Why am I doing this?

I'm Already Behind

2012-01-05T09:33:00.003-05:00

If I'm going to post a picture everyday... then I have to take one everyday - right? I didn't take a picture yesterday. Today has just started... so there is still hope for today.

Yesterday I didn't knit... I didn't crochet... so I hope I can get something done tonight.

I did bring my mp3 player today - and am going to walk a bit at lunch. I've got to find some inspiration somewhere to lose some weight. Any thoughts?

It's still early - I may post more again later!

A Picture a Day

2012-01-03T10:22:00.004-05:00

I see a lot of blogs that do the "Post a Picture a Day" - so by the end of the year, there is a record of your activities for the year. I kind of like this... but... because I don't have a computer at home right now - my Monday posts may have more than one picture. Let's give this a shot and see how it goes...

Here is my picture for January 1 - Hubble sleeping... this is our routine in the evenings - I sit in my chair with a blanket on my legs, then he crawls up there, curls up and is off to dreamland. Then I take a lot of pictures of him sleeping... he's just so cute!

January 2 - this is of the people waiting at Big O Tires. It was crowded... there were not enough seats. I stood by a display of tires and worked on my granny squares. One lady said to me, "you sure are smart to think to bring something." Smart? I don't know about that... but - I was glad I had it! It was a long wait.

January 3 - Granny Squares. I am enjoying this project very much. I have completed 19 squares so far and have about 10 in various stages. I have found that I like to do a lot of the middle sections, then work on the next round on all of them, then the next round - as opposed to doing one square start to finish. I love the colors... and I love the speed. Now - when it comes time to sew in all of my ends I may be feeling a bit differently!

Today is the start of the legislative session. This is the long session... it should be very interesting. Tonight - chorus also starts back up again. We've been on a break since November... and I'm ready to get back to it.

A New Project

2011-12-27T10:58:00.005-05:00

Of course I have to have a new project... I can never have too many going on at one time! This one is a granny square afghan. Now - I remember YEARS ago that I had started one. I would line up my finished squares according to which colors I had used. Then - I got tired of it... and I think I sold the bag of squares at a yard sale. Could I just shoot myself now for doing that? Yes.

I saw this pattern online at the Caron website - where the free patterns are. I did change the colors a bit - I don't care for olive green colors, so I've changed the middle square to a brighter pear color. And - I'm using the Michael's Loops and Threads yarn.

Here is the square - I have actually done 4 of them... only 128 to go. Hmmm.... do you think I can follow this through and complete 132 squares? Only time will tell!

It's time to think about resolutions - and things I'd like to accomplish for next year. I'm sure the standards will remain: lose weight, save money, eat better, read more... but I'm trying to think of something more "special" to do... something like a "Random Act of Kindness a Day" or something like that. I'm open to suggestions if you can think of anything? Also - I see a lot of "25 things I'd like to do before I turn 25" - and then I realize that if I wanted to do something like that, I should have done it before I got so old! It's going to be harder to find something that I'll want to do 51 of :-)

I had a wonderful Christmas - we had a good time, we laughed a lot - and Santa was very good to me. I hope that you had a happy one also.

One more thing - my sister's sister-in-law, Joanna, has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. She has had surgery to remove part of the tumor and today is seeing the radiation oncologist. My sister is with her at this visit. Please keep Joanna in your prayers.

Lemonhead Instant Win Game

2011-12-26T07:33:00.001-05:00

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It's About Time

2011-12-22T09:14:00.004-05:00

It's been a long time since I've posted anything... I don't know why. I guess part of it is that I don't have a computer at home anymore, and I can't do this on my phone. So - I'll try to post more... who's reading this? Just me? Anyway...

I found my "resolutions" from last year - and I probably will have mostly the same ones this year: Read more, craft more, give more... I did read about 5 books last year - which was about 5 more than the year before. I have 3 books with me to read during this Christmas week. I think they're all easy reads - so that shouldn't be too hard. Craft more? I did a lot of crafts... not a lot of different things, but a lot of the same thing. I made a lot of hats. Cute hats. Colorful hats. And - I probably will make more. I've made a scarf and am working on my second one... the first time I've ever done cables. Here's what it looks like:

The scarf is not as dark as it looks... it's a really pretty "pear" color...

Give more? I don't know that I was very good with my giving. I will try harder this year.

So - have a Merry Christmas - and I do hope to post more. I read a lot of blogs and am in awe of how good they all are about writing interesting and informative posts. Maybe that's another resolution - be more interesting and informative... ok - we'll check in on that resolution in a month or two and see how it's going :-)

National Anthem

2011-06-10T15:47:00.005-04:00

Last night - the Acoustix sang the National Anthem for the NBA Finals game. They did a great job!

Busy weekend ahead - I hope everyone has a good one!

Yard Sale

2011-06-09T15:53:00.002-04:00

The chorus yard sale was Saturday and it was a huge success! I think we made more than we have ever made. We had a lot of stuff... and it just kept coming in. Thank goodness we were able to have it in the gym. I don't know if we would have all survived - it was so hot. It was miserable when it came time to tear down and load everything.

When I got home - Hubble didn't meet me at the door. It scared me to death. I yelled for him... and nothing. Then I noticed the front bedroom door was closed... and there he was... just a little "mew"... and then he was attached to my side for the rest of the night. Funny little boy.

This weekend is Alegria - Cirque du Soleil - I'm so excited!

Movies

2011-06-01T08:32:00.002-04:00

In the past 3 weeks I have rented (and watched!) 6 movies:

The King's Speech
Sex and the City II
Bride Wars
Love and Other Drugs
The Switch
Life as We Know It

And - I have to say that I liked them all. My favorite of all of those would have to be The Switch. It was just cute. It's like a chick flick fest (except The King's Speech).

Redbox and I are becoming close friends.

Memorial Day Weekend

2011-05-27T15:12:00.002-04:00

It's also time for the Strawberry Festival in Starlight, Indiana. We went a couple of years ago, and we're going tomorrow. I think the weather is supposed to be beautiful. Yeah! Strawberry shortcake, craft booth, bingo, trying to win a cake or a plant, and a huge yard sale - what could be more fun!

It's been a frustrating week at work - so much work is coming in and there's no way to keep up with everything.

Oh well - it will be nice to have a couple of days to do nothing. I think I'll rent a couple of movies!

Have a great weekend,

Lisa

Storms

2011-05-26T08:55:00.002-04:00

I'm so tired of tornado warnings and doppler radar-indicated tornadoes. I took Hubble last night and we went to my mom and dad's. With all of that scary-looking weather headed my way, I just didn't want to take a chance. I moved my furniture in off my balcony... and away we went. Nothing had happened by 1:00 a.m. - so I went to bed, and apparently slept through the storm that got there at around 2:00. Good for me!

Today is beautiful - but I think it's supposed to rain again, but nothing severe is predicted.

We have rehearsal tonight with Awesome Joe!

The Strawberry Festival is this weekend.

Yeah!

It's Been a While

2011-05-25T10:53:00.002-04:00

I know... where have I been?

Here... working... singing... same old, same old.

Just a short post today to let you know I'm still alive!!!

All of my shows have ended:
Survivor
The Amazing Race
Celebrity Apprentice
The Biggest Loser
Dancing With the Stars

And - I think I was happy with the way they all turned out - especially Dancing With the Stars - I LOVE Hines Ward - and now will be a Steelers fan... he was great!!!!

Anyway - I'll post more, I promise :-)

I Made Chili - or Hamburger Helper

2010-09-28T14:19:00.002-04:00

I stopped on the way home from work and got the ingredients to make chili. I've only made chili once before, and I actually think it was a Weight Watchers recipe. I have no clue now :-) So - I got ground turkey, crushed tomatoes, kidney beans and the Kroger version of the Chili-o mix. I think my mistake was that I didn't have enough of the mix... there wasn't any flavor - just some spicy-hot feeling. Hubble kind of turned up his nose at it and only ate a piece of cracker. And - it ended up being like Hamburger Helper... lots of elbow macaroni... and spice... oh well - I do have enough to feed a small, or medium-sized, army! I've had 2 meals so far and there's probably another 10-12 servings in there. I think 2 more servings and I'll be freezing the rest of it! Wish I had taken a picture.

Why Don't You Finish Something?

2010-09-27T13:40:00.002-04:00

That's what one of my co-workers asked me when I was telling her that I was going to JoAnn Fabrics over the weekend to buy some material (to go with material I already have) to make a small quilt. Well - her question made me think. A lot.

First of all... I'm a crafter... I always have been. And - I've always had more than one project going at one time. I would rather have several projects in progress than to do one individual project at a time. Most of the things I'm working on now are actually in their last steps and could probably be finished relatively quickly:

Hats - all of the hats that I've knitted just need the pom-poms. I bought a pom-pom maker (instead of trying to make them myself) and I have the yarn.

Little pillow ornaments - I have the gold border cord and the gold thread. All that is left to do is sew that on.

Coasters - they're finished except for whipstitching the sides.

USA Banners - they only need to be glued together.

Hand-stitched quilt top - I'm on my last square, then I'll just need to make a border, sandwich it together and machine quilt it.

All of these could be finished... soon. So - I guess I have to ask myself, "why *don't* you finish something?" I don't really have an answer. It's not like there's not other projects ready to get started on.

Maybe I'll make the month of October "Why Don't You Finish Something Month?" Want to join me?????

Moving Back Home

2010-09-17T10:03:00.002-04:00

I can't believe it - I'm moving back to my apartment tomorrow. It's going to take a small army to do it! Tonight I have the pleasure of getting everything packed... that should take a little while!

First though - I'll be attending the Wine into Water fundraiser held at the Wildside Winery in Versailles. Our church has been very active in serving on mission trips (Living Waters Mission) to Mexico to help provide water purification systems for communities there. This is a fundraiser for that program. I'm excited... I've not been to many local wineries, and didn't even know there was one in Versailles!

Cat in the Hats

2010-09-16T08:56:00.004-04:00

Good morning! Things are still progressing very nicely. Now - I use the cane every day to walk into work, but mostly because of my insecurity (fear!) on the stairs - going down! It's as though I'm stepping off into some big canyon - and even if the step is very small, it's still feels VERY LARGE! But - it will come - soon - and I'm very glad :-)

These are pictures of the hats that I knitted while I was recuperating. Most of them were just from leftover yarn - whatever we had (or what my mom had from making her afghans). Then - I started making the black and gold ones - for Woodford County. There is a fall festival type thing in Versailles in November and the Whittakers have decided to purchase booth space and try and sell some of our "stuff." My father will have some of his pens and bowls that he's made, my mom will have quite a few afghans and I'll have hats and coasters - and anything else I can come up with or put together between now and then!

Anyway - back to the hats. I put them all out on the bed. Then I thought, "boy - it would be really cute to have a picture of Hubble playing with the hats." Well - he was having none of that. He would walk through the hats - only in the space between them, kind of tip-toeing... silly boy. Then he's walk to me and head butt me - then I'd go to the other end of the hats... and here he'd come - making his way through the hats... oh well.. so much for a Cat in the Hat :-) What you get are really blurry pictures of a cat on the move!

Where Did the Time Go???

2010-09-07T10:22:00.002-04:00

I'm back at work - I can hardly believe it! I got released from Dr. Parr last Monday, with instructions to work 1/2 days for 3 weeks - and with a follow-up appointment in 4 years (yes - they scheduled my appointment for 9/2/2014). I'm glad to be back into a sort of "routine" - the half days will be weird - but I'm pretty sure that by next week I'll be ready to be here full time again. I'm going back to chorus tonight - I sure have missed it. I'm sure I won't be back up on the risers for a couple of weeks - and that's fine :-)

I'm very thankful for how smoothly this whole thing went - and thankful for my family's support and for them letting me stay with them. It hasn't been too bad :-)

Hubble and I will be moving back home on the 18th - I'm sure it will be quite a change for him - he's had the run of a bigger house - and attention 24/7. He's such a funny boy - but he'll be fine.

As soon as I can remember, I'll take some pictures of all of the hats I knitted! 11 of them, I think was the last count! There's a Holiday "bazaar" in November - and my mom, dad and I are going to try and sell some items - and I think I'll be trying to sell hats! I made several in gold and black - Woodford County colors, and a couple of UK hats, too!

Thank you to everyone for all of their good wishes...

Hopefully, I can continue to remember to update this more frequently :-)

I'm Home!

2010-08-02T22:13:00.002-04:00

It was a long day. First of all the taking off of the dressing at 6:00 a.m. I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to see what my knee looked like - but, it wasn't that bad. Not nearly as swollen as I thought it would be. All of the nurses and the doctor all said it looked great - so I'm going with that :-)

Finally got out of the hospital and home at about 12:30. Getting into the car was interesting and a little painful - but thank goodness for Lortab!

Still working my way around the house and figuring what chairs and sitting places will work for me right now - obviously the couch is a big "no" - it was too hard to get up and it took my mom and dad both to help me up from there!!! We played Scrabble tonight and I even won!

I've had a little nap - and now - it's getting close to bedtime for me. Tomorrow is another day... and another repetition of another painful exercise! On to bigger and better things!

Dressing Change (warning - pictures may be too graphic!)

2010-08-02T05:50:00.005-04:00

Good morning! Today is going-home-day. It's probably going to be a long and tiring day and I wanted you to share in my activities!!

Here is nurse Ester removing the bandage:

Here's my zipper:

All prettied up!

Will post more later!

Small Steps

2010-08-01T22:26:00.004-04:00

Day two started out getting the catheter removed - hallelujah! Which means I can wear my own clothes!!!!

Physical therapy came early because it was Sunday and took me for a stroll down the hallway. When we got back, she gave me some new exercises which made me VERY woozy. I never felt like I was going to be sick or pass out, just really woozy. So we finished the exercises, I took a pain pill and I was able to get some rest. Then - here came physical therapy again. We took another walk, including walking up and down a few stairs. And then we went back to the room to do those dreaded exercises again. However, this time, I was able to do the exercises with minimal help from the therapist and without getting woozy! The therapist also measured my leg and I was able to completely flatten it out and I've increased my bending angle to 94 degrees.

The doctor came to visit and asked if I'd like to go home tomorrow - a day ahead of schedule. Well yes!! We were very excited. Tomorrow morning they will remove the IV, take off all the dressing/bandages from my knee (I'll try to remember to take a picture of it so you can see!), give me the directions for the next couple of weeks, and send me on my way.

Heading to bed soon. My sister is here with me again. I hope we have as much fun tonight as we've had the past two nights.

Will update more tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of the prayers and good wishes!

What a boring day!

2010-07-31T20:18:00.005-04:00

One day post-op and I am IV-free, have been sitting up in a chair for 9 hours, took a little stroll down the hall. Other than that, I have been REALLY bored. I have worked Word Jumbles, Sudoku and crossword puzzles. Tomorrow my mom and dad are bringing the Scrabble game and a season of West Wing for me to watch.

Yesterday was kind of fuzzy for me to remember. I know that I was quite nervous when I got to the hospital at 7 a.m. I had to wait almost an hour until they called me back to the pre-op area. Then all the fun started. I won't go into all the details but I wanted everyone to see that the doctor did mark my leg so he would know which one to operate on (excuse the hair legs - I had to stop shaving them 2 weeks before surgery . . . well, one week but don't tell anyone!)
I said my final goodbyes and a big woo-hoo as I went down the hallway only to run into Dr. Ireland (the doctor who has been taking care of my leg for ten years and helped me get through the Nashville and Regional competitions) who said, "Did you win your contest?" and "The best of luck to you!"

Then onto the operating room where the largest man in the world moved me to the operating table. They put the oxygen mask on and said, "You are going to get sleepy." And I did. That's the last thing I remember until waking up in the recovery room where I had to stay a lot longer than anticipated because it took FOREVER to get a room ready for me.

There was no nausea, I felt fine. The pain took a while to get under control (the pain pump kept yelling at me because I was pushing the button too often!).

My sister came and stayed with me last night. It was like a slumber party. We had a great time. We talked a lot and laughed a lot and actually got some sleep!

Now to my first day post-op . . . It was a flurry of activity in the morning with nurse changes and doctor visits and vital checking and breakfast (which was gross by the way) and family changes and the horrific wait for physical therapy to show up!

So finally, at 10:55, in came Elizabeth, and I said to her, "Are you big enough to pick me up if I fall down???" And Elizabeth said, pointing to her arm, "Have you seen these guns?" The next thing I knew I was standing up and walking over to the chair where I did some exercises and ate my lunch and waiting for Elizabeth to come and put me back in bed.

Well, when Elizabeth came back, she said, "Let's go for a little stroll," and we did! (Not a long stroll, but a little stroll.) Then back to the chair where I sat until 8 p.m. tonight - happily and bored! And, relatively pain free.

Mona is back to spend another night. Darlene, my night nurse, just came in and is now a new Facebook friend and Farmville friend! So, please have happy thoughts and prayers that tomorrow is as successful and boring as today was - plus, I'll be catheter free and can wear my own clothes!!!

Thank you to everyone who has said a special prayer for me and for all your good thoughts. Keep them coming! I will try to update again tomorrow!

13 Hours and Counting

2010-07-29T21:29:00.003-04:00

My surgery is at 10:30 tomorrow morning. We have to be at the hospital at 7:00 - yuck! But - the sooner we get there, the sooner the IV gets hooked up - and the sooner I get the stuff to keep me calm :-)

Went up today to meet with the doctor and do the pre-checkin at the hospital. It took a long time - but it was all quite efficient and smooth. The people were all very nice - and I came away with some lovely red "jewelry" as the registration lady called it. My hospital bracelet showing that they took some blood today. I think it will get changed in the morning for my "real" jewelry... it would be great if it was hot pink or purple... but it will probably just be blah...

Thank you to all who have commented on Facebook and sent e-mails - it is so nice to know that so many will be thinking about me tomorrow.

I'll update as soon as I'm coherent :-)

2 Days

2010-07-28T09:45:00.004-04:00

Today is my last day at work. Yeah! I guess :-) Really - I am ready to get this done - and be on the road to a pain-free knee!!!

I got really anxious yesterday at work. I'm not really "nervous" - and I'll be fine once I get to the hospital on Friday - and they give me something to calm me down... yep - that's what I'm waiting for. I know that everything will be fine - and it will be what it is.

I've got some things to take care of today and tomorrow for the chorus - mostly with the trivia/silent auction event. I sure hope it is a success!

3 Days

2010-07-27T10:18:00.002-04:00

Wow - hard to believe how fast these days are going! Tonight will be my last night at chorus for a few weeks - I hate that, but it's ok. Tomorrow is my last day at work. Thursday I think I'll be spending most of the day at the doctor's office and at the hospital - then Friday! OK - that's enough thinking about it for now!!!!

I love to read craft blogs... if you look through my list of Favorites - you'll see a lot of cupcake blogs, craft blogs, knitting blogs, crocheting blogs - and now - quilting blogs. It is amazing to see how much some of these women can get done! They all have huge stashes of fabric... and great ideas - quilts are a lot of fun now... I still love the looks of all of the "old" ones - but now things are wonky... that's what they call it when the lines aren't straight... or parallel. They are a lot of fun to look at.

One of the blogs I read - Alaskan Purl - is giving away a felted purse pattern and the yarn to make it. It is beautiful... I don't know that I am an experienced enough knitter to make it - but it would be fun to try!!!!!

I have a bin of started projects at my mom and dad's house, ready to work on after my surgery. It would be nice to finish some things :-) I'll take some pictures when I finish them!!!!!

4 Days

2010-07-26T08:44:00.000-04:00

I missed a day... oh well.

There are a lot of small things to get done this week. I'll only be at work through Wednesday - then off on Thursday and Friday (of course!). I have to do a lot with the trivia event for chorus - hopefully I can get most of the silent auction stuff taken care of - so that no one else will have to worry about it.

6 Days

2010-07-24T15:57:00.002-04:00

Wow - a week from today I will wake up with a new knee. And - will start my physical therapy. I'm not nervous about it yet... but I know that when Wednesday gets here, I'll start getting nervous. I go to see Dr. Parr on Thursday and then to the hospital for the whole check-in process. They say that will take about 2 hours. I'm sure Thursday I will be a nervous wreck. I can hope that I won't be :-) But - I know me.

7 Days

2010-07-23T23:08:00.002-04:00

Today I had my physical, EKG and chest x-ray. Hopefully everything was good... Dr. Hutch is so funny...

Going to dinner with my friend, Fran, tomorrow. She had a bad fall last week, lots of stitches in her hand - and she was to go see the hand specialist today. I hope she had a good report.

Have a great weekend!

8 Days

2010-07-22T13:08:00.002-04:00

I really have nothing to report today. Marissa spent the night at my mom and dad's last night - and Hubble was not thrilled. Marissa was playing on the computer and Hubble came out - I don't think he ever saw her, but he kept smelling her shoes. He spend the rest of the evening in the bedroom with me. This morning he could still tell that something just wasn't right... he was like a little "watch kitty" - very concerned about what was in the other room! It was really funny!

I beat mom at Scrabble by 1 point! Yeah for me :-)

9 Days

2010-07-21T13:40:00.002-04:00

Had a wonderful meal at Cattleman's in Frankfort last night. I don't remember exactly what I had - but it had grilled onions on it - and that made me very happy :-)

I've started my list of things to do before next Friday. I'm working on a list of movies from Redbox - that hopefully I can bribe someone to get for me (after I've recuperated for a bit!) when I feel like watching a movie.

Several chorus things to take care of. I will be missing our Trivia event on August 6th - and our Gold-setting session on the 7th. But - I'm still in charge of our Silent Auction for the trivia event - and I'll need to get everything done for that - hopefully by Wednesday of next week.

Going out to dinner tonight with my Mom and Dad.

I don't know anything else today :-)

Countdown...

2010-07-20T14:38:00.002-04:00

Well - my surgery is scheduled for the 30th - 10 days from today. I guess I'm ready. I had 2 oral surgeries and have been released from that. I have a physical- including EKG on Friday. I'm working on my list of things to do before I go to the hospital. Nothing much - but little things. I will try to keep this updated while I'm recuperating - I'm not making any promises, though!

I'm Cured!!!!

2010-04-09T12:01:00.002-04:00

Of my Project Runway Sleeping Sickness! Last night - I was able to stay awake for the entire episode!!!!! I know... it *is* a miracle!!!!!

Project Runway Sleeping Sickness

2010-03-05T09:06:00.002-05:00

I think I have this terrible disease. Every Thursday - I wait for Project Runway - I LOVE Project Runway... it comes on at 10:00. So - at 9:00 - I watch the previous week's episode - to refresh my memory - and laugh, again, at all the funny parts. Then - at 10:00 - I get comfortable... and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... I am asleep. I tend to wake up just as Heidi is auf-ing someone... but I've missed all the fun... the shopping at Mood... the suspenseful music... hearing what Michael and Nina have to say... seeing who the guest judge is... I miss it all! Then I think... "well - they usually play the next episode right after this one" - so I'll get ready to watch it again. It starts... I see the challenge - and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... I am asleep again. I don't understand!!!!! Thank goodness I can watch it online!!!

That Funny Smell

2010-03-03T08:42:00.002-05:00

I made a pepper steak in my new crock pot last night. My friend, Sharon, gave me the crock pot on the day I moved in last November. Last night was the first time I've used it. I took it out of the box and took all of the cardboard and styrofoam pieces out - and read through the instruction manual. Then I put in the meat (which I *did* touch with my own two hands...), onion, tomatoes, green pepper, mushrooms and soy sauce... and then I cooked on high for an hour. When I went in after that hour to turn it down to low... there was an odd smell, kind of electric-y smelling. Of course that freaks me out... so I'm feeling all up and down the cord, making sure it's not hot or anything... and everything seemed fine. I did open the pot and stir the stuff inside a bit - and that smell took over the other smell - so everything seemed fine (and it was - don't worry - this story doesn't have a bad ending!!!).

So - I set my alarm for 1:30 a.m. to turn off the crock pot. I go in and it just smells delicious. I turned it off and let it sit. Later - I scooped out the stuff to bring in to work - and took the crock out to put in the sink. Well... hmm... there - in the crock pot - is the cardboard tube that was in there for packaging.... good grief. I guess it's a good thing that the cardboard didn't catch on fire? Could it have done that? I don't know... But - anyway - all is good... at least I hope it is!!!! And no - there's no picture :-)

National Craft Month

2010-03-01T09:23:00.004-05:00

I cannot believe it's March!!! Holy cow... the Olympics are over, hopefully the snow is over - and March madness will soon be here! Also - March is National Craft Month. I unearthed a lot of things over the past two weekends - but still don't have a clear space to sew or do anything crafty - so I've decided that I'm going to make March - National Finish a Craft Month - and I shouldn't have a problem finding enough to keep me busy! I got out an afghan that is about halfway finished and worked on that over the weekend... I've got some coasters that need to be finished... those USA banners... a hat I've started knitting... quilt squares that have been started... I'm sure I've got enough unfinished things to make it National Finish a Craft YEAR!

Magic Johnson was in the building on Thursday - I know it's hard to see him - but it really was him - I promise!!!

Anyway - off I go to finish something! Happy March - and Happy Crafting!!!!

A Scarf for Special Olympics

2010-02-17T13:54:00.002-05:00

Last year about this time I came across a blog that referenced making scarves for Special Olympics. I found the information - but by that time - it was too late to make a scarf. Then, of course, I forgot all about it. So - the other day, I was reading blogs, and there it was again! I found the information (and the deadline!)... stopped the other day and bought the yarn... and Saturday and Sunday while watching the Olympics, I crocheted the scarf. The colors this year are Red Heart Cherry Red and Grey Heather. You can click here for the info on the scarf project. I hope to get this in the mail this weekend!

Lemon Meringue Pie Cupcakes

2010-02-12T13:12:00.005-05:00

I have jumped on the cupcake bandwagon with the rest of the world - and have made my first ones! I got Martha Stewart's Cupcake book last summer - and have so enjoyed reading the recipes - over and over again. Well - I went to a Superbowl party on Sunday - and used that as my excuse to make the Lemon Meringue Pie cupcakes. It certainly was a learning experience!

1. I made lemon curd! How fun was that... now I want to make other curds! What cute gifts that would make for people... Here's the curd on the cupcake.

2. My stand mixer is not good... it's ok in that I don't have to use one hand to hold the mixer - but I did have to lift the bowl so that the mixers were deep enough in the bowl.

3. I did not care for the 7-Minute Frosting for these cupcakes. If I make them again... I will use a different frosting.

4. I did love using the little torch to brown them!!!! That was so FUN!!!!!

5. The batter for these cupcakes was the best batter I've ever had!!!!!! So light - and lemony!

So - I'd say that my first cupcakes were definitely a success!!!! Now - I need to think about what will be next...

Lover's Lane

2010-02-08T10:34:00.002-05:00

I had to stop at Kroger's last night to pick up some veggies for Peggy and Fran's Superbowl party. I ran in (gimped in...) - and picked up the veggie tray, some extra tomatoes and broccoli and some of that yummy Marzetti Southwest dip and headed for the ever-crowded checkout. So - I look for the express lanes... and they're crowded... the self-checkout is crowded and then I see this very decorated lane - "Lover's Lane" - there's red paper all around the conveyor part of the lane... and signs "Lover's Lane Here". And - there was only one person in the lane. Well - I did not want to check out in Lover's Lane. So - I head back to one of the less crowded lane - and one of the Kroger employees says, "you can check out in this lane" - and points to Lover's Lane. Great.

Why is there a Lover's Lane checkout???? Where's the "I'll be single forever lane?" Did they have a "Speak Like a Pirate Lane" last September... I don't think so!

Anyway - it annoyed me.

Globes

2009-10-29T14:37:00.004-04:00

The chorus has been working really hard - and this year we had our orientation for the girls that had never competed with us before... "An Orientation of Global Proportions" - and it was a great day! I made (with my mom and dad's help) - some globe ornaments (which I don't have a picture of right now). Then for our "Let's Get it Started" party in Nashville - I made some globe cookies - and boy, did they turn out cute!!!!!!

They tasted pretty good too :-)

Blowout!

2009-10-28T13:20:00.003-04:00

I can hardly believe it's all over... we've been to Nashville - and come home with a 3rd Place Medal!!!!!! We are just ecstatic!!!!!! We worked hard... and we are so pleased! But - more about that later!!!

I rode down to Nashville with Fran in the riser truck on Monday, the 19th. We left her house about noon-ish... stopped south of Elizabethtown to have lunch at the Cracker Barrell with Peggy, Kate, Debbie and Betty Lou. Fran and I got back in the truck - headed for Nashville. South of Bowling Green - BOOM.... and then the truck was shaking... and Fran says, "Well - that's a flat." - and she was right... a blowout actually. The truck had dual tires on the back - and I'll just say thank goodness - because I don't even want to think about what might have happened if we had not been in that truck.

So - we call AAA and they won't cover it because it's bigger than a pickup truck but they give us the name of a company that will fix it. We wait for them to call us. In the meantime - Fran calls her boss - and they find a place in Bowling Green - Kentucky Tire Exchange. Well - here comes John to fix the tire. 18 minutes later... yes - that's right... 18 minutes is all it took him to change that tire!!!!

On to Nashville we went - we did miss our scheduled time to unload the truck - but that's ok. It was then set up for 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

Oh yeah - Fran picked up a piece of the tire off the road - and we presented it to Debbie on Tuesday night at our party - just an omen that we were going to "blow out the competition!" - and you know what... it was a good omen :-)

Aches and Pains

2009-10-05T11:32:00.004-04:00

Let's see who is present today:

Sore neck: "Here!"
Sore shoulders: "Here!"
Sore left elbow: "Present!"
Sore right thumb: "Here!"
Sore hips: "Here!" and "Here!"
Sore knees: "Oh yeah - we're here!"
Sore left foot: "Here!"

OK - well - everyone is present and accounted for!

Have an appointment with Dr. Ireland for this Friday to get another cortisone shot. Had wanted it a little closer to contest - but it will be the day before dress rehearsal. That is a good thing!

Fidos

2009-09-29T15:29:00.002-04:00

My mom and dad have been playing scrabble almost every day since last Christmas. They don't play on Sunday because, according to my father, "it is a day of rest". Now that I am living there - I am getting to play more. I won last night. At one point my father played fid - meaning "a tapered usually wooden pin used in opening the strands of a rope". Then it was my mom's turn - she looked something up in the dictionary - and added "os" to the end of that. Well - Daddy and I both wanted to know what that meant. Mom said, "It's a detective coin." - what??? I don't even understand what that means... so I started looking in one dictionary - and Daddy looked in another - and then my mom says, "maybe it said 'defective' coin". It was so funny. Probably one of those things where you had to be there :-)

You learn something new every day.

We Cleaned

2009-09-28T11:03:00.003-04:00

But not nearly enough. Erica and I worked at the house for several hours on Saturday. The basement is in really good shape now. We're going to go back on Saturday and hopefully finish.

Went to watch my friend Carey compete in a ballroom dance competition yesterday - she did great! It's so much fun to watch... and I just think - if I had two good knees and would win the lottery - I'd take some lessons :-)

Three Months Till Christmas

2009-09-25T14:50:00.002-04:00

I know... a lot of people will hate to hear that!

I believe that's all I have to say today. Except that I'll be watching golf and football this weekend. And cleaning... and hopefully finishing up in the house. Since I've not been there in almost 2 weeks - I don't even want to go back. We'll hope it's a short day tomorrow.

Have a good weekend.

There's a FOX on the Porch!

2009-09-17T09:43:00.002-04:00

We're at home last night... after dinner... after Scrabble... and I hear my dad yell, "There's a fox on the porch!" Well - here are all of the things that immediately went through my mind:

1. Where's Hubble?????
2. Oh gosh - I remember when we had a possum (I know... opossum...) in the house...
3. Where's my camera?
4. Be very quiet!
5. WHY IS DADDY OPENING THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!

Well... sorry to disappoint you, but it wasn't a Fox... it was a Box... that had been delivered.

Oh well...

I heard last night that our friend Dave Walker had a massive heart attack in August. He's in a ventilator-weaning hospital and doing better.

Retreat is tomorrow. I cannot believe it!!!!

That's all I know :-)

Clean-up on I-64

2009-09-14T12:44:00.004-04:00

OK – all is moved… thank goodness.

It went fairly smoothly… the only thing I didn’t have done when they got there on Saturday was some dishes washed and packed and Mona and Mom took care of that while Daddy and I went to get the truck. Mom, Dad, Kenneth, Mona, David, and Little David (who worked his little butt off!) were there – plus my friends Fran, Peggy, Tanya and Marsha. It packed very quickly – my brother is very good at condensing things and packing them on the truck.

So – I had rented the truck a couple of weeks ago – the place was less than a mile from the house. When Daddy and I went to get it. I had a coupon for an additional 15% off that I took with me. I was filling out the paperwork and I handed her the coupon and said, “Do you accept coupons?” and the lady said, “We’re not Budget.” Well – crap. All this time I thought I had rented a Budget truck – but I had rented a U-Haul. It was hilarious! I thought… “oh crap – now she’s going to charge me out the wazoo because I’ve pissed her off!!!!” It was so funny. I had even told little David earlier (because he had asked what the truck would look like) that it would be a big white truck with Budget on the side… good grief!!!!

We fill up the U-Haul (as much as would go in there!) and realize that I must have had a bigger truck when I moved to Louisville. So – we also filled up my dad’s pickup, Mona’s car, Marsha’s car and Tanya’s car. Mine, of course, was pretty much already filled with crap! Off we go – it’s about 30 miles to the storage unit. After we’d been driving about 10 minutes, I called my mom and asked if Daddy or Kenneth had a cell phone. Daddy was driving the U-Haul and Kenneth was with him. Of course they don’t…. and they had left last from the house – and were nowhere in sight – and had no idea where they were going. Daddy knew that the storage unit was on the other side of the road from the apartments (he had at least been there…) but didn’t know what street. After we’d gone about 15 miles or so – my mom calls me back – and says that someone has yelled at her something about a chair-and pointing to the back of the truck… so she pulls over to the side of the road, I pull over, Tanya pulls over – and here comes Marsha backing up. So – Mom, Marsha, Tanya and I are standing at the back of the pickup looking and saying, “Were there 3 chairs in here or 4?” “How could we lose a chair – we didn’t see anything” – and we’re laughing… and then we see a man walking toward us – and he says, “Did you lose a chair? It’s about ½ mile back in the median.” Oh my gosh – it was hilarious!!!!! Mona then calls, “Did you lose a chair – I think we saw one.” – so she turned around and go the chair. It’s still in one piece… kind of banged up… but Daddy’s going to work on it.

OK… we’re all back in our cars and I get off at the exit expecting to see my dad and Kenneth waiting for us. But – no truck. We went on to the storage place… and no daddy. We unloaded all of our cars while my mom went to look for him. We get finished and we’re waiting and waiting… and finally – here come Daddy and Kenneth. They had taken the wrong exit on the Interstate and had been driving on side roads looking for the storage place. Now – no Mom. I called her… she’d gone all of the way back to the interstate looking for them. Now - finally – everybody was there.

Several Christmas ornaments got broken… it was kind of funny. One dropped to the floor and we couldn’t figure out where it was coming from… then another... then another… well – a box of those glass ornaments (I had actually bought from QVC) had tipped over during the trip – but ornaments were only falling out one at a time… it was quite funny. No big deal… I certainly wasn’t that attached to them… and there are still a lot of them left.

Also - on the way to Shelbyville - I hit 125,000 miles on my car. I was glad I had the camera with me! You can see this milestone - and the carnage of the Christmas ornaments!

Last night I heard my mom say to my dad, "Tomorrow we'll have Hubble all to ourselves." How funny is that! I know where they could get a Hubble of their own :-)

No Coffee for You

2009-09-10T09:25:00.002-04:00

I'm posting with bullet points today :-)

- We got word yesterday that there would be no more coffee here at the office. What can you do. I did get my new coffee maker out of layaway last night - so at least I'll be able to make coffee at home.

- When did it become acceptable or appropriate to heckle the President?

- My farm on FarmTown is HUGE!!!! I'm going to get carpal tunnel just harvesting and plowing.

- Leaving at noon today - to go home and work on the final things before moving on Saturday. I have to thank, in advance, my friends and family that are coming on Saturday to move me. It will be a fun day - and it looks like the weather is cooperating! Yeah!

- Coaching with Joe tonight! Whoo hoo!

Got to see Hubble!

2009-09-09T11:14:00.003-04:00

He was so cute when I got home last night! "Meeeoooowwwww!" he said.... but what I heard was, "You're hoooooome!!!!" Boy - it's nice to be missed.

Four Days

2009-09-08T14:48:00.003-04:00

Until I move. I'll be so glad. I'm so tired of packing and looking at all of that stuff that I have. I've been watching that Hoarders program on A and E - it's a scary place to be... and I can tell I'm right on the edge of being a Hoarder. Sometimes I would just love to throw everything away - but then I get to the box of sheet music - and I just can't do it! I did throw a lot of things away over the weekend... and packed a lot of boxes... and washed a lot of clothes!

I got my new costume fitted yesterday. Returned some things to Target. Had dinner with Peggy and Fran.

Tonight I get to see my little Hubble Bubble... it's been quite a few nights!

Wildtree at Mona's

2009-09-04T09:08:00.002-04:00

Mona had a "thank you" dinner for some of her friends who had hosted a tasting - and she made all Wildtree food. I'll have to get a list of the items that she had... I know there was Wicked Good sauce, Scampi, Asian Ginger Plus sauce and Berry sauce... and then she let me taste the Cranberry Jalapeno jelly - wow! That was great!!!!! It's like the Harry and David stuff we like - but with a bigger kick to it! Yum!!!!!

Project Runway.... last night was one of the nights when I realize, "boy - you sure don't know anything about fashion." I would never have picked the outfits that they did. But - I'm glad she aufed Mitchell... he needed to go.

Keep good thoughts that my knee will hold up over this weekend of packing, packing and packing!!!!!!

Hubble and His "Other" Side

2009-09-03T12:53:00.002-04:00

I think Hubble is ticked off. He would not let me go to sleep last night. Walking and meowing... back and forth... back and forth.... then - he was over beside me on the bed - and he started this more aggressive meowing and pouncing on my arm and trying to bite me... that was not fun! I hope the calmer, gentler Hubble is there tonight!!!!!

Erica is moving today.

My list of things to do for this weekend is HUGE! Let's all hope that I get through the majority of them! I'd love to get almost everything done this weekend - and not have to worry much next week about packing - and then just show up on Saturday - ready to go!

It's a nice thought.

Poor Phoenix

2009-09-02T09:10:00.002-04:00

Yesterday - after my mom and dad came and got all of the items (box springs and mattress/computer/dresser... and Hubble!), I sat down to check my e-mail. Then I hear this, "mwaaaa" - kind of a wail... and I get up and go look in my bedroom. There - sitting in the middle of where the bed 'used' to be - is Phoenix. He was not happy. Poor thing.... Erica said that he doesn't do change very well - and I guess he doesn't. I hope the next few days are not too bad for him.

My mom just called and said, "Hubble is rotten." She said he jumped up into my dad's lap last night - he's not done that before. And - he's just been playing - and sitting on his condo. He's such a good boy! I'm just thankful that he has a "transition" place to go... and it's one that he knows... and he's going to love the new apartment!

I think that's about all I know today. Going to work on my huge list of things that have to get done this weekend... oh boy... scares me!

First of the Move

2009-09-01T10:30:00.003-04:00

Today my Mom and Dad are coming to my house and taking some things to their house: my box springs and mattress; dresser; computer (to go to Mona); and.... Hubble! He's making the big move to the grandparents' house today! He had his last night with his friends Cassius and Phoenix last night. We'll definitely have to plan some visits sometime! I know Hubble is going to miss them!

I cannot believe it's the first day of September. Time is going so quickly! 10 days until I move... 50 days until contest... wow.

That's all I know for today.

Storage is Secured

2009-08-31T12:55:00.002-04:00

I stopped by this morning and signed the lease for the storage place in Shelbyville. It was a really beautiful morning - so I drove by the apartment complex. If all goes well - and I get the unit that I think I'll be getting - the morning sun will be shining on my balcony. It will be a nice place for Hubble to look out on... there are some trees that I think he'll be able to see... and then the evening sun will not be shining in that side of the apartment. Yeah!

Erica packed like a wild woman this weekend. She's counting down now - by the hours! I'm still using days... 12 days for me. She moves this Thursday - and then I'll have the long Labor Day weekend to pack... and pack... and pack. The only thing I have scheduled this weekend is on Monday evening at 9:00 p.m. - and that is to have my costume fitting.

51 days until contest!

All of the Pieces

2009-08-28T15:39:00.002-04:00

Are starting to fall into place. I reserved the U-Haul today for the move-to-storage on Saturday, September 12th. I reserved the storage unit today. This weekend - lots to accomplish, including an all-day rehearsal and a board meeting. Want to make a trip to the chorus storage unit - and go to MAC and get rid of all of my empty containers.

Mom and Dad are coming on Tuesday to take the dresser, my mattress - and Hubble to their house.

That's all I know.

Replacement on the Horizon

2009-08-27T10:56:00.003-04:00

Went to the knee doctor yesterday - ended up with a cortisone shot. But - lots to think about. Scoping not necessarily an option anymore - too much arthritis - and she didn't think it would produce enough results to justify having the surgery. She recommended replacement - but did not want to rush me into it. We are going to try other options - injections right now. I had one yesterday and will have another before we go to contest in October.

If/when I do a replacement - it will probably not be until next summer. That's my story - and I'm sticking to it :-)

Knee Day

2009-08-26T10:03:00.003-04:00

I have an appointment this afternoon to see what can be done with my knee. It hurts. And - I need to figure out something to get me through contest in Nashville. After that - she can do whatever she wants (although I really, *really* hope that doesn't include a knee replacement!).

Moving-to-storage day is 16 days away. I know it will be here in about 10 seconds.... still a lot of boxes to pack. Have a busy Saturday - board meeting, rehearsal and picnic... but Sunday there's nothing to do.

Peggy has adult chicken pox.

Have to learn to cook again on an electric stove.

My apartment will be ready on October 9th.

No Room at the Inn

2009-08-03T10:26:00.002-04:00

I'll be moving in 39 days. I stopped by the Hi-Point Apartments on Friday to pick out the apartment I want to live in. Well - there are no 2-bedroom upstairs apartments available at this time. I am now on the waiting list. I don't want to be there. I want to know that I have a place to go. Worst-case scenario: Put my stuff in storage and move into Fran's Inn? I know they will call soon and let me know that there is something available. I did tell them on Friday that I really don't care what my view is - I would prefer at least a tree that Hubble can see.

Oh well...

Packing sucks. I'm not good at it... and it seems that I just create more of a mess before it looks better. I believe I will be taking some days off!

The First Time in 4 1/2 Years

2009-03-26T08:42:00.002-04:00

I work in the beautiful Capitol building in Frankfort. Every day - I park my car on the top level of the parking garage - and walk to the entrance of the Capitol that is closest to the Governor's mansion. Every day - I walk in the door - glance at the security person that is sitting there - and say, "Good Morning." Every day. Except today. I walked in - in the rain, and carrying my purse, another bag and an umbrella. I look over - "good morning," - and the lady says, "I need to see your security badge." Could have knocked me over with a feather.

I'm glad she was doing her job. And - thank goodness I actually knew where my badge was.

It just took me by surprise.

If A Tree Falls

2009-03-05T16:21:00.003-05:00

During the recent ice storm - my mom and dad lost a lot of limbs and branches from their trees in their yard. They are now in the process of having those trees removed. My mom grew up in this house - and was there when those trees were planted. They are really old trees :-)

As you can see - the big tree is quite damaged/diseased on the inside, so it is a good thing they are having them removed now. I know my mom was quite worried when it was windy - afraid that the house would be damaged from falling limbs.

I do believe that the resident squirrels are quite confused and don't know what to do - or where to go.

I had my mom and dad stand next to the big tree to have some reference as to just how big that one tree is! My mom is standing next to another tree... and they were both planted at the same time. You can see the 3rd tree in the background of one of the pictures. The picture of the holes in the yard - that is where the workers would drop pieces of the tree from up high... and the yard is just trashed from all of the holes!

I thought it would be sad to see the trees go - but it's not, I'm glad to say. My mom and dad's yard looks HUGE now!!!

Hats a Plenty for Me...

2009-02-20T09:52:00.003-05:00

I knitted two hats! Yeah for me. One for my dad... and one for my mom... you can decide which is which (although you might be able to see who is in the pictures :-) I tried to convince my dad that he needed a pompom on top of his - but he wasn't going for that.

They were very fun to do... and I have more yarn for more hats.

But - now I'm going to try and knit a pair of socks. Imagine the picture of the yarn here (because I forgot to take the picture):

I will keep you posted.

Kentucky Crafted tomorrow!

Happy Birthday to Mona!!!

2009-02-04T14:03:00.000-05:00

Today is my sister's 40th birthday!!! Whoo hoo! Happy, happy birthday Mo!!!!

(Boy - do I feel old now...)

:-)

A Printer Giveaway

2009-01-08T12:50:00.002-05:00

Do you need a new printer? And - a fancy, schmancy one at that? Check out this blog post - and look at that gorgeous printer! An Epson Artisan 800 all-in-one printer - and they have given her one to give away! Holy cow! Make sure to comment on her post to be entered to win one - and look at the cool things she's doing with it! That's terrific!!!!

I Know - This Will Get Old

2009-01-07T10:26:00.002-05:00

I just took the Brutally Honest Personality Test at HelloQuizzy.com - and I just want to share the results with you.

So - here are my results:

One word. Boring. Sums you up to a tee. You're responsible, trustworthy, serious and down to earth. Boring. Boring. Boring.
You play by the rules. You follow tradition. You encourage structure.
You insist that EVERYBODY do EVERYTHING by the book. Seriously, is there even an ounce of imagination in that little brain of yours? I mean, what's the point of imagination, right? It has no practical value...
As far as you're concerned, abstract theories can go screw themselves. You just want the facts, all the facts and nothing but the facts.
Oh. And you're a perfectionist. About everything. You know that the previous sentence was gramattically incorrect and that "gramattically" was spelt wrong. Your financial records are correct to 25 decimal places and your bedroom is in pristine condition. In fact, you even don't sleep on your bed anymore for fear that you might crease the sheets.
Thankfully, you don't have anyone else to share the bed with, because you're uncomfortable expressing affection and emotion to others. Too bad.

OK - I have to say - "who the hell are they talking about"? Cause that sure ain't me! Well - I may be boring, boring, boring and play by the rules - but I think I have some imagination - and I certainly am not a perfectionist! And - the whole thing about the financial records is a joke! They are right about not sleeping on my bed - but it's not because I'm afraid of creasing the sheets - it's more because I can't *find* the bed!

Oh well... most of my friends are probably boring too :-) Yes - that means you.

It's a New Dawn... A New Day...

2009-01-07T09:58:00.003-05:00

And I'm Feelin' Good. Thank you Michael Buble. Hard to believe that it's 2009. So - since it's a new year - I've decided to go with a new look. Yes - it's very pink. And - some of my old posts are hard to read. But - Pink is good. Pink makes me feel good. So - Pink it will be.

This new year will be bringing many changes and opportunities - just like any other year.

1. My chorus is on a runaway train to prepare for the international contest in October.
2. My roommate is going to be buying a house/condo - and I'll be moving to another place.
3. I have got to lose some weight and get more exercise. We just found out last night that we'll be wearing our white and silver costumes in April - so now, I actually have some type of deadline!

And of course - there are a million things that I want to do. I have gotten in that "crafty" mood. And - to be honest - it scares the crap out of me. I have been crocheting - I made Peggy an afghan for Christmas - and helped my mom on an afghan for little David. I made Fran a throw out of Minnesota Viking fleece. (No - I don't have any pictures - but I'll try to take some this weekend and post them here.) I really liked how that turned out - and may do that again for other sports fans... or fans of anything. There is SO much fleece out there - when I went to our new JoAnn Fabrics for the first time - I must admit I was quite overwhelmed by the amount of fleece in that store! So - my thought for this year (and we'll see how long that will last!) - is to find the small crafty things that I want to make... and then go ahead and make them. Don't wait until close to Christmas - but make them now - and gift them throughout the year. It could be my Year of Giving! As I'm thinking of this now - I'm remembering a couple of crafty things I have (the America "banners" - and the little stitched pillows) that just need to be finished. I'm a great "doer" - but not necessarily a great finisher!

I've seen a couple of things I want to start with - a luggage handle wrap - and a cozy to put on your coffee cup. These are small - and certainly doable - and now I can't wait!

My roommate taught me to knit a couple of months ago - and then she got me a book on sock making for Christmas. I'm hoping to get to the knit store to take a sock class... I just think that would be so exciting to be able to say, "I made those socks myself!" There is such cute yarn for socks... and again - it opens up another whole avenue of crafting for me!

So - here's to 2009.

Catching Up...

2008-10-13T12:05:00.003-04:00

Gosh... where to even start? There's a barbershop song that starts out "Where does the time go? Isn't it strange..." - and that's exactly how I feel! Where DOES the time go? I know I used to think that at night - little fairies would come in and set our clocks ahead - so that we'd lose time during the night. Maybe I really do believe that now!

I've put some pictures up here - just so you can see what all has been going on. First - Erica and I went to the Balloon Festival in Louisville. It was a lot of fun... I think! Very interesting. I had never been to anything like that - and to see all of the balloons flat on the ground - and then when they start inflating - it's quite interesting and scary! We were fairly close to one balloon - and when it started inflating - it kept rolling over toward us... so we picked up our chairs and moved... and did it again... and again! I had no idea how this all worked!!! Then - once most of the balloons were inflated - I went over to take a picture of the Harley Davidson balloon. I'm taking pictures - and then all of a sudden I hear, "I'm taking it down." Well - I thought - "cool - some type of balloon lingo..." - well... what that means is - holy crap - it's too windy... take the dang balloon down - and it doesn't matter who or what is in the way! I was in the path... and looked up and a big balloon is coming down - way too close for comfort!!!! So - I'm trying as fast as I can to get out of the way! Then - "where is Erica?" - well - she had moved because a balloon was getting ready to come down on her! Oh my gosh - it was hilarious!!!! I'd definitely go again - now that I know how it all works!

Went yesterday to Northern Kentucky for the Cincinnati Sound Chorus dress rehearsal. They are the chorus representing Region 4 in Hawaii in a couple of weeks. They sounded great! Good for them... I certainly wish them all the luck in the world. Also at this rehearsal was Lucky Day - one of the quartets from our Region - with Kris (from Pride of Kentucky) singing Bass - you go girl! And - Southern Gateway - with Joe Connelly directing them. They are doing a great job - and their contest is this coming weekend - in the Johnny Appleseed District.

A couple of weekends ago - Libby and went to the Cardinal District Contest in Louisville. Saw quite a few people that I hadn't seen in a while... and it was good to catch up with them. Saw Bette's father - and he called Bette - so I got to talk with her for just a minute.

Mona is now a representative for Wildtree - it's a fairly new home-based company that specializes in all natural foods and spices. I've had a little bit - and what I've had has been very good. I'm having a Tasting Party on October 20th. I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend!!!!!

The beautiful tree above is somewhere between Frankfort and Versailles. When I was staying at my mom and dad's last week - I saw it on the way to Versailles, but it was too dark to take a picture. So - the next morning - I pulled over and took a couple of pictures - isn't it just gorgeous!!!!

OK - you may be caught up now. Our show is this coming weekend at Memorial Auditorium... I've been trying to sell some stuff on e-bay...

Have a wonderful day!

Lisa

Yard Sale Mania!

2008-09-15T11:20:00.006-04:00

I am tired of yard sales!!!! If I ever have another one - it will be too soon! On the 6th - the chorus had a sale - it was huge! We held it at Buechel Park Baptist Church - and I believe we had more crap than we have ever had! Then on the 13th - we had a yard sale. There were about 7 "families" represented at our sale - and we had a ton of stuff. But - by the time you work for several days, get no sleep the night before and then get up at 5:15 to start taking items outside and setting up... it makes for a loooooooooooooooong day. We did make some money - and got rid of a ton of stuff... but I think, for a while, I may stick to the e-baying and seeing what I can get rid of that way.

Here's a picture of our yard sale - and just some of our stuff!!! (The picture is at the top - since I obviously don't know how to put pictures in the middle of a post!)

There's also a picture of my little Hubble - he's on top of the wicker shelf. He likes to jump up there and kind of rule over his "kingdom". Or - what he thinks is his kingdom. We just won't tell him differently!

Yesterday was interesting. We had a "Wind Advisory" - and what it was was Hurricane Ike making his way through the midwest. We did not get any rain - only wind. And lots - lots of damage... right now they are reporting that there are over 550,000 homes without power in Kentucky - 1/2 of those in the Louisville metro area, and that it could take from 10-14 days before everything is restored. We are without power and I hope that we get it back before too long. It was a miserable day here - and I cannot even imagine what the poor people in Texas must be going through... and what kind of damage they have experienced. There is a tree across the street from us - and one of the large branches broke and it touching the street - and tangled among the power lines. It did prove to be quite entertaining (as Erica can tell you!) to watch people drive up to the pylons and yellow tape and try and figure out what to do. Most of them turned around and went back the way they came. I did see one stupid guy get out and walk around - and then I guess he figured he could just drive around... he drove right through our neighbor's yard! I wanted to run out there and yell, "stop - you fool!" But - I didn't :-)

The Ryder Cup is this week - and I hope we'll be able to go down to the Red Carpet event and see some of the golfers - that would be so exciting! There was some damage at Valhalla yesterday - so I hope they can get that all cleaned up and be ready for the influx of people!

I think that's all I know right now... more later!

Lisa

More Alien Pictures of Hubble

2008-08-27T14:24:00.005-04:00

Yes - it's been a while. I've been busy :-) With chorus... and we had a Semones family reunion. We're getting ready to have a yard sale - the chorus is having one on September 6th - and then we're having one on September 13th. I hope I get rid of a lot of crap!

And - I sold my first thing on Ebay!!!! Yeah - it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. Still a little frightening... but - thanks to Mona for taking the time to help me!!!!

So - here are a couple of pictures of my little boy... too close to the camera... but still funny and still cute!!!!

Thank Goodness

2008-07-17T08:42:00.004-04:00

You will all be relieved to know that the expiration date on my deodorant is March of 2010.

(I just noticed that I spelled deodorant wrong in yesterday's post... shame on me for not using the spellcheck!!!!!)

Term Limits

2008-07-16T08:55:00.003-04:00

I always check the expiration date on the milk before I'll even consider taking a drink of it - or putting it on my cereal. If it's the day it's supposed to expire... I probably won't drink it. I know that it's "more than likely" ok... I just don't want to take a chance. Of what? What is that expired milk going to do to me? Make me sick? Kill me? I don't think so. But - I just won't drink it. The same goes for yogurt, catsup, mustard, pickles, frozen foods, unopened jars of food on the shelf... anything that has an expiration date.

Well - I'm brushing my teeth this morning - and there - on the end of the tube - where it's crimped over so the toothpaste won't come oozing out... it said, "exp 05/18/08"! I am two months past the expiration date!!!! What does this mean????!!!!! Yesterday, as I squeezed the last possible bit of toothpaste out of the tube - I noticed that the consistency was a little different than it had been - so I opened a new tube this morning. I had bought four tubes at Sam's sometime last year... so - what am I supposed to do with this tube I just started? And - the other tube that's left??? Do I throw this tube away? Go buy new toothpaste? Never buy toothpaste in bulk again? Oh no...

What else has an expiration date on it? What if my deoderant does? Does that mean I'll start have terrible b.o. while I'm sitting in my not-very-cool office? What if my hairspray has an expiration date????!!!

This is not a good day...

Really - I'm just kidding.

Sort of...

Hubble Quilting

2008-07-10T15:36:00.002-04:00

Several years ago - I signed up for a "Quilt Block of the Month" class in Lexington. I stayed with it for 4 months - and completed four hand cut and hand sewn blocks for a quilt. Now - I've decided that I'd like to complete some more, since I have the fabric - and the thread - and all of the things I need to do this. So - I got out the 4 blocks that I've completed - to take pictures of them - and here came my little buddy, Hubble! He just has to see what's going on! Actually - I think he's just after the cord on the camera!

Crop

2008-07-01T11:24:00.001-04:00

I went to a scrapbooking crop this weekend at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Louisville. A couple of Creative Memories girls I know hosted it. I was there on Friday for about 7 hours, Saturday for 13, and Sunday for about 6. I ended up getting 22 pages done! I think that is definitely a record for me!!!! Check out the pictures of the pages over in the flickr place!!!

Etsy Bound

2008-06-20T11:06:00.004-04:00

Those of you that have known me for a while (all two or three of you that might be reading this!) - know that when I decide I want to do a "craft" - I do it all. I have to have everything associated with it - all of the books... materials... tools... you name it, and I want it! Well - now I have an accumulation of things that I'd really like to not have anymore :-) And - there's a place to sell those kinds of things... it's Etsy.com - like Ebay... but for homemade and handcrafted items. So - my goal is to go through some of my "craft" items and decide which ones I can part with - and list them on Etsy. I started to do this the other day... and take some pictures of the numerous magazines that I have... but as you can see - it wasn't as easy as I had anticipated... some little furry, funny creature kept wanting to be in the middle of everything!!!!

So - I hope to work on that this weekend... go through all of my cross stitch things - and who knows what else I can find!!!

Look What Happened!

2008-06-19T15:00:00.003-04:00

100,000 miles! I can hardly believe it... I got my car in 2004 - on my father's birthday - and the other day - on Father's Day - I hit 100,000 miles. Let's all just keep our fingers crossed that my good car keeps going for a long, looooooong time!!!!!

I saw an article the other day where scooters are really making a comeback... if I only had a couple of miles to drive to work - that'd definitely be the way to go! They said that the scooters would go 70 miles an hour... but - I can't see myself driving that all the way to Frankfort every day!!!! I'd have helmet hair all day!

No - I Did Not Fall Off the Face of the Earth

2008-04-30T15:05:00.002-04:00

I do realize it's been almost 3 months! What can I say? CRAZY!!!!! The legislative session is over... I won't even comment on that... my chorus competed in the Region 4 contest - and we WON! It was so unbelievably exciting. It was one of those days where the stars just aligned... we did what we wanted to do - and it was great. We scored 690 points. Now - to those of you not in the Sweet Adeline or barbershop world... that doesn't mean anything, I do realize that. But - for those of us immersed in this *hobby* - that's a big, honking score! And - we are so excited. Now - we'll start getting ready to compete at the International contest in Nashville - next year on October 22. And - for those of you that like to keep track... that's 539 days from now. Or less!!!! Check it out - here!

I have started crocheting. This might be Erica's fault... she took the knitting classes (and is doing such a good job on her projects!!!! It makes me want to learn... NOT! well - sometimes, yes :-). And then - my mom decided she wanted to "remember" how to crochet. So - I got some yarn for her... and played around - and remembered how to do the afghans that we made all those many years ago! So - I've completed one, and am in the process of 3 more. I'll have pictures up soon - I promise!!!!

That's all I'm writing today - just enough to let the 2 or 3 of you know that, yes, I'm still alive and kicking!!!!

Lisa

A Pain in the... Knee

2008-02-11T15:18:00.000-05:00

Last week my knee started hurting - and is quite swollen. I keep trying to ignore it. Mostly because I don't want to have to go back to the orthopedic surgeon - because that can only lead to bad things... draining it... and possibly more surgery - ugh! We had rehearsal on Saturday, and I did sit out most of the day - and then almost all of yesterday with ice on it. It really is a little bit better - not quite as swollen... so that's definitely a good sign. Actually - it might just be sympathy pains for my dad!!!!

We have a Winter Weather Warning for tonight. They are now predicting 4-8 inches of snow in Louisville. Thank goodness I was already planning on spending the night in Versailles. I don't know how much they're supposed to get... I don't know which is worse... snow - or tornadoes... and they all keep coming on Tuesdays - it's really messing with our chorus rehearsals!

My best friend, Charlene, is in Australia for 3 weeks. She's keeping an online travel journal - and you can read it here. I can't figure out the time difference... I've e-mailed her so that she can tell me!!

I really don't have much else to say today... just thought I'd catch up a bit and give you the link to Charlene's journal.

Anyway - talk to you soon,

Lisa

A Lot Can Happen in Two Months

2008-01-25T11:32:00.000-05:00

I can't believe it's been that long. And - how to even start? Maybe I'll go backwards... that might be too confusing! November 19 - that was a long time ago.

Well - let's see... Christmas - yes, that happened. It was a very quiet, nice, peaceful time spent with my family. My mom was progressing well with her new hip - and now has moved on to using only a cane (when she can remember to take it with her). I have been sent on many trips around the house to "find my cane". The funniest part of Christmas, I think, was that my brother and his wife had bought a HUMONGOUS gift bag and brought it, so we all went outside and got into the bag - and took pictures. Here I am with my niece and nephew - in the bag...

We all took turns - it was quite funny!!!!!

I've still been "maintaining" on Weight Watchers - and I think to date, have been holding out at 28 pounds lost. I've got to get back on it! I'd like to be able to trade in my current costume for chorus for a smaller one :-)

On Wednesday - January 23 - my dad had knee replacement surgery. Same doctor, same hospital, same nurses - it's almost felt like down-home week. But - honestly - I hope we don't have to go back for a long, long time. Daddy is doing really well. David has stayed with him the past two nights - and Kenneth is going to stay tonight. Hopefully, I'll be leaving a little early this afternoon to go up and stay so that mom can come home and get a little rest.

Well - I guess I wasn't as far behind as I thought. But - you are caught up. I promise that I'll try and write more often :-) Notice that I said try...

Bye!

The Challenge of it All

2007-11-19T14:56:00.000-05:00

I've gone back to Weight Watchers again. I started back on August 22 - and to date, have lost 26.2 pounds. I am THRILLED with that. It is a new challenge every day. As you know - I am not much of a cook - I would cook every day if I could follow a recipe, but the day-to-day routine of "meals" is just not something I enjoy. Since I joined back in August, I am finding that my biggest struggles and challenges are when I go out to eat. I have been able to find the point values of where I'm going so that I can make my decisions before I get there - that seems to work the best for me. But - I still don't know how many points the really good margaritas at Rafferty's or Ernesto's have - although the last ones I've had have been after I weighed - and that has turned into my "free" night, before I get back on the program again!

I don't think I'm going to be able to weigh-in this week. I can't on Tuesday because of chorus - and Wednesday - I'll be in Versailles. There is a meeting at noon on Wednesday in Versailles... if I can make it there - I may do that. But - then there's Thursday!!! It will all be ok...

Anyway - sorry about the additional post for today - but I forgot to mention it in the other one!

Yay!

One Year Ago...

2007-11-19T12:46:00.000-05:00

I got my little Hubble! And - to think - I wasn't that interested in him because he wasn't a "little" kitten. But - after we went and looked at the 6-week-old Frog - Hubble (or Bubbles as he was known at the time) - seemed a much better fit. And - he is such a sweet boy - other than when he is terrorizing Erica's cats, Cassius and Phoenix, but - I do think they miss Hubble when he's not there! Anyway - Happy 1st Anniversary little Hubble!!!

Now - to catch you up!!!!

October 8 - I flew to Calgary for our Sweet Adelines competition. We had a wonderful time - ended up in 11th place - and here are some pictures from the Jon Peterson website - if you'd like to look at them.

One of our front-row members, Melissa, was 7 months pregnant when we went to Calgary - and on Sunday, October 14th, when she was leaving for the airport - the baby decided he wanted to be a Canadian citizen... so Nicholas was born that morning at about 10:30. It was a good thing that she didn't make it to the airport - he needed to be in the hospital for a week or so before they were able to bring him home. But - now her whole family is all together again! And - Nicholas is beautiful! She had him at rehearsal last week - and he's such a good baby!

Then - oh yeah... on October 21 - someone had a birthday... hmmm... that would be ME!

On November 2 - my mom had hip replacement surgery in Lexington. She did really well - and came home from the hospital on November 6th, and I stayed at the house with them until the 12th. She continues to improve every day. She had her staples removed last Friday - the 16th - and was able to take a shower on Sunday, the 18th! Now - cooking Thanksgiving this week will be interesting... with my mom yelling directions from the family room! But - I'm sure it will be delicious!

On November 10th - while I was still in Versailles - my sister and I had gone downtown to the Versailles open house - all of the merchants were decorated for Christmas - and it was a lot of fun. So - we had run to K-Mart - and mom called... "Your father and brother are at the hospital - your father drilled a hole in your brother's arm..." Yes - that's right... I went home to be with Mom - and Mona went to the hospital. Everything ended up being ok... it was a small drill bit - and Kenneth said he really didn't feel much... but - he was very lucky. It was close to the main artery in the arm. He should be getting his 4 stitched out soon!

I think that's all of the excitement - except for Hubble getting his leg hung on my mom's bed - but he was ok... *whew*!!!!

Now - you are caught up... and I'll try to be better about posting! I'm not making any promises, though!!!!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Lisa

Calgary Bound...

2007-10-04T09:43:00.001-04:00

I know... it's been more than a month since I have posted anything (for the two of you that are even reading this...) - but, honestly - things have been crazy.

We've been having extra rehearsals every Saturday in preparation for our big trip to Calgary. We're sounding pretty good - and it will be good to finally be there and get those last-minute preparations made before hitting the stage with our songs!!!

I've been working on my "To-Do" list - and already it's over 3 pages long. We're packing up the rental truck at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday morning - we're taking our risers and costumes - and a ton of miscellaneous stuff. Fran and Mike are going to drive the truck... let's just all say a prayer that they get through customs without any problems!!!

My golf lessons ended last night - there will be a make-up class sometime after we get back from Calgary. I really enjoyed it - it certainly made a lot more sense than it did last year. Last year - having never played - it was all brand new... this year - things just seemed to "fit" better.

The men's Cardinal District contest is in Louisville this weekend. Libby and I are going to go to the contests - and the show on Saturday night. It's been several years since I've been to one - I sure hope there are some people there that we know. Ends up that butthead isn't coming... I'm disappointed in that - but the contest is in Louisville again the spring - so hopefully it will work out then.

My mom is going to the doctor next week to talk to him about having her hip replacement surgery. I know she's in a lot of pain - and I've talked with several women in the chorus who have had knee or hip replacements - and they are all feeling so much better and wish they had done it sooner.

OK - that might be all I know... I don't know when I'll post more - maybe while I'm in Calgary -if Pam or Marty will let me use their computer. If you can watch on the website - we'll be singing on Thursday, October 11th at 8:30ish Louisville time... here's the link to the website.

Take care - and I hope that my little Hubble remembers me when I get home!!!!

Lisa

Feeling My Age

2007-08-31T12:35:00.000-04:00

Well, I went over this morning to the "Congratulations Erica" breakfast that they had for her in her office... and when I got back, Nancy told me that the cleaning lady had left something that she wanted me to see. So - I looked at it - and it was vitamins. Nancy said that the cleaning lady said they were on sale... but... BUT... they were for people over 50!!!!! I'm really bothered by this... do I look 50? Not that there's anything wrong with that... but I don't feel 50 - and I don't think I look 50. I guess I'll color my hair tonight....

Not much else is going on - not that I could remember - mostly because I'm so old!

Anyway - it's Labor Day weekend... yeah... and I think we're going to play a lot of golf! It's been so hot that we've not been able to play forever... and maybe we'll make up for it!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Lisa

Don't Bat an Eye...

2007-08-22T11:02:00.000-04:00

Good grief! I woke up this morning - and on the rug in the living room - beside my little Hubble - was a BAT! A dead one... but - still, a BAT! I grabbed Hubble and went into the bathroom until I heard Erica stirring. When she got up and got to the hallway, I opened the bathroom door and I said, "when you get your eyes open - I need you in the living room." Yep... it's a bat... and thank goodness, Erica said, "I can take care of that!" Yeah!!!!!!! I'm going to go home and my little Hubble is going to be a vampire-kitty.... what a way to start the day!

A Big Congratulations to Erica!!!! She received a big promotion at work and will now be the Committee Staff Administrator for the Seniors, Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Interim Joint Committee (and I may not have gotten that title exactly right!). But - let's hear it for Erica! yeah!

Not too much else to report:

1. Had our chorus retreat this last weekend at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison, Indiana. Beautiful place - not that we get to see much (or any) of it. Retreat went really well - we were sounding great... we just have to keep it up until October!

2. It's too hot.

3. Haven't been able to play golf for 4 Wednesdays in a row now - because it's hot (see #2).

4. Going to Weight Watchers tonight.

5. The Special Session started Monday - expected to be over on Friday.

6. Yard sale coming up on September 8 - so this weekend I plan on going through stuff and pricing it - then moving it to the garage until the day of the sale.

So - you are now caught up.

Later!

Lisa

Watching and Weighting...

2007-08-13T10:22:00.000-04:00

Another Monday - how does the weekend go so fast???!!!! Friday night I went to see High School Musical at the Iroquois Amphitheater. Mona, Marissa and two of Marissa's friends went also - and it was good. I had no idea what it was about - and didn't know any of the songs, but it was very cute. The mosquitoes were terrible! I put bug spray on before the play *and* at intermission - but I still ended up with some bites!!!!

So - on Saturday - Erica and ran a few errands - went to look at the animals up for adoption at the Feeder's Supply on Shelbyville Road - and while in that shopping center - went to Circuit City, Cost Plus, and Borders. Then home - and to golf. The PGA Championship was on this weekend - and that's all I did the rest of Saturday and all day on Sunday! yeah! It was good... Tiger was in the lead - but then lost some ground, but he ended up winning it.

I've decided to go back to Weight Watchers. I think I'll go on Thursday - that should work out the best as far as having some "slip-ups" on the weekend, but being able to rebound from that. So - if you see me eating any junk... fuss at me :-)

Our chorus retreat is this weekend... it should be great. I'm already tired thinking about it. We work so hard - but we get so much accomplished! And - of course, there's the final "unveiling" of the Saturday evening activity that Debbie and Peggy have been working on! They handed out our first "clues" on Tuesday night - and I have no idea what mine is supposed to be!!!!

I don't think I'll be playing golf again this Wednesday - forecast is for 100 degrees - again!

That's it for now!

Lisa

Hot, Hot, Hot...

2007-08-10T10:12:00.000-04:00

Good grief! I took Wednesday and Thursday off work - and it was a good thing - because on Wednesday afternoon - our air conditioner went out - again. I called Erica - and got the landlord's phone number. Called him... and he said that he would phone it in, but doubted that the heating and air conditioning people could come that afternoon. The air conditioning guy did call and said it would be before 11:00 on Thursday morning when they got there. So - after talking with Erica - and Erica's mom... I packed my little Hubble up - and he and I went to my mom and dad's...

So - I get up on Thursday and drive back home... and wait. The guy gets there at about 11:15ish... works for a bit. "The motor looks fine - but I replaced the capacitor." - So - he leaves and cool air is coming out - yeah!!!! Well - about 30 minutes later - it's not working again - so I call back... and they showed up at about 4:30. And - finally - at about midnight - it was getting cooler... this morning it was almost back to "normal."

Plus - the forecast for today is only a high of 93 or 94 - but that is SO much better!

Anyway - I get to work today - and guess what? No air conditioner!!!!!! Can you believe it? Well - I'm starting to melt...

We're going to see High School Musical tonight at the Iroquois Amphitheater. It's outside - but it's covered - and usually it's not too bad outside... I hope the bugs are all too hot also!!!

Watched golf all day... it was good - but I sure don't see how those guys can stand the heat like that! I know - they're used to it since they play all of the time - but it just seems so dangerous!!!

Well - I think that's all I know for right now...

Bye!

Just Call me Rachael

2007-08-07T14:56:00.000-04:00

I cooked dinner last night - I know - I hope noone passed out or anything when they read that! And - I survived and didn't hurt any of the cats or burn or cut anything!!! And - it was edible - actually - very good :-)

I made one of Rachael Ray's 30-minute meals... well - that's a lie. I made part of one and part of another - so it ended up being something like a 47-minute meal! I made Apricot Chicken and Potatoes with Peppers and Onions. So - turn the oven to 500 - yes, 500! I think it was 10,000 degrees in there by the time I was finished!!! So - I cut and chop and smash... and get the potatoes, peppers, onions and garlic on the tray - and go to put the EVOO on there. Erica has a ceramic bottle that has Oil in it - and says, "Oil" on it - so that's what I used... I turn it upside down - and "swoosh" - the top comes off and my drizzle of EVOO turns into a huge glop of oil! I sopped some up... but my veggies never did really get crispy - very moist though. But - they taseted great! Then - I moved on to the Apricot Chicken. Easy... I did touch the chicken... ugh... gross... and this dish went without a single mishap! My ownly thought is that I need a bigger skillet. My sauce didn't thicken very much - but I think that's because the skillet was small - and the sauce was very deep. But - my whole meal was very yummy - and I even brought leftovers for today! And - I'll have them for tomorrow... hmmm... and probably Thursday - yeah - I didn't pay attention to how many servings the recipe made :-)

Let's just state for the record that I HATE hot weather. I am ready to move to Alaska... or somewhere that it's not 100 degrees....

I don't think I know much else. I'm ready to take a nap, but I do have chorus tonight!

Bye!

Today is AB's Birthday!

2007-07-30T14:27:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday - and...

Happy Birthday to Alton Brown - Good Eats Guru! And - Feasting on Asphalt 2 starts this Saturday night... yeah!

If you don't know who he is - then check out his website here. And - here you can see the picture of me and Mona when we met hime earlier this year - I was a happy camper, although I was sicker than a dog!!!! I was just so excited to meet him - and he was so nice. He spoke to everyone - and signed what they had brought - I had taken a couple of my books and my Feasting on Asphalt shirt. He showed us his tattoo of the bee on his arm (that he showed one night on Iron Chef America). He's going to be in Nashville - but that is the weekend of my chorus retreat - and I'll need to be at that :(

Mona, David and the kids went to Cumberland Falls for the weekend - and I think they had a great time! They went horseback riding - and white water rafting. Apparently David, David and Mona were all out of the raft in the water within the first 10 minutes! I asked Mona to send me some pictures - but she didn't take her camera with her - so you'll just have to imagine :-)

Tomorrow morning the chorus is going to be on WLKY with Jim Bulleit. We have to be at the Clifton Center at 5:00 - a.m. Jim will be doing live remotes with us until about 7:45... good for the chorus - good for the quartets - and good for the quartet show this weekend.

I didn't do much this weekend - it was supposed to be our Christmas in July - but Santa wasn't able to make it - and the ice cream vendor that was going to donate to us back out - so we ended up cancelling. I ran by the church on Saturday morning and hung up signs saying it was cancelled.

Here's a new picture of my little Hubble... he sure is a cutey!!!! Daddy's going to build the cats a Cat Tower... that's going to be so much fun!!!!!

OK - that's all!

Bye!

What's Goin' On...

2007-07-23T13:41:00.000-04:00

Well... as Erica pointed out to me on July 18th, "it has been 21 days since you last blogged." Well - now it has been 26 days. And, guess what? I still don't have anything to say!!!!

So - in a nutshell:

-- My niece Marissa attended the Robotics Camp at Transylvania University and was selected as the "Star Camper" - then an article was written about her and the guy that went to the camp from Versailles, and was on the front page of the Woodford Sun - I'm a VERY proud aunt!!!!

-- We have cancelled our Christmas in July Bazaar - too many things had occurred - Santa had surgery and was not going to be able to make it; the ice cream wasn't going to be donated; and, some of the vendors had dropped out. I'm so disappointed... in that and the Scrapbooking Crop. I kind of feel that I have failed... big time. BUT... I know that it wasn't my fault... I worked hard on those events... and eventually, they will happen.

-- Golf... golf... and more golf. Last Wednesday (the 18th) - it was HOT! I think the heat index was over 100. I could not handle it... and I really think I was close to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. It was the worst I have played yet. Then we played on Saturday - and it was a beautiful day - and at the par 3 at English Station - I got a 40 - my best ever!!! Then we played Sunday morning and I got a 41!!! We're going to play tonight. I finally have "gathered" enough clubs so that I don't have to borrow any anymore... so tonight I will try those out.

-- Wine Tasting. Our wine tasting event turned out great. The major thing that could have made it better would have been to have sold more tickets. We've received a lot of good/positive comments back - and I hope we will do this event again next year. The silent auction raised $1,527! yeah!!!!

-- My mom and dad are taking Marissa and David to Pennyrile State Park tomorrow. I hope they have a GREAT time!!!!

See - I think you're caught up. Now - if someone could just come and help me get ready for the yard sale that Erica and I are going to have on September 8th... that would be a good thing!

Don't forget to watch - Feasting on Asphalt 2 - The River Run - starting August 4. It's for 6 weeks this time!!!!!

My new favorite person (not replacing AB though...) is David Feherty. Here are some of his columns from Golf.com - I think he is great!!!!!

Bye!!

Lisa

The Circle of Life

2007-06-28T10:21:00.000-04:00

Wow! What else can I say... I went to see The Lion King on Sunday evening - it was part of the Broadway series this year. I had heard so many people talk about it, but had not experienced it, and that's exactly what it was - an experience. Amazing... and we had upgraded our tickets so that we were on the floor. The animals come in from the back - and there they were right beside us. Sometimes I felt myself watching the puppets - and sometimes watching the person operating the puppet. I wish that I could go see it again... I just don't know when!!!

Next week is the men's international barbershop contest in Denver. This is only the 4th time in 19 years that I have not gone. I'm kind of sad about that... it's always a fun time, and I enjoy the contest. So - I think that we might order the online streaming package and watch at least Friday and Saturday of next week.

I'm just full of bits and pieces of info - nothing very exciting today!!!

We had to cancel our scrapbooking crop that was scheduled for last Friday and Saturday. We just didn't have very many people sign up. I was (and still am) so disappointed. I feel that this is the one time that I've let the chorus down - even though I know that I worked hard and did a lot for it... and maybe we need to start with smaller crops and build up a "customer base" and go from there. Our wine tasting is on July 15th - and we haven't sold very many tickets yet - so I hope the sales pick up!!! We're going to order wine glasses with the chorus logo etched on there - how cool is that??!!! We'll do those as a giveaway to the ones that attend the tasting - and then the chorus members can buy them if they'd like.

Went to Caesar's on Monday - lost my money... they do have the BIG Wheel of Fortune game that I had seen out in Vegas - so that was fun to play!!!

OK - I might be done for the day - see... nothing exciting... just keeping you (whoever you may be!) up-to-date!!!

Lisa

Rainy Days and Mondays

2007-06-19T14:14:00.000-04:00

But it's Tuesday... hmmm... that's ok - it's RAINING! We have had so little rain lately... we're actually in the "moderate" to "severe" drought ratings. I don't really like it when it rains - especially if it storms, but everything is so dry and brown - we really need it.

This is one of those days that I'm not going to have much to say...

U of L is playing in the NCAA Baseball College World Series - and they're letting us watch it here at work. I've not ever been very interested in baseball - except when I was little and I would watch the Cincinnati Reds with my granddaddy...

Tiger Woods' wife had their baby today.

Bon Jovi was on the Today Show this morning. They have a new album coming out - it will be interesting to hear it...

Well - that's all I know for today!

Later!

Recalculating

2007-06-18T11:45:00.000-04:00

What a weekend - holy cow!

Friday evening, Peggy and I drove to Cincinnati (to the Oasis Conference Center in Loveland) to attend the Region 4's Leader's Retreat (named Marketing our Members). We got to Cincinnati at about 11:00 p.m. We saw two horrible wrecks on the way up there - one was on I-71 South (thank goodness we were going North, because traffic was backed up at least 10 miles) - and then once we got to where I-71 and I-75 merge - there was no traffic on the other side of the road - no cars at all. Then we found out why - there was a wreck - and as we drove by - slowly, I might add - the rescue helicopter was there on the interstate. But - thankfully, we made it safely and got checked into the hotel. The classes started at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Peggy taught a class on Project Management at 1:00 - and finished at 2:00 - and at 2:20 - we were on our way back to Peggy's house. We got there at 4:30 - changed clothes and picked up Debbie - and we were on our way to Nashville for Ashley's wedding.

Debbie had bought a GPS. She put in the address of the church in Nashville - and off we went. It's a very interesting concept. I don't know that it's something that I would ever purchase - I'm all about the maps. I like having them in my hand and knowing where I'm going. But - everyone is different - and if you like that kind of thing - it's great. On our way back - she had programmed in her home address - so she just has to let it know to go "Home". We stopped downtown at the Center for the Arts to try and exchange our Lion King tickets (which were for last night - but we couldn't go) - and once we veered off the track that the GPS was telling us - the voice would say, "Recalculating"... and then we'd make another turn - and again, "Recalculating"... after she had said it several times - we decided that the GPS voice was not happy with us!!!!

The wedding we went to in Nashville was for a girl in our chorus - Ashley. She and Tim met at Christmas. This was a pretty big wedding... and beautiful. The reception was at a country club - and on the way there we passed some of the biggest houses I have ever seen!!! I'm glad that we got to go.

Then - yesterday was Father's Day - so went home to see Daddy. Spent the night there - and here again - it's Monday! Amazing!!!

My mom is doing great - her face looks wonderful - and she feels really good - so again, thank you for all of the thoughts and prayers - they are obviously working :-)

Lisa

Fair Game

2007-06-14T11:01:00.000-04:00

Let's see - where to begin!!!!

On Saturday - we had an extra rehearsal and then we sang the National Anthem at the Louisville Bats baseball game. It was so much fun!!!! I hope we can do that again sometime! I think we sounded great - and we looked great... but boy - were we tired afterward!!!!

On Sunday - Fran, Debbie, Peggy and I played golf at the Par 3 - we played twice... so 18 holes. I did ok - some good, some bad... and a couple of funny things happened - one - Debbie hit a bird! The bird was sitting on the green - and Debbie his her shot - and "boom"... well - we all thought the bird was dead, but then we saw a wing start flapping... and then, finally, the bird got up and started walking around. Then - it just flew away! I think it went off and told all of its friends what had happened! I had a "trick" shot - on the water hole - #5. My first ball went in the water (ugh!) - and then my second shot... I hit it... over the water and bounced off of the stone wall and into the bunker - and then it rolled up and out and almost onto the green! We were all yelling!!!! But - we sure had a good time!!!

Sunday night - I went to my mom and dad's - my mom's surgery was on Monday. We were at Central Baptist - Mona and I got there at about 12:30 - and they took Mom in right at 2:00. The surgery didn't last as long as we had thought - but the doctor said that she did great. She has some residual weakness from the stimulation of the facial nerves, but Dr. O didn't seem too worried about that. Daddy is making fun of her smile - it's a little crooked right now, but will get better soon!!!! She doesn't have to go back to the doctor for two weeks. And - a big bonus - she has now been a nonsmoker for more than 3 weeks!!!!! Thanks to you all (all 2 or 3 of you!) who have kept her in your prayers and have asked about her - that sure means a lot.

Tuesday night - I went to the Woodford County Fair with Mona and David and the kids. It was a hoot! We rode a couple of rides - and gosh - it has been FOREVER since I've ridden anything!!!! Probably since my last trip to King's Island - and that was before Charlene moved to Chicago (in 1992!!!). But - played some games... and watched little David compete in the Greased Pig Contest! He was in one "heat" - and he and another boy grabbed and held onto the pig - so they had a run-off among three little boys (ages 8 - 12) - all three of them in red shirts - and another little boy won. But - I was so proud of David for doing it!!!! I sure wouldn't! We were right by the truck when the "handlers" were getting the pigs out of the truck... and believe me - those pigs were NOT happy!!!!!! I stood far away from the squealers!!!!

I've been at mom and dad's since Sunday - and I'll go there tonight. Tomorrow I'll run home after work and visit with my little Hubble for a few minues before I head off to Cincinnati for the Region 4 Leader's Retreat. Hubble probably thinks I have deserted him... I miss him at night... he sure is a good cuddler!!!!

OK - I think you're all caught up!

Later!

Farmer Tan

2007-06-06T11:04:00.000-04:00

Something I never thought I'd have - a farmer tan!!! I've noticed that I've got just a little bit of one - from playing golf. How hilarious! I put on the sunscreen... sometimes #8, sometimes #35 and sometimes #50 - it's whatever is available - but I guess what I need to do is make sure that I have shirts that have different lengths of sleeves... (not sleeveless! That would NOT be a pretty sight swinging that golf club... there'd be all kinds of things swinging if I were sleeveless! - I know... TMI!!!!). Anyway... I think it's kind of funny! Oh - and another sunscreen story - I've had the sunscreen (it might be the #8 bottle) in the car - and as I'm driving sometimes, I'll put some on - might as well moisturize and drive (I'm all about the multi-tasking!). So - anyway - I get in my hot car after work one day - and I'm driving, and singing, and I open the bottle and shake it so that the lotion will come out - and BAM - it was hot - and really, really runny - and now - all over the inside of my car!!!!! LOL!!! Probably the only clean part of my car - where I wiped up the sunscreen!!!!

I don't really have much else to say... my mom's surgery is next Monday, the 11th - for her Warthin's Tumor. I'll be taking off work for as long as I need. Chorus is good... and busy. We have a rehearsal on Saturday and then we're singing the National Anthem at the Louisville Bats game that evening - so please - no rain!!! I did get a ticket to the game, so I'll stay after and watch the game and have fun.

I went to a Trivia fundraiser last Friday night in Indiana - close to Huber's Winery. It was so much fun. I'm hoping to talk to the Calgary Task Force to see if we could possibly pull this off before we go to Calgary. I don't think there'd be much "legwork" to it... We do have other fundraisers coming up - our Scrapbooking Crop is two weeks from Friday, and we've only got a couple of people signed up so far - and that's scary!!!

I think I'm finished for now! I may write again today - who knows???

Later!!

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

2007-05-31T10:43:00.001-04:00

Golf again :-) Wednesday night... HOT!!!! And - I'm *not* talking about how I played! I was doing my normal "ok" - hit a good one... then a couple of bad ones... then a good one every now and then. But - then I heard Sue say to Peggy, "great job - and you kept that eye on the ball until you saw the club hit it" - and I thought... holy cow... I don't think I've every seen my club hit the ball. So - I tried to concentrate on that, and don't you know - the next few strokes I took were some of my best every. But then, I think heatstroke set in... I was done in by the 7th and 8th holes... but it sure was fun!!!

It was a good, looooong weekend. Peggy and I worked for quite a while on Monday on some chorus stuff and then I worked in my room - going through bins of stuff. Erica and I have decided to have a yardsale in September, so many, many things went into that pile. And - I've already got several items for the kids $1 a day things at Christmas. I changed my room around - and now little Hubble can look out the window in my bedroom. I need to get him one of those soft cusions or something to sit on.

Erica has been in Massachusetts this week - and I sure hope she has had a good time. I know she was concerned about going because her back had been giving her problems for almost a month. She called the other day and they were on their way into Boston. Kind of brings back all kinds of memories... and - speaking of memories... Li-Ke-Mo Lodge is no longer ours. Mom and Dad sold it to one of Charlie Wilson's grandsons - and that's great! It's just like "keeping it in the family". He will take good care of it. I hadn't been to the lake in a lot of years, so it's not like I will miss it or anything, but it is just a little bit sad. We had some good times there...

I got mail from the Diocesan Tribunal in Rockford, Illinois. This is for me (serving as a witness) in Doug and Charlene's divorce. Doug is getting married - to a Catholic, and for them to get married, both of Doug's marriages have to be annulled. So - I have this form to fill out - and honestly, most of my answers will be "not applicable" or "I don't know". Very interesting...

So - maybe I'll write more later - and maybe not :-)

Lisa

Wharfin'

2007-05-23T10:49:00.000-04:00

Two weeks ago my mom had a biopsy done on a small knot behind her left ear. Yesterday, she found out it was benign - thank goodness!!!! And - it was a wharfin tumor. Well - you know me - instantly to Google I went... and couldn't find anything. It's a tumor in her parotid gland (salivary gland). So - finally... it's a Warthin's Tumor. I thought for a while we were going to have to go to San Francisco to get it taken care of (wharf... ha ha!!). Anyway - she's having surgery on June 11th to remove it. The doctor said that even though it is benign, it is a fast-growing type of tumor, and because it is mixed in with some facial nerves, it is easier to remove when it is small. That's all I know about that.

My roommate, Erica, is leaving on Friday for Cape Cod. Did we ever go to Cape Cod? I don't remember... I just remember Salem, Plymouth Rock, White Horse Beach and the Mayflower. And - I was telling Erica that the last time I was in Massachusetts was when Princess Diana got married... when was that? 1981? Good grief!!!!

This weekend is Memorial Day... and I have NO plans! I can hardly believe it!!!! So - I'm working on a humongous list of things to do. Erica and I did decide to have another yard sale this fall. I think we'll aim for September 8th or 15th. We both have a lot of stuff we'd love to get rid of - and hopefully this will take care of a lot of it!

Not much exciting news today - other than my mom's tumor being benign :-)

Later!

A Fun Time Was Had by All

2007-05-21T15:30:00.000-04:00

What a crazy weekend! Friday evening, I went to P.F. Chang's with Peggy, Fran and Peggy's sister, Kate. Kate was in from Amsterdam for the weekend - and it's always good to see her. I had never been to P.F. Chang's before - and wow, was it great! I cannot wait to go back!!!

Then, Saturday - our Golf Scramble for the chorus. But - before that, I met Donna and Elaine at Pam Ringo's Church - Melbourne Heights Baptist Church. This is where we will be holding our Scrapbooking Crop on June 22 and 23, and our Christmas in July Bazaar/Ice Cream Social on July 28th. We needed to check out the facilities and see how we could plan the layout and all of that kind of stuff. So - then - I met Peggy and Kate and Peggy's - and off we went to the golf scramble. We had hot dogs and hamburgers and all of that good kind of stuff! The meal was good - and then there was a putting contest - and then it was time for the scramble to start. I was trying very hard to be conscious of how I was holding my club - because I'm really afraid that I've hurt my arm. The bruise is still big - but it's getting better. So - we played 18 holes - and that's a first for me! Boy, is that exhausting!!!! But - we did have a little "refreshment" - Fran had brought us some wine - and then Cheryl made some jello shots. What a great day! Fun - and the weather couldn't have been more perfect... I can't wait to do it again.

Sunday - we celebrated my mom and dad's birthdays - Daddy's was the 16th and Mom's was the 19th. I got them a "Deal or No Deal" game that hooks up to their tv - and then some assorted bird/squirrel food things that go outside. And then, I napped - yeah!!!!

So - it was a wonderful weekend - and here we are again on Monday. I don't have a lot planned this week - and then I'm taking off next Tuesday and Wednesday, and hopefully I can get some stuff done around the house. My room is a mess - but those of you that have known me for a while, might not know that!!!!

I guess that's it for now :-)

Later!

Tennis Elbow?

2007-05-18T15:30:00.001-04:00

I should have named this blog "Golf" or something like that since that seems to be mostly what I'm talking about... but the other night (Wednesday) when I played, the inside of my right arm (right at the bend in my elbow) hurt - almost as though I had sprained something. Well - I haven't thought much about it except when I try to push down the squirter-thing on my lotion bottle here - and it hurts! Well - a little while ago, I took off my jacket and there on my arm is about 5" of bruises!!! So - now - of course, I think my arm is going to fall off (not really... but I'm all about the drama!)!!!! So - I've googled everything... "tennis elbow" "bruising" "golf pain"... and I've e-mailed one of the women in the chorus (she's a nurse). So - we'll see what happens. I've also tried to do some stretching... maybe that's the problem... I just hope I can play tomorrow!!!!

Last night I went to see Spamalot at the Center for the Arts. I had seen it in Chicago (with Charlene and Eric) before it went to Broadway. When we saw it then, it had Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria in it. It was hilarious!!! So - I bought the CD... and learned all of the words - the music is great. And - last night - it was just as funny! The only thing that could have been better was the role of the "Lady of the Lake". In Chicago - it was the lady that eventually won the Tony for her role - and last night - we had the understudy. Don't get me wrong - she did a great job last night - she just didn't have that "big" voice that the lady in Chicago/on Broadway did. But - if you ever get a chance to see it - go... it's well worth the price. As a matter of fact - when I was leaving, there was a couple behind me, and the woman said, "that was worth the price of the whole season." It was good to see the reaction of the audience too... just a lot of fun. And no - I don't really care for Monty Python... but it's still funny!

Peggy's sister is in from Amsterdam for a couple of days, and they've asked me to come to dinner with them tonight. So - we're going to P.F. Chang's. I've never been there - so I'm very excited. And then - tomorrow is the big golf scramble - it's supposed to be a beautiful day!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Later...

Double Duty Today

2007-05-17T11:28:00.000-04:00

I forgot to write about Melinda Doolittle getting booted off of American Idol. I never get to watch the "performance" show since I have chorus on Tuesday nights - but I usually watch the "boot off" show. Well - needless to say, Melinda was my favorite - and when I heard on the news that she had gotten booted last night - I am really disappointed. There's a girl in chorus that knows Melinda (they're both from Tennessee) - and I actually voted this time - on several Tuesday nights - for Melinda. So - I'm disappointed - and probably won't even watch the final night of it. But - Melinda has a great, big future waiting for her!

Later...

Golf x2

2007-05-17T09:16:00.000-04:00

My second time to play 9 holes. I still can't believe how much fun this is! I didn't do as well as I did last week - I think I got a 66 on the 9 holes, but last night, I did lose a ball in this big gulley, I didn't parr anything - and I ended up in 2 different sand traps! Oh well... that's going to happen to the best of 'em - right? It had rained Tuesday night - so the course was a little soggy - and we could only ride the carts on the cart path. This coming Saturday is my chorus' Golf Scramble - and I'm going to play. We're playing 18 holes... I've not done that before! We are playing "best ball" - which I understand will move a little bit faster. This is one of our big fundraisers for the year - and it's also the first year that I've ever been able to attend. Saturday is also my mom's birthday - she's going to be 69 - holy cow! Daddy's birthday was yesterday - and my little Hubble's birthday is tonight!

Not much else to report today. If something comes up - I'll just write again :-)

Lisa

I Should Have Bought a Mulligan (or... oops - I was wrong!)

2007-05-15T08:45:00.000-04:00

Well... the way I understand it (and you know how new I am to this whole golf "thing") - if I had a mulligan (a "do-over" - hit a bad shot, take a mulligan and try again) - I wouldn't have said that Davis Love didn't make the cut in the Players Championship. Well - he did - and he finished the tournament at 7 over... and I apologize to Davis!!! But - let me explain... on Friday - the last time I looked at the scores before I left work - it didn't look like he was going to make the cut. And then - on Saturday - it was a full day - filled with chorus "stuff" - I never saw a tv. Then I went to my mom and dad's - and on Sunday - I took lots of naps... and never watched the golf. So - in my defense... I just didn't know! I guess I need to pay more attention from now on!!!

We elected officers for this year in chorus - and guess what? I'm President again - this is my 4th year. It's a good thing I really like it :-) Seriously - it is a lot of fun - and I have learned so much about planning and organizing events and working with other people. I'm very lucky to be a part of this great chorus - and we only have good things ahead for us! We will be competing in October in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as part of the Sweet Adelines International contest. Two years ago, we were in Detroit and finished in 9th place - so this year - we're hoping for bigger "jewelry" - a higher-placed medal - 5th sounds pretty good to us :-)

That's about it for today... Until tomorrow...

My First Mother's Day

2007-05-14T08:51:00.000-04:00

Last week I received a card at home - addressed to me, but the return address was also mine. H.W. was who had sent the card - hmmm.... and on the back it said, "Don't open until May 13th" - and then there was a little paw print there! So - my little Hubble got me a Mother's Day card!!! My first thought was that my housemate, Erica, had sent it to me, but then I noticed that the card was postmarked in Lexington. So - I narrowed it down to my mom or my sister. My mom said no... and then my sister just grinned when I asked her! It was so cute... and what a little cutie he is!!! He went to my mom and dad's with me on Saturday - and then I'll take him home tonight. He really knows where he is when he visits them... he loves to watch out the window... and chase the laser light... and whine... boy, does he whine when we're there!! But - that's ok - his cuteness makes up for it!

But - a late Happy Mother's Day to my mom - and to my sister...

Watched Phil Mickelson win the Players championship yesterday. Those of you that know me know that I like Phil, but he's not my favorite - Davis Love III is my favorite... but, he didn't make the cut. That's ok Davis... there's always next week.

I play golf twice this week - once on Wednesday for my league - and then again on Saturday for my chorus' golf scramble. That should be very interesting... it's the first time I've ever been able to attend the golf scramble. So - maybe I should squeeze in some time to go hit some balls? When, you ask? I have no idea!!!

Oh well...

Will You Take 25 Cents for This?

2007-05-11T08:48:00.000-04:00

My mom and dad are having a yard sale today - and I'm glad I have to work! I went there after work last night to help them a bit, and then this morning, helped them carry some boxes out and get set up, and when I left for work - there were several people there shopping. I hope they get rid of everything!!!

My sister is getting ready to put her house on the market. My mom and did lived in that house (as did I) for quite a few years before selling it to Mona and her husband. Now Mona and David want to move to a place that will be better for the kids - other kids nearby, a place to ride their bikes - things like that. Sometimes I think about the subdivision where we grew up - on Gaybourne Way in Versailles - and there were so many kids on that street. It was a wonderful place to grow up - and I hope Mona and David can find that kind of a location.

Anyway - as they are getting their house ready to put on the market - my dad has been cleaning out the garage (he had been given a time limit to get it cleaned out!) - and he's been throwing away a lot of things (which is very hard for my father - and, for those of you that know me, may now understand why I have so much *stuff*!) and getting ready for the yard sale today. Last night at their house I was going through a box of things - and there was my baby book, my dad's discharge papers from the Navy, my mom and dad's wedding pictures, and just some funny cards and letters. It sure was fun to look at all of that.

So - I hope they have a good day at the yard sale, make some money, and sell a lot of it. They are having it tomorrow also - but I will be in Louisville because my chorus, the Pride of Kentucky, is having an all-day rehearsal. But - I'll be going back to Versailles after the rehearsal so that I can be there for Mother's Day. I'm taking my little kitty cat, Hubble, with me. My mom and dad love it when he comes to visit. I sure wish they'd get a little kitten... they'd be so surprised at how much fun and how easy it is to take care of (except when the kitten is in "terror" mode!).

Ok - I'm done for now!

Lisa

Putt One

2007-05-10T10:45:00.000-04:00

Last fall I took golf lessons through the Community Education department at the University of Louisville. My friend Peggy and I took them together. It had been YEARS since I had touched a golf club. My only experience until that point (other than taking Golf and Archery as a PE in college) was when my father tried to teach all three of us (my brother, Kenneth, and my sister, Mona, and me) to play - and we went to a par 3 and Daddy just finally gave up because it was so bad! Well - now I am playing on a League on Wednesday nights - and last night was the first night. What fun it was!!! I was surprised I could actually hit the ball! We played 9 holes - and I parred one of them! Yeah for me! Now I just need to learn how to use some other clubs - because I only used the 7-iron :-) Well - and the putter!

I got my hair cut yesterday... it is really short - but boy, does it feel so much better. I don't know what I was thinking letting my hair grow like it was. I need shorter hair... a little "poofiness" on top... and something to style... and that's exactly what I've got now! There is a slight "learning curve" to styling it - but I'll be up to speed in a couple of days.

So - I suppose this is it for a first post. Not too painful at this point. Check back soon and see if I've added any more!

Lisa