MY ANSWERS TO BEING 'TAGGED' BY SHALEE

7 THINGS THAT MOST FOLKS DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME

#1--I still know & can understand a LOT of 'FRENCH'--after studying it for 2 years in high school--40 years ago!

#2--Same goes for 'SHORTHAND'--36 years ago!

#3--DoctorS told me (us) I'd probably NEVER have CHILDREN & we had TWO MIRACLES and now have THREE GRANDbabies--PRAISE & THANK YOU, GOD!!!

#4--When I was young--I would lift up my SKIRT to rub my belly button. But, I stopped at age '23'--just kidding, I was actually '6'!!!!!! (I'm not proud of this one, but hubby said to add it.)

#5--I attended Christian schools all my life & was truly SHOCKED when I first heard folks cursing & lying & just being RUDE in my first job out of College--at ASU!!!!

#6--I have SUNG in some Chorus for at least 25 YEARS!!!!!

#7--I've NEVER broken a bone in my body (YET!)--BUT, my hubby has broken 32, so he's broken enough for OUR WHOLE FAMILY--although our AR Grandbaby broke his LEG tripping over a tennis ball last Summer at the Lake, so he's off to a FAST start, doesn't he?!!!!!

THANKS, Shalee for 'tagging' me on this--MY FIRST TAG--it made me come up with these!!! Her FANTASTIC blog can be 'found' at: http://shalees.blogspot.com/

And, IF now is the 'time' to 'TAG' a few others, I'm TAGGING AJ & Jamie to do the same--come up with '7 Things That Most Folks DON'T know About You'--can't wait to read them!!! MUCH LOVE to you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'VE BEEN CLEARED FOR LASIKS!!!!!!!!!

HOORAY!!! I've been cleared for Lasiks surgery on both my 'old' eyes!!!!! I'm SO excited--about being able to SEE without any glasses!!! I have an EXCELLENT Dr.--Grin--he SHOULD have worked on TEETH & not eyes, huh??!!!!! My 'time'/date is a week from Monday, JUNE 4th at 9 AM--so, say an 'extra' prayer for him & me & the procedure, please--that ALL WILL GO WELL!!!!! THX!!!!!

BEST 'BLT'S' EVER!!!!!

We had the BEST BLT's/Bacon/Lettuce/Tomato Sandwiches that I've EVER HAD the other night--HERE!!!!! I bought Texas Toast--& toasted one side of each piece in the oven WITH BUTTER--& Fresh Lettuce & Tomatoes at the store. Then, the BEST PART was the BACON my hubby had found at Sam's Club--it's got PEPPER all down one side--'WRIGHT' brand Natural Smoked THICK Sliced Peppered Bacon--we cooked it in the oven, too, and then finished it in our microwave, to make it crisp like we like it. Added a little mustard, like we like it--and, I'm telling you they were THE BEST BLT's EVER!!!!! And, I've had them all over--even in Myrtle Beach, SC!

I won't usually use my blog for posting recipes, but I just HAD to pass this one along--it was/is THAT GOOD--hope you try & ENJOY IT!!!!!!!!!

FLOSSING TIPS

Okay, I know I'm OVER '50', but just yesterday I learned SOMETHING NEW at the Dentist about FLOSSING MY TEETH!!!!! I have a WONDERFUL Dentist, Dr. Ruse, and I go get checked every 6 months, religiously; and this time I had 2 MORE CAVITIES--in between 4 of my FRONT TEETH--YIKES!!!!!

I have been flossing almost every night--in front of our TV. Well, I found out, for the first time, that it's REALLY BETTER to floss in FRONT of a MIRROR--to see what you're doing better--AND, it's also IMPORTANT to make sure that you floss ALL THE WAY AROUND each tooth. at your gums. I hadn't been doing EITHER ONE of those things, but will START, NOW & wanted to pass them on to ya'll--FOR FREE--we only get ONE SET of our OWN teeth--and, they are tied in to our OVER-ALL HEALTH, so we need to take care of them the BEST WE CAN--GOOD LUCK!!!

SERIOUS BRA QUESTION, FOR THE LADIES......

This is mainly to/for the Ladies: Is there ANYONE ELSE out there who has the SAME problem I do with putting your bra ON?--it's almost always the LEFT side--and after I've looked at it & got it 'all right' & try to hook it together, the 'shoulder' strap is TWISTED with the 'back' strap--HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING????? It's at least ONCE A WEEK for me & I'm really WONDERING if there are ANY OTHER WOMEN out there who are having the same problem & WHAT you've done about it to TRY to KEEP from CONTINUALLY HAPPENING!!!!
THANKS!--my only thought/idea is that my boob is TOO BIG for me to actually SEE if my straps are 'right' or not--does that sound possible?????

'BAD THINGS DO COME IN 3'S', RIGHT??!!!!!

I certainly HOPE SO--because last week, we had 3 'bad' things happen to us.
First, on Sunday afternoon, our youngest son, injured his right shoulder very badly
PRACTICING for his new 'church league' Softball Team/League. It's been a few years
since he's played & he was very EXCITED to get back to playing, again. That's why
he DOVE for a ball getting past him quickly, playing Short Stop--when he used to Pitch &
play 3rd Base. Well, it got TO him faster than he thought it would & he ended up trying to
do a somersault, instead of just crashing to the ground, and didn't quite complete it. Well,
the ER took x-rays & put him in a sling, but NOTHING was broken, THANK GOD & he's doing MUCH BETTER, now. His 28th BD was last THURSDAY!!!!!

2ndly, our youngest GRANDson, Jack, who lives in Houston with our oldest son & his wife &
daughter, got another virus & high fever & with this one came 'intussusception'--a collapsed
bowel--he's not even '2', YET!!!!! The TX Children's Hospital is GREAT down there & they
did a 'Barium enema' to OPEN that part of his large intestine BACK UP & it worked & he ONLY spent one night in the hospital & got to go home--BUT, it RECURRED again 2 days later &
his Mom had to take him BACK & have the procedure done, again--THIS TIME WITH AIR, ONLY--which saved him/them that awful/BURNING diarrhea--and, it worked, AGAIN!!!!!
We are hoping his fever goes AWAY & he does NOT have any more occurences of this!!!!!!!!!

3rdly, at my husband's work, where he's the 'boss'/President, it was discovered--partly by/because of him--that they had Carbon Monoxide POISONING in their plant & he had
to send EVERYONE HOME!!!!!!!!! The Fire Department, who measures that, quickly found
their 'problem'--'new'/thicker ink--it's a Printing Plant--that had clogged up the expensive filters, which were no longer working & giving off this AWFUL GAS you can't/don't smell!!!!!
Everything was cleared/cleaned out that afternoon/evening & everyone got to go BACK to WORK the NEXT DAY--THANK GOD--with no further expenses or sicknesses--that he knows of, yet, anyway!!!!!

'They' all HIT me in my STOMACH--just like I had BEEN HIT in my stomach--especially the injury to our youngest son & the physical problem with our GRANDson--but, my husband is SUCH a GOOD BOSS, that those folks who work with him are LIKE OUR FAMILY, TOO--so, we are SO THANKFUL that no one was hurt or made sick OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!

WE both PRAYED A LOT MORE THAN USUAL this past week & I'm feeling REALLY CLOSE-R to OUR GOD, which is one VERY GOOD thing to come out of all of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, we realize that we are not 'promised' the next day, even, much less good health--but, we DO TRUST & BELIEVE that our God is 'WATCHING AFTER' & 'TAKING CARE OF US'!!!!!!!

I told our youngest son, he will be SO VERY GLAD 'the day' he wakes up IN NO PAIN, after this & will APPRECIATE feeling/being healthy, again, and in NO PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably MORE than we usually do, since we usually wake up with little or no pain. AND, we'll be THANKFUL when little Jack is ALL WELL & we are already THANKFUL that my hubby's plant/folks are back, productively working & making money, again.

Last week seemed to FLY BY, sort of, and yet, also, seemed to take 3 weeks to PASS--if you've been through similar things, you know what I mean. I definitely was in one of those 'male-like' TRANCES most of the days. And, I didn't necessarily get very much 'done' around our house, either. Our wash definitely STACKED UP!!!!!

BUT, THIS is a NEW WEEK, with new challenges and BLESSINGS & I'm HOPING that since we have had THREE 'bad'/WEIRD things happen to us last week--that 'THAT'S IT' for a while!!!!!

And, we THANK OUR GOD that things wereN'T WORSE--which I know & can ALWAYS think of something/things that COULD BE WORSE, when something does happen. AND, it was SO encouraging to see HOW FAST God worked to 'FIX' all 3 circumstances!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUCH FASTER than when I've prayed for things in the past!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU, GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH, I don't want ANY of you feeling 'sorry' for us--just say a PRAYER, ALONG WITH US, of THANKSGIVING that our family & work family are ALL SAFE, tonight!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

ROSES & PEOPLE NEED 'TENDING'

I've been thinking about a neighbor's Rose Garden that USED to be SO beautiful! She was OUT tending it every day, sometimes even when it was cool and rainy! Well, I noticed about a year ago that it was looking poorly & there were not NEARLY as many pretty roses as there had been. Just the other day, I drove by, and that square of land that USED to be SO colorfully FULL of roses, is NOW FULL OF WEEDS!!!!! I, personally, think she moved or died.

So, it got me thinking that roses ARE LIKE PEOPLE--we NEED TENDING! If children/folks don't get their DAILY NEED OF LOVE taken care of by those who love them, they will not continue to BLOOM & be BEAUTIFUL, the WAY GOD INTENDED them/US TO BE!!!

Just a reminder--HAVE YOU TENDED YOUR 'GARDEN' of loved ones today?