~Achey Day~

Its a gloomy, dark, rainy day today, even foggy at times.. I was

going to sleep later but I woke up at 5:30 just wide awake..My

stumps were bothering me. I noticed as I laid there that they

both were really achy, I tried moving them to a different position,

and even propped them up on a pillow which sometimes will

help..today was not the case though..seemed no matter which

way I moved or laid It did not stop them from aching.. I did notice

if I do lay sort of at a slant..kind of on my side, but not really- that

it does help for a while.. maybe a couple hours then I have to re-

position myself or I just have to get up.. Someone said to me once

in chat on yahoo.."must be nice to get to sit all the time"... trust me,

its not nice..it gets VERY old. specially when your butt gets flat!

Mine feels that way sometimes.. :-) just call me the flat butted

GORGEOUS WEEBLE :-)

I did call and talk to Norma over at COA this morning, first thing too..

Someone new answered the phone..that I didnt know.. Norma thought

I had asked for tomorrow and promptly said.."there are NO vacancies

for a ride tomorrow"..Tuesday is the day all the ladies make their hair

appointments at the beauty shop..that's why Tuesdays is full..then I

told her my appt is for Wednesday.. I am anxious to hear what this Dr

says when I show him my thumb and hands and arms..AND tell him

the assistant he has there, Julie, said it was NOT urgent, that I see

a dermatologist..and I have to wait till June now..I am anxious to hear

what he has to say.. If this Dr does NOTHING.. I guarantee I will be in

the emergency room telling THEM of this abuse and neglect that I

feel they are giving me.. NO ONE phoned and told the dermatologist

that it was urgent I see them..So someone is lying..and I KNOW its

the nurses at my clinic..its the same thing.. They don't like me and will

NOT go out of their way to help me at all.. This isnt over..trust me.. I am

really mad about this.. If they bothered to look at my history and would

realize that I have circulation problems..they maybe would see this is

NOT something that is just ordinary rashes.. This is NOT over..not by

a long shot.. those people don't wanna hear this fat lady sing on this

crap that they obviously DONT give one Rats Patootie about.. I know
I am not the only one they abuse.. I could name names of others...So

could Penny..

Penny came and we are all clean,, and I told her she doesn't need to

go to the Dr with me on Wed..as its past her time to be here..she is

only sposta be here for 3 hrs..9 to 12:30..well 3 half.. so on Wed, she

is gonna come in late as she wants to go to see this Dr with me.. I

think its good she does so she can more or less witness all this crap

they are giving me..and hear what this Dr, what ever his name is..

what he says and does.. This will be most interesting.. I don't think

any of them when I roll in to and OUT of that office Wednesday will be

very happy.. I should ask my sis to come go with me.. boy would they
HATE that !!! :-) She and I are so much alike..Well we don't accept

the lame excuses they always hand out to customers,and let them know.

But anyway, between my stumps aching today and my thumb feeling

like its ready to fall off I really don't feel too bad.. Im up and rolling and

getting stuff done..but now Im ready to eat something..Lunch was...well

the usual "Guess what"... It looked really bad today ..even Dutch jumped

back when he got a smell..then he RAN like he was possessed into the

bathroom.. Well after a reaction like that..Hell, I aint eating this stuff...

would you? cats eat rats! not mine..but.. if my boy wont eat something..

I wont either.. hes a very good judge of good food.. a cat food critic :-)

well not cat food..but FOOD... :-) and mine is in the kitchen ...I know I

have something good out there.. and this GORGEOUS WEEBLE knows

right where it is..so its that time "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.....

~Clothes Are Great~

I need a wig.. a whole head one.. just for days when my hair

no matter what I do decides to look like crap.. I need to put in

another hair rinse.. I have found that I do have GREY hair ! Its

an ok color..but..well I prefer blonde.. Its so hard to do my own

though ...what I have to go thru its not easy.. Plus the strain on

my arms holding them up to be able to put a rinse in ... you

don't just dump it on your head and hope for the best, If you

want it to look nice you don't do that... Then ends don't change

color anyway, its only the roots..so that's the only place you have

to put it.. well depends on long it is between rinses.. Its been ..

a VERY long time since I have put one in.. I wanted to have it

done at the beauty shop..but that's just WAY out of my budget.

So anyway, DONT look at my iccky hair.. If you notice I do

match quite well :-) I like paisley prints.. that's what my skirt is.
I have my turquoise top that I can wear with this skirt too..and

the look totally changes.. Its so neat that just changing my top

I can change the look of a skirt.. I love clothes :-)

I have to admit..being a sewer ..well no.. I can sew..but I consider

my self pretty close to an expert..so I call myself a SEAMSTRESS..

I watched a wedding show on tv..a bridesmaid needed to have her

dress altered, day before the wedding, this poor wedding planner

called all over and could NOT find ONE seamstress that could fix

that dress for them.. I looked in the phone book and have asked

around here too if there are any.. only places now to take clothes

to be altered are to some dry cleaners, they sometimes retain a

seamstress to do work for them... but they are Getting to be a lost

art.. Like my Aunt Phyllis.. she could embroider, she did cut work,

which is almost another lost art.. she LOVED to do that.. she

would sit for hours and hours and make some of the most wonderfully

beautiful pillow cases and dresser scarves.. pictures.. I have quite

a few of her things she did.. I have a beautiful tablecloth she did..Its

packed away... so many of my nice things are still in boxes..

I have so much stuff still packed up..and I have lots of things that I

don't really Use but don't want to get rid of either.. I sat in the kitchen

this morning looking around at what was out, the walls.. what I could

do to fix it up..I have 2 bins in there with dishes and my tea pots..I

think that I should put them out so I can see them, but with such a

limit on space I cant.. I cant take out any of these great things I have

packed away still.. My tablecloths..my antiques lamps that I had out

for a while.. all of those are packed away again.. I need the room to

put things I need to use every day or when I want to cook .. My wood

dining room table, that was my mothers, it looked so pretty when it

had a lovely lace table cloth on it.. or the one my Aunt did.. Now it

has my micro wave , bread Box , knives. napkins, you would never

know that was the same table, I worry about it that it might get a

scratch or something but.. I have no choice but to use it..my other

one is too small..and this being wood it would look like the chairs

that are down the basement that match..all moldy and smelly.. I

should have a big garage sale.. but then I keep a distant hope that

maybe SOMEDAY I might get a bigger place again..that I can

have all these things out to see and enjoy.. One of these days. :-)

I have decided for this month, well April.. I have been VERY good and

I think I am going to treat myself to a treat.. I havent decided what yet

for sure.. I am leaning towards a screen door that I saw in a Carol

Wright gifts catalog.. that I can put here in this living room doorway and

not worry about the boys, I KNOW Ill enjoy the fresh air.. Then I had

thought about chimes for the porch as a treat.. or that bird feeder I

put here the other day, Im not sure...I can only have ONE, so I have to

make sure its the right ONE ! :-) I think we would all enjoy the screen

the most..so that might be what I pick.. I am going to ask Donnie if

perhaps he might have one or know someone that does..then I could

get the feeder, I think the Boys and the birds would enjoy that more

than the chimes.. Decisions, decisions,, its SO hard to decide which

I want more :-)

What I want more of right now is a more comfortable way to sit and its

NOT in this chair..Even though Today was a nice quiet Sunday and I

didn't do one thing but play on this puter and eat..I sat the whole time,

but NOW I want to sit on something more cushy like my bed..so I am

headed back to watch TV .. well after I have a piece of cake...

GORGEOUS WEEBLES love cake!!! :-) "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.....

~Whats Changed?~

Ive been trying to think of things that we have changed here

that could cause this rash crap stuff... I cannot think of one thing.

BUT.. I did change my blood pressure medication.. I started on

this patch...first on one arm then the next week on the other.. I

know many people are allergic it says to this rubbery like cover

that goes over the square medicine thingie that you put on first.

I am wondering if I am allergic to this and could this be the cause

for this rash on my arms and hands? I think the thumb is a very

severe case of rubbing against my tire.. I try really hard not to

push against it.. but sometimes to gain the leverage I need I

have to, to be able to get across that bedroom carpet.. I think

to best describe how hard it is..would be probly like me trying

to roll across a wet soggy yard, having to push my wheels hard

to be able to get across.. I know I can use my power chair and

I seriously have considered starting to use it instead.. I honestly

hate to use it steady as I really worry that I would lose my arm

strength when it comes to transferring or moving around on my

bed... I cant afford to lose that at all.. Above everything else I
HAVE to stay strong in more ways than one, really... I need to

in EVERYTHING I do or TRY to do...

If things were like they were before.. when I had legs.. I honestly

used to complain when I THOUGHT something was too hard

to do or just took a little more effort to do it..and I would gripe!

I think now..and boy Id love to be able to do just half of the things

I took for granted that I would be able to do the rest of my life..

How things change.. One thing I really miss... its really funny and

not something that you would even really think WOULD be a

feeling I guess you would miss experiencing or doing.. I miss

CROSSING my legs.. You know..sitting with one knee over the

other..I always sat like that..Sometimes I would let my shoe hang

off my toes, or when I was mad or upset you could watch my foot

as it tapped in mid air.. I miss that.. amazing hey? but its true..

I look at some photos I have.. and.. well my legs are crossed..I

would LOVE to be able to do that.. I cant.. I have tried..but my

stumps are just too short, well if I held them with my hands they

would stay sort of crossed my right is so short and the left is

longer but not long enough to really go OVER and the crossed

feeling be there.. its more of a strain to hold it up like that and

not comfy at all.. I do sit with a pillow under them though when

I am sitting up watching TV on my bed ...that's comfy for me..

I got my Angel Food delivered today and boy this is really a

great deal..and the food is so very good too.. and a lot.. the

price did go up 5 dollars but theres more food now too.. I

think this program is in every state and most towns.. My sister

said her church sponsors it too..Anyone can buy it..for them

selves or for others..and whats so great..is we can use our food

stamps to get it.. which for me is a HUGE plus.. I am really

grateful they have it.. Keeps me going all month with the rest of

my food stamps.. I wish they had a program to get supplies,

like paper or soap or cleaning stuff .. that's what adds up .. well

it does if your a clean NUT...like some people I know are :-)

I have been hungry for shrimp..at meijers they have buy 1 bag

and get 2 free..only for today.. Penny came in to work for a client

today and went and got some for us.. I got the 3 bags, but I gave

one to her to take home for her and Eddy.. I need to stay on his

good side..hes a truck driver and right now hes delivering a lot of

the plants etc for the stores.. so..I aint stupid.. Id like some nice

stuff for my porch.. I am going to find out about getting another

screen door for on the other side of this one.. I don't know if it would

close with the mail box on the main door.. If I can get a screen door

on there I can leave that door open this summer and get some of

that fresh air.. Last year I used a window screen but it wasn't wide

enough or tall enough that I could leave and not watch it.. WIth a

kid like Dutch..he would figure a way up, over, OR through it.. So
I need a full door I think.. I will have to ask Donnie or may be if

my sis and Stanley come up I can ask him.. I know we are gonna

plant some flowers in that planter box out there.. that looked so nice

last year.. Penny did good with that. I bet if that flower bed down

below the kitchen window had a little bit of work done on it..and

the one across along side the garage they would be so pretty. I

bet Penny and I could do it one nice day.. :-) Spring fever....:-)

Well time to fix some of that shrimp with pasta and tomatoes.. I

have a recipe in my head..and I am anxious to try it.. plus im really

hungry.. Well GORGEOUS WEEBLES need good food.. :-) And

I KNOW where it is waiting for me and that's where I am headed,

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.....

~What To Write~

I am sitting here thinking about what Im going to write about

today, since today was like..Wednesday or last monday..one

of Penny's days that shes here.. I got to thinking how these

days are pretty much alike.. she has a routine when she comes

that she goes thru.. The bathroom, then the kitchen.. dusting,

she knows how dust on my lamps drives me insane.. just a

glitch I have :-) then she will do the floors or vacuum off the sofa.

And always a trip to DQ or to the store too if I need something

for over the weekend.. She wont be back until Monday. during

the week Donna comes by every day at noon.. so I see some

one every day.. And when Donna comes she is supposed to

sort of check on us..They are to make sure we answer or they

see us when they come by... And here, well no one makes it

in and out with out being inspected by the boys anyway...

I have to say since I have my thyroid pills back I feel a bit better.

Not as tired as I was.. Well I do get really pooped by the after

noon anyway.. well to be honest, my BUTT does.. or my hips.

If I sit the wrong way for too long.. my stumps let me know by

going instantly tingly.. well that sleeping feeling.. everyone has

had that.. My stumps if I sit the wrong way for too long will go

to sleep.. specially my right one.. When she isnt asleep its like

I am instantly aware she isnt because she stayed asleep for

so long.. I thought it was the way they were supposed to feel..

Did you notice what I wrote? I refer to my stumps as SHE's...

well theyre mine.Sometimes though. I do call them everything but

what they are, they're aggravating me so bad.. Some times

the phantoms get hold..and to me the phantoms are the ice

pick stabs.. those really hurt.. and I always get them in my

heels.. or my big toe or along the side of my foot.. I feel every

bit of my feet and toes...and my legs too..but the distance I

feel now between my knee and the bottom of my foot feels

shorter..my feet now..hanging down..reach the top of my

small tire in the front.. not flat on it.. its shorter but if I point

my toes down, I can put them on top of the grey tire.. :-)

Really.. Its so hard to describe.. because I KNOW this feeling

really isnt there.. I can even put my hand over the end, and

it doesn't matter.. well my legs go right through my mattress

when I am laying on my bed.. THATS a weird feeling too!

its like describing something from a Sci Fi movie :-) but its

really true..actually feeling this is whats weird.. :-) They didn't

tell me..but until you actually feel this you cant really KNOW

just what its like.. and as hard as I try to really describe it.. I

know im not really explaining it as to how it really feels.. I bet

though each of us feels this differently.. it cant be put into just

ONE type of feeling.. not since all amputees are different and

feel things differently... I honestly don't believe it when someone

says they are really actually HAPPY being an amputee. Im

happy I'm alive... :-)

Im alive, fairly well but certain parts of my anatomy are NOT happy,

and so that tells me its that time for me to get out of this chair

for today.. I got up early as it is my very Dear friends birthday,

Raife.. I had hoped to tell him on SKYPE . "Happy Birthday My

Dear Friend" :-) but as the day wore on and he was busy and I was-

we didn't get a chance..But Its his birthday today..Y'all wish him a

Happy Birthday too... :-) Time for my GORGEOUS WEEBLE
"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 Thursday?~

Today is Thursday or so I thought.. I thought I had an appt.

with Rebecca and Theresa at least I woke up thinking that ..

I guess Im in the wrong week! :-) maybe its next week.. I

usually write all this stuff down or set my little PC alarm clock

to remind me.. but I got no way to remind me to remind ME!

When I used to shop, I would make a list..leave, get to the

store and look for it.. well I bet I aint the only one does that.. I
FORGOT the LIST! :-) Was a rainy dull gloomy day today ,

I don't feel too bad, but my thumb is really sore.. When I roll

my chair its so dry it cracks..then bleeds..then is really even

MORE sorer? sore? well hurts more..:-) I will survive it.. I did

the same routine today as Ive been doing the past couple, I

hold my hands and arms under the faucet and let the warm

water just wash over them.. It does dry them out..but I don't

want to put any lotion on them for fear they go back even

worse.. But I noticed today my thumb isnt as red as it was..
So maybe that's a good sign.. I still have NO idea what is

doing this.. next wednesday..

Penny and I sat yesterday trying to think of what it could be,

and neither of us could come up with anything.. We havent

changed any of our cleaning or laundry stuff .. nothing is

different.. I keep those cloth wiper things in the bathroom and

I thought for a while it might be the lotion in them or something

but these last kind doesn't have any scent or any of that in it..

I just don't know.. but I DO KNOW I don't want it to spread to

other parts of me.. THAT would be awful !!! I would still be a

GORGEOUS WEEBLE..but.. I don't like ickky stuff :-)

Other than doing nothing all day its been quiet.. Ive not done

anything much other than to re arrange some of the junk I

have scattered all around this desk.. I had thought of a new

one with drawers or something that I can hide some of this

clutter..the way it looks by this desk now you would think I
LIVE HERE or something.. well I do spend half my time

here and the rest on my bed watching TV or sleeping.. So

I guess this spot here would look kinda lived in.. I know

there are 2 grooves in the carpet where my tires go .. I seem

to always pull up to this desk in the same spot every time..

And this has been for over a year half now..so ya.. there

should be some grooves in the carpet :-)

Lunch today.. well.. was salads..tuna, broccoli and potato..I

Honestly think they have a new cook..the food has gotten, to

me, a lot worse.. these salads were HARD.. I couldn't eat

them at all. well with no bottom dentures YET, I cant chew

those hard raw veggies.. I bet Im not the ONLY one with half

a set of teeth.. I bet lots don't have any- that get these dinners,

I wonder what they do.. I couldn't eat what they sent today..

They had meat loaf the other day, which usually is pretty good,

this time it was awful..and the serving so small..was pitiful..I

don't eat alot..but my word.. they don't even give you enough

so you can have left overs...I shouldn't complain since I get

these for free..but.. because they are free shouldn't they at

least be eatable? I KNOW I cant be the only one that says

the lunches are ickky.. wonder if they complain.. they should

or how will they know the stuff is ickky? I bet those down at

the COA don't eat it.. well not if they don't have to anyway..

What I have to do now is get out of this chair for today.. I got

up early today because the kids decided mom had slept all

she needed to and they refused to leave me alone till I got

up and fed them.. then the buggars go back to bed ! how unfair,

but that's cats for ya.. A snack, then some knittin... but first..my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE "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.....

~Bad Lookin Thumb!~

There is a photo of what my right thumb looks like today. The date

and time are there.. I got up this morning and you see how red,

the dark spots are where it has cracked open and was bleeding..

its spreading more to the top of my hand as well as under the base

of my thumb.. It is really sore and hurts.. I sat and I looked at my

hands and arms.. and I honestly have NO idea what has caused

this OR what it is..and NOTHING I can do seems to be helping..If

I use just warm water to wash over them, after they dry off they

dry so badly that causes the cracks when I use my hand to push my

chair..No matter what kind of cream or ointment I put on makes it

even redder. But I am getting worried,, but the bad thing is I am so

discouraged that I cannot get in to see this dermatologist until

JUNE ..the 5th of June.. that's 2 months.. what am I to do in the

meantime? Julie refused to give me anything.. ask Penny..she

heard her...Why didnt Julie KNOW? read on.....

I found out that Julie is NOT a doctor.. but a physicians assistant..
So perhaps that's why she had NO idea of what it is. So, now, get

this.. I found out TODAY, they DO have a Dr as in Doctor

come in there once a week!..So, why did she wait until today, this

is Janelle at the clinic, to tell me this? When I called today I told her

that I will not go all the way up to Kalamazoo and since that clinic

doesn't feel my hand condition warrants an immediate visit to a

dermatologist so they squeeze me in that I felt I may have NO

choice but to go to the emergency room. I have to have some relief

and I cannot take any more chances that this would spread all

over my body which it IS.on my left stump I noticed..in 2 places..

Janelle says, "Lois, I can make an appt for you for NEXT Wednesday

when the doctor is here and you can see him".. NOW..why did she

not suggest this 3 weeks ago? Why didn't Julie when she refused to

give me ANYTHING because she didn't know what it is... That we

are treated like we are nothing because we have such poor health

care is awful. . There is NOT ONE doctor in this town that will take a

medicaid patient.. or what ever it is I have. They will medicare.. but

not me.. Isnt that discrimination? We have to get sub standard care

and are treated with such discrimination..this is awful.. and just think..

if I was some quiet mousy woman that didn't raise hell..these people

would let me ROT! ! What is wrong with this??

And- to wait almost 3 months to get a rash taken care of? THAT

really amazes me...If you have a rash NOW, what do they think

it will just go away? The more goes on and I see how I am being

treated with such disregard for my health.. upsets me.. That I

cant go to just any Dr, I have to settle for this clinic that only has

a Dr once a week and they don't even know your history or what

ALL your problems are.. This assistant comes in asks what the

problem is today and doesn't even bother to look at anything

about you ..and the bad thing is they don't really care.. I think this

is where the bad students are sent for punishment for bad grades

or something..

I know you can tell Im upset about this..that they have such little

disreguard for ME.. I am nobody.. A welfare person..low life..living

off the government as they see anyone that gets SSI.. doesn't matter

Im disabled.. or that I have numerous health issues..Im a free loader

living off the government.. that's why we get the sub standard care.

Boy have I gone on about this hey? but I am worried..and I am really

stuck.. I could go to the ER..but unless they deem it a real emergency

after I get there..I could end up having to pay for it.. I cant take that

chance either ! So you see.. Im stuck.. I have another week to wait

to get some sort of relief from this.. Ive tried everything, trust me..I

have called every one and their red headed cousins.. and I have

still gotten NO WHERE.. Boy .. that sure makes me feel great.. Then

they wonder why we are depressed.. isnt this a good reason??

Enough on this for today I am posting this..gonna soak these hands

for a few and get out of this chair.. I will admit I am slightly down in

the dumps today.. but this lady hasnt sung YET and this is FAR from

over.. I love a good fight.. and well this isnt right.. I don't know what I

can do maybe a good law suit might help.. I need a good lawyer or

something :-) Maybe I need to call my sister..:-) Between her and I ?

Well no one would want to take both of us on let me tell ya :-) Time

to get a snack and say my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "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.....

~Glories N' Chimes~

I was sitting at my kitchen table today thinking of some of the

things I would like to do for the summer..of course my flowers, I

was so pleased yesterday when Penny came back from Meijers

and had found some morning glory seeds !!! Theyre called

Crimson Rambler, a bright red.. just wonderful.. I did NOT know

that they had morning glories that didn't climb..but from what

Penny said from reading the packages its so.. I think that fence

out side this kitchen window will make a nice place for them to

climb..and I could see them.. I really enjoyed my lanai when I would

go out every morning for coffee and see all the beautiful blooms

that were there every day.. A morning glory flower only lasts for one

day..Every day is a new flower... I had blue ones there... and below

I had daisies.. the colors were just lovely.. The photos in this post

I borrowed off the net ;-)
When I stayed with Donnie and his then wife Shirley they had a

wonderful deck and all over it were huge morning glories..they

even came up through the spaces between the floor.. Huge blooms

of blue ones.. I loved sitting out on their deck. When I stayed there

that summer in 2000 between all my trips to the hospital.. I slept

and spent a lot of time in their camper, was really nice..the nights

were cool and with screen all around the hot nights werent so bad..

I liked the time by my self.. I didn't really know how deep a depression

I was in back then..I know I cried alot..and I was so miserable.. At

night I would lay there and cry and I could hear the wind chimes I had

hung in the tree outside the camper.. The sound they made was such

a calming one.. I had the chimes hung before in the tree by my lanai

and the sound was soothing to me.. Ive always loved the sound of

them, where to some chimes are like nails going down a black board.

Everywhere I have lived Ive had chimes. :-)
I looked out at the front porch here and I noticed there are some hooks

out there in the ceiling.. I would say maybe whomever lived here before

had hung plants or maybe even chimes.. that's what I was thinking of

today, I miss the soothing sound of them..and I think a nice set out there

would be great.. The set I had before were made by my nieces ex, so

I know I cant get a replacement.. The ones he made were really very

nice, I sure enjoyed them... Im going to look for some online and see

what I can find... I think to hear that sound would be really good... I saw

a really cute bird feeder too..a free standing one.. not very much which

I was surprised.. I get this great catalog from Collections, Etc.. and

I have to say they have some of the very nicest things..and NOT that

expensive..well not one thing over twenty dollars.. The bird feeder I

would like to get is only 15.oo, I think it would be great outside that

kitchen window.. I know the boys would LOVE it.. I have some plans

for THIS spring.. NOW all I need is a willing volunteer to come here

and HELP! :-) Raife.. how good a swimmer are ya honey? :-)
Spring fever its called.. even though looking out the window right

now..its 1:15..Im thinking of flowers and chimes..and yes.. it is

SNOWING .. :-) wont be much..1 to 3 inches..and then its gonna

rain.. and it will go fast.. Spring isnt far away..look how fast this

year is going already... Time flies when your having fun :-)

My fun time for today is about done, and Im ready to get out of this

chair .. . knit some and watch some TV.. This GORGEOUS
WEEBLE bids you "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.....

~New Lazer Already~

A while back Penny picked up a lazer, one of those red

light thingies.. for the boys to play with.. I think she got it

for valentines day.. We have played with it so much we have

gone thru the batteries already.. Penny paid Five dollars for

it.. She went to find out how much new batteries were..5.00

for ONE! meant.. 10.oo for batteries.. Well..we just bought a

new one..that came with 3 Batteries ..one is a spare I guess,

I tried to put all 3 in ..but the thing wouldn't close and I got to

looking inside and there was one already in it..but it didn't say

that on the package.. This new one has different kinds of spots.,

well one is a star, one a mouse..and of course the DOT..Little

Boy even chases it.. which is good, he needs the exercise..the

kid..well he steady goes..so this is extra for him but when LB

chases the lazer Dutch gets SO MAD.. he hates to share.. A

couple times they have both run after it and ran into each other,

jump back and SLAP each other.. And the fight is on.. . .

Both the boys have marks on them where they have bitten each

other.. LB has a spot on his chin..and Dutch has one on the back

of his neck.. They fight really bad sometimes.. I have to break

them up.. Then other times they lick and hold and rub all over each

other that sometimes I worry if they arent gay or something..which..

I don't care but they are a pair let me tell you.. I have NEVER had

2 cats like these 2.. and I have had them since I was a little girl..

I was only allowed to have cats OUTSIDE..they were never let in

to the house.. they would sleep under the porch and I would keep

a special box and food for them .. At the end of summer..it seemed

the cats always ran away.. that's what I was told anyway.. when they

were given to either my Uncle for his barn or to Pedo's grocery store

where I usually got them from in the first place.. I didn't know this for

years that my mom gave them back at the end of summer .. I know

I enjoyed them..


The people that lived next door were very nice.. Mr. Budzak was the

mans name.. what I called them Mr. and Mrs.. I don't even know their

first names.. I know they had a daughter Gladys..she worked jig saw

puzzles out in the garage every day and If I was out I always said Hi

to her.. I think she had CP.. as she walked like she was partially

paralyzed.. One day I had gone out to look for my cat..and Mr Budzak

was backing his car out of his garage so Gladys could go in there..

When he did I heard Gladys yell.."the KITTY!!" and before I knew it

Mr. Budzak had run over my kitty.. I was so Upset.. I remember the

look on his face as he looked at me in tears, that poor man was so

upset too.. He went over and gently picked the cat up..and found a

box to put it in.. and then went and told my dad what he had done..

Dad came out of the garage kinda fast and looked at me standing

there holding the box with my kittie in it.. just sobbing.. he came up

to me.. and told me it was an accident and that Mr. Budzak didn't

mean to run over my cat.. which I knew that.. but I still cried.. Dad

took the box.. and took me by the hand.. we slowly walked over to

the porch and from underneath dad got a shovel.. we went to moms

flower bed.. where there was a beautiful rose bush.. He started to

dig a hole next to it.. when it was deep enough he gently put the

box with my kittie in it.. and slowly put the dirt over the box to fill

the hole.. as he did this he told me.." Lois..when you miss your

kittie.. come and look at the beautiful roses that are keeping her

company, she isnt alone".. I felt better when I saw the lovely

yellow roses all over the bush that was by my kitties grave..Dad

took me by the hand and we walked back to the back yard, I

felt better.. Yellow roses are still my very favorite rose... :-)

Well we are clean and the kids are happy.. I havent really done

a lot today.. I did call about the Dr but havent heard back.. I

talked to Christie..and no one seems to know what theyre doing..

just like before.. So I started my old routine I did before when my

stump was so infected..Hot water and soap.. I hope this will do

the trick.. It gets so dry and cracks and bleeds and my poor

thumb is so sore.. I did this twice today already and it seems to

feel better.. Christie said that I may not be able to get in to see

this skin Dr till May.. So I have to do something.. I hope this works..

it did for my stump..so hopefully it will... A month is a long time..

they still as of today havent made any appointment.. so I lost

3 weeks of waiting because they havent.. I asked Christie to

call me at least by noon.. well as of this post, she still has yet to

call me.. So.. I don't know what else to do.. Ive called everyone I

can.. and from what Christie said , Julie still hasnt called the skin

Dr which Jessica said she had..so someone is fibbin.. Its the

girls at that drs office..same as before..giving me a hard time..

Well wont work this time.. This could have serious repercussions

specially if it damages my thumb or I lose it.. I have photos of the

whole time.. this is since November that I told my Dr. about it..so..

hopefully until I CAN see this Dr.. the old soap and water will help

stop it from spreading at least..

Now- Im spreading my self out on my bed as soon as I roll in there.

Been a long day today.. and Im ready to get out of this chair.. I

didn't sleep well at all last night because I knew was Monday and

I would have to make phone calls..which I did.. but sure made for

a restless sleep..too much on my mind.. I have some great lemon

cake out there and I plan to have a slice of it.. Oh.. I did NOT get

any of the marshmallows.. :-) well..they had these mini cups of

mint..caramel and peanut butter on sale.. I bought them for the

kids :-) ok .. to SHARE with them :-) I wont eat them all :-) maybe.

Time for my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "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.....

~Bunny Day~

HAPPY EASTER :-)
Look at that photo.. :I HAVE LEGS! :-) Do you see Dutch under

there? LB is over on the couch.. I don't look the greatest today as

I really don't feel the best.. I have been so tired lately, I know its

from the thyroid and until it kicks back in..well my GORGEOUS
WEEBLE butt is gonna drag.. Was a nice day of phone calls and

emails from my dearest friends letting me know they are thinking

of me.. Makes me feel really special. Y'all say such NICE, kind

and encouraging things.. That mean a lot to me.. I appreciate it

that you understand that this sure isnt a easy way to go..that it is

a real daily drama..which most don't really know until they can

read it or hear about it first hand... And I sure don't mind sharing

this with ya.. :-) I need all the help I can get trust me :-) But I do

sincerely appreciate all of my friends.. so many amputees I know

call the people they are in contact with .. Fans.. I don't use that word.

I only have FRIENDS.. and very dear ones..
Ive not done a whole lot but think about that house next door to the

kids that is going up for sale.. That sure would be nice.. to live on a

lake..and next door to the D's? That would be great.. I told them to

buy it and rent it to me.. :-) The way things are going now..its really

not a good time to do any kind of buying.. so many are already for

sale.. But I sure would like to have it.. From what Donnie says its

almost like theirs.. 3 floors..tri-level.. which.. that's really not a bad

thing..if I can get out at ground level.. Those stair gliders arent

that much.. and if the bathroom is ok..that's the main thing.. Sure

would be wonderful to live on that lake.. I kept teasing Donnie

about how big their yard would be if both places were his.. And

if the lady on the OTHER side of him decides to sell that empty

lot.. he would have a GREAT place.. I know with what hes already

done to his place the value has gone way up..his GarageMahal..

did that.. :-) be nice.. I need to win the lottery :-)

This is a short post as I said I am really not up to Par today .. I

still have a little energy and I have to use that to make myself

a nice Easter dinner.. and I havent eaten all day today and since

its EASTER I thought I would treat myself to my favs.. Fries N Gravy.

Its always a treat for me.. Like Raife says, "Chair Shrinkers!" :-) I

don't care.. Its a holiday and I can have a treat.. :-) well to be honest

I have had a few treats the past few days.. those marshmallow peeps.

I ate EVERY one of them.. I couldn't help it.. Now..being AFTER

they will mark the prices down.. but I will be STRONG..and not

buy but ONE more box.. :-) really... well .. ok .. maybe 2... well

they wont have them again for another whole YEAR! .. Im glad

I can have my fries any time I want though :-)

Was a nice sunny Easter..snow..but nice.. Time to go and eat,

and to post this early so I can..then watch TV and do more On

the afghan for the boy.. not long now.. only a few weeks.. :-)

Time for my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE "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.....

~More Snow ~

I bet we got way over a foot of snow.. On TV last nite it said we

probly would get hit the hardest as we were right in the middle of

it all..and it sure looks it. Penny brought one of those crate boxes

and put it outside.. I know that's over a foot high..its almost totally

buried.. Donnie phoned on his way home from work last night

and there was no snow, as he drove closer and closer to home

the snow got worse and worse, I kept telling him.."wait..just keep

going north".. he did.. by the time he got home he was ready to

take a ride on his snowmobile when he saw how much we got..

I saw on the news where my sister is they didn't get anything.. As

of 10:30 this morning I havent seen the plows yet only the sander

trucks..

I watch the cars as they come up to that stop sign right outside that

window..Some are so cautious and slowly will creep up to it.. I saw

one truck..he came up kinda fast and I watched as the tail end of it

kinda went back and forth as he realized its really a lot more slippery

than what it looks.. There are some cars that don't have one speck

of snow..you know those were in a garage.. All this snow.. no way

anyone would scrape off a total car..not if they were in a hurry to go

somewhere..and this snow isnt over yet.. We are still under major

storm warnings for most of today.. Winter is such fun..

I have done nothing all day but relax and not even been on this

machine.. Ive been working on blankets as we don't have a lot of

time left before baby is due.. I did have to clean up the kitchen

today though.. Was my own fault.. I rolled up to the table and didn't

pay attention to the cat dish under it.. I feed them a can of moist

food every morning.. well.. I hit that and of course it got ALL over

my little GROOVED tire in front.. Those grooves I bet are at least

a quarter inch deep.. Well I had to sit and dig all that out of my

tire before I could move or I left tracks all over the floor.. I had

gone out there to fix myself some breakfast..by the time I got

done with all that bending and rolling and wiping I had LOST

my appetite.. :-)

Apparently the house next door to Donnie is up for sale.. They

came by this morning after they went to the mans funeral.. I

guess the children are going to do the same thing with the lady

there as the one that lived in Donnies house..The kids are going

to move her into another place and have a huge estate sale, then

sell the house.. I guess its a 3 level one like Donnies..he said it

really needs a lot of work though its NOT in the best of shape, as

I guess those people had a hard time to keep up with the repairs.

Still would be nice to live next door to them and be on the lake too..

Well Im tired and ready to go and watch some TV and do some

more knitting and get that afghan done.. Was nice to see the kids

all dressed up, they had gone to the funeral and both looked so nice.

I told them they both sure clean up well.. :-) Im clean out of words

except for my GORGEOUS WEEBLE ones of "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 Good Friday~

Good Friday today, I don't mean to sound blasphemous..but

isnt every Friday? Specially for the working people? Fridays are

paydays, start of the week ends.. good days..We are having a

major snow storm, theyre predicting at least 8 inches or more of

SNOW...Snow on Easter..cant beat that can ya.. :-) I remember

my parents and I had gone to the early Easter Sunrise breakfast,

we got there when it was still dark, and seemed to be a nice day

ahead.. they predicted snow..but well.. Living up north you do like

I do now, look out the window, see what its doin. After the service

and it was time to go home- we stayed inside the church till at least

noon..with the sunrise service, then we all filed down to the base

ment for breakfast..then was Sunday school..then church.. Every

one by then was ready for Easter Sunday Dinner.. Ours was home

waiting in the oven..Luckily turned down very low... :-)

As we all filed out..and the ushers opened the main doors to go

outside, well.. we were snowed IN! I mean..butt deep to a giraffe

now.. Major storm.. My Dad, plus many of the other men tried to

shovel everyone out but was a tedious job.. and the city was so

busy plowing roads.. well my dad got a ride with my cousin Ronnie,

who drove plow for the county.. He was of course out plowing the

main roads.. He came picked up my dad.. and he came back with

the jeep.. and plowed out the parking lot of the church as he had a

plow on it.. He LOVED to plow driveways and everyone on our street

was very glad he did theirs.. He got the parking lot plowed and they

all got their cars cleaned off and every one finally got to go home..

By the time we got out of there we were really ready for a nice Easter

dinner.. which was waiting for us at home.. My dad left the car at the

church till the roads were clearer then he and my mom went and got

the car, we all rode home in the jeep.

My ex and I had flown home for Christmas one year.. my parents had

left home early and drove the 50 miles to the airport but planned to do

some shopping as it was a lot bigger town than where they lived.. It

was where McD's was.. My ex and I were due there about 4 in the

afternoon.. As the day wore on it got worse and worse out.. So my

parents decided to drive back home..then my dad came back, of

course, in his jeep, and picked us up.. As we drove down the highway

I commented to my dad about how did he KNOW where the road even

was it was such a white out.. Willie, sitting in front with dad was almost

WHITE he was so nervous.. Dad kinda turned and looked at Willie

and me, I wasnt really nervous.. I knew my dad knew what he was doing..

Dad said "Lois, Ive driven this road for over 60 years.. I know every inch

of it " which he did.. was a heck of a ride though.. poor Willie hated it..

He was a southern boy from Texas and not around snow .. he, to this day,

hates snow.. why he moved to Lousiana.. :-) I can watch it all day through

my window, doesnt bother me at all..
I used to LOVE to go out in a nice soft snow fall when those big flakes

are softly coming down.. Today its really dumping snow on us.. Its really

coming down.. Even Penny remarked that by the time she finishes her

clients today she is worried what the roads will be really bad.. Being a

holiday week end Penny said the store was swamped..plus this storm..

sposed to last all day and night.. These storms come across that lake

and build up and boy we really get it sometimes.. This year we have

been pretty lucky, although this time it seems to have caught us.. You

can see the difference in the 3 photos in just a matter of about an hour

or so.. When Penny left she said she may head back home early as

she said the roads were already bad when she went to the store..She

has that little car in the photo below..said she slid all over.. You can

see the time on the photos I hope.. The very top was about 11 ..Penny

left at almost 1.. not good out.. Over an inch of snow an hour, TV says.
We are all squeaky clean, and we have food and TV and all the

good stuff.. I had Penny get me some of those marshmallow

Peeps.. that Easter candy that's covered in sugar? I have NO

resistance to those.. I had her get me 4 boxes on the PRETENSE

of HAVING to give at least 2 boxes to the kids.. KNOWing good

and well that I am going to eat them all.. I Have no will power.. I

should have only gotten 2..but well. I got 4.. I couldn't help it.. :-)

I have had Penny looking for caramel jelly beans.. I know they

make them..Ive had them before..and I have NO resistance to

Carmel. I LOVE that stuff.. well luckily I guess for me she didn't find

them.. THese 4 boxes of marshmallow candy is enough.. I wont

eat them 4 days in a row.. I hope to make them stretch out for at

least a week ! :-) Hopefully ....

Time to get out of this chair again for today, I don't feel any better

really but not horribly bad.. Yesterday I logged off right after I posted,

went straight to my bed, and I fell asleep almost as soon as my

head hit the pillow. I woke up 2 hours later with both boys tucked in

next to me, once on each side.. LB is always on my left..if hes not

between my stumps..and Dutch is always on my right.. We all took

a nap.. I did watch that celebrity apprentice.. Donald is so ugly, I

did enjoy seeing Trace Adkins on there..what an honorable man..

He is truly a nice guy.. 6 foot 7.. now, THATS a big cowboy.. :-)

Time to post and get some GORGEOUS WEEBLE rest and watch

the snow outside.. Happy Good Friday "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.....

~Early Visit ~

Rebecca was here at 9 this morning and we had a nice visit..

shes a good kid and good at her job, all 3 of us enjoy her time

here.. The boys are all over her.. She has a little boy that is only

2.. Lucky for her..her husband is home daytime to take care

of him.. She has a step daughter too.. She thought the blanket

for the baby will be really nice for him, and thinks this other, after

I explained what I wanted to do with it will be really pretty.. I had

Penny pick up another one of these blankets, but a white one..

and If I feel better I will maybe do another one on the same idea

as the blue ones.. Ive not decided yet...She was here early, but
I prefer early to late... :-)

I woke up this morning not feeling the greatest.. I have a fever,

and I just don't feel the very best.. I don't know if its just a cold or

what.. I did make a few.. well lets see.. 4 calls this morning.. to try

to get to see a skin Dr. and Ive NOT had any luck..at all..no matter

who I phone. I did call my insurance lady, Deborah and told her
I would like to change drs. find one that will stay the same from

visit to visit..one that would know ME..and all my health issues.

The treatment I get from the clinic is not good- to me anyway,

and I KNOW I am NOT the only one that has complained about

it.. Rebecca even agreed to that..Well not telling their patients

they moved their office? What does that tell you.. ..


When I called and heard all the excuses Jessica gave me as to

why nothing has been done.. I got so upset I just had to stop

talking to her.. and just said "bye, let me know, when and IF you

know anything".. and hung up.. She said to go back to see Julie..

well she didn't know last week what it was and wouldn't tell me

anything to take or do..so why go back to her? Doesn't make

sense to me to make a useless visit.. It looks red and ugly just

like it did when the Dr saw it..only now it hurts more.. so.. I am

just sitting back and will do as they say,, which is NOTHING..

just WAIT...and let it go.. That's what they are saying to do..till

I can get into the skin Dr next month.. If my thumb or hand gets

infected and I lose it because of this.. well.. YOU KNOW what I
will do since every day is documented and I have photos..

I mentioned to Rebecca just how this clinic treats us..same with

DHS .. we are just numbers.. not people.. and if and when they

find the time ..they will help us.. Or they set our files..our numbers

off to the side and unless we call and remind them.. they forget

us.. What about those that arent as mouthy as I am.. what happens

to those people..? I think about that.. and if they feel like I KNOW

I have felt this past few weeks..the indifference.. I hope those

people are ok.. this kind of treatment really hurts your spirit..and

makes me.. I know..feel like 'well, if my own Dr doesn't give a ratz

patootie, why do I?'.. I KNOW they feel like that..then get so down..

Im grateful.. I have such perceptive friends that can sense that I
am going thru some emotional times and help..but what if these

other people don't have that kind of love and support? ? Im very

fortunate.. but I feel for them.. cuz I know even with all my friends,

that I know really care and are concerned.. sometimes even THAT

doesn't help sometimes.. and I have to just roll back..and rest..

get away from it all.. and re-coup so to speak.. THATS what I plan

to do these next few days.. I have to.. I got so mad yesterday with

the cable people and then today with my Dr.. I have to stop.. or I

KNOW I will explode..

The bit with the cable.. is.. my bill went up..3.50 not much..but it did

and I had NO idea why.. well apparently this new box -for me to have

it every month..where I was charged only 1.00 for my other one, "due

to a promotional thing" was the quote.. I am now being charged for

this new box 4.50..a month to have it.. With out it.. I wouldn't be able

to have cable.. so they just added this on..and didn't bother to tell me

or send a letter saying so.. its not alot..but Jeremy, the cable guy said

"no charge" he ment for him coming here I guess.. So.. now my bill

has gone up.. Never fails.. always something.. DAILY DRAMA... Its

never ending..

My sis called last nite, shes doing good. Im glad I worry sometimes

about her legs.. Shes working on quilts too.. we compared notes

on what we were making.. she has a nice sewing room, lucky dog..

and she has a great machine too..and none of her material got

damaged when she moved.. she has TONS more than I did.. We

both are fabric nuts.. :-) Was good to talk to her though.. I wish I
could call her..but I just don't make long distance calls cuz then my

phone bill goes up..and THAT is NOT in my budget at all.. :-) She

calls me quite often and I sure am glad she does..then I get updated

on her gang and how they are all doing..

What im doing is getting around to roll back into my bedroom for

today.. I need a rest.. I felt this last nite and didn't sleep very well..I

didn't get up till 7 but waking up every 2 hours is NOT a good sleep

for a GORGEOUS WEEBLE :-) so its that time again.. First day

of spring today.. "Spring is sprung..the grass is riz.. I wonder where

the flowers Is?" .. funny how we remember trivia lol.. :-)

"nitey nite" :-)

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

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....

~No News~

Well its 3 in the afternoon, Ive not heard from anyone about

anything other than Big Daddy Ken calling to find out if he can

stop by for the rent.. I told him, Ive asked Chris many times how

he wanted me to get it to him..by mail..or by Penny, and he said

he would come by which he never does.. So I don't worry about

it..when they are ready to come and get my part of it..I have it,

its one of the first things I do at the beginning of the month..if I

write the check or not.. I write it in my checkbook, then when I

write the check, I put in the check number.. Its easier for me so

I can keep a good control of my very strict budget so I can

keep my bills paid..I hate when I have to get help to pay these

really high ones I know there are others that probly need the

help more than I do..but sometimes.. specially when other stuff

goes wrong..or these 5 week months.. sure make it hard..

Penny came today and tried to fix the handrails on the potty, it

helped a little what she did but the plastic thingie broke right off.

Why I have no idea.. She tried tho.. I had hoped that Sandra

would have called me back.. I will call her again to remind her

before this day is over.. I havent heard anything about the skin

Dr appointment either.. and as sore as my thumb is today..well

they need to get on the stick.. This is not good..and I cannot

risk infection..I dont think calling will make any difference..it

hasnt so far.. So its just a matter of wait.. If my thumb gets alot

worse or more painful well I will just go to the ER...then they

WILL have to do something.. My dr saw the condition.. IF I HAVE

to go all the way up to the med center..and endure the agony

of a ride up there and back.. well .. that wont cut it either but I

would do it if I have to .. I cant risk a thumb.. boy..be kinda hard

to type !!! :-) that right thumb is my space bar thumb.. all my

wordswouldlooklikethis, and thats not good :-)

Was a nerve wracking day again tho..the past few days the guys

are out there ..the strikers.. the car horns are blasting constantly

cuz they wave at the cars.. When I called about it before to the UAW

hall they made them move and the car horns stopped.. I would think

there is a noise ordinance this close to the hospital...I called them

again.. I honestly hate to complain..but I bet if they were home they

wouldn't want every car that goes down the street to blow their

horns!! Some that do will just lay on them for the length of this

whole block ! Im getting really tired of this, at least it hasnt been

all night like it was before and not at 5 am.. If THAT starts..well I

will file a complaint.. this isnt right.. I sympathize with these guys

if they arent happy ..then get another job.. but this strike here I

heard on the TV has caused 3 or 4 other plants to lay off and 1

I think to totally shut down because they rely on them for their

parts to do their production.. THAT I think IS wrong.. if this only

affected this plant here and these workers..ok..but the dominoe

effect this one is having sure isnt good..

Well was a half Good half bad day, we are all clean and fed and

all that good stuff, now Im just gonna wait for big daddy and see

if my phone rings.. I hope Ken knows I don't see anyone after 3,

I have to get my GORGEOUS WEEBLE rest time in :-) I HAD

to say that.. and I have to say my daily "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.....

~One Is Finished~ :-)

I have been saying that Ive been working on blankets for our new

baby boy that is due in a few weeks.. Well there is one of them..

Its the softest baby blue polar fleece..feels like velvet its so soft.

Penny found these fleece throws at the Dollar Store before , I

think, Christmas.. and she was lucky enough to find this pale blue

one.. It was for a twin size bed..I cut it in half..and then I fringed all

4 sides.. The one end.. there with the ribbon.. I folded down So the

fringe wouldn't be in baby's face, and then I made a bow and

threaded the ribbon from one side to the other..only at the top edge

of the blanket..you can see the bow under the top sticking out.. I
think it turned out so pretty..which for a boy .. you don't really want,

but babies..well that's different.. Im sure Kelli will like it and I have

no doubts it will keep our babyboy warm..
The other half of this pale blue I havent really decided what I want to

do as I had to ask a friend to send some ribbon as the kind I want

Penny just cant find..so when That gets here I have another idea

for the other half.. It will be just as pretty im sure.. Then I have the

knitted one that is really lovely.. I havent worked on it as much as I

should but this thumb is really getting sore to move it.. and its so

dry that if I do it, will crack and bleed... so Ive not been knitting like

I should..I will get it done before our baby gets here.. Pennys grand

son is due the same time as my Great Grand- is what my babyboy

will be..Isnt that just wonderful? Its amazing how the time has gone

by so fast..

I read back on one of my first blog posts..In November.. of 2005..

Ive had this blog for a long time now, and I still enjoy it..and I am

amazed Ive not run out of stuff to write about.. Well I guess too I

have such daily drama it seems which keeps me on my invisible

toes.. Todays drama? Well.. I broke the chair rail that goes around

my potty last nite..and I almost..ALMOST hit the floor.. I am so glad

that Im smart enough to keep my chair right behind me.. It was

about 2 or so..I had to get up cuz of drinking the last of my Icee too

late and when I reached forward to use the side rails around the

potty like I usually do.. I hear a loud CRACK, POP.. and the arm

rest pulled loose and I went backwards onto my chair.. no damage.

to me.. almost..coulda been.. but Ive learned.. I make sure my brakes

are LOCKED before I make any kind of move.. This happened so

fast I didn't have Time to grab anywhere else and my chair caught

me.. sure woke me up..

Well Today then first thing..8 am. .I called Sandy told her I broke my

chair around my potty..I still have NOT heard back from her.. So its

the wait game again.. I did call my insurance, my Dr, and the lady

that checks to make sure I can go to certain drs..the outcome? well..

I can go all the way up to the medical center which is OVER an hour

ride, on a bus, facing backwards.. or I can wait till MAY..to get in

when the Dr comes here to town.. NOW..the ONLY way around this

I found out after 2 more calls.. is if Julie, my dr..calls the skin doc and

says "hey , this lady has some kinda jungle rot and needs to be seen

NOW".. so.. if she does THAT..then they will squeeze me in.. I told

Christie.. who I am.. my condition..and that I cannot take that ride,

I would get so deathly sick..just like I always do. but I cannot take a

chance on infection either.. As sore as my thumb is today It does

NOT feel good at all.. Really REALLY is hurting.. So.. as of this

post I am waiting to see just what they are going to do.. . . .

My ear? well its about ready to fall off and its been a hectic day

AGAIN.. This daily drama I mean am I the only one that goes thru

crap every day? Sure seems that way.. I do plan to call Donnie

though and have him put a phone jack in my bedroom and in the

bathroom.. I cant get to the phone fast enough when I forget to

take it with me.. I have the phone for the bedroom already I just

need the jack in there.. be easy..just a splitter down the basement..

I was going to call my phone company and see what they would

charge me to do it.. Sure would save me a lot if I had outlets for

a phone everywhere.. I think the phone company would charge

alot..but I plan to call and find out..

Well my bedroom and my TV are calling me and I am tired.. I

think even though its just phone calls its still can make a person

wore out.. well that's my excuse anyway.. Im headed in there to

see what is on the tube. Tuesday.. hmm I don't know..survivor I

think..what some people will do for money is amazing. What Im

gonna do for free is say my GORGEOUS WEEBLE
"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.....

~Maple Syrup Time~

Happy St. Patricks Day :-)

I was reading our local paper and I didn't realize that it was our

maple syrup time. That the sap is running back up to the trees.

With the warmer days it rises, then with our colder nights it goes

back down.. While its running is when they put a spout into the

tree and hang a pail under it and collect it to make some of THE
best syrup you will ever taste.. It cant even really be described.

There is a place not far that still does this and they have tours

and pancakes to eat with the freshly made Syrup..That photo

shows how they cooked the syrup years ago at this place where

they do the tours called Sugar Bush.. What is so amazing is it takes

40 gallons of sap to get one gallon of syrup.

When I was young..this time of year was a big event..My Aunt Gladys

had family that had a camp just for doing the maple collecting and

the cooking of the sap. Most of the family would go out there to help.

riding down the road you could start to smell the sweet odor that was

in the air and see the steam that was everywhere.. The closer we got

the stronger the smell and if you werent hungry when you got there

well you were by the time you left. It was anotherrr time of year for the

family to spend time together and it was great :-)

My Uncle Gordon and his family, Uncle Ernie and his, my Uncle Stanley

and his.. We all had designated jobs to do..Us kids well we did the

running back and forth carrying the pails to the wagons that would haul

it up to where they cooked it.. We had the best time..usually there was

snow on the ground and we would love to go back up to where they

cooked it.. the cooker would dribble some of the syrup onto the cold

snow and make it harden into some great candy..That was really good.

As the day wound down my Aunts and Mom would start to put out the

food they brought for all of Us to have a snack, which when you eat out

doors it always tastes good, plus food was a major part of our times

together that's when everyone really talked..

As we all sat around and the 'elder's' talked I always enjoyed listening

to the stories they told of past times when they were young and how it

was for them, when it came right down to it things then hadnt changed

on how the maple syrup gatherings were such a fun time of everyone

getting together.. But all our family times were great fun... Its nice that

this place has these tours so you can experience some of the old ways

of doing things and its still a nice time for family times..and the way

things are now.. family's sure need it..

Well I do have good news, Penny came today, and I told her about the

MIcrowave, she put the little dish of water in..re plugged it back in .. I

left it unplugged I wasn't taking any chances..she hit the time, then

start and zip..she ran like she had before.. NOW.. I un plugged, re did

the WHOLE plug..from the wall..even pulled the fridge out to make

sure it WAS plugged right.. so I dunno what was wrong..but she is fine

today.. I had Penny dig my last pasty out of the freezer that I had

from that great Pasty Central and cooked it.. Those are THE very best.

Soon they will stop shipping for the summer, so I hope I can get 4 more

before they stop.. I gave 1 to Donnie..and one to Penny, Now I wish I

had kept all 4 :-) they enjoyed them so that's the main thing..But I am

SO glad my nuker is working again.. Just made my day...All I could see

was no hot food with Out going through a zillion other things to set up

my other cooking stuff, that takes the joy out of eating for me..then my

appetite goes out the window and im tired before I get started ! :-)

Tired is me, I got up early this morning as I just couldn't go back to

sleep, and was kinda hetic , always is when Penny is here to clean..

Ive not heard from the skin Dr, and there is no change in my hands.

I need to get out of this chair for today and work on the blanket...

So that means its time for my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE words..

"Nitey Nite" :-)

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

ALways, Lois ****

.

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....

~My Nuker Broke~

When I lived in the apartment, before I lived here, I had a

regular stove.. with an oven..and to someone in a chair..a

oven is NOT a good thing..to USE that is.. Well they got one

for me that is a micro wave and will convert to a regular oven.
I use it every day..Its by Whirlpool..big, about double the size

of the little one I had before.. worked great.. note the ED on

the end of work? I was going to nuke a sandwich, beef and

Swiss cheese, and I opened the door, put it in..closed and

set the timer..and blip! it shut off.. So I did the routine..checked

FIRST to make sure the thing hadnt gotten unplugged, nope,

was plugged in.. wasn't that..So I unplugged and replugged,

it came on.. I did the same thing..turned it on and BLIP! off

it went.. Well this time. I turned the ceiling light on.. I thought

maybe the electricity was flashing or something.. it stayed

on.. So I opened the door to the fridge, the light was on..I

had the microwave plugged into the same outlet..so that

meant the outlet was working.. Hmm. I was getting upset...

First of all I don't like ice cold sandwiches and 2nd I hated

my nuker was on the fritz So I roll back to the table and

go through the same routine.. unplug , re plug..sandwich

in .. turn it on.. hit start.. BLIP! off it went .. I gave up.. I un

plugged it and decided it has just quit, gone on strike or

what ever..but I could NOT get it to run at all...So NOW,

I have no oven OR microwave..This really made for a

bit of a icky Sunday... I hope they can fix this or get me

another.. I really used the regular oven besides the micro

wave.. My pasties,, meat pies..I hope t can get this replaced

soon..or fixed or what ever.. I did call Donnie to see if he

knows anything about them..but hes a diesel mechanic NOT

a microwave one :-) So tomorrow.. calling starts..AGAIN.. I

will have to dig out my hot plate till I can get another micro

wave... Always something...

I got up this morning.. and I had heard the boys playing during

the night ..about 3 they start to play.. I woke up of course and
I decided I might as well make a potty call and then perhaps

I would sleep later than 6 or 5 am.. I slid into my chair..backed

up and went up to the doorway of the bedroom.. I started to

go thru and all of a sudden my chair refused to move.. I pushed

hard and I just would not go forward.. I backed up all the way to

the bed..turned on the light and here was my NEW candle on

the floor across part of the doorway..I had hit that and it just

stopped me right there ! Broke my new candle too !.. Well,

when I rolled back up to the doorway to pick it up so I could get

through.. I noticed that there are 2 or 3 screws sticking up out

of the metal strip that goes across the bottom of the doorway.

I don't think that's too good.. I notice every once in a while that

I do have trouble getting through that doorway ..well if its NOT

a candle..that could be the culprit...I got to looking at it and I

reached down and I bet they stick up at least a quarter of an

inch if not more.. I bet if the boys hit one of those running like

they do it would hurt their little feet.. Plus I bet that's not too

good for my tires either !... I need to get THAT fixed now...

My list of "TO DO's" just keeps getting longer and longer..but

if I plan to just stay here until someone adopts me or my lost

Knight shows up.. I need to get this stuff fixed..And COA said

they wont send anyone since I don't own this house.. hmmmm.

so. I guess if DHS wont help I will end up having to pay some

one to come and do these repairs.. If I wait for Chris to come

well Kenny.. hell it will be next year ! I don't think I can stay

bent over long enough to screw these back in..and I bet if that

bedroom doorway is like that so are the others and I havent

checked those, cuz if they are It will just make this a VERY
unhappy Sunday and well 2 things of drama are enough for

ONE day!.. I have to spread this drama out.. :-)

Well.. I cant do nothing about any of it today so I just will NOT

think about it.. well I will have to cuz Im hungry and I guess I

will have to fire up the electric frying pan or something.. The

hot plate is way under the table and I am NOT going to try

to reach it.. way things are going to day..well.. Im NOT taking

any chances..on going from bad to worse.. so.. Its the pan

or deep fryer and I don't think Im gonna risk the fryer either..

Just to be safe :-) Im learning.. :-) I wasnt in the best mood

to take a photo so I am putting one from last week, just a tad

different.. you will just have to settle for that one..I will take a

new one for this week sometime this week maybe, depends

how THIS week goes..Does Sunday count for this week? If

it does..and this is how this week is starting, I better brace

myself I think..could be a rough ride :-)

Time to post, and get out of this chair and go and try to get

through the screwy doorway.. GORGEOUS WEEBLES just

have more fun.. I love it.. "Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear ? luv 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.....