Gas Misers

Last week I drove Ron's car for the first time in quite a while. I love my car, but sometimes I like the challenge of driving his Prius. It is a game with us to beat each other's mileage. I have the lighter and more steady foot and am usually the winner.

Space Crunch

Simply stated...it didn't all fit in the weekender. I'm the last one in the car in the morning. I'm praying there is enough room left. It is a long trip by auto to FL. But it is going to be FUN!!!

Magic?

There is a magic school opening down the street from us. I've never run across one of those before. Think I may need to pay them a visit tomorrow.

Am leaving Saturday morning for Florida with some girlfriends. Have a big problem. Am trying to pack for one week in this bag. No, I'm not kidding. Anyone who knows me very well, is aware that I haven't traveled light in the past. But this time I really want to do that. Now there are complications. If I pack all string bikinis (LOL) it will turn cold and I'll freeze. However, much of anything else will not fit in there... if it fits me. I'm not a size 8. Haven't been since I was in eighth grade. Inherited this large back side. Think I'll manage to get it all in this weekender? I'm starting to doubt it myself.

Tea Party

Finally back to the blog. I've been to a Ladies' Retreat this weekend that was over the top great. More about that later.

I promised more on tax day and here it is, another page out of my scrapbook. Two of my friends and I went to one of the hundreds of tea parties held in our nation on April 15th. Phyllis asked me to go weeks ago. I thought it wouldn't be possible, but at the very last minute things worked out and I made up some signs for us. They would have looked better with more time...but the message was clear...TOO MUCH TAX from our greedy, power hungry representatives in Washington!

I never thought I'd protest anything. But then I never thought OUR government could screw things up so quickly either. We the people have been quiet much too long. It is time we let our officials know they can't get away with running over our constitution. We have had ENOUGH!

I'll publish more pictures later. I took 258. Don't let anyone pull one over on you. This was not a small number of old white males protesting. All ages were well represented and I would say an equal number of males and females. Of course this was in the middle of the day when most people had to be at work.

If you have gotten the wrong impression about the demonstrations, stop watching CNN!

Free Speech

Guess where I've been today. Stay tuned. More to come.

Simple Pleasure

Would you believe grown ladies could get so excited about a podium? That's the way we are.
We love diamonds and chocolate; but we still get warm' fuzzies' over simple pleasures.

Our Ladies' Bible Class meets on Tuesday mornings and that is where we will be. We enjoy studying God's word! And we love being together.

Our old podium was make shift, small and presently held together with duct tape. Really.
Jane decided we needed a new one and Gail knew someone who would make it for us. We topped it off with a brass dedication plate. And we are simply delighted.

Happy Place

Don't have time to make a layout today, but want to show you this one. I made it for a contest, but found out after I finished it the contest was last month. Oh well. I enjoyed it. Actually happiness would be "my laptop with me out back by the lake" if it were big enough and bright enough to see out there. And if it could hold all the info I have on my desktop. I just have to settle for sitting here by the window and glancing out over the lake once in a while. The gazebo is still a happy place to spend a few minutes. I'm not much into sitting and doing nothing very long.