~Dearies~

The Dearies as I called them there in the HH I have to say

90% of the time they were taken care of very well..Most of

them had family that came daily almost to help them eat or

do what ever.. They came for the different events that we held

and many were dedicated to helping us.. You can tell by these

photos.. Up top..on the left, is dear Vesta.. She was such a

lovely lady, prim and proper..and she had no one.. Shortly

after I got there and had ventured out, before I lost my leg, she

came up to me and put her hand on my arm..looked at me so

sincere and sweetly said "I need a friend, would you be mine?"

I assured her I would be and we were from then on..

Up on the right, is Joe, he was a DBK. diabetic. He lost both

his legs at the same time.. He had other major problems as well,

he was over 80, and very Italian..lovely man..he would get mad

cause he wanted to get up and they had to watch him..he steady

tried to get out of his chair..we were not allowed to be restrained,

they even went to far as to tie down the side rails so we couldn't

pull them up..Many fell out of bed after that.. most got moved to

electric beds that could be lower to the floor..then they got about

a 2 inch thick piece of foam the length of the bed and that was to

land on when you fell out.. didn't work .. I loved teasing Joe, he

always seemed to know me and always responded..the two photos

of him are with his daughter and one is of Raul that worked there..

He never was on my hall tho.. I had wished he was..he was such a

Cutie and a very nice guy...Elgin was a dear little man..he would
take his cap off that he wore constantly and slap you with it to get
your attention.. he was so cute too.. :-)

The bottom photo in my collage is of the dining room there after one

of our bingo games or some gathering.. We were all in there one day,

I believe was lunch time..towards the end of the eating time..All of a

sudden was a LOUD BOOM!!!!.. I mean these Dearies- I thought half

of them stroked out- scared them so bad..did me! Someones tire on

their wheel chair blew out.. which I had NO idea that could happen..
I mean.. talk about funny later.. we did laugh..but some I mean they

almost passed out it just echoed in that big open room.. :-) Many of

the women screamed and one, Terry, she jumped straight up and

ran out so fast no one could catch her :-) It was a mad house for a

few minutes everyone was so shook up :-)

We are in for a crappy week end.. Heidi stopped by today and brought

me a gorgeous new skirt.. black and gray..I have the PERFECT set,

a 2 piece sweater set the exact same colors that will be great with it..I

really didn't have anything else to wear with it other than my solid black,

which with 2 light colored cats..well I don't wear it much..but this will be

really pretty together.. Monday Penny is going to the laundromat and she

can wash it then and I can wear it next week..its great material too..I

was glad to see her and she had planned to come by tomorrow but she

has shopping to do and with trying to get her house set up since she

did move out of the place she got robbed in.. was a bad area.. They

do think they know who did it tho..so she may get all her things back...

Was hard on her kids losing toys and clothes.. 3 of them.. Her oldest

is 15, and a son 13 and little Emily is 3... and to lose every single thing

you have.. its hard.. I told her if I can help her i surely would.. I have

extra linens and blankets and towels.. I had hoped the home less

shelter would help her but she said they wouldn't.. and she was not to

tell her clients what happened to her.. but Im glad she told me and

maybe I can help her.. shes a good kid...

Well this GORGEOUS WEEBLE kid is hungry.. Penny put a nice pork

roast in the crock pot when she got here..and it smells great.. I plan to

nuke a baked potato and have a nice dinner.. I called Dawn and told

her about the specials at the store and that I would get them but she

had to come tomorrow and pick them up..so I hope she does.. We are

due to have a really bad ice storm and Donnie is frantically working

to get his garage done.. He helps so many and this kid is over there

all by himself..no one is there to help him.. I don't know why that is..but

I do plan to call a few of his friends and ask them to get together and

get his garage done for him.. He helps so many and yet hes there by

himself.. I told him if I could I would help him..but not a whole lot I can

do.. maybe plug something into one of those 23 outlets he put into

that thing..We call it his GARAGEMAHAL.. Dawn even got him a sign

for it.. he will love that..

Food, and OUT of this chair.. I got up early 5 am today..but then I was

out like a light by 9..so I slept..I only got up twice Last nite so that

wasn't too bad... Signing off, but first ..."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.....

~Others Daks~

There were others at the HH that were amputees besides me.

Most were men. BB, Daryl, Ron and Joe, there was a lady there

but I didn't know her name and me.. Darryl, with the hat,was a dak..

BB was a lbk, rak. he was going to get prosthetics, I saw him trying them

out..Ron was a dak, and Joe was a dbk.. All their amputations

were caused by diabetes.. Darryl, up there was only 45, Ron was

in his late 40's, and Joe bless his heart was almost 80. The little

lady I don't know.. and me.. I was 56 when I lost mine..Darryl was a

very serious diabetic as was BB.. Before I moved out..one night in

the middle of the night..his heart gave out..and he passed away..was

really sad..we 3 kind of stuck together there, me BB and Darryl..
That's BB WIth Santa. that was Christmas 2000. We had a

big program for familys to come and bring gifts and Santa

of course..singing and lots of good food.. When I moved out

of the HH into my apartment..about 6 weeks or so another one

came open and BB moved into that one in the same place as

me..It WAs good we kept each other company and had meals

together, watched tv..was nice, we were good friends.. BB had

come over Friday, we had dinner watched Some tv.he said he was

going home, would see me the next morning, he would come over

for coffee.. The next morning he didn't show up.. I phoned. no

answer... I thought well perhaps he went with his brother which

sometimes he did and didn't tell me.. About noon I still hadnt heard

from him, so I decided to go by his apt when I went and got mail..I

knocked on the door, no answer, but I could hear the cat crying in

side.. I turned the door knob and opened the door..and there sat BB

in his chair, half in and out of the bathroom, slumped over. he had

died.. It had to be very sudden, he was right in the middle of the bath

room door.. I backed up, went to my apartment and called 911. The

police came, and his family.. I missed him for a long time..We had

spent a lot of time together in the HH and he had only been in his

apartment for a few weeks before he passed away, but at least he

was out of there and had tried..

Ron and Joe have passed away too.. Joe was 80 and Ron lived next

door to me at the apt. with his girlfriend and my good friend Debbie..

Ron was a huge man and also a diabetic.. Debbie took good care of

him and he lived for almost a year after he got out of the HH.. I had not

been around any amputees before I went there and to the Rehab in

Indiana.. there were 4 amputees there too..3 women..including me

and 1 man that I saw anyway.. I don't ever recall being around an

amputee even in nursing.. I don't remember ever seeing one.. Its the

same now, when Ive gone out..very seldom do I see anyone that is

in a chair, let alone an amputee...

Theresa from CMH came today and we discussed the grant and she

said she would find out why I have no paper work about it at all to see

it written out how long this grant is and what it covers.. I should have

something to show I have it and what it covers..Its a contract so I would

have thought I had to sign something, which I havent.. I just want to

see it written in black and white that this grant is permanent.. I would

be SO relieved...

My relief in the next little while is going to come out of my kitchen in the

form of food.. I had an icee today and some fries from DQ.. I hope they

never change their Icees I would be so upset..They are the only ones

that have the lime..and they are so good.. I am still tired today but I do

think its from my Thyroid as my Dr office called and wants to do some

more blood work so that may be the reason for the tiredness. For right

now.. the relief is food, and Getting out of this chair..I have to keep my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE self GORGEOUS :-) "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.....

~Nice People~

Some people are just good..they are so kind and these kind

of people I consider necessary..My ATM card looks so bad I

am surprised it still works.. I called the bank and told them my

card needs replaced...The stock answer was, "you have to come

into the bank so we can verify its you". I went thru my little diddy

that I HATE using.."Bonnie, Im a double above knee amputee

in a wheel chair, can we work out some other arrangements"..

At first she was adamant.. and said I HAD to go in there.. Then

all of sudden Bonnie says, "I will come to your house and let you

sign the paper to get a new card". NOW..is that generous and

kind or what? This is just what I mean..some can make it so

easy for us to be like this..then others can make it so hard, not

giving us any allowance as far as doing things..I thanked her

a dozen times.. She walked in.. I showed her my card, she gave

me a clipboard with a paper on it.. I signed, she left..just THAT

fast.. and that easy..She was very nice to do that for me..

I have used that phrase so many times..'Im a dak, in a chair" I

get so upset sometimes that I do say that... I honestly wish I didn't

have to just to get a different or easier way of doing things.. I

get upset sometimes when I hear myself saying that.. and yet I

cant help it.. It is so hard for me to say it.. but I do... I guess it

really boils down to the fact that I hate I have to use that.. that I

am a dak and in a chair...but I really don't have a choice...

Heidi came today..she is so pretty. she may spend Saturday here,

she wants me to teach her how to make some earrings.. Bless her

heart, she had all her stuff stolen..some guys broke into her house

and cleaned it out.. took all her kids things, she has 3, furniture

even her food..their clothes.. She tries so hard.. and shes such a

pretty thing... I have all the supplies to make tons of earrings and

she will be able to make tons of them... I have a thing about jewelery,

I LOVE IT... I have some wonderful old pieces that were my moms

and my grandmothers.. I have my mothers MOM ring and I need to

get it fixed...a stone came out.. Since Penny missed Monday she is

coming again tomorrow to make up her time..and she is going to

take it to the jewelers for me.. I need my bracelet fixed too and Im

going to get it fixed.. The ring is lovely..all the birthstones..there are

5.. I have a finger all ready and waiting for it...

Heidi did give me some good news.. I will ask Theresa about it

when she comes tomorrow.. But Heidi said she talked to a Lori

down at CMH and she read the terms of my grant to her..and the

grant is a permanent one according to this contract Lori has..I

asked Heidi to get a copy for me..A guy by the name of Dough at

CMH has taken it upon him self to put a limit on it..and its not his

to do.. So if this IS the case.. As soon as I get my copy and I read

that in it.. well then .. I will have a bigger place..one that I can get

around in ..and specially one I can have company for dinner and

eat at a nice table..and not a TV tray in the living room... I enjoy

visitors.. and if I had a nice guest bedroom then my guests could

stay here and not spend the money for a motel room... I would love

the extra room. So soon as I SEE this.. well..the attack begins..

the search is on...:-)

I splurged and had Penny go and get me 3 egg rolls from this little

store just down the road.. they are SO good.. bad thing is they are

$2.oo each..which is kind of a lot..but for something good..well the

cost really doesn't matter.. I think im worth that.. I worked hard this

week already..since Penny didn't come monday..She is coming

again tomorrow to make up her time..which will be good to get

some extra stuff done. We have been discussing the cookies she

is going to make for Christmas.. I plan to get the ingredients and

she will do the baking.. Penny and her sister Kathy bake a lot for

the holidays, Kathy has the adult foster care house and 6 ladies

to care for..so the baking is all done at her big kitchen.. Works

out good for me though I end up with dozens of cookies and fudge,

and the ingredients arent all that much.. I think Im on the winning

end of that transaction.. I still have NO idea what I am getting the

kids.. I have no idea at all...

I phoned Dawn last nite and we had the best laugh..Donald and

his GarageMahal.. that's what we call it.. Hes so fussy about even

the slightest thing to be done.. it ALL has to Be perfect.. Dawn

said.."Gran, hes put 23 outlets in that garage".. 23?? That's more

than I have in this WHOLE house~!~ He does NOT believe in

extension cords.. This is a 2 car garage, my friend has a garage

he redid, he said "tell Don, he did better than me..well done, I only

have 20 in mine".. we laughed.. Men.. and they say Women are so

bad and picky..:-)

Well was a busy day today, but very good.. the bank..Heidi, Penny,

and I am tired.. I need to get out of this chair, watch some TV.. I did

not see even the end of Two and a Half Men last night that ended

at 8.. I was already down for the count, I did sleep later today tho, I

didn't get up till 7.. I was a lazy Bones. And Im right back to square

one.. Im re tired again..time to re-coup the rescources.. I have to

stay GORGEOUS and sleep is the best way :-) "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.....

~Some HH People, Good Ones~

I went through all my photos that I took before I left the
Hellhome.. I call it that because I went through Hell there.

Most of the nurses were very good to me.. I was nice to

them..so we respected each other.. When I looked at all

the photos I have, I remembered them all..some I just did

not remember the names..Like Debbie up there and next

below, I remember her name, but I don't remember her dogs.

She was a wonderful friend to me. And her dog, she was

an Australian Shepherd..and so well behaved..Debbie

never worried about her..If she couldn't find her she knew she

was in my room or another good friend there.. The dog

knew she was NOT allowed in the dining room at all..Well

you know how sloppy some people eat, this dog thought

she had the best feeding ground in the world when Debbie

first started bringing her..I took their picture, I told her "You

didn't SMILE!" so I took it again.......
They BOTH smiled..is that cute or what..even the dog..Deb

was a nurse, she gave out the meds..the aides did all the

care of the residents..that's her pill cart behind her. She quit

working there just before I left and went to the other one here

in town..
That's Dawn. When I first got to the HH, she was on my hall, which

was B hall.. She was so nice.. She would come in and sit with me,

and she would try to talk to me sometimes..and I remember all I

did was cry, or just sit and nod my head while tears streamed down

my face.. My room I kept dark, the heavy drapes pulled and I drew

the curtain between the beds so no one could see me from the

hall and I wouldn't get the light from it.. Dawn would come a lot to

spend time with me, many times bringing cookies or candy. I was

losing weight so rapidly from not eating hardly at all..I didn't have a

radio, or a TV so when one of the residents died, the family donated

their TV , told Dawn to give it to someone that could use it.. My door

opened and there was Dawn pushing a cart with the TV on it and

she proceeded to plug it in and set it up for me.. I started to watch TV,

it helped sometimes.. That TV is still in my bedroom now..Its not doing

real good..But it helped me alot..I was so grateful..well I STILL am..

its the ONLY TV I have .. Im very grateful to Dawn..:-) They transferred

her to C hall but she still found time to come and see me..
That's Jan, another one of the nurses.. This is a big place, I think

over 150 beds..im not sure.. This was taken right outside my room.

those doors on the end were alarmed if they were opened.. to the

right (jans left) was my room..the one behind her Lenora lived in

there... Jan was very nice, but she always had a motive..and if you

told her something she did NOT keep it to herself..She brought me

lots of good things to eat too.. When I went for my amputations, she

even took the time to go up to the hospital to see me..I thought that

was really nice of her.. She was single then..I know she still works

there..Heidi worked there last year..and said she knew Jan, most

of the nurses were the same, its the aides that change all the time.
Holly.. what smiley face all the time.. she was a happy person.. She

is up at the nurses station and Faye one of the aides is standing

behind her.. The nurses station was in the center of the building..

all the hallways went off from it.. and the dining room..I think there

were 4 halls for patients..and then 2 for staff etc..therapy and the

bookkeeping and other things.
That's LouAnn..she was very sweet..She didn't work full time and

mostly just filled in when one of the regular staff nurses didn't make

it.. You see those shelves there by her head on the left..that's where

they kept that RED book.. If you look to the right you can see one

of the hallways going down..Someone was supposed to be at the

desk at all times..HAHAHA..very seldom..and at night? no..I don't

think but a few times I went down during the night was anyone there.

they would sit in the dining room or back in the kitchen.. I knew

where to find them... and when I needed company that's just what

I did.. I prowled a lot at night..then I couldn't find my way back to

my room.. I was pitiful .. :-)
Look at Shari..that's just how she was too..always laughing and

saying something.. That's Ruth on the right..she used to be my

caregiver..she left there to come and work- for me... They

are eating their lunch in my room..Many spent their breaks or

dinner time with me and would sit and eat there, It was better

than the small little room they had for their meals, and I enjoyed

the company..Shari always worked afternoons..I don't think she

is there anymore either.. I think Ruth was thirsty :-)

I look at all the tons of photos I have..and think about those dearies

I left there.. I wonder how many of them are still over there... The

ones that are I hope they are doing ok.. I think I will put photos here

this week of the ones I knew over there..It is is nice to look at the

faces of these sweet people..The Dearies..Im so glad so many don't

know where they are.. but I am glad too that there are quite a few

dedicated workers that DO take care of the residents...The HH is

only 2 blocks down the street from here... I should go back just to

see who is still there.. its just so hard to do.. I tried once.. and I

almost got sick rolling through that door..I just couldn't go back

there for any reason.. I just couldnt..was a horrible time of my life..

This time of my life is HUNGER time however.. I have not had

lunch today as I was playing with photos and I was enjoying that..

Lunch was..... well.. not good..they did bring our survival bag they

call it.. has beans, rice, can milk..just in case..they do that when

we have storm warnings in the winter..Its a good thing.. Time to

get OUT of this chair.. This GORGEOUS WEEBLE needs to

eat and relax... oh and 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.....

~We Got Snowed~

We are having a really nice snow storm today.. They change it

hourly I think as far as saying what we are gonna get.. They didn't

say anything last nite when I did manage to wake up in time to see

the news and weather.. I was watching that amazing race which

was delayed so I was clicking back and forth between that and

the desperate housewives, that I have lost track of who all these

other new people are..and sometimes..that show is just not true

to life.but then not many are.. I took that photo I cant read the time

about 1 or so.. by the time I post this I will take another to see

just how much is out there by then.. Chris at lunch said it was

getting pretty ugly out there.. and I know from what I see it is..

Ive been going through my Hellhome photos that I have of the girls

that worked there.. I took most everyones picture before I left just

for kicks.. they thought I hated to leave..no..they knew I wanted out

and the really nice ones sure helped me get packed and moved

and even came by to check on me.. The higher ups are the ones

that wanted me to leave..find "a place more suited" for someone

my age..I was the youngest in there... I will put some of the photos

together and I am going to see if I can get my records from there.

I am curious as to the time frame of everything.. Its all very hazy,

I remember doing things..but to put a date..I can only put a date

on my amputations and the date I left..the rest it didn't matter.. I

really guess that 80% of the time I was in there I was totally out

of it.. The main thing they were really treating me for was the

awful depression..and of course recuperating from all the surgeries

the year before as well.. If I got my records I could read more of

what I don't remember that went on..that I am sure they kept records

of all of it.. They did while I was there.. They had 2 books..

One of the notebooks was the good book..the black one..it was a

sort of summary of daily progress..the other was RED.. these were

ring binder folders...the red was the bad book..when you acted up,

swore, or was mean ..anything bad..it got wrote up in there .. We

were allowed to read anything they had about us..well 99% of the

ones didn't care what was wrote much less care where they were~!

One of the nurses told me about the RED book..and that I had

gotten written up in there ALOT.. well.. I asked to READ it.. when I

did, I had to sit right there at the desk.. I did.. I read.. and I got so

MAD~!!! the stuff written in it that time was something I had said

to the activities lady and she wrote it in there.. I closed the book,

went to the activites room , cornered her in there , parked my

chair right in front of the door AFTER it closed BEHIND me.. I

asked her "why did you betray a confidence?" Her excuse was she

felt it would benefit all the other nurses to know some of my problems

and she felt that was best.. I was SO mad.. I told her off royally and

told her I would NEVER speak to her again..and she was NOT

permitted in my room EVER..if she wanted to try ..well she would NOT

be very happy when I explained it to her again..to stay away from me.

I talked to her because I thought it was "off the record" so to speak,

as friends.. I learned the hard way about that.. And I never spoke to her

again EVER..not for any reason.. and she did NOT come into my room,

she would say hello if she passed me in the hall and I would ignore her.

A few weeks, 3 or so , the head nurse came into my room..apparently

that RED book had disappeared..had I taken it? I was appalled! ME?

how DARE She ask me that.. I looked her right dead in the eye.. and

said " NO... I do NOT have your book".. she sort of looked at me side

ways..and I invited her to look thru my room if she wanted.. I DIDNT

have that book.. not THEN! . :-).. I will not write anything to incriminate

myself as far as the disappearance of that nasty RED book..but some

GORGEOUS angel made that one disappear and all the others that

they tried to replace it with ..isnt that amazing? :-D

There is what its like out as I go to post this..its 430 and its sure gotten

a lot more out there.. I hope the kids make it home from work ok.. they

all have 4 wheel drive so I don't worry too much.. its all the others on the

road that I worry about ..I know how my kids drive, its the others I don't!

Penny was sick today and didn't come..its so hard when she misses

Monday.. I did most, dishes, and I did take the garbage out to the front

porch.. I don't want to leave it till Wednesday.. I tried making all my calls

today and the one to SSI well I guess Monday is a bad day to call them.

I just don't want to take any chances with it..that's all I would need is to

lose it.. THEN what would I do.. who would adopt me? ohoh.. I better

make sure I get through to them.. I know I aint going back to that shelter,

they were nice..but no.. Im NOT going back.. Why I save every penny I

get my hands on.. and don't spend hardly any thing on anything.. I have

to if I am going to make it..

Im going to make it to the kitchen, then to the bedroom and watch TV..

Monday nite.. I forget whats on.. oh well don't really matter I probly wont

be awake much past 8 anyways soon as Two and Half Men is done.. I

love that show.. Snow snow snow.. we are snug and warm..and its that

time for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE 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.....

~Tired~

Ive noticed im more tired than I usually am, if that's possible.

I know I fall asleep early I very seldom see whats on at 9 , if

I am sitting up I have a tendency to lean forward then, hug a

pillow and well.. 1,2,3, Im down for the count.. If I lean back,

relaxed on a couple pillows, here come the boys to snuggle

down by me, so I squirm down a bit to get them comfy and

before I know it its 2 hours later, light is on and so is the TV,

and the 3 of us are just snoozin... I ve been getting up a bit

later, 7 or so..and the past couple days Ive gotten so tired

about 11 that when I eat lunch ..well the 1,2, 3, count is on

again..and I have been taking a little 'desk rest' the past

couple 2 or 3 days.. It could be that Im just not feeling that

good yet, I sure wish It would go away what ever this is

that seems to flare up every once in a while..

What gets to me, I don't, well not lately, do anything to make

myself tired.. It is SO hard to SIT constantly.. But I really don't

do major stuff to make myself worn out like I feel sometimes.

The best way I can describe the tiredness is that I feel it deep

in my bones..where my WHOLE body is just tired..tired.. and

I HAVE to just lay it down.. It could be my thyroid again..I know

when its acted up before I have gotten like this.. When my

count was very high in the hell home, all I was doing was sleeping

and I couldn't seem to stay awake at all..and they decided to do

a thyroid test as my Dr was concerned..If they had waited much

longer I could have possibly gone into a coma..induced by the

thyroid which I didn't know THAT was possible.. I have some

Oriental name disease that affects mine..Ive had it always.. I don't

ever remember not having to take thyroid pills.. But the tiredness

I feel now is kinda the same..Im taking my pills but they may need

increased.. No telling.. This tired comes in spurts anyway so it

may just be a matter again of testing my patience..I am getting SO

good at that game..

I have eaten so good all week end that I really shouldn't eat all this

next week.. I had forgotten about Dawn bringing me dinner..and I

had Penny help make a meat pie.. Which was excellent..I havent

had any sweets though so I have been good, mainly because I

forgot to have Penny get me anything :-) With all this food and my

great saffron bread..that's plenty. Chairs have been known to

shrink so im told.. that would not be good.. I did have this one made

longer and a tad wider though.. I wanted some extra room so I can

sit backwards if I want to.. I have to keep moving around and shifting

my weight or I get some bad aches in my hips..

The photo is an older one..from 2003 I think.. I didn't put the date ..I

am pretty sure though because my computer then was in the living

room and that was before I moved it into the bedroom way before

I started this blog.. I had that photo on my AOL website and some

one stole it and posted that one on a yahoo group which of course

INSTANTLY made me mad.. I know who did it and I am sure they

wont again..its happened once again since, but I hope it never

does again..The last time a amputee, was selling a different photo

well 6 to be exact of me on her paid site, I was VERY upset.. I don't

sell my photos why would I permit someone else to especially a

amputee when she has her own. I don't sell photos, or videos.. If

someone wants One I will send one ..but I don't charge. Anyways,

its an older photo, and im GORGEOUS :-) Looky Dutch, isnt he a

tiny thing? You can tell cuz of his white face..His little leg isnt any

bigger than my finger.. kitties are so precious... If I had a bigger

place I would add to this family..Dutch would enjoy some one to

play with as active as he is.. LB plays but not as much. Then again

3 cats playing in the middle of the night, hmmm..I dunno.. :-)

My butt is screaming at me again and I am tired.. was a long slow,

Sunday.. I have lots to do tomorrow its a phone call day and I don't

do them very well but I have no choice..its about my SSI and I cant

afford to have ANY problems with it.. Some crackers then off to

see how much TV I can watch.. im tired so not much probly.. not

too tired 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 Saturday All Day~

Did you know today is Saturday? For most of the day I

thought it was Sunday.. I spent a while looking thru photos and

thinking about what I was going to write about when I looked

at the date in my email..it said SATURDAY!!.. its Dawns fault

she came over yesterday..Friday ..that threw me off cuz she

works Fridays.. I hate when I do this.. then I stay confused for

a long time.. Do NOT comment on that one... I know .. I know..

Blondes ARE born confused :-) no no.. its something you have

to acquire and get really good at.. Im doing a good job. I do

hate when I do that though.. what I get for not looking as soon

as I open my computer back up.. but I don't.. im more interested

in guarding my coffee so the kid doesn't knock it over again..

I don't know what is wrong with the boy but hes acting so weird.

Not his usual 'leave me alone' attitude.. he wanted me to hold him

so bad today he pulled open the neck of my top and crawled

down inside and stayed there for a long time sound asleep..It was

really cute but hes heavy..and his steady weight on my stump put

it to sleep so I had to make him move..he went off pouting and

hasnt come back yet.. I don't know what his problem is..but LB is

doing the same thing..wanting held.. and they NEVER wanted to

hardly even be petted let alone held.. I found another old photo of

the kid when he was little I may put it here tomorrow.. Since I did

find it today thinking it was Sunday.. Holidays do that to me tho..

Most of the businesses where Donnie and Dawn both work they

had Friday off..some places make you come back on friday..Now

at Christmas many places close down the 2 weeks between

that and new years.. mandatory vacation..

I really didn't do too much of anything today other than just sit at this

computer and sent some funny emails....I watched a food fight today

outside my window.. a squirrel and the birds..the little sparrows..

they were eating up a storm out there and every few minutes the

squirrel would run over by the birds and run them off.. the birds would

fly up into the bush right there and then fly back down.. They did this

for quite a while.. then I saw this bigger bird.. I think was a female

cardinal.. and they did NOT let her on the ground at all.. the birds

just swarmed at that cardinal and she flew off and I havent seen her

back.. I hope I can get something to put out there for this winter so

that they can have food and it not get all snow covered..

I tried that turkey that Dawn brought yesterday.. They had dinner at

Kelli's but Donnie has a huge deep fryer just for doing turkeys.. I had

heard of deep frying them.. 55 minutes.. and it is SO GOOD!!! I was

amazed at how moist the meat was inside,, yet the outside was so

nice and crispy.. was excellent.. Donald is a pretty good cooker.. He

enjoys bbqing.. I know we used our gas grill all winter long to cook on..

Just cuz it snows doesn't mean you cant use your grill .. We did all the

time...food tastes so good on one..

I almost took a header out of my chair today.. I tried to reach under

the table to get the jug of cat food to fill the boys dish.. I forgot to lock

down.. as I held on to the table..and leaned all the way over, as I was

stretching to reach that jug I felt my chair move back kinda fast..as I

grabbed the edge of the table tighter my hand slipped off and luckily

I was still close enough to the table to grab it again..and stop me from

doing a header right on to the floor.. It can happen so fast.. I didn't

think this chair would move if I held on tight enough but I didn't account

for the momentum and the slant of this floor..and that made this move.

I did NOT fall out - gladly.. I would be MOST upset if that happened I

have NO idea how I would get back in this chair.. I had to use that big

popcorn can last time.well I gave that away.. I need one of those steps

for animals to get up on beds etc..that would work.. but he stairs need

to be wider .. just a tad. :-) well I don't think this patootie of mine would

fit on a narrow step.. But I really don't know how I would .. I know im

not strong enough to pull my self up into it.. I tried that last time.. Ive

talked to a friend about just this.. how to make something that would

work just in case this happened.. I suggested cubes..that stack..then

pull them out and use them as stairs.. then not in use use as a table

or a bench..with a pillow on it. but I should have something.. I sure

am NOT calling 911 again for that.. I felt so stupid.. when I had to call

and tell them "help ive fallen and I cant get up" I was really sick then

though. and there was NO way I could do it.. Those 2 guys just picked

me right up and sat me in my chair.. they checked me over and I was

fine.. embarrassed mostly I looked awful.. they said they wish all their

calls were that easy and I bet they do..

Well I hear my kitchen calling and I hear my bed AND I hear my butt

screaming at me , "GET OFF ME" and GORGEOUS WEEBLES

need food, sleep and all the beauty sleep they can get.. ive been

doing pretty good in that department.. Im GORGEOUS :-) "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.....

~My Favorite Cousin June~

A cousin, I grew up with, still am in touch with, is my cousin June. Her

father and my grandfather were 2 of the 3 brothers that came over

from Cambourne to work the iron and copper mines in the Upper

Penninsula of Michigan.. She and my mother were 1st cousins, I was

2nd cousin, but we were always very close. Her son Bobby is 2 years

younger than I am..maybe she felt I was the daughter she didn't have.

My Uncle Ernie I think felt that way, he had 3 sons. There were more

boys in the family than girls in my generation..plus the girls in mine

werent HALF as GORGEOUS as I was anyway.. :-) That photo..the

left, my cousin June, her mother, my Aunt Ethel, my Mom, Gayle is

in front of her, my sister, then my cousin Alta, that is holding me, then

her sister Dorothy on the end.. My Aunt and Uncle had a son, Gilbert,

besides the 3 daughters. The date is 1946. I was just over a year..

looks like summer time.. Lord, look at those pants..wow..Love the

black and white saddle shoes.. I love looking at the clothes in these

old photos...Gayle's knees looks like she fell down a lot ... back then

she spelled her name Gail..when she got older she decided to have

it changed legally. Aint I just a cutie in my pretty dress? :-)
This is June, Bobby, Jerry and Bob..Was taken in 64..A year

after I graduated and a year before Bobby graduated.. June was a

beautician and Bob worked for the mines in the office..what he did

I have no idea..I know he didn't go underground..I did ironing for

them every Monday nite after school..Bobby and I would walk home

to his house, I would iron while he did school work and sometimes

he would come down and pester me while I was ironing his blue

jeans..I would tell him I would make his creases crooked if he wasn't

nice to me. He and I were good buddies tho..Jerry was a cutie..but

I was closer to Bobbys age and we got along really good had fun

together, we would joke around a lot, laugh, was good.... Bob.. died

quite a few years ago.. I remember I wrote a letter to June, trying to

tell her how sad I was to hear that he was gone, expressing how I

really felt.. she hasnt forgotten or gotten rid of that letter.. She was

one that always encouraged me to write..telling me I always had a

way to write such wonderful letters..to make the reader feel and see

and almost smell what I wanted them to.. One thing..I do regret...
June was the choir director of our church..she played the piano..and

the organ.. I sang in the choir..and on Wednesday nite she would pick

me up on the way to choir practice.. . She gave piano lessons.. I would

hear her sometimes upstairs..with someone..but I never took lessons

or learned how to play from her .. THAT I regret.. I wish I had taken

lessons from her.. I have NO idea why I didn't.. My grandmother had a

wonderful piano..every time I would go there I would plunk around on

that thing..but I never asked June to teach me to play.. I bet if I went up

there right now..she would teach me.. She was 89 years old in June..

but I would give anything to be able to play both hands.. I taught my

self one..I just cant get the left hand.. I have a keyboard though :-)

As I smelled my saffron bread cooking, which by the way, it is so good I

have to really control my self or I will eat the whole thing at once..Putting

in the currants is amazing..it has made all the difference in the world..

After my mother died..the only one left in the family that made saffron

buns was June.. Once a year , I would get a small package at Christmas

time..inside would be 4 saffron buns..tightly wrapped ..when I would open

that..and smell those wonderful buns..It would bring back all the memories

of such wonderful times.. As I smelled my bread cooking I got a letter from

June.. That's the photo she sent.. Jerry is in the middle, and Bobby is on

the right.. Bobby looks so much like his dad.. Wonderful people that live

up in Gods country all their lives.. healthy fresh air..good clean living..family

well it doesn't get too much better..That is my cousin June...One of my

very special people...

We had snow flurries today was really pretty..We looked out the window

and 2 squirrels were fighting over the fresh food Penny had put outside.

The water bowl was frozen over and Penny said the poor squirrel was

scratching at it to get the ice.. She fixed that too.. I wonder if they have

heated ones.. She did say the hose is frozen to the water faucet out there.
I think Donnie needs to look at it.. I wasn't here last fall..so I don't know

what they did if anything..the hose was out there all winter.. I don't know..

Donnie will..I just don't want a line to freeze up and break...Dawn came

by with Jerky, he is a massive animal..he weighs 85 pounds... hes very

powerful.. He likes cats..they have one..when they came in ..LB was on

the bench here by me ..Jerky went up to LB and he growled so loud..

that Jerky really backed up... I laughed.. but LB was furious..he did NOT

move either he just glared at Jerky , Dutch? the fearless Dutch was in

the bathtub hiding..that's where he runs when something is wrong.. he

hides in there even when Penny vacuums. I guess its his safe spot..LB

his safe spot is where ever he is :-)

My best spot is out in the kitchen right now.. I have some great food Out

there. I had forgotten Dawn was bringing me some turkey and fixings,

I had Penny put together a meat pie for me.. It will last all week end.. The

turkey is one Donnie deep fried.. I had never had it before, Dawn gave

me a taste before she put it in the fridge and I was totally amazed at the

taste..so moist..was delicious.. I am going to eat good this week end

that's for sure.. Im ready to get out of this chair too.. My wing is still

acting up but my cold is better I think.. my hand..well its not better, but

its not worse either.. Im tired and starved..GORGEOUS WEEBLES

need their nourishment and of course beauty sleep.. "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.....

~Happy Thanksgiving~ :-)

One of the earliest photos I have of a large dinner of the whole

family at the holidays is this.. can you find me? See the little

Blondie on the left with the wavy hair in the plaid shirt? that's me.

In the very back standing up is my mothers sister, my Aunt

Phyllis. she played the accordion, I remember her so well..she

and her sister, my Aunt Lillian and my Mom were so funny and

always smiling and joking around.. There on the right is my

Aunt Sylvia..she is married to my mother's brother Telfer, hes

somewhere but I cant pick him Out.. The little boy on the right in

the black shirt, is my Aunt Phyllis's youngest son of 4, Bobby. At

the end I think that is his sister Lorraine.. not sure tho..Look at all

that great food... I guess I was about 10 or so..there were no dates

on that photo.. I say that every time I see one that doesn't have

the date on them.. That's what I like about these new cameras

they put the date on for you...
This was a holiday dinner, I can tell by my mothers good dishes

on the table..her Desert Rose..on the left, my Aunt Helen, Dad's

sister, then my Aunt Dorothy, married to my dad's brother, Lawrence.

then my mom, dad, then you see me.. next to me. is my Grandmother,

my Dad's mother..next to her is her care provider that lived with her..

Mrs. Fansher..I was probly 14 or so...of course no date...My Aunt

Helen there was a secretary at one time in Washington DC for one

of the Presidents..She was a very talented woman..never married...

her career was her life..and to work with a President..that's a

that's a very good job I think.. If they told me which one I
don't remember..

This dinner I wasn't there..was in 72 I think..says on the side ..Just

what I said about having the dates on them..On the left is one of my

Aunt Gladys's I had 2..both of my moms brothers, married women

with the same name...My Aunt there was the one that taught French

that year in high school .. that was a hard class to have your Aunt teach

it.. I couldn't be stupid..I would NEVER hear the end of it if something

happened and I didn't get a good grade and HEAVEN forbid should

the family find out I was dumb..which I wasn't.. I always had A's never,

never under a B..that was NOT tolerated.. by ME!

In 72 I was at that time married to my 2nd husband, Willie..and we

lived in Houston then.. From what I gather from Kelli , Willie was just

here last week end.. and the man HONESTLY thinks I want him BACK?

Poor guy.. I hope he really doesn't believe that.. even Kelli knows better

than that..Gran aint dumb.. I been there done that and I sure aint doing

it twice.. Im NOT a gluten for punishment.. If you notice..same dishes...

those dishes now are in Hawaii probly packed in a box.. I have my mom's

other China, her Noritake..that is just beautiful.. I use it though.. I like eating

on nice dishes..and I LOVE to drink my coffee out of a CHINA teacup..
A long time ago my mom told me that I would eventually be able to tell the

difference in drinking from a China cup.. and she was right.. I love coffee

and tea.. I was raised on both.. My mother being English, born in the UK,

she was raised on it as well...

Was a very quiet day today..the weather was NOT very nice.. cold..rain and

then off and on we had snow.. Tomorrow they say even more .. I know some

places got it last night as I Saw winter storm watches on the news..but they

were for counties above me, so we didn't get much..but..today is NOT over

yet.. I am posting early as I am expecting the boy to stop by..He deep fried

a turkey today beside the oven roasted one Kelli is making..Ive never had

that..but he says its really good.. I cant wait to get some left overs.. I think my

fav of the thanksgiving dinner is the dressing and gravy..I love dressing.. I

cheat and use Stovetop Cornbread kind..but THAT is Very very good.. I

cant even remember the last time I had the family over..been so long.. ages..

too long..

Im gonna wait for D&D and watch TV for a while... eat after they leave and I

KNOW it wont be long and I will be asleep myself.. That bed..just knocks me

right out.. I hope you had a good day today, lots of good food, family, friends,

and a nice rest after you ate :-) .."Happy Thanksgiving and 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.....

~Saffron Bread Day!~ :-)

I splurged on myself for this holiday.. I bought some saffron.

A friend is supposed to send me some but I just couldn't wait

any longer.. Being Thanksgiving..that's one of the smells of the

holidays..Saffron, Pumpkin, Turkey, all those delicious aromas..

The house would start to smell days before when we would make

all the trimmings..getting things ready for the last put together

and the baking.. Pies of course, my mother always made her

famous fruit salad..as well... Its amazing how customs from

childhood you really keep but don't realize that you do.. I am so

pleased Kelli is starting to have her own holiday dinners.. Its

so good.. helps to keep the family close to enjoy each others

company.. The adults always sort of paired off the men usually

in the living room talking or watching something on TV some

I can remember being outside it was so nice out..The women

always gathered around the table or helped out in the kitchen

before eating and were always the last ones up from the table

after everyone else left.. They were good times.. I remember

just sitting and listening to the things they talked about.. and

most of the time ... it was of THEIR childhood memories of the

"gathering of the clan", so to speak...and its still done today...

I have an old 8mm tape, I have 3 of them..my dad made these

movies.. they are wonderful.. My sister had them put on VCR

tape..and now I would like to have them put onto a CD..I wish

there was some way I could get some of the photos off of them..

I don't have a VCR so I cant play them.. I have a dvd player

here on my computer so I could see them again on here.. I

think they would be preserved better on CD ..but then again..

after me, who would want them anyway...But its nice to see

my cousins and I when we were so young..all the fun we had

all together.. I wish it could be that way for kids now days..its

so hard to be one.. I dread to think..what this place will be

like in 20 years..when this new baby is grown.. its so scarey..

That's why I don't look ahead very far...

I do have to plan somewhat ahead..if I didn't I could get in

trouble. that's even as far as paying bills..or even if I was to

go somewhere.. I would like to go to Kellis..but I just don't feel

up to par and if I am coming down with some thing.. well , my

girl doesn't need to be sick..or anyone else I would come in

contact with..I do plan though..I call it my plan of attack.. I have

learned not to just rush into doing something..that can get me

in trouble..I have learned to roll back..check out what ever it is,

and THEN decide how best to do it or what ever.. That's the

SMART way to do things..I will admit tho..sometimes I have

just charged on ahead and done stuff only to find out THAT was

a BIG no no...I do have to check things out..and admit that there

are just some things, no matter what, I just cant do them any

more and just get over it.. It does make me mad sometimes,

but well I know I just have to keep on rollin..and with round

wheels on this chair..well im doin just that !...

My thumb is still lookin ugly but it itches, which is a good sign..

I got up at 4 this morning again..but after I sat for a while I realized

all I saw on TV was two and a half men..that was done at 8..I know

I did NOT see the end of it.. So I did get some sleep.. I will have

to quit leaning back so far and maybe my eyes wont automatically

be halfway already closed..like the old dolls eyes did when you laid

them back..well I guess they still do that now tho.. Ive not seen a

little girls doll lately ..well that's how my eyes do.. so maybe sitting

up straighter might help.. I got some of that saffron Bread waiting

for me and I have no will power I HAVE to have some, so 3 guesses

where Im headed..to the kitchen.. I think of all those people today

that are on the road going to family or friends.. I just hope they all

make it safely... I think I can make it safely to my kitchen and then

to SIT UP on my bed..GORGEOUS WEEBLES however look

just GORGEOUS what ever way the sit, lay or sleep.. at least

THIS one does :-D.. "Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya..and Thanks ! Oh, and

Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all are one of my blessings you know :-)

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.....

~Im Cranky~

I think we are going to have some weather.. Ive been up

since 4 am. My right stump is giving me fits.. All this whole

day long that thing has throbbed... Its not been this aggravating

for such a long time in quite awhile..There isnt even any way

I can sit to be comfortable for any amount of time.. Between

this cold, my angel wing being bent and now my stump is

achine..I guess there really isnt too many parts of me that

ARENT pure D miserable.. No wonder Im cranky today.. I

know I am cause I havent even talked to my own self .. :-)

Let alone any one else! :-)


Heidi was here for about an hour and she even commented

on how icky it was out there.. Its cold..kinda, in the 50's but

its the damp and fog..She said some places are hard to see.

She came here from the office there at keystone. I see lots

of cars with their headlights on. It seems to never fail..when

there is a holiday that's when the weather wants to just show

us that it can do what ever it pleases ANYTIME..and usually

when it knows it will ruin a holiday.. I know our weather says

70% chance of rain tomorrow..turning to snow..Just probly

enough to make driving miserable and give you a headache.

Other than doing nothing but send emails back and forth and

I did take a rest I had to, getting up at 4 is a little early.. but I

was telling Heidi..how she has to go every day and face the

traffic and cope with other people..and here I sit..doing only

what I want to do when I want to do it..and yet I complain? She

is a nurse, In fact Heidi was a nurse at the Hellhome last year.

She couldn't stand it..from what I gather Dawn and Jan are

still there..Jan is a good nurse,but you cant trust her..I couldn't

and found out the hard way..She was single then..I wonder if

she ever got married, she was. probly still is a very nice tall

blonde..and she was ok..She always worked days..and always

had B hall where I was.. She was nice to me..brought me

lots of little things she knew I liked..cookies or what ever. I

think she even brought me some earrings knowing I liked to

wear them and I had nothing there.. very little..everything was

packed up..I gathered clothes as I went from place to place,

they gave them to me.. By the time I got to my apartment I had

some nice outfits.. Some of the nurses there were very nice..

Dawn..shes the one that gave me my TV that I still have..Some

one passed away and the family said to give it to another

resident..she knew I didn't have one, so she brought it to me..I

still have it...its not working the best..but It sure has given me

a lot of good watching..well, when I can stay awake enough.. I

found some photos of some of the staff at the hell home I will

have to put them here and tell what I remember about them..

Most were really nice to me..it was the administration that

did NOT want me there...

Well I want me to get out of this chair.. I need to change the

way im sitting to see if this stump will let up or I will end up calling

it everything but what it is.. It is really achy.. Some food, I don't

know what- its one of those "seek and ye shall find" things tonite.

I don't feel the greatest and I am not really hungry..more thirsty

than anything and THATs NOT good not this time of day..Plus

I have a cat trying to crawl into my lap..Dutch is trying to tell me

something too..I better listen and 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.....

~My Wing Aches~ :-)

I don't know what I did, maybe went to bed too early..When

I say go to bed I just mean get on my bed and watch TV as

my only TV is in there.. I don't have one in my living room,

which I kinda sorta wish I did.. its so quiet in here..there is

no noise unless its to hear the clicking of the keyboard when

Im typing.. that's not too often... I really don't get a lot of mail

that needs replied to..Those that are letters I try to reply right

away.. There are a few I have written to that Ive not heard of

in a while and I worry that something has happened or perhaps

they got angry with me.. something I said perhaps..I try to be

very careful..but well stuff happens sometimes.. But I do worry

when I don't hear from someone after 2 years then suddenly

they just stop... I don't know what to think.. I try to not let it bother

me but it does.. Anyway, I have a kink in my back..it goes down

my back from my shoulder..draw a line from the side of your

neck down your back to just below your ribs..Mine hurts there so

bad.. on the right side..That's where the biggest draft is in my

bedroom.. I have been putting a woolbie over my shoulders

though at night when I sleep sitting up...
I know I could use a back rub today.. its just THAT sore! If I take

a deep Breath I notice that makes it hurt too.. or turn my head..

THAT is a big No No.. then it really hurts.. but I do have this cold,

it seemed to lighten up yesterday but by the time I posted I was

so tired yesterday I couldn't stand my self.. I had NO choice but

to go and lay down.. this was about 5.. I got up about 3 times

last nite..and back up this morning at 6...But it is really sore, I

havent had a back ache like this for quite a while.. and my arms

arent long enough that I can rub my own back!
I was so pleased today.. I got an email from my Dolly, from Kelli,

my Grand.. She said her Papa (my ex) came up over the week

end and brought her a very nice dining room table..he didn't stay

long though.. Kelli, bless her heart, is going to cook Thanksgiving

Dinner.. and she invited me to go .. Said her house is very open

and I would not have any trouble getting around in It.. How sweet.

Said Dad could pick me up. I know Donnie would. She is the first

to invite me to their house since my sister did last..and that was

back in 2000.. Ive not been invited anywhere sinceThat made me

feel really good.. shes such a good kid.. We are so very proud of her.

Penny feeds the birds when shes here..we are trying to figure out a

way to make a place for this winter for the birds and squirrels that

wont get full of snow.. I had thought of having a wooden type box

and nail it to the fence there by the kitchen window..get it off the cold

ground.. I just would like a place where those little guys can eat..As

much as we enjoy watching these animals..I can give them a little bit

of food.. bread is cheap and they all love it.. That top photo. look at

the trees across the street..was such a gloomy day today that nothing

out side looks good.. Its not real cold but its going to be and they

predict snow for wed, Thurs, AND Friday.. that is NOT good it being

a holiday.. Penny is having her dinner sunday...her boyfriend is out of

town till then..They have a whole turkey , 12 pound, cooked, mashed

potatoes, gravy, dressing, a veggie, cranberry jelly, and rolls, 12 of

them..for 30.oo I think that is really cheap..considering this is already

cooked, you have nothing to do.. That's a way to do a dinner..when

you really add up the cost of time and the cost of the food..that's really

not too bad.. I think Kelli will be cooking and Im sure others will bring

things to add to the dinner. .Jorge has a lot of family living in Elkhart,

so I bet they will have a house full , specially with all the kids...good

thing Kelli has a nice open house... she will need it :-) be nice for her

to do this..its a way to start a family tradition...

Well I have to get some relief from this back ache.. its my ANGEL

wings that hurt :-) what I call them anyway.. my right angel wing.. :-)

Has to be from the draftys... soon that will be fixed.. very soon..

Im hungry and I have some left over chicken and yellow rice..that was

such a treat.. I want to make some saffron bread..Wednesday I am

going to have Penny fire up the bread machine and make a loaf of

it for me.. I just have to get the saffron and currants.. that's what was

missing last time..I didn't put in the currants..theyre something like

raisens..but not as big.. Im not keen on raisens..but currants I don't

mind at all.. I have a old English recipe for currant cookies my mom

and gramma used to make.. really good.. GORGEOUS WEEBLES

need nourishment and rest, "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.....

~Photo from 2005~

This is another older photo..2 yrs.. I have quite a few others

but they are on my other old computer and I cant get them off

it.. I will try again the next time I boot that one up..If I remember

how. And this was taken with a not very good webcam too.. I

tried to clear it up a little but it still would clean up totally ..but

you can still see the GORGEOUS WEEBLE :-) That skirt I

have on is one that I need to fix..that I need my machine for. Its

one of my favorite silk ones..and I miss not wearing it.. I am

debating to have Penny bring up my other machine that I can

put right here on this little bench next to me..wont be easy to use

but I think I could..enough to get some of this mending out of the

way that needs done.. I want to do that leopard skirt too.. I did

tell a fib im afraid..I said I had NO other pants here, well not true,

I do.. I have a wonderful pink pants suit..silk of course..no its not

really pink its more of a dusty rose color..very pretty..I plan to make

those into a skirt too..but I guess I could take a photo in them just

to say I did.. I don't know if I have a top to go with it tho.I will have

to look..

Now, you know Christmas is coming..and if you have an idea of

a video I could make or something..please write and give me some

ideas so I can plan my Christmas gifties... It will be a video..I just

havent decided doing what.. I had thought of a few things but I would

appreciate some ideas.. Im always open to suggestions... Also..I

have a Christmas list and if you need my addy to be able to include

me on yours..well write and I will send it.. oki? I love Christmas.. I cant

wait till next week for the turkey and dressing..I think Kelli is having her

Dad and her in-laws and of course I would think her 2 sisters for dinner.

Her first major one in her NEw house.. Im so happy for her.. Penny said

she will be cooking and will bring me a plate, that would be great..
My lap is still kind of sore..by that I mean the tops of my stumps.. When

the coffee went across the desk it landed right dead center and sort of

hit both my stumps..My skirt from getting so soaked did protect me but

it also kept the hot coffee on me longer than it should have been.. I didn't

know what to grab first..I saw the coffee coming at me and with this

carpet I cant roll fast anyway..Ive been putting my blue gel on it..and it is

helping.. Seems at night when I lay flat and stretch the skin more is when

I can really feel the tender spots.. Its healing though I am keeping a very

close watch.. I do have another sore spot on my hand tho..and a 2nd

smaller spot again.. its from rubbing this wheel.. I try to watch so that I

don't rub it..but I have to push so hard to get across the loose bedroom

carpet to get any sort of leverage I have to put my hand totally on the

wheel then that makes the side rub.. The carpet is so badly laid in the

bedroom every roll I make the carpet moves which makes it doubly

hard to roll on it.. Ive tried putting all sorts of stuff on these hand spots

but nothing works..they get real dry and itchy..then after looking awful

for a while they just sort of go away..these I get all the time lately it

seems..well since Ive been in here..I never did when I was in the apt.

That place was bigger, 2 bedrooms..but I do NOT miss it .. There was

NO privacy there.. It took me a long time to realize I didn't have to be

quiet here.. I could play my music as loud as I wanted and even raise

my voice when the need arose.. I love it.. I just hate apartments..

I made some chicken and yellow rice today which I already tasted earlier

and it is really good.. I havent had yellow rice in a while..its so full of such

a good flavor..Was a cold damp winter day today and Im ready to go and

snuggle down and watch TV of course..ya, like I ever get to see very much.

It has a way of putting me to sleep.. My cold is a little better but Im still

coughing specially if I wake up during the night which ive done a lot lately.

I just cant sleep in one position very long and I have to move or I get

stiff and have a hard time moving at all..of course the weight of two cats

laying on my chest doesn't help when I go to sit up..Im tired tho and its

time to get out of this chair for today.. GORGEOUS WEEBLES need

their beauty rest to stay that way you know...and I need all the EXTRA

beauty rest I can get..believe me.."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.....

~Nice Surprise Day~

Im sitting here listening to some old R & R songs and trying

to think of what I am going to write about today.. It was a sort

of quiet day..Not a lot going on.. I did get a nice surprise tho..

I hadnt looked at the date for ordering the Angel Food and I

missed the ordering date, but I did call..The lady called me

back and I explained to her that I didn't pay attention and it

was my own fault for missing the ordering date.. I asked if

they ever get extras and if they did could they keep me in mind.

About 11 or so a knock at the door and was the pastor and

his wife and they had a huge box that someone had ordered

and then donated back..and they brought it to me.. Now, how

nice is that.. there was chicken and sausage and beef patties

and potatoes..even a pie.. Needless to say my freezer is VERY

full.. I thanked them very much for being so kind..that was really

nice of them..

Penny came today but by the time we realized the banks were

already closed she couldn't make it there to cash a check to

be able to go and get the keyboard and mouse.. She can go

Monday, I havent been doing a lot on here just to keep this one

going and its doing ok..still worries me though.. I will feel better

with a new one..I like having a spare..that is always such a good

idea.. that's why I want a lap top so badly..Never know I could

end up in bed or something and not be able to get out here to

this one.. that's why I want a portable one..Ive been watching

the ads and in time the prices of them will come down...

Donnie stopped by today, he was getting a propane tank filled

here in town, he had the dog with him..That is the biggest

chocolate lab ive seen..Jerky is HUGE..I swear if he hits you

with his tail would leave a bruise! Hes a strong and beautiful

animal..very hyper though moreso that a golden..Donnie had

a golden Lab named DJ for years..he grew up with Kelli..he

was a wonderful dog..smart too..They let him out one morning

and he never came home..We were all sick to Lose that dog..

He is going to get some plastic for me from Mike, you cant

see through it but that doesn't matter its for on the porch..On

Monday or Tuesday he said he would come by and put it up..

It shouldn't take long to do.. It will make a big difference in

here.. If I can get some lined drapes for the bedroom that

will make the drafties disappear.. I don't have the heart to

ask Donnie to put plastic up on them.. It did have some on

at one time on the outside, I can see it in the photos I took

not long ago of the Boys in the bedroom window.. They

didn't strip the old off, looks like just ripped the plastic off.

I think the drapes will help..I saw some in a catalog that

were pretty cheap.. I sometimes wish I had a credit card,

then I could order online..but then again..I think its probly

BEST I don't !!! I had one once and sadly my ex charged

it up during our divorce when I was so ill..I got stuck with

the payments since it was in my name.. I vowed I would

never have another one..Its too easy to buy and not have the

money when you have a credit card.. Im lots safer having

to order via snail mail..then I have time to think do I really

want to spend the money or not..

Ive been thinking of all I want to do that I can do..me..by my

self that I don't need help with..well..to be quite honest..I don't

think any of the stuff I need done I can do by myself..well no,

I think I can paint this wall here in the living room ..:-) I know

that's almost an accident waiting to happen for me considering

what I went through just doing touch ups in the kitchen..So I

am still debating if I want to go near paint or not.. I sure would

like this painted though.. and I get rid of that chair that's giving

me fits.. I was going to ask Donnie to day to do the chair but

with Jerky and the cats..well that wouldn't be good..so when he

comes Monday or Tuesday I may ask him to put the chair out

on the porch..after he puts the plastic up..he might have enough

plastic left to cover the chair too.. It will be so nice to get this

place neat and all in order.. I am going to see about a filing

cabinet too.. I really could neat this place up with one..All this

stuff I have all over I could put in it..and they have some of the

prettiest file folders too from Current..they have some really

nice stuff... I just would like to get this place fixed..no matter

what I do..its a year Im in here..its time this place was in shape.

Im starved and I think Im going to make me a Philly beef steak

sandwich..with sauteed onions..and maybe some Swiss cheese,

Im not positive about the cheese this time of day..Sometimes it

really doesn't agree with me.. I had a rough night last nite I got

up 4 times..I had an upset stomach plus this cold seems to get

worse at night and Im coughing again.. My sis called last nite

and said I sound awful.. that made me feel good.. I told her if I

look like I feel then I sure cant say im a GORGEOUS WEEBLE

then can I? :-).. I can say time for food and then TV and of

course.. "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.....