Notes from Abigail
Tonight is the annual fireworks in my community. They are always spectacular. This is when the community really comes together; on the Fourth of July. My community spends a great deal of time raising money for the fireworks year round.
This year we have raised one of our greatest amounts so it ought to be a fantastic show. After the fireworks we all gather at the dairy bar to eat ice cream. I can’t wait for this too because I am really craving mint chocolate chip! Happy Independence Day!
On the classic rock radio station that I listen to while working here at the home office, they play two songs by the same artist and call it two for Tuesday. I think that most radio stations around the world do this but I really love the songs they play on the classic rock station here in Nashville. Many years ago I worked at this radio station and I have loved their music since I moved here eleven years ago. You just can not beat The Rock for great music here in Music City. And no they do not play country. Not everybody here in Music City likes country music.
This winter I have been so cold and miserable it is a wonder that someone has not kicked my butt. I can not wait for spring to get here, it will not be a moment to soon. I know that we will have at least one more cold snap this winter, but I am ready for spring. I can not wait for the birds to return to our yard and for the grass to green up, I will not mind when it comes time to mow the yard again, and that is one job that I really hate. I miss the warm days and the nice cool nights of spring. Go away Old Man Winter and let spring get here as soon as possible.
While I have not watched every minute of the Olympics this year I have wound up watching some of the winter games. I think that curling may be the most interesting sport on the TV at the winter games. I like the fact that almost everyone can do this sport and have fun, it reminds me of shuffleboard and pool with the angles used. I think it would be a lot of fun to try curling. I am not sure if a curling lane could be found in Tennessee but I plan on looking.
Today my baby sister turns 47, I know she will kill me for telling everyone how old she is. I guess she will just have to get over it. I am past thinking about getting old and I just turned 51. I know that I fell good and she is in better shape than I am. I wish I was a skinny as she is, I have never been skinny and I never will be but I am happy and that is all that matters. Happy birthday sis and I hope you have many more. I love you and hope you have a great day.
Today Phil the ground hog in Pennsylvania saw his shadow and he predicts 6 more weeks of winter. I do not know if he is going to be right, but I know one thing for sure. I am more than ready for spring to get here, the sooner the better as far as I am concerned. This winter has been long, cold and very wet and I am ready to find some sand and sunshine and I want to find it very soon. A trip to the beach is in my very near future plans and I can not wait to see sand and sunshine.
We had enough snow for our grandson to actually sled down the hill in the backyard. We had to get creative about what we had on hand that could be pressed into service as a sled. We don’t have enough snow most years to bother with buying a proper sled. It would just be taking up a lot of room in the garage. But there are other things that can be pressed into use when we do have some snow. Last time my daughter used a plastic laundry basket while at a friend’s house. But would you believe we don’t have laundry baskets like that? We use a hamper.
After looking around the garage and the laundry room, we decided to look for an old box or large sheet of cardboard. Ended up that a boxtop worked pretty well. He got tired of it after about 20 minutes and complained about being cold, so that was the end of our short snow day with fun in the snow.
Now that both of my teams are out of the playoffs, the Titans never even made it to the playoffs and the Cardnials lost this wekend I am now onboard the Brett farve bandwagon and I hope to see a Vikings and Jets Super Bowl this year. My good friend Dale is sending me a Vikings hat to wear and I will be large and loud in my support of the Minnesota Vikings.
The one season that I dislike the most is the winter time, I would say that I hate it except winter has Christmas and that I do love as much for my kids sake as mine. The family seems to get closer at Christmas time and that seems to make winter a much more tolerable to me. After Christmas it will be back to the winter blues. I can not wait for spring, it is my favorite season and every year spring pulls me out of my winter funk and puts a smile on my face. Come on Spring we are waiting on you!
It seems that I am the last human that has not joined Face Book. I have resisted this fad as long as I can, I need help to keep myself busy and not get involved with mafia crap and farm this and guess that. I have just embraced the internet and really do not want my life as an open book to all of my “friends” that have added me on face book. I will not join it this week and I hope to have the urge under control for the rest of my life, but I may need a help group to get me past the urge to join.