A Test

Testing, testing…123! 

This is a TEST by the brain-cluttered owner of this blog.

Can you identify this item?

Have you ever seen one of these in real life? Have you ever used one? Do you know anyone who had one of these?

What is THIS contraption called?

Tell us who, what, when, where, and whatever about this thingamajig in the comments … if you know what it is. We’d love to hear all about it.

Happy Tuesday Night To You!

Saturday Night Humor

Notes From Parents To School

Following are real notes written by real parents. Spellings, grammar, and other such “stuff” have been left intact.

1. Please excuse tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea, and his boots leak.

2. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.

3. Please excuse jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.

4. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because i don't know what size she wear.

5. Please excuse jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it monday. We thought it was sunday.

6. Sally won't be in school a week from friday. We have to attend her funeral.

7. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a              weekend with the marines.

8. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well.

9. Please excuse mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.

10. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.

11. Please excuse brenda. She has been sick and under the doctor.

12. Maryann was absent december 11-16, because she had a fever, sorethroat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever an sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.

Happy Saturday Night Everyone!

Things To Do In Houston - June 21 -23,2019

Things To Do In Houston This Weekend

June 21, 2019 through June 23, 2019

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Discovery Green - Sundays in the Park

Time & Date 

Sunday, Jun 23, 2019 

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Enjoy music, lawn games and more at Discovery Green. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Latin Beats 

FRIDAY,  JUNE 21, 2019  -  7 P.M.

Downtown Aquarium

410 Bagby

Houston, Texas 

713-223-3474

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 Texas Home and Garden Show

When: Saturday, Jun 22 – 23, 2019

Where:  NRG Park, 

1 NRG Pkwy, 

Houston, TX 77054, USA 

More info at www.nrgpark.com and https://texashomeandgarden.com/show-info/.

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THINGS TO DO IN HOUSTON THIS WEEKEND JUNE 21-23 

FREE AND CHEAP EVENTS

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Miller Outdoor Theatre

Miller Outdoor Theatre offers the most diverse season of professional entertainment of any Houston performance venue, and it’s all FREE!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

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How the Fight Starts

This Is How the Fight Starts. . . 

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My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.

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My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'

'Yes,' I sighed, 'she's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.'

'My God!' says my wife, 'Who would have thought a person could go on celebrating that long?'

And then the fight started…

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Hahahaaa...I wasn't expecting THAT!

Things To Do In Houston

Things To Do In Houston This Weekend

June 12, 2019 through June 16, 2019

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Houston is truly a great place to live. It‘s a bit large for this seriously “country-at-heart-small-town-girl”, but, it is fabulous all the same. It is not only a wonderful place to live, but also an incredibly exciting place to visit as well.

Fun, educational, and just plain interesting things to do in Houston are endless. How you spend your time and what you decide to do depends on the amount of time you have to spend doing them while in our majestic city.  

So, without further ado, here are a few Interesting Things to Do & Places to visit in Houston, Texas.

Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park

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Friday, June 14, 2019 | 7:10 pm

Saturday, June 15, 2019 | 3:10 pm

Sunday, June 16, 2019 | 1:10 pm

Minute Maid Park, 

501 Crawford Street
Houston, TX 77002 United States

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2019 Houston Food Fest

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Date & Time

Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT

Location: Midtown Park

2811 Travis Street

Houston, TX 77006

 

Children’s Museum of Houston

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 Event Date & Time:

June 15, 2019

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

My photo of Grandson Jace, at the Children's Museum of Houston.

FAMILY FRIENDLY, RECREATION, TOURS

Nature Walking Tour   

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 -  10:30 am ‐ 11:30 am

Saturday, July 20, 2019 - 10:30 am - 11:30 am

TICKET INFO - Free

The Water Works
105 Sabine Street
Houston
713-752-0314

15 Fantastic Free Things to Do in Houston

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Japanese Gardens Houston.

The AMAZING Jace, Creator & Master Designer

Zazzle Creations by Grandson, Jace!

Grandson Jace watched as I created designs and applied them to products on Zazzle. He wanted to do it too.

I had him open his MS Paint program, and he whipped out this design in less than 10 minutes...))): siiigghh.

It usually takes me a loooong time to complete a design.

KIDS, Go figure!!!

im a super star Baby Jersey Bodysuit

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"im a super star" Baby Bib

by dellgirl08

Way-to-Go, Jace. You did an amazing job!

Thank GOD, It's FRIDAY!

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Thank GOD, it's FRIDAY! Another week just flew by, had me busy as a little bee with a never-ending “to-do” lists. There were the usual things that just HAD to be done, along with a few incidentals that popped-up in the middle of it all. I got the important stuff done though. Thank goodness.

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Now the week is gone already. Well, thank God, it's FRIDAY and I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend…sorta. Mama’s here, she came yesterday. Time to do some serious bringing, fetching, and carrying!

Still, I look forward to a whole lot of quiet time doing as much nothing as possible whenever I can today and the entire weekend. Feeding and medicating Mama is the only “must-do” thing to do, so far. I hope it stays that way all weekend.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I almost forgot the best part. The absolute BEST part of the week was getting to spend more time with Grandson. School is out for the summer. Yaaa!

We spent a lot of time chatting, chill-laxing, and snacking/eating. Boy that kid can eat! He must be going through a “growth-spurt” or something. He left yesterday evening to spend a few days with is other grandmother.   

Okay, okay enough random ranting already. Happy Friday Everyone!

What about you? How was your week? What fun things do you have planned for the weekend? Whatever you do, I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Anybody heard any funny jokes lately? I need a good laugh!   

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May tomorrow bring happiness beyond belief, 

joy beyond comparison, 

and peace to sooth your soul.

Wishing you a blessed and serene weekend!

A Guide: How to be Annoying

A Guide: How to be Annoying

If you ever find yourself at a loss for something fun to do, these "things-to-do" are a sure thing. They will amuse, tickle, or annoy you.

Lighten up, life is serious enough!

-       Buy large quantities of mint dental floss just to lick the flavor off.

-      Order a side of pork rinds with your filet mignon.

-      Sing the Batman theme incessantly.

-      Repeat everything someone says, as a question.

-      Wander around the restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.

-      Leave tips in foreign currency.

-      Forget the punchline to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot."

-      Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a can of Lysol.

-      Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers' brains, such as "Feliz Navidad." 

-      Never make eye contact. 

-  Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.

What do you say? Do these amuse, tickle, or annoy you? Let us know in the comments. OR, tell us something funny. We'd love to hear it so we can laugh.

True Confessions

Confessions of a LateBloomer

How well do we know anybody? We don’t. We only know what we see when we are with them. We also see how another person portrays himself or herself to the world. 

We don't know what they're hiding behind the mask they present to the world. People lie all the time. It is easy to get mislead online, and we would be non-the-wiser. That’s a sad fact, but it’s true.

So, who am I? What do I like and what do I do? I love reading, writing, sewing, crafts, and jewelry making. 

I like researching online. I’m addicted to plain old research. I also spend a lot of time researching ways to make money online. I haven’t made much headway along those lines so far. I’m still searching though.

I also started researching my daddy’s family history online in 2008, but I’ve had to put that aside for a while. Life happened - - again and again and again.

Well, enough about me for now. I could go on and on forever. Did I say I love writing? I do love it. This is just a little of the life of the ~LateBloomer~, my online name…for a few hot minutes. 

Who are you? What do you like? What do you do? Do you have a hobby?  

A Great Point & Shoot Camera For Beginners

Canon PowerShot SD780IS - Camera

This Canon PowerShot SD780IS Camera is an awesome point & shoot camera for beginners.

Mere words cannot begin to describe the awesomeness of this little camera. That said I will TRY to explain some of the reasons I find this Canon PowerShot SD780IS absolutely amazing. #1: It is teeny-tiny-SMALL!

It's teeny-tiny enough fo fit in the  palm of your hand. It’s tiny enough to fit in a shirt or pants pocket. It’s small enough to fit into a purse easily. It does not take up any space, no matter where you put it.

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Don’t be fooled by the size of this small pocket-size camera though. It has some un-imaginable features. The BEST feature is that it is a great point-&-shoot camera for beginners like me. Simply point it at your subject, find your subject on the screen, and press the button. That’s it! It is just that easy to use.

Another awesome feature of this camera is that it is also great for shooting pictures on the move. I have captured hundreds of pictures while riding in the car, with the window rolled up. Many were blurred, at first. Then, I developed an amateur system for getting clear focused shots - -  on the move. How?

I would look ahead as we rode along, find my target, and focus on it. As the car moved along, I kept my camera focused on the item I wanted to shoot. When the car reached my desired object, I just pressed the button. The pictures came out very clear, not blurred at all. You can’t beat that for “point-&-shoot” for amateur beginners!

My photo. Taken from a moving car, passenger side. 

This Canon PowerShot SD780IS has many other great features and professional quality capabilities. But this review concentrates only on its ease of use for beginners.

If you like to take pictures and you are not a professional photographer, this is the camera for you. If you want a camera you can point at something and shoot a picture, this camera is for you.

I highly recommend this Canon PowerShot SD780IS.  It's perfect for beginners.