Women - We Keep On KEEPING ON!!!

Morning came early after a rough night. I got up and got ready (I thought!) and was on the road west to Fort Worth to pick Mother up at the beauty salon! When I got there and went in the restroom, I noticed I had not put on all my make up! Oh, well!!!

Mother didn't feel her perkiest either so we hugged and laughed and sat side by side as we had lunch at the brand new Mexican Inn Restaurant just up from the salon.

I could tell when I parked that it was NOT her first choice of a place to eat today!

Remember the In 'N Out Burger fiasco a few weeks ago?

However, I really wanted something that had a lot of TASTE to it!!

Mother found the Tortilla Soup on the menu all by herself and pointed to 'BOWL!"

She LOVED it!!!

I had the Taco Salad - which is what I nearly ALWAYS order when dining out at a Mexican restaurant! I had meant to go over to see Deanie after I took Mother home but was SO tired! I called her and she said, "Where ARE you?" I told her and she said, "I'll be RIGHT THERE!!!"

Mother and I were sitting front and center of the front door so it was a lot of fun to jump up and hug her neck just as she walked in!! 'Hug her neck.' That's an old folks saying! Deanie asked the other day, "WHEN did we get old?" Not really old but we are both in our 60's! I was really dragging and so was Mother, but by the time we left, though, it was like someone had turned a light bulb on!! Mother and I were both SHINING as we left!!

I saw on Facebook that my oldest son was still without power from that awful storm last night and he and the kids were out cleaning up. Even though I was still not feeling too perky, I decided to come home by way of his house. 

Faith is my oldest granddaughter! She is putting together a costume for Halloween.

She plans to be a NERD! She is just about the cutest little 'nerd' I have ever seen!

I had not seen the three older grands since MiMi Camp in July!

It did me good like a medicine to visit with them a few minutes!

When I finally got home after 4:00, Louis Dean was in bed asleep. He had dug fence post holes and had set said poles in cement thus completely tuckering himself out while I was gone!! I went right straight in to the guest room and took a good long nap myself! My phone rang about 6:30 and it was Louis Dean! He said, "Are you LOST??"

He didn't even know I was home!

My only chore this evening was to bake a cake for the Family Reunion tomorrow.

My blogging friend, Kathy, reminded me about Dr Pepper Cake!!

The last time I made it was in May of 2012. Amber remembers it well!! She was 28 weeks pregnant and in the hospital. I often made treats to share with the nursing staff back then. Amber had eaten one small piece and went to sleep. Mike took the rest of the cake out to the nurses station. It was gone in a matter of minutes! THEN Amber woke up and wanted another piece of cake!!!!

OOPS!!!! She STILL gets all agitated when she talks about this!

While this one is for the reunion - I will be baking another one tomorrow night to take over to Quadville for Sunday dinner! I shall leave any that's left over there!!

I am so impressed with my sisters, daughters, friends, blogging friends and women in general!

Have you noticed how women simply keep on keeping on????

We are a tenacious bunch. While we may not feel well - we continue to do what we need to do - no matter what!! I know some friends who are battling serious health issues and others who are in a difficult stage in their lives. I do not know one single lady that has thrown down the baton and said, "I QUIT!" My daughters, my sisters, my friends - I want to tell you all how impressed I am with all of you! I think women are AMAZING!!!

"First God created man, then he had a better idea!"

I thought this was clever but Louis Dean just told me it was a very OLD saying!!!

It's a new one to me!!