I'm A Bit Slow

I just finally figured out how to post my photo on this site. I apologize that it is 20 years old, but, I'm too old and ugly to have a new portrait done!

I just made out like a bandit at Bi-Lo last week. They had all Stouffer's single serve and French bread pizza for $1.98. That's about $2 off the regular price. While Rick is an excellent cook, we are working a lot lately and those micro dinners come in handy.

I had to have Ole Blue Eyes put down last week. He was hit by a car, I think, and then hit in the head with a brick. Too far gone to help, not quite dead. It was painful and Rick really loved that cat. He was a huge Siamese with the prettiest blue eyes you've ever seen. We actually had another name for him at home. We called him Big Balls. I know, that's tacky, but, his hindquarters were dark brown and the rest of him light brown. When he walked away from you, all you could think was, "What big balls!" I hope this paragraph passes through the internet police. I don't mean to offend anyone, but, after all, they show!

We have picked up new clients and doing pretty well. Rick is very good at this job. I thought I was pretty good for the past 25 years, but, Rick is REALLY good! I went to northern Alabama last Saturday and served someone with the same last name as mine. My great-grandfather was from the same town. I'm sure this deadbeat is a distant cousin, but, I didn't delve into it.

Speaking of which, I have been working on my family tree for a while now. One distant cousin wrote a book about some of my family. I've gone onto www.ancestry.com and created a family tree. I've filled in all the gaps that I could from Harold's book. I've gone back to 1727 in one line and 1677 in another line. Along the way, 1st cousins married, so, the family tree is sort of twisted. You can't really blame them. Where do you find someone to marry when you live out in nowhere and don't know anyone? One of my greats was a French Hugenot with Napoleon. He was a minister which was looked upon with as great esteem as the President or Commander. I drew a blank after a g-grandmother who was part Cherokee Indian. I would like to know more about her people. Not far from here is a Cherokee reservation in North Carolina. If I had another generation or two before here, I could probably go to the reservation's library and find more info. Oh, so much to do and so little time to do it!

No coupon news, I'm afraid. I just haven't had the time to look. I'm grateful for the work we've got. I shouldn't complain about not having enough time for coupons and deals. As I have time, I will be more diligent.