Not A Scaredy Cat.

                                                                   I DID IT....

                                                👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Not such a scaredy cat after all. All that worry... piece of cake! 

Not that I didn't get a wee bit nervous when, as we were loading, a guy comes to the attendant up front and says, "There's smoke coming from underneath my seat." HELLO....

She didn't even turn around, just muttered back to him that it was the condensation from the air vent! Well, okay, if she says so but I did wonder in the back of my mind. Suppose, just suppose it really was smoke. But, by the time we departed the gate and I still couldn't smell smoke I thought OKAY... 
She got it right!

We had a great flight up. 

LaGuardia is a nightmare and even more so now that they have the whole place torn up and rebuilding it. Oh my gosh. But, I got off the plane, hopped into my wheelchair and felt like a queen as I was pushed through all those people and past all those gates etc. Shirley was tagging along. I felt sorry for her and offered to let her sit in my lap. 😀 Boy, the PUSHER would have loved that! And, then there we were, curbside and my other daughter, Susan was waiting with her car. 

I have a ton of stuff to share! It was such a fun trip and visit. So, I will break it all down into several posts over the coming days. 

Here's something to peak your interest.....

So, come back, y'all. Have a great day and find some fun to get in to. 

Leaving On A Jet Plane

                                                                 I'm leaving on a jet plane
                                                         don't know when I'll be back again. 
                                                                                              (John Denver)

That's true... in the morning... heading to New York to visit my youngest daughter, Susan.

But, unlike John Denver who did not know when he would be back, I know how long I will be away ... one week.

Now, I've flown more times than I care to think about. I've flown cross-country several times and across both oceans... not both at the same time. 😀

But, the older I get the less I like flying!!

Am I being a scaredy cat? MAYBE

I blame it on the hectic pace of flying now. My inability to scoot from one gate to another in five minutes!

They lose your luggage, feed you 'squirrel food'.

There's no leg room, you are crammed into that plane like a bunch of sardines in a tin can!

And, don't forget the baby that cries non-stop. Poor thing. I feel for it but I've already put in YEARS of crying babies.

So, what do my daughters do? 

They decide that the daughter (Shirley) who lives near me will fly up with me. Help her "poor old aged Mother" maneuver the obstacle courses. Ha ha

Oh, don't get me wrong. I love that they do that but I just think it's funny. I love it when they get so protective... well, most of the time anyway.

I won't have my laptop with me so I will be absent for a week. Will have pictures and stories to tell when I get back. 

Bon Appetit     oh heck that's have a good meal

Au Revoir!  (Goodbye)

Where Did My Hair Go?

I am ticked!!!!

                After having a more than full head of hair for all my life,

now as I am getting a little older, I am losing hair like crazy. I could just cry to watch strands of it wash down the shower drain ... or me find it on my pillow ...
                                                          Do any of you have a hair problem?

                                      I have a bad hair day just about every day. And,  it's not funny!
                                         

Besides losing it, I now have a huge part right down the back of my head. It's like Moses came and parted the red sea. There are days that Pharaoh's army could just march down my head in that dry/bare spot.

Some days it is much worse than this. 

I've tried different hair stylists. I've tried different hair products. I've tried teasing and putting it up in wire curlers. I've tried wearing it longer, wearing it shorter. Nothing helps.

Whenever I see a lady sitting or standing in front of me with a huge part in her hair in the back of her head, I just want to reach out and smooth it out for her. Of course, she'd probably slap me silly if I did. But, now I am that lady with the part. I wonder if somebody is itching to smooth out my hair.

I will tell them.... It AIN'T GONNA WORK!

Any suggestions is much appreciated. I mean we gals have got to look out for one another. So, if you come up with something that works just know that you are my BFF. 

Laughing My Head Off

Oh my gosh....

I have laughed and laughed and laughed over something that happened to me. 

We all know that laughter is vital to our well-being, especially as we grow older and often don't have a lot to laugh about. 

                                       Well, I get this package in my mailbox. 
I open it. 

              Inside is a book and a cd for learning French words and phrases. 

I swear, I do not remember ordered either one of those. I rack my brain. I always order my books to read on my kindle and although I have been trying to learn a little French (don't ask why...) I didn't remember wanting a cd to teach me. 

I open the book... and on the front page is this...

Why would Amazon sell a book that the author signed noting each individuals name? 
                                                I must be losing my mind. 

So, a couple days later I am talking to my daughter who lives in New York and telling her about her poor old mom losing her mind and she started laughing. "I sent that to you, Mom"

                                               Well, at least I am not crazy. 

It seems that Susan was at an event where the author was the speaker. Susan told her all about her Mom who is 85, has a blog, is on instagram and facebook and has written a couple books and the woman was blown away.... so that's what the signature in the front of my book was all about.

I have laughed and laughed. I mean every time I think of it, I laugh. 

I'm so thrilled I am not losing my mind and bless that poor author who had to listen to Susan go on and on about a woman that author had never ever heard of. It's hilarious!!

New Developments

When you lose a spouse, life is never the same. It's the most devastating thing ever, losing that companion. Then you wonder what to do next, what your role is, who you are now. 

When my husband of 60 years died in 2011 I really struggled with what to do with living my life by myself. 

 I lived in a big, old 2 story house, way too big, too hard to maintain, in a small town with little to do. I was smart. I didn't jump right into making changes. It was 4 years before I finally found this adorable apartment in a 55+ senior complex. 

Those of you who have followed me for a long time know the story so I don't mean to bore you. I just have some 'gossip' to share and I felt it needed a lead-in. 

There was a manager (whom we loved) and an assistant manager (whom many people couldn't stand). Guess it's that way in a lot of places. Back a year ago the complex was sold to a new company and we lost our manager! Boy, were we sad. And, I am sure many asked 'why not the assistant manager. That would have been better'. But, we don't get to pick and choose. 

We had hopes of some changes being made but things seemed to get worse. Then, yesterday I learned that the assistant had been fired. And, the new manager was also leaving. Her choice. 

We are getting new staff and I can't wait to see what happens. I will be sure to let you know when I know something. 

It's Autumn!!

FALL

I am so ready for it.  How about you?

I found this graphic online and liked it. 

Just gives me things to look forward to. I see a lot on there that I really would love to do.

So, I made my own scrapbook journal page .

Which is your favorite season? I can't make up my mind. I'm not crazy about winter ... nor summer. 

These old bones can't take the extreme cold

and the heat drains me. 

So, I guess it's a toss up between spring and fall. 

I hope your fall is the best one ever!