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| I was thinking about all of the amusement parks we have in So. Calif, from Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Legoland, Sea World and I'm sure there are more that I don't remember. There is a place called Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament. This is not an amusement park but it's a family entertainment, one that we went to shortly after Lou and I were married. We both had children when we were married, and this was an attempt to bring the families together. At the time we lived in Del Rosa, CA. a suburb of San Bernardino and we drove down to Buena Park were this Event was taking place. It's approximately 50 or 60 miles from our home. At time I had a Ford Club Wagon a large van with 4 captains chairs and a bench seat In the back. It worked just fine for a family of 6. In the beginning the older kids got to ride in the Captains Chairs, and those were Lou's kids, needles to say that caused some friction! When we arrived everything went according to plan, we went in, and were seated and were served our meal. (please remember this is memory of an older person) so the time the food was served and the program began may be different than I'm remembering. I do remember it was a good meal, and my younger daughter received a scarf from one of the knights who had it attached to is joisting pole. The dinner and entertainment went off with out a hitch. I was on our way home that my mind was blown. My wife will tell you I'm a little on the tight side with our funds. After spending a fair amount of money on this event, I was expecting to drive home and call it an evening. Sometime before we reached San Bernardino the kids started hollering for a In N Out Burger, and they wanted to do it now. I believe I told my wife if I have to stop and get them burgers then I'll get out and walk home and you can take them through the drive thru. Of course I didn't, and of course we did stop and they all got the food they wanted. But believe me I had steam coming out of my ears! I've learned over the years to loosen my purse strings and that children are never full even after having a big meal. It took awhile for all of us to come together but we are a family now and have been for years! Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| Over the years I've noticed as people get older they tend to repeat thoughts. Now that I've crossed that threshold, I've noticed that I'm doing the same thing. Of course my wife will tell me "I told her that already" but other people being more polite don't usually mention that I've told them this before. Getting older does bring new challenges, and some are not easy to address. My last two posts are a prime examples of this. I believe that I've covered these same two topics before, if one was to go back through my blogs. I don't know how far back you would have to go, but I'm pretty sure they will be there! I can only ask forgiveness and hope that I don't repeat myself again. I can't make any promises but I'll try to do my best! Have a wonderful weekend Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| Memories bring up other memories. Writing about Disneyland made me think of a time when my first wife and I took our nephew to Marineland of The Pacific located on Palos Verdez Peninsula in Los Angeles, County. It was a big Aquatic Theme Park with a lots of fish swimming in big tanks, and they had different shows with Penguins and Dolphins and other entertainment. They also had boat rides out around the peninsula and we took one. The boat had seating both inside and out. The outside portion was on the aft end of the boat with several rows of seating. Those seats were about 3 feet above the water line. It was a little cool that day, when we boarded the boat and we sat in the back to see all he would could. After we'd been out for a while a rogue wave came over the side of the boat. It drenched both my nephew and me and I jumped up and hollered "Jesus H Christ" I have no idea where that came from; but out of my mouth it came! The people around us were looking at me and I was drenched and I said "I'm sorry". We moved back into the inside of the boat and found towels to help us dry off. Needles to say we left shortly after the boat docked and we took our nephew home! I've never asked my nephew who is now 50 if he remembers that day; but I do! Enough for now Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| Another beautiful day in the High Desert, our temp reached 89° and in the evening we had a light breeze that helped cool it down a little. The other day I read and reviewed a Story about Disneyland, and the story was a good one. I thought I had read it before, and I'm now sure I had. This story brought back many memories of times at Disneyland. Since I'm a Native Son of The Golden West, I was born in San Bernardino and Disneyland is only 60 miles away. My parents took my brother and I there in within a few months of its opening in 1955. I would have been 8 years old. I don't think there were that many rides at the time and the Matterhorn was still under construction. I don't believe I could tell you the number of times I've been there mainly because it's been so many. I've watched it change over the years and it's become more exciting. Being in California we went to Disneyland for Graduation from High School and that was a blast. Every time I've gone has been great! There are a lot of memories there. I had one special occasion, I had taken my girlfriend there in 1971 and while we were on the Haunted House Ride I ask her to Marry Me, weird and different certainly wasn't normal. She said yes and we had a wonderful time. Disneyland will always have a special place in my heart because of all my experiences! It's a great place for the family. I think that enough Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| It's a beautiful day in the High Desert of Southern California. The temp outside is 84° and it's a glorious day, with clear skies and a mild breeze. I reviewed a young ladies essay about the fear she was having; knowing that things would change in her High School. She used a Snowball as the reference behind the changes she was not wanting to happen. She could see the ball melting and wanting to put in the freezer to keep that from happening. I could emphasize with her. Most people don't like change, thought that's what makes the world go round. That's basically what I said in my review telling her she had her whole life ahead of her, and she would see many changes over the years, and I encouraged her to enjoy the changes as she aged. Family, Friends and Acquaintances, come and go all through out our lives, and we have to deal with each one as it comes along. Change is inevitable and one must learn to cope when it happens. That's enough for now Remember Life is Good and God is Great! |
| Have you ever wondered where the day went? I remember getting up this morning and now I'm thinking about calling it a night. I can't say that I've accomplished a lot, I read, walked, ran to the store to pick up lunch, watched some TV and I've written in this blog. My watch tells me I've been up almost 17 hours, and that I've taken 12,766 steps so far. I guess it doesn't pay to look in the rear view mirror. Today has gone and tomorrow is another day. I wonder if it will get lost also? I think this is dribble so I'll quit! Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| My daughter came by yesterday to tell us about how her first week went with her new job. She felt like she'd died and went to heaven, it was that good! She has been working in warehouse's for the last 25 years (I think). Most of the time she has had to work overtime plus come in on her days off. She has worked for, four different companies, in a low managerial position. She has had a number of boss's and has had to deal with the problems that come from working in office politics. (This is not new to most people who work for a living.) Anyway this new position during the first week went extremely well, and she is looking forward to this next week. This made me think of the words or sayings like When will the bubble burst and Wait till the other shoe drops! These are sayings that I hope never come into her vocabulary! Both my wife and I want the best for our daughter, like every parent and we'll continue to keep a close eye on her progress and attitude over the next few weeks and months. Hopefully she'll keep up the positive vibes she is giving off. Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| I think Spring is actually beginning to show up, the last few days have been cool and windy, but the future forecast is down right nice. One that I'm looking forward to. It should begin to get into the 70's during this next week with it topping out 86°. This makes think that Spring has Sprung! Of course that means the the heat is just around the corner. No sense in being concerned before it happens. We've had a couple of mild summers over the years but with Global Warming that may be a thing of the past. I've been dealing with a problem with a company that does CT Scanning, I had one done last June and they informed me that Railroad Medicare declined it. When I spoke with RR Medicare I was told that they didn't decline it, but asked the company to provide the correct information so they could pay the claim. I have spoken with both the Company involved and RR Medicare and both have been cordial, but the company is adamant that I owe, RR Medicare says the company is obligated to provide the information requested, but so far they haven't. Every time I call the company I get the same reply Medicare denied the claim, and at one point they sent it to a collection agency. I advised them it was under review. The last time I spoke to RR Medicare the young lady told me to send the information to - and she gave me the info to do that, and said it might take 45 days to get a response. I mailed them the info I had, via overnight and they have received my letter. Now I wait! That's all for now Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| After reviewing a peace of writing last night, I decided I need make a commitment to WDC. I joined back in 2016 and used the site fairly frequently but then I had medical issues that I covered in my blog. I began to have different medical issues in 2018, 2019, 2021 and my want to write waned. As a senior citizen I now move a little slower than I did, and sometimes things don't always make sense to me. I've had issues before in trying to post things and it didn't go well. I really am like a new member and I must admit that there are so many rules and instructions, sometimes I don't understand. Someone just fan'd me but I don't know how to do that myself to see what others are writing. Sometimes I feel lost! Off an On I've felt like I didn't want to spend most of my time at the computer because I know how time flies when you're having fun, and I do have fun! My issue is not wanting to have it take control of my life. I know I could spend my day cooped up in a room and it really wouldn't bother me, but I know it would my wife. There in lies part of the problem. Over the years I've spoken to a few people and all have been nice, but I haven't put myself out there. I haven't read other people's blogs and though I do reviews I haven't been good at trying to put more effort into it. My hope is that I put my best foot forward and work on getting to know more fellow writers. I'm sure I have more in common with a few, than I have previously thought. I think that is enough for now Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
| Today is another blustery day, our high so far is 53° and the wind is blowing at 19mph from the WNW. I realize that are weather doesn't come close to what others are experiencing in the Mid West and South. My hats off to anyone who can live where you have the chance of being hit by a Tornado or Hurricane. Fortunately we don't see many of those around here and a lot of people say they wouldn't live in earthquake country. Let's face it, if one hits and your home and livelihood are affected then it's bad no mater where you live. I need to get off that tangent, because it would be easy to go down a rabbit hole, Not a lot going on today, I will be taking a friend to his Dentist appointment around 2 and from there I'll go pick up a Prescription from Walmart. Then a little latter this evening I'll go to a Bible Study where we're covering Exodus. It's interesting and I'm glad to have the chance to study the Bible. I'm looking forward to Saturday, when we expect to hear from our daughter about the new job, and how the week went. She said she'd call or come by so that gives us something to look forward to. I'm going to quit for now Remember Life is Good and God is Great |
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