~I Wanna Sew~ :-)

Good Day today, I had fun. I spent it playing with the

material I managed to salvage, and I transferred all

the food out of the gold cabinet to the cabinets by

the sink, and my material I put into the gold one.. Having

it scattered all over in the kitchen was driving me crazy,

I cant stand having to steady move stuff to get to what

I want.. So.. first order of business was to get a tad more

organized, and I did too.. I worked really hard. Transferring

5 shelves FULL of boxes of mixes and bags of noodles, all

my baking stuff, it was a job and took me quite a while. I'm

pleased with my hard work... :-) Tired, but satisfied, cuz THEN

I got to fold and place the material on the shelves.. There IS

a method to my madness you know.. I wanna SEW :-)
That little red Cosco bench is VERY old.. I bet I sat on that

when I was 10 at least.. so.. its OLD... And you see its RED.. It

does NOT blend in with my blue that I plan to do my kitchen

in.. SO.. I decided to make a cover for it... Turned out really

well.. its not quite done yet as I havent decided if I want to

still put a ruffle around the bottom of the seat, it would look

really cute, but ruffles, unless you have a ruffle attachment,

which this machine doesn't, its called a walking foot.. it will

gather for you so you don't have to do it yourself.. Its not

really hard to do just time consuming.. I havent decided yet

and that's why its not hemmed..
I made a pattern first by using a brown paper bag, usually I

make my patterns out of freezer paper.. Its very durable, I

don't have any so a paper bag will do.. I opened it and put it

up to the back and the seat, traced it around and made a

pattern, then cut the material and sewed the pieces together.

I think its so cute.. Now the red doesn't clash with my blue!

I had the best time making this.. sewing to me is fun, I listen

to the radio and just work away :-) well no its NOT work, to

me its play...I will have Penny take a photo of me by my

machine...I use my elbow to run the foot pedal..works great!

I talked to the boy last night and got some very distressing

news.. Donnie totaled his truck on Wednesday on his way to

work.. Thank God he wasn't hurt at all.. but his beautiful

almost paid off truck is totally gone.. He was very lucky not

to have gotten hurt.. I held my breath while he told me

this until I heard him say he was fine.. Hes had so much on

his plate lately, so much serious stress that I am really

worried about him.. Hes gone to visit his parents this week

end in Wisconsin.. it will do him good to get away.. he needs

to unstress.. but so much going on, with his job again and

his home life, and now his truck.. I worry...

Well, I need to go and make some lunch and clean up the

mess I made out there, I cant sew with out my iron so I

had to dig it out and made a mess getting to it, so now I

have to clean that up.. That's what I mean, if I don't keep

things straight and in order it sure makes extra work for

me..and THAT I don't need :-) Time to post, then eat,

and see what else I need to do before this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE really wears down.. "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....

~Snow Arrangements~

I called COA today to make arrangements for their snow

shoveler guy to come and shovel for me. I watched Penny

out there yesterday, freezing cold, she hadnt brought a

hat with her, luckily she had gloves.. Penny isnt paid to

shovel snow.. but if she hadnt yesterday with the street

plow covering the end of the driveway she would have

gotten stuck had she drove through it and then what would

we have done? Who would we call? So I decided that I

cant depend on Joes plow guy to come when it needs it..

I KNOW the guy from COA- he did my snow at the little

house. Plus, there are 3 mail boxes out front, yet it seems

I am the only one that's keeping it clean in front of them.
I will move my mail box father away from them so the

mail lady has to stop at mine separately.. I bet she will

bitch about that since she doesn't even bring the mail to

the door like shes sposta when its a box or something..

but I'm not doing the other mailboxes, specially since they

don't even take a turn doing them.. The one box belongs

to the house across the street... I aint doin theirs.. They

have 2 young boys I see all the time playing out in the yard,

they are plenty big enough to shovel.. but I don't see that

they keep even their sidewalk OR steps clear.. Well mine

will be, I like getting mail.. :-) And this isnt Pennys job. So

the COA guy will be coming from now on.. I'm glad.. Penny

is happy too... :-)

Penny came today and we arranged and re arranged. I need

something to put this material in.. a cabinet or something.. we

had thought about taking all the stuff out of the gold cabinet

out there and putting the stuff in the cabinets by the sink.

Only thing is, I wouldn't be able to reach anything out of it..

that's the bad part, or it would be perfect to put my material

and sewing stuff in.. I still might do it but I'm not sure yet..

I still have not gotten the part for my oven. I did get a call

from the repair guys wife, she wanted to tell me that Joe

had decided to just get me a new "refridgerator". I said

"huh?, I'm the one with the stove". She apologized and said

she must have gotten them confused.. She was sposta check

and find out when they will finish fixing this stove but ive

not heard anything.. But I have to call Joe, I have ants ... :-)

I know, always something, but I have killed at least 5 big

black ants, carpenter ants I call them, but could be baby

termites, I don't know. Ive never had this problem before.
I did with tiny little red ants at the apartment, but not

these kind of black ones. How I happened to see it being

as blind as I am :-) I saw the boy, Dutch, just staring at

the ceiling with his no sound meows. All he does is open his

mouth, but no sound; once in a while a faint squeek.. But I

looked to see what he was looking at and knowing when he

acts like that its usually a spider, which I HATE, but it

was a ant.. I got the broom, ya, I can get to the broom now.

Its in the laundry room by the door, not like at the little

house, and smashed the ant.. So, that's on my list for Joe.

This poor man is gonna think I'm a pest :-) but if it is

termites he needs to know.. I don't think it is but I want

the ants gone too! Maybe one of his other tenants have

this problem and he can fix it.. I HOPE! Always something.

Well I have left over chili waiting for me and it was 1000

times better than it smelled let me tell ya.. Was M M

Good.. :-) We, yes, I helped, got a lot done, and I am kinda

wore out.. So its time to post this, then lunch, then maybe

a 5. Sounds good :-) This 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...

~Good Day~

Was a good day today. Penny came since she missed yesterday.

She will be back tomorrow. Shes going to help me cut out some

slippersocks and oven mitts. I have a few friends that have said

they would like to have them, so I am going to send to them.. I

made the bigger pair today since Penny was here so she could

try them on just to see size.. They were at least an inch longer

and of course not as tight.. She liked the smaller size, and she

wears a size 7 shoe.. I am going to make an even smaller size

for little kids.. I had one but, well I cant find it, I'm just glad

I have these two sizes.. It will be easy to make smaller...

I wish you could smell it in here. Smells like chili.. We, yes, I

helped this time, so WE, Penny and I made Chili... its in the

crock pot on low, so tomorrow it will be ready when Penny is

here and that is what we will have for lunch.. It smells great..

I havent had chili in a while and its time... I tried some that

is made by Bush's beans, comes in a small jar, I thought it

might be good.. and was a good size for me.. well.. its NOT

the greatest, I didn't like it at all... Left an undertaste in

my mouth I didn't like... home made is better :-)

I almost tipped my transfer chair over. I know, "be careful".

I back out of the bathroom and there is a bit of a lift right

in the doorway, where the carpet is joined... when I reached

up to grab the door facing and pull my self through it.. my

chair tipped back and if I hadnt been holding on to the door

facing I would have tipped over backwards.. That transfer

chair is so lightweight that just the slightest wrong move

can cause problems.. This isnt the first time and I thought

I had learned the last time that happened.. Its a scarey

feeling thinking I might go over backwards, THEN what

would I do? That would be great.. Trying to get back into

a chair or to get to the phone when I'm stuck in the hall

way.. not good :-)

I noted too that I am not paying close attention to my

little "gas gauge" as I call it.. I got up this morning and

had to get into my manual so I could charge this power

chair or I could have stalled out right in the middle of

the room.. If I lost total power in this, I would HAVE

to get out of it to get over to my manual , THEN figure

a way to get IN that one.. I think it would be easier

getting out.. I got out before kinda easy, unplanned, but,

I FELL out I wasn't getting out deliberately :-) I had been

charging this at night when I go to bed, and the last couple

days I have forgotten.. too much on my mind I guess :-)
But I'm all charged now, well my chair is, I'm slowly UN

charging.. Was another early up day, and I worked hard

so I earned my tired :-) I'm ready to get OUT of this

chair, by choice and onto my bed, NOT the floor :-)

Time to post and clean up my sewing mess and to find a

snack.. Then TV for a while... So... Time for this

GORGEOUS WEEBLE to say "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.....

~Oven Mitts~

We got some more snow and its been snowing since last
nite.. Penny called and shes stuck so she didn't come
today. Said she will come tomorrow, I hope so I want to
wash some of the salvaged material I have.. I hope it
can be saved.. I think so, she washed some before and
smell came out, so I'm hoping this will too.. I have quite
a bit of material I found,so I can do some sewing.. I'm ready
for it though , its not like I have a ton of other stuff
to do :-) Well NOW I do, I made a really big mess
digging out all this stuff so you know what I am doing
after I post this.. CLEANING :-) well probly eatin too :-)
I made some microwave oven mitts. I sold these at my
shop .. If you look through some catalogs you will see
them for sale there too.. That's where I got the idea to
make them, they put the measurements down so its not
hard to figure out how to make them.. I have to say they
are so much better than using a towel or even regular
hot pads, because they are smaller, theres not a lot of
room in a microwave specially if its a big dish.. So these
little things come in handy plus they are washable too..
Ive made a lot of them, and of course gave the pattern
to my sis and she made them for her craft shows.. like
I did...


I found a new pattern for another pair of slippers I am
anxious to make, I think they will be so cute and useful.. I
was talking to a friend about bags, I told him I had at one
time made cards up with my business name being "The
Bag Lady" .. I can make any kind.. Well this friend wants a
bag to carry all his camera stuff plus extra pockets for
notes or his phone. He contacted a camera place to ask if
they had one or could make one for him to carry all his stuff,
and they didn't and whats more didn't offer to make one for
him.. I told him I can make one and just send the sizes of
the stuff he wants to put in this bag.. They are so easy to
make.. and fun.. I made one bag, that was about 3 inches square,
inside that bag, was another 16 inch tote bag, PLUS a matching
fishermans hat... They were great for summer shopping at flea
markets or anywhere if suddenly you needed a hat for the sun
and a extra bag to carry stuff... I called them my Hat N Sack ...
Sewing is such fun.. I found a piece of red SILK.. 3 guesses
what I'm gonna make otta that!! :-) yup a new red silk skirt..
That's next on the assembly line :-)


I got my angel food yesterday I had forgotten about it.
So, you KNOW what my dinner is today? A nice sirloin
steak with a baked potato... Doesn't that sound good?
This angel food is available in just about every town and
the food is wonderful .. not cheapie stuff. Plus it has
lots of variety of what you can get, the VERY best part
is they take food stamps :-) It says its enough to feed
a family of 4 for a week and it costs 30 dollars.. to feed
a family for a week would cost a lot more than that.. It
lasts me a long time, well it does when I don't share :-)
But how can I not give the kid a nice steak for him to
cook on his grill ... :-)


I'm kinda tired, I got up at 4:30, why, I have NO idea, well,
probly cuz I fell asleep at 7 last nite.. I woke up at 10:30
and just changed positions and went back to sleep :-) So
I am ready to get out of this chair for today, plus I did
a lot too, so I earned my tired for today.. :-) Time to post
and get my stuff finished, so ... its that time again :-)
This 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 ....

~Shoe Bags~

I havent put a photo of the boys here lately so figgured was time :-)
They have it rough .. poor babies :-) Those doilies were made by Penny!
I have had the best time today. I got up about 5:30, full of

energy and ready to go and do something.. So I decided I

would gather all my material that I salvaged and all my

sewing stuff and move it all to the kitchen where I am going

to sew.. It took me quite a while cuz Penny put some away

and I did and to remember, well its like doing a rewind and

well, I forget :-) I think I have most everything in the one

spot in the kitchen and I think it will work out fine.. If per

chance someone should come for dinner, well it wont be

hard to clear off that table :-)
When I was in school all those years ago and living up in

Upper Michigan where there are 2 doors on every house,

one regular one and one on the 2nd floor for when the

snow is deep :-) Back then we all walked to school the

only ones that got rides were the bus kids, being a small

town every one lived with in walking distance.. I walked

every day was about 6 blocks maybe, depending on which

way I went.. down the sidewalk or up the alley... :-) I

walked every day, well except the rainy ones, usually my

dad gave me a ride in the jeep, which I preferred anyway

to the car! ..
We all wore snow boots and carried our shoes.. Some used

paper bags, some just carried them.. Me, I had a shoe bag
that I carried my shoes in.. The shoe store sold them, and

they were the best thing for carrying your shoes.. When I

lived in Houston and went to work every day, of course we

didn't have snow but we sure had our share of RAIN! I was

walking into the building carrying my good high heels that I

was going to wear while I worked and I had a pair of rubber

boots on cuz when it rains in Houston, always be prepared for

wet feet from all the flooding there.. And the street that

my job was on flooded with even just a slight rain storm.. Well

I got out of the car, closed the door and went to walk to the

building when I dropped BOTH my shoes into this huge puddle.

LEATHER shoes now, and a pair of my favs.. I was so MAD!..
I still wore them, I dried them off the best I could but I had

to wear them all day and it was awful.. by the days end they

squeaked.. all day long I vowed this would NOT happen again

because as soon as I got home I was making a shoe bag like

the one I carried years before.. To keep my rubber boots

on would have totally clashed with the outfit I was wearing

that day anyway and THAT was NOT acceptable.. I wore

the wet squeaky shoes :-)

I got home that night and went directly to my sewing room,

I did NOT pass go, I did NOT collect 200.oo I designed a

shoe bag like I remembered I had years ago.. There are

photos of my shoe bag I designed.. It has a zipper closure

and In side is another piece of the same material about a

foot square, enough to put between the shoes to keep them

separate... It works great.. I made a dozen of these and

was at a craft show, a lady came up and bought every one

of the ones left, which they sold really fast, about 4 I think,

but she ordered 10 more for her family and co-workers

that she was "sure" they would appreciate having something

like this bag.. I enjoy designing.. Plus this bag can be used

to put in a suitcase for when you travel rather than a grocery

bag that many use.. Its a good thing :-) ask Martha :-)

I am feeling quite useful again and I am glad.. It makes it

more worthwhile to have a good reason to get up every day.
We all need a "reason"... however big or small it is.. And

now with grands I can sew for.. well this GRAN is most

willing and eager to do it.. Sewing to me is play and most

relaxing, I turn my radio on, have all my stuff right there

and I have a good time.. I put the foot pedal right in front

of where I sew and the palm of my hand pushes it down,

and it works good.. I keep experimenting for a good way

and I will find one .. :-)


Now, I'm gonna go find some lunch and eat, I'm starved.
I will eat this time of day then later about 5 or 6 I have

something light like peaches or something.. I sent Penny

to the store yesterday to get me some more of those

Sara lee cheesecake bites.. They are SO Good- It maybe

is a good thing they were out cuz I probly woulda ate

them in 2 nights too.. Talk about good.. MMMM Try them

they are REALLY tasty.. fattening chair shrinkers, I

know Raife :-) but I don't care.. They was GOOD :-)

Time to eat and then sew for a while then TV and down

for the day... I don't stay online very long past 2 or 3

unless I have a pre arrangement for a chat.. which I don't

mind.. with all the different time zones, most everyone I

know is on a different one, my son is 6 hrs ahead, Blue

in AU is 16 hours WAY ahead.. so I have to plan ahead for

those.. :-) The time has come to write 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...

~Slipper Socks~

There is Penny, my foot model :-) She came in today and

I showed her my slippersocks. She loves them, Dutch how

ever attacked them.. For some reason he didn't like them.

But they fit Penny perfectly and she liked how warm they

kept her feet.. Its like walking around in your socks really

but just warmer and better looking... :-) Look at how mad
Dutch is.. see his ears in that photo? :-)
She watched as I cut them out, then sewed them together

and handed them to her to try on for me.. I told her she

has to.. since shes the only one with feet here :-) From the

time I cut them out and sewed them together took about

half an hour. Doesn't take long, its only 3 pattern pieces.

I designed these my self, its my own pattern. I have it in

2 sizes, since polar fleece does stretch.. I have what I

just made as childs size, then the other I have it as adult,

I guess for a man I could go larger if they have big feet,

like someone I know :-)....
I gave that pair to Penny and told her she can advertise them

for me.. I figure a fair price is 6.00 a pair, you cant buy slippers

in the store for that, I know, we looked and the ones we saw

that I wanted for here to let company use so they can take off

their shoes, the cheapest ugly pair started at 10.oo... Plus mine

are washable.. which is a BIG plus..

Penny said she would like a pair for her grand daughter, so I

told her I can make a matching pair for them that I bet her

grand would like.. Penny agreed.. I am hoping to get some more

polar fleece in animal prints which really look cute... I told
Penny with her pants legs up she looks like an elf :-) She

laughed...

So I did accomplish something today and I am most pleased.

Plus Penny brought out my sewing drawer things and moved

the 2 extra dining chairs into the bedroom so its looking a lot

better.. When I get it all set I will take another photo.. But I

had to show you I DO know how to sew, and I plan to make a

few new SILK skirts .. I do need them you know :-)

What else I need is lunch, Penny cooked some 'springs' as I

call them which is really rotini.. I had sauce in the freezer,

so that worked out well for the springs and that's what my

late lunch is going to be.. I saw they have pork ribs on sale

and I love ribs with sauerkraut.. I havent had that in ages,

and it sure sounds good.. Penny is getting both for me today.

and that may be dinner tomorrow or may be I will wait and

make them when the boy can come over and eat.. Food always

makes you feel better.. Ribs and sauerkraut, specially mine

are one of Donnies favs.. And he needs cheering up..

Time to post and eat lunch and make another pair of slipper

socks.. So that means its time this SEWING 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...

~Making a Sewing Area~

I got up at 6 and guess what I have been doing all

day so far? Yup, playin in my kitchen and making a

nice sewing area.. I looked over my dining room chairs,

3 are ok, but 1 of them I'm afraid has seen its last

days.. When I was looking over my chairs I noticed

one of them the leg was sawed off.. It wasn't broken

the cut is too smooth.. why the leg would be cut off I

have no idea, but the thing is, it being cut off its still

level..and the other 3 legs are fine! But the way its

cut, its at an angle, the end is like a V . No one I know

has cut this and I KNOW my dad would never level

a chair by cutting it that way ! :-) No one would,, even

me I would never level a chair by cutting it that way,

so how it got cut like that I have NO idea... and its

one of the good chairs.. well 2 out of 3 aint bad .. I

don't expect a lot of company anyway, plus I have 4

card table chairs, but I was surprised to see that

leg cut like that and wonder why I never noticed it

before...
Donnie stepped off my living room as I couldn't find my

tape measure.. he has big feet and they are exactly a

foot long.. my living room from the front door to the

doorway going into the hall is 29 feet long.. The kitchen

is the same.. This is a big place I TOLD YOU!.... It could

easily have been made into 2 bedrooms or at least the

bathroom made bigger. Its quite small compared to the

rest of this place.. Its really great here..

When I sit here and look around at this new house, well

ok apartment, but its really like a house its so private.

I am just so pleased at how nice it is.. Everyone that

comes here compares this to that little house, which was

cute, but just not for me.. It could have been adapted,

but this one, except for the bathroom is really great.

To live in such a nice place just makes me feel better,

like when I get dressed up every day, when I look good,

I feel good.. Its amazing what clothes and your surroundings

can do to influence how you feel.. This place makes me feel

good and I cant say it often enough how grateful I am to

be here.. I cant wait for summer when anytime I want I can

open that door and just go outside all by my self.. THAT will

be a real blessing.. I will enjoy that.. specially if I can get a

little deck made out back and can sit out there like I used

to before.. at the condo with David, in my other life...

My lanai was one of my favorite spots.. I would sit out there

every day, early morning, to listen to the world waking up,

the sounds of the cars and the machinery at the factorys

a block away.. At Sunset was my most favorite time though.
Smell the grass from one of the neighbors cutting it.. or

see the kids riding their bikes down the road. Other than

those sounds that was all I would hear, the factorys had

closed and most of the cars had made that mad dash home

after work.. NOW was the time to wind down and just enjoy

being alive.. That's how it was for me when I sat outside..

and its gonna be that same way again.. I KNOW it... and I

cant wait.. :-)

I had left over meat pie today and it was better than it was

yesterday, The boy went home with out any leftovers which

I was surprised, but I didn't remind him either :-) Not saying

I didn't want him to have any of it but, well I love meat pie

too!. .Was so funny to watch and listen to Donnie eat it.. He

sat on the couch and all he would do to answer me when I

talked to him was nod his head.. and the only sound he made

was MMM MMM MMM... he liked the meat pie.. :-)

Time to eat and finish up in the kitchen before I run out of

steam for today that does happen to me once in a while.. So

while I still have a little get up and go I better Get UP and

GO! :-) First I hafta write my GORGEOUS WEEBLE
"G'day, G'day" cant close this without that... :-)

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...

~Finding Solutions~

Ive been working in my kitchen today to make a place

where I can sew. I hate when I have to put stuff away,

then drag it back out.. so I want to fix a corner of my

kitchen for sewing. I have come up with some good ideas,

but I cant TRY things here, then move them somewhere

else.. So like with every thing I have to have a plan of

attack.. My main problem, like I was discussing with a

friend about this.. my main problem is that I cant get

close enough to the table so that I don't have to lean

forward and put extra pressure on my stumps... That

is what makes them ache and makes sewing uncomfy...I
will find a solution.

With the arms on my chair, I cant get close enough. So

I thought if I take my manual chair out there, and take

the arms off of it I could transfer, yes, which I don't

really like but, I could get closer to the table with it.. I

could still maneuver anywhere in here since its my other

chair, say if I had to go and get something in the bed

room or somewhere I wouldn't have to get back into my

power chair to do that.. So this might work, but then again,

maybe NOT.. :-)

While I was filling my bobbins I was moving the foot pedal

different places to see what might work for me.. I took it

and I put it on the arm of my chair, and pushed it with

my elbow.. It worked great.. and it still gave me the use of

my hand.. I thought about a on off switch like that lady

said but I don't think I would like that at all.. But I think

putting it on my arm rest will work.. I have some Velcro

and I will make a strap to hold it on there, you know

clumsy me I will steady knock it off if I don't :-) But
I have tried it when I was winding the bobbins, and it

really works good.. So.. that's one thing about using my

manual if I take the arms off I wont have a place for

the foot pedal.. See? Aint nuthing just easy for me..

Joys of chair life :-)

I phoned my boy, he sounds so down in the dumps, I

feel really bad for him hes going thru some seriously

hard times and I sure wish I could help him.. I asked

if he had anything planned for today and he said no,

so I invited him over and he will be here a little later

on. I am going to make a meat pie to surprise him and

hopefullly that will make him feel better.. He knows I

love him dearly and will do what ever I can to help..

But hes the one that will have to do it.. I cant fix his

problems.. only help... It will all work out I have faith

in him... hes a good man..

Well I am off to play with my machine some more, I

dug out all the quilting stuff I have salvaged and I

have 3 quilts all set and just need sewn together.. I

might start on one.. So until tomorrow this GRATEFUL

for her sewing machine 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...

~ A Great Gift~

I got a great birthday gift with the help of a dear friend.

A new sewing machine. Isnt it great? I love it.. and

of course I have already sewn with it.. I am so pleased

to have it and have started to figure out a way to move

my kitchen around so I can make a nice sewing area.

As big as my kitchen is I would have lots of room.. I

have my chairs out there that match my table, and they

are just not any good and I think to repair them would

be too costly. So I think I will just get rid of them. They

are NOT safe to sit on at all..the glue has gone and they

are falling apart.. They have been bad for a long time..

and being in the basement for the past 2 years didn't

help them and made them worse..

When I was with David I had my table and chairs in the

kitchen and I knew which ones were not trustworthy

to sit on, some how David moved them around- when his

brother came over he gave the wrong one to Mark

to sit on.. It was ok for a while.. then all of a sudden we

hear this LOUD CRAAACCKKKKK.. and saw Mark hit

the floor, the chair had totally fallen apart.. We all

laughed, Mark didn't hurt himself and I told Mark

his brother gave him that chair deliberately so we

could watch him hit the floor :-) We all needed a

good laugh :-) he wasn't really pleased with that..

But it was funny :-)

I did that once my self.. not with these dining room

chairs though.. I was in my house in Elkhart and I

had these bucket chairs on coasters that rolled

around.. I had a huge fish tank in the kitchen, that

was by my chair.. I loved to sit there and watch the

fish.. I had all kinds, my favorites were the black

molleys, they had babies as often as guppies.. Which

was fun to watch.. well not when the big fish ate them

tho. :-(....


I was sitting there leaning to one side to see the far

side of the tank because one of the fish had babies

and I wanted to see where they were hiding and maybe

I could save some of them before they got eaten.. Well,

I'm leaning WAYYYYY over the arm of the chair.. I didn't

take the time to MOVE the chair closer.. Willie now, is

sitting in the living room watching TV.. The next thing I

know is I'm hitting the floor looking up at Willie.. He has

this look of total AWE on his face as he laughs at me

and says "WHAT the HELL are you DOING?" I laughed

and told him "Looking for fish". :-) I didn't break any

thing but I sure felt stupid.. :-) We both laughed... The

look on Willies face was priceless but he said the same

thing about the confused look on MINE!! :-)

Penny came today and we washed up some of the material

that was in the basement and some the smell didn't come

out.. but some, the smell is gone.. I'm pleased.. I already

have some quilt tops ready to put together from before

and I may work on them .. I am so pleased to be able to

sew again.. Time to post and eat lunch.. and SEW ! :-)

This GRATEFUL 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...

~Icicles~

I was looking out the side windows in the kitchen,

where I can see the other side of this duplex. Its a

L shaped one and I have the flat bottom part of the L.

The other part is 2 bedrooms.. I took a photo to show

the icicles that are hanging over there and probly what

the ones on my side looked like from outside. I should

have had Penny take a photo from outside. But you see

they go from the roof edge all the way to the ground..

I see some icicles hanging from some other houses but

not to the ground like here.. I do plan to mention it to

Joe.. Ive still not heard from Joe or Carl as to when

they plan to do the bathroom door.. Soon I hope, but I

guess this weather doesn't help.. I sure don't want them

cutting wood in here.. I would go nutz with the mess

THAT would make.. and if its not a day when Penny comes,

well that would NOT be good at all.. You Know me I would

Still try to clean it up.. And for me to get out that beast

of a vacuum cleaner, well it beats ME up! Wears me out..

But I sure will be glad when its done.. then its one, well

ok 9 less transfers a day for me.. No, I don't potty that

much but.. if I drink too much coffee.. well.. then it could

be that many times :-)
While I was in the kitchen of course I had to raise the

blind for the boy, If I don't he will crawl right thru it

and the slats on a mini blind being plastic, well, he breaks

them.. So I opened it and while I was looking at the icicles

I heard Dutch start to squeek and meow. I looked out the

window too and saw a whole bunch of HUGE black birds

out in the drive way.. He scared them so I only got a photo

of one of them.. I think they are Ravens.. just huge birds..

My ex father in law, David's dad, Norm.. always wanted a

pet blackbird, because they say you can teach them to talk.
They are very smart birds.. He never did get one but he had

a few wild ones that would come right up to him.. He had a

nice deck on the back of his house and he would put food

there for them and sit and wait for them to come and eat.

Gradually as the days went by, he moved closer and closer

to the bird food.. Soon he was hand feeding these huge

birds.. Crows I guess they really are.. Raven just sounds more

better than crow... He had a good time with those birds..

I forgot to phone R & R this morning, I didn't remember till

I started to write this.. So, needless to say, I am posting

this and going to phone R & R.. I still would rather my son

come and fix this chair ..but hes a tad far away :-) So hope

fully the supply place can.. I HOPE I don't have to get a

doctors permit for this too.. :-) Time to post and eat lunch.

I froze some spaghetti sauce and I have some linguini pasta

and that's my dinner today.. This GORGEOUS WEEBLE
wishes you a "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....

~Was a Great Day~

What a great birthday yesterday. It was one of the

best Ive had. I got so many cards in the mail the mail

was all in a bundle with a rubber band around them. I

was most pleased... Thank you so much.. Even though I

didn't get the cards till today still made yesterday a

good day.. I was sitting watching TV seeing what the

first lady wore for her evening gown.. I wasn't very

impressed.. She could have done better I think.. But

anyway, while I was watching this, my phone rang and

it was my SON!, Richard. NOW, how great is that to

hear from BOTH of my boys on my birthday.. THAT

made it so very special..

He and I had a wonderful talk and they are all fine.

Said he was enjoying his Christmas present of a 42

inch TV.. THAT has to be like being at the movies.. I

bet I could read the info on that :-) I cant on my 19.

When I want to see what it is I'm watching if I click

on the info button it shows on the screen but its so

small, unless I am right up next to it.. I cant read it.

It was so good to talk to him.. Hes very nice and I

told him about the trouble I'm having with my joy

stick or what ever you call it.. that swings away to

the side...

Mine is on the right side, and I have run into things

so hard its bent up.. and maybe that's what makes

it so loose. But if I go to push the little stick up

thing to the right, just the slightest pressure will

make that swing away joystick arm go off to the

side..and then.. BOOM!~ I run into the door facing

or wall or what ever.. He said it can be fixed.. I

wish he would come here and fix it for me.. :-) I

will call R & R and see what I have to do to get it

checked out.. but for safety reasons AND to save

the wear and tear on these doorways It needs

to be looked at.. :-)

I have decided to re arrange things in my bedroom

AND in here AND in the kitchen.. My kitchen is so

huge, I am going to make this wall here by the hall

door that corner I am going to make into a sewing

area.. I think it would work out fine.. I want to move

this computer desk down by the windows in the corner

and I want to move the dresser in the bedroom over

by the wardrobe and put the TV on it.. THEN move

the bed up into the corner and it would put it by 2

walls in there, something like I had it at the apartment.

A wall on 2 sides is easier for me.. I am not sure if

Penny and I can move this desk, but I know I can, just

my self, move the stuff in the bedroom, IF I take the

drawers out of the dresser and I could move the bakers

rack in the kitchen IF I take the stuff off of it.. This

power chair is very powerful.. and if I push just right

with it I can move most anything and its not ME doing

it I'm just driving my chair, and using its power.. But I

think it would be a lot better in here... I knew it would

take awhile to get things where I want them . :-)

Where I want to be right now is out in the kitchen having

my late lunch.. I got the rest of the quarters for my

collection and I want to put them into the book too.. So,

I need to post this and go EAT... You know what comes

now... Oh, first, Mary... my dear special friend.. you are

SO sweet.. Thank you for the lovely and FUNNY cards!

One she sent said "Know what your getting for your

birthday?".. Inside it said... "OLDER"! :-D I laughed..

Thanks Mary... :-) NOW 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...