Politics

What in the H is going on in this country? We have the third in line for the President under fire for accusing the CIA of misleading congress. I call for a national strike, to boot them out, all of them. 

Family

Isn't family just the best! I recently had the company of two fine, energetic young family members in my home. They did so much work, I was so pleasantly pleased. All the walls have new paint, and the trim par-excellent. Oh my, the carpet was torn up to expose the hard wood floors, and even though there is some refinishing work to do, I love the new look of hardwood. New lighting fixtures and correct arrangement of furniture and pictures on the walls give in to a fresh updated look. I'm currently working on removing the dated linoleum in entry (which covers more hardwood) and kitchen to eventually replace it. Whipping this house into shape!!! Lov'in it all!!

Family

Wow, my baby is having a baby. And she's having a BOY!!!

SIMPLE GOOD FEELING

Had a great visit with the Doc. yeaterday. everything checked out fine. I'm about six months away from five years remission. At five years it's considered a cure, WOW WHAT A GREAT FEELING!!! While in the Sacramento area touched based with some old friends and got updates.

Visit to Portland, Or.

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It was wonderful to get away from the house, and go to the Portland area to visit my two daughters. What a relaxing time, although I did a lot of shopping. Yes, there is no sales tax there, so I had that advantage to purchase some of the items for the kitchen remodel. I'll have new cabinets by the end of the week. Anyway, the weather in Portland was great. We ate at some great restaurants, and generally had a great time. It was good to see the little baby bump developing on my oldest daughter, she is due in April. She and John have a nice place with 2bd and 2ba, in a nice neighborhood. The farmers mkt. is just a block away, I love that! Was able to walk along the river adjacent to downtown Portland with Hales. Could just imagine how beautiful and vibrant it would be in the summer. Even though there were many people enjoying the walk also. It was hard to leave, but know that all my kids were raised to take care of themselves, and fly away like butterflies. Had a great trip home, mostly rain, but still enjoyable.

Did we all drink the cool aid?

WOW! Some have drank the cool aid. I refuse to drink it! Weather we like it or not we'll get some change. The years ahead will only tell. Yes, some of the issues do have to be tackled for this nation to move forward. My hope is that someone has the courage to at least work on the issues.

MELTDOWN

WOW!!! HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN MY LIFE TIME!!!

Have been resting my arm, major tendinitis going on. Thank goodness I'm not going to use my IRA any time soon, will have to wait to see what happens with that. Glad the 401k is mostly set up for early retirement. Love my new windows, have been watching temperature variations, not much of a swing.

Well, the DOW took another dive today, as of this morning. UMM! Wasn't the bailout supposed to stabilize the markets? I guess I've been mislead by the MEDIA. Oh yeah, it will take awhile for all that tax payer money to help, HA HA HA!!! Now is the time to go for good deals in real estate or gold. Of course the problem with that is liquidity, just depends on goals. Where are all of you on this matter? Statistics show that we as Americans don't save for the rainy day. However, consumerism does fuel the economy. Will be interesting to see what the debates yield or shed light on the economy.