Tiger Bait

The Florida Gators whooped the LSU Tigers on Saturday night.

Now... I am NOT a sports fan. Never have been and very likely never will be - BUT - football is a religion in these here parts - AND - in this neck of the woods, EVERYONE is an LSU fan. Every store (I'm talking EVERY STORE) sells LSU paraphanalia (spelling?). On any given day, three out of every four people are wearing LSU t-shirts. Wal*Mart sells LSU:

Purses
Hats
T-Shirts
Lunch Boxes
Flags
Mugs
Shoes
Infant Cheerleader Outfits
etc.etc.etc. - Including big glass top "coffee" tables held up by, close to life size, tigers! Okay, so maybe I exaggerated the part about being close to life size

In our little back woods grocery store, they make LSU displays out of soda boxes (and I must admit, that these are quite remarkable).

Rarely will a car be seen, that doesn't have an LSU sticker on it, and many have those "window flags".

The pews in our chaple have purple upholstry and the trim on the Stake Center (in the city) is painted purple. Inside the fixtures are "gold tone".

Going to a game, is a legitimate excuse for an absence at work or at school! - No lie!

Oooooh Boy, are we in trouble - we still have Florida License Tags. I'm afraid to leave my home, and I really need to go and get sour cream and yogurt. We're supposed to have fajitas tonight, and well, I just really like yogurt - Dannon Light and Fit... Vanilla with frozen blueberries (you have to eat the berries while they are still frozen), topped with Land 'O Lakes Sugar Free Whipped Cream...Oh This stuff is sooooooooooooooooo good. The can says it that it contains 59 servings. I think that this must be a typo. I only get about 9 servings. It's also great on sugar free Jello. Yes Jello - I know that Jello is a brand name, and that is the brand of gelatin that I buy! And pudding... yes, Jello pudding is good with the whipped cream too.

What was this post about? I think I need to go eat breakfast. "Geaux" Gators

My Life

Suzanne's Mother-In-Law sent this email to me. At first I just laughed... And then I thought "Oh No... This is My Life"!





Know the symptoms.....Please read!
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!
Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD. Age Acitvated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden, as I turn on the hose in the dirveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail earlier. I decided to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidently knock it over. The Coke is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water. I put the Coke on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I wont' remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed,
the bills aren't paid,
there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter,
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I'm really tired!!! I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail......
Do me a favor, forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember who I've sent it to.
Don't laugh--if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

Feeling Ashamed

Many days, I wake up and think about how hard my life has been - how hard it seems to be. I dwell on how much I hurt, or how much I have to do (that I don't particularly enjoy). I daydream about being able to see all of my kids and grand kids, anytime I want (without a long drive/and or plane ride). I think about how hard Steve has to work, just to "make ends meet" (and then I ususally think about something new that I want;)!

I'm trying to find the positive more often that the negative.

I'm trying to move more, and eat less (or eat more of what I SHOULD be eating, and less of what I SHOULDN'T be eating). AND I'm trying to be grateful that I can still move, on my own two feet (even if some days I'm moving very slowly).

I'm trying to be grateful that I can sleep most of the time - and I'm sooooo grateful for the people who have developed the medications that enable me to sleep! Sleep is soooooooooooo under rated! Take naps people - Go to bed early - Embrace the mattress. Sleep is restorative. It is a slice of heaven on earth.

If you are ever having a day when you are feeling down and out... When you think that you have been given more that you can handle... When you are feeling sorry for yourself, and you don't think anyone else "has it as bad as you do". ..

Just visit this blog:

www.gitzengirl.blogspot.com

Make sure that you have a tissue. Read a few entries... Feel a little ashamed of yourself... Blow your nose, and then give a prayer of thanks for all that you have to deal with in your life! After all... Dealing with Life is what we are here for!

Love you ALL

Hearing Aids

Just got back from a trip to the audiologist. Nothing new:

1. Joey still has a hearing loss.
2. Joey still needs to wear his hearing aids.
3. Joey still won't wear his hearing aids.

The End

STORMS

Wow - I was so glad that Gustav caused no damage to our house - Because - this is what happened last May, when a storm blew in! One of the trees in the cul-de-sac fell into our front yard, missing the house by about 4 or 5 feet. A week earlier Sonnie and I had planted a berm with lots and lots or Impatients and Dusty Miller. The tree landed right on top of it. Plants were "squirted" right out of the ground - "roots and all".

A few days later, after Steve returned from a trip to Pennsylvania (he left about 2 hours before the storm hit, and returned home 2 days later - about an hour after the power came back on) a friend came over and helped cut the tree up. We didn't get mail delivered until it had all been hauled away because a "big chunk" was in front on the mailbox. What ever happened to "neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night..."?

This Could Be Fun

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember--it can be funny, weird, awkward, random, etc.!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

I Was Born at the Right Time

Suzanne asked for a new post, so here it is.

I Was born at the right time. After a visit from GUSTAV I have come to the conclusion that:

1. I could live without cooking shows and HGTV.
2. I could live without microwave ovens.
3. I could live without cell phones - never mind I need my cell phone.
4. I could live without computeres.

BUT.........................

........I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING AND LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was so sticky - the heat is enough, but to add the humidity is awful. I know that I don't want to listen to the roar of a generator 24 hours a day, anytime soon. Yes, I was grateful that we had the thing so that we could run a few fans, and a lamp here and there, but they are so loud and the fumes stink.

This is so weird - you know that the power is out, but when you go into another room, you flip the light switch.

I will say that I feel so blessed that we had no damage to our house, and that we are all "safe and sound"! Please pray for those who were not as fortunate as we, and lost homes and or family members, due to Gustav and Ike. May the hurricane season be over!