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2009/7/13 Fiddling AroundDrat! I upgraded something from Microsoft and now it’s just all messed up. Ya know, once in awhile, I come to my site here and read some of the old entries and it brings back memories So today, I’m gonna talk about Fiddle Camp so I can remember it later on. Right now, the reigning World Class Championship Fiddler is Wes Westmoreland. He and a former world champion, Randy Elmore (plus about 6 other teachers) hold six classes a year. You have to sign up for one at least 2 months ahead of time. Anyway, this one it was held in Cisco, Tex July 6-12. Cisco's about 90 miles from here. The camp is expensive, but they put the students up in the dorms of a junior college and feed them 3 meals a day, so that‘s good.. Hubby enrolled and left on Monday, the 6th. He had quite a bit of fun. There were students from as far away as Canada and Connecticut, California and Mexico. Thge camp also teaches guitar and vocals. Most of the teachers are/were former Texas Fiddle Champions or World Championship Fiddlers and guitarists. And they were amazing. The age range of the students was 7 - 85. Not all fiddling is about bluegrass, hoe downs or hillbilly music, ya know. The waltzes are beautiful. I’m not all that fond of Texas Swing, but I do like breakdowns and shuffles. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by The Charlie Daniels Band is a breakdown. I can’t think of any mainstream shuffle titles at the moment. An example of Texas Swing is "Miles and Miles of Texas". Bob Wills, I think, did that one. I could be wrong, though. It's happened before. George Strait's band, "Ace in the Hole" plays alot of Texas Swing. I can listen to that if he's singing. Yum. Anyway, the camp was well worth the money. Like I said, it was held in Cisco, Texas. Tiny little town, maybe 1500 people. The closest town was about 22 miles away. Hubby left home on Monday and I went there on Thursday. That night we went to a very small Mexican restaurant ( I think the word "shack" says it better) and we had THE BEST food. I haven’t had that kind of cheesy green enchilada goodness since we lived in Roswell, NM. I think the town had a grand total of 3 places to eat. And that includes Sonic and Dairy Queen. I took Lola with me instead of boarding her. She was a good girl. On Sunday, after we got home, she had a "What the heck was that all about?" all over her face. She’s a little bit aggressive, but she handled all the people very well. Back in April when I booked the motel room, I made sure that they accepted pets. When I checked in, there was a sign at the desk that said, “Pets under 20 pounds accepted. A daily charge of $10.00 will be applied to your bill”. I said, “Hmmmmm… I believe we have a problem“. He looked out at Lola sitting in the passenger seat in my car and said, “Oh, my”. I don’t know how much he charged me for her, but 3 nights came to $240.00. For a town that has 2 motels, I thought that was a little expensive. The Princess and Annah are back home. I missed them very much. They spent the week at South Padre Island, TX. Same week Hubby was at Fiddle Camp. I was very bored. I had lunch with my daughter’s aunt-in-law and we saw The Proposal. BTW, that Sandra Bullock girl has a KILLER body. OK, that’s all for now. I’m going to start posting shorter posts more often. That attention span thing, ya know? Hey, for all you bloggers out there…start writing!! I’m a voyeur and need to see what your life is all about. I’ll be looking for you! xoxo
2009/7/5 What a rambleI opted out of the 4th's annual Parade. Too many people and it’s just too hot. The Princess had to go to the doctor and she wasn't going to be in the parade, so what was the purpose?
Hubby will be gone all this week, he's off to fiddle camp. I’ll be going to visit later and dance the night(s) away.I n the mean time I’ll be all alone.
The Princess, her mom, and Annah are also be gone this week, too. The other grandma is supplying them with an all inclusive week in Padre Island! She's so generous!
I’m still trying to decide on a vacation for us - just Hubby and myself.….Is that selfish or what? What to do....Branson? The Bahamas? Vegas? Galveston?….What I really want is to take a cruise to Alaska. But I really have to justify that cost first.
Never been on a real vacation. We always go to Hubby’s parents. For 36 years, now. Hubby gets 3 weeks a year. One week is always spent with him working around the house. One week is spent going to the in-laws. The other one is usually wasted day by day. He doesn’t take a sick day.
well, heck....he never gets sick. He just sucks the health right out of me.
At his job, he gets 2 bonuses a year. One bonus is paid based on the number of sick days you have left. The other is based on the company’s success for the year. Since they make and sell electricity, it's going very well.
We watched Changeling last night. It’s about a missing boy; with Angelina Jolie. It’s pretty good. It does highlight how sexist people used to be. Used to be?
I love taking quizzes for FB. However, I wonder about the acuity when the quiz maker misspells a word or it’s grammatically incorrect. It’s still fun, though. But I also like Jeopardy, too. How nerdy.
What do y’all think about the economy? The State of the Union? Has it affected you? I know that now, when I go shopping that I won’t get out of the store for less than $100.00. I may have to get a job. Oh, No!
We’ve already been to the in-laws this year, Hubby rewired their house back in April. Now we still have a week left to spend. Where can we go for around $2000.00? Any ideas? And btw, what to do when we get there.
My daughter in Florida (mother of Magic Jack and Beautiful Kate) will start back to work next week. She took a year or so off after having Kate to be a mom. She is the perfect candidate for this position. They were looking for a part time dentist. She will work 2 days a week. Her hubby is thinking about staying in the Navy. Only 8 years left. 4 years in Florida and the other 4 years at a place unnamed as of yet. He’s really not that old, maybe 36 or so, but he joined the Navy right out of high school and then rejoined while he was in college to get the scholarship.
Did I mention that....cough, cough....he's a doctor? ;)
Confession: I’m a terrible housekeeper. My home is a black hole. I’m going to blame my hyper functional thyroid. Yah, that’s the ticket. I lay stuff down and then lay stuff on top of that. And then forget where I laid what where. And yeah, I do notice the pile. It's just not that important to me.
Have you seen the movie ~ Rat Race? I find it hysterical. I can watch it over and over again. One of my favorite movies is National Lampoon’s Vacation. If he wasn’t a Democrat, I’d love Chevy Chase.
Don’t you hate it when you go to say something and the wrong word comes out? You practiced it in your mind when you decided upon that phrase, but something goes awry and you end up sounding stupid. It doesn’t happen very often, but I’ve experienced it. Like when you want the remote. You tell your spouse, “Please hand me that garage”. Or you go into a restaurant, decide upon a chicken sandwhich and wind up ordering a "chicken situation". What the....???
Have you ever talked to someone, a stranger in a store? Did they just stare at you? Yesterday, I saw a sign that boasted 50% off a rack of denim jackets. I’ve been looking for one at a decent price and went, “Wow. That‘s a good deal” Only I said it instead of only thinking it. And the lady trying on the jacket just looked at me. She stared at me. Whatever happened to smiling and agreeing?
I’m waiting on a movie to be over. I’m sending Hubby to town (we live out in the country) to get some catfish. There’s a little restaurant that serves the best catfish at a very good price. I just had a nap and don’t want to get all dressed up to go into town.
My son-in-law thinks the phrase "going to town" is funny. He grew up inside the city limits, I'll bet. I grew up in the country and have lived outside city limits for most of my life. I’m not sure what the difference is. (Maybe 10 miles?) Except for the time we lived in Connecticut. We lived in a huge apartment building right in the center of Norwich, Ct. It was a great place. A renovated civil war ear cotton gin mill. We even had elevators! Being a hick, I was finally on par with the girls from One Day at a Time!
I stayed totally turned around there. I could find the mall in Norwalk, but other than that I needed a map. Hubby's cousin had stables and a riding school in Stonington. Right outside of Mystic. That was great fun. Hubby's cousin was Rich with a capital R. They were Load-ed.
Had a mansion on highway US 101 (along the Atlantic shore). Horses and dogs. The had jumpers. We got jumping lessons free for mucking out the stalls. It was so much fun! It was like being the Beverly HIllbillies.
Actually, Hubby and cousin were very close and we were treated like royaltry. BTW, I didn't have to muck out the stalls, I just made the kids do it. Lessons, you know?
Their dining room table had 16 chairs. Had a baby grand piano in the 'drawing room'. A fire place in the kitchen.
Yeah, I took notes.
Didn't see Julia Roberts, though.
Everybody thought I was from Texas and I wasn't at that time. Shopping for groceries was a little rough. I had my mom ship me in some chilis and stuff.
Funny thing there in Norwich; in a restaurant, you couldn’t buy a baked potato before 5:00 pm. How weird is that? And you always had to specify “iced” tea. And then you got THAT look. I understood that one. Who drinks an iced drink in the middle of winter? Well, I do. But it was a fun time and I love grinders.Although Maine had the best lobsters. Massachutes (can I spell that?) had the best fair. I loved the food so much!!! Souvlaki! Also something with fritos and chili...can't think of the name....I probably gained 5 pounds that week.
I didn’t find it all that cold there, in Connecticut. I think Kansas is the coldest place I’ve lived so far. Between below 0 temps and 30+ mph wind, I said “UNCLE” quite often. Maybe that’s why Connecticut didn't seem too cold.
Well, maybe it’s time to shut up until I’m bored again. Tell me if I'm boring you.
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