Swept off my feet!

Two brooms were hanging in the closet and after a while they got to know each other so well, they decided to get married..
One broom was, of course, the bride broom, the other the groom broom.
The bride broom looked very beautiful in her white dress. The groom broom was handsome and suave in his tuxedo. The wedding was lovely.
After the wedding, at the wedding dinner, the bride-broom leaned over and said to the groom-broom, 'I think I am going to have a little whisk broom!'
'IMPOSSIBLE !' said the groom broom.
Are you ready for this?
Brace yourself; this is going to hurt! ! ! !! !

'WE HAVEN'T EVEN SWEPT TOGETHER!'
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Oh for goodness sake... Laugh, or at least groan.
Life's too short not to enjoy... Even these silly
....little cute............. And clean jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds to me like she's .......
......been ..........sweeping around!!!
Thanks to Rae Ann for this one!

Trick or Treat!

I love Halloween!

I have always loved Halloween!

I will always love Halloween!

That being said, here is a photo of Daniel and me at a party last evening. The hostess said "dress up if you like, come as you are, or come in barn clothes".

So, I came as I was! Daniel is dressed as "Larry Boy", the Super Hero of Veggie Tale fame.

What fun. I did let him sit next to me as I readied my makeup for the festivities. I did not want him to run screaming!

When Sarah and Nathan were in Elementary School, I got dressed up like the photo above, only I had sprayed my hair jet black and wore a big cloak. I visited each of their school rooms the day of the school's Halloween party. I said not a word, just appeared at the door and walked around the classroom and left.

When Sarah and Nathan got home from school that day, they clamored "Mom, you should have seen the witch that came to our rooms today!" "She was really scary!"

Yea, she was!

Us seniors have to have a little fun somedays!

Thanks to Mickie for sending this.
Subject: Parking Ticket
Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day my wife and I went into town and went into a shop. We were only in there for about 5 minutes.. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and said, 'Come on man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?' He ignored us and continued writing the ticket.
I called him a turd. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So my wife called him a s - - -head. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote.
Personally, we didn't care. We came into town by bus and the car had an Obama sticker. We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired. It's important at our age.
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Bye, Bye Bourbon and Diet Coke!

What next?

One of my all time favorite "alcoholic" libations in the summer is Bourbon and Diet Coke, in a tall glass, with lots of ice and a slice of lemon or lime.

I don't drink much, or often for that matter, but occasionally at a big Horse Show where I am a spectator, not showing, having a horse shown, or working, I have been known to get a bourbon and diet coke. In a tall glass, it doesn't look like a "drink". Maybe one, maybe two at the max, but that would be my horse show drink of choice if I were asked to have a drink.

Well......not after reading this in "The no-Diet Weight loss Solution!" "Eat this..Not That!"

quote..."Skip this classic and you may sidestep the hangover entirely. An Australian study found that mixing liquor with a diet drink nearly doubles your blood alcohol content. And darker-colored slcohols like whiskey, brandies, and red wine are more likely to cause a hangover than lighter-colored alcohols, like gin and vodka. This is because darker liquors contain more congners-impurities that are the by-products of fermentation and agiing--for your body to process".

Damn! I guess I'll have to go with vodka and tonic. Afterall there is that healthy quinine issue!

The colors of Ohio

The fall colors may have been more vibrant earlier in the week, but this was the colorful day that I shared with friends on Sunday at the Cleveland Metroparks polo fields trail ride.

I used to trail ride often with my friend Joan Martin. We would travel to the metroparks near Olmsted Falls, and ride all the way out to the stables at the bottom of the Puritas Hill and back.

We would put money, ID and kleenex into a white man's sock, tie it to the latigo strings on our saddle, shove a candy bar into the sock just for giggles, and take the afternoon off. We even rode on Thanksgiving day, sort of like a tradition.

We would ride with Mrs. Adele von Ohl Parker off the Mastick Road property in North Olmsted (Mrs. Parker was a famous trick rider with the Wild West shows, and Hollywood). She would don her siddlesaddle attire and climb aboard "Traveler" and go down the hill. It was an honor to ride with her, and I only was able to do it once.

I was the "horse crazy" kid that sat on the curb on W.50th Street in Cleveland, and wait for the Producer's Milk wagon to come past my house so I could feed carrots to the horse. Lots of water over that dam, and lots of river fording with my friend Joan.

Sunday was a fond trip down memory lane for me.

I tought of Joan often on the ride, and of her beloved big bay horse "Loki".

What a great day! I am still smiling!

A day for me.

I just spent 3/4's of a day on me. Just me! I feel great!

I took Country Club on a trail ride with the NEOAHA group

at the Cleveland Metro Parks trails at the Polo Frields.

One hour out, and one hour back. Invigorating! We rode and

then had a snack after we got back. Weather was perfect, no

rain, temp was 57 degrees, and it was exhilerating, and replenishing!

Great day! Great friends! Great horses! Great to be alive!

Read the fine print!

Hey, we spent last evening helping Nathan and Traci empty the contents of their family room , along with Sarah and Kevin, and Traci's brother Todd. The carpet and padding could be ripped up because there is a leak in the foundation of the home and the carpet and padding were ruined. Nathan is still on crutches, so he could just supervise. They had just purchased a three piece wrap-around sectional and matching double chair and ottoman for their rec room. Big, Big, and heavy.

Living room furniture moved to the garage, family room furniture moved to the living room, and life as they know it is "upside down"!

They are awaiting the estimate on the foundation repair, then they have to purchase new carpeting and padding and have it installed, and then all the furniture must come back to where it works best!

No...it is not covered in their home owners!

Sigh!