LESS STRESS???

I went in to see my doctor yesterday for a physical examination and to get my yearly refill of prescriptions. The doctor covered a lot of ground with the examination and we had a pretty good visit too. My blood pressure has dropped 20 points on the top and 28 points on the bottom since I retired (116/60)in January. Doc said I have dropped into the low risk patient category from the moderate category I was in a few months ago. I can feel the difference in stress in my life---it is way reduced from what it was when I was working. Maybe they are right with the Delta Airlines study---the earlier you retire the longer you live---hope so---I am loving retirement.

Down side to the examination is that today I had to go to the hospital for a series of fasting blood tests---Doc said yesterday we met my agenda for the examination and after he gets the blood test results we will have met his---so guess time will tell if all is really well---I'm feeling great.

SOME PICS

A couple of shots of the tournament---there were eight matches going on at the same time. Seened pretty chaotic but was well organized or it would still be going. There were at least ten schools there.

LITTLE LEAGUE WRESTLING IS TOUGH

Went to a little league wrestling tournament tonight to watch two of my grand kids wrestle. The oldest has wrestled all year and wrestled 39 matches before he won his first match. His younger brother attended practices two years ago but never got to participate in a meet. Tonight the younger one won his first match---the older one lost all three of his matches. Like I said little league wrestling IS tough. I was proud of both of them for participating. If they continue they will walk away with a huge increase in self confidence and a new insight that they can take on tasks and even if they lose they win in the long run. Experience is a great asset---especially in wrestling and in life. BUT YOU GOTTA PAY THE PRICE TO GET IT!

MUSINEA ERUPTING

I may have posted this picture before but I think it is soooo funny. The guy that took it had to drive quite a ways to get the smoke column from the fire and the mountain to line up. I love this picture.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG.....NOT!!!

Went to the store a couple of hours ago---after we drove home in a white out Inklings took a picture out the front window---glad I don't have to go anywhere today. MAYBE THIS IS PART OF THE SIX MORE WEEKS!!!!!

RECOLLECTIONS

It is always fun to go back and look at the fire photos I have in storage. This one was taken by a very good friend in Idaho a few years ago. This was the ground fire early in the day---by afternoon it was a conflagration.

SPRINGS ALMOST HERE

One of my friends sent me this picture with a caption saying:
"Spring is almost here--I can see the deer moving around---won't be long now."
I thought it was so funny that I'm putting it here for all y'all to see.