Do I ever have a bad day Sure!

As I sit here thinking and writing I wonder if anyone out there is thinking does this woman ever have a bad day? I can honestly say no, but I do have bad moments usually with technology. Lol...Tonight I am sitting here taking deep breathes and picturing my grand babies I spent the evening playing with and trying to relax from a technology situation that only takes common sense (while talking to a representative on the phone) to figure out.

As I always say I am 53 years young, I am able to move with the times can keep up on technology and know the ins and outs of a computer. So much is done today by computer even paying bills on line.

I am one who can hang with the phone prompts that say press this button or enter this number then select from the following next prompt. What I have a problem with is the human I ask to speak with called the representative. If you explain your situation it's always followed by the same darn speech I firmly believe they pass around like notes in high school. How may I help you followed by I apologize for the wait and any for any problems you may be experiencing. I think I might print that on a tee shirt. Which reminds me of those darn lines in the grocery store as the person behind you stands and inspects your body begins to sigh, grunt, and groan as your thinking the same. What is the hold up. Well not me I just flow with the day...but I hear it all the time and speaking of time as we all know it getting shorter and shorter as the world moves faster and faster. Huh, why the hell am I still in menopause if everything else is moving so fast. Wow another spontaneous thought has leaped in...lol Have you ever had someone ask you "where does time go?" I have to laugh how does one answer that without saying how the hell do I know! Wait while I try to contact Freud and find out...I am sitting her laughing again. Laughing for me is probably like a sedative to someone else. I LOVE IT!

I decided I will print a tee saying while you are standing here waiting and inspecting my back side could you please fix anything you notice that is wrong? Oh, and by the way you have a booger in your nose.

So in the end I have come to the conclusion you might as well learn to deal with technology avoiding it only prolongs the obvious and makes you appear old. Keep waiting in line and take time to listen to all those prompts when calling a company and think of this when you do...it's a moment in this fast pace crazy world when you can use those times to relax and simply breath. Save your blood pressure for things that are really worth the higher readings.

Have a wonderful, happy, relaxing day and I can't stress enough find a way to laugh!

The many faces of MY BIRTHDAY!

Yes, the many faces of me consuming an entire cake on my own with the exception of one piece.

It was my birthday August 31st and my grandson's. Yes, my first born grand baby was born on my birthday. It doesn't get any better than that!! Of course I love the way he says our birth date August thirty thirst. Lol...bless his little heart. I couldn't be more blessed in my life. Thru the many ups and downs I am still and will always be so grateful for this life.

Its been 53 years of sheer where the hell did they go! Lol...I had a blast on my birthday. I thought about walking outside nude at the moment I was born if I hadn't been sleeping and if you know me well, I would have done it. I am spontaneous if nothing fun loving and adventurous. My daughter and son's could tell you. One never knows what to expect from me.

So I sat on the floor and ate the rest of the cake within a 36 hour period while watching the Jerry Lewis telethon off and on...I laughed as usual had my son put my grandson on the phone to say happy birthday to him and what does he reply with...I already turned 5 grammie and ran from the phone to play with his toys. I have to tell you something I just did...I have a tooth that has been bothering me lately. I just put clove powder on it and the pain is gone literally gone. I found it on a site while searching and it works! Just a tad of information. They say clove oil is best but this worked too. If you crack a tooth or loose a filling just put it inside or on your gum around the tooth. See you can learn at any age. I wonder if it would work for a teething baby?

Well, I ate the cake and didn't give a darn...it was my birthday so I did what I wanted. I love chocolate I don't know many woman who don't. Clue guys you can never miss with chocolate and for those of you who don't know what romance is I am about to tell you...it starts from the moment you wake up its not so much the things you say its the things you do that she doesn't ask of you. Like doing the dishes, laundry, cooking, put the kids to bed or get them ready for school, surprising her by being spontaneous, taking her out unexpectedly, calling her in the middle of the day just to say I miss you, it's the little things that she does that you don't notice or take for granted. You have to do this and not just one thing come on guys I think you understand. If you can get yourself dressed and off to work you can figure this out. Romance is not groping her or tapping her behind or even sex. All the above leads to sex. A little kindness does go along way. I kinda got off track lol but then that's me!

A BFF brought my cake to me unexpectedly and it was a wonderful gift. CHOCOLATE. My daughter was ill so my birthday has really been delayed for a tad. I guess I really am not 53 after all, not yet according to my children. But for me they are worth the wait always!

No one should ever be without a birthday cake on there birthday. I think about all the children and people in general who may be forgotten and there day and I want to say God Bless you and again if I could have shared my cake with someone who didn't get one on there special day I would have done so no questions ask. So those of you who are reading know this I am sending you a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY from me. Have a wonderful day, a wonderful life and laugh as often as you can!

My cantaloupe!

This was so delicious I can't begin to tell you how sweet and juicy it was....I didn't get many out of the garden as these are very hard to grow. They are so prone to fungus. I wanted to sneak it in so you could see all my wonderful organic veggies.

Tons of Tomatoes!

Here is a picture of the tomatoes I have gotten out of my organic garden. I planted a variety from better boy to early girls, cherry, etc. As you can tell there are many sizes but all taste so yummy. There is nothing like homegrown tomatoes. The taste again is so much better than the store bought. I think I have about 12 tomato plants growing with all producing just wonderfully. I have frozen some for winter stews and soups. Tomatoes thaw mushy so you can't slice them or put them in salads. I also plan on making sauces to freeze. I have done the water bath method and the canning however freezing is easier and less time consuming. To freeze them I wash them in my hand one by one with running water then I blot them dry with a towel. I then slice off the top and any bruises or blemishes cut them in quarter use my vacuum packaging machine label them then put them in the freezer. They will last 6 months. I have a lot of tomato season to go so I will have a good supply for winter and don't forget you can also freeze green tomatoes. Process as above only slice in thin layers do not quarter. Take each green tomato slice dip each side in cornmeal lay on a flat pan and freeze. Once frozen store by layering one on top the other leaving a 1/2 space in plastic container or freezer bag and you can use a vacuum sealer. I love my sealer it's so easy and wonderful for vacuum sealing which makes food last longer. I also have frozen many snap beans from my garden.

Now I am waiting for my fall garden. Currently I have planted a row of peas, green beans, butterhead lettuce, carrots and beets. With everything I have learned I am looking forward to next spring. I plan on adding strawberries to the mix. Before I close for the night I have to say I never knew how important bee's were to the production of our food till I planted a garden. In order for watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, cucumbers and more to produce a good crop bee's must pollenate each flower that blooms on the stems. So the next time you see a bee or it lands near you think twice before you swat the insect that feeds you. It's amazing what you learn about life when you least expect it. Keep learning it truly is fuel for the brain. Till next time blessings to all and remember to offer a smile to everyone you pass today even if they don't smile back you did a good thing. Knowing that is all that matters. :0)