~Thinkin of Goin~

The red is from the mouse lazer ..
Nice fall day today. Warm even. Says on the TV that all this

week it will be in the 80s. That will slow the leaves down.

My trees in back are slowly turning.. Its so pretty outR

there . My sis just got back from a trip to the UP and

said it was a nice ride with all the fall colors. If I don't

have any more times like the past few days I might

consider taking the fall leaves tour with COA... Carla

said its really nice... I think they even stop and have

lunch.. which I wouldn't be able to eat anything.. That

would NOT be a good idea if I am on the road. My

stomach is not predictable at all and well I wont take

any chances and I don't think I would starve to death

not having lunch :-) But I am seriously thinking of going.
Ive been trying to reach everyone this week end, the

boy, and my son, and kids just stay so busy. I think this

is the end of the racing season for Donnie, if it hasnt ended

already. I know hes been working diligently on his garage.

Plus hes getting that new wood stove. It will heat his

house, garage, and water. Its a new kind of burner that

uses green wood.. Green wood, in any other kind of wood

stove is not good.. burns fast and doesn't put off a good

heat... Dry, seasoned wood, burns slower and puts off a

great heat.. plus depends on what kind of wood too.. Oak

of course is the best.. But his new stove should pay for

itself in no time.. But this thing cost 7000.oo... and he says

its well worth the money he will save. He gets the wood

for nothing from friends or goes out and cuts his own..

Me, I had a wood stove and I didn't like it at all.. I have

burns on both arms from mine, not counting the mess, but

my stove was right in the middle of the living room...

That wood stove was our only heat in our house in Elkhart.

Willies and mine. Was only a few blocks from the lake too.

Lovely house, would be most accessible for me now.. it was

all one floor, 3 bedrooms.. and almost 2 acres. Great place.

But that wood stove.. well I called it every thing but what it

was.. so did Kimmie.. Donnie and Kimmie lived with us for over

a year.. till just before Kelli was born.. Kimmie HATED that

wood stove and refused to be home alone because then she

would have to keep it going.. She was home one day but Willie

was asleep.. he told her "You keep that stove goin now girl..

I don't want to get cold!" Well Kimmie panicked.. she didn't

know what to do.. If that stove went out and Willie woke up

to a cold house, well we ALL would hear it for days... So she

knew she had to...

A few hours later I came back to find Willie still asleep and

poor Kimmie was sitting right next to that stove opening it

every few minutes to make sure it was still going.. she had a

pile of wood next to her that she was steady feeding that

stove.. Tears running down her face, crying, she was so upset.

Kimmie was very emotional at this time, she was expecting

Kelli.. :-) She jumped up when she saw me and told me what

Willie had said which really intimidated her.. Willie was sort

of a tyrant... we all stepped around him.. I went over to the

stove, looked at and it was fine.. she had done good.. but

that poor kid had stayed home to get laundry and some other

things done, but she was so scared that stinkin stove would

go out she stayed right next to it the whole time.. I laughed

but then I wasn't intimidated by Willie... He knew how I felt

about that thing.. and I didn't hesitate to tell him.. We had

a tree service so we got all our wood free. Plus we sold it too.

But for a guy, theyre ok.. for me.. or for poor Kimmie..well we

are NOT woodstove people :-)

My son, has been very busy and not been in touch as much as

I would like but well.. mothers have to have patience :-) He

just started a new job which is always most stressful.. I am

very happy though that he likes it.. There is nothing worse

than working a job you don't like, but work because you have

to.. I did that when I was in Tampa.. I was a waitress for all

of ONE week.. and they were so glad I quit, I had that place

in turmoil constantly.. I was NOT meant to be a waitress... I

know Tyler has started school too which is always hard to

watch your little ones going off to school..Time goes so fast

and it just doesn't seem to be enough time to even enjoy it..

Well I sent a email and hopefully I will hear from him soon.

Donnie? Well its not long distance to call him like it is Mark,

so I will give them a ring later today hes got to go to sleep

so I will catch him at home later..

I'm done for today and I am so glad that the Phantoms are

gone.. There is nothing worse than pain that's there but NOT

there... but its done.. and I hope be gone for a while.. I plan

to fix some fish for my dinner with some more of my yellow

squash.. That will be a nice Sunday dinner... I watched my

net flix yesterday so I don't have a movie for today.. so its

just some TV.. first some dinner.. no .. first to post this..

THEN dinner... no no.. first my GORGEOUS WEEBLE
"Nitey Nite"! I'll get it straight :-)

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...