Twenty-fifth New Thing-Curves

Today is the day-yahoo! I joined Curves. I've got my gray exercise capris and cute green t-shirt, hair pulled up, new tennies on-I'm ready! At 9:00 am I'll get weighed and measured and learn all the fitness equipment at Curves. Curves is a women's fitness center that focuses on strengthening and toning. Boy do I need both! I ended my membership at the YMCA and will go to Zumba still but realized with school starting up in less than a month I needed exercise in my daily life. I'm not getting any younger-ouch! I was much too intimidated with the work-out equipment at the YMCA and I never used the bikes or treadmills since I have a treadmill at home. The money for Zumba exercise and the membership fee just wasn't sizing up. So my neighbor encouraged me to try Curves for the same money I was spending at the Ymca. I could make my own schedule and show up when it worked best for me. What a win-win situation! Now I really don't have an excuse to get fit at 50!

Ooops that was Twenty not Tenty!

Sorry readers. As you can tell from my blog I was a bit upset and crazy and typed Tenty instead of Twenty in the title. That or I wasn't wearing my glasses!!!! Either way I had a really bad day with Sally!

Tenty-fourth New Thing Sally Sequel

Although it's not pretty or funny, I must admit everytime the story has been told it gets a huge - make that hysterical laugh! I have a feeling it will be "The Story" at the family reunion in two weeks.
We haven't had the best of weather lately. Lots of rain - make that lots and lots of rain lately which dampened the 4th of July festivities in Kansas this year!
It just so happened that my wonderful brother-in-law Don and sister Gerry decided to come and support me in my first car show venture. My youngest daughter Sam moved home for the month of July as well last Saturday and was devoted to being a support to Sally and me at the car show. It was to be a very exciting July 3rd!
At 4:00 my sister followed me to Carey Park so I could park and register Mustang Sally. She was a shining beauty among the other classic cars. We drove back home so we could freshen up a bit before the 6:00 show time! Much to our dismay it began to rain so my brother-in-law Don agreed to take me back to the park so he could help me latch the top which of course was down since convertibles show classier when the top is down. I am just sick to my stomach knowing it is raining down on Sally. As we hurriedly pulled into the park in a major downpour, Don missed the first turn but not to worry there was a second turn in. There was however some yellow tape kind of surrounding the area which we discovered was to section off a low pond that we happened to drive into. Yep, you read correctly we drove into the pond and after a few minutes were busy bailing muddy water out of the car seeping up through the underneath of his Buick LaCrosse with two coffee cups. We were a frantic sight and among the many people at the park, only 4 young kids waded in the water to try to push us out. I called triple A for the second time that week - don't ask about the first call a few days prior - and after bailing water in the pouring rain for 40 minutes a truck came by and hitched a chain to Don's bumper and successfully pulled us out. We were sure to be on YouTube or the front page of the newspaper since there were many budding young journalist/photographers taking pictures of us with their cameras and phones. UGH!
We did finally get to the very waterlogged Mustang Sally and managed to put the top up and drive her home. I dried her the best I could and called the insurance company today since she of course is refusing to start. I think she thinks I'm taking her out in to the big bad world again!

Twenty-third New Thing- Mustang Sally

I'm entering my first ever car show at the Hutch Fest tomorrow. I'm a little nervous about taking Sally out to mingle with all the other hot rods, but my sister and brother-in-law(a pro car show buff) are visiting for the weekend to support me and Sally.
I must admit she does look rather pretty. I armor-aled the interior and used a new product, a waterless wash and wax for the body. Her pretty little red body is just glistening away in the garage right now. She's got her top down and buttoned for the venture tomorrow. She's also a little shy so I hope she doesn't feel inferior next to other classic cars or old jalopies. She's a fire-engine red 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang with a white leather interior. Most of her is all original - and I'm proud of that!
Who knows this could be the first of many car shows to come.

Twenty-second New Thing-Back to the 70's

Hotel California, Take it to the Limit, Desperado, Take it on the Run, Easy Feeling and 3 hours more of hits and newbies......The Eagles concert had it all this week. It really brought me back to high school and college days. I only had one of their albums but I burned my record player needle playing it. Yep you read correctly, record player needle - wow does that ever date me. Of course the title "Back to the 70's" might have dated me a little also!
Yesterday I decided some of those golden oldies deserved a rightful spot on my ipod so I downloaded some tunes on my itunes and I'll be burning a CD soon with my treasures. If you haven't listened to the Eagles songs lately - pull them up and sit back and mellow out, or jump around and dance like me!