My Travel Plans for 2019

Here is an e-mail I just received.  If you know who the author is, please let me know so I can give them credit.  It's great!

My Travel Plans for 2019

I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Kahoots.  Apparently, you can’t go alone.  You have to be in Kahoots with someone.

I’ve also never been in Cognito.  I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane.  They don’t have an airport; you have to be driven there.  I have made several trips there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump and I’m not too much on physical activity anymore.

I’ve been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I’m in Capable and I go there more often since I’m getting older.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense!  It really gets the adrenaline flowing and pumps up the old heart!  At my age, I need all the stimuli I can get!

Remember:

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old.  You grow old because you stop laughing."  Michael Pritchard

Coordination Stretch

Here is a fun coordination and stretch move:

Seated bring R heel forward and R palm facing forward.

Then bring L heel forward and L palm facing forward.

Then bring the R foot back, pointing toes, and turning R hand back toward body and then the L foot back, pointing toes, and turn L hand toward body.  Repeat from beginning.

It looks like the ball is between calves but it's just under the chair.

A Senior's Version of Facebook

I don't know who wrote this, but it's great!

    " For those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook exists: I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles.  Therefore, every day I walk down the street and tell passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later and with whom.  I give them pictures of my family, my dog and of me gardening, taking things apart in the garage, watering the lawn, standing in front of landmarks, driving around town, having lunch, and doing what anybody and everybody does every day.  I also listen to their conversations, give them "thumbs up" and tell them I "like" them.  And it works just like Facebook.  I already have 4 people following me: 2 police officers, a private investigator and a psychiatrist."

Enjoy!

Who Knew Clotheslines Had Rules?

Many of the participants in our classes know that clotheslines have rules.  This is a fun conversation starter!

Rules for Clotheslines

1.  Wash the clothesline before hanging the clothes by using a damp cloth and walking the entire length of each line.

2.  Hang the socks by the toes, not the top, and your shirts by the tails.

3.  Line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pegs, but shared one of the pegs with the next item.

4.  Hang clothes in the proper order- whites with whites, etc.

5.  Hang the sheets and towels on the OUTSIDE lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle.

6.  Never hang your laundry on a Sunday, for Heavens sake!

7.  Always gather the clothes pegs when taking down the dry clothes.

8.  Clothes off the line by dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket and ready to be ironed.

9.  IRONED?  Well, that's another story!

Clotheslines

A clothesline was a news forecast,

to neighbors passing by.

There were no secrets you could keep,

when clothes were hung to dry.

It also was a friendly link,

for neighbors always knew

if company had stopped by

to spend a night or two.

For then you'd see the "fancy sheets,"

and towels upon the line;

would see the "company tablecloths,"

with intricate designs.

The line announced a baby's birth,

from folks who lived inside,

as brand new infant clothes were hung,

so carefully with pride!

The ages of the children could,

so readily be known

by watching how the sizes changed,

you'd know how much they'd grown!

It also told when illness struck,

as extra sheets were hung;

then nightclothes, and a dressing gown, too,

haphazardly were strung.

It also said, "On holiday now,"

when lines hung limp and bare.

It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged

with not an inch to spare!

New folks in town were scorned upon

if wash was dingy and gray,

as neighbors carefully raised their brows,

and looked the other way.

But clotheslines now are of the past,

for dryers make work much less.

Now what goes on inside a home,

is anybody's guess!

I really miss that way of life.

It was a friendly sign

when neighbors knew each other best...

by what hung on the line.

If you know who wrote this, please let me know.  Enjoy!