This and That

I am so glad we are all safe from last nights storm.  Another round tonight.  I hope it wont be as bad.  I am really thinking about all the people who have lost so much.  I can't imagine how that would be.

Here is what happened today so far.  Shampoo (I do it myself you know). then a little laundry (do that myself too).  They were having a big hamburger bash in the activity center today.  I did not go mainly because I should not eat everything they were having.  It was supposed to be with a fishing with a biscuit sausage breakfast .Then hamburger lunch for the spectators.  Called off because of threatening weather for this morning.  Which by the way did not happen.  O well the sausage and biscuits sounded good.  Maybe another time.  Of course I mean the sausage and biscuit--not the fishing.  Made myself a salad out of what I had on hand -- it can be done.  I even put thawed green peas in it.  Real good to have a little green veggie.  Nap and then to WalMart for sundries and such.  Back now and what can I do?  Sun is still shinning but we are warned we may have another storm tonight.  The rest of the week looks great.  Am glad since we plan on camping.  The storm knocked out any programing last night so I missed DANCING WITH THE STARS.  They are going to show it again at 12 o'clock.tonight.   I wont watch altho I am awake sometime around that time.  I already found out  the results of last night and I agreed with the judges.  They really need me.

Betty Boop

JUST TOO MUCH

My days seem to be sooooo full lately.  I started off with breakfast in the Cyber, trying to use up my food allowance  Next hair cut and hurry home to color it and then to dinner in the Magnolia room with friends,  That is a special dinning room where everything is ala carte   Cooked to order and supposed to be like fine dinning.  So much for that.  Not worth the money which was a lot more than the regular dinning room prices.  Oh well I had the money to spend.  Why not.  Almost everyone else brought wine but our table did not.
  Big day for me.  Since I still go to Jackson to get my hair cut and my operator was running 30 minutes late, I felt  like Amy trying to fit so much in.  Oh well I do have a short dark haircut.  Think it will last?.  No I will have to do it all over soon.  I have to really work hard to keep up. with all these many things I have to do to look decent. .  I am lucky to still be able to do for myself as much as I do.

Betty Boop

Another good day

I seem to be having a good streak of fun.  Went to the Cedars yesterday with M. G, and Amy to see a new collection of Eudora Welty's photograph.  Well  by new I mean never seen buy the public before.  She was an amazing photographer.  Then on to the Walker's Drive Inn. for lunch outside and amazed by the activity in Fondren.  Paul called it Fondren's Manhattan.  Cars and people everywhere.  Lunch with Paul, Sophie, Amy and M. G.  Pretty big day for me.  Tired but happy. 

Betty Boop

MONDAY'S CAN BE GOOD.

Beautiful day.  I think spring is here and summer right behind it. Isn't that the way it goes.  I am planning on planting a cherry tomato plant on the balcony.  I am also planning to not get too many flowers going.  They are a lot of work.  But when you go to this nursery that Amy and I go to====there are so many ones that I loose my head and get too much.  I just love flowers.  I did not know it at the time but I guess I got my love of them from my Mama.  She could grow such pretty ones.  Daddy always laughed and said the weeds ducked their heads and would hide when they saw her coming.  Of course he always had a garden anywhere we lived as long as he was able.  He grew all kinds of veggies and she would can them and always had "provisions.  Truman did that too on Meadowridge  and we would can lots of beans tomatoes and peas.  Days before freezing was popular.  We would  have so much fun doing this together, He always said work is work and fun is fun  but we put it together those times. 

Amy and M. G. ate lunch with me.  Love those girls.  We looked at the mother duck and her dozen eggs.  She is like old Horton the Elephant.  She is faithful 100%.  Of course she is---she is a mother!!

Betty Boop

EASTER DAY

Jan, Tommy, Cary, David, Brody, Amy, Ed, Ivy, Paul, Sophie, M. G., Ryan, Me, Candy and Lucy.  Nice group and as Truman would say--"Good, Good, Good!!"  Of course we missed the other half but trust you all had a great Easter weekend and the Easter Bunny made a visit to your house.  We enjoyed good food and fellowship.  We were glad to have as guest, Candy and Lucy, although they feel like family. 

Betty Boop

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE.

We  had a very moving service.  It is called Tenebrae--a Latin word for "shadows" or "darkness.  It marks the journey to Golgotha,  I think it was 12 people who read the scripture of a dramatic narrative account in the Bible of the betrayal. arrest and crucifixion   It was done so well  The room was darkened somewhat.  Each person who read put out a candle at the end and Rob put out the last as a LOUD cymbal rang out to single the end.  Chuck sang WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD" to close.  It was moving to say the least.  I am glad I was there. 

Now we celebrate. on Easter morning.  We will have a big crowd at Jan's house with everyone bring good food and we will enjoy each other's company.  I wish everyone could be there but there is still Gulf Shores for that. 

Betty Boop
P.S.  Sophie and Amy were both a scripture reader.  They did GREAT!!I am proud of them and I know someone who would be super proud.  Hope he was watching.---------

EASTER SERVICES

It is not all about new outfits, egg hunts, candy and great food.  Although these things represent new life and that is the message of Easter.  To build up to this we Methodist have services leading up to Easter morning and day Last night I attended the Maundy Thursday service at Broadmeadow.  Maundy comes from the Latin word  mandatum meaning "commandment." the new commandment that Jesus gave us to "love one another" so that people would know that we are his disciple.  


Very impressive when at the end the church is darkened and the church is stripped in a vivid and dramatic tradition  One by one everything is takes away, representing the times when we have turned away and abandoned Jesus.  Very impressive and gives you plenty to think about.  Of course tonight we have Good Friday service.  I will tell you what we do at that service later. 

Later
Betty Boop