Doing Ninety

ME ON MONDAY

 

I AM SITTING AT MY COMPUTER LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF THE SMILING FACE

OF MY WONDERFUL JERRY!   THAT SMILE KEEPS ME GOING!

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YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW MY MONDAY ROUTINE BY NOW.  MONDAY IS THE

DAY MY DAUGHTER COMES TO VISIT AND WE DO CHORES AND PLAY GAMES!

IT IS ALWAYS SO GREAT TO HAVE HER HERE!

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BEEN LISTENING TO THE TV ALL MORNING AND ALL THE NEWS IS ABOUT THE

THREAT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN!   I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT DOES

NOT HAPPEN!

 

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MAYBE I WILL GET MY FLU SHOT TODAY!

 

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MY NEWEST THING WITH OKSANA IS THAT WE READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

EACH NIGHT INSTEAD OF A CHAPTER IN A BOOK.  IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE HOW MANY

DIFFICULT WORDS THERE ARE IN NEWSPAPER ITEMS.  PARTICULARLY THOSE

THAT INVOLVE POLITICS.   WHEN WE FINISH, WE MAKE A LIST OF THE WORDS

SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND WORK ON THOSE.  HER READING HAS BECOME

QUITE AMAZING.  EVEN IF SHE HAS NOT SEEN A WORD BEFORE, SHE CAN

SOUND IT OUT VERY EASILY.   BY DOING THIS KIND OF READING, WE ARE

ACCOMPLISHING A  COUPLE OF THINGS AT ONCE......TEACHING OKSANA ENGLISH

AND MAKING HER MORE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD.

 

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ENOUGH GABBING FOR ONE DAY!    HAVE A GREAT ONE!

 

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SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

 

I WAS JUST READING A CUTE ARTICLE THAT TOLD ABOUT FUNNY ANSWERS THAT

TEACHERS IN THE LOWER GRADES HAD RECEIVED FROM SOME OF THEIR STUDENTS.

THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED PICTURES OF THE ANSWERS.

 

I GOT A KICK OUT OF TWO OF THEM:

 

   QUESTION:    WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN IF YOU

                              COULD TALK TO HIM?

 

  ANSWER:       i WOULD TELL HIM NEVER TO GO TO A PLAY!

 

 

  QUESTION:    CAN YOU WRITE A WORD BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "F"

                              AND DRAW A PICTURE OF IT?

 

  ANSWER:       THE KID DREW A PICTURE OF A "TUSHY" AND

                             WROTE THE WORD "FART".   

                                                     (excuse me for using a naughty word!)

 

 

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SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW...

 

    THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S BAND (THE BLUES MOTHERS)

    IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.   I WILL GET TO SEE IT WHEN SHE COMES TOMORROW.

 

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    PLAYING CARDS WITH MY FRIEND, DOROTHY, AND HER DAUGHTER, RUTH,

    TODAY.   ALWAYS FUN!

 

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    STARTED TO DO SOME FALL CLEANING YESTERDAY.   ALWAYS SOMETHING

    TO DO IN THIS HOUSE!

 

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    FINISHED THE SUNDAY TIMES PUZZLE.   THIS WEEK'S WAS A LOT EASIER

    THAN LAST WEEK'S TOUGH ONE!  ( I ALWAYS SAVE THE SATURDAY PUZZLE

    SO THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I CAN WORK ON IT TOGETHER WHEN SHE

    COMES ON MONDAY.)

 

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    STILL CAN'T BREAK THE HABIT OF GETTING UP REALLY EARLY EVERY MORNING...

    AT FIVE OR FIVE-THIRTY!    GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?

 

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     ENJOY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND!

 

 

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THINGS I CAN REMEMBER

 

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW I CAN RECALL LYRICS TO OLD SONGS THAT

I HAVE NOT THOUGHT OF IN YEARS (EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES I HAVE TROUBLE

COMING UP WITH PEOPLE'S NAMES!)...

 

    I WAS LOOKING OUT OF MY KITCHEN WINDOW AT THE LEAVES THAT ARE

BEGINNING TO TURN COLOR ON THE TREES AND IMMEDIATELY THIS LYRIC

CAME INTO MY HEAD.   I BELIEVE IT IS AN OLD BING CROSBY SONG:

 

                            LEAVES COME TUMBLING DOWN 'ROUND MY HEAD

                            SOME OF THEM ARE BROWN, SOME ARE RED

 

                            BEAUTIFUL TO SEE      BUT REMINDING ME

                            OF A FADED SUMMER'S LOVE.

 

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I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE SCALE KEEPS LOOKING GOOD.  I GENERALLY

EAT TWO LIGHT MEALS A DAY AND THEN HAVE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL MEAL WHEN

I AM OUT AT LUNCH TIME.   I ALSO HAVE SNACKS....BUT HEALTHFUL ONES LIKE

FRUIT OR NUTS,ETC.

 

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ANOTHER CLEAR, SUNNY, BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE.   I CAN FEEL IT IS GETTING COOLER

BECAUSE I AM SITTING HERE WRAPPED IN A WARM ROBE AND HAVE HEAVY

SOCKS ON!

 

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LAST NIGHT OKASANA BROUGHT HER DAUGHTER , VANESSA, ALONG FOR A VISIT.

I ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING AND PLAYING WITH THE LITTLE SEVEN-YEAR OLD!

 

 

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HAVE A GOOD ONE!!

I WISH

I WISH I HAD THE MONEY IT WOULD TAKE TO GIVE TO ALL THE REQUESTS

 FOR CHARITY I GET EACH DAY!    EACH MONTH I HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH ONES I WILL

GIVE TO.

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I SEE ALL THESE AMAZING MAKE-OVERS ON TV.  PEOPLE GASP WHEN THEY SEE

WHAT WONDERFUL CHANGES ARE MADE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS!   I WISH SOMEONE

WOULD GET THE IDEA OF OPENING A CHAIN OF MAKE-OVER  PLACES.   I THINK IT

WOULD BE A GREAT BUSINESS AND MANY PEOPLE WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY OFFER.    (THERE MAY ALREADY BE SUCH PLACES....

AS USUAL,,,I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THIS STUFF).   I CAN SEE PEOPLE GIVING A

MAKE-OVER AS A GIFT TO OTHERS, ETC.

 

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I WISH I COULD THINK OF MORE SENSIBLE  STUFF TO WRITE ON MY BLOGS!

 

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I WISH ALL MY FAMILY LIVED  NEAR  ME AND WE COOULD SEE EACH OTHER

 EVERY DAY.   THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT!

 

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I WISH THE PERSON LOOKING BACK AT ME IN THE MIRROR LOOKED

A LOT YOUNGER!

 

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OF COURSE, WISH LISTS GO ON AND ON,,,,  BUT I DO WISH ALL THE BEST TO ALL OF YOU!

 

 

 

GOOD REPORT CARD

 

HEARD THE REPORT ABOUT ELLA'S PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT.   THEY SAY

IT WAS FANTASTIC.  GREAT PERFORMANCE AND THE PLACE WAS FILLED!  YIPPEE!

MY DAUGHTER ALSO PLAYED IN A COUPLE OF THE NUMBERS.   SHE IS ALWAYS

AMAZING!

 

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I AM STILL A NOVICE AT THIS BLOGGING STUFF.....   I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ADD

PICTURES TO MY BLOGS AS SOON AS I LEARN HOW TO DO IT!!

 

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HEARD FROM THE ASIAN CONTINGENT  (ARIEL AND JARED) AND THEY ARE DOING

WELL.   ARI WANTS TO START A BLOG ABOUT ALL THAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES

BUT SHE IS HAVING TROUBLE COMING UP WITH A GOOD NAME FOR IT.   WE HAVE

ALL SENT HER SOME SUGGESTIONS AND I AM SURE SHE WILL COME TO SOME

CONCLUSION SOON.   IT WILL BE FUN TO FOLLOW ALL THEIR TRAVEL ADVENTURES

ETC. ON A BLOG EACH DAY!

 

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ALWAYS READING ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF BACK PACKS.   WHEN I WAS A KID

THERE WERE NO SUCH THINGS AS BACK PACKS!   WE CARRIED OUR BOOKS IN

A SCHOOL BAG THAT WE HELD IN OUR HAND.

 

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VERY UNUSUAL WEEK.....NOT EVEN ONE DOCTOR APPOINTMENT!!

 

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GOTTA STOP TALKIN' AND START WORKIN'!

 

 

 

 

 

MID-WEEK MOMENTS

 

THANKSGIVING

    THIS YEAR MY NIECES  HAVE ARRANGED FOR OUR  FAMILY THANKSGIVING

    AFFAIR TO BE HELD OUT IN THE HAMPTONS ON LONG ISLAND.  BEING

   TOGETHER FOR THANKSGIVING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THE

   WHOLE FAMILY LOOKS FORWARD TO AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYS! 

   IT WILL BE SO GREAT TO HAVE SEVERAL DAYS OF FUN TOGETHER

   IN THAT LOVELY AREA!   PLANS ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY INVOLVING

   MEALS,  PLACES TO STAY, THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, ETC. ETC.

   MY NIECES DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR ALL THE GOOD PLANNING!

 

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   MY GRANDCHILD, ELLA, AND HER BAND PERFORMED AT THE BITTER END

   LAST NIGHT.   MY DAUGHTER ALSO PLAYED IN A COUPLE OF THE NUMBERS!

   HAVE NOT  YET HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR HOW IT ALL WENT.   HOPE IT WAS A

   HOME RUN!   I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

 

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   ANOTHER GLORIOUS,, CLOUDLESS DAY HERE!   WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING

WEEK OF BEAUTIFUL FALL WEATHER.

 

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    HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!

 

 

 

 

REGISTERING SURPISE

 

HAD A BUSY TIME LAST NIGHT!

 

OKSANA IS TRYING TO GET HER SON PAVLO (MY PUPIL) INTO A PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN

CLASS NEAR HER HOUSE.   LAST NIGHT SHE BROUGHT ABOUT TEN PAGES OF FORMS

THEY HAD SENT HER TO FILL OUT!!   THEY WERE THINGS LIKE...REGISTRATION FORMS,

PRIOR HEALTH HISTORY,  FORMS ABOUT GUARDIANSHIP, INFORMATION ABOUT WHO

TO BE CALLED IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES...ETC. ETC.

 

WE WORKED ON THEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF BUT SHE STILL NEEDS

TO GET OTHER PAPERS FROM HER DOCTOR AND DENTIST, ETC.!!

 

I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ACCEPT HIM.   THEY ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO HAVE HIM START

IN THAT SCHOOL BECAUSE IT PROVIDES SPEECH THERAPY AND OTHER THINGS THAT

HE NEEDS! 

 

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STILL DOING MY "LUMINOSITY" GAMES.   I THINK THEY ARE INTERESTING AND

HELPFUL.  HAVE YOU TRIED THEM YET?

 

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ANOTHER GORGEOUS DAY HERE!   HOPE IT IS A GOOD ONE FOR YOU!

 

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LOVING THOUGHTS

 

IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO TODAY THAT I LOST MY AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL

HUSBAND.   I MISS HIM SO MUCH... BUT I FEEL THAT HE IS STILL WITH ME

IN MY THOUGHTS AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL LOVED AND ABLE TO FUNCTION. 

 

I WAS SO LUCKY TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH HIM!

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

 

HI TO ALL YOU NICE BLOG-BUDDIES!   HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS

BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY!

 

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JUST LOOKED AT THE CALENDAR AND REALIZED TODAY IS THE FIRST

DAY OF FALL!   IT IS BEGINNING TO LOOK AND FEEL LIKE IT TOO!

 

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I USE A CANE WHEN I AM WALKING OUTSIDE SO THAT I MAKE SURE I DO NOT FALL.

WHEN I GO TO A SUPERMARKET,  I PUT MY CAN IN THE SHOPPING CART.  SEVERAL

TIMES I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT WHEN I UNPACKED THE CART AND JUST LEFT IT

THERE.  SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE CANE AGAIN

IN THE LOST AND FOUND DEPARTMENT OF THE STORE I HAD BEEN TO.   WELL..

I MADE THE SAME BOO-BOO YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS SHOPPING AT THE TARGET!

HOPE TO FIND IT THERE WHEN I GO TODAY!!   PEOPLE HAE BEEN VERY HONEST

ABOUT RETURNING THEM TO LOST AND FOUND WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEM

IN THEIR CARTS.

 

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WORKED REALLY HARD YESTERDAY TO CLEAN UP SOME PAPERWORK I HAD TO DO

AND STRAIGHTEN UP SOMETHINGS I HAD BEEN PUTTING OFF DOING.   GOT IT ALL

DONE.   IT FEELS SO GOOD!!   

 

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TIME TO GET DRESSED AND GET OUT INTO THE SUNSHINE!

 

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SATURDAY STATS

 

MY NEW PUPIL!

 

OKSANA  BROUGHT PAVLO, HER FOUR YEAR OLD SON, TO MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

HE IS HAVING TROUBLE LEARNING THE NAMES OF COLORS AND I WANTED TO

SEE IF I  COULD HELP.   I HAD BOUGHT DIFFERENT COLORED THINGS...LIKE BALLOONS.

PLASTIC SUNGLASSES THAT HAD A MOUSTACHE ATTACHED TO THEM, ETC.    I ALSO

HAD COLORED THINGS AT HOME...LIKE  CHIPS, STICK-ON LABELS, ETC.

 

WE PLAYED LOTS OF GAMES INVOLVING NAMING AND  CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLORS.

I HAD A JAR FULL OF SMALL COINS AND EACH  TIME HE GOT ONE GAME RIGHT, HE

COULD PICK ONE OF THE COINS AND KEEP IT.   HE GOT A GREAT  KICK OUT OF THAT!

I WOULD SAY I WAS OF SOME HELP....AND HE NEEDS TO CONTINUE WITH HIS

TRAINING AT HOME.   HE IS ADORABLE!

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ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT WRITING A BLOG IS THAT I HAVE MADE

SOME  "BLOG BUDDIES"....AND IT IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM THEM!

 

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MY GRANDCHILD, ARI, LEFT FOR ASIA YESTERDAY!   SHE WILL BE THERE FOR THE

NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

 

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I LOVE PLAYING THE GAMES ON "LUMINOSITY" EACH MORNING.   VERY TRICKY...

BUT FUN!   THEY TEST YOUR ABILILTY TO CONCENTRATE AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

 

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YESTERDAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR CLEANING OUT A DRAWER IN  WHICH I  HAD

LOTS OF PAPERS THAT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED OVER.   SOME GOT THROWN AWAY,

SOME GOT FILED AND SOME NEEDED EXTRA  ATTENTION.   IT FELT SO GOOD TO SEE

THE DRAWER EMPTY....AND ALL THE STUFF TAKEN CARE OF!!

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THE LEAVES ARE STARTING TO CHANGE COLOR......ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY!