Lady J

Before Carson-After Carson

2009-08-17T19:06:00.003-04:00

I did it again-messed up and have these pictures in opposite order from what I intended! Boy am I out of practice. My brother-in-law is an awesome drywall and carpenter man. He and Linda came up last week to do some much needed repairs to my house. First you see the AFTER Carson pictures. The picture above was given to me by my clinical group this summer-in honor of my spirituality and because they knew I liked Norman Rockwell pictures. It goes very nicely in the new room Carson finished for me. You can see that picture below. The Rockwell picture hangs above the table.

These are the pictures of what Carson had to work with...ugly closet where my furnance and hot water had sat before I moved them (I had to buy new) to my garage this summer. It is a wonder the paneling did not catch fire. You can see the holes in the floor (covered up) and in the ceiling that the furnace guys didn't fix. They told me when I questioned them that "we are not carpenters"! It would have been nice if they had told me that up front. I am sure they assumed I knew that. Carson tore out the paneling, the floor, the ceiling-all down to the studs and put up dry wall. It really looks great! You will have to come visit me sometime-of course, give me notice so I can be sure the place is clean....!!!!! My sister and I turned my house upside down cleaning while Carson did this job.

That's it for now folks! School started back with prep week today. Students start next Monday.

My goodness it has been a year...!

2009-08-17T18:21:00.005-04:00

Since I have posted anything in the name of Lady J! Where has the time gone? Thanks Karen for having me on your list of bloggers because I had forgotten my signon...a blond moment.

I have messed this up royally since I forgot that I needed to post my pictures and then my script! So first you will see some of my favorite pictures from Cape May, NJ where my friends Sue and Genya, staff at AMSN, took me while I was out there last weekend.

This is The Southern Mansion, the original summer resort. Gorgeous place. I was intrigued by the outside winding stair case.

One of my favorite victorian homes in Cape May.

My friend Sue on the left and Genya in the middle. We had such good fellowship in the Lord and were blessed to have Charles (Genya's husband) to be our chauffeur for the day!

A neat little shopping area where I found a wonderful decoration for my house!

This summer break found me very busy. First I was off to NJ to write test items for the AMSN national medical-surgical nurses certification exam. While there I had one day of orientation as the new editor of the AMSN MedSurg Matters Newsletter which is published 6 times a year. My friends Sue and Genya took me to Cape May one day and I found something I couldn't leave without-a victorian looking doll sitting in a swing. Sue and Genya kindly mailed her to me so I wouldn't break her apart on the plane home. I had one idea of where I would hang her but as my sister and I were giving my bedroom a deep cleaning it hit me just where to let her swing! So here she (Barbara is supposed to be her name) is in all her glory.

Last but not least-the Beach! Nice white sand.

I have some more pictures to post but since I've messed this up so badly I think I will do another post.

Life is an adventure at times.

2008-09-29T12:12:00.002-04:00

Life is definately an adventure at times-and sometimes it is not of your own making. I must prefer to plan and organize my own adventure. Saturday was a busy day with errands trying to make my pre-conference week a little easier. Lo and behold if I didn't rear end the car in front of me on US 31 northbound next to the Eastbrook Plaza! That person then rolled and hit the person in front of her. No one was hurt (except my pride) for which I am thankful. In addition to the planned errands I now had to find a rental car-everything was closed in Columbus, Franklin, Greenwood. I had to go to the Indy airport to get a car. Needless to say all my errands did not get done Saturday. Saturday night I didn't sleep well and overslept for SS and then didn't get ready in time for church. It was a mixed up day and a little painful in the neck area. Went to the MD today for medicine, the police station (don't forget they ONLY take CASH!), the insurance company, body shop....I sure wish we had gone hiking Saturday!

Faculty Retreat 2008

2008-09-26T20:02:00.007-04:00

Today was the annual Ivy Tech Faculty Retreat day where we are supposed to have fun together and learn something to help us work together. The subject this year was Emotional Intellegience. I love talking about this kind of stuff so I actually had fun today. We met at the new Hilton Garden Inn at T/ville. That place is really nice and the food was great! At lunch time we were dismissed to do different activities according to the sticker on our name badge. I was in the first group and we were told to go play awhile. I made a beeline for the free chair massage. It was awesome! I had a few sore spots-I'm sure from hunching over a computer all day. It was at last year's retreat that I made the decision that it was time to loose weight. Thought I would add a picture from last year and the one a friend took of me this year.

When I got home from seeing Daddy I started working in the yard pulling up dead flowers, weeds, etc. I am running out of time and it is time to put the yard "to bed" for the winter. My neighbor John came over to show me his newest "pet". The squirrel came crawling down his tree and up his pants leg. John would put him back in the tree and it would climb down and go right back up his pants leg. The dogs went nuts so they were put in the house. John later tried to put the squirrel in the neighbors yard (not mine, though I offered) and it crawled right back through the fence so heput Buddy and Sophia (the dogs) in my yard.

This next week I will be busy getting ready to go to my annual medical surgical nursing conference. I can't wait! It is in Nashville TN and yes, I plan to go to the Grand Ole Opry!

Long awaited goal met!

2008-09-22T19:19:00.003-04:00

40 weeks, 61.5 lbs and 74 inches later I am now entitled to enter the stabilization phase of my weight loss plan! FINALLY!!!!!! It seems it has taken forever to reach this point. Stabilization is for 6 weeks (and I can't cheat one tiny bit) and then maintenance phase! I now can add one starch 3 times a week at lunch for week 1. Not sure what happens week 2. Thanks everyone for all you love and support during this time. I should have some before/after pictures to post soon.

A Beautiful Day!

2008-09-20T20:58:00.003-04:00

I know some of you may get tired of my hiking pictures but I on some beautiful trials at Turkey Run State Park today. The weather was gorgeous, the trails rugged and the companionship great! The food at the Inn wasn't bad either-especially the ice cream... As you can see we like the more rugged trails that have some challenges to them!

Next week you will see some before and after pictures of me!

Happy 90th Birthday Dad!

2008-09-01T22:44:00.002-04:00

Linda and I gave Daddy a 90th birthday party Saturday at Silver Oaks-it was the perfect place for the party! Dad's birthday was actually August 26. I can't believe he is 90. He had a great time at the party-he was feeling good, clear mentally, and very jovial. Of course he loved all of the attention! Many friends and family came through out the 2 hours. By the end he was ready for a nap and they had to wake him up for supper. I am so thankful Linda and Carson were able to be here. He also received almost 40 birthday cards. He was excited about all of them and I taped them to his wall yesterday afternoon so he could enjoy looking at them. Here is a slide show of pictures I took at the party. My Dad is a wonderful man and I will miss him when he goes to Heaven.

Check this out!

2008-08-19T21:22:00.000-04:00

http://covertscorner.blogspot.com/ LaDonna has more pictures of the wedding you might be interested in.

The wedding was beautiful!

2008-08-18T21:07:00.011-04:00

Words cannot describe the beauty and hallowed presence of God at this wedding. It was awesome! I wish everyone could see the video. Christa literally glowed all during the ceremony. There were several unique things about this wedding. First, the rehearsal. The family joke, since Christa was a late in life child, that her sisters would be old women when Christa got married and would have to come down the aisle in wheel chairs and with walkers! They made their promise good, as well as their husbands "clowning" around. You can see a Scarbrough event is never dull!

Each of Christa's nephrews that were participating age walked a bridesmaid down the aisle to meet the groomsmen. That was really cute. Instead of the typical trinitiy candle (David was afraid the candles would give him a flash back to Iraq) they had the Three Strand Cord ceremoney-one cord represents God, one represents David and the other represents Christa-during this time the cord is braided into one. Beautiful. At the beginning of the ceremony David's dad prayed but at the end David himself prayed for God's blessing on their marriage. At the reception Christa threw 4 bouquets instead of the traditional one. Why? Because she had caught 4 at her friends weddings. I had strict orders from her that I was to catch one and I did! Felt a little stupid at my age but what's a little stupidity for pleasing the bride????? Here are a few pictures that I think will be self-explanatory. Now it is back to school for me, hopefully I will have something to blog about in the future.

The little guys were enthralled with this beautiful flower girl. Steven was in "love" all weekend! Martha said he kept winking at her all during the wedding! And she acted like she thought she was really the bride!

David and Christa in the receiving line at the reception. He looked so good in his dress blues! We now have two David's in the family. David Vernon is married to my oldest neice so he is called David alpha and Christa's David is called David omega-got to keep things biblical you know!

As already mentioned the Scarbrough's sometimes do crazy things. Apparently Uncle Dan has gone into the cake decorating business! You can tell he will be real successful! lol! I never quite figured out if this moose cake was for the groom or for Carson's 60th birthday party we had after the reception. It was a red velvet cake for those that like their meat rare.

The white smear on David's face is wedding cake-place there by Christa of course.

Everyone knows the wedding is not over until the car is decorated! You can tell this wedding was in the south, look at the bare feet on one of the brides maids!

I'm sorry I don't have better pictures of the wedding party. While they were taking pictures in the church I was downstairs setting up the wedding party's lunch. I worked on this posting last night but had trouble posting pictures, finally gave up and went to bed. Maybe later I will post a picture of the bouquet I caught-I need to take a picture of it.

The Groom is Here!

2008-08-15T13:39:00.002-04:00

David made it in around 3AM this morning! We are so thankful since he was orginally told he couldn't leave base until noon today for his wedding. This means they can get their marriage license today!!! The local judge was planning on coming in early Sat morning to sign it.
Pray for Bill Cooper, Carson is on the way to hospital with me. Bill's knee gave way at work and he is in extreme pain. He needs surgery anyway to correct his torn ligaments and tendons from a previous injury. Bill goes to Carson's church and preachs for him occassionally.

We finally know----

2008-08-13T20:42:00.002-04:00

Susan (neice) and Jeff are having a boy! My greatneice is due Nov 9 and my new greatnephrew will come in January 18! I am so excited.
Shopped at my favorite store today and bought a few new outfits for the fall. Since my suitcase already weighs 47 pounds I had them shipped home. $7.00 for shipping and handling is a lot cheaper than $50 charge for being over 50 pounds.

Wedding week-Travelinig day!

2008-08-12T19:28:00.002-04:00

Well, best laid plans often go awry and they certainly did for me on Monday. On Sunday I tried to print a boarding pass and couldn't and thought it was because this trip was a ticket from a trip last May that got cancelled. When I checked in at the airport I was told I had NO flight reservation for Monday or my return on Sunday! I was surprised to say the lest. Apparently when Travelocity changed my ticket they forgot to re-issue the ticket. They made changes on their system but forgot to change it with US Air! After several phone calls to Travelocity and six hours later I finally flew out for Charlotte and Atlanta. It was a very long day. I pulled into Susan's house about midnight and I should have been there for supper! At the Enterprise counter I was asked the routine question-Can we upgrade you for $7.00? Said no and then when I got to the car pick up place was informed they had no economy cars and would need to upgrade me to a different car. My first question-And I won't be charged for this right? He told me he would split the cost 50-50 and I informed him no way, it wasn't my fault they didn't have an economy car. He didn't charge me extra. Stay tuned for more wedding events! Pictures will probably come later.

Beautiful McCormick's Creek

2008-08-10T13:43:00.004-04:00

This Saturday once again found me visiting another state park-McCormick Creek down by Bloomington. It ended up being just Wayne and I but we had fun! Once we got out of the car at the Canyon Inn parking lot the smell of bacon just drew us into the Inn to enjoy thier breakfast bar. Then we hit trail 3 which eventually took us to the McCromick Creek Falls. I enjoyed taking my shoes and socks off and treking through the pool to be close to the falls. It was great! Got soaked-not from falling in the creek but from trying to take pictures behind the falls! I can't believe how much better I feel from spending time outdoors. My semester break has been awesome! Next week watch for postings about the wedding! I am sooooo excited. Here are some pictures of our trip yesterday.

At the start of Trail 3.

Here are a couple of pictures from the falls and I finally caught a butterfly in a good position for a picture!

I do more than hike...

2008-08-07T20:22:00.006-04:00

Early this morning these 4 ladies left the church parking lot for the Creation Museum in Cincinnati. What fun we had! The day passed so quickly. If you have not been to the Creation Museum then you need to plan to go. It is a wonderful family place but I am not sure young children would get much out of it. The museum's theme is centered around these 7 eternal principles: Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, and Consummation. There is a mix of display, animation, audio presentation, video presentation, etc. Very well done. At the end you see a video presentation about the Last Adam, a very clear presentation of the Gospel. It is nice too in that you can take pictures anywhere except during the videop presentations. I am attaching a scene of the Adam and Eve family after the Corruption (Fall).

The planetarium show was also excellent. I kept thinking of the verse-What is man, that thou art mindful of him? A very humbling experience when use see how the earth is such a small piece of God's expansive heavens. How anyone can not believe God exists is beyond me. The universe could not have just happened. It was cute in one place they had a small area that was not developed yet and the sign said"This space is still evolving"! Nothing like poking fun at the evolutionists.

The botanical gardens were beautiful! And the water lilies and water falls. Wow. My only disappointment was that their were no tags identifying the names of the plants. Here are a couple of shots.

And of course I found a new "beau". It seems I find one every where I go!

Clifty Falls Hike

2008-08-03T21:49:00.004-04:00

It was a hot and muggy day but we had a great time at Clifty Falls! Oh, how we sweat! We had frequent stops especially coming out of the canyon. We would call ourselves the 3 bumps on a log etc. Believe them when they identify a trail as being rugged or very rugged, especially if it says "long steep grade in and out of the canyon"! We went on trail 7 and trail 2. Well, we were actually on parts of trail 1, 3, 4, and 8 at some point. The directional signs were very confusing but we had fun and ended up in places we hadn't planned on! I think we hiked a total of 4 hours. We did trail 7 first, pigged out at the buffet in the Inn and then hit the creek bed trail. I am so glad I have found some single Christian friends who like to hike. That is one thing I have missed here in Indiana. We haven't decided which state park we will tackle next. I am going to try to paste in a short movie clip as well as the slide show

Well, I tried uploading a movie clip but it either didn't work or I didn't wait long enough-I do think 5 minutes is long enough for a 30 secs movie clip! So, I will try to insert the 3 photos of the Ohio River from the Inn veranda that I "stitched" into a panoramic view. For some reason I can not get the picture at the top of the post down here, it just won't drag! I'm going to bed.

"Armour Hot Dogs...

2008-07-26T19:43:00.005-04:00

...the dogs kids love to eat!"-and adults do too. Not sure if it was an Armour hot dog or not that I had at lunch today but it was good none-the-less. I drove up to Frankfort IN for there Hot Dog Festival. Been to better festivals but it was fun and a nice drive. Everywhere I go I seem to find a different kind of "man" to have my picture taken with.

After I did the few booths they had and a couple of antique stores I headed for home. I probably was only there about an hour. Oh, for those keeping up with my diet-I ate my foot long hot dog with out the bun! THEN I had some ice cream! I did not take a very direct route home. I had always heard how nice Zionsville is as a quaint little town and decided to check it out. It is all I have been told. Plan to go back there. From there I went around Indy, got on 465 and over to Hwy 135. I have heard there is some good shopping over there (like Steine Mart) and some other places. Another place to go back too. Ate supper at Jonathon Byrds cafeteria and then headed to see Daddy. He has had another good day-meaning he has been awake, cheerful, eating, singing, talking, etc.

It has been a great day for me. I thoroughly enjoying going by myself at times. It is nice to do what ever I want to do and when I want to do it. Of course I love going with friends too! But this was a day I needed just for me. Watch for another posting with pictures I took at the Cincinnati Museum Center last week.

Trying out our camaras

2008-07-22T21:27:00.004-04:00

I had the best time Saturday with friends from school-LaVeena, Karen and Wayne. We took a couple of wonderful hikes and had a great time enjoying nature and taking pictures. Here is my first attempt at posting a slide show-thanks Karen W for the help. We went to Shades State Park first (I will post these pictures later) and then had lunch at the Turkey Run Inn in Turkey Run State Park. Boy was that food good-including that turtle sundae I had after our hike at Turkey Run. I certainly needed this time out in nature. Enjoy! Hold your mouse over the picture to see the caption.

40 years ago...

2008-07-13T13:50:00.005-04:00

Once upon a time some 40 years ago there was a boy and girl at God's Bible School who were attracted to each other. Oh, not at first on her part but when he walked onto campus as a high school sophomore and saw her for the first time he told his brother-in-law "That's the girl I'm going to marry". Well, Uncle Edgar gave one of his belly laughs right then and there but to Carson it was any thing but funny. He has found his soul mate. Now Linda, in the meantime, had a habit of where she would start dating a guy in the spring, all through the summer and then it all seemed to end in the fall. One spring Carson said, "It's my turn this year!" Determined as he was it wasn't to be because he came down with appendicitis and while he was in the hospital someone else asked her out! So went another summer. That next spring Carson and Linda were the new couple on campus! 3 months later they were secretly engaged but Carson didn't ask Dad for her "hand in marriage" till a few months later. That fall, instead of breaking up with her fella Linda took off to PA to teach in a brand new school called Penns Creek. On July 12, 1968 they joined together for good and 40 years later are happily married! It was good to have them here this weekend to celebrate-nothing special, just being together and reminiscing about 40 years. I won't go into all that but here are some "then and now" pictures.

Carson has always been my favorite brother-in-law, basically because he is the only one I have! We have enjoyed good times together over the years. From the very first he was the only on my sister's suitors who acted like he knew I was part of the family. What a tease he was!-and still is! I appreciate that they have both been a consistent example of holiness in my life. I love them both very much!

Happy Anniversary Linda and Carson!

I did it! I did it! I DID IT!!!!!!!

2008-07-09T21:36:00.004-04:00

Yip 50 pounds are finally gone! Actually it is 53.5 pounds gone! I can't believe I finally reached this goal. Here are the before and after pictures I promised a long time ago. I will let you decide which is the before and which is the after!!! LOL!!!

Shirley

2008-07-02T22:09:00.002-04:00

For those that know Shirley just a quick update as of this morning about 6:30AM. I went to see her before clinical and she looked great! All she was worried about was getting her hair combed and out of her face! I was told she would be getting rid of a lot of tubes and paraphanelia today and move out later today to the step down unit. The staff was pleased with her progress. God is good.

Just have to share this...

2008-06-25T21:44:00.004-04:00

A year ago I probably would have been offended at this but this year I laughed and laughed and so did my students. Yesterday when I was given my User ID to the medication cart at St. F's it was GOJHOG! That translates into Go J Hog! Whew I'm glad I've lost some weight!

My Dad

2008-06-15T13:54:00.006-04:00

Last year about this time Dad moved to Silver Oaks Health Campus. I honestly did not think he would be here this Father's Day. He has surprised me and I am thankful. Due to his fall last week I was not able to take him to church this week-at least so I thought. When I got there to take him to church there they said he had dressed himself and was supervision only on mobility. So I decided to see if he could walk with his walker. He did! All the way from his room to the dining room where they have church. After church he walked to the dining room where they were having Father's Day Brunch and then back to his room. He was pretty tired by that time so we took the knee immobilizer off and put him to bed for the afternoon. Here are some pictures I took today.

They always have wonderful food on their brunch tables and Tim always makes it look so attractive. Here you can see the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and mixed veggies. They also had a good baked fish florentine that I enjoyed. Dad always likes the other end which includes scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuit and gravey. Then there is the beautiful salad. The desserts are to "die" for. For some reason I could not get that picture to upload. I cheated and had a small piece of their chocolate cake and 2 bites of a raspberry scone.

This is Dad and I in the courtyard. I am wearing a size 12 blouse! Aunt Joyce and Uncle Hubert always enjoy eating with us on brunch Sundays! I enjoy it too because I can have company and not have to cook or clean house! Love it!

And here is a common scene throughout Taylorsville and Columbus. This is just down the street from me. Enough about the 100 year flood we have experienced.

Blue Ribbon Day!

2008-06-14T10:24:00.003-04:00

Thursday was a blue ribbon day for me! I have lost 64 inches of weight since last Thanksgiving! Can you believe that? I received a blue ribbon this length to hang with my other ribbons that represent how much I have lost in inches. This is more than I am tall so it was true that I was as round as I was tall! I still need to loose 3.5 pounds. Boy is that ever being hard to get off. Maybe next week.

My home town-Edinburg

2008-06-08T17:32:00.004-04:00

Edinburg is known for a lot of things-The Burtons and Streevals here there, it was named after Edinburgh Scotland, close to Atterbury, etc. Now it is known as the town that broke the record for rainfall in a 24 hour period! 10.94 inches to be exact. I forget when the last record was set but I do know it wasn't in my lifetime. I went up to take some pictures. Not only have they been supersaturated with rain but a tornado went through there last week as well. My childhood did not receive any damage for which I am thankful. Now if I can just get these pictures in here.

This is the Big Blue River Dam. Usually it is nice lovely dam.

The Irwin Park has lots of memories of my childhood. Church picnics and July 4th fireworks. I found this scene in E'burg.

This looks pretty good today...

2008-06-08T13:45:00.002-04:00

It is pretty hot and steamy here today. Thank goodness I have electricity and my air conditioner works. We do have a nice breeze going though.

This is not funny---

2008-06-07T21:48:00.002-04:00

The flash flood warning will last until 9PM Sunday night. Columbus is flooded. CRH is evacuated, Columbus Health and Rehab nursing home is evacuated, 17th street by the hospital is collapsed, Schaffer Lake dam and Princess Lake dam collapsed. Candlelight Village where my friend Wayne and his Mom live is evacuated. Last I heard they were not together when evacuation needed to happen. I hope they found each other. Thus far (my last phone check) Silver Oaks is okay but the water is getting too close for comfort for me. I can't get there so I have to trust them to take care of my Dad. It is going to be a long night. They say on the radio that things could get worse during the night. For the moment I have lights and the phone line. Lots of things are going through my mind tonight. The biggest thing is that we all need prayer. Here are some "after" pictures I promised earlier today.

For some reason I can't find the pictures I want to put in here. Maybe tomorrow. I just heard that the Schaffer Lake dam did not break as previously reported. I now have water! Whoopee! Now for some supper. My diet schedule is all off today. Just heard from Wayne-he is okay, at Lee's Inn in S/ville but he doesn't know where his Mom is.

I think I am going to bed. See you tomorrow.

Water above us-water around us

2008-06-07T12:11:00.003-04:00

I hadn't planned on going out very early today, planned to pay bills, clean house, etc. It looks like I won't be going anywhere for a while. Ten years go (July 20,1998) we had the great flood of Taylorsville. If you remember our church was flooded as well. It is happening again today. The street was dry and then the next time I looked out this is what I saw. I will post some later today as an update. I didn't have my camara when the neighbor was coming down the street with water poring out of the grill on the front of his car. It stalled and that is when I took the first picture. The second picture is of him trying to push the car. Eventually, the neighbors decided to help him out. That is picutre 3. These neighbors now have water in their family room and I think they have gone to stay with my next door neighbors. The last two pictures are of the house across the street where they are worried about water coming into the garage and house. Rhonda and John's backyard is completely full of water, they live just to the west of me. It is still poring rain. It is interesting there are flash flood warnings out for all the counties around us but not Bartholomew! See ya later today, gotta go pay bills and clean house! I tried doing a slide show but I just can't get the hand of it! Karen I need a demo sometime.

Setting Priorities and Making Memories

2008-06-02T21:19:00.006-04:00

Tonight was our June SHARE meeting at church. SHARE is for ladies to come together and have fellowship, food and spiritual refreshment. Tonight's theme was Pamper Yourself! Amy had the devotional about resting our soul, body and mind to get rejuvenated. She and I did a skit about a conversation between a woman who has rested all 3 of these parts God created and a lady who had forgotten to rest. I will let you guess who played which role! One of us identified too much with this skit-again-YOU figure that one out! I am going to try to put the pictures into a slide show. We will see what happens.

Sunday afternoons

2008-06-01T14:30:00.005-04:00

If I can't be at the foot of a water fall listening to the rush of the water and visualizing all my troubles being washed down river then I will be content lying in my hammick enjoying a good book a nap or even Buddy, my furry friend from next door.

Whoopee!

2008-05-29T20:19:00.000-04:00

4 more pounds gone only 3.5 to go to reach my goal of 50 pounds!

I wish I were a man...

2008-05-25T20:28:00.003-04:00

I wish I were a man...

When I have to use a portalet! Those are the most awkward things for a lady but a welcome sight when you need one! Well, that got your attention didn't it? My sister is probably dying of embarrassment about now because her little sister has posted such an image. Just wanted you all to know that I am finally able to be back blogging. I will try to keep you entertained throughout the summer months.

I had the wonderful experience of using one of these public portalets Friday night at the annual Salute! concert on the courthouse lawn in Columbus. A wonderful concert honoring our troops. We had flyovers, sing-a-long, etc all in the cool ccol of the evening with occassionally rain showers! Jackets and umbrellas were a necessity! Ever try eating a salad and hold a umbrella at the same time? I forgot my camara and was sick because it was such a wonderful camara moment!

Weight loss has been slow recently but I am at least up to 43.5 pounds! Only 6.5 to go. When I hit that 50 mark I promise to post before and after pictures.

See ya later!

Over the hump!

2008-02-13T22:01:00.002-05:00

I finally made 25 pounds! Today when I weighed in I had lost 2 pounds this past week for a total of 26! Excited-you bet! only 24 to go! Some day I will get my pictures loaded onto my computer and post a picture of the "new" me! I love my hoop-a-loop exercise! You should try it, it is a weighted hool-a-hoop. I had to learn to hoola because when I was a kid and it was popular my Mom never let me have a hool-a-hoop because she considered it dancing! So, I taught my self and every night i hoola for 10 minutes. I can at least keep it up around my waist now for a few seconds. I spend more time picking it up off the floor-but isn't that excercise? I can now wear skirts that are 2 sizes smaller than where I started. So many of them I can't keep up anymore! I bought a size Medium blouse a couple of weeks ago! I hope I have something to wear during the next 25 pound loss. I went to Goodwill the other day but couldn't find anything cheap that I liked. I will have to try some of the other thrift stores-if I can find time.
See ya later!

Still woking on the cookies but have lost the potatoes!

2008-01-30T21:07:00.000-05:00

I have lost 22.5 pounds in 60 days! People are teasing me about losing 20 pounds of potatoes and how heavy those potatoes are. Yesterday one of my student's patients told me I looked like Aunt B! I told him not as much as 20 pounds ago! He had no room to talk because he looked like Santa Claus minus the beard! The guy was really a cool guy somewhere in his 60's. Some day I will post a picture to see if you all can see any difference.

Last week I was feeling a little blue and down so of course I had a little extra prayer time before going to bed. The next morning on the way to school I did feel better emotionally and started thanking God for all the things He has done for me. These words came to my mind and believe or not even tthe music which I can't put here.
How can I give thanks for all you have done for me,
How can I give praise so that all men can see
The grace you give to me when my burdens you recieve,
How can I give thanks for your care of me?

Maybe next week I will have met my half way point on loosing weight! :)

Lost the cinnamon rolls, now working on the cookies!

2008-01-09T17:18:00.001-05:00

Well as of today, which is 47 days of dieting, I have lost a total of 17.5 pounds! I have also lost a total of 31.5 inches of fat from top to bottom (the ribbon is pink this time!). My body mass index is decreasing, fat mass also. Here is a summary of inches lost since starting.
Neck: 1 inch
Shoulders: 4 inches
Upper arm: 2 inches
Bust: 3 inches (primarily off the back)
Waist and mid section: 4 inches
Hips: 3 inches
Thighs: 2
And the lady asked me if I could feel a difference in the way my clothes fit me. Well-duh!
I lost 3 pounds last week.
Aunt Bee is looking and feeling better!

Update on "Christmas Project"

2008-01-02T16:24:00.000-05:00

2.5 pounds gone since last week! Actually, 1.5 since I had to loose the pound I had gained the week before. Total lost is 14.5 pounds! Only 35.5 more to go!!!

Happy New Years!

2008-01-01T11:28:00.000-05:00

Howdy all! May you all be blessed by God in 2008!

A Georgia Christmas

2007-12-31T10:53:00.000-05:00

I know I am late at getting Christmas pictures on but if you read my sister's blog you have probably seen a few of what I am posting. I had an AWESOME time in Georgia with my family. The girls had told their husbands that this was to be a family Christmas so we were doing everything together-none of this men and women doing things separately! For two days we basically partied! Saturday found us on the mountain hiking and cooking over an open fire at Bob Jones's cabin (not associated with Bob Jones University by any means!) Sunday we had the dedication of Susan and Jeff's little Colton during the Christmas service. What a blessed time to worship and dedicate together as a family. Sunday afternoon was Christmas dinner and gift exchange. The kids draw names and decided this year that everyone had to make their "name" something. In private I will tell you about one of the gifts!

The first picture is Susan and Jeff Hunt with baby Colton after dedication service .
This is a picture of Linda and I after the Christmas service.

The Scarbrough clan. Carson and Linda in the middle. To Carson's left is the Vernon family: Dave and Cheryl, Isaac and Ethan (in front of Papa). To Linda's right is Christa and the Sam's family: Martha holding Peyton, Larry and Carson and Steven are in front of Linda. Sitting on the pew is Jeff, Susan and Colton. Last but not least is me. My "boys" are so cute!!! Can you imagine 6 boys in a trailer playing? Fortunately, the weather was nice enough for them to be outside some.

At the cabin even the big people had to play! Here is Cheryl defending the girl's flag from the guys. The girl's had excellent strategy and finally won much to the chargin of the guys!

Jeff so graciously took his ammunition out and let me "hunt". What I was hunting I have no idea-maybe a man? LOL! Not likely to find one in the woods!

I have many many more pictures that maybe I will share later. I have a new camara and it isn't compatible with my computer so I had to make a CD in order to download them onto my computer and I haven't had time to label them so it is hard to pick the right pictures based on numbers only.
We had a great Christmas with Daddy-he was able to spend the entire day with us at my hourse which is just what my sister wanted. But then that night he was all messed up, couldn't sleep and fell walking in his sleep. Got a big black eye! He looks pitiful.
I have so thankful that God gave me such precious Christmas memories this year. As you all know it hasn't been the easiest of year's for me and God has been so very good to me!

It's all Aunt B's fault!!!

2007-12-25T20:01:00.000-05:00

It was when I saw the pictures of me as Aunt Bee that I knew something had to go! Pounds that is. So I signed up at the Metabolic Research Center in Columbus to loose some weight! Here is the meaning of all the hints.

The Christmas project was to loose 20 pounds by Christmas! The green was the ribbon they measured off after I had been on the plan for a month and had lost 19.5 inches of stored fat!!! The number 12 was the original number of pounds I had lost since Thanksgiving, then I was sick and gained 1.5 pounds so that is why the magic number changed to 10.5 and in 3 days I lost that for a total of 13 pounds lost! I can't believe no one noticed I looked a few pounds lighter. I have had fun with this and I hope no one is too disappointed that it had nothing to do with a special friend or a special date! Sheila and Jonathon were just too funny in their comments.

When I walked into my niece's house with my food she thought, "how nice that Aunt Jan brought some food to help us out at Christmas!" but didn't say anything. The next morning when Linda saw me peeling boiled eggs for breakfast and talked about how she needed to go on a diet. Martha is the one who connected the dots between what I was eating and the hints and actually said the magic words Christmas project so she won the special Christmas present when we opened gifts-a small bottle of lotion she had been admiring all weekend when I lotioned my hands after washing dishes!

So the secret is out and I am still marching along to lose 50 pounds! This is the only weight loss plan I have ever been able to stick too and I love it. I feel sooooo good and can tell a big difference with just 13 pounds off. I am already off one of my blood pressure pills.

So stayed tuned and I may share some more magic numbers as we go along.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, I did. Sometime soon I'll post some pictures of me hunting, eating salad while others ate hot dogs, and the kids I so dearly love.

Ok-the last hint till Christmas day!

2007-12-21T09:55:00.000-05:00

Here you go Karen and all the rest! The magic color is still green and more progress has been made since Tuesday's post. The magic number is now 13, not 10.3. The other number is still 19.5. The Christmas project is making its way south in a few minutes. I hope it doesn't weigh Jane's van down too much. :) Sorry there is no picture. Mine went kapoot this week and I "had" to buy a new one and I haven't had time to set it up, et due to working on this Christmas project!
Merry Christmas to all!

The Christmas project-more hints

2007-12-18T21:08:00.000-05:00

Well, it seems I have some people confused and almost dead based on the comments to the past post. Jonathan-you are just too funny!
Update: it isn't quite as green as it was last week. It was a bad week, still recovering from vertigo, ending this semester, the snow, church play (which was excelllent by the way)-everything just seemed to slow down. So instead of progress we had some regression. The magic number is 10.5, not 12. If I have time on Friday I may post a picture before I leave for GA that might give another hint. Don't you think that 19.5 is a nice length for a baby? Also, some babies heads measure 10.5 or 12 inches! The project will not be completed by Christmas but the confusion will end then. I even have a special present (in addition to the project) for the person who is wise enough to figure it all out.
I was going to post the picture today but my camara battery was dead.

Christmas Project

2007-12-11T18:05:00.000-05:00

Well, it is time to give an update on the Christmas project I mentioned in my last post. I thought it would get way behind this week with me being in the hospital with viral vertigo last week. None the less, I have a progress report. The magic color is green and the magic numbers are 12 and 19.5. Think on that awhile! Remember don't even think about asking questions! Someone is going to get a wonderful present this year-I hope the rest of you don't get too disappointed. Even if you think you know, don't put a hint in your comments.
Merry Christmas to all-and I would say to all a good night but I have several hours to go before I can say goodnight. :)
Love ya,
Lady J

Thanksgiving Greetings

2007-11-22T08:28:00.000-05:00

I woke up this morning counting my many blessings! God is so good and He has been so faithful to me this past year. Here are some things I am thankful for:

The adjustment of my Dad to Silver Oaks and the good care he receives.
The support of my sister and family this past year.
Friends who are too numerous to name without leaving out someone.
The beautiful red and orange leaves this fall.
The neighbor who kept my yard mowed this summer.
Sharing time with a new friend.
"A roof up above me and shoes on my feet. Food on my table..."
Strength fo rmy days.
And another blessing which you all will find out about later! No asking of questions!

Here are some pictures of Brown County this fall.

Last Saturday was the family Thanksgiving dinner at Silver Oaks. It was a wonderful dinner with turkey and all the fixin's. Dad ate a huge plate full of food. It is so good to see he still has a hardy appetite. I plan to take him to Cracker Barrel today for turkey dinner if he feels like it and it isn't too cold. He has been feeling well this week.

That's it for today!

Love ya all!

I was tagged!

2007-11-06T09:57:00.000-05:00

After I posted about my life I checked out comments on my last post. As I understand it I have been tagged (by Christa) to list 7 random things about me. My goodness, I think everyone knows all there is to know about me but here goes!

1. I love God with all my heart
2. My family is very precious to me
3. So are my friends
4. I love seeing "light bulbs" come on in my students brains (that really is not a rare event)
5. My favorite music: classics, the Collingsworth, old Gaither songs, some southern gospel
6. My favorite author is: Gilbert Morris, Beverly Lewis, Janette Oak, Lori Wick-just to name a few!
7. My favorite trip overseas was England and Scotland

That's it folks! Now I have to tag someone, who will it be?

Well, it's about time...

2007-11-06T08:15:00.000-05:00

Been a long time hasn't it? Hopefully, friends and family have not given up on me and no longer check my site. So, it is "ketchup" time!

The last ten weeks have been extremely busy with work. My 10 week class is over so I think I will have more time to do something that is worth posting. In spite of the busyness I have been able to do a few fun things. Enjoy the pictures.

September found me enjoying a couple of Saturday outings with a friend of mine from work.

My first outing was to the Falls of the Ohio for a rock show. Bought my first rock and enjoyed sitting along the river having lunch, eating ice cream, and talking. It was a great day. Never thought I would ever be interested in rocks or fossils-I guess it is the company you keep! :) That is Louisville peeking under the railroad bridge. A few weeks later found us at Chatuqua of the Arts in Madison. Another beautiful day outside.

In October I flew to Little Rock, AK overnight to practice a presentation for the med surg conferenc in late October. My friend Gloria and I were presenting a book review on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

October 24-29 was spent in Las Vegas at the 16th annual national convention of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. It was my priviledge to be the chair of the program planning committee which means we arranged for all the speakers at the convention. Thus I was able to welcome all 1100 participants in the opening ceremony and introduce our entertainment for the. I know you be as excited about this as I was when you see our picture!

Will Elvis never die? I went out a day early so that I could enjoy the Nevada landscape and do what I wanted to do before all my friends hit town. Red Rock Canyon-very gorgeous!-I'm talking about the canyon now NOT me! The leaves on the few trees they have do turn colors.

No that is NOT me in the front of this car on the Insanity ride! Her husband paid her to take this ride!. Once the car extends out from the Stratesphere way up above Vegas it then extends just a little ways beyond the track and then the whole thing tips downward. I am sure it is a gorgeous view but I think I will stay in the observation deck!

Love that '57 Chevy!

Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that I had to help resuscitate a man in respiratory arrest on the plane when we were about 30 minutes from landing in Vegas. I'll spare you the details but it was no fun at all!

Our keynote speaker for Thursday night was Leann Thieman. She is an LPN who went to Viet Nam to bring home 6 orphans from Saigon and was told it was completely safe. Just before she arrived in Saigon they had a major battle there and it was terribly unsafe and instead of 6 babies she helped bring 300 babies-one she adopted! Leann helps to compile stories for the Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul. The second volume is coming out in December-hint, hint family of mine! I was able to help her sell books that night as she autographed books. It was lots of fun.

Another fun thing I did with Gloria and her sister was to attend the musical called Menopause! Talk about hilarious-we laughed the entire 90 minutes of the performance. Leann says we need to laugh 400 times a day to stay healthy-we did it all in that 90 minutes. The musical is perfomed by 4 women in menopause-what a spoof. Actually it was very educational about the symptoms of menopause. It was definately worth the money!

Game: who am I? This picture was taken at the Ivy Tech Faculty Retreat day last Friday. The topic was Generational Differences. The tables were decorated around a theme of a decade of the 1900's. I was invited to sit at table with the theme of the Andy Griffith show. So who was I and family who in the world do at look like! Pretty scary uh?

I wore my Grandma G's hat, borrowed pearls, Aunt Callie's cameo broach, a shawl made for me many years ago, my gloves and purse with my Grandma G's hankie sticking out the purse. People said I was the best look alike for Aunt Bee! Don't know if that was a complement or not but I do know I was chosen for this role because I already looked like Aunt Bee!

Well folks, that catches you up on my happenings for the past month or two. Hopefully, I am back in the swing of things now.

Love ya all!

My sister is on my case!

2007-08-27T20:37:00.000-04:00

Linda says it is PAST time I update my blog, she is tired of looking at the wedding dress blog. Imagine that...If you have kept up with her blogs you know why I haven't blogged. She has said it all and while she was blogging I was trying to catch some rest after our hectic days of cleaning out Dad's house!

Anyway, I am back to work full-time now and am grateful Dad is just across the street from school. It makes it easy to just drive over after work. I have one frustrating class on Mondays. I teach 5 HOURS to 30 students in class and then another 30 are scattered around Region 10 in Seymour, Nashville, Franklin and Greensburg! I communicate with via them video. So I have at least 3 remotes to control, a laptop and a computer project to worry about along with trying to teach. Thank goodness that class is only 10 weeks long-2 down and only 8 to go. :)

Linda posted a wonderful tribute to Dad on her blog-I certainly can't improve on anything she said BUT I have pictures from yesterday! Enjoy.

Dad opening his cards. His got several from the family and then the church gave him a card shower. He received 18 from church family. I understand there are more cards in the mail. I put some up on his bulletin board tonight and will rotate different ones every few days. He really enjoyed the cards! Sorry about the messy kitchen in the background.

Dad and Janet in her front yard.

Aunt Joyce and Uncle Hubert Gideon (Mom's brother and wife). Cheryl: note the china cabinet in the background.

A little bragging is in order. Remember my posting on Adrenalin Rush? It got published in the latest issue of MedSurg Matters Newsletter which is published by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses professional organizaton! I'm quite excited about this. If I could only make time to write a full-fledged article for publishing. I have had several "moments that matter" type things and devoltionals published but not a full professional article yet. Maybe someday.

The Lady on Her Wedding Day

2007-06-20T09:22:00.000-04:00

I found this poem the other day that was written by Linda and I when we were MUCH younger! As you can tell we learned rhyming from our father and also learned that rhyming didn't have to make sense! Enjoy.

The Lady on Her Wedding Day

The lady on her wedding day dressed in pink,

Went home to the farm to find that hogs do stink.

The lady on her wedding day dressed in white,

Went to the beauty parlor and came out a sight.

The lady on her wedding day dressed in blue,

Went to Kalamazoo and came back with a monkey that looks like you.

The lady on her wedding day dress in green,

Went to the grocery store and came back with a little bean.

The lady on her wedding day dressed in yellow,

Went to the ball and thought she was Cinderella.

The lady on her wedding day dressed in red,

After she was fed found she was too big for her bed.

The lady on her wedding dressed in black,

Chased a bug and fell in a potato sack.

The lady on her wedding day dressed in purple,

Ate so much she turned into a circle.

By Linda and Janet Burton

Date: Unknown

Things I do not tell Dad....

2007-06-18T20:20:00.001-04:00

What in the world? Where did all those flies come from?

Thus were my thoughts as I walked by Dad's car today when I was going in to clean his house. There were oodles of them flying around inside his car! I quickly rolled down all the windows and dodged them as they flew out the windows in all directions. Whew. I made my way inside the house and keeping thinking-what made all those flies get inside that car? Then it hit me-garbage! Sure enough there was an old full garbage bag in his trunk that had never found its way to the landfill. I placed that bag inside a new garbage bag and left the trunk open too. Everyonce in awhile I would check the progress of the fly exodus. Thoughts of Pharoah came to my mind at times. By afternoon most of them had left but I knew I had to get rid of the rest of them. Took a broom to them-helped some but not enough. I decided that maybe if I took the car for a drive with the windows down that they would all fly out. Good thought but it didn't happen because I couldn't get the car started!!!! Now what!???? It was about to rain so I had to put the windows up again while I tried to find someone to jump start the battery. Marvin is going to do that in the morning. Please don't tell Dad, Ok?

My Dad Willie

2007-06-16T10:21:00.000-04:00

Dad at dinner at Silver Oaks.

My Dad is a very special person who is well loved by many people. When I think of my Dad I am reminded of 3 P's. He is a man of principle, a man of prayer, and a lover of people. Dad has stood for the principles of God's Word all my life. Some may not have agreed with him but he always did what he thought was right. Dad has never been afraid to testify for Jesus, I have never met anyone who can work a testimony into every conversation with a stranger. Many people remember Dad saying, "Stand real still while I pray for you." It didn't matter if it was at the end of his line at the Jay C Store, the Cracker Barrell, a parking lot, etc. Dad is always ready to pray with you. Daddy has never met a stranger in his life. His ready smile, silly rhymes, jokes, and those jumping biceps can always bring smiles to others. And we can't forget those stories that he loves to tell over and over to whomever will listen! Dad loves his girls, his granddaughters all thier husbands and their children. Dad just loves everyone!

Dad's days are limited on this earth and it looks like he will spend them some place other than his home. His memory is failing and he is no longer able to live independently. I have attached some pictures of him in the Silver Oaks Health Campus where he now resides. Pray for all of us as it is an adjustment for us as well as him.

Dad standing in the lobby of one of the entrances to the transitional care unit.

Dad in his favorite position-sleeping!

Dad sitting on the patio outside the dining room.

Oh my, I need to get a picture of him and his "horse"! Maybe tomorrow!

He's Here! Finally!

2007-06-01T10:49:00.002-04:00

Colton Ross Hunt arrived May 31 at 10:05 PM! He weighed in at 8 lbs/10 oz, was 20 inches long and he head was 14.5 inches. That hurts! His mommy worked real hard to birth him naturally but ended up with an epidural and a c-section. Proud parents are my niece and her husband: Jeff and Susan (Scarbrough) Hunt.

Colton comes from a book that Susan read several years ago and Ross is a tribute to my Mom's birth father (he died when Mom was about 2 years old). Susan has Mom's middle name-Iris.

They came home from the hospital today.

Job Security

2007-05-26T10:28:00.000-04:00

I had my annual performance review with Cherona this week and recieved one of my best ever reviews! She is impressed with the way I teach nursing and told me that my students that hired on as RNs after graduation were very well prepared to work at CRH. Cherona said there was an obvious positive difference between our grads and grads from other places. That made me feel very good for that is my goal. She also said that CRH and Ivy Tech have signed another 2 year contract for my services. So, at least for 2 more years I will have a secure position-unless something unforeseen happens. In Dec 2009 I will be 60 and maybe they will sign another contract and I can retire at 62! Then I can get another full time job doing something else besides nursing. Who knows.

Christa's Graduation

2007-05-20T14:13:00.000-04:00

Well, after the adrenalin rush (see posting) I had an uneventful trip to Hobe Sound for Christa's graduation. Memories, memories, and more memories hit me while I was there this time. It was 35 years ago this spring that I graduated from HSBC. Time flies! I enjoyed my time with family. Here are a couple of pictures-me at Juno Beach, Christa with Carson and Linda, Christa with me.

Adrenaline Rush!

2007-05-20T13:53:00.000-04:00

Thud...look up...what was that?..continue reading...sense excitement behind me...look...crowd...did someone fall?..yes...rush over...man on the floor...ABCs come to mind...shake and shout...no response...assess breathing...yes...now feel for a pulse...barely discernable radial, little stronger carotid...has anyone called 911?...woman arrives...I'm a nurse, I know CPR...I say, He's breathing and has a pusle...then yell-AED, AED, AED!...arrives...OR nurse slaps pads on chest...turns on AED..."No shock needed"...relief...note breathing is slowing down and becoming more shallow....pulse weaker...big hands do a chin-lift/tilt...I'm a anesthesiologist...relief...he's still breathing...time passes...police arrive...wife hands anesthesiologist med list...wrong one, hers, not his...look for med list...find it...no diabetes or heart disease...man's eyes flutter...are you okay?...yes...what is your name...John...squeeze my hands...does so...move your feet up and down...no stroke signs...skin warm and dry entire time...time passess...paramedics arrive...hand off done...walk back to seat at gate...feel good about my efforts...strangers stop by...you were a good samaritan...thanks...he had the best-two nurses and one anesthesiologist...wow...board plane...fly to Florida.

Life with Father OR zzzzzzzzzzz........

2007-05-14T20:57:00.000-04:00

No, I am not talking about my Father's sleep pattern! Although at times his snoring has been interesting. My Dad has a few visitors at his house called BUMBLE BEESzzzzzzzz. This afternoon when I came home from work there was Dad's vacuum cleaner on the front porch and he was ready to suck those BEES away! He tried that last week and sucked up a couple. One got loose in the house but eventually died of trauma on the kitchen floor before it did any damage. He wasn't content with just the vacuum cleaner today. He was in the process of bringing his step stool to the porch when I got in the living room. Nothing doing-he had to get up on it and put a COTTON BALL in the hole he thought the BEES were entering and exiting! We went back in the house with me being thankful I arrived in time to prevent a disasterous fall. Later when I looked out the window there were TWO BUMBLE BEESzzzzzz mad as they could be because that COTTON BALL was in their way! Eventually they left and went to the other side of the house. Dad was sooooo proud of himself for messing up the BEESzzzzzz routine!
I have got to start carrying my camara every where so I can catch moments like this. I haven't figured out how to download pictures from the web yet.
Good night and God bless!

My Mother Melba

2007-05-13T09:13:00.000-04:00

My mother was loved and respected by all who knew her. From my childhood my mother had these character traits.
1. Wisdom: she discerened the differences in the personalities of her two daughters and developed us accordingly. I was the people person and my sister was the book worm. Consequently, I was allowed to do social things my sister was never interested in. For example, I was "into boys" at a much younger age and even though there was a no dating until you out of high school rule at our house I was allowed a date at 16!
2. Disciplinarian: there was none of this "wait till your Daddy gets home" mentality in our home. I was "whoopped" into shape by the time Daddy made his appearance in the evening. The death of an apple tree in our backyard testified to my mother's need to discipline me with the apple switch! Dad? "Go to your room" was his way and I hated that because I had no one to talk to! Rarely were my sister and I in there at the same time! I was the strong willed child that Dr. Dobson wrote about. Of course we had never heard of the term "strong willed child" but my Mom sure did know what stubborness looked like!
3. Encourager: she knew my personality and Mom encouraged me to be the nurse God had told her I should be. Mom always encouraged me to pursue what ever I felt God was talking to me about.
4. Godly: Oh my, could my Mom pray and get an answer from heaven! Even when I was young I knew Mom had a direct connection with God-that kept me out of a lot of trouble. It seemed not only did Mom talk with God but He also gave Mom a perception of what was going on in my life-it didn't matter where I lived-Mom knew things. Every kid needs a Mom like that.
5. Faithful: to God, country, family and friends.
Of course you know I could go on and on about Mom. but time and space is limited today.
Happy Mother's Day Mom!

I remember when...

2007-05-11T20:32:00.000-04:00

Daddy said, "I remember when..." several times today on our trip to Columbia, KY. Here are a few.
I remember when

Mother said there would be no one left to put flowers on the graves. (My purpose for the trip)
Lela was afraid of the Mulder Hill after a team of horses and the wagon wrecked on the hill.
We left at midnight from Uncle Pete's by wagon to get the train in Campbellsville.
Paul died of broken legs and punctured lungs after drinking.
Ransom died from drinking.
Your Uncle Granvil brought me down to the county fair so he could see his 'woman'. He suddenly remember I was there and told me I better not tell Verilla!
My Dad paid his brother money for land to build a house on. Dad lost the land and house because his brother never paid the man he had bought the land from.
Dad said, "Do you think this will be my last trip to Columbia?" What do you say to that except-I don't know?
Dad said-"Many, many thanks to you for taking me today."

These are just a few things we talked about today as we went down memory lane together. Columbia is such a pretty little town. I could live on Burton Ridge! (Highway 206 east for the less informed.)

Good night and love to all,

Lady J

Lily House Pictures

2007-05-10T11:45:00.000-04:00

The Indianapolis Museum of Art-we used the bathroom only-art isn't our thing! Who wants art when God's handiwork is so beautiful?
My clinical group. Iusually have 10 students but God knew what He was doing we He gave me this precious group of 5. They are LPNs and working to become RNs. The two to the left of me graduated on Wednesday night and then had to do two days of clinical! Weird. The other 3 have a semester of OB-Peds to endure before they graduate in August.
Keeping Bobby cool with the paper fans!
The new man in Lady J's life! His name? Who knows!
The Lily House-the reason for the outing. Beautiful! I like it better than the Biltmore House. This place is much brighter. Of course it doesn't have an indoor pool or bowling alley either!

Lady J in action!

2007-05-10T11:19:00.000-04:00

Monday night our church had a Mother-Daugher Tea! You know that is right down my alley. All my tea pots were used center pieces for the tables and I must say they looked very nice on the tables. Sis. Gale was my "mother" for the night. My neighbor Rhonda and her Mom Pat also went with me. Soup and salad was the menu-catered by someone the organizer knows. Great food. The highlight of the evening was the Fashion Show! I hope I can successly post some pictures without killing the blog like I did the other night. Thought I'd killed my computer too!
Here goes.

Janet is wearing a the new version of the printed dress-all the rage this season. It is even reversible

Janet loves a tea party! Her outfit is just what is needed this spring to wear to a garden party. Note her outfit is complete with the newest in the milinary field-a pill box hat!

It will be up to all to figure out how to make these pictures big enough to be enjoyed. I think you can click and drag. I guess I should have selected large rather than medium size. Hey, I feel happy that I actually got some pictures on here! I did delete all these and tried to reinsert in the large view but for some reason it didn't work. Sorry. The tea dress was made by attaching tea bags. I actually made a tea bag corsage too! The pill box hat? Dad's new box of insulin syringes worked just fine! I staped some old lace around the edge, glued and staped some feathers to the back and added a couple of small pill boxes and bottles to complete the look!

New Beginnings

2007-05-05T23:26:00.000-04:00

It is Mysterious Marty and the lady with Views from Crandall who have challenged me to take a new step in the world of technology. Now if I can just figure all this stuff out hopefully, I will give all my family and friends something interesting to read each week. I haven't the foggiest idea what I am doing-except typing in this little square.
Yesterday my clinical group and I went on a field trip to the Lily Estate. It was stretching it a little for a direct tie in with nursing (Eli Lily Pharmaceutical Company sound familiar?) but I had to do something because all my other cool field trip places keep getting used by other faculty and by the time the students get to me they have been everywhere. Maybe next time I will arrange a visit with the Batesville Casket Company. How's that for an uplifitng thought? I have attempted to post some pictures of our trip yesterday. My students gave me a minature rose bush and a box of chocolates as a thank you gift.
Graduation was Wednesday night and pinning was today. The current president of the college is retiring and he wanted to attend ALL graduations across the state this year. It was weird having students in clinical the next two days who had already graduated! Pinning was beautiful today. Flowers are donated by the various clinical sites and I was able to bring home a beautiful geranium. It isn't your typical geranium-it looks a little bit like a rose.
This is all that has happened out of the ordinary this week. Maybe I should change my blog address to ordinarylady. We'll see about that in the future.
See ya!