Archive for June, 2009
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
My seniors have the uncanny ability to always keep me on my toes.
Senior: “Zelzee, I want to sign up for that AARP driving class.”
Zelzee: “The one in June or the one in July.”
Senior: “The one you’re having.”
Zelzee: “I have one every month. I just don’t know which one you want to take.”
Senior: “I want to take the one that has the free coffee and donuts, and there’s a film to watch in the dark, so I can get some sleep. Then because I am still breathing by the end of the stuffy class, and you know it’s always too gosh darn hot in that room anyway, well, then I get some dang piece of paper and I save all kinds of money on insurance. And make sure I have a parking place close to the door, because I don’t walk too good anymore without my walker. Oh, and I want to be up front ’cause I don’t see worth a dam either!”
Zelzee: “But when do you want to come to the class.”
Senior: “I just told you. Weren’t you listening?”
Zelzee: “June it is.”
And there is not one doubt in my mind they parked their car right next to mine…………….
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Everywhere I go I see motorcycles. In fact, I just did a program at work promoting the Motorcycle Safety Classes in our area. This helps the owners be aware of different obstacles while they are riding. Bikers are becoming responsible, with wearing helmets, taking tests and observing all the rules and regulations of the road.
My, how things have changed.
Years ago (literally many, many, years ago) my husband came home with a twisted piece of metal and announced he was going to restore this motorcycle to “state of the art” status.
Actually he did. It was a beautiful Triumph motorcycle. The chrome sparkled, and the tank was painted a deep orange with reddish flames . At 20 years old I thought this was so cool, and couldn’t wait to get on it and fly! Man, I was one smokin’ hot biker chick!
Now, what I would like to point out is that we wore no helmets, no leather clothing, no glasses, never even heard of a safety class………………….and I was 8 months pregnant with my first child as I rode on the back of that bike, arms wrapped tightly around hubby… feeling free and invincible!
I look back and can’t believe some of the crazy, insane things we did……………..
Just don’t tell my children…………they truly believe I have common sense.
Let’s not destroy my image………………
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
“Hey, baby, want to go out ?”
“Maybe we can meet for lunch. You have to eat, right?”
“How about a movie? I hear this one is really good.”
“Dinner………….then maybe, *wink*wink*.”
“This play has had great reviews, would you like to see it?”
“Can I call you sometime?”
(Yes, even someone as old as me gets asked out………)
And in the course of the conversations, my being a cancer survivor comes up.
Suddenly my dance card is empty…………and my phone is silent……..
Cancer has a way of doing that.
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
I am sore. So very, very sore. Yard work (spreading 3 yards of bark) got the best of me……….again!
Going back to work after the long holiday weekend of self imposed body beating, was very painful. I could barely walk. My back hurt………my thighs hurt to the point I was walking like a zombie.
Zelzee: “There is not one part of my body that doesn’t hurt, and I didn’t even have any ‘fun’ to get this way.”
Co workers: “Ha! Ha!”
Zelzee: “At my age there are only two reasons you would be walking this way. Spreading bark or Epilady.”
Co workers: “Ha! Ha!”
Zelzee: “Now if I were 25 years old……there could be three reasons why I would be walking this way.”
Co workers: “Ha! Ha!”
Zelzee: “Only a masochist would use an Epilady…….trust me I know.”
Co workers: Ha! Ha!”
You think it’s funny?
Guess what I’m getting you all for Christmas ………………
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