Wild Card??

Nah!  The Cards are  charging into playoffs.  http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/story/2011-09-19/monday-roundup/50472620/1

Any of you who have been reading my blog for the last 6 years know that I am a die hard St Louis Cardinal fan.  Having been born in the great state of Missouri, I feel it is my duty to be a Cardinal fan.  Plus the fact that my daddy was a Cardinal fan and Cardinal baseball is all I heard on the radio in my growing up years.  The Cardinals never fail to amaze me and just when I have given up hope they go and do something reckless and get a chance to be back on top again.



So what can I say but “Go Cards.”

I found out this morning as I was lugging my garbage can through the grass (to miss all of the fresh concrete) that tomorrow we can walk on the new driveway/sidewalks but we can’t park on them until next Thursday. 
Now that you have heard me cheering for the Cardinals and ranting about the new driveways all down my block I do believe it is time for me to be quiet.  I hope you all have a peaceful weekend.  Stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

Sounds like an earthquake..

in my house.  The driveway project is finally underway.

I will be glad when it is finished.  The noise is tremendous.  No way can I get my car out today so I am stuck inside here.  My daughter is working so I can’t call on her.  Anybody going my way, give me a holler.

It is beautifully sunny right now at 52 degrees, supposed to climb to 70 so I have the furnace turned off.  Next week is to be quite a lot warmer so I may have to turn the air conditioner on again.  And that is Illinois weather, ever changing, ever unpredictable.  Would I live anywhere else, probably not as I am used to it.  Well, maybe if I ever strike it rich.  However, I will not be holding my breath waiting for that.

I think I should probably get busy and do something, anything.  I have a good deal of my Christmas shopping done and I could start wrapping it all

You all stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

The sun is trying..

to come out.  The temperature is 55 degrees, the wind is blowing and the furnace has been running off and on all day. We were supposed to have a new driveway started yesterday but nothing happened.  It did rain most of the day to be fair to the contractor.  No rain so far today and no sign of the contractor.  We have to park in the street until the work is completed and for one week afterwards until it is completely dry.  They will not be using the fast drying cement we were told.  The street is rather crowded and moving the car to go somewhere is iffy as your parking spot is gone when you get back.  Oh well, and so is life, iffy that is.

I am still feeling sluggish from an over indulgence of good food and ice cream cake.  It is a good thing that birthdays only come once a year.

I have been reading about the 14 year old boy (Jamie Rodemeyer) in Buffalo who hung himself.  http://abcnews.go.com/Health/gay-buffalo-teen-commits-suicide-eve-national-bullying/story?id=14571861  He was gay and had been bullied for several years.  This breaks my heart to read this.  Why are some people so cruel?  Do the children learn this  intolerance and hatred of others in their homes?  Sadly many adults are bigoted  and hateful regarding the lifestyles of others.  It would serve everyone well to remember that we are all God’s children.

Jamie Rodemeyer

 

I have done 2 loads of laundry today and that is just about it.  I am thinking about bundling up and going for a walk.  You all stay safe and be happy!!

  Beth

Over for another year…

My birthday has come and gone and I am one year older.  This morning I feel like it.  The air is so damp that my bones are screaming at me. It is only supposed to get in the mid 50s toady.  It was 69 here in the house.  I turned the furnace on to get some of the dampness out.

I had a very nice birthday, starting with Saturday when my nieces came to visit in the morning.

My great, great niece with her mommy, my great niece.  She is a lovely child and I enjoyed the visit. 

Then in the afternoon my daughter and son in law brought over an ice cream cake from the Dairy Queen.  YUMMMY!!  I still have a lot of that in the freezer.   Then last night my daughter and son in law took me to Boyd’s Steak House on the river boat.  I had chicken Marsala. a huge baked potato with asparagus wrapped with bacon. My daughter had orange roughy with potatoes augratin  and my son in law had a 14 ounce ribeye steak with baked potato.    Then we went on the boat.  I ended up winning $9.  The kids did a little better than that.

And now it is back down to trying to eat a bit healthier. I had lost 2 lbs when I saw the doctor last Friday so that was good.

I am running way late this morning.  I didn’t get out of bed till after 7.  I listened to my iPod through all 3 stages and turned over and went back to sleep.

I hope you all have a wonderful week.  Stay safe and be happy!!

  Beth