Eat your heart out, if you are not in TEXAS

Because (yes, I know, you don't start a sentence with because BUT) the BLUEBONNETS are in full bloom, everywhere and exquisite. Never saw them prettier. And I've seen a few. The Indian Paint Brush are just beginning to peak their pretty litte heads out. Montgomery, being hill and dell, the bonnets are creeping out on any spot of green available. Sigh....how lucky are we. And just in time for the Final Four and the Houston Shell Open. Tons of free concerts, events and such. Glad I'm out of H'town tho, the traffic will be controlled but still mucho' much. From Life's Little Instruction Book "Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation."

Coolest grandson in the whole world!!!!!

Happy 17th Birthday Ryan - You are the most wonderful of grandsons and I am so proud of you. Have a great day, a fantastic year and remember "the harder you work, the bigger you shine". love it, love you.....(now, tell me, is that not the most handsome guy) :-))))))

Palm Springs - page 1 and please see page 2 cond't

Had an absolute wonderful time visiting Palm Springs, via Denver and return via Las Vegas - saw some friends who have always been in our family thru her mother and my mother. They were friends as girls and shame on me for not seeing Barb and Steve more frequently. They are such warm and loving people and I felt like we have always been close. They have had a home in Palm Springs for the last 15 years and I can certainly see why. The weather is absolutely beautiful, the people nice and it's just a wonderful way to relax and really enjoy life. Everything from shopping, theater, eating out, eating in, seeing the beautiful mountains - it was so much fun. I recommend a trip to Palm Springs at least once in every one's life. thought for that idea from Cervantes "All in Good Time". and what a good time it was. Please check "older posts" to see more pics. Well worth it. Enjoy

Palm Springs - page 2 pics continued...

Lots of great pics and lots of great fun. Thanx Barb and Steve. A really wonderful time with really wonderful friends.

Sorry sick trees...........

Sad, on the Blvd. Some of our big beautiful trees fell. Appears they were devoured by some type of bug/beetle. No rain so I know they were not hit by lighting. April Sound Blvd. is one of the loveliest of streets. It starts at the entrance of the Security Building and proceeds all the way down to the Country Club. Added so much to the ride, I'm very sorry to see these trees go...sigh....Today's thought from The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations, Thomas Fuller "He that plants trees, loves others beside himself."

Yahoo Whoope Pies...........

YUM and double yum! Saw this recipe on the box of Pillsbury Sugar Free Devil's Food Cake Mix and decided to try it. Most exhausting baking project I have ever undertaken. Combination of mixing, baking, developing the middle gooey stuff and then matching up the mis-matched tops and bottoms - I'm ready for a shower and a nap! Plus they have to stay in the freezer until just before serving. Storing them is another question and the recipe makes a lot. I gave 2 each to my friends Shari & John, 1 each to my friends Joan and Mike and 2 to my new neighbor Jim. I hope they enjoy them because I'm never making them again. The remaining ones will go to the Cath Lab tomorrow to Dale and my cath lab techs and doctors. today's thought from Marcel Proust "The only paradise is paradise lost."

Eve of Spring

From the time I was a little girl, each Spring we (Mother, my sister and myself) would start the "changing of the closets". That meant we switched our winter and spring/summer wardrobes. It was fun when we were little, not so much now. Since the weather has begun to warm up and 99.999% of the chance of more cold weather has passed, I finally decided today was a good day to start this project. In addition, I disposed of plenty of stuff that I had not worn and probably would never wear again to donate to the Goodwill. They will certainly make better use of it than just having it sit in my closets. Our community supports the Women's Assistance League and the Goodwill. Plus I like the way my closet looks for the brief moment it stays neat. from Don Marcus, today's thought : "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." I like that. Enjoy your weekend...

Surprise Saturday and Sunday Blog....

So exciting............my new Dell Inspiron 570 arrived on Saturday and my friend Dave has been here for 2 days setting it up. Talk about fun and exciting and exhausting! All of the aforementioned. The monitor is 21.5" SX2210 Full HD Monitor with Integrated 2.01 21.5" viewable image size. I am not sure what all of that means EXCEPT the screen is sooo big I have to sit quite a bit back to take it all in. Absolutely amazing plus, and my Garden Girls friends, will be happy to know much faster speed and I can do more. this is as good as it gets. My old computer was purchased back in the early 2001 years and I must confess this is a dream and I absolutely love it. Many thanx to Dave for time spent setting it up. I could never have done it without him, that's for sure. The screen is so big I cannot even try and take a pic of it. How about that! WOW!

Spring has sprung!!!!!

How delicious! A beautiful spring day, warm, sunny and a slight wind. All of my purchases from Tuesday, Garden Girls outing are now planted. What a wonderful way to spend a day. All the bright little flowers and smell of fresh soil. Love it, love it, love. Plus Bonus, tonight we spring forward and gain an extra evenings hour of daylight - of course that is one less hour of sleep - but who really cares in the grand scheme of things? Not I says the Happy Gardener...Am also getting my new computer installed in a few minutes and everything is cleared away from my desk so I cannot find today's thought....Just enjoy the little things of beauty that come our way. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

CRMC Day Surgery

Volunteering in Day Surgery on Thursday is a fast pace day. I don't stop from the time I arrive until I leave. As I take families here, there and everywhere around the hospital, in the recovery area I pass this poster and it always catches my eye. Good food for thought and since I enjoy quotes so much, I've added that to my daily thoughts for myself. It never hurts to strive to improve and in my own way, volunteering at CRMC is my way of "paying back" and "paying it forward". Thought I would share this with all of my readers, who are all very good people.

Dallas Weekend

Wonderful weekend in Dallas for a joyous celebration of Miss Molly's Bat Mitzvah. Some of the faces in the crowd, and the Friday night dinner at an estate where we actually ate in the garage. I've never seen a garage with marble floors, 4 hugh screen tv's and basketball hoops. Veryyyy impressive. Food and company was not half bad either. Lots of activities, family and friends made it a very special weekend and Miss Molly was outstanding. Good times!!!!!

April Sound Gamblers on the road.....

Two really big buses full of fun loving folks and what do you get -? A gambling trip to Coushatta Casino in Kinder, LA. with movies on the bus and lots of laughing and enjoyment. I was very fortunate to have a lovely woman join me and we had a great deal in common and hopefully began a very nice friendship. We shared our meals and gambled together until I wandered off while she "hung in there" on a slot machine. 44 people on each bus and we stayed at the Coushatta Inn near the casino proper. Food was good, wining not bad at all and I had the opportunity to play and learn some new machines and Vickie gave me a crash course in craps. Can't wait to try that next trip.

Today's thought from Albert Einstein ON SCIENCE "Imagination is more important than knowledge."