~Not A Good Start~

I got up this morning and got my little cup at a time coffee

brewer ready, poured the water in, put in the coffee, closed

the lid....turned it on..and rolled over to feed the boys that

were doing circles in front of their empty dishes..They are

eating alot lately.they HAVE to have food first, after I put

their dish down, .well I turn around to wait for the cup of

coffee to finish and I hadnt put the cup under the dripper

thing and the coffee was going all over the table..and the

floor and just every where!!! I grabbed a towel and sat

for a minute and SERIOUSLY considered going back to

bed.. If this was a sign of what was ahead today ..hmmm..

i dunno.. I thought twice let me tell ya.. but can you believe

it? I didnt put the cup under? DUH!!! Bad Start! :-)

I honestly didnt do a whole lot today, I tried to empty some

boxes and just was moving stuff from one place to the

other and nothing where it should be.. I was just re arranging

clutter lol. I did clear off the little table next to my desk so I

can hook my 3 in 1 back up and scan some photos so I can

have some more stuff to write about lol.. Like I dont have

enough already lol.. I did make a big pot of spaghetti sauce

though..It smells so good in here..I have it in my wonderful

crock pot..I use that thing so much..its really handy..its one

of those double kind thats easier to clean, just take the

bowl out..and wash that..lots easier..I did try out my new hot

plate today , to brown the ground meat ..it worked pretty

good..I think it would have cooked better if the bottom of my

pan was flat lol.. well its old and I leaned over and looked at

it and only the very center is sitting on the burner lol.I think I

could use some new ones..I'll make some angel hair pasta.

I love that its my favorite.. :-) i keep on like this and all that

weight I lost will find me if im not careful lol...

I got a call from Que today from the Shelter, she informed me

that my rent will be 60.oo a month. It is half what my rent was

at the other place, so it works out where I am really about the

same level..as my gas will be 55 a month.. I will be the same.

which is fine, it was a no frills but I made it ..I was so worried

that It would be even more..which then it would make it hard..
They give me food stamps..which i deeply appreciate, but they

make no allowance for the dry products..i mean like paper stuff

or cleaning supplies, laundry, or personal care items..it has to

be paid by cash..I wish they would have a little allowance for it

it sure would help.. I know just not getting that little box of free

food a month makes a big difference...every little thing helps

when your budget is tight.. I am just glad I wont really feel any

financial difference, to stay the same, not worse is all I ask.

sure a raise would be nice..but..well this is just fine!!!

Que said that she may be able to get a grant for me to be

able to get a ramp built..It doesnt bother me I cant go out. I

could go out before and didnt.. I will admit..while I was in the

shelter there were some times I did enjoy going out..specially

to eat..I did enjoy that. but I didnt go out before..I can surely

stand it now.. I did get my lunches re delivered from COA..

those wonderful ones that are "guess what it is" no- Im grateful

to have them, and I shouldnt complain when things are given

to me for nothing.. I just feel that they could make their lunches

a little more appetizing..to look at a container and the food in

it looks like its already been eaten..well. I just cant eat it..Then

when Dutch smells it. and tries to bury it? no .. I wont even try

to taste it.. Dutch is a good judge..that cat tastes EVERY

thing I eat..he has to have a bite or two.. LB? naaa he doesnt

care..he will come up and smell it. look at it..and slowly walk

away after giving me a 'you expect ME to eat THAT?' look..

hes fussy but ..he DOES like raw coffee grounds.. every other

morning or so..he will get up on the arm of my chair telling me

he needs a taste of coffee.. I put some in a spoon and he licks

it off .. We're weird here..but happy lol..

I seem to put more photos of Dutch here than LB..which is not

intentional..its just that HE gets in the picture when I take them

of something else.. I wanted to show you a beautiful face..LB

is such a love.. hes a wonderful cat..so easy going..but get him

riled, and wound up..or Touch his girl friend or Dutch..well hes

a cat of a different color then..very protective.. I woke up with

all 3 of them by me this morning and of course I reach out to

see who all is on the bed..naturally I feel meowmeow first..

ICK..I hate when I do that.. I try VERY hard NOT to touch that

stuffed cat any other place but the very end of its tail lol.. :-)

Penny comes tomorrow so we will get some more work done.

shes really good and very eager to help me with what ever I

need.. I like her..so do the boys..they wait for her now..sit by

the door..Did you know cats are almost better watchdogs than

dogs? They dont bark..but they will stare at the door or go up

to it and sit there waiting.. I would faint if they barked lol.. But

with us..well anything is possible in this weebles house lol..

Time to log off and see what is on the tube and finish doing up

my living room...Its a mess from moving stuff back and forth and

not accomplishing anything lol..im good at that, one of these

days I WILL get this all done lol..just a matter of time.. time to

say . Nitey nite :-)

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? Love ya..and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..