~Busy Week~

Rebecca called and changed her appointment to Friday,

which is good..This is turning out to be such a hectic

week... Erica phoned yesterday from the clinic to tell

me I have to go and have blood work done before they

will transfer my prescriptions up here. So THEN, I

had to call COA to set up a ride... Of course no one was

there that could set it up, so I had to wait for them

to call me back to see when they could come and get

me..

All in all, so far, COA will be here Thursday at 10 and

we will ride into the lab in 3 Rivers.. JUST so they can

draw blood.. 30 mile drive, cuz there is no place here

to do it.. Well its either going to 3 Rivers or to Sturgis.

I guess my clinic isnt set up to go to the lab at the hospital

in Coldwater, IF there is one there.. I don't KNOW if

theres one there ! :-) Its only 15 miles away.. Joys of

country living.. :-) I like it though, it should be a nice

drive back there since the leaves are starting to change.

Plus they will let Mark ride with me and he can see the

countryside, it was dark when he got here. I think its

Mildred that will be coming, I like her, shes used to me..

So, that trip will take up most of Thursday and then on

Friday both Rebecca's will be here at 10... I sure stay

busy :-) It was so cold in here this morning we had to

turn on the heat.. I sure dreaded that.. This is so early

to have to turn it on.. but it was REALLY cold.. and I

cant stand it real cold makes my shoulders and arms

ache even more.. I know my arms are really achy today,

but Ive used them more...

I helped Penny put the cover back over my wheel chair

and clean out some stuff from the fridge, now typing

this.. I think I will be just about done using them for

a while that's how bad they ache.. Right above the

elbow to by the wrist.. and they hurt... Only way I can

ease them is to just let them hang.. Always something..

Donnie stopped by last night and we all had the best

time.. Laughed and of course fed Donnie.. We had some

leftover bean soup and the bread, Mark heated it up

and gave Donnie a big bowl of it with about 3 slices of

bread.. He sounded like I did when I had some.. every

other spoonful he said "M M M" :-)

My arms have just about given up and I havta close this

for today.. This GORGEOUS WEEBLE is done typin...

well ... except for my "I SHALL RETURN!"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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....

~Travis Day~

Another rainy cold windy ickky day.. And I woke up in a bad

mood.. Was a bit of a strenuous day yesterday, that I wont

go into details, but it was...Hopefully it will straighten out.

If I have any say about it, it will... :-) Travis came today

and we talked about CMH again. And the 2 Rebeccas that

are coming tomorrow, the one is the person Travis told me

about 2 weeks ago that Doug wanted me to see concerning

my finances and the increase in this grant.. I guess they

didn't figure I would make the connection as it being the

same person.. The 2 Rebeccas will be here tomorrow at 9.
This should prove most interesting.. :-)

THEN I called my Drs office and asked that they transfer

my meds up here to the drug store.. Well this morning Erica

phoned me and said I will have to go and have some blood

work done before they will renew them.. Which means a trip

all the way back into 3 Rivers to the hospital there so they

can draw blood.. I am NOT thrilled about that at all.. They

can only draw blood from the base of my thumb.. Doesn't

really hurt but bruises it up pretty bad. At least they can

draw it there, I HOPE.. the way my thumbs have been hurting

they may not be able to if the veins hide... So hopefully they

can draw me.. I dread it though.. This week is turning out

to be VERY stressful.. Lots going on and well ... I will have

just remember to count to 10 and just get everything done

that I need to.... Seems always something...

Ive been extremely tired lately which I know part is from

stress with all that is going on but I think part is cuz my

thyroid is off... I did dig out my BP cuff though and took

my blood pressure, which was a tad high.. 163/106 .. The

normal is 120/80. The bottom number is how long your

heart is resting between beats, and mine is not resting

as much as it should.. This IS a low reading for me really.

Well the top number, the bottom is high.. but It will come

down.. Once I get all my stress factors straight and once

I think that this week is done.. So.. just time.. which heals

everything.. :-)


Other than that its kinda ok.. Things are falling into place

slow but sure.. Just a matter of time... Speaking of time..

well its LUNCH time and POST time which means its

GORGEOUS WEEBLE WARNING TIME :-) "I SHALL
Return !" :-)


Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~Explosive!~ :-)

My pine tree in the back yard is losing its needles and

what a mess out there, needles EVERYWHERE! I didn't

know they shed like this.. Only the one... not both.. but

they are different, pines yes, but different variety..

woke to rain and cold and windy and I sure can tell

it.. I ache and my stumps feel almost explosive :-)
That's a good way to really describe how they feel-

sometimes when the weather is bad or there is a

change.. They feel so swollen and tight, that I think

if I stuck a pin in one I might take off like a balloon

when you let go of it and it flies around the room!
:-) Now, THAT would be hilarious.. very dangerous

TOO ! :-) But that is a very good word to describe

how they feel...

The subject of phantoms has come up again and I

was discussing them.. I think, none of us that has

to endure phantoms is an expert, not even a Dr. How

can they be ? If they have never experienced it.. I

have been an amputee now for a long time. My last,

amputation of my left leg was November of 2001..
I will have been like this for 8 years pretty soon..

And I cannot still claim to be an expert on them.

They change so much.. I think as the time goes on

that that is entirely possible because I am changing,

getting older plus my activity will change as I get

older ... But I still cant claim to be an expert.. Nor

do I give advice to anyone on how to handle them.

There IS no set way , at least for me anyway, BUT

then.. NO ONE is like this GORGEOUS WEEBLE :-)

Penny came today and we are all clean and ready for

another week.. No set plans, so far... but things can

change in a matter of minutes.. so.. NO telling what is

ahead.. only thing I KNOW is ahead, is LUNCH ! :-)

SO... you KNOW what that means.. Time to post this

and to warn ya again.... "I shall return!" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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..

~Nice Dinner Today~ :-)

Homemade Bean Soup and fresh Hawaiian Sweet Bread

is what is on the menu for today and it sure smells good

in here :-) Dug out the bread machine and the crock pot

and now its just a matter of time waiting for the bread

to get done... I called and invited Donnie and John for

dinner too. I guess John is a permanent resident at

Donnies.. He wasn't sure if they could make it or not,

Donnie has so much stuff to do on his days off that

I guess the kid really DOESNT have a day off... He

said he worked 52 hours last week, not counting his

2 side jobs.. Donnie stays busy.. :-) I do hope he can

come up though Ive not seen him since he delivered

Mark and that was on the 11th ! :-)

I had planned, well, considered, going outside and

tagging along on Marks evening walks.. Its such a

gloomy day and we are sposta have rain today...So

I may not venture out... The treads on these tires

are so deep that I don't want to go out if the ground

is ickky.. If I tracked something in here, like grass

or what ever in just a matter of seconds Dutch would

sniff it out to find it and eat it.. Then of course he

would THEN throw up.. I cannot have any kind of plant

or grass or even bugs in here cuz that cat will eat them.

LB is not like that, hes so picky. A big Garfield :-)

Steve came over yesterday and visited for quite awhile

gave us all the scoop on all the neighbors, since he has

lived here for 8 years.. I guess there has been a big

turnover of unsavory people that Joe has rented this

apartment to before me...So Steve and Lisa both are

glad to see that I wont pose any kind of problem for

them OR Joe.. He said Joe and his wife Karen are

very nice people and if I had any kind of problem he

knows Joe would fix it.. He also did say he was going

over there today and will put in a good word for me

about the deck, since apparently that MENNONITE

Church did NOT keep their word..

I had thought about calling, but decided not to.. If that

church cant keep their word Its best not dealings with

them then, I will make some other arrangements to try

to get a deck if Joe, which I kinda think he will, wont

build one for me... Just take time.. And if I don't get one

well, its not the end of the world.. I still have my front

door..So as long as I can get out one of them I'm ok...

Well my arms are telling me enuff typin for a while so

I am gonna post this and wait for the good food to

finish cooking :-) I hope you are having a good week

end and this GORGEOUS WEEBLE says again... "I

SHALL RETURN!" ;-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? Luv 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....

~Ramp Guys Walking~

I saw the ramp guy come home yesterday from I think,

Therapy, since his friend in the blue truck was with him.

I saw him go up the ramp and couldn't help but notice

how he walked with his new prosthetic.. He did good..but

I noticed how tenderly he walked as though it really hurt

him.. For as long as hes been an amputee, which I don't

think its been very long....he is doing good..

A few days back I saw him go up and down the stairs and

he did quite well.. and I would think the steps would be

harder to do than the ramp.. But then I have NO idea, I

have never tried a prosthetic.. and I don't want to.. Ever

since I became an amputee I have never desired to have

them.. This is me, and I have No Legs, fake legs are ok

for some that are very athletic. Ive talked to many amputees

that DO have prosthetics and many many of them don't use

them and they are sitting in their closets.

I remember one lady that was a amputee, she worked in an

office that was mainly men, this lady felt she HAD to have

the prosthetics to be able to maintain her same status with

her male co-workers, which to me, well I don't see where

it would make a difference, but many feel it does.. Myself

I'm of the opinion that If someone doesn't like the way I

look, don't look at me.. This is me, I like me, no matter what

I look like on the outside.. Its whats on the inside that counts.

I have a very special friend and today is his birthday,

I wish you a very special day to a very special man.. I hope

your birthday is the best you have had and you have MANY

more.. :-) Happy Birthday D... :-)

Well time to get Mark around to fixing lunch for us.. What

I have NO idea.. it will be good I have NO doubt.. So...

That means its Time for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE to

warn ya "I SHALL return!!"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~Almost The Week End~ :-)

Penny came today and we are all clean for the week end. There really isnt a huge lot for her to do since Mark is helping to keep things in order. Plus we arent very messy. Gloomy ickky day again but no rain in sight which is ok. And I am enjoying this cooler temperatures.. Means no AC on OR heat.. :-) which IS a good thing... the sun does come out off and on... which is nice... I hope its a nice week end for those that work all week and look forward to playin all week end :-) Although MOST do more work on the week ends than they do during the week! :-) Home Work takes up alot of time too! :-) No plans for the week end other than to make plans for what we need to do next week.. Which right now isnt a lot. Ive still not heard from Rebecca so I sure hope she is ok. They say 'no news is good news', but I don't sometimes agree with that :-) Cuz I know when Ive not heard and when I finally do sometimes I don't like what I hear! :-) Speaking of hearing, I think I am slowly going deaf.. :-) really, I cant hear worth a crap.. I KNOW Mark and Penny are tired of me saying "WHAT?" every time they say something to me...My right ear is worse than my left..I found that out with my telephone :-) My sister has a couple hearing aids that I might borrow just to try one out.. She says they will drive you crazy cuz you hear EVERY single sound that's made around you... She wore hers to church one Sunday and Shirley said a lady there was quietly just playing with a cellophane wrapper from a peppermint and the constant sound was maddening.. She said she took that hearing aid out and not put it back into her ear!... I get tired of saying "What?" though.. I told Penny and Mark they will BOTH have to SPEAK UP! This GORGEOUS WEEBLE is DEEF !! :-) Aint I just something? I mean, I'm in bad shape here :-) Deaf, half blind, no legs, sheesh.. Oh well.. I'm still breathin and that's the main thing :-) Well its time to get something done for today, we have no plans.. YET.. So that means its POST TIME! and time for my daily warning "I shall return". :-) Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? Luv ya and Thanks! Always, Lois **** "God Bless You" is my prayer today, I'm honored to cal you Friend.. I pray the Lord will keep you safe, Until I write again.. .

~Geese~

The photos of the geese is so nice, one that Mark took

last night on his walk.. Geese are everywhere and they

are not shy, you have some bread crumbs, they will come

right up to you. I did see another V formation, honking

and all, go over this morning... Fall is in the air, the leaves

are coming down already and on the ground.. specially from

the white birch over in Carls yard..
I was surprised to notice that my honeysuckle is blooming

again! The bees are just swarming the hummer feeder, I'm

wondering if that is keeping them away.. Ive not seen them

in a while... They may migrate south like lots of birds and

lots of people do in the winter, close up their houses and

head south .. most that I knew went to Florida.. My parents

never did, even though quite a few family went for the

winter and begged them to come too.. But they didn't mind

the snow, they found something to do.. It was nothing to

still have a picnic even if snow was a foot deep.. If they

spotted a clear picnic table the lunch was on.. Sometimes

they just brought their own table..:-)
I might tag along with Mark on one of his walks.. I will

make sure I am all powered though.. My chair seems to

need recharged more often lately and I'm wondering do

chargers wear out? Where they don't charge anymore?
The batteries, there are 2 on this chair.. ya, High Voltage

here :-) I'm charged :-) But, my batteries, new ones, were

put in shortly after I moved in here.. so they shouldn't be

worn out .. at least I don't think so.. I should find out..., I

wouldn't really worry about running out of charge if I did

go out as long as someone is with me, this chair is pushable

too, but not by me, I can reach the tires but I don't think

I could handle turning them by hand :-) THAT would be

MOST hard to do... But someone else could push this chair

if need be... So far that's not happened...
No plans for today, no appointments either. Ive not heard

from Rebecca which I don't know whether to worry or not.

When she was here last she wasn't feeling well so I hope

shes ok.. Id hate to lose her as a caseworker.. specially with

all this rent increase still up in the air and not settled.. I

don't like changing horses mid stream so to speak.. :-) OH!!!
My birdwatcher friend said I was right!!! :-) the bird was a

woodpecker ! :-) I thought it was... Glad to know for sure

though... :-)

Time to discuss todays food menu and get something done.

Ive not heard from that church nor have I called.. I just

don't know what to do really I hate to nag these people..

specially since I didn't ask them or am paying them to do

that deck.. I will just wait and see if they will keep their

promise.. I hope they do.. but if they don't , perhaps I

can still get one made somehow.. :-)


Post Time ! GORGEOUS WEEBLE Warning Time!! :-)
"I shall return !" :-)


Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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 ....

~Photos of the Lake~

Mark took a walk yesterday and came back with some

great photos of the lake. Its such a pretty one.. Lots

of cottages and some beautiful houses.. Its a year

round lake which just means its accessible all year

long, not just summer... Some lakes or houses are

only summer places and some roads with only summer

houses they don't bother to plow during the winter.
I fell asleep early last night, but, I did see part of that

Gordon Ramsey show, Hells Kitchen, only reason they

call it that is cuz he GIVES everyone hell in there. I

would NEVER take the crap he gives out just to be a

cook at a famous restaurant. Just goes to show you

what some people will take. quite a few though don't

take his rudeness and swearing at them and will walk

out. THATS what I would do...
I looked up the number for that Mennonite church that

said they would be here Saturday, but I havent called

them.... YET.... I may later today... I thought they would

keep their word.. Or at least phone and tell me they

changed their minds about building a deck for me. This

is NOT very good showing on their part.. If they changed

their minds about it all they had to do was tell me.. This

sort of thing upsets me, just like when someone I have

been in contact with for ages just ups and stops contact

for no rhyme or reason.. I HATE that.. and that happens

too often and I still have NO idea why... OR what I have

said or done to cause it.. But I will find out about this

deck just so I can stop worrying about it..
Its a rainy damp and dull day, I sure can tell too, cuz I

feel achey and I woke up with such a headache today

that is almost making my eyes cross... It comes and goes.

The humidity has been very high which I can tell too..

Both stumps feel pressurized I guess would be a good

description.. Like the Goodyear Blimp :-) The left one

sure looks like it !! :-)

Penny came today and we are all squeaky clean. I asked

how the kittie is, well the Mom.. Penny said she goes

around meowing like shes calling her babies.. Poor thing.

She knows.. Animals are very sensitive I think, and can

feel emotion just like us. My boys are getting so spoilt

with all the extra attention theyre getting from Mark.

They LOVE it.. He steady plays with Dutch and the lazer,

which is the boys favorite toy .. :-) LB he will follow Mark

around then fall down in front of him, roll onto his back

more or less waiting for Mark to rub his belly :-)

Time to post and try to get rid of this headache.. Plus I

am a tad hungry maybe eating something will help to get

rid of it...Worth a try :-) So ... that means... Post time,

and time for my daily warning... "I SHALL return!!"...

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~Name The Bird~ :-)

There was a bird out in the yard last nite and I kinda

think it was a woodpecker. I looked thru my book and

that was the closest I could find to this bird..It had a

red spot on the back of his neck and had like a black

half round shape on his chest.
I watched him through the binoculars and his, well,

maybe hers, feathers were like a woodpeckers, black

but kinda outlined in gray.. Beautiful bird. How I happened

to notice is that he was hopping around kinda like a robin

but he was bigger so I got my trusty nocs to see just

what it was.. What ya think it is??
I have a friend, well the one that sent me the birdbook,

Ive sent the pictures on and perhaps it can be identified..

I just like to know.. The two bluejays have been here

quite often.. I havent seen the hummers much though, but

as fast as these leaves are dropping and changing maybe

they migrate? I dunno :-)
I saw one of the boys across the field, well the ones with

the 2 black labs, he was out there in his chair sitting then

when he stood up I saw he had a bow in his hands. He took

a few shots and went in.. But it reminded me that soon will

be hunting season.. Small game, then deer. David was an

avid hunter. He loved it.. I have been looking for a photo I

had of him in his hunting get up but I think I gave it to him.

I made all of his, cuz he HAD to match... :-) He was as bad

as me when it came to matching hunting gear.. I guess there

are deer police that if you don't wear all matching hunting

clothes you maybe get a ticket :-)
My Dad was a hunter too.. He loved small game which he only

hunted Grouse or Partridge as we called it.. Good eatin let me

tell you.. I have a recipe for it that would knock your socks

off its so good.. First time I fixed Partridge for David he

really enjoyed it. Of course I used my moms recipe...Dad, he

hunted deer too.. which I like venison.. mainly the ground

meat or sausage from it though or the back straps.. :-)


I always get to writing about food it seems :-) I guess cuz

by the time I finish writing and posting this I'm always a

tad hungry.. My son made perogies yesterday that were so

good I did the same thing.. All I said was "M M M". I'm

getting spoilt here having a cook :-) But this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE sure is enjoying it :-) Warning time "I shall be

back!" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~I Dunno~

I'm sitting here at my computer not knowing what to

write about.. Things are running smooth and I don't

want to say its dull cuz I LOVE it when there is no

drama... :-) We did get some bad news when Penny

got here though, ALL 6 of her baby kitties have

died.. That's so sad... They were doing so good then

bam, they died, one by one.. We talked about it and

blamed it on perhaps the babies had worms.. You

cant worm a kittie though not before 6 weeks and I

guess they just werent strong enough, its sad tho..

Woke to rain today, all dark and gloomy but its not

cold or anything. Its not that bad a day... Other than

having a problem deciding what to write about and

what we are going to eat today that's the only issues

we have to deal with.. :-) Well I AM going to call that

church or Kathy and find out why they said they

would be here Saturday to build that deck for me.. I

find that quite rude and surprised at the MENNONITES

that they have not kept their word, when I have heard

they were people of honor.. I phoned Joe and they have

NOT contacted him either, so...they have just NOT kept

their word all the way around.. Quite disappointing.. :-(

I bet I woke up at least every 2 hours last night and I

think its the same thing, I am drinking too much before

I go to bed.. I need to slow down by at least 6. Or just

not drink at all after 6... Getting up that many times just

makes me more tired and I'm tired all the next day then.
I feel like I didn't sleep at all...And I HATE that.. Plus

this rainyness doesn't help...

Penny came today and restocked the boys food, even

the price of it has gone up... The prices in this little

Village Market store are outrageous on some things...

Meijers is cheaper.. Save A Lot is even cheaper. I

miss that box of food, it made a big difference..
Penny is good at keeping an eye on the price of stuff

which makes it better and she will go to which ever

store, but there is only the one here.


I did send a email to my case worker asking for help

in getting a water purifier for my kitchen faucet.. I

cant drink the water here.. It is so bleachy you can

actually smell it at times its so strong.. plus it tastes

ickky.. So I have to buy water for coffee or for

cooking and its over a dollar a gallon.. So.. I thought

one attached to my sink would be better.. cheaper

in the long run. So, I'm hoping I hear back from her

that perhaps DHS will get one for me.. If not I will

save up for one...I use water to fill up my bottles

of water for my kool aid. I hope I hear from her

soon.. I emailed her Friday, so give her a few days.

I don't hear from her I will phone- :-)

Its time to stop typin, my arms are aching and I

am a tad hungry.. Weve not decided for sure what

to have today, perhaps Perogies..........:-) So. I am

off to find out... But first I gotta put my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE warning of " I shall return!"


Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~Hes a GOOD Cook!~ :-)

PIZZA!!!!! :-)

There is what Mark made us for dinner yesterday,

it was as good as it looks too.!. I am most impressed

with my sons cooking talents :-) It was delicious.

Today we will have whats left.. And that will be when

I finish posting this! :-) Looking at that photo makes

my stomach growl :-) Just like it did yesterday waiting

for that to cook.. the smell was WONDERFUL ! :-) I

did the same thing with each bite, I said "M M M " :-)
I watched as Carl and Joyce are getting their house

ready for winter. They took the air conditioner out

of the window. Ive heard quite a few predict a really

bad winter this year. Already having seen 2 big flocks

of geese fly over in their famous V formation makes

me think it will be an early winter too.
The old wives tale is to watch the squirrels. If you see

them super busy gathering nuts and seeds, that's a sign

as well.. The next few days are supposed to be cool and

rainy, which , yes, I sure can tell.. Moreso in my arms

than my stumps although they are very achy today and

feel, well its hard to describe.. Like they are very taught,

the skin feels tight, but when I touch them they feel like

they always do.. Well no that's not true either, as time

has gone on they feel softer and not as firm, which with

not walking, is expected... But I can tell the weather is

changing by my body :-)
I think a lot of the arm ache which is aggravated by

what I do, typing mainly... but I have arthritis in both

arms and across my shoulders.. I was told that years

ago by the Dr in Green Bay. She diagnosed that and

predicted because the arthritis was so bad in my feet

that within 10 years I would be in a wheelchair.. and

this was in 91, so she was right on , but I wasn't in

a chair because of arthritis.. that was cured when they

cut my legs off :-) So , I guess her prediction sorta

was right.. :-)
I called Joe yesterday to find out if he has heard from

Adam, the man that was here from the Menonite Church

that offered to build a deck and ramp for me.. Hes not

heard from them and I havent either... I am really

surprised they didn't let me know something, especially

him saying he, well they would be here yesterday.. If I

don't hear today I will call them, I have their number on

my caller ID....... But I am a bit disappointed, they could

have called to tell me something..........


We have no plans for today, Mark has been a great help

especially since my arms are aching so bad. The things

I did to kinda ease it up for Penny I'm not able to do, so

hes pitched in... which I appreciate.. Plus he knows its

not Pennys job to clean up after him, she doesn't mind,

but, like I told Mark, hes not company. so..... hes pitching

in.. hes a good kid.. :-) The boys sure are enjoying the

extra attention. They follow him around like a puppy :-)

I think he kinda likes them too :-)

Time for this ACHEY GORGEOUS WEEBLE to follow too,

right on out to the kitchen :-) Some great left overs out

there, Wanna come join us ? :-) Time to post and warn ya,

"I shall return!!!"... :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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.....

Fair Time~

HumHim is back. look at the wings. Pretty neat I think :-)

This coming week end is the St. Joe County fair. Its

held in Centreville.. About 15 miles or so down the

road.. Over yonderway :-) Not far.. The last time I

went to the fair was the Elkhart County fair in

Indiana.. Was huge, David, his brother, his brothers

wife and I decided to go to the that fair.. Was a

nice warm Saturday we decided to go.. Sort of last

minute just for something to do.. Plus we talked about

the good food we knew was there which was a BIG
help in our decision to go.. We had a good time, kinda...

I enjoy the rides that are on the ground.. Those that

take you up in the air, l don't do those.. however, all

the others wanted to go on the Ferris wheel which

was one of those double kind that takes you up even

higher than the single wheel ones.. well no I think

they have that massively huge one in the UK that,

well, I wouldn't get on that one either, its bigger.


In the spirit of having fun, I gave in and we got our

seats, David and I, his brother and his wife took

the next one.. I think it maybe went around one full

time before I started to feel really bad, I closed my

eyes so I wouldn't see any thing and maybe the bad

feeling would ease up.. About that time David decided

to be smart, well- really stupid, and he started to rock

the seat, which, made it ALOT worse for me.. I think

about then is when I turned green... :-)

I didn't dare open my mouth to say anything I just

tried to motion to him to STOP ROCKING THE
SEAT! Just as he turned to see what was wrong, I

got violently sick , all over him, the seat, and the

timing was perfect, and I got his brother, as their

seat was right below :-) That is the LAST time I

rode the Ferris wheel ! :-) But I wouldn't mind

going to the fair again.. I just don't know if it is

wheel chair accessible.. I would think it would be..

But then again... lots of places arent even though

it is the law now..so perhaps it is..

When I was in the HellHome, the activites director

asked me to help some other ladies to make a quilt..
We worked on it for weeks.. I had a photo but I cant

find it.. The quilt turned out just beautiful in fact we

won 2nd prize for it.. It may still be hanging over there

in the dining room. They had a special patch made with

our names on it.. which I imagine the other ladies are

gone by now.. that was 8 years ago.. Sure doesn't seem

that long, like only yesterday...

We are having pizza today, my son is making his famous

homemade kind.. I am most anxious to taste it. Mark

liked my meat pie I made yesterday for us... it turned

out really good.. Well . its past post time and plus my

arms are aching already just from writing this little

bit.. so I have to stop for a while.. Then I have some

emails to catch up on.. So... This GORGEOUS WEEBLE

is off to do something.. I am waiting to hear from the

guy that is going to do the deck, Ive not heard anything.

I sure hope they havent changed their minds! Today

isnt over yet so there is still time.. :-) NOW .. its time

for my warning ... "I WILL be back !" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? luv 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...

~Fall Is Startin~ :-(

I do believe fall has started... You can feel it... It was

really cool this morning, down in the 40's.. I love the

fall, but it seems as though summer has just flown by.

The time is going so fast its amazing.. Mark has been

here a week already and it seems only yesterday I

found them... yet its been over a year now.. Mark is

such a sweet guy and so much like his GORGEOUS
"Mum" as he calls me, I am so not used to it that

sometimes it catches me off guard and I don't

answer, I'm so used to Gran ! :-) Plus the last one to

call me Mom or Mother, was Kimmie, bless her heart.

I miss her... Kelli's mom..she died in '89...
Mark took my camera yesterday and went for a

walk and came back with some great photos of the

bigger of the 2 lakes here, Palmer Lake.. which we

find pretty neat since that's his last name ! Even

has a street named that.. :-) He found a nice spot

to take pictures of it.. He did good. Well its easy

to take nice photos of a pretty place... :-)
He spotted some trees that are already changing

too.. I noticed over by Carls one of his maples, up

at the top is changing already, mine probly is too,

but I cant see the top of it :-) Not from inside

here anyway...
Today I made meat pie.. Mark being from the UK

knows what a pasty is.. this is just a version of it,

just put into a pan with the crust on top.. Over the

week end hes going to make a pizza for us.. Yesterday

Mark made some potato pancakes and Swiss steak, I

ate the pancake first saying "MMM" after every bite..

Hes a good cook, and LIKES to cook :-) They say the

apple doesn't fall far from the tree :-) I wish Richard

could be here too. I sure would enjoy that... Ive not

heard from him since mothers day which its been quite

awhile.. . When hes ready he will write I hope.. I AM

hoping he will come to see Mark... They havent seen

each other in a few years.. Richard and their Dad are

welcome to come here to see Mark, and I hope they

will :-)
Time to post this and get something done today.. I

still try to stay busy, my arms have been aching so

bad lately, right now, just from this short bit of

writing theyre throbbing from just above the elbow

to the tips of my fingers, which 3 of them are sound

asleep.. :-) my body parts sleep more than I do :-)

WARNING TIME :-) "I shall return!!" :-)

Y'all have a good one now , Y'hear? luv 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...