Thanksgiving Day 9

I am thankful for a few things today. My granddaughter and her baby are going home tomorrow. A friend reminded me about being thankful and praying for the service men and women and their families left at home. Her son is over seas fighting. I talked to my sister today. One of her sons is doing Thanksgiving and Christmas at his home. Another one of her sons came to visit her for a few days.
Now can you believe how the stores have gone crazy. Black Friday ads are really getting nuts. Stores used to open around 6am.
Now some stores are opening as early as 3 am. I have never been caught up in the going shopping the day after Thanksgiving.
I am sure that the stores are doing everything they can to get shoppers into their stores but at 3 in the morning LOL.
Nine days I could find something to be thankful for without too much trouble. I have been blessed by God and I know it.

Thanksgiving Day 8

Today I am thankful for Calvin at 7pounds9 oz. He was born at 3:59pm another great grand. Also thankful to John for a gift I wasn't able to accept. Even when things are not exactly the way you want them to be there is still always something to be thankful for.

Thanksgiving Day 7

My sister called me today. She has a new pacemaker and is doing good. She is home and feeling better. She sent me messages but my computer didn't get them. Boy am I thankful now!

Thanksgiving Day 6

We all live our lives with certain sayings that help to rule our thinking. One of mine is - No News Is Good News. So needless to say that has help today as I wait for news about my sister. It isn't easy sitting waiting but she hasn't got it easy either. I am thankful for that saying. My son called me this afternoon and told me that he took his 2 year old granddaughter to see the Sesame Street show that was in Green Bay. She loved it and sat through it . When he put her on the phone she was happy and we both mentioned Elmo and Big Bird. I liked that call. I am thankful for that also.

Thanksgiving Day 5

Today I am worried about my sister Betty. She went to the doctor yesterday for a heart problem and trouble with her pace maker.
She was put in the hospital and her DIL told me today that her husband told her they were going to fix the problem. Its amazing what they can do now and I am praying that God gives the docs sure hands and knowledge.
I am thankful for being taken out for breakfast this morning and having good conversation with a good friend. I have known this lady for quite awhile. I met her when my boys were little. Isn't it amazing how God gives a chance to enjoy something even when you are worried.

Thanksgiving Day 4

Sometimes when you try a new recipe you make mistakes. Thats what I did making two loves of pumpkin bread today. I left out a half cup of oil. But it turned out okay. So I am thankful for that. I have a loaf for the freezer and a loaf to eat. I have had a couple of slices and it was good and it looked good also. So you see God even helps when we make mistakes.

Thanksgiving Day 3

I am thankful for my home. I have had this home for 33 years . There is something about knowing you have a place to lay your head down. A place you can hide when things are not going like you want them to. I moved into this home with school boys who are now grown. Now the children in the house are my great grandchildren who visit me. This house is my sanctuary. We all need a place- this one is mine.

God and Me

If you are wondering why I didn't thank God first it is because I have seen too many people thank God for this award and that award and still live questionable lives. Some sound so unreal and done for show. I know if it wasn't for God in my life I wouldn't be around. My relationship with God is not for show or for blogging. Joyce

Thanksgiving Day 2

I am thankful for friends far and near. They make a day go better with calls, e mails and comments on this blog.
Family and friends are two things that most people can be thankful for. It is so easy not to be thankful and to expect them to be around. I am blessed with them and by them.
What will Day 3 bring?

Thanksgiving

Starting today I am going to post something I am thankful for and plan to do this until Thanksgiving Day. It's a simple task and doesn't take too much thinking to do.
I am thankful for my family; the good things and the bad things. It isn't perfect by no means and they give pause to think but they are my family and I love them.

Common Sense

Is common sense really common at this time? I think not. Look at what is going on and you wonder. But life goes on and we have to do the best we can. My common sense tells me this: If I don't like it but can't change it-forget it. If it is broke-fix it or again forget it. If you want it but can't afford to buy it-forget it. If there was something you could have done but you didn't-forget it. With all the forgetting you find yourself not remembering names or faces but like I said life goes on.
Eat when your hungry, sleep when your tired, pay your bills and you can get along fine. Nothing fancy just common sense!

Ramblings

This is my last blog for awhile. I am taking a break.

This Robin Has Gone Home

Tonight a Robin went home. She is walking on streets of gold and seeing Jesus. She is checking the mansion that she has up in Heaven. She won't hurt anymore. The hurt is down here on earth. She will be morned by her husband,her children and her grandchildren. Her parents and friends will morn also. We will all ask WHY?
We will see her when we follow her to heaven. BUT NOW: We are sad.

Hurts Poll

What is worse- a physical wound or sickness OR an emotional hurt? How do you respond to someone with these hurts? I believe there is a difference in responses. Some people can't respond to emotional hurts. They think they are less important.

HOW DO YOU ANSWER?

Children Yea or Yuk Is The Question?

Today on the morning TV there were stories about people and their children. These stories made me wonder what they are thinking.
We have a family that was making a large amount of money for filming their family life. Now that divorce is in the picture it is going to stop filming because it will hurt the children. What good was it before? This family-did it think of those kids?

The second story was about people raising a little monkey as a child. One family was fighting the empty nest after the last child left home. One family could not have children and "adopted" a monkey. This wasn't a cheap thing to do,some monkeys cost 6K.
Make-up, infant clothes and furniture all purchased for their baby added to the cost.

As a great grandma I can say children can give you the greatest Joy and the greatest Pain you will ever feel. Right now it is the grandchildren and great grands that are doing it to me. The only thing I as a parent can do is to pray! At the moment I hurt but i know there will be some joy down the line.

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Today I look at the middle of my porch and I saw it. It crawls up to the side of the board looks down and came up and went on to the next board. Stuck it's head down between 6 boards and on the seventh board went down to the ground under my porch. It knew where it was going I guess. There are enough plants under my porch so it will have a good meal. I haven't seen one of these in years. In folk lore the width of it's stripe predicts what winter we will have. I'm not sure but it's stripe seemed pretty large to me. I was amazed how it looks for the right spot. Isn't it strange that it knew and we don't always know where to go?
Is instinct better than brains and thinking?

Keeping At It

Have you ever felt that you are in a deep rut? No big reason to do anything or go anywhere. Your brain didn't have to work; you could survive doing the thing that come naturally. That was how I felt-no things I could change or help with. THEN
I started to test myself and what I knew. I started with the 50 states trying to name them. I did this for three days. I found out that got better each time I did this in my head but on the third day I wrote them down to see how many I could come up with. I came up with 44 states. I thought for awhile and came up with 4 more. I finally gave up and got out the road map atlas.
I had to find out which ones I hadn't remembered. I had forgotten Colorado on the third day but had remembered it a day before.
What was that state? It was Vermont.
I have done more cooking in the last few weeks things I haven't fixed for ages like stuffed peppers, bread pudding. I cooked a squash and ate it for a few days. I ate it plain and then tried it with pumpkin pie spice. Yum!
This getting old and having things go wrong around you sort of stinks when you can't do anything about it to help.
Maybe I am just feeling the effects of another birthday. I guess I will have to give myself another challenge.
God Bless

General Douglas MacArthur

He has been on my mind today. I remember sitting in a class room in my senior year in high school and listening to his speech to congress after he was called back from the war. He said "Old soldiers never die. They just fade away". I won't ever forget that line. Now as I turned 76 today I wonder when I will fade away.
I know life expectancy has increased but I still feel old. I can't believe that I am this age.

Life Goes On

It has been a less than exciting time around here since my last post.
I had my 2 yr and 4yr old greatgrands for a day here with my son. I love that little girl and boy. I probably won't see them much in the future due to family complications. Life styles change and I can't always agree with them.
I went to a rummage sale and found a lawn mower I could start. Bought it right away. It died before it cut my front lawn. Darn!!
The weather has been great. The trees are starting to turn colors and the area around here is getting to show off it's beauty.
Earlier this week I slept in. Just up, not dressed yet only in my night gown and there is a knock on my door. I peek out and it is the town chairman at my door.??????? what to do. I opened my door a we bit, stuck out my head and said I not dressed just got up. His quick reply to that was he would be back in 45 minutes. I can tell you it has never taken me that long to get dressed.
He came back and we discussed ways to solve water runoff problem on the road along side the house.
A few days I felt a little sick very close to being afraid to eat.
Yesterday I went up to do my laundry. While up there I called my ex boss and asked if she would be free for lunch. She and another friend did lunch with the bunch once a month for a couple of years. It sort of stopped when my friend died and then my car did to. She said yes but she had no car that day. I said I would pick her up when I was done with my wash. She had driven more than her share years ago. We had a great lunch,great talk.
So you see life goes on.
The road isn't always smooth but it is there to take you where you want to go. Have a great week and God Bless!

Boonies

Today I enjoyed the joys of living in the boonies. I left early this morning to do a few things. I drove for about 10 miles thru the woods on a two lane road. I saw all kinds of trees with just a few spots where there were homes. I saw a few places where the trees were starting to change color. In one front yard there was three deer. At the end of the road I saw wild turkeys sitting on a fence around a baseball diamond. There was one turkey on the baseball field with his tail all spread out. Showing off for a hen I suppose. I love going thru the woods and even where the land has been cleared there is beautiful green field. What a peaceful ride.
I accomplished alot today. I did my laundry. I stocked up on bread. I ordered my medicine. I was going to pick it up but some mixup with insurance I couldn't . Hopefully it will be squared away and the store will mail them to me. I then went to a resale store. It is so much fun to look around and if you see something you can afford to buy it. I also met a friend there. We haven't spent much time together lately so we followed each other to another resale store in another town. After that we went for lunch together. Then we went to dollar store. I found a mat for the floor by my kitchen sink. In fact I found two. Not every thing is a dollar at this store but the two mats were on sale. I spent more at that store than the two resale stores. My friend and I separated so each of us could go home. I went to a grocery store and then home. What a great day out in the boonies.