No Fun In The Sun.....

  The  sunshine keeps me going.  It's up lifting to see the sun shining.  But oh baby , it's cold outside. All the beautiful colors of fall have blown away. How long was our fall anyway?  LOL. I feel like I can't even remember any of it. Just seemed to have come and gone so fast . Oh well, I have to accept it's winter.  Our high of 20 degrees will help me with  that.
   Just thinking of Thanksgiving.  Ten  days till then.  I remember when in school how exciting this time would feel. We would have that 4 day weekend , to celebrate. Good to see our family, friends, and neighbors.  Then when I was working...it was still lots of fun to think about. Plus time off work !!
 Each year now, I miss my parents.  Any one was welcomed to their house to eat or visit. One of our old neighbors used to say, that corner where my parents lived, did not look right without 20 or more cars parked all over . Miss those days.
   Wishing all of you a big warm hug today. 
 

Sam....

This is Sam, my daughter's family dog. Big old slobbery dog. Loveable as can be. He thinks he is a lap dog....if you are sitting down he tries to get on your lap. He must be about 65 -70 pounds. He's on his leashed run here....because the chickens are running loose for  awhile. He plays too rough with them , know what I mean.  I like this dog, he doesn't try to jump on me, I am thankful for that.
 Today we have snow here. The wind whipped the snow  all over. So it's slick and icy in spots. The sun is shining at this moment, hope it warms up enough to melt some of this snow. :):) There is more on the way from our local weatherman said .
  Hope all of you are feeling well today. Be careful if you venture out. XO

Sunday Morning...

This is what we have...just a bit of snow over night. More predicted for this afternoon and evening, around 3 inches . That'll be enough this year for me. LOL

 You maybe able to see it coming down. It really is way below the normal November temperatures.

 This is how it looked in town yesterday. Beautiful. This is by the St. John school and church. I love driving by here. I can remember when I lived in town , just 2 blocks from here. I would open the bedroom and bath room windows and I could hear the children playing if they were squealing and yelling. I could hear the bells calling them in from recess. I love the sound of children at play. the squeaky swings, the sound of a ball game. Won't be hearing that now for about five months.
  Hope all of you are planning a wonderful Sunday. Maybe with family or friends. Just be safe, you know lots of people have to retrain to drive in slick conditions. XO
  

Things You Will Need.....

 For this weekend, you are going to need a nice warm muffin and a lovely cappuccino. Yes, maybe both days. :) It is cold out. Bless my soul the sun is shining again this morning. You all know how much I love that. I am probably one of the "SAD" people . Sad from the lack of sun light. I will say, too many gray days in a row really starts to wear at me. So give me sunshine.

Some of you may need one of these....to play or go to the mailbox. Isn't this a sweet sled? Makes me wish I had one for a nice Christmas decoration. We are to get measureable snow tonight and the next 3 days, I get this  from the little weather feature in our news paper.
  Yesterday's putting together of my sister's apartment went very well. Her kitchen is up and going. Many pictures hung. Curtains up. Books on their shelves. She will be finished this weekend.  Thanks for all the kind wishes for her. I know your thoughts and prayers helped.
  Less than two weeks till Thanksgiving.  I better start thinking about that. LOL. Wishing all of you a great weekend. Be safe. XO

One Person....

How does one person get so much stuff????  This is a joke photo...it's actually the city wide rummage sale. LOL.  I just am pointing out how one person can accumulate a ton of stuff. My sister Brenda had been in her apartment two years. She had purged when she moved into it. But oh my goodness, when we went to help moved clothes and boxes, on Tuesday, there's was plenty.  Yesterday, they moved more , while I was with Ted at the heart clinic. Oh by the way, he got another fine report., for Teddy Bear.  :):)
  I will go help my sister more today. Got to get her settled .  The sun is shining at this very moment and I am loving it.. I have been watching the weather maps and it is not looking good for much of this U.S. of A.  Time for hats, coats and gloves.  Maybe boots and snow shovels. Waaaa, the older I get the less I like winter.
   Hopefully all of you are having a good day and a fun weekend.  Be kind to someone if you get the chance. XO

Heart Day....

Today is Ted's yearly exam at his heart doctor's.  When Ted was 48 , he had what they call a heart episode. We were going to go golfing that morning. He seemed irritable and was sweating. I asked him what was wrong. He said he felt a bit sick to his stomach.
   I said , "honey, I think you are showing signs of a heart attack."  He said he wanted to go home and rest a bit, before we golfed. When we got home, from the bank, that's where we were when I noticed these things, I gave him two aspirins.  Five minutes later he was saying his arm was hurting...so I drove  him  across town to the hospital.
  Took him in the E.R. and said he was having a heart attack.  They did an EKG and gave him clot busters. He was taken by ambulance to another hospital , for  a heart catheterization. The Dr. found a 95 % blockage, and a couple of really small ones.
  Ted had a stent put in, right then and there. He's been on heart meds since. Changed his eating habits. This is a man that had never been in the hospital since his birth. Was active and looked perfectly healthy. He did not have a heart attack because of the clot busters. But he goes to the heart doctor every year for tests.

 I always feel better when he gets the tests done . I just want him healthy and happy. So that is what we are going to be doing this morning.  Wishing all of you good health today. I will ask that you know the signs of a heart attack, it can save a live.
  The sun is coming up and it looks like it could be pretty today. It is also going to be cold.  Stay warm. XO

Thank You Veterans....

Today is veterans day. The day to remember our vets. A day to thank them, for serving our country. I'll thank my brothers and nephews here.  My brothers served in Vietnam.. My nephews in the gulf war and Iraq. They all came home safe and I am thankful for that.
 My daughter will be  having a tribute to vets in her 5th grade class. She has this every year now. She ask veterans to attend and say a little something to her class. Then the children will thank them. She has had this with her uncles and cousin as her guest vets. If the children in the class have a parent that's a vet or serving, they may ask their parents to attend this program.
  Blessings to our vets and their families.  XO