Another Rainy Saturday

I think I have found a theme here. ON Saturday I read book s and watch movies. Yesterday I watched three movies.
I watched Amazing Grace
and Sense and Sensibility
and Seven Years in Tibet.
Have you seen them? Did you like them, too?
I liked "Amazing Grace" because it was about William Wilberforce,  a man who did something that changed the world. I wish I had known about him when I was in 8th grade. He would have been a great person about whom to write a biography. Slave trading  and slavery are just dispicable things.  People are people aand all should be free. It made me wonder who was the better man Thomas Jefferson or William Wilberforce?

I liked "Sense and Sensibility" because it is a romance. It also made me aware that women really didn't have much life before the 20th century and certainly we didn't have much of a say about things. All there was was babies, children and care giving no mater which class you were in. I am so glad that Margaret doesn't marry......

And I liked "SevenYears in Tibet". It was a true story and made me again aware of the differences in cultures. The east is different from the west. Not better or worse, just different.

And now you know that I am going to the library to get some new shows and new books .......
Have a good week and if you have any suggestions for my movie enjoyment.... I would be greatful.

Saturday

It rained and poured.
I watched some tv today.
I went to the grocery today.
 I read two books today and I visited a neighbor today.
Oh, and I went to curves.
Curves was good quiet but good. It was a work out where you sort of move around and try to get strong. But I did not work harder than ever that is for sure. Some times when your knees hurt, you just can't jog or even march double time.
Then I read a book, About a secretary named Janet. It was ok, but the story was too predictable.
Can't remember the title and the book isn't on the table where I am typing.
The other book was a true crime book by Ann Rule and it was riviting, but I again skipped to the end.
The movies were, "Ides of March" with George Clooney and Ryan Gossling. It was about politics.
And takes place at Miami University. Interesting to see Hall Hall and Farmer School of Business on the movie screen.
And the second one was "What If?"  That movie was a great one. I kept wondering about the ending. Yesterday when I tried to watch it,  the ending was messed up so I cleaned the disc off and then was able to watch it today. Great story. An investment banker meets a wonderful life sort of theme.
The grocery store? well I went so I could make vegetable soup. Which I did for supper.
I also watched the Pacers game on tv and it was good, because the Pacers won.
Of course I did a few other things like talk on the phone and dishes and played on the computer~
And there you have it a Saturday in the life of a 60 year old ......

May

Trala it's May! What a lovely day today and the past days were two Michigan days
 also. So sunny and blue sky and green grass and I don't have my camera yet. Please Katie don't forget it this weekend.
The first weekend in May is coming up and you know what that means....Derby Day.

This weekend is the Kentucky Derby. My friend Heather is going and she is so excited. She gets to sit in a box belonging to a co-worker of her husband. She bought a new sun dress and hat. She  is going to get a spray on tan. When Heather was telling me about her plans and such, I decided dressing up for Derby was like getting ready for prom.
Mearlene and Dick went to the Derby a couple of times. Dessie used to watch it faithfully every  year and have a mint julip while she watched. This year I will watch. Maybe I will see Heather on T.V.
If you want a Mint Julep on Saturday as you watch, you need Kentucky Bourbon, sugar, mint and ice. Google the recipe.  Oh, and Don't forget to sing that famous Stephen Foster song, My Old Kentucky Home.

A Wedding- So much Fun!

The theme of Katie's wedding was, "Let's all have Fun and all of it, well almost all of it, was fun.
Her colors were pink and green. They are such  brilliant and vibrant colors. All of the bridal party looked lovely. I do think that Lita and Jono were the best couple.

Jodie took the pictures and Kim Shrum helped with the reception and decorations. It all looked lovely from the church to the fellowship hall.

Before the wedding I was making bead socks. These are time consuming and yet fun to make. Shades of when Katie and Lita were little girls. I crocheted 7 pairs. They are made with white socks, pink or green cotton thread, and pony beads, naturally pink and green ones.

 Look at how happy we look! Well, some of us. Anyway, I am so happy for Dustin and Katie. It was a great time.  We had doughnuts and dancing and a photo booth so....the reception was lots of fun!

Kentucky part 2

Well,
 It wasn't a picnic and from March 20 to March 26 I had to keep reminding myself only a few more days. The Tuesday after Jo Ann left Mom-law fell and broke her hip. Oh, my what a nightmare! Emergency room, hospital room, ICU, caring for Sam, all of it was such a challenge. But the doctors were excellent, and the ICU care was good.  Mom-law made it through surgery, with 2 blood transfusions, and Jo Ann did come back from Cuba, though a day late. I am thankful that she did live, by the grace of God. I am thankful that my family and friends prayed, and that the doctors were so careful with her both in surgery and recovery. God is good all the time. It wasn't what I had expected,  but  Jo Ann's experience made it all worth it.

Kentucky Again!

Here I am at Aunt Jo's exercising and caring for Mom La. She is more work than before, and has really aged (94 is the true age) since I last saw her. Jo Ann has gone to Cuba, to work at a church there teaching Women's groups. I will be here for a week to 10 days. I like to come early to see and learn the routines and to get acclimated to Kentucky air. There are several things that are different. She can't see any more so we can't play cards. I also have to feed her now, and she can't always walk with the walker so she uses a wheel chair. Dressing herself is a challange so again I have to do it. Everything seems to take a longer time. So I will earn my money!

Emma Again

Today I am going to tell you a story about my cat, Emma, again. She is almost a year old and everyone kept telling me, "Get her fixed. You will need to once she comes into heat."
 So one day while I was exercising at Curves I got the name of how to do it. You call a group called the Neuterville Express and get the animal an appointment. They come to Oxford at the Whistle Stop and get your pet and return it the next day all fixed up. The cost was good only 45 dollars. This included a rabies shot and flee and mite removal. So I took advantage of this program scheduled an appointment and got Emma all fixed. Now I don't have to worry about kittens.
Here is the really funny thing though. Every night she meows to go out and sometimes I let her go. One cold snowy evening she came out with me while I got the mail. I walked down the steps and she followed. When I returned  she did not want to come in so I let her stay out while I did a few dishes. Then I called her from the door. She was sitting up in the middle of the drive way with her tail wrapped around her. In front of her about 3 feet away were two male cats. Just looking at her, when I came onto the porch I called, "Here kitty kitty kitty!" She turned and came up to me just twitching her tail as she walked as if to say, "If you liked it you should have put your ring on it."
I love my kitty!