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Sandra a fellow RVer tagged me and here it is.

Random/Weird facts about me:

When I was younger and had a figure I like to dress like Mrs. Cleaver.
It was I that set fire to the woods behind the house.
I have REAL fear of driving in snow. If two flakes fall, this flake falls apart.
I wanted to name my children Autumn, Edwina, and Herbert. Fortunately they are (in the same order) James, Scott, and Hannah.
I never thought I would be driving something as big as a bus and pulling a car.

Top 5 Seen/See Again list - there are so many beautiful places it's hard to choose:

Copan Honduras – I especially liked the place where the Mayan women would go to give birth on giant frogs. It was a spiritual place. This is the place where I learned to hitchhike, found taxi drivers that would put New York cabbies to shame, and learned to strike out on my own in a foreign country.
Tikal – There lies my heart.
El Ceibal – Despite the heat, humidity, mosquitoes and the hike it is a place of great beauty. It is located on a hill overlooking Río de la Pasión in Guatemala. I found out after a long boat ride, a long hike it is accessible by vehicle but I wouldn’t have missed it in the world. It was there I tasted sweet corn roasted on an open fire doused in lime juice.
El Remate Guatemala –I spent a week there. Catching buses to Flores and Tikal, nearly drowned in Lake Peten, and the sunsets are spectacular. Just a wonderful place to relax. One word of warning…. The kayak’s paddles are made of industrial strength steel and will sink the minute you drop it.
Belize – That is where I would live the remainder of my life if given the opportunity.


I can only come up with four people that might do this tag.

Whimsy
Lynilu
Robin
Zach

Christmas Day

Mom and I decided to take a drive on Christmas. We had no destination in mind and so we ended up in Garfield New Mexico and found a beautiful cemetery.

Click Here For Garfield Cemetery.

Location: Garfield New Mexico

You Asked And I Did It

This is a beautiful morning. I am looking at the Organ Mountains, my little roadrunner buddy is sitting on the fence, and my old friend is snoring. It doesn’t matter that my pipes are frozen; mom and I need a bath, and Surely did a “no no” on the rug this morning. What matters is right now. Peace – quiet – a view of the mountains.

What a week it has been! My daughter and her boyfriend, Robert came down. There is nothing like having family members visit you. I consider Robert a son. I have called him with problems, called him for advice, and for comfort. He in turn has always come through for me and has tolerated my ignorance with patience. I love these people and my grandpuppies.

The visit started with a Christmas party and ended with us taking off our shoes, rolling up our pants, and jumping on a sled. The rest of the week was a blur of activities, laughter, and love. Robert and Hannah’s friend, Josh joined up midweek and that only liven things up more, if that was possible. We toured Mesilla – several times. Ate at a haunted restaurant, shopped at the Purple Lizard, and toured two Air, Missile museums. It was a learning experience. It left mom and I thoroughly exhausted but happy.

Thank you Robert and Hannah for the wonderful gifts and memories.

Mom and I are now independent. Our house on wheels has been equipped with all the necessary equipment to tow the car and we are giddy with excitement of where we will be next. We can leave anytime, we have our freedom back, and we are EXCITED. I know that losing my freedom is what brought on my sadness and silence from the blogging world. Las Cruces is beautiful and it is a great town to explore but I still wanted to be able to take off when I wanted. Now I can.

I updated my webpage. It took two days because I was so far behind but pictures are online. Below are the links to my pictures. ENJOY

Click Here For Rockhound State Park

Click Here For Mesilla

Click Here For Purple Lizard

Click Here For City of Rocks

Click Here For Double Eagle

Click Here For White Sand Missile Park

Click Here For Sledding Fun

Click Here For Christmas

Location: Las Cruces

“Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed: the final fatal role of the young would-be black man," Obama wrote. Mostly he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol, he wrote, but occasionally he would snort cocaine when he could afford it.

Hilary is now attacking Barack Obama about his drug use. This is interesting. Wasn’t it President Clinton that said, “I smoked pot but didn’t inhale?” He also said, “I didn’t have sex with that woman.”

Don’t hang out other people’s dirty laundry on the proverbial clothesline until you take a look at your own.

Hibernation

I am silent because I am hibernating until January 2nd. Like a grumpy bear I will emerge from my cave after the holidays to avoid verbal altercations and road rage.

I was born in the time of baby boomers, person born between 1946 and 1964. I am not sure what they are calling people born in the 1980s but I call them 80 babies. I feel the majority of people born in this decade are very self centered and don’t have a clue about customer service. They were given awards for just about everything which they did not earn or deserve. I believe the reasoning for doing this is to boost their self esteem. I would venture to guess that none of the people were ever given a spanking. They have been pampered and over nurtured. Now, they are adults in need of an attitude adjustment. It is not “customer service” it is “me service”.

The latest example of dealing with a twenty something sales clerk was the other day. I went into Circuit City to purchase a much needed photo printer. After waiting 30 minutes for a group of 80s babies to finish their personal phone calls, one of them decided to help me. She asked me to go to the next aisle and find a sales clerk. I could feel my blood pressure rising. When mom finally found one, the clerk had to let me know that I was inconveniencing her first. I told what I wanted and showed her a display that had the printer. She looked at it and said “we don’t have it in stock.”

My response: “Excuse me, could you please check to make sure or check the computer to see if they have it in stock at the other Circuit City.” She just stomped off.

I can hear her now in the break room. “I had to take care of a real bitch; she demanded that I do my job and expected a professional salesclerk that knew about customer service. I just won employee of the day award for showing up for work so what does she know?”

These are the same people that drive an interstate as if they are competing in a race. Zip, Zip, Duck, Dart, BRAKE, and oh here is your award for killing more people on an interstate in a single day.

Then there are the Born Again Christians sale clerks. They will let you know they are born again and give you a brief lecture on becoming born again. Not enough to get fired, just enough to irritate you. They end the transaction with “God Bless You.” When you come home with your purchase to find it defective and call to request repairs or replacement, you get an ear full. My usual response is “Excuse me, could you please remove the knife you just plunged into my back so far that it protrudes from the other side. Thank you and God Bless.” These are folks who hide their ugly side with biblical quotes and God Bless You. I guess it will insure them a place in Heaven. “Listen God for every person I took advantage of I quoted a passage from your book and that forgives me for my transgressions.”

As angry as I am, when I come home I am surround by caring, fun people. I have two great neighbors; in fact I have a wonderful neighborhood. Folks that reside here enjoy talking to each other and sharing great stories. All of the women have no problems sharing their husbands and that is a feel good moment because it is great to see a relationship without fears. I have a resident roadrunner that sits on the fence in front of the RV, a wonderful view of the mountains and the city. I have found my solace, my peace from the rat race. When I feel like venturing out again to enjoy Las Cruces I will be posting more often.

Location: Las Cruces

Home Sweet Home

Click Here For Pictures of My New Home

Clicking on the small pictures on the left will bring up a larger picture, or you can wait ten seconds and the next picture will appear. ENJOY

Location: Las Cruces