THANK YOU ANDY ROONEY

Good philosophy on life from Andy Rooney "I've learned that being kind is more important than being right."

WEEK in REVIEW pretty much

Not much to write about so I copied from my Journals (yes plural)

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

My niece Janette and her family (except Eric who is at CAL POLY) are in town visiting and staying with her brother Michael who lives in Riverton.

Those of us who could, met there for dinner and a visit tonight.

Most all of us brought steak and Michael and Janette’s husband John barbequed them on the back deck.

Janette and I commiserated a lot and I think we are good for each other.

Those there were Michael and his two boys Ryan and Matt; Janette, John, Nina, Adam and Kate, Christina and her two girls Kiera (sp) and (oops I forgot the little one’s name). Brent and Linda and Judy and me. Also Janette’s mother’s sister. (Kathleen?)

I think having the connection with her mother’s sister(s) helps give her a connection. Janette’s mother is dead and she has no relationship with her father.

I think I am a substitute for her father and am proud to be so.

Friday, April 22, 2011

About mid afternoon, I started having pains in my chest. It was not the first time I have had this, but I decided they were bad enough and long lasting enough that I went into the emergency room as a precaution. I was there for around two hours until around 11:30 p.m. (I think). The electrocardiogram was near normal and the blood work was excellent but because of my age (67) and my sex (male) and the fact I am diabetic and have high blood pressure they want me to have a stress test.

My blood pressure was quite elevated; so much so that went “Ryan” stuck the IV in my arm, blood squirted out all over the place. He spent several minutes cleaning it up.

(Two days later I am still forgetting to call and make an appointment for the stress test.)

Earlier in the day, Rocky White (mostly) and I took the bed frame over to his house and he did a two step lacquer job on it. It looks wonderful. Rocky and half the neighborhood commented on how good it looks and how good a job Corey and Rocky did on it.

I think Corey and Rocky have developed a good relationship.

Rocky is a painter by trade and our high priest group leader. He only lives a few doors away around the corner.

Saturday, April, 23, 2011

Today was our Easter because half the family are going over to their in-laws tomorrow.

Most of us went over to the pool for a dip after eating . The walk over there about did me in but I was fine in the pool even chasing and being chased by grandchildren.

After we were finished, Greg drove his truck around and he and Corey put the bed pieces in the back and drove to Corey and Stacey’s, hauled it up stairs and around several corners; into their bedroom and put it together.

Thank you Greg (and thank you Niki for giving up your husband for several hours.)

Sunday, April 24, 2011

I made it through all three hours of church though I was a little bummed out before it was over. I was tempted to go home after Sacrament Meeting as I often do; Judy even asked me if I wanted to, but I stuck it out.

Pretty much a lazy day.

THE CAT is OUT of THE BAG

Sunday, April 17, 2011 Yesterday Corey called and asked if I had the van. (Jim and I are forever switching cars.) I said I did and he asked if I would meet them (Corey, Jayden and Bailey) at Home Depot. He said he was going to make a new bed frame for Stacey for their anniversary which is coming up this Friday. Corey looked up the plans for the bed on the Internet. He made a paper list but also looked it up on the Internet on my new fancy phone. We bought everything he needed to start the project and came to our house and started cutting and sanding etc in our garage. Jayden took over the job of sanding and did a really good job of it and went on for hours without complaint. He helped with the drilling and screwing with the power drill too. We worked pretty late last night without eating and by the time we quite I was quite shaky. Corey made the kids vow not to tell Stacey anything. Jayden and Corey came over again early this afternoon and worked on it again. Stacey kept calling wondering where they were and what they were doing. The last I heard, it sounded like they felt they might have to tell her that they were doing something for their anniversary but not say what it is. Monday, 18 April, 2011 At around noon, Stacey sent me a text message asking me to "take a picture of the bed Corey is working on in your garage and send it to Corey's or my phone." I assumed at that point Corey or one of the kids gave in and told her. I texted her back and said, (not lying) "I can't, I haven't figured out how to do it on my new phone yet." She immediately texted me back saying, "That's OK. You just confirmed my suspicions." She and Corey were at lunch together before she started her shift. I can't remember if it was Sunday night or what, but, Stacey was lying in bed and Jayden and Bailey were lying with her. Corey was downstairs working on the computer when suddenly it hit her. (He had shown her the bed on the Internet a couple of weeks before.) She bolted up into a sitting position and half shouted, "He's making me a bed isn't he?" The kids panicked. Stacey started to get out of bed to confront Corey. Bailey whispered to Jayden in a voice loud enough that Stacey could hear, "The bird is out of the cage!" (?) Jayden jumped on top of Stacey so she couldn't get out of bed and Bailey ran downstairs to tell Corey the news.

EGGS, and I DON'T MEAN EASTER

Stacey opened today at FEDEX and it is still Spring Break, meaning I had Jayden and Bailey first thing this morning. They hadn't eaten breakfast yet so when we got to our house I asked if they were hungry and what they wanted. Jayden wanted scrambled eggs, so I made four of them; two for each of us. Jayden announced that he wanted to make his own. He grabbed a frying pan, cracked two eggs into it, scrambled them with a spatula; no butter. It wasn't until then that he turned the stove on. Bailey said she wanted hardboiled eggs. Jayden put three eggs into cold water and I set the timer for ten minutes as a "check it" time. At ten minutes Jayden took them out with a slotted spoon. He and I ran them under cold running water long enough to not burn our hands and then we "pealed" them. They were soft boiled. Jayden put them on a plate for Bailey. Long story short; I ate four scrambled eggs, Jayden ate one scrambled egg and Bailey ate one soft boiled egg. Out of nine eggs we only wasted three of them. Oh well, it was a good learning experience. I THINK!!!!!!!! At 11:30 or so we went to their house. I read; Bailey watched Peter Pan and Jayden played video games and watched cartoons. Stacey got off work at 3:00 since she went in early. That is how my day went...so, now you are totally yawning. I felt really good, in part to being distracted by those two--thanks kids. Ps. Jayden kicked my butt at ping pong but I refused to admit it. The three of us were laughing hysterically.

WHAT GENERAL CONFERENCE?

Today was the first of two days of the semi-annual General conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Well, where was I?

I don't know if it was something I ate or what but it was like I had the same thing all over again; head, stomach etc.

On top of all that I forgot that today was conference. In my mind, except for the Priesthood session tonight it was just on Sunday; tomorrow.

Duh!

I did figure it out later in the day; in time to go to the late session but by this time I was taking care of Jayden and Bailey while Corey went to his office so he could get his homework done in peace and solitude.

The highlight of the day was Bailey and me watching Tangled, a Disney movie about Rapunzel.

Don't let my wife of grandchildren know, but I think it is the best Disney princes movie yet.

I thought Beauty and the Beast sucked.

 

Yea, it had to be something I ate!

 

 

 

 

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OH-MEMORIES

Keep your mind on your driving

Keep your hands on the wheel

Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead

We're having fun

Sitting in the back seat

Kissing and a hugging with Fred

All of them in love with Fred

Wish that I could be like Fred

Where the Dear and the Cantaloupe play

Pussy-cat, Pussy cat, where have you been?

I've been to London to see the Queen.

Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, what did you there?

I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

Animals on my mind

It must be migration season. The deer and antelope are coming down out of the hills. I have seen several deer in a number of places lately and as I was driving south from the Smith's there were about two dozen antelope in the field on the west side of Redwood Road. They were near enough that several cars stopped and people got out to look.

I got the kids after school at 3:30 this afternoon. They both had to tell me the different April Fools jokes and pranks they were involved in or observed at school.

When we got home both Jayden and Bailey had a bowl of cereal then Bailey grabbed the phone and called Jacob. The only thing said on her end of the conversation was, "Meet me at the park." Jayden wouldn't let her leave until he had finished his cereal then they both ran out the door.

Heather, who works with Stacey, moved in with them tonight for a couple of weeks.