I headed to the office to hook up with my fellow market-ers to drive in the HR Block illustrated car to participate in the belated Burlington County St. Patrick's Day parade in Mt. Holly.
It was pretty cold for the end of March, but it was sunny and they had a big crowd.
Oddly, my cell phone, which was really low battery, was appearing to lose instead of gain power as I tried to charge it...even when I plugged it into the car.
We got back to the office and....well after our driver of the day had left with the car......I realized my phone was still plugged into said vehicle. :-(
I got her number from Donika and then drove to Eagle Plaza in Voorhees to meet her and get my phone back.
I decided for a treat I would go to PF Chang's and have a lettuce wrap. It was soo crowded! I sat at the bar and read my book while waiting.
The lettuce wrap was delicious (albeit messy to eat!) and after I finished the bartender told me they weren't charging me anything because it took so extra long to get me the food.
When I walked outside the restaurant I bumped into my friend Ida and her family who had just finished eating there for Mike's birthday! How coincidental, eh?
Enjoying retirement.....yes!
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
First Day of Spring Snow Day Surprise
Friday was the first day of spring and it snowed and snowed and snowed all day. When I left my H&R Block office that night I had to shove off 8 inches of snow from the roof of my car!
It was in the fifties on Saturday, but still....! What a weather joke that was!
I just peeked onto this site to see how it might be used for MailChimp responses and had another shock. I haven't written anything on it in months! ?!!?
Now I am getting ready to head to the high school to see "Hairspray", which looks wonderful from the photos DMS posted on facebook, but I will try and do some life catching up on here soon.
Hello to my friend, Margie Ferrare and hope to see you soon!
One recent tidbit: Tom had cataract eye surgery........
It was in the fifties on Saturday, but still....! What a weather joke that was!
I just peeked onto this site to see how it might be used for MailChimp responses and had another shock. I haven't written anything on it in months! ?!!?
Now I am getting ready to head to the high school to see "Hairspray", which looks wonderful from the photos DMS posted on facebook, but I will try and do some life catching up on here soon.
Hello to my friend, Margie Ferrare and hope to see you soon!
One recent tidbit: Tom had cataract eye surgery........
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Were we dreaming of a wet Christmas?
It's Christmas Eve Day and all is well....
Yesterday Tom and I raced to an early morning showing of "A Night in the Museum III" (or something like that). It was enjoyable...."you'll laugh, you'll cry, but you'll never forget..." Really; it was worth the money. It was a little heartbreaking though seeing Robin Williams alive and knowing it was his last role..
It seems like warm sunny FL weather was a long time ago. I miss it!
(And to Margie Ferrare, who is my only blog follower, Hi! Merry Christmas! It was so much fun seeing you and Mike in Orlando! We look forward to seeing you here in NJ sometime soon!)
Google+ sent me some compilation of photos of mine of the year. I like it much better than the ones Facebook would have chosen for the year end gimmick people are posting.
Roberta's Photos ala google+ (Kind of cute, right?) :-)
It's hard to believe 2014 is so close to over. What will the new year bring? I hope good health and good times for all.
Yesterday Tom and I raced to an early morning showing of "A Night in the Museum III" (or something like that). It was enjoyable...."you'll laugh, you'll cry, but you'll never forget..." Really; it was worth the money. It was a little heartbreaking though seeing Robin Williams alive and knowing it was his last role..
It seems like warm sunny FL weather was a long time ago. I miss it!
(And to Margie Ferrare, who is my only blog follower, Hi! Merry Christmas! It was so much fun seeing you and Mike in Orlando! We look forward to seeing you here in NJ sometime soon!)
Google+ sent me some compilation of photos of mine of the year. I like it much better than the ones Facebook would have chosen for the year end gimmick people are posting.
Roberta's Photos ala google+ (Kind of cute, right?) :-)
It's hard to believe 2014 is so close to over. What will the new year bring? I hope good health and good times for all.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Vacation News!
Hard to believe I haven't posted anything since early November. Wow.
Well, here's where we are right now...Miami. We'll be leaving soon for The Round-up and some line dancing. En route we are picking up a pogo online tourney group friend of Tom's known as Yee (as in Yeehaaa).
Backing up, our vacation started with a flight to Las Vegas. While there, we visited with my high school friend, Steph, took a day trip via bus to the Grand Canyon, danced at Stoney's and Gilley's. (Gilley's had the added bonus of Cadillac Jack, of old WXTU fame). But the big story on this Las Vegas visit was the 24 hour pass to five of the buffets around town. Yum yum. (My favorite was Paris).
We were home for a about a day and a half (and did a gazillion errands like getting a crown at the dentist, hair cut, and bill paying) and then drove off for our next adventure....Florida!
We got to John and Helen's place in the Villages in a day and a half (with a sleepover at a hotel in NC) and were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with them at a neighbor's. (What a feast!) We golfed, too, and were happy to visit with the Rebardo's until it was time to drive down to phase one of our Bluegreen reservations -Solara in Miami.
En route, we detoured to Sebastian and had a lovely visit with Wilma and Harry, then continued on our trek to Miami. (We cleverly purchased a sunpass for highway travel in the sunshine state).
Interestingly, I spent the first four mornings here in class with some new H&R Block friends in the North Miami district. Skill classes completed. Check.
We have additionally danced at the Round up and enjoyed the beach, pool, hot tub, and other amenities in the area. The temperature has been pretty steady at 80 ish and the wind died down today for the first time (who knew we'd miss it?)
Tomorrow we are going to visit fellow Delran retiree Joan Klaus for lunch at her home here in southern Florida.
Our next leg of the journey is heading back up to Kissimee (and looking forward to seeing Harry and Wilma again, maybe Linda Price, Harry Potter, and Mickey Mouse).
Well, here's where we are right now...Miami. We'll be leaving soon for The Round-up and some line dancing. En route we are picking up a pogo online tourney group friend of Tom's known as Yee (as in Yeehaaa).
Backing up, our vacation started with a flight to Las Vegas. While there, we visited with my high school friend, Steph, took a day trip via bus to the Grand Canyon, danced at Stoney's and Gilley's. (Gilley's had the added bonus of Cadillac Jack, of old WXTU fame). But the big story on this Las Vegas visit was the 24 hour pass to five of the buffets around town. Yum yum. (My favorite was Paris).
We were home for a about a day and a half (and did a gazillion errands like getting a crown at the dentist, hair cut, and bill paying) and then drove off for our next adventure....Florida!
We got to John and Helen's place in the Villages in a day and a half (with a sleepover at a hotel in NC) and were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with them at a neighbor's. (What a feast!) We golfed, too, and were happy to visit with the Rebardo's until it was time to drive down to phase one of our Bluegreen reservations -Solara in Miami.
En route, we detoured to Sebastian and had a lovely visit with Wilma and Harry, then continued on our trek to Miami. (We cleverly purchased a sunpass for highway travel in the sunshine state).
Interestingly, I spent the first four mornings here in class with some new H&R Block friends in the North Miami district. Skill classes completed. Check.
We have additionally danced at the Round up and enjoyed the beach, pool, hot tub, and other amenities in the area. The temperature has been pretty steady at 80 ish and the wind died down today for the first time (who knew we'd miss it?)
Tomorrow we are going to visit fellow Delran retiree Joan Klaus for lunch at her home here in southern Florida.
Our next leg of the journey is heading back up to Kissimee (and looking forward to seeing Harry and Wilma again, maybe Linda Price, Harry Potter, and Mickey Mouse).
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Convention, Parente party, reunion, oh my
I have begun my quest to track down all living members of the Piscataway H.S. Class of '67 for reunion purposes. Hold the date - May 16, 2016! :-)
Tom and I went to the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City and I had some NJREA/ NJEA/BCEA fun.
Randy and Greg held their postponed Halloween Party which was also plenty of fun.
I am heading out for Sugarfootin' Sunday shortly. Dance, dance, dance! Yee haw!
Tom and I went to the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City and I had some NJREA/ NJEA/BCEA fun.
Randy and Greg held their postponed Halloween Party which was also plenty of fun.
I am heading out for Sugarfootin' Sunday shortly. Dance, dance, dance! Yee haw!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Zip this!
I came across this interesting site that tells you demographic info about an area based on zip code. I'm not sure where to save it if I ever want to see it again, so I am putting it here. :-)
http://www.esri.com/data/esri_data/ziptapestry
So, Happy Halloween! and Happy Friday.
I am disappointed with today being the last day of open enrollment for the newly available new, less costly, dental plans for state retirees and not feeling comfortable enough with the situation to take advantage of it. I investigated it the best I could with the limited time frame and access to (read that no one answered the phone) the state pension people. I wanted to do it...no deductible, no maximum paid, comparable costs. It's the network of providers that's the kicker, of course, and the one visit I made to check out my potential dentist(s) was not uplifting. Also, the fact that there was no answer to the question of what happens at the end of the year...is there another chance to switch plans or no?
On a happier note, Tom got the all-clear from the neck doctor to start up regular life activities again. So we celebrated with him driving (yay!) to Prospectors for some dancing. Yee haw!
That was our second Prospectors visit of the week. We celebrated Melissa's birthday there on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is November. Oy. Time is going really really fast now....
http://www.esri.com/data/esri_data/ziptapestry
So, Happy Halloween! and Happy Friday.
I am disappointed with today being the last day of open enrollment for the newly available new, less costly, dental plans for state retirees and not feeling comfortable enough with the situation to take advantage of it. I investigated it the best I could with the limited time frame and access to (read that no one answered the phone) the state pension people. I wanted to do it...no deductible, no maximum paid, comparable costs. It's the network of providers that's the kicker, of course, and the one visit I made to check out my potential dentist(s) was not uplifting. Also, the fact that there was no answer to the question of what happens at the end of the year...is there another chance to switch plans or no?
On a happier note, Tom got the all-clear from the neck doctor to start up regular life activities again. So we celebrated with him driving (yay!) to Prospectors for some dancing. Yee haw!
That was our second Prospectors visit of the week. We celebrated Melissa's birthday there on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is November. Oy. Time is going really really fast now....
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