~Im Back~

I missed yesterday totally and was just lucky enough

to find some energy so I could feed the boys. Ive been

sleeping a lot.. but I ache and cant keep even water

down. It seems I just had this crap... Since the start

of all these meds I think...

I feel a small tad better, but I'm weak and I sure can

tell.. I didn't eat yesterday, but a container of peaches.

I could only eat part of them but I did drink the juice. I

think some chicken soup later will help...

I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I hope you had

a Merry Christmas... I shall return! Sorry I missed

yesterday, but I just couldn't do it.. that tells ya I was

realllllllllly sick.. :-)

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...

~Back again to Bed~

I am up Long enough to write this and I am headed back

to bed. My left stump is hurting so bad I can hardly stand

it I have to get some relief from it.. I am a tad nauseated

today as well.. just all of a sudden I had to throw up.. So

I'm confused as to why I feel bad! The pain or perhaps

a flu.. I dunno but I know I'm going back to bed.


Penny will be here any minute and she can do her thing

and perhaps go home early ..it is Christmas Eve.. She

has lots of things planned and could use some extra

time I think.. So..

For me its post this then bed.. I hope this goes away,

and I sure hope ya'll have a merry Christmas. 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...

~Short and Early Post~

I woke today and am sick as can be. I am so tired and I

ache everywhere. Some one must have brought a bug.

Lots are sick, Donnie said Kirstin is sick and so is her

mom, Amber, so he could have contaminated me, or

even Penny or the lunch girl..I know I got something .

I don't feel well at all...

My Dr called and has called in another prescription

for some stronger anitibiotics. K something .. I hope

it works.. This spot has got to get better, it hurts so

much I cant even describe the pain. I just want it

gone. The less I move helps..

So, that is what I'm gonna do today is spend the day

on my bed. I hope that helps.. I am grateful though

that 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...

~Woke Tired~

I woke up but I woke up tired. Ive been ready to go

back to bed since I got up.. I hate this feeling, but I

cant and trust me, Ive tried, to get rid of it and it leaves

when ITS ready... Ive gotten too many spots that are

giving me grief.. That rash in my right groin, thankfully

is gone, for how long, I have no idea, but it will be back.

The 2 spots on my left inner stump is spreading and to

even lightly touch it, the pain is unbelieveable.. The

transferring is the major problem that really hurts.. I

honestly hate feeling down, or unwell.. it gets very old.

Plus I think when I get down these other problems seem

to flare up.. Maybe its to take my mind off of what ever

was depressing me.. Gail is due today, I'm not better,

and the one spot on the left I think is worse.. My anti

biotics ran out so I need to find out if they should be

refilled as well...Probly yes since the sites are not

healed.

We have sunny day which is nice to see.We still have

all the snow and the TV says we are due for a storm

over the week end that is gonna leave a lot of snow.

We've been lucky here, seems it goes all around but

we're spared..Penny made cookies and brought some

for me.. Shes suck a good cook..

Time to post and wait for Gail.. 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...

~Travis Today~

Travis came today and we had a nice talk. Hes a good

guy. Hes married and has a dog, Frodo, its a bassett

hound.. Theyre so ugly theyre cute. His wife is allergic

to cats, cuz ive tried talking him into taking one of Pennys

baby kitties..She still has 5 of them. She keeps them much

longer she wont wanna get rid of them.. Penny said that

Sassifrass that was here, is a really sweet kittie..and she

will follow Penny around like a dog. Each one of Pennys

renters have adopted one of the cats and they all pitch

in to help feed them. I know that Dinky outside here Is

REALLY getting fat and heavy! So I know these cats,

if they have nothing else, at least they have food...

Donnies brother John and his son Ben are here with him,

but they are going on to Racine tomorrow and then Donnie

will go there on Friday, if not sooner.. Hes been working

even Saturdays at Monaco so I don't know if he will have

to work Friday or not.. Our forecast for weather doesn't

look good over the week end.. I told Donald to be sure

he phones and lets me know hes back. Kelli, I don't know

if they will go to Racine, specially with this new baby only

a week old.. I know Kelli's grandparents, her moms folks

would love to see the baby as well as Donnies folks. They

havent seen the baby yet either. Shes a Cutie from what

Donnie says..

COA brought me the nicest poinsettia plant.. It was so

pretty, A green house donated them to the meals on

wheels people.. I had to give mine away. I cant have a

live plant here but a poinsettia plant is deadly for cats.

I had it for a while, until the wheelchair guy came in..

this was last Friday... I gave it to him to give to his girl

friend.. I told him "Do NOT tell your girlfriend I gave it

to you! she will appreciate it a lot more thinking you

went and specially got it for her, so don't tell.. I give you

that right to lie about where you got it... :-) He was

smiling when he left.. :-)

Lunch time and I'm having some more egg salad.

It turned out really good..very tasty..I will have that

now and maybe just some peaches later on.I feel

pretty good today and I am still a MOST GORGEOUS

WEEBLE.. you knew that :-) I shall return!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you 'friend'.

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Good Being a Gran~~

The boy came by last night and picked up the stuff for

the kids for Christmas. He thinks they will all like their

things..I wrapped it all and sorted and he took everything-

but only gave the doll basket to Kirsten, he had no choice

as it wasn't wrapped and only in a clear plastic bag so

she saw it instantly. My phone rang and this sweet voice

said, "Gran, thank you for my doll and bed, I'm gonna go

play, talk to papaw" Donnie said as soon as he handed

her them, she immediately asked to phone me to say

thank you.. He is amazed himself at how smart she is..

What a sweetie, even if she is spoiled rotten..We don't

care.. that's part of the fun of being a grandparent is

getting to spoil the grandkids..
The baby squirrel has been here a lot lately. He is so

funny to watch as he runs really fast up to the tree then

jumps at it and climbs as fast as he can up to the branches.

He found the peanuts and is stuffing himself full.. then he

runs.. comes back and does the same thing.. Graybelle

is a stalker.. Shes seen the baby out there and Ive had

to call her so she would not make a run at him..twice now

shes wanted to get him.. I think I would pass out if I saw

a cat with a squirrel or bird in its mouth.. That would be

awful.. this baby maybe doesn't know about cats :-)
Usually none of the kitties bother the birds.. and the jays,

well no cat can fight off a blue jay anyway.. Jays have

been known to attack people!
My house in Indiana I had a huge oak tree out back..Way

up top was a blue jay nest.. We knew when there were

baby birds in it cuz no one was allowed by the tree or

the jay would dive bomb them.. I had one hit me in the

top of my head and drew blood! The claws on a bird

are sharp! That bird was constantly on guard.. Its fun

to watch them here, Ive counted as many as 5 or 6 here

at one time.. They love the corn on the cob, doesn't take

them but a day or so to clean off one of those corn ears.

We are having egg salad sandwiches for lunch. I only

have some Christmas cards yet to send out and I'm done

with my todo list...Time to post this and have a sandwich

and write cards.. But.. this GORGEOUS WEEBLE will

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...

~Finally Finished~

I have lots to do today, IF Donnie is coming up, which

hes sposta come up and get the kids Christmas. As

of now, I don't know, Ive not heard from him, he said

he would call..So, when I'm done writing this I will

go and finish up wrapping the Christmas stuff..There

is quite a bit thanks to Rebecca...and Penny.. The

picture is of a doll carrier, with a baby in it..I think

that Kirsten might really like that, specially if I make

some accessories for it.. That carrier is just almost

like the ones I designed and made for my craft shows.

My sister made them too.. We put our heads together

and we both came up with lots of ideas of things to

make, specially for kids. The carrier that I made had

a canopy over one end AND it was reversible. and

totally washable.. came with a baby and goodies..
I sold mine for 35.00 and the little girls loved them.

I sold every one I had when I was doing craft shows.

My sister sold all of hers too..When she and I get

together we can design and make just about any

thing you can think of.. I liked making hats and

bags too..I think what it really is we love to sew..
The blanket, I made, and the booties Penny made.

Arent they pretty.. Now, I will be honest about the

blanket. Its the one I started 2 half years ago, for

Alex. that is now 2 half.. Well now Andrea has it..

and I DID finish it.. That yarn is so soft.. I'm glad I

will get it to her before shes too big for it..Turned

out really well.. specially since is a dish cloth

pattern..I just kept going to the size I wanted then

put a scalloped edge.. very easy, if you want

the pattern let me know, I can put it here for you.
I didn't give an update on my Dr visit which went....

ok.. she wants me to keep my nurse for a while

longer. My blood pressure decided to show off

and it was 119 over 100 which is not good.. My

bottom number is going higher every time its

taken which means my heart is not resting and

could be a reason I get so tired...She checked

the 2 wounds and think its an abcess.. not sure

she is going to take a culture or something..I

know it hurts awful.. I would rate the pain at 9..

My new pain med doesn't do much and she

increased the dose by 10 mg.. which still makes

no difference...
Anyhoway, I'm gonna post this and put a roast

in the oven for supper..with some good onions

and gravy.. fries... MMMM...I'm hungry! I hope

you had a good week end and got all your stuff

done for the holidays..I'm still a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE and.. yup.. 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...

~Peepants Funny~

The best show on TV, one that I watch every day and I

really look forward to watching it.. The show is Americas

Funniest Home Videos. I think everyone should watch it.

If you don't laugh or at least smile, you need to check to

see if your alive ! Laughter and smiles are so good for

everyone. I can have a rough day and feel like totally

ickky and that show comes on.. I always see something

that makes me laugh some times laughing to the

extreme.. I call it peepant funny :-) Well you laugh tooooo

hard... what happens? :-) Trust me this show will almost

get you to that point! :-)

They have some of the funniest animals which I REALLY

prefer to watch.. Sometimes vids of kids, to me, I think

they could get hurt and makes me wonder who would

want to videotape their child getting hurt and crying!

Much less want to tape their kids fighting ! I think then

it goes back to money, and the possibility to win lotsa

money like those people on that survivor show.. I

don't understand the whole logic of it and most of the

show is about all of them discussing it ! Not on my

to watch list...

I'm getting things ready for everyones Christmas. Ive

had some donations of toys for Kirsten and Alex which

has helped.. I still have no idea what to give the boy. He

needs something he goes and gets it.. Plus hes VERY

picky as to what he will or wont wear. I dunno.. Maybe

Penny can come up with an idea..

Well I have stuff to do I want to make some Barbie

stuff.. Something different to do.. These dolls come

with all these shoes and hair stuff.. So I'm making a

cute fancy box to keep them in.. Kirsten is very picky

so she should like this.. :-)


Post time and lunch time.This GORGEOUS
WEEBLE hopes you have a great week end and

I shall 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...

~Chair Driver~

Busy day today, Penny is here and we are getting stuff

sorted out and she made spaghetti sauce for me for

over the week end. Gail is due in about an hour then

after she leaves the wheelchair guy is due to come.

I am worried that he may take this one with him to fix

it..Well if he does he better have a power one I can

use.. I can use my manual, but in here again? No.. I

cant it would wear me down totally...I hope he can

fix it while hes here. He should bring a new charger

and new batteries with him...I HOPE! The biggie is

to fix the arm.. plus Ive made it worse, I ran into the

wall and jammed the joystick so now it hardly moves.

I am not a good driver, as much practice as Ive had

I should be an expert chair driver by now! :-)

Gail is due anytime and this time I am having to be

re done well not redone, renewed, my contract for

care.. I think it lasts for 6 weeks then they have to

show improvement or a need for continued care.
My blood pressure is acting up and still not doing

what it should.. Drs reading was 110/100 or some

thing like that..The bottom number, which represents

how long my heart rests between beats..I guess my

ticker isnt getting enough rest time. So my contract

has been renewed..


Gail will be pleased to see that the 2 wounds on my

left stump are healing up.. I know I am..That stump

is still extremely painful though and transferring is

so hard to do...I will be glad when ALL my problems

are gone.. Health ones especially... Personal ones

I can handle, but the combination isnt fun at all..

Post time, then lunch and for this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE to wait for her appointments to show

up.. But I will be back tomorrow ! :-) 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...

~Christmasy~

I'm just NOT in the Christmas mood. I cant figure out

why I'm not either.. I listen to the Christmas songs on

the radio and at times I do feel christmasy, but most

of the time I don't. I have no plans or do I plan to go

anywhere. It will be a Christmas this year just like the

past 9 have been..Just me and the boys. :-) Which is ok,
we have a nice day :-)

The last Christmas that I went anywhere was to, of course,

my sisters and that was in 2000. I don't remember a lot of

it but I can recall that everyone was happy.. Including me :-)

I found a corner for my chair and that's where I stayed put.
I learned from past parties that you don't get up or you will

lose your chair...:-) I came with my own chair then anyway, I

still had both legs but was in a wheel chair, cuz at thanksgiving

I had broken my right leg, just above the ankle.

I still don't have anything for Donnie or Kelli and I just don't

know what to get them.. Penny and I have an agreement,no

gifts. She has 5 grands to do for and I don't need anything

anyway.. I told her to save it and she and I will take a trip

to the casino.. I'm really gonna break down one of these

days and go! :-)

Rebecca came by today, shes so nice. I have asked her for

help in getting some things for Kirsten for Christmas.. Their

house burnt down that's why they are living with Donnie.. So

all of that babys clothes and toys are gone... They didn't lose

everything everything, but enough..so Rebecca is going to

see what she can do or come up with.. She knows a lot of

places that might help..

Time to post and make myself some lunch, what I dunno,

but I always find something. So until tomorrow, I am still

a MOST GORGEOUS WEEBLE and I shall return!


Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you 'friend'.

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...

~Good Help~

I'm running behind today and its my own fault. Ive

been on the phone. I got a letter from the Salvation

Army that a box of food can be picked up in Sturgis.

Penny said she will go and get it for me. I just have

to write a note giving her permission to get it.. I will

share it with Penny of course. This is NOT on her

list of job descriptions :-) Shes does a lot for me

and I sure appreciate it. Good help is hard to find.

I have been calling the boy for 2 days and he has

NOT answered OR returned my calls.. He is in BIG

DODO. I know the excuse already,"I lost my charger"

or hes lost his phone :-) what ever the reason Donald

better find that phone! I even called his land phone

in hopes someone would be home, no one answered.

I guess everyone is at work. I will call again later when

I know Kirsten is home.. shes such a treat to talk to.

I got a great call from Kelli. I had called her a couple

times and no one answered..So I'm glad she finally

called and I bet we talked for almost an hour..well....

during her drive to her work. Her company was having

a Christmas party and she was going to it.. The place

she works for Keystone RV is doing great, they are

even hiring. Its a very good company to work for. I sure

enjoy calls from my Dolly, ive called her that since the

first time I ever saw her.. cuz she was.. just a little doll,

hence she was my Dolly.. :-) still is.. shes a good girl.

We are all very proud of her..and I love when she phones.

Penny and I are having hamburgers for lunch. She got

some great onion rolls and with sauteed onions.mmm. I
LOVE a good burger ...:-) Other than that I'm ok and

its just another day.. I have no other plans till Friday,

when Gail and my wheelchair repair guy is due.

I'm still a most GORGEOUS WEEBLE, but you already

know that :-) And.. yup.. 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...

~Waiting~

Its turning into a rather busy day. I didn't hear back

from Gail so I had to call and make sure she got my

message, which she did and she phoned to redo

my appointment and changed it to Friday. VPS,

my drs office called to tell me she will be here about

noon or so. THEN Travis called to verify HE still

had a date with me, which we changed.. hes gonna

come by NEXT Tuesday. So.. as of right now, I'm

waiting for VPS to get here.

I told the nurse I wasn't shoveled out.. well a little,

what Penny did so she could get in and out of

the house. But this nurse hauls stuff so I dunno,

but I warned them.. I'm hoping Joe keeps up on

the mailbox this year.. The people next door never

get mail so they figure they don't have to clean

by it.. But the people across the road, whos box

is next to mine, don't keep it shoveled either ! Joys

of winter. Its a treat having it brought to your home

but Ive thought of getting a PO box. I don't like giving

out my street address, which is my mailing addy..

I still have to send cards.. I'm behind again this

year..

Ive been searching online for Barbie stuff.. With

Kirsten liking her I thought about our new baby girl,

and I bet she would like a Barbie too..So I could

start one for her ! Thing is, I will probly have big fun

doing it! Ive even considered making clothes! Its

not hard, just tedious, working with such small stuff.

But, I HAVE thought of a doll house! THAT would be

fun..I could start one now and by the time Andrea is

ready to play with it..I should have it finished :-) Then

again though I couldn't guarantee I would give it to

her ! I might wanna keep it for my self!

I still have stuff to do before Dr gets here so I better

get busy. They renewed my nurse for another 6 weeks.

Gail told me.. I guess these 2 open wounds are not good

and need supervision. Joys of amputee life.. I have so

many joys :-) Including the joy of being a GORGEOUS
WEEBLE :-) Gotta go 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...

~Cold cold today~

Super cold and I think the snow storm has gone by.

We have about 4 or 5 inches of snow. Even the cat

food was frozen this morning.. Dinky came out of the

house all warm and dry.. I was pleased. I feel so guilty

when I see these poor cats outside. I then think that I

could go ahead and bring Dinky in.. But if he sprays,

there is no more awful a smell than cat spray..and

the smell is super hard to get rid of.. But then I feel

so sorry for this kittie, just breaks my heart and I want

to open the door and drag him in and just take my

chances. I just don't know what to do...

Penny was an hour late this morning because of all

the snow and the roads were icy from that rain we

had before the snow. The roads were treacherous

and I'm so glad she made it safely, I was worried

till she walked through the door. We are having

sausage, and fried cabbage and potatoes :-) It

smells so good in here I'm HUNGRY!

I got a call this morning from my Dr and she will be

here tomorrow, so I had to call Gail and cancel for

her to be here and I have to call Travis and reset

him again.. Poor guy I keep putting off his visits

and they really are Important.. I had expected to

hear from Rebecca but ive not. Its gonna be a busy

week. Christmas fun...

I'm not really in a Christmas mood the Christmas

songs on the radio help but I just have a rather

hard time handling things during the holidays, I

think its just more noticeable to me during the

holidays when everyone is so busy and I'm by

myself.. Its my choice I know, just everyone I

know has other plans..

The plans for this GORGEOUS WEEBLE now

is to eat..then do some sewing on a purse for

Kirsten. 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...

~SNOW!~

It sure changed over night. Yesterday we had rain for

a while, so you know ALL the snow disappeared,, by

the time I went to bed, there wasn't any snow outside.

When I got up.. well theres a photo or two so you can

see all we got so far. Id say about 3 or 4 inches already

and they say to stay in that its going to progressively

get worse that we can expect at least a foot. The way

it looks out there now and its just steadily coming down,

we might get that 12 inches.. I worry though that Penny

may not make it.. Then Tuesday both Travis and Gail

are due. Ive seen the plows out so hopefully the roads

will be clear.. I worry about them tho, specially Penny,

shes a good driver, but shes also got that light small

car. Id rather she stay home tomorrow than take a

chance on the roads.
As you see the kittie house is covered. I made a big

mistake placing it there. The door opening is facing

WEST.. all the weather comes mostly from the west.

I hope there isnt a lot of snow in there. I'm going to

have Donnie move it to the right side by the peonies

and the door facing East. I know Penny cant its way

too heavy for her.. Donnie himself didn't have a easy

time unloading that house. Its solid wood and its all

been weather treated too.
I don't know what dinner will be.. and thing is I just

am not really hungry.. The antibiotics seem to be

helping this open area on my left stump.. Its still

VERY sore and causing a lot of pain specially

when I transfer..So I try to stay in one place :-)

I did get some cleaning done and now am in

search for a small suitcase to put Barbie in.
I want to get some stuff for Kirstens Barbie. I

might even get my own and do some designing

for special stuff that Kirsten and then even this

new baby girl :-) Andrea is doing great and so

is Kelli...

Time to post and watch the snow and have

another cuppa coffee. I'm still a most MOST

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...

~New Bird~

Its 10 am and I am gonna write this post now and

get this done then I can start on cleaning this kitchen

and doing some sewing. Ive been thinking about

making some things for Kirsten. 4 is such a good

age to be .. specially when theres a gramma that

sews.. :-) Kelli was one of the best dressed and

most of her clothes were hand made by me.. :-)

But I do want to make a carrier for her Barbie and

all her clothes. Its fun to sew for kids. My sister

and I mainly sewed for kids when we each had our

craft shows. Its a known fact that an adult will buy

for a child before themselves or other adults..So

most of our sewing was centered around kid stuff.

We both did good but then when you really enjoy

your job you will do good work ...and get paid well.
There was a new bird out in the yard. That thing

came gliding down and was chasing something

across the yard. I guessed it might be a mouse

or maybe even the little chippie... He stayed out

there quite awhile but I did get a couple photos..

I sent the photos to my friend to see if he knows

what kind of bird. Ive not heard back from him,

but I'm guessing its a hawk. Ill let you know what

I find out if its not one.. :-)Was snowing heavily.
Time to get busy and accomplish something. We

are under the gun for a massive storm.. Don't bother

me what it does out there.. But I worry about the

ones that have to get out in it..and I believe Penny

said she has a very busy day so I hope shes careful.

Id be lost without Penny.. Shes been with me for over

3 years now..Shes also a trusted friend.Anyhoway....

I'm still a most GORGEOUS WEEBLE ~!~! And..

yes, I shall be back ...:-) 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...

~Side Effects~

Did you know that some medication will make you stop

up tighter than a drum? I'm taking a narcotic for pain. I

was told it could cause constipation.. Ive NEVER had

that problem.. but NOW.. well I had to send Penny to

the drug store to get something for me. This is an awful

feeling and I don't like it at all.. But this is one of the

things that you have to deal with when you take any kind

of medication..the other problems they can give you..

My doctor gave me a 10 day supply of antibiotics because

of the open area on my left stump.. Gail felt it would help

since it was a open and very nasty looking area. I carry

a staph germ so I have to be careful.. Well I got the pills-

on the bottle it says, side effects : could cause drowsiness

or dizziness.. See? There are side effects with EVERY

one of my medications..

Sometimes they advertise pills on TV and the side effects

that they can cause are scarey! The patch I was just on for

pain has been recalled. I saw that on TV. I'm glad I wasn't

on it for very long.

Penny came today and got us all set for the weekend. We

are, according to TV, sposta be in line for a blizzard!~ The

COA brought extra bag of food, and now they have started

the morning bag. Bread, slice of ham and a slice of cheese,

a hard boiled egg and juice. But I will sit back and wait to

see if we get the blizzard and 12 inches of snow...:-)

Time to post and get on with this day. I have stuff I need to

do, one is to put together a wreath for the door. I havent

gotten my tree out, but.. I don't know if I will or not. I'm not

really in a christmasy mood.. I'm trying to get that way by

listening to that radio station.. It helps.. I'm still a most

GORGEOUS WEEBLE.. and I shall return! :-)

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...

~Got Appointment!~

I'm late today as you can see and its NOT my fault!
Guess what I have been doing for the past almost 3

hours? Ive been calling and online, trying to get my

wheelchair fixed. The rigamarole I had to go thru was

staggering and it put me in a very bad mood. But I

did get an appointment for a tech to come out and

totally go over my chair and even the charger.

I first had to look up the number for Wright & Filipis.

You remember them? They were the company I was

gonna buy this chair from.. UNTIL they sent that guy

that was in a chair to tell me what HE wanted me to

have, not what I wanted or needed.. then he sent that

HUGE all terrain vehicle that got stuck in the house!

I talked to Trish, that was having a bad day and kinda

rude. She said I HAVE to KNOW where I got my

chair, the style, the date I got it and thru what insurance.

Well I didn't know all that.. so I then had to call Deb

at HPM, she was out of course. So I spent another

half hour trying to find someone at HPM that could

give me the info I needed.. I then talked to Kelly.


Kelly was very nice, gave me all the info I needed and

I then called Trish back, who was in a better mood. I

was too by then.. ANYHOWAY, after ALL this I have

an appointment next Friday for a tech to come out and

evaluate my chair and see what all needs done to it..

I have accomplished something today ! Arent ya proud

of me? I got it done with out blowing a gasket.. Those

phones with the push 1 now crap drive me insane whom

ever came up with that should be tarred and feathered !
Worst thing could have been, but 2nd to that, Push 1 for

English.. That really makes me mad. I wont do it and I

hang up.

Well I'm hungry and I have pills to take yet and I'm

kinda hungry.. I did get stuff done, I'm proud of me. I

hope I can get all the rest of my todo list done.. :-)


Post time 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...

~Christmas List~

Penny and I have been discussing Christmas and

what is all on our lists.. Penny stays so busy she

was hoping to find some extra time to hand make

some of her gifts..I had told her to make them all

afgans or quilts. She can knit and crochet with the

best of them.

Ive been trying to find something useful for her and

for the kids.. I get this catalog called COLLECTIONS
ETC. its one of the nicest ive seen and Ive ordered

from them before, the quality of their merchandise is

excellent. They have an item, which is a cover for

windshields. Has magnets around the outside edge

and will keep the snow and Ice off your window. I

think it would be great for Penny and Donnie. Save

a lot of window scraping.. The Collections one comes

with 2 covers, for front and back.. and the price is only

$14.99. which is not expensive at all.. I am seriously

thinking of ordering it for them.. I have a dear friend

that is over 80 and I told him about this.. sure would

save him and his wife from a lot of extra work. When

you don't have a garage, this is something you got to

'put up with if you drive. :-) This cover I think will help

these kids, I might get a set for Kelli too.. :-)

My gas and electric have both tripled. I get so discouraged

when I see these bills.. I cant stand the cold so I havta keep

the thermostat higher.. Today is super cold, I even gave

Penny and extra blanket for Dinky out in his house. Id heat

it for him if I could :-)

Time to post and get on with today, I'm still a GORGEOUS

WEEBLE and I shall return!

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...

~Little Snow~

a little bit of snow :-)

I just now looked at the time and realized that Gail

is due any time. I want to get this posted before she

gets here. I am worried about that spot on my left

stump.. I just cant seem to get it to heal...She gave

me some cream for the rash that is working great.

But the rash was on the right groin area and this

open spot is on the left.. inside.. its so sore I can

hardly stand it.. To transfer is agony..

When I transfer onto the potty or my bed, I always

start out with my left stump since its longer and

more stable. But now with this sore.. to just even

move a little is torture. Ive been really keeping an

eye on it and I'm glad I have Gail coming when

things like this go wrong.


Speaking of wrong.. well I STILL have not had any

one come to fix my chair! I just don't understand

what the problem is.. I guess I m gonna have to

make some phone calls of my own.. If I fall out of

this chair because I cant get anyone to come and

fix it.. something is drastically wrong.. All these

people not doing their jobs would be in trouble, I

would see to that.. This isnt right.. I need this chair

to be in top condition...

Well I need to post this and get ready for Gail.. We

didn't get near the snow they said.. Yippee! They

sure did all around us.. up by my niece Bev, from

what the TV says she got snow!

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...

~Mon Day~

Monday, Monday and my niece said she was already

having a good Monday and that was about 9 this

morning.. I'm glad she is.. she deserves the best. Bev

is such a hard worker and just stays busy.. Of course

3 grandbabies help keep her on the go too. :-) Plus

she is a wonderful daughter. She takes good care of

my sister and keeps on top of everything, I'm very

grateful for her... Plus she keeps me updated on all

the family, which I like to know how they all are..

Penny made it today, but we didn't get the 8 inches

of snow, although today isnt over yet and they say 3

inches due today..well.. the sun is shining bright out

side and the ground is lightly covered with snow. It

didn't snow like they said. But I checked the weather

on that wunderground, which is a great site, and it

says 70% chance of snow.. I think we are just out of

the line of fire for these lake effect storms.. I told

Penny this morning I don't think this town gets near

the snow that 3 Rivers does.

I got the sweetest phone call last night. I guess our

girl got back from her other grandpas.. From now on

there will be NO days that Donnie cant put his grands

in his vehicle cuz he has no car seat. He went right to

Kellis and got one. Kirsten said "Thank you for my

Barbie Gran, I love her!" She then gave the phone to

Donnie, cuz she wanted to play with her doll.. The thing

came with a brush and a ring. Donnie said she combed

that hair on Barbie at least a dozen times and she even

combed Donnies a few times :-) I know papaw loved

that.. :-) Anyhoway, I told her I would get her some clothes

for her Barbie.. I refuse to make them.. They can drive a

person nutz working on those small pieces of fabric.. I

prefer to buy them.. :-) I don't like making doll clothes .

We are having meat pie today and right now its still in

the oven.. It smells so good in here its making my

stomach growl :-) Wanna come have lunch with me?

I'm still a GORGEOUS WEEBLE , always, will be :-)
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...

~Dinky inda House~ :-)

Ive been complaining that Dinky wont go in the house.

The photo I have of him in it, Penny had to pick him

up and cram that cat in there. He did NOT want to

go in there...Hed rather sit out in the rain and snow.

However...

When I opened the door to feed them this morning,

Graybelle was there and guess who was coming OUT

of the house? Yup, Dinky... He ate and I watched as

he got back in it.. NOW I hope Graybelle will still go

in there.. She is such a growler and they really don't

get along but I'm hoping they will share. Donnie said

he put a ledge or shelf inside. I may have to get another

house.. maybe not as big. I'm glad Dinky is in it tho.

I know Graybelle will go inside the garage, so I don't

worry about her as much.. Eary and Fuzz I don't know

where they go..All I know is they sure look fatter ! With

8 inches of snow coming I worry about these cats...

Lake Effect snow is headed at us.. I think where I am now

is kinda out of the loop to get all the snow. Last winter was

not near as bad as what I saw in Three Rivers. So this

storm might just pass us by...

I didn't hear back from Donnie so I called this morning to

inquire if Kirsten liked her Barbie.. Apparently she is at

her other grandpa, Ryans dad, and she was gone before

he got back. He went to Kellis and they liked all their

stuff, and he relayed a thank you from her to me :-) So

Kirsten hasnt seen it but when she does he will let me

know.. Hes sure she will like it.. I might make a purse

for her. Donnie says shes very fussy and likes things

in order..that's why she has to have gifts wrapped :-)

so she might enjoy that..

Our new baby is doing great. She looks like her mom.

Kelli appreciated the diapers. If she needs anything I

tell her to let me know. She wont be going back to

work until mid February. She will have a hard time

leaving her just like she did when she had Alex. He

is very pleased with his new sister, touches her very

gently and says "baby"... :-)

Lunch time and I dunno what. I'm watching it snow

outside and its not heavy. that storm may miss us.

I'm glad I worry about Penny on the roads. But she

knows I don't expect her to come when the roads

are bad. Hopefully they will be ok in the morning.

Post time and find some material for a purse.
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...

~Sweet Call~

I got the sweetest phone call this morning. I picked

up the phone to hear "me and papaw are coming

up to see you. I'm going with papaw today!" Kirsten.

She was so excited and I was too.. Donnie got on

the phone and said she wanted to be with him today

and he was bringing her with him.. I was totally glad.

He said it would be a few since they all still had to

get dressed..

I had told Donnie I got Kirsten a Barbie doll and he

told me to make sure it was wrapped. She has a

thing about her presents all be wrapped :-) so of

course I wrapped it for her :-)

Just a little while ago Donnie called and I will say

I am VERY disappointed.. Apparently Amber went

off to work with Kirstens car seat still in the car. So

she cannot ride with Donnie to come up here. He

said when he told her that she couldn't come with

him to see me he said she screamed and cried and

he felt terrible.. I told him to go buy one at meijers

and bring that baby up here to see me!

He said he felt bad too cuz he and Kirsten while they

were on this outing that they were gonna stop and

buy a Christmas tree. She was so excited.. Its a

shame all because of a car seat but she has to have

one..I don't know what age or weight rules there are.

Shes only 4. But Donnie with all these grands you

would think this papaw would have his OWN car

seat for these kids to go with him! He will.. trust me.

and I betcha Kirsten will maybe even come up here

tomorrow! :-) If that girl and I both whine enough

papaw will get a car seat :-) Wait till I tell Kelli, she

will get him too ! :-)

So hes coming alone, which is better than not at all..

So I better finish this and get their stuff together.. He

will take Kelli her stuff. Post time for this GORGEOUS
WEEBLE.. happy week end ..we are due to get 8 as

in EIGHT inches of snow starting tonight :-) But.. snow

or not.. 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...

~Kirsten~

I called Donnie last night to find out what happened,

that he didn't come by..It was already 7:30.. Kirsten

answered the phone..shes 4 remember.. Do you know

this is a smart little girl? I carried on a better conver

sation with this little thing than I do with most of the

adults Ive talked to ! She was amazing.. Donnie

says, shes very spoiled but as smart as she is she

can get away with it! It was a treat talking to her, I

really enjoyed it..

During my conversation with Kirsten I asked her

If Gran could buy something for her and what would

she like.. She quickly replied, "A BARBIE!" She

doesn't have one! I bet she is the only 4 year old

without a Barbie.. Penny is getting one today for

her with an extra outfit. Donnie said she will be

very happy when she gets this. I hope so.. He

didn't come up last night as Kelli got home with

baby yesterday and he wanted to stop by there.

Hes a great dad and even greater pappaw..

Gail is due today and Penny is here . She had a

mess to clean up in the laundry room. She had

just got a new big bag of cat food and she left

the top open which is most enticing to Dutch,

who has a weakness for bags as it is..but one

with good food in it.. well he wasn't gonna stay

out of it...He knocked the bag over and the food

went everywhere. Even UNDER the washer.. I

told Penny wasn't me.. She knew it was Dutch

with out me even telling her.. :-)

I have stuff to do before Gail gets here, which

should be in an hour or so... I'm still a most

GORGEOUS WEEBLE and Ill 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...

~Stuff for Baby~

Donnie is coming up tonite to pick up some things

I have for the baby. Diapers n wipes, stuff you need

for new babys and run out of right away, so maybe

the extra will come in handy and save a trip to the

store.. I am wondering how Alex is going to take

to the baby. Hes a spoiled boy but a sweetie..

He's a daddys boy I think. :-) I know hes a grandpas

boy.. Donnie says Alex is his 'pick me up' when

hes had a bad day...after a couple hours of playing

with his grandson he feels a lot better, tired, but

better :-)

I have decided since Donnie is coming up tonite I

better get these receiving blankets made. Wont

take long at all to just sew a hem around the 4 sides.

I have about 5 pieces of some cute girlie baby

prints. I think Kelli will like them.

So, as soon as I post this I am setting up my machine

and gonna sew. I'm almost antsy I want to sew so bad.

I think that's the ONE thing I can say I'm addicted to.

Just like my sister.. If we cant sew, we are miserable

and feel useless.. anyhoway....

This GORGEOUS WEEBLE is gonna post, then get

started sewing.. But.. 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...

~2 Specials~

see all the different birds? Bluejay on the stand, and squirrley, If
I had asked them all to pose they woulda left ~! :-) I got 'em ...

Well, guess what? 2 specials today..~!~ first-

Baby girl has arrived.! She weighed in at 7

pounds 2 ounces. I cant remember her name,

isnt that awful? I know her middle name is

Kimberly after her gramma, Kelli's mom. I

am not sure of her first name I will ask Donnie.

He phoned at 6 am this morning, he was at

work. I'm not sure what time she was born.

But Kelli and baby are fine...We are most

grateful and happy shes here.. :-)
baby
mom

The 2nd biggie of today is...well you see in

the photo! I woke up to snow! Its not gonna

amount to much.It is pretty though at times

when the flakes just drift down, its kinda

windy too. I'm listening to that great radio

station playing Christmas songs and watching

the snow outside, puts me in a Christmasy

mood.. I don't know what I'm gonna get the

kids. With Amber staying at Donnies I cant

very well ignore them.. Specially Kirsten,

Donnie says she sticks to him like glue and

shes spoiled but smart as can be. I was

very impressed when she talked to me on

the phone. I'm sure they will still be there

for christmas. Donnie kinda likes it, he

says Amber is a great cook and keeps the

place clean, best company hes had !

The photos of the squirrels are of a mom and

baby.. can you tell the difference in size? The

baby was so cute...

We are having meat loaf today. Smells so

good and this GORGEOUS WEEBLE is

hungry as usual :-) So post time for this..

But,, 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...