where 2 begin!

yeh, yeh, i know. its been a long time. life is good and all is right as rain. humph! life is good, but right as rain? dont think so.

first of all, im not a big fan of mud and rain. but im grateful that it will most likely be around 6 months before theres any chance that ill have to shovel snow or scrape ice from my windshield. im all set for this mowing season. got a new electric lawn mower. mine has the cord, so unless the power is out, or i run right over the cord, the darned thing WILL start. so they tell me. my luck w/mowers is legend and it isnt good. thought id give this a try. havent used it yet, so we'll see.

im gonna have hernia surgery on may 10th. the darned thing has been growing ever since it was created several years ago. it just started causing pain in the last 6 months or so. they tell me that its a very tricky surgery. not particularly dangerous, but tricky. the trick part is that, once done, the mesh they put over it to put back and hold in all my body parts to where they belong, can hold up for years, or it could tear apart the day after the surgery. thats why my doc said to wait till it was giving me problems. i also find that my hearing is getting worse. i can hear whats going on or being said but cant make out the words. very frustrating. even more frustrating is that insurance will pay for hearing exams, but pay nothing on hearing aids. that sucks! especially when an aid for one ear is over $1000. i was jokingly going around telling people that if they knew anyone that died that had a hearing aid, to not throw it away and that id buy it. someone told me that that isnt such a bad idea. i know.......im wierd. :)

update on my son, aaron's little family. baby jenson, born jan 4th 2010 and is doing well. they took him about 6 wks early by c-section and he was soooo tiny. so were his little lungs. he came really close to having to be flown to riley hospital in indy. now-a-days he looks no more like a premie baby than i do. hes filled out all the wrinkled excess skin with baby fat. looking adorable, if i do say so myself. lately hes begun doing the eyebrow moves and facial expressions and developing his own little personality. hes a grinner too. grandma likes that.
jared will be 2 yo in july. this little kid lights up my life. the new house is fabulous and they are settled in for their first summer in their new home out in the country. anne and aaron are well.

my daughter, suzi, and her family just got back from a trip to the grand canyon. suzi is just about finished w/her first year in nursing school. joshua will be 9 yo on may 1 2010. he holds a first place in 2 different catagories of karate, in the nation. hes a brown belt. school is about over for the season for both of them and theyre both looking forward to it.

ive kinda been gettin that ole feeling again. that "yearnin fer learning." i think i need to take a class or something. at this time in my life im not looking for any degree. im just trying to decide what i want to do. ive taken tye-dying, crocheting (didnt do well at all w/crocheting), and a powder-puff mechanics class.(learned a lot in ppm class) i was considering small engine repair. that would be mowers, mopeds and the like. this is a consideration because ive been thinking for the last 2yrs that id like to have a moped or scooter. just as a toy, but i wouldnt have any problem riding it to work every day. (cept that it'd totally mess my hair up) im gonna have to check out lowes again. they have all kinds of free classes on how to do this or that. (for free too) the library offers free and inexpensive classes too.

always remember............everything you learn is good for something, and it all looks good on a resume. never EVER refuse to learn something new, especially if its free. i saw this somewhere a long time ago.....

the lack of 'applied' knowledge,
ALWAYS
results in confusion & frustration!

and on that note, im outta here. have a great day, show someone you care! :)