But I Was Just Fixin' to Do That

Where does the time go? I was just fixin' to post to my blog. I have ideas to write about. Then I sit down at the computer and check my email. First check for something that looks like it might actually contain information that is truly important -- reminders of things that need tending or news from family or friends. Then I look for through the stories or jokes that have been around or along the same lines as many others -- mostly checking who they are from and giggling because many are from people who know I get them from the same person who sent it to them in the first place. And then I find myself looking to see if anyone has commented on my blog, or something I've posted on FaceBook, and now there is Twitter to think about.

Once I've checked my email, I hop over to FaceBook. I scroll through the status updates of my friends. Maybe take one of the *what kind of _____ are you* quizzes just to see how I'm like or different from those who have taken them before me. Then I go to YoVille -- yes I'm pretty much addicted to YoVille and I must say that I have met some interesting people there. I hang out decorating my house and my apartment. Go to the Widget Factory, collect my money, stop by all my friends places leaving them messages to collect the money then play a few rounds of Rock,Paper,Scissors or Tic-Tac-Toe to collect to coins. Punch click I check out any new items in the stores I might want then I head back to my the home page to see if anyone has posted something new. Maybe play a word game.

I got an invite to Twitter from my great-aunt the other day. So I signed up for Twitter. I drop by there after FaceBook becomes a little boring --- not much happening at Twitter for me though because I really don't know much about Twittering. I only follow 4 people and I think only 3 are following me --- Poor people their lives must be sadder than mine.

Now I switch over to Blog land. There are certain ones of you that I must read and comment to. I do enjoy you and somedays I read the blogs before I do other things. I'm always thinking, "As soon as I finish this or that, I'll type up that blog." Then I look at the clock and it is 10:15 and Robert is headed to bed.

He wouldn't care if I sat at the computer, but I always thought it a good thing for couples to go to bed together. I heard in a movie when I was still a teenager a wife respond to the question "How do you keep your marriage strong?" with the remark that she got up when her husband did and went to bed when he did -- For some reason that just made sense to me and it has been something I've always tried to do.

My really good ideas to write up still aren't written, but it is late so I say
tomorrow. What have I not written about you ask --- Taking all three girls bra shopping, a tribute to my late husband, another mouse story, how shoes and coats can take over a house, stuff like that, and there are pictures and fun things that have happened with the grandchildren and so much more to my life than just a twitter or a status.

I'm Still Here -- Just Tired

I'm fine, really I am. I've just had a very hectic two weeks that left me drained and to baffled to post. I got an urgent call from Mom on the 6th saying I needed to come to Amarillo -- they were putting Daddy in the hospital so off I went. I was there a week (he is doing fine, home now, getting stronger) and then this week has just been racing from one thing to another as some weeks can be. Hopefully things are calming down and I will feel like reading and writing again.

Thank you for continuing to lurk out there and for those who have asked about me or sent well wishes. You are great. Really you are! You are great. :)

My last day to work is May 1. I hear those memes a calling, yes they are calling my name. So you will be seeing lots of me shortly I'm sure. :)

Excuses for No Pictures

I know you all want pictures, but today was my first official day home since we left on June 20 for the trip to the UK. Granted we flew back from Manchester, England on July 2, but Robert and I left on the third for a quick trip to Amarillo to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday with my sisters and visit his parents and sons. We drove the 650 miles home on Sunday. Hence today was my first day home.

This morning was spent doing the things that had to be done before I could even look a the 1,450 pictures I had taken of the trip. Things like take the mustang out to get the oil changed, tires rotated and the silly recall Ford had about some malfunction of the passenger airbag taken care of. Then there was the matter of no food in the house so I had to make a stop at the grocery store to refill the pantry and refrigerator.

I did get all the pictures downloaded and began going through them deleting the ones that were really bad and labeling all the others, which has proven to be a very time consuming process since I'm having trouble remembering what some of them are even about and have found myself Googling different things just to find names. I want to get all that done then go through and pick favorites that would be of interest to others -- no one but maybe Robert should be subjected to all of them. I envision neat groupings with clever title, which will probably not happen.

Here are two teaser pictures. The first is Robert and me ready to get to the airport to check in and the second is Robert outside Heathrow Airport making sure our luggage is loaded on the bus.