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