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Comments: I was wondering about you North Texas folks. I hope any damage was minimal. We experienced a hail storm while in our car last Thursday with no place for cover. The hail was the size of of the jaw breakers we used to have as kids...fortunately the hail was airy and did not damage our car, but it sure sounded like it was. The Porche next to us wasn't so lucky with his soft top and plastic back window.
Comments: We had pea-size hail for about 10 seconds, then a wonderful, ground-soaking rain for an hour. Watched the patio thermometer drop 10 degrees. On my way to work this morning, I could easily see the path of the storm that hit North Park. We're supposed to get a new roof soon from the storms that went through in April
Comments: Wonderful storm here, with lots of rain! Big ol' hailstones, too. Sounded like rocks hitting the roof. I do love a good storm, but was very glad to be home for this one.
Comments: Get ready for the roof salesmen! We just had twenty minutes of golf ball size hail falling from the sky. I just hope our cars aren't too damaged. All in all, we did have a about an hour of showers this afternoon. It was great to feel the cool weather. Did it rain in your part of the woods?
Comments: Sharon, just to let you know...I got my PPM (Pistol Packin Mama) license a few years back. It was fun taking the course, the written test and locking and loading for shooting the target. I have since let my license expire. You have to take a refresher course every few years to renew. Terry keeps his up, but I just wanted to see what the course was like and accomplish it...not carry for real. Your reunion sounds great. I'm glad your family keeps it up. That is wonderful.
Comments: Hey, Ginger. My brother was Asst. Superintendent for Personnel for the Garland ISD for years. He hired and fired, so if you were looking for a teaching position, I'm sure he interviewed you. I have no idea what his title is now, but he mainly deals with the athletic programs for the district. My family reunion in Canton on Saturday was great. Lots of real home cooked food. One of my cousins and her husband came in from Atlanta, GA. Some of you who grew up with the Cowboys might remember Craig Baynham, a running back. He's been married to my cousin for a number of years and is a full-time minister. A really nice guy. Lynell, I used to sew a lot back in the 70's and 80's, but finally gave my Kenmore to my nephew about 7 or 8 years ago. I always enjoyed sewing.
Comments: I did two sewing projects today. One, I made a little dress for our crock pot, because it looked pretty ugly in a Bed Bath & Beyond bag. Then David and I recovered the seat for a chair he stripped and stained. That chair was on its way to Goodwill when we had second thoughts. Sewing is mostly about thinking, engineering and ironing. The foot fell off my machine midway through, and that took an hour to figure out. Then we went for a swim, and had meatball sammiches. Now I anxiously await the season finale for Mad Men, my all time fave TV show.
Comments: Sharon, I met your brother, a long time ago.. Must have been looking for a job.. He was in some 'school' capacity..at the time. It's Friday.. Have a restful and peaceful weekend, unless of course, you'd rather have a 'rowdy' weekend..
 That's everyone......
Comments: Ginger, I haven't shot a gun in years but used to go bird hunting with my first husband and really enjoyed it. We do have a number of guns in our house because Steve used to collect them, but I'm not sure if I could even load one with the right ammo. I don't know anything about Girl Scouts, but the 2nd cousin I referred to is the equivalent of an Eagle Scout for girls and has remained active all the way through college. And I can't imagine there being a gun in her family's home. My brother used to be a big hunter and had dogs and everything. He doesn't do it now mainly because of age and he's too busy with the Garland school district and all his grandkids. But he was one of the first in the State to get licensed to carry way back when. Back in the '80's, when Gary was principal at North Garland High, the graduating seniors on the student council gave him a brand new high-powered rifle as their going away gift. Can you imagine that happening now!!
Comments: For those of you that know Sandi Black-Wolverton and Mike Wolverton, from the class of 62, they lost their daughter Lisa today after a long illness. To send a card of condolence their address is 4437 Alcott Drive, Nashville, Tn 37215. God Bless this family in their loss.
Comments: Kathleen, we have a lot of that here, but apparently they have money. Those people drove SUV's.. Lived out in Cordova, Germantown or Collierville.. Apparently, it started by the wife of one of these tough 'hombres' opening the door on the other guys SUV. The 'other guy' pushed the woman, which caused the wife's husband to get out his gun and shoot the guy....DEAD..! One of them is still DEAD and the other one in prison.. Seems this problem could have been handled in another manner.. It doesn't always happen in Texas..!
Comments: Ginger, They were probably "white trash."
Comments: Well, Phlbbbtttttttttt..!!!!! to you, Barry.. (Did I spell that right.?)  (They were white and apparently very 'redneck' or maybe they thought they were cowboys..? One of them got very dead, out of that argument.)
Comments: Ginger: I resent your tone when referring to "white folks". It sounds very derogatory toward what might be my "kin". On a kinder note, we took our son to Disneyland when he was 3-4. We stood in line for what seemed like hours to ride the Matterhorn. Of course, he got tired after about 10 minutes and I had to hold him. We finally got to the top and ready to board the ride and he would not get on. He started screaming like only a 3-4 year old can do, so I got to carry him all the way back down. Joan was smart and had waited outside eating ice cream. This was only one of many fond memories I have traveling with Bryan. We went skiing at Breckenridge when he was 2. We dropped him off at daycare and when we came back, the manager of daycare said "We do not ever want to see this child again!" I could go on and on.
Comments: NRA is okay if they don't push their agenda beyond good sense. I have never been a gun person, but there are people on both sides of my family that have guns..and go hunting on deer leases, annually. My biological father, Donald Harrod, had a gun collection in his home and was paranoid about someone breaking in.. That does happen occasionally. About 2 weeks ago, in Memphis.. Big, attack guns hit the street.. Memphis has such a 'ghetto' crowd, one could worry over that. When they pack and carry, is when it gets scary.. We had an incident at Panera Bread..several years back. One guy killed another guy in the parking lot. These were 'white folks', too. Two families ruined over anger out of control and packing guns.. Don Navarro took me to the Dallas Gun Club, back in the 60's. That was the only time, I've shot a gun.. I very rarely go to the 62 site, but I did today. Sandy and Mike Wolverton..lost their daughter to cancer.. Very sad time for that family.. Have a nice Thursday. I'll visit my local Sierra Club for the last time in Tenn...tonight. The next one I attend will probably be in Texas.. 
Comments: Gotta love it! I just had a note from a second cousin about the family reunion. She just graduated (in 3 years) from UT-Austin a couple of weeks ago. She said she was so sorry that she wouldn't be able to come to the reunion this year, but she will be conducting an NRA sponsored "pistols and shotguns" class at the Boy Scout Camp in New Mexico! My kind of young woman.
Comments: Since the very beginning of the Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney Presents, I always dreamed of going to Disneyland. I finally got my chance the summer on 1970, when I was hitch-hiking around California in celebration of International Women's Day (the 50th anniversary of women's suffrage); don't ask, it made sense at the time. Disneyland had a policy of not admitting hippies back then, and I worried that my granny glasses, tie-dyed jeans and moccasins might disqualify me, but made it in. I love rabbits and still have the photo of me and the White Rabbit -- from Alice in Wonderland -- walking down the street, hand-in-hand. The Matterhorn broke down while we were high up, inside the "mountain." The Park's reaction was worthy of Seal Team 6. The lights immediately came on, along with PA system announcements to remain calm and in place, and help was on the way. Almost immediately, an army of employees materialized and escorted each rider to -- and down -- the exit stairs. Each rider was surrounded by no less than 4 employees, with the ones on both sides taking our arms and firmly supporting us all the way down. At the bottom, we were met by Guest Relations, who took down our contact information, offered on-the-spot medical assistance, served us refreshments and gave us goody bags full of vouchers for a lot of free stuff, etc.; seamless crisis management, turning a potential negative experience into an overwhelmingly positive one. People rag on the Disney folks for being control freaks, but -- in this case -- it was an asset.
Comments: My mother's annual Peden Family Reunion is this coming Saturday, June 9 in Canton, TX. So any SOCite in the area is invited. I'm in charge. Maybe "Peach Guy" and Mike and Suzanne Black will drop by for a free lunch. It will be in the Pavillion at Mill Creek Resort (I20 and Hwy. 19) from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. My mom is the oldest (93) of three living from 13 children. Needless to say, we had some really big reunions when I was a child.
Comments: I got carded a few months ago when I asked for the $1 senior parking card at Presbyterian Hospital. Made my day, for sure.
Comments: I got "carded" a few days ago. Young lady didn't think I was old enough to get a senior discount. She was probably just flirting with me!
Comments: I've only been to Disney World...never Land. Terry's friend worked there as a costume designer and we got in free. I loved seeing it. I was 29 years old. The reason I remember my age is that was when the drinking age was 21 and I had to show my ID so the guys could order a beer! Ahhhh! Those were the days!
Comments: Lynell, I have never had anyone sit on me, but I have been pinched on my seat a couple of times. One time was in New York City and the other time was in Mexico City. Since the second time in Mexico City I was robbed. I thought that maybe robbing me was the reason they were trying to distract me. Sometime later I discovered that the guy in Mexico City had taken his knife and cut a huge hole in the side of my purse. Since it was Mexico City, I only had a roll of toilet paper in my purse which the thief didn't bother to take.
Comments: We went to Disneyland twice. The second time, we went early and hit all the "E" rides first. By noon, the place was packed and the lines were ridiculously long. Ginger, I will always wonder what that guy was thinking when he sat on me like that. It was a tram with all the bench seats facing outward. Most bizarre thing I ever experienced. David and I finally shoved him aside. Sharon, I worked in San Pedro for a long-term Kelly Girl job. It was a doctor's office with an oil well in the parking lot. Didn't see Steve anywhere though! That was early 1970.
Comments: Lynell: Steve and I went to CA in August, 1985 (the day the plane crashed at DFW) so I could meet his family before we got married. Since Steve grew up in San Pedro, he went to Disneyland all the time, but I forced him to take me. I had a blast and got my "ears". I kept that hat for years but finally gave it away. We didn't ride too many rides because the lines were just way too long, but we still had bunches of fun. I would love to go to DisneyWorld/Epcot Center before I don't have the energy to walk around!
Comments: That's very 'tacky' of that man, Lynell. Did he finally get 'offa' you...? 
Comments: The Disney time lapse was very interesting. Most interesting thing that happened to me at DL Anaheim 1969: David and I were on a tram. We were the only ones on the tram because it was a weekday. David was off duty as a Master at Arms on the USS Okinawa, where they stuck him after Vietnam. I guess I didn't have a Kelly Girl gig that day. We were on the tram alone. It stopped and some lovely young woman n high heels got on with her uncle, I suppose. The uncle sat down ON me. I said, "HEY!" This idiot acted like he had not known I was there. He appeared to have no vision issues. His young, buxom blonde friend rolled her eyes. Because he didn't understand he was sitting on me, I said, "Get offa me!" He said something like, "You don't need to make an issue out of this!" He kept sitting on me. Next time, "GET OFFA ME!!" But Pirates of the Caribbean was a good ride. And I bought a Mickey Mouse shirt.
Comments: John, I WAS impressed with the time lapse photography. Guess it's my not-so-inner child, but that seems to be about how quickly the time went by when I was there with my kids.
Comments: JS...I wasn't particularly 'impressed' with the zippy Disneyland thingie... I've been to DisneyWorld...twice, but it's been years.. I like to walk slow through Main Street..etc. The night time.."Electric Light Parade"..was quite exciting.. Staying in the hotel with the monorail...going over your head, while you eat, was exciting, too.
Comments: The only benefit David received for his year in Vietnam was we were given the opportunity to buy discount tickets to Disneyland in 1969. We got in for only ten bucks each. I have pictures somewhere, although they're not as zippy as JS's link. I had to show our marriage license to get my ticket. I guess they didn't want sailors showing up with whoopee women, trying to get the cheap ticket! Twenty bucks was a lot of money, so we took our lunch. I remember packing it and freezing some Cokes. Hoped they didn't explode on the way. I also remember reading the map as we sped along the freeway to Anaheim from Long Beach. I told David, "We're coming up on a stadium. Home of the Calangels." He hasn't let me forget about the Calangels. Geeze, wonder what else is stuck in my cobwebby brain.
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Ever been to DisneyLand? Me neither.
But here is a "quick" trip for your summer pleasure. From the looks of it, nightime is the right time.
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