Thank Goodness It's Friday!!

Seems like Friday is always a long time comin' when we have had a short week!  I had Monday off, and this week has seemed like two weeks!!

Our class to obtain a concealed weapon permit is tomorrow, from 8:00-12:00.  This means I most likely will not get a weigh-in at WW.  I like to go at the same time, in the same clothes, and on an empty stomach so that the week-to-week comparisons are as close to the same as I can make them.  We will also miss when we go to Naples, so I'll be honest and report what my home scale says, even though it was off a bit from the WW scales.  I'll be happy with 2 pounds a week from now on, so fingers crossed!!

Of course, after I have a permit to carry, I'll actually need a weapon and will have to learn how to fire it, clean it, etc.  This will be a process.  We just have a chance to take the class at a nice discount, since we have known the instructor since he was 10 years old!  He is now married, a college graduate, gainfully employed as a teacher (after serving as a Sheriff's Deputy for several years) and is a very nice man.  I'll post about it tomorrow!

In the mean time, my BFF (since we were 10 years old!) sent me this list by email yesterday.  I've seen similar lists and am sure you have, too, but since we are both from a very, very, very small town in central Ohio, we can relate to this.  I had 47 in my senior class, and still know them by name (see#1)!  LOL  I thought I would share the list here, and I'd be interested to know if you can relate to any or all!  I wish you a good evening and weekend!!  (Thanks for the list, Elaine!)
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SMALL TOWNS

Those who grew up in small towns (or on the farm) in the 40's, 50's
 Or 60's will laugh, and relate, when they read this.

Those who didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is.

 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H/ FFA means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, river bank or
 in the middle of a dirt road.
4) You used to "drag/cruise" Main St. or the Highway.
5) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
6) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
7) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by references.
(Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and it's four
 houses left of the track field.)
8) The golf course had only 9 holes with sand greens or cotton seed
 hull greens?
9) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
10) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will
 never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
11) The town next to you was considered 'trashy' or 'snooty,' but was
 actually just like your town.
12) You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1950 as the 'rich' people.
13) The people in the 'big city' dressed funny, and then you picked
 up the trend 2 years later.
14) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the
 dairy bar, or pool hall.
15) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town
 or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
16) The coach suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
17) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference. What
 Stop light? Not one in our small town.
18) When you decided to walk somewhere, 5 people would pull over and
 ask if you wanted a ride.
19) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
20) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
21) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
22) There was no McDonalds. But we had the Clara's cafe.
23) The closest city was an hour away.
24) Most people used reel type/push lawn mowers.
25) You've pee'd in a wheat field/cornfield/hayfield/barn lot.
26) You probably started driving a tractor to plow/disc/etc by the
 time you were 10 years old.
27) Most people went by a nickname.
28) The guys kept their guns in the car/truck so they could go
 hunting after school.
29) They had been hunting with a gun since they were 7 years old.
30) The car/truck you drove belonged to dad and was probably the only
 family vehicle besides the tractor and grain truck.
31) Eight out of ten high school boys, could tune a car's engine;
 four out of ten could rebuild that engine.
32) There was a huge crowd in town on Saturday night.
33) Farmers could actually "trade" their eggs/milk/cream/chickens for
 groceries and other goods at some of the local stores.
34) You had heard of but not yet seen a TV program.
35) You laughed your head off reading this because you know it is true.

 And, you forward it to everyone you know who may have lived In a
 small town so they can laugh, too.

I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!  It was "the best"!