To Busy Shoveling!

Sorry I haven't been visiting or posting. Just no free time right now, but thanks to those of you that continue to pop in or email and let me know I'm still part of your world!! It warms my little heart!! Will soon have something to share

mohawk car

I haven't posted for awhile and I saw something on Xfinity.com that reminded me of something I could post. It was 22 pictures of an example of laziness however in my case I wouldn't call it that.
The first big snowfall this year left our cars covered with snow. I was in a hurry to get to work and after clearing off my car I left and parked in the employee lot along with my co-workers. Some of the girls were kidding around with me about having a "mohawk on my car". I didn't get it at first but then I understood. Most of them live in condos that have indoor garages where they live and I don't have access to mine with a large car and a one-car garage that was built in 1923. Mine usually is the only one with snow on it. It looked similar to the posted picture but not quite as bad. I figure snow weight can help get us through the icey streets even though it probably doesn't help with the gas.

Time Flies

Ran across a picture the other day while cleaning out PILES of stuff and came across a picture from my college days. The year was 1971 and the girl next to me (I'm the one with the hat on) is Diana aka "Tex" because she was born in Texas. We were really close in college. So close that my dad use to call me "Louisiana". We were roommates at the now defunct Golden Valley Lutheran College. We both went on to Augustana in Sioux Falls since I could live with her at her folks house in SF for the 1st year at Augie and save money. Our senior year I moved on campus and we had kind of a falling out due to "life" happening. I became a Christian and she didn't understand that whole "scene" as she called it, I made the cut in the marching band as a drummer and she got cut, and new friends and a focus on the future became more a part of my life not to mention that I wanted to live on campus at least one year to experience dorm life, etc. After that we just lost track of each other. Anyway, our lives moved on until the 30 year reunion at Augie in 2003. She got in touch with me and asked if I was attending and could we meet there and make up for some lost time. I took Karen with me and we met her there. We had a pretty good time. I got to meet her mother whom I hadn't seen since '73, always a sweet unassuming woman, and we attended the football game that day and enjoyed dinner over pizza. I don't know if I had changed too much over the years or she had but it was hard to connect because she said that I wasn't the same person that she expected me to be.  After her mother died two years later in 2005 (her dad died in '78) she went back to Texas,  and now lives with a lovely older lady in Austin working as a clerk for the AARP. She never married. Anyway, since that time we manage to exchange yearly Christmas cards to keep in touch. I never know where she is so I have to wait each year until she sends me one. I pray for her alot since her life hasn't been easy for her. Not alot of money or support from relatives or friends. The card I got this year came yesterday and she said she is moving again. I'll have to wait once more to send her next years card. When I was a Girl Scout we use to sing, "Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold." I try to remember that along with the good times.

Yes Bandit, there is a Santa Claus

Merry Christmas to all! May God's blessings be ever abundant in the coming year!

I need a hug...no wait, I need french fries

Park Nicollet Clinic Christmas Party

Between work and Christmas shopping and doing the Christmas card letter I haven't had much time to post. I guess the latest thing was a work party last weekend. I volunteered to plan the party this year as a way to get to know more people and it really worked. Daniel DJ'ed it for a discounted rate and we had it at the American Legion Club in Apple Valley since my partner in planning (Jolene) knew a guy that knew a guy. We were able to keep the cost down. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. The legion provided the food and between that and the music everyone enjoyed themselves. Lots of visiting and some dancing filled the evening. I don't know if I'll do it again. Money is not something I enjoy managing for an entire clinic but it all worked out quite well.

visiting time

Michael fit right in since one of the husbands had ties to Delta

requesting a song

Jolene going over some of the music with Daniel and Karen

You Know Who You Are :)

I didn't post much from Camp this time because it happens so frequently but I had a request from a certain person whose name starts with K and ends with Y whose last name starts with S and ends with H whose neighborhood has enormous planes that fly over at all hours of the day and night whose grandchildren are many and live in both Twin cities who knows more people than anyone will in anyone's entire lifetime who is in the following picture who is in the top row with the dashing smile and also knows everyone in the following picture and is related to almost half!

I Give Thanks for Crafts

The place I work at is having a craft fair in the conference room. I decided at first to make garden lights. I nixed that because of cost. Then there was cross-stitch but that takes too long. Then I came upon a inexpensive pattern for booties. Boy, they are putzy but I sure had fun making them. Don't know if I'll sell any but it was fun anyway. Will try to post pics afterward. I finished them up today since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I'm off work and I am going to someone else's house for turkey day!! David and Venessa are doing it for the first time. I think he is as excited as I am!