Last Day of March

Where did March go???? Time seems to be flying by.

We had our March GRINS meeting last night. We discussed the book Twilight. It was our first time to read a vampire book and everyone seemed to like it. I could tell it was a Young Adult book, but it kept my interest anyway.

I received a cute card and a keychain from my good friend, Susan, from Arkansas. She handmade the keychain from a cool fabric that is named "Fruit Bottomed Ladies". It is so cool! I'm glad she used a lady with a fairly small fruit. LOL

Our garden is growing like crazy! The grass is too. We got a couple of nice showers on it and the plants loved them. This picture shows our potatoes, lettuce and onions.
Jesse has been working since we had the rains and hasn't been here to do any tilling. He will be surprised to see all the grass!

Yesterday.....

Yesterday was a fun day. I had not looked forward to it because I had a doctor's appointment to remove my staples. I'm still sore and tender and was a little nervous. (I will do my doctor's report at the end of this post). Anyway, it turned out to be such a fun day! I stopped at Elaine's house in Sutherland Springs to pick her up and we went to have lunch. She decided to go on into San Antonio with me for my appointment. Our friend Penny had called and said she had a doctor's appointment too and would like to get together with us afterwards. So...Elaine and I went to Dr. Merchant's office and luckily she was running on schedule. We then went to WalMart for some shopping. We finally touched base with Penny and decided to meet at Chili's for dinner. We had such a fun time together. Lots of talking and laughter, as usual. I finally got home at 8:30 pm, tired, but happy.

Dr Report: My surgeon removed my staples and I never felt a bit of discomfort. I had worried since I was still sore. She said I was healing very well and everything looks good. We just have to hope that it heals and grows together despite the damaged tissue there. I will see her again in 4 weeks for testing to see if it worked. I am feeling so much better now. It's good to be able to drive again.

Wikipedia ?

Do you use Wikipedia.org? I find myself using it more and more. It's just so cool to have a question and to be able, with a couple of clicks, to find the answer. And Wikipedia always has a good explanation.

The last time I looked something up was last Saturday night while watching a Roy Orbison concert on PBS. I had always wondered about his tinted glasses and why he wore them. So I quickly looked him up on Wikipedia and found out, His trademark sunglasses were the result of leaving his clear glasses on a plane during a tour, leaving him with his sunglasses as the only prescription lenses available.

Another time I looked something up was during football season. Jesse and I were watching a game and the Cleveland Browns were playing. I got to thinking about their name. What is a Brown? And they have no symbol on their helmets. So I went to Wikipedia and learned so much. The franchise conducted a team naming contest in 1945. The most popular submission was "Browns" in recognition of Paul Brown, already an established and popular figure in Ohio sports. Brown at first objected to the name and the team selected from the contest entries the name "Panthers." However, after an area businessman informed the team that he owned the rights to the name Cleveland Panthers from an earlier failed football team, Brown rescinded his objection and agreed to the use of his name

I learned some more interesting facts such as:
The Browns are the only team in the NFL that does not have a logo on their helmets.
A 2006 study conducted by Bizjournal determined that Browns fans are the most loyal fans in the NFL. The study noted that Browns fans filled 99.8% of the seats at Cleveland Browns Stadium during the last seven seasons, despite a combined record of 36 wins and 76 losses over that span.

Another search was the result of an online friend posting a picture of herself and family members standing under the Angel Oak tree. What an awesome tree! I had to look it up to get the details and found out that:
It is estimated to be more than 1,500 years old, and is thought to be one of the oldest living organisms east of the Mississippi River.

I love technology and the fact that you can find any information possible, in the comfort of your home, with just a few mouse clicks.

So.....what tidbit of information have you descovered lately?

St. Pat's Day

1. Happy Birthday Harold!

2. Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone who reads this!

3. Just some thoughts.

I saw on the news today that some people think March 17th should be renamed Shamrock Day to take the religious aspect from the day and be more politically correct. Give me a break!

I watched one of my favorite groups, Celtic Woman, on PBS last night. They are such beautiful ladies, with angelic voices and gorgeous gowns! And the drummers are pretty cool! I often watch their videos on youtube. I love so many of their songs, but think I like "The Voice" the best. I would love to see their concert in person, but last time I checked their schedule they didn't have any performances in Texas. Any other fans out there?

The Irish have given us so much. There are so many Irish sayings, blessings, music & images. And then there is green beer or whiskey, which I think I'll pass on. :o)

Legend is that St Patrick used the 3-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to pre-Christian Irish.

Now I wonder how the 4-leaved clover became a symbol of good luck. And where did the leprechauns come from? What is the Blarney Stone? Why do we pinch those not wearing green? Guess I'll have to Google those questions.

In the meantime.......
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

Life is Good :o) Part II

Another great day today. My Yaya sister, Joyce came for a visit this morning and brought some kolaches, pigs in a blanket and an apple fritter from a great little bakery near her. Mmmmmm good! As usual we had a great discussion and lots of laughter.

And then.......here came the mail again with another big stack of Get Well/Thinking Of You cards from my discussion group members. Some were caring, some crafty and some funny. All were fun to read! One card was from a very intelligent canine from Florida. It said "In the tough times, remember, I can be your faithful companion, your guardian, your protector... Can I lick your face or something?" LOL

Life Is Good :o)

Yes, life is good. It is warming up, the ground is wet from a nice shower this morning and I have the very best of friends.

Elaine, a Yaya sister, came to spend the afternoon with me. She brought us great salads for lunch and we sat and talked for hours. During our visit my son, Chad, went to town to get my mail. I hadn't picked it up since before my surgery. He came back with a large stack of mail and a package. Of course I opened the box first. It contained 2 fat bags of pastel mints and a get well card sent to me by one of my discussion group friends, MSCSIPPY, from Mississippi. She remembered that I had complained a while back because I couldn't find those mints, that I like so much, at my local grocery or even at the Super WalMart 30 miles away. I have been hungry for something sweet, so I'm looking forward to them!

Then I spotted a fat envelope mixed in with the mail. Had to open it next. It contained 10 homemade bookmarks from Pattico, another of my discussion group friends from Iowa! She told me to give away some of them to my friends. So I gave one to Elaine right then. I plan to take them to my bookclub meeting later this month to give to each member.

Next I decided to plow through the bills. :o(
To my great surprise the bills were few and the cards many! All from my great friends from my discussion group. One of the cards from Jaybird contained a beautiful bookmark. Most of the others contained personal notes that made me smile. :o)

Am I repeating myself? Life is good! :o)




Dr Report: I'm feeling good, although I am still sore from the surgery. Once I'm up and have moved my leg, I have much more mobility and strength in it. I can tell that it's improving each day.

I'm Back

Dr Report: Just wanted to let you know that I'm home from the hospital. The surgery went well. My leg is very sore as they made 3 incisions in it and redirected a muscle. I can put my weight on it now and can tell a big improvement. Thanks for all your prayers.

Going Green !

Our garden is looking good although the only moisture it has received has been from the water hose. We do have chances for rain later this week and I sure hope we get some.

Our potatoes are looking very good.


The lettuce is growing very slowly. It probably needs more water.


Much of the corn didn't come up. The seeds were given to us last year and were probably a year old then. So I think we should have bought fresh seeds. We may plow it up and start over.


Dr Report: Nothing has changed since my last report. My surgery is still scheduled for 4:30 pm tomorrow. I am on a clear liquid diet this afternoon. I will give an update when I am home from the hospital. Thanks for all your good thoughts and prayers.