Emotions

I am having a problem that has me up set and I won't blog for while. Since I am not the only one involved I have to stop.
I don't want my blog used to air hurts. I am sure I will miss it. God Bless!

Little Humor

After the election I feel safe telling this one. You can change the party names if you must. One morning in late October President Bush was out running when he came upon a boy sitting by anoisy box. President Bush asked what the boy had in the box and the boy said "republicans". President looked at the puppies and smiled. Two weeks later he was with the vice president running and they saw the boy again. President Bush stopped and asked the boy what was in the box? The boy said "demacrats". Bush said "I thought you said they were republicans." The boy looked up and said,"Now they have their eyes open"

Thanksgiving

Just want to wish you all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. There isn't anyone that can't find something to be thankful for.
But remember there are people that have needs; don't forget the least of these.

Hunting

I live close to the Michigan border. Their hunting season started yesterday and Wisconsin's starts Saturday. Traffic has started and people are coming into town. This will be a busy place till the season ends. Tomorrow afternoon it will be bumper to bumper traffic. Schools close early to get the busses off the road early. Our two block downtown will be packed.
It is a good time to stay home.

Still Here

I made it through the week end. Then on Tuesday I had my "Lunch with the bunch" date. Well almost, it is second tuesday of the month at 12 noon. My ex boss and girl from work and once in a while a couple more girls from work join us. This week my friend had made a time to be with her daughter. Lately they haven't had much time togetherand she hadgotten the day mixed up. Oh well I will meet my boss myself. I got to the restaurent right at 12. No Carolyn. So I waited until 12:30 then called to leave message that I waited but had to leave. When she answered the phone I started to laugh because after years she had forgotten also. She said she would be right there and I could order for her. The two of us had a nice lunch. Now I have been retired 13 years in December but we have kept in touch all this time. As you can tell it was a good working relationship. Today I went to the other girl's house and visited her. She has cancer and gets tired of sitting in the house.
So my lunch with the bunch took a couple of days.

Four Generation Weekend

My son,my grandson and my two greatgrand sons are here until Sunday. Winter also showed up with 5" of wet snow so we stayed in the house until walking to a place for fish fry. Main street plowed but not the side streets so my car isn't moving. Too many cars were in the ditches around here. Tomorrow it may be better and we will be able to travel.

Veterans Day

For us it is November 11. At my age I can remember many wars and many veterans coming home and many not coming home. In the second world war I saw truck loads of prisoners of war going to camps in Milwaukee area. I remember how young they looked. I later had a girl friend that was German and was a young girl in Germany during the war. You get a
different look of how things were. During the Korean War I watched a troop transport going thru the Panama Canal loaded with troops going to Korea. They were chained inside their baracks the night before they left. The bridge over the Miraflores Locks was jammed with people waiting for one last good bye. No traffic was moving. The bridge was filled with people.
The troops were on deck in ODs -winter uniforms- not what you wear in Panama. These are an old ladies memories.
Oh I know Vietnam and all the rest and I know a few young men in Iraq but I give the old memories just to make people think
WHY HAVEN'T WE LEARNED? Don't ever forget and don't ever look down at a veteran. They should get our respect and our thanks.

Latest News

Well after all the politics and the ads on TV we lost an honest and upright newsman today. I respected him and his reports.
He was on 60 Minutes for 25 years. He was Ed Bradley. Some are more famous or infamous but respected thats the question.

VOTE

I got to the polls and voted before 8 this morning. In Wisconsin we have some questions that needed people to vote on.
We also had close political races and a write end race. If you want the world to go down hill even more don't vote. But why wouldn't any sensible person not vote. As a care giver I once help some one to vote. As it turned out her vote and my vote canceled each out BUT she was allowed to vote her heart and I voted mine. Speak your mind don't let the next person speak for you. Every vote IS important and one can make a difference.

Football

As a mother of boys now men I watch a great deal of sports. Today I watched part of the Wisconsin-Penn. State game.
At the end of the first half Wisconsin took off a great number of seconds off the clock by going off side and did that twice in a row so you knew it was not an accident but a planned play. There is a loop hole with a new rule on the kickoff after a score; it changed when the clock starts to run and Wisconsin gave the ball to Penn State with so few seconds they couldn't do anything. Joe P. Penn's coach was so upset and Wisconsin coach just smiled. The young coach had seen the loop hole and used it. Joe P. was livid and the side line judge was given an ear ful. I guess the thing that bothered me was that smile on Wisconsins coach. He called legal plays but did he have to gloat?

Life and living it

This has been a down day with sad things happening to friends and people I love. BUT !!!!!!! God gave me this day and I can't spend it crying. I done some today but enough! I am alive-my house is warm. My cupboards have food. I don't quite understand how the bad things seem to be overwhelming me. I am surprised that the Lord hasn't slapped me down for not
getting it. HE loves me and is taking care of me. He wants me to be there for the people around me with problems and not to think about the problems. So now I will send a card to a friend I just found out yesterday had a double mastectomy. I gave some food to someone who needed it. I spent time with another friend. I told God I was sorry for getting so sad. I just better be worthy of God's goodness to me.