Give it your best shot

It's a glorious day. I'm sitting on the couch, in the livingroom, with a cup of tea. It is very windy out, very cold and very gray. We are expecting a blizzard. It has already started in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. I look out the window at the lake and watch as the wind blows the water, first into ripples, then into small waves. There are no geese out there today. I don't know how much snow there will be but I see on the TV that they have been closing things down, in parts of the area since last evening. I love snow. It doesn't bother me. I don't like ice.We had an ice storm in Lawton a few years ago and we had no work for the week. Took longer than that for it all to melt.
I remember once when I stayed with my brother; a friend that I was dating came to see me and something happened with his car so my brother offered to take him home. It was snowy and ice under that. Very cold. My brother warned my friend to be careful as the stairs were still very slippery. He said he would then they got ready to leave. My brother and I were talking and they started down the steps. All of a sudden, my friends feet went up and he went down. In a sitting position he hit every single step. THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! The sound was magnified because the house is in the country and it was late. I caught my breath, prayed he didn't hurt his spine or anything else and did what all good friends do. I started laughing. As I am now and every time I think about it. I know it sounds terrible and I still feel bad but you had to be there. Now I pray that it doesn't happen to me.
So, leave the ice but bring on the snow! Give it your best shot!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. What a beautiful day it is here in Kansas. 2009 has started out very well for me. I am so blessed. My daughter-in-love graduated from nursing school, I had my 3 year old grandson for three weeks and my 6 year grand daughter for a week. My daughter and her fiance have been so gracious making sure I am comfortable in their home and my son is settling well in a job he really likes. He and his wife are looking at a certain home to buy. There are exciting things going on for everyone. My 14 year old grandson got his permit to drive so on and on it goes. What a great time we are living in. I do enjoy watching all that takes place around me. Children growing, learning, becoming mature. I look back to the years I had with my nieces and nephews. I wish I had been this aware of things in their lives. I am thankful though that I have my computer. I know what many of my family is doing through myspace, facebook and the family site my BN started for us. I see pictures of great nieces and nephews; great great nieces and nephews. It's all so awesome. I also can keep up with classmates and that means so much to me. I will be going to our 45th class reunion in July and I can't wait. I know I will cry but they will be tears of joy.
And to all of you....my family, my friends, my classmates; Thank You! Thank you for sharing your pictures, your life and your time.
I love you all.