Saturday thoughts

Yesterday we found out that a former resident of Magnolia Park is back in the area and looking for a place to rent or buy for next season. As it turns out there is not much available but I digress. This person left quite disabled and left paperwork behind, perhaps things she should not have. It was discovered that she had been married and divorced multiple times, like over 10 times. I have heard different numbers but all of them were over 10. When Donn G heard this he stated that apparently she liked to sleep around legally. That tickled our funny bone.
People are starting to leave as they usually do this time of year but I was reading the Des Moines Register this morning and they said a 130 year record for low temperatures was broken last Monday. LAST MONDAY!!! There has to be some changes made before we can in good conscious leave the warmth for the cold so recently brutal.
Butch was in another Pool event today. He finished respectable but not with a medal. He has one more time to play in league play and then it will be just playing for fun the rest of the time.
Till next time!

Sun

Or rather lack of it. In the last computer class we were discussing photos and getting them in the computer. Judy said that she had not taken many pictures this season because the days have been so gray and the weather so crappy that there were not many photo taking opportunities. And right she is.
It has indeed been a very different season and that continues to be true. We are still in a quandary about when we may head north. We are paid up through March. We will be keeping an eye on Iowa's weather trends. We are pretty certain we may spend some time in Llano TX but that too is not set up yet. So as usual March finds us in a state of limbo. We will get it lined up. We always do.

I did take some photos today while on my walk.

To back up a bit on Friday night the Pool league players had a gathering at the Cleavelands on Willow street. Here are pictures from that event.

Tuffy and Char did BBQ Ribs. Big Yum

Wonderful

I had a wonderful birthday yesterday and as I told someone I have had many of them. I hope to have many more.
The night before my birthday we went to the Alamo El Dorado, that is the best one, with our friends Bill and Kay Stilson and Donn and Peggy Gordon and enjoyed another great meal there. Bill Stilson's birthday was on Monday so we were celebrating both events. Great food, great company you cannot beat it.

Then yesterday we met at Bill and Kay's for ice cream and cake, afterwards we went to Denny's so I could get my free breakfast Slam. So my birthday has been nearly a week long event. My friends treat me very well and I am very grateful for them. Life would not be much fun without them.

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After we settled in for the evening and scanned the TV for something worthy of watching and finding nothing we turned to Netflix. Last summer we started watching the Netflix series "Breaking Bad". There were four seasons of it and as a rule it would not be something I would watch. It is very violent in places. But it is one of the best built series I have ever seen and all very believable. We watch in wonder as this seemingly ordinary family man sinks lower and lower into a very BAD place. Well, we now have season 5 and that is what we are watching. There are 3 episodes left and we are so ready to find out what happens next. This is the final season.

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In a few minutes I will be teaching another computer class. I need the beginners  to feel comfortable with what they know and we only have 3 or maybe 4 more sessions to make sure that happens.

First Week in March

The first week in March is very fast paced. So much happens here in the first week and everyone is trying to get things done before the big leave for northern climes. This year may be the time to sit tight and wait for warm weather but we are such creatures of habit that I look for many to head out anyway. I wish them the best and safe travels but I do believe we will hold back and watch for a change in the weather patterns in the northland.
Last year we rushed home because we were anxious to get our little bungalow finished up and then we froze our hiney's off for two months before the weather broke in June. So this time I think we will wait for difference in the trends before heading that way.
There has been so much happen in the last couple of weeks that it easy for me to get way behind. Nothing drastic just the usual events. So I will start with just a few minutes ago. Butch came home with a 3rd place win in 8 ball men's doubles. Don Louks, one of my star new computer users, was his partner.

I got my haircut today and my hairdresser Yolanda told me my hair was very soft, like a baby bunny. She tickled herself by saying so. We decided my hair was so soft because it hasn't been processed in any way. One of my blessings is my hair. I cannot say it has ever been a problem for me. I am happy and grateful for that.

Keeping Up with Missouri Great Grands

Here is giggling baby Leo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-kvMz9XVzU#t=60

And here is his sister Elise who went to the high school production of Ariel and loved it!!