How about them apples.

Hi-I was writing you a really nice email telling you how happy I was to get your address ---the phone rang , I moved away from the computer and the letter disappeared. That makes me want to throw the computer in the Lake. I hope you can deal with this heat. I played golf yesterday @ Legacy Ridge in Bonham. It is a neat course---9 regular holes and 9 like in Scotland, a links course with a lot of high natural trash where you can get in a world of hurt if you don't think and play smart . Well I was in trouble on two holes--took a 12 on one and 9 on another. Other than that I did OK, except for 18 holes in blazing heat like being in satan's kitchen & heading for shade trees as often as possible----playing with an 82 year old that was a really nice person but slower than Molasses in winter--and climbing little hills that grew taller as the day wore on. Even at that I was only one stroke away from winning a golf ball that would have cost me only 50 bucks counting play day fees and contribution to gas fund of the gal who drove but all in all it was a fun day, (as Dad used to say "we don't talk about strokes on the golf course"). I haven't made it to any of the outside play days yet this year due to work schedule. Everyone (except for those I regularly beat on play day) was so happy to see me there and welcomed with hugs and how you doing--it's good to see you--we've missed you. Most of them think I'm pretty much a character because one time it started raining and we had to call the match. A few of us entertained the group--me being one of them--with my quirky, off color geriatrics jokes and a few stories about marriage and having children and how to survive both. It's 5 o'clock and I am still in my pj's. What a life. I rolled over today after the price is right and slept til almost 3. I am working 16 hour shifts Saturday and Sunday so I wanted to take it easy today. It just dawned on me that I should be writing a column for some news paper about how to survive the Golden Years(what!!!!). If you think so to let me know---I know Deb got a couple of chuckles out of it. My next letter I'll tell you about my dinner party and the great day I had playing golf with a retired Lt Col. Air Force who could shoot his age and we were paired with a young couple in their late forties (a four man scramble) who were wondering what they had done to deserve two old Dino's like us---but by the 7th hole when Clark said " I shot my age out here the other day" and the young couple said" WHAT!" "Yeah Clarke said I shot a 90--to which they replied" there's no way you can be 90" "Yeah I am, both my kids are on Social Security. I had made several putts and some chips that were truly brag worthy and Hi fivers--they both looked at me in unison and I said I'm probably the only Octogenarian you know with three time cards in her purse-----I'm 84.We won 4th out of about 20 teams and only 3 strokes off 1st place. How about them apples. LUV YA MOMXXOO

Back to school?

Terri------ When is your school and do you think I could benefit from it? I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to keep up the long hours I put in on the weekends but I need something to keep me going that seems to me to be productive. I could play bridge and start drinking at noon but that's not my bag. How long is the school and where is it? and is it just so you can work for them. Gonna go take a bath and clean up----I can't even stand to smell myself. Gonna try out some of those gadgets you bought me------I don't know why it is that I just can't seem to be o.k. with just hanging out or laying around and watch movies all day without thinking I'm wasting time God only knows I have worked hard all my life and deserve to take a break---I'll talk myself into it one of these days LUV YAMOMXXOO Tommy just called from Phoenix They were on the road for 9 days and said if we thought we had high gas Canada is worse. They sell It by the liter up there . It cost $1.76 per liter. He and Deb are living in an apartment until their house closes in Alaska--he will still be working for Alaska airlines. I Love you MOMXXOO