SRC Council Connections Holiday Gathering

Great idea! Instead of members exchanging gifts or ornaments, Shannon asked us to bring food for Silver Key donations to seniors and our favorite quote. I took the following quote/poem:


Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I walked around the corner and someone saw me grin.
When he smiled, I realized I‘d passed it on to him.
I thought about the smile, and then realized its worth.
A single smile like mine could travel round the earth.
So if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick and get the world infected.

Sad Day

Today we had to have our 20-year-old cat, Cinco, put to sleep. You can see a picture of her on my post of Thursday, March 6, 2008. She was much fatter then. She had lost a lot of weight and was having trouble walking. Although she had a reputation for being quite a hisser and scaring small children, we loved her and will miss her soft furr, purring, and antics. Her "brother", Fritz, will be glad that he doesn't have to compete for our attention, but I think he will miss her too. If you have any memories of Cinco, please comment.

Family Love

I'm so glad I looked on Facebook today and found my beautiful family's photos. So sweet! Love you all!

T & I in the Park March 2009

Aren't they precious?

Instant Messaging First Experience

What a blast! When I logged in to Yahoo! email today, I noticed that I can now get Instant Instant Messaging, just like that without doing anything. Lo and behold, next thing I know is I am getting a pop-up from Mel to IM. We IM'd for a while and it was really fun! Guess this is a new way to go! Ain't technology grand?

New Baby in the Our Family

Emma--Lew's brother Kevin's daughter--just had baby Elsie Catherine on March 12. She was 7 lbs 8 oz and 20". Here is Emma with Elsie and big sister, Lila Louise.

Friendly Face

Back on Blogspot

I decided to start blogging again after quite a vacation from the 23 things. Maybe because I have pictures to post. We just returned from Arizona to visit Beverlee and Alan. Visited the Desert Botanical Garden--a beautiful place--and took lots of photos of the Chihuly exhibit there. Will post photo soon.

Looking at photos at work this evening, I was reminded of the beauty and aroma of the plumeria flower of Hawaii and how we smelled the fabulous scent when we stepped of the plane in Hawaii.