Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Aunt Adeline's
During the past week we went to Aunt Adeline's funeral mass/buriel and luncheon. Here are a few photos.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Trouble at Panera
WELL!!! Every Monday I go to a large group of Senior ladies in Panera. About 12 sit around a table and I try to sneak up to them. Then, I jump out and say LOUDLY,
HELLO EVERYBODY and then just a minute of small loud conversation with a lot of laughs.
Today at the next table was a group having a business meeting. One approached me and said their meeting was being interupted by me talking loud and I should be quiet.
I am never rude, but told her in a rising voice that I do this routine every Monday for 2 minutes and for the rest of my Life every Monday I will do the same thing. Now leave us alone.
I was so mad i walked away from the lady friends who all had their mouths dropped open. I felt so sorry for them but I was upset.
When I was leaving Panera, My ladies all screamed at me GOODBYE JIM, SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, with the biggest smiles on their faces aughing and giggling the entire time.
I never heard them all raise their voices before. They were not going to let some younger woman shut down their fun.
Maybe she learned a lesson, leave the seniors alone,
I guess you can still have fun when you get old.
Thank you ladies----you certainly made my day. Photo of my ladies included.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
smoke and golf
Hi Everyone,
Well, smoke is getting into my eyes today.
There were brownish clouds way up high yesterday and today.
And the smell of someones house burning in the neighborhood.
Turns out its just a big forest fire in Minn that the smoke is drifting all the way to Chicago and beyond.
People with the usual health problems have been warned to stay inside.
So, I'm inside with all the dust and cat hair.......much heathier I'm sure.
Have a good day......and maybe I'll tell you about my 50 foot putt.
Oh heck,,,,i'll do that now
Yesterday I played golf with my son in law Mark at a very easy 9 hole golf course. I moved up from a par 3 for the day.
There are no sand traps and just a few bunkers with wide wide fairways.
One hole was a par 3....my kind of golf. 149 yards with a big big Oval Green.
I used a 8 iron and hit it high but way to the right of the green.
The hole was way on the left of the green about 50 feet away.
But something was different. I could easily see the path the ball should take to be close to the cup.
The other golfers in my 4 some....hit their ballsoff the green and them chipped them back up onto the green.
Mark was about 20 feet above the hole and just hit a really nice putt downhill toward
the hole stopping about a foot away.
It was my turn and everyone was saying Come on Jim, hit it close.
I had no intentions of hitting it close.....I only thought No Big Deal to put it in the hole.
I practiced a few swings and then stepped up and had the smoothest stroke hitting the ball just solid in the middle of the putter.
The ball didn't jump off the putter but started to roll with a decent speed.
It took forever but started out going up hill above the hole for about 6 inches and then curved back down toward the hole and almost stopped.
But it had one more roll and that was just enough to put it in the hole.
Tom, Lucas and Mark all jumped in the air screaming as if I did something impossible.
Me, it was meant to be and expected. A 50 foot perfect putt.
Thats my golf story and i'm sticking to it.
jim--Oh did I tell you, I beat Mark by one stroke 43--44.....I must be like wine...getting better with age.
Well, smoke is getting into my eyes today.
There were brownish clouds way up high yesterday and today.
And the smell of someones house burning in the neighborhood.
Turns out its just a big forest fire in Minn that the smoke is drifting all the way to Chicago and beyond.
People with the usual health problems have been warned to stay inside.
So, I'm inside with all the dust and cat hair.......much heathier I'm sure.
Have a good day......and maybe I'll tell you about my 50 foot putt.
Oh heck,,,,i'll do that now
Yesterday I played golf with my son in law Mark at a very easy 9 hole golf course. I moved up from a par 3 for the day.
There are no sand traps and just a few bunkers with wide wide fairways.
One hole was a par 3....my kind of golf. 149 yards with a big big Oval Green.
I used a 8 iron and hit it high but way to the right of the green.
The hole was way on the left of the green about 50 feet away.
But something was different. I could easily see the path the ball should take to be close to the cup.
The other golfers in my 4 some....hit their ballsoff the green and them chipped them back up onto the green.
Mark was about 20 feet above the hole and just hit a really nice putt downhill toward
the hole stopping about a foot away.
It was my turn and everyone was saying Come on Jim, hit it close.
I had no intentions of hitting it close.....I only thought No Big Deal to put it in the hole.
I practiced a few swings and then stepped up and had the smoothest stroke hitting the ball just solid in the middle of the putter.
The ball didn't jump off the putter but started to roll with a decent speed.
It took forever but started out going up hill above the hole for about 6 inches and then curved back down toward the hole and almost stopped.
But it had one more roll and that was just enough to put it in the hole.
Tom, Lucas and Mark all jumped in the air screaming as if I did something impossible.
Me, it was meant to be and expected. A 50 foot perfect putt.
Thats my golf story and i'm sticking to it.
jim--Oh did I tell you, I beat Mark by one stroke 43--44.....I must be like wine...getting better with age.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
A Day At the Softball Game
Thursday we went to a Chicago Bandits Professional Softball game at the Rosemont IL, New Softball stadium at the Exhibition complex.
Our team was losing the entire game until the 7th inning.
Score was 5 to 4 with two out and one on first base.
Suddenly the earth seemed to move, silence hit the crowd as Big Bertha moved to the plate.
Batting from the left side of the plate.......the large baseball player looked like she couldn't move very fast.
The count went to a full 3 and 2.....Bertha seemed to smile.
The pitch was near perfect.....as low and far over the plate as a strike could be.
Bertha seemed to be caught offguard but was committed to a swing.
Her arms reached for the pitch and hit it with the end of the bat......while she grimmiced and the ball jumped off the bat low but hard.
It slowly rose toward the outfield and was still rising as it flew over the center fielders head.
It started to lower but disappeared over the center field wall for a WALK OFF HOMERUN.
Bertha looked like a struggling wildebeast running the bases......and approached her entire team at home plate and the umpire....with his eyes on home plate. As she sort of jumped and landed on the plate....the ump called a home run and the crowd of almost thousands cheered.
It was a fun night...hope you enjoyed it too.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Adventures with Randy & Bob
Thursday, our friends from Vandalia Il, came to town.
Bob and Randy.
They wanted another tour of Chicago so we agreed to take them when we took Sara to Oak st beach for her job.
So we parked the car and walked the beach, then drove to the south side neighborhood where our President got popular....Hyde Park....
after that we stopped at Ricobene's for the best Breaded Steak Sandwich.
We dropped them off....went to see the boys play golf and then got back together with Bob and Randy at SPUNKY DUNKERS donut shop in Palatine.
I had Randy look thru a window into the cooking area where he waved to all the cooks.
A young woman who goes to Palatine HS and is in the National Honor Society was friendly to Randy.
Randy acted like a man, and immediately fell in love with Rita Rodriquez.
It was so nice when she brought her camera out to have a photo taken with Randy.
She said after working there for 4 years no one ever paid her a compliment except Randy.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed the adventure
Bob and Randy.
They wanted another tour of Chicago so we agreed to take them when we took Sara to Oak st beach for her job.
So we parked the car and walked the beach, then drove to the south side neighborhood where our President got popular....Hyde Park....
after that we stopped at Ricobene's for the best Breaded Steak Sandwich.
We dropped them off....went to see the boys play golf and then got back together with Bob and Randy at SPUNKY DUNKERS donut shop in Palatine.
I had Randy look thru a window into the cooking area where he waved to all the cooks.
A young woman who goes to Palatine HS and is in the National Honor Society was friendly to Randy.
Randy acted like a man, and immediately fell in love with Rita Rodriquez.
It was so nice when she brought her camera out to have a photo taken with Randy.
She said after working there for 4 years no one ever paid her a compliment except Randy.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed the adventure
Monday, July 11, 2011
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