Good Morning Everyone.

I am re-blogging one of my first blogs I wrote in October 2007.  The poem "The Road Not Taken" has always been one of my favorite poems and thought I'd 'revisit' it again this morning.

This poem always has a special meaning each time I read it.

Hope you enjoy it this morning.

Kay

This morning when I logged on, I noticed something new to me.  What is the 'Re Blog" image inside our blogs?

It may have been there for a while, I don't know.  But I just now noticed it.  Why would we want to re-blog our own blog? 

Could someone please explain?

Have a great weekend.

My husband called me into the living room to watch something spectacular on TV....the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.  I am not an avid sports/Olympic person but who knows - maybe this year I will learn to love the Olympics.  After all, those who have followed my blogs know I learned to love football last year....so anything is possible.

I was amazed at the LCD screen and thousands of people who had to be so precise in each and every movement.  Wow!  It must have taken a lot of practice and even more patience.  The native costumes and the history is wonderful.

The only thing that is not good is that so many in the world are making it 'political' and protesting.  Let's just enjoy another culture and the games.  Since security is on high alert, I hope nothing bad happens.  There are so many innocent people there.  And, we must remember that every country, no matter what their beliefs and actions, have ordinary people living there just like us.

Question:  Since China is in a different time zone, are we watching it 'live' or delayed?  Someone said we are 12 hours different.  Anyone know???

For those who read my posts regularly, you will notice I've been 'away' from the Rain for awhile.  This time for a fun reason.  I've been visiting friends and family every chance I get during the last few month. 

Since March 17 I was recovering from open heart surgery anyway, so I thought I'd enjoy my friends and hobbies until I got ready to go 'full steam ahead' again......   So now I am ready.  I have been having fun and now it is time to work.

I was surprised to notice that I had finally reached the 100,000 mark in points on Active Rain.  I am happy.  Could not have done it without all my Active Rain friends being behind me and making comments.  I personally thank each and every one of you for making this happen.

This is why it is so important to read other people's blogs, make comments, keep in touch......  In life, sometimes bad things happen to us, no one is exempt.  We all have hiccups in life.  It is important to make friends and encourage each other. 

Peace and love to all.  Thanks so much for being there for me.  Have a great week.

Last week I wrote a blog on the movie "The Bucket List."  Many of my readers sent me a beginning of their bucket list....things we want to do before we die.

I started jotting down some of my ideas and thought I'd share them with you.  Of course, the list is never going to be complete.

Here's my list in no particular order:

• walk in a clear spring in the Hill country near Austin, Texas.  As a child, we did that all the time.
• go back to Branson, Missouri, to see even more of the shows and sites.  Last time, I actually rode a helicopter and loved it.
• go to Galveston, TX, to Moody Gardens.  Native Texan and I've never been.
• go back to Washington, D.C. to see some of what I missed before.
• go para-sailing - for those who know me, that would be a major adventure - fear of heights!
• take photos of all the houses I have lived in since a child to present - lots of them.
• complete the family tree on my Mother's side.  I'm stuck in 1820 on that one.
• go to the Great Lakes - never been there.
• travel to the rest of the U.S. - I've already been to Alaska and just about everywhere.

Of course, I know I don't have the time or the money to do all this...but that's why we DREAM....

So, what is YOUR Bucket List.

Have a great day.

Since there was nothing of interest to us on TV tonight, we decided to rent a movie.  I wanted to see "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman so that is what we got.

It was a wonderful and thought provoking movie.  I won't explain the movie in case some of you haven't seen it but it made me think about making my own 'bucket list' - a list of all the things I want to do before I die.  Since I don't like to fly and have limited money, my list will not be long.  There are many places in the U.S. I'd like to see and many inexpensive activities to do.

I'll have to start making me a list.  One on my list is to go back to Branson, Missouri.  I'll have to think on the rest.

What would be on YOUR bucket list?

My husband and I are very bored with the reruns and shows offered during the summer season.  We are ready for some of our usual shows to come back on starting July 13.  Remember, this is what hubby and I do for a time to be together.  We talk about the shows and relax each evening.

Last night we ran across one we don't usually watch.  I think it was called "So you think you can Dance"...please correct me if I am wrong.

There was a 62 year old man named John on it that beat out all the young people.  Since that is my age, I was really excited to see him win.  He turned to dance when his doctor told him to do cardio aerobic exercises...so he decided to learn cardio Hip Hop.  He twisted and turned and did a wonderful job of dancing.  It's amazing what he could do and never got out of breathe when the youngsters did.  That inspired me to find a dance for me to exercise to.

Did anyone else see this show and what did you think?