The end of an action packed day

I can't wait to put my feet up tonight, or my entire body, for that matter. It's been a long, long day, beginning with Bible study and worship. Some of our 'seldom seens' were there this a.m., I can't help but wonder if they came due to receiving their "Keeping the Faith" letter I sent out earlier in the week. Perhaps it was a coincidence to have them come, drawn by the church picnic or whatever, but it was good to have them back in worship with the flock again.

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Between Sunday school and worship we have a social time at which volunteers donate crumbless treats to enjoy with their coffee. As I drove down Wells Road, it crossed my mind, "Oh, I hope it wasn't my turn to bring donut holes today.....". It was then I remembered NOT bringing my cole slaw for the church picnic! Rats! It was going to be soooo good, too, with pineapple tidbits and walnut pieces in it....There is more than I can eat so will offer some to my neighbors to enjoy with their dinners tomorrow. Justin isn't a big fan so won't even offer. And, no, it was not my turn to bring the donuts---next week instead.

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I got into Bible class just a minute or two late so missed the beginning of it. Sort of glad about that because the lesson we were looking at involved a Shunamite (?) woman whose son died suddenly and she went off without telling her husband about it, to find Elisha. Wow! It's not possible for me to read a story about this type of thing and not project myself and/or Timmy into it, not possible. Fortunately, the prophet was able, with the Lord's power, to restore life into this child. Our worksheet asked some questions that I'd have loved to answer but wasn't in the, shall we say?, frame of mind to speak. My mascara held up nicely and I was none the worse for the wear.

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Immediately following worship was our church picnic. There was an inflatable water slide set up for the little ones and they had great fun playing on it. The temperature was in the low 90's and the prospect of that water slide was mighty appealing to even the adults! No one missed my dish of cole slaw, there was plenty of foods and other salads to fill the gap. Although it was "casual dress" today, I had to wear my regular church clothes as I was going straight to a Debutante event at my neighbor's house, for Olivia.

Whee! Here comes Sarah down the water slide....Paul is looking on from the right.

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I was one of the first guests to arrive and the woman whose home was being used was most gracious to me. We'd met before, and acted like she did remember me. Mary made sure I had a bottle of water, yes, water, and found me a chair. She wanted to make sure I found people to talk with but later she came through and told Sandy that she knew I didn't have a problem mingling! All the mothers of the Deb's and their daughters were attired in lovely summer dresses, wore a corsage, and little white gloves! White gloves, imagine that! Olivia and Sandy both looked gorgeous, as did all the moms/daughters. I got to see many, many St. Johns ladies, teachers, moms, their daughters, even my neighbor showed up. It was impressive, as is this home. The Hostess, whose family owned and operated the majority of the convenience stores and gas stations in the area, lives right near the entrance to The Club in a Spanish revival-style home, also gorgeous. It was a treat to be invited to this Tea and to have free run of her home.

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We made plans to meet for dinner tonight but when Olivia got to Blu Grotto (yes, again!), she found it closed. Should have known that but wasn't thinking when we set it up. Instead we went to Koko's with Justin in tow. The two young people yakked and yakked while us "old" folks did the same. We always have such fun with them, I love 'em!

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I was showing Owen something in the back of my car where some soda bottles had leaked due to the heat (I have to keep in mind when I buy bottled soda---take it upstairs right away or it will blow!). I had picked up a couple items from the cemetary today and had them in the carrying box from the soda. Owen was moving the box when he got excited and pointed out a black widow spider just inside the box! Evidently it came out of the stuff I picked up. That's all Justin had to see! He was extremely upset, and I thought it was nice how he worried about his mama riding around with poisonous spiders in her car------oh, no siree! He accused me of trying to kill him by making him ride in my bug-infested car! Justin is so afraid of spiders, the same way I am about mice! If we'd seen a mouse in the car-----I'd be calling a cab before I'd get back in! Owen, our hero!!!! He flipped the spider out with one of the Matchbox cars, and then stomped on it. Olivia made him scrape his shoe along so none of the guts stayed on his shoes. Whew! That was close!!!!

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When I got home from the Tea, my feet were screaming for mercy. I wore flat sandles with elastic bands across the ankle and around the back of my foot. I got into my bedroom, pried the shoes from my swollen feet and tossed them into the wastebasket. That was just enough!!! When we got to Koko's, Sandy was getting out of the car yet, so I went over by her (they were in my car, my Big Red Car, which Olivia now drives!). She had put socks on with her clogs because she had huge blisters on both feet from her dress shoes which she wore all afternoon, standing in the reception line and mingling later. Owen said he told her to throw them out, and I told him that I tossed mine when I got home. Ouch!

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So, now it's time to go put those puppies up for the rest of the night. Prayers, please, for the recovery from surgery for my sister, Kerry, who had her hernia repaired, and for Linda, who has a brand-new knee! Good night all!!!!

The Sun Also Rises

I slept like a dream last night! What does THAT mean? I am not sure but all I know is that I had a really good sleep. The night before I was wakeful, apprehensive that my teeth would wake me up. I wasn't going to let that happen, so I stayed awake!! Smart!

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A raccoon just climbed down from the top of a palm tree across from my window. When the water level is low, as it is now, the "wildlife" on the breakwater is exposed to sight. Why I never noticed the raccoon on the tree before, I don't know. Thursday night when the ladies were here for the dinner, Christie took great pleasure in tossing hamburger buns out to the 'coons. It's a lot further toss than it appears but eventually she scored a ringer and a raccoon had some thing good to eat. He probably asked, "Where's the beef?" Ha ha ha

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Having the water low also exposes areas of the breakwater seldom seen. All along the northern edge of the rocks are planks in many lengths, stacked by the water or layered along the base. These boards are not part of the original rock plan at all, in fact, they were put there by Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. Up and down the river (and the lake, I can attest to that!) docks and piers were torn asunder, the debris not always recovered. Well, I know where some of it is! Being the wood is weather-treated, it may live a long time along the breakwater unless, perhaps, the new marina people will take the liberty of removing the trash from the other side of the rocks. Although not too likely, the boards could float free when the water level is right and cause some damage to the boats. This is the argument to use when requesting the developer clean it up!

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While waiting around at Wal-Mart yesterday, I took part in people watching, certain they were staring at my fat lip and drooling. Ugh! For some reason, it bugs me greatly to see people, mostly women, attempting to steer their cart (or buggy, as they call it around here) using their forearms. Half lying in the child-seat portion of the cart, hunched over like a bicycle rider without any handbrakes. Tell me--how can you possibly retain control of the shopping cart without having your hands on the bar intended for such? Is it to avoid other people's germs? Some stores have wiper dispensers near the carts to clean the handle between users. This I found out AFTER my kids were grown and no longer sucking on the push handles.......It would seem to me that it would be harder on the back to propel the cart from down low (low riders!!) than standing in a full and upright position, using their hands to make for the forward motion. Even a few men were doing that, but I'll guess, for the most part, they are too tall to lay in the cart comfortably. Just my bugaboo....

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Certainly somewhere another person is blogging about people who are at the store with blubber lips and drool, and staring at the shoppers going by...........

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On my way to Twila's to watch the Poker Run boats, but first, must go on my appointed rounds with The Palace newsletter, the inaugural issue!

..........Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor dark of night shall prevent me from my appointed rounds.............Newman!!!

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I used to have a lot of nerve.........

........but I have fewer than when this year began! Once more its off to the dentist and then the endodontist to have my head/teeth examined. January 2, the fun started when I had a root canal after suffering with it over the New Year's holiday. Even missed church because of it.

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Then yesterday I had a few zips dash through some of my top right hand teeth. I say 'teeth' because, as any of you who have had this type of toothache know, it's often difficult to determine which tooth it is exactly. X-rays showed two possible sources for the zipping sensation. So, this a.m. I appeared at the door of the endodontist, again, to have him take more pictures and make a determination. Yes, two areas, side by side, showing infection at the roots. One tooth was still alive, the other being treated many years ago and already had RCT, perhaps even in WI.

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Dr. Smith, who greeted me warmly, called me "sweetheart", was able to take care of the more simple one right away today and I have to go back for the other one on Monday. Oh, brother! They should administer the nitrous oxide BEFORE giving the patient the estimate!!! For the equivalent of a lovely cruise in the Mediterranean, you can have two more root canals in 2008! And perhaps, replace a crown which will probably get broken in the process!!! But wait, there's more...no, not really, I just couldn't resist saying that.....

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I asked the dentist if he was getting tired of seeing me and he said "Never!" Of course not! In WI, we used to tease that I bought my dentist a new horse every time I went to see him. Today's procedure brings me to 16 root canals in my adult life, including one tooth which eventually had to be pulled to make way for my wisdom tooth. Monday's procedure will be to re-do an old one, so I can't notch my belt over it. I don't know what hobbies or habits I'm supporting for this fine doctor but will keep him well supplied with something!!!

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I had to go to Wal-Mart to get my prescriptions filled, which took a good half hour. Usually those minutes can be used to make other spur-of-the-moment purchases, but I didn't really feel like it today. While waiting, I got a text message from Justin asking if I felt like lunch, so I told him I'd be glad to meet him and have something soft. I ordered mashed potatoes with cheese sprinkled on it, which eased my growling tummy. Hadn't eaten anything since dinner last night with the ladies, and had 15 minutes to get to the dentist this a.m. No time for breakfast---it was all that I could do to get myself dressed and out the door, no time to eat. Justin was very kind and didn't complain about my drooling and slurping. Or the occasional spitting---I couldn't help it...I was numb up to the top of my head!!!!

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Oh, and by the way, in case you're wondering---my legs DID feel heavy when we got done!!

Baby, It's Hot Outside!

This from a girl who usually doesn't mind the heat. And I still don't, having not been outside yet but knowing it's going to 94 today, on our picnic day, this might be a problem! Some of the ladies prefer to be cooler, shall we say?, and may find temperatures in the 90's not quite cool! Later, I'll send out a feeler e-mail to see if we should set up on the sundeck or indoors instead....

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I have the A/C on this morning, in fact, even overnight, and it was down to 79 in here! Just got back from the kitchen where I got a glass of water, passed the thermostat and saw it was 81 degrees in the house. Okay, I'll turn it down to 79. My ceiling fan keeps the air moving so it's not stuffy in here at all.

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Debris from the roof is dropping all the way down to the first floor, as they are doing major removal from the raised areas of the roof. Some of the top units have lofts which make it actually 6 floors in some areas. We were warned that this was going to be a big day in the demolition process and must bear with it. And I will. It's so funny to hear the work going on, two or three levels above me, when it sounds more like right outside my bedroom door.

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Oooo, I just had a big black bird fly past my window, carrying a fish in its talons. Lunch! The harbor area is quiet these days, no dredging going on and no fisherman at present---other than the bird, that is! Last night I noticed the boom of the crane beyond the breakwater was illuminated, almost like CHRISTmas lights, for the first time that I've noticed. This might be because there was a great deal of helicopter traffic up and down the river way, and it wouldn't be good to run into the crane in the darkness. It looked pretty out there, rather festively dressed for early June.

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Saturday I am looking forward to going to Twila's to watch the Poker Run. The speed boats, cigarette-style racers, leave the Landing downtown and race all the way to Palatka and back, gathering playing cards at scheduled stops along the way. Twila lives on the path to a stop-off place, Whitey's Fish Camp, and we annually gather on her dock to watch the fun. Once, her grandson, Mark, the guitar player, took us out on the boat during the Run and we had to make haste back to safety before the "big" boats came through. Tommy and Linda, who was in tears anyway, had quite the adventure that day! And a ring side seat to boot!

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I spent some time this a.m. looking at the news on-line and saw a blurb saying Kelsey Grammar was released from a hospital in Hawaii after a mild heartache. Or as his father on "Frasier" would say, "A cardiac event". Evidently he's going to be okay, or he wouldn't be allowed to go home, I guess.

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Also, I've seen that Jerry Seinfeld is going on tour. When I first saw the info about it, my first thought was, "I have to ask Pete about this!" I'd love to go to one of his shows but was afraid, yes, afraid, that I'd be horribly disappointed by a live show....Pete said that he didn't have a clue as to content but wouldn't be surprised if it was an "R"-rated program, since that's what the public has come to expect. It would "kill me, Jerry, kill me" to hear Jerry, of whom I've become a fan, talking filthy. I read a couple reviews of his live show taking place around the US and several mentioned that it was "clean", "whole family", "no vulgarity"---marvelous! What a relief! Listening now on youtube to his tour, sneaking a peek, I've only heard good and very funny things. It seems the closest his tour comes to me is Miami and on Justin's birthday! Nope, can't make it this time 'round....nuts!

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Pastor and I have a meeting at 3:30 pm today so I'd better get my paperwork together and my head on straight. In a little while I'm going to go brown hamburger for my reknowned baked beans--Barb's Baked Beans, as they are known in "the family". Yummy! My friend, Carole, is having her husband making some hot dogs on the grille just for me, private stock. What a sweetheart! I was telling her how I missed being able to grille and she offered to have Phil cook some for me. Making room in the freezer now!

There goes the cat again!

I just burst out laughing and scared poor Lynx right out of the room again! I am watching, for the umpteenth time, the video of Ethan, who is a 6-year old boy, piano genius, self-taught 200 songs plus composer! His face is enough to just blow me away, and he's so bright! Ethan, with his animated face, told Jay Leno that when at DisneyLand he had to ride "It's a Small World" again and again and again, 100 times. (Me too!!!)

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"Look, let me tell you something...." he says to Jay. So funny! When telling about playing his biggest concert, he told Jay he didn't want to do it but had to anyway. I'd never have been able to keep a straight face talking to him, and I don't know if I could have resisted grabbing him in my arms!

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Another funny part is attending a rock concert in Las Vegas, where he had to walk on the red carpet. "When I heard that music, I just ran out of the building and back to our hotel." It was Aerosmith playing. Jay asked Ethan, when he sat at the piano, if he could reach the pedals and he looked at Jay, saying, "I don't need 'em..", just a flat statement that brought down the house. Do yourself a real favor and watch it 100 times!

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http://tubearoo.com/articles/89962/Ethan_Bortnick_on_Jay_Leno.html

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Let's see, what was I going to tell you? I forgot to mention reading on-line about some causes for the pulsing, fluttering sensation of eyelids. There are many "reasons" or causes suggested including the caffeine thing, looking at computer screens for hours at a time, bright lights, and lack of sleep. I don't think I lack sleep but am guilty of the other possible causes. Hmmm....okay, so I am drinking some water now everyday, another suggestion given, sort of as a cure-all for every ailment.

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One item I missed getting at the store Monday was Realemon to use in my water, makes it tolerable. Next time I go, I'll have to remember to grab some. In the past few weeks I've talked to more and more people who are in the throes of giving up Diet Coke, one telling me they were off it for 7 days already. Unfortunately I can't remember who that was so I could check on their progress. Last summer before my St. Paul's Journey cruise, I was down to one can a day.......but, on the cruise, I got right back into the habit. Whether I have to totally eliminate soda from my diet or not, it's my decision, but adding the water will certainly be a blessing.

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At the breakfast meeting today, Martie was given some birthday gifts and a very humorous card. It says something about not looking her age or whatever on the front, but inside it talks about drinking lots of water to improve her health and all the exercise she'll get running to the bathroom every 15 minutes from drinking the water! Funny!

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It was a beehive around here this late morning and afternoon. Martie came over after cleaning up the breakfast mess at the office. She'd gotten a strawberry shortcake dessert for Chris's birthday today and we ordered pizza, another favorite of Chris's. We had to wait an hour for the delivery because, as the guy explained, school got out today and all the teachers are ordering pizza! It worked out great for us since it arrived just after Chris did. We also had the company of the housekeepers who made quick work of cleaning the place while we made our mess in the dining room. It's amazing how fast they can get through the house. I only have them come once a month since nothing really gets dirty unless, of course, I'm having houseguests.

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Today I put the finishing touches on my mother-in-law's heritage pages and inserted them into the actual album. It was satisfying to get it done but yet, it feels incomplete, many "holes" in time missing from her story. The only photos I had to use were the ones used at her funeral on the poster boards. A few pictures came from an album they'd found. If I didn't know the people in the photo, I left it blank to be written in another time. For the most part, however, it's complete.

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Chris painted with her watercolors, working a picture taken from an old deck of playing cards. It's a golfer, from the 1800's era, leaning against a rock with his club across his knees. I scanned and then enlarged it on the computer for her. She made great progress on it today, needs to add his face and then tweak it before calling him "done"! Chris really makes time when painting, regardless of our interruptions today. Her hubby gave her a Cricut die-cutter as a birthday present, something she's been wanting. Chris not only paints but also makes and exchanges "ATC"s, or "artists' trading cards", sharing them with people all over the world. This is one lady who'll make use of all her equipment, not just accumulate it!

*When the housekeepers were here, I heard them talking in the family room, asking each other about some thing being broken. This I had to inspect. Here one of my glass candle holders in the window apparently fell and broke on the floor. I wasn't upset at all, in fact, was surprised it lived this long. Every since getting home from WI, I noticed one stick had developed a lean, more like an arc than like Pisa. Being glass and metal, it seems odd to have that happen. I changed it's position, thinking it would bend back the other way eventually, but that wasn't happening. I imagine the heat was enough to cause it to bow too far, drop its candle, and fall to the floor in pieces. Not even Ernie could glue this thing together, because even if he did, it would still arc. So odd to have that happen. Never underestimate that bright light! Bends candlesticks and makes eyelids pulse!

.....and we're back!

My sometimes temperamental Internet connection shows all its buttons lighted so I'll write just as fast as I can! This started very early today so had nothing to do with the violent storms which rolled through here late this afternoon. I was a bit concerned about Justin going home over the bridge right when the storm was at its fiercest, but he let me know he was safe, at Steak 'n Shake by The Avenues Mall.

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I just arrived home from another very exciting Bible study, where we reviewed some of the lessons from previous classes in order to clarify things for one of the participants. Boy, that is sooo interesting, looking at a teaching of another denomination and then try to find it in the Scriptures. We talked about The Millennium (how this all got started) and then found ourselves talking about the End Times, another topic which moves me. My "Jerusalem, the Golden" emotions again.

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I never heard anything before about looking for a red heifer as a sign of the Last Days, and my Concordance didn't mention it. After class I asked Pastor where "a red heifer" is mentioned, saying I didn't find it in my concordance. He said, "That's because you don't have an exhaustive concordance" and we all chuckled. Then I told him, "No, mine is well-rested....." Oh, come on, you saw THAT coming, right? What a good laugh we all had.

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When pulling up at church, talking to Lynn on her new cell phone (welcome to 2008!), I saw the parking lot jam packed with cars. Oh, oh, did I miss church tonight???? What's going on here? Then, I remembered, it was preschool graduation night and all the parents were here to see their little ones. The staff did it up right and the grads made their teacher proud. I even managed to get a cupcake from a cake made by one of the parents. One of our previous graduates, Mika, was there to see her brother graduate and she gave me the biggest hug! She must have been gone about 3-4 years now, which makes her nine or so----and she was nearly as tall as me!

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This afternoon I had my nails done, without first meeting Jen because she had to help out in her mom's childcare center. Lisa was happy to see me, realizing its been a long time between visits. I explained that I'd been in WI for several weeks and she caught me up on what's going on in Middleburg. I popped in at Brenda W.'s office and managed to find Christine (yeah!!!) and Greg there, too, so it was perfect! Those two were heading to Green Cove for a building permit so had their work cut out for them. Brenda and I spent some time catching up, hearing all about their busy lives on Longhorn Road. The new Smokey's BBQ is opened now, reportedly serving steaks for dinner, new to their menu. I can't wait to visit the new place to see if I like it as much as their "old" place. I took Harv and Barb there when they visited at Easter, and that was my last time before closing and then relocating. Corn nuggets, here I come!!!

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By the time I left Middleburg, it was getting quite dark in the west, with giant-sized but scattered rain drops falling on my wind shield. I'd not eaten anything since a bowl of "O cereal" for breakfast so grabbed a cheeseburger at McDonald's before heading over to Hang Ups. Julia's hubby is borrowing my 6 seasons of "Frasier" so I dropped them off for him. The store was sort of busy, which is fantastic, so I didn't stay long, plus Martie had an errand for me to run for her. Whew!

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By the time I got to the Realty office, it had stopped drizzling so no worries about getting drenched. Martie was busily trying to shove bags of fruit into the fridge, and not having much success. Tomorrow is their breakfast meeting, to which I'm invited, hence the fruit. Right from the meeting (I attend as Pam's 'consultant'....) I have an appointment with my CPA to go over some nasty tax letter I received last weekend. If I got my mail more often, I'd have found this sooner.......but, anyway, Gary says it's nothing to be concerned about, but, to me, anything that says "IRS" on it causes concern! Twila said she got the very same letter so I guess I shouldn't be too worried about it.

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Anyway, after that meeting, which Gary said will be brief, I'm back home to get things ready for the ladies to come for painting and cropping. It's our friends' birthday tomorrow so we are having pizza and strawberry shortcake in celebration. Jen wanted me to do something with her late morning/early afternoon but I can't jam another thing into my day! Of course, she's invited to come up here, too, but don't think she'll want to bring Memrie along---too hard to keep her entertained all that while. Wednesday evening, instead of going to Bible Bites, I am painting with Dee, Kris, and Anita, like we did last week Thursday. Since I am having the themed dinner here Thursday, they changed the date to Wednesday and now I can come! Yippee!

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Where did the time go? Our class didn't get out until after nine which I guess explains how it got late so fast. I really should get a good night's rest with such a full day tomorrow. A fun-filled day, except for the CPA meeting, but hey, he said it's okay, so...................Gary is a real sweetheart of a guy. He's been doing our taxes, both corporate and personal, since we moved here in 1988, and has been through a lot of stuff with us. A good Christian man, his family and he are going to Russia through their church to do some training in evangelism. I give him tons of credit and wish him God's blessings.

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In the video tape of Timmy's funeral, it shows Gary sitting alone at first, and then, after the doctor who delivered Timmy expressed his sympathies to us, he went to sit with Gary. Two grown men, sitting together, sharing their grief. He's seen me through a lot of stuff---oh, I said that already. Good night!!!!

Another storm before the calm

I am feeling badly for my friend, Linda J. in WI. Her daughter and family moved to the State Capital, where Jen will begin her nursing career. All are happy for Jen and Mason, but poor Linda had to say "good-bye" to her twin grands. Tommy and she drove them down to Madtown yesterday after church and then had to drive back home alone. Linda helped to take care of the girls when their parents were working and/or in school, a major part of their lives. Yes, it's 'only' three hours away but still, Linda will miss her nearly daily contact and interaction with Cassidy and Madison. It could be worse, though---they could have moved to Florida!!!! Ask my mom about how that goes....

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In a few moments I'll be leaving for Clark's Fish Camp to have dinner with the Ladies' Group from church. Martie was going to be my guest but she forgot all about it and then was concerned about the thunder storms going on in the area.

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We really got clobbered yesterday with severe weather including hail, lightning, winds up to 70 mph, rain, of course, and thunder. One of the units on the 5th floor experienced much damage again, the 2nd weekend in a row, due to having the roof exposed and all that. My heart breaks for Donna, but the neighbors came to the rescue with wet vacs, mops, and Kleenexes. My other neighbors watched some of the roofing materials being stored on top of our garages go sailing onto the property of The Club. It's about a 6 x 6 x 6 cube of material on a pallet--whee! Billy keeps a bicycle inside the garage, parked in front of his car, and he found it on top of the car after the storm. I hope we're done with the nasty weather for today, driving across the Buckmann Bridge for 3 miles in a thunderstorm is not very much fun.

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Justin and I had lunch together at The Loop today and then went to Publix to pick up some groceries. I'll probably find out tomorrow what I missed getting, as I generally do forget something. We got some deals on the "buy one, get one" display, even getting some veggies for myself. Okay, get up, it's not THAT shocking!

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Sunday I drove home from the movie and dinner amid fallen branches and flashing traffic lights. We ladies thought all the racket was coming from the movie! It seems the last time I was at the movies with Twila we came out to rain--The Bucket List. How funny is that? Judy J. reported that the rain gauge at Eagle Harbor, where her grandson works, showed over 2" of rain. Each area is affected differently so I don't know how official that is, but at least on Fleming Island, it was 2"+.

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Before I forget---something really icky happened to me this morning.....I went into the kitchen to get some breakfast when I looked at my butter dish sitting on the counter, wondering why there were crumbs or something in my dish. Upon further inspection, lifting the cover off, I discovered my butter was moldy! Ew!!! Here's the worst part----I used some of the butter on my leftover baked potato for lunch yesterday. Gross!!!! I was better off not knowing about the mold, or I was better off not eating my leftovers!!

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Justin suggested that I put out only a half stick at a time so that wouldn't happen plus I could keep it in the fridge to avoid molding or melting...I DO keep the house a bit warmer than most so sometimes the butter gets a bit too soft.

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Tuesday will be a fun day as I am going to Middleburg to have a pedicure. Haven't had my toes done since I first got to WI back in March so they are screaming for attention. At least Lisa will let me select my own color; at Wal-Mart, the technician picked it for me! It was a nice shade of red but wasn't "Friar, Friar, Pants on Fire" which is my "normal" color. It was funny when at Wal-Mart in WI, the staff in the salon nearly wrestled Mom into a chair to get her nails done, too. It was all she could do to tell them she was only waiting for me. Business must have been slow that day or something. Anyway, Jen might meet me beforehand to have a late breakfast/early lunch. Nana's Diner is right around the corner from the nail salon so it's quite convenient.

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If you haven't already done so, please visit Lisa's blogsite to see the wonderful photos of the boys, plus her sunburned shoulders. Too much sun in WI? Cain't be!!