Hornet Hearts

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Good morning to you. It is gonna be a fabulous, fun in the sun, productive get things done, evening into night, forever long day but in a good way, Friday. 

Last weekend I got to hang out with a few of my forever Flour Bluff friends. One of them I had not seen in over 30 years but it seemed like only last week.  Such a  good feeling to be in the company of those I ran barefoot with, played in muddy ditches, hitched a ride on bicycle handlebars which was perfectly acceptable as we were free range Bluff kids. 

Multi bike crashes on asphalt and a shared bottle of Monkey Blood to skinned elbows and abrasions bonded our little Hornet hearts forever. 

It was so great sharing memories and catching up on the years. I feel like a Hallmark card-one that plays music! 

Still crazy after all these years. kisses

Open Road

I drive myself all over Texas and other states as well.  I live for my next road trip, planning, saving and keeping up with vehicle maintenance.  I smile and shrug when friendly strangers look at me with deep concern "you are traveling by yourself?".

Maybe I am more comfortable on the open road then most and maybe it is because every summer my Dad took us on a family vacation.   My Mother's job was to research Texas Highways Magazine for fun sights along the way and using our rotary phone had Texas Parks and Wildlife mail information about state park facilities.    Our GPS was a cool compass glued to the dash of the family Rambler and the nice "you can trust your car to the man who wears the star" gas station attendant provided us with a huge paper road map that only Dad could refold properly.

I have to say I do miss the Texaco man.  He checked our oil,  cleaned our windshield with a smile and once even ran hollering across the road as he realized my parents had left me behind. But that's another story.

I can tell you Texas and New Mexico have great Rest Areas with clean bathrooms and picnic tables.  A few days ago I stopped at a rest area in west Texas that  had security provided by the man of steel-Superman.  So random, I guess some kid left his Superman toy but maybe not so random.  I know I felt a little safer.  Till next time.  kisses

Just Me

It freaks me out that I am 54 and on my own. Confrontation takes much effort and planning. I pray a lot. 
Health is a concern to prevent the preventable, conserve and appreciate the non-replaceable. Plan for the worst but hope for the best. Be available to my children without getting in their way. Some things I will never understand and some times I need to walk away but at all times I can be kind. It is nice to make my own decisions without compromise so extra effort to ensure the decision is wise. Looking back it is almost a shock! But then maybe not since I do pray a lot. 
Life is full of change but not my hair. I keep it the same with Loreal cause I am worth it. kisses