~Happy New Year!~

On the countdown to starting another year. I

am starting it off just about the same as last

year.. Ive not heard back from Rebecca about

my rent increase. I doubt it will be settled THIS

year and this drama will carry over to this new

one.. not by my choice. As of right now, my rent

has increased, my gas bill has increased and my

monthly income has DECREASED by almost 120

dollars a month.. Everyone's social security and

ssi has decreased, my sisters has by 13 dollars,

mine has decreased 6 dollars, PLUS the medicare

premium of 110.50 a month.. This isnt a WIN

situation..


I did talk to a friend who's medicare premium

is less than mine and has more income. I called

and found out that it depends what plans you

have is what determines your premium. I am

still hoping the state will help me with that. I

have heard two different stories as everyone

has different plans, like plan a or plan b... I

honestly cannot tell you what plans I have. They

sent me 2 huge booklets.. OVER an inch thick

to read all about medicare.. and then they wonder

why social security is broke... These booklets are

just useless- to me anyway, I'm not gonna sit and

read all that, not when I can just call and ask some

one... :-) Reading a lot gives me a headache anyway!

But its easier to call and TALK to someone and

ask.. well, that is if you can make it thru the phone

systems. I wont do the recorded thing to give

info.. I just keep pressing 0, they finally get the

message and connect you with someone.. :-)

I have no plans and I know when the clock hits

midnight I will more'n likely be sound asleep.. I

didn't sleep good at all last night.. I was awake

more than I slept and its all this year end drama

that I am worrying about carrying over into a

new year... NOT counting the fact that I will be

a year older!..

I know even adding another year, I will still be

a GORGEOUS WEEBLE... As long as I can still

face these dramas, well CRAP to be honest, as

long as I can still face them and TRY to fix them,

I will make it through another year.. and just

hope that this new one WILL be better and not

as much stress as this one..

This has been a very good year.. I got to see my

son in person and get to know him a little... I had

no major health issues, well a few- but I made it

is the main thing.. I had to write a check to pay

a bill a few days ago.. I wrote the year as 2002.

I'm going backwards :-) I dunno if I would go

back and relive those years... Id rather just go

ahead and face new ones :-) I can do that.. :-)


This GORGEOUS WEEBLE wishes you "Health,

Wealth and MUCH Happiness in this new year

ahead.. Just keep looking up and you can make

it through anything.. Trust me ... :-) I shall

return NEXT year! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Needs Settled~

Rebecca came today and we talked about the

decrease in my income and about all this crap

still hanging over my head with CMH. I told

her I NEED and WANT this settled.. I don't

want to carry this over into the new year. I

gave her copies of all the stuff she needs and

she promised to call me back and let me know

what she has calculated. I need this settled. I

remember the start last year.. it was way too

rocky and with all that has gone on this year

and what my stress level is at I refuse to risk a

heart attack because of things that could

easily be settled....

ANYHOWAY.... I feel pretty good.. My fluness

seems to be gone AND my butt is a lot better.

I am beginning to think I may just need a new

cushion on this chair.. Ive had this one now for

over a year.. and as much as I sit on it every day,

its got to have lost some of its cushiness.... :-)

I'm going to ask Deborah at HPM see what she

thinks.. I cant keep getting these sore spots or

that area will break down if I don't have some

time when its NOT acting up... I don't want to

risk that....

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

if she was coming on Friday since it is a holiday

and she said she still would come.. I'm glad cuz

to go from wed to Mon is just too long... I don't

know what she has planned for lunch she hasnt

said.. Laundry day today which keeps her busy.

I am so very glad this place has a washer and

dryer... I hated to send Penny to the laundromat.

I remember how badly I hated to go.. When I

was married to David, before we got our washer

and dryer... the only time we really argued was

over WHO had to go to the laundromat... :-) Its

a boring place.. well except for the one in Green

Bay, it had a mini casino with slot machines :-)
Time went fast there :-) and David didn't mind

going to that laundromat! :-) I didn't either, we

came out ahead most of the time.. :-)

Time for food and to post this.. This GORGEOUS
WEEBLE is hungry... But.. "I shall return!" :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Gas Went Up~ :-(

Squirrelly is reclaiming the birdbath :-)

My gas bill has gone up 30 dollars this month. I
called about it of course since Ive not changed

the thermostat or anything... I talked to a girl

in Nebraska, of all places, our gas company is

in that state? I didn't know that.. Anyway, this

girl proceeds to tell me that the weather here

in Michigan is the same as what they get there!
I lived in that state for a year... and there are

NO trees in that state, well not around North

Platte where I was.. We have trees which thus

protect us more from the winter elements.. This

girl says.. "The weather we get YOU get".. I don't

think so.. but what a stupid thing to compare and

the reason for the increase in my gas bill!! :-)

Some people's kids, I'll tell ya... I wasn't pleased

with the increase and talking to her about it, did

NO good at all.. but I found out that it was an

actual read and not guesstimated... I hate when

they do that...
They decided to all share :-)

So, yesterday was great.. 100 taken out of one of

my checks every month and my gas bill going up,

I hope this is it for the end of the year!.. I seem

to remember January last year was kinda squeemish

too.. I hope this new year starts off good and I can

get all this settled and straight before it starts...
2 female cardinals? I think so...
My sis called last night to tell me about her Christmas.

There were about 30 there I think :-) Her new house

was sposta be better, but as fast as her family is

growing with all the new great grands... she may need

to move to a bigger house or next Christmas rent a

hall :-) She laughed when I told her that.. She loves

Christmas even though she wears herself out sewing

and making sure the kids have a good Christmas..Shes

a good mom and gramma, and sister :-)

I had a good time watching that squirrel this morning.

He sat in that birdbath for almost an hour eating, then

took off for a while then came back to restock again..

He was steady chasing the birds away, they kept on

coming back and finally gave up on getting in the bird

bath and ate what was on the ground and they all had

a good feed.. :-) I enjoy watching them.... there were

2 of the female cardinals too!

Well its lunch time and I am late posting this as Travis

just left.. Hes such a nice guy, poor thing sits here

and listens to my whines and gripes and complaints..He

listens with a smile :-) So now, I am hungry and I am

going to have some left over hamburger helper that

Penny made yesterday, its pretty good.. So this

GORGEOUS WEEBLE is done writing this but! "I

shall return! :-)

Always, Lois ***

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Penny Made It~

Penny made it today and I am most relieved. Its

really nasty out.. Cold and snow and very windy.

My driveway hasnt been plowed but she made

it in ok.. She said the roads are pretty clear. I

talked to Donnie this morning and I guess its

pretty bad by him. He's in Jones, which isnt far

from 3 Rivers. He and his girlfriend had planned

to come by today but with it this nasty out, I

don't think they will venture outside.

The boys are most happy Penny is here as she

went and got treats for them and cat food. If

they don't have their treats every morning I

will hear it all day from Dutch, he will wander

around or sit on his treat plate and whine.. He

is a very spoiled boy.. but worth it...

Penny got my mail today and I have to say I was

NOT pleased at what I got.. Apparently now I do

get medicaid...and medicare.. But they are going to

start taking $110.oo a month OUT of my check to

pay the premium for it EVERY month! I almost fell

out of my chair! Where am I gonna get THAT 100?

Well they will auto out from my check! I only get

417.00 a month and 110 less now? I don't want this

medicare, caid or what ever it is.. I was told I had

both and didn't have to pay, NOW I DO! I am NOT

happy.. I still have this crap about the rent to still

deal with!..

I put in some calls to find out about this as I am

totally in the dark about this crap.. Seems its always

something... They made a mistake but it cost ME,

a whole check this month... So they really didn't pay

me anything that they owed me... I should protest,

but now with THIS new thing I am supposedly going

to have to pay for.. I cant do it.. I have calls in to

3 different places and am waiting for call backs.. I

hope they get it straightened out I hate drama...

Penny has returned and is fixing us some lunch. I

woke up with a nasty headache so maybe eating will

help.. First I have to give the boys their treats...

THEN its MY turn.. This GORGEOUS WEEBLE

seems to always have drama.. I will fix it and... I
SHALL Return! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Time Flies~

Four days and a whole new year begins. I LOVE

how I start the new years... with a birthday... :-)

Which is ok, I'm happy I am still having them!

I thought about this past year, did I do all I had

wanted or hoped to do? Did I advance or back

slide in this amputee world I live in? And most of

all I think of WHAT are my goals for next year?

Look how fast this year went, next year will go

just as fast if not faster, I think the more you

age the faster time seems to go... :-)
I like where I am, I like me, I LOVE all my friends.

I don't think there is a whole lot I can really

improve on to be truthful.. Well maybe health wise,

go to the doctor like I should.. I just hate to go

when I feel good! I guess I could improve where I

live IF I moved to a lake... but otherwise I love

this place, I only wish it had a fast food place, in

3 Rivers they had every fast food there is, well

no, except for Long John Silvers.. I wish they did,

I LOVE that place, their hush puppies and fish

are excellent for a fast food place.. Theres one

in Elkhart, and when I lived there I was a steady

customer.. :-) But I am rather satisfied..
I think the one thing I would like though is to

live closer to Donnie, or my sister or even a

close friend, where it wouldn't take an hour

to get here or longer.... THAT I would enjoy,

company for supper, I guess a companion, but

not a live in one... :-) That would be something

that could be improved on, I noticed that these

days that I have been alone.. Since Wednesday,

Ive not seen anyone, until tomorrow, when

Penny comes, hopefully :-) I noticed the alone...

its not bad, but.... I noticed and that could be

something to work to improve. :-)


The birdbath is tipped and Ive been worried

about it falling over.. Its been tipped now since

Thursday I think.. a few days.. I hadnt seen

any birds in it and then this morning I saw the

squirrel sitting there just chomping all the

goodies in there.. He stayed in that birdbath

for at least 15 to 20 minutes, then jumped down

and made a mad dash to the garage... I KNOW

he had to be full. :-) But the birdbath has not

fallen over.. Its driving me nuts seeing it like

that, but I havent seen anyone to ask them to

fix it for me!

We got some snow last night, Id say about 2or

3 inches... I know enough to where theyre gonna

plow the streets, when they do that there will

then be a pile of snow at the end of the drive

way and if the guy doesn't come and plow or

Carl come over, Penny may have a hard time to

get in the driveway tomorrow.. I worry about

everything :-) Oh well...gives me something to

do :-)

What I'm gonna do now is find something for

my Sunday dinner.. I may make some fried

cabbage with potatoes and sausage, I'm not

sure... :-) This GORGEOUS WEEBLE has just

SO many decisions every day .. :-) But, I do

know I shall return! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Mr & Mrs Cardinal~ :-)

I had the nicest surprise yesterday and by the

way, we didn't get all that crap they predicted,

knock on wood, in fact most of our snow is gone.

ANYWAY, I, of course, was at my spot at the

table and I was watching the birds. I noticed at

the feeder post an orange bird, I knew it was

the female cardinal.. Shes so pretty too... Then

a few seconds later I saw the male come in and

eat. I have never seen both a male and female

together.. It was like he was just there to guard

or maybe just keep her company... :-) But it was

so nice to see... I really enjoyed that and I did

get a few photos... what I'm gonna do with them

I don't know but I have them :-)
Other than that it was a very quiet day. I got

phone calls from all over the world.. from the

UK to Australia... I have some of the very best

friends ... I am very fortunate and I sure do

appreciate every one of you :-) .. I got a nice

email from my youngest son and a phone call

from Donnie, it was a good Christmas.. The boys

loved their new lazer and we all played for a

LONG time... Dutch just does NOT wear down.

Hes like that energizer bunny, he goes and goes!
We have no plans for today and this should be a

quiet week end.. I'm not expecting any company

till Monday when Penny will be back.. Which is ok.

I am enjoying the quiet and lazy time.. I logged

off shortly after I posted yesterday and then

played a few games of spider solitare, I have

to play at least once a day :-) Then I went into

my bedroom to watch TV.. I have to say there

was NOTING on that I really wanted to see

until the monster truck show comes on.. I enjoy

watching that....
When we lived in Green Bay, close by where David

worked was a monster truck.. We saw it there a lot.

He entered these shows . If you have never watched

it, it is enjoyable.. Its not violent, well the trucks

crash sometimes, but there is no blood and gore and

killings like the TV shows.. The men that drive these

trucks all seem so very nice and their main objective

is to please the crowds, which they do.. There were

over 70 thousand people at that stadium to watch it.

When I had gone to Hawaii, we went to the big

stadium there where they were having a huge flea

market. But the night before, the monster trucks

were there for a show.. We got to watch as they

took them out and loaded them up to take down to

the docks to ship them back... Was fun watching .

Its a good clean show for kids, well for everyone..

I know I really enjoy it.. that and bull riding... Once

in a while, I do enjoy a good boxing match too.. Not

one where the guys get in and dance around tapping

at each other.. I like the ones where they get in

the ring, punch the other one out, and the match is

done :-) Kinda violent, but its willing violence... they

KNOW whats gonna happen... :-)


Whats gonna happen now is this GORGEOUS WEEBLE

is gonna go and fix some food.. What,,, I have NO

idea.. Ive been really hungry for some corn fritters,

which I might just make.. Its been YEARS since I

have had them.. They are just pancakes, but instead

of putting milk in, you use cream corn.. They are

really good... My mom used to make them for us on a

special occasion like the holidays.. They sound good

not to mention.. they ARE good.. Try them.. you will

see... :-) Post time and for my "I Shall Return!" :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Merry Christmas~

Merry Christmas~!~
Its a quiet day here, rainy and icky for Christmas.

A nice soft falling snow would be so much prettier!

I'm dry and warm and I am most grateful.. Ive had

so many phone calls from dear friends that worry

because I am by myself.. But I am fine.. I have the

boys here and we have had a nice Christmas.. I gave

them their lazer and of course we had to play for

an hour, but that's the joys of Christmas morning,

getting to play with the kids and their toys. :-)

That photo was taken in 2001.. my last Christmas

at the hell home.. Just a month before I had my

left leg amputated, you can see the chair, but not

much else.. I was very thin then, only about 100

pounds.. The beautiful Christmasy robe I have on

is one my sister made for me... We had a great

party and got lots of nice things.. I still wasn't in

good shape as that left amputation had a raging

infection.. but I still escaped in January.... :-)

This is short today as it is Christmas.. but I do

hope everyone that reads this has had a great

day and that Santa was good to you... I'm going

to go and make a nice dinner, then watch TV...

This GORGEOUS WEEBLE shall return ~!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Female Cardinal~ :-)

That's a female cardinal. She isnt the vibrant red like

the male but shes so pretty. She stayed out there for the

longest time..
Penny moved the birdbath farther under the tree and

we are now putting birdseed and sunflower seeds in

it.. :-) the birds seem to really like it.. Penny filled the

center of it with sunflower seeds and put the birdseed

all around the edge. Works great.. I wish I had gotten

2 of those bird baths.. next year I will get another one.

So we kinda said Merry Christmas to the birds and

animals out there they are well stocked... I just hope

this ice and snow that's coming that the tree will help

keep it off the seeds..
I got to thinking that I hadnt gotten anything for the

boys for Christmas.. Last year I got them a few toys

that they did not like... just sniffed at them and walked

away.. Since Mark has been gone Ive not played very

much with the lazer light Dutch likes.. Mark played with

him constantly.. well the batteries wore out in that one.

Anyway I got a new one .. Dutch plays with it more, but

since I have been filing LBs nails hes walking better...

LB has long claws.. and on this carpet he snags... so

that means he isnt running around very much cuz I

wouldn't guess getting your nails hung up with every

step would be too fun.. So one day he was up on the

kitchen table by me laying there for me to rub and

pet him.. I did and got him all relaxed.. I picked up

his right front foot and proceeded to file the nails.

He let me :-) So.. now he runs and I don't hear every

step this cat makes... I know hes happy.. ANYHOWAY,

this lazer light I got them for Christmas they both

will play with..:-)

I will be by myself.. Ive already gotten a few phone

calls to say Merry Christmas and I am hoping that

I will get more, the calls make me feel like I am

NOT alone with just the boys here. Ive been by

myself the past 8 Christmas's. I listen to music

and I watch TV, its quiet and calm and I fix myself

a nice dinner... I thank God that I can have this

Christmas... and hope I have lots lots more of them,

whether I am by myself or not.. as long as I have

them.... :-)

I am over my cold, again I say "thank you Lord".. I

am so miserable when I have a head cold.. My head

just throbs and my poor nose.. I LOOKED like that

reindeer, Rudolph... :-) I am so glad that Kleenex

is so soft.. A few times I could only reach a napkin

or paper towel and wow... THAT did NOT feel good.

Most of the time my box of Kleenex was right with

me, like a part of my body.. :-) The sore spot is

all better too... :-)

I don't know what my dinner today will be, ive not

decided.. I KNOW I will find something out there,

I always do :-) So, its post time for this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE... remember.. I shall return! Oh.. and

MERRY CHRISTMAS ! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Busy Sis~

I talked to my sis last night and the poor girl

is exhausted. She has been just busy busy every

day. Her daughter will be coming to help her for

tomorrow as the whole of Shirleys family will be

there for Christmas eve. Everyone except Steve

and Eugene. They have to work. Shirley has just

about made everything for her grands and great

grands, not counting every thing else. I think she

said she knitted over 50 dish cloths! :-) I still

havent finished that one I started! The yarn is

so knotted I spend an hour untangling it just to

be able to knit a few rows :-) That tires my arms

out then I stop knitting.. THATS why its STILL

not done...

Penny came today and has us all set up so we can

survive till Monday when she comes again... She

cleaned real good. especially the floors since the

boys have been fighting so much there is cat hair

on the carpet. AND on the couch.. Two cats that

shed is a lot of cat hair if you don't keep up on it.

But we are all set to face the next 4 days by our

selves... we can do it :-) I just havta not be a slop.

Its the boys that make the messes.. I am SO glad

I havent had to put the tree back up again ... I

ought to not say anything for fear that cat will do

it again :-)

According to the weather we are due for a really

bad ice and rain and snow storm.. Starting tomorrow.

It makes me worry since I know Donnie will be on

the road headed west and right into it.. I am not sure

about Kelli, if or when she is going to Wisconsin. I

told Donnie to make sure he lets me know when he gets

back so I don't worry. Hes got the next 2 weeks off

so I am not really sure when he is coming back.. I think

he will be calling before he leaves so I can find out... I

know he got his furnace fixed which is a good and a bad

thing.. Its good to have heat, but bad that it cost him

almost $900.oo to fix it..

Lunch time and for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE to post

this for today.. But I shall return! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again..

~Lots Done~ :-)

I got a lot done today. I am most pleased with my

self :-) I had gotten a call from a church here,

and the lady said they would deliver a Christmas

box of food to me yesterday... About 2 or so the

doorbell rang and it was 2 very nice ladys that

carried in 6 bags of groceries for me. Plus a

beautiful necklace with a matching bracelet.. NOW,

how nice is that? I do plan to look up the name

and try to get an address so I can send a thank

you.. This was most unexpected. There are apples

and oranges, potatoes, even Kleenex and TP. This

is just so wonderful and sure will help me out

a lot, and I am MOST grateful... :-) So I put it

all away to save Penny from doing it, plus I am

so picky about it all being in order :-) I took

my time so my arms didn't give out :-)...

I had another very nice surprise yesterday too!
I was looking out the kitchen window, of course,

where else would I be? Well I saw Joyce headed

towards the door, when she came in she handed

me a plate full of cookies and zuchinni cake and

all sorts of goodies! She said they had their

Christmas on Sunday so all their kids could be

there so these treats she had made for all of

them and luckily she had enough left over to

bring me some!.. All these "chair shrinker"

goodies, that's the BAD part of the holidays!
But I don't care, hell I cant dance so what

else do I have but good food ? :-) I enjoy every

bit of it too!

I talked to Rebecca today and she had car

trouble last week is why she didn't show up on

Friday. She is on vacation all this week but

said she will stop by on Thursday after she

leaves her moms, she lives here in town. She

said she will bring me a plate of food since

they will be having their big dinner that day.

I had Penny pick up a small giftie for her,

shes very good to me and I just want to show

her that I appreciate it.. Since Penny wont be

here from wed to Mon., Rebecca offered to

come by if I need anything. Which I don't

think I will... I KNOW I wont starve! :-)

I got my cards ready and even though they

will arrive late the sentiment is the same :-)

I do wish them a Merry Christmas :-) I think

after I post this I am going to make that apron

for Penny that I have been promising to make

for her. She made a meat pie yesterday for

me and it is SO GOOD! Penny is a good cook.

Joyce was here at that time and had never

heard of a meat pie, so she checked it all out

and I guess you could say its something like a

pot pie but no gravy inside, just juice and I

don't put veggies in mine other than rutabega,

and that's not every time. Some put carrots,

but you KNOW I wont EVER do that :-) Joyce

said she may try making one cuz it looked so

good.. Penny put it in a regular pie pan and the

crust she did it so perfectly... Those residents

at her house are lucky shes a good cook! :-)

She says she has learned ALOT about cooking

from me and especially the recipes I give her.
I still say the best thing I ever inherited from

my mom, even moreso than the estate, I got

her recipe box and recipe books :-) That's worth

a fortune to me...

Lunch time and I have more I want to do today.

I am most grateful and readily, happily this

GORGEOUS WEEBLE says "Thank you Lord".

I shall return! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Gift Box~

I got a call yesterday from a lady with the Catholic

church here in town. She said she has a Christmas

gift box for me. They will deliver it today!.. This is

so wonderful. She didn't say what was in it but I

love surprises :-) I cant wait to see what it is :-)

Penny made it today, bearing gifts of peanut butter

and chocolate fudge :-) She makes THE BEST fudge.

I really NEED fudge you know :-) As Raife calls it,

fudge might possibly be a "chair shrinker" :-) When

Penny left Friday, LB howled and whined for hours

after she left. She brushes him a lot when she is

here and that's one of his very best favorite things.

So needless to say when he heard her come thru

the door this morning he was right here :-) Dutch I

think is jealous and hes not being nice to Penny at

all, in fact every time she goes to reach and pet him

he dodges and raises his foot like hes gonna slap her.

Kids, they are so unpredictable.. :-)

We are having meat pie today. Its been quite a while

since we made one. Penny went to the store as I was

just about out of water. I cant drink the water here,

its too bleachy.. and tastes awful. She got some sun

flower seeds too, I think the birds will be happy. I

got a movie for Christmas from a very dear friend

that I am most anxious to see, "Julie & Julia". I saw

the previews on TV and it looks really good.. Julia

Child was a great, but sloppy cook. I watched a show

of hers one day where she set the whole kitchen on

fire :-) She was good.. I am going to try to watch it

this afternoon....

Penny is back and this GORGEOUS WEEBLE needs

to help with the prep for the meat pie. BUT! I

Shall Return~!~ :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Snow Blowin~

We got a bit of snow, nothing compared to what they

got out on the east coast. NYC always gets hammered.

Ive not heard from Momar so I hope he is ok, hes right

in the middle of it being in Brooklyn. I was worried for

a while about Penny coming tomorrow and the driveway

being pretty snowy plus the end of it where the city

plows have made more to dig thru. I heard a noise and

looked out and there was Carl on his snow blower. He

did my driveway, I was hoping he would turn and come

down the sidewalk to the back porch here so Penny

wouldn't have to do it. She has the snow shovel in her

car so she knows she may have to.. I'm glad she doesn't

mind.. She doesn't have snow boots which she should.

She wears her sneakers and then takes them off when

she gets in here and wears her slippers she brought

here last year, the floor is too cold to go bare or even

stocking feet. I can feel the boys little feet sometimes

when they come by me and even their little ones are

cold...
I got up during the night and this snow we got is so

heavy that its weighing down the pine tree branches.

There is a yard light on the garage that lights up

this whole place so there is no need even for night

lights here. The branch being so low that yard light

hit it and it was just beautiful last nite. I went up to

the door to just sit for a few minutes to enjoy how

wonderful it was.. The snow was so sparkly and just

shining. I looked at the ground and saw tiny foot

prints that one set looked like rabbits, the other

was more round that I would say was a cat. It made

me think of the Night Before Christmas story....

"the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave

lustre of mid-day to objects below". It was so pretty

I'm glad I had to get up :-) I wish I could have taken

a photo...
I did get a couple during the snow of the birds at the

feeder post. I want to get some sunflower seeds, Ive

seen the tittiebird out there a few times and I KNOW

he loves sunflower seeds and so does the cardinal.. I

think I may have Penny put the birdbath over farther

under the tree and put birdseed in it.. Being under the

tree more may help keep snow out of it.. I had thought

of keeping water in the birdbath but it will freeze and

since Penny only comes every other day that's the only

time it can be checked.
I didn't do too much of anything yesterday and I have

no real plans to do anything today either. I was surprised

I havent heard from Rebecca, she was sposta have been

here Friday, so I hope shes ok. I don't want to have to

deal with anyone else from there. Shes the nicest one I

think.. plus she does a really good job. She has her hands

full with a full time job and a 5 year old. I will probly get

a call from her tomorrow.

Out of news for today, I have only sneezed once and I

am sitting most comfy and this GORGEOUS WEEBLE

says "Thank you Lord". :-) I love when I feel ok.. I am

SO enjoying my snail mail AND email with all the wonder

ful Christmas greetings I am receiving.. Thanks SO
much!... Makes me feel kinda special :-) Post time for

this, BUT! I Shall Return! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...