We came. We saw. We ate. That's enough!!

(I hope I don't get in trouble for duplicating this logo, but I knew I would be in trouble if I posted what I saw in this restaurant!!)
After a clean bill of health from my oncologist, Bill and I decided to celebrate. Having heard so much about Hooters and their great.....wings! We decided to give it a try. Mark and his buddies in high school always told us about the great......wings, so why not? Afterall, Bill and I are almost 60 years old!! Aren't we allowed a little craziness?? The food was good, the atmosphere noisy, the wings tasty and the beer was cold. Other than that, we have had enough and will probably opt for Applebee's next time, but we just couldn't miss the .......wings!!

DEER GEORGE!! Yes, this is just one of the gems that Jay brought for Bill. Uncle George shot this deer in Colorado and for years Jay has been trying to get rid of it. He is rid of it now because it is in our basement. Thank goodness I dodged the bullet (pardon the pun) and convinced Bill it should be on the basement wall, not my living room wall. (No, the rest of the deer is not in the box - silly person!!)

Folks and Friends

We were excited this weekend to have guests from Fort Collins, Colorado. Jay and Ruthanne joined us on Saturday bearing gifts!! Jay is Bill's cousin and he brought all kinds of goodies that were once built and owned by his father, George. Bill was like a little kid in a candy shop and he is now downstairs petting his prize possessions once a part of Uncle George's collection. Thank you, Jay and Ruthanne for making the special delivery trip.

And to top off a wonderful weekend, friends from Des Moines joined us as well for dinner at the Tipton Country Club. I love having company and this weekend was the best!!

Bright Brighton!

My darling student, Brighton, was honored today at the University of Iowa for his excellent performance on a very difficult test. For the recognition ceremony he was able to pick one teacher that had the most influence and guess what!!??? He picked me!!! I was so honored and appreciative that I could be there with him on his special day!! Good Luck, Brighton, you are the best!!

Oldest Grandson - What a ham!!

It is only October in Iowa, but man, it is cold - 35 degrees!! Jacob is all bundled up to play outside. It was so cold, his tractor wouldn't start!! He wanted to combine, but it was too wet, so he had to plant corn instead, on Grandma's living room rug! I wonder if the corn will come up??

Grandchildren - Gotta Love 'em

Ryan William and what a busy boy he is!! He had lots of things to check out at Grandma's house.

Unblogged!

No pictures this time - I'm experiencing being unblogged, deblogged - whatever you want to call it, so I will just tell you that pictures are forthcoming - I just haven't had time to post them. Last week was busy with watching the grandchildren, going on field trips with my students, and a multitude of other activities that were not nearly as interesting as the grandchildren and the field trips.

Stay tuned - I'll be back!! ( Didn't Arnold say that?)

When Old Friends Meet

Last Saturday, Jerilyn and I met at Biaggia's for a loooooonnnng lunch. Yeah, we were in the same booth for over 3 hours and there wasn't a moment of silence. Jerilyn is my very dear friend from high school that I just don't get to see as much as I would like. She leaves next week for her condo in sunny Florida and I leave from the garage to go back to work!! Love ya, Jeri!! Maybe someday I will be able to visit you in Florida!! Sigh.......................

Fall is in the air!!

Savoring the last few days of summer,
No more warm days - what a bummer!
The leaves gently falling,
Ol' Winter is a callin'
and I bask in the beauty of flowers.

Flowers, you say, this time of year,
The landscape is ugly in Iowa I fear.
Then you haven't seen the wildflowers all around.
Purple, red, white and gold abound
and I bask in the beauty of flowers.

Winter soon places it's blanket of white
and we snuggle together on a cold winter night.
So break out the tomatoes so carefully preserved
and wait out winter for another summer year
when I will bask again in the beauty of flowers.
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