~Happy New Year~ :-)

Today the man from the appliance place that fixed the

furnace was here to check out the oven on the stove. I

had a meat loaf in there for lunch, but he was in the

wrong truck that had the tools he needs.. So he asked if

he could come by next week to check out the stove. In

the meantime hes going to keep his eye open for a stove

with the knobs in the front.. that would be great... a lot

safer.. so next week will be a bit hectic I think... but that's

ok as long as its productive hecticness- is that a word? :-)

I had a visit yesterday that I wasn't expecting. This house

has doorbells, front and back, and when someone I am not

expecting hits that doorbell well it scares the padoobie otta

me :-) Carl, as the maintence man that works for Joe, the

landlord- made a surprise visit, I did express to him to PLEASE

call first to let me know hes coming over..which he promised

to do from now on.. Anyway, he checked out the bathroom door

and next week he will be over here to re do it.. I was so glad!
Hes very nice and I told him that I really appreciate that they

are doing this for me.. He seems genuinely sincere about really

wanting to fix it for me, that's what he said.. He lives in that

big house across the yard, where that lady came from that

screamed at Donnie when I was moving in about putting stuff

in the garage, apparently no one told her I was allowed to do

that. Carl is very nice, handsome too :-)

He would start on it earlier he said, but hes cutting wood for

his wood stove and has 53 trees to drop, cut up and haul away.
He and his son in law I think he said will be doing it. Free wood

is never refused by anyone that has a wood stove. Ask Donnie,

hes steady getting wood for his new stove. But anyway Carl

needs to get these trees down and hauled off and needs the

next few days to do it, so next week, he said he would do the

bathroom as there is no other jobs he needs to tend to.. He

doesn't think it will be a hard job at all.. I don't think so either

and according to the door expert, Raife, its a fairly simple job.
He made every door in his house, all oak too.. Raife is one of

those talented and 'handy as a button' men.. that can fix any

thing.. and NOT with Duct Tape either :-)

I have no plans for this new year but to probly sleep right

through it, like I do every year.. I don't make resolutions-

well yes, I guess maybe I do, but its only one, and that's to

do the very best I can, and make it through one more year.

I said this last year, look back and see :-) where did this

year go? It was a very surprising but wonderful one.. I had

some bad ups and downs but well any of the bad this past

year has been over ridden by the fact I am in touch with

my sons and grands.. THATs wonderful and MORE than I

had ever hoped for.. so it has been a great year.. and look

how I am closing this year out.. I'm in a most wonderful

beautiful, high gas bill place, but its a perfect place for

me and I feel really good, now isnt that the way to start

a great new year? I have no doubts it will be too.. I have

already decided I wont settle for anything less than great.
I have spoken :-)..


This GRATEFUL, GORGEOUS WEEBLE wishes you the very

best new year and thank you all for being my friends ...

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! :-D

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~A Not Great Surprise~

I had a shock yesterday that just about gave me heart

failure.. I got my first full month gas bill.. 172.48.. THIS

is NOT in my budget! I was NOT expecting this.. But I

believe its because every single window was left open. I

was heating outside! I told Joe about it and that my

brother in law closed them all.. I mentioned it to the

maintence guy about the windows being left open and he

said it was to get rid of the dog odor that was so bad

in here.. So for over 2 weeks this furnace is running its

butt off.. This is SO not good.. 170.oo? My Word.. that

is NOT good.. I am NOT pleased with this..

Rebecca came today about 10, shes so very nice. I gave

her the bill to see. She was really surprised herself at

how much it is.. I told her I phoned Joe about it but have

not gotten a call back. I have NO idea how to pay this..
so I am hoping Joe may offer to help since it was his

fault with the windows being left open. I had no way to

see they were they were open way up at the top... If I

ask for help from DHS, I will have to wait till the gas

bill goes into shut off.. well what about after that? They

will only help one time.. then its up to me to pay it.. I do

think it will go down next month and so does Rebecca..

but that doesn't help me now.... I will wait and see what

Joe says.. But this actually made me sick.. I just cant

afford that much a month to pay out.. I would have to

give up something.. like cable TV or Internet and just

go to dial up.. which I hate, but.. well I don't want to

have to move again.. But this makes me worry what my

electric bill will be too, the furnace has a fan.. so that

ran every time too... I hate when I have to worry about

bills.. but its a never ending thing.. for EveryBody! Not

just me.. :-(

I got 2 great phone calls yesterday that did help me to

feel better about this gas bill.. One from my Dolly, Kelli,

she was at work at the hotel.. shes laid off for 3 weeks

from her other job so she is glad she has this one to fall

back on... she will work full time till she goes back to the

other. She had a great Christmas and so did the baby,

hes doing just fine.. growing like a weed.. Her sister,

Amber was babysitting.. I'm very proud of Amber, she

is really trying, going to nursing school.

The other call I got was from my Sis. She was telling me

all about her "crew" .. she has a big family..and on Christmas

Eve she has everyone there for food and gifts.. They had

fun she said.. someone put the dish drainer on the stove and

one of the grands accidentally turned the burner on and it

caught fire.. :-) luckily no real damage just a messy stove she

had to clean up.. but they had a good time.. Shirley puts out

a great feast that nite after they all come home from church.

I have been to them.. as soon as you get there, grab a chair

and under NO circumstances do you get up.. or you will lose it.

Ive lost count on the number of grands and greats that she

has now.. a housefull ! :-) but makes for a nice Christmas...

Lunch today from COA, well .. lets not go there, I made my

self a nice meat loaf and a baked potato... I love meat loaf.

One of my favs.. When I was with David, his mom always

made each of us a special dinner for our birthdays she

was surprised when I would request meatloaf, and baked

corn.. and poppy seed cake .. :-) good stuff ... Time to eat,

and finish up some stuff before I log off this puter for

today.. which means time for my GORGEOUS WEEBLE

"G'Day, G'Day" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....

~AGAIN... Stealing & Posting MY photos!~ :-(

Again, someone has posted photos of me, without my

permission of course, on a bbw amputee YAHOO group.

To deal with yahoo to get photos taken off is like pulling

teeth out of a mouse. Cant do it. They don't care cuz

they WANT all these pornographic groups.. I went to the

site and to be able to join you have to submit 3 photos..

Well why don't they submit their own.?. or of their wife,

kids , dogs, what ever, why me or someone else that HATES

this crap... I am so fed up with this ...


I have always been FOR Devotees.. I still am but ONLY a

very few that I would vouch for. Why these men, well could

be women too but I doubt it.. why they do this with no

regard for the person that they feel they have the right to

put what ever they want on the net... Where is the RESPECT?

I hate to say this, but I will never put another photo of my

self, as I am now, on this blog. I am not saying anyone that

reads this is the one doing this, but I cannot take any chances.

The photo that is on that Yahoo group of a amputee woman ,

well its disgusting and I got sick thinking that someone thought

so little of me to put my photos in with a woman's that looks

like, well .. to put it bluntly.. a slut...and I am NOT and I hate

the fact that someone thinks I deserve to have my photos

there..


I had a really nice Christmas and then to find this out, well

sure kinda ruined it.. I just don't understand WHY do Devs

do this ? I will NEVER understand .. That other site still

has not replied to my mails and has not removed my photos

from there either.. I hope who is doing this is proud of them

selves.. what a small little person in my eyes.. and I better

not ever find out who did this.. They WILL regret it.. I will

KEEP that promise.. I do my work and do a good job.. until

its done... may take me awhile..but.. well this needs to stop.

Those women like the one there maybe don't care ,, I do,

I like myself, who I am, what I am.. and I have very high

standards that I try to live up to... I wont let anyone change

my mind.. This isnt over AGAIN.... But it sure is discouraging.

I'm tired and wore out, we worked hard today, plus being

upset about my photos.. I'm ready to get away from this

puter.. and go and watch TV.. of course have some of my

left over meat pie first.. :-) its so good.. I am so thankful

the Lord made me a good 'cooker' as Kelli used to call me.

Time to post, time for my sad GORGEOUS WEEBLE,

"G'day, G'day"... :-(

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

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....

~Bigger Doorway~ :-)

Joe has agreed to widen the bathroom doorway. It

will make such a big difference for me. 2 less transfers

that's a lot... He sent the maintence man over to check

the drips and the oven and he said it wouldn't be hard

to do at all and he was sure he could do it.. I am guessing

its just a matter of when now.. I don't think hes really

busy, Joe, by looking at this place keeps up his places.

He phoned the maintence guy right away when I called

and told him about the drips. Wouldn't it be great if

the doorway got done this week? Boy, would THAT be

great...

I finally got to the bottom of the cushion crap.. I mean,

talk about crossed wires when all it would have taken

was the Referrer person to be more specific and to

even look at my records to see who they send my

paperwork to, I only use R & R... because she didn't she

delayed this by at least 2 weeks and made quite a few

other people make a lot of calls to fix it.. Me, Deborah

at HPM and R & R... and the Drs office as well... Was

NOT necessary all this extra work, if the Referrer

when she phoned R&R the first time just said "do

you handle HPM for this patient and given my name".

But all she said was do you accept HPM, and that's

why they say no because they only do for certain

clients I think.. Was a lot of extra for a very bad

reason, not doing a thorough job... Well hopefully

tomorrow or SOON I will get my new cushion..

The sciatica is a little better today I do notice if I

lay very flat it really helps..I do rub it too when the

pain is inside that seems to help me really KNOW and

tell my head "HEY YOU GOT NO TOES! THEY CANT
HURT!" Why my head refuses to accept that I sure

wish it did.. Some of the feelings I get are awful.. If

I concentrate on where my feet are usually they are

twisted at an odd angle or bent the wrong way, very

odd and the distance from my knee to my foot is

shorter.. to me it feels that my foot is about the level

of the top of my front tire. At times I feel my foot

on that.. Weird.. I wonder if it is something I will ever

get used to.. or that it will go away...

I made a meat pie today and its just about ready to

come out of the oven.. Smells so good.. and I am VERY

hungry. I didn't eat much yesterday but when this acts

up I just don't have much of an appetite... Time to post

this and try my pie .. This Hungry GORGEOUS WEEBLE

says "G'Day, G'Day"... :-)

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

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "Friend".
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....

~Sciatica Again!~ :-(

I hate when this sciatica or what ever it is acts up..And

during the night last nite, I mean I sat straight up,

grabbed the end and talk about pain.. wow.. I mean I

felt it from my pelvis bone down to my invisible toes.

When it hits my toes its like a sparky stabby pain..that

goes in bursts of stabbing pickky painlets.. its so hard

to describe.. I did notice today though that If I hold

on to the end rather tightly it seems to help a bit, not

alot..but some.. This is my right stump now. The left

doesn't do this.. Ever since my right leg was taken, it

healed fine, but its bothered me.. Its never felt right.

Didn't feel left either :-) felt kinda Wrong ! :-)

Its always had the sleepy tingly feel all the time which

made me think that being there is so much scar tissue

in my groin from all the tests that could be putting some

pressure on a nerve or something. I'm guessing at this,

but I'm basing it on logic...The last heart cath I had,

they couldn't use the groin, they had to go in thru my

arm.. and it was because of the scar tissue there in the

groin area .. so that could be the problem too... I wish it

would stop though.. its not a comfortable feeling.. I have

to keep shifting my weight to keep my weight off of it or

the throbbing wont stop at all then.. And that gets old real

fast..


This wont be a long post and as you see its early but that's

why I want to get out of this chair and see if that helps to

ease this... I don't keep pain pills here, only my baby aspirin

that I take every day and that wouldn't even phase it.. The

prescription I came home with from hospital has disappeared

somehow, was never found.. at least not by me... So I don't

have any kind of pain reliever.. I am going to try the heating

pad a friend suggested might work.. would warm them up too..

I'm gonna post this and get some lunch then its out of this

chair for the rest of the day.. I bet this rain has a lot to do

with it too.. Its been pouring rain all day, first snow warnings

now flood watches from all the melted snow~!! being 2 big

lakes here and a river between I wonder if it ever has

flooded here.. I'm even closer to the river at this place :-)

This PAINED GORGEOUS WEEBLE says "g'day, g'day"...

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


"God Bless You" is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until I write again...

~IceLand~

We have ice. I pulled up the blind in the kitchen this

morning as usual and the whole glass was covered in

ice. I was surprised! So I know what the roads are

like.. Not Good... While I was sitting there the phone

rang and I said hello.. I probly shouldn't tell this on

my self but, well we laughed.. anyway, it was Penny,

she said "I'm gonna be late because of the ice and I

know you worry so as soon as I can I will be there". I

like a blonde says, "why are you coming today anyway,

its Thursday, we agreed Friday". She laughed said,

"Lois, its Friday, did you lose Christmas?" :-) I had

honestly forgot it was Friday!

I didn't even pay attention to that when I was checking

mail, but then it doesn't say FRIDAY, just the date.. I

had been out in the kitchen earlier and I usually always

turn on the coffee, fix the cat food, open the door blinds,

and unlock it at the same time.. Well I went to do that,

and said to myself "no need to unlock, no one is coming to

day", thinking its Thursday.. Holidays do this to me you

know :-) Well anyway, I now KNOW its Friday. The only

other things I have trouble with are the time change, if

I'm not really careful I can mess that up too and stay

at least 2 hours behind everyone and have a SUPER long

day when I find out, or a lot shorter one ! :-)

Ive been doing some serious thinking that I really need

to do something.. I HAVE to sit all day but doesn't mean

I cant do something. I need to start sewing again I think.
I have the room and I sure have enough time ! All I have

been doing is just sitting at this computer all day. I have

the apartment pretty much fixed and the stuff I cant

do Penny does. I have a paint by number that I have had

for quite awhile.. well I got it from my sis when I was in

the apartment.. so that's at least 3 years... I love doing

jigsaw puzzles.. but I already know ahead of time what

will happen with that and this cat.. I KNOW he would NOT

allow me to do that.. well yes, he would..but I KNOW all

HE would do and no, I don't think that's a good idea. I

don't know if I can do the paint by number even, to be

honest .. I'm blind in one eye remember and have trouble

driving a chair through a doorway, so makes me kinda

think ahead about how bad a headache do I want from

trying to see those skinny lines on one of those paint

things.. I think sewing, making quilts again, even if I don't

give them away or sell them, just to do something at

least constructive.. make myself feel useful again I guess.


Being as how I feel all settled, well except for a few

minor things that Joe needs to fix, like the oven that is

WAY off temperature and the faucets in the bathroom

and kitchen both drip. I don't have to pay water but, I

cant stand drips.. And we need to discuss widening the

bathroom door, if he would do it, he said he would if I

wanted him to...and it would REALLY make it better for

me, a lot easier if he widened it.. or if Donnie or someone

did. this place is done and its time to make use of a much

better situation while I can.

Well what I'm gonna make right now is a late lunch. I

didn't have Penny stay very long as she has another client

that needs done while she is here in town and to save her

a trip all the way back up here tomorrow shes hoping to

get it done today and other than dusting and doing the

beasty vacuuming which it did need it, there wasn't a lot

to do... I do know we need to change laundry soap, this is

some new stuff and its giving me a rash. So that's not

good.. I don't need itches where I cant scratch them. :-)

Time to post and see what else I can get done today. I

can go till I put my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "g'day, g'day"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!
Always, Lois ****


"God BLess You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "Friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Merry Christmas~ :-)

I was sitting looking out the window this morning about 9.

The snow was falling so slow and it was one of those lazy

snowfalls where the flakes just dance and float in the air,

like they don't know where to land. I was thinking back to

when I was younger and woke to the Christmas smells of

turkey and pie and rushing downstairs to open gifts. After

breakfast of course. Then the clean up to prepare the

dining room for dinner and to finish up everything so that

we could eat as soon as the Gramma's got there.

Later on when both my grandfathers had passed Dad always

went and got my gramma's. First Gramma Wales, Mom's mom,

as she liked to ride so Dad would pick her up first so she could

ride the extra to pick up Dads mom, Grandma Woodworth. Once

they got to the house, dinner was put on the table and we would

eat. Sometimes Dads brother, my Uncle Lawrence and Aunt

Dorothy would come down from Iron Wood to spend Christmas

with us. But it was a special day and of course the dinner was

perfect and delicious.. After while 'us women', would have to

do the dishes my dad and uncle and the grammas would talk

and most times dad always took a nap.. As much as we all ate

no one was too very energetic as I remember :-)

But they are great memories, and I remember them, its nice

how more of the good memories stay with you than the bad.

There are times when I think of all the good memories I could

have made, but didn't, but I cant fix past ones, but hopefully

looking ahead I can make even more good ones... This year

went by so fast, I remember writing back last January, just

like I do every year, where did this year go? Already a new

one is going to be here. Time flies so fast and things can

change in just the blink of an eye, and I for one plan to make

the most of those blinks! :-) As fast as this year went I sure

must have blinked a lot! :-)

This GORGEOUS WEEBLE wishes you a very Merry Christmas.

I hope y'all had a great day, Thanks for all the greetings and

calls and special things, mean a lot to me.

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today...

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....

~Merry Christmas Eve~ :-)

Nice quiet day and I really didn't do anything but phone

Donnie to find out what the kids plans are for the rest

of the week. I know Dawn is working today and Friday,

but I guess Donnie is going to his parents today after

Dawn gets home, then on Saturday she, Kelli, Jorge and

ALex will go and then Sunday all come back. Its hard

when families are far apart and you want to spend time

with both, plus the working part. But they seem to have

it all straight and it will be good for them to go back to

see Barb again. This has got to be hard on them, specially

knowing shes doing the Chemo which makes them so very

sick... I'm glad theyre going, with the winter storm warnings

we're having its amazing that they CAN go.. Well they all

have 4 wheel drive though so I don't worry a lot..

My left thumb has decided to just quit working. I do not

trust it at all to lift or hold on to anything that is heavy

at all.. Plus it still is REALLY sore.. very painful.. I try not

to use it a lot, but well when you cook you use ALL your

hands .. specially the thumbs to hold on.. I bet it would

be really hard to hold on to stuff with out them... I never

really thought about it.. but I know I do use mine a lot..

depends on which hand I'm using, which being right

handed I would think if either thumb were going to act

up be that one, but I guess since I damaged it back

when may be part of it hurting now too.. I don't know....

I made a phone call to the Dr about this cushion crap

and it said no one was in the office so I bet its closed

today and tomorrow, so I have decided I am going to

enjoy this day, tomorrow and all this whole week end,

relax, do nothing maybe at all but watch TV, I am not

going to even THINK about this cushion BS and come

Monday, well I hope they KNOW I will be ringing their

bells...

Being Christmas Eve I havent decided what I want to

make for my dinner, everything sounds good but it

depends on how much I really want to clean up :-) I

don't like to make too big a mess cuz then I cant

leave dishes in the sink for days waiting for Penny. So

I base everything I do on exactly what is involved. If

I start a major project of cooking something or what

ever, if I run out of energy half way through, well I

wont either finish it or stop cooking it and just put

it up.. I sound lazy, but I'm not really, just very logical.
Ive always been that way which now having to really

analyze everything for the safest and best way to do

something it comes in handy... But I may make some

Salmon Patties.. with some diced beets and maybe a

baked potato, I'm not sure, but the salmon patties

sure sound good its been years since Ive made them.
Its so nice having a real kitchen again.. I just have

to be very careful.. I don't want those chair shrinker

things getting hold of me that Raife warns me about..

THAT wouldn't be good.. :-)

I'm going to post early and just sit and watch TV for

the rest of the day, Ive gotten some great phone calls

from some dear friends that have made my day and I

am most pleased... I love hearing from good friends...

Time to post but first my famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE

"Merry Christmas"... :-)

Y'all better have been good or you will get UNDERWARE

in your stocking !!! Santa is on the way !! :-) Love ya.....

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend",

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I ;write again...

~Bye To Theresa~ :-(

Theresa came early this morning. I really didn't think

she would brave the roads as nasty as it is outside, We

are under the gun again for a really big storm headed

at us. But she did get here and I was very glad to see

her it had been quite awhile.. One thing or another and

we just couldn't seem to find a good time for her to

come by. I'm glad she got to see my new place, she was

VERY impressed at how big and nice it is.. Shes very glad

I got this. She did have some sad news for me tho,

that I wasn't and am NOT pleased about, but things do

change and we have to go along with them.. Theresa is

leaving CMH and wont be my caseworker anymore, today

was her last visit.. well last visit as a worker for CMH. I

hope she will stay in touch.. she was more than that, she

is a good friend too...I sure will miss her....

She has or had I guess about 26 clients so as soon as

they hire someone I will get a new caseworker then.

Theresa found another job that is going to, in time, show

that she made a very wise move. She will be working with

vets and that is a good thing...As sweet and nice as she is,

she will do lots of good I'm sure. For a while she will be

living in another town and commuting to her house here

on the long week ends. Its a lot but she and her hubby

both decided that this was the best move for her as far

as her career goes. and as unstable as everything is, we

all need that sort of job security.. well not me.. but the

working people.. :-)

The drama of a new cushion is turning into a major deal.
I got a call from wright phillipis that I DO NOT DO

business with and apparently someone from the Drs

office said that R & R refused to get my cushion and that

they needed to send the paperwork to WF. WRONG!!!

I called R & R and they know nothing and were going to

find out, well I was told by Sue at R & R that I may have

to wait 2 weeks for a cushion? I don't think so.. I don't

know what the problem is or WHERE it is probly is more

like it but I know I am really getting fed up having to go

thru a dozen phone calls to get 1 cushion that should go

just easy as pie.. But with this bunch I'm apparently dealing

with they... well its Christmas, Ill be nice.. but this is crap.

I want my cushion, I NEED my cushion and I WILL GET

my cushion one way or the other I don't care WHO I have

to call. This is such BAD job skills.. If I find out its the

Drs office that's being so slack , well I will call the office

manager AGAIN!~... This is getting so old.. I should NOT

have to do this..

I made myself some fish today and it was really good.. I

just lightly breaded it and fried it in olive oil.. light golden

brown.. MMMM I LOVE fish.. I always have, filet now, not

with the bones in.. that's like chicken, having to wade thru

bones.. why I like the breast meat and filets of fish.. no

bones :-) I know picky picky.. :-) oh well ..it was good that's

the main thing.. As of noon I have not heard from Penny

or where she is or what the tire situation is... I know she

had a client here in town today, this morning, so she may

still come by after she leaves there. She said she would

let me know but hasnt.. which kinda upsets me a little, I

like knowing whats what and when I can expect her or

what ever.. Being tomorrow is Christmas eve, I didn't

expect her but .. well I don't know now.. *sigh*

I'm ready for a break and to relax a bit, with Theresa

leaving and now a cushion saga .. that's enough to deal

with.. for today anyway.. So I'm gonna post and take a

5 and wait to see what else this day brings.. First my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE "G'day G'day" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!
Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until I write again...

~No Penny~

No Penny today. She phoned about 8:45 and said she had

a flat tire and no spare and no way to get anywhere to get

it fixed. I always carried a can of fix a flat. It works. I

had a slow leak and used that and I didn't have any more

problems. Sealed the leak.. I am surprised she had no

spare though, and that Eddie, her companion of 8 years

has not provided her with more security such as having a

spare tire or at LEAST a can or two of fix a flat. I would

be most upset about that.. I think I was more upset about

that fact than she was... Her son lives with her so I told

her to send him out to get a can for her. Hes young and a

good walk might be good for him. Hes not working but he

doesn't even have a car ! She has to come up here tomorrow

to go to the other place that she cleans just down the road,

so if she cant make it today then tomorrow will have to do.

Its not like there is really a lot to do just more putting stuff

away now that its a lot more organized in here. I am going to

get all this done and I have seriously been thinking about

making a few quilts. I miss sewing and I have MORE than

enough room now out in the kitchen.. As cold and wintry

as its been it would be something different to do besides

sit at this computer all day or watching TV. I have a few

all ready to go, just need assembled.. I have one that is just

beautiful called the bear claw, the squares are made, so

just need to be made into the top, get the batting, and a

piece of material for the back, and sew it around.. its done.

It will be really pretty when its done..

My left thumb I don't trust it at all anymore.. I kinda think

its the carpal acting up.. I made the mistake of picking up

my coffee pot this morning with my left hand, I stopped as

soon as I felt the pull and put it back.. I knew I wouldn't be

able to pour the coffee with that hand.. That thumb is just

too weak and its not stopped hurting at all... Ive been trying

to baby it and not use it as much but well just kinda need

thumbs for whatever you use your hands for..Only time I

don't use it is when I'm typin :-)

I have a call in to Deborah to find out about my cushion and

am waiting for a call back. I really hate when I need some

thing that I have to steady call to remind people they have

not finished their job.. Why they cant at the time, how hard

is it to fax a paper to someone? Just do it, don't set the paper

work down with the thought of ' I need to remember to do

that'. it wont get done... and that's what I think they do over

at the Drs . Well I will call again tomorrow if I don't hear.

I made some Spanish rice today and it sure was good.. I got

my angel food delivered yesterday by the church ladys son.

He lives up here and dropped it off after he picked it up

at his mothers house. Distribution day was Saturday and

this dear lady made these arrangements for me so I could

still get the angel food.. It is a great thing and the food,

speciallly the meat is always the highest quality and best

tasting.. Peggy is a sweet lady to do this for me.. and I

sure appreciate it.. Her son is very nice and lives over by

the lake here..

Well I am about ready for a five, I didn't do a lot to day,

I just sort of re arranged what I had already put away,

sort of just organized it more.. I'm getting picky again,

Penny even noticed in the kitchen.. A place for everything

and it sure looks nice out there.. We have done good in

the short time since I moved in...In fact its one month

today... :-) Time to post and put my daily GORGEOUS
WEEBLE "G'Day, G'Day"... :-)


Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and thanks !
Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....

~Really IS Powerful!~

Did you know these power chairs are really strong? I

mean REAL power.. I was taking some stuff into the

bedroom and misjudged going through the doorway

into the bedroom. The controller thingie, the joystick,

is a swing away kind, so that I can get up closer to my

desk or table or what ever.. If I push too hard it will

swing off to the side, It did that and I kept going..

Remember these do NOT stop instantly like a manual.

IF I push back I will stop right away but with a jolt

too..its like slamming on the emergency brake..
Well, when I hit that doorway, the joystick bent back

and up and I still kept going, scared me, as I really

thought I was going to go over backwards. THEN what

would I do.. THAT would have been cute, to have to

call 911 cuz I tipped my power chair over, NO.. but I

know I wouldn't be able to pick it back up I bet, I

know how heavy that thing is.. So do the boys ! They

run from it SOMETIMES, when they really want to get

me they know just walk in front of me really SLOW...

They both are bad about doing that...

Anyway, I sat there tipped back and if it werent for my

tippers on the back of this chair I bet I would have gone

over backwards. That would have been bad specially if

the chair landed on top of me, I bet THAT woulda hurt!

I put the chair in reverse and slowly went back and got

my chair straight again.. R & R is sposta deliver a new

cushion but its the same usual thing, I had hoped it would

be different but of course not, thanks to the great work

of Erica at the Drs office. I had to call Deborah and find

out what the delay was again and it always ends up with

the problem being my doctors office. I bet if it was Ericas

sis or mom or aunt she would make sure she does her job

right.. just cause we go to the free clinic doesn't mean we

arent people.. we have no choice but to go there, we cant

just pick and choose, we are sent and to go to a specialist,

we have to get special dispensation to be allowed. I shouldn't

complain since the high cost of health care, but this office

help, theyre getting paid to do a GOOD job ALL the time,

not just when they feel like it... I know I'm getting tired of

it, but I will tell you what.. If I don't hear tomorrow about

it , you can bet I will be calling the office supervisior just

like I had to with the antibiotics.. maybe if I complain enuff

they will do something... NOW, wouldn't that just be a step

up for that office, to REALLY do a good job!....

Well I'm done for today.. was below zero today when I got

up this morning.. COLDDDDD brrrrrr... My boys don't know

how lucky they have it so snug and warm.. they deserve it,

they sure keep me company, and they sure love this new

house, I run them back and forth so much with their red

laser light its funny.. a few runs up and down the length of

this place is great exercise for them.. Even LB seems to

be more active, but they do sleep more too.. I don't get

woke up at 4am with face taps I notice since I started

playing and running them around more :-)


Time to post and go watch some TV , this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE bids you "G'day, G'day" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Sore Thumbs~ :-)

Guess whats been bothering me a lot these past few

days? Its even surprising to me as Ive never felt this

before.. and trust me it really hurts.. But its my thumbs.

Don't laugh :-)... really, its the base of them where that

fat kinda padded area is down at the bottom of it.. When

I go to lay down to watch TV, I notice that as I relax,

my thumbs start to really HURT!!.. so much so that I sat

back up and had to rub them and it seemed no matter

what I did they ached just awful... it would ease up, and

I would pause and think 'finally!'.. then blip! right back

throbbing again.. Ive never had this before.. Ive had some

problems with my left thumb as I damaged it when I was

working in Green Bay for EDS. I hit it and THAT really

hurt so much I had to go to the ER for xrays, nothing

broke.. I was going down the stairs and slipped. put my

hand out to stop the fall and that pushed my thumb back

or jammed it or something.. but it turned black, green and

the prettiest shade of purple Ive ever seen :-) So I do

expect trouble with it.. I know I have arthritis in both

shoulders, arms and hands.. So could be that.. but then,,

could be the carpal tunnel.. :-)

I know it.. I mean is there ANYTHING that I can say that

Ive not had, done or knew about? I have lots of little stuff

problems but well I don't worry about it until they force

me to pay attention to them, like my thumbs are now.. My

logic for the reason they are hurting is this:... :-) Well I do

have arthritis... and I DO have carpal tunnel very bad, and

with all this unpacking and using my hands and arms so much

that its aggravated probly both the arthritis and the carpal...

:-) So its probly good that I would have to say 95% of all

the unpacking is done. My bedroom is ok.. just needs to have

final adjustments done. Everything has to have a place.. I

know I have so much room here its amazing.. but I love it.. All

the stuff I had to leave in boxes at the little house I can

take out now and enjoy, this is a good thing.. But that is my

analogy of why my thumbs hurt :-)

I made myself a pasty today. I got up feeling really good and

I just enjoy my kitchen so much its wonderful.. I made a

spot for me to prepare everything and it sure has proven to

be perfect.. Its my other little drop leaf table I had to put

down the basement before now I have it here.. It is perfect

height for my chair... Well my pasty was out of the oven by

9:30 and well I had NO WILL POWER at all and by 10 .. well

half of it was gone.. Good? It was so good I almost called the

boy and bragged about it.. but I only made one and I was NOT

gonna give him the leftover half.. no.. I am eating EVERY bit

of it :-) Its VERY good and later it will be even better .. I

wish I HAD made 2 :-) Even with achey thumbs it was good :-)

Well I'm done for today and going to wait for Penny she said

she will be here about noon to drop off the food and to take

garbage out .. Going from Wednesday to Monday is a long

stretch garbage and kitty litter wise.. LB gets really MAD if

his box isnt done, I can , its just very hard to stay bent over

in half.. I cant touch the floor at all in this power chair.. Its

got a 5 inch cushion remember? plus I have short arms too..

So usually Penny is the scooper person, she doesn't mind.. I

don't either my stomach does from being squished :-)

Time to post and say my daily GORGEOUS WEEBLE,

"G'Day, G'Day"...

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!
Always, Lois****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend",

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....