Red Flag

This may seem rude and crude to some of my readers. Sorry-but this is exactly how I feel this morning. Two things happened this week end that really made me see red.

Yesterday it was the top of the 9th. The score was 6-6 and I had to see my favorite catcher get plowed down by a Phili pinch runner who just had to win. This was not an accident . This was intentional. Latter , Bruntlett said--"I intentionally collided with Molina so he would drop the ball and we would score--I did not mean to injury him. DAH! Terrible! They just had to win--but they lost 6-7 in the 10th. I checked on Molina's condition this morning on Google and the reports states a concussion with neck and back injury, with possible more damage. Something he may suffer from the rest of his life--this is nothing to sniff at.

The other upsetting thing is how some people with pea sized brains are inconsiderate and oblivious to the fact that they making life miserable for some people I LOVE dearly. You can see things happening--Happiness fading from their eyes and tears wailing up instead--Joy absent from happy moments-- Lumps forming in their throats. This should not be. Why? This is a hard thing to do----but you must IGNORE these kind of people with their stupid action-attitudes-stubbornness-no PR- and lack of LOVE. They can not be victorious.

Restless

Have any of you ever have a restless night? Well I just can not find sleep yet, so I'm on the computer.

Maybe it's because I ate lunch out with a friend today and had some chill soup made with turkey and topped with jalapeno peppers.

Maybe because I went shopping today for SJ . His birthday and father's day are coming up, plus we are making plans for traveling this fall. Anyway , he has lost about 15 pounds and I thought I'd get him some new pants and shirts in smaller sizes.. resulting in overspending.

Maybe because it has been a rainy ,dreary day all day.

Maybe it's because I hear airplanes flying over low, just when I think I'm going to fall off the deep end.

Then I went to Google to get a picture for this blog and I found the answer. I came up with a pictures and it clearly shows what I am missing in the upper story-one or more of these necessary parts. Guess I'll just take a sleep ez and try again.

Summer Time

Schools out this week. NOW WHAT? Always so much to do-the summer is never long enough. Church camps--Recreational camps--ball games--baby sitting--vacations--Bible School--summer jobs--lawn mowing--etc.

I know it was always a big deal for us. The last day of school meant a picnic for kids and parents. My Mon always had to take a huge bowl of potato salad. She made goooood potato salad and was known for it. Eating wasn't the best though. We got to go down the fire escape as much as we wanted to-all day . It meant climbing back up to the second floor each time we came down the circular enclosed slide. What fun! Now that slide is in the Maurice park and still provides so much fun for kids and even grown ups.

Much of our summer was taken up helping on the farm, although we always had time to walk about 1'2 mile to go fishing in Chester Van Peursem's creek--play with Lucille Jahn in our hay mows--enjoy an open air band concert in the Maurice park ever Saturday night--feed the grain threshers and then have a big picnic at the Sheldon park when the harvest was in. We could go swimming ( about the only pool around) and go skating (just across from the park) while the men settled their threshing expenses for the summer--riding our bikes 4 miles to Strubble to play with Charlotte Mieras--working in the garden and then help with canning food for the winter--taking a shower in the silo shed (no plumbing, but we could shower when the sun warmed the barrel of water that was on the silo roof). riding the backs of our old sows and young calves--climbing on the barn roof--drowning ground squirrels from cream cans of water we would pull in a coaster wagon up to their holes in the pasture--picking up cobs in the pig yard, then store them to burn in the winter--putting corn flakes in and short sheeting mom and dad's bed--eating green apples--washing outside in a gas driven maytag washer and rinsing clothes in 2 tubs of cold water( all the clothes in 1 fill of water)--jumping 2 fences to get to the young chickens to feed them--walking 3'4 mile to bring dad or the hired man their lunch in old gal. or 1'2 gal. syrup cans--climbing trees--going to night ball games and having time to swing in the school swings ,with our heart beats, while they played ball--walking to get the mail about 1'4 mile away and taking time to play with Donna Brink (most of the time it would end in a quarrel)--etc.--etc.

And so our summer's went. Truly, I would not trade any of it for anything in the world. Life was so simple then. Have a great summer.

Bent

"DON'T GIVE UP. MOSES WAS A BASKET CASE TOO."

Cute! Interesting! Saw this on a Church sign yesterday. I thought--yes--too many times we get so bent out of shape while all the time God could have taken care of it--had we only talked to Him about it first.

A Day in the Life of two old people

We are really living it up. Our weeks- months-and years go by faster and faster. Actually, each day is sort of routine, but each day holds something new an beautiful.

Last week we had a wonderful Mother's Day. Calls or cards, from all the kids and grandkids. The Richardson's called and took KK and us out about 1 pm to a
Chinese Buffet. I believe all the other children took their Mothers out to the same place that day.Was busy, we had to wait, but the food was great.

Monday we were able to see Miranda play baseball. They lost, but were ahead until the bottom of the last inning. (Something like the SL Cardinals lately.)

Tuesday , little Sarah stayed by our house with Stiches. That is one patient dog. (something like Job) I could have bitten her a number of times if I were stitches the way she pulled him around. I got informed it was a boy not a girl.

Wednesday Kelsey stayed overnight because of school activites.Gave us a good reason to see if CC's still serve good pizza.Set the cot up for her and all went well.

Thursday a nurse pricked my finger again, and I believe all is under contol this time.

Friday- a day of rest. Crocheted-- read books.

Saturday- another day of rest, except I took time to make Saturday telephone calls and salad for a a church dinner today.

And, so the world turns. More aches and pains, but still two old people to talk together and watch all the birds and squirrels. Saw two swallows trying to build a nest above our neighbors outside light. (Hope they stay there.)

Really am not copying your last blog B; but great minds run in the same gutter and I had the same idea for my next blog.

Tornado Time

Boy, lately we have had a lot of threats of tornado's, but so far we have been spared any damage. Saturday, we actually had weather warnings for at least two hours. Seems like the storms were all the way down from the Quachta's and Tx. up through--Ok--Ar--Ks and Mo. The sirens blew a number of times-others got strong winds--hail--heavy rains and tornado's. One touched down briefly about 5 miles from us. Very little damage though compared to the ones that hit Pitcher, Ok and Seneca, MO. about 50 miles north of us. That tornado was about 300 yards wide and 30 miles long, doing very heavy damage and taking over 20 lives. Made us think of the movie, "Wizard of Oz". Don't still know why our tallest girl was sooooo scared of that show. Must have been the( Tin Man or the Straw Scare Crow.)

Today the weather is sunny and warm, but they are predicting rain and storms including tornado's again for the the rest of the week. We shall wait and see. We sort of plan to take a short ride again this week and see all the changes in the scenery and stop at some new place for our big day out.

Dry to Wet

We took our trek from dry Benton to wet Washington this a.m for SJ's red wine at the County Line Liquors Inc. Always amazes us how big that place is and loaded with ALL types of drinks.

We also enjoyed seeing all the changes in the surroundings. More and more ground being made ready for bigger and better developments. Also who could resist eating out at Ron's Hanburger and Chili joint when leaving Lowell.

The azeales are just beautiful this spring, and the leaves have blocked much of the unseen summer back road stuff. It's fun getting kicks out of small things.