Redneck... crazy.

'Anger Management'.

Woke up this morning...

thinkin'...

'I... may need some 'anger management'.

; )

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Who Knew?!?!

; )

oh... dear.

; )

Yesterday... was a pretty good darned day.

: )

Visited with Lifesaver Pal... Gail.

<3

She's been Such a Blessing in my life, over the last 30, plus... years.

 Love, and Admire her... So.
<3

Can Always... count on Gail to be honest, and straightforward.

I... may not always take her advice, but...

I know, she'll never sugar-coat her thoughts, or valuable opinions, to appease me.

Not... Gail's Style.

<3

That's Priceless.

; )

She's...

'Priceless'.

<3

On the way to the Estate house, yesterday... thought I'd better grab some lunch.

Couldn't decide where to stop.

Went Waaaaaaay out of the way, before I finally landed at the Hy-Vee Grocery store, near the Estate house.

Remembered former Fairfax, Iowa... mayor, 'Bernie' telling me about the Great Chinese food, at that particular Hy-Vee.

{Bernie, calls often, these days... for some reason.} 

???

While walking into Hy-Vee, the Cart Dude... complimented me, about Old... Jethro.

: )

{It was Such a Beautiful, Sunny... Day!!}

The Cart Dude... wanted to know All of Jethro's particulars.

: )

Told him, Jethro's... 'Story'.

Told The Dude, Jethro's gettin' a little rough around the edges, these days...

 kinda like the driver.

: )

Walked into Hy-Vee, went to the Chinese area, and...

who do ya think was standing there.

???

Hahahahahaha!!!!

BERNIE!!

Hahahahaha!!!

{Ya... can't make this Sh!t... Up!!!}

We chatted for a minute, thanked him for the recommendation.

; )

Sat down... and ate lunch.

Visited with the Lady... who was bussing tables.

: )

She told me all about her Children, and her Sister.

: )

Lovely... Lady.

I opened up my fortune cookie, as we were visiting.

It took me back, to another fortune cookie, I opened long, long... ago.

; )

A Dear Friend, and I... had just left The Twin Cities, after doing a Long, and Grueling... 

Show.

We stopped to grab some lunch at a Chinese restaurant, after loading out.

I opened my fortune cookie, read it...

looked at my Pal, and said...

"I'll trade ya."

She said...

"but... I haven't even opened mine. Sure you want to trade?"

'yes... I do.'

: )

She opened hers, read it... and said...

"No... you Really don't want to trade me."

I... assured my Pal,

'yes....

I'm certain, I... do.'

; )

Turned out, we both had the same 'fortune'.

They read, something... like this.

"Impending Doom lies ahead."

We both... just sat there, and stared at each other, and... our 'fortunes'.

We... mustered up the 'legs'... to walk to The FUSO, then... sat inside it, quietly...

for what seemed like a long, long... time.

My Pal, called her Husband, told him about it, he advised us to stay in Minneapolis.

{yes... he was Freaked Out... Too!! Hahahahaha!!}

We were brave, thought 'what the hell'...'bring it on'.

{We'd already been to hell, and back, doing that show. ; )}

We made it Home, safe... and mostly... 'sound'.

; )

Yesterday's 'fortune'... was pretty much, spot on.

"Life to you is a dashing and bold adventure."

; )

I... reckon, so.

; )

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Infrickindeed.

; )

Went on to work...

'dashing... and boldly'.

Hahahahahaha!!!

Couldn't get much done, without Bill.

Need tables set.

Came Home... and, foolishly... looked at FB.

: (

FB is fine... but, the 'Memories' that pop up daily, often, ain't so much.

Some, are wonderful... but, the last eight, to ten years...

well, Fairfax, and IDOT have consumed massive parts of the 'Memories'.

that's... 

where the 'anger' steps in.

: (

There's much going on, that... I'm not quite ready to share with the world, just yet.

Know...

I'm really trying to rope that anger in.

; )

Not that I'm angry, or have regrets... 

concerning my decisions.

The anger stems... from where it all began.

Had to laugh... a little, when a 'Memory' popped up from 3/9/24.

"I do not burn bridges...

I just loosen the bolts 

a 

little

bit

each 

day."

; )

Pal, Gail... sent me a WONDERFUL Package, it arrived yesterday.

A MUCH... Needed One.

{Bless Her Heart!! <3}

Inside, was a Darling Tea Towel.

<3

On it, reads...

"I Can Go From Southern Belle

To

Redneck Crazy...

Faster Than You Can Say

"Bless Your Heart"

: )

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Gail Knows Me WELL!!!

{It's a 'Taurus' Trait. ; ) }

God... Knows How Much I Love That Girl!!!

<3

I'll keep workin' on the anger management.

{Two condemnations with IDOT would drive most anyone 'round the bend.

Trying to survive in Fairfax, Iowa... is, another 'adventure.

bless...

all of their hearts.}

Better get Crackin'. 

Nursin' a bit of a hangover.

Yee Haw.

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

Gail, with her Dad, and Pal... Michael.

<3