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Tuesday Update

I thought we were not going to have a company picnic this year. Yesterday we received an email at work that said we would have a picnic this Friday at Beaver Park from 11-4 and it is mandatory. I think that is a long time for adults to have to spend at the park on a hot humid day. But hey, I might win a prize this year. We get to dress casual the rest of this week, which is great.

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Saturday Update

It was fun to see the Gunts last night. However, Tornados is definately not a bar that I want to visit again anytime soon. The seating was poor and I got a stiff neck just turning to talk to people and watching the 'bands'. Of course that could just be because I am old! The french fries were good and so were the poppers. They are going to be at The Mill in IC on August 18. That should be a much better show. And of course, I am really looking forward to They Might Be Giants in September!

Friday Update

We are going to see the Gunts perform tonight. Most of our Sunday group is coming along, it should be a blast. Being back on the customer service phones is not as bad as I thought it would be. I still wish I could be doing order management instead. On the up side, I was smokin' in sales yesterday and it will be good to get commissions again.

Wednesday Update

I am not looking forward to today at work. It is the first day that I have to go back to doing my old job. I dislike having to sell to people on the phone and customers can get so grumpy. I hope it is not a busy day.

Monday Update

Not much to update about. We are finally getting tomatoes from the garden. They are beautiful. We are also getting plenty of cucumbers, even though we are not pickling this summer. The cucumber salad and dressing is very good. I can't wait to try our first yellow squash tonight in the stir fry.

Saturday Update

Thursday night Doug and I watched a movie called Stranger Than Fiction. It starred Will Farrell. It was excellent and could only have been better if Zack Braff would have selected the music. This morning I am taking Ilse to the farmers market. I hope she enjoys it.

Thursday Update

Today if we take two canned food items to work for the food bank we get to wear jeans. I'm wearing jeans. It is also supposed to be a food day, but I didn't feel like bringing anything to eat. I have Friday off and plan to weed the garden and dye my hair. What a fun filled day that will be.

The best pictures, ever!!!!

Saturday Update

It sounds like Thomas and Diedre are having fun on their mini vacation. Last night they went to the dog track and bet on a couple of dogs. They didn't lose too much and had fun. I am very worried about Doug, he may have broken his hand when he fell yesterday. I hope he doesn't have as much pain today.

Wednesday Update

Wow, what a storm early yesterday morning. Mark and Wanda had a huge branch split from the tree in thier back yard. After I got off work we went over to take pictures. Mark's brother was using a chain saw to cut it in pieces. It had reached from the tree clear over to the fence on the other side of the yard and touched the house by the back door. No damage to the house and only a small chunk of wood was broken off from the fence. A piece of branch even landed on the roof of Subway. Most of our tomato plants were knocked over on thier side. Luckily none of them were damaged much and only two tomatoes actually feel off. We had a few branches come down in our front yard. We had thought they were very big until we went to Mark and Wanda's.

Monday Update

That was a fast three day weekend. Yesterday's Birthday Bash for Chloe was wonderful. Lots of people showed up, the food was fantastic and the fire was great. Diedre made the best ice cream cake ever.

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US first lady (1963–9), born Claudia Alta Taylor, in Karnack, Texas, USA on December 22, 1912. As a child, a family nurse declared she was as "pretty as a ladybird." The nickname stuck. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in art followed and continued on there studying journalism, with the plan to become a newspaper reporter.

In the summer of 1934 she met Lyndon Baines Johnson who was a Congressional aide. They married in November 1934, just seven weeks after their first date. Johnson gave her a $2.50 wedding ring bought at Sears. She borrowed from her inheritance to help finance his first election campaign.

As first lady, she supported the ‘war on poverty’, the Headstart Program, and worked for the ‘beautification’ of Washington, DC. Following the presidency, Lady Bird Johnson wrote the 800-page White House Diary which detailed her husband's life including the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. She also remained active in beautification projects.In the1960s, she planted bulbs and trees along roadsides to call attention to the growing crisis of habitat and species loss. Lady Bird Johnson created the First Lady's Committee for a More Beautiful Capital and her work became the first major legislative campaign launched by a first lady, the Highway Beautification Act of 1965. Her love for native wildflowers inspired her to create the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 near Austin, Texas. It was renamed in her honor in 1998.

Lady Bird Johnson also remained outspoken on women's rights issues, calling the equal rights amendment, "the right thing to do." She was honored with the country's highest civilian award: the Medal of Freedom in 1977, and was given the Congressional Gold Medal in 1988.

The widow of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson, had suffered a stroke in 2002 that left her with difficulty speaking. She died on July 11, 2007 at the age of 94.

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Wednesday Update

It's Wednesday and I can't think of anything to write about. I am taking off this Friday in honor of Chloe's 19th birthday. She says her hair will be red, hmmm. There will be Choc-O-Magic Pie for her and all who love her.

Sunday Update

I don't like the big downtown Farmers Market. Way too crowded, too many old people just stopping in front of you and people taking dogs where they have no business being. The prices are jacked up and we couldn't even locate Diedre and her mom. The only good thing was that I was able to buy 6 nice plants for $4.

Saturday Update

Last night we watched a very funny movie, "Hot Fuzz". It was made by the same people who did "Shaun of the Dead". I laughed a lot.




This morning Wanda is coming over at 7 to go to the farmers market with Doug and I. We are going to meet Diedre and her mom there. I hope to find another nice house plant.

Friday Update

I can't believe it is Friday already. The days have been going rather quickly at work this week. Tomorrow I am going to the downtown Farmer's Market with Diedre, Wanda and possibly Diedre's mom. I hope Doug decides to come along as well.

Happy 4th of July

We need this cool grill for the 4th

Tuesday Update

I think I will get off work early today. Probably around 2 or 3. Yeah!!

Monday Update

This will be a weird week. Work Monday and Tuesday, off on Wednesday, work Thursday and Friday. It will also be weird because now that June is retired I will have the cubicle to myself.

Saturday Update

Two of the young owls were hunting in the neighbors back yard at 5:30 this morning. They are so cool. This morning I am going to the flea market with Thomas and Diedre.

Wednesday Update

It is quarter end at work. That means Old Tony is back. We watched a really good movie last night. It was 'The Holiday' with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black.

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Sunday Update

I saved four kittens from the Aldi's parking lot yesterday. Now I'm the crazy turtle/cat lady. I really wanted to keep the one that was trying to hitch a ride on the frame of the van.

Saturday Update

At work we have been very busy because next week is another quarter end. Next Friday I will have to probably work rather late. Next Friday is June's last day and I am guessing she probably will not work too hard, if she is even there the whole day. Today I plan to grocery shop and maybe go to my Dad's to help him hang some pictures. That should be real fun.

The Tool concert was unbelievable. The lasers were awsome. I didn't care much for the opening band Melt Banana.

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Wednesday Update

Yeah, I work today and then the rest of the week is off. John and Elaine will be here the rest of today and then they will stay with Curt until they leave on Friday. I guess I took the wrong days off for vacation. Or did I? My orange roses are blooming. I wish our camera was working better.

Tuesday Update

Busy at work. Busy entertaining old people. Two days of work before a short vacation. The weather seems to be turning from wet to hot. The air conditioning will have to go on soon.

Happy 45th Birthday Doug!

Tuesday Update

I have managed to bend another lawn mower blade. I was the last person to mow and yesterday Thomas started the mower, when he pushed it, it shook so bad that it hurt his hands. They looked under the mower and the blade was bent. All I know is it was fine the last time I used it and I don't remember hitting anything. Yesterday was pretty much work, eat supper, wash dishes and go to bed. My Dad called last night and said Ilse was so excited because she had seen her first deer on East Post. It had been many years since she had seen a live deer.

Monday Update

This week is going to be very busy at week. It is the last week for most schools that order for us. Every one that has ordered is going to want to recieve thier orders beofre they close for the year Also my supervisor is in Boston all week doing training for the people who will take over my job at the end of June. At the end of June I will go back to full time on the phones doing customer service and sales.

Yesterday was a very busy and very fun day. In the morning I scrubbed both kitchen floors and the dining room floor. I also washed laundry and washed dishes. We switched cushions on the couch in the day kitchen because it was coming apart. I think it looks better now. I also shaved Doug's head. We had a very full house for supper. Jamie showed up early, he was alone because Lauren is in North Carolina visiting her Mom and it was storming off an on all day, so Justin had to stay with the dogs. Mary and Jordan also came. Jordan has gotten so tall and his voice has gotten deeper. Of course Diedre came, also Mark, Wanda, my Dad and Ilse. The meal was delicious, beef & broccoli in oyster sauce (Doug), garlic shrimp w/snow peas (Doug), white rice (me), fried rice (Mary), oriental salad (Wanda), mixed fruit (Diedre) and Reeses Peanut Butter ice cream cake (Chloe). A fun time was had by all. Dad an Ilse took a little bit warming up, but they ended up having a lot to add to the conversation. I think everyone likes them. And Ilse thinks Mark looks like Bill Gates. Wanda brought Doug a nice Bonsai tree for his birthday.

Sunday Update

This weekend is going fast. Yesterday was busy. In the morning I did some laundry and washed dishes. Then Doug and I went over menus and made the grocery list. On the way to Sam's Club, I stopped at a garage sale. They had very low prices and I picked up a very nice wrought iron plant stand for $1. It's too bad they didn't have anything else we needed, because most of the things they were selling were very cheap. Also before stopping at Sam's, I decided that I needed to birthday shop for Doug. That wasn't going too well until I got to Sam's Club. Then I found exactly what he had wanted. After grocery shopping, I made supper. We had salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy and salad. Yummy! After Chloe got off work, we decided to give Doug his birthday gifts early. He loves them all. Chloe gave him new guitar strings. Thomas gave him a Capo for his guitar and a nice tuner that actually hangs on the guitar when he is tuning it. I gave him new toothbrush heads for his Sonicare and a silver Ipod Nano. He was so happy, because his Shuffle wasn't working anymore. And because Thomas has been trying to learn to play guitar using Doug's guitar, he decide to buy himself one. He bought a beautiful Oscar Schmidt 3/4 guitar. Doug says it is great for learning.

Today we are celebrating Doug's birthday. We are having garlic shrimp and beef with broccoli. Mary is bringing fied rice. Wanda is bring an Oriental salad. I think Diedre is bringing fruit. And Chloe mentioned an ice cream cake. We also invited my Dad and Ilse, I hope they show up. It should be a good time and I hope the rain stays away. Tonight is the next to the last episode, ever, of the Sopranos. So, you know we will be watching that with Wanda.

Saturday Update

Yesterday was very busy at work. I am glad it is over. Last night we watched a bad show about the best comedy moments from TV. I didn't agree with some of the moments and especially the number one, it was Chris Rock. We took the carpeting out of the den/music room and moved things around. We decided to leave the foam matting down and put flooring over it. I'm not sure when we will get the flooring down, so we put Chloe's old rugs down for now. I think we should probably paint before putting down new flooring. John and Elaine will be here at the end of next week for thier yearly visit. They say they will be staying for a week.

This is just a great turtle picture that I found.

Friday Update

I am glad it is Friday. Today should be very busy since my co-worker will be out today. I need to find a place to plant my eggplant and squash seedlings this weekend. We also need to go in the garage and the basement to decide what we will be getting rid of in our big trash pickup. I will be happy to have the old couch out of the garage and out of our way. Thomas' birthday gift finally arrived and of course he loves it. It had a short when he first opened it. But Doug fixed that. Doug also went over to my Dad's yesterday and hooked up the electric cord for their new stove. Last night we watched The Warriors. I alway like that movie.