Just a quick note.  I am still alive in Oregon.  I do miss being able to Xanga once in a while and talk with Xanga friends.  I'm using my sweet DIL's laptop for this.  Not really missing modern technology too much.  I only get one TV station but it is enough to see the news now and then.  Most everything else on TV is pure garbage in my opinion.  Hey, I turned 60 in May so I get to have an opinion (come to think of it, I've always had one).  I have the time for more reading so I am enjoying that part.

Doc says I have some kind of thing on my kidney but after much testing he has decided not to do anything about it right now.  I will have to assume he knows what he is talking about.

The failing economy has affected me as well.  I wonder how many in Xangaland are feeling the bite of high gas and food prices.  I mean a bite big enough to make you change your lifestyle?  I am so blessed that I have my "kids" to help me out.  For now, I'm living in my son and DIL's 25 ft. travel trailer that is parked on their ranch.  The ranch is beautiful and I have been able to feed a large flock of various birds around the trailer.  I'm parked on the hillside among many oak trees and all my houseplants are living outside.  DIL even built a pole fence, planted grass and laid a broken brick pathway to the trailer door.  (Told you she was sweet).  Sons Ron & Ray moved me in and Ron did much work to prepare a pad, fix the electrical hook-up and much more for me.  I counted the bird types and came up with 25 the other day.  Bald eagle and osprey are among those.  Last night, I had a masked visitor and I'm sure he could be mighty mean but he was more interested in the hamburger bun I threw in the yard for the birds than he was in me.  What a huge raccoon he was!

My son, Ron and DIL, Tage took me to the Oregon coast last week.  What a wonderful trip it was.  I had never seen that part of the coast before.  Maybe I will get a chance to post some of those pics soon.  Had a great family cookout this past weekend too. 

Okay.....this is not a quick note now.  Hello to all those in Xangaville.  I pray that all is well with you. 

2008 ROD AND CUSTOM CAR SHOW - ROGUE VALLEY OREGON..........This is where I went this past weekend.  These are some very cherry rides:

(Fiddle!!  Tried to change my skin so all of the pics would show but Xanga won't let me.  If you want to see the complete picture, you can, by clicking on it)

A handsome stranger posed for me in front of an old tow truck:  The club had a little preview at the mall before the show.  On the left is the car club pres. and on his right is my friend and a long time club member, Ron: Of course, very little $$$$ goes into this hobby: At the car show held at our Fairground facilities: Ron is directing this Dodge truck into an outside parking space:

  The car show is a fund raiser for crippled children.

Hmmm..........I'm trying to change my skin.  Xanga skin that is, so you may see strange things here.

I do send prayers for all of those affected by the tornadoes in the south.  A very scary and terrible thing to go through.

Not much happening in my neighborhood.  Just quiet days and there are many things worse than quiet days.  Next weekend I'll be going to a custom car show.  I love to see the cars and hear the old music.  I do enjoy antiques of every kind.  This weekend, I may go to the nearby Rock Museum.  Never been there before but I became interested in rocks because my mom was a bit of a rock hound when I was a kid.  She had a tumbler and had some jewelry made from some pretty rocks and semi precious gems she found.  Since I plan to go with a friend of mine who is a retired geological engineer, it will be even more interesting.

Have a good, relaxing weekend filled with blessings!