~Lost An Hour~

I lost an hour of my very necessary beauty sleep.. :-) I forgot

about the time change but I did NOT touch my computer's

time or the VCR, they set automatically, which, last fall, when

we fell back I reset my computer and wondered for hours what

was wrong with my computer and sites with the time on them..

Well I Set my computer back and it already HAD..so I was 2 hrs

behind, I had fun that day.. Today though I remembered and I
havent touched nuthin..someone tells me my time is off again

Im gonna move to a state that doesn't do this.. I listened to the

reasons why this state still does this when most don't.. and well

quite frankly my dear I think they are really kinda.. well.. I'll be

nice.. to me theyre not logical to others I bet they are downright

stupid... I wish we didn't have to do this, many that live here and

work in Indiana this time change is hard, which the kids do.
A friend was telling me that they were having a St. Patty's day

parade there today, starting at noon..and they were going to have

a sort of mini bbq before, during and after the parade. Its a long

one, about 3 hours or so..which out in the cold can be hard on you

if you havent taken the time to dress warmly. I remember many

parades that I had to be in..and they were fun. In school, I was in

the band.. I played the licorice stick as its called, really the clarinet.

I wasn't the greatest at it..but it was fun cuz the band got to go to

all the games for free...and plus we took a lot of trips that were a lot

of fun, when we had to march, for a parade or for the foot ball games

sometimes that wasn't easy.. To watch where you were going and if

you didn't memorize your music it wasn't easy...

We usually only marched during half time for the foot ball games and

we were very good at it.. The band director, Mr. Housel was very

skilled at managing a bunch of high school kids to get us to look

professional.. Our uniforms were black with gold trim and the hats had

huge yellow feathers in a large plume on the top with a visor on the

brim.. I was marching along, trying to pay attention to where I was

supposed to go and I hadnt memorized the music so I was trying to

do both.. As I marched along, I stepped into a hole in the ground and

lost my balance, my hat fell forward, so did I and as I went down I

reached out and grabbed the girl in front of me, she went down, and

the guy behind stepped on me..then tripped over the other girl and

we had a nice pile up of 3 or 4 of us.. of course I was on the bottom!!

We all got back to our feet as fast as we could knowing everyone in

the bleachers and the millions of others watching us fall all over each

other.. I was so embarrassed.. We all laughed but when I went down I

still had my clarinet in my mouth and it hit the roof inside and I swear

it almost came out my nose ! I did cut the inside..not badly . The others

all had minor stuff but nothing drastic other than just looking like total

idiots out there on that field.. We marched in snow, rain..all that good

stuff.. We really had fun sometimes.. I still can read music and I wonder

could I still play the clarinet if I still had one? I can play the piano, I

would LOVE to take lessons and be able to play both hands..now I

can only play one, I sure would like to learn though..See? never stop

Learning.. well being in this chair..is a learning experience EVERY

day too, that I don't think will ever stop...

I looked up online today about rashes. and it said that stress is a very

major factor in some kinds. I think that could be a big part of mine. I

notice when I get really stressed out about something..that it itches,

or seems to get redder.. I have decided that I will phone my Drs

office tomorrow as the weather looks pretty good this week and our

snow is gone, and what is expected I don't think will add up to much.

If I call tomorrow hopefully they can get me in as soon as possible

and then I can have them arrange to have the lab girl come there and

draw me. I hate blood tests as the veins in both arms are so bad the

only place they can really get me is on the base of my left thumb..The

big vein that goes down it..They have to use those tiny baby needles

or the vein will roll or collapse, that's why I hate blood tests..all the

other sites that they would usually use, like the bend of your arm..they

are too scar tissued up and not acessible..It really doesn't hurt there

on my thumb..but before long that site will give up too.. But Ive tried

3 different creams on this rash on my hands and arms..and none of

them are working so I have no choice but to get them checked I cant

take any chances.. I was just hoping I could save myself the agravation

of making 4 calls to set up a ride to the Dr. But I will go this week if I

can get in..

So anyway, was a calm, quiet day today which I was glad, and with

this time change went by even faster and now its post time and time

for my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE words again.."Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear ? love ya, and THANKS!!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....