I've been thinking about something

I forgot to tell you all about my Sunday spent in Two Rivers with Dolly and her family! Again, because of the weather, our plans to get together narrowed to a corridor of "do or die", so I simply joined them at her house to enjoy the Packer game. I used to hang out regularly, when younger, at their house in Mishicot and also their cottage in Door County in the summer time. The only person I didn't already know was Tommy's wife, Debbie, but I know her now----she's a real hoot!

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Dolly's son and his girlfriend were at the game on this absolutely frigid day but they had no idea where they were seated. The stands were full regardless of the weather as folks gathered to watch the Pack whup the Lions, but I'll tell you what, when the game was tied, the room got a bit quiet. Wouldn't that have been just the pits to have the Packers be the one to break the losing streak of the Lions??!!??

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Dolly's hubby braved the elements and proceeded to run out of propane in order to cook our brats for lunch. Her kitchen table was dressed with holiday finery and full of dishes with special treats, for pre-game, or rather, pre-lunch! Dolly's parents were there also, such nice folks are they! Dolly and I went to see them after dining at Harborside in September, and had a terrific visit with them. Or at least her mom, Joann, because Don was watching baseball. Nothing gets in the way of baseball season for some folks.

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There is a giant dog living in Dolly's house, treated as though he were a child instead of a pet. I amused them by barking at Tyler in my inimitable dog bark, totally confusing the dog. They were all surprised to hear a woman barking just like a real dog. And they didn't even have to walk me! Our lunch was delicious: brats, beans, German potato salad, and a pasta salad with schrimp in it. Perfect picnic/football foods, marvelous company, and a winning team!

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The only way to finish this day was to go have perch for dinner at the Green Street! Lynn and Jill joined Justin and me for dinner, and who was sitting in the dining room but my cousin, Jimmy! Sadly, he was nearly finished with his meal or we could have shared our table with him. He'd gotten a certificate for CHRISTmas and had to use it immediately, I guess. Jimmy works part-time removing snow which is really a full-time job this winter. When we saw him, winter was really only a week or so old and already he'd made almost as much money as he did the entire season last winter.

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My auntie reported that my other cousins were also dining recently at the Green Street and had an unusual encounter while there. Evidently this older gentleman who looked somewhat familiar had engaged them in conversation and after some time, my cousin realized just who this guy was---my former spouse! I'd just seen my cousins at Lynn's birthday party in September and they knew what I look like, but.....................te he he!

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It's "froggy" outside this a.m.

I can see as far as the trio of palm trees at the edge of the basin but that is it! Pea soup, frog, covering the river. It's eerie looking but yet bright, which means the sun should be along shortly to burn away the frog. What child hasn't called fog "frog"?

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Before I tackle the mess on my desk and surrounding areas in my room, I've decided to do a posting to help get me centered. I've been watching and listening to the news this a.m., before Joanne even left for work, as she had an early appointment at 8:00 a.m. That lady works some long, long hours but swears she is taking off tomorrow, with plans to attend church and perhaps a movie in the afternoon, since there's no football anymore.

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The national news is reporting about the unrest and bombing in the Gaza strip area of the world as well as the entertainer who's son died. Both stories get equal time-----get that? Our culture will put the same value on a story about a Hollywood star's son dying as they do on the potential for a huge war taking the place of the war in Iraq. Scientology is going to get thrown under the bus again, as it appears the Travolta's son suffered from untreated autism, and followers of L. Ron Hubbard don't recognize psychological disorders as being legitimate. Remember when Tom Cruise got into the face of Matt Lauer on the TODAY show about Brooke Shields suffering from post-partum depression? He was all upset because she took medication to help her through PPD, treatment which dismayed those who don't believe in mental illnesses. This just strikes a cord with me, since my blogging friend, Jami, works with sociopaths and other mentally-affected men at the prison where she is on staff. I've learned much from Jami already in our blog-sharing history!

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Tomorrow is going to be a great day as I get to see many of the folks from church, some for the first time since getting back from WI. Maybe we'll even go to lunch after church, as we'd sort of gotten out of the habit, mostly my fault because of getting home to watch football.....I am hungry for Mojo's because I haven't eaten there since Lynn was here and Justin joined us for lunch. That steamed corn is so delicious! But I am also hungry for Aron's stromboli, a tough decision. Justin put something in my fridge yesterday and sort of complained because "there's so much organic food in here!". Not mine, Joanne's! Even the milk and butter she picked up for me is organic. Exactly what does that mean???????????????? Talk about a racket! I'm a doubting Thomas about organic/health food like Tom Cruise is about mental illness! I remember many years ago when the low fat diet craze was going on. It was my prediction that it was merely a fad and would go away, and guess what! I was right about that one!