THE LAST FEW DAYS . . .

I've been running up and down the roads lately - Friday I went to Chicago and spent the night with Mike and Cindi and spent a DELIGHTFUL day with Lyric, Cindi, and Mike saturday. If anyone doesn't know - I love that little girl dearly! She is the sweetest little girl, I've run across in a LONG time! I arrived home about 1:20 Sunday morning, Checked my Emails and had one from my cousin's husband, updating me on Faith's progress (she recently had breast cancer surgery). I printed that out and went to Molly and Gerald's sunday to keep Molly updated. I learned that Gerald was to go to Columbia today to have a cardiac cath. done ( he's been having some angina pain lately) He had a 5 way bypass a few years ago. Today, Heatilator had their 'Holiday Dinner' for employees and retirees. I went to that, more to visit with the people than for the dinner (it wasn't bad either) but I spent about 4 hours wandering around the plant visiting with people. This evening I took the new puppy to Mike and Linda's to have it's picture taken and Emailed to Lyric's Mother (possible future owner) The puppy has a little blue in each eye but they are primarily brown. She is black and tan! When I left Friday she didn't have her eyes open yet when got home Sunday both eyes were open.
That's about as much as I know (or even suspect) for now. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

ANYONE OUT THERE ? ? ?

i'm beginning to wonder if ANYONE is reading this blog - Kelly is the only one that has left any comment on anything I've written for "a month of sundays." Of coarse I can't say too much, I haven't posted for a goodly period of time. Not much happening around here, primarily rain and chilly temps.
All Emails are welcome - this '$1000 nintendo' lost all my "contacts", so till I get some Emails my ability to send any is very limited! I'll learn sometime to write down stuff instead of depending on this 'thing'.
I do have a recent addition to my 'family'. Scarlott presented me with a new puppy the 3rd of November (thank goodness, it was only one) a little black & tan female. If everything goes like I'm planning, that will be the last one! The Vet will be smiling all the way to the bank when I take my "little ladies" to be "fixed".
That's about all I know (or even suspect) If I can post this, that's questionable, I keep getting a message "could not contact Blogger.com" then it comes back "saving" so I don't know if this will post or not!

A LOST EVENING

Yesterday I had a lost evening (in more ways than one) I saw an ad on t.v. for an event at the "Quad Cities Expo Center". I decided to go up there. I had no idea where in the Quad City area it was so I stopped and got directions at 1st a service station, in Davenport, 2nd at a station in Moline. 3rd at Toys R Us in Moline and finally from a couple ladies in a church parking lot. I finally found it! I was beginning to think NO ONE in the Quad Cities knew for sure where it was. When I finally found it, I found I had totally wasted my time going. I did enjoy ride up there and however fustrating getting run all over Moline and Rock Island was I did see a lot of stuff i'd heard of on t.v. and had never seen. (businesses, etc) and was sent down a rather neat cul-de-sac. I was on some streets finding my way back out to I 280 (I knew if I kept going south I would eventually HAVE to come across it and could find my way out) It turned out to be a rather interesting (and amusing) evening. I don't remember being 'lost' since Linda was admitted to Genesis Hospital in Jan 2006 and I got disoriented leaving. That wasn't nearly as amusing as this time was!

An Update

There hasn't been a whole lot to blog about lately - till this week. I went to Chicago wednesday. Cindi had invited me to come there and attend "DCA Theater" with them. They were re-creating 2 radio theater shows. The first was "SUSPENSE On A Country Road" that was originally broadcast November 16, 1950. The second was "Baby Snooks" program that was first broadcast November 1, 1946. It was a really enjoyable evening, It did make me realize how OLD I am! I can remember when we used to listen to Radio theater every evening. I don't remember 'Baby Snooks' but I do remember 'suspense' 'the lone ranger' 'gunsmoke' and 'johney dollar' I wonder how many people even remember radio theater!
We then went to "Carson's" for Dinner (You can't beat Carsons for bar-be-que). I spent the night and Thursday at the Kurczewski's and returned home thursday night getting home at 1:43 A.M. friday morning. I'm working now to get back on a normal sleeping schedule.
WHAT A FLOOD OF MEMORYS of "the good old days" that in retrospect weren't good at all!
I'm gonna sign off - Watching The HAWKEYES vs MICHIGAN and trying to blog isn't working.

What a Week . . .

This last week has been a real depressing time: Tuesday, My good friend, Ron Elmore's wife passed away. Wednesday, My cousin Faith Copeland had surgery for breast cancer. Friday, things finally started looking up a little. The surgery was (or appears to have been) totally successful! I went to Cindi's again to celebrate Lyric's 4th birthday on saturday. She was treated to a haircut and pedicure at Sweet and Sassy salon. The five of us, Sarah, Lyric, Cindi, Mike and I all went to Outback for a fantastic dinner, complete with birthday cake and present opening! She had a wonderful time, as we all did! Hopefully, this week will be a little less stressfull!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT ! ! !

That last blog - at the point where I quit, This thing redialed the internet - I was sure I had totally lost what I had written. However, I came back to make one more attempt and to my absolute surprise it had posted every word I had typed!
I'm gonna quit while I'm ahead!

2nd attempt

I just tryed to write a blog and lost connection again (or STILL)
I went to Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion for a bit thursday morning: My primary goal I achieved, I picked up a "T" shirt with "Midwest Central Railroad" and a picture of their #6 locomotive (steam - narrow guage) "Mt. Pleasant Iowa" on it for Lyric. I couldn't find out for sure what size she needed so I bought one size bigger than I thought was right. My thought was
if it is too big - she'll grow into it, But if it's too small it would be pretty hard to shrink her!
Then Friday I went to Mike and Cindi's and assisted them in putting their entertainment center together. Sat evening we went to "Carson's" for dinner. (A fantastic b-b-que restraunt) During out dinner Cindi told me how Caleb had loved their sauce and she had intended to get some for him to take home, then during their conversations it had slipped her mind. She picked up a bottle sat. and I got it delivered to him today.