A Good Case For Not Shaving My Legs!!

 

I hate to shave my legs!!!   I hate, hate, HATE to shave my legs!!!

When I was in about 7th or 8th grade, I begged my mom to buy me some hose.  Now, these were not pantyhose, which are practically a disappearing act by now.  Nope, these were hose that required a rubbery garter belt.  I felt so proud to finally wear my hose, even though the garter belt would start rolling down my stomach.  I’m not sure who ever thought garter belts were sexy, but these sure weren’t!   And…I constantly got runs in my hose.  People started identifying me as “the girl who has runs in her hose.”   Someone who thought up pantyhose must have made millions of dollars!   OK..yes..I still got runs in them.  But they felt so much better.

Shortly after being allowed to wear hose, I told my mom I needed to learn how to shave my legs.  She told me how to do that.  We did not have an indoor bathroom until I was in 8th grade.  We did have running water, and had a sink in the mudroom.  So I propped my leg on a chair, used daddy’s shaving brush in the little soap cup, and soaped it down.  I think I used mom’s razor.  It took me forever.  But I was so proud that I went into the living room and showed the family.  My brother thought it was rather dumb.  Then I proceeded to shave the other leg.  I kind of wanted to get a little nick around my ankle, because my brother was dating a girl that had recently visited us.  She had a tiny bandaid on her ankle bone, where she had cut herself shaving.  I was in awe.

After I finished shaving both legs, I put on some of Daddy’s aftershave.  It stung like crazy, and I smelled like my Daddy.  When I later mentioned to my friends that I used Daddy’s aftershave, they howled with laughter.  Hmmph!

The fun soon wore off, and I grew to hate shaving my legs.  I used to joke with friends that “I’ll shave my legs when the braids get in between the pedals of the piano.”  Once, when my hubby and I were on vacation, we had been camping for a week.  On our way home, I developed kidney stones.  When we went to the emergency room, I refused to be examined because I hadn’t shaved my legs.

This morning, I sat on the edge of my bathtub and finally did the dreaded deed.  This time, I put some nice lotion on my legs afterwards.  Unfortunately, when I stood up to swing my legs over the tub and dry them off, I slipped in the tub and fell backwards.  I’m really surprised I didn’t break anything.  I think I’m going to have some big bruises.  Grrrr.

I think I’m ready for the button you push and say “Help!  I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”    Wearing long pants all year round is looking better and better!

What are your thoughts on shaving legs?  Do you shave your legs every day?  Or for special occasions?  Or do you never shave your legs?   I’m interested in your thoughts.  Comment below, and give this a LIKE if you liked this article.

Grandma

Texas Blue Bonnet Fun With Isaac!

 

The last few weeks have been an ideal time to find blue bonnets in our area of Texas.  They are so beautiful this year!   Boppa and I decided to take our grandson, Isaac, to find a nice area and take some photos.

We drove to Ennis, Texas.  Ennis has a really neat park, which is called Blue Bonnet Park.  It has a lake, play grounds, and a big area with tons of blue bonnets.  There were several bus loads of kids that were playing in the play ground.  Yes…as a former teacher…I recognize the need for that, the last few weeks of school!!!

We walked around the lake, and found good spots to take photos.  It was just a beautiful setting!   To Isaac, it was ok.  I had to stop him from walking into the lake.

But the part that Isaac really  loved was the buses parked along the curve!   Ohhhhh, that boy loves buses and trains!    We walked back and checked them out.  The driver even let Isaac get on the bus and sit in it.  Wow!  Later, we saw all of the kids get back on the bus, and they drove off to school.

Next, we went to the playground .  Boppa and Isaac played on the slide.  Then we headed back home.  It was maybe a 45 minute drive each way.  It made for a nice outing.

 

Sometimes though, it’s nice to just get back home to Grandma and Boppa’s house.  Enjoying a bit of water play, Isaac ended up pouring water over his head and giggling.  It’s a good thing we had some extra clothes!!!   He also enjoyed building a tower with his blocks.

 

It was a good day.  Grandma and Boppa needed a nap!   LOL

Grandma

 

Things I Love Right Now!

This week I love:

  • Attending the Main Street Arts Festival
  • Buying a new piece of art
  • Having my son-in-law set up my new computer
  • Having my son-in-law fix my vacuum cleaner and vacuuming the whole house for me!
  • Having a whole week to myself…plus the dog and my grandson
  • Watching my grandson and the dog, Bill, play together.
  • Having my husband come back home after a week away, and hopefully going to solve all my problems
  •  My grandson
  • My piano students

Things I Don’t Love Right Now!

  • Taking Bill to the clinic for a week’s stay,  for heart worm treatment
  • Having my hot water heater spring a leak…may need to be replaced
  • Having to pay a huge amount for taxes
  • My messy house

How is your week going?  Leave me a comment in the section below.

Fun at the Main Street Arts Festival in Fort Worth!

                   

 

The Main Street Arts Festival is a yearly event in Fort Worth, TX.  It is a juried art festival, and they are judged on their work.   Most of their work is very expensive, but occasionally I find something that speaks to my quirky mind.  Every year, I like to add to my collection.

I always like to find the shops that have heads or weird things.  I have quite a collection of weird things.  (Yes, I know…you’re thinking “who IS this weird person!” )  This year, my favorite booths were not there.  The head lady wasn’t there. The guy who paints the big green olives wasn’t there.  But there were other artists that were new.  I particularly liked the booth with ceramic pieces, such as this white piece.  Another booth had big metal pieces that moved around.  I thought the one in the middle looked like a treble clef.  I don’t know how the artist made it all work, but it was very classy.  When I win the lottery, I may buy one of his pieces.

Due to rain on Saturday, the crowd on Sunday was really large.  If you were walking against the flow of the crowd, you were lucky to be able to move.  So I made a few circles around to get to one booth.     There were fun things to look at on the way, like the Monkey picture, hanging on the side of this booth.

     I finally settled on my art piece of the year.  It is a wall hanging, about one yard long, and about six inches wide.  It has a music theme, which I love.  I am a piano teacher and have several students who sing, play piano and dance.  I think they will like it.  Nope, it’s not weird, but it’s COOL!  It was nice to find out these artists were from Kansas, my home state.  They are Greg & Mindy Rhoads, from Marquette, KS., and their work is called Mindful Mosaics.  They work with clay and other mixed media.

I hope you’ve had a chance to go to an Arts festival.  I know that so much work goes into these different pieces.

What kind of art do you like?  If you won the lottery, what would you buy?   Let me know in the comments below.

Thoughts on Barbara Bush

I was so sad to hear that Barbara Bush had died. She was quite the lady! Even though I’m usually a Democrat, I loved George and Barbara. ( Of course, deep as I am, sometimes I vote for the cute ones.)

When I told my daughter, who’s in her 30’s, that I was sad that Barbara had passed away, she looked at me weird and said “What’s to be sad? She was in her 90’s, she had a good, long life. That is a generational difference. She didn’t know how refreshing Barbara was as First Lady!

I immediately loved Barbara. She was not super skinny. Her hair was gray. Oh my gosh!!! Remember how many people asked George if that was his mother? Didn’t bother them. And I liked the way she spoke her mind. Barbara could be stern, but she was also frank and funny. She stood behind her man and family. I always felt like she and George could come to one of our family dinners and fit right in. George and my Uncle Gary Ledford were two of a kind.

Barbara Bush was quite a legacy. It’s going to be hard for that family. I can’t imagine George will last long without her. Such a great love.

I think I’ll wear my pearls to church on Sunday as my tribute to Barbara.

What about you? Have your pearls out? How did you feel about Barbara Bush? Leave me a note in the comments…in the sidebar.