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Blog Prompt – The toothpick was patented in 1872. Besides the obvious use of the toothpick, is there something else you use this invention for?

I have never been much on using toothpicks. My husband uses them everyday. I have been known to use one when I eat corn, but thats about it.

My husband taught me how to use toothpicks when you need to to put a screw back in a hole that has gotten too big for the screw. Just break off pieces of the toothpick and put next to the screw. This way the screw will have something to grab onto when replacing it back in the wall. You can use this shim method in many small areas. Works great!

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Blog Prompt: What would people think if they went through your garbage?

That we use a lot of toilet paper and drink a lot of tea.

We have an interesting deal with trash around here.  We have the blue box for recyclables, I have a little trash can for doggie poop that I pick up, we have a trash can for landscaping items and we have our regular trash can in the house for the rest.

Our regular trash is picked up around here on Mondays and Thursdays.  So the doggie poop bag, regular trash bags and the blue box go out then.  Two different trucks come buy for different trash. Absolutely no grass or yard waste is allowed on these days and believe me, if they think there is anything like that in your bags, they will rip it open and leave it on your drive way to clean up.

Wednesdays is ONLY landscaping trash day and these guys are very picky about how you collect your landscape cuttings.  No grass clippings are allowed.  If we ever have any grass to throw away, it has to go to a special dump down the road.  Florida law.  If you have any tree limbs or palm limbs that have not been cut up and bagged, you have have to tie them up in a bundle or the trash guys will yell at you.  They haven’t yelled at us, but I have seen them do it neighbors.  It ain’t a pretty site.

Don’t get me wrong.  These guys are doing their job and I don’t blame them for getting upset.  They are nice people and always wave and say hi when I pass them when I am walking.  Maybe its because I am walking with a big dog. 

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Blog Prompt: Today is Cheese Day. What is your favorite cheese and why?

Wow!! I love cheese and this is such a bad thing with heart disease runs in my family. I buy 2% fat cheese, which makes me think I am doing a little bit better for myself.

I love cheese on everything. Burgers, eggs, salads, chips, casseroles, etc. I love the taste of cheddar, monterey jack and mozzarella.

I say love is like cheese.  It ripens with time.  But left alone, it hardens and dries out.

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What were your high school colors? Team names? Clubs you belong too? Did you graduate? What do you remember most about your graduation day?

We are the Bluejays, mighty, mighty Bluejays, every where we gooooooo, people want to know, who are we? We are the! Bluejays

Sorry, the prompt brought back an old cheer we use to do.

Our team colors are royal blue and white and our mascot is the Bluejay. I didn’t belong to any clubs because my band work kept me busy. I was in the musicals every year, sand in a sextet and madrigal group and was a member of the National Honor Society. I worked on the school year book and was in track my Senior year.

I graduated in 1975 with honors from my high school and I just remember thinking what am I going to do now?? I went on to college and graduated but never truly worked with my computer science degree.

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It has been so cold the past 2 weeks here in Central Florida with the nights being in the 20’s.  All my plants are burned and brown and my heater is working over time for sure.

I woke up this morning and there was snow covering the houses and I couldn’t believe it.  When I heard on the weather yesterday that there might be a chance of a wintery mix, I just laughed.  But, Mother Nature showed her force today.

I had to take a picture to pass on to my friends up north. 

I know some of you are saying, “Thats not much”, but this is the most to accumulate in this area since 1977.  I hope my husband is happy now.

Stay warm,

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Blog Prompt: Has anyone ever made a mistake that you promised yourself to never make? Did you keep your promise to yourself?

Oh, I have made many mistakes in my life and learned from them.

Like, never plug something into the wall and your hand is wet.  Read a recipe correctly and not use sweetened condensed milk instead of  evaporated milk to use in tuna casserole and there are many more.  

But, I have to agree with my blog friend Pat, that my biggest promise was not to let myself go, keep exercising and watch what I eat.  I have too many things I want to do in this world and being physically fit and able to get around is one of them.  Also, not having good genes with heat attacks and strokes will keep your mind in the right place for sure.  Menopause has really taken a tole on my body and there are some pounds that I need to get rid of for sure.

One other thing I promised myself was that if hair color comes in a box, it would be on my hair.  I just can’t let myself go gray yet.  Maybe in my 60’s, but not now.  That makes me feel older than anything else.

Learn from your mistakes so you don’t repeat them in the new year.

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Blog Prompt: When your parents would go out what would you do?

My brother and I only had babysitters a few times, because we had grandmas that lived close. And I don’t recall doing anything way out there and we were always good with our babysitter or grandmas. If not, we knew the consequences when my parents came home.

I do remember our babysitter while we lived in Hawaii that was really fun and she played games with us and was always nice. I would dress up and we would play house or dolls. I wish I could remember her name. But, that was back in the 60’s and my mind can’t recall that for some reason.

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Blog Prompt: Today is Pearl Harbor Day. What do you remember learning about it?

Living in Pearl Harbor City, while my dad served 5 years in the Navy, I knew a lot about that day. I have visited the USS Arizona a few times with family and I still see that wall with all the names on it so vividly. Even though I was very young, I still remember standing there and seeing the gas on the water that still leaks.   Something I will never forget.  I will also never forget what those men and women sacrificed that day for our country.

I wanted to post a picture of my grandmother and me at the wall, but my mom has all those pictures.  I need to scan them for my collection.

My parents were married on December 7th, 1956 in Memphis, TN to the tune of Don’t Be Cruel by Elvis.  The Justice of the Peace forgot to turn off his radio.  My mom said they did that so my dad would always remember!! 

Their 53rd anniversary would have been today.  My dad lived until a month shy of their 51st.

Everyone have a great day.  Having to get a new quote for some cheap car insurance. State Farm is dropping all the homeowners insurance in the state of Florida and they had our car insurance too. Been with them since I was 16 and this happens.

Have a great day,

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Blog Prompt: Which class do think was the hardest?

Oh my gosh that would be any kind of history class. I hated history all during high school. We had to learn the US Constitution and the Missouri Constitution and make a passing grade before we could go on to the next year. Civics drove me up the wall and world history, well, it made no sense to me what ever. It was a miracle I passed any of those classes back then.

The only thing I paid attention to in my Freshman history class was my teacher. He was hot!! All I did was look at him and didn’t pay attention to anything coming out of his mouth. He was the only teacher my mom ever came to talk to at school. I felt sorry for him at class time after that because it wasn’t his fault I wasn’t learning that stuff.

And all our history teachers back then were coaches. I wonder if thats pretty true today.

Now I am really upset that I didn’t pay attention more then because I am really interested in history. I still learn about it everyday and you can teach an old dog new tricks for sure.

I’m I glad I found Free Math homework help or I would still be in high school.

Have a great weekend,

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Blog Prompt: Did you hold down a job in high school? How would you describe the job and how you felt about it?

Well, since I am ancient, I didn’t have to have a job in high school and actually, I didn’t know anyone in high school that did. We were such a small farming community that there wouldn’t have been a job anyway.

But, during the summer, when I could drive, I did detassle corn. A process where you pull the tassel from the corn in certain rows so that the pollen from the tassels that were left will pollinate the plant easier. It was hard work, but the pay was good and it only lasted a few weeks.

I did Bible School for the little ones at my church during the summer time too. And spending 2 weeks in Girl Scout camp took up part of my summer.

Little did I know that after I got out of college that work would never stop!! I couldn’t wait to start my first job and before I knew it, I couldn’t wait to stop working.

Thinking about high school made me think about looking at skateboards for my nephew for Christmas.

Have a great weekend everyone,

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