~Ear Ache~

I have an ear ache.. I bet I made at the least.. I KNOW 7 calls

this morning, one to Chris..again reminding him about this kitchen

window.. he was supposed to put this in LAST year..before

I moved IN ! and here it is.. OVER a year later, and I still don't

have that window in.. I asked him.. "Chris, arent you tired of

me calling and bugging you about this? Im tired of calling you

about it".. He can solve this.. He said he would get onto Kenny

and see where its at.. Im really sick of it.. Well anyway I called

him..and I called the drug store, I called COA, Penny didn't show

up today ..again, and she had forgotten my pills last Friday

and wasn't going to be here now till Wednesday, well that would

be almost a week till I got my pills done.namely my patch for

blood pressure.. So I had to do something about getting them

picked up if I could short of calling a taxi to do it.. I don't think

it would be wise to be off my blood pressure patch for a week,

then back.. well ..Curtis from COA came to my rescue..

I talked to Nora and she got hold of Curtis and he had no drives

to make to day but as it turned out he was going to pick up his

wifes prescriptions and offered to pick mine up and drop them

off for me.. That was really nice of him..He brought them right

away I was surprised..he must have been enroute to get his..

I asked about someone to come and put some plastic up on my

windows and inside the porch.. and Jeanette is going to call me

back.. I have to try to keep the gas bill down. last winter was

killer.. I almost sank a couple times.. I had thought about just

getting an electric heater..but being in a chair..and with cats..I

would worry it would get knocked over or something.. I know

how high gas is though they even commented on that last nite

that many are using electric heaters instead of gas.. I don't keep

my thermostat very high its only on 64...but I wear a sweater too.

I got a call after I called from the social security office I have to

apply for retirement..I have NO choice..So they are going to call

and take the app over the phone...I have heard some not good

things about it..that my monthly income could decrease drastically,

and the only thing will save me is if I was married to one of my

husbands for over 10 years..The only one was Willie, my 2nd..we

married in 72 I think..and didn't get divorce till 89 or 90..so I may

be able to at least hopefully stay at this same income.. If I lost

any of my $623.oo a month that I get now I don't know what I would

do.. Paying for everything my utilities, trash, water, phone, cable,

rent.. not counting supplies.. any cut would be drastic.. They are

going to phone me on the 11th to fill out the application.. I just hope

that I can at least keep what I have.. I would gladly welcome an

increase..most definitely..but decrease? Lordy..that would be bad.

Its cold today and the temperature is steady dropping..as I write

this it is 27 degrees out.. I don't know celcius other than to say its

COLD.. It snowed off and on all day but only enough to cover the

ground.. I think there is another front coming down at us from

Canada and then across the lake.. I have a friend in Canada and

said they got 6 inches of snow and more was on the way.. Ahhhh,

the joys of winter.. I only look at it now.. but when I could..or rather

DID walk out in it.. I loved it.. I know how to drive on bad roads..

handle ice..and I many times when Kelli was small she and I would

go out when the snow was falling real light, those big white fuffy

flakes that just go back and forth as they fall down to the ground..

It always seemed like it really wasn't real cold..but we were dressed

warm..well Grans had to help make snow angels..which is what

we did.. she would laugh so hard..when she saw me there on my

back flapping my arms and legs.. I would sing real loud a Christmas

song like frosty the snowman or something.. then my Dolly would

run up and lay down next to me laugh and wave her arms and move

her legs back and forth..we would sing, then she said,"we make good

angels, don't we Gran?" ... was a wonderful time.. now that dolly is

going to have a baby soon.. how time flies.. some great memories.

Well I missed lunch it wasn't deliberate... I didn't know what it was..

and Dutch went up to it and started scratching like he wanted to

bury the stinkie..and well Im NOT eating it then.. He is my food

taster..most of the time he tastes what I eat before I do.. when I

get a burger or something I open it..his nose is right there.. I have

to pinch off a bite for him.. THEN mom can eat her burger..but

giving HIM bites in between .. Theyre spoiled. LB eats only

certain people food..he LOVES cinnamon rolls..and graham

crackers. . . Dutch does too..the 3 of us after I crawl up on my

bed at night sit there and watch Two and a Half Men and eat

graham crackers.. :-D we do.. Hey, when all you have are 2

cats to eat graham crackers in bed with..well if that's the best

you got..well.. I eat mine with 2 cats.. *sigh* :-)

Well im gonna make a sandwich for supper... I have some roast

beef and Swiss cheese..I may grill it.. its really good that way..

or maybe fry the beef..with some onions..make a Philly Beef

steak..with cheese.. Now,, that sounds good.. I think I have a

nice kaiser roll too...Im all set..GORGEOUS WEEBLES need

this good food then good sleep. I am not putting TV in there, I

very seldom see it anyway.. I see such bits and pieces of the

shows for dozing off that it drives me nuts trying to figure out

what I missed.. I watched that amazing race in spurts then the

Desperate wives, and missed the end of that..I cant escape

that eyes shut button.. what I get for leaving my glasses out

here at my desk.. "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.....