Here is one that caught my eye...taken in 2003
I have been enjoying my "retirement". I never really thought it took up a large amount of time when I was president but I am finding the difference is greater than I imagined it would be.
Wednesday, March 13
Backed up
I have all my pictures old and new, important documents etc. backed up on an external hard drive. This morning I made the mistake of starting to look through them. I had to stop myself or I could have been there all day and into next week!
Here is one that caught my eye...taken in 2003
Here is one that caught my eye...taken in 2003
Monday, March 11
Having a bit of fun
I have been very busy doing what I like to do! This morning I arose at 5:32 AM and Butch says in a slightly grumbly way,"It isn't going to be light out for two hours yet." I replied, "I am not asking you to get up." I was wide awake and thinking of things I could be doing and really, early morning is my favorite time of day.
The last two days I have had inquiries about doing a blog. If starting a blog is something you have entertained doing there is a very good tutorial here: http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/
I have been doing some cleaning up and organizing on the computer and this morning I messed around and deleted a bunch of email some of which I had not read. After mulling it over a bit I decided it probably did not matter much. This is how that happened; I decided to give Thunderbird another go. Thunderbird is an in-computer email program much like the old Outlook Express we all knew and loved that is no longer available from Microsoft. I deleted all the old email from Thunderbird not realizing I was also deleting it from my web mail. If you have an interest in an in-computer email program you can find it here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
Then you too can accidentally delete all your email. That is a joke, folks.
The time to leave is fast approaching and there are things we always like to get done before we go...like the last trip to Mexico to get essentials for ourselves and others. After things clear out a bit we plan to do some Spring cleaning. As always when the time approaches thoughts turn in a different direction. I think I will start my todo list....hmmm....
The last two days I have had inquiries about doing a blog. If starting a blog is something you have entertained doing there is a very good tutorial here: http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/
I have been doing some cleaning up and organizing on the computer and this morning I messed around and deleted a bunch of email some of which I had not read. After mulling it over a bit I decided it probably did not matter much. This is how that happened; I decided to give Thunderbird another go. Thunderbird is an in-computer email program much like the old Outlook Express we all knew and loved that is no longer available from Microsoft. I deleted all the old email from Thunderbird not realizing I was also deleting it from my web mail. If you have an interest in an in-computer email program you can find it here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
Then you too can accidentally delete all your email. That is a joke, folks.
The time to leave is fast approaching and there are things we always like to get done before we go...like the last trip to Mexico to get essentials for ourselves and others. After things clear out a bit we plan to do some Spring cleaning. As always when the time approaches thoughts turn in a different direction. I think I will start my todo list....hmmm....
Saturday, March 9
Aaaah....
It is 5:32 AM as I begin this blog entry. It is warm outside and I have the window open. The wind is blowing and most likely will all day. I started to say I have nothing on my agenda today but then I thought of half a dozen things I want to do and/or need to do. Butch is playing in a pool tournament outside the park and if things go well could be gone the better part of the day and if he stays relaxed and focused they will.
Peggy and I plan to go to the flea market today and will ask Kay if she wants to go too.
I like sitting here at my computer in the early morning without distraction.
My yesterday was a satisfying day. Computer class went well. We discussed setting up more than one email address and the reasons you may want to do that and then we followed through with the steps to do so. We also looked at the Google Calendar, setting it up for your personal use and the benefits of such. We have been on a discovery and discussion of Google Chrome. Most likely this will continue into next week and beyond. I love it when I can help people maximize the benefits of their computer and the Internet.
Windows 8 has come up for discussion quite a bit lately. It was not a good idea and once again Microsoft screwed up and once again they are beginning to see the light. They are working on Windows Blue and thinking it will be released in August. It may not have that name because that name is just the working name of the project. It will be offered free to current Windows 8 users. I translate this to mean,"We screwed up once again and now we will try to fix it." They do not learn easy. My friend Brother Leo would say, "Buy Apple" and many people are but there is a large part of the population who cannot or choose not to lay out the big bucks for Apple products. I would advise to wait and see if you can. If not, then go with your heart.
My friend Ambrose sent me a picture from the Ropa Style Show. Thanks, Ambrose. Do I like the way I look in this picture? Hmmm "No" but that isn't Ambroses fault.
Peggy and I plan to go to the flea market today and will ask Kay if she wants to go too.
I like sitting here at my computer in the early morning without distraction.
My yesterday was a satisfying day. Computer class went well. We discussed setting up more than one email address and the reasons you may want to do that and then we followed through with the steps to do so. We also looked at the Google Calendar, setting it up for your personal use and the benefits of such. We have been on a discovery and discussion of Google Chrome. Most likely this will continue into next week and beyond. I love it when I can help people maximize the benefits of their computer and the Internet.
Windows 8 has come up for discussion quite a bit lately. It was not a good idea and once again Microsoft screwed up and once again they are beginning to see the light. They are working on Windows Blue and thinking it will be released in August. It may not have that name because that name is just the working name of the project. It will be offered free to current Windows 8 users. I translate this to mean,"We screwed up once again and now we will try to fix it." They do not learn easy. My friend Brother Leo would say, "Buy Apple" and many people are but there is a large part of the population who cannot or choose not to lay out the big bucks for Apple products. I would advise to wait and see if you can. If not, then go with your heart.
Friday, March 8
Spicy Cabbage Salad
South Beach FriendlySpicy Cabbage Salad with Tomatoes, Radishes, and Celery (Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad)
(Makes about 6 servings, recipe adapted from Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad at Champaign Taste.)
5-6 cups finely chopped green cabbage (about 1/2 large head of cabbage)
1 cup diced tomatoes (I used diced grape tomatoes)
1/2 cup celery, sliced (or if the celery is large, I would cut in half before slicing)
1/2 cup chopped celery leaves (optional, but good)
6 radishes, stem and root cut off and cut into half-moon slices (optional, but good)
1/4 cup sliced green onions (dark green part)
Dressing:
2 T apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4-1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce (I used Sriracha sauce; use any hot sauce that has a good flavor. If you have some type of Carribean hot sauce it would be perfect in this.)
3 T grapeseed oil (or other neutral-flavored oil such as canola will work)
Chop cabbage, tomatoes, and celery leaves, and slice celery, radishes, and green onions. Toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. (If making ahead use a plastic bowl with a tight-fitting lid.)
In a small bowl, mix together the apple cider vinegar, fresh lime juice, salt, and hot sauce to taste. (I would start with a smaller amount of hot sauce, because you can always add more.) Whisk in the oil, one tablespoon at a time. Taste to see if you want to add more hot sauce
Toss salad with desired amount of dressing. (You may not need all the dressing if you omit some of the optional ingredients.) Salad can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for a few hours, and is even surprising good when it's been refrigerated overnight.
This printable recipe from KalynsKitchen.com.
Posted by Kalyn Denny at 8:06 AM
Thursday, March 7
Building a Hy-Vee in Jefferson
Building a Hy-Vee in Jefferson
Whoo Hoo! This is big news for us! And it will be located 2 1/2 blocks from our house.
Whoo Hoo! This is big news for us! And it will be located 2 1/2 blocks from our house.
Dolphins near South Padre
Today there were 8 of us who went to South Padre to get onto a boat for a tour of the Port of Brownsville.
Butch and myself
Marlene and Bernard Kelley
Donn and Peggy Gordon
Kay and Bill Stilson
One of the highlights of the trip were the Dolphin escort. Here is short Youtube video of the dolphins.
http://youtu.be/OC4f8VVbkEs They were very close to the boat. It was most definitely a day of surprises and the dolphins were the first surprise. The second surprise was some very tasty shrimp while on the boat. Some friends of our captain, Steve Murphy, had brought in a fresh load of shrimp and they then cooked some up for us and we pulled alongside for the transfer. All of us were able to get our fill and it was a mighty tasty treat!
Donn and Bill
Bill Stilson
Donn Gordon
Channel fishing boat getting bait.
The shrimp boats are a comin'.
Kay and Bill visit with one of the assistants on board.
There used to be 5000 shrimp boats in this port and now there are about 800.
Shrimp being "downloaded". Each of these bags of shrimp weigh 50 pounds
Marlene and Bernard Kelley
The owners of the shrimp boats that were downloading shrimp.
Yum!!
Captain Steve Murphy
It tasted as good as it looks!!
My favorite things!
Butch and myself
Marlene and Bernard Kelley
Donn and Peggy Gordon
Kay and Bill Stilson
One of the highlights of the trip were the Dolphin escort. Here is short Youtube video of the dolphins.
http://youtu.be/OC4f8VVbkEs They were very close to the boat. It was most definitely a day of surprises and the dolphins were the first surprise. The second surprise was some very tasty shrimp while on the boat. Some friends of our captain, Steve Murphy, had brought in a fresh load of shrimp and they then cooked some up for us and we pulled alongside for the transfer. All of us were able to get our fill and it was a mighty tasty treat!
Pictures while in the Port of Brownsville were not permitted for security reasons but I did get plenty of pictures.
After the boat trip we received a meal at Padreritaville and that too was a pleasant surprise. When I booked the trip I knew a lunch was included but did not know it would be a full and tasty meal. We had our choice of one...
Shrimp PoBoy and fries
Fish PoBoy and fries
Shrimp scampi
Chicken scampi
Cup of soup and salad bar
And this included dessert.
And the final surprise was a wonderful birthday gift of all my favorite things from my friends Peggy and Kay.
Donn and Bill 
Bill Stilson
Donn Gordon
Channel fishing boat getting bait.
The shrimp boats are a comin'.
Kay and Bill visit with one of the assistants on board.
There used to be 5000 shrimp boats in this port and now there are about 800.
Shrimp being "downloaded". Each of these bags of shrimp weigh 50 pounds
Marlene and Bernard Kelley
The owners of the shrimp boats that were downloading shrimp.
Yum!!
Captain Steve Murphy
It tasted as good as it looks!!
My favorite things!
Ethan's Mom says:
Ethan cried and begged me to go to the park today. I couldn't refuse and now look at that smile on his face!
Tuesday, March 5
Two Short Elise Videos From Gary
| Couple short ones from this weekend. Elise & Papa playing in the Basement: http://youtu.be/ZVP_Jydp8j8 http://youtu.be/LgtlrvhVmmk |
Saturday, March 2
Spicy Cabbage Salad
A South Beach Beauty-
Spicy Cabbage Salad with Tomatoes, Radishes, and Celery (Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad)
(Makes about 6 servings, recipe adapted from Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad at Champaign Taste.)
Ingredients:
5-6 cups finely chopped green cabbage (about 1/2 large head of cabbage)
1 cup diced tomatoes (I used diced grape tomatoes)
1/2 cup celery, sliced (or if the celery is large, I would cut in half before slicing)
1/2 cup chopped celery leaves (optional, but good)
6 radishes, stem and root cut off and cut into half-moon slices (optional, but good)
1/4 cup sliced green onions (dark green part)
Dressing Ingredients:
2 T apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4-1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce (I used Sriracha sauce; use any hot sauce that has a good flavor. If you have some type of Carribean hot sauce it would be perfect in this.)
3 T grapeseed oil (or other neutral-flavored oil such as canola will work)
Instructions:
Spicy Cabbage Salad with Tomatoes, Radishes, and Celery (Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad)(Makes about 6 servings, recipe adapted from Puerto Rican Cabbage Salad at Champaign Taste.)
Ingredients:
5-6 cups finely chopped green cabbage (about 1/2 large head of cabbage)
1 cup diced tomatoes (I used diced grape tomatoes)
1/2 cup celery, sliced (or if the celery is large, I would cut in half before slicing)
1/2 cup chopped celery leaves (optional, but good)
6 radishes, stem and root cut off and cut into half-moon slices (optional, but good)
1/4 cup sliced green onions (dark green part)
Dressing Ingredients:
2 T apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4-1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce (I used Sriracha sauce; use any hot sauce that has a good flavor. If you have some type of Carribean hot sauce it would be perfect in this.)
3 T grapeseed oil (or other neutral-flavored oil such as canola will work)
Instructions:
Chop cabbage, tomatoes, and celery leaves, and slice celery, radishes, and green onions. Toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. (If making ahead use a plastic bowl with a tight-fitting lid.)
In a small bowl, mix together the apple cider vinegar, fresh lime juice, salt, and hot sauce to taste. (I would start with a smaller amount of hot sauce, because you can always add more.) Whisk in the oil, one tablespoon at a time. Taste to see if you want to add more hot sauce.
Toss salad with desired amount of dressing. (You may not need all the dressing if you omit some of the optional ingredients.) Salad can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for a few hours, and is even surprising good when it's been refrigerated overnight.
- See more at: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/02/recipe-for-spicy-cabbage-salad-with.html#sthash.FfxSMp6r.dpuf
Thursday, February 28
What I Like about Facebook...
All of these pictures were snipped from Facebook. Elise's mom said it must be a tutu kind of day at their.house.
My friend Sherri has daycare and she said this is what happened while she was fixing lunch.
And this is Brady, grandson of Leo, and Brady's dad said, " Brady likes peas."
But maybe not...
Tuesday, February 26
Buried a Snowman
This is Elise and her grandparents making a snowman when the KC MO area got a heavy dose of snow
Can you find the snowman in the picture below? This is the KC's 2nd heavy dose of snow!!
Peggy's Birthday
We are in the 10 busiest days of the whole season so I am a bit behind getting pictures posted. I really like this picture though! Taken last Saturday.Sunday, February 24
Busy time of year
We are smack dab into the busiest time of year and sometimes after I remember I haven't posted for awhile I am all out of gumption to do so.
Last Wednesday Butch and I went to the grocery store and in the check out line our credit card was denied. So on advice from my friend Peggy we stepped aside and called them immediately. Sometimes they can make a mistake in denying it. But as I looked at the phone I had a text message to call them right away and so I did.There were several unauthorized charges on our card adding up to over $5000. So we are in the process of getting a new card. Actually we are going to get two. One with Butch as the primary owner and one with me as primary owner and we plan to use one only for Internet purchases and another for everything else. When this happens and it seems to be happening ever more frequently it can drive you nuts trying to figure out where, why and how it happened. Maybe by having two cards divided in uses we can at least narrow it down.
In the setting up of one of the new accounts I added that I would get an email notification of any charges exceeding $400. If that had been in place I would have been notified much sooner than I was.
This past week was Valley Senior Olympics and Butch took part in two events. Winning 2nd in Bridge and not placing at all in golf. Then this week he played the Men's in-park pool tournament coming in 2nd in that as well.
I have one more Tuesday morning presiding over the coffee hour as President, followed by one more business meeting and then I will be just another park resident.
And now here are a few pictures I have snipped from Facebook:
Ethan with Papas hat
Elise playing in the snow.
Nana and Ethan eating popcorn
Son Rich and his granddaughter Scarlett
Last Wednesday Butch and I went to the grocery store and in the check out line our credit card was denied. So on advice from my friend Peggy we stepped aside and called them immediately. Sometimes they can make a mistake in denying it. But as I looked at the phone I had a text message to call them right away and so I did.There were several unauthorized charges on our card adding up to over $5000. So we are in the process of getting a new card. Actually we are going to get two. One with Butch as the primary owner and one with me as primary owner and we plan to use one only for Internet purchases and another for everything else. When this happens and it seems to be happening ever more frequently it can drive you nuts trying to figure out where, why and how it happened. Maybe by having two cards divided in uses we can at least narrow it down.
In the setting up of one of the new accounts I added that I would get an email notification of any charges exceeding $400. If that had been in place I would have been notified much sooner than I was.
This past week was Valley Senior Olympics and Butch took part in two events. Winning 2nd in Bridge and not placing at all in golf. Then this week he played the Men's in-park pool tournament coming in 2nd in that as well.
I have one more Tuesday morning presiding over the coffee hour as President, followed by one more business meeting and then I will be just another park resident.
And now here are a few pictures I have snipped from Facebook:
Ethan with Papas hat
Elise playing in the snow.
Nana and Ethan eating popcorn
Son Rich and his granddaughter ScarlettWednesday, February 20
Added a Gadget
I love the website Houzz. I have obtained many useful ideas from it. This morning I read an article about decluttering and decluttering is a passion of mine. If you scroll to the bottom of this webpage you will see the article and be able to get to it by clicking on it. I hope you get as much from it as I did.
Sunday, February 17
Big Surprise!
Butch's sister Marlene and Bernard tapped on our door yesterday. That was a big surprise as we did not know they had come down from northern Iowa to their place in Sunshine RV park in Harlingen a couple of weeks ago. It seems the phone number they had in their cell phone was an old number and they could not reach us. So we went to dinner at the El Dorado and then went to the Don Wes flea market for awhile and made some plans to get together with them again soon.
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