June 18, 2014

When you are retired you can do anything you want, but usually I do nothing. Well, I do not really do nothing, just nothing of significance. This week I have been awaiting the birth of my first grandson. So I don't like to go out of town. I don't go outside without my phone and I don't even go and visit the neighbors.
Here is an example of what I do. I usually eat cheerios for breakfast from a white coffee cup. Then I go to the Miami University rec center and walk laps along their blue track.  It is up a long flight of stairs and  I have to stop twice and catch my breath.  I almost always see the same people there but while they all seem to walk the same pace I am slower and walk alone. There are groups of old men who chat and walk. I often see fathers of former students walking alone. Sometimes I walk with Andy Ward's mom, but mostly I am listening to my music on my I phone.
After walking for thirty minutes I come home, stopping at McDonald's to get a cup of coffee. It is only 60 cents and tastes better than what I make. Then I shower and change clothes. This is followed by Bible study and prayer time.
 Right now I go to a Wednesday night study over the book of Ezekiel. It is a book in the Old Testament with the theme that God is the only God and we need to worship him. He is sovereign and the people need to know that he is God. The Bible study is attended by about 20 women of all ages and Conversation is so good.
But  back to the routine. For the rest of the day I do random things like sit on the porch, call a friend or two, go visit the neighbors, play on the computer write on the computer or scrapbook. But my favorite thing is to watch t.v.
 I never used to do that much, but now I do. I think it is because I can pick what I watch and don't have to wait for a certain show to come on. Recently I have been re-watching my favorite series, Smallville.  I really like this show and no matter how many times I watch it there are certain episodes that make me cry or laugh. Of course I have my favorites. In season 4 I really like the first episode when Lois Lane appears and I like episode 5 where Clark and Lineal change spirits and become each other. Tom Welling's acting is really fabulous there.
Some how I get to lunch and dinner and evening Bible study and then it is time to decompress and go to bed. See not so interesting a day. Sometimes I clean and do laundry and dishes. But not always. I wonder how my grand mothers filled their days?

The Week of Birthdays

This week several of my friends and relatives had birthdays.
On June 16th my youngest cousin Jonathan Howard White turned 50. Hard to believe! But he will always be a 5 year old in my mind because the summer he turned 5, I was a his babysitter. Happy birthday Jonathan Jo with a mouth like an O.



This is Jon White, his Mom Mearlene,
and Jj He was about one in this photo

Here we have Jj Jon White and Thea
when we were about to move to Omaha.

Then today June 17 is My childhood friend Karen Styles 61st birthday. Again It is hard to believe. Some times I remember when we would sit on her grassy hill and talk or play games in her air conditioned bedroom. Our favorite games were Life, Easy money, and the Barbie game. Funny what you remember.
On Thursday my youngest sister Thea will be 55. I hope she has a marvelous time and receives some great gifts. I have lots of fun memories of her but a favorite one is the birthday when Caroline Kennedy and Jackie O and Jon Jr. were at the park having a picnic on the day she was celebrating her birthday!



Katie and me June 1981


Maybe my grandson, Katie's first born, will be born on Thea's birthday; in our family we try to have babies be born on other's birthdays. I love this photo of Katie learning to walk at my parents house the summer of 1981.

Where did May Go?

Well it is June now and somehow May went away. I did spend a lot of time watching tv and net flix. I also worked at Kramer and other schools to earn money to pay for the roof  as well as babysit.
Oh yes, we had a family vacation to both Georgia and Florida. I loved finally being warm. Florida is beautiful. Jonathan got married. The wedding was on the beach and so beautiful. My favorite parts, no need for shoes, just wear flip flops. seeing my family, and the lovely bride and brides' maids.
School is out now and the summer visits to the doctors have begun.
I have learned that I need to figure out why I fall asleep in the afternoon, how my sugars run and what to do about cravings. Ah thank you for the internet. I do poorly with a 5 o'clock wake up but great with a 6 o'clock one. To help with cravings I started taking a multivitamin. For the last week I have been recording my sugars.
Thank goodness my teeth are doing alright.
Next I need to get my sugars done at the hospital and schedule a visit with Dr. Spivey.

Soon

FYI
Soon I will be a grandmother.

Weird

I know I wrote on this last week and I added pictures even. OH well.
Nothing very exciting here except a teacher friend retired and there are many hours in a day. I did work out by walking around the track at the rec center 4 days. woot woot.
Updater:
1.  from the Raccoon saga.
The house was fixed; the raccoons removed, and I survived.
2.  J-Lo's wedding
This was in Florida and was great. I had a good time loved the sun and even enjoyed time with Eric and Julie. Lauren looked lovely and I loved that it was on the sand so I didn't have to wear shoes. Sara and Bruce came, so did Thea and Paul. Robin and her boyfriend Steve came too.
3. I worked cafeteria a few times in May. One was field day which wore me out.
4. The Pastor of our church, Jeremy Carr, moved on to greener pastures in Iowa.
5. Nora and Ronnie gave me their old patio furniture. Now I can sit on the deck with friends.
Found the previous post under drafts. I couldn't get photos to download tho.