On second thought, think I'll keep it on my head, it's a might nippy on the ears out there. Where do I start, it's been so long time comming.Really, there's not no much news since last year. Went to Cocoa Beach Fl. in Dec., took Sarah Beth along, finally, after how many years of asking her to go with us, maybe 3 or 4 ? She and Timmy pretty well kept each other intertained, one way or the other.There's 6 years between them so the age factor played a roll in it too. Timmy wanted to do 6yr. old things and she is into the 12 [or 16] year old range so the gap has been widening over the last couple years. A little pink gameboy went along for the ride too. It was great intertainment at times but notttttttttttt so great at other times. One game and two kids wanting it all the time, at the same time, was a challenge, betimes. Fun was had by all, memories made, I'm sure. We got to see the space shuttle take off on it's mission. We were staying about 10 miles away, on the beach. We walked outside at takeoff time and down to the beach, it was after dark, and EVERYONE was out there too. The beach, the boardwalks, the roof tops, balconies, you name it and there were people there, all waiting breathlessly, for the big event. We had went to WAL-Mart earlier in the daylight, hours before liftoff time, and folks were camped out all along the roads, everywhere there was a good spot within seeing range, still miles away from Kennidy Space Center. Meanwhile, back at our beach, folks were waiting, talking in hushed tones, cameras ready, watching for the BIG event. Countdown time came, 7,6,5,4,3,2,1, BOOOOOOM. The whole sky lit up like a megga ton bomb had gone off. Being ten miles away, it was still a sight to see, the whole area was a bright orange. The crowd erupted into victory cheers, some whistleing, somecrying some clapping. Heard someone within earshot, sending a prayer up with them. Someone was shouting, GO, GO, GO! Someone else was saying, "Look at her go, my isn't that something, this is history in the making." Everyone was watching for the solid rocket boosters to drop off after it lifted up into space. This, I suppose, was a crucial point. When the big bright, white light fell away from the main body, the happy crowd erupted again, cheering, whistleing, shouting it's support, a rising crescendo lifted up with the shuttle as it soared heavenword, it's light becomming dimmer and dimmer as it ascended into outerspace on a mission. It carried a lady [among others] to the International Space Station, who is still up there today, doing expierments and such, she holds the record for the longest stay at the station. Another mission will go up before long. I'm not a fan of outer space but Kenny would go up there in a heart beat. Our week in Florida was cool, the water was cold but that didn't detur the hail and hardy. Timmy's teeth chattered so that it seemed they would break from clicking together. Sarah Beth and Kenny also braved the cold water. The waves were so strong [or the kids were so lightweight] that they got knocked down and washed back upon the beach, brushburning their backs as they rolled. OUCH! I did take my shoes off and get my feet wet, it was chilly though. We walked the beach for hours. We'd maybe walk one direction for 1 1/2 hours, then have to walk back. That's a long walk and it seems like you'll never get there. We ate good when we did get back. I took along a nice kite that I'd bought there in English at the Sun Oak Trading Post, Paid $20.00 for it, best one we'd ever had, even as kids growing up. Sarah Beth was flying it on the beach and the wind was too strong for her to hold onto it. A big gust of wind tore it out of her hands and it took off, undwinding the string as it went, just out of reach as she and I both chased franticly after it, trying in vain to run real fast in the soft sand. It eluded our grasp then lifted and sailed back toward the condos, road and streets. Kenny hollered for us to let it go but I didn't want to loose it. Sarah Beth and I took off as fast as we could, she was barefoot, I had camera in hand, in the direction it went, around the condo, parking garage,and across the side street till we could see it again. The kite was visable,way up high, so we had to look real hard for the string, and finally found it. Had to walk over into the next condo property, look up to spot the thin little string again, then follow it to where it had hooked it's self onto the very top wire of a 10 foot chainlink fence, caught by a little piece of cardboard that the string was wound on. One inch higher and it would have been gone, over the 4 lane highway and into the electric lines. Wow, that was close. Sarah Beth managed to climb up the high fence and retrieve it, it was murder on her bare feet. Kenny couldn't believe that we got it back. He was still back on the beach with Timmy when we returned from our chase. His concern was the electric lines, I had never given them a thought. I guess the Good Lord was looking out for us. --------------I've forgotten how to move down for another paragraph, so in order NOT to loose what I've written, I'll just have to run it all together. I've lost too much in the past to push the wrong key now.---------------Well let's see, what's next? Sarah Beth was glad to get home, but maybe her mamma and dadda were even more glad. I think we got home in the wee morning hours, so she spent the next day before I took her home..........We didn't have our last Christmas supper with the kids till the end of January so didn't get the tree down till into Feb. I was glad to see it go. I still have to go downstairs and put it all away.....................I had been helping Kenny put up the metel building, there's just he and I to do it. We finally got the roof on before we went to Florida, a couple of the kide did help some with that part. He and I started putting up the sides . The sheets are 20 ft. long and about 3 feet wide. I had been the one to hold it's weight and walk forward with it while Kenny guided it up into position and hold it till he could get a couple screws in to hold it. That was o.k. at the time, till one day I went to Bea's to work. I was getting my overnight bag out of the car, bent over to pick up a piece of paper and WHAAAAAAAAAAAAM! It hit me big time. I could hardly walk up the sidewalk and Ruth had to help me up the steps. I stayed all day and Ruth called a couple times to check on me. I called Mom at home and told her I was hurting. I hung up the phone and did manage to get Bea to the bathroom but couldn't get her back up. I went back to the phone to call mom for help but it just rang and rang. I thought, "Oh dear, now what.?" By then she was saying, "I can't sit like this all day." Actually ,she was only sitting maybe 5 minutes. Next thing I knew, there come mom, flying in the driveway. I was so relieved I could have cried. Mom stayed a couple hours then had to go get Daddy's supper, said she'd be back. In a little bit Bea's daughter came and sent me home, said she'd sit till mom got back. It was a good thing 'cause by morning I couldn't get up out of bed. Kenny had to get me into a sitting position and when he did, the pain was almost unbareable, my arms went numb and tingly, I started shakeing uncontrolable, got dizzy and on the verg of passing out. This was 7:00 am. time for him to go to work. He managed to get me dressed and into the vehicle and off we went to the chiropracter in Corydon. It would be two hours she said before they could see me since I was a walk in. I didn't know how I'd make it for two more hours. But I did. We went driving around till time, and sat in the Wal-Mart parking lot awhile. I couldn't manage to set down low in the chairs in the waiting room. I just couldn't manage, that's all there was to it.He took x-rays and a heat scan and I had to go back the next day for treatment. I've been going 3 days a week and just now am down to 2 days and feeling much better................. We also had waffles, Sharon, for breakfast. Hadn't had them in ages. Got up late to snow, we are snowed in, so that called for something different. I chopped up pecans, poured the batter in then sprinkled the nuts on and closed it. They were good. Had your maple syrup on them, I was saving it for a special accasion. Thank you Lord for the snow. It saved my day. Hubby was all set to go over and put sideing on the building and I was dreading it. I see no great hurry, especially when it's so cold, to have to work over there ALL DAY TILL DARK, like I had to the last two Saturdays and Half day on Sunday. Timmy is soooo board, being ther all day, he's cold and nothing much to do but play in the mud, from head to toe. He gets so dirty that I can't take him home with me in the car. He either has to go with dad or strip down to a cleaner layer. Kenny don't quit till he can't see to put another screw in, then he has to put everything away, so he doesn't get home till well after dark. He's been watching the days get a litter longer. He'll go over to the window in the evenings when he gets home from work and say something like, "See, look, it's 6:00 and not quite dark yet, it won't be long." In other words, he can hardly wait for enough daylight in the evenings to make it worth while to go to the building and work on it. NOTTTTTTT me. That means I have to go to and work till after dark, every evening. Then there's fence to build, grass to mow, road to work on, and on and on, chiggers, chiggers, chiggers! Help! I say sell it!....................Well I've sat here about 4 hours till I've gotten a headache. Timmy is asking for something to eat and hubby is on the couch down stairs in front of the T.V. He just don't know what to do with himself when he can't get out of the house. I like to get snowed in, he's dissapointed that we didn't get to work on the building today. I'll be ever so glad to get it done though, but not when it's 25 degrees outside.
