~Squirrel Drama~

I was sitting by my desk looking out the window, it was a

beautiful day today, a nice breeze, sun, and it wasn't hot..

Just a nice fall kinda day.. One where you know when you

hang your fresh laundry outside to dry that they will smell

so good.. You cant hardly wait to snuggle into your bed so

you can smell the freshness...I used to hang my clothes out

side as soon as I knew it was warm enough so they wouldn't

freeze hanging there.. Ive had that happen... they still smell

so good.. I used to take the sheets and things down and I

couldn't help but put them over my face to smell them.. Then

carefully, neatly fold them so that the freshness stayed inside.

A wonderful smell.. I miss that.. I used to be the manager of

a small motel outside Houston...only 6 rooms..very easy to

take care of daily, well only 4, 2 were weekly rentals... I hung

all the bedding for those 4 rooms outside. Most times when

the key was returned the customer would comment about

how wonderful it was to sleep on those fresh smelling sheets.

I sat here and watched 3 little red squirrels over in the yard

across the street, they were playing in those butchered trees

over there.. I know how sad they must be with most of their

trees gone.. For quite a while 2 of them played so cute, they

would run up the tree a bit..then zip back down across to

another one.. Then I saw one dart across the road out there!!!

He got half way across and STOPPED!! then turned back

and started to run super fast and just made it before cars

went by.. I kept watching..and the whole time this little red

sqirrel is zipping back and forth across the street out there, Im

sitting in here yelling at it to "WAIT!" "ok, GO!" like he could

hear me.. I mean.. I was excited here watching this.. THEN the

2nd squirrel starts this same back and forth .. by the time those

2 things finally got across the street I was a nervous wreck !!!

I said to myself.. that I cant watch that kind of drama.. :-) one

of those little guys would have gotten smushed by a car in front

of me I think I would throw up!! Talk about DRAMA,, and the

boys watched it too!! I checked on and off today and Ive not

seen them and there are no furry lumps in the road either so..

all is well I hope in squirrel land :-)

While I was sitting here, after the squirrel ordeal.. I got to watching

the people that were riding bicycles, one man was walking his

little dog.. I was fidgeting around in my chair and got to thinking

about things I miss... like the smelly sheets, and not being able to

hang clothes out side.. I twisted in my chair and sat sideways,,

and I thought about the different ways I used to sit.. I loved to sit

with my knees crossed..then I would take my shoe off and kind of

swing in off my ugly toes... When I would sit and watch TV I sat

with my legs bent to one side..kind of on my hip.. Or I would sit

with my left knee up... I miss not being able to do that.. Sometimes

when I am facing my desk..and I am not really doing anything but

surfing the net for something..usually music, I sit close, and I put

my left stump up against my desk..sort of how I would sit with my

knee up .. I cant just hold it there it gives out.. but If I prop it..it works

and that feels really good sometimes.. My right is just too short

and wont reach to the desk edge... its a shortie ... like me.. :-)

There are so many things I miss but until I actually go to do some

thing or try to find a good way to sit or to lay in bed, I don't realize

that I miss them.. I guess the more time goes on..the less I will

miss what I Used to do... well I still can do most of what I used to do,

the short stuff anyways.. :-) Many times I get so mad at my chair,

and just swear at it.. and its not the chair.. its the fact that im in it..

Im just a bad driver.. I never did pay attention to speed limits even

when I drove a car, I didn't go over them..much... :-).. I just get in a

hurry moreso now.. and to maneuver in this house..well we had to

take the doors off so I could get thru them.. I cant go thru with my

hands on the wheels.. I found THAT out the hard way TOO!

I know I missed lunch, I wasn't really hungry and it was a pretty good

one, mac and cheese, with peas and tomatoes and tiny dices of ham.

its ok..one of their better ones.. I just got a call from a lady from

Keystone.. named Heidi...she is replacing Lori and will be here about

10 ish to introduce herself.. I hope Lori prepared her for me.. She

seemed really nice..so I hope so.. Time for my late lunch.. cant miss

dinner.. I can miss lots of stuff and tolerate it..but not my dinner :-)

"Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear, Love ya and THANKS! :-)

Oh PS.. My arm..the elbow is still VERY VERY sore..and the swelling

has gone down.. the rash is still there but not as itchy..If you look

close at Sundays photo you can see its still ickky lookin.. I had to

change my drs appt..and I go next Wednesday.. I couldn't get a ride.

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.....