~Lots Happening~

Lots happening, some good, some not so good.
My sister is back in hospital..From what I'm told
she is not doing very good.. She has a pacemaker
and congestive heart failure, shes been in 3 times
in 6 weeks, which worries me.. I was notified again
by email.... I sent Stanley my phone number but  I
guess it didn't work apparently... Ive not called,
she is in intensive care, if something happens I'm
sure I will get another email....

Ive been enjoying watching the baby birds learn
to fly.. They are just so cute.. They are on top of
the double house and all 4 birds are there, I'm
guessing 2 are the babies.. They run back and
forth across the top and when they get to the
sides they peek over the edge as if theyre
checking which side is closer to the ground! I'm
having fun watching and taking photos.. I down
loaded 93 photos between the birds and my
flowers and the cats... it gives me something to
do whether I keep the photos or not :-)

Ive not had anymore shoe dreams and I am so
glad.. Bad dreams don't bother me, when I can
remember them, but ones where I wake up mad
and have to sit for a minute to realize why.. I
hate to wake up in a bad mood... And ive been
known to be crabby when I get up, mainly cuz
I had been trying to sleep for the last 2 hours
and with 2 cats that have decided "GET UP!"
I have no choice.. LittleBoy stands on my chest
and his face is right next to mine, I can feel
his breathing.. he starts his "MOM..... MOM...
MOM... he really DOES say Mom... Many have
heard him talk. LB is very vocal... always has
been a mouthy kid :-)

I am really getting tired of this heat.. My bill
for electric I KNOW is gonna give me a stroke.
Speaking of which, ive been pretty good the
past few weeks, but its because I have changed
my attitude and avoided drama... when it comes
to worry... I still do but I pick my battles as to
what to worry about..  My Drs I think are tired
of warning me to avoid stress and I know just
to be safe I have to do that....

Next week, well no THIS week is MAGIC WEEK.
This little town is very famous to every magician
in the world.. I had a friend in Sweden that was
into magic and when I mentioned where I lived,
he knew the town cuz of the magic supplies here.
This town will be FULL of people.. The shows are
just almost across the street at the high school.
I can see it from my front door, when they have
the shows over there, cars will be everywhere..
Plus I read on the website for the town, that
they are having lunches and dinners that you can
buy and pick up! Might prove interesting for the
days Penny is here... They put up craft tables
downtown and If I still sewed, I would get
a table there, lots of money in town this week,
I think most everyone has yard sales then..
My next door neighbors do, they make a lot
of money plus get rid of a lot of junk!

I have calendars to make today.. Ive been putting
it off, just cuz I slow down so badly anymore.. I
get so tired I have no choice but to take a nap,
and a nap for me is 3 hours... :-) That's how I
stay this GORGEOUS WEEBLE! That said, I'm
posting this, having a coffee and making some
calendars for August..Time sure flies when you
are having fun :-) Keep well and God Bless...

Always, Lois ****

   "God Bless You", is my prayer today,
  I'm so honored to call you "friend"
  I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
      until I write again.....

~SHOES~

I very seldom remember my dreams.. but
I had one a few days ago, that woke me up
even! That's how, not really bad, but how it
upset me kinda I guess.. Know what I dreamed
about? SHOES!!! of ALL things! I LOVE shoes!
Always have.. I loved wearing high heels and
when I worked I loved having a job that I could
dress up and wear them.. Ive fallen many times
cuz of them, I sprained my ankle at least 4 times
I know :-) Was worth it... I had great legs, and
the higher the heel the better they looked :-)

In this flippin dream that really I guess made
me mad! :-) Tho, In my dreams I'm never a amputee,
I always am walking.. I can honestly say I cannot
recall EVER having a dream of being in this chair
or with out legs.. Well my brain don't know theyre
gone.. so its logical... ;-)  I was walking down this
street with stores on each side full of shoes!
EVERY store was a shoe store... I went into them
one by one, but was always stopped at the door,
so I would go to the next one..and the next but
was not allowed in...

By now I was getting very upset and I didn't
understand why I was turned back at the door.
I wanted to see the shoes! At the last store, a
man was standing in the doorway, I went up to
him and he put his arm across so I couldn't pass
by and go in... I thought SURELY THIS store
would let me in...WRONG.....

He said to me "Lois", how he knew my name I
don't know, but he said, " you cant come into
my store, you cant have any shoes, you don't
need them.."  I looked at the man like he was
nutz and tried again to go in.. he blocked me
again, saying "you have no feet to wear shoes"...
THATS what woke me up.... I think my brain
almost had a blow out...it finally realized maybe
that I'm an amputee? I dunno, but this sure
woke me up.. and made me think back to those
first days after my first amputation, about my
shoes....

I remember that first time as if it was yesterday.
I sat there, I was a below knee then.. my 2nd
amputation was a few weeks away yet, till they
made me  a SAK... (single above knee) My right
leg was taken twice.. :(  Anyhoway, I sat and
looked at my shoes in the closet.. I think I
had like 4 pairs there... I picked up the right
shoe of my favorite tennis shoes, held it
close and I sat there and cried.. To throw this
shoe away, made it real.. and I still didn't want
to  really admit this was happening to me.. I
held the shoe I bet for 15 minutes, tears running
down my face and then finally I rolled over to
the trash and threw it in there... I went back to
the closet and got the right shoe to the other
pairs in there and did the same thing.. I hugged
my shoe and cried over it and threw it in the
trash....

This was traumatic for me and I think, I
bet a lot of amputees feel this way too when
that time comes... I remember when I was a
dak, and I was wearing pants, I was having a
hard time with the empty pants legs dragging
getting caught in the wheels even.. A nurse
said to me one day, "just cut them off Lois"...
I was so shocked... cut them off too? NO! I
went and put on a skirt and threw EVERY pair
of pants I had in the trash too, just like I did
my shoes.. I had no legs, why would I need pants?
I still to this day, 11 years later, do NOT wear
pants, I do have a pair, why, I dunno.. but I don't
look at them..theyre in the back of my closet...

This is just going on and on hey? I get to thinking
about all this stuff and how these different
things like throwing a shoe away, or cutting off
my pants legs... no one really knew or knows I
think what effect it has on a person.. so....
leave it to me to tell ya!!  I should write a book.
Be interesting...things doctors don't even know
I bet!   :-)

I'm waiting for my nurse so I'm gonna stop
this post and get it posted ! I woke to RAIN
and what a blessing.. we sure needed it...
Michigan has been declared a drought area.
I'm still a most GORGEOUS WEEBLE  and I
hope you enjoyed my story!! :-) Keep well and
God Bless..

Always, Lois ****

   "God Bless You", is my prayer today,
  I'm so honored to call you "friend"
  I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
      until I write again.....

~Free Kitties~

I was sitting and having coffee this morning
and there was a knock at my back door, I
looked and standing there was a little girl,
about 10 id say, she smiled when I opened
the door and said "Would you like a kittie?"
I so wanted to take one, but I told her that
I have lots already inside and out.. she smiled
again and thanked me said 'have a good day'
and walked next door...

Its already 85 out there and this little girl is
walking the neighborhood trying to find homes
for her kitties.. that made me sad.. poor thing,
every little girl wants to keep their kitties,
and to not find a home for them, there is no
telling what they will do, probly take them to
the animal shelter where they put cats to
sleep rather than adopt them out.. mainly cuz
they have so many.. Pennys cat just had 6 babies
sadly 4 died.. if I was gonna take a kittie I
would take one of Pennys, but I sure wanted
to take one for that little girl... bless her heart.

I had cats every summer growing up.. My mom would
go over to Sadino's grocery store and get a baby
and bring it home but it had to stay outside.. I
wasn't allowed to have them in the house.. I made
them a nice bed under the porch.. Every fall tho,
and I never really knew what really happened to
my kitties.. but they disappeared.. moms reply to
my cries about my kittie was "he probly wandered
off and fell in love, next summer you can have
another one, maybe he will stay"...

Years later I had gone home for a holiday and I
told my mom I had cats of course and a dog.. I
brought up the summer kitties I always had, and
I mentioned how I wish they hadnt left me.. I
wanted to keep them.. Well my mom, bless HER
heart, said "Lois, honey, you know kitties werent
allowed in the house, they wouldn't survive the
winter outside, so we gave the kitties back to
Sadinos store! We only borrowed them for you"...
I was so shocked! My kitties were only on loan?
my mom said it was to shut me up and to stop me
from constantly begging to have a kittie!  :-)
I had to laff... I never knew the truth till I was
over 20 years old..:-)

Seeing this little girl made me think of that.. I
should have maybe taken one just so she could
come over here and see it.. I think she just
lives down the street..I hope she can find homes
for them.. I hope Penny does too...!! I know my
boys would get hysterical if I kept a baby kittie.
They get SO MAD when Penny brings one of
them here for the morning.. LB growled and hissed
so bad last time he coughed for 10 minutes after...
No, no baby kitties for me.. id love to have one tho.

What I really honestly want? Id LOVE to have a dog.
I want a German shepherd so bad.. I love those dogs.
They are so smart.. I know a guy in Elkhart, in fact he
gave me my Greta... she was a full blooded, papers a
mile long, shepherd.. I wish I had her now, or my twins,
Jesse and Jake... Id love to have one.. but oh well I
will settle with my 2 spoiled rotten kids... they love me
Dutch sticks to me like glue and LB isnt too far away..

Well I hope you have a great weekend.. The hummers
love my new feeder, specially having a perch.. Ive seen
2 out there at the same time sitting and having a drink.
I still have babies in both birdhouses too! I had to quit
watching the other day, the baby almost fell out trying
to fly.. I kept watch for the cats, but they were gone..
I don't know what Id do if one of my outsiders got
a bird.. I don't think Id like that.. but I have to say I
have NEVER seen the cats go after a bird, squirrel,
yes, but not the birds.. which I'm glad.. That squirrel
out there is  a thief! every time Penny puts a corncob
out there its gone within hours or at least by the
next morning :-) Feeding babies or stock piling if shes
storing for the winter as much as shes taken she will
make it thru the next 2 ! or this is gonna be a bad
one this year.. You know its only 5 months to Christmas?
On that note, this GORGEOUS WEEBLE is signing off..
Today is treat day.. fries n'gravy.. I'm droolin just thinking
about them :-) Have a great day, keep well and God Bless

Always, Lois ****

   "God Bless You", is my prayer today,
  I'm so honored to call you "friend"
  I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
      until I write again.....

~Its HOT!~

The heat has been just awful... every day last week
our temps went over 100. My poor air conditioner
is constantly running. I worry for the birds out in
the birdhouse.. There are babies...I know Ive seen
one! So cute, but I know that little house has got
to be hot.

I see the parents going back and forth to the
seed. Penny put bread crumbs out there and
I saw the parent getting the bread, then taking
it to the birdbath with the water and then up
to the baby that has his mouth wide open... :-)

The cats I only see early in the morning and
again at supper time, usually about 6... My deck
gets full sun.. I'm glad the birdhouses don't..
I have the hummer jug hanging on the deck
and I bet that water gets warm, but they
still drink.. They love this new feeder, it has a
perch, so they can sit.. Makes them stay longer
so I can get a photo ;-)

Its been a nice quiet weekend, which I needed
as this coming week is gonna be a busy one, I
have 3 appointments already, my doctor is coming
on the 10th remember.. :-) They called a month
ago  so I don't dare not see them :-) And Travis
is due, and my nurse, and I hope that's it for the
week... I don't like busy busy...

I know this GORGEOUS WEEBLE needs to get
some calendars made, I'm behind.. I hope y'all
are stayin cool , keep well and God Bless...

Always, Lois ****

   "God Bless You", is my prayer today,
  I'm so honored to call you "friend"
  I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
      until I write again.....

~Happy 4th TODAY!~

Happy 4th of July...Penny got here at 9 and told
me she saw floats going down the street.. I looked
and over in front of the high school were tons of
people all dressed up.. I didn't know there was a
parade today!

So I looked online at our town website and it said
at 11 was gonna be the parade... We looked at the
time and it was 10:30, we knew the streets would
be blocked, the store was on the other side of
town, across the bridge! Penny couldn't go to the
store or home if she wanted to! She was trapped!

We got out Google maps and looked to see if there
was a way to get around it all, sure there was but
it was all the way around that big Palmer Lake!
So poor Penny had to wait till we THOUGHT it
was safe for her to try to get thru town, its
12:20 right now so lets hope so.. I'm hungry!

They are having big magic doings at the high
school this next week, the Abbott Magic
shows.. There is another one in August too..
I guess a famous magician named Blackstone
started a magic show, got famous and opened
a shop to make magic supplies! Colon is referred
to as "The Magic Capitol of the World"... Ive
never gone to one of the shows, maybe this
year I will...

I hope you have a great SAFE and COOL 4th.
At 11 this morning our temp was 93.. and rising.
This heat is just destroying the farmers, my
grass  looks pitiful...its so sad, we need RAIN!
This GORGEOUS WEEBLE is hungry! of course
aint I always? Happy 4th!! Keep well and God
Bless...

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...

~Happy 4th~ tomorrow ... :-)

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Can you believe that? I don't want Google Chrome
and they are more or less telling me if I want my
blog to work I have to get that.. NO I don't think
so.... So, lets see what happens... Why do they
always change what works?? Sheesh...

I'm sitting here having a cuppa coffee and
thinking. I wish that doctor hadnt told me
what he did... "You will be lucky to see another
year".. that was in January, the 20th in fact
and it was my birthday.. I was in Borgess
Hospital in Kalamazoo, remember? Well its
now July, a year and a half later and I'm STILL
here.. I resent he told me that. He could have
not added that when he told me my heart couldn't
be fixed, how he knew that from ONE test I still
don't understand but...anyhoway....

Doctors I don't think should ever ever tell a
patient that, did he see my warranty? He guessed
and looky, he was wrong! But him telling me that
has ruined what days or weeks and obvious months
Ive lived after his Done date! So he didn't know,
but it sure has given me grief!

When things go bad like they have lately, I think
"what the heck, I'm dyin anyway so why bother."
Or every time I have an attack my first thought
is "THIS IS IT!" I hate that... I wish he had
never said that and I think of all the other people
out there that according to their doctors big
mouths have been given a time limit. Well on my
good days I feel great and think I'm gonna live
to be 100, on bad days, I always think the worst.
I don't think these doctors that tell us this sort
of thing if they were told that I bet they wouldn't
say that anymore knowing how it makes you feel...

Ive gotten some calendars made and I am always
amazed at how popular they are, I'm known now
as "The Calendar Lady" :-) Besides being known
as a GORGEOUS WEEBLE... Time for lunch and
I woke up hungry, I think I'm gonna make some
of my stuff I call it, its fast and easy.. Wonder
why it is when your're hungry you look for the
fastest thing to make? Knowing full well that
the longer you cook something the better it is!
So- time for food, Keep well and God bless. :-)

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...

~Old Ways Are Best~

Its been so hot here, no fireworks for us.
They may change their minds and just change
where they fire them off.. They usually do it
here by me at the high school, but the elementary
school is right on Palmer Lake, so they may do
them there and aim the fireworks over the lake.
We've not been told yet. I know my grass and
everyone elses is brown, you sure don't hear any
lawn mowers that's for sure, but the grass isnt
growing anyway.. I do wish it would rain tho. I
know the farmers here are praying for it.. The
corn is sposta be knee high by the 4th of July,
or so the saying goes. This is farm country here.

I saw those horses coming down the road here
by my house and looked to see what they were
hauling.. Beautiful black horses, 2 of them and
look what they were pulling! A tractor, with a
baler or combine, some farm thing.. and the
horses had to save the day... What does that
show ya? :-) They turned the corner and came
in front of my place and I got the door open
in time and watched as they went by, the man
saw me with my camera, he smiled and I did
too and waved.. I bet he knew what I was
thinking.. Sometimes the old ways are the
best...

Did you know, that the only people that have
to carry a card to show they are American are
the Native Americans? Whats wrong with that?
I was told that I am Native American, that my
birth mother was Chippewa Tribe... I have no way
to prove it but I sure wish I could... I have quite
a few friends that are NA and the other day
one told me that she has to carry a card to show
she is NA.. that's like having a green card Id say
and those are for aliens to work here.. This is so
wrong...

Well I have calendars to make, but this
GORGEOUS WEEBLE wanted to come by
and say "hey" and hope your having a
great weekend, I am, a nice quiet, HOT
one :-) Keep well and God Bless..

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....