~Door Bell Photos & Lori~

I wrote last nite about a door bell that a friend of mine made for his

cottage, I looked for the photos of his handiwork last nite before I

posted and could not find them anywhere..So today I got the photos.

so now you can see his excellent handiwork on his doorbell.. You

can see the horseshoe, and of course it is hanging the right way, if

its hung upside down all the luck runs out, so never hang a horse

shoe with the open end down..

The little gavel that is hanging on the end of that leather cord is of

wood..hand made as well.. The name they gave their cottage when

they bought it..I believe was his wife's idea..they named the cottage

Gavel Cottage and that is why the little gavel handing at the end of

the pull cord..The reason for the name Gavel..is because the area

is known as Auction Field.. thusly Gavel which is used in auctions..

to say "SOLD!" and smack with that gavel to seal the deal..When

I saw the gavel hanging I didn't know until today it was not metal..

or that it was hand made as well. I was worried about someone

hitting the glass with it.. if it swung or something.. He did a great

job..and his wife is very pleased. Hes very talented in this field,

made all his doors , Oak, for inside this cottage as well.. This

place is just beautiful..Inside and out.. She has the best green

thumb of anyone in the area I think..she is so lucky to have a

wonderful green house and when their yard starts blooming

with all the wonderful flowers etc..its quite lovely...My dear

friend Raife, that posts comments here ..this is his work.. he

is handy as a button, Ines is very lucky to have such a very

talented husband that you can just say.."would you build..."

and no matter what it is..out of wood..this man can build it..

You should see his Rocking Horses..amazing..

We are having a VERY severe thunderstorm..and this thunder

is so strong it is making my windows rattle.. I haven't checked

on the TV to see if we are under storm warnings or not..and

I guess I should.. I keep a flashlight by me and I have a lot of

candles around If I need them.. If I lose power which happens

a lot here I wont even have a phone..that's why I have been

seriously considering buying a prepaid cell phone.. No phone

is like no computer you are shut off from the world.. I have to

say right now if power goes out in this area that I would more

than likely be in the first area to get power back as the hospital

is only 2 blocks down the road..and they would see to it that

they got power back first..at least I would hope so..But it is a

bad storm if it gets too much worse I will shut down.. I don't

wanna get hit by lightening..that's all I would need. I stay charged,

I don't need more voltage :-)

Lori was here from Keystone, she is so nice.. I took her photo but

I didn't ask could I put it up here and I should ask first.. But well,
she wont mind, she is very easy going and plus the fact shes very

cute and tiny like Penny.. She of course was harassed the whole

time by the boys..but she loves it..she has cats..even LB goes up

to her and will sit by her..which is VERY unusual for him.he very

seldom bothers with anyone..so she must be good people..Penny

came to day as well..I was so glad..she went down the base

ment and found a bag of my clothes..my only pair of pants were

in that bag... I have a pink pantsuit that is just gorgeous..and I

was going to make the pants into a skirt with the jacket..Its so

pretty..well I cant get to a machine to make them into pants now..

At the apt..with my machine set up in the other bedroom I could

sew anytime..My machine is down the basement.. We also,

well Penny, found my yellow skirt..and she even dug out the top

that goes with it..She took it home to wash and whiten up for

me.. Some poor washing skills just grayed up many of my

white clothes..Ruth was not a good clothes washer..

That storm is getting worse and I had better end this while I have

the chance and this puter should be shut down just to be safe..

plus the fact im hungry.. :-) So its that time again..where does

the time go.. May 1st tomorrow..wow..Time flies when you are

having fun.. "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..

~Door Bells~

A friend of mine sent me some photos of the work hes done on his

house..amazing work.This house is just beautiful.. He sent a photo

of a bell that he put above his front door. He took photos of the inside

of the house so you could see this pretty bell hanging above the

door on a nicely scrolled piece of what looks like black iron.. It shows

a cord going thru the wall.. The photo taken from the outside shows a

chain on the leftside of the door and at the end is a little mallet and

if you pull that cord..it will ring the bell on the inside.. Its just great..

and looks so nice.. brought back many memories..

Where I grew up we had neighborhood grocery stores..Within walking

distance of my house were 2 little stores..only a few blocks away .

One was Sadino's, and the other was Cavadias's..Each of their front

doors when you opened it, it would hit a bell hanging over top of it..

They lived in the back and when they heard the bell they came out

into the store to wait on you.. At most of them you had a charge,

at the end of the week I guess they paid the bill off.. I knew my mom

had a charge at Sadino's but never remember her paying it..

Both these stores had that really good penny candy and some of it

was 2 for a penny. A nickel and you could get a nice supply of candy.

I knew what each store had..and somethings one had and not the

other which I was glad.. I liked to go to Sadino's, they had cats..and

there were always some hanging around that I could pet and play

with, They were Italian and was a mother and her son... very nice

people..It was nice having a little mini grocery store just a block

away.

There were 2 other stores in the little town I grew up in..One was

called Baker's and the other was Pedo's.. When that town was

going full strength with a busy main street was just wonderful,

department store..2 drug stores..gas station..movie theatre,

bank...was a nice little town.. Now there are people still live

there but the busy town has gone..those little neighborhood

stores are gone..and even the name of that town is no more,

as it was annexed into the neighboring one to make 1 bigger

town..why I don't know..they had their logic..Still sad to know

that town I grew up in is gone. And those that do remember

that town how it was..are almost gone too..Sad.. Its such a

lovely area..good clean air. a healthy place to live.

I was going to take a new photo today and well.. I got so mad

when I tried to get the yellow skirt I wanted and the white top..

well I couldn't find either one..The yellow skirt should have

been in the bathroom closet..its not there..and its so hard to

look cuz those hangers are just on the edge of a shelf hanging.

and the top..well its short sleeved so its in my bedroom closet

which I cant even get NEAR! I hate this.. I think im going to

look for some kind of garment hanging thing..I have to do some

thing..and theyre so squished together theyre all wrinkled..THAT

is NOT acceptable.. I could get rid of some of my clothes I guess

but I don't wanna do that either.. I wish this place was bigger or

I had better closets..So the photo is one of the 3 I took last week.

if I can find my yellow skirt and the matching top I shall take a

photo and put it here..If I DONT find that skirt I will NOT be a

happy camper at all.. :-)

Was a nice sunny day today, tomorrow Lori from Keystone is

going to come..just a hello check on you type thing..Shes very

nice..Theresa knows her too..and my Dr. is related to Theresa's

husband I think..Joys of small town :-) I got a pizza last nite and

sat in front of my TV and ate it and I really did enjoy that.. I have

some left over and I plan to have it for supper.. AND I am of

course STARVED.. I had one piece about 11 and its time to

be hungry again and 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..

~Its Leafin Time ! ~

I was just sitting today looking out this window here by my desk,

the one the boys use all the time.. it faces west. The leaves are

coming out on the trees..some you can hardly see, the trees on

the left side, that are across the street by that house, you cant see

the leaves yet, but can on the right I think leafing out really

depends on what kind of tree it is.. I think those are maples over

there, im not sure though that have all the leaves out across the

street from that house.. The Oaks like what is at the end of the

driveway are not all leafy yet, like those by the house, but you

can see that they have leaves. Not long though and they will be

out.. Nice to see them, budding out then in the fall when they

turn those gorgeous colors..just beautiful..

You can see the city water tower there on the other side of the

house across the street here..That little bush, I have NO idea

what it is..but you can see its turning green with the new leaves.

I hope it does flower..that would be so pretty.. Out side this

window is where I want to put the bird feeder..hang it in one of

those shepherds hooks, then the boys could see them really well..

I see some beautiful cardinals outside all the time, and of course

the squirrels.. I would like to get an old chair and put it out by

the garage for them. The boys would love that.. We saw a rabbit

out the back the other day, I hadnt seen one before, Dutch went

totally NUTZ seeing that...:-)

Donnie came by the other night and before that he phoned said

he was going to the hardware store on his way here, so I asked

him to pick up a chain for my ceiling fan.. When he got here he

showed me a nice gold chain, said he got it out of the garage,

and I think it was one before.. Now I can turn the ceiling fan on

when I want to and it has 3 speeds.. its a really pretty fan..and

has 4 lights on it..copper color. I still think I will have to get a

air conditioner for this summer..Last summer it got up into the

100's and I couldn't stand that..just too hot... and I cant breathe.

I need some input, what I should write about..questions etc..The

comment thing is very easy to use.. have a question..ask.. I have

gone to some other friends blogs and thought something awful

would happen if I left a comment..and I left one and it honestly

did NOT hurt at all and my computer didn't fall apart.. On the

main page under my photo..etc..it says My Stories.. That's to 2

of my life stories that are on another website I have. I have

another one but its not open yet.. farther down under the part

that says nothing here that I write can be taken, there is a

thingie that says Donate..I put that there a long time ago.. I am

not real thrilled I Have it but quite a few of my friends said that

most every site and blog has one.. Someone left a comment

the other day about if someone had my address they could

send me a cash contribution..That pay pal thingie works, and

its very easy to use.. So that is one way to do that.. I don't want

anyone to think I ask for anything..I dont..only if I absolutely have

to or if it is for the boys.. But its there..

Was a nice Saturday and I had a wonderful talk with a dear friend

in the UK..Skype is wonderful ..its like the person is next door..

Those Brits have such an accent... :-) but its so amazing what you

can do with a computer.. Skype had free long distance for a while,

I used it a few times..I wish they had it back.. Penny was sposta

come today and make up for the day she missed, but I called

her and told her not to come in I was fine..and that she could make

it up next week..She has a lot to do she just moved into a house

that her sister Kathy owns.. She needed the time. I havent made

anything to eat today and needless to say..Im hungry but have no

idea what I want.. I will have to look and see whats there..or may

be order a pizza..that sounds good and I can eat it in the bedroom

in front of the tv..now hmmm I just might do that.. and, I hope

my checkbook finally was right cuz it says I can have a pizza.. so

it better be.. Howies has good pizza.. and they deliver.. I better

make a call.Now...My famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE WORDS.

" 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..

~Chair Day~

Busy day today, Wright Filippis called this morning and told me they were going to deliver my new powerchair this morning between 10 and noon. I was glad.. I called and asked R & R that were renting the power chair to me to come and get theirs. It is so very nice to get that out of my bathroom..I really didn't use it that much...But I was glad I had it. and I apprecitate APS for renting it for me.. When the 2 delivery men brought my new chair, one young man and a older gentleman that said how much he loved cats but just couldn't have one as his wife and son were highly allergic..He enjoyed the boy, as of course anyone coming in here he thinks is here just for him, and he made a pest of himself.. LB..he went in on the bed, he could care less. The young man showed me how the chair operates..and where all the buttons were to navigate AND to RAISE the chair up.. It went up at least almost a foot..Was wonderful... It does not take a battery charger, there is a cord, you plug into the chair, then into the wall.. both arms moved up and back as well..It even had a head rest.. It had 6 wheels...that's the bad part... The young man went through everything showing and explaining it to me and I got to really looking close at it..and I noticed how the 2 wheels in front stick way out. That was NOT good..We talked about it that I cannot side transfer..to me that is not safe, and a lot harder. I asked if it was to make the chair more stable because of the seat raising up and he said had nothing to do with it..So why they were there I have no idea nor did they.. With those 2 front wheels, it meant side transfer onto my bed, which wasn't possible, and if I wanted to sit on my sofa , same thing... This chair would not pull straight up to my bed as the wheels wouldn't fit under neath it. We all talked about this- that this chair was not going to work for me.. I don't know how others transfer etc, but this is how I do it. Straight on..or backing into my chair.. I would have to transfer in and out of this manual the same way, too much of a gap of danger space where I could fall...That chair wouldnt work... I felt bad, but this again is part of the salesmans fault I did point that out to him AND its a left hand joy stick..I don't know if I can use that.. Im right handed.. The photo of the chair I saw it was a right handed one.. I felt bad being so picky but like I told the guy, If my insurance company is going to pay for this ..then I should have what I can use..This chair is outrageously high priced to me..but well I guess all equipment for us is rather high..This power chair is over $8000.oo. So for THAT kind of money, I should have something that is safe and works for me I think.. If not well Im not going to take something I cant use just because my insurance is paying for it..That's not fair..and I don't take advantage just because something is more or less free to me.. I wont do that.. They took the chair back with them when they left, he said he could have left it here until they figured something out..But I don't want responsible for that chair or accepting it unless it is what I want and can use.. He said they would call and let me know what they can or cant do..if the front tires can be taken off or not..then they need to find a different chair then..one that will work for me.. I wasn't accepting it..no way..not that kind of money it better be perfect. Now I wonder how much longer it will be...Ive waited this long a little longer wont really matter.. I worked hard today in my bedroom..I had a few boxes in there that needed emptied and with that done will give me more room in there , which I really need.. My TV has been acting up the past couple nights..I hope nothing is wrong with it.. I had it given to me when I was in the Hell home I didn't have one..and someone had left it when the resident had passed away.. Ive had it 6 years now..and It has been knocked over once and part of the case on the top has a long crack in it..So its done good by me..but I sure hope it doesn't go out not when I need other things first, well maybe not first..but Also :-) and a fridge is important.. Well Im tired..hungry and its that time again..I don't know where the time is going..we are through another month again..Time sure flies when you are having fun..at least that's what they say..I know it does when your busy! Time for another late lunch and 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..

~Kinda Chilly~

We are having another day of rain...and it is chilly, so much so

my furnace came on.. I felt that air blowing out of the register

and all I could see was the gas bill going up..When I lived with

my 2nd husband we had a wood stove and I remember my

first thought was no gas bill... well I will tell you..I would rather

have the gas bill for what I went thru with that wood stove,

the mess, the work, the smell, was tedious..

It was located right in the middle of the livingroom..had like a

special floor under it..and there was a big square box in the

smoke stack or pipe..that big tube that comes out of them..

It had a fan in it and when that stove reached a certain temp

that thing would turn on and blow all that heat that was going

out that stack into the house..Kept it really warm and was a 3

bedroom house...it was worth every dime for what we paid

for that thing, a Denny, I think its called.

We had a tree service, so we got our wood for nothing and

we sold wood thru the winter months to make extra money.
We had a wood splitter and that made it easier to cut up

the tree limbs etc. When there was no wood left by the

stove..Willie, my ex, would get the wheelbarrow and fill it

with wood, roll it thru my kitchen and across the carpet and

dump it out by the stove. 9 times out of 10 there was snow

on the porch where it was kept and that meant there was

a wet track all thru the house when it was time to restock

the supply...Then to clean out that stove, the ashes if you

dropped anything in it it was like a dust storm and white

dust was everywhere, and this had to be done alot. Was

NOT fun... cuz I HAD to do it..

I had never been around a wood stove even though my dad

used that to heat his garage. I never paid attention all I knew

was warm in there and we had wood piles in the yard.. I had

NO idea how to build a fire or keep it going. I learned REAL
fast..If you don't have the right kind of kindling and paper etc

you will NOT start a good fire- enough to get chunks of wood

to burn...There is a technique to it..trust me..It took me quite

awhile to learn this, after many burnt fingers and a few

choice words when those logs didnt catch...I learned..it has

a trick to it..no kindling, no logs on fire.

I would stay up late and keep the fire going then in the wee

hours of the morning it had burnt down to nothing but coals..

Willie wasn't that familiar with wood stoves either.. So guess

who I called and asked " DADDY, I cant keep my wood stove

going all night, what do I do?" He laughed at me and told me

to lay the logs on the ends..not the sides..cut them in slices..

and they will burn longer.. I tried it and it really WORKED! I

was so glad to find out..Meant I got more sleep..Willie would

wake me up and say "Its cold in here, go fix the fire". AND

like a dummy I would get up and do just that ! Well I was cold

too and I wanted to go back to sleep and if he went,, well he

would make a big scene and my doing it saved alot of ear

trauma.. :-)

Donnie and I talked about the wood stove one day, remembering

the trials we had with that thing.. When Willie would be gone, I

would NOT allow anyone in the house unless they carried in some

wood for me. Willie would go to Florida for weeks at a time, leaving

me alone and with a wood stove..he made sure there was plenty

OUTSIDE, all cut up, I had to bring it in...That was a pain... We

laughed when we remembered that I called Donnie to come by

every day and he got stuck most of the time bringing in wood!
He asked if I remembered the times when Willie would crank up

that wood stove so high loading it with wood that it glowed RED,

and was almost transparent where you could see in side it.. He

was very cold blooded..In more ways than one too ..

I should explain who Donnie is maybe, hes a good friend I met in

83, in Wisconsin when I was visiting my brother, he was a best

friend of my brothers, wife's, son. He wanted to get out of home,

and start his own life so to speak, he knew we had a tree service

and we offered him a job, and said he could stay with us till he

could afford his own place. When he moved to Indiana to work

and live with us, he brought his high school sweetheart, Kimmie,

she was a beauty, blonde, and tiny..They lived with us for a year,

and just before Kelli, their daughter was born they moved into

their own mobile home a few miles from us.. I babysat Kelli so

Kimmie could go back to work right away, she was a very

hyper girl..and needed to stay busy, which a new baby would

do that but she needed to be back to herself for a while and
Willie and I loved having Kelli everyday, the real time we did

argue was over who Kelli was going to spend the day with.

She loved to go on tree jobs with "PaPa". Next month she

will be 22. Kimmie died when Kelli was 4, and Donnie is

now married to Dawn. They are all like my own kids.. I

watched Donnie and then Kelli grow up... and they both are

great people..and Dawn is a sweetie..

Well so much for the woodstove and who Donald is, and its

time to eat my lunch that I didn't have time for at noon, my

Counselor, Theresa was here for a few hours.. She hasnt

been here in quite a while.. I was sick once, then so was

she.. Shes so nice..easy to talk to.. She gave me a nice

compliment today, said that she thought I looked really

good, she liked my hair, said I looked very nice. I was so

pleased! Made me feel good...So now, this really

GORGEOUS Weeble is gonna go have a late lunch, I
AM hungry.. "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..

~Penny Made It!~

Talk about a rainy blah day, all it did today was rain. My stumps

sure told me it was.. Penny came today and the boys and I were

very happy. I tried to keep up but sure isnt easy. I cant reach my

knobs on my sink to turn the water on to even wash dishes..so I

couldn't even do them, nor could I reach the boys litter box. That's

why I said we all 3 were very glad she came today and was feeling

better.. The boys especially, they are really fussy.specially LB he

doesn't put his feet in the litter box, only to quickly cover then hes

out..he perches on the side of the box, like a bird sitting on a perch.

He would do real good on the potty. Ive seen cats that do that. My

sister had a Siamese that was potty trained, only thing she couldn't

get him to do was flush it, :-)

I still am working on balancing my checkbook and its already the

end of the month..I need to do this as soon as I get it..but I get

so discouraged when I mess with it cuz it never balances for me.

It seems it always has to be off just to keep me riled up and get

a headache..THEN it hides the mistake so well it takes me for

ever to find it! That's why balancing this book gives me such a

pain. I call my bank so much they know my voice! :-)

I got a call today that they will be coming to pick up my rented power

chair. They have stopped paying for it even though I don't have my

own yet..The funds were cut on this just as it is for a lot of stuff we

get here. They will cut Pennys hours the first of the month too. I

don't know what to do then, she barely has enough hours now to

do everything. This state is so broke and we are always the first

to get the cut backs.. I heard the state of Illinois is good as well

as New York. Indiana is worse than Michigan, I used to live

there, so I know.. my nephew is disabled and he is having an

awful time getting any help and he has 3 kids still at home.. He

hurt his back years ago..and it has steadily gotten worse. Hes a

good kid though..handsome too and a good son, hes good to my

sister and that means a lot..

I would like to take a holiday and I have been saying that for 3 yrs

now..I wonder what year I will finally get to take one.. I would love

to go to Europe..London, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany,

all over..I would be just as pleased to take a holiday and NOT

leave the states :-)... Every state is a wonderful place.. I have been

through most of them and lived in quite a few.. I do have my favorites,

but each one is great and all are just beautiful... I would love to have

a huge bus, or a big RV and just travel the rest of my days.. Stop

when ever I wanted,, go to a new town every day or stay for a week

or longer if I really liked the place..Go North in the summer, south

in the winter..How wonderful that would be.. I just have to get someone

to donate that RV or bus to me..and I don't know anyone that has a

spare one..I could ask Monaco Coach to donate one to me..They

make some of the most beautiful coaches of any company and what

is so nice is they will build them to suit the owner and some are

even TOTALLY wheelchair accessible..That company does great

work and make some of the finest coaches anywhere. I just wish

they had a donation program that I could apply for... THEN I would

have to find a driver...that would be fun..I wonder who would be

willing to travel around North America for the rest of their days

keeping me company and of course driving.. I bet I could learn to

drive it though..with hand controls I think would be very possible..

I bet I would do as good with that as I would that riding lawn mower.

I could just see me driving under a bridge and getting stuck ..that

would be about MY speed too :-) But I sure would love to do that,

travel..not get stuck under a bridge :-)

I was sitting here at my desk and I have a lot of stuff up on top of

it, which I guess I really shouldn't have up there, since the boys

like high places.. Although it wasn't the boys that did the clearing

off of the desk this time. I have some cat figurines up there that were

given to me and they look so nice there too.. I have some candles

in these brass holders , in back of them.. I THOUGHT I could

reach the candles..and of course being blind in my left eye I

have NO depth perception and I thought I was grabbing for the

candle and went past, moved my hand , the candle fell out and

hit 3 of the cat figurines and like dominoes they all fell off the top

of the desk one by one.. None of them broke and thankfully did

not hit me or anything of value, like my keyboard or monitor. They

would have only dented my big box, my computer, and Im glad

they missed it.. I don't know why I try to reach for stuff and even

THINK I will touch what I am aiming for...I have so many joys..

being blind in one eye, and have the joy of being in a chair.. Its

wonderful ..so exciting never a dull day. :-D life is fun.. I love it :-)

Time for this chair to roll off towards that room where my TV is

waiting for me to watch it, LOST is on tonite and I still am lost

in that show.. I guess I missed too much of it to understand

what that place really is.. its ok though..I still like that Medium

its pretty good...I bet that poor woman never sleeps...all those

dreams she has... good show though.. TV's are a good thing

just like pets.. "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..

~I Have PVD~

I was asked today if I was a diabetic if that was the reason I lost

my legs.. and it isnt.. I have Peripheral Vascular Disease, which

is PVD. I had never heard of it and I have had nurses training.. I

was diagnosed in 93, just after I moved back to Indiana from

Michigan. I had a bypass done on my left leg, then a year later

on my right, then again I had them both done in 96 then in 97

I had my first abdominal bypass.. Then in 2000 I had the triple

heart bypass followed by another abdominal one then each

leg done again ..this all in that one year..then in 2001 is when I

lost both legs.. This disease is not curable..you can only slow it

down..by not smoking and keeping your cholesterol down and

stress I think is another factor..Smoking is the main one.. I don't

understand why they only associate smoking mainly with lung

or throat cancer..not PVD..Ive never heard mention of it, or any

kind of warning.. I wish they had.. I would have quit.. I quit smoking

after I had my heart bypass..put them down and never touched

them again..only way to do it, but after smoking for 40 years, if

I wanted this PVD to keep getting steadily worse I could keep

on smoking..I chose to quit...

Raelynn smokes..and she and I went to that good restaurant here,

the Oasis..they have a separate room for smokers.. She was

behind me and I said real loud so everyone in that smoking

area could hear me.."GEE, if I had known SMOKING would

make me lose my legs I would have quit a long time ago, I

wonder how many know that you can lose your legs from

smoking" I have to say we got some looks.. but well if it made

even one person quit..well that's a good thing.. I have not the

first problem being around someone that smokes..but I don't

miss a chance to tell them that THIS is what can happen. My

caregiver smokes..Penny, but she does in the kitchen and not

around me..which I told her she could..my only deal was that

she had to keep the ash tray clean and empty and to make

sure the ciggies were out before she emptied it.. She really

doesn't smoke that much.. I wish she didn't but...well she knows

so now she is aware.. But I wish they would make this more

public that this can happen because of smoking..

The lunch lady came today and brought me my 'you name it'

lunch..and before she left I had her turn down my thermostat.

Its so nice out I don't need the furnace running.. I can reach

the thing but I cant see what it says. its just too high up.. So

she turned it down for me.. Penny was supposed to come

today and she called and said she is still sick and that her

grandson is and her daughter and her other kids..quite a few

here are sick.. I think its this warm weather and then people

go out without coats or anything.. that's what does it..then

they get sick.. Penny was sposta come today but I sure

don't want her to come here and give that stuff to me like I

had a while back..that was some nasty stuff..

Chris, the landlord surprised me today and asked if I had any

one lined up to cut the grass etc.. I have called a few places,

but I havent had any luck..he said he would come by and cut

it for me..he has a riding mower so that wont be too hard on

him to just sit and ride..Only thing he didn't say is how much

he is going to charge me for it.. He said if the grass isnt kept

cut that the city will give you a fine and then come and cut it..

I don't need that either.. I should have taken that into consideration

before I rented this place but I wanted out of that shelter so bad,

and I didn't have anywhere else I could go..I looked too ..every

day in that shelter I looked and looked and made so many

phone calls my ear about fell off.. This isnt a bad place but I

just cant do the upkeep.. I bet if I could get outside and had a

riding mower I could cut this grass my self..I think I would be

able to transfer to it ok..its about the same height..and I don't

think they are that hard to drive. I can drive a car ..so why not

a rider mower? I bet I would have a good time out there

cutting all that grass..I bet I would have to wear a seat belt

though cuz I could easily fall off unless I had a special seat

on it with sides.. like what they put around my potty chair and

that would give me more security, be hell to fall off and get

run over by your lawnmower :-) I bet that would hurt :-)

Well its that time again..and I am NOT hungry that's probly a

first! I just really don't have an appetite lately.. I ate that

soup and that sure didn't settle good and I don't want that

again.. I did have some toast this morning though I woke up

hungry my stomach was growling.. toast with butter and some

cinnamon sugar on it..that's good stuff then dunk it in your

coffee....that's one of my favorites.. Im not gonna eat and

just get some tea and watch TV and get away from this

puter for a while so that means time to say my very

famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE words."Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all take care 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..

~Penny's Sick~

I don't know what I ate yesterday other than that soup but I

was up I bet 3 times last nite and have NOT felt the best today.

My stomach is really torn up.. I have no idea what it could be

from.. Penny called in sick today said she was throwing up all

night and got a call she has to go and pick up her grandson

from school as he is sick..her daughter has been sick with this

too.. I told her not to worry and see how she feels tomorrow,

I know I sure don't want that stuff.. What I had STILL I don't

think is totally gone.. and that was really awful...

I havent heard from Donnie in a while so I plan to call him later

to see how his burn is doing.. He stays so active its a wonder

it has time to heal.. Hes not one for sitting around..the longest

he will sit is to watch nascar or fishing or football..but I think

that's how most men are.. From what I gather he and his dog

are getting along better and Im glad..Jerky is a good dog..he

is just like most chocolate labs and very hyper.. Hes a beauty

though and a HUGE dog..over 80 pounds.. hes a big boy...

I ran over my boy this morning..well his little foot.. I felt so bad..

but he stays right close to my chair when I am rolling and if I

stop suddenly or change direction and hes not paying attention

I get him.. I havent in a long while..but I was in a hurry this

morning to get to the potty and at first I was going to feed them,

then decided was not a good idea and changed directions

real fast and got him.. I didn't do any damage..just made the

boy scream..Then LB has to come and see what is wrong and

he was really mad.. He and Dutch fight but LB is very protective

of the boy..Im glad they do get along..There are times when

they don't and that's when you find the clumps of cat hair all over

the rug.. He limped for a little while and I had to pick him up

and tell him I would never do that to him again..I bet he pays

attention to this chair a lot better now..


I turned the furnace off and I am not sure I really did. I cant see

the dial.. I can only just barely reach it..and to see what that

little red arrow is on is almost impossible.. Its been so nice

and warm here the past few days..and its kinda hot in here.
I cant reach the ceiling fan cord as Donnie took the chain off

of the fan and put it on the light one.. I guess I will have to

break down and ask him if he can fix it.. If I don't get a air

conditioner that fan may be my only hope of making it thru

the summer heat, at least that will keep the air circulating

and maybe not be so hot in here..

Since Penny didn't show up today I did some of the stuff she

usually does.. like sweeping the floor.. I WILL NOT go into

detail about all the stuff I knocked down with that broom

handle.. I almost knocked one of my plates down that I have

up on the wall.. its a very old antique one and just lovely ,, I

would have been sick had that gotten broken..plus I did hit

a few other things..but nothing broke.. I am very glad..:-) We

werent real messy over the weekend so it wasn't too bad

in here.. its the boys that make the messes.. not me :-)

I am going to make myself a nice cup of hot tea and go and

watch TV for a while..I am NOT going to eat anything just

in case this ickky ness is not gone.. and I think tea might

help. I sure hope so..draggin my butt off that bed into my

chair and on that potty 6 times in a nite doesn't cut it..and

I don't wanna go thru that again tonite..I HOPE I don't

anyway.. one night is plenty enough... "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..

~Securing The Porch~

Gorgeous day today, I am going to have Penny check out the

front porch and make sure its secure and then let the boys go

out there. I think they will really love it.. I have a chair in the

basement I can bring up as they will need that to be able to

see out thru the screen part. As nice and warm as its been
I am anxious to open the door and let the fresh air inside

here too.. I just don't trust screens as I know if Dutch got

excited he would climb it with no hesitation..that's why I

had to take them out over at the apartment. He would go

right up to the top..then the whole screen would fall out,

luckily it fell in TO the living room and I managed to chase

him away till I got the window closed..

I had to move the TV and chair and it was not easy.. If the

boy got outside here he would be in serious trouble I

think as busy as that road is out there. I am amazed at the

two dogs next door never venture to the front..They know

to stay in the back yard.. There is no way I could even get

outside to rescue one of my boys if they got out..and I would

surely get all kinds of upset if that happened.. I make double

sure when someone is here after they leave I search and

call them to make sure they havent sneaked out...They try.

I have gotten a bad spot on my back. It is so sore.. I have

faithfully been putting that blue gel on it..and it is slowly

getting better.. I think I may need a new cushion or some

thing.. I have no idea what else it could be from unless my

new bed is too hard, which, when I can sleep I sleep ok..I

really think its the cushion..Ive had this one now for over a

year..and as much as I sit, it is only foam about 2 inches

thick or maybe one half..but after all this time of sitting on

it I noticed that it doesn't go back up after I get off of it , so

I do think its time to get a new one.. I know Stanley can get

pieces of foam and I may call and ask him to get a piece

for me. Im sure he would if he can get it, and I think that will

help me a lot..

I did change the bedding on my bed today and I know when

Penny gets here she will yell and ask why hadnt I waited for

her tomorrow to do it.. Well I had NO choice..unless I wanted

to sleep on the bare mattress.. I made the mistake of taking

a bottle of water in there to drink. While I was taking a drink

Dutch came flying in there, jumped on top of me and ran

to the end of the bed, knocking the bottle out of my hand

and onto the bed. Before I could grab it .. right behind him

was LittleBoy, and by the time he got out of the way there

was a serious WET spot on my bed.. If I didn't take the

bedding off it would have taken forever to dry. Luckily I

had Penny put the linens in the bathroom closet on the

shelf.. I had to use my grabber to get them down as

they were on the top shelf and I just cant reach that one..

I had to pull all the pillows off to the floor then take all the

bedding off which is 2 comforters and of course the

sheets.. I put them on the floor and put the new sheets on.

To put sheets on my bed I have to sit on it..and work from

the one end to the other to pull them down to fit on. I have

to get them most of the way, then climb over them and

then put the other end on.. ITs not easy..by the time I got

done with this and the pillows back on..I was tired.. I was

glad I had that woolbie that is hanging on the door in the

photo or I wouldn't have had anything but sheets tonite..

All the other blankets are in the bedroom closet and I

cant get to it.. I need to really work on my bedroom..I
had considered moving my computer in there and give

me more room in the living room ..but I don't have company

that often to need a lot of room in there..and it would make

my bedroom very crowded.. I would love to have a big open

lots of room house..would be so nice..

Well I am tired and ready to go watch TV for a while and I

am hungry too..but I have NO idea what I feel like eating.

I may just have a bowl of soup.. I love that Mrs. Grass Soup

with the extra noodles of course..and those Keebler Club

Crackers.. good stuff.. Time to close, and roll off into the

sunset.. "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..

~Summer Smells ~

I was sitting here trying to decide what I was going to write about

since today was a very quiet day, nothing happening. As I sat

here at my computer I heard this noise outside, I thought was a

tree company and they were chipping up branches.. I looked out

the front door and I could smell the fresh cut grass ..it smelled

so good..then I noticed across the street there was a young man

on a riding lawn mower out there just riding all over and the more

ground he covered the better it smelled.. That is such a good

smell to me..Fresh Cut Grass, the smell of summer.. When I was

at the apartment Chris cut the grass and he had a stand on

mower that I had never seen that kind before..He was cutting in

front of my door,but he was over cutting the grass at the property

line between us and the new apartments next door. He was

going pretty fast and I saw the hole before he did,,his mower hit

that hole and Chris took a dive off that stand on machine and

hit the ground..the mower kept going and hit the cyclone fence

that was there, Lucky it was or that machine would have ended

up over in the church parking lot..Chris got up..saw me watching

him, he smiled and waved and kinda shrugged his shoulders as

if to say "Oh Well" walked over to that lawn mower and started

to cut the grass again... He didnt get hurt but I think he learned

to pay attention to where he was going, hard way to learn a

lesson..he could have gotten hurt!...

I look out the kitchen window and I can see that nice area between

the house and garage, there are stepping stones that go from the

driveway to the back door and there are stones that go from the

garage side door to the house back door too.. They all need to be

trimmed around them you can hardly see all of them the grass has

just taken over.. I know all cleaned up they would look so nice..

There is a bush by the side of the garage and plants around the

bottom . I don't know what they are..If the tall gangly one is a rose

bush I wish I would have known that when I moved in and I would

have cut it back.. I havent seen any buds or signs of life on it.. I
cant see the whole little triangle garden that is down below the

kitchen window..It could be fixed up to look really nice.. I see that

there is something growing in it but I have NO idea what it is.. I

ache to go out there and work..I want to so bad.. I watched the

man down the street this morning as he cleaned up his yard.. He

has a nice house..all ground level..that is so perfect.. I wish this

one was.. If it was mine I would build a deck on the back and a

ramp..and make a new door into the house, and I could get out

probly even by myself.. this house does have a lot of possibilities

that it could be made into a great house..just needs some work

and of course MONEY..

I have been getting a lot of emails about that tragedy in Virginia..
I have read both sides.. there are many that blame the gun, said

no one should have one.. But if just one person had been allowed

to have a gun that day..would so many have been killed? its not

the gun..and I think all this clamor about not being allowed to

have one is so wrong.. I know if those that are complaining and

starting the big stink like they always do about this kind of thing,

if THEY were in the situation and in fear of their lives..I bet they

would WISH they had a gun... Its just so wrong the big stink they

are putting up about guns..when I think that its the person using

it.. I feel so bad for those familys.. To loose a child is so very

hard.. Parents are not supposed to outlive their children.. So

sad..such young kids..starting life and to have it ended by a

guy that had to have been out of his mind.. What a tragedy..

My heart goes out to those people, even to the parents of the

madman that did the killing..how hard this has to be for them.

What memories they have now of their son.. . . awful...

My crockpot chicken was really good..I was surprised..but I

love rice.. it was very flavorfull..and it came with the meat and

all..a lot of these mixes dont..I think the others they had were

chicken and noodles or dumplings, and as good as this was

I know they have to be good.. I am going to try them out too.

I gave my self a headache today,, I knew I would the minute I

decided to balance my checkbook..It does that to me every

time.. I do keep a good record but for some reason I never

can get it to balance right and I am always off.. I hate when

that happens.. I am hoping that when the 1st gets here and

my monthly check that I will have enough left over to get that

bird feeder for the boys. So if I can get this thing to balance

out I will be ok I HOPE lol...

I think a nice steak , onion and Swiss cheese sandwich will

ease my headache, Im gonna give it a try ...so that means

its 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..

~Sunny Day Here~

It was a really nice sunny day today and warm. The boys love

to look outside and usually they both don't look out at the same

time..but this morning was different, they sat side by side and

got along just fine. Just before this they were fighting just awful,

like they both just hated each other.. Dutch will steady go after

LB until he gets so mad that he will really bite and make the

boy scream...Dutch wants to play and LB will play with him but

Dutch gets so wound up and doesn't want to stop, and when

LB is ready for a nap hes ready for a nap, and play time is

then DONE! The chief has spoken :-)

They both had a good time watching birds and there was THE

biggest bird out in the yard this morning that they were really

watching very closely.. LB is on the left..and Dutch is on the

right. They look almost the same in size but believe me the

old man is almost really twice the size of Dutch. I guess the

boy is more streamlined as he stays so much more active

than LB does..Dutch is always ready to play, just find a toy

or a string and hes in his glory. He loves to play fetch, you

throw it and he will bring it back..his favorite game. I give

out before he does... :-)

Now you see the HUGE bird that was out there that they

HAD to watch :-) that's Penny, she is out there putting some

bread crumbs out there for the birds..They boys are so glad

too..they had to watch her to make sure she did it right.. They

liked seeing her out there and watched EVERY move she

made..

The boys had the best time watching her...

When she tapped on the window Dutch about went nuts.

You can see his little feet up on the glass and his tail was

twitching a mile a minute he was so excited..LB is just

watching all of it, he figures let the boy show his butt at

being so excited..LB is staying 'cool'....

Dutch gets so excited..he was scratching that window so

fast ..Penny was laughing at him , but I was laughing too,

this was so cute.. I wanted to take a video clip but Penny

came back in and I told her I would take a video of it

next time she put bread out for them. I thought this was

just so cute.. and you see LB is still just sitting there its the

boy showing his excitement.. :-)

LB did move as you can see as a bird landed out there

and Penny could almost hand feed it..LB did move and

he wanted that bird..You can see the size of him better

now.. hes like one of those football players with no neck

they are so big..

We all had a good time this morning..with Penny and

the bird and the boys.. I warned her I was putting these

photos here and she wasn't really pleased but I showed

the photos to her and she looks really cute I think..You can

see her red hair..and shes no bigger than a minute ..Shes

a sweetie..and she spoils the boys too..She is going to look

for a nice birdfeeder for me one that maybe I can hang from

one of those shepherds hooks I call them. She did like these

photos though, Im glad, cuz I think theyre really cute...

So this was the high point of the day here. Not a whole lot

else..We are all squeaky clean for the week end and Penny

put some chicken and rice in the crock pot for me.. I know

its going to be good..Its one of those already fixed up kind

in a package, meat and all.. I love rice so I knew this was

going to be good..and it sure smells it too.... I only have to

add the rice and wait a half hour and its food time.. and I

put it in about 20 minutes ago..so by the time I finish typin

this and hit that publish button my dinner will be all ready,

and I am.. starved..as usual...

Hope you liked the photos..something different for a change,

but its that time for food and my famous GORGEOUS
WEEBLE words! "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..

~Back Roads~

Was a nice spring day today, I sat for a while and just looked out

the window and noticed quite a few people walking, a couple

kids were on their bikes.. I saw a house down the road and there

was someone already cutting their grass. In their driveway was a

huge RV, the door was open and I watched a woman as she went

in and out looking as though she was cleaning and airing it out.

Probly getting it ready for a nice trip on the road. It was a big one.
Those big vehicles are so nice. I could see me travelling in one of

those for the rest of my days.. a different town anytime a mood

strikes to move on.. The backroads are the most scenic and where

ALL the life is. That's where you see everything..

When David and I lived in the Upper Penninsula it was a great

place to enjoy the out of doors.. David and I moved back there

from Buffalo, NY after my dad died, to be company for my mom.

She was very lost since he died..usually every sunday afternoon

the 3 of us would go for a ride, sometimes to Eagle River or we

would go to Iron Mountain, 46 miles away to go to McDonalds,

it was the closest one. Sometimes we just cruised the back roads

to spot some wild animals..lots of times we saw deer of course

and occasionaly we would see a bear.

While we were still in Buffalo I had tried to describe the area to

David..knowin he was an outdoors person that he would love it

up there. Of course there is NO description that could do it

justice as far as beauty. When we arrived there it was late at

night and dark, David couldnt see the area at all..The next

morning he got up, looked out the window at all the hills and

woods and trees, he turned and looked at me, smiled as big

as he could and his words were "I think I died and went to

Heaven" from that second on he kept his fishing rod in the

gun rack in the back window of his truck...he was armed ..

and many times on his way home from work he would stop

by the river and fish...

I showed David around and took him to places that I know

were my dads best favorite fishing spots. One Sunday early

in the morning we decided to go fishing.. I drove as I knew

where I wanted to take him to fish.. I decided to take him

up into a place called Gibbs City, even though there was

not the first inkling of a town ever being there. However

through this part of the forrest, runs the paint river which is

one of the BEST fishing rivers in the UP. I took him to alot

of spots and every place we stopped David caught fish

after fish.. I think his statement on the way home was

"I NEVER want to leave here" We did, and now I am here

and the last I heard David was in Mexico. I bet he misses

that place up there..He got his first deer, well buck up in

the UP I bet he still has the horns.. It is a beautiful place to

live. I could handle living up there again If I could live on

one of the zillion lakes up there, or even the Great Paint
River...:-)

The area here is nice, has a lot of lakes but farm land as

well and orchards. And we arent that far from Lake MI .

and there is a casino over there that I always threaten

to go to.. I sure would love to go there and WIN..I dont

wanna go if I cant win :-) be good if it was guaranteed

before you go.. Speaking of going, I am going to go

and fix my dinner and my boy is not feeling real good to

day, hes got the pukies..and I know its just some of the

food he eats so fast..Hes feeling puny and is in my lap,

its hard to type when you have a big cat laying on your

arms.. :-)

Anyway, I writ my 2 cents for today, plus I cant think of

anything more to write about.. Tomorrow I will dig out some

old photos and see what memories they stir up.. So its

Time for my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE words..

"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..

~Company IS a GOOD Thing~ :-)

I had a good time and thoroughly enjoyed my company. We had

an excellent dinner and to have good food and good conversation

at the same time is very enjoyable.. I don't realize how much I miss

that companionship of another person until I have it. It was a very

very nice visit and I really had a good time.. Thankfully the cat

allergies didn't seem to get in the way, which I was most grateful.
Although I have to give the boys a lot of credit for minding their

mother and not being pesteroids and being constantly in the way.
They both behave very nicely and I was very proud of them.. It

was funny this morning when Penny got here how they seemed

to RUSH up to her as if to say, "Penny, mom picked on us and

made us behave, and didn't pay us any attention".. I could almost

hear them.. :-) Penny of course spent the next half hour rubbing

and petting and just totally spoiling them, which needless to say

they loved it. I know they get tired of me and need the attention

of someone other than me..

I did get some very nice compliments on my cute little cozy house,

and of course on myself as well which I TOTALLY hated haha.. I

am so glad some people wear colored glasses, then cant see

what they are really looking at :-) I do appreciate the fact that I

am appreciated for being so honest and open and easy to talk

to..Which I really try to be.. I have such a well I guess you could

say "hang up" about right and wrong, and lies.. I hate lies so bad,

and what is right is right, you have a job to do..do it..and do the

very best you can. Don't whine and boo hoo..say 'poor me' get

on with it..and just do it... Many feel sorry for me which I really

appreciate..but they were only legs..all they did was walk and

they did make my life easier..but well now Ive had to adapt to

a new way of life.. I am still living.. I don't want to say I am

really independent..but I will say I hate to ask for help..I will try

to do things myself first..when I cant do it..THEN I will, maybe,

break down and ask a trusted friend 'will you help me' but if

there is ANY way that I can get it or do it I WILL. I guess you

could say I am very outspoken and don't mind talking about

any subject there is.. and I am always willing to give my

opinion on a subject, not that my opinion is always right..but

its mine..and if you ask me..well I will be honest and tell you

exactly what I think..and those that do chat with me know that
I am like this..and I am proud to say they do respect me for

this. Now, I will also add that it has gotten me in trouble and

has caused me to lose friends because I am so outspoken,

but then..if you don't want my opinion then be sure to NOT

include me in the conversation... :-)

My new bed, I don't know if its me or the mattress or what, but

I sure am not sleeping the greatest and I do have a bad spot

on my tailbone again..that of course my blue gel to the rescue.

RATZ I forgot to send Penny to get some of that stuff for Mary.

I have just got to start writing myself notes so I don't forget stuff.

But then sometimes when I do that I lose the Notes!!! :-) and

that's not good either! Penny will be back on Friday and I have

just put up a note hangin right in front of me to remind me, so
I better NOT forget again... I have forgotten the past few days

to balance my checkbook though and I just have TOO easy a

time to do that.. I got a call from my caseworker informing me

that funds to help people pay their utility bills has been stopped

and no more bills will be paid..so I will have to come up with

the money for my electric bill...and my gas which will be fun to

find..My caregiver hours are going to be cut as well I was told.

This state is in a seriously bad spot, and I think it will get a lot

worse before it gets better. I was told that Illinois, or Mass. or

NY are very good states for benefits..and I guess that is what

I really should do rather than wait around for the next "shoe"

to drop ...and I sure don't wanna get caught with my pants

down either, I would be in trouble since I don't wear them !!!

Its hard to know what to do.. If I wasn't in this chair I would

not worry as I knew I could get a good job or possibly even

have a mate and then I would have someone else to depend

on and not only myself...That is hard to adjust to, as well as

living a lower quality of life than what you are used to as well.

ITs not easy...

I talked to Penny and she is going to help me to plant some

flowers outside.. I will get the seeds as its cheaper than

buying the plants.. This place outside needs quite a bit of

work even the grass needs cut already.. I did notice those

buds on that bush outside are getting bigger, I have no idea

what kind it is..but I hope it has some flowers on it, and I

hope when it does I will have a digital camera to be able to

take some photos of it.. I saw these new cameras that are

able to take videos that would be really nice.. I can only take

1 minute videos with my webcam. They are pretty good

quality but I cannot go over that time frame..which with a

digital camera video maybe will be longer.. I miss that one I

had and I could just spit for being so careless to let that slide

off my lap and get ruined.. Still gets me upset...I know its the

camera as I tried a brand new card that hadnt even been in

the camera..and still did not work.. Hopefully before too long

I will be able to get a new one..

I am tired..as I was up late last nite and I didn't sleep well

with that spot on my butt, ok ok ..tailbone.. that's really where

it is..right where your back hits the bed..its not a good spot..

I put some gel on and the soreness is gone and I know by

tomorrow it will be healed.. I havent had lunch either so I

know I don't have to write that I am hungry. That can just be

an automatic assessment :-) On that judgement I am off

to find food and its 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..

~No Sneezes~

It was a nice warm sunny day today I think spring is springin'. I have a good size bush next to the side of the house that I can see from the window, and I noticed today that there are buds of leaves coming out on it.. I hope that means spring is here. I have some green stuff coming up next to the garage, I have no idea what it is..but I hated to see it get all covered with snow like it did I was afraid it would kill the plants..I noticed today that they are still out there and growing.. When I went into the kitchen this morning and I looked out that window I saw a red squirrel sitting on top that fence by the side of the house. I called to Dutch and he came running and was a good thing that glass was there as I think a fight would have occurred.. When that squirrel saw Dutch and I watching him thru the glass, he turned and faced us and he sort of bent low with his tail up in the air twitching faster than Dutch's was.. Dutch stood up against the glass the whole time tapping it with his foot..The squirrel moved back and forth from one foot to the other the same as a cat does before it pounces..All of a sudden the squirrel stood straight up..and leaned over and scooted down the side of the fence, he ran so fast over to his tree like Dutch was really after him.. Dutch all this time was meowing and tappin that glass... Woke both the squirrel and Dutch up I think...well did me too .. I had fun watching those 2 animals. I wish I could put a pan or dish or something out there for the squirrel and then one on the side for the birds.. I know on the side there are a few cardinals that always are looking for bread crumbs out there.. I make sure I save all mine and when Penny leaves she always puts them outside of this window, so the birds know there is usually something there for them... Ive been checking places for a nice birdfeeder.. I had a pole at the apt. but we left it when I moved out..We didn't think to take it.. I wish we had.. I may just get another one.. My company made it safe and sound..and I guess Penny did a good job vacuuming as there werent too many sneezes..It was a nice day to travel and not to have to worry about running into snow or something..From what I gather it is quite bad in NYC. I hope Momar hasnt gotten snowed in from all Ive read it is as bad as it was here. All this snow makes the rivers get too high and run their banks.. I am glad I am on high ground here, and don't have to worry about that.. although my base ment did have water in it when I moved in.. I think was only because of all the rain. This post is short and sweet as I still have my company here and I don't want to be rude by being on this computer when I should be visiting . Also it is dinner time and of course I am hungry..just cuz companys here don't mean I don't get hungry! It is food time..and 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..

~Allergic Company~

Nice sunny and pretty warm day. We are all squeaky clean and

we did very good over the week end to not have a huge mess by

the time Penny got here today. She did NOT complain.. So funny

as soon as she gets thru the door both cats run up to her..Dutch

will try to climb her leg and LittleBoy will fall over on his back for

her to rub his belly..She gives them a lot of attention but then of

course she really doesn't have too much of a choice since they

will pester her until she does spend time with them.. She cleaned

really good today and ran the vacuum sweeper and got all the

cat hair off the couch.. My company tomorrow is a tad allergic

to cats so I hope this good vacuuming will help. She went to

the grocery store and picked up a few things too, always nice
to feed company :-)

I went thru the grocery ads for Meijers online to see what the

specials are this week and I get so frustrated wishing I had

a freezer, they have so much on sale this week where its buy

one get one free which is almost the same as doubling your

money.. I had thought of maybe getting a regular refrigerator

with a freezer and get rid of my mothers dining room table. If

I get rid of it I can put one where it is..which was right behind

me in that photo I posted here last nite..I hate to move that

table down to the basement as I know it will just get ruined

down there. This basement is not the best nor is it a dry one.
When I moved in last year there was water down there and

the damp musty smell was very powerful down there too, I hate

to get rid of it.. but then again.. If and when I move away from

here there is no guarantee that it will fit at the next place..so

I guess I may just as well get rid of it now. Its hard to know

what to do..With things getting so bad here I may have to

move a lot sooner than the 3 years when this grant is done.
They have cut so many of our benefits..I have already had

2 things cut...and the next they are threatening is to cut

the number of hours I have for a caregiver, I only get 40 hrs

a month now..and they are saying they will be cut too. I

think if I was smart I should start to seriously think about

some place else.. I have been asking a lot of questions..

but not gotten any really good answers, so its still hard to

know which is the right thing to do..


I know I have to look out for myself..that If I don't do it now

while I can I could get in trouble farther down the line in

case the time ever comes that I cant say what is to happen

to me, I very seriously doubt that I will get married again as

I don't know but 1 or 2 single men..and they are confirmed

bachelors, so I doubt if my prince will come galloping to my

rescue either.. I think his horse got lost.. :-) so I think I am

doing the right thing as far as planning ahead... I hope I

can find something that is just more suited to me..I love the

privacy of this house.. but as hard as this place is to do

anything.. I think I need a place more suited.. To think of the

yard work of this summer.. I will more than likely have to pay

to have that done.. I cant expect donnie to come over and

do this every other week or so..that's not fair..he has his own

place.. I could try to get a riding lawn mower then maybe I

could cut the grass myself :-) But being alone There is a lot to

consider in the upkeep of a house..Maybe I can find a bigger

house then advertise for a roommate to help share in the

work and stuff that may work out ok.. I know I have to think of

some solution..

I know what time that mail man comes just about every day

yet every time I hear that mailbox lid clank shut I jump and

so do the boys.. I wonder why that is.. lol.. I know its coming..

yet it scares me. Scares me specially when I go out there

and dig bills out of the bloomin thing too ~!~ :-)

I still have a ton of stuff to do before tomorrow and that is why

the earlier post today, plus the fact ..yesssss.. Im hungry :-)

you KNEW I was gonna say that.. now what's next??? you

know.. my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE WORDS.....

"Nitey Nite" :-D

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..

~Lazy Sunday~

I was bad today and did not take a new photo.. I am very

sorry, you will have to just put up with one I took the 4th,

just a different pose.. I told you I take at least 5 or 6 photos

and then I pick the one I like the best..and sometimes I just

keep them all which in a case like today I am glad I did.. I

was going to take a new photo today and just didn't get

around to doing it..I guess I was just plain lazy.. :-) My hair

looks like totally ugly today and I just didn't take the time

to fix it and I had on ugly clothes and like I said I was just

plain lazy today.. I haven not done one thing..But itsnt that

what Sundays are for? To get you all rested up to go and

face monday morning and another week of work?

I have to honestly say I dont miss going to work.. I sit here

sometimes in the morning and I watch the traffic of those I

know are going to work, fighting the road conditions or

the other sleepy workers on the road.. I dont miss that one

little bit.. I worked since I was 12 years old and I dont mind

working at all.. I was a good employee I did what I got paid

to do and did a good job to earn that pay. My first job was

just as a babysitter. I babysat for the principle of the high

school and the minister of our church..then I added to that

when I got older - ironing..I did that every monday nite right

after school...

My cousin June paid me to do her ironing for her, she was

very busy, was a beautician and gave piano lessons..My

cousin Bob worked for the mine of course, but in the

office. I liked to iron..I did all the ironing at home for my

mother.. I liked doing Junes' as her son Bobby was just

2 years younger than me and he was one of my very best

favorite cousins..we got along so good.. I would walk home

from school with him and we would have the best time.. He

would come down the basement where I did the ironing

and keep me company most of the time.. I hated ironing

his blue jeans and told him that..and he would laugh.. I would

tease him and tell him I would put a big huge scorch mark

right on the butt and he wouldnt know it and wear them to

school.. I know he checked his jeans every time after that :-)

Bobby would come out to the cottage my parents had and

spend a week at a time sometimes.. and we would have

the best time..swimming, and fishing and boating all over

Sunset Lake.. I bet we went through quite a few tanks of gas.
One evening my dad wanted to go fishing and he got in the

boat..untied it..and used the oar to push the boat away from

the dock.. as he floated farther away he turned and pulled the

start cord on the outboard motor, well Bobby and I had used

the boat and motor all day, as he and I looked at each other,

knowing we were both about to be in deep trouble..we looked

then at my dad trying to pull that cord and every time he

did the motor wouldnt start.. we knew we were in trouble and

one of us better go get the gas can and the other get my dad

back to the dock.. Bobby went after the gas and I ran out onto

the dock... Dad is sitting there laughing at me..said "whats the

matter? run all the gas out of the motor Lois?" I looked at my

dad and before I could say anything ..that motor started up

and my dad says " I filled the gas tank before I got in the boat

Lois, I know you and Bobby had probly run it all out today" he

smiled, waved and putted off down the lake :-) he knew us

so well I think lol...

That cottage was such a nice place, the family came out on the

week ends..and everyone would bring food..I think everytime

the family got together food was the main part of the gatherings.
But I guess that is today as well.. A good party or family get

together the main part of the planning is the food.. I have always

been that way..If someone stops by I automatically ask if they

would like something to drink..or if they would like a snack or

something.. The food that was at the family gatherings when I

was young was great..bad part was I didnt dare say I liked

Aunt Gladys' blueberry pie better or Aunt Phyllis' spaghetti

better than my mothers.. she would get so upset! but all the

women back years ago that was their pride and joy, how good

a cook they were or how spotless their house was..or how

well behaved their kids were.. THAT was a biggie.and of course

this GORGEOUS WEEBLE was a GORGEOUS kid AND

THE most well behaved :-D

Speaking of food lol.. I do this EVERY time.. I havent eaten

today yet.. I dont usually until supper anyway then just log off

and go to bed..If I eat at lunch time I tend to get sleepy and

then there is no telling how long a cat nap will last for me..

I did sleep late this morning tho..8:30 and I havent slept that

late in a while.. Thats why I got nuthin done today :-) well food

time for me and time for my "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..