Sunday - With a Little Chill in the Air.....

Good Morning Ladies...

A little chillier today than it has been - they say it's going to get colder.  We had a nice spell of warm weather....but that's ending.

Pookie woke me up for her morning constitution, so I had to get up and take her out.  I've developed a new system in starting the day.  I usually stay awake until 2:00 or 2:30, then fall asleep until around 4:30 when Pookie wakes me up.  I get up and take her out...when I open the door, the cat scoots in.  So when I come back in with the dog, I feed both animal, and while they're eating, I have my first cup of coffee.  Then the cat goes out and the dog comes back to me, and I go back to sleep until around 8:30.  As I type this, I realize I should put Pookie in her crate when I go to bed, then  take her out when I wake up myself, rather than having her calling the shots.  See, OFF helps me find solutions to problems, because as I'm typing I'm thinking things through wondering what you ladies will say.  I do try to go to bed earlier, but when I do that I just can't sleep - my mind keeps spinning and sleep doesn't come.

Not much going on today.  When I get up, I'll probably go through some more paperwork. Yesterday I took four bags of "recyclables" to the dump.  It's $1 for a large black bag of "recyclables" and $2 for white bags of "trash". So to me, everything but food is recyclable.  I have several broken stereo/speakers to get rid of (4-5), boxes of CDs, many of which I bought used through Amazon for Jim - lots of them are scratched and they're hard rock which I don't listen to at all - so that's my goal for this week - get rid of those things.  I also have a very old computer I got from Radio Shack that doesn't work- I want to get rid of that, but first I need to take it to a computer shop and see if they can download any pictures onto a disk before I get rid of them.  I want to get rid of as much "stuff" as I can from "the back room".  Some things are to big for me to get rid of, but more than half of it I'll be able to bring to the dump, making a few trips a week.

Hope everyone is doing okay.  Prayers and good wishes.

Mary
 

Morning Mary and OFF family yet to come in!

Mary I asked you just now in yesterdays post what you are feeding your pup? As in DOG FOOD.

Well Bingo did not let us win last night! Sighs.....only two chances between the two of us!!! And we didn't win the monthly pot either...nobody did so it grows larger!! WOOHOO!!

Great news is my son is out of the hospital and home and he can eat!!!! The never fed him!!!!! WTH?? Only thing they did give him was water!! OMG!!! Nothing in the IV either!! SMH!!!!! ALL the tests came back GREAT!!!!! His heart is better than an athlete he said. They said it was probably caused from lack of sleep. ?? OK. But he is OK and everything tested came out good. We are happy. And he said to THANKYOU all for the Prayers!! So THANKYOU!!!!!!!

Talked to mom yesterday in a more normal attitude so we talked about my sister...she is scared to death right now. She is having another surgery to put the port in her other leg again....it MIGHT work and it might NOT. She doesn't want to go back to the hospital and stay and she doesn't want to go back to the nursing home anymore. She doesn't want to die in either one of them. The end might be near not sure. This dialysis and the ports is what's doing it. Her veins are bad now and hard to keep it going. This is what I am understanding from mom. The last time I saw my sister her veins in her arms and legs were BAD...so if you would please pray hard for my sister. Thankyou. I also found out another cousin passed away. Family is getting smaller and smaller. Another thing and PLEASE do NOT mention it on FB ok? My DIL is also having heart problems!!!!! Her heart rate is beating like 220 and she having hard time with her dr trying to get it taken care of. Please keep her in your prayers also. Her name is Renee. Remember not on FB!!!! My son swore me to not say anything!!!!!!!! She doesn't want anybody to know!!!!!!! I know I can trust you all here!!!! HUGSSSSSSSSSSSS THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!

Weather here is also CHILLY!!!!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRR I think I saw frost on the car windows...yuck!!! But is IS that time of year!!! GRRRRRRR

Well Bandit is pawing at me to go potty walking...I swear!!!! IF I get another dog after him its going to be out the door ONLY to go potty!!!!!!!!! LOL

Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them!!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!

HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Praying, Judy!  

Mary and Judy,

We are slaves to our animals, that's for sure. My old fat cat wakes me every single night...she cannot get comfortable so she meows and head butts me till I wake up and fix her little bed for her.  I made her a bed that I put in our bed since all the cats pile in on us at night...but she needs to have her back supported because she is so damn fat and arthritic, so I made her a very special bed and sometimes she  cannot get it fixed the right way or she cannot get her big butt situated...so I have to arrange it for her and get her in it just right and then she falls back to sleep. Before I made her little bed (cozy), she would try to get on my pillow and halfway support her back with my head or the pillow and I hated that...at least the other cats sleep around my feet. 

I cannot believe it is 8:15 and the kids and DH are still sleeping....Yeah. They told me last night they want gravy and homemade biscuits for breakfast... We had to go buy the kids some sandwich meat since they are not pescatarians, so we bought them some ham and I told DH that we are sending it home with them and he laughed and said, believe it or not, I'm not even tempted...so yeah. My shoulder felt much better last night and today it still hurts but isn't overwhelming me.  I also think my feet are better too. I sure hope so because I don't want to go to the doctor for injections...no way.

I am going to try to make some sausage tasting tofu...without the taste of pork...all I need to do is marinade it in some smoke with some sage, pepper, and maybe some thyme...I think that will give it the flavor I am missing...I hope so.  

Well, ladies, I must get my rear end in gear...I have a million things to do before I drive the kids home and most of involves cleaning or cooking...never a dull moment with the kids that's for sure....I am going to do some bragging: all three of my daughter's kids are always on the honor roll and my granddaughter is in second grade and is taking classes with some high school students because she is so advanced...anyway, the middle child, the one I had custody of for a while, is in gifted and talented and he has been teaching himself how to write code...DH taught him about html and all of that so now the boy is writing codes and creating some very complicated things (I know not what any of it means) so he has been accepted in a technology camp that is only offered to high school students and he is in fifth grade...he will spend six weeks up here at our university and instead of living in the dorms with the other kids (he is way too young), he will live here with me and I will take him to the camp where he will participate in everything until they are dismissed for the dorms...I am so excited for him.  I didn't even know they submitted his wor****il he called and told me...I could have pulled strings for him but he didn't want to be the kid whose grandparents got him in a program that is highly competitive so yeah.....this summer he will be learning some valuable computer stuff.....

Well, I gotta get off here and get the biscuits started....I hear movement coming from the back so either one or both kids are up or DH is waking up....you guys have a good day. 

Good morning sweet sistas!

Not a lot going on here today.  I rested my shoulder all day yesterday and it feels better today.  I think I will try sewing a bit and see.  If it starts to ache again, I will stop.  

Since I couldn't sew yesterday, I worked on crochet. I almost finished my new sweater, but didn't quite have the necessary "oomph" last night to complete it.  Why, you ask?  BUDDER!  OMG.  That child is two and out of his ever-lovin' little mind!  I invited Chris and the boys over for supper (since she has been sick all week and I knew she didn't feel well), and that was a BIG mistake.  Budder Bean ran amok the whole evening!  Screaming and temper tantrums and biting and hitting and just generally being a real little TURD!

When they finally left, I went to my bedroom door and found it LOCKED!  Yep. Budder turned the lock on the knob and then shut the door behind him.  A last parting gift for Mimi.  (I got it unlocked.)

Oh, well, today is another day.  

Mary, darlin', I feel your pain at having to get rid of "stuff"!  It was really hard for me to do it, and I'm not entirely through, but I'm getting closer.  At least here at my current home.  At the lake house back in East Texas there are still MOUNTAINS of stuff to go through.  But out of sight, out of mind.  I can more or less ignore the problem there.

Jeannie, your grandchildren are a chip off the old block!  You have every reason to be proud of them!

I am worried about our Connie this morning.  She must be hurting very badly not to even be on the computer.  She's ALWAYS on the computer.  Connie, just a word today?  Just to let us know you're okay?

I swear, if I lived close enough, I would be over to her place in a flash to check on her.  

Well, I'm off to take a bath and then sew.  I want to make my duvet cover today!  Maybe???  We'll see.  

Love you all!

Good Morning Mary, and OFF,

Wow, everybody was up and at 'em early.  Last night, I started feeling like crap again, so I arranged for a friend to sub for my Toddler Sunday School class.  Then, this morning, a friend who teaches before me texted coz her son is sick, and she was going to see if I could do both.  Not sure what she ended up doing.

I am praying for Judy's family.  I understand the frustration of having so many miles between us and our loved ones when they are sick.  

Vickie, I share your concern about our Connie.  I hope she is okay.  Connie, we love you.  If I lived closer, I'd be knocking on your door, wearing a mask, coz I won't share germs.

I cleaned out my small chest freezer in the garage yesterday.  I found stuff from 2013 in the bottom of it.  Broke my heart to pitch that stuff, but I couldn't take any chances.  I also figured out a way to prevent that from happening again as well. 

Colleen made me some tortellini soup, and gave me five, decent sized containers to freeze for while I'm recuperating.  Today, I'll cook, and tidy, and rest and crochet.  Not sure what order, but that's my plan.

Must scoot.

Love, Hugs, and Prayers,

Trish

Hello everyone....pain is just not getting better. Life is so hard right now. I am facing some very hard things in my personal life.

Physically , emotionally and mentally I am so depleted. I am working with my therapist and psychiatrist. My doctor as well.

I love you all...I pray for you every day. I haven't purposely ignored you. I come to read and just have no energy to reply.

Prayers for our amazing OFF Family and their families. Special prayers for those in need. I am so glad Judy's son didn't have a heart attack....praise God!

Hang in there with me!! Enjoy your evening.

Loads of love and lots of hugs to all...connie d 

Connie we are ALL here for you and Praying for you also!!!!!!!!! Hope you get better soon!!!!

HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

PS Thankyou for those Prayers!!!!!!!

Sweet Connie,

I'm so sorry you're struggling with pain and other issues.  My heart aches that one of us in unable to be with you, to hug you, and just encourage you while you are going through it.  

We're here for you, and will be praying.

Love,

Trish

Sorry you are in pain. I think of you daily and hope your life is easier.