~This is A TEST~

This is a test..

Now..Look at that picture up there closely....Please to

notice..all of it..Ok..do NOT notice its a bit out of focus..

:-) just look at it..then look at the next one - - - do you see

anything different in the two? hmmm..I HOPE you do I worked

hard here today !! lol..besides the fact Dutch is not in it..:-)

do you notice anything? well I painted today!! I got so sick

of looking at that door facing, all crappy lookin..It drove me

nuts!! I was sitting here this morning and decided that I

was just going to paint it and get this place looking better..

Doesn't that look 100 times better? I think it does..

I just cant reach the high up and I bet I get that drippy roller out

with the long handle I could do it. the hard part will be to get the paint

out of that huge can..into a smaller..I will have to dip it into something

else like I did last time which caused problems, there is only about

a foot more that I cant reach..I will truthfully admit spilt some , and well

it drips a lot ..every where.. You can see the white on the walls by the

chair..its not a lot that needs painted the yellow, and the ceiling needs

painted too..all of it would NOT take long. I painted the lower doors

under the sink too.THAT makes a big difference.. Just small touch ups

makes it look so nice.. so ok. see the hands..first the left..

Notice the fingers a little :-) on them- a bit...ok...a lot..now..see

the sweater? I got it on that too..Well.. I am not the best painter in

the world..but hey..Somebodys gotta do it.. I cant keep asking

Donnie hes got his own home to take care of..so does every

one..I can paint im just sloppy and I have to clean up the mess

I make but Im pleased with my door facing..Sure makes a big

difference. and I did it my own self :-)

I got it on the right one as well.. This hand..look closely is not

doing good.. My thumb base..see the callous? there are 3.. look

at this other photo..there really are 5 spots that go from the base

to the first knuckle..all have ugly calluses on them..These bottom

three do not look good and have only shown up since I moved in

here and I have to fight this floor..

All toll there are 5..the dark spots on the knuckles are the

same thing.. this main one is the one I am worried about.. I

am afraid I will have to go to the Dr. it does not look good at

all..and this is nothing to what it REALLY looks like the focus

is out.. My thumb hardly works.I have carpal tunnel very bad

In fact the dr..suggested surgery to repair;;but I cant do that I

would be bed bound almost I would not be able to transfer..
well I could one hand I guess..others do it..But this thumb is

not holding..It has let me down quite a few times..

As you see .. I am telling on my self..oh well.. see the paint on my

brake extender? I got it there.. on the outer wheel and the black

inner one. .On the floor..a few spots.. ok ok..quite a few spots..I

got it on the wall..where it was nt sposta be.. on the blue :-) I

have blue to cover be ok.. and .. I got some on LB..wel l he went

past as I was going to paint the bottom cabinet..and it dripped

on him..He got so mad..I tried to hold him down ..bent in half now.

locked down of course..and trying to wipe off this huge cat that
HATES hands on him.. Well I made him TOTALLY pissy..he

actually growled at me lol. I got the paint off .. I held him down hard..

and said VERY deeply "JUST STOP IT ...YOU are Getting it

OFF" he just glared at me..but he stayed put..He KNEW he had

me made ME mad..he knows who the HEAD CAT is around here

THAT BE ME!! :-)

I had the nicest surprise..why Im late I had to tell someone so I

bugged a friend of mine and we talked for a while ..well he had

been gone for ever it seemed!!! I was so glad he was back.. I

really miss my friends and I honestly worry when I don't hear and

lose touch..anyway. I got a call from the Commercial News here

(newspaper) and they said a lady had dropped off some food and

a gift for me!!! How SWEET is THAT??? The newspaper lady

delivered the red bag and there were delicious cookies..and

apple slices..and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL .. matching..Pink..

Mauve..and white Striped .Hat.. Scarf and GLOVES!!! well..my

first trip out..I know what im going to wear .. and where

I am going....be kinda nice.. I will make a day of it..go to Home

Depot..then to Chartrand Construction..and then treat my self to

some delicious food at the Oasis..it is SO nice there..and plenty

of room for wheelchairs..the service? well its the best Ive had any

where even in the very best of places..Super place..now THAT

would be a great day hey? Maybe take Raelynn with me..she liked

that restaurant..and she brought me that nice GOOD dinner.. I need

to make plans..I will call the paper and tell them.they can do a follow

up and get more publicity for the two super places that helped me..

THAT would be good for them. and make ME feel good I know.

anyway..

THe note said.."Read about you in the Commercial.Happy Holidays!"

How wonderful is this? I was almost speechless when they called

and told me..and then delivered this..I am just so pleased..that is so

nice that this lady..Bev..did this.. what a nice thing to do.. I am just..

just. well. so very grateful.. She gave me her email and I will write to

her as soon as I finish this..and I want to write out a thank you to Mr.

Chartrand and Home Depot..but I need some black ink for my 3 in 1

printer. I ran it out of ink printing my stories out ..that stuff is so

expensive!I called Meijers to see if they have the kind my HP takes..

they do..over 20.oo for one of those ink thingies.. I read where

Walgreens refils them.. and that I could get a refil kit. I don't think I

could do it.. I cant paint a wall for Petes sake..I could put INK into a

small container with a injector needle ? hmmm I dunno.. I was so

leary of that paint bucket to day was pitiful.. I ran into it once and
all I could see was a totally white floor and me striped.. not strip..
stripEd lol..Anyway. I am just happy.. I got mad about the numbers
thing. I did I felt really used. but.well. that don't over ride the good
stuff I have..his loss, he has NO idea what hes missin.. besides who
wants to start training a 52 year OLD baby at my OLD age.. lol.. I
like old I like young.BUT - I LOVE it all.. specially my bed tonite.
Im tired.I got up at 330 again..I just woke up.like an alarm..been up
all day.I think my bunny is running on slow about now though. as
slow as I roll on this stinkin carpet I should have started there 4
hours ago lol..my bunnys fadin.. Nitey Nite..

Thanks Bev..where ever U are.. :-)

Yall have a good one now y'hear..love ya..& 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..