ATE ALL THE VEGS!

FIVE MONTHS LATER ~ WELL, THE GARDEN IS GONE, WE HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING SALSA, SALADS, ETC. AND NOW FALL IS ON IT'S WAY. :) TIME TO START A WINTER GARDEN? HA! HA! NO, I THINK I'LL WAIT FOR SPRING! WE HAD A GOOD SUMMER THOUGH!

*THE MOST RECENT NEWS TO SHARE IS 'SUCKER DAY' IN WETUMKA......IT WAS SEPT. 25TH 2010. WHAT A SUCCESS IT WAS! THE BEST I'VE SEEN IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE! IT COULD BE BECAUSE THEY DEDICATED THE NEW CENTRAL PARK, WHERE THE OLD CENTRAL SCHOOL USED TO SIT, AND HAD IT THERE INSTEAD OF ALL UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET, ( SPREAD OUT! ). ALL OF IT WAS IN THE PARK WITH TREES, MANY NICE NEW PAVILIONS, A STAGE PAVILION, LOTS OF SPACE, TRASH CANS FOR THE DEBRIS, GRASS INSTEAD OF CEMENT. THERE WAS A PARADE, LOTS OF BANDS PLAYING VARIOUS TYPES OF MUSIC, TILL 12:00 A.M. WITH A STREET DANCE, TALENT SHOWS, MANY BOOTHS TO BUY FOOD, CRAFTS, ETC. A CAR SHOW, PLAY GROUND FOR THE KIDS, INCLUDING A MOON WALK, INFLATED SLIDE, PONY RIDES, COVERED WAGON RIDES, AND REGULAR PLAY GROUND EQUIPMENT. THREE LEGGED RACES, EGG TOSS, BOOT RACE, ETC. THE USUAL MEETING OF FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IS ALWAYS A TREAT, AND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT! FUN, FUN, FUN!

*TIME TO SIT IN AND GET COZY, DO SOME CROCHETING, PAINT PICTURES, COOK HEARTY MEALS, POPCORN WHILE WATCHING A GOOD MOVIE WRAPPED UP IN A LAP BLANKET. IT JUST STARTED TO GET COOL WEATHER YESTERDAY! PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD ON SWEAT SHIRTS AND COATS! PULL OUT THE BOOTS, WARM SWEATERS, COATS, AND JEANS. YEA! NO MORE HIGH ELECTRIC BILLS FROM THE A.C. GOING!
ALSO, A GOOD TIME FOR CONTINUING MY BLOG! TOO MUCH GOING ON IN THE SUMMER! AND, ANTICIPATING THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING AGAIN! :) THAT'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR ~ NEW BEGINNINGS! :)

* I HAVE A NEW NEIGHBOR! :) HER NAME IS 'MARY DEAN' SHE IS 81 YEARS YOUNG! SHE IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION! I KNEW HER FOR ONE DAY, AND JUST LOVED HER! SHE HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, SHE'S FUNNY, GENEROUS, CARING, JUST WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I FINALLY GROW UP! ALL SHE HAS IS KNEE PROBLEMS, NO HEART TROUBLE OR DIABETES, CANCER, OR ANY OTHER AILMENT. SHE DRIVES HERSELF ALL OVER! SHE IS ALSO MY SON IN LAW'S AUNT! :) AND A CREEK INDIAN! SHE DOESN'T COOK AT ALL, SO SHE WELCOMES OUR MEALS, AS LONG AS THERE IS NO HOT MEXICAN FOOD ~ SHE DOESN'T GET 'MANY MEALS' FROM US THEN! :) SEEMS LIKE WE GENERALLY HAVE SPICY FOOD! :)
OVER THE SUMMER "I MADE IT A POINT" TO GET TO KNOW MY OTHER NEIGHBORS, CARLENE, CLARISE, PHYLLIS, ALL SWEET AND NICE PEOPLE. I HAD LIVED HERE FOR OVER A YEAR AND JUST WAVED TO THEM, ( AS NEIGHBORS DO ). ONE DAY I GOT TO THINKING, "THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS! WE ALL NEED FRIENDS AND COMMUNICATION," SO, IN THE SPRING, I TOOK THEM EACH A TOMATO PLANT AND FORMALLY INTRODUCED MYSELF! FEAR OF BEING REJECTED STOPPED ME FROM HAVING SOME GOOD FRIENDS! WHAT WAS I AFRAID OF??? I HAVE 4 NEW FRIENDS! :) CRIS

2010 GARDEN

SOOOO MUCH FUN! :)
4/7/10 PLANTED KALE, 4/9/10 PLANTED MY SALSA GARDEN, ONIONS, JALAPENOS,TOMATOES FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS! ALSO PUT IN, BROCOLLI, CUCUMBERS, ZUCCHINI, AND YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH. AND TODAY 4/11/10 PLANTED THE ANEHEIM CHILES, AND BELL PEPPERS, AND MARIGOLDS ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF GARDEN TO KEEP THE PESTS OUT!!! I OVER BOUGHT, SO MY DAUGHTER HAS A GARDEN ALSO - SHE'S GETTING A KICK OUT OF IT TOO! NOW ALL WE CAN DO IS WEED, WATER AND WAIT! >>>CRIS<<<

CACHE MEANS, A "HIDING PLACE" ~ I DON'T WANT TO HIDE MY BLOG THOUGH!!!
I WANT EVERYONE TO READ IT! THE HIDING PLACE , IS MY LOVES, MY HATES,
MY LIFE... ALL OF WHICH I AM VERY VOCAL ABOUT! MY LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK, AS
THEY SAY. :)
NOT ALWAYS ARE WE OPEN ABOUT OUR LIFE, WHEN REALLY, WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH ALIKE! (WHY ELSE WOULD THERE BE A STARBUCKS ON EVERY BLOCK OF THIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? OR, McDONALD'S, ARBY'S, etc.) MANY PEOPLE ARE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, FARMVILLE. :) WHICH FURTHER PROVES WE WERE ALL CUT FROM THE SAME MOLD! CRIS

FARMVILLE

FARMVILLE! LET'S TALK ABOUT FARMVILLE! OH BOY, ARE PEOPLE EVER DIFFERENT! ( AND YET SO MUCH ALIKE!) FOR INSTANCE, ALL MY NEIGHBORS THERE PLAY EVERY GAME THAT THE CREATOR OF FV PUSHES DOWN THEIR THROATS! "COLLECT GOLD FOR ST. PATTY'S DAY!..." " COLLECT EASTER EGGS!.."
"BUY THIS AND BUY THAT" I AM NOT VERY "LEADABLE," I LIKE TO DO THINGS, " MY WAY!" BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I STILL DON'T HAVE FUN!!! I LOVE MY LITTLE FARM :) I HAVE CHICKENS, DUCKS, COWS, BULLS, SHEEP, AND 5 TURTLES, (2 PENGUINS) GEESE TOO. I HAVE CROPS, COFFEE AT THE PRESENT TIME! I HAVE PLANTED GRAPES SO MANY TIMES, (I LIKE WINE!) THAT THEY ( FV ) GAVE ME A SIGN TO PUT IN MY YARD ! :)
I HAVE TWO GREENHOUSES, WATER FOUNTAIN, PALM TREES, MANY TYPES OF TREES SOME I'VE NEVER HEARD OF, BUT THEY ARE WELCOME ON MY LITTLE FARM!
OH MY, IF LIFE WERE ONLY THAT SIMPLE!!! WAKE UP EVERYDAY, DO YOUR CROPS, TEND TO THE ANIMALS, COLLECT MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS CHORES... AND VEG THE REST OF THE DAY... THEN START DINNER FOR THE FAMILY, EAT AND DO DISHES, AND RIGHT BACK TO EARN MORE MONEY AND POINTS ON FARMVILLE. THEN, IF THERE IS A SLACK IN TIME ~ YEP! YOVILLE!! DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED! WHOA! >>>CRIS<<<

LOST AND FOUND :)

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO MY BLOG NOW FOR MONTHS! WHEN MY COMPUTER WENT DOWN, MY DAUGHTER LENT ME HER'S, AND EVERYSINCE,,,,,,NO BLOG! :( TODAY IT'S FOUND! I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK! :)

Neglect

I HAVE SOOO NEGLECTED MY BLOG!!!! WELL, MAYBE TODAY WILL START A NEW "ABSENCE OF NEGLECT!"
ROBERTO ~ HERE I AM FRIEND! :) I'M FINE! READ YOUR E MAIL GUY AND YOU'LL FIND MY PHONE NUMBER! CALL ME, IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG! I CAN'T CALL YOU CAUSE OF MY PHONE PLAN, :( WE HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO!! :)
I ALWAYS WONDER ABOUT YOU, AND PRAY THAT YOU ARE GOOD, AND PROSPEROUS!
IT WAS MY MISTAKE FOR NOT CONTACTING ALL MY BUDDIES TO TELL THEM OF THE NUMBER CHANGE. AND YOU ARE ONE OF MY BEST BUDS!!!!! THE "FRIEND" THAT I MENTIONED IN MY LAST BLOG KEPT CALLING WHEN HE WAS DRUNK. I TOLD HIM I WAS GONNA CHANGE MY NUMBER IF HE DIDN'T STOP! APPARENTLY HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME, BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY, I DID JUST THAT! IT REALLY MESSED UP A LOT OF THINGS, BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE! I MISS YOUR MONTHLY CALLS SO MUCH.
HOW ARE THE GIRLS?? ANY NEW LOVES IN YOUR LIFE?? HOW ARE YOU FEELING??
CALL ME!!! >>>>CRYSTAL<<<< <3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY BOOP!

HAS ANYONE OUT THERE HAD TO HAVE CATARACT SURGERY? ISN'T IT COOL? NO PAIN ~ NO PATCH ~ TAKES LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, AND I CAN SEE BETTER THE DAY AFTER SURGERY THAN I HAVE IN YEARS! AND THEY SAID IT WOULD IMPROVE FURTHER, (LIKE IN ABOUT A WEEK!) IN A FEW WEEKS THE LEFT EYE WILL GET DONE! HAVE NO FEAR IF THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE! ALSO, DO ALL THE DROPS THEY GIVE YOU AND FOLLOW DRS. ORDERS!
>>>>CRIS<<<<

GEOL

JULY 30,2009
MY DEAR FRIEND FROM YEARS AGO ~ IS BACK IN MY LIFE ! :) <3
AND CALLS EVERYDAY, AND WE TALK ABOUT OLD TIMES, OUR FAMILIES, WHATEVER WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT! :) "NO ONE IS STANDING IN THE WAY, ANYMORE! IF IT WORKS OUT, ~ FINE! AND IF IT DOESN'T, ~ FINE! " BUT...... I KNOW WE WILL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS AT THE VERY LEAST!!!! :)
>>>CRIS<<<

GEEZ, I'VE BEEN OFF A LONG TIME!
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH AT&T ~ THEY TURNED OFF MY SERVICE TO THE INTERNET, BECAUSE OF NON- PAYMENT! THE TROUBLE IS - I HAD BEEN PAYING TO TWO DIFFERENT ACCTS. WITH TWO DIFFERENT NAMES! (TRYING TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS WAS ANOTHER ISSUE!) I SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY HINTING TO THEM THAT THEY COULD JUST SIMPLY APPLY THE PAYMENTS FROM THE BOGUS ACCT. TO THE REAL ACCT. "WELL, BY CRACKIE, THAT JUST MIGHT WORK MA'AM!" (WOW, YA THINK?) THEN WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OK, AND I COULD EXPECT TO BE BACK IN THE BUSINESS OF SURFING THE NET- IT WOULD NOT WORK! SO, AFTER THREE CALLS TO GET TECH HELP FROM AT&T (AND THREE TECHS MIND YOU, FROM INDIA, PAKISTAN, & THE PHILLIPINES )~ THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IN THE WIRING! SO, THEY SENT A TECH TO MY HOUSE,(WHO ALSO COULD NOT GET ANY RESULTS). HE AND I WERE TALKING AND I SAID, "IT'S LIKE THEY TURNED OFF BOTH ACCTS."- HE AGREED! HE LEFT WITH A PROMISE THAT HE WOULD BE RIGHT BACK, HE HAD TO GO TO THE OFFICE TO CHECK ON IT......
(I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM OF COURSE!) SURE ENOUGH, HE CAME BACK! "YEP, THAT'S WHAT THEY DID! AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY CONNECTED IT TO A DEAD LINE GOING NOWHERE!" (HE SAID) GRRRR! NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE GOT ME BACK ON, AND HERE I AM! :) TECHNOLOGY PISSES ME OFF! 15 DAYS OFF BECAUSE, I COULD NOT GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAD BEEN PAYING FOR TWO ACCTS! 15 DAYS THAT I'LL NEVER GET BACK! (ALTHOUGH, MY HOUSE SURE GOT A GOOD CLEANING! I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT!)
TAKE CARE WITH LOVE, >>>CRIS<<<