bat

I was so organized! Everything was all packed and ready to go for our trip to Sammy's baptism in Detroit. Bob and I were getting ready to go to bed and get a good nights sleep so that we wouldn't be so tired starting out on the long trip when all of a sudden I saw a bird flying behind Bob around our bed! I didn't have my glasses on. Yes...it turned out to be a hugh bat! Where it came from we don't know. Bob quickly shut the bedroom door so it wouldn't fly out of the room. We thought of calling Darren to borrow his Tennis rackquet (or bat killer) but it was too late. "Get a towel and throw it over him" I screamed as the bat kept circleing around the bed. So Bob gets a towel and at first trys to make it fly out the window. I said, "Bob, you can't herd bats!" Then the bat disappears under our chair. He turns it over and the bat is nowhere to be found. After 5 minutes of looking, I venture out of the bathroom and lay down on the bed when suddenlythe bat appears from under our bed and circles overhead. I didn't scream. I just didn't move. Then I hear Bob repeating "Come little bat. Come to me! Come little bat." And would you believe, that bat did come to Bob and landed on the towel he was holding up. Bob threw it out the window. The bat flew away unhurt to bat land and we finally made it to bed but not early enough to be rested for our trip.

Diets

I think the word "Diet" should be stricken from our language! It is damaging to our psyche! For example. You say you go "on a diet". Immediately you think it means less food! You are starving to death even if you are eating enough. It doesn't matter. You are still going without and you are starving. Look at Dad. He is on a "diet". He is starving! Rarely does he dream, but now he dreams of food. He gorged himself last night so much on the "forbidden foods" that he was sure he had gained weight by morning. He did wake up with a swollen eyelid though, and no he didn't gain anything. In fact he lost a pound. Which brings up another point. How can he lose weight and me always stay the same! I think its because of that horrible word "diet"! It has to go!

my first time

Today is the first time I have ever blogged! I don't know what I would do without the help of my wonderful daughter-in-law Dani because this would never have happened today without her help. I want to use this blog to communicate some of my thoughts about various subjects and hopefully help someone in the process. Who Knows Where This Will Lead!