Life after 50 with a dash of Healthy Adventure

This is the tornado that struck near downtown around rush hour. It came from the City of Cockrell Hill, went over I30 touched down briefly around the Trinity River and then again on Mockingbird causing an 18 wheeler to get pushed by wind into the side of a building. Then the side of the building collapsed around the truck. Video was taken from about eight miles away – at I30 and Cockrell Hill Rd.

I had received several text messages with tornado warnings for the city I live in while I was at work. I decided it was time to go home and the flood gates were open and the rain poured from the sky. My office is just a mile or so from the City of Cockrell Hill. The sky was very dark and laden with swirls of ominous clouds. The rain was coming down sideways and the parking lot flooded here and there. I sucked it up, went outside and opened me mini umbrella. It did keep the top of my head dry! I remember looking at the clouds and then thinking that they looked tornadic, like there could be some rotation in them but they were coming in my direction and I knew it wasn’t a good idea to be a possible sitting duck. So I got in my car, called my husband to check on the weather at home since there were tornado warnings in Kaufman County. He said, “huh,” when asked about the weather. It appeared to be fine at home. I turned on KRLD for the latest in the weather and traffic. Reports were of tornadoes popping up everywhere thanks to the former hurricane. My thoughts of a tornado were confirmed by KRLD and I decided to go west on I 30 instead of east so I could get behind the storm. My sister, who lives in Frisco, called from the storm shelter in the garage of her townhouse in Frisco and asked about the weather. She and a friend were hiding out in its safety because the sirens were signing in Frisco. I told her I would call her after I listened to the radio some more because I had not heard anything about Frisco, just where I was and near my home. I turned the radio on again as I drove west to Cockrell Hill Ln. I got off the freeway and parked behind the Chili’s Restaurant with a few other people.

We watched the clouds as they flew past until we could see the tornado form. We knew when it made contact because we could see the debris field even from eight miles away. Above is what I was able to capture on video before the tornado went back up into the cloud. There were more tornadoes around the same time. As far as I know there were minor injuries and some building damages from several counties. KRLD weather told me on the way home via my stereo speakers that more of this could suddenly pop up during the night.

Stay tuned for a nice update about my progress with Limu Lean. I am excited about this product and what it has done for me the past three months. It’s the latest and greatest product from The Limu Company. They are about to hit the big times and be in the Fortune 500 ballpark before the end of the year. The company is only six years old. I have been in network marketing for many years and I tell you that this is one of the best companies around. Distributors are treated with respect and everyone I have ever met within the company and distributors are there to help. They have figured out if we help each other than everyone benefits. I have never been with a company as family oriented as TLC. There is money to be made for those willing to work and the products are superb. Just check out fucoidan on pubmed.com for more information.

As I said, stay tuned for an update about me and Limu Lean……..

If you can’t wait – click on one of my links to the right and find out about the products……

I recently attended the Heritage Jubilee in Terrell Texas. This is an annual event that is HUGE. I have plenty to blog about from this event. Stay tuned for photos of David Cline and is really cool motorcycle “Big Slick.’ I will also talk about his CD that is full of Texas Hold Em songs. Just try listening to that if you’re from the DFW area while you are headed east into LA for the gambling boats. There is a historical train car at the park in Terrell. I’ll have information about it with pictures. There will also be other posts about a very interesting “charming home for elegant senior ladies” in Terrell called Jefferson Manor. So be sure to come back and see the posts. If you see yourself in any of the photos be sure to leave your info in the comments section………….

I attended this event on Saturday. It seemed larger that last year’s event. There will be a photo post on the event with plenty of photos sometime this week. Stay tuned and be sure to come back – you may be in the photo! If you or your car is shown, be sure to leave a comment with your info so everyone will know which vehicle or crawfish face is yours…….

Monday, February 1, 2010
The Power of a Quickie
Posted by craftyGAgal “Meredith”

Not that kind of QUICKIE… a crafting quickie. All you crafting junkies know exactly what I am talking about. That quick crafting fix… just something you can SEE pretty quick.
I have been missing due to personal circumstances such as moving and a few other things….but no more. I am back, back online and back creating.

I had stopped making jewelry and stopped crocheting due to having to move and pack up all my supplies and stash… but recently I went digging and found enough to get my creative juices flowing. I started a new project of a pattern I made up for iPhone cases that are super cute. They are cool, bright and funky colors with neat matching buttons and some I put silver word plates on- you will see. I love them and they were the best kind of craft project… one that you can start and finish in a few hours giving that instant creative gratification! I made a dozen in a matter of a couple days. After that I got the bead itch and got out my goodies and made a necklace that is so awesome I am seriously debating even selling it- it has a big silver circle pendant that says on it “Be True to Yourself”… and I paired it with my favorite color- GREEN! It turned out super!

Another “Quickie”…. crafting bliss! It is almost like an addiction… just needed a ‘fix’ to get my craft mojo flowing and get that satisfied feeling- AHHH.

Be back soon… promise. I am back to stay and continue on my way…. Watch out! I am super motivated and super happy to be back blogging and networking.
SMILE

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To see more of her blog use the link above. Meredith is one of the “craftiest” people I know. She makes the coolest jewelry and sells it on Esty.

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Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive under bed

AP

By MELISSA NELSON and ERIN GARTNER, Associated Press Writers Melissa Nelson And Erin Gartner, Associated Press Writers –

CHIPLEY, Fla. – A baby missing for five days was found alive and well under her baby sitter’s bed, and Florida authorities said Thursday they plan to charge the sitter, her husband and the child’s mother.

Investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box tucked under a bed surrounded by items intended to hide the child at Susan Elizabeth Baker’s home near Chipley, a rural Panhandle town, Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said in an interview early Thursday. The baby was placed in protective custody.

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For more information, please use the link provided. This is a story that has yet to unfold and I can only imagine what the parents were thinking. Maybe they, like “Balloon Boy’s” parents are merely seeking media attention. If that’s the case, then no news is better news. Unfortunately, we may never know the parent’s motives.

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College senior Raymond Vetter gets up at dawn to fit in a run or a workout. Then, hair shorn neatly and pants pressed, he marches into breakfast, where he sits in an assigned seat. After six hours of instruction in such subjects as Japanese literature and systems engineering, two hours of intramural sports and another family-style meal with underclassmen, Vetter rushes to return to his room by the 11:30 p.m. curfew.

Most college students, we think, do not march to meals. A goodly number of them drink into the wee hours, duck morning classes and fail to hit the gym with any regularity. But Vetter, 21, is a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where college life is a bit different.

According to students, alumni, faculty and higher education experts, the undergraduate experience at West Point and the other service academies is defined by an intense work ethic and a drive to succeed on all fronts. “We face challenges and obstacles that not every college student has to face, but we are able to be competitive in all the different areas, from sports to academics,” Vetter says……

The above paragraphs are from a Forbes article titled America’s Best College and can be found in its entirety using the link at the top of the article. I thought the article was interesting as my husband, Ken Decker,went to USMA. He graduated with the last all male class in 1975. The stories the alumni can tell about college life is something to remember. I think West Point is an amazing place. The history that surrounds the students on a daily basis. Just to know who has walked the same halls, only many years earlier, could be downright stupifying as Harry Potter might say!

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