~The Chippie~:-)

I took some photos today of the chippie and the new

black squirrel.. While I was taking them I happened to

notice a hole in the ground out there.. I HOPE its a hole

for the chippie and not a snake or something..which I

doubt, but Ive seen holes like that, and they had a snake

in them, but of course this was in Texas... and they have

all sorts of bad stuff there, I do think that's a chippie

hole, you would think he would have put it some place less

noticeable... The black squirrel is a different one.. the other

had a brown tail.. and this guy is small.. I love the look on

the chippie, his mouth was stuffed with sunseeds..he was

just cramming them in ... :-)
What a day, I mean, this vista is enough to make a sane

person crazy.. All of a sudden all my zipped files changed.

I had to go and get this paid version of winzip. Well a free

trial offer if you join one of their sponsors. Nothing is for

free anymore. I had a zip thing on my computer cuz I even

made some zipped files, it disappeared and 3 days ago it

was fine.. I of course called the useless techys at HP, who

one woman got downright ugly when I refused to let her in

my computer! I wont let anyone do that let alone someone I

don't know.. They talk to you like your a complete idiot, I

guess they figure you are, if your calling for help...
What gets me, when I phone these different places and they

hear me talk they all say "SIR"... I know I have a deep voice,

but jeezz.. why do they say either or? its so rude especially

when you have to keep repeating it that "I am NOT a MAN!"

One girl today 3 times she called me sir and I corrected her.

HP's techs I have to say are the worst of any Ive ever had

to deal with.. and If I had it to do over again, I would NOT

get a HP machine.. the support people are all NOT smart,

I think they just hire anyone as its all programmed anyway..

Its programmed for them..I had a friend that was the head

guy in a tech support place , he told me. Then if they don't

have the answer on the keyboard THEN, they have to ask

and then the HOLD starts.
Rebecca came today and she made me promise I would call

the Dr about my arms and I have and Erica said they will call

and let me know who, what, when and where. So I wait.. I'm

used to that with them.. I hope by Monday I have an appt. I

have to do something they are getting worse and really are

starting to worry me plus its very painful... and I don't take

pain meds, but if it keeps on, I may have to, plus it itches. If

its even slightly warm in here, they start to itch.. Rebecca

was worried and so is Theresa, she was due to come today

and got stuck up in Kalamazoo so I will see her next week. I

appreciate their concern..

Well today is winding down, and I'm glad. I had to join that net

flix to get the trial version of winzip..its good for 45 days then

they say you have to pay for it... nothing is free anymore... But I

think I might like the netflix... I can cancel it anytime. I didn't

eat lunch, was all salads that they don't know how to make, so I

am a bit hungry but I think its gonna be a PB&J tonite.. something

light... and easy.. I can maybe sit back and relax and watch a movie

on line...says I can.. I may watch National Treasure, the 2nd one. I

liked the first one. Now my computer is back to fixed, I can smile

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 .....

~Meet My Honeygirl~ :-)

Meet my honeygirl, Beverly. She is my sisters daughter,

and very much a honeygirl. Ive watched her grow into a

lovely woman, with 2 beautiful kids, Amy and Chris, shes

Gramma too, twice. When I got my first computer, she and

her sister Cheryl helped me to hook it up and teach me the

basics of the Internet and of course chat. I had NO idea

what a screen name was so when Cheryl was loading my AIM

and Mirc, she said I had to have a Internet ID..Well Bev came

up with the name of ButterflyLois, because of my birthmark.

Plus she said butterflys are pretty and so are you ... She loves

me .. :-)

Bev is great with a computer and gone to college for it..shes

smart and GORGEOUS just like her Auntie :-) Shes a good

daughter too. She steady goes by her mothers and lives quite

a ways away, I would guess at least hour half drive. Bev loves

to garden and she had a beautiful one at her other house..We

always checked out each others flowers when we visited..She

likes hollyhocks too.. She goes over every spring and helps

my sister with her gardens.
I finally see my sisters new house..Sure is nice.. 3 bedrooms I

think she said and a huge back yard where she has lots of

animals too..Tons of deer she said. Shes like me and feeds them

all she said she thinks she spends more on the bird and animal

food than she does on hers! Its worth it though to enjoy them

like we do..

Well I got an email today from Susan at Michiana Recycling, she

said they may have a lid to fit my can and they will bring it over.

I guess that more or less is admitting that the garbage man did

smack my lid.. I expressed to her not to make the pick up guy

mad or no telling what he will smack or damage next time. I only

see out back if I go in the kitchen, and I don't know what time

they come its different every time, so I have no idea who the

pick up guy is.

Today I have a new lawn guy..Ya, no more Jeffery. This guy is

nice though and did a great job. I don't know what happened

to Jeffery , perhaps too expensive, I saw the bill he was going

to give to COA for cutting my grass and it was 33 dollars.. kind

of a lot I think..Its not hard to cut mine theres nothing in the

way so its even cutting..just front back and sides. It is a big

yard though its a double lot. With the price of gas now too it

has to be taken into consideration as well..but Penny did say

its 3.80 something now..so its going down...

I tried to make a Dr appointment today but for some reason it

was closed, so I will call in the morning and make one.. This rash

has gotten out of hand and Ive tried everything I can think of

to fix it and nothing is working.. I know part of it is from stress,

but alots gone on this past 2 months starting with losing my puter

that alone was enough to put my stress level out of bounds :-)

Hopefully I can get an appt for early next week and see what he

says again.

Other than that it was a good day, Penny got us all clean and got

some excellent blueberry muffins for me at the Store.. I havent

had them in a while and I wanted something sweet. I get those

sweet tooth cravings everyonce in a while and drives me nutz

till I have a cookie or piece of candy... So a muffin, then OUT

of this chair for the duration of this day that I'm grateful to

have.. Until tomorrow, this GORGEOUS WEEBLE says

"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 .....

~I Have Glories~ :-)

I got up this morning and I had to hurry and take these photos
of my glories..Arent they pretty? Penny did a great job with
the chicken wire and its really helping them to climb. I had
them by my lanai before and I would go out early every day
to see how many were blooming..They dont stay all day and
only bloom for a while in the mornings..hence the name Morning
Glorys .. :-) Next to roses theyre a favorite..
If that whole fence gets covered it would be so pretty and

plus help to hide that ugly fence.. I'm glad its there tho to

make the wall for them to climb. And it adds some privacy

for the animals out there. I have 2 brown squirrels..a chippie

and 2 black squirrels..2 doves 2 rabbits and all the birds..

I have a nice bunch and I bet they don't even know, much

less care how much we enjoy them.. Theyre not really red

more a magenta color.. one of my favs...

The boy came over last nite and I agreed to write up a resume

for him.. I did it up this morning and If I do say so myself it

really is nice..Straight to the point and says just what a new

employer wants to know.. That's the best way.. I saw a girl

friends that was 2 pages and boring..she was very qualified

but by the time the employer got done reading it all she had

a headache... Short and to the point is best.. You can say a lot

in just a few well chosen words... And with a resume you want

the most noticeable to be your experience and how to reach

you.. I opened a gmail account for him so he could have his

own on his resume as well.. He and Dawn share an addy now.

I got a photo of my niece and my sisters house and I will put

them here tomorrow.. Bev has the cutest dog..almost like my

Brandy...A Shitzu is one of the most loving dogs..Brandy was

that.. Dogs love you so much and don't mind showing they do.
Cats love you ..but on THEIR terms... My sisters house is so

pretty and all one floor, when she phoned the other night she

said its time for a closet cleaning..Of course I told her I get

dibs on everything first :-) she knows what I like, she and I

are a lot alike..

Rebecca phoned today and will be here Thursday just before

Theresa gets here.. The rash on my arms is not good and I am

going to have to make a Dr appointment again.. This cream just

isnt doing the trick this time.. Its so red and its very painful

yet at times itches something awful.. Its time to get rid of it,

its not only uncomfortable but looks horrible too.

I'm tired today and havent done anything..well I wrote a resume

and that's not tiring.. Ive been working on my stories tho..

and I have to say theyre really good...even though I wrote them.

I sent them to a friend to read and get an opinion and I got

some nice comments so I'm pleased... Once I get them written

then they can all be put together into a book... Its really not

that easy..I put on some great music and relax and just can

type away... Very relaxing for me to write..can you tell? after

1000 posts I think its obvious ! :-)

Done for today, time for some ice cream nuggets theyre ok

but not like dibs.. Of course Donnie ate half of them last nite

when he was here.. He left some for me so I'm glad.. This

month is almost gone..Wheres the time gone. 4 months till

Christmas you know...NOW..that's staggering! Time flies

when your a busy 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 .....

~BicycleMan~

The gas prices have gone down again Penny said, which I'm

glad.. I noticed all the people riding bikes, motorcyles and

all sorts of things..even saw a guy pushing a lady down the

street in a wheel chair.. He had her out in the street tho..

not on the sidewalk which to me..that was just too dangerous.
The guy in the photos Id not seen a bike like his.. He sat out

there for the longest time, so I got to really watch him..I

took the one photo and it looks like hes almost run into the

car hes so close.. He looked relaxed riding it..He flipped a

youey..and turned right back the way he came from.. He

looked almost like he was laying down... I bet I could ride

a bike if it had thingies to go over my stumps connected

to the pedals...I bet it would be possible and my self I

think it would be good exercise.. which anyone in a chair

needs rather than to just constantly sit..
I had my chair made bigger just so I could move around

or sit backwards even if I wanted to..which I don't sit

backwards but I do sit sideways alot..If I have company

as small as my living room is, my chair takes up a lot of

room..so I just stay here in front of my desk and just

turn myself sideways to visit with my company..its easier

and makes it seem Less crowded.. My living room is not

big at all..very small.. I found this sideways photo and I
know Ive put it here before, date is on it from last year.
But you can see I fit sideways .. :-)

I almost, note ALMOST, did a big stupid last nite.. I went

in to my bedroom, uplled up along side my bed as usual..

I sat and watched TV for quite a while, and then decided

I had better scoot over and get on my bed just in case

my eyes did close..I went to make the first big move,

and about halfway across I felt my chair move.. I real

fast got back into my chair and looked..and yup.. I didn't

set my brake again... I put all the stuff I take in there

down, my water and snack, and the boys lazerlight... I

didn't lock down as I usually do cuz I was gonna sit in

my chair for awhile.. well I forgot when I decided to

get on the bed, luckily before I hit the floor..

Its so easy to do and I surprise myself sometimes that I

don't double check before I go to do something, which

NOW I will start to since I seem to be getting forgetful..

and for me that's NOT good :-) I know when I wear a

super slidey silk skirt I forget and go too fast and hit the

door facing and many times I have almost slid out of this

chair.. I have to laugh at my self for being so dumb... I

know they do that but I still get to rollin too fast and I'm

half blind anyway so no wonder I run into stuff :-) I know

every day that the mailman comes .. I see him in the window,

I sit here and SLAM! that lid goes down on that box and I

still EVERY time .. I jump... wonder why we do that.. guess

that just shows we are never really prepared no matter

what we do...

I have some bad horrible news :-( I dunno but..seems all my

stuff is falling apart or something.. I got out my keyboard

and made a couple videos of me playing.. well I put the thing

down in front of the couch.. last nite I wanted to practice

and my keyboard has stopped working.. I went to the casio

website and got a number to call but I havent yet and will

later... I even changed adaptors and I know the extension

cord works cuz the lamp came on.. I hope nothing is wrong

with it.. It was given to me by my friend Debbie's mom...

and I don't think Ive been happier receiving anything than

I was that keyboard.. I want to learn to play both hands.. I

can one..and harmony.. I can read music too but I just cant

get both hands to work right.. But I am very upset about

my keyboard.. I just will have to wait and see what they

tell me when I phone...

My honeygirl sent me some photos of herself and my sisters

new house..its so nice.. I will put them here tomorrow.. plus I

found I have 2 black squirrels now..and the chippie is out

there a lot ! so I'm glad... Penny did put a 2nd bowl out there,

but....she put them side by side..and that wont work.. so when

she comes Wednesday she will have to separate them.. then

the 2 can eat at the same time... Such drama for just some

wild animals.. but we enjoy watching them.. I wonder if they

know we do, or think we are just trying to scare them away,

as lots fly off or run when they see us...

Well I'm gonna roll off and go watch some TV and WITH

the brakes ON.. I learn fast.. I aint fallin out of this chair

again.. I REFUSE to do that..well it may happen anyway but

I bet I will get back in this chair myself if it happens

again.. I told a friend about making some stacking boxes

that I could climb on..use for a bench when I don't need

them.. I think they would work... Well my work here is

almost done except 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 .....

~Working Girl~

When I worked in Houston I had a couple of different jobs..

First one was in a pool hall and a bar, I didn't like them..I

didn't drink, still don't. When I met Sid at the bar and we got an

apartment when he got the job at the Admiral Motel on North

Main, that's when I started my years as a motel manager

and apartments and houses that Bill Lane owned, he was a

attorney in Houston. Sid and I split up, I married Willie who

was worked for Bill too.. So From there when Willie quit being

maintence for him and went to work for Imperial Crating,

with Sam and his partner, that's when I started my job as a

marketing support specialist..which I loved. I got to phone

tons of people and what woman doesn't like talking on the

telephone? :-)
That's me at Brand XPac dated 7-28-81 geez just about NOW !!

only 27 years ago..wow...I was GORGEOUS then too !

see? ive not changed.. Shorter..but still ME :-)
When Sam left imperial and started his own company ,

National, I went with as his executive assistant .. He

taught me all the ins and outs of marketing..I learned all

I could as I loved it.. I left National and went to work for

Brand XPac, for Jack , as Sales Coordinator..that's where

that photo is from .. I made cold calls to prospective

customers to try to persuade them to use OUR company,

as I KNEW we were the best packing company in Houston.

That's my car, was a runnin thing..nothing stopped her.. It

looks like a GTO..but its a LeMans... great car...That's my

dog Brandy behind me.. she LOVED to ride... I even some

days took her to work with me...she was my girl.. I miss

that dog..

A packing company or export crating company is one that

prepares shipments to be sent over seas...Usually oil rig

equipment back then... The customer would call and ask for

an estimate to put their equipment into one of those big huge

metal boxes that you see on ships. To fill those things you

have to block and brace the stuff or it will bounce all over and

get damaged... We had an old carousel that was just the most

gorgeous thing I have ever seen.. Apparently it was in Houston

for a show and it had to be sent back to Paris... Each piece

had to be placed carefully then wood 2 by 4's to block and hold

each piece in place...To watch them disassemble it was amazing

and the whole time it was there we all were out there at one time

or another to watch.. I helped sometimes to wrap the horses..they

were just lovely..and I could just see some child riding that going

round in circles listening to the music that played.. We could crate

up anything- didn't matter Willie was good at doing that work and

his crew was the best...fast, good and kept the deadline...

In the photo I have on a favorite Sundress..the jacket came off and it

was a nice cool dress for the hot Houston summers.. I always

dressed up, I never wore pants to work .. I wore heels and the whole

bit. It was a good excuse to play dress up every day.. It did bother

the other girls working there as they said they couldn't afford to wear

something different every day.. I could..cuz I knew where to shop!!!

I was a dedicated thrift store shopper.. I could take 20 bucks and get

a new outfit for the next month and that's what I did. I'm still that way.

I only get something new if its a gift.. I don't buy NEW...not clothes any

way...my sis helps me a lot with clothes, bless her heart... :-) we are

alike in so many ways... its amazing...

My sis called yesterday.. shes doing good..but when I answered the

phone she was all out of breath which scared the bejeezzus out of

me.. I right quick asked "WHATS WRONG??" I love her calls but I

am always prepared for some news of one of the kids or Stanley

getting in something... But she had been working out in her yard,

said her new house has flowers planted everywhere and I guess the

lady that lived there, as she was in a wheelchair, couldn't work out

in her gardens... Shirley said Bev was there and had taken some

photos.. I'm anxious to see...Ive not been to my sisters house since

2000.. 8 years.. boy, that's a long time...She comes here and I'm

glad she does...She has this new house Id like to see it, Bev is

sending them to me and a photo of herself.. I have one but she says

its an older one..so when she sends another I will introduce you to

my Honeygirl Bev...shes that too.. wonderful girl..the kind of

daughter or niece any mother or Auntie are proud to have..

Well I'm done for today and so ready to get out of this chair.. I have

a callous on my tail bone from sitting too long :-) no wonder my butts

flat hey? :-) Ive been up since 5:15 I'm tired of sitting..time for a lay

down :-) not before a snack tho..and my GORGEOUS WEEBLE
"NiteyNite".. :-)


Y'all have 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 .....

~Squirrels N Fightin~

I was looking out the kitchen window yesterday while I was waiting for my supper to warm up..leftover meat pie.. :-)... I saw the brown squirrel, of course you see he knocked over the birdfeeder as usual... He just thinks he can get more that way I guess..plus he tears the top lid off too!... He had a good time out there until..a 2nd brown squirrel showed up and the fight was ON~!~ They ran and jumped at each other and every time the first squirrel thought he had run off the other, it would sneak up and try to get some of those sunflower seeds.. They love those things.. I guess if the kids are gonna fight over food I maybe better put 2 dishes, one for each out there :-) how else do ya stop the fightin ? :-) While they were busy running at each other I noticed some thing in the grass running like crazy back and forth up to the birdfeeder... I watch close and kept taking photos of it.. Its a chipmunk... So cute or chippies as my mom called them.. Hes so tiny he can slip around under the grass and hardly seen at all until they sit up.. He had a good time..but smart, he wasn't about to get between 2 squirrels... Was fun to watch them all... When I was in the hell home, I remember when I looked out the window there in my room..and as dazed as I was most of the time I thought I would see bugs running around out in the huge yard outside.. I would watch and watch and see these "bugs" stand up kinda then run away.. I thought they were just teasing me.. I was watching one day and Ruth came in and I told her "Ruth, hurry look at the bug, its huge!" She came up to me put her hand on my shoulder and said "Lois, no, dear, its a chipmunk out there playing"... I don't remember this myself..Ruth told me this story later on when I WAS in my right mind... But seeing that little chippie that I hadnt seen since the hell home, back in 01... Was nice seeing one again. and THIS time I will remember seeing it :-) I talked to Penny yesterday about the garbage can lid.. I had to laugh .. She worries about me and KNOWS even small things can stress me out.. She knows tho how finicky I am about the garbage can.. and don't ask me why, cuz I don't know its just one of my MANY quirks.. So I asked her when she got here, an hour late, "Penny, did you know there is a hole in the lid of the garbage can? what happened to it?" Penny looked at me and said "I honestly don't know what happened to it.. I didn't want to tell you because your having a bit of stress lately, and I know how fussy you are about the can!" we both laughed and she didn't know either.. So, my only possible thing that could have happened, and its NOT chewed by animals.. The piece of plastic was inside the can.. My feelings are that the PERSON that did this was the garbage man.. I called and complained about them cramming the lid inside it, too lazy to put the lid back on, well I figure same guy, lid wasn't going on right to suit him, so SMACK.! bet he hit it thinking it would close AND he broke it..left and hoped I wouldn't say anything.. Well if a company doesn't do its service right..how will they KNOW unless you tell them? If I just let it slide this would happen maybe to others as well..its not right to take such disreguard for other peoples things.. So I called Michiana Recycling.. and I told them..even sent them an email with the photos.. So I am waiting to see what they do IF anything... I think they should or the guy should be made to replace it... Take it out of his check and maybe next time he will be more careful.. That's what I would do.. I hope they don't think that something else did it and I'm trying to get THEM to fix it.. I told her 2 people touch my can.. Penny and their guy.. It wasn't Penny..so I would say it was HIM~~! I will say IF they don't do something I will change trash carriers ..they arent the only one.. I wont have things I had to pay for damaged by a careless employee, I pay 30 dollars a month for them to come and pick up my garbage 1 time a week, on Wednesday... its not a huge amount but to me it is... and I cant afford to replace this stuff.. Well I will get a new garbage can maybe that's the ticket, and NOT plastic but metal.. THEN let the guy smack that one :-) The saga of the Holey garbage can is NOT over !~! :-) Well ive gone on long enuff for this post.. I will have to just write more tomorrow... Today was a good day.. My angel food came.. I don't know what to fix first! :-) I havent eaten today so it ALL looks good.. which ISNT good, not when your hungry :-) Done for this day, so now my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "NiteyNite" :-) 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 Texas Story~

There was a comment the other day from Tex. I have no idea who it is but..well it was really nice to read a comment from someone new... But seeing Tex, made me think of the years I spent in Houston and Pasadena, well in between them a while in Galena Park outside of Pasadena...by Jacinto City. Texas was good to me . I arrived in Houston via a semi.. I rode that all the way there from Jackson, MS... a day or so after I got there in 71, it snowed, and it hadnt in years. I thought it was Texas's way of welcoming me there :-) The photos of Sid and I how we looked back then.. Those were our 2 dogs..The white one is Brandy and the shepherd was Silver Belle... :-) After I had hurriedly left PA I made it to Jackson, it was not for me, I travelled on to Houston.. Riding the whole way in a semi.. I had lost everything I had no reason to stay ..When I got to Houston I had a place to live, and even a job.Was working in a pool hall and part time at a beer bar downtown.. I met a merchant seaman out of Morgan City, LA. We hit if off quite well and got an apartment up on North Main street, Sid got a job at the motel down the street where I helped him at times.. It was there I met my 2nd husband,Willie. Later after Sid had enough of land living he went back to the oil rig supply boats.. Sid was a heavy drinker, as the time went on the fights started, I didn't drink and when he did our personality's'] clashed horribly.. Sids nick name for me was SHOTS. He said it was because I had such a bad temper and would go off like a SHOT.. :-) There were many good times, when Sid fished he didn't drink, needless to say I was glad I enjoyed it too and I made sure we went EVERY weekend.. but who wouldn't rather sit on the side of the gulf of Mexico enjoying the warm sun, fishing, to sitting in a stinky smelly bar.. ME for ONE!! :-) give me fishin ANYDAY.. :-) I gradually improved from tending bar to being the assistant to the owner of a crating company. From there to a Marketing Support Specialist, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I made excellent money ,one of the best things about being there was Galveston.. I loved that town...We made that drive every Friday nite till Sunday nite and stayed in our car and fished till we just had no choice but to go home.. We had gone one weekend.. was cold cold.. I just had all the cold I could stand and was tired, I told Sid I had to go back to the car and take a nap but I would be back.. Sid said " I'm getting some bites and I will be there in a minute to warm up the car for you.." I walked over to the car, climbed into the back of our Malibu and fell right to sleep. I remember faintly hearing the car start up and the next thing I knew I felt Sid slapping me.. screaming at me "LOIS! GET OUT OF THE CAR!!" I jumped up and hurriedly climbed out of the car, I looked at Sid, with a fire extinguisher putting out a massive fire that was started from him pumping the gas.. I jumped back into the car and took it out of gear, and 2 men came running to help and pushed the car back from between the two on each side.. Sid desperately spraying that white stuff all over it... He got the flames out..we stood and looked at the motor .. All the wires and anything and everything plastic was gone... Was horrible... I was ready to cry.. what a mess.. and we had to clean it.. I did CRY then !! ;-) This was midnite or so..on a Saturday nite..we were out on the jettys off Galveston. come Sunday we had to find someone to take Sid to a auto parts so we could replace the spark plug wires and some of the belts that had burnt.. Sid worked all day Sunday and finally got the car to crank up.. We knew we had to get back to Houston, and we didn't dare risk getting stuck on the ferry going back thru Galveston then back over the massive bridge. We took the land way we went down Interstate 10. What a trip. I don't think I prayed that hard since the day with the boat.. My times with Sid let me tell you were truly memorable.. I wish I knew where he was now.. We could think back and just laugh at some of the things we did.. Going down interstate 10 during all the traffic on a late Sunday afternoon was maddening.. The car would run for a while then cough sputter puke and stall...We would have no choice but to sit and wait for a few minutes before Sid tried to restart that car... We were headed to an over pass..there is NO pull offs on a over pass.. I looked at Sid..hes sweatin.. we stall out on THAT and had to wait for even 2 minutes with the line of bumper to bumper traffic..well we would cause a major traffic jam.. We held our breath as we started across that bridge.. the car hesitated.. I closed my eyes...I felt a lurch.. I cringed I KNEW we wouldn't make it.. I felt a THUD, plunk.. and STOPPED.. I was afraid to open my eyes but I did.. I glanced at Sid ..the sweat was pouring off of this poor guy.. I looked where we were stalled and thank GOD we had made it across.... We went through this ordeal all the way THROUGH Houston.. we got on the 45, and headed to North Main Street and we didn't care if the car stalled or not ..we were within walking distance of our apartment.. I smiled..Sid smiled and would you believe by the time we were 2 blocks from the apartment that car was purrin like a kitten !!!.. TRUE STORY :-) Well Tex HeartThrob, if your reading again.. This ones for you.. I wont tell you about a cowboys belt buckle ..:-) and what they mean :-D.. anyway. Texas is a great state. Wonderful people and I still hope I have some dear friends there.. Jo & Tracy, Nanny, Brother Andy, some lovely lovely people.. be nice to see them again. Anyway thanks Tex you made me remember some good times.. So now my day is done and as the cowboys do. I'm gonna roll off into the sunset- 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 .....

~A Test~ :-D

This photo is a test to see what you notice and DONT

notice...:-) Do you see the 2 squirrels? a black AND

a brown out there together.. Makes me wonder cuz that

black squirrel a lot of his tail is brown ! :-) My glories

are doing great too just climbing really well.. Penny did

a good job.. Now..look.-.one of my pet peeves.. see it?

Ya, that GARBAGE CAN!!! Look! its not ONLY on its side,

but WHAT is that big black glob on it? Well I used the

zoom on my camera to get closer.....
Well, that big black glob...to me looks like HOLE!!.. I did

NOT know this.. and WHAT happened to cause that hole

may I ask? I have NO idea..a squirrel wont do that.. I don't

thing any other animal around here could, I know wasn't the

bunnies!! So I wonder WHAT happened and what I really

wonder the most is WHY didn't Penny tell me? Shes off

today so I cant ask her till tomorrow.. I was gonna call and

said no, call and ask "why do I have a hole in my garbage

can lid?" Its not a major emergency so I can wait... I am

anxious to know ..I cant imagine what could have caused it..

maybe something fell on it..but what? nothing is sposta be

OUT there but the garbage can and Donnies Styrofoam..

I know that wouldn't do it.. could be a fist punched thru it?

something hit it..I doubt penny got that mad at it and hit it..

The saga of the holy lid will be continued tomorrow..:-)
Theres an update on the flower box out here in front.

The impatiens are doing great and growing really good.

Theresa came today and said she noticed how good

they look.. I asked her if she saw my garbage can and

she said no she didn't notice..but I looked outside after

she left and she had picked it up..Shes such a sweetie..

Theresa usually comes every 2 weeks but today thought

she should come back next week..She can sense the

stress and is worried It may get out of balance.. It was

not a good day today and I tried to not let her see it but

shes known me now for 2 years and being shes a therapist

she knows me.. She said she will be back next week that

she thinks it might be a good idea...I agreed..

The stress lately is showing badly..I havent given a update

on my rash as it had really sort of almost gone.. I hate to

say but it is back with a vengeance and very bad.. if it is

not improved by Monday I will have to go back to the Dr ..

All that has been going on has really gotten to me. The past

weeks have taken their toll.. So I shall have to do what is

necessary to fix a few things to get back on an even keel..

Well anyway, this day is coming to a close and I am very glad.
I don't think today was really necessary but I'm glad I had

it.. Life is good its just some people that make it bad,sad

and unhappy..I wont allow that in mine.. don't you either..

its like the song, don't worry be happy!..This GORGEOUS
WEEBLE says.. "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 .....

~Not Good News~

The boy came over last nite, he hates when I call him 'the boy',

:-) but only I can get away with it...he stayed for a while,

and we talked like we always do..He leaned back on the

couch and said "Gran, Monaco is closing its doors, 1900

people will be with out a job in September and I will be

one of them". I didn't know what to say I was shocked.
Monaco Coach is a big company, based in Oregon..the

plant in Elkhart closing totally down is not good.. He relayed

to me that our girl Kelli, her days have been cut back to 4

and her hubby, Jorge, was laid off the other day...This is SO

not good.. I see on TV all these companys folding or moving

away and all the thousands losing jobs.. How can all these

people find work again? I felt so badly for them..and NOW

to hear my boy saying this ...it worrys me alot...He didn't

relay any info on Dawns job, so lets keep our fingers crossed

and say some prayers for these kids...Donnie has been with

Monaco for over 16 years and is one of the best diesel

mechanics in this area... this is so awful.. more stress and

worry for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE GRAN but..well who

doesn't worry about their kids? I do..about ALL of them..

3 sons, 8 grands and 4 great grands..that's a lot of worry!

but I love it :-) and wouldn't trade it for anything...I did

say "well, you can always reconsider renting your base

ment to me, you know"... He smiled and said "the way

things are going, I may have 3 kids living with me"... We

both laughed and he assured me hes not really worried,

and as experienced a diesel mechanic he is..26 years...

I pray he will get a job right away.. He still has his 2nd

job he goes to every day but the way things are going,

no telling what will happen with that one since a company

as huge as Monaco folds..its worrysome... Ive known

something was wrong, the last couple times Ive talked to

him on the phone, I could sense something and sure enough

its something all right.. I have faith..they will be fine..and

knowing the boy? well.. I worry, but..I know Donnie....hes

a go-getter and he will get a job... I have no doubts...

My son in the UK, Mark, has mentioned a few times that he

has , well THEY have, talked about moving back here to the

states.. and call me a bad american..but I don't think this is

the best time to do it.. I know the stories about Rip Off

Britain as one friend says, but its not good here, at least I

worry.. I see all this atheist stuff about taking God out of any

thing in our government, school, state and city offices.. Well,

I don't know about anyone else..but to me.. I'm NOT taking

GOD out of anything...that's NOT good as far as I'm concerned.

How our higher ups allow these people that are doing this to

continue and more or less condone it.. Things that have been

tied to this country for generations and NOW because of a few

big mouths that want to show everyone they have POWER,

they want to change things to suit them.. We that are the majority

I feel HAVE no Power... Taking God out of anything CANNOT

be a good thing.. and NO ONE will EVER convince me of that..

I KNOW where my help comes from..I just wish those people

with power knew that too.. This election coming up..well I KNOW

who is the best man, that's McCain... the other running? I wont

comment on that at all..but-- what I read about his 'beliefs',

well- scares me.. ! Enuff of Politics.. I will add tho..something

needs to be done to help this country.. When I think back to

when I was growing up..the 50's, 60's, 70's... people cared,

loved and helped each other..they were honest, loyal and

trustworthy.. We all lived well and happy ... what happened?

I look at my grands and these precious new great grands..

what will this country be like in 20 years? Scares me...It

really does...
Rebecca came yesterday, and I took another photo of her,

she laughs when I do... She still is having trouble with her

knee.. Apparently she fell and where she hit it she had a

bite from something and the stinger or what ever was still

there..when she hit the knee it pushed that in farther and

made her whole knee swell up and she had to have it lanced.

She was NOT a happy camper... But as you see shes doin

ok.. Shes on holiday next week, I told her we need to take

a ride over to the casino...shes ready to go too ! :-)

Well I'm gonna go eat..and oh--that tree IS called a SMOKE

tree...I looked it up on line after I read d's comment... Its

so pretty.. The photos on line don't do it justice its so

beautiful.. Ive never heard of it before..and I wish they

had planted it outside this living room window then I could

REALLY enjoy it... Its beautiful all summer tho.. even tho

its where I cant see it all the time, I can if I look out the

bedroom east window..I'm so grateful its out there to

enjoy...The planter person..well they done good..:-)

My good Is out in the kitchen and I'm gonna go get it..

called Dibs.. I sent Penny to the store today to get some

more of them.. I did have 2 packs in the freezer but that's

the first place Donnie goes to when he comes over.. He

had a sore throat so they helped he said..:-) I'm sure

they did...:-) Dibs, TV, sleep.. I HOPE in that order.. 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 .....

~Post 1000 Today ~ :-)

This post today is my 1000th post.. I don't know where

the time has gone.. I am amazed at my self that I have

written here every day, well except for my stay in the

homeless shelter for those awful weeks.. Writing every

day you would think my life was just an exciting thing and

just wonderful.. well to be totally honest..some days it is

wonderful..some days just ok..then some days..well they

werent really necessary at all..:-) but I made it through

them... surprisingly :-) I will be the first one to say it the

loudest.. THIS AINT EASY! :-)

Someone asked me a question.. "do you LIKE being an amp?"

And to be totally honest I don't really LIKE it..but I accept

it.. Ive got no choice.. Being this short is a BIG drawback

and being in this chair..doing everything in it.. Some days

when I get stuck and am trying to carry something and I

only have one had to roll with.. its not easy to do.. I try

and try and get so stressed I have to just sit and wait till

I get my senses back and THEN try it again..like ive said all

along, 'my plan of attack'..

The only maybe good thing about being in a chair.?.well I don't

have to stand in line anymore.. I don't have to worry if I go

somewhere will I get a seat, I don't have to worry about

walking a mile, I can roll... sure my arms give out..but that's

all just part of the joys of chair life... If I have to roll any

distance, like I did when I left this crappy hospital here,

I refused to let them push my chair and I rolled all the

way through that place and by the time I got to Millie and

the COA van I had some major achey brakey arms... No

matter what it is if you look, you can see the good side.. I

firmly believe that there is SOME good in everything.. I

can look at a worn down old place and I don't see it as that,

I see what it was when it was in its glory, and I see it too

as it could look with some TLC. its all how you look at things.

I guess being a nurse, I accepted my amputations more than

someone else would.. I didn't know anything about them until

I was told I was going to have my leg taken the first time. I

had NO idea this could happen to me.. But when it did I just

said to my self "well aint this a bitch, now what am I gonna

do?" ..well make the best of it ! and do the very best you can,

then farther on down the line you CAN look back and at

least say you TRIED...that you did the best you could do at

the time... Ive met other amputees that have a hard time

accepting themselves.. not only how they look but how they

are reacting to it.. going forward.. I try to encourage them,

this is so not easy and if you are NOT really strong and

determined, like me.. I can see where some would be so

down and not happy at all..and that's sad.. life is good ..I'm

so grateful I have every day.. and when I wake up..that's how

I face it.. minute by minute ..and go from one day to the

next.. I have to laugh and try to be happy because it is just

SO easy to cry... too easy.. and when I cry I get a headache

and that's not acceptable :-)

Well I had an awful lunch..Chris said "its bbq, but I don't know

what kind, beef or pork" I went out and looked and my comment

is 'is she SURE its bbq?? :-) by MY standards..THAT is NOT

bbq.. It did come with scalloped corn tho that was very good.

From what Chris said they are changing where they get the

food from, now I guess the cook for the jail is gonna cook

for us! this should be good ! :-) from what ive heard about

jail food we may be going from the frying pan into the FIRE!

I'm gonna make my favorite sammich, my PB&J...wish I had

a banana..be even better!... Its that time again and I cant

close this until I 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 .....