A Little More

I was one of 3, 2 bros, and we played outside ALL THE TIME.  Our Dad loved to have all the neighbor kids at our house too.  I remember back when "jacks" got so popular,,maybe when I was in the 5th grade, and we would all gather round the kitchen table playing JACKS, Dad and Mom too.  When I was 15, they decided to have some more,,,lol.  So, 3 more.  Loved that too.

Our family was so lucky, growing up like we did.  And yeah, we had to go find a good switch sometimes, but knew we deserved it.  My daughter says now, she never realized how different our family was, til she got older.
 
We ate beans and cornbread a LOT,, and now you know how healthy that was.  Had fried chicken on Sundays, that we had raised and frozen during the spring.  Had gardens, that we all had to help with.  Gravy and biscuits for breakfast, if no eggs,,, yummm, what I've been having a lot for supper lately.  I remember one time, we had the preacher over for Sunday dinner, and Mom never got over it, being so embarrassed.  She forgot to put salt in her bisbuits!

You didn't sue your neighbor either, not in a small town like ours.  Well, you didn't sue anybody actually.

We were safe to play outside in the dark.  Of course, we were loud, so  you looked if everything got quiet... lol.

We couldn't tattletale on each other either.  One of Mom's rules.  Dad loved to let us fight it out,,,lolol,,,I'm talking fist fights.

Whew, that post really made me nostalgic,,,how about yall?

Yall tc, and

HAGD

Found This Messing Around, Hunting Something Else,,Had to Share

No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,

WE ARE AWESOME !!!

OUR LIFE IS LIVING PROOF !!!

  

To Those of  Us  Born 

1925 - 1970 :
 
 

At the end of this email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don't read anything else, please 

read what he said.

 

Very well stated, Mr. Leno.

~~~~~~~~~

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE

1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!!

 

First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank

while they were pregnant.

 

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

 

Then, after that trauma, we were

put to sleep on our tummies

in baby cribs covered

with bright colored lead-based paints.

 

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets,

and, when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps,

not helmets, on our heads.

 

As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes..

 

  Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.

 

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.

 

 We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.

 

We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter, and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight.

WHY?

Because we were always outside playing...that' s why!

 

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day.

--And, we were OKAY.

 

We would spend hours building

our go-carts out of scraps..

and then ride them down the hill,

only to find out we forgot the brakes.. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

 

We did not have Play Stations, Nintendos and X-boxes. There were

no video games, no 150 channels on cable,

no video movies or DVDs,

no surround-sound or CDs,

no cell phones,

no personal computers,

no Internet and no chat rooms.

 

 WE HAD FRIENDS

and we went outside and found  them!

 

We fell out of trees, got cut,

broke bones and teeth,

and there were no lawsuits

from those accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, and no one would call child services to report abuse.

 

We ate worms, and mud pies

made from dirt, and

the worms did not live in us forever.

 
  We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and 

-although we were told it would happen- we did not put out very many eyes.

 

  We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.

 

  Little League had tryouts

and not everyone made the team.

Those who didn't had to learn

to deal with disappointment.

  Imagine that!! 

 

 

 The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

 

 These generations have produced some of the best  risk-takers,

problem solvers, and inventors ever.

 

The past 50 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas..

 

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

 

If YOU are one of those born

between 1925-1970, CONGRATULATIONS! 

 

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.

 

 While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

 

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ?

~~~~~~~

The quote of the month

by

Jay Leno:

  "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of H1N1 flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

 

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead and delete this. 

For the rest of us.....pass this on. 

---

 

__,_._,___

 

Now, it's BB Missing

No posts from BB since 12-31,, think he partied too hard?  He didn't say anything about taking a break, so,,,, where is he???

There's sure nothing going on around here, same ol, same ol.  So this is short, BUT I'm still alive and well, not sick either.  Took MY flu shot. lol.  And I don't have Cedar Fever.,,, crossing everything...

Yall tc, and

HAGD

2014 !!!

Wow here it is, 2014, never thot I'd make it this long....

HAPPY N EW YEAR

Yall tc, and

HAGD

Soooo Tired

Woke up at 3, did my bathroom thing, went back to bed, and could NOT go back to sleep.... I was cold, I was hungry,,,,.  Finally got up at 4:30, got the heat going in the front of the house, made coffee, and stayed up til about 6;30.  Went back to bed, still cold, but I had left the electric blanket on, and still couldn't get back to sleep.  Got up at 7:30 and here I am. 

Was trying to nap in my chair when my bro and a handy showed up.  (his son),,, and it didn't take them but a couple of minutes to hook my ice maker back up with a new coupler and fittings.  When the boys moved the refrigerator back last week, the end broke on the line filter, so I told them to just take it off, was too old anyway. 

B's getting ready to leave for the Alamo game, and he's antsy.  His other son gave him 2 tickets for the game for Christmas, and he asked him to go.  So, they're both going.  He's picking T up in San Marcus when he gets off work, and going on from there.  He said 2 or so and that will give them time to do the rest.  Games at 5;30.  They will LOVE it!!

My right wrist is getting to where it hurts most of the time, so I called the Doc for that.  Can't see me til next week,,,on Thursday.  It's been several months since he injected it and that had worked so good.

I get my flu shot in the fall, as soon as they get here.  So far, no flu.  Way back, years ago, I had something that I was so sick I couldn't even get up and go to the doc.  Days later, when I could, he said, well, you've toughed you way thru it already, but he still gave me a round of antibiotics.

Yall tc, and

HAGD

Almost, a New Year

Just read DD, saying he needs a break.   Gosh. I got there a few months ago.  But he has the flu, and thank God he's getting better.  Keep hearing swine flu is around down there.

It was kinda funny, when I went to the pain doc.  Came out into the lobby, and these 4 or 5 people were sitting there with masks on... I must have looked at them some way, because one lady volunteered that they were wearing them because of being there.  I just said, oh,, and went on but wondered,,,don't they go into groceries, stores, etc?  Maybe they wear them in those places too..  I just do a good hand washing.  And oh yeah.  Now they say all those antibacterial soaps are useless, and maybe even harmful.  I quit using those several years ago.  A good hand washing with any soap for 15 seconds is good enough.

After those shots on Thursday, I had NO PAIN, by that nite.  But, when I stretched to put my socks on Friday morning, I pulled the part of my upper leg where I had had the pain the worst, and now that was like I made it sore.  Today is the 3rd day, and it's doing really good.  Sitting here in this chair gets to bothering it, and I'm hoping that goes away.

I cooked some more of that chicken yesterday.  The one with the potatoes.  It's called lemon, garlic chicken.  It's so easy.. I use legs, my favorite.

!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!!

GARLIC & LEMON CHICKEN WITH RED POTATOES & GREEN BEANS !
(Gluten free. Low Carb, Diabetic Friendly and so simple to make)

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INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, 1 juiced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 pound trimmed green beans
8 small red potatoes, quartered
4 chicken breasts

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F ( 180). Coat a large baking dish or cast-iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Arrange the lemon slices in a single layer in the bottom of the dish or skillet.

In a large bowl, combine the remaining oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper; add the chicken, green beans and potatoes and toss to coat. Pour this mix into the pan and spread around evenly.

Roast for 50 minutes or until cooked through. Serve warm.

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I just use lemon juice, garlic powder, and regular potatoes, but the seasonings aren't to be beat.  I also didn't put in the green beans yesterday.

 

I have to make things that are quick, can't stand long, so this will be a regular.  I did 6 legs, with 4 potatoes, in a purex bowl in my toaster oven.  Had to cook a bit longer, but,,, worth it.

 

The handies came over Friday and pulled my refrigerator out (has wheels) and vacuumed the fan area, (filter) behind it.  In the process of rolling it back, it broke off an end of a filter that plugged into my copper line to the ice maker.  I just turned off the ice maker, til they can get whatever it is, to fix it.  Need that filter off anyway.  Was never able to find the refills for it.  I'm surprised water would still go thru it.  They were supposed to be back yesterday, but had to help some movers,,,lol,,,told you, they're the handies...

 

Yall tc, and

 

HAGD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Got my cabbage casserole made, tasted, and it's good.  Wasn't sure it was gonna fit into my largest dutch oven, but it did.,,, Well, after I took out a large butter container for an old friend.  I made it one time, years ago, and took it to the spread at the local bar, and he LOVED it.  Have to do this,,,lol.

Still haven't heard from a soul.  Hope I can find someone to help me carry this to Bill, and the big pan, in the house.  Bet I can.

I know after dinner, i'll be home napping.  Kept waking up last nite, dreaming. 

Yall have a GREAT DAY!