Packers

I am not a football fan but I am an AAron Rodgers fan. He is from Chico and he is the quarterback on the Packers team. He did a great job last night. They lost by 7 to Farve and the Vikings but they gave them a run for there money. I met Aaron several years ago when he washed my car and he reminded me of my son Aaron. He was very polite and helpful and he had his goal set to be a pro ball player and he did it. I am so happy for him. He is a great fella.
Later,
Toni

9-5-09

This weekend I spent Friday nite and Saturday with my grandchildren in Chico. Christi, Kendra and I cooked dinner and baked a cake. Christi loves noodles and we made a brocolli and noodle dish. We put alittle cottage cheese on top under some crushed up chips. Caleb did not like cottage cheese and we did not know that but he ate it with us. We all watched a movie about children saving some puppies. It was very cute. Sat. we went to the Johnny Appleseed celebration in Paradise. KK could not go with us because she had to mow the lawn and clean her room. We missed having her along. Kendra got her face painted like a kitten and Christi got a dolphine painted on her Cheek. I had a great time and I think the children enjoyed themselves. It was nice of them to spend time with me.
later,

Juror

9-28-09
9-26 and 9-27 I was on a jury for the very first time. It was very different than I anticipated. It was nothing like the TV shows. It was long slow and tedious. The Attorney's were very methotical and slow. The witnesses - some were creditable and some liers and it was obvious as to which were which. The jurors were very smart and nice to be with . I did my civic duty. I will not share the details. I feel that if you were not there then you don't need to know more.

Today I am home fighting a cold off that I got at the court house. I am going to spend the day eating chicken soup. echanesia, garlic, oregano oil and taking naps.
stay well,
Toni

Just Hanging out

It has been a quiet week since my cousin left. I checked out a couple of interesting web sites today. I went to family watchdog to find out if there are any sex offenders on my block. Thank the Lord there is only one but I have the address and it is 3 houses away. Such a sad state of affairs.
I went to wowowow to see what all the ladies had to say today but the site was down. What would my grandma think of all of this. Well, she was married to a deputy sheriff so I am sure she heard some of his stories. And, she worked at a lady's dress shop so girl gab was not unusual to her.
Later, Toni

family

My cousin Jack and his wife Donna came to visit and we had a great time. We got to renew our relationship. I saw them 4 years ago in Orlando when my Aunt Benny (Jack's mom) died. We reminissed about childhood times. His father had polio when Jack was age 1 and his brother Jerry was 2 . His father was in an iron lung for a long time and then spent the rest of his life as a paraplegic in a wheel chair. He was a brilliant and handsome man. He developed the landing gear for the first space travel. He died at 48. Benny moved the children and Jerry to California shortly after he got out of the iron lung. They lived in their car for several months until Locked Arospace hired him. She was a dynamic woman. Jack is battleing serious health problems but he is a defense contractor and is traveling all over the world. He wants to make sure Donna has money when he dies. He has a very bad heart.
He got to meet my son and his family and he loved that opportunity.
He had to take a long flight to get here but he loves me and wanted to get so see how I live. He, Donna and I did alot of soul searching and sharing.
Toni

09-12-09

I had a great day. I went to the Chico farmer's marked with a new friend that was visiting from Redding. We laughed alot and had a great time.

09-10-9

I attended a luncheon put on by my russian friend Galena. She became a US last July after being here five years. She has over 200 rose bushes in her yard and many other assorted beautiful plants. When we lived in Escondido we had ten rose bushes and that was alot of work. The lunch was wonderful.
I cannot imagine my grandma having a russion girlfriend. When I was growing up all we heard was about the terrible communists that were going to take us over. Well, needless to say it was alot of scary propaganda. Galena explained to us how they lived and the government had alot of control for awhile and then it lossened up in later years. The had alot of starving people probably like the depression rationing here in the 40's.

It was a delightful lunch and so wonderful to think that one can have a friend all the way from Russia.