Over 50? Not Allowed!!

I read an article that said there were 50 things no woman over 50 should own. I’m in my 60s and I disagree with some of these. For the ones listed below, imagine a loud “raspberry sound” along with my written words.

Novelty Pillows

I LOVE novelty pillows! One of my favorites has several cats on the front with the words “Whoa! Where’d all these cats come from?” It is proudly displayed on the old rocker in the front room. I have a friend who is older than I am, and she displays the pillow her mom gave her that says “If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother!”

Piggy Banks

And they didn’t mean just ones in the shape of a pig. Believe me, if I had the room, I would have a HUGE Hello Kitty bank displayed on my counter! Right next to my kitty treat container that meows when you raise the lid. We store batteries in it.

Vinyl Tablecloth

Obviously, the writer of the article NEVER has kids at the table, only well-behaved tidy grown-ups. I’ll admit, if I’m having a special meal such as for Thanksgiving or Christmas, I might bring out the old lace tablecloth. Otherwise, it’s vinyl all the way! Who cares??? I don’t expect the Queen/Martha Stewart/Emily Post to be dining with me any time soon. Maybe if Dame Edna was attending, I MIGHT pull out all the stops just for a hoot.

Red Plastic Cups

NOBODY messes with my Red Solo Cups!! What else are ya gonna use that you can write your name on at a party/BBQ/whatever?? The article said using real glassware doesn’t take that much effort to wash afterwards. HA! And if the plastic cup gets dropped on the table, it won’t break and whatever is spilled won’t hurt the table because of the VINYL TABLECLOTH!

Slogan Shirts

Oh man…I prefer shirts that SAY something! And has pictures! Usually something dealing with cats, yes, but that’s just the way I roll. And I proudly wear Christian themed shirts. And the ones I EARN by donating blood. Which is something you should do every chance you can. You DO saves lives!

Sports Team Blanket

I have never really given a (fill in the blank) about sports. I do enjoy Super Bowl for the commercials, I enjoy the World Series somewhat, I love the Olympics and are very much for Team America…but as far as team “stuff”…meh. BUT I think the folks that have their team blankets on the couch for cozy evenings is just fine. And if I was chilly, I would gladly drape a team blanket over my legs with no problem.

July 2018 Book Report

Madeleine L’Engle's Wrinkle in Time quintet. I read the first 3 in the series many years ago. So long ago, in fact, that I barely remembered them. I got the boxed series for Lia a couple Christmas’s ago and decided to read them all in one gulp. I’m glad I did. I wish there had been more. I will only give snippets in my review. READ THESE BOOKS NOW!!

A Wrinkle in Time (1962)

Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin rescue Mr. Murry from the evil IT.

A Wind in the Door (1973)

Meg, Calvin and school principal Mr. Jenkins travel deep inside of Charles Wallace to save him.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978)

Meg keeps in contact mentally with Charles Wallace as he travels through time to avert a world disaster.

Many Waters (1986)

Twins Sandy and Dennys travel to the time before the Great Flood and meet Noah and his family.

An Acceptable Time (1989)

Meg and Calvin’s daughter Polly travels 3,000 years into the past to stop and ancient war.

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Psych: Mind Over Magic (2009) by William Rabkin

Shawn and Gus solve the murder of Chubby Dead Guy and look for the missing Martian Magician

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Garbage World (1967) by Charles Platt

Asteroid Kopra is the garbage dump for the rest of the asteroids. The people who live there survive by picking through it all for food and usable goods.

My Week With Lia June 2018 part 2

Along with the crafting, we did other stuff. One of the main things was watching a cute mystery show for kids. It ran on the Nickelodeon channel and is called Hunter Street. The first season ran early in 2017 and we happened upon it last summer when it was rerun. We missed the first few episodes, but caught up quickly and we both were hooked. It takes place in Amsterdam and was just a very well written, CLEAN show with a lot of humor and fun action. We knew there was going to be a second season, but no idea when it would be aired. Shortly before Lia was to visit in June, I found out that the 2^nd season had run early this year. I discovered that I could access all the episodes on their website and watch them on our computer. So every day we would watch a couple of episodes or more. It was so much fun watching this with Lia. We would discuss what was happening and try to guess who the bad guy was and just how other people were involved. The last episode ended with a hint of another season, so I looked it up. And yes, there will be a season 3. If this show was available on DVD, I would get it so Lia and I could watch it whenever we wanted on the TV.

I had given Lia a couple of kid’s cookbooks for Christmas a couple years ago and had her look through them before visiting and pick out a few recipes she wanted to try. Here’s what we did:

French toast made with Cinnabon raisin bread. AMAZING!

Tortellini Alfredo. So good, Lia had 3rds!

“Real” mac and cheese, NOT packaged! Another winner for dinner.

Purple cow. Best treat in the WORLD.  6oz frozen grape juice. 1 Cup milk. 2 Cup vanilla ice cream. Mix all in blender.

We played card games. We read a lot. I let Lia play for me on Best Fiends on Facebook. Generally enjoyed each other’s company.

I introduced Lia to “ermahgerd” memes!!!! She LOVED it!! She was speaking ermahgerd all over the place!

The other day I found out that she will visit again for a week at the end of this month.

Can’t wait! ♥