Saturday Rolls Around, Again!

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Days seem to follow one after the other!  I will say that this week it has been hard to know which day it is…lack of routine, I believe is the cause! I continue to see improvement in how I feel…but still can't say that I feel great.  Improvement seems to just bring on another problem.  Today I am having trouble with sinus drainage…a bit of a problem, since I am not to blow my nose and it is even hard to clear my throat.  I have pretty much had a Kleenex in my hand most of the day…not that I can do a lot with it. 

I had my Cottey College Alum Bookclub Zoom meeting this morning.  I mainly sat…talked very little and, at times had to hunt the mute button when I got to coughing.   But it it was interesting, as usual.  We are an eclectic group.  Today my friend since early childhood days, who I grew up with, went to church with, and, to elementary school, high school, and then to Cottey with, was able to attend our Zoom meeting again.  So it was good to see her.  

After our meeting, which always ends promptly at noon, I got my lunch ready.  I had thawed a Penne pasta bake that I had made and had ready in the freezer to pop in the oven.  While that baked, I made some homemade chocolate pudding.  I’m looking forward to that this evening, as it has had time to chill since this afternoon. 

The cooking and eating efforts tired me out so I took a little nap this afternoon.  I was awakened by an unusual sound…rain on the roof.  It hasn't rained here in a while.  It continues to lightly rain…nice to hear it.  I hope the earth and the flowers and plants and trees are enjoying a refreshing drink,  Also hoping that the rain settles some of the pollen that has been so thick in the air lately.

I guess I can say that I am improving every day, but that the improving has been a bit slow for my liking…oh, wait…that's right…I have trouble remembering that I am supposed to be a patient patient! I’ll keep trying to remember…but hopefully, while I try to remember to be patient, this feeling of not being well will end quickly!!! 😏

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

Slowly But Surely…

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I'm heading toward feeling better, but I'm not there yet.  On the positive side…really no pain in my mouth and no headache…so those are good things. Today I made a very quick trip to the grocery store…pretty much in and out, but it wore me out.  That short trip made a morning and then an afternoon nap a necessity!  When I wasn't napping, I did get in some stitching.  I’ve talked to Cheryl and Melany.  Other than that it has been a quiet day…just recouping…trying to get some energy back! Both Melany and Cheryl pointed out that besides my body/mouth needing to heal, I am also dealing with taking an antibiotic and that can make you feel not the greatest either…so I will just try to be a patient patient! 

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

Thursday: A Week After

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Well, it has been a week since my tooth was extracted. I guess I can see improvement in how I feel, but still not back to "normal." I have thought many times today that I am so thankful that I am usually in good fairly good health!  Not feeling good, I can do without!  I’m ready to feel better, and, I am feeling better, but it seems to be a slow go!  I still didn't have much energy today.  Napping is what I did best today…a nap late morning and then one late afternoon.  I have done a lot of nothing today…a little reading…a very little stitching…some TV watching… washed four or five dishes by hand…put away a few dishes…wiped off the stove…that's about it.  Oh, I have played quite a few solitaire games on my iPad.  

The pain seems pretty much under control…no Tylenol at all today…only my one daily Celebrex. That shows a big improvement.  One thing that is in my mind…but I don't know if it really happened or if I dreamed it…I may have blown my nose…or…I may have dreamed that I did…if I did, it was when I was in partial wakefulness during my morning nap.  I guess I will never know if I did or didn't!  But if I did, I haven't noticed any problems from doing it!  So strange to not be able to differentiate between dreaming or being awake! 

I guess I am sort of getting used to this extra "hole" in my mouth…still a weird feeling at times.  But I am managing eating and drinking better.  I've moved away from just soft food…but still keeping it pretty soft! One activity that I do is set reminders with Alexa so I remember to take my antibiotic twice a day.  I also have to figure in that part of why I am feeling better is the antibiotic, but also that antibiotics don't make me feel all that great while I'm taking them.  So may continue to not feel the greatest while taking something to make me eventually feel all the way better!

I have been getting notices about the weather.  Looks like a storm may be approaching.  Lately we are told that it will rain, but it doesn’t ever materialize.  We really need the rain.  We are in a drought at the moment…seems like we often are at the extremes…lots of rain or way too little rain.  This time the rain may be coming in with a storm.  Radar shows some pretty heavy weather approaching…but will it really come?!? 

I’m hoping to do some stitching this evening.  I did finish the one ornament this morning…so one more ready to make into an ornament to gift this coming Christmas. Tonight I’m going to work on a patriotic piece for me. 

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

A Bit Better Day

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I still don't feel the greatest, but I will say that the pain is much better…and, I'll take that!  I have just taken it easy today hoping that gets me going even more in the right direction. Nathan, Kathy, Isaac and Joseph stopped by this morning to check on me and brought me a treat, a Sonic strawberry lime aid.  I will say that hit the spot…I sipped on it most of the morning.  Once again, I haven't felt even like stitching! But after my late afternoon nap, I think that I may do some stitching.  It won't take much to finish the current Christmas ornament that I'm stitching.  I chose not to go to Bible study this evening…decided that it was best to totally take the day off.  Eating seems to be a little easier, as does talking.  I don't know if that means that "things" are better or if I am just getting used to my sinus passage and mouth being connected…it is still a weird feeling…but the pain seems to be pretty much gone…for which I’m thankful.  I have been able to pull back on Tylenol…no longer counting the time till the next dose can be taken…and only took my usual one daily Celebrex…good signs of improvement.  "Things" seem to be looking up…hopefully I will feel like a real person again and then just have to wait patiently for this hole in the sinus wall to heal on its own.  I guess patience is required…the doctor said it would take months. 

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

Dental Report

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I headed off to the dentist around 1pm…it is only about a twenty-minute drive from my house over to the oral surgeon's office in Manchester. He just looked and said that it was only a perforation in the sinus wall and not a dry socket, too.  He did squirt in some gel that is supposed to help with the pain in that area.  He gave me the syringe applicator so I can apply it when it gets to hurting.  The idea of doing this is not exactly on the top of my list of things to do! 😳  It makes me cringe to tell you the truth.  I guess if it gets to hurting too badly I will apply it, but… 

He has put me on an antibiotic and I am to go back to see him in three weeks. He said that it will take months to heal.  I did ask him if it is safe to fly with this opening between my sinus passage and the side of the roof of my mouth. He said, yes, so flight/cruise aren't going to be affected by this problem…I hope!  I just hope and pray that it is easier to eat and talk by the time for the trip! 

The trip over and back from Manchester plus the stop at the pharmacy did me in…I have been settled in my recliner almost since getting home.  I have been texting family and friends about the outcome of the visit, as it is still not real comfortable to talk.  I have to be careful about sneezing…try not to but don't stop it and if I do sneeze, sneeze with my mouth open.  Still not supposed to blow my nose. Both of these are hard to avoid at this time of the year with it raining pollen!  I am glad that even before this happened, I had been avoiding spending much time outdoors to ward off allergies…so so far my allergy meds are holding off seasonal problems.  He did say that it is okay to use my allergy nasal spray. As a matter of fact he said that it would be helpful to use it. Sounds like he thinks that I will survive! 

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

Murphy's Law?

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I think that Murphy may be visiting my "tooth situation."  Here's what Murphy says: " Any thing that can go wrong, will go wrong."Well, I hope that it's not "anything or everything!" But since I blogged on Saturday some other "things" seem to have gone wrong in the area of my extraction.  I had a really weird sensation in the extraction area happen Sunday evening…I am pretty sure that the "wall" between where my tooth was and my sinuses got a tear or a hole in it somehow.  I knew that there was a possibility of this happening when he was extracting the tooth, but thought that he had avoided having that happen.  I did call the doctor after that happened, as in my "care notes" there was a note that the doctor was always available and a phone number was provided.  When I called it there was a recorded message, but at the end it said that if I needed to talk to someone now to type in three numbers.  I typed them in and immediately the doctor answered.  When I explained to him what had happened, he said that he wasn't surprised.  He said that it should heal on its own, but that if I felt the need I could come in and see him.  Upon hanging up I was in agreement with just letting it heal on its own. But I decided that I am not sure that I can continue with the pain until it heals.  And, he mentioned that there shouldn't be pain involved with the sinus situation…I just am not to blow my nose (really…at this time of the year?!), and needed to continue to rinse with warm salt water, and to watch for sinus infection. I went to get my hair cut today…always a good day, right?!? But today I will just say that it made a not so great day better.  Jody wondered if I might also have a dry socket.  I hadn’t thought of that since I had the weird sinus happening.  But I did look up just the symptoms…and I got to wondering if perhaps she might be right, as the aches and pains described come close to the pain I am having.  So I decided that I would call the dentist's office and it was suggested that I come in and let the doctor take a look at it.  So tomorrow afternoon at exactly the same time as my extraction appointment last week, I have an appointment to get things checked out. Something has to give!

I need to get a handle on this, as I have "company" coming in a month and then in 7 weeks from today, Melany, Wade and I start on our Alaskan adventure…got to get healed up so I can enjoy the trip!  Hopefully the doctor can get things heading in the right direction tomorrow.  I rarely take Tylenol, as it really isn't the best for kidneys and my kidneys are compromised so I rarely take it…but these past days since the extraction, I have pretty much taken it 6 hours apart round the clock.  I’m ready to be able to stop taking it and giving my body a rest from it,  I’m not helping the kidney situation much since I'm not drinking water like I should be…sometime try drinking with a hole between your mouth and your sinuses…strange, strange, strange sensation!  I’m hoping to send Murphy on his way after seeing the dentist tomorrow.  I can say that I’m pretty tired, but it is not easy to sleep…I sleep in shorter spurts than usual!  

I have managed to do a little stitching and almost have another Christmas ornament finished.

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

Sunday Favorite

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Just a So-So Saturday

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Well, it has ended up pretty good with this capture with my bird feeder cam.  I have been notified many times during the day that the camera has captured “something." Some times a bird was captured but other times he had flown away before the camera shutter opened and closed. Most of the time with the cardinals, they are too close to the camera and I just get a blur.  The birds must be coming in for a bedtime snack as the camera has been going off a lot…so far this cardinal, a chickadee, and a sparrow of one type or another.  

The "so-so" part of the day is that I'm not bouncing back from my tooth extraction as quickly as I would like!  I seem to be in slow motion…just not feeling the greatest and still hurting…by the time it is time for either Tylenol or Celebrex, I have pretty much been ready.  I remember from past extractions that I bounced back pretty quickly…then I realize that I am older than the last time…and, May just not bounce back like i have in the past.  Also, I think that this extraction was a bit more involved than others in the past.  So I am pretty much doing as little as possible and haven't graduated back to regular food yet…soft food is still welcome.  I’m glad that I took the effort to stock up on easy to eat food prior. I made some mashed potatoes today and another flavor of Jello!  I know I will be very ready for regular food once I’m not hurting! 

I haven't even really felt like stitching today.  I’m planning on stitching some tonight, though I do have a headache so stitching might not happen.  Looking forward to a few days down the road when this is all behind me!

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

Slow Friday

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I have just taken it easy today…didn't have anything that I had to do so took advantage of that and didn't do much of anything. I didn't sleep the greatest last night…in parts…fell asleep before the end of Elsbeth 🙄 and woke up a few hours later and it took a while to go back to sleep.  So I stitched for a while and watched TV.  Fell asleep far into the "night" (really towards sunup) and then slept in quite a bit later than I usually sleep…maybe I made up for the hole in the middle of the night when I didn’t sleep? I have done pretty well today, felt a little shaky early on, but we the day wore on that got better.  I have read, finished up the bead sorting that Melany helped me with yesterday and got that put away, and I have stitched.  And, I have eaten.  I may have pushed the boundaries a little with supper. I was wanting some heartier food than just soft food and the instructions say that you can go back to eating what you want today, but I am currently hurting…have taken my daily Celebrex and if that doesn't help, I will take some Tylenol a little later.  It's not extreme pain or anything like that, but a bit uncomfortable.  I will just stay quiet for the rest of the evening and stitch and watch TV till bedtime.  

Nathan, Isaac, and Joseph stopped by to check on me in the late morning.  They had just mowed the grass at the Baptist Collegiate Center where Nathan is director.  Since they had the lawnmower, they gave my front yard and part of my back yard a once over.  We visited for a little while after they finished.  

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

I Survived!

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Melany arrived fairly this morning, even though my appointment wasn't till after lunch.  She had to make a delivery to Nathan…some chickens!  She kept me from thinking too much about my afternoon ordeal by being here…we talked Alaska cruise, filled a bird feeder, and I got her to help me fill a bead sorting case for the beads that I have collected over the years for cross stitch projects.  I was given this case for Christmas and I had started sorting them, but got interrupted…I think, by my first cruise of the year…then I just hadn’t gotten back to the task.  This is one of the items that had been on the sewing table, which I am attempting to clear off!  I will get the rest done and get it stored away.

The oral surgeon visit went as well as an oral surgeon appointment can go.  I was better once I got there and talked to the doctor and he assured me I would soon be asleep!  That's my goal…know as little as possible about the procedure!  He removed the tooth…and at the moment the most irritating thing about the procedure is that he had to take a stitch and I have that piece of suture hanging down in my mouth!  The pain is minimal…the nurse told me that I had plenty of time to get home and take Tylenol before the numbness wore off.  I never felt numb after I woke up so that part didn’t pan out.  But once I could stop biting down on gauze, I was fine and am not feeling any pain at the moment.  I have had a little creamed asparagus soup and a little of my homemade vanilla pudding.   Both tasted quite good since I had't eaten since an early breakfast.  But at this point I am feeling fine.  And, I was only woozy for about an hour after I woke up.   Melany did say that I kept repeating myself on the way home. Oh, well…at least I wasn't saying anything outrageous.  I kept telling her that my dentist did play soccer in Tullahoma with Chad C.  So I wasn't too goofy!  I was a little unsteady going in the house. We headed straight to my recliner and I sat there for a while till we could both tell that I was back to myself. I do feel tired…so plan to just stay in my chair and watch Matlock and Elsbeth in a little while.  We'll see if I stitch!  I would hate to stitch and then tomorrow find that I need to take all bunch of the stitches out!  But I think that I will be fine stitching…then maybe for once I will go to bed at a decent time.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! Oh, and, Melany has arrived back at her home all safe and sound!  I surely do appreciate all her help today!  

Happy Birthday, Melany

​When I got home from Bible study, I called Melany to wish her a happy birthday. I had texted her earlier in the day.  I will see her tomorrow, but hated to not at least speak to her on her day!  She had a pretty good day despite having to teach.  She said "most" of her classes had been good today.  This is Melany at 2, when we lived in Sunnyvale, CA.  She is modeling an outfit made by one of my current blog readers! It was lavender!  Lots of memories…right, Linda H!!! This a page from Melany's baby book!

She will be coming tomorrow morning to take me to the oral surgeon after lunch tomorrow…well, I won't be having lunch! I have done some cooking today making me some easy to eat things.  I’m about to make some homemade vanilla pudding.  I have made jello and have homemade chicken broth and a cream soup.  I think I will survive till I want to eat things that a bit more chunky!  

I plan to make the pudding and then clean up the kitchen and then stitch.  I’ll hopefully be clear headed enough to blog tomorrow night!!! 

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

Technology!?!

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I had a fight between my iPad and an online patient information form.  It was pages and pages of information needed and questions to answer.  I worked and worked on filling in the information…sometimes having to find the information or a number needed.  I had it all filled in and was ready to sign the form and I guess I tapped the wrong tab…and ALL the information I had filled in disappeared!  No comment!!! So then I found a way to print out the form…decided that I would fill out printed form while I tried again to fill it out on the screen.  That way if I lost the online one, I would have the information in front of me…and could turn the paper one in, if I gave up with technology! But I did succeed and got it submitted and got an email back telling me they had the information. Phew! What a pain! (Insert several eye rolls!) I guess I can forget about that appointment till the time comes closer. They called from the office with instructions…not many…I think I can follow them.  Melany will be coming to Tullahoma to take me to the appointment on Thursday. 

I didn’t get much done except that form filled out today…I guess that was something done.  I don’t know if I could have filled it out in the office and had time for the appointment…4 full pages long with LOTS of blanks to fill in. I talked to Cheryl today…still making plans…and it doesn’t take much planning to do what she wants to do…sit on the front porch and drink coffee!  

I am done in for today…which seems silly…but I am about to give in and head to my recliner and stitch.  I did remember to go out and take a couple of photos of the white azalea bush and added in the tulips and a couple of Iris that have bloomed in the last couple of days.  I remembered to take the photo when I walked by taking the garbage can to the road.

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

Oh, What a Beautiful Day!

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Such a pretty Spring day!  It started out a bit chilly, but warmed up nicely.  I stayed busy inside, but enjoyed it through the windows…until going out this evening for prayer meeting. I made a couple of casseroles with penne pasta…layering like I would for lasagna…sauce, pasta, and ricotta, mozzarella, and grated Romano cheese.  I put two in the freezer with the plans for one of them to feed Cheryl, Rachel, and me during their visit in May.  It became "official" yesterday that they will be coming, as they got their plane reservations made.  Cheryl will be here for two weeks and Rachel will join us for the second week. They will fly home together and on their way to the airport will drop me off at Melany and Wade's…because Melany, Wade, and I fly out the next day for Seattle to board our ship for our Alaska cruise!  How's that for coordinating back to back trips?!?

I have promised that I won't overdo getting ready for their visit, but some things will have to be done…like getting another bed cleared off for Rachel.  This bed backs up to my sewing cutting table…so it gets the overflow of sewing items and other craft projects.  I worked on getting that cleared off today…the hard part is finding a "good" place to put what is on the bed…so I will be able to find the items again, when I need them! I don't find too good of a place, as they may never surface again…or at least not for a long time!  But I’ve done quite a bit today.  Some of the putting away may turn into finishing what is laying there…so the sewing machine may get involved! Anyway, things like this that need to be put away to make room for others, won't be "too much" for me as long as I don't put them off to the last minute.  I will TRY to be a good steward of my time and energy! I do wish that I had the energy of yesteryear!

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

He Is Risen!

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First April Saturday

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I mentioned this azalea bush last night and I said that I would take a photo today…well…I didn't think about taking that photo till just now when I opened up the blog app.  So I decided to go hunt for one I took another year.  I know that the above photo is later in April than it is now…a lot greener than it is now.  And, I was right.  This was taken on April 22, 2022.  But, you can get an idea of this bush…just covered with white blooms.  

I went outside once today…Nathan called this morning and suggested that he and I go to Walmart and see about a computer for the church library.  They had one that would work..BUT…they had none left and wouldn't get more till after inventory is completed…around April 15.  So either we wait…or get one someplace else.  Electronic Express wasn't open so we went on home as Nathan had other things to do than computer shop!  I got online and found one that was comparable to the one we looked at.  Nathan and Graham are going to check out the specs about that one and then I’ll probably go on and order it.  Nathan also handed me a very tiny thumb drive and informed that I now had the whole of the church library book info, etc. in my hand.  He did say that he still had a back up till we get it put on the new computer and it is up and running and we are back in business in the church library.  I’m so glad/relieved that we seem to be getting closer to that goal!  

The day is waning and I’m looking forward to time in my recliner with my stitching…that flag continues to grow under the in and out motion of my needle.  

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

Good Friday

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Tonight we had a Good Friday service at our church.  I returned from it just a little while ago.  I had a bite of supper and then headed in to blog for tonight.  I decided that I wanted to post a photo of dogwood blooms.  I went to where my photos are stored with Amazon.  It was easy to search…typed in "dogwood" and voilà there were lots of dogwood blooms that I had taken over the years.  But the tricky part was figuring out how to move it over to my iPad photos.  I thought that I was just losing them out in cyberspace…but I ended up with two of the same photo that found their way into my iPad photos. (Insert eye roll!) I wanted a dogwood bloom photo because they are blooming all over at the moment…so pretty.  Also the azaleas are blooming…in my neighborhood…red ones, hot pink ones, lilac ones, and in my yard a really pretty large white one.  I will try to get a photo of it tomorrow…it was almost fully in bloom today…maybe all will be open tomorrow.  

Today has been a fairly full day.  I did go grocery shopping this morning…needed just a few things.  Again, enjoyed saying hello to quite a few friends.  I came home and put the groceries away.  Then got busy making chicken broth.  This time I used a chicken carcass that I had frozen one time when I had cooked a chicken, but didn't need broth.  It was nice to already have the bones needed for the broth…plopped in some celery, onion, carrots and garlic and let all that simmer away for most of the afternoon.  I now have it in the refrigerator cooling so I will be able to use it for a couple of recipes that I'm planning to make and then freeze the rest.  So "liquid gold" was made in my kitchen today.  According to many chefs homemade chicken broth/stock is considered to be liquid gold.  

I’ve done some stitching. There is a US flag growing under my needle.  I plan to get back to stitching after I finish getting dishes from the broth making into the dishwasher. There had been a possibility that Melany and maybe Wade and Erin might come tomorrow for a visit.  But Erin has been sick today…maybe a stomach virus, so they will put that visit off.  I will be seeing Melany next week when she comes to take me to the dentist.  So we will get in a visit…but it will be after her birthday.

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

Thursday

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I’ve had a fairly busy stay-at-home day.  When I first woke up I decided to stitch for a while.  Then I got busy around the house…cleaning bathrooms, the kitchen and doing some wash,  I still need to take some of the clothes I washed upstairs.  I just haven't made a trip upstairs since I got them out of the dryer. Perhaps that energy will descend on me so I can get them upstairs and put away before I sleep.  At the moment my momentum is faltering…ready for my recliner.  I attempted to stitch a while ago, but I got very sleepy.  Maybe…I’ll be able to stitch this evening?

I got an order today with a couple of things for the cruise and Alaska…a knit hat and woven poncho-type wrap.  So another step toward getting ready for Alaska!  I think that the poncho wrap will be comfy when sitting on my balcony!  Melany said that it can be quite breezy and cool both on the balcony and when walking on the deck.  It will be early June so there will probably be a nip in the air at times…especially when at sea. If I have things to keep me warm, there will probably be record breaking high temperatures!! Time will tell! Hopefully I will be prepared for whatever weather we get! 

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

No Fooling!

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No fooling went on here today…miss young children being around!!! So it has been a very tame April Fool's Day for me today! I just got home from Bible Study and left Kathy considering going with Elijah to play an April Fool's joke on Abigail!  So maybe some April fooling might still happen in our family…and not just little ones planning the foolery!

I have definitely felt better today.  I even managed to get a little done around the house…and, I did some cooking.  I made my spaghetti meat sauce…with a two-fold purpose in mind: a meal or two for me, maybe a meal if Wade and Melany come Friday or Saturday or if they don't come, then perhaps a meal when my sister and niece are here.  Long range planning!  

I did talk to Cheryl today…she called when I was chopping onions and slicing mushrooms for the spaghetti sauce.  So I told her that I might be making something that we would eat while they were here.  (I will freeze it!!!) She told me that Rachel was looking into airline tickets. So their visit is getting real…about 1 1/2 months away.  

I am now ready to load up the dishwasher and then head to my chair to read or stitch/watch TV.  It's the time of day for me to settle in for the night! 

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

A Bit of a Rough Day

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I haven’t felt the greatest today.  There could be several factors causing my malaise…allergies/sinuses, change in barometric pressure, and/or a tooth problem.  Allergies/sinuses = just that time of year! Barometric pressure = another factor in the changing of seasons. Tooth problem = well, I had a tooth break over the weekend.  The tooth has had a slight problem for a while…some of it had broken off a while back, but it caused so no problems so I just continued on with it as it was.  But a larger piece of it broke off over the weekend.  So yesterday, I made an appointment to have it taken care of…at first they couldn't get me in till after I returned from the Alaska cruise…more than two months from now!  But they had a cancellation so called and gave me an appointment this coming week.  Considering what is happening, I am glad that they were able to move it up.  This morning when I woke up, another piece of the tooth had broken off.  So far really no pain that directly can be said it is from the tooth has happened.  But…I have had quite a headache today…again, it could be caused by allergies, sinuses, pressure change, or the tooth.  At the moment I am sneezing and blowing my nose…probably not due to the tooth!  But I haven't done a lot today except for sitting!  I was able to stitch for part of the morning, but this afternoon my headache got to be too much for me to stitch.  I mainly just sat back and rested.  Tylenol didn't help much…or it wore off way before I could take the next dose.  When it was time to take more Tylenol, it wqs time for me to take my daily Celebrex so I took that and put off Tylenol till later when Celebrex might wear off!  But the Celebrex did help and I’m feeling more human.  I have read a little once the headache got better.  I probably will either read or stitch this evening.  

We bid March good bye today.  That just doesn't seem possible.  March is going out like a lamb…weather wise…headache wise not quite so lamb like!  Tomorrow another page on the calendar will be turned and we will be able to say that 1/4 of the year is behind us!  

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

Such a Pretty Day!

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It is definitely looking and feeling like Spring outside.  I love the time when he dogwoods are blooming and blooming they are.  Their white and pink blooms just seem to shine…add such a bright spot to the countryside.

Today I spent trying to make an appointment.  I think I finally managed…I thought I had one made and then not long after I hung up the phone, it rang again and they were calling to change the appointment.  Now to see if it stays when it is now!  

I have just returned from Monday Night Furnace Room Prayer Meeting.  So am now ready to settle in for the evening.  I finished one of my stitching projects that I started last week after I got my birthday needlework order last week.  So today I got all the projects that I am currently working on and got them organized so I can rotate through them.  I worked just a little on two of them this afternoon and have one chosen to work on this evening.  Tonight's is one of the Christmas ornaments that I am working on for gifts for this year.  I also got things ready to do a little sewing so I can make the stitching items, that I finished recently, into small pillows to join some of my other decorations.  In those four finishes I have some for Spring and some for patriotic decorating.  

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

Sunday Favorite

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Social Saturday!

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Yesterday I had a social hour at the grocery store.  Today I have been very social on the phone..talked to family and friends…one friend I hadn't talked to in a year or more.  Always good to catch up!  

Tonight's photo isn't what I had planned to post, but I found something that I hadn't seen before when looking through my photos.  But along with this old piece of farm machinery, I captured a little squirrel running underneath it.

I have managed to do a little around the house today…mainly doing some picking up and straightening up around the house…probably nothing noticeable to anyone but me!  

I have done some stitching and found myself napping with needle in hand one time when I woke up!  So far I'm not stitching while I nap.  Mother would often continue with her needlepoint after she dozed off and then would have to pick those stitches out! I haven't come to that…yet!

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

My Social Hour!

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Tonight's blog title reflects the fact that I went grocery shopping this morning.  And, each week it is interesting to see how many people I run into that I know.  Those of us who seem to be on the same schedule, I run into most weeks…then I end up running into folk I haven't had seen in months or years.  Today I came up behind a young man and he turned and we smiled at each other and went on with checking out the shelf for what we needed.  But I realized that he reminded me of someone…so I took a closer look at his profile.  I considered saying his name and his brother's name to see if I for a reaction from him.  But kept quiet.  He exited the aisle before I did, but when I turned the corner, he was there in front of me again.  At that point I was pretty sure he was who I thought he was…and, at the point we both spoke to each other at the same time.  He had recognized me at that point.  This young man grew up in our church.  His mom and I were very good friends and he was in Melany’s class in school.  It was just nice to get to visit with him for a few minutes.  It does amaze me that Melany's age group is talking about retiring in not too many more years!  How has that happened!?!  So, for me, the grocery store is a good place to socialize!! 

I could probably get out of the grocery store quicker if I didn't visit…but the visiting makes the task of shopping for food so much more enjoyable! I can hardly think of a time in recent years that I ever go to the store and not see at least one person I know.  Now…when we lived in Sunnyvale, California all those years ago (Melany was 2 and Nathan was a newborn), I can't think of even one time that I ran into anyone that I knew when we were grocery shopping.  I do have a memory of one time at the drugstore running into one of our neighbors…but only one time!  Different times, different places! Out there we went through two cities of one hundred thousand + people to get to our church. Now I get on the street thwtThat was over 50 years ago…I can't imagine what it would be like to live there now!  Tullahoma has grown, but not all that much.  We are still pretty much a small town, for which I'm thankful! I like small town living! 

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

Thursday

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Another warm Spring day.  I chose to stay in because…of the extreme amount of pollen that is floating around in the air.  I did have a chance to go to Elijah's baseball game, but, again, I didn't think I should sit out in the pollen filled air with the breezes blowing.  His team was playing at Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN…just a hop, skip, and a jump down the road from me. I also would have gotten to see my grandson, Alex, who lives on the Webb campus with his wife.  Brooke had to teach, but Alex wasn't subbing today so he planned to join Nathan, Kathy and family to watch the game. I have had a pretty snuffling afternoon so I was glad that I made my decision to stay home and stay inside.

I mentioned last night that Nathan had taken the church library computer home to see if it could be fixed.  In the end he and Graham both got into checking it out.  And, they were able to retrieve all the library files from the computer…and…Graham wqs able to load it on his computer and able to get into the files and they were able to retrieve information…and use the software program as it worked on the old computer.  I was glad to see that the software could run on an up-to-date computer.  They feel that the old computer needs a new mother board…so…as of the moment it looks like we will be purchasing a new computer and load the library software onto the new one.  Hopefully that will put us back in business.  Both Donna and I are very relieved!

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

Wonderful Wednesday!

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Another beautiful day!  Spring is definitely showing up and bringing pretty days with it.  I’ve just returned from Wednesday Night Bible study.  Today has pretty much been a day of doing a little of this and a little of that.  I organized my cross stitch projects and did some stitching on each of them.  I’m planning to do more stitching this evening.  I continue to try to find homes for things that seem to not have a place around here so land on table tops…specifically the sewing table upstairs.  Today I worked a little more on either throwing away or putting away.  Nathan, Isaac, and Joseph stopped by today to remove another squirrel from my chimney…but surprise this time no squirrel…just a lot of sticks fell out when Nathan opened the flue…strange!  Maybe a branch fell in and I heard it when it fell in…or heard it when it broke apart and settled…not a clue!  I knew this time that it didn't move much after I heard it fall in.  

This evening Nathan stopped by the library at church to check out the computer that seems to have died on us…after a power surge at the church a while back.  This is a major problem for the library, as that computer has all the library information stored on it…in other words we have no way to check books in or out on the computer and can't locate books as this computer is our card catalog…so much for technology!  Nathan is going to look at it…maybe get Graham to look at it and then if they can't figure out something, he and I will take it to one of computer gurus in town.  Here's hoping and praying that something can be figured out and that it can once again give us the information needed to run a library!  But it "walked" out of the library with Nathan tonight! 

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

Truly Tuesday

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Tuesday arrived and has just about gone…how the days do go by quickly.  This morning started out slowly…woke up and just sat for a while…maybe did a little stitching…just because I could!  The morning went by quickly and lunchtime arrived soon and then it was time to head to the church library.  Donna and I made pretty quick work of carding and shelving the books that had been returned.  We enjoyed visiting, too…always do! 

This evening my plans are for more stitching…just in the mood for stitching! I have quite a few new projects to enjoy stitching.

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

Another Monday!

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It has been another pretty day…a bit chillier than yesterday.  Yesterday we actually reached the mid 80's!  It felt quite warm if you spent much time outside.  The car was really hot when I got in to drive home after church.  I rolled down windows and opened the moon roof to let the heat out to help out the AC cool it down inside.  Now…today…wasn't much interested in AC when driving around!  

I did get out around noon today to go get my hair cut.  Then the rest of the day I spent inside until prayer meeting this evening,  I needed to do some cooking…the refrigerator was pretty bare. I had in my menu plans in my head planned to make soup today.  After yesterday's quite warm temperatures, I wasn't so sure that was such a good time.  But overnight the temperatures turned around and started coming down.  So my soup making went on as planned and the warmth of it at lunch was much appreciated! I made New England Clam Chowder…quite good!  It is a favorite of mine…perhaps due to my Massachusetts' roots?

Today I received my needlework order part of which was a birthday gift from a friend.  Needlework mail equals happy mail!  I have had fun looking at what I got and making plans for getting underway with some of it right away even though I am in the midst of other needlework projects…always fun to start something new!  I have put a few Xs in for one of the pieces…another rabbit piece to add to my Spring decorations.  Over the weekend I got underway with another Christmas ornament that I will ge gifting this coming Christmas.  I have lots of skeins of floss out and about in the room as I have been checking to see if I have all the colors needed for these upcoming pieces that I have the urge to stitch!  

I plan to stitch some more this evening.  I have plenty to choose from.  I got some pretty linen to stitch on in this order as well as some cross stitch patterns and a small amount of embroidery floss.  I plan to read a little, too, as I began a new book over the weekend.  At the moment my reading has taken a back seat to my stitching.  I tend to do that…focus on one hobby or another for a time neglecting others and then switch back again.  Plenty to keep me busy and hopefully out of trouble.  No way to be bored when you have as many interests as I have! 

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

Sunday Favorite: 57 Years Ago

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Almost Summerlike!

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It's amazing how we can go from snow on Monday to 80s today!  It felt rather warm when I retrieved my mail today.  That was my only venture outside today, as I had plenty to keep me busy inside!  

Tonight I have shared a photo of some of the stitching that I have accomplished so far this year for me to keep.  I don't post a lot of my stitching because I do quite a bit to give away…the ornaments that I stitch for example.  The first thing that I finished for me this year is the little Redwork sampler. I started and finished it in January.  It is what the stitching world calls a blessing sampler.  You start it on January 1st, and if you complete it by the end of January then your stitching for the year is supposed to be blessed.  I’m not so much about what I see sort of as a superstition, as I am about just having the fun of joining the stitching community and attempting to finish a sampler in a month!  You will note that this sampler is very small…I chose what I was pretty sure I could complete in a short time! The bunny piece will join my other Spring stitches that are scattered around the house at this time of the year,  I just completed Miss Liberty this afternoon.  I am trying to stitch several patriotic smalls this year in honor of our countries 250th birthday.  She will join my other patriotic decorations after I enjoy my Spring decorations for another month!  I will be making all three of these into small pillows to place here and there around the house. Now I need to get back to stitching Christmas ornaments that I will give as gifts this year.  I have sort of taken a break from ornaments for a bit.  I plan to start another ornament this evening and work on it today and tomorrow.  Then come Monday, I may be in the mood for another small (or two!) for me, as I am awaiting an order with a couple more small patriotic designs.  That order is supposed to come Monday.  

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

Welcome Spring!

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And, Spring arrived bringing along with it a beautiful day! I noticed first thing as I headed off for the store that the leaves are now springing out on the trees…soon we will see that spring-green color from the Crayola Crayon box when we look up into the canopy that trees make over our heads.

I made a trip to Kroger and restocked my larder.  I got them all put away and then had my lunch.  The rest of the afternoon was spent doing a little of this and a little of that and a lot of nothing!  I have stitched…continuing on with my patriotic piece.  I’m starting to see the finish line.  I’m on the last part of it. Going to start stitching again as soon as I finish in the kitchen.

Cheryl and I had a fun phone visit this afternoon.  While we talked, Cheryl sent me photos of her Spring decorations and I sent photos of mine and then we talked about them with each other…a fun long distance visit between TN and AZ!  A good portion of the decorations I have Cheryl gave me.  

Speaking of long distance visits, tomorrow is my monthly Cottey College Bookclub Zoom meeting. I  always look forward to that visit with Cottey alums who have become my friends even though we live far apart and are from different classes.  Some I have met in person…others just via the Zoom meetings.  We have done this for several years now so we are getting to know each other quite well.  Of course, there is one who comes to the meetings who I have known since we were in Sunday School together as very young children. We continued on to going to first grade through high school together and then proceeded to head off to college together.  Not too many can say that about a friend! 

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

Last Day of Winter

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Today was a beautiful day to end winter!  I stayed pretty busy today.  I did things around the house picking things up and putting things away.  I did some of that both upstairs and down.  I got a call mid morning that my taxes were completed and that I could come in and sign papers, etc. So I made a short trip downtown and did the required.  So that task is done for this year.  This afternoon I decided to do some cleaning in the kitchen.  I cleaned the microwave and then wiped down the lower cabinets and drawers and the stove front on that side of the kitchen. I had been "meaning to" clean the microwave and just never seemed to get around to it…just thought of it each time I used it but didn't think of it when I wasn't using it!  So that task is done for a short while.  I guess tomorrow I need to make at least a quick trip to the grocery store for a couple of items…still don't need a lot.  But I have been trying to add to the list what I do need to get.  And, I guess I should think of one recipe to get ingredients for.  I have done a little reading and a little stitching.  I plan to do more stitching this evening while I watch Matlock and Elsbeth.

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

Things Still Hopping Around Here

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The bunnies continued to hop around till they found their spot for the Spring.  I was finished before lunchtime.  I have continued to stitch on my patriotic piece and am making good progress towards finishing it…but still quite a few stitches to go.  The Spring decorating meant doing some dusting…so I am a little cleaner around here.  

I discovered a TV series that is streaming of a book series that I have read.  It's "okay," but I think that I enjoyed reading it more.  It is interesting to see who the producers, etc. cast as characters.  Not exactly how I had pictured them in my mind!  It isn't quite as "mild" as I usually watch…both language and violence.  I don't approve of the language…and, don't remember it being as bad as this in the book…but, then, in the book I can skip "those words!" 

Late this afternoon, I put together a TexMex casserole.  Well, two casseroles…one for the freezer and one for me to eat now. It is pretty good.  I believe it will be better tomorrow when the flavors meld together. I've cleaned up the kitchen and am now ready to settle into my chair for the night.  I hope to make more progress on my stitching, but…I didn't take a nap today so there is a good chance I will doze off…needle in hand!  

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

Bunnies, Lambs & Chicks…Oh, My!

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Things have been hopping around here today…the bunnies and their friends all congregated on the dining room table so I could direct them to their special place somewhere in the house!  I decided that St. Patrick's Day was the day to decorate for Spring.  Donna and I decided that we wouldn't work in the library today so I decided that today was the day to, at least start some Spring decorating.  The dining room table still has bunnies, eggs, etc. that need to be placed…somewhere. I haven't put any Spring in the living room yet…tomorrow is another day!

I started a new book today.  I did some online shopping…I was gifted a gift certificate at a stitching online store.  So I had fun picking and choosing…now to wait for it to arrive in my mailbox! I used different lenses, settings, etc. trying to get familiar with what I want to use on my Alaskan cruise.  I’ve done some stitching. I’m working on a patriotic piece that I will make into a small pillow to use this summer to decorate the house with reminders of the US's 250th birthday.

It was quite a chilly day.  The wind went right through me when I took the garbage out and got my mail…did both those in one trip to not have to be out any more than I had to!  Brrrrrrrrr!  This must be one of our winters…maybe Red bud winter…not sure.

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

Surprise!

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Look what happened in Tullahoma this morning!  When it started snowing, I was playing with camera settings and managed to get a couple that showed the snow really coming down.  Not long after this was taken, the ground was covered with white.  It was a wet snow so the bushes and tree limbs were white for a time, too.  I got busy doing other things and didn't end up getting a photo when we were white. By mid afternoon, most of the snow had melted away.  There is still some in shady spots and on some roofs.  The roads were never affected, as far as I know and it was plenty safe to drive to and from prayer meeting tonight.  I just got home and am glad to get into warmth. It's hovering at freezing right now, but supposed to get down into the lower 20s tonight.  We have been spoiled by the unseasonably warmth we have been blessed with over the last few weeks.  Winter isn't over yet!

As I mentioned above, I was working on camera settings when the snow began.  I was trying to figure out something on my camera that I had never figured out since getting it.  I believe that I was successful…now to remember how it is done!  I am going over settings, etc. for my camera trying to get ready for my Alaska cruise! I’m working with lenses trying to figure out which ones to take with me.  My card table is back up and I have cameras and lenses on it along with paper and pencils to take notes if needed.  I will work a little at a time on getting Alaska photography into my mind.  I was reading tips about Alaskan photography and the second set of tips I ran across was written by a Tullahoma boy, who Melany and Nathan used to babysit.  He and his wife now live in Alaska and have a photography gallery in Skagway, one of the ports we will visit, Melany on a former Alaskan cruise did get to visit with him in his gallery.  Perhaps we will get to see him this year.  

I got pulled away from my cameras, when my CPA emailed me with her results for this years taxes…she had some suggestions for future years that I am still trying to wrap my mind around!  It takes several readings of things like that for them to sink into my brain.  I sort of think I understand…maybe?!? The other thing I had to deal with is that we now have to file electronically so I had to get that information to her.  I would rather stitch or mess with my cameras than figure out taxes!! But I think I sent her everything that she needs to finish my taxes and file them…I hope! 

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

Sunday Favorite

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Simply Saturday

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It has been a pretty and sunny day…not too cold and not too hot…according to Goldilocks that would make the day "just right!"  I enjoyed it from inside just puttering around the house.  I did get into the kitchen and did a little cooking.  I had part of a loaf of sour dough bread that was in "its last days" and to keep it from getting moldy, I decided to make croutons.  I also made some bread sticks from some French bread sandwich rolls.  Those will go into the freezer for salad and soup days.  I’m starting to plan what I can make ahead for Cheryl's and Rachel's visit in a couple of months,  I have promised them that I won't "kill myself" getting ready for them.  I hope to freeze part of what I make over the next weeks so I can pull meals out of the freezer when they are here.  Making plans, at least in my mind, both for their visit and for the Alaska cruise…lots going on in my head!! 

I have had a problem all day realizing that it is Saturday.  I finally realized that it is because I took grocery shopping off my Friday to-do list.  And, I still think that the time change is messing with my mind.  Realizing the time…especially when the sun is streaming into my kitchen much later in the day than I am used to…when I walk out to the kitchen and see all that sun, I feel that it is much earlier in the day and am often surprised to see the late hour.  Soon I will get it straightened out…maybe! 

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

Friday the 13th

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This Friday the 13th has been a good day…at least to this point!  I didn't go to the grocery store today…I have eaten out so much and the fact that Melany and Wade brought food last weekend due to my birthday, that I haven't needed to cook much.  Thus, I still have things that I bought last grocery shopping day.  I'm in the midst of making one of those recipes right now…got a later start on supper than I usually would…may have something to do with time change and a late afternoon meeting.  

I have done a couple of loads of wash and gotten the clothes all put away.  I had a nice visit with our newlyweds, Esther and Patrick, this afternoon.  I finished listening to a book, one for my Cottey Bookclub.  I also had a meeting this afternoon so a pretty busy day.  Once I get my supper done and the kitchen cleaned up, I plan to stitch this evening.  I finished my little Spring piece last night.  Today I found fabric to match it and some for another piece.  So  I guess I am ready to make little pillows (smalls) out of those two cross stitch pieces…another day!  

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

Fun Day!

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Birthday celebrating continued today!  Linda H. came over to Tullahoma and took me out to eat.  We had Calzones at Rafael's…very good!  We learned that we should have ordered one and split it…they were very large.  We both left with leftovers for another meal!  After lunch we did a little shopping.  We each found a bargain.  We visited for a little while after we got back to the house. Linda brought her albums of Doyle's and her trip to Alaska some years back…as in the late 90s.  I have had fun looking through them.  They weren't in the same places that we will be visiting, but fun to see the photos of that vast state.  I have been thinking about settings, etc. that I will need to use while there…reading about photographing Alaska tips.  

The temperatures did drop…probably we are closer to normal temperatures for this time of year…but after our warm days, it felt quite chilly!  

Tonight is a Matlock and Elsbeth evening…a good way to finish out my day!

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

Mid Week

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We’ve had mixed weather today…rain and shine, wind, a little lightning and thunder.  A cold front is coming our way and when the first wave of storms came through our temperature did drop a bit. Over night we are looking at a low of 39°…our lows lately have been in the 60's.  We have been spoiled.  I think I heard that we may be looking at a hard freeze not too far down the road.  We may be in for overnight storms tonight.  

I just got home from Wednesday Bible study and one thing I noticed…I got home before it got dark…that hadn't happened in a long time!  

Today was a day to do a little of this and a little of that.  I did some picking up since yesterday I didn't do much of anything…still had things to our away from the weekend of celebration…I had dishes to put away that wew used Saturday when we celebrated Wade's and my birthdays.  Then I did a few little cleaning jobs.  I also managed to do some stitching, as I didn't end up doing any yesterday.  I ended up falling asleep with needlework in my lap last evening without putting a stitch in.  Today I did a little better and made some progress on a little spring piece that I am working on.  I plan to work on it some more this evening.  Stitching a bunny.  

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

Birthday Blog

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It certainly seems like there have been a lot of birthdays celebrated in my family lately.  Today Wade, my son-in-law, and I share the day.  I have had a very nice day.  I had an unexpected celebration today, as Marie treated me to lunch and a barn trip…hadn't expected that!  We had a very nice time, and the rains that had been a possibility didn't appear.  I think at one point we had some very fine mist on the windshield, but that was all.  I came home and got the photos that I took moved to my iPad.  Just as I had that done, Cheryl called and we talked for quite a while.  We are starting to plan for an upcoming trip for her and her daughter to come to Tennessee for a visit. Fun future plans! After I talked to her, I worked some more on today's barn photos.  Nathan called and he and Joy wished me a happy birthday. While I was talking to Cheryl, Melany called, so missed her call.  She did leave a birthday message.  I was going to call her back, but I think they may have been going out for dinner for Wade's birthday so didn't call her back.  So lots of phone calling and visiting today.  It has been a very relaxing, restful day.  I plan to finish out the day with some stitching.  

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

Good Evening From Rainy Tennessee

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I just got home from prayer meeting.  It was barely sprinkling when we got there…but the rain was coming down pretty good when we left to go home.  I have heard a few low rumbles of thunder. I'm glad that I am home and inside where it is dry.  Today has been a day to recover from the time change…or at least that's what I am telling myself!  Anything for an excuse to do little to nothing.  I have done a little…did a couple of loads of laundry and several other things around the house.  But I also declared it a day to stitch when I felt like it.  I talked to Cheryl…she moved an hour more away from me yesterday…or I guess I did since her time didn't change…just mine.  So we now are two hours apart.  This is always my least favorite of the time changes…IF I have a favorite!  I just wish that we didn't change…but I fear if that happens that we will always be two hours apart!  So I won't wish! 

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

Sunday Favorites (taken with bird feeder camera 3/8/26)

The Weather Held Off

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It was overcast and a bit breezy, but that wasn't a deterrent to getting a lot of raking and leaf blowing done today. Nathan, Kathy, Joy, Isaac, and Joseph arrived first.  Then Melany, Wade, and Erin got here a few minutes after. And, then a bit later Elijah came.  And, boy did they work hard!  The Proctors brought all kinds of goodies including a birthday cake.  The goodies were a good break time for the kids.  They worked till lunch.  Then I sent Nathan for pizza.  Pizza for lunch then Melany's delicious carrot cake for dessert and to celebrate Wade's and my birthdays coming up in a few days.  We had a very nice day.  Erin wasn't feeling well…she got to feeling carsick on her way here and never felt great the whole time they were here.  But it was good to get to see her…just sorry she didn’t feel well. 

Nathan stayed a while after everyone left and worked on one of my birthday gifts…a hummingbird feeder that has a camera in it to snap hummer photos.  It is partially ready…he has to mount a small solar panel…so that will happen another day…which is fine as I don't think the hummingbirds are back in TN yet.  

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

What Happened to Spring? Summer Showed Up!

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It was a very warm day today.  When I got into my car around noon, it said that it was 82°!  It was very much a March day when you figure in the wind…but probably the warmest day that we have seen so far this year.  Today was busy starting out nicely with having breakfast with Jo and Carolyn.  We always have such a good time when we get together…always fun catching up with each other.  The morning sped by all too quickly.  Since I was on the side of town where I needed to run errands, that's what I did after we parted ways.  I needed to pick up just a few things at Kroger so did that quickly and made a stop at the Credit Union.  Then it was back home and time for a rest!  I took a bit longer nap than I meant, but guess I needed it.  

If the weather cooperates tomorrow, there may be a gathering of some Dorrells and some Proctors here to do some yard work and birthday celebrating.  I guess the birthday celebrating can happen weather cooperating or not.  Birthdays seem to come rain or shine!!  

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