Chickadee, we had almost the same conversation at my house...I love it here, we get to meet so many different people with different interests. It never gets dull or boring, that's for sure!

I've never gotten the chance to meet a real live clown in person. (Unless you count some of my son's friends but then they don't bother to dress up) It sounds like you love what you do Sparkle and you're such a pretty clown!

Awww Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

Now that I've started making friends here I will have to be away for a week. My best friend Helen and I are going to Maine tomorrow. So I will continue these conversations when I return.

Today I was planning on getting the last few things together and be ready to go at 5AM in the morning. Helen called me this morning and as soon as I said hello she started crying, I asked whats wrong???? She said she had been hit by a truck, so I am trying to comfort her and asked if her car was damaged badly, and she said no, SHE was hit by a truck crossing the street!!!!!
She didn't want to go to the hospital where she was and nothing was broken, so she wanted to come here and have me take her to a closer hospital.

So there we sit both crying on the phone because she was hit. We spent the day at the hospital.

To make a LONG story short, a truck was at a stop sign, she saw it stopped and started to cross. She looked up and there the truck was and the bumper hit her in the hip, threw her in the air and she landed on her right arm!!

Her elbow is swollen and badly bruised, her hip is very sore and there are other bruises on her body, but she is OK! Thank you Lord.

So we are still off in the morning, I may have to carry her, but you know how us "old ladies" are, WE ARE WOMAN!!!

Sorry to bore you all with all the details, but I look forward to joining you all when I get back.

I can't wait to get to know you all better. Take care, look both ways before crossing the street and make sure you have on clean underwear!!!!! LOL

Summerbreeze

WOW! What a horrible thing to happen (the truck accident with your friend)....glad she's relatively OK and that you guys will be able to make your trip to Maine (one of my favorite places to visit!!).

I LOVE your "Sparkle" photo Summerbreeze! It's really adorable - you make a FANTASTIC clown. I bet you have a blast doing that...making people laugh and feel good is VERY rewarding. Our Queen knows that right JJ????????? I think you need to borrow that red glitter nose for the poetry fest in St. Joe next summer (hahaha).

We'll look forward to hearing about your trip to Maine when you get back.....

Be A Clown, Be A Clown, All The World Loves A Clown Thats the song I kept humming as I read yours and the other posts. How very cool, being a clown. Welcome to our home you'll fit right in I'm sure....
Chickadee, I use to go to yard sales and then soak off the price tags and resell the items at one of my 4 driveway sales every year. I have been seriously thinking of doing it again as a job. I was always able to double my money and had a ball besides.

Welcome Summerbreeze - I'm in line for liking your name .

Welcome to other new folks as well. Glad to have you all. The more the merrier. As iron sharpens iron, so do friends sharpen - help, assist, listen, console, nudge, lift, rejoice, pray - for each other.

Even net friends. Maybe *especially* net friends.

Boy, I would sell my front row seat in hell to go to Maine! Wow...so many places, so little time...and money...and---sigh.

I too am happy to hear your friend is at least somewhat okay. Bless her heart! What did the truck driver do or say about it? The idiot!

Poor dear...give her a hug from her boomer sistahs...won't you?

JJ

summer, while bringing my son home from school yesterday we saw a girl who had been hit by a car. She was on a bike. I've never witnessed a person being hit, only cars. Odd that I should read your post this morning. The girl seemed shook up, but okay. We didn't stop because several people were tending to her.

On a dime. Things happen and lives are changed. Glad your friend wasn't hurt too badly.

Have a blast and we'll look forward to hearing about it.

All these women traveling in the fourms make sme excited for the boomer convention ...one day!

You win with the best name. Clowns are always special people with a special love in their heart for those who need a smile. I'm glad you 're here. Welcome!

Dian

Might be a good idea to have a clown class during the convention, eh? Or at least part of the entertainment! Just a thought...

JJ

I'm home from Maine!! It was beautiful! We went to the beach to look for beach glass,saw 3 lighthouses, and drove through a lot of little quaint towns. It's amazing to see towns that were established in 1643 and a lot of houses from the 1700's.

One thing that hampered the trip was originally it was to be 3 girls out for the week. Then my girlfriend decided to bring her new boyfriend with us. It's amazing how a 56 yr old woman can change into acting like a 15 yr old when a man is around. Anyway my sister-in-law and I had a good time together while they went off by themselves. It wasn't like we originally planned but we made the best out of it.

So now I'm back to get to know you all and to add to the craziness here. Looking forward to getting to know you all better.

Summerbreeze