WHERE OH WHERE DID MY SUV GO?

Oh my where did my SUV go and better yet where did my 7 year old grandson go. I do believe he stole my SUV. That is exactly what he did according to a news article in my local paper. According to police the 7 year old boy took his grandmothers SUV and went on a 8 minute ride that left a trail of broken mailboxes, smashed cars and knocked down sign posts. The ride finally came to an end, police said, when a wheel fell off. This young man faces grand theft auto charges.
Next time grandma hide your keys when he is around or give him driving lessons.

THANK YOU WEATHERMAN

The time is Sunday afternoon, 4:00, and I am writing this to say thank you weatherman for being wrong again. According to you it was supposed to be cold and rainy today with snow flurries. Because of your forecast I didn't go to my camper and sit around the campfire with the rest of my friends. It turned out, yesterday and today to be in the 50's which is good camping weather. I trust you accept your paycheck as do other hard working people with one exception, they don't make as many mistakes as you do. Don't you feel guilty?

VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL SHANGRI LA BOTANICAL GARDENS

Now is your change to see nature and all of it's wonders, take pictures so you will never forget the beauty that you will see here at Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visit their website at http://www.shangrilagardens.org/ and see what is offered to you now with your visit.
By visiting Shangri La Gardens and Nature Center, you will see a world-class facility that connects indisivuals of all ages with nature. Visit there and rekindle your sense of wonder. By visiting the website you can see that the Nature Center offers a hands on exhibit called the Nature Discovery Center, a laboratory, and three outdoor classrooms located deep within the cypress swamp. The Orientation Center includes an Exhibit Hall, Discovery Theatre, Childrens Garden, Exhibition Greenhouses, Cafe, and Garden store where you can purchase memories of your experience here to take home with you. Visitors will find more than 300 species of plants in various states of bloom in 9 formal gardens. Also theNature Center allows visitors to learn about the unique ecosystems that are located in the easternmost part of Texas. Located on the property are as many as 17 species of birds. During the spring and summer these birds nest and provide a home for more than 5000 birds annually.
Take the time now to visit the website at http://www.shangrilagardens.org/ and plan your trip to this wonderful nature setting in Orange,Texas. Just visiting the website is a experience in itself. Remember the name, write it down and be sure to visit.

REPLY TO LARRY AND FALLS-DOWN-LAUGHING

Thank you for your reply on my post about Shiner Texas. Larry, it's good to know that some of that beer is available here in the Chicago area.
Falls-Down-Laughing (I love your name), thank you for your comments and I hope you will continue reading my posts. I will try to keep them interesting.
Again, thank you both.
You might what to read my other blog http://ladyandie.blogspot.com.

FROM INDIA - CAN I HELP YOU

This is a new article from my local newspaper. A woman living in Indiana near the Illinois border found a credit card lying on the floor of a store. Being a good person she wanted to return it to it's rightful owner. She took it home and called to 800 number on the card and was connected to a person from India whom she could hardly understand. She gave this person the name on the card and after a few moments the reply was, throw the card away, it belongs to a person living in the Netherlands, thank you for calling. End of conversation. The woman was not satisfied with this explanation, so she went to her bank with the card. As it turns out the card did not belong to anyone in the Netherlands but to a person living in South Holland, Illinois. Let's keep farming our work out to other countries big business. In this case you didn't get your money's worth.

OLD WEST STILL LIVES

My daughter Lorri lives in a small town in Texas called Shiner. Population 2007. Their name to fame is a company that produces Shiner beer. You won't find it around here but it is a big item out west. Well anyway people still ride horses into town and believe it or not I have seen people wearing guns on their hip as protection on the , get this, range.
Lorri had a large dog, I mean large and occasionally he would get off the chain and it would be hours before they caught him and brought him home. One day not to long ago he broke loose again and every time someone got near him he would take off. Behind her home there is a ranch and it just so happened that a "cowboy" was checking fences, saw what was going on and asked if he could help (this is the way my daughter tells it) this cowboy took his horse back from the fence and rode the horse toward the fence and over it. He stopped in their yard and said I'll have your dog in a minute. He took his rope (lasso) off the saddle and started toward the dog. The dog seeing what was coming turned and started running, cowboy in pursuit with rope twirling above his head, no Hi Ho Silver, at the end of the block he let the rope fly. The rope went around the dogs neck and he came to an abrupt stop. Minutes later the cowboy was back in my daughters yard, dog in tow. After the dog was secured by the chain again my daughter thanked him and he tipped his hat and said "pleasure mam" and jumped his horse over the fence to continue his checking fences.
Believe it of not!

WAIT IS OVER

Yes folks the wait it over. Can't wait to get there. I am referring to my camper that I mentioned a few posts back. It is not the best of days, it rained during the night, but it is not cold, not raining so my granddaughter and I are going. I took time from packing just to drop a line to let you know I will be enjoying friends and a camp fire tonight. Will even take a ride on the golf cart. Got to get going so to all of you I say, "HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND"

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW

When I was a kid, many years ago, going to school was a learning experience. We learned asthmatic (math), English, history and so on. Since my granddaughter is staying with me I find myself helping her with her homework. In doing so I find that I have either forgotten or was never taught what she is going through now. I believe we had Health on a very, very small scale. The reason I bring this up is that at the dinner table last week all was quiet until Angelica asked me "grandpa what is a period" not thinking I said, you should know that by now. It's a dot at the end of a sentence. She looked at me and said not that kind, I mean the kind that a girl gets once a month. I asked her where she learned that and she said in Health class. I told her she would have to call her mother or aunt Julie and ask them. I never knew what one was until I got married. Today she said to me, I know how boys are different from girls. I said how, does one have long hair and wear a skirt and the other has short hair. She just laughed. Why can't we just go back to the basics?

ROSINI'S PIZZA!!! GOOD FOOD AT LOW PRICES.

Once upon a time there was a custard shop in Schererville, Indiana that sold of course custard, hamburgers, hot dogs and other goodies. For some reason it didn't click with the public, maybe it was the fact that every time I'd go in there I never saw a adult to supervise the kids that worked there and who also had a don't give a darn attitude. In what seemed to be less than a year, they were gone, leaving an empty building.



Along comes Rosini's Pizza. What a great shot in the arm for the area. With a name like Rosini's you know it has to be Italian. You can buy pizza to take home as well as other Italian foods but the best thing is that they have a buffet that has all kinds of salads, pizza and pastas. Great tasting food. The prices are great with the buffet being $5.95 for adults and $3.95 for kids 10 and under. Drinks are extra. No alcohol. My granddaughter and I have been there three times since it opened a couple of weeks ago and you can bet your bottom dollar that we will be going back. Word of mouth seems to be spreading which is a good thing because it looks as it Rosini's Pizza will be there for quite a while. And by the way, there is adult supervision which is a guarantee of good service.

SERVICE AT IT'S BEST.

I have a Honda Odyssey and I like it. I received a notice from Bosak Honda telling me that I need an oil change since my van has reached 62,559 miles. OK. In October of last year I had them do the 60,000 mile maintenance which was around$350 or $400. By the time I walked out of there I spent almost $1000.00, New brakes and whatever else that would bring it up to that amount. Well now I need that oil change and I have a coupon for $3.00 off. I called to make an appointment with the Service Department on Thursday, got the operator who said she would connect me. The phone rang, rang and rang, finally the operator got back on the line and asked if any had picked up, I said no so she connected me again, and again it rang and rang. When she got back on the line she said she would have someone call me that day. Here it is
Saturday and nobody has called me yet. Yes folks this is SERVICE AT IT'S BEST. Go Bosak.

TO SILLY AND FLUFFY

Thank you for your comment. God Bless you, traveling around for 8 years doing your thing. That is great. Your right, camping is a wonderful experience for both adults and kids. We started with a tent, went to a pop-up, pop-up was turned upside down in a storm and demolished. Didn't camp for ten years after that. Finally my wife said lets rent the park model at Yogi Bear. We did and she said this is really nice. Then she said lets buy a park model, buy a lot and put the camper here. That was ten years ago and since that time she has passed away, she really loved to go there. At first I was going to sell it because I thought I would not be able to go there without her. I guess in the back of my mind she was telling me to stay because this was "our" place and we have good friends here. So Silly and Fluffy just keep on camping and doing your clown thing. Love and enjoy.

WATCHING THE PRICE IS RIGHT

For years now I have been watching The Price Is Right with Bob Barker. When Bob decided to retire a few names popped up to take his place. One was Rosie O'Donnell and when I heard that my stomach turned. The second name I heard was Drew Cary, I heard his name before and saw him a couple of times but didn't know much about him except that he appeared to not have a good personality for this show. I have been watching the show like a true and loyal friend and much to my surprise, Drew Cary is a pleasure to watch on this show. He is a very likable guy and I think he really wants the contestants to win. Good choice Price Is Right people.

WAITING IN ANTICIPATION

Do you remember when you were a kid, for me that was a long time ago, and you were going someplace special. The zoo, on vacation or even shopping. These were probably special things in your life. Well I have to tell you that even at my age, I won't tell, certain events bring me back to the excitement of my childhood. This particular event is coming up shortly and that is the opening of the Yogi Bear Camp Resort where I have a camper. Shortly the water will be turned on, the gates will be opened the snow birds will be returning from parts where it was warm during the winter and friends will once again be gathering around a campfire with tales of the past winter. It will be good to see these friends after a long winter, take rides in my golf cart, take walks and fish in the lake behind my camper. My granddaughters are really looking forward to it too and will enjoy the planned activities they provide for the youngsters. They too enjoy the nightly fires when they can roast marshmallows and hot dogs and sample all of the other goodies that are brought to the fire by others. At times we will have about 15+ people at our fire, young and old. A good mixture of folks. The nice thing is that it is just a little over an hour to get there. Right down Rt 30, East to Plymouth, In. Can't wait to get there.

DAYS TO LIVE FOR.

This is a day the Lord created to tell us winter is almost over. Just a taste of what is to come. It was 68 degrees today, bright and sunshiny. Just beautiful. Taking advantage of this day I took my granddaughters to the park so they could play and I could watch the endless parade of people walking and jogging. Being in the category of old men, I enjoy seeing the younger opposites and there was an abundance out today. People walking the next generation of workers and politicians in strollers or holding their hand as they wobbled back and forth to keep from falling. I remember those days. To long ago. After the kids had their fill of playing we came home and sat on the patio. Living in a neighborhood of mixed ages, this too was an endless parade of people walking to start trimming down for summer. All in all it was a wonderful day. I hope you enjoyed yours.

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SHARING BREAKFAST IN TEXAS

Today is Saturday and not having to get up early to get Spencer to school, my daughter takes advantage of this day to sleep in a little. Upon waking this morning she checked the boys room and Spencer was snoring and smiling, probably dreaming about Transformers or something. Aiddins bed was empty. Looking around and not being able to find him her biggest fear was that Aiddin must have gotten out of the house and was wandering the neighborhood. She looked out front and in the yard, no Aiddin. As a matter of fact the dogs were gone too. With the house being quiet she went from room to room listening for any sound of life. Her bedroom. Nothing. The spare bedroom, nothing so she went back into the boys room where Spencer was still snoring and smiling. Upon listening again the sound of crunch, crunch was coming from under the bed. She looked under there and there was Aiddin and the two dogs sharing a box of Captain Crunch for breakfast. They must have been under there awhile because it was a new box of cereal and now it was about a quarter full. When they came out from under the bed the dogs were licking their chops and had full bellies and the first thing out of Aiddins mouth was, "mommy make pancakes". I tell you that little guy is full of surprises and good stories.
Have a good day!!

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MY POOR BOY SPENCER

Poor little Spencer had a bad day at school last week Thursday. He brought home some papers that had bad grades on them. Mom knew that if dad saw them the poor little guy would spend some quality time standing in the corner or get a few swats with the belt. Mom took pity on him and put the papers in the trash. Enters the villain, wicked stepsister who when taking the garbage out happened to see the papers on top and took them to dad saying "daddy, did you see Spencer's papers from school today". Dad got upset, yelled at mom and my poor Spencer did do time in the corner as well as get two swats with the belt. I don't approve of the belt and as for the stepsister, she should have kept her mouth shut. She seems to always want to get people in trouble. She is there only the weeks dad is home but creates a lot of tension at the household.

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