A Great Day....At The Museum

Hello everyone

Good evening all !!!!!!!! How is everyone ? I hope you are all well. I have such news for you today. I have to say that I had a nice day today and I will tell you why.

Of course today was another day at work for me and it was extremely warm today in Atlanta, Georgia. Later in the evening my mom and dad and I went to the High Museum of Art. My niece's stayed home with their mother.

I have to say that the High Museum of Art in Atlanta was wonderful. It was our first time going to the museum. I liked going to see all of the painting's and exhibit's there.

My favorite part was the Claude Monet exhibit where we got to see his famous "Water Lilies" which I thought was amazing. Did you know that he used layer upon layer of paint and then he scraped away the paint to get the desired effect he wanted in his paintings. His painting's are amazing. I also got to see some of the painting's from the Louvre which was nice.

At the museum they had some furniture on exhibit. They also had what they call contemporary art which consisted of some plates of glass stacked together and some piles of wood propped together in a room at the museum. I didn't get the contemporary art.

We had a great time and before we left we did pick up some souvenir's from the museum gift shop on the way out. Here is the link ----> http://www.high.org/ . After the museum we went to a place we like called "Just Loaf'N" which is a Cajun New Orleans restaurant we like in Atlanta. The food is always good and we like to eat there from time to time.

So my dear world how was your day today ? I hope that all is well in your neck of the woods. I do hope that you all have a really nice weekend.

***You will notice the picture of me and my mom at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. I am wearing the light blue shirt in the picture. I hope you like the picture. ***

Take care

News....

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Good evening all !!!! I am sure you have given up on me since you haven't heard from me in a while. I am still around, still kicking and all is well with me.

Anywho...in the news recently a gunman whose name I won't mention since he doesn't deserve any fame or glory made his way to the entrance of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and he shot and killed a security guard named Stephen Tyrone Johns.

Steven the security guard at the museum opened the door for the guy without knowing he had a rifle. Before the gunman entered the museum, he pointed his gun at Johns heart and pulled the trigger. Steven later died at the hospital. I think that it is truly sad what happened at the museum. It is a shame that such hatred still exists in the world.

In other news at my work everyone will have to be hit by a 2-day furlough without pay. It doesn't seem like the money problem in the county in which I live is getting any better. I think that it would be right to see the commissioner take a furlough like we will have to but I am doubtful that will happen.

Today at 9am this morning I went and had my long hair cut and I do like it since it is short. I also got some highlights put in it which I also like. The lady does hair wonderfully. I am sure that I will go to her from now on. Today was the first time I went to her to do my hair and her price was amazing.

Later in the day my family and I went to Kohl's where we took back the food processor I bought for my mom. She ended up liking the mini food processor they had and so I got it for her. I also got my niece Jeanette a wallet she liked. I also bought myself a pair of blue and green dragonfly earrings I liked.

After Kohl's we went to JoAnn's where I bought some stickers for my youngest niece Megan and some stikcers for myself as well. Later after shopping at JoAnn's we went to eat at La Parrilla Mexican restaurant. The food is always good there.

So my dear world how are you doing lately ??? How are things in your neck of the woods ?? I do hope that all is well. Did anyone miss me any ???

P.S. I shall return

Windless Summer....

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Good evening all !!! I hope you are all doing fine. You might be wondering about my title "Windless Summer" well its actually a title to a book I'm reading by Heather Sharfeddin.

The story is set in a town called Rocket, Washington. Its July, 104 degrees. There's a guy in the story named Tom Jemmett. Tom is a widower and he has an autistic twelve-year-old daughter named Sienna. Tom runs a motel in Rocket, Washington.

I will have to let you know more of the story later....

Anywho....how is everyone ??? I hope all is well in your "neck of the woods". I'll talk to you again soon with more news.

Bye

A Day At Barnes & Noble

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Good evening everyone !!!!!! I hope you are all well. I wanted to say that I hope that you had a nice Memorial Day as I did. I do want to say that I hope that our troops in Iraq and in other parts of the country are doing well.

In other news today my family and I went to my favorite bookstore "Barnes & Noble" which I love, love, love. It is filled with books that I would love to read but there are just so many that I couldn't read them all. I did get a few books including :

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Windless Summer by Heather Sharfeddin
The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel
Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor

I also got a really nice bookmark and a small Japanese notepad my mom wanted. We also went to Starbucks which is inside of the bookstore. I ended up getting a coffee frappuccino and my mom got a grande cappuccino dry which she wanted. I got my youngest niece a cupcake. Being at Barnes & Noble was really fun. I can't wait to read my books and I can't wait to go back. I used my Member's card to pay my book which I get a discount for.

So how was your day ??? I do hope that all is well in your neck of the woods. Tomorrow I will have to go back to work after being off for the weekend. This Friday I will be going to the Museum at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta which I hope will be fun.

Anywho...take care everyone

A Nice Day....

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Good evening to you all. How is everyone ? I hope you are all well. I am enjoying my Memorial Day weekend with my family. Today my family and I took a ride to our movie theater called Tinseltown which is a really nice movie theater.

First we went to a place called "Steak-n-Shake" for lunch. I ended up having a BLT with NO lettuce and NO tomato. My folks and my niece's also enjoyed their lunches. I ended up treating them for lunch which was fun.

After lunch we got to the movie theater to see the movie "Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" which was a great and funny movie. My family also loved it and they thought it was very funny as well. My niece's also loved the movie and they had fun at the theater. When we got out of the theater it was raining really hard so my dad went to go get the car and we had to run to get into the car which was an adventure in itself.

Once we got near the house it wasn't raining at all so we decided to go to Kroger to pick up a few groceries. I paid for the groceries and I let a lady that only had 1 item in her hand go ahead of me just to be nice. She thanked me before she left and I was proud of myself for doing something nice for someone.

Anywho...how are you enjoying your Memorial Day weekend ? I do hope that you had a nice weekend as I did. I can't wait to go to the High Museum of Art with my mom next week I am sure that it will be interesting. I will have to let you know how it was. I wonder if it will be filled with lots of painting's and such. I think that it will be fun and I will tell you all about it next week.

By the way while I was at Kroger I did pick up a book called "Gone Tomorrow" by Lee Child. At the moment I am trying to finish reading "The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer". Simone is a switchboard operator in the army and her brother Will also enlisted in the army. It is a pretty interesting book.

That's about all for now. I'll talk to you again later. Good night.

A Nice Treat....

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How is everyone ? I hope all is well with you and your family and in your neck of the woods. I do have some news for you. Last night I treated my folks to dinner at the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. My mom and I had the grilled shrimp caprese with a salad and the caprese flatbread as an appetizer. I also had the Venetian Sunset as a drink. Our dinner and our appetizer was quite good.

After our meal we ordered the Black Tie Mousse Cake which was quite rich and good. We shared the dessert together since we ordered just one of the cake's. They had a good time having dinner with me.

I did have to go to a cook out at our main headquarters and everyone was there including the Prison Warden and a few other head job managers. I didn't eat a hot dog or a hamburger but I did eat some of the dessert's which included a chocolate eclair pie which was quite good and some brownie's that they had and some vanilla ice cream. My coworker's and I went to the cook out together. Once we got back to the courthouse we were able to leave early for the day. My coworker's and I will be off for the weekend and for the Memorial Day weekend.

Next friday I will treat my mother to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta for the very first time. We have NEVER been there before and I wonder what its like inside of the museum. I also wonder if there will be a lot of people at the museum next week. I am wondering what we will see inside of the museum. I think it will be quite interesting to see all of the paintings and the sculptures in the museum. I will have to let you know how it is next week. Here is the link for the museum ----> http://www.high.org/

Anywho...how are things with you ??? How are things in your part of the world ? I do hope that all is well and I hope that you all have a great weekend.

Take care

Un...News Worthy

Hello dear world

How is everyone ? I just wanted to come by and let you know that I'm still around. I haven't been doing much of anything except working working and obviously working. I am still working at the H.R. Banke Justice Center in Jonesboro, Georgia here is the link -----> http://www.co.clayton.ga.us/hr_banke/index.htm . It is a courthouse.

The reason why I am telling you this is that today my coworker's and I had to go and get new badges in the Sheriff's Office which is located in our building on the 2nd floor. I also had to get a new swipe card since my old one decided to permanently retire. I guess I still have a job since I am with a new badge and I have NOT been erased from the computer. I am an employee of Refuse Control at the Clayton County Courthouse and I have been there over 5 years now. The people are great and the place is pretty busy on a daily basis.

In other news my oldest niece just went to her senior prom and she was quite beautiful in a long burgundy gown. She will soon be graduating from High School pretty soon.

So how are things in your neck of the woods my dear world ?? It has been a little cool here but not too bad. I do hope that all is well with you. You might be busy yourself so I won't keep you any longer.

Bye