POOL. CANT PLAY OUT IN THE PARKING LOT WITH BALLS AND FOOTBALLS. EVERYBODY IS STUCK IN THE APARTMENTS...AND ANOTHER THING, THEY CANT PUT THE KIDS IN DIAPERS IN THE POOL. THATS A GOOD THING CAUSE EVERY YEAR SOME KIDS POO FALLS INTO THE POOL...THEN THE INSPECTORS COME AND CLOSE THE POOL AND THEN IT TAKES A WEEK TO REFILL IT...
I THANK MYSELF EVERY DAY FOR GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO GET A GOOD BOOK TO READ (BREATHLESS, BY DEAN KOONTZ).
TOMORROW I HAVE TO GO FOR THERAPY ON MY KNEE AGAIN. IN THE AFTERNOON I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DOCTOR. I WILL HAVE TO PUT ON MY SKIVIES (IS THAT RIGHT??) SO YOU FLOLKS IN THE COLD NORTH AND COLD MID WEST AND THE COLD SOUTH REMEMBER THE FAMOUS WORDS OF OUR FORMER VICE PRESIDENT.."WE HAVE GLOBAL WARMING" THINK GREEN EVERYBODY SEE YA

WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!

TODAY, FRIDAY THE 18TH OF DECEMBER. A DAY TO REMEMBER. WE HAVE NOT HAD SUCH A DAY SINCE HURRICANE WILMER.
I HAD A THERAPY APPOINTMENT THIS AM AT 10. IT WAS POURING. I PUSHED MY NEW WALKER THROUGH LITTLE LAKES TO THE OFFICE. WHEN I LEFT AN HOUR LATER, IT WAS POURING HARDER. THE OFFICE CLERK WALKED ME OUT SO I COULD GET THE DAMN WALKER IN THE CAR..I HAD TO GO TO THE BROWARD MALL, A 15 MINUTE TRIP..LOL. IT TOOK ME CLOSE TO 40 MINUTES. THE TRAFFIC WAS AWFUL. BUMPER TO BUMPER, EVERYBODY GOING VERY SLOW.(NOT A USUAL THING HERE). I CIRCLED NEAR THE ENTRANCE I WANTED FOR A HANDICAP SPOT..NONE. PEOPLE WERE HUDDLED IN THE LOBBY WAITING FOR A BREAK TO RUN OUT TO THEIR CAR. SO I PARKED AND WAITED ALSO. A HALF HOUR OR SO LATER I LITTLE LET UP..I DROVE AGAIN TO THE HANDICAP LANE. AH..A SPOT..#2OFF THE CORNER. REALLY CLOSE. I GOT IT. NOW I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR..GET THE WALKER CAUSE I DIDN'T DARE GO WITHOUT IT..I WALKED TO THE ENTRANCE THROUGH A RIVER..REALLY, MY SOCKS GOT WET..OH WELL. DID MY BUSINESS AND LEFT THE STORE..NO WAY TO LEAVE THE BUILDING NOW..COULD HARDLY SEE MY CAR THROUGH THE RAIN. SO I SAT FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR.. MET A NICE WOMAN FROM LONDON..LOL...IT LET UP SOME AND EVERYBODY RACED TO THE PARKING LOT. I GOT TO MY CAR IN A DEEPER RIVER THAN BEFORE..OH WELL. THE UMBRELLA WAS A TOTAL NO-NO. SOAKED I WAS..NOW, I HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES, I KNOW A WAY OUT. I HEADED THAT WAY. THE CARS COMING IN THAT ENTRANCE HAD THERE GRILLS COVERED ALMOST UP TO THEIR HOODS. OH NO, NOT ME..I MAKE A TURN, CARS ARE DRIVING WILDLY THOROUGH THE LOT. ME TOO.. IT WAS SOOOOOO DEEP.....I DID AVOID IT. WE HAD BIRDS BATHING IN THE PUDDLES!!!!, I FOUND A WAY OUT, GOING THE WRONG WAY FROM MY HOME..WAS ABLE TO U-TURN LATER. BUMPER TO BUMPER AGAIN, ONLY WORSE..I WAS 15 MIN FROM HOME..TOOK ME ALMOST AN HOUR... YIKES WHAT A DAY. THEY HAD WORST WEATHER DOWN IN MIAMI, TORNADO WARNINGS. THEY FLOOD MORE THAN WE DO, AS WE ARE BUILT ON ROCK....THUS- FEW SEWERS.. HEY, I HEARD THE NEWS AND THEY SAID SNOW UP NORTH...FUNNY DAY IT WAS...SEE YA

FUN AND GAMES

YEP, FUN AND GAMES..I DONT REMEMBER IF I TOLD U ABOUT THE THREE FALLS I HAD TAKEN..UGH..THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I HAD TO HAVE CORTISONE SHOTS IN THE KNEE. AND NOW I GO FOR THERAPY 3X A WEEK. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE GYM (MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE AWAY FROM HERE) SINCE ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE ALREADY. TO PAST THE TIME I HAVE JUST READ A GREAT BOOK..IF U ARE A STEPHEN KING FAN OR JUST LIKE A GREAT PAGE TURNER/AND READ 20 HOURS A DAY..TRY HIS NEW ONE..ITS 1,075 PAGES AND IS LARGER THAN UR TELEPHONE BOOK. LOL.."UNDER THE DOME". TRY IT, IF U DONT LIKE IT..WELLLLL... TODAY AS I CAME BACK FROM THE LIBRARY, THERE WAS A CROWD IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING..NOWADAYS I TRY TO STAY AWAY. I AM USING A WALKER SO I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE..SEEMS OUR "CAPTAIN" OF THE BUILDING HAD PUT UP HER USUAL DISPLAY OF X-MAS DECOR AND HANUKKA STUFF...SHE DOES THIS FOR EVERY HOLIDAY..AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING IT WAS VOTED THAT NO SUCH DISPLAYS WILL BE ALLOWED. (BECAUSE OF HER). SO SHE WAS HOLDING COURT OUT FRONT, HER GRANDSONS WERE SERVING SODA, BEACH CHAIRS WERE ALL AROUND THE PARKING LOT (ALSO A NO-NO) AND HER OTHER GRANDSON WAS RIDING HER CAR AROUND.(HE HAS NO LICENSE). I HID...SOMEBODY TOLD ME LATER THAT THE POLICE CAME AND MADE HER TAKE THE STUFF DOWN AGAIN...LOL..LOL...SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOW PUT IN A FLAG POLE FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG (ALLOWED) AND SPOT LIGHTS TO SHINE ON IT (NOT ALLOWED)...I AM STARTING TO LIKE THIS PLACE. IT IS FINALLY COMING TO LIFE..WE ARE ALL SENIORS.. SO EVERYBODY...HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY. AND I WILL,SEE YA....

ANOTHER YEAR

HI, WELL ANOTHER YEAR IS DOWN ON THE BOOKS FOR ME..YEP A BIRTHDAY..MY #2 SON AND MY #2 GRANDSON CAME FOR A VISIT AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. EVEN AFTER I FELL ON THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURT. SCARED LITTLE JEREMY. I FOUND OUT THAT HE IS QUITE THE KID. HE LOVED HELPING ME BY PUTTING MY SOCKS AND SNEAKERS ON...GOOD JOB KIDDO. THAT FALL WAS #2 FOR THE MONTH..A WEEK LATER MY DAUGHTER CAME FOR A VISIT AND GAVE ME A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY. SHE IS THE GREATEST. NOT BECAUSE OF THE PARTY, SHE JUST IS..LAST WEEKEND MY #1 SON AND MY D.I.L. CAME. WE AGAIN PARTIED..WENT TO DINNER WITH MY BROTHER AND S.I.L. WE DO IT EVERY YEAR..THATS WHEN I GET MY BEST MEAL OF THE YEAR..IN THE OUTBACK..UMMMMMM
GETTING BACK TO THE FALLS. MY#3 FALL WAS IN THE MALL. ON LINE WAITING BY BURGER KING..DOWN I WENT..THE BOTTOM LINE ON THIS IS I HAD 2 CORTISONE SHOTS IN THE KNEE AND NOW I HAVE TO GO TO THERAPY...I THINK I AM A 5 YEAR FALLER. 5 YEARS AGO ON MY BIRTHDAY I FELL AND BROKE A SHOULDER. IF I LIVE ANOTHER 5 I WILL STAY IN BED....SO THATS IT..SEE YA

POST THANKSGIVING

SO TODAY IS SATURDAY (I THINK) 2DAYS PAST THE TURKEY DAY. ITS A GOOD THING THAT MR. O, OUR PRESIDENT, (JERK) SAVED ONE BIRD FROM BEING SOME POOR SOLES MEAL OF THE YEAR. ANYHOW LETS GET REAL.
MY BROTHER USUALLY PICKS ME UP AND THEN TAKES ME BACK HOME. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS YEAR I WILL DRIVE IT BOTH WAYS. THING IS I REALLY DONT DRIVE AT NIGHT ANYMORE CAUSE I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. SO GOING UP TO BOCA IS A 35/40 MINUTE DRIVE ON A GREAT ROAD WHERE IF U ARE GOING 70 CARS ARE PUSHING U OFF THE ROAD. I AM A 80MPH DRIVER. THIS TIME WITH MY RIGHT KNEE HURTING SO MUCH I DECIEDED TO DRIVE NOT MORE THAT 65 (POSTED LIMIT) GOT THERE IN 35 MINUTES. COMING HOME IN THE DARK THE ROADS WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE CROWDED. SO I WAS DOING 80..NO, I WAS NOT WASTED. THEY ONLY ALLOWED ME ONE DRINK WHEN I GOT THERE. TRYING SOME NEW FOR A VODKA GIRL, CAPT. MORGAN'S RUM. YUMMY. ON THE ROCKS....SO ANYHOW I GOT HOME IN 40 MINUTES. NOT BAD. I DID NOT WANT TO MISS "PUNKIN CHUNKIN" ON THE SCIENCE CHANNEL.
MY S.I.L. AGAIN OUTDID HERSELF..BIG OLE TURKEY, HAM AND 7 SIDES..STAY TUNED FOR THE LIST..LOL. MASHED TATERS, SWEET YAMS WITH A HONEY DIPPED WALNUT TOPPING, DO DIE FOR, NOODLE PUDDIN, BROCCOLI SOMETHING, CRANBERRY MOLD, A VEGGIE STUFFING AND ONE I FORGOT. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. I DID NOT GET LEFT OVERS AS HER DAUGHTER/HUSBAND AND 2 LITTLE ONES WERE STAYING OVER FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
SO, LETS TALK ABOUT THIS KNEE PROBLEM..ITS SWOLLEN, MY DOCTOR WAS AWAY LAST WEEK AS I SAW THE PA. I WILL GET TO HIM TO GET SOME SHOTS IN THE LEG. NO, NOT SHOTS LIKE BOOZE, BUT SHOTS LIKE NEEDLES!!!! MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF SHOTS BEFORE I GET THERE...BAD GIRL ROBERTA...IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SEASON, NOT A HURRICANE IN SIGHT. IN FACT IT WAS THE DRIEST WET SEASON EVER. FROM LAST NIGHT INTO TODAY THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COLD. (TELL THAT TO MR. GORE), THIS AM IT WAS 52, REALLY CHILLY FOR NOVEMBER. SET A LOW RECORD..SO I HOPE Y'ALL HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND WILL HAVE A BETTER CHRISTMAS..THEY REPORTED THAT BLACK FRIDAY WAS GOOD FOR THE BARGAIN HUNTERS..HOPE SO. AND NOW FOR THE FINALE, SEE YA

IMMMMMMMMM BACK....

YEP, IM BACK. I AM SURE U ALL MISSED MY WONDERFUL STORIES AND MY SAD, SAD LIFE..
SINCE MY LAST POST, I HAVE SEND MY PUTER BACK TO HP FOR REPAIRS TWICE. I MADE IT CLEAR TO THEM THAT I HAVE A LEMON HERE. IF THEY WERE A GOOD AND HONEST COMPANY THEY WOULD HAVE SENT ME AN UPDATED NEW ONE..ROFLMAO
ANY HOW, DURING THAT PERIOD, I FELL TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WHEN I BROUGHT THE PUTER BACK TO FED EX. WACKED MY ELBOW AND KNEE PRETTY GOOD. SPRAINED MY ANKLE. NOW HEALED. THE SECOND TIME WAS LAST WEEK WHEN MY MIDDLE SON CAME FOR A VISIT WITH MY YOUNGEST GRANDIE. HE IS JUST 7. GREAT KID. WANTED GRANDMA TO PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD WITH HIM..OK..MISSED A STEP AND DOWN I WENT AGAIN..SAME KNEE, SAME ELBOW AND A FEW BRUISED RIBS..OUCH. THEY STILL HURT. MY DAUGHTER CAME TWO DAYS AFTER THE GUYS WENT HOME. NOW YOU HAVE TO KNOW US. WE FIGHT ALL THE TIME..ITS OUR LOVE POTION..MY BIRTHDAY IS IN TWO WEEKS. YEAH, A BIG ONE. BUT AT THIS STAGE THEY ARE ALL BIG...SHE THREW ME A SURPRISE PARTY AT A GREAT PLACE IN BOCA RATON. SHE INVITED MY OLD FRIENDS, WELL NOT OLD, BUT LONG TIMERS..NY BROTHER AND S.I.L. AND HER FRIEND. NINE OF US. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS MEETING WITH HER FRIEND AND I SHOULD GO TO. I DID NOT WANT TO GO.. WE GOT THERE LATE CAUSE I TOOK MY TIME AND WAS REBELLING. WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE. I CAN USUALLY FIGURE THESE THINGS OUT, BUT LIKE I SAID, GETTING OLD AND STUPID...DUH..IT WAS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME SINCE LAST YEAR. MY OLDEST SON AND MY D.I.L. WILL BE HERE RIGHT AFTER MY B-D. ANOTHER SURPRISE IN STORE FOR ME??????NO, I DONT THINK SO..
SO NOW I HAVE TO PLAY WITH THIS COMPUTER AND SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING I LOST. AND ANOTHER THING..I STARTED ON FACEBOOK. I HAD 61 E-MAILS. I DONT EVEN KNOW 61 PEOPLE. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO GO TO MY IN-BOX. HEY FACE BOOK. SEND THEM DIRECTLY THERE..OK. IM BITCHIN..SO I HOPE I FIND ALL MY FRIENDS ON THIS BLOG AGAIN. MISSED Y'ALL.
SEE YA

just for a little while

my new computer has an illness. no, not the h1n1, not even a lousy everday flu. just has a new computer error.
today hp sent me a box so i can send it back to them to correct. my "d" drive was corrupt. what the hell is a d drive? who corrupted it? a new puter, just 9 months old..geez, i coulda had a kid in all the time..lol
so, dont look for me, as i dont know how long this will take..

see ya

DUH

DUH, I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT ANYMORE. AFTER TALKING WITH MY D.I.L. SHE SAID THEIR IS NOTHING FOR HER TO LOOK FORWARD TO. SHE LIKED TO READ ABOUT THE FAMILY. NOT THAT SHE IS A "YENTA" OR ANYTHING LIKE IT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE LONG PHONE CONVERSATIONS..IF I HAD AN INTERESTING TIDBIT I WOULD TELL HER AND WE PICKED IT APART FOR A LEAST AN HOUR.
SO, I HAVE NOTHING TO GAB ABOUT. SHE AND MY SON WENT TO THE BIG CITY LAST SATURDAY AND SAW THE SHOW "JERSEY BOYS". THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS IS THE IDEA OF MY SON GOING INTO NEW YORK CITY. HE IS NOT BIG ON GOING THERE. FUNNY THING, WHEN I LIVED IN BROOKLYN, I VERY RARELY WENT TO THE BIG CITY EITHER..I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN THE BUMS, DRUGGIES, AND WHORES WALKED THE STREETS. NOT A GOOD PLACE TO GO. WHEN U WENT BY CAR, THE PARKING LOTS CHARGED OUTRAGEOUS PRICES. BACK IN THE EARLY 60'S I BELONGED TO A CLASS AT NIGHT. MY FRIEND AND I MET THE BUS IN A LOT WITH A LOT OF OTHER MOSTLY WOMEN, AFTER WORK AND WE WENT TO SHOWS, MUSEUMS, INTERESTING PLACES TO EAT, X-MAS TIME WE WENT TO THE BIG TREE AT ROCKERFELLER CENTRE. WE HAVE SUCH GOOD MEMORIES OF THAT. NOW, I SIT HERE IN BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA, ENJOY THE WARMTH, THE RAIN (NOT HURRICANES) AND JUST GO TO LOCAL MALLS. WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, 21 YEARS AGO, I AND A FRIEND WENT TO DISNEYLAND EVERY TWO WEEKS. WE STAYED FOR USUALLY 3 DAYS. SHE DROVE, I DROVE. IT IS ABOUT A FOUR HOUR DRIVE. COMING HOME IT WAS 5 HOURS. WE DID NOT WANT TO GET HOME TOO EARLY, AS WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE DINER FOR OUR HUSBANDS...LOL..WE WOULD STOP AT EVERY TURNPIKE STOP, DO A LITTLE BATHROOM, EAT A LITTLE SNACK, GET A DRINK, AND SLOWLY GO HOME..SUCH FUN..WE DID LOVE IT..THEN SHE MOVED AND NOT MANY OTHER WOMEN LIKED TO DRIVE SO MUCH. SO THAT ENDED. NOW, EVERYBODY LIVING HERE ARE OLDER, SICKER AND WORN OUT..VERY FEW MEN HERE, AND THE ONES THAT ARE STILL ALIVE DONT DO ANYTHING..THIS IS A RETIREMENT COMPLEX, LUCKY FOR ME THAT MY UNIT FACES A LOT OF PRIVATE HOMES WITH STRANGE LITTLE THINGS, I THINK THEY CALL THE KIDS....LOL..MY OTHER PASS TIME..MAKE NICE TO PUMPKIN AND GO TO SLEEP..LOL...SEE YA

A NEW ERA HAS COME

YES MY FRIENDS, A NEW ERA HAS STARTED TO TAKE OVER MY WHOLE BEING..
LAST WEEK WAS THE START OF THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. MY BROTHER AND S.I.L. LIVE IN BOCA RATON WHICH IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY. TO START THIS DAY AFTER I DRESSED AND THREW SOME MAKEUP ON I SET MY WATCH. YES, AN OLD TYPE. I WAS TO GET THERE ABOUT 4PM SO I COULD LEAVE EARLY AS TO AVOID DRIVING IN THE DARK. SWELL..AS I REACHED THE ENTRY TO THEIR COMMUNITY, THE GUARD ASKED FOR MY PICTURE I.D. WELL, BOING, A LITTLE THING WENT OF IN MY HEAD. I DID NOT TAKE MY OTHER LITTLE WALLET WITH MY CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER STUFF, INCLUDING MY DRIVERS LICENSE, PICTURE I.D. ETC. SHE WOULD NOT LET ME IN..ANYHOW SHE CALLED THE HOUSE AND MY S.I.L. CAME TO LET ME IN..I WAS ALSO 1 HOUR EARLY. I SET MY WATCH WRONG..WE HAD A GREAT TIME. MY S.I.L. IS A WONDERFUL COOK..TO TOP OFF THE EVENING, THEY HAD A BATTLE ROYAL. MY BROTHER AND I WERE THE ONLY TWO FROM OUR SIDE. THIS IS HIS 2ND MARRIAGE..I DID NOT WAIT TO HEAR THE END, SO I KISSED THEM ALL GOODBYE AND WENT. ON THE PARKWAY GOING HOME I WAS DOING 80 ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE HIT A TERRIBLE DOWNPOUR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ABOUT 5 CARS AND WE SLOWED TO 60. LUCKY WE WERE ALL GOOD DRIVERS AND STUCK TOGETHER. IT WAS THE ONLY WAY U COULD SEE THE REAR RED LIGHTS TO GUIDE U ALONG..I GOT HOME IN TIME...THAT WAS SATURDAY. ON TUESDAY I WENT TO MY LONG TIME FRIENDS OF 55 YEARS. LOL.LOL. THAT DRIVE WAS AN HOUR LONG..WATCH WAS CORRECT. WE ATE LUNCH OUT, WENT BACK TO ONES HOME AND THREW THE BULL..WE REALLY ARE GREAT GALS AND GUYS. ONLY MY HUSBAND IS GONE FROM THE GROUP. SO WITH ALL THE STUPID THINGS I DID IN THE 4 DAY PERIOD I FEEL MY AGE CATCHING UP TO ME..AND I DONT LIKE IT ONE BIT. I WAS A ---OH, NEVER MIND. I FORGET WHAT.....LOL. ROFLMAO.. SO I WILL SEE YA....THIS SUNDAY WE OBSERVE YOM KIPPUR. OUR DAY OF FAST AND TIME TO REFLECT. AS A DIABETIC I DONT FAST ANY MORE, AND FOR REFLECTING, WELL I WORRY ABOUT OUR NEW PRESIDENT AND HIS REFLECTIONS...AGAIN, SEE YA

GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE

A LITTLE GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE:
MY STRESS TEST CAME BACK GOOD. I WAS KINDA NERVOUS, I HAVE NOT BEEN BREATHING SO GOOD. LIKE WALKING AND GASPING FOR AIR..SO MAYBE I HAVE TO LOOSE A COUPLE OF POUNDS AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND WOULD U BELIEVE, AGAIN!!!
I SEEM TO BE OK WHEN I AM IN THE GYM. MY BIOPSY ON MY LEG ALSO CAME BACK AS BEING PRE-CANCEROUS. SEE HIM AGAIN IN 2 MONTHS..I CAN WAIT.
SO, TODAY AS THE SKIES OPENED AGAIN HERE IN FLORIDA, AS THEY HAVE BEEN PRETTY ACTIVE LATELY, I WENT WITH A FRIEND TO PURCHASE A NEW TV. LAST WEEK I HAD OUR LOCAL CARRIER, COMCAST, COME IN AND UPGRADE MY INTERNET, PUT ON LONG DISTANCE ON THE PHONE AND GOT CABLE TV. I HAD BEEN USING AT&T FOR SO LONG THAT I CHECKED THE STUFF OUT AND IT WILL COST ME LESS THIS WAY. WHOPPEE. SO I PURCHASED A 32INCH HDTV. I ALSO HAD TO GET A NEW TABLE. IT WILL COME ON SATURDAY, AND MY BROTHER WILL COME ON SUNDAY TO SET UP THE TABLE, AND THE TV. I CANT WAIT. SO IF U NEED A GOOD TV, I HAVE ONE FOR SALE. I AM GOING TO DONATE IT TO GOODWILL.. MY GOOD DEED FOR THE DAY. SO MY FRIENDS, THATS IT..I KNOW I HAVE TO CATCH UP ON MY JOURNAL READING, BUT I AM LAZY..I WILL TRY. SEEMS ALL THE OLD GALS FROM AOL JOURNALS ARE NOT POSTING ANY LONGER. WHERE DID Y'ALL GO??? GETS KINDA BORING AFTER A WHILE. SEEMS LIKE ME, NOTHING IS GOING ON IN OUR LIVES. MAYBE THATS GOOD, IM NOT SURE..SO SEE YA

AND AGAIN

WELL, HERE IT IS, ALMOST 2AM..I CANNOT SLEEP. I DONT KNOW WHY. MUST BE BECAUSE ALL THE STUFF I AM GOING THROUGH. I SAW 4 DOCTORS LAST WEEK. A PODIATRIST WHO CUTS MY TOE NAILS.(5$), THEN THE DERMOTOLOGIST(5$). HE FOUND WHAT HE THINKS WAS ANOTHER CANCER THING ON MY LEG. DONT KNOW YET, WAITING FOR RESULTS. THEN ON THURSDAY, I WENT FOR A BLOOD TEST IN THE AM..IN THE AFTERNOON I SAW MY PRIMARY FOR A LITTLE VISIT. I HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING TO GREAT LATELY. I ALSO TOLD HIM THAT I AM BREATHING HARD FROM A WALK..SO TOMORROW, TUESDAY I AM GOING FOR A STRESS TEST. HAD ONE 2 YEARS AGO..OH, WELL..ANOTHER 5$.ITS NOT THE MONEY..I BELONG TO AN HMO AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY DOCTORS...SO WHY CANT I SLEEP....
THE END...SEE YA

ITS BEEN A LONG, LONG, TIME.....

I KNOW, I JUST DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT..TO WRITE, OR TO EVEN BITCH ABOUT.
LIFE HERE IN PARADISE WITH A BUNCH OF OLD PEOPLE IS REALLY BORING.
I HARDLY EVER GO TO THE CASINO'S ANYMORE..IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR PREZ. MR O. I AIN'T GOT ANY MONEY.
I PAY MY BILLS, THANK GOODNESS, BUT I HAVE TO WATCH EVERY DAMN DOLLAR.
LUCKY FOR ME I CHOOSE TO GO ONTO A HMO PROGRAM THAT PAYS FOR ALL MY MEDS (EXCEPT ONE FOR $10.00PER MONTH). I SEE SPECIALIST THAT I NEED. THE DERMO MAN, THE PODIAT, MAN THE UROLOGY MAN. WHAT MORE MEN CAN I HAVE IN MY LIFE..I GO TO THE GYM, TWICE A WEEK, I MEET OTHER OLD FOLKS IN MY CLASS. THE MEN THAT ARE THERE ARE EITHER TOO OLD (U KNOW THE KIND- OBAMA WANTS TO GIVE THEM A PILL FOR THE PROBLEMS, SO THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE A SURGERY BILL. KILL US ALL NOW!!!!)
THE YOUNG STUDS THAT WORK OUT ARE JUST NICE TO LOOK AT. THATS IT, JUST LOOK. ONCE I FELL, AND A BIG BLACK GUY WITH ARMS LIKE AN GORILLA CAME AND PICKED ME UP. YOU GOTTA KNOW THIS, I AIN'T NO LIGHT WEIGHT ANY MORE..
BUT SITTING THERE AND WATCHING THEM IS REALLY A DELIGHT FOR THE EYES..SO THATS MY STORY, I DONT KNOW WHEN I WILL WRITE ON THIS BLOG AGAIN..I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.....LOL, ROFLMAO......SEE YA

BACK TO MY WORLD

HI, ITS BEEN A WHILE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD NOT MUCH TO SAY.
SO, THIS PAST WEEKEND I HAD SOME INTERESTING STUFF HAPPEN.
MY OLDEST SON AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE WENT TO DENVER FOR THEIR YEARLY VACATION.
I WAS WATCHING THE TV EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING WHEN I HEARD THAT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT WAS BEING EVACUATED.
MY KIDS LEAVE FROM A SMALL AIRPORT ON LONG ISLAND SO I FIGURED THEY EITHER CHANGED AT ATLANTA OR WENT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT.
WELL, MY D.I.L. CALLED ME SATURDAY EVENING..SO EXCITED, SO NUTS, NOT LIKE HER. SHE IS KINDA A LAYED BACK PERSON. SEEMS THE DRIVER WHO PICKED THEM UP AT 4AM AND BROUGHT THEM TO LA G. HAD TO LET THEM OFF ON THE PARKWAY. THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON..SHE SAID THEY WERE WALKING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (GRAND CENTRAL) THEY WERE TO BE ON A 6AM FLIGHT. THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE TERMINAL. THE ANNOUNCER WAS SAYING IF U HAVE A FLIGHT BEFORE 7AM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE, EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO WAIT AS NO PLANES WERE LANDING OR LEAVING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
SEEMS, AS I LATER HEARD ON THE 5PM NEWS THAT A MAN WHO SEEMED TO BE HOMELESS WAS WEARING BATTERIES AND WIRES AROUND HIM. HE WAS THE TERRORIST. (THANK GOODNESS HE WAS JUST A JERK). SO THEY CLEARED THE AIRPORT. IT IS AMAZING WHAT ONE DUMB PERSON CAN CAUSE. MY KIDS SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE VERY GOOD WITH THE SITUATION. NO ONE WENT WILD WITH FEAR. GOOD OLD NEW YORKERS ARE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE OF 9/11. SCARED YES, BUT CALM..TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORTER, THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THEIR LUGGAGE MADE IT ON THE PLANE (IT DID), THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL IN DENVER AT 1:30AM..THE HOTEL WAS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT. JUST A FEW LIGHTS ON, BUT ON A LIMITED STAFF..LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR ROOMS. WHAT A START TO A VACATION...I HAD A FEELING THAT THEY WERE IN THAT MESS. I WATCHED IT ON TV. LIVE FROM NYC..TA-DA.
I HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING TOO WELL LATELY, JUST A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS..LIKE I PASSED A STONE WITH A WIRE ATTACHED TO IT..AFTER THE REPORT CAME BACK FROM THE LAB, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A STAPLE FROM AN OPERATION I HAD 19 YEARS AGO..MY DOCTOR WAS AMAZED AS WAS I.
I ALSO HAD A LITTLE CANCER THING REMOVED FROM MY LEG. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE POOL FOR 6 WEEKS..SO THIS PAST WEEKEND, HERE IN THE FLORIDA HEAT, I FINALLY GOT THERE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
SO THATS IT FOR NOW, HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT THAT IS A DOWNER......SO SEE YA

GEE, I AM SORRY

GEE, I AM SORRY, I HAVE BEEN A BAD GIRL. I HAVE NOT POSTED FOR SOME TIME.
EITHER I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OR I HAVE BEEN KINDA DOWN. YOU KNOW THE FEELING.
MY FRIDAY'S AND SOMETIMES MONDAY MORNING I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH A NEW FRIEND.SHE LIVES IN WALES. WE SORT OF MET HERE ON THE PUTER. WE HAVE BEEN TELLING SECRETS, AND SEEM TO BE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS IF ONLY WE LIVED CLOSER. ITS A GOOD THING. WE EXCHANGED PHOTOS OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR PETS. WE EVEN GOOGLE EARTH TO SEE WHERE WE LIVE. A NEW WORLD HAS OPENED UP.
BUT LIFE IN THE OLD HOMESTEAD IS JUST AS IT WAS BEFORE. NOTHING NEW, SAME OLD GOING TO MALLS, SHOPPPING AND DOING NOTHING.
I WILL TRY TO CATCH UP WITH ALL OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS.
SO, SEE YA

LOOKIE, LOOKIE HERE

HERE I AM, SITTING IN MY DEN/GUEST BEDROOM/HOTTEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE/PUMPKINS HIDE-OUT.
NEXT TO ME IS MY D.I.L. SHE IS READING OVER MY SHOULDER, SO I HAVE TO WRITE ONLY NICE THINGS..MY SON JUST CAME BACK FROM THE KITCHEN WITH A MOUTH FULL OF CHOCOLATE. NOW HE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT US BEING IN "HIS" ROOM. LOL. WE JUST GOOGLED EARTH AND LOOKED AT EVERYBODIES HOMES WE COULD THINK OF..DIRTY LITTLE SNOOPERS WE ARE. THEY CAME LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 11PM. TODAY WE WATCHED THE RAIN, THEN TOOK TO HIS RENTAL AND PERUSED BROWARD COUNTY LOOKING FOR A DODGE DEALER. WOULD U BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ALL CLOSED. TODAY ON SATURDAY, THE DAY PEOPLE SHOP. GUESS THEY ARE ALL GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. IF WE FOUND A PLACE, HE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT HIMSELF A NEW TRUCK.HIS WIFE, MY D.I.L. WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM..BUT HE WOULD HAVE WON ANYHOW. SHE IS READING THIS AND HAS PUNCHED MY ARM 3 TIMES NOW..TOMORROW THEY LEAVE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FIRSTLY, THEY GO TO THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DINNER.. I DONT FEED THEM..LUCKY I HAD SOME DRY CEREAL FOR HER FOR BREAKFAST. SHE IS WATCHING ME, AS I SEE HER IN THE MIRROR IN FRONT OF ME. UH OH JUST GOT CAUGHT, SHE READ THIS HERE..SO, NOW I GOTTA GET OFF AND FIND A LARGE CUP FOR MY SON, AS HE SAW WE BOTH HAVE BIG CUPS AND HE IS JEALOUS OF US...SO SEE YA

WOULD U BELIEVE???

NOW HEAR THIS, THAT IS A PHOTO OF MY LITTLE BROTHER. YEAH, I KNOW, HE IS AWFULLY YOUNG TO BE MY BRO. HERE IS IT'S STORY...THIS PHOTO AND A BUNCH MORE WERE TAKEN AT A PLACE CALLED BIDE-A-WEE. WHEN WE WERE KIDS MY FATHER LOVED TO EXPLORE.HE FOUND THIS PLACE THAT WAS A HUMANE SOCIETY KIND OF PLACE. THERE WAS ALSO A PET CEMETERY THERE ALSO. AS A MATTER OF FACT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS DOG WAS LAID OUT THERE. WELL, A PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK HIS PICTURE WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANIMALS. IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE COVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE.HE NEVER MADE IT. THE DATE HE WAS TO BE ON IT WAS DECEMBER 7, 1941..NOW U KNOW THE WHOLE STORY..SEE YA.

ITS GOOD TO BE BACK HERE

I KNOW I HAVE BEEN TARDY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. FIRST I HAD A SMALL PROCEDURE. I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS O.K.
THEN MY FRIEND FROM N.Y. WAS MY GUEST FOR 10 DAYS. THOSE WERE NOT SO GOOD. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WOULD TAKE SO MUCH OUT OF ME..WE KNOW EACH OTHER FOR 45 YEARS. OUR DAUGHTERS ARE STILL FRIENDS ALSO. IT WAS A VERY BUSY TIME. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS:
I PICKED HER UP AT THE AIRPORT ON TUESDAY THE 28TH. FOR DINNER WE WENT TO CHILI'S.
W- WENT TO KOHL'S (NEW IN FLORIDA), AND ATE AT THE BEST CHINESE RESTURANT IN THE WORLD. P.F. CHANGS. (SHE PAID)
THURS.I WENT TO THE GYM, LEFT HER AT THE POOL. ATE AT A LOCAL DINER.
FRI. WE WENT ON AN EVERGLADES BOAT RIDE. ATE AT THE CRACKER BARREL.
SAT.TO THE POOL. ATE AT APPLEBEES.
SUNDAY. I STAYED IN. SHE WAS AT THE POOL. IN THE EVENING TWO OF HER FRIENDS CAME OVER AND WE WENT TO LA BAMBA, AT SPANISH RESTURANT, THEN WE WENT TO A PENNY ARCADE. ITS REALLY NOT THAT, ITS A GAMBLING JOINT. THEY ARE ALL OVER SO.FLORIDA. THEY SERVE LUNCH, DINNER. HOT AND COLD DRINKS, CAKES..NOT MY SPEED!
MONDAY-POOL FOR HER, I WENT LATER. THEN TO A CHINESE BUFFET, THEN TO THE ARCADE AGAIN.WE HAD TO PLAY TO LOWER OUR MONEY ON THE CARDS. (OR THEY GET IT)
TUES-TO THE HARD ROCK CASINO, I CAME OUT EVEN. GOOD BUFFET THERE ALSO.
WED. WENT ON OUR BUS TO THE SAWGRASS MALL. ATE AT BURGER KING..LOL
THURS-GYM FOR ME, POOL FOR HER, ATE AT A LOCAL DELI.
SO, AFTER WRITING THIS, I SEE ALL WE REALLY DID WAS EAT.
SHE WAS NOT A HAPPY CAMPER BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO GO OUT AT NIGHT..I DONT DRIVE AT NIGHT ANYMORE SO SHE HAD TO WATCH TV..TOO BAD. SO THAT WAS WHY I WAS NOT HERE WRITING MY WORDS, READING URS...SEE YA

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