Linda Loves Life

Andrew, Joe’s young cousin, is a compliance officer for LSU in Baton Rouge.  He met us in Gainsville and arranged for tickets so we could all go to the basketball game.  Basketball is definitely my favorite sport – and since we were in a group of VERY few LSU fans that night, our faces often [...]

Joe is in Australia!  Jeff, his son, and his wife, Caroline, plus kids Jackson, Hollie and Brynn are living in Sydney for two years.  Joe is not only with his #2 son’s family, but his #1 son, Joe Jr. with sons, Trey and Camden are also visiting.  Joe is in “grandpa heaven” right now!

My neighbor, Hilda, and I went to the movies tonight – a last minute decision.  We saw HAYWIRE with Michael Douglas – but it was definitely the most bizarre movie I have ever seen!  I don’t think anyone in the theater enjoyed it – personally, I could not follow the plot or make any sense [...]

It’s January, and it feels like summer!  I heard on the TV weather report that the reason there are so many storms in the south – Alabama, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, is that the air is too warm for the season.  It has completely upset the normal weather cycle.  Our world is definitely changing . [...]

I left my house for less than an hour today to do some nearby errands.  In that short time, I saw THREE drivers who should NOT be driving!!

We had so much fun celebrating the Chinese New Year!  The kids loved their Chinese trinkets.  They all got a fan, a Lysee red envelope with a real coin inside, some Jasmine tea, a panda picture and the little umbrella that came with a Chinese meatball – which was eaten with chopsticks!  To end our snack, [...]

1.  wish 2.  grammar 3.  generous 4.  inquire 5.  watching 6.  write 7.  right 8.  asking 9.  easier 10.  consequence

My very friendly dentist said, “Open really, really wide.” I opened up my mouth And he looked deep inside. He saw my healthy teeth Because I brush them every day. Then my very friendly dentist said, “Your teeth are A-OK!”

1.  monkey 2.  beautiful 3.  anxious 4.  century 5.  decade 6.  antonym 7.  synonym 8.  studying 9.  clever 10.  counting

A child lives in China with his father and his mother, And for the fifteen days of New Year, each day is like no other. As the Chinese New Year starts, they sweet and mop and dust, For cleaning out the old ways is a Chinese New Year “must.” The family shops for oranges, for [...]