Sunday, December 29, 2024

AMEN!!!! We do deserve to celebrate our tenacity and undying hope (however it may waver over time)!!!!!!!!

You are so right! We keep working on ourselves - this is our therapy group in a way. We share our ups and downs which helps each of us find ways to get better when we need it.

141.3. Down a bit!

Church this morning. We had a guest speaker, very good. She told her Mom's story of being a teenager in Nazi Germany during the war. The overall message is that we all have a story (testimony) that needs to be shared. Interestingly enough, I just completed a book that Vale got for me called, Mom, I want to hear your story which took me through a series of questions that helped me write my story!

Most of the outside decorations are down. Two more wires to the lighted trees were cut so now DH thinks it must be rabbits chewing on them. Darn rodents! I think I will tackle the inside decorations tomorrow. Dinner out with DH's work buddy and his wife tonight.

Safe travels back to FL Liz. I'm glad Justice does okay on the plane. I doubt we could fly with our puppies!

Squirrels are notorious for chewing up outdoor lights. We have way, way too many squirrels in our area, and we have given up putting lights in trees or bushes. We string them from poles on our deck. Even then one of the varmints crawled out on a WIRE and chewed off one of the Edison bulbs. Apparently, some plastics used in outdoor lights smells like food to them.

The much of the wire insulation used today is made from soy beans. Thus, the attraction!

The electrical system in my Ford Expedition was eaten by squirrels. Ford stopped using the soy insulation, but the German manufacturers have not. Still a problem in Mercedes and BMWs and Audis and Volkswagen.

My rodent chewed car is a BMW!

Must have been an interesting speaker. And what a thoughtful gift from Vale.

Darned destructive rodents are everywhere!

Greetings all

It's one of those sun vs rain days here. Not raining at the gym but pouring by the time I got a mile home. And there was a fabulous rainbow. I swear it touched the ground at the end of our street1

So I did my waddling at the gym today. There seemed to be a lot of middle aged women there who were all dolled up! No clue why. Of course, thats what I did 30 years ago when I met future DH at the gym. Tee hee. And just for fun I punched the incline button one increment. Really did not make much difference.

So yesterday was all football and I invited two friends over. One brought a pizza. Two and a half games later they were still there yacking! I was picking up dishes, feeding the dogs, offering them bags etc etc - everything I could do to get them to leave. Wore me out. One is having a hard time with dementia husband so she is entitled. Oh well, got pizza at least.

Safe travels Liz. You should be almost home by now. Enjoy the warmth. Justice will.

Yes DD, perfect description of midwest weather. Fortunately there are those beautiful fall days. And I hear you on the vulnerability of empty table space. DH cannot leave any table top or shelf empty - fills it immediately. No task can be performed here without clearing other stuff first. We want to hear what you think of this"James". Huckleberry Finn was such a great book I can't imagine why people want to ban it. Or any other book for that matter. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Day 6 Ann? Tee Hee.

Dog shows at the polo grounds Peps. Sounds swank. Never been to a polo grounds. Do they clean up after the horses?

Yep Paula, indeed everyone has a story. Some more dramatic than others but all worthy.

Soup for dinner tonight. Came from Safeway but I will add extra chicken.

Must get busy on some new art projects for feature in April. Clay is not quick. Gotta plan ahead.

Sun is now out. Cheers. Diane S

I never got the women at the gym with full makeup on. But of course if I am really working at all I sweat like crazy. Makeup trails down the face would not be a good look (and would sure mess up the towel). Sounds like your walking is strengthening you if going up a bit doesn't feel more difficult?

P.S. I once had a squirrel that got inside my house! Chewed the interior phone lines. Caught it in a humane trap and released it at a lake miles away. But it was in there a couple of days and made a mess. . ds

Wow! Even more rodent stories! I sure hope the stinky stuff back in my car works for the rest of the winter.