Today is a Red Letter Day!

Today I got the clear title to my own home. Need I say more? No

Special Days

Today is Old Rock Day. What should I do to celebrate? Label my rocks of course. 
This morning as I was reading the paper I came across this list of things one for each day to make each day special and thought I would look up everyone's birthday.  Katie I know you once made me a book of crazy special days , but I don't know where it is . I had it at school and it may even be something I gave to Ashley but this is here and now. And it is fun to find special days for special people.

So beginning in February (Joe please Share this with Alicia as I don't have her real e-mail address)

Joe's birthday

- Charles Dickens Day... Should we all read a Dickens novel and discuss it? Or maybe go to see a musical rendition of Oliver?

Katie and JJ's Birthday

Build a scarecrow day... Should we all build a scarecrow for Katie's summer garden?  I also looked at June 30 which is the day we sometimes celebrated for the other person's birthday. That is Meteor day. Maybe this is a day to go rock hunting for meteors?

Lita's birthday

Roller Coaster Day: That sounds like a day to take a trip to an amusement park. Need I say more?

Alicia's Birthday:

Thrift shop day  

Who knew we could shop cheap and maybe find some treasures on this special day?
Jonathan's Birthday
Radio Day--- 
What is that? Well a day to visit a Radio station or to listen to a program together on the radio no matter where we are we can still hear the same thing.. Other ideas?

My Birthday:

Cake Day: Let's have a cake (or cupcake) decorating contest or maybe for Joe just make a bunch of cake balls and share them with random people.

 Should I add this to my list of 52 things which I think is now on 35 And make the list up to 41?

Oh,  Thea's birthday is also world Sauntering day : Strange but interesting. 

The list of 35 or Almost 52

I started this already but then something happened to my computer and now I don't know where it went. So I will start over.
1. Pray daily.
 2. Have a daily Bible Study
 3. Go to Florida and visit Cathy, Sue, and Brenda
4. Walk every day either inside Walmart or around the neighborhood.
 5. Keep to my budget so I don't have to get a job.
6. Go to Kareoke
7. See my sister and her family in California
 8. Buy and artificial Christmas Tree
 9. Go to Jo Ann's in Kentucky to play cards every month
10. Do some nice things for random people
11. Help others in ways that I can help
 12. Go to curves 3 times a week at first then maybe more
13. Take a monthly park visit and hike with Katie and others.
14. Visit relatives in Wisconsin.
15. Go to North Carolina and see Mearlene.
16. Finish my Granny Square afghan 17. Learn to quilt
18. Finish decorating my new house with the painted wall squares of canvas
 19. Clean and stain the deck
20. Have a family cookout on the deck
21. Invite friends over to eat twice a month
22. Finish the needle pointed hand towels
 23. Have lunch with retired teachers every month
 24. Read a book every week
 25. Play with other people's grandchildren
26. Volunteer at the Adult Ed school
27. Scrap book once a month
28. See if I want to become the Creative Memories scrapbook lady
 29. Make 6 new friends
 30. Learn a new craft
 31. Write letters of encouragement.
32. Change out the curtains.
 33. Have a party or game night
 34. Participate in League of Women Voters activities so I can be an informed citizen
35. Teach a scrapbook class at Hobby Lobby

36.  Joe's birthday

- Charles Dickens Day... Should we all read a Dickens novel and discuss it? Or maybe go to see a musical rendition of Oliver?

37.  Katie and JJ's Birthday

Build a scarecrow day... Should we all build a scarecrow for Katie's summer garden?  
38.  I also looked at June 30 which is the day we sometimes celebrated for the other person's birthday. That is Meteor day. Maybe this is a day to go rock hunting for meteors?

 39.  Lita's birthday

Roller Coaster Day: That sounds like a day to take a trip to an amusement park. Need I say more?

40.  Alicia's Birthday:

Thrift shop day  

Who knew we could shop cheap and maybe find some treasures on this special day?
41.  Jonathan's Birthday
Radio Day--- 
What is that? Well a day to visit a Radio station or to listen to a program together on the radio no matter where we are we can still hear the same thing.. Other ideas?

42.  My Birthday:

Cake Day: Let's have a cake (or cupcake) decorating contest or maybe for Joe just make a bunch of cake balls and share them with random people.

43.  Thea's birthday is also world Sauntering day : Strange but interesting. 
44. Karen's Birthday is Threading the needle day so on that day I need to have a party. 

Penguin Adventures are over.

This past weekend we traveled to St. Louis for the 12th and final Penguin adventure a great time was had by all. As usual I forgot the camera battery and so could not take any photographs One day I will have my SH** together but probably not in this lifetime. Any way it was great weekend.

Technology

Ok, I started thisPost yesterday, but never finished. I also can't find the draft because I don't know where to look. It is hard for me to grasp all the technology today, and it is so amazing that it can happen. Yesterday I skyped with a friend, and it ws as if we were sitting in the kitchen having coffee together and chatting. I loved it and didn't want to hang up but all good things must come to an end. And so it ended.

Amazing

So many things that we can do in 2011 are amazing. We can phone a friend from anywhere. Like if you are in the mall and can't find your son because he is in a different store than the one where you left him. This is why you should always take your phone with you because we are used to getting hold of people by text or by phone. You can write a letter to a friend and send it by e-mail and they get it in like 2 minutes or less. You can keep in touch by Facebook and then you don't need to send Christmas cards because you have been in touch all year. You can play a word game with friend and don't even have to be in the same room, the same house or even the same state. You can call a person on Skype and be in a totally different state and yet it is kind of like they are sitting in the living room right across from you. How do people think of these things? I can come up with ideas but I have no idea how these things happen. How do people make them occur? What gives people the way to make and idea a reality? I don't know because I don't think that way and I truly find that way of thinking amazing!

Christmas 2011

Still no pictures, sorry about that. I can't find the cords. I have unpacked every box. So unless they were thrown away, maybe I will find them when I least expect it. Christmas was so exciting. I drove up to Katie's on the 23rd so I could help by baking cookies and getting a few things cleaned. We also went out with some friends for Thai night and enjoyed some new tastes. The next night we had dinner with them again and enjoyed their little boy Peirson. IN addition to seeing the movie, "Warhorse" with Katie, I also watched the "Book of Eli" and "Shattered Glass" and some Wonder Years with Jonothan. All of those were good entertainment. Some of these have more redeeming value than others. Christmas Eve we went to Katie's Metro Church and had a very traditional service in the company of alot of reforming/reformed alcoholics/drug users. They did not sing too many of the carols but the rest of us did! Then Lita arrived. ON Christmas morning we had a Dutch pancake for breakfast. That didn't fill us up so we had some Thai for lunch made from spaghetti noodles and opened about a zillion presents. Joe and Alicia came for a speciao dinner and we opened presents again. Way too many for grown ups. So there it was Christmas- baking, movies, presents, good food, and friends. Let's not forget the real meaning of the season though, "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord." May your holiday always be merry, bright, and true.