Just Discovered Something!

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How many times have I looked at my Alaska photos?!? And, I just looked closely at the top photo for tonight and remembered that Melany said that the water in this picture was the ocean…where the cruise ships are docked.  And, I got to looking closer at it and realized that I could see two cruise ships in this picture.  So I cropped the photo down so it was easier to see…though the picture lost some of its sharpness!  I don't believe that it is our ship…not colorful enough.  This was taken from the window of the train that we took in Skagway, Alaska. The train that took us into Yukon gold territory and into Canada.  But do you see in the top photo why I didn't see the two cruise ships that are tucked into the middle of the photo?!?

Today I have done little things around the house.  I did get my lesson "put to bed"…it's all printed out for me to refer to while I teach my class's lesson.  I was privileged to get to go to a birthday celebration of one of my longtime friends at First Baptist, Tullahoma.  It was held at our church's ministry center.  It's always good to get to visit with friends at these gatherings. When I got home, I plopped in my recliner and put my feet up and started stitching…on the latest Christmas ornament and got a phone call so stitched and talked with Connie for a while.  Now I think a light supper sounds good.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Busy Friday

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I woke up pretty early and stitched for a while before I got up and going.  After breakfast, I headed to Kroger.  Putting the groceries away took a bit longer as i had some preparation of several items before I put them away…I bought fresh produce for the first time in a while…banking on the health issues to have settled down.  I guess time will tell on whether that was okay for me to do! 

After lunch, I got busy on the Sunday School lesson, again.  I have all the information gathered and out into an order of sorts.  I still have to go back through it to check for typos that will trip me up when I am looking at my notes…sometimes I have no idea what the keyboard decided what I needed to say!  I will go back over it in the morning before I print it out…aka "put it to bed" = when I am through adding more or taking away!  But I am always glad to get to where I am now, as if I have to, I have enough info down to be able to teach the lesson. 

My back told me a while ago that it was time to get up from the table where I had been working on the lesson…that chair is not the most comfortable and my back was objecting to so long away from one of the recliners!  I plan to do more stitching this evening and watch some TV.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Thursday

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Stayed at home today…always something that I enjoy doing…a day that doesn't dictate having to do anything in particular or having to be someplace at a particular time…a perk of being retired!  Two loads of the three that I had planned to do got done.  I need to take the items on hangers upstairs.  I will do that on the next couple of trips  upstairs.  I will do the other two loads of clothes tomorrow.  I have done a little on the Sunday School lesson…very little…I still have tomorrow and the next day to wrap it up!  I had an enjoyable afternoon visiting with my sister and two friends.  Just as I finished lunch Connie called, then as I was hanging the phone up, Cheryl called so we talked for a while.  While I was talking to Cheryl, Marie called so I called her back after I hung up from Cheryl.  At that point I hadn't baked the cake that I got out the ingredients for last night so I would make it today. I got busy putting the ingredients together and into the oven.  It is cooling now.  I am planning on a treat after I blog!  I made a Texas Hot Cocoa Cake…very yummy…and haven't had one in quite a while.  I found a recipe for a "cake for two." I don't need a big cake these days.  I plan to eat a slice or two over the next couple of days and freeze a couple of slices for a treat on down the road when I get that craving for something chocolate!  Planning ahead!  But at the moment just looking forward to that first taste in a few minutes. 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Midweek

Glacier Bay National Park—Black and White Study

I feel like it has been a busy day…but when I look back on it, I’m not sure just exactly what I have done…I guess a little bit of everything!  I had a little bit of a slow start to the day because I didn't have the best night's sleep…ended up sleeping in a little later than usual.  I worked more on Sunday's lesson.  I have read most of the material and have started sorting it out as to what to share and what I can skip!  I listened to some chapters in Genesis for tonight's Bible study.  I did manage to take a power nap a little before it was time to go to Bible study this evening. I went to Bible study and just got home.  Had a nice visit with a friend after Bible study.  It has been a nice fairly relaxing day over all.  I’ve read several chapters in a new book.  So far haven't stitched any today, but plan to before I sleep tonight.  I have some plans for tomorrow…so I made some preparations…got out ingredients for a cake and sorted my laundry…now to see if my preparations help to get the tasks done tomorrow!  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Happy Birthday, Erin Elizabeth!

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Erin was our first grandchild…so there is that wonderment and excitement that the first of anything so often brings.  I can remember that she was born on a Wednesday…because her birth was announced to me via a telephone call to our church office from Wade's brother's wife.  She was due on Labor Day…so Melany went into labor a bit early.  No cell phones back in that day so communication wasn't as easy. Woody and I were both at the church…I was working in the library and Woody was outside with his RA boys playing dodge ball or some such.  Someone came to the library telling me to come to the church office as I had a phone call. The message that I got via Melany's sister-in-law was that Erin had already been born, that Melany had to have an emergency C-section because the baby had shown signs of being in distress…and when born the cord was around her neck. But that now Melany and Erin were doing fine.  I hung up the phone and headed out to dodge flying balls to pull Woody out of the fray of young boys to tell him that he was now a grandfather.  That was 33 years ago late this afternoon.  And, I was 45 and still dark headed, as I noticed in photos that I looked at today when hunting the above photo! Tonight's photo was taken just a couple of months before Erin turned 3.  She loved "blow flowers"…what we called the gone-to-seed dandelions.  Happy, happy birthday, Erin!  Enjoy your pizza and a shopping spree in Barnes and Noble…one of your favorite places!

    Decided to post the above photos of Woody and me holding Erin when she was a day old. Time marches on!

Monday Arrived Again This Week!

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Running late tonight, as I just got home a few minutes ago from prayer meeting.  We had a larger group tonight and then several of us stayed around and visited afterwards.  The day has gone fairly well.  I did have a bad headache for a couple of hours.  But it is gone.  And, in the end I was glad that it kept me from running errands when I planned to, as the two errands that I ran later in the afternoon than planned, it was quick in and out.  The person at the Credit Union said that it had been really busy and had finally slowed down.  It was nice to not have to stand in a line..,just walked up and she was ready to help me.  It was pretty much the same at the pharmacy…she just finished with a customer when I got to the counter.  So my errands were accomplished very quickly.  I have begun studying for this coming Sunday's Sunday School lesson, as I am teaching again. Prayer meeting this evening and that about sums up my day.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious.

Sunday Favorite Alaska Photo

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