FFA Fruit

Hey, thanks for the warm welcome! I feel a bit like a just got a big "Dating Game" kiss - remember the big kiss blown at the end of the show with the giant arm wave? Loved to see all the comments. I just returned tonight from delivering FFA fruit. What a job! My eldest offspring is the president of the local chapter and they sell copious amounts of fruit as a fund raiser. I see a tie in with the newly started eating habits. I am told the term FFA no longer stands for Future Farmers of America. Apparently they felt it was too limiting and now it refers to anything agriculturally related. I must take a moment to give props to the local ag teacher/advisor. He is awesome with the kids and I believe he should be cloned and put in every classroom in our school system, especially at the high school level where my children have the benefit of having him for classes. He's passionate about not only teaching his courses, but also what it is to be a successful human being. Most of what he conveys to them is life skills, not just ag skills. He will shake a student's hand, look them square in the eye and tell them how proud he is of them because they worked hard and did their best. Where they placed in a contest comes way down the list. I 'll get off that soap box for now.
Any way, what I thought was going to be a huge chore, ended up being quite pleasurable. I had very nice visits with my mother in law, father in law, a neighbor, and my parents. Needless to say, the evening took longer than expected. But I had the opportunity to share with my parents MGs thoughts about his father and the new snow. My mother immediately responded that she knew just what that loss felt like having lost her only sister and sibling over 25 years ago. She related how difficult it was to see their house every day and have things she wanted to tell her sister S. only to remember that she was no longer there. I guess I forget sometimes how acute that loss was/is to her. We then started talking about how many of my friends no longer had their parents and there sat both of mine in their kitchen. I took the opportunity to tell them how lucky I was to have them both there. I guess the older I get and the more loss I see through my work, I try to make the effort to say out loud what should be said - sometimes today is the only day you get.

Maiden Voyage

Well, here goes nothing. I will attempt to join the ranks of the accomplished bloggers out there and not just be a "peeping Tom" so to speak. Sitting here at this moment, my mind goes blank. All the reasonably intelligent things I was going to say are just gone and I have this cursor just sitting there blinking, blinking, blinking....... Any way, I think I'll start with Michael's tag.

1. Five names you go by:
a.) Suzette
b.) Suzie (never Sue, thank you very much)
c.) Mom
d.) Nurse
e.) Boss Lady (no snickering, Mike)

2. Three things you are wearing right now:
a.) ratty T-shirt
b.) ratty shorts
c.) fairly decent socks

3. Two things you want very badly at the moment:
a.) better technological skills
b.) to sleep well at night

4. Three people who will probably fill this out:
?????

5. Two things you did last night:
a.) attended a family Thanksgiving
b.) got called into work (thereby having to leave the afore mentioned Thanksgiving)

6. Two things you ate today:
a.) some really good left over turkey cassarole
b.) mint chocolate chip ice cream

7. Two people you last talked to on the phone:
a.) father in law
b.) husband

8. Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
a.) work
b.) start diet

9.) Two longest car rides:
a.) Drove from Iowa to California in a 1974 Chevy Nova with my some of my family (5 people in all) and camped the entire way there and back - approx 2 weeks. Fun, fun, fun.
b.) once attemped to take a "short cut" from Cedar Rapids to home, which turned the whole thing into the ride home from hell.

10. Two of your favorite beverages:
a.) Diet Pepsi
b.) French Vanilla Cappuchino

So, as Scarlet would say, tomorrow is another day. Maybe the writers block will be gone by then.