Thanks , Ouch , Aww........

  Sending out thanks to all our vets. Love you and appreciate you so much. This was in the morning paper. :):)

   I went to the endodontist yesterday. You know for that 3-D xray.  Then 3 more xrays, on another tooth.....am I glowing in the dark...geez. The Dentist was kind and gentle, his assistant so sweet. But , I was stressed to the max. The Dentist did a root canal on a molar that I had a root canal on about 4 or 5 years ago. The tooth that has been sensitive from day one of that root canal.
  Then the dentist tells me , "If this doesn't take care of that problem,we may have to do a surgery along the gum"   I am thinking, "Are you kidding me, do I look like Ms. Money Banks. ?"  Thursday's  procedure cost me 1,108. dollars and I got this little bag of tooth care products. Mind you this is on top of 1300 for the original root canal....which thankfully my insurance paid most of it. I hope my insurance comes thru for me this time too. I will know in two weeks if the sensitivity eases up.

 After the stress of the whole day. I caught the setting sun.  It was shining thru  a dragonfly garden pick. So my day ended  with a smile from above. I am grateful.
   Later today, I am going to Horton's in town....I missed their Christmas Open House last Saturday.  WAAA.  I'll get some photos. :):) Wishing all a wonderful weekend,  XO

Out For A Drive....

 On Monday Ted and I took a ride around town. This is silos of one of the big farms north of town.

  Drove by the Credit Union to get a shot of the pretty trees along the sidewalks.

 Went out by the golf course. This is the club house.

  A lap around the park.  It was calm and peaceful.

  Back thru town, for a quick shot of the courthouse. It was such a beautiful day.

 Then to our favorite spot at D.Q. for a treat.  It will be our only treat this week.

 So I got myself a small vanilla cone.  LOL.  This ice cream cone sits on the counter and I have always thought it was attached.. Ha , I lifted it up for a fun picture. Ted and I were laughing so hard.:):)
  Well we went to vote yesterday . Our voting place is the county highway garage...not a large spot at any time.   It was crowded and one or two coming in as one or two left. Only two voting machines.  It was taking people longer....some times a sign of split tickets. Even though it was gently raining, this was the biggest  turn out to vote that I have ever seen here. I am just so glad it 's over.  Now begins the week of rehashing...good grief.
   Today will be a slow day here. The sun is shining.  Ted's  in  the shop , working on a few gifts.  I will be cleaning, sorting and doing some laundry.  Wishing all of you  peace. XO

This Really Old House....

 I think some of you will remember ths old house near where we live. It's falling, slowly falling.

 This is late spring of this year.  It's kind of pretty around this corner here in the country....beware of poison ivy.

 You can not go in here...it would be too dangerous.

 This is how it is looking just this past weekend. So pretty with the autumn colors. But you can see more leaning to the west . The roof has caved in  , almost all of it.

 The back of the house has already collapsed.  The eaves are separating from the side of the house. ..just left of the upstairs window.

 I love to look at this house every time I go past. It's like I need to see that it is still standing.

  Standing but leaning. It is pretty even in it's sadness in this shot. When it is nothing but a pile of rubble, I will take a board to keep in memory...maybe make a frame to hold pictures of this old home.
  Today is another beautiful day here...just as the whole entire weekend has been.  We worked outside and cleaned the leaves from the lawn.  The maple tree we have has dropped another carpet of yellow in it's backyard spot.  One more day of raking at the end of this week.
   Wishing everyone a great week. Please go vote tomorrow. If you do  not like either candidate...vote for an issue. Be brave. :):)

Budget Takes A Hit....

  Yesterday was the fall follow up for the exterminator. You know when we had ants in the spring?  So the man comes and he's one  hour late(not good ) . He re-baits those mouse contraptions in the basement and sprays inside and outside for bugs, ants and spiders. creepy crawly things. To be truthful, we have not seen anything in the house since the first treatment...so caught that early.:) This is a picture of our birch tree, leaves changed and falling off.

  Once the leaves were gone, you can see a big droopy robin's nest. I knew I'd heard them singing in that tree.

  Ted and I went down the road to admire the neighbor's burning bushes.  This one is almost as tall as the shed.

  The one in front still had some green in it.  This bushes sure add color to the autumn landscape.

  Now here's a happy man. He has the golf cart back....at the cost of  915 dollars.  This is added to the 95 dollars for the bug man. Ouch...that took a nice bite of the household budget.  Six batteries, cables, nuts, bolts ,hold downs ..whatever....it adds up along with labor costs.

  So we took it for a test drive. So much better. I did not worry about having to push it back to the garage. LOL

 Can you see the reflective spot on the ground under the trees?? Well that is webs,webs, webs !!!! Every inch of ground around our area is covered in webs. You know there was a spider at the end of each stand. Yikes. I had my sweatshirt hood on.
  This Saturday morning we had a thin frost. That means it's going to start being colder here. The next 6 days are to be sunny and in the 60's. But I love that.  We will be doing some yard work now that the cart's back  home and we can rake the leaves. Wishing all of you a fun weekend. XO

Foggy Start Today....

 At 7:00 this morning there was no fog....but as the day progressed, the fog came in. Eerie but I like that I can see the sun thru it.

 You can see the trees are pretty much stripped of their leaves . The crabapple, the hickory(what is left of it).

  Can't see farther than across the road. Glad we are not going anywhere. The bug man is going  to treat inside and out today...this being the fall treatment. I have had to call them each time...they are behind schedule..

  I took this shot yesterday. Wow we have some leaf raking to do. :):) Our golf cart is in the repair shop for a few more days. That is what Ted drags the leaf rake behind when we have lots to rake up.  We call that golf cart  our mule, as we use it to do lots of things around here. It was losing it's power. Thought Ted would cry, so it had to go to the shop. LOL

 There's just a bit of color still  in the little woods in back. When I look at the clumps of trees that were  once a huge orange ball and the trees are bare, I know that winter is near. I am not looking forward to those long months.  During winter,I do hope I can motivate myself to organize more things here and de-clutter even more.
   I can't even explain why I hold onto things so long, when I know I don't need it. I am not a hoarder, well not like on that TV show...yikes.  But then I do not want to be a hoarder at all...of any kind.  So more and more I am wanting, trying, and at times actually doing the part of letting go. There's hope for me.
  Today is going to be another wonderful day here in central Indiana. I am going to be outside for most of it. .Get outside if you can folks and enjoy the beauty of nature. XO

My Daughters.....

  This little print reminds me of my four daughters. It actually is four young girls at the beach...topless. :):) I don't think any of my girls went to the beach topless....hope not. This print is about girlfriends. It says, they know the value of simple memories, the joys of shared discoveries.

  I bought these little angels playing musical instruments, because it made me think of my four daughters.

  This is a family photo we took in the park when the girls were in high school. I am in the middle.

   This is a picture that my oldest granddaughter colored when she was little...she copied the picture in the park.

  Here's one she drew of me ...boy I was looking good. :):)

  This is my girls at the I.U. campus in Bloomington. Kathy was attending the university then.

 I have had this crazy frame for some time. There's enough photo slots for the girls and I.

This is a favorite photo for me. Kathy was the bride. Karen was one of the maids of honor while Angie and Liz were servers for the reception. That was some big hair days. :):) I have always told the girls that they are my life preserver and my anchor...They kept me afloat and stable.  My greatest gifts .

   Hope all of you are close to your children and get to have time with them. I enjoy any time I have with the girls and their little families .

   What a glorious day we are having. Sunny skies and warm temperatures and it's November !!  We better relish these wonderful days. XO

Little Tricksters....

 You need a truck to haul elephants...Here is my great grandson Max in his Dumbo suit. This is one happy child. Most all the time.

  Layla my great granddaughter, in her Snow White outfit. Sorry this picture is so dark.

  Savannah and her mom , Karen, carved these pumpkins...or Karen carved one and Savannah painted hers white and spooky.:):)

 Here's Layla  In another costume going to a party.

   Here's Layla at the Cowtober fest.

 Layla and her beautiful mother Emily.  This girl is the best mommy.

  Another shot of Max...he's trying to walk. He pulls himself up with this car and walks behind it . So funny.

 My granddaughter Emma holding her nephew Max. I think Emma is a wonderful aunty to Layla and Max.  The little ones light up when they see her. I love that.
  I am sending a thank you to Nana Diana....look just like you said Diana,...I loaded my pictures from my phone. I had my computer in the wrong setting. LOL. As Homer Simpson would say; DOH .
   Hope everyone has a nice evening with all their little loved ones coming to call.  Happy  Halloween.  XO