Guitar Hero III

Well I was holding off posting this as I thought Art was going to post but......

I work with the youth at church. A while back one of the young men came over to collect fast offerings and he noticed I had guitar hero. Since then we have talked about playing. He told me he got Guitar Hero III for Christmas and I told him I did too. He challenged me to play so I was willing to oblige him. We picked a time after church and his mom brought him over. He was a serious player....he brought his own guitar. I told him to go easy on me as I was old to which he replied go easy on me 'cause I am young. I played in medium mode and he played in hard mode. In the duo play I schooled him but in the battle mode he schooled me. We are now talking about a rematch.

It has only been 22 years

My goodness I cannot believe it has been 22 years since my prince charming rode in on his white horse and scooped me and the kids up. O.K. it was a red firebird but you get the point. 22 years ago today the kids and I were really struggling to keep out heads above water and I met the Donald. He was so kind and good to us. After a year of getting to know us and we him, he fell in love with us and we with him.

He knew of our struggles and he would do little things for us to make life easier like bring us groceries and say he had a coupon for buy one get one and he didn't need two. Secretly pay our power bill. One time, Christmas needed gardening tools for a school outing and remembered after the store closed and we didn't have any. She was broken hearted as she would be the only one in her class without so Don told her to hold good thoughts and good things would happen. Then he drove across town to deliver them to our front door so when she left for school she would find them with a note that said "hold good thoughts and good things happen". He learned to play "Old Maid" (he always tried to get the Fifi match) When Brent left his beloved "chipmunks" at the daycare he took him back before they closed to get them. He let Christmas and Brent sit on his lap and drive 'Ol Blue (his old ford van). This was all in the first couple of years that we knew him. I could go on and on and on. As the years rolled on he continued to take care of us. He made our lives good and I love every minute of my life with him. He truly is the BEST. It seems like I have known him forever but it has only been 22 years.....really.

I went to bowling this week and I was handed a certificate stating that I was bowler of the week. WHOOHOO. I bowled the most pins over average for that week. The best part was it was for the week of November 1. Nothing like letting me know right away. I can't remember what I bowled that far back. But..........I was told that I am now qualified to bowl in the best bowlers tournament. Only problem is there isn't a best bowlers tournament organized yet. Oh well I guess it is good to be qualified for something.

Fred and Ginger .......................

My darling Don and I put our dance lessons to the test. Last Friday night we went to a dance. Our friends Bob and Maryanne met us there. They had been before so Maryanne filled me in on what to expect. It was a more formal attire dance. I had such a great time. I am so looking forward to more lessons though. Most of the folks at the dance were more shall we say accomplished than Don and I. But we were able to hold our own with our little two steps. I am looking forward to the next dance..........hint hint. We aren't Fred and Ginger just yet but with a little practice.............I know we will still be Don and Connie.

Santa Must Be Close

Last night I was driving down the hill and a deer ran right in front of me. I slammed on my brakes (good thing I wasn't driving very fast) and then two more deer ran in front of me. Might have been dasher, dancer, and comet, or donner,vixen, and blitzen. But it wasn't Rudolph. This I know because I looked for the red nose. I rolled down the window and yelled I've been good. You know just in case they were spying for Santa. And to ensure they would send a good report I reminded them that I was the one that had the delicious roses they enjoyed all summer. Hope it works.

Are These Cookies Moldy?

My darling Don asked me if I would make him some oatmeal raisin cookies. Which I told him I would. Now I like raisins, oatmeal, and cookies...just not all together. But I am more than happy to make them for him. I got on line to find a recipe and I found this picture of oatmeal raisin cookies. Is it just me or do these look like moldy cookies? Not very appetizing looking if you ask
me. I think I will keep looking for a recipe. I need to find one quick as Don and I are going to spend the evening tomorrow night cooking up holiday treats. I am so looking forward to it and I do hope my cookies don't look moldy. Growing up my mom had a friend that brought cookies that had oatmeal, raisins, and chocolate chips in them. They were delicious. Yeah it shocked me too. My mom made them several times after that but has since lost the recipe. I asked the friend if she still had it but she said she hadn't made them for so long she forgot what the recipe was and didn't think she had it any more. Oh well, I bet I thought they were so good because my mom is a really good cook and she makes everything taste good.

I Wish I Recovered As Fast

This morning I went with Marykate to Reagan's 6 month check. Reagan did so well. The Dr said she is doing what 9 month olds do. She is a smart little girl. She then had to have her immunizations and a flu shot. She did well with them but you could tell she didn't feel all that well afterward. She spent the afternoon with me. We rocked most of the afternoon. She just cuddled right up and rocked. Then about 3:30 she started to jabber and smile. She got down on the floor and played and played. You would have never known she didn't feel all that great earlier. Wish I could recover that fast. I felt bad she didn't feel good but this grandma sure did enjoy the rocking.