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PROS & CONS

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For life we've been taught....if you fail, try,try,again. I've done that all my 63 yrs.....where it concerns trying to find a bra that absolutely fits & IS comfortable. I've gone so far as to be "measured" by Belk's and Macy's. Spent $30-50 per bra they recommended .....only to be disappointed yet again. Grrrrrrrrrr! Possibly now have accepted that maybe the size and style is good.....it's that JELLY ROLL killing this "project"...LOL EVERY one of them.....roll up & make me miserable. End result....I QUIT wearing one. (except for "fancy" events, funerals, weddings, etc.) There have been beautiful ones, tooo tight ones, and ones that straight out were painful to wear! So.....I've tried for my last time: this is it....my LAST foray into this problem!! PROS - lacy, soft, fits, light-weight CONS - rolls up (jelly roll, again...UGH)               straps "slide" down the shoulders Overall....think I can l

SIT UP Lunch!

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My greatest nemesis is ....squirrels! I detest them greatly. There have been 6-10 @a time in my bird "sanctuary". Greedy (stay all day), destructive to bird feeders and birds leave when they "invade". At this point, they are "weaned" down to about 2-3  now. I feel a little better! Today @ Stacey's house....observed this squirrel in the side yard. It was very busy w/lunch!  (couldn't tell what the morsel was, but it stayed on & on!) Grabbed the camera and got this quick video...it was completely funny to me. All he was missing was a table....LOL He didn't appear "afraid" of any noises....at least until a very loud, noisy p/u truck came roaring by! There he went squealing & scuttering up a tree!! Didn't see him again. Guess lunch was done....LOL **just in case---here are 2 stills I took, just no movement, but you can see he's sitting on his butt, close to  or on a limb!!**

Tom Foolery!!

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Walked around Shang-ri-la apt. complex this morning. Taking pictures of pretty flowers people grow and display. Ran across this purple...ofcourse, it caught my eye! Took picture.... Look closer....they are  FAKE  flowers...UGH. (however, those are the only kind I can grow!!) I couldn't believe it was pretty....from 5ft. or so!! Guess I took the purple bait, and swallowed  it!!!!!!!!! Oh well, the other people had REAL flowers.....LOL

Put a SOCK on it!!!!!!!

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This is Lamar's new "boot". We're trying to heal an open would on this foot. Nurse Margie is now on the job! Re-learning the routine......clean, medicate, cover, wrap and then into the boot. Today started early....and I'm NOT a morning person! Lamar got a bath and was ready for the "suit up"! Got  thru the routine, put  on the boot, and dang.....there sat his sock on the side table.! Rats. Had to remove the boot (which is at best easy, just kills my back w/the bending over!).....then put on the SOCK and then, complete the boot replacement.  LOL Lamar's situation is dire if we don't get this wound to heal. Diabetics don't heal well....or fast. However, this morning proved....there is LAUGHTER in everyday routines! It even manages to "ease" the tensions over this situation.(We both got tickled!!) So......guess I'll keep trying to remember....put a SOCK on it.....hahahaha                                                   

Happy Birthday, Baby Bro!!

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Donnie has grown quite a bit since this picture!! He now has a family and children of his own. The best part of this maturity----Donnie is now a PawPaw to 3 grandsons!! It's hard for me to wrap my mind around that one! My baby bro and I grew up separately....I could not love him any more if we had survived bro/sister life growing up. I'm 19yrs. older than Donnie. At times, he seems more like a "son" than my brother. It is what it is. We can't celebrate today because Donnie is with his 2 teenage sons.....playing ball this week....in Kentucky!! I am so very PROUD of the man Donnie is today. He surely survived a lot of loss and pain through his growing years. Donnie is a good provider for his family, a good Dad, PawPaw and a man who loves his wife. Mama & Daddy are looking down from heaven smiling because of the goooood Son they left as their legacy. Donnie....hope today is a good day. I  LOVE you more than you realize! Happy Birthday, bro!