~ TIPPERS ~

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~!~

Those are tippers. They go in the back of my chair. The little

silver nubbie is what locks them into place on the back. You see

the tiny caster wheels..there are two..why I have NO idea..But

those two little buggars have caused me a lot of grief sometimes.

They catch onto everything.. That's why I decided to take mine off.

I got stuck with a box on one and then wedged between the fridge

and the bakers rack and almost pulled it over as I get so mad when

I get hemmed up.. Then I push too hard or grab the wrong thing and

that's when I make a mess or knock something over..Those 2 things

right there are the culprits..Im surprised they don't still have paint on

them for the aggravation they gave me when I tried to paint the

kitchen!..
That's where they attach to each side of the chair..you see that cord

is already over that little wheel..Was a good thing I saw that before

I moved my chair..its to my webcam..Ive pulled that wire or my wires

to my headset right off my computer when its gotten tangled on that

tipper.. I get to rolling off and the next thing I know is Im stopped, I

look down knowing its a wire that's either stuck on my tipper or on

my brake handle...
That's where they go into the chair..DO NOT look at my dirty

tires.. Its amazing how quickly they get messy but when I drop

something liquid and it splashes that's what causes it..then of

course the cat hair sticks..and we don't wash my chair as often as

we really should.. Its very hard for me..I can only do so much of it

at a time, then have to stop..whether I am sitting in it and leaning

over or on the bed and doing it that way..Its the leaning and the

steady strain on my arms that gives me out...
You can see them pretty good in that photo as to where they are..

When I have gone out like with Raelynn or with Que that time, I take

the tippers off..If I have to be pulled backwards up and on or into

something, my chair wont tip back..that's why theyre there..Some

times Ive had to be pulled backwards to get into places and its not

possible with them so Ive learned to take them off..When I go in the

van, chair and all I leave them on..I know places I go then It wont be

necessary to remove them first.. I don't like to take the extras when

I go out..

When I went to my nieces funeral..I didn't take my cushion, I took the

brake extensions off and the tippers.. I wasn't sure what I would get

into at the funeral home and I didn't want to lose my brake extensions

and the cushion..that's extra stuff to take along when its not necessary,

Ive used my chair lots of times with no cushion..and I had to be tipped

and pulled in backwards to get into the hall where the reception was

held afterwards..so I was glad that I took the time to do that..but that is

the things I have to do now before I can just go anywhere, I have to

think of all these things.. Before I could just hear the car horn..and run

out and get in the car, now..I have to wait for whomever is taking me

to come and help me at the door, its just not nearly as easy now..the

joys of chair life.. I never realized how much there was to consider..but

then I really had no reason to..I never thought this would happen to me.

But well it did..so..that's why Ive had to resort to 'plans of attack' , they

work if I take the time to make them .. THATS the trick of it.. and some

times I don't and that's what gets me into trouble :-)

Well was a nice Monday, Chris called said on Saturday he was coming

today, well as of this post Ive not seen the little man..so..he said he would

call first..Penny got us all clean..got my icee and we are all set.. I wish you

all a very happy new year..that all you wish for, dream for, and hope for are

yours..that this is the best year that you have had.. I hope it is for me as well.

As long as we tell Ourselves it WILL be that..It will...

The GORGEOUS WEEBLE has spoken..

HAPPY NEW YEAR .... and "Nitey nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now,Y'hear? love ya..and THANKS!! :-) I will be

back next year ! :-)

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.....

~French Braid~ :-)

There is what I did to my hair..I put in a French braid, I don't do too bad a job considering I cant see what Im doing. A friend asked me to do hers..and I couldn't..not looking at it. I do it by touch.. feel how it goes..I don't do too bad..I did have to stop about half way though, my arms were just aching I had no choice but to stop for a minute... Don't look at all the different colors of my hair either..well Ive just not FIXED that problem..I will as soon as I can find a beauty shop I bet..Its just too hard for me to do myself.. It takes me forever to do it..I can, but well..If it was easy to put a rinse in, trust me it would NOT be 900 different shades of color..When im asked what color hair do I have I should really ask "Which strand?" :-) I think I did good tho..Note the shiney sweater..its kinda sparkly and NEW :-) There you have Gorgeous me..and LB this time..He decided he would sit nice and look smart if I let him stay in the photos.. I got this skirt from Heidi, the sweater set Ive had for a long long time..but nothing to wear with it that looked good.Its like a metalic gray ..really nice and I like the 2 piece. I don't remember where I got It..but I don't think I could have found a better match.. which, of course I HAVE to Match!!! :-) Its a light weight cotton skirt, and the top is a knit.. and 2 piece... the under one is short sleeves though.. It almost being New Years I thought I would put a couple photos.. theyre from a video..If you want it, you know the routine.. just write and ask and I will send it to you. You know I don't charge for these.. Im not for sale..I gladly will give my photos to you and videos..I just ask that you not share them or Remove them from your computer.. I consider them gifts I guess..and you don't give away gifts..specially not ones FROM the GORGEOUS WEEBLE herself! :-) But this I thought was a nice New Years outfit. If you saw it in person..the top is all shiney and sort of glitters when the light hits it just right..its very festive..the skirt..see how soft it looks? Its like a brushed cotton and very soft..almost looks and feels like velvet.. It would be something to wear out to a nice dinner.. NOW.. I just have to find someone to take me..that Knight, well I dunno..but Im beginning to have my doubts..hes either blind or the horse died .. :-) Im still waiting.. guess I will for awhile..Im not one to give up easy... I called to check on our girl..shes very sick.. I know how she feels..this flu this year is really bad.. I havent gotten a flu shot in a few years..watch be my luck I do go and get one and I will get the crap..that's just about my speed.. Donnie is working on the wiring for his garage . which you have to go by codes or something. I told him to look online to see what he could find..and hes not real good with computers..so I looked and sent him some places in a email.. I know EVERYONE will be SO glad when this garage is out of everyones misery specially Donalds.. :-) I made a pot of chili in the crock pot..and it smells so good in here.. I love chili and this new crock pot is so very nice.. Sure makes it easier for me to cook and I NEED good food :-) I watched my team win their game today the Green Bay Packers..they played like the great team they are...34 to 13 was final score.. I like watching a good game..But I did doze off towards the end of it, which Im gonna eat some of that chili out there and go and watch some more tv..maybe :-).Im gonna go eat.."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.....

~Flu Time?~ :-(

Everyone is getting the flu around me and I woke this morning

with a cough and bad bad sore throat.. I phoned Donnie this

morning to make sure they got home ok and Dawn is really sick.

I hope Kelli doesn't get it..He said everyone in Wisconsin at his

parents all are coming down with it.. Penny said yesterday she has

a sore throat and I listened to her cough the whole time she was

here.. I should get a flu shot I guess, even though I don't really get

exposed to it..but then again..Chris the lunch girl goes in and out of

lots of places and could carry just about anything from one to the

other.. I try to never get too close.. When I get sick I get sick ALL

over and Ive been pretty lucky.. I don't feel the best today cuz when

I cough seems it takes all my air, then I end up almost gasping for

it..which is kinda scarey.. I don't like that at all.. But im going to close

down early again today and just relax and watch TV.. Its going to be

a quiet week end.. lets hope..so far so good :-) Lets hope I dont have
any flu time.. :-)

My phone rang last night and was a very nice surprise..My brother

Frank was visiting my Brother Kenny and all 4 of them were sitting

around discussing me! :-) I bet that was a heck of a visit ..Well they

got to talking and Yvonne, Kennys wife, shes a corker,, so funny, a

short little blonde lady that is tough as nails..decided to just phone me.

They put me on speaker phone and we all got to talk at once..They

all were a bit tipsy over there I think ..but we joked and had a nice

talk..I was so pleased they called... Made my Christmas very nice. I

was glad to know they were thinking about me.. Yvonne said they do

think of me a lot and worry that I am doing ok.. They live not too far

from our sister Shirley..but they arent in touch with her, which is up to

them.. I wish the 4 of us could be close..we are all that's left of us 6...

and the way all of our health is going..we should be..Kenny and Frank

have serious heart problems..and Frank is a diabetic.. Im the youngest

and well, THE most GORGEOUS of all of us :-)

This Christmas I have heard from friends Ive not heard from in ages,

and then I havent heard from friends that I thought surely would send

greetings which I was very disappointed not to have heard from them.

I got a VERY big surprise email..it was from my ex mother in law,

David's Dads ex wife now, Virginia..She wrote a nice long letter and

filled me in not only on her family but also about my ex, David..it was

so nice to hear from from her and I was sad to hear she has divorced

Davids dad..I cant say anything bad about him , Norm. he was always

very nice to me..In fact he even went so far as to thank me for helping

David get off the drugs and the drinking..when we were together he did

none of that, he quit..but from what I gather hes not doing so good now

on that score either.. sad... But until you live with someone you have NO

idea what its really like or how someone acts behind closed doors.. I do

wish Virginia well and I hope she will stay in touch.. she and I always did

get along..shes very nice and I always did like her...

Well I am going to fix myself a cup of tea and log off this puter for today

and sit and look out the window while I drink it. I don't DARE try to carry

a hot cup of tea all the way into my bedroom, I already KNOW I would

NOT make it with out spilling or something drastic happening.. :-) But

I do like to just sit and drink a coffee or a soda and just watch what is

going on outside..the birds, squirrels..the neighbors..the traffic.. Lets

me know the world is still turning and time is still marching on.. Soon

another year.. AND I start mine off with a birthday..I don't know which is

better..end the year with one or start with one .. :-) its the 20th so lets

NOT FORGET :-) I expect TONS of cards and emails :-) and I expect

to be fast asleep in a little while too :-) " nitey nite" ...

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya.. and thanks, thanks, 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.....

~WeatherMan Was Right !~

Looky , the weatherman said "about noon or so the snow should

start and continue till after midnight".. The sky darkened and it

started snowing and snowing.. Penny says " I better run get you

that Icee before it gets too bad out there." and she left.. When she

got back told about up on the highway she was almost in a wreck,

luckily she said no one got in the way, but a huge semi slid side

ways thru the light up there... No one seems to be slowing down

at all out there, and I am surprised they arent.. Ive been watching

to see if I saw someone skid, no one has.. but then we have these trucks.
You see that big truck, its full of sand see the scraper under neath too.

but if you look at the very back end that thing hanging there look under

and you see a mist..well that's the sand.. they go down the roads and

there are 2 trucks, the first scrapes the road, the 2nd drops sand....

hes one of the best things to follow.. your the first on that fresh sand.

They control it inside I would imagine.. They mostly do the intersections

then the roads themselves..this road right there is one of the most

traveled here in town..there is traffic out there 24- 7.. its the main truck

route through town..and its the main road to the hospital..Im in a good

area as far as keeping road access. Which is good.. I just hope by the

time Penny leaves her other client its not a lot worse..I talked to a friend

in another state west of me and its snowing there too..This is far from

over..but its the joys of winter..
These kind of days I really enjoy though.. I sat here awhile ago..looking

out the window ..thinking back to when that was all I did..watch that

field that was out there and how different the view is through this window.

I do like this one better..but I did enjoy the animals and birds and the

flowers too.. This view shows me more the human side..that there ARE

people out there... I saw that guy on the bike out there just as Penny

was leaving and I couldn't get a photo fast enough of him.. But I sat here

for quite a while just looking outside..watching the snow..it was so pretty,

those big heavy flakes that look like they are just light as air floating down.

This would be such a good snuggler day... We call them snow days...

Those you got to stay home and do nothing but play and lay around... I

enjoyed them.. David and I had to babysit his mothers house one long week

end and we got a major storm.. It was so pretty..The deck was covered in

snow, but David put some seed out for the birds.. We both snuggled down

in this huge loveseat and watched the birds and a great movie..had some

great wine..snuggled.. and that's ALL im telling of THAT snow day :-) but

snow days are kinda good..IF you are at home before , during and after ...

We are all squeaky clean and I may put on a pot of soup for the week end.
I like my beef barley soup and being such a nice wintry week end..I think

soup will be good. I am going to post early again and get my soup in the

crock pot and head to my room , like a good girl , :-) and get out of this

chair for today.. Up at 4 ..I guess down at 4..works for me anyway..and

I shall be careful toting my Icee, one time with that was 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.....

~What a Trip~

The trip from the kitchen to my bed last night was so

memorable.. I honestly had to sit and laugh and wish I could

have had it taped, it was like a one in a lifetime kinda thing

that you couldn't have planned it better if you tried.. I had

posted here and rolled into the kitchen, I was more thirsty

than I was hungry. I grabbed a cookie and held it in my

mouth so I could carry it into the bedroom.. I got the other

bottle of my Icee that was in the fridge..then, I got the telephone

put the phone on my left and the bottle of Icee on my right..

I got a good shove off the door way from the kitchen and

was aimed at the bedroom door, I thought..

I had already turned off the lights but with the lights from across

the street its well lit in here. As I rolled between the couch and

the desk I rolled off center and missed the bedroom door hitting

it oh the right side, by the front door.. The bottle of Icee was on

that side, I had on one of my silk skirts, well I was moving a bit

fast, BUt...did you know that a full bottle of Icee if it hits something just

right, and it pokes a hole, it will blow up almost? AND that every

time it hits something on the way to the floor the liquid contents

will shoot out of it? :-) It does, take my word for it..

I leaned over to grab it just as I felt it slide, what it hit, my chair or

something..poked a hole just right and the force of that coming

out of that bottle was like a spray, and got the side of my head.. I pulled

my head back, my hair is dripping.. NOW, you KNOW how sticky

this stuff is, even if you get Icee on your hands.. well its on my

chair, the door, and worst of all ME!~ I was ready to go to bed!

THIS was NOT good..Icee is EVERYWHERE :-( !

I sat there for a minute, looked to see where the boys were, that's

all I needed was for one or both of them to have gotten this crap

on them ..well Dutch is on the desk and LB is on the sewing

machine.. I had turned the light on after I grabbed that bottle,

so I could survey the damage.I was more worried about sliding out of that

chair too besides blasted with that Icee.. Well, it really had to look

pitiful, I do this to myself, took me forever to clean that up.. I had to go

get some paper towels.. wet and dry of course..Now remember this

crap is on me, my chair, tires..the door..all drippy..that bottle was

not just slippin.. it SLID!! so when it was hitting the chair, the wall

the tire, the floor, each time Icee would shoot out of it.. It was a MESS!

Just rolling back across the carpet I had a hairy tire on the right side.

I cleaned that off today..I did NOT have the strength to really do a

thorough cleaning.. It was still there today so.. I kinda figured it would

wait for me to clean it off rather than clean itself..that would be great

self cleaning tires :-) theyre a pain to keep clean..

Needless to say, by the time THAT comedy of errors was DONE and

CLEANED UP, I really was tired.. I went directly to bed, did NOT pass

go and I KNOW I DID NOT collect Two hundred dollars.. I went right

to sleep .. That was NOT the best sleep inducing aid let me tell you..

But again..I went right to sleep.. :-) Which is where I am headed again..

I am carrying the bottle differently tonite, safely tucked on the side of

me with no chance of escape..I would have to come totally out of this

chair for it to move, its tucked right down in the back right corner ..a

good safe spot.. Takes a while..but hey, I learn.. Im so glad I do I

would hate a repeat on that little side show .. "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.....

~Had to Get A New One~

I got some silver certificates, which is really money, cash..

for Christmas that, well - sure was and IS deeply appreciated.

Today, when Penny came, she went to the store for me.. I

bought a new cup at a time coffee maker, which I had no

choice.. to get ONE cup of coffee this morning I had to go

thru 3 different pots, hoping ONE of them would make a

cup of coffee so I wouldn't have to drag out my hot plate to

make Some that way..well you KNOW what I did don't you?

I got orange juice out of the fridge and drank that! soon

as Penny got here she went to Arbys and got us coffee and

a sausage biscuit too..teach THOSE machines to go Out

on me !! :-) Was really a long wait though with no coffee, I

got up at 4:30 and Penny didn't get here till 9. But, I made it .

Well besides that I splurged and bought some new dish towels.

Mine looked they were from the dark ages they were so bad

looking.. So Penny picked up 6 new ones for me..2 in white,

2 in dark blue, and 2 yellow ..all the colors of my kitchen.. I

hate when my things get dingy or ugly looking, my towels were

old..that's like all my bath towels.. I am NOT pleased with them

either..I have quite a few of them..and they are ok..need bleached

out a bit, but..the problem is. NONE of them MATCH! I bet I

only have 2 or 3 at the most that do.. I used to have matching sets.

I had some nice ones..but when my ex decided what he was going

to keep and what I got..he kept the best..I had no say .. I was lucky

I could talk at all or even think straight I was so messed up..So I

didn't know what I even had packed until 2 years later when I got

my apartment.. Well. NOW I have at least 6 matching dish towels..

and I am knitting myself some cloths to wash dishes..They are great.

My ex had me make some for him for when he showered ..theyre

thick and very absorbant..you know you have something to wash

with not just a thin cloth.. for dishes these are really great...

I logged off the computer early yesterday right after I posted..and I

stayed in there dozing Off and on until this morning.. I did get a

couple nice phone calls though, wishing me a Merry Christmas..

One was Donnie & Dawn, I gave them a State Quarters set, all

full except for next years new ones.. I told them as I get mine I

will get for theirs too.. They thought that was a great gift. Donnie

said "its something to keep for the grandson" and of course I

agreed.. Im glad they liked it.. I KNOW he loved the cheese and

sausage box, he kept fingering and running his hand over the

top looking at the 3 great cheeses in it..I told him he had to wait

till Christmas to open it.. He did too.. They all had a great day at

his parents in WI, Kelli was there too..Today they all will get on

the road and head back here, one of them will call when they get

back..if they don't they know their phone will ring before I go to

sleep..they know they have to check in and out with Gran :-)

kids.. all kinds you worry about.. Im worried about LB..

He wheezes really bad anymore..and now I notice so is Dutch.. I

myself am coughing which I never used to..I don't know if its this

house and the mold down in the basement or what.. I know LB

always has wheezed.. I believe he does have some sort of a

asthma.. but hes getting worse..Ive been watching him closely to

make sure hes eating, I was petting him last nite when he laid by

my side and he feels thin.. and I don't like that.. hes not a fat cat.

never was..but he felt thinner to me.. hes heavy..to lift him its like

he weighs 25 pounds ! but hes not fat... I dunno I worry about

these kids tho.. If they got sick or hurt and had to go to the vet,

well I could be in trouble there.. they are SO expensive.. I wonder

what a person does if their pet gets sick and they cant afford

to take them to a vet.. Dutch got sick at Raelynns when I was in

the homeless shelter, and the vet didn't charge me .. but keystone

paid it.. I was a resident there then.. so I dunno.. they don't have

health insurance for pets.. hmmmm.. I saw on a show on tv..that

Helmsley woman that was so wealthy that died and left all her

money, millions.. to her dog.. lucky dog.. :-)

My thumb is not better.. I have decided to give it until the first of the

year... then make one big trip to the dr..go to the hospital and have

that stinkin blood work done and see if she can give me something

for it... Ive tried everything.. A friend gave me a special balm that

well to be honest its for cows udders.. :-) it is.. well in the winter the

cows deals ..ok ..teats.. get red and sore from the weather and this

balm is for them for a protection..I tried it every day..and for a while I

thought was going to work..but then stopped helping.. that's how all

ive tried on it does.. I think something that maybe im allergic to

the tire.. I dunno.. Well no.. I DO know ONE thing that will help.. getting

rid of this carpet in here.. THAT I know will help.. the strength I have

to use to get across my bedroom floor just from the door way to the

side of my bed.. sometimes half way there I have to stop and give my

arms a rest.. but depends how I feel when I am going across it too,

if Im really tired.. that is the longest roll.. and seems to take EVERY

ounce of strength I have to get across it.. There are times at night when

I wake up, knowing I have to potty, I think .."Lois, just HOW bad do you

HAVE to go????" Dreading the fight to get across that room...

Well Im headed back across that room as soon as I post this. one way,

TO the bed.. I feel so lazy when I go to watch TV in there.. I guess cuz

its in my bedroom and Im not in the living room in a recliner or on the

couch I feel like a kid being sent to his room :-) and Im both ..cuz Im

sending my own self..:-) this GORGEOUS WEEBLE bids you a

very good "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.....

~Christmas Photos ~:-)

MERRY CHRISTMAS...

I hope y'all had a great day today, full of food and TV and time

with your special people.. I didn't do too much of anything..well

I did make a small video..The photos here are from it.. I really

have on RED..it looks orange but that's because to get enough

light in here I have to turn on the ceiling light.. Casts a yellow

light..I dont like it.. but.. Anyway I was checking out my cam and

just for fun decided to see how badly it was working today..So

I made the video..Its not too bad.. I think the photos are pretty

good.. considering the size they were.. The video is big in size

640 by something or what ever..But look thru tonites post and

the photos are from the video.. If you want the video..be my

Christmas present to you..but you have to write and ask for it,

and I will send it right back to you.. well give me a few minutes

anyway.. :-) The addy is the same .. lovelylittlelegs@gmail.com
I have to say this has been a nice Christmas.. I heard from a dear

friend I havent heard from in over a year..that sure made me feel

good.. I had been worried and it was so nice to hear from them.

I got a nice "I wish you a Merry Christmas" sung to me when I

answered the phone at 7:30 this morning from my dear friend Blue

in Australia, he was already thru his Christmas Day, where mine

was just starting..Santa was good to him and they had a great

dinner there where he lives outside Brisbane.. Theyre going into

summer down there and its warm.. He always asks what the weather

is here and I told him was only about 22 degrees today all he said

was "BRRRRR".. :-)
I didn't do my hair very good but I wasn't planning on keeping this

video..but I really can only do stuff one time.. To keep rolling back

and forth even though for a walk is only a step or two over to that

desk, its quite a few HARD rolls for me and the less I have to make

of those the happier I am.. Chris said I can take the carpet out and

I am plotting a way to do it myself too.. I just have to plan very care

fully .. I know one thing. this skirt I have on in this photo I cannot

wear it to do stuff..Its a wonderful silk..and the cover on my cushion

is nylon.. well talk about slide? I was going a tad too fast, not paying

attention and hit that door facing going into the bathroom and almost

went sailing right on out of my chair which had come to a dead halt

when it hit it.. I kept GOING! good thing I grabbed when I did, but

silk and nylon.. they make for a slippery ride.. I have to be very care

ful even bending over to pick up something if I even slightly lose my

balance or I will side real fast.. I have very short arms..and I cant

reach the floor not fully, my fingertips do..if I lean over too far ..my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE butt will raise up and I will slide right on over

and out ill go.. I KNOW! ive come close many times.. Im very care

ful when I lean over..Once Im into a fall ..well aint nuthin gonna stop

me but the floor..and THAT hurts! :-)

I treated myself to my favorite food for my Christmas dinner.. 3 guesses

what... :-) French fries and some GOOD brown gravy.. I just cannot help

myself.. I LOVE that stuff .. I sit there and see the fries cooking..and I

can smell the gravy getting thick.. I bet I almost drool...Ive eaten this

since I can remember..and I KNOW I was 2 or 3.. I remember sitting on

that tall bench and watching Mr. Howard make them.. put some good

gravy in a small white bowl..put them all on a plate..scoop me up into

his arms..grab the plate, and proceed to carry us out to the dining room

back to our table.. I can remember that.. and ever since that has been

my favorite food.Only 2 places other than there can I truthfully say are

as good and Ive eaten them all the way from NY to Hawaii.. and in

Ambridge, PA, there used to be a restaurant called the K & N..and

wow.. THEY were excellent.. The other is a place in the UP of MI, In

a small town called Iron River, right on US 2 .your up that way..find

The Happy Italians,, right on a corner..THEY have THE very best.. I

remember they changed the fries once.. EVERYONE complained..

Those 2 places..I will have to say are the best..NEXT to my own

that I peel cut and fry..now THEY are the cats pajamas, like they

used to say...

Was a great Christmas..and Im happy, warm, full..and tired.. I was up

at 4 again.. I had to check my stocking and see what Santa left me..

:-) naaa I don't have any stockings ! or shoes or slippers.. think of the

money I save..not having to buy them.. ahhh I have many many blessings.

Merry Christmas 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.....

~THIS Is A Christmas Present!~:-)

There is a great Christmas present isnt it? That is a babyboy.
And I lay claim to him as my Great Grandson. Even though there

is no blood connection at all.. This is Donnie's new grandson,

Kelli's baby. Due in 4 months. Is he precious? Look closely,

in front of his sweet face, there are tiny bubbles..Kelli said he

had the hiccups :-) Isnt he just the little man? This is a good, a

VERY good reason for me to sew again.. The boy needs some

blankets and quilts and clothes and well just all sorts of things,

I know between me and Barb, and her Dad, this baby will have

just about anything he wants.. and I am SURE it will be the

same for Jorge's parents..they have to be so excited for them.

I know Jorge is very happy, these kids deserve all this..they both

work 2 jobs, I wish I could help them more.. When you see kids

working so hard to have a good life you just cant help but help

them..

There are so many kids that are just not doing good and boy,

it saddens me.. I look at Kelli, her mom died when she was 4

years old.. had it hard with no mom..she had Donnies wife,

Shirley, she has the 2 girls.. I consider them my grands too..

Nikki and Amber, lovely girls..beautiful. Kelli graduated, she

went to college, married her high school sweetheart.. has a

wonderful job as an accountant..new home..good hubby, she

did things in the right order..NOW baby is on the way...My

Dolly has done good..we are very proud of her...To have

watched this girl grow..its been a great experience.. and

really amazing...but what really is amazing.. I don't know

how all this time went by with out me knowing it !!! :-)

Its already over a year since I moved in here, it doesn't seem

like it.. These past days Ive been so tired the days are going

even faster it seems.. Leaving my desk so early and watching

TV, but I am seeing some great shows.. well.. yesterday I saw

my favorite football team get the pants beat off of them.. They

played like sissies.. I mean.. I didn't even watch to the end of

the game.. The Green Bay Packers are my team... I lived in

Green Bay for 3 years or so..great town..and it is really a great

team..Theyre a nice bunch of guys.. I lived right there but I

never went to a home game.. I could have walked to the field..

I lived that close in an apartment complex there.. I rather watch

it at home and have everything I needed right there, potty,

food.. and didn't have to wait in line either.. I have been to the

stadium, but not on a game day, I went when the team was

practicing and watched them for awhile..THAT I enjoyed..

Kids always watch the team, boys on bikes especially because

they know if they offer their bike to a player they sometimes will

ride it back to the lockers..now,,, what better treat is that for a

kid than to say Bret Farve or someone rode their bike? I would

like it if he rode mine :-) The players were and are very nice

to the fans.. always have time for them which is really nice..That

whole town supports that team..and they appreciate it.. If you

dont..well Green Bay isnt the place to live..:-) its a great town..

I really liked it there and it was good to me..My ex, David and I

moved there right after we got married and both got great

paying jobs.. Me with EDS, and him with a mold company..Its

a great town.. Lots to do and see, and one of the cleanest..

Speaking of clean, we are..Penny came and we got the couch

cleared off, she brought a bag of material up from the basement,

and It may be savable if its washed..its some of the cutest baby

print flannel..so I hope it can..would make some great blankets

and gowns... We held up the swag by the mirror, and I was so

surprised to see how great it looks.. Im afraid for Penny to put

it up though because of the mirror..if that fell.. Donnie put the

mirror up..and I think its stable..Ive slammed the door but..well

a hammer pounding is different..and I would be sick if that

mirror fell.. that would NOT be a good thing..We will figure out

something..maybe a drill..hmmmm.. see? gotta have a plan of

attack.. :-)

And you KNOW where my next attack is gonna be yes? The

kitchen..Penny got a chili and fries from Wendys and they have

the BEST fries and I dunk them in the chili..:-) well ? its really

good..the chili today was especially good, better than I remember

it being..since its been awhile.. There is some chili left and I am

going to have that and one of those lemon bars my sis brought,

THEY are SO good.. Penny said "I forgot to bring your chocolate

fudge. I will drop it off tomorrow" I LOVE that stuff, all this Sweet

stuff its probly a good thing I DONT eat a lot at other times :-) I

really don't eat a lot of sweets..I have them here in case..but I

don't have much that often..This stuff I have now..well- Penny

went to all the trouble to make it and bring it.I have NO CHOICE

but to EAT it..well..that's my excuse anyway.. :-)

Long day and its Christmas Eve..I am here with my boys..we are

snug and warm and well fed..I have heard from so many of my

dear friends I feel very special and I am most grateful for all I

have received, thank you for being my friends and my family..

*Merry Christmas *

With Love,

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.....

~Bad Cam Photo ~:-(

My webcam is just not doing right and this is the best photo I

could take I don't know why sometimes it will focus and then

others it wont.. I cant use it on any of the messengers either.

I have NO idea what is wrong with it..Perhaps wore out..I do

use it a lot.. Its lasted a long time..3 years so that's pretty good.

I tried setting it back to default but didn't work so I don't know

what to do with it.. I tried making a video and its just as snowy

as this.. I tried the two sizes too and nothing works.. Makes me

mad..everything is falling apart it seems.. My little one cup at

a time finally really quit.. I had to dig out the big one.. it worked

but not the same.. I will get a new one maybe for my birthday

which is next month... the 20th .... don't forget! :-)
I woke up.. no the 3 of us, were all snug and warm in my bed and

all of a sudden about 4:15 or so this morning I hear this awful

howling, then stopped then back again.. I laid there for quite a

long time trying to figure out what it was.. the boys took off running

away from what ever they thought it was.. It was the wind! it was

blowing so hard out side ... I hadnt heard it the wind that loud or

blow that hard since we had the tornado warnings.. Lasted for

quite a while..and by then I was wide awake of course and I just

got up.. It rained later in the morning then snow flurried off and on

all day. I had listened to the weather last nite and was really bad

farther west in Kansas and headed to Chicago then of course

we got it.. as we are next in line.. Cold today too.. steady dropping

out there.. I had to turn the heat up higher the wind was making

it so cold and drafty in here.. Penny put that blanket over my bed

room window just in time.. If she comes tomorrow we will put one

over the other as well.. Im about to give up on having plastic put

up..

After getting all this great food these past few days, I was thinking

today of fun times ive had eating here or out, and one came to

mind with Raelynn.. She had come and rescued me for a

few hours from the homeless shelter and I was in a good

mood, and shes as nutty as me..we always had a good time,

she loved to drive and I loved to ride ..we have taken some

great country rides together.. Well we stopped at one of my

favorite places to eat, its the only other one I know other

than Applebees :-) the Oasis..well the staff in there is really

nice to me when they see me roll in.. the waitress and some

times waiter sort of run guard ahead of me making sure I

navigate thru the aisle to the smoking section ..The place

I like the best is at the far end sort of out of the way with a

wall behind my chair.. I learned the hard way about that at

Applebees.. Raelynn smoked then..

Well we were sitting there looking at the menu deciding what

we want to eat... The Oasis is a good truck stop its got a huge

parking lot for those big rigs so quite a lot of truckers eat there.

We looked at the menu and the man across the aisle was

brought his food.. Looked wonderful..the baked potato was

MASSIVE..he had enough food on his plate for her and I both!

I told her "my word, Raelynn,(quietly) LOOK at his plate! we

will need doggie bags if we get THAT much.) We both kind of

laughed, I said to her "I wonder what that is he got:?" Well..

like I said shes as nutty as me.. She looks over at that man ,

just as hes lifting his fork to his mouth, she says "HEY!, whats

that you got there?" The man turned, the food fell off his fork,

he laughed , we all did, he told us what he had ordered and

looked at his plate and said "they give you a lot here" Raelynn

looks at him and said " Yes, they DO! and even good company

TOO!" and she started talking to him , well we both did.. laughed

and chatted till all of us were done eating..

The man, Ben, was his name, stood up and stepped over by

our table and thanked us for the good company for dinner, he

enjoyed our conversation..well we did too..but we had the best

time.. When we looked out the big windows there we saw him

as he climbed into that big truck, he waved and blew that loud

horn they have as he went past.. That was a nice time.. I think of

that.. I wonder if Ben remembers us.. how crazy and funny we

all were..we joked and had a good time..I bet he does... away

from home, its nice to have company for supper. :-)

Speaking of supper, I havent eaten today and I should before I

head in to watch TV.. I don't have any idea of what I want .. I do

have some of that good ham..maybe a grilled ham and cheese,

that sounds good.. I have some Swiss cheese and that would

work great with that good ham... I was really tired today about

11 but I made it through and didn't take a nap, but Im posting

early again today and going to lay it down.. 4:30 is very early

and my butt usually tells me when I have to get OFF of it.. I

have NO choice but to listen.. Time for those GORGEOUS
WEEBLE words.. besides MERRY CHRISTMAS...

"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.....

~Was a Good Day~ :-)

Donnie came by today to get his Christmas and to bring me a

roll of plastic for the front porch. He did a lot for me while he was

here. put the blanket back up over the window the cats pulled

down last nite.. I knew instantly when they did the cold air hit me

so suddenly.. He checked my cable and TV, some of my channels

are not coming in good.. . . he said the same as me, its an old

one and wont last much longer..He did go down and check the

filter in the furnace for me too..said I could use a new one and

told me what size to get to replace it.. He checked out my new

window and was curious as to why no storm then realized they

were double paned..even have locks on them so they can only

be opened so far..He said he needs some like that on his house.

He left bearing gifts as you see, plus his pocket on his jacket

was full of candy .. The Lions Club delivered the food basket

this morning.. I was amazed at how much stuff..a 20 pound

turkey for one thing.. I didn't know that..well that bird is on its

way in that box there to be deep fried by Donnie..Doug with

the Lions club called and said he would deliver the basket

and about 9:30 he was here.. Very nice man..I told him the

boys will love the box too..but you see Donnie has it, he

needed it to put his stuff in to get it home.. I will write a nice

thank you note to the Lions for giving all that to me..was very

nice of them...and to deliver it.. was specially nice...

About 1:30 today, talk about a surprise ! see that car? that's my

sister and Stanley, I was NOT expecting them..Scared me when

I hear this LOUD BANG! BANG ! BANG! I had locked the door

after Donnie left, I wasn't expecting anyone else...I opened it

and there they stand, Shirley says "we brought the rest of your

Christmas.. She sat on the couch and she proceeded to empty

2 bags she had carried in.. Stanley went right straight into the

kitchen, while Shirley is steady handing me caramels and

some bakery stuff like brownies, bars, she gave me a big can of

coffee and a HUGE package of TP (toilet paper) to me, TP is

a good gift..now, WHO cant use THAT?? :-) Then Stanley steps

back into the living room from the kitchen and goes over to

the desk and asks "where's a plug?"
There you see my tree..Isnt it lovely? its so pretty..you see who

is of course already over there looking at it..Its something like

the one I had..sure was a surprise..Shirley said she got one for

her sun porch and thought I would like one too since I didn't have

one..She is . No..THEY is, so good to me.. They brought so much

last week and again..Shes a good sis..Oh..and she brought me

some of that delicious Heavenly Ham..that has GOT to be the

very best.. Her sister Deidre sends her one every year and she

has to go to South Bend or somewhere to pick it up..She serves

it at her Christmas Eve late dinner after services. Its so good..

I am so set for food and goodies.. I LOVE caramels..and I had

to promise my self I will NOT eat them all in 2 days. .I love those

things..

What a day, I am so fortunate. I really am.. all these wonderful things

sent to me.. such wonderful gifts that I sincerely appreciate..These

total strangers that are bringing food and gifts.. how wonderful.. I

should never complain...so many have it so much worse..our poor

guys over there in that damn war...not home to have some of this

wonderful food and good times.. I should NEVER complain, I have

dear precious friends , food, and GOOD food, a home, 2 lovey

boys.. and I even have a dollar in the bank..hey..cant get any better

can it..? :-)

I went and laid down as soon as I posted yesterday and did not

get up except twice for a potty call until 4 am this morning. I slept

most of that time. I woke off and on to change positions.. I have

to sit up to be able to change how im laying.. I cant just move

around with no feet to help push me around...I grab my wheel

chair which is right up next to my bedside and pull my self up

then move which ever way , or sometimes just grab my stack

of pillows on the end of my bed I keep there for sleeping . I

pull them in front of me , lean forward and sleep. Ive done that

since I lost my right leg the first time.. But I slept most of the

time. this tiredness I guess is just part of being in the dumps

and I do think I am coming down with something.. I have had

a bad headache all day even though its been a good good good

day, but as soon as I post this I am going to go and get back

up on my bed and watch TV.. I did see a good old clint Eastwood

movie tho..FireFox.. hes so good..I think my favorite of his is

Outlaw Josey Wales.

Its time for this Tired GORGEOUS WEEBLE to get back on that

bed in there and just do nuthin but watch TV and gee I wonder if

I will fall asleep? :-) that's a stupid question :-) I might have to have

a peanut butter cookie first though "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.....

~ A Beautiful Dragon Fly!~

After I posted yesterday a lot happened that was really

great!.. First was my brother Frank stopped by.. I havent

seen or heard from him for months now.. Hes having so

many family problems I feel for the guy. Hes a very mild

easy going guy till you make him mad..hes a lot like the

rest of us.. we are great till someone or something makes

us really mad..Hes having some issues with his wife and

his grand children.. working too hard for peanuts..Frank

is a long haul truck driver.. Some of the horror stories he

told me about..well I don't blame him for wanting to sell his

truck and get out of it...hes very discouraged.. He goes to

the same bank I do.. so he comes to town off and on.. I told

him..well now he can stop by and just plan to be gone longer

to the bank :-) He has a 5th wheel trailer, hes gotten so

discouraged he said he would like to just get rid of every

thing, hook up that 5th wheel to is new pick up and just

ride.. I told him ..that I had considered a way to do the very

same thing.. Hes 2 years older than me.. I didn't have time

to get a photo..I heard that bang at the door and wasn't

expecting him.. I was glad to see him though .. Ive tried to

get closer to him..but it doesn't seem to be returned... or

didn't.. maybe it will change.. I told him if he needed some

where to go to talk to come here, but to CALL FIRST..he

smiled and left promising to stay in touch...
As Frank left, he got my mail out of the box for me.. there

was a box from a dear friend.. I opened it..which took forever,

why is it when your in a hurry stuff you want to get at so badly

takes for ever but only takes half a second to open a bill ?

Well I got it opened.. took off the lid of the wooden box, and

inside was the most beautiful dragon fly I have ever seen..Its

all stained glass, the wings..theyre iridescent..its wonderful..

There are tiny delicate feet under neath so it could sit on a

table..but I cant do that.. I took it out of the box and sat it here

on my desk to OOOO and AWWWW over... well the boy had

to come up and see of course.. he spotted that thing slowly

crept up to it..very cautious... and took the biggest swipe at

it, I caught his foot just in time before it made contact. I kinda

knew that was what he would do if he wasn't sure of what

something is.. He will slap it to see if it slaps back.. so putting

that delicate beauty on my other desk or where he could get

it is out of the question.. He still guards that clock that hes

in love with.. On the back is a loop and I am not sure if I will

put it on the wall right here next to my desk or perhaps hang

it from my desk.. Dutch could still reach it ..but I could make

sure he found out real quick not to touch.. Thank you my

wonderful friend for sending this to me.. Its WONDERFUL,

The lovely dragon fly, my gorgeous bluebird.. how good

they make me feel when I see them sparkle and shine at me.

Makes me feel special and I thank you for that.. :-)
2 treats in one day .. no! really 3..Julia from DHS came by and

brought me the DE humidifier for the basement, which now I

really need my Humidifier back from Donnie.. I can tell on my

eyes already ..so I may have to get it back.. I can give Ken his

back and I wont need this till next summer, and its bigger than

the one of Kens.. The boy called too and was going to his 2nd

job and he said he would come by tonite to get their Christmas.

Im kinda glad cuz Penny came today bearing gifts..homemade

cookies and fudge.. I mean, real chair shrinkers.. but you know

what? I don't care if they are.. Im gonna eat them anyway.. so

there you have it..:-)

I am lonely this Christmas..with some of the things that have

happened..and all those things I remember and miss , but Im

grateful I have the memories.. The precious friend that sent me

the dragon fly..sent me photos of their tree..said even though I

couldn't be there they were sharing their tree with me.. I thought

that was so nice... I think I would really be alone if I didn't have

my computer..this is where all my dear friends live... so im never

really alone then am I? see? I need to never complain ..plus I

found out I get a 14 dollar raise on my monthly money in January..

I just don't know where Im gonna spend all that.. :-) No I am

really grateful.. I am wondering if they will deliver that basket

from the Lions club tomorrow..be nice if they did..but well if they

cant I hope they give it to someone that can use it too..
If you notice my thumb is not the greatest and seems to be

spreading.. The white top part is very hard and calloused and if

I bump it, it will crack and bleed.. it seems to be getting bigger

around and there are 3 other smaller spots. I can only blame it

on my chair and the carpet, having to push so hard to be able

to move my chair.. in here its not too bad, but unless I have to

I don't go into my bedroom but to go to bed, well, I do get up

during the night and have to fight that carpet.. If there is some

thing in there I might need, well, I think just how badly do I

need or want it before I trudge in there.. The thumb is very sore,

and if I touch that bigger spot..well. put any pressure on it it

really hurts.. I don't think I need to say how many times I have

bumped it or scraped it...This chair plays hell with a body..Its

broken 2 of my nails..you see what its doing to my hand and this

thing is a buggar to keep clean.. I steady am wiping it off ..the

slightest thing sticks like glue on it.. I have a hairy chair :-)

I complained to Penny today and tried to describe this tiredness,

She even said how tired I look.. Im posting this earlier than usual..

as right now as I write this its only 130 in the after noon..Penny

has just left, Im waiting for Chris and Im looking at the time to see

how long before Donald gets here ..Do I want to post now, then

take a nap, or take a nap and risk late posting and being woke

up by Donnie..I think I would sleep instantly when and If I go in

to lay down.. The way I feel as of this minute.. my bed is calling..

Penny fears I am coming down with a cold or flu..I sort of feel

that way too.. I sure hope not.. But I have decided to post this

in just a little while..and go and lay down.. I really have no choice.

Anyhowways, was a good day the past few days..and Im going

to say my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE words. Merry Christmas,

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.....

~The Jeep~

That's my dad in one of his very best favorite vehicles, his

Willys Jeep..He always had one.. This one was the one I used

to learn to drive..my dad taught me.. I think was 3 on the floor..

I had thought 4 cuz its 4 wheel drive, but I remember the

brake and clutch peddles were small and sort of rounded and my

feet just barely reached them, and when I had to push them all

the way in I had to almost scoot to the end of the seat.. I did

good, not once did I grind the gears.. I wanted to learn to drive

so bad, so I begged and pleaded and my dad agreed every time

he went to town to get a part or something I could go along and

he would teach me..but I had to watch and listen first.. which I

did.. and I could drive that jeep, I bet I still could to this day,

If I had someone to work the peddles that is. :-)

When I got to 9th grade or 10th? one of them. I took drivers Ed.

we had to, to get our license at 16..which I did, but I already did

know how to drive.. The car was equipped with 2 sets of floor

stuff the brake and clutch, gas pedal, well Mr, Beeler our teacher

would take 4 of us at a time..1 in front with him and 3 in the back

seat and we all took turns driving him and everyone around town..

was all we did.. for an hour every day for 3 months.. well as soon

as we got in the car about maybe 15 minutes into the ride, Mr.

Beeler would fall asleep.. we would still stop and switch out so we

each got a turn to drive, while he slept..he NEVER woke during

this..we would laugh.. well one day he fell asleep and I don't

know what he was dreaming, we are cruising down the road

and all of a sudden the car STOPS! brakes screeching, almost

smoke behind us.. Mr Beeler whatever his dream was lifted his

foot and hit that brake pedal..and the kids in the back hit the

floor, I banged my head on the steering wheel..and Mr. Beeler

wakes up and says " I think I fell asleep" We all looked at

each other and laughed..drove back to the school it took all of

10 minutes to be buzzing with the fact Mr. Beeler fell asleep.

We liked when he did..after that tho he kinda stayed awake

more.. :-)

Floyd Bushie was the chief of police in our little town, the day I

turned 16 I almost RAN to the police station to get my license,

and I can say all the years Ive driven, well up to 2000.. I only had

3 accidents and 1 ticket, and that's cuz they had the Stop sign hid,

was behind Some bushes.. I went thru that intersection like I had

good sense, I see a light on a dash behind me.. I kept going.. I hadnt

done anything.. well he kept following..I stopped and the guy was

in plain clothes! he says "you went right thru that stop sign back

there.." I said "ok..so what business is it of yours, and WHY do

you have a light on your dashboard.? who ARE you?".This was in

wonderful galena park, Texas, now..I didn't think about an unmarked

car and all that.. I was from small town ..he says "don't get smart

little lady, Im a cop.." I said "prove it".. he hadnt shown me nuthin!

He whips out his badge, says "Im officer so and so, "what ever, I

don't remember now. Well he coulda given me a ticket for being

rude and sassy to him..Texas cops are like that..but he was nice

and let me go.. but then.. I was GORGEOUS then too but not a

WEEBLE ;-D

There is a great ski resort in the upper Penninsula ..(MI) called Ski

Brule.. Years ago it used to be more of a SUMMER tourist area..

Well my dad and a bunch of other city guys decided that the area

had the hills, build a ski resort.. My dad was the first one to go down

the main slope... IN HIS JEEP.... he said "Lois, that hill was so steep,

the jeep at such an angle, my forehead was up against the windshield"

he laughed, and said, "if that window had come open (this was the

Willys jeeps had the front windshield that opened up, 54 jeep? ) I

would have rolled right down that hill"... well when they finally opened

the hill.. my dad of course was there, all our family, except me of

course, were VERY good skiers.... my cousin to this day, and his wife,

work there... I skied, but was awful..I tried it tho.. anyway.. when

they opened the place to the public.. they let my dad be the first one

to ski down it.. I thought, well so did he, that was kinda nice.. made

the paper...

My dad, and my mom's brother, Earnest, well Ernie, were good

buddies.. and my uncle, well he could ski, skate, played hockey, but

he had 3 sons.. and the 5 of them would have a good time (my dad

too) There was no where for anyone to ski before the Brule opened,

so my dad and uncle found a nice hill..cleared it ..and got permission

to put up an electric tow line..to pull you back up the hill..they rigged

lights so you could ski at night too... they sold buttons for 2.oo to

help pay the electric bill and to maintain the slope.. I don't think

there was a person in town that didn't have a button !! It was so

popular.. they built another one, even nicer..with a 20,25 mile radius

I bet I know 3 ski hills..then in Iron Mountain.. its noted for the

steepest ski slope (Olympic type contests) in the USA? maybe just

MI .. but sking, skiing? ya.. spell chekr says skii :-)

Well, in the continuing saga of stuff falling apart, including me, :-)

no..Im fine.. I went to make coffee in my little cup at a time, Black

& Decker one, and the poor baby went SIZZZLE<>

and it was all over..she died.. I tried my best to get her back, but

well, I got it from the homeless shelter so it was probly on its last

legs..I got my moneys worth..was free..lasted a year..served me

every day all that time..I will get another.. I really like it.. I do

have a bigger one... but, I like the one cup at a time..then it doesn't

sit there, I don't drink one cup right after the other, and usually

I only drink maybe 2, 3 at the most..cups every day..Once in awhile,

after lunch I like to have a cup but not often...

Well its time for me to get out of this chair again ..I was up at

4:30 again..I really didn't do a whole lot today except watch the

time go by and wait for this day to be over so I could go and lay

it down again.. I just am NOT shaking this tiredness..and tomorrow

is a VERY busy day..lots to do.. to do right now..is some kool aid

and getting up on the bed and TV.. don't ask what a saw yesterday,

I have NO idea.. I don't know why I bother to turn TV on...I never

see it.. "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 Bad News~ :-(

I had a bit of bad news today that I didn't like at all..but, not

a lot I can do about it.. Chris, the plug lady from Keystone,

phoned this morning..asked if Heidi had brought a gift for

me for Christmas, which she hadnt, Ive not seen or heard

from Heidi since last Wednesday when she was here.. I

guess for some reason..they fired her.. Chris said she is

no longer employed by Keystone.. I was really surprised!

I thought she did a good job..but obviously something was

wrong.. I have no idea what.. She brought me a nice gift,

which I was surprised since I didn't get anything from them

last year.. I havent heard back from the Lions club so I don't

know if they will deliver the basket Saturday or not..they

couldn't guarantee someone would be there to deliver it..

Donnie will be coming by tonite to pick up their Christmas as

they are leaving over the week end to go to his parents in

Wisconsin.. Im not sure when they will go or be back..Usually

Kelli and Jorge go as well...They each have family here, Dawns

parents and family and Jorge has a large family. Kelli is doing

really good with this pregnancy...shes a strong girl so I know

she wont have trouble..at least we are closely watching her,

this baby is very special to many of us.. When I had to phone

Willie and I brought up the fact that we were having a GREAT

grandbaby..I could hear it in his voice how happy he was.. I am

SO anxious to sew for this new little man that is coming to share

our lives...

My sister phoned last nite..I always have a dread when she does

as I am always waiting for the shoe to drop so to speak..we will

chit chat about stuff in general then if theres news she will lay it

on me.. the news last nite.. well Im not pleased at all I will be quite

honest and it is a very sore subject with me as many do not like

my opinion or solutions to this problem .. Candis, my oldest niece's

daughter, her only child. Rose passed away 3 or 4 years ago..
My sister took Candy until she graduated then she moved out on

her own.. The news is..that I will be great Aunt again in August..

Candis is going to have a baby..Its going to be very hard for her,

but she has many that will support and help her.my sister being

the main one.. I don't discuss this subject as this has happened to

4 of the young women that are in my life..and well I don't discuss

it as my feelings on this are very strong and I tend to say how I feel

and sometimes its not what they want to hear...and well..that's why

I don't say too much.. Id rather keep the peace..Im a lover not a

fighter, I will fight..but only when provoked..But I feel bad that this

has happened and all the people it will affect mainly my sister..

She really doesnt need extra stress either..These things happen,

but at 18 I thought they would know how to prevent this from

happening.. kids having kids..

I can tell a difference in here with that kitchen window fixed..I think

once I get better heavy drapes in my bedroom wether I put plastic

up or not..and get the plastic on the porch..It will be even warmer..

I did wake up again last nite with my hands freezing cold..Dutch

was curled up in my arm pit on the left, and LB was in his very best

favorite spot.. yup..right between my stumps.. he walks up there and

keeps circling around till he feels me move them then he will snuggle

down and sleep like a baby till I make him move..They are never far

from me..always in the same room I am.. all night they sleep with me

which im glad now, cuz they keep me warm..and I probly do them..I

have seriously thought about wearing gloves to bed.. well they get

so cold..enough to wake me up! :-) one way to solve the problem :-)

We got a lot done today and my things to give the kids for Christmas

are all ready for them..Donnie Is due here later and I will give them to

him and he will distribute them. We didn't get to the painting though

there was just too much running Penny had to do today..They give her

a gas allowance but not very much..I try to give her a few dollars extra

but she always refuses.. I do give her a lot of food and things though..
Shes very good and keeps me nice and clean her and she and I look

out for each other..which helps us both.. Eddy being a truck driver

hes gone a lot so I give her stuff so she doesn't have to cook so much.

Right now she has her daughters kids, her grands, 3 of them that are

staying with her as her daughter got into a bit of trouble..hard this time

of year for Penny with all this extra stuff going on.. She tries and that's

the main thing..but that's all any of us can do..

Right now Im gonna try to get back in on my bed..I got up early again

at 430 or so.. I am tired..good tired, but tired.. Ive earned it.. Ive done

my share this week and its not over yet with all I want to do. But Im

hungry I havent eaten since this morning and that was only toast.. I

may just make a sandwich or have some of that good ramen soup..

I like that.. So early to bed, early to rise makes this GORGEOUS

WEEBLE healthy if nothing else :-) "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.....