Life with Gracie!

                    We are welcoming “Gracie” to our family this week.  Gracie is quite young, really pretty, and she’s “loaded.”  Breaking the tradition from a Chevrolet or a Ford, Gracie slipped upon us in the form of a Toyota Highlander.  Renee’ had done the research on safety and accessories, options and price, and they traded her car for a Highlander about a month ago.  After Marvin drove it and discovered the head room, leg room, shoulder room in the driver’s seat, he was “smitten.”  We looked all around this area, but traded my Taurus and bought it Saturday in Memphis.  She has lots of bells and whistles, but so far, luckily, I have yet to find a vehicle that can make a killer banana pudding!  Her color name is Seafoam blue, and that’s rather a steel blue, or blue gray.  Really pretty!  She’s going on several road trips this week, only one which requires Navigation, though.

                    Speaking of road trips, the one Friday is to Charlene’s outside Halls, TN.  Their Open House is this week and I invited several ladies to go with me.  I’m checking it out for our Fall Break Outing, if anyone is still interested.  Meet at Charlene’s and then have a bunking party here.  We’ll have to coordinate our dates, money, and baby sitting, but that is a standing invitation to anyone who feels game. You’ll have to let me know the exact dates and who’s really interested.  Check out Charlene’s web site.  You’ll just be overwhelmed.  Save up!

                    Other interesting tidbits around here:  The Clay County Arts Council is meeting regularly now and we have a Dinner and Holiday Fashion Show with various businesses decorating tables and holding pre-sales and a Silent Auction.  That event is coming up November 1 at 6:30 PM.  It’s at Sugar Creek Country Club (at Piggott) and should be really great.  That’s a Thursday night.  December 1 (Saturday night) is the Night of Chocolate, but this year a dinner theatre event will be included.  It’s entitled “Suspect Hollywood” and promises celebrity visits.  Wonder if Robert Redford will show up?

                    I got into the pool for what may be the last time today.  The water was so very brisk that it almost “burned.”  I think another afternoon this week is supposed to be warmer.  It’s just hard to let go of that pretty sight!  So, we’ll be closing it down next week and I’ll start decorating for Fall.  How fast the days go by.

                   Next week, also, I do plan to go to Memphis and have breakfast with David and then go shopping with Renee and Aubrey.  Rich called from SC last week and talked for almost an hour.  For those of you who know Rich, you know that was a major event, because he never calls, and seldom talks any more than just to conduct business. It was a great conversation.  It is lonesome there, but they (he and Maureen and the dog Lincoln) are beginning to make some friends.

                Happy Birthday, Tricia!  Remember, we will never be older than Cher!!!