Friday's Fave 5 & Saturday 9

It's Friday evening and I am just getting to sit down with my laptop.  

Another busy week! Now for Friday's Fave Five

1. Thankful that I could make it to church and hear my granddaughter sing. The message was good and pastor talked about his new book. It will be on Amazon on Saturday and it is called Cycle Breaker. I plan to get one for me and one to gift. After my granddaughter was through singing at 3rd service, we left and we got some lunch and then went to her house. Then I went shopping before going home. Then hubby and I watched some more of the When Calls the Heart series that I recorded last year. Thankful that hubby wants to watch this with me and we can free up recording space on our Direct TV list.

2. Another great Bible study on Monday. Thankful to be able to trust in God for my night driving.

I got home and was able to work on band exercise. I had breakfast with the girls I am taking a road trip with in two weeks. Most of us have been on road trips before. I may get to the beach after all.

3. Thankful that I was able to finally get a new iPhone. They were able to do a phone to phone transfer of my everything and I had a lot! I started playing with and did not like how it felt so much smaller because it was not a plus the larger size I had before. My old phone was an 8 from 2018. My hip was really hurting and I think I over did a couple of exercises. Luckily I was able to get an appointment the next morning, but we missed married group. Dr. said I overdid my exercises and to not push to hard. We went over the history of my back and neck issues. We also went over things for my flight to Israel. I got my compression socks and she said to stand up every hour if possible, walk if possible and move my feet while sitting. Thankful that I have good insurance and a got good advise.

4. Thankful that I followed my feeling of not being happy with my phone and took it back and got the bigger phone. Yes, it was more money, but I plan to have it a long while and I had set aside the money for it knowing I would need a long lasting battery with good picture quality for my trip. Also thankful to celebrate my granddaughter's 16th birthday at a restaurant of her choice. Her party is Saturday.

5. Thankful that all my information from the small new phone to the bigger one finally completed. It's amazing that things go to the "cloud" and then come back down to the newer phone. I have a lot to learn, but I love the speed and how long the battery last. Thankful for my friend Linda that I nice enough to drive me places that we are both going to.

Working in the Coal Mine (1966)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Lee Dorsey sings that at 5:00 he's already on the job. What were you doing this morning at 5:00 AM? Sleeping

2) He's worked so hard all week that he's too tired to enjoy his weekend. What are you doing for fun this holiday weekend? Going to my granddaughter's Sweet 16 party. 

3) Lee Dorsey was raised in Portland Oregon, home of the Portland Trailblazers. The NBA season kicks off next month. Do you have a favorite basketball team? Lakers.

 

4) This song was written by Allen Toussaint, who had a long career as a composer and producer. He produced Fats Domino in the late 1950s and worked with Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney into the new millennium. What job have you held the longest? I worked for the postal service for 36 years.

 

5) In 1966, the year this song was popular, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey was born. Are you a good cook? I am descent. I did more varied cooking when I was first married. Once we had kids, I did more limited cooking. I did most of the cooking the first 19 year when was home during the day. When I started working the same shift as hubby, we cooked together. When he retired, he took over most of the cooking. He makes most of the meats and I make most of the sides. We each have our specialties. 

6) 1966 was the year when more Americans purchased color TVs and black and white sets. When you were a kid, did your family have a black and white TV? Yes, when I think I remember back to when I was 4 or 5 and I remember getting a color tv, and the neighborhood kids coming to our house to see the Wizard of OZ in color.

7) Labor Day is a big weekend for mattress sales. Do you plan on buying a new mattress before the year is out? No, maybe a pillow.

8) Though kids go back to class earlier these days, store aisles are still full of school supplies. When she was a little girl, Sam was crazy about her big box of 96 Crayola Crayons with a sharpener in the back. Share one of your back-to-school memories. First day of school around 1965.

New clothes was always a fun thing.

 I actually liked pants better, but girls had to wear dresses!

9) Labor Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of fall. Have you had any pumpkin spice yet? No

Thanks to Susanne and Sam for the memes, links are on the left.

Fridays Fave 5 & Saturday 9

I am looking back this week to some of special blessings. I am lining with 

1. Thankful that I was able to go to breakfast and the movies with some of my friends. We saw The Devil Wears Prada and we enjoyed it. Later I went to our Women's Bible study and it went well.

2. Thankful that I have a hot tub because I sure needed it this week. Also, thankful that I am still going to physical therapy. I see my primary on the first and I will go over the back issues I am dealing with. So again, I am thankful for good health insurance.

3. Thankful that I still have my website. I must have over 200 pages with a lot of memories, holidays and more. I need to print the things I have written and put them in a album. I pay for my website and it will be gone after I am gone. 

4. Thankful for my married group. It is great being able to share the things we deal with and what we have gone through. It is special to share our faith and the importance of being there for our families. We met for our regular meeting on Wednesday, and we met for lunch today. Thankful that a friend in my married group will be able to help me with my luggage.

5. Thankful that I was able to return some graduation things I got at Hobby Lobby and then rebuy them at the 40% off sale. Thankful that I was able to make a big payment on my trip to Israel in the fall.  

Saturday 9: Like My Mother Does (2011)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Lauren Alaina tells us she knows she's beautiful and strong because she sees herself as her mother does. Who in your life consistently sees the best in you? My sister Terry.

 

2) She sings that her mother is her "rock." In this context, what do you think that means? My mom was very protective of us. I don't think I really appreciated her until I had kids of my own. I knew she was a strong woman and did a lot for everyone.  I am a lot like her and my dad.  

 

3) When Lauren performed this song in concert, she brought her mother Kristy up on stage and held her hand as she sang. Kristy said she was touched, but also embarrassed because her daughter was the entertainer, not her. Do you get shy when all eyes turn to you? Depends on who I am with. I felt that way when I first started working in the marketing department at work. I was clerk doing a higher-level job. I had to report to a lot of higher-level people. I was like my mom; I didn't show it. Once I had to give an explanation of the program I was working on for the Retail Specialist. She actually prayed for me before it began. I was in with the District Manager, Postmaster and several other areas for the district office. I knew my job and explained it well. I attribute this to both my parents.

 

4) Lauren began reading in pre-school and always read well above grade level. As a child, were you a big reader? Are you a big reader today? I had a hard time reading until 4th grade. Then I realized the enjoyment of books and the library. I became an avid reader like my parents. The computer changed that for many years. But I have gone back to daily reading, and I love Christian Historical fiction. I usually read at night when the house is quiet.

   

5) According to the National Restaurant Association, we like to eat out on Mother's Day, and brunch is especially popular. If you could have whatever you want for brunch, what would you order? Brunches are usually all you can eat, so I could have what I wanted. Depends on where I would go. We usually go to a Mexican restaurant and they have everything. From waffles to posole. Plans have not been made yet. We are going to Las Vegas in a few weeks and we will hit the buffets there.

6) Mother's Day is the third biggest card-sending holiday in the US, just after Christmas and Valentine's Day. Who received the last card you purchased? My daughter and grandson. They both had birthdays in April.

 

7) While flowers are the most popular Mother's Day gift, jewelry comes in second. Are you wearing any jewelry as you answer these questions? If yes, did you receive it as a gift or buy it yourself? I am wearing some bracelets I made. I am wearing an multi-faceted diamond ring my mom gave me years ago before she got Alzheimer's. I am wearing a cross that my husband bought me in Mexico while we were on a cruise.

 

8) According to the National Retail Federation, more and more of us are celebrating our mothers by taking her to a paint and sip event, a pottery class, or candle or soap making. Which of those four options do you think you'd enjoy the most? My mom passed in 2010 from Alzheimer's. We took her to a concert a year before she died. She loved music. If I had to choose, from the four, it would be the sip and paint.

9) While there's a spike in phone traffic on Mother's Day, these days it seems the trend is texting. On holidays, do you receive more calls or texts? texts.

I did a tribute page to my mom at my website and you can find it here.

Me with my kids

Tuesday 4 & Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. May’s First Glimpse — What is the very first thing you notice or feel when May arrives each year?

Lots of flowers and birds. This May first, I had to have a mamo and ultrasound after waiting a month for it! Thanking God that no lump was found! May is usually when I start using the spa.

It sure helped with the back this weekend!

2. Simple May Joys — What small pleasures do you look forward to in May — flowers, breezes, routines, or traditions? All my roses are blooming and the leaves on my plumeria plants are growing. The birds have been singing loudly. Thankfully no mosquitos yet. 

3. May Memories — Do you have a favorite May memory from childhood, family life, or recent years?

There are several May birthdays and Mother's Day! One of my favorite memories is celebrating Mother's Day at my grandparents home. They had tons of trees in a large backyard. Grandma had 3 aviary's that grandpa built here and we loved hearing the birds sing. She had canaries, parakeets and finches. The flowers were blooming. Grandpa had fuchsia baskets that looked so nice. My uncle would get my grandpa's sit down mower and attach a wagon to it. Then he would take us on a ride around the backyard. It was so much fun and there was lots of food and laughter!

4. May Intentions — What gentle goals or hopes do you carry into this new month? Trying to stay healthy and my whole back is not being kind. Seems like every time I go to the garage I get hurt while I am going through boxes. I have osteoporosis and I think it is getting worse. Guess I have to give up some more rides at Disneyland! But I am staying positive and using my heating pad and Motrin. My husband and I usually go to the cemetery close to Mother's Day. 

Our married group is going out to lunch at one of our favorite Mexican food places this Friday.

1. What's something you may do this month? Mother's Day Celebration, one more time at Disneyland and a few days in Las Vegas.

2. Hola! Hodgepodge Day lands just after Cinco de Mayo... how do you feel about Mexican food? What's your favorite dish? Do you make it at home or is it a strictly dine out option? I love Mexican food! I have fond memories of my grandma Louisa making beans and homemade tortilla. Dad always stopped at her house and brought some home. We ate Mexican food about 3-4 times a week when I was growing up. My mom was an excellent cook, and she made great pot roast, soups and stroganoff and spaghetti. But her tacos were the best and she taught me how to make them when I was 12. She cooked ground beef and small cubes of potatoes for the filling. I cooked the first 19 years of our married life and made most of the things my mom did. But kids get picky and they were happy with beans, tacos and sopas. We get fast food from Miguel's about once a week. We like a place called Eduardo's and we will be going on Friday with our married group. You can go here to see some of our Mexican food recipes.

Adding a note: After 19 years I was on the same schedule as hubby, so we cooked together. Then when he retired, he started cooking more. 

3. When the children of today grow up what do you think they'll say about this time period? What do you most hope they remember? Every generation goes through things. Kids adapt. I think the saddest thing I heard this year was from my grandson. He was taking Government as a senior this year. He said he and his friends could see that the 3 branches were not working the way the constitution was written. My grandson has been driving for a year now and can't believe how high gas prices have gone up. He also took economics this year and knows this war is one of the reasons the price has gone up. I told him I remember having to wait in long lines for gas. That the prices would come back down after the war ended and I am hoping that it will happen soon. As a person that remembers the draft, I pray that does not ever happen again! The grandson I mentioned made me a grandma first. 4 generations.

I hope they remember that they are Christians and to trust in God in spite of the evils of this world. I hope they can focus on the positive and know that our family and faith keep us strong.

4. What advice would you give a new mother? Love on your baby. Rest when you can. Dust can wait. Get a calendar or journal and document the moments because they go by to fast! Ask for help when you need it. Eat as healthy as you can and take time for yourself when you can.

5. What's a phrase your mother often said to you? If you're a mom do you say it to your own children? 

"Don't forget to say your prayers" "If you see that something needs to be done, do it. Don't wait to be asked." "I love you."

6. Insert your own random thought here. I miss my mom and my grandmas. I am thankful for the memories I have. I wish I would have asked more questions. I miss my grandpas too, but since the focus is on Mother's Day, I mentioned them.

Thanks to Annie and Joyce for the memes. Links are on the left.

Tuesday 4

1.What did/do you do for work and how long did you work in that position? I worked at the postal service for 36 years. It was not what I had planned for. I did not have much job experience before that. 

2. Of the jobs you've had throughout life, which was your favorite? My first job working at Toy City was my favorite because I was a kid. If no favorite, which was the worst? Tell us why you loved/hated your job. I would say there were aspects of my last job I did not like.

I was 14 when I got my first real job at Toy City. It was a small toy store in downtown Santa Ana across from Woolworths. My mom was the company manager under the owner Bill Griffith. There were 9 stores in Orange Country. My mom oversaw the store managers and was a buyer for the store. So one summer I got to work there, and it was both fun and busy work. My mom would drop me off and visit the other stores. I got my training from the store manager named Harriet. There was a lot to learn and I was always busy. My mom went over a lot of the rules beforehand, so I knew what was expected. Keep busy. See what needed to be done. Harriet was nice to me but did not give me special attention. I was a kid in a toy store, so it was a great first job. I helped unpack stock and made sure the invoice matched the product. I put price stickers on the toys/games and books. I made sure everything was in its place. I might have spent a little more time in the book section. I bought several Trixie Beldon books over the summer. I felt so special getting lunch across the street at the grill across the street. The store offered free wrapping, and my mom showed me how to do that. I earned enough money to buy a sting ray bicycle that didn't last the summer. Little brother left it outside and it was gone. I also worked during the Christmas holiday and it sure was busy, but fun! The old cash register was interesting and terrifying because you had to look up the tax and know what keys to hit. Math was always that thorn in my side.

The following summer I had a volunteer at the local community hospital as a candy striper. It was a good experience. I did not work again until the end of my senior year because I was too busy afterschool sports, clubs and homework. I did get some babysitting jobs that helped out.

At the end of my senior year, I got a job and a local pharmacy store. It has a little of everything. It was like a smaller version of Savons, CVS of Walgreens. I worked a lot of weekends. The job at the Toy City prepared me for this job. The cash register was a little easier to work. The manager was nice and so was the owner. I only worked there for a couple of months. My dad let me know the post office was hiring full time students to work for a one year program and it paid much better than the Drugstore. It also had evening hours so I could take classes during the day.  We only had to work part time in the evening and full time in the summer. I started it in July and went through the following July. I got married that August. 

3. What did your job entail? I sorted mail. We sat/stood Infront of a metal case that had about 48 slots.

It has Orange County cities on the left side, California cities in the middle and some major cities on the right. There was also a half case to the right side for more states, Northern California hold out, International and special hold outs for Special Delivery, Political and even Santa at Christmas time. 

 Did it require a special education?  Not for the Postal assistant job. But in 1975 I got a permanent part time clerk job. I had to past the Civil Service test to get hired. I had to pass a scheme test to pass my probation. I was going to school full time, working and studying for the scheme test. I had to learn about 1500 cities in So California. I then got a random 100 that I had to sort in 5 minutes and could only miss 10. I missed 2. There were not a lot of part time jobs. But when they called me, I was at the top of the list because I had a 98 on my Civil Service test. I took part time, M-F 6pm-10pm. I was able to go to school. I would be throwing/casing business size envelopes. I graduated in 1977 but I decided to stay at the post office so I could start my family. That took awhile.

In 1986 I got hurt and I worked in Nixies troubleshooting mail that was rejected for various reasons. Whole doing that I took a college course on the basics of word processing, spreadsheets, power point. One day Ruth from Marketing asked me if I had any computer experience. That is when I started working in marketing department. I was a clerk working in the admin level. They could not change my salary so I made more money than some lower levels employees. A world opened up for me. The girl that didn't take any office classes in high school end up working in an office. Learning how to manipulate graphics and spreadsheets was so interesting. If I needed help with formulas, I went to finance for help. I worked under the Retail Specialist. Like most jobs, there was a hierarchy. The more I learned, the more that was expected from me and I liked the challenge. The only negative thing was they always threatened to move out injured employees even though we had been retrained to do the jobs. It was all because of the change in hierarchy of the post office. A lot of things had changed since I had start working there. Automation was the main cause of change. 

As Vending Coordinator, I over saw 144 machines for all cities in our districts. I worked with the vending clerks and they sent sales/hour reports to me. I had to log the information into a special program. Our district had the top 10 sales revenue locations in the nation. The only location higher than ours was Grand Central Station NY.  I worked with Postmasters and people at Headquarters in DC. I also worked with HQ as we transitioned to the next generation machines that you find in most post offices today. The vending machines were finally phased out in 2010.

This is me in 2009 in front of Postal Vending Machines. 

I would come back from Hawaii and start the removal process of these machines.

Political mail always has priority preference. Vote by mail was separated and taken to hampers that went out several times a day to the voting locations. Taxes were also separated too. I remember working one evening collecting mail outside as lines of cars drove by to drop off their taxes the night before so they could get the correct postmark. The thing I really enjoyed was working on the Santa Mail. Normally first class mail was not allowed to be open. But Santa mail that was only addressed with North Pole was. The marketing department would ask for help opening up the mail and sorting them. Kids who asked for food and clothing were set aside and different organizations would take the letters and see if they could help the families. The other letters did not show a need got a letter from Santa back with Santa letter head. Different sections of our post office would adopt families and give them a complete Christmas. 

The last day I worked, I looked at the robots working and never imagined they would be in a post office. I walked passed the OCR's. 4 operators fed trays of mail into machines that read addresses, sprayed barcodes and sorted the mail. I remembered working in the early 80's testing a new thing-barcodes. We had to test the accuracy of the barcodes. Letter sorting machines led to business mail sorting machines. So many changes! I stayed there until I retired in 2011.

4. List all the jobs/occupations you have had.

Babysitter

Sales clerk Toy City 1969

Candy Striper 1970

Sales Clerk- Wagner's Drug Store 1973

Postal Assistant 73-74

Treasury(Target) 1975 Hardware department. 

Postal Clerk 1975 M-F 6PM-10PM

Department of Social Services 1977(Senior work experience)

Day Camp Counselor Summer 1979 9AM-4PM

Part time Preschool Teacher 1978-79

Retired from Postal Service in 2011

Grandma/Mema 2007-Current 

Friday Faves 5 & Saturday 9

I am thankful to live in a state that has good weather most of the year. We do have some hot months, and I am thankful for the air conditioning I can use when I need it.

I am thankful that I am slowly getting rid of things I don't use. It is a slow process, but it is getting easier to let go. 

Thankful that I was able to get egg sandwiches made and delivered to our friends for our married group. We could not go because we stayed with your grandson was recovering from a bad cold. I was able to get a lot of crafting done while we watched him. I only had to give him food. He played on his phone while we were there. We also got to watch the making of Disneyland and Sounds of Music.

Thankful for all the great things I find on the internet that help me put my Bible journaling kits together. Each month I will cover a town in Israel that Jesus visited. I like doing my research before I meet with the group. I am also thankful to watch the midweek Bible study on YouTube. We are in the book of Revelation. 

Saturday 9: You Make Me Feel So Young (1956)

 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This morning, do you feel younger or older than your years? My mind feels younger, but my body tells me I am not.

 

2) In this song, Frank Sinatra tells us that every time he sees his lover's grin, he's happy. What's something you can reliably count on to lift your spirits? My morning greeting from fur baby, Minnie.

 

3) The lyrics mention hide-and-seek. What games did you play when you were young? Hide and seek, dodge ball, bike racing, red light green light. Hop scotch and skip tape.

4) Frank Sinatra was a fan of Campbell's chicken and rice soup, believing it helped his throat feel better after an evening of performing. Is Campbell's soup in your kitchen right now? I have tomato and chicken with rice.

 

5) Frank's favorite dessert was a slice of lemon ricotta torte. He believed every meal should include "a final flourish." Do you more often indulge in or skip dessert? I have sliced apples and no sugar peanut butter for my snack a few hours after dinner.

 

6) At Sinatra's home in Palm Springs, CA, you'd find a less sophisticated dessert. He always kept Entenmann's Crumb Cake on hand for his young granddaughters. Share a memory of your grandparents. I have so many good memories with my grandparents. My grandma Louisa making and giving us home made tortillas. We would spread homemade butter on the warm tortillas, and it was sooooo good! She was a great cook and always had beans and other things to eat. She was also a great seamstress and made lots of our dresses when we were little. My grandpa Susano would show me things from his garden and give me sunflower seeds to eat. Though he knew English, he would talk to me in Spanish so I can learn it. I understand it more than I can speak it and I wish I was fluent. My grandma Chona would talk to Jesus about me. She loved her birds and had three aviaries that my grandpa made her. She taught me how to embroider. They loved their chihuahua Micky Do. She liked to go to the ladies social groups at church.

Grandpa David, Grandma Louisa, Grandma Chona, Grandpa David & Micky Do

My grandpa David was a gardener and today he would be a landscape artist. Most of his clients were well off and he made their yards beautiful. He knew a lot about plants and landscaping. He even had a client wait list.  I liked going to the dump with my grandfather. There were always great find there. Many things that were in great condition. The smell of roasted chilis reminds me of him. We both read a lot of the same books in his later years. He always gave me verses to read from the Bible. He also blessed each of the grandbabies that were born.

7) In 1956, when this song was popular, Frank was tooling around Southern California in a blue Continental Mark II. That model was known for its interior of hand-stitched of imported Scottish leather. 70 years later, Scottish leather is still used in luxury cars because it's both soft and durable and the production methods minimize environmental impact. If you could splurge on something right now, what would it be? A luxury car, jewelry, travel, clothes, something else? (No responsible answers allowed!) I would like to get new flooring, but I am going to Israel in the fall and the floor will have to wait. It is still in good condition, but it is too dark.

 

8) Also in 1956, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Forbidden Planet were popular at the box office. Do you have a favorite sci-fi movie? I liked watching the older Star Trek movies and Rod Sterling and the Twilight Zone. Update, I read this wrong, so I change it to STAR WARS!

 

9) Random question: What were you doing three hours ago? Sleeping.

Thanks to Susanne and Sam for the memes, links are on the left.

Friday Faves 5 & Saturday 9

Thankful for another great week ! Joining Susanne for:

Friday, a fun day at Disneyland and a mostly restful day on Saturday. I wanted to go to Daiso so I suggested dinner at Chilis after Daiso. I had not bought any crafts since before Christmas. We each had the 3 for $10.99 at Chilis and we had enough left over for Sunday!

Sunday was a nice day too. We went to church and I was able to talk to a few people about our trip to Israel. We stopped at Aldi for a couple of things end up getting more. Not good to take the hubby with you! But we did need more than I thought. I printed some things for the party my daughter in law had to make vision boards and I shared that on Tuesday at lifegroup. I liked what I did so much, that I also did it in my faith journal that I am keeping this year.  Sure glad Monday was a rest day!

Thankful for our marriage group on Wednesday. We talked about grace and how the enemy does everything to keep us believing that God loved us when we trip up. I shared how I went through a deep period of depression and anxiety. How I needed to get help for it and went through counseling and see a doctor. God used me in spite of it and then I was able to counsel with women going through depression. I had issues I had to deal with and was going through perimenopause too. 

Thankful that my plans for today were canceled on Thursday because I needed the extra sleep. Plus the weather dropped from a sunny 79 on Tuesday to a cool and cloudy 62 with some rain.

Saturday 9: Up the Ladder to the Roof (1970)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Many people are uncomfortable with ladders. Some feel unsteady on the steps, others have a fear of heights. Then there's the superstition that warns against walking under ladders. Are you afraid of ladders? No, and I still use them as safely as possible. Not afraid of heights either.

 

2) In this song, the Supremes advise us to go up the ladder to the roof to be closer to Heaven. While poetic, that's not really why most homeowners climb onto the roof. They're more likely replacing shingles or cleaning the gutters. Have you ever been on the roof of your building? Not this house, but I was at my previous home. Probably before I knew I had osteoporosis.

 

3) The record was the Supremes first and biggest hit without Diana Ross. When Jean Terrell replaced Diana as lead singer, the two ladies appeared together at a press event to launch this new iteration of the Supremes. Have you ever met your replacement at a job, or perhaps the person you replaced? Yes, I had to train the girl to take over my place since I was being moved out. She kept calling me and interrupting my work and the supervisor told the Postmaster and he told them to stop calling me. The marketing manager went above the postmaster and I was brought back. I was the coordinator of the vending machines. Those were the machines you could put money in and choose the stamps you wanted. There were 16 choices. The program was being closed down in 2010. So I was in charge of closing the program down and there were over 400 machines in our district. We were number 1 in the nation for revenue. One of our locations was number 2 in sales and fell under Grand Central station in NY. Unfortunately, I had to leave after the program was closed down. They changed my hours and I could not car pool with my husband so I decided it was time to retire. I used all my vacation and sick time and then submitted my paperwork.

 

Skagway Post office, 2006

4) Mary Wilson was a member of the group when it was formed in 1959 and stayed through 1977, when the Supremes officially disbanded. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American stays at a job 3.9 years. Looking over your job history, how long did you typically stick with an employer? I was with the postal service for 36 years,

 

5) The third Supreme performing on this record was Cindy Birdsong. After the group broke up for good, Cindy finished nursing school and practiced at UCLA Medical Center. When did you last interact with a nurse or nurse practitioner? At my last appointment on Dec. 19th.

 

6) In 1970, when this song was popular, TV shows about doctors like Marcus Welby, MD and Medical Center ranked high in the Nielsen ratings. Medical shows are still popular today, with Grey's Anatomy entering its 22nd season and The Pitt earning critical accolades. Do you have a favorite TV doctor? I love medical shows and watched them all. I have watched Grey's since it started. I don't have HBO, so I don't watch the Pitt. I thought George Clooney was good looking in ER. I like all the doctors, but I have enjoyed watching the Chief of Grey's Anatomy. He has been there since the beginning and now is being treated for prostate cancer on the show and In real life.

 

7) Also in 1970, when this song was popular, audiences were lining up to see the movie  Love Story. Without looking it up, complete the film's most famous line:  "Love means never having to say you are sorry.." I was not much of a crier back then, but that movie made me cry. I ran into the actress Ali MacGraw sunbathing on the beach in Malibu and she was topless. We were visiting a friend that was a few houses down on the beach and my little boys were running her way. I had to grab them. She looked up at me and held her top to her body and smiled. I just told her sorry and left. On a side not, our friend we visited was Maria Florio and her mom Ida. Maria won an Oscar for a documentary called Broken Rainbow. in 1986. My boys were 3 & 5, so they probably don't remember the lady on the beach.

 

8) Slumberchums™ were all the rage among pre-teens in 1970. These sleeping bags had 

attached pillow "heads" that made it look like you slipping into sleep inside a plush bear. 

When did you most recently sleep in a sleeping bag? I can't remember but I know I did not like them!

 

9) Random question: Did you take a multivitamin this morning? If yes, did you swallow it or chew it?

I take a vitamin D3K2 every morning after breakfast. It is a gummy, so I chew it.

Thanks to Susanne and Sam for the meme. Link list is on the left.

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Tuesday 4 & Wednesday Hodgepodge

 My daughter in law had a vision board party. 

I took my own things and made this.

1. Where did your mother and father grow up? They were born in Orange Country California.

2. Where did you grow up? I grew up in the same city and my parents, Santa Ana.

3. What was your favorite meal your mother made? ground beef and potato tacos.

What is your favorite recipe to make? I used to make those tacos too, when the kids were home. I don't make them very often because we don't eat a lot of fried foods. My mom was a great cook. I used to cook a lot to but cut back when hubby retired. 

4. What are the advantages you enjoy where you live? The weather her is pretty nice most of the year. We get mild winters with some rain and no snow in the most in the area I live.  We do get hot in the summer months. We are an hour from the beach, 1-2 hours to mountain communities where we see snow. We are an our from Los Angeles, 90 minutes from San Diego. We are about 30 miles from Disneyland. All my family and extended family are less than an hour away.

We are close to our medical clinics and hospital, church and stores. Freeways are always busy!

1. Ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, playing in the snow, or a snowy walk...which winter activity do you choose? Have you done any of these activities so far this winter? We don't get snow where I live. I would have to drive about 1 1/2 hours to get to the mountains where it snows. I would build a snowman!

2. Everyone is posting pictures from ten years ago on their social media sites so let's jump on the bandwagon too. Share one photo and one thought to go with said photo from the year 2016. And maybe everyone isn't doing this, but many are and we're going to be part of the fun. I have had a blog since 2002. I still have my old site and I grabbed some pictures from there. I also checked FB and my Iphone.

Here are a few things from January 2016.

Disneyland, Space Mountain.

Looking for my first journaling Bible.

I was also planning for my lifegroup called

Finding your purpose in your senior years.

My cousin and I at her daughter's bridal shower, black and white theme.

Double rainbow over our church.

3. What's a trend you hope disappears in this new year? I don't know.

4. 'They' say there's a day for everything and January 21st proves it. National Granola Bar Day. Do you like granola bars? How about just regular granola? Do you like bars of other kinds? No granola for me.

5.  A frozen lake, a trickling stream, a raging river, or a deep well...which one describes something about your life right now? Elaborate as much or as little as you like. A trickling stream. The days go by steady, some busy and some slow.

6. Insert your own random thought here. I was reading my blog from 2016 and I wrote that I did not manage my well. I still have that problem, and it probably has to with my ADD. I feel like I get a lot done, but I have so many distractions. I don't always sleep well, and that throws things off. I am retired and I feel like time goes by so quickly! I am looking forward to my trip to Israel in October with my church. I am buying insurance for a number of reasons because "life happens."

Thanks to Annie and Joyce for the memes. The link is on the left column.