WOW: We got lot of rain today, had a Happy Mothers Day and lot of water. The rain was so nice, no hail believe it or not, just a good rain.

Dear Savvy Senior, What gardening tips can you offer to older seniors? I love to putter around and work in the garden, but my back and knees have caused me to curtail my gardening activities, which I miss greatly. Older Gardner

I am quite certain — especially given the volume of psychotropic medications in the market — that I am not alone in wrestling with the occasional feelings that come at the tip of a blindfolded dart throw on the scale between outright nihilism and the general exhaustion of dealing with other humans. While the pay sucks, I rather enjoy performing the duty that comes with news reporting, but sometimes I want to phone-it-in like as much as anyne else.

John Campbell of Austin started his professional career on a high note. “My actual first job was at the White House,” says John. He went there after graduating from Tulane with degrees in Biology and Sociology. A professor helped him get a job as part of a panel to research global hunger and health. “And then there was the International Year of the Child in 1979,” says John, “when I was asked to create a presidential commission on the issues of children.”

Rain, rain wonderful rain but I could have done without the hailstones, and being uneasy with all this severe thunderstorms. Some of our friends lived at Hodges, and just broke our hearts but at least they weren't hurt like some of the people that lived there were. It did damage their house beyond repair and blew the barn away, but they were okay so that was a relief. The hail got Joe's tomatoes even though they were covered, the rest of the garden was covered with old big tubs with bricks on them, and they were saved but the tomatoes, it blew the covers off. When Joe got up Sunday morning and checked the rain gauge he said, 'Well Carol sometime during the night the wind blew and it rained some more, your little goats started to run off!!!!' I have a flower wagon at my back door his brother gave to me when we went to Washington and when Brian went to Canton he found me two little tlin goats, Joe hooked them up to the little wagon. Thank goodness he had them hooked good because they were laying down on the ground. We had worked in the yard before all this rain but as Joe says, 'I've got to mow again just look at these weeds.!!!!!' The pastures are just beautiful around Aspermont, the mesquite trees are just lush with leaves, be lots of mesquite beans for the hogs to eat!!!!!! We went to Jayton last week, and between us the pastures are just full of wildflowers it is a sight to behold, I couldn't paint a picture and do it justice, the yellows, the purples, the golden rods, and the red painted ones are just out of this world beautiful. When we went to Stamford I said , 'Oh! Joe look what a picture, the cattle were close to the highway, the mesquite trees were beautiful, the rancher had cleaned some of them out, the grass was nearly up to the cows bellies, such a pretty picture. I have painted all week on my little lap quilts, so I'm getting along with them. I tried a new recipe this week, I am sending it to you, Joe loved it but he loves anything that says pie!!!!!! I was not as pleased with it as the old fashioned pies we make with all the good stuff in it jello, condensed milk and such, but thought my son could eat it, no Mom the graham cracker crust is not good for people like me, He is so good about staying on that sugar free diet, but I can't cook for him anymore just don't know how!!!!! All of you have a good week.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE PIE I pulled this off of the graham cracker crust to try. It was different Joe loved it!!!!! 3 oz, package of sugar free strawberry jello l/4 cup of boiling water 2 cups of sliced strawberries 8 oz of Kool whip l Graham cracker crust Stir together boiling water and jello until dissolved Place jello mixture and strawberries in a blender until mix well Place in a bowl in the refrigerator until stiff Then fold in l/2 of the Kool whip and pour intoa graham cracker crust, put the rest of the Kool whip on top..

“There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do.” –Mother Goose A mother is a mother whether her shoe is filled with one or seven. The nine months alone in the womb count towards heavy labor.

Dear Savvy Senior, I was recently notified that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidizes my monthly internet bill, is about to end. What are my options for finding affordable home internet services now? I’m 71 years old and live primarily on my Social Security benefits.

OMG what a beautiful day, so perfect. PRAISE THE LORD we got such a beautiful rain, and a good one at that. I could not see how much we got because the storm sucked my big rain gauge out of the holder and I have not found it as of today. I could not believe the rain gauge is gone but the holder is still there. The storm was so terrible and did a lot of damage. The farmers south of Old Glory lost all of their wheat crop. It seems the storms have to destroy everything when we have our hopes for a good crop just once.

Dear Savvy Senior, Next month I am moving to a different state so I can be near my daughter and grandkids. Do I need to notify Social Security and Medicare about the move? Relocating Grandma Dear Relocating, Yes, if you’re a Social Security and Medicare recipient you definitely need to let these Federal agencies know when and where you move so there are no hiccups in your benefits or coverage.