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31 de maio Another Beautiful WeekThe weather has been pretty dang nice lately...although, it would be nice to get a bit of rain. I'm thinking today would be a great day to grab a book, my beach chair and head out to the lake to catch some rays and enjoy a relaxing Sunday, an afternoon with nothing on my mind, lol.
As much as I'm going to enjoy the nice day, there is something about a warm, drizzly day of rain...especially now. The days of warmth have gotten the summer off to a nice start but its time to settle the dust and refresh the plants. I don't mind dragging out my watering can from time to time but its time for mother nature to take her turn at helping my hostas and such with a cool drink. Maybe I should wash my car, lol.... it never fails to rain after I do that!!!
Talking of rain reminds me of the great thunderstorms when I was a kid.... yeah, I know, there have been storms since I've 'grown up' but for some reason they can't out do those memories of the night sky being lit up with lightening. Of course it was a simpler time... or maybe we just enjoyed things differently then. At times we would grab the lawn chairs and sit under the eaves, watching the skies and counting the 'distance' the lightening strikes were away from us. I still love thunderstorms...as long as they don't cause damage.
There were times when the storms would hit a power line and we would be without lights, tv, etc... but there was always an oil lamp handy. Lol, nowadays there are candles everywhere, but I still have an oil lamp.... thinking of it now, I haven't used it in ages!!! Those days when it got dark and we couldn't go outside and play, we invented games to keep us busy....and dad seemed to be one of the biggest kids around. We would play a game of monster hide and seek, I guess we definately were easily amused back then, lol. Games of checkers and chess, card games and story telling... imaginations were in full use. Funny how a nice day will bring back thoughts of childhood... well, I'm off. Enjoy the day!! Can't believe it.... half the year is already passing by. Pfftt... for a brief millisecond a fleeting thought of snow and winter....**shudder** 20 de maio Refridgerators and then some....What a day!! It almost reached 100, so I'm relaxing... I was going to do a somewhat serious post about the mom and son who are 'missing' after the court ordered chemo on the boy but now its become more of a this and that thingy.
The yoga... I've never really thought it a serious 'exercise' more of just something strange people do, lol. A few months ago I upgraded my gaming system to a Wii... it was a splurg decision. The first thing out of my daughter's mouth, and a few other folks, was 'did you get the Wii fit?' Pfftt... yeah, I thought about it but never saw it anywhere...guess its popular, lol. I happened across it about a month ago so sure pick it up, see what its all about. The week before I went to Reno, which by the way Laochie... isn't all that exciting, I'm a Vegas person all the way, Reno is a quiet little place after you've been to Vegas.
These 'games' are becoming smarter than the person using them!! The balance board weighs you and tells you your BMI, pretty nifty but then if you happen to have one of those nights out and are a bit on the watered down side... it asks you if you happen to know the reasons for the increase. Well... there isn't any for out for a drink or pms so you gotta hit the ' I don't know button'... sheesh but I do know!! Anyways... four categories on the fitness line up, one of them is yoga, so sure give it a try. Before this, yoga just looked like playing that age old game of 'statues' ... stand like this for a minute. Wrong!! The fitness board measures how much weight, muscle or whatever you are using for the pose. Downward facing dog, for example is you with your hands on the board, butt in the air... stretching your back and toning your abs.... you have to have a certain amout of pressure/weight on your hands on the board. There's a little bar on the tv screen which you must maintain to do the pose correctly. Marge, lol... my kids would laugh at me too!! Good thing they aren't around when I'm twisting, stretching and so on!!
So in the mornings before work and after a cup or two of coffee... I'm on the board doing yoga, who'd have thunk?
Now for some fun stuff... people's refridgerators. Mine's usually pretty much empty except for a few odds and ends... I've seen a few pretty stuffed with everything. Its kinda interesting to see what people have in them, somewhat like looking in the medicine cabinets of friends when you're at their place. Well...I happened to click on this little blurb of sorts. Are you what you eat as the saying goes? There is one picture in this set that somewhat shocked me.... check it out, see if you have the same question, lol. Click here
18 de maio A Story too good not to shareOk, so I haven't been around alot lately... its springtime, cabin-fever has long been forgotten and with temps this week of low 80s, well... you know how it can go. But as I watched the news tonight, this video was just too good not to share... a springtime ritual with a twist.
A shopping trip yesterday has a few plants for me to put in the ground...and if the weather holds until the weekend... a couple new tanks, woohooo... suntan city,lol. Yeah, yeah... its Monday, and a long one at that. I'm a bit slap happy... and tired, pfftt... but the ankle is feeling dang good. In fact better than ever... must be the yoga, just not the ankle strengthening ones. I'll wait a bit longer for those! 08 de maio Fishing Weekend and Bad AnklesThis weekend is the state's fishing opener and here in this little lake town, there will be lots of action on the lakes. Its been forever since I've actually gone fishing... I may have to think about it but I guess I enjoy just relaxing on the lake. Of course for some mysterious reason, opener always goes hand in hand with Mother's Day, lol.... Fish for lunch anyone?
There are tons of memories this time of year... especially since my grandparents have a place on the lake. They bought a cabin house there years ago and then built a retirement home there, so there are tons of stories.... I remember one day going on a picnic, taking the 'speed boat' out, the whole family... which at that time was Gram, Gramps, Mom, Dad, my sister and 1 brother. Of course boats back then were definately not like those of today! We headed out with lunch in hand for a spot down river... while much of the in between stuff doesn't really come back to clearly, it was the ride home that brings back the silly memories. A surprise summer shower made its presence known... the screams and giggles of us kids sent us seeking shelter. Gram has the pictures... funny how seeing a memory like that can bring back so much more!!
I am hoping to actually do a little planting this weekend.... yet at the moment, I'm a bit laid up. I've always had weak ankles... and sports back in high school haven't actually helped... sprains and twists have left them in even more of a weakened state. I've been doing a bit of yoga and other exercises but the one pose that is supposed to strengthen my ankles most likely strained one of them. Years back I broke an ankle... slipping on some ice, now it would be understandable if it was that ankle that was being fussy... pfft!! Its the other one!! A little swollen... but even more so after standing on it at work for a couple hours. So its back to the days of sports and remembering how to wrap my ankle.... and once home from work, the elevate and ice mode for half an hour. 04 de maio My Monday ChoreMy poor car is in need of attention!! I use it for work, so it gets put to good use but every now and then I have to do some 'babying' to it. It deserves the TLC! A week or so ago, I was in the shop for some new tires and decided to have them fix the spare in the trunk.. well, out of sight, out of mind... my car guy called me today asking me if I had forgotten about it. Well...of course, I haven't opened my trunk to change a flat so why would I remember that it was still at the shop? lol... I would have been cursing myself out for not having it should I have needed it. So after work I stopped at the shop... its a good thing my car guys love me!! I do get my share of grief when I go there... today was no exception. I've been having a couple 'latch' snaffus... the back driver's door occationally decides to stay open and not shut when you shut the door. When assistant car guy grabbed for the back door... I had to stop him! Of course I got the eye-roll, lol... a shake of the head, as to say...what are we going to do with you!! I promised to clean everything up so that for the most part my car wouldn't misbehave. Now my car is not a total mess... just a few small....very, very small personality issues that I deal with every now and then. So this afternoon its time to get the interior washed and vaccumed... I had to grab my little car brush, go in detail over the latches and catches to remove excess dust. At the moment... I'm feeling like I've removed all of it from the car.... but its decided to cling to me now!! Guess its time to clean up... free the fingernails of dirt, change my dusty clothes and settle in for a night of relaxing and planning for my landscaping projects. My 'to do' list never seems to get shorter!! |
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