First Time Cooking
Wow! what a day I had Friday the 20th. I was suppose to do the Christmas party dinner for the family. I had never cooked a big meal for a dozen people before. I was a nervous wreck. I couldn't sleep the night
before, I kept getting up for one thing or another. At 7:30 I got up and just couldn't go back to bed so I
put the picnic ham "pernil" in the oven and put the timer on for an hour and a half and went back to bed. I got up at 9:30 am checked the ham and set the timer for another hour and a half but this time I stayed up had coffee and toast and started on the rest of the goodies I had in store for my guests. To put me in the festive mood I put on the music and started to make my famous "coquito", a caribbean Christmas drink much like egg nog except I add cinnamon, vanilla extract, sugar spice cinnamon and my secret ingredient, and "rum 151"  to really spike it up. Boy! was it spiked up. Anntie Anna had a cup and served herself another and another before you knew it she was protecting her cup like she was a 'Navy Seal' on a secret mission. "Don't touch my cup", she said and you didn't touch it.  She was feeling good and so were the others. I got an "A" on my cooking skills and that made my nervous day a happy day . Me--rry Christmas

Love Lost

Did you ever think how wonderful it is to be in love especially after meeting the love of your life? I met mine and thought it was the best thing that ever happened to me in seventeen years. He was so thoughtful and careful and even helped around the house. He mopped, cleaned, and cooked. Oh, it was rough for him to get a real job, but I was patient and waited and waited and waited. Boy! what a jerk I was. He was smooth and slick and knew how to sly. I thought I had a good guy, but I was wrong. I am now happy again. He had me stressed out and thinking I was in poor health, but thanks to my womanly intuition I finally kicked him out of my house and my life. I will now remain the happy widow I once was.

I was just thinking about the other girls and one guy in my class today and wondered about their ages. The youngest must be in her/his twenties and the oldest in her/his forties. I thought what a delight to be among the younger generation. Being around them made me feel younger myself. The conversations they would have with one another was interesting but mostly no different than the conversations I once had; the children, the hubby, cooking, parents, celebrations, bills, love, and so on. Life doesn't change we just get older but the scenario stays the same. What does change is, however, the daily hassles of life like paying bills for example in my days you either went to the office or mailed the payment directly to the office, today you pay by computer or automatic deduction over the phone. In the past you talked on the phone today you talk on a the cell. In the past it took forever to save to go on vacation today you can use a credit card and no need to save dollars. And that's how it used to be. I wonder what the future has in store it must be even more wonderful you can live longer and not even use your own body parts anymore, well I must go my cell is ringing and I will start my car from right here, see you on the next ride. Oh yes, my diabetic machine just informed me that  I need another insulin shot.

End Of The Road

Well it's the end of the semester and I am grateful to my teacher for trying to help me with the computer. I have learned what I was supposed to know a long time ago. I still haven't dominated the skills  I'm suppose to but what the heck, I did learn something. So my advice to other elderly students who have not dominated computer skills, just keep trying. For me it's over, thank God. Now for the next technological feat I really do not want to try I guess I'll just try to enjoy the rest of my retirement and live a happy life as long as I can. For now it's the sun, the fresh Florida air, and the beach, my true love. Adios, farewell, and goodbye no more studying for this old lady.