Hello, it's me again! Haven't published in several months, so this one's for you Don.

I'll introduce Janet first. She is a regular at our early morning sessions. She is so dedicated that she drives into town from 8 miles out, and she works out and then drives back home to get ready for work, and then she drives the 8 miles back into town to her job. She has a very responsible job, and besides that she has many other talents. She helps Bob and Martha in their ministry, in addition to a lot of other outside activities. She is a true fan of her beloved Texas Longhorns, in Austin, where she also graduated college. She attends all the football games when they are in Austin, where she visits her friends while there.

She is the youngest, and we have a man who is 86, and all ages in between.

She is a quite younger face amidst all the seniors. We do have some in our group that aren't considered seniors yet, but they're beginning to wonder who is in their house hiding things!

The man on the other treadmill is our friend and yours, and his name is Bob. He is a man of many talents, which is evident from all the work he has done in remodeling his big 2 story mansion. It is a picture from out of a magazine! He has recently bought another house and is in the process of re-doing it too. He can do it all, and what he can't do, his beautiful wife, Martha, can do. She is just as talented, and according to Bob, she tells him how she wants it done, and he does it, while she is sewing the drapes and painting the pictures. She can paint the walls too, and they both have fine decorating ideas. I envy them their energy and talents. I'm sorry I don't have her picture yet, but I will get it and add it later. She comes to Wellness also, and works out. If she doesn't come, it's because she's teaching 'line dancing'; another of her talents. This couple work together in their ministry, and are very active with the young people coming to the Bible Study. We are very proud of them and the many things they do for others; like providing Sunday Supper for the shut-ins and the needy. I could go on and on, but must save some for next time!

I've learned that even when I have pain, I don't have to be one.......

I've learned too, that a closed mouth gathers no feet!

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the mornings, Satan shudders and says, "OH NO, SHE'S AWAKE"!!

If you haven't grown up by 50, you don't have to...

My husband and I divorced over religion; he thought he was God, and I didn't!

Being over the hill, is much better than being under it.........

So long for now.....................

I guess Wednesdays are officially PINK

I Now just how cute is this? Us gals (3 of us) showed up in Pink Wednesday 2 weeks ago, and declared it Pink day, (unofficially)! Well, like the fun loving people that we are, the guys said don't expect ME to wear pink. They are all so good to wear RED on Fridays, and then, since Election Day, Dave said we should wear black on Tuesdays, which caught on and we're all in black every Tuesday. Well, like I said, the guys balked at wearing PINK, of all things! So today, when these two, Pete and Max showed up in PINK caps, we just about all fell off our machines, it was soooo funny, and sooooo cute! Janet said she was going to get her husband, Cliff, a pink camo shirt and make him wear it - (he wasn't there today to hear this!), so these 2 clowns with the pink caps said it would be funny if she got her husband the pink shirt and he would wear it, expecting Max and Pete to be in their pink caps, but they would make sure they wore the macho, real thing, in camo, and Cliff would be alone with his pink camo shirt, ha! I tell you, today was a riot! I was glad I had my camera!! With all the fun, all still managed to get their exercise in..................

In the pictures are Carolyn, Janet, and those 2 little cuties, Max and Pete!

Did you know?-----------

Money talks - first thing it says is "goodbye".

Money isn't everything - you get same results with checkbook.

He's richer than me for only one reason- he has more money!

My brother found a way to save his money - he uses mine.

I married for money and I'm earning every dollar of it!

My IQ test came back negative! (can you tell?)

I don't like political jokes, too many of them get elected.......

We send petty thieves to jail, and appoint the great ones to public office.....

Washington, DC - The DC stands for darkness and confusion.......

A politician has to be able to see both sides of an issue, so he can get around it........

Soon there'll be nothing left but honest politicians - there's nothing left to steal.

EXERCISE DAILY --- WALK WITH GOD

Have a great day unless you have a better plan........

Black Tuesday

In addition to Red Friday, we now declare Blue Monday, Black Tuesday, and unofficially, Wednesday and Thursday is 'your choice', but 3 showed up Wednesday in Pink! Some of the guys 'balked' at pink on Wednesday, but the girls will probably wear pink. Carolyn said she was wearing purple on Thursday, so I did too. I don't know if it will be officially Purple Thursday, but again, it's your choice! You know Mondays has always been called Blue Monday. I think this originated way back when our mother's always washed on Mondays, and it was not that much fun, especially in the cold wintertime. I remember that old "Poppin' Johnny'' washing machine that had to be cranked like a motorcycle. It had a gasoline engine and it made that popping sound all the time it was going. Mother had to build a fire under the old black washpot, and then carry water in buckets and pour into the old pot. (It's the same old pot she made lye soap in). Anyway when the water got hot, then she had to carry it over to the washer. She had 2 big tubs for rinse water which she carried buckets of water and poured into them. Like I said, it was a fun day. The kids helped pull the clothes through the old wringer and into the rinse tubs. Then we helped hang them on the clothes lines. This was for a family of 10!! Also, the sheets were washed every Monday. In the evenings, providing it hadn't rained or snowed and froze the clothes to the lines, we gathered them all in and folded and put away. Then all the beds had to be made up, and we didn't have wash and wear clothes. Everything had to be ironed, which was done on Tuesdays. I can't think of a better reason to call Tuesdays Black Tuesdays, but that is not why we started calling it Black Tuesdays. I believe it started with 2008 Election Day!! I believe Dave mentioned wearing black on Tuesdays, and so it is!! The picture above is Carolyn and Pete in their Tuesday black suits. We all have a good time and enjoy things that liven up the exercise routines at the "Wilderness Center", ha!

There's only one person there (Joe) who is older'n me, and we both came from a ranching background. We remember when we didn't have electricity, and I know Joe remembers the hard work, and hardships. We were all 'pore' but didn't know it cause everybody was 'pore'. Speaking of age, I'm so old that whenever I eat out, they ask me for money up front!

The snap, crackle and pop you hear in the mornings, is not my Rice Krispies! Sometimes I wake up Grumpy and sometimes I let him sleep!

I'm retired - I was tired yesterday and I'm tired again today! I was at the Beauty Shop 2 hours, and that was only for the estimate! We married for better or for worse - he couldn't do better and I couldn't do worse! The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.

Birds of a feather flock together - and then crap on your car!

The Clown of "Wilderness"

Here's the 'shortest' lawyer of the "Wilderness" center. Wilderness, as my husband calls it, is more formally known as the Wellness Center! This clown, Ebb, comes in on his knees, trying to sneak in and scare me - he scares me all right, ha! I tell him not to let aging get him down, as it's too hard to get back up. He will ring the bell at the counter, when he comes in and also when he leaves. He evidently eats a big bowl of 'smarty pants' for breakfast, cause he comes in "looking for a [cause]". He examines my attire, to see if I match, even down to my socks, and then gives his approval. He wants the TV on so he can see what the weather man says, but he forgets that it's not on, sometimes, til after he's been there awhile; then he says he wonders what the weather's gonna' do. Sometimes I ignore him and I'll look back and he's standing with his hands on his hips, as if to say, "Well, I guess she's not gonna' turn it on". He's a laugh a minute, and keeps all of us laughing. I have wished I had the tape recorder on sometimes. He and Bob really can exchange some funny things. I tell him my imaginary friends think he has a serious mental problem, ha! I also tell him that he should come with a 'warning label'! He tells me that if things get better with age, then he's approaching 'perfect'! Absolutely no humility! He tells me he can "Rise and Shine" but not both at the same time! Well, you get the idea.........he's a 'clown' and we love him.
Ebb is the City Attorney for our county, and has been in business many years. He was the president of the International Lion's Clubs and has traveled the world over, with the Lion's Club conventions. Ebb is also active in the First Baptist Church, and many civic organizations, and still finds time to go to the sports activities. He has a beautiful wife who is very supportive and loves to drive to their destinations while Ebb reads. I'm sure he has many attributes that he hasn't told us about, but you get the idea!

Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point.........
A scripture a day keeps the devil away!

If you love your freedom, thank a vet..............

Janet and Anita, newest red shirts

Introducing Janet and Anita, some of our 'newer' 'early birds'. We welcome them to our group. I haven't known them long, so don't have a lot to write about, except, I believe they both work at the school, which is a very good thing for the children. It is good to know they are in such good hands! We are happy to have them at the Wellness Center. We enjoy them very much.

I will include some "funnies". Only thing is, they are so close to the truth, that it isn't 'funny', but o well, as my husband likes to say, "I'm use to hardships".

I was a bear on Wall Street, and that's how I wound up!
Don't forget to turn your clock back. I'm turning mine back to when I was 20!
I'm getting so old that my friends in heaven will think I didn't make it!
As you get older, your secrets are safe with your friends, because they can't remember them either!
She says, "O gawd, I'm convinced my mind is almost gone". He says, "I'm not surprised - you've been giving me a piece of it every day for 20 years".
Don't let aging get you down; it's too hard to get back up............

If you need help, ask God --- if you don't, thank God!

Train Man

This is Jimmy. He is one of our more recent members, who is also Joe, our patriarch's, son. Jimmy's wife, Peggy, has urged him to join her at the Wellness Center for quite some time, and he finally did. Now he comes a lot more often than Peggy! We are quite proud of Jimmy and his weight loss.
He walks 2 miles every morning even before he comes to Wellness, where he uses all the other equipment. He is a train engineer by profession. We are very proud of Jimmy and his accomplishments, and his faithfulness in being one of our 'early birds'.

How's this for a political platform? Don't like through your teeth.....

I tried paying my taxes with a smile, but they wanted money!

If you must burn our flag - wrap yourself in it first.

Sign on back of Septic Tank Truck: Caution, this truck is full of Political Promises........

The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment............

Don't sleep with a drip --- call your plumber. (maybe Joe the Plumber?)ha

Lord, keep your arm over my shoulder and your hand over my mouth!

Carolyn's Beauty Shop

These are the "red shirts" that were suppose to go with the introduction of these two 'beauties'! Janie is a customer that comes at about the same time as I do, and we have a good time 'cuttin' up. Carolyn performs miracles on Janie too, and Janie gets compliments from everyone, and is asked "who fixes your hair, it's beautiful?!" So Janie and I are 'walking advertisements' for Carolyn's Beauty Shop.