Almost Christmas,,i Tell You

My management of time is getting worse, i tell ya.  Since i don't HAVE to manage it, it just gets away.  I was up about 8/30,,and here it is, 1 pm,,and i'm just getting started here.  There were a LOT of blogs to read,,,that's why.  And comment on.  I thot i had a problem with my keyboard, but after lots of time spent trying to correct it, finally realized i didn't have one to start with.  Now,,go figure. 

Cooked a bag of veges, big hunks of em, and used the rest of that beef broth.  If you look, you can find all kinds of new things at a big market.  Like these, in the frozen section.  Gonna have em with some ham steak, potato salad i keep on hand.  I need to correct the date on the camera,,don't i?,,,lol.  Never been interested in doing pics, especially with a camera, so i'm just not good at it, so what you see is what you get.  That or nothing.. I see all these good photographers on here, and then,,i put mine on?  Gosh,,what am i thinking?

Years ago, like 30 or more, 2 women here, wrote a book and put lots of old pictures in it, about our town, the history.  This year, they did an extension, and added about 52 more pages, with some old old pictures.  I found one that l especially love, and it was taken before the dam was built, right here in the city!!!  Pre 1892!!!  I didn't even know they could take pics then.  Most of the new part is about the North side, and it's heyday.  That's where the train brought in passengers, a huge hotel, and lots of other businesses.  Fascinating.  I got mine back weeks ago, at a book signing.  Still not all the way thru it.  Anyway, i had it with me yesterday, and stopped by the car lot, and showed my x that picture,,He said he had been meaning to get one too, just hadn't done it.  Welllll,,,since our 2 kids never know what to get him, i called and told my dotter, but she had already gotten his gift.  Later, my son called, asking about it.  I told him how to get one, so maybe my x won't buy one before then,,and i warned my son.  O well, each could have one,,,,There won't ever be any more.  i typed the manuscript for the 1st one, and that was before computers!  For doing that, i was given 4 copies, so each of the kids have their own.  Well, i have 2 now.  3 if you count the new one.  Going thru my Mother's things, i found hers, and gave it to my g/dotter. 

Might bbl,,,but ,,,yall tc,

HAGD

You Actually Believe What the Weathermen Say?

LMAOOO,,just read rvsue's blog, and she was talking about watching weather reports ahead of her.  OMG,, those weathermen get so much wrong, i wouldn't have any faith in any report they put out.  Would yall?  I'd check with a whole lot of em, and then go down the middle,,,They sure can't predict rain,,,(snow?) at all around here.  And that would be my main concern towing an rv, on bad roads.  Sunny weather, no matter what the temp,,would sure be my choice, but,,how would you know?  Well, here in the summer, it's always that, so you do know. lololol.

Yall believe in all that man made global warming?  I've read too much about the other side of the coin, so to speak, to take it serious.  Yeah, weather has been unusual but that seems to happen every 1000 years or so,,and that makes it normal.  Man has nothing to do with it, it's nature.  One even said all the hoopla has been caused by newscasters, causing the scare thing, over-reaction to it.  They need something about every 20 years or so, to jump on the band wagon with,,,now it's weather, global warming.  Before this, it was something else, can't remember what, but you might.  There's lots of info out there on this.

O Wow, F1 might be coming to Austin, after all.  Construction on the track starting up again.  They had moved all the heavy equipment away, now bringing it back.  A race gonna be run next year, Sept i think it said.  Get ready DD!!!!!  Throw that job out the window, take off in that new home!!!  Must be a LOT of money involved,,,lololol.  This just happened this morning,,

Got some cornbread cooking to go with my 15-bean soup i took out of the freezer.  And yes it's still not out of date. hahahahaha,,And,,,it's the last package, and on my list again.  Not gonna look at the egg date.  lololol   I just ate oatmeal tho, so it'll be a while before i eat it.  Gotta remember to eat those eggs, i have had em a long time,,, I took something out of my fridge, in a butter container, took the lid off, and,,,have no idea what it was, since it's all mold now.  Think i oughta put the fridge on my cleaning list?  How long is cheese good, if it's not moldy?  I usually just cut that off and use it. hahahahaha,,, OK,,no more food talk.  Got yall sick probably.

That reminds me of that green thing i read somewhere, rvsue?.  We didn't throw food away and didn't come up with food poisoning.  We left most leftovers out from dinner to supper on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and no problem.  I rarely ever looked for an expiration date on anything.  Now,,spices are different.  They just don't "spice" any more,,,it's not the date, it's the taste.  If i ever cook any more, it will cost a fortune,,,lol having to buy all the ingredients.  Stick to bean soup, cornbread mixes...

I just remembered,,had to do a load of laundry.  I still wash in cold water, using liquid soap.  Well, it says u can.  Clothes are clean, best i can tell.

I'm gonna get my faucet covers out of the store room today and stick em on the 3 outside ones.  Have to take hoses off first.  It got down to 25 here,,what that man said on tv,,and tonite supposed to be colder,,,he says,,sooo,,they need it any way,then i'll be thru.

Am i outa date???,,,Out of the 10? new rock hall of famers, i just knew a couple.  Never heard of most of em!!  Well, maybe heard the names, but not the music,,,,My kinda rock is from the 60s, 70s.  Maybe some 80s.

It amazes me, how many Idol singers are at the top of their genre.  In the awards shows, so many winning are x Idols.  One of my favs from Idol is Adam Lambert,  love his voice, his style.  Well, not when he's kissing a guitar player, but otherwise,,,hahahahaha.  He was in the top 10 money makers from last year, like #6. 

Ok,,gotta get,,yall tc

HAGD

Where O Where,,,Does My Time Go

Was up fairly early,,just before 8,,and here it is,,just after 11, and i'm just now doing this. 

We haven't had anything but a little rain, wind, and cold.  No ice or snow,,,It was 32 this morning.  Well, the total rain is over 2 1/2" which is wonderful.  Heck, i can remember ice storms in Oct!  You just never know here in TX.  Do ya, BB? lolol  Shoot,,about 10 years ago,,was it really that long?,, i was iced in in San Antonio for 2 days.  Drove home in 2 ruts, when they opened the highway.  Freaked me out. lolol.  Finally got to Johnson City, out of it, and had to stop for gas.  OMG,,had 1/2" of solid ice all over the car, from the front doors on back!!  Kept hitting on it, and it kept falling off like big chunks of glass, and finally got it off the gas opening door.  Had to watch my feet,,,lolol,,,Not one person inside offered to come out and help...Think they were wishing i would just go on.  Got home and my heater had gone out, so the house was soooo cold.  What a trip.  That was when my son had his last spine surgery, which was great, but what a time of year.  He goes to the same doc now, and gets shots to keep him going a little longer, before the next one.  He's been so busy doing his Christmas thing for the kids, i haven't been able to catch up with him for days.

It's showing the girl on tv, that walked into the plane propeller.  Really sad.  Losing her left hand, and cutting her face and shoulder so bad. 

Well, geez,,,the Biggest Loser is coming to a close, and so is the X Factor.  2 of my fav shows.  There will be new ones in Jan, but what,,,til then?  Have to keep watch on movies, and record them. 

O gosh,,just remembered something i wanted to tell you, from yesterday.  I had just got in the door at Walmart, and was getting a buggy, when i heard someone say my name.  This couple had come in right behind me.  It was a couple i haven't seen in several years, and had been thinking about a lot in the last week!  And there they were!  How's that for unreal?  I knew them well, from back when i worked out at the lake, and he's a fantastic musician that plays around all the time.  He's playing in a German band now,,, I can't go out to the bars any more, can't be around the smoke, and i don't drink any more, but,,ooo mercy,,,i miss the music,,the live music.  One time, back then,  she and i were in the line at the HEB out there, and she had just found out she had, i think it was, bladder cancer, and no insurance, no money.  She said she guessed you just died.  I told her about the UT system in Galveston, for people like her, and to call me later, i would get the number for her, and that's what she did, and where she went and told me later, how wonderful and kind they were.  Then,,,she told everybody i saved her life!!  I still don't know why the doc didn't help her, or tell her himself!!!  She had asked him,,,what am i supposed to do?,,,just die?,,and he didn't tell her!!  I hope they have built that back, and i think they have.  I knew someone here that had gone there for gall bladder surgery and that's how i knew about it.

Saw in the paper where there's gonna be a lot of clean up on the coast, millions approved for it.  Maybe it will get most of that red tide.  At least knock some of it out.

Yall tc,,and

HAGD

1:30,,don't know what's going on with windows, but can't get to any of my game sites.  It freezes up about half way thru.  Guess i can take a nap.   Got my virus scan running, see what happens.  Hasn't found anything yet.  I rebooted,,done everything i can think of, but,,,,  Don't know how it lets me do THIS.
Ok,,off again.

Missed it Today

Slept late, about 9;30, and then decided to go to Marble Falls, which i did.  Took a couple of hours to get off, but i got my new lens in my glasses, and picked up my shoes.  Nice day to drive.  Cloudy, easy on the eyes.  Still cold, but heck, i wasn't out but just to run into those places....RUN?,,HA.  Figure of speech now...lololol.

I did pick up a few things at Walmart, like, i needed new bolts for my toilet seat, and they do have em, but,,,for 3.50 more, i could get the whole new seat that came with bolts!!  Yep,,i did.  And yep, i put it on later.  Those darn plastic things strip out, and both of em had done that.  Got a bottle of alcohol to make my glass cleaner with.  Here's the recipe in case u want it..
1 bottle of alcohol
1/2 c sudsy amonia,,normal is what i use, can't find sudsy
1 tsp dishwashing detergent
Put those into a gallon jar, then fill with water,,,,
Works better than what u buy, cuts smoky haze too, no streaks.
This is an Ann Landers thing.  from long ago.

I always hated making pie crust, having to cut the shortening in,,,well,,,she had one u used milk, and oil,,best one i ever did, too. Well, now i use frozen ready to cook ones, or the ones by the canned biscuits.  Did i just say i cooked????,,,hahahaha,,,Maybe a year ago, i made a choc pie, with one of those, and instant jello pudding, topped with cool whip.  U can do one with vanilla instant jello pudding, add crushed pineapple,,, drained,   yummmmmmmmmmm.

Went out to the city park yesterday, just for a bit, and there were 3 gray cranes, and 1 white one.  I see 1 gray one most of the time, but,,,all the others,,,wow.  They weren't together.    I had seen the white one a week or so ago, landing across the river.

Outa here, so late today, but yall tc,

HAGD

Cold, WET,, and a Little Windy

Hellloooo,,,Guess what?,,,it's been raining since last nite.  Woke up about 2 am,,wind was blowing like a hurricane, and then the rain came.  Hard and short,,lol, but lite rain off and on still.  Weatherman showed we got .04 but i know that's not rite.  DARN, Gotta get a gauge up.  Love it.

We had the lighted Christmas parade last nite.  It's the best one of all.  It was short last nite, due to the weather maybe getting bad, which it didn't, but the floats were great.  One time, back when the kids were young, we were waiting for the rodeo parade, first weekend of June,,, and the first thing you hear are the sirens from the fire trucks.  It started at 4 pm, and right on the button,,,we hear the sirens, and gather all the kids,,tell em it's coming.  It did, and went flying, right on thru!!!! All the fire trucks!! lmaoooo,,,it was really a fire, right at that time!  Could never happen again.  After a bit the parade did show up. 

Gosh, i sit here and never realize that *&&#!#$#^ tv is just sitting there, on.  When it penetrates, i turn the darn thing off.  It sounds so good,,,silence.

Just might have to have some more of that soup today.  Last time, before the rest goes into the freezer.  Think i'll have cornbread with it, today.  I have some in the freezer too.  Yep, that's what i'm gonna do.  My waffles aren't keeping me from getting hungry now.  Had them about 10.  2 of them.  Those little frozen ones.

Just don't know what's wrong with me, but,,,yesterday for some ungodly reason, i cleaned out a lower cupboard, well, one shelf of it.  Was getting out a storage container, and realized the mess it was in, so i started setting stuff out, and before i knew it, i had the whole shelf unloaded.   Found some things i didn't know i had.  Nasty in there, too.  Soooo,,,swept it out, (with a little hand broom) sprayed and wiped it with cleaner, and left the doors open to let it dry out good.  Then, threw some things out, put some more in a bag for the store room, and rearranged the rest.  Trying not to think about the others,,,lololol.  Need to get my gifts wrapped!!!  Good thing it's the day of rest....What do u do with bud vases?,,Really pretty ones, up from small to large.  I keep on keeping them. 

Ok folks,,tc, and

HAGD

So Confused

I show Hobojoe had done a new post, but,,,all i get is the one back on 11-22.  Are any of yall getting the same thing?,, I've checked twice. 

Darn it, weather was not bad this morning, so,,thot i would just go on and run over to Marble Falls, and get my new lens put in my glasses, and pick up the shoes.  Not to be.,,Took an hour to get a phone call thru to the place with the shoes, and,,,not open on Saturdays!!!  Not even mornings!  Shot that trip all to ,,,well, u know.  Now it's gonna be maybe 4 or 5 days before i'll go.  Front will be here sometime tonite, with the cold and rain.  Heck, i'm ready. lol.  Still got a LOT of soup left.  lololol,,,It was ok, but not something i will ever make again.  Like my beef stew, or deer chili lotssss better.  Or just a big pot of good ol potato soup. yummmm.

Gosh, i get off doing something else before i get thru here, and now i don't have anything to say.  Yall do that?  I need to get some gifts wrapped, got it all dug out of the closet, need to get that done, and put stuff up.  Might even put my tree up,,, and plug it in,,,lololol.  After all, i need a place to put those gifts i'm gonna wrap.  I guess in the next few days i'll get some of it done anyway, weather going to pot.

I had waffles for breakfast and now i'm getting hungry again,,,no SOUP, tho.  Had enough of that for a while, have to put the rest in the freezer.

I keep on getting hot, then cold.  I turn on a burner, then turn it off. 

Enough ,,,might get back later.  In the meantime, yall tc, and

HAGD

Out and About, Here and There

Lots of errands done this morning, and like Gypsy, I hate early morning appointments.  I remember most of the time, now, to tell them, late morning or afternoon.  I like to get up, have coffee, read the paper, catch a few things on tv, just NOT be in a hurry.  I don't get up with an alarm any more,,,yiiiipppppeeee.  If i want to sleep all morning, i will! 

I went by the bank, the post office, city office, library, and friend Sue, to give her some of that soup, in her container,,,lol.  Forgot about her addiction to that soap,,,hahahahaha, so i just ran in and out.  Been drizzling off and on, and the cold has drifted in.  We're right on the line.  Nothing else i have to do today, so it doesn't matter.

Got one of those homemade rolls heating up in my toaster oven (use that thing all day long, every day) and a big bowl of soup to heat.  Can't do both at the same time, throws a breaker, and i sure don't wanna have to go out today and fix it.  When they rewired this house, i saw where everything was put, and labeled it in the breaker box.  Lol,,they wired in for my 2 AC units, for 220, after i told them that.  That first nite i turned the bedroom one on, and OMG,,don't know how i didn't ruin it.  It was 110!!!  The plug was big like the 220s and i just said it without looking it up.  All they had to do was take one wire off, and fix it,,,,whew...  Then last year when i bought the new one, it was 220, just hook that wire back, and,,,all there was to it.  It has been more economical, runs less that the old one, and has all the energy savings stuff.  Saw in the paper today, might have to do more rolling blackouts now.  Having to close 4 power plants.  Maybe they'll be more prepared than the last time.

Got a call that my shoes are in, there in Marble Falls, and i told her i would be over soon.. Then, after looking at the weather, i decided nope, i'll wait til next week, no hurry anyway.  My new lens are in for my glasses at Walmart, too, so next week i will make the trip for the both of them.  But NOT til the weather is better.  I called them back and told them.

Heck, might just take a nap today.  After eating that soup, i feel like it.  Have just a few more pages in my book, and last nite my eyes just wouldn't stay open to let me finish.  Glad i'm not driving.

Yall tc, and,,

HAGD