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July 4, 2010

WAITING

Filed under: FAMILY — grandi13 @ 7:17 pm

I am anxiously awaiting the extended FAMILY week-end at my brother’s in August.  He and his wife own a beach house at Emerald Island.  They are on the second street from the beach.  This is good because of the small amount of exercise I get walking to and from the beach.  Also at night, we can hear the roar of the ocean but not the loud chatter of those walking the beach.

DD will will try to go this year for the first time.  She is highly allergic to dogs (they have 2) and must be very careful to wash her hands thoroughly if she pets one, can’t walk barefoot where they have been and sometimes has problems breathing the air in a house where they have been.  This will be a very touchy situation for us.  She will take her shot just in case her tongue begins to swell and her throat begins to close.

We always have so much fun–eating, playing on the beach, fellowship and playing games.  It is just fun, fun, fun, FUN, FUN, from about 12 on Friday until about 3 on Sunday. Even with all the excitement the children are not rambunctious and unruly.

I guess this could be termed a family reunion for the descendants and their families of Daddy and Mother.

This beach trip is one of 2 events that I look forward to every year.  I start anticipating the next year’s event on the way home from the present year’s event.

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STRONG SUBJECT

Filed under: Blogging 2 — grandi13 @ 6:43 pm

What was your strongest subject in school?  Even tho I do not always use proper grammar, English was probably mine with a close follow-up by math. Not the hard stuff like calculus, geometry, trigonometry but the basic math with bookkeeping.  I still use the bookkeeping skills I learned in my budget and bill management at home.  If I had taken the more difficult courses of math in school, I know that I would have needed the assistance of an Online Tutor.

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July 2, 2010

HOT HOT HOT

Filed under: BLOGGING — grandi13 @ 7:56 pm

I am truly glad that I do not have any control over the weather.  I know that I would make a mess of it because I like temps about 75-78 with little rain.  So for our area of the universe that would not do and I do not care to move.

We have had some extremely hot days with heat indexes being over 105.  The A/C runs almost constantly and we have ceiling fans in 2 rooms to help with the air circulation.  We also have one in the bedroom but prefer to have a large oscillating fan in there.

The electric bill will really be high until September but I cannot take the heat.  A/C has really spoiled me.  I remember many years ago when there was no A/C and we got along fine. I also remember my mom cooking on a wood stove and one of my chores was to help my brother bring in the firewood for it.  The finer things of life has spoiled all of us.

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E-BILL

Filed under: BLOGGING — grandi13 @ 7:35 pm

Vitacost is a great place to shop on line for all of your vitamin needs.  They even have their own line plus other manufactures from which to chose.  They offer E-bill with cash payment as well as vitacost coupons at checkout.  Can’t get much better than that–Oh yes, it can–some of the vitamins and nutrients are as much as 80% cheaper than what you are paying now.

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GONE HOME

Filed under: FAMILY — grandi13 @ 7:27 pm

My little ones have barely been gone an hour and it is so lonesome without them.  I will be so glad when Monday gets here so that I will have them again.  This past week, I had an 8 yo and 6 yo.

During the week the 6 year old mentioned the fireworks that she remembered from last year and asked “Is Granddaddy going to do them again?”  I had to tell her “no”,  She did not ask why, just took it as fact.

Next week I will have the 10, 8, 6, and 4 year olds.  What a fun week we will have.  Nothing special planned.  I really never plan anything because usually they entertain themselves with different games or want me to play rummy with them.  Even Batman (the 8 yo) is sometimes a real challenge.  I always try to prepare some of their favorites for lunch, letting them take turns telling me what they would like to have.

I was at the grocery store today and the 16 year old saw me and tried to catch me to say ‘hi’.  I did not see her so I missed seeing her.  She was suppose to come over about 10 days ago, but it just did not work out.  Hopefully she will be able to come soon.

Have not said anything about the 15 and 12 year olds.  Neither have I mentioned the 23 year old and 21 year old.  Their day will come.

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