ButterflyLois

Amputee life before and after...

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

~Gail Day~

Gail is on her way here so I only have a few minutes
to ifnd something to write about today..,. Other than
Gail coming I have no plans but to work on this
kitchen. Its just too cluttered and Its driving me nutty
seeing stuff every where. A lot of it is stuff, crafty
stuff, that I don't plan to use or make something
with it. I will get back to that after Gail leaves.

I don't think Gail will find any problems. My blood
pressure has been ok- for me that is.. I still have
that rash but I think it will be a never ending thing.
I think if I lost some weight might help :-) but with
Christmas coming you KNOW I'm gonna lose
weight... I think that's one of the rules of the
holidays, you have to eat and havta gain weight.
You only get Christmas food then .. so. you gotta
eat it,you've been waiting a year! So... EAT :-)

Gail is here and I gotta go.. I'm still a MOST
GORGEOUS WEEBLE though and yes,,, I
will be back !


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...

Monday, November 29, 2010

~Mon Day~



Its a typical Monday, Penny didn't have it too bad, we
were pretty clean this week end. She had a birthday
party for her grand daughter on Saturday and she
brought her camera with the pictures on it so I could
see her grands. She has 5 grand children.
Mrs. Cardinal paid a visit !
Ive been going thru stuff and getting rid of a lot. I have
no need for it and its stuff I don't think I will use. When
I was in the hell home my sister brought me this HUGE
can that was full of beads. She brought some elastic
and I proceeded to make bracelets out of them..They
were quite pretty, in fact I still have some that I do wear!

I made bracelets at night when we all had to be settled
down in our rooms after dinner. It gave me some thing
to do, plus the dear ladies loved them.. When I would
be up and dressed for the day I would put on quite a
few of the bracelets on each arm. When I ran into one
of the ladies, they ALL noticed them. Women, no
matter what age, love jewelry. These dearies sure
did.

I would hold out my arms and let the ladies pick which
one they wanted, then give it to them. Just a tiny bracelet
made of plastic beads and they acted like they were
made of diamonds.. I enjoyed doing that, sure made
some of them happy and being in that place we ALL
needed every bit of happy we could get.

I gave Penny that big can of beads and I bet I know 3
little girls and a gramma that are gonna have fun!
It should keep them busy for a while and I bet the
girls will LOVE trips to gramma's now! :-)

Still no baby.;. 1 week late. :-) we are all patiently
waiting. Every time my phone rings I think it might
be Donnie saying baby is here... When shes ready
she'll be here..

In the meantime, I'm posting this and gonna see
what Penny has for lunch. I'm still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE and,, I KNOW your're glad..guess what?
I WILL BE BACK! :-)

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...

Sunday, November 28, 2010

~The Black Dog~


A few days ago I mentioned that there were some
loose dogs, 3 of them. The past while only the black
lab ive seen but alone. Hes out just about every day.
I heard barking this morning while I was feeding the
cats, so I looked up and I had to smile.. I found out
why only the black lab was loose.
Look at the top photo, see behind the birdseed
stand is a brown fence, then look at the photo
right above here and see the fence? See the
black spot? Its the black dog; I caught him between
jumps. That's why HE's the only one loose. The
chocolate is probly too scared, and the mom
doesn't really care. :-) I had to smile, smart dog.
When I lived on Thomas Street in Pasadena, TX
I had a black lab, plus Brandy and Little Girl and
Bozo.. Little Girl and Bozo were Brandys puppies.
I eventually gave Bozo away. My lab was smart
and loved the puppies.; I have never been really
the greatest in naming pets. And my lab, bless
his heart I named him Black Dog... :-) Well, , he
was and when I called him I never worried some
one or thing else would come ! :-)


Ive been trying to get up some energy so I can get
some things done. I need and want to clean up
my kitchen. Its too cluttery.. I need a make over.
I dunno what I'm gonna cook today, I will raid the
freezer and I'll find something, I always do..l hope
your having a nice week end. I'm still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE, aint ya glad? and.. I will be back! :-)

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...

Saturday, November 27, 2010

~Nice Station~


I found the nicest Radio station, 101.5 fm..its playing
all Christmas songs! I sure enjoy it. I like the oldies
music. I listen to some of these younger singers and
frankly I don't see a lot of talent. Most of the young
women singers now depend on sexual content to
be popular. The way some of them parade around
and touch themselves, and cant carry a tune! Its like
almost every movie they make, it has a sexual
scene in it. Myself, seeing 2 people getting it on
doesn't make a movie.. Not to me anyway... Sex
is a part of life and living but to flaunt it the way
some do, I think its a private thing, a good thing
yes, but private. Years ago they thought Elvis
Presley was awful, Jane Russell in a movie had
a blouse on that showed her breast, it was considered\
horrible and pornographic.. Look at what its gone
to now.. its sad in a way... where have the morals
gone....

Ive been watching TV and some of the shows on
Bullying. I know what its like. I went through it..I
had a flaw on my face.. my butterfly...yet the other
kids taunted and made fun of me..said my face
was dirty... I understand how these kids suffer...I
became a loner, I had very few close friends in
school...

Theres a dad up on charges for getting on his
daughters school bus and telling, no warning
these hateful kids about bullying his daughter!
Scared hell out of those kids....they all were
more afraid of that dad than they were the school
officials..I commend him.I think every parent of a
bullied ch ild should do that for their child...It helps
more to get it into the kids heads that bullying is
a bad thing! Some of the stuff I hear that goes on
in schools is sad.. One school here in Michigan
has asked the kids to bring their own toilet paper!
That's sad...

Well I have stuff I wanna try to do.. Dinky was here
waiting for me.. Hes such a beautiful cat. I'm kinda
hungry and might finish my turkey dinner Penny
brought yesterday.. But.. I'm still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE and I'll be back !


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...

Friday, November 26, 2010

~Cold Flurries~


Its snow flurring outside and its cold. The flakes
are nice big fluffy ones and just float down.. Only
Dinky showed up for breakfast then he left right
away, I hope he has a nice warm spot, he didn't
go in the cathouse. I wish he would have. He is
such a beautiful cat.

Penny came today and got us all straight and
ready for the weekend. She brought a plate
of food from her dinner yesterday AND a
pumpkin pie. I will eat good this weekend!

Well my head went totally empty and I cant
think of anything interesting to write about..
So I think I will post this and have lunch, I
dunno what. I'm still a most GORGEOUS
WEEBLE and I'll be back ! :-) Oh, happy
weekend! :-)

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...

Thursday, November 25, 2010

~Happy Thanksgiving~

I hope you are having a nice Thanksgiving. We, especially
me have a lot to be thankful for.. Some days Its just hard
to see all that you DO have, to be thankful for, specially
when things arent going along smoothly, its hard to see
the good things but theyre there.

Ive gotten a couple phone calls from dear friends and
its so nice to be thought of.. I may not have company
in person, but between this computer and my phone,
I'm never really alone! :-)

I gave the boys, Dinky and Fuzz a nice breakfast since
its a holiday. I didn't give LB or Dutch anything special
they get treats every single day. After I give them fresh
food, can, then I wait a short while, THEN I have to go
into the living room and give the boys treats. They each
have a piece of paper on the floor and I put a few on
each of them for the cats. Its a daily routine and if I'm
too late Dutch will come up to me whining and wont\
stop till I go in there.. They have me trained I think...
They both know I cant stand it when they meow, meow
for no reason other than to drive me nuts... :-)


I'm gonna fix some lunch, what, I dunno.I'm not really
hungry and Rebecca said she will be by later with a
plate. so, its post time right now, I'm still a MOST
GORGEOUS WEEBLE, and I'll be back!
Happy Thanksgiving !

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...

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

~Dark and Damp~

Its a dark dismal and cool day. I hope it stays ok for
all those people that are on the road travelling to
family and friends... I'm not going anywhere, and I
have no plans. Penny is here today and she was
telling me all she was making for dinner tomorrow.
Turkey with all the trimmings. Shes a great cook
so you know its gonna be good...She said she
will bring me a plate Friday when she comes.

I think Penny got the right kind of bird seed this time
the birds have been here in swarms! I'm so pleased
to see that! Woodie has been here every day and
this morning I watched 2 of the blue jays get into a
big fight. It was interesting to watch.. I enjoy all the
birds.I want to get some peanuts for the squirrel..

Its lunch and post time and I need to get on the ball.
I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I'll be back!

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...

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

~Gail Came Today~


Gail came today and I am ok.. my blood pressure is
good. That rash I had is back with a vengeance, I did
show it to Gail.. shes gonna talk to the Dr about
trying something new that may work better....Gail
just Left is why I am late posting this. Shes a good
nurse, very helpful.

I have no plans for today, I want to work on the blankets
for baby but my arms just wont let me. They give out and
I cant do anything. I wish I could get these done..Ive not
heard anything, so I am guessing baby is not here yet.
Penny made a few pairs of baby booties , shes very
talented.

Other than that I'm doing ok, I have no plans for turkey
day but Penny will bring me a plate on Friday. My sis
phoned yesterday, we had a nice talk and she is doing
good.. Shes not allowed to drive yet so she is very
anxious and ready to go. They put in a pacemaker so
hopefully this will help.. Stanley is taking VERY good
care of her, but then I had no doubts that he would.

Time for lunch and to post this for today. I am still a
most GORGEOUS WEEBLE..and I WILL be back!


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...

Monday, November 22, 2010

~Dinky House~

Rainy day today but not real cold. Dinky and Graybelle
are both here. Dinky finally has gone into the cat house.
Penny had to entice him in there by putting a hot dog
inside. He loves them and jumped right in.
He looks so cute peeking out the door. I hope he will
keep going in there but as of right now hes laying out
in the yard on the wet grass..Nice dry house and this
cat lays in the yard.. Go figure...
Dutch was sitting so pretty up ontop my microwave
that I decided to take his picture.. He was looking
down, I said to him "Dutch, look at mummy" he lifted
his head and did just that! Penny laughed at him, she
was watching :-) He understands everything I say I
think.. I watched the nicest show on TLC called Cats
101. They had a contest for cutest cat.. It was so cute
to see these animals.. I enjoyed that show more than
any I see on the main channels anymore.
Penny has gotten us all clean and is now making some
toll house cookie squares.. You bake the cookie dough
in a pan.. Good stuff.. As Raife would say, "Chair
shrinkers!"... It is and I DONT care :-)

Time to post, still no word on baby.. I'm still a most
GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I'll be back!

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...

Sunday, November 21, 2010

~House For Sale~

Woodie's back
The ramp guys house is up for sale. Theres a
sign hanging out front. Me, being the nosey person
I am I looked online to see how much and how big
it is.. Well its a 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths, and its selling
for $25,000.oo Its not a house, house, its a double
wide trailer. Its got a big yard and the ramp is so
nice..Wonder if they would sell the ramp? :-) I just
might call the realtor and ask.. I will have to wait
till tomorrow cuz I cant read the sign, not even
with my super nocs..Penny can tell me tomorrow,
then I'll find out..
My cold seemed to ease for a few days but today
I have done nothing but sneeze and my nose is
running constantly.. I wonder if I am allergic? Only
thing new is the furnace being on.. Maybe I'm allergic
to heat? Or maybe its the filter is a off brand kind
and it makes me sneeze .. :- ) I doubt that but I
know I'm tired of sneezin....
Squirrley has been by too! :-)
Lots of stuff I'm tired of, like the rashes, sore hips,
and these phantoms I'm really tired of them. To be
honest, I am SUPER tired of being in this chair...I
am so tired of constantly sitting, Ive thought about
prosthetics, and Ive tried weight on my stumps and
I don't think I could handle prosthetics. But the
freedom they give you, not counting just to be able
to stand for just 5 minutes... has to be great.. I think
if I was younger I would seriously consider it..But
at 65, I plan to live for another 20 years but I don't
think I could handle the extra with having them...

Quiet day, Ive not heard from Donnie so I gather we
have no baby yet...I think it will be very soon. Donnie
always goes home for thanksgiving but with his grand
daughter due to be born, he wont leave Kelli...

I have no plans other than to find some food. I may
have spaghetti. I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE
and I will be back ! :-)

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...

Saturday, November 20, 2010

~No Plans~

Quiet Saturday and I have no plans to do anything..
I am still having a hard time sitting, it seems to get
better then comes back with a vengence... Its like
a chaffing, a red rash and it is very sore.. I am still
putting that creme on but its like everything else I
have tried... it works for a while and its like I get
immune to it and it stops working. I know I am
sick of all this already....

I'm having left overs you might say, stuff Penny
made for me yesterday.. She made some great
sauce and I may cook up some angel hair pasta
that's my favorite..

My chair for some reason has lost power too fast.
I don't know what the problem is that someone
isnt coming to fix this chair. My power chair is
a Quickie, which is a top of the line powerchair.
According to what ive been told, this chair should
have a yearly maintenance checkup and also the
batteries replaced.,., The arm of this chair, the
right one, which is the one I depend on the most,
is VERY loose. Penny tried to tighten it but all
she did was get the screwdriver stuck and I was
worried I would have a screwdriver sticking out
and I wouldn't be able to go thru a doorway ! She
got it out after a few choice words and some very
strong wiggling and pulling... This chair needs
fixed is all I know..

My sister is home from the hospital and is now
relaxing and getting herself back in shape...She
has very weak heart. The muscles are weak......
She has to be careful..She has Stanley there
and I KNOW he will take excellent care of her.
Plus I know her kids will help out too...I'm glad
shes home...

Time for food and to post this.. I hope you have
a nice quiet relaxing week end just like me :-)
I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE ! I'll be back!
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...

Friday, November 19, 2010

~Cookin~


Penny is here and making some spaghetti sauce and
a dish of scalloped potatoes. Its been ages since we
made that. Penny does all the work but its all my
recipes. Its a joint venture and she says she benefits
cuz she gets all these good recipes.. With 5 grown
men to cook for every day she needs all the recipes
she can get.. Shes a very good cook..

I am miserable today, my hips, in fact my whole back
end hurts awful.. I slept terrible, I couldn't get a good
comfy position. My Dr was sposta send in a script
for pain meds for me.. so I called the drug store and
they got the prescription, BUT wont be able to fill it
till next Wednesday... I am most unhappy.They wont
get it in till then..Penny offered to take it to another
pharmacy tomorrow as she has to go anyway, then
she could bring them monday...Its always something.
Ive made it this far a few more days wont make any
difference. But I am in some serious pain, and I
wish it would stop,..

Penny had to fix the top of my desk for me. I heard
something drop during the night, which I know means
Dutch is on the prowl. When I get up in the morning
I look to see what has changed or is on the floor..
He decided to knock some of my brass stuff on the
floor, woke up bored I guess... Penny found it all
and has put it back where it goes...Dutch will do it
again.. I'm go grateful that LittleBoy doesn't do this.
He could care less about stuff he only is concerned
if its something soft to lay on.. :-)

Lunch time for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE.. I hope
y'all have a great week end...I will be back!


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...

Thursday, November 18, 2010

~Woodie Is Back~


Woodie is back.. I havent seen him in quite awhile. He
was back and forth over a dozen times after that corn.
He didn't stay still long enough for my camera to focus.
You can see that red head, no other bird I think has
that. He is very distinctive and easy to pick out among
the others.. He and the blue jays did not get along at
all, but they all take turns, they are all very nervous yet
don't stay away cuz one of the cats is out there.
We have a loose dog, well I think hes still puppy. He
is having a good time and trying to stay busy.. Usually
the chocolate and gold lab are out with this black one.
The past few days this black one has been alone. It
could be hes the only one smart enough to escape!
He seems friendly his tail goes constantly and some
times when he runs hes kinda bouncy like its fun.
A meter reader guy was going down the street and
he and the dog spotted each other at the same time.
The meter guy made a fast back track keeping his
eye on the dog that is just standing there wagging
his tail...Finally the meter guy realizes the dog isnt
gonna do anything and he starts back down the
street. The dog does a little bouncy leap and goes
and walks next to the meter guy , having a good time!

My sister phoned yesterday and it was good to talk
to her. We didn't talk long like we usually do but she
had company and had just got home. She is ok but
has to take it easy for awhile.. We will talk again
soon and she will give me all the details..

We are on the countdown to our baby girl. She is due
monday..l got a mail from Kelli she is doing good and
just waiting..as are all of us :-)

Time for lunch and some ham salad..Penny did really
good this time ..its excellent.. So..that means post
time for this and food for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE
But.. I will be back ! :-)

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...

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

~Huge Jay~

Isnt this a big blue jay? Beautiful bird..

Its a nice sunny day and we got a lot done today.
Laundry and Penny went to the store to get a few
things, cat food for one thing, the boys were down
to one can. I usually like to keep a supply, just in
case. I don't get canned food for the outside cats,
they eat people food and they seem to like some
of the coa lunches, I do buy them dry cat food, only
one kind though, my inside boys get 3 different
kinds of food. 1 can, and 2 dry kinds.. Well I don't
like to eat the same thing day after day, so I think
the cats should have a variety too.. :-)

I'm waiting for Gail, I think shes due to come today.
I think she said Wednesday. I'm ok, other than my
hips but I think the hip pain is permanent and I don't
think it will ever go away. I wish it would, cuz some
days, like today, I cant hardly sit still for steady
squirming or moving around in this chair. Some
times I even sit sideways and take turns letting
one of my stumps just hang.. Helps for a little while.
I try to warn everyone to expect me to be steady
moving around in this chair..or they might think I
was crazy or something. :-)

We are having ham salad for lunch..Penny just
ground up the ring bologna and is adding the
mayo and sweet relish and its ready to be spread
on some of those good Keebler Club crackers...
MMM Good stuff.. Wanna come for lunch?

Post time and to eat and wait for Gail.. I'm still
a GORGEOUS WEEBLE.. and I'll be back!

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...

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

~Short People~

LB & Dutch, laying in the sun..got it rough hey? :-) poor kitties

Travis came today and we had a nice visit. Hes a nice
kid. Id say hes maybe 26 or so..married and has a dog.
We just sit and talk and he asks how everything is going,
how I feel.. He will be back in 3 weeks. He scared Dinky
off when he left... Dinky was afraid of him, maybe cuz
hes such a big guy and hes used to small short people
like Penny and I.

I can tell theres gonna be a weather change.. My hips
are screaming at me today. I just cant seem to find a
good way to sit that doesn't hurt. This is so old. May
be the pain pills will help, I hope so.. I'm so ready to
not have any pain or discomfort..

Dinky and Fuzz were outside waiting for food this
morning even as cold as it was.. There was frost
all over out there. The birds were out in force too,
I bet I counted at least 4 or 5 bluejays. They rule,
the other little birds leave and come back when
theyre gone..The Jays love the corn on the cob,
where the cardinals like the sunflower seeds. I
havent had any sunflower seeds since the flowers,
so Penny got a bag and maybe the cardinals
will come back.... such a busy life on the other
side of the glass..

Lunch time and I dunno what, I think I will see
what Donna brings for lunch. If its nothing good
Ill make some soup or something.. In the mean
time I am still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE and..
I'll be back ! :-)

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...

Monday, November 15, 2010

~Busy Me~

Gonna be a busy week, I can tell already. Penny is here
then this afternoon Rebecca is coming by. Tomorrow
Travis is due, then Wednesday Gail is coming and
Penny.. Busy hectic week. I prefer quiet.. But I have
no choice. The doctors office nurse called and said
they are over dosing me on my thyroid, so,now I have
to get the new dosage and I just got them filled on
friday. Plus I found out that my vitamin d is sposta
be taken for 6 months, I thought 6 weeks.. I am
getting a new pain pill.... But they have to mail
it to them since its a narcotic. I don't remember
what, something Ive not heard of before..The
pain patch she had me on was recalled. I bet
its why it made me throw up.. I hope I can tolerate
these new ones..
I have been trying to think of stuff for Christmas
and of course I have no clue as to what to get
for everyone... I want to send some things to
my grandson, but its hard to know what a little
boy likes. Penny is a big help she has a grand
son almost the same age as mine..

The birds are happy. Penny got some corn and
sunflower seeds for outside and the birds must
have been watching her put it out cuz they were
all out there just eating up a storm.. I like to see
the birds happy.. The 2 outsider cats were here
this morning I was so glad to see Dinky and Fuzz.
Penny loves Dinky and I wish she could have
him, but she has 11 cats at her house right now.
I am seriously debating to pay to have him
neutered and then I bring him in. If my boys and
Dinky get in a fight it will be fair, they all are
armed and dangerous, but I honestly don't see
them fighting.. at least I hope they wouldnt..Its
possible but.. I just worry WIth this cat being out
side this winter in the cold..

Lunch time and post time, I know what this post
is but I have NO idea about lunch, I left it up to
Penny... I'm doing ok, just the usual GORGEOUS
WEEBLE aches and pains. But that wont stop
me... I'll be back ! :-)

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...

Sunday, November 14, 2010

~No Kitties~


Kind of a dark, dreary day today and kinda cool.. The
first thing I do when I roll into the kitchen is go up to
the door, look out, to see who is out there waiting
for breakfast.. Most times Dinky is always there.
When I looked out this morning no one was there
waiting.. This is most unusual and I sure missed
seeing at least Dinky out there and Fuzz and of
course Graybelle, Eary too.. I hope they are ok.
Maybe they got let in by whomever owns them..
I don't think anyone really does, I just keep hoping.
Ill keep watching, their food is waiting for them.

I have no plans for today and I kinda like that.
I bet there are a lot of people wishing they
could say that... Donnie for one.. He is enjoying
having his granddaughter, Kirsten, there tho.
She welcomes him home and is so glad hes there.
She follows him around like a puppy full of
questions.. shes 3.

"whats that Papa, why?, what ya doin? can I help?"
I reminded him of how Kelli used to follow and
do the same thing with Willie, she stuck right
to him like glue. Willie enjoyed it as much
as I know Donnie does... Nothing like a big
hug from a sweet little girl..

I can remember all these great times and some
times I'm glad I can, then there are times when
remembering isnt so great, the walking times,
when I think of how I just took it for granted I
would always walk.. Goes to show you, you
are guaranteed nothing in what they call the
WALK of Life... Its not necessarily a WALK.

Well I'm hungry and I have no idea of what
to have for lunch.. I have lots to choose from,
but I dunno what.. I wont go hungry that's for
sure...So anyhoway..

Its post time and for this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE to remind you.. I Will be back!

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...

Saturday, November 13, 2010

~Hips Hurt~


There isnt a whole lot to write about today as not much
has happened since yesterday when I posted :-) Penny
left and ive done nothing much.. Well I have been trying
to find a comfortable way to sit. My hips are driving me
nuts, then it radiates pain down to my stumps and no
matter which way I move I cannot get comfortable and
that's enough to drive you nuts.. I don't really know what
to do about hips,.. I should look online just to see if
there is any mention of hip pain. I cant be the only one,
besides Dr Mazei said she has known others, I think
next time I will ask for the cure!

Drs office did phone yesterday and the nurse is going
to find a company to come and fix my chair.. R & R has
gone out of business and the nurse suggested Wright
Fillipus ..which I had trouble with them before. They
sent a man in a wheelchair to TELL me just what kind
of chair HE wanted me to have, not what I wanted.. I
hope they can fix this chair.. This arm rest worries me.

Anyhoway, this is a quiet day, nice one now, but rain
is headed at us.. its raining in Illinois, and headed this
way... I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE...... I'll be back!

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...

Friday, November 12, 2010

~Brooms~


Penny came today and cleaned up the mess in the
laundry room.. I keep the outside cat food in there in
a bag..Dutch has a thing about bags, especially ones
with food in them..He had to get into that bag and he
got food all over in there.. He has 3 bowls of food in
the kitchen, but he had to have this kind....Penny
swept it up I tried, but my broom is not made for me.

I have a regular size broom. It is not made for use by
someone in a chair.... The handle is too long. When
I use it I don't watch where the end of the handle is,
which is not good, cuz I knock stuff down off the
cabinets or counters, Ive knocked stuff off the walls!
Well for someone with legs to use a broom, they
control it by holding on to the end of it..me, I hold
this broom half way down. I have no control over
the top end..Its not a useful thing for me, in fact its
dangerous..

A friend, sent me a whisk broom... It works great. It
doesn't have a handle but its just the right length.. I
cant reach the floor with my fingertips even.. I have
short arms :-) But this little whisk broom is perfect.
Penny couldn't find one around here, mine came
from Illinois :-) It works that's the main thing... :-)

We are having fried cabbage and potatoes today,
with some kolbasa sliced in it... I cant wait for it
to be ready, it smells so good..

Post time and to have some lunch, I'm still a most
GORGEOUS WEEBLE and yup.. I'll be back! :-)

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...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

~Chargin Time~

This is gonna be short cuz I havta charge my chair. I
usually don't let it get down in the red but it Snuck up
on me and I don't like that, so as soon as I post this
I am off to my room where my charger is. I just stay
in my chair and after making sure its shut off down
in front of the joystick is the charger portal... its round.
I have a very heavy box, the battery charger sitting by
the side of my bed with 2 black cords coming out,
one of course has to be plugged into the wall..Then
the other cord is plugged into my chair.. When I don't
let it get this low I most times charge it when I get
out of it and on my bed for the night. By morning the
light flashes. I will charge it now for a hour or so then
do it again when I go to bed.

My boy came by last night and there you see the cat
house.. He does great work..Even shingled the roof.
He said he put a shelf inside so if 2 cats get in they
each have a spot. When Penny comes tomorrow
she can put a blanket in there. When Donnie went
out the door to leave Graybelle was in it. He was
glad. So was I, but I was hoping Dinky would get
in it too! He was out there ..


I still have my dribbly nose, maybe alergy. I know
I'm tired of it.. My poor nose is red and sore. Other
than that I feel good..Its a quiet day today, its a
holiday, so no lunch. I have leftovers which will
be good, I still have some apple pie too. :-)


Chair charging time, post time and lunch time for
this still most GORGEOUS WEEBLE... But.. I
will be back !

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...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

~Still Dribbly~

2 Jays, almost :-) One tried to escape my camera :-)

I still have my runny dribbly nose and it is so sore, I dread
when I have to wipe it.. Thank God for puffs Kleenex :-) I
am expecting the boy to bring the dog/cat house tonite.
I talked to him yesterday and I guess he has house guests
for awhile.. His step daughter , Amber, hubby and daughter,
Kirsten are staying with him till they find a place. The one
they had caught on fire..Thankfully none of them were hurt.
Kirsten is about 4 or so I think.Ive not seen Amber or
Kirsten for over 2 years..She and Kelli and my ex Willie
came up to visit.. Its been awhile..

Nothing planned for today, Penny is here and got us all
clean. We were pretty good no messes. :-) which is
surprising since the boys have been really acting up
these past few days..Fighting constantly.. LB usually
doesn't start fights, but he has lately .. Dutch is the
instigator most of the time...

We are due to have some nice weather, up in the
60's then cold for the week end...Ive had the door
open and the sun is so warm..The boys fight over
who gets the sunny spot on the table...

Other than a runny nose I feel pretty good.. I still
have a few sore spots, but that's the outcome of
constantly sitting...Id love to stand and just stretch.
That would feel so good.


Well, its lunch time and post time. I'm still a most
GORGEOUS WEEBLE and... I will be back!~

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...

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

~Want A Kittie?~


I still have my dribbly runny nose. Its so red and sore I dread\
when I have to wipe it. We are sposta have some nice warm
weather for the next few days, up in the 60's... At least I wont
worry about Dinky... I have been trying to figure a way to do
something about that cat, and I'm not sure yet how to go
about it.. I may call the vet here in town to see what I can do
for Dinky. Penny would take him, but she has 7 babies and
5 adult cats she inheritied when she moved into this new
place, and Penny is an animal lover, like me, so she just
took over all the cats..They are sure enjoying the baby
kitties .. but.. 7 is just too many..Want a kittie? :-)

My sister is still in hospital. She is holding her own..From
what Bev says she has fluid around her heart, which is not
good... I'm sure they can get her on an even keel..Elkhart
hospital has an excellent heart section..Just like Borgess,
that's where Ive gone, but I did have my triple bypass done
in Elkhart... Its a good hospital.. I spent a lot of time in there
when all my stuff started falling apart..meaning of course,
my legs...I had lots of leg bypasses done there too.

They are saying her heart isnt pumping right. They want to
do a stress test... To me these stress tests are only steps
to going straight to the problem and that a heart catherization
is the best and fastest way to determine heart problems..Ive
had stress tests on a treadmill, of course that was before I
lost my legs, then they did one by injection, they give you
something to increase your heart rate while they monitor
you. Ive had the kind of stress test where they put bands
like blood pressure cuffs on your Legs, and see how the
blood flow is from one to the other. After all these kinds
of dinky slow outcome tests then they bring in the big
guns, like a heart cath...Any how I will call her later to
see whats going on. Talking to her will ease my worry.
Id be so lost without my sister...Shes one of a kind :-)

Post time and I'm hungry.. I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE
and...... I WILL be back ! :-)

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...

Monday, November 08, 2010

Sis Is Sick~

My sister Shirley is in hospital in Elkhart. I guess
about 11 Saturday nite her blood pressure went
sky high and she was having breathing trouble.
Stan called 911 and they took her and they kept
her,. Bev said hopefully today they are going to
let her come home today.. I hope so.. Bev is
keeping me updated. Plus I will call and talk
to Shirley myself when she gets home...she
will fill me in on every thing....

I have a cold.. My nose is running faster than me.
I look like Rudolph the reindeer my nose is so red.
It runs and dribbles constantly, I wake up at night
just to wipe it.. I guess I waited too long to turn on
the heat and got a chill... and now I have to put up
with this.. always something.

I saw Joyce out on the riding mower and then Carl
got on it..Sure was nice seeing him moving around
so good.. He worried me before, he walked so slow
and seemed to just be wandering..Was nice to see
him today working at his usual pace.. I think he and
Joyce are two of those kinds of people that cant stop.

Donnie and Stanley are two more of those kinds of
people that HAVE to stay busy..When Donnie was
housebound because of his foot he almost went
insane not doing anything...Stanley is the same way,
when hes house bound he almost drives my sister
nuts. I'm glad I'm not that way or I would be totally
crazy by now for as long as Ive been sitting ! :-)

Penny came today and guess what she brought me?
A apple pie !!! I havent tasted it yet, but if its anything
like the last one I KNOW its good! Shes a very good
cook and baker.. She makes some of the best fudge
at Christmas, its wonderful! :-)

I'm out of news for today, I'm still a most GORGEOUS
WEEBLE and I hope you had a great week end. Time
to post this..I'll be back tomorrow! :-)

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...

Sunday, November 07, 2010

~Spring Forward...Fall Back~

Time change last night.. My cable box and my laptop,
the time automatically changes.. I usta have trouble
with which way to turn the clocks and even went so
far as to tell my computer it was wrong and changed
the time on that too! Now, I touch nothing, but I know
never to think cable could be wrong... :-) The saying
is "Spring forward, Fall back" I think. :-)
I have no plans for today.. I'm hoping Penny is at
home making apple pies..She is having 2 or 3 of
her grand daughters stay over.. She enjoys the
time with them, specially when she lets them help
her cook... Kelli was the same way when she was
little..

I had Kelli every day while her mom and dad worked..
I guess I should say Willie too.. He loves that girl too...
While I was getting things ready for supper, Kelli
would follow me around, steady asking questions as
to what exactly was I doing.... I had a chair that was
high with steps that lifted out.. I still have it...As little
as Kelli was, she dragged that bench all over the
kitchen so she could see just what I was doing..

She was next to me one day while I was peeling
potatoes to make the mashed kind that she liked.
Kelli got all quiet, I felt her put her little hand (she
was about 3) on my arm...I looked down into her
serious face and Kelli said "Gran, some day, I
gonna be a good cooker, just like you." I had
to smile, I told her to just keep watching Gran,
and she would be... And, she is a very good cook
to this day! :-)

I have no plans for today and no idea what I am gonna
make for Sunday dinner. I always find something ! I
have lots of stuff in the freezer I can make..I wont
starve.. I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE, and ! I
will be back ! Happy Sunday!


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...

Saturday, November 06, 2010

Birdhouse Fights~~

Its a pretty day outside today.. I was sitting at the
table having coffee and watching the birds.. I was
surprised at how many were out there, I know Dinky
was out there..I think he lives here now.. The birds
seem to have gotten use to him, he doesn't go after
them at all..I did see him stalk and try to run down
a squirrel though..Dinky kept the squirrel away from
the bird seed...The birds now are acting like they
all want the birdhouses...
I bet I sat for an hour watching birds trying to get in
side one of them...They seemed to be too big, that's
what I thought at first, but then I saw them go inside.
The single house I saw 3 birds each try to get inside,
then they would fly down to the bird seed and back..
Maybe they are storing food in there, just in case...
Its sposta be a bad winter...That's why I worry about
Dinky.. If it goes below zero where is that cat gonna
go? Even if I get the cat house, I don't think even
that would be warm enough.. I wish I could let him
inside..But its just not possible..I don't think I wanna
have to break up cat fights...

LB and Dutch, lately have been fighting a lot.. LB is
back with his Stuffed cat again too.. Hes dragging her
around and yes, hes diddling that stuffed cat... For a
long itme hes not bothered with her, and now the past
couple weeks hes back with her again... I have NO
idea what his problem is. But as bad as these 2 are
getting along, there is no way I can bring another cat
in here...They hissed and spit at that baby that Penny
brought here...But I worry about Dinky...Hes such a
beautiful loving cat....

Well I am in need of lunch, I don't know what I'm gonna
have...The chops and dressing was so good, I will have
the leftovers of that later, right now, some toast sounds
good with butter, cinnamon and sugar.. :-) I'm still a
most GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I'll be back ! Hope
you have a great week end :-)

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...

Friday, November 05, 2010

~1875 Posts~

Snow flurries are predicted..Winter is on the way. Its been
a nice fall though, the trees out did themselves. Having those
couple days of high winds sure took the leaves off the trees.
Made it a faster process. I know Joyce has got to be tired
of them by now.. This town has tons of trees...which makes
it really nice but lots of work in the fall.. :-)

Penny came today and got us all clean and ready for the
week end.. We havent been too sloppy although Dutch
and LB had been playing and knocked over a bag of
cat food. I tried but I couldn't get to it, it was in the laundry
room. She just had to move a few things and sweep. I
tried to get the cats to clean it up, but they didn't care..
I had hoped theyd eat it,,, :-)

Nothing else planned for the day. I got all my bills paid
and sent out..Usually if I get any mail on Friday its bills
or some crap that ruins my week end... And since my
bills are paid I don't expect any mail from BILL~!~I like
good mail ... :-)

We are having pork chops and dressing today. It
smells so good. Wanna come have lunch? I will
share... So anyhoway, I am Still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE, and I will be back ! Happy Week end!

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...

Thursday, November 04, 2010

~Doc Was Here~

My doctor was here and gone by 11... I am fine. My
blood pressure was a little off but not bad.... She is
going to call in a refil for this creme.. and I told her
that my chair needs fixed..She, or the office have to
call R & R and tell them that its doctor approved
maintence.. Why they do it that way I have no idea,
its all paid for by medicare or caid, one of them. I
would think they would keep records..That's where
I got this power chair from them. They don't keep
up on their customers..They should..

The nurse drew blood AGAIN, I was not expecting
that..It hurt this time... Usually its not too bad...the
only place they can draw me is at the base of my
thumb.. Most times it doesn't hurt there..today it
did and its already bruised... Oh well its done and
hopefully I wont have to have another for awhile..
She is checking my cholesterol and thyroid..

Anyhoway, I am gonna make some blankets for my
new great granddaughter. I sent Kelli an email to thank
her for the photos of Alex in his costume and I asked
if she needed anything...Blankets is all..I have lots of
flannel and can make a few..its easy to do..I told Kelli
that Penny is knitting some booties too... Not much
longer and baby will be here... We are all patiently
waiting... :-)


What I'm waiting for right now is for my calico beans
to warm up as that's what I'm having for lunch! They
are so good.. After that I'm gonna go and dig thru
material.. I enjoy that.. :-) I'm still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE , ask my doctor... AND I will be back!

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...

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

~No Gail~

I thought Gail was coming today but its 11 already and Ive
not heard from her,,,yet,,, She will call first.. I did get a call
from Dr Mazei's office and the Dr will be here tomorrow. I
feel good so this Dr visit shouldn't be too bad... I don't like
to see a Dr when I feel good but I have no choice, I'm just
so glad my Dr is a woman...I prefer that...plus shes really
nice too..doesn't hurry and will talk to you...That means
a lot, that its not all business...

Penny is making some of the calico beans today..They
smell so good.. She will take some home for herself too.
They are a whole meal with the meat and bacon and
the 3 kinds of beans.. A little salad on the side would
be good too..

We have rain forecast for the next few days. I sure can
tell.. My left stump has been really sore lately. On the
outer side, there is a spot that really hurts if I touch
it...I plan to ask the Dr about it..Why it hurts I have
no idea but it sure does and only on that outer side.
The scar on that stump steady acts up and I have
to keep a close eye on it so it doesn't get out of
hand...I sure wouldn't want that back...

Time to taste some of these beans, and to post
this..I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I WILL
be back ! :-)

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...

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

~Pray For The Best~

I don't have a whole lot to write about today. Ive been
doing a lot of thinking about whats ahead...Of course
I have no idea and in a way I'm glad I dont know..cuz
if I did and it was something bad I knew was coming,
the good days I might have had before it would have
been full of worry and fear of what was coming..no, I
don't wanna know..Surprise me is what I think...some
times its best not to know whats in your future and
just keep looking up and pray for the best... :-)

I am expecting my nurse today, I feel pretty good, so
I don't think she will find anything wrong...That rash I
had is almost gone, I'm glad she thought of that cream,
its worked good... I may need a new blood pressure
cuff, mine is just refusing to work.. I don't know who \
got me that one, or who I ask for a new one..Probly
Joanne, shes looking for a side rail for me now.. And
that is something I really need.. Its getting harder and
harder to sit up... That will help, and If I have to choose,
I need the side rail more than the BP thing..

I have some phone calls to make so I am posting this
for today..I need to get some maintenance done on this
chair...I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE..and of course
I'll be back ! :-)

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...

Monday, November 01, 2010

~Winter's Coming~

This is gonna be short today as I have a ton of
stuff to do and I have to do it while Penny is here.
Stuff outside that I cant do... I know Donnie would
fix my yard for me but he is just too busy...So
Penny is doing it for me..Just bringing in pots
and just getting it clear for winter...And as cold
as it is today its not far off...

Were making Cornish hen and dressing today.
Its just a very small chicken. Tasty and very moist.
We made some stove top cornbread dressing
and put it inside and around the little hen..Bake
for about an hour or so..as small as those birds
are they don't take long to cook.. The cornbread
dressing is the best one of all of the varieties
they have of Stove Top..It tastes like homemade.

Its time to get some more done, Penny leaves
at 12:30 to go to her other client, Mickey...She
does a lot for her too...

Anyhoway, time to post and get on with this day.
I feel pretty good today and I am still a most
GORGEOUS WEEBLE..And..I'll be back!


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...
 
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