THE CAMPGROUND IS NOW OPEN.

When the water is turned on at the campground I get it into my head that winter is over. It gives me a good feeling that winter is gone even though we still get some cold weather. Recently is seems that it is raining every day.

My goal is to go to the camper the weekend after Easter. Ill go up on Friday afternoon and start getting it into shape and come back home on Sunday evening. I hope that some of my friends are there so we can have a camp fire, joke and talk. I know that I will be doing some walking around to get rid of the @$#%^& pounds I put on during the winter months. TOO MANY.

Easter Sunday I will be enjoying dinner with my family at Geno's In Dyer. They have a good buffet there which we all enjoy.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful Easter, and remember not only is it about the Easter Bunny but someone who is more important in our lives. Lets not forget him and his presence.
HAPPY EASTER.

HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCH & JO

Back in 1961 two people fell in love and got married. That union, through thick and thin, has lasted 50 years and yesterday is when friends and family gathered to celebrate this occasion. It was a surprise party held at the Fairfield Inn in Lombard Illinois. I like gatherings like this because it is about the only time you get to see long lost relatives, I guess you could say it is like a family reunion. Over the years they brought into this world three wonderful sons who in turn gave them several grand and great-grand children. The food that was there was catered by Sweet Baby Ray's and was excellent as well as the deserts and cake made by daughter-in-law, Robyn, . I must have gained 10 pounds yesterday. After all was said and done, everyone went home with good memories of the day and full stomachs. Once again, Happy 50th Anniversary Arch and Jo.

WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?

The question is WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?. I'm talking about the folks who will advertise their wares on the final show of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". This show will air May 25,2011 with a full line-up of guests and entertainment. It will be, as some are saying, the show of the century. If corporate America wants to be a part of this spectacular it will cost them $1,000,000.00 to advertise their product for a whole 30 seconds. Isn't that insane? I could use some of that money to pay my bills and I KNOW millions of other people out there could use it too. Just make sure that you watch the show on May 25 to see who has all the money.

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS.

Thank you Mike Golch, emzee and Lynne for your kind comments on my post "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A SPECIAL LADY". It makes my heart feel good that people agree with me for doing what I do and consider me odd. Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A SPECIAL LADY.

On March 31, 1945 a wonderful person was born to grace our world and later on in years on October 9,1965 she graced mine by becoming my wife. Today I will buy her a card and her special flowers and present them to her. I will go to her grave and place the card and flowers there to honor her on this day. I know it sounds strange but it is something that I have been doing for the last five years and will continue to do until I can no longer do it. It is a bright sunny day and it should be on her special day. Happy birthday Andie, I love you.

FAVORITE FOODS

Throughout the day I look at many posts and many have a recipe for their favorite meal. I must admit that the ingredients sound mouthwatering and before I scroll down I have this vision of what the meal looks like. They sound good and I have tried some and was very pleased. There is only one thing that sometimes turns me away from a meal and that is the picture. Some foods do not translate into a good looking meal. The picture does not compliment the recipe. So at times it may be wise to list the ingredients and forgo the picture.

THANKS FOR THE COMMENT SARAH

In reference to the post about the old lady who shot a intruder I agree with you Sarah that it might be wise to take a martial arts class to protect yourself.
My daughter who lives in Texas took it one step further, I can't say that I agree with this, but her husband who will be leaving for Iraq soon went with her and bought a gun which is a pretty pink. They applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon in her purse. There was a 10 hour class which they attended which taught everything about how to handle and understand what a gun is. Then there was a session on firing the gun. She scored 246 hits out of 250 with 186 hits needed to pass. Of course her score put her way above the passing point.
Like I said, I don't know if this good or bad and I can only hope that if the need ever arises she will use good judgement.