Forget old dogs learning new tricks....I guess I am just an old dog!
Thanks Miriam---I caught your cold but am not brave enough to post pics...that is if I could figure this whole $%@###* blasted thing out.
Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all! Last week and then maybe normalcy will take over again.
Kisses, hugs and smoochies to you. Hug your loved ones!
I added pictures before and now it has swooshed out of my brain. I am going to try until I get one to post!!
OK--so I'll try later...Ha ha ha
Hello everyone....I have been remiss but am going to do better about updating my blog.
Life seems to zoom by but I am grateful for friends and family.
Thanksgiving was spent at the fire station and of course we stuffed ourselves silly.
I am so glad you are blogging again Bev..I need to figure out how to leave comments. Your post wouldn't let me.
I need the Christmas spirit. I don't want to put up my decorations. I don't want to mess with a tree. I don't want three spirits of christmas past present and future to visit me. So the decorations are coming out today....at least some of them
Ok its voting day. I am lucky to be in a small area that I didn't have to wait long at all to vote. I hope you all were able to get out to the polls today.
The sign says it all.
DRAT--PHOTOBUCKET KEEPS STEALING MY PICS....
OK...that would work better on a white screen...
So here goes another try.
Stupid photobucket took my BOO away....oh well. Halloween is over anyway
and just for good measure lets see how this one turns out...
Good sexy witch shoes. Prada at its finest. Ha ha
I love Halloween. Used to really paint the town red for that one. I am not old but going trick or treating at my age is truly not appropriate.
I hope all the ghosties and goblins have a good day.
I preface this with....I am totally normal. So quirks are just loveable attributes I have. Ha ha
1. I can't eat food that is over cooked. Golden is the limit. Black belongs on Halloween and fire ashes....not my food.
2. Last day on vacation is pack and clean up....I hate "staying that whole extra day" because I just worry if everything will get done and we will get home ok. Driving or flying I need them to be scheduled early. The last day is a disappointment otherwise. Doesn't hold for Gary so I just drive him nuts and we get in a fight.
3. I have relaxed slightly....but food just can't touch. OK I know it all goes the same place. I don't care. Green beans in my jello salad is just pukey. Pot lucks stress me a bit for that reason. Bev I love ya but if you worry about who cooks what you must never eat out.
4. My purse....My kids would tease me by just trying to hang on to it...or take the grocery cart 12 inches from my person. I don't know why. I never have anything good in there. No illicit phone numbers or money for that matter. Its just my purse and everyone keep their @#@&#* hands off!
5. I use alot of "old sayings" like--mind your p's and q's.....now they are referred to as Dr Philisms because he uses so many. I feel old saying them but I do believe my mom used them alot and I just took up the cause when I got to be an adult.
6. I have to fight hard not to buy something because its "on sale". Does it really make it a better value or something worth having? I don't know but if its 50% off bells and whistles just go off in my brain that I shouldn't pass it up. Is a good thing when its been a purchase I wanted to or would have made anyway but come on people, when will I ever use a rice steamer when I really don't like rice in the first place?
OK...now I am tagging Laura and Angie. Also my friend Carla...will be a good time to pick on Chelsea to set up your blog. Go for it and can't wait to read everyones quirks.
Hello all as I am defrosting my cold bones....I went to girls camp. Our Stake has gone in the fall (Oct) for about 5 yrs in a row now and we have just been lucky I guess. Never has it been so cold as it was this last weekend.
You know how much drama 12 -18 yr old girls have anyway and the cold just added to the whining. Ha ha ha.
I never layer clothes because I get too hot. Well 2 shirts, a sweatshirt, and fuzzy warm hat later I was still looking for something to not make me look like the little kid in "A Christmas Story" but to not get chilled. I forgot my camera but can tell you the fashion statements being made were hilarious.....especially on sunday when they had to wear a dress all day. The leaders conceded the fact that pants under the skirts and dresses were not only encouraged but necessary. We had the service outside and like magic the sun shined on us and the wind did not blow for that 2 hour span. That is a good memory to focus on.
Most special was being there with Bronte (13 yr old grand daughter). She had a little drama of her own with some friends and we just hugged and talked. She is taller than me now but hopefully we can always communicate.
No not what you think....my computer crashed. Because everyone is so busy and we check these things when we can I knew no one would know I was home sniffling/crying cuz I coudn't check in on you all.
I lost some fun photos...serves me right for not backing them up. And some songs I purchased for MP 3 player. I am just glad to have it back. Have to still add in some other programs.
So happy for Brooke and her pregnancy.
Today is my Angies birthday....I only feel old because she told me yesterday she Tivo'd the Tonight Show because its too late to stay up. I totally know how she feels but she is supposed to be 12 still. Ha Ha Ha. Maybe I can find a baby picture to scan in and post here. Love you baby girl!!
I can't believe its been over a week since I posted. I have been told age makes time go faster....I AIN'T THAT FRICKIN OLD!
All is returning to normal. Gary is back to old routine with a tad few less hours. He truly missed the church stuff so he is ecstatic to be back in that loop.
He had another CT on thursday. I am assuming the Dr will call with results.
The seasons are turning. It is the first day of fall. I love our cool evenings. My wish is that fall sticks around for awhile. Is a perfect time of year. Going to get my Halloween decorations down.....sort thru them......and probably give some to the kids so grand kids can enjoy them. I only love the cutesy ones.
Well Gary is spending time at work now. He was going bonkers at home and since he has improved some thought it would be a good idea. Ha ha
He still tires easily but is lucky enough to be able to come home and rest when he needs to.
I have caught a cold now but it is just a run of the mill thing so rest, fluids, and a good chick flick will cure me!
Gary may still need to see a pulmonologist. Still dont have a good diagnosis.
We went to the valley for a couple of days and spent time with Steve and Joanne. They spoiled us and we lounged by their pool. Was very nice. The lower altitude made breathing easier and no cell phone service. He HAD to rest.
Hope you are all having a great time at the end of this warm summer.!!!
Well time is your friend or your enemy. I believe time is healing Gary. I am sure he'd rather be elsewhere and running around but for now things are definitely looking up.
He'll be back to his bossy self soon..(I mean that lovingly)
OK--so Gary is home and doing a bit better. He is so glad to be sleeping in his own bed and not being woke up every ten minutes by the nurses.
It will be a time consuming recovery. Dr told him that it took 3 weeks or so to get sick and so will take at least that amount of time to recover.
Thanks to everyone for all the speedy recovery and well wishes. We are really blessed.
Feel even more blessed by finding these blogs and reading about everyone. Now I need to learn how to download all your blogs and to download pictures.
Love to All!!
Well if I am really going to keep up on this I guess I have to post.
Have been at hospital alot with Gary. He is sick and tired of being sick and tired. His right lung doesn't seem to want to work right. There is either a blockage because of infection or mucous.
Since they have thrown everything AND the kitchen sink at him to help it, he will see the pulmonologist tomorrow. They may have to scope him....remove/sample whatever is blocking the lung from inflating. The chest xray today showed no improvement from day one (friday) in the hospital.
Will know more in the morning.
How to play this game of tag:
Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
3 Joys--1)My family, even when they drive me crazy. 2) Gary, whose drive to improve himself inspires me daily. 3) Nature--sitting on my back porch is the best mood creator I have found
3 Fears--1) The obvious is losing either Gary, kids or grandkids. It makes my heart hurt and my breath quicken just to think of it!! 2) A long drawn out illness. Having already said death of loved ones being number one fear...there are things worse than death. 3) Losing my eyesight.
3 Goals--1) Learn a foreign language. Considering I am here in AZ, I think spanish would be very appropriate.
2) Read my scriptures daily. I am old enough this should be a no brainer but...... 3) Take some type of college course. IEMT class was just too long ago to be considered "up on my education"!!!
3 Current obsessions/collections. 1) Scrapbooking/cards/altered art. 2) Stephanie Meyers books. The Host is fab for all of you who stopped at the Twilight Saga. 3) To de-clutter after so many years of collecting cute, sweet and absolutely useless junk.
3 Facts about Me---1)Love to cyber chat. Met one wonderful gal in person and have a BFF I have never physically met. WE WILL! 2) I am easy going but if I have lost/misplaced something it becomes a paranoid obsession to solve it. I fight hard to "let it go" 3) I am a bit claustrophobic...well maybe not just a bit.
Okay. I am with Laura. I don't have 5 friends who blog. She has already done this sooooooo. I hope Bree, Angie, and Cam do this. I would love to know more about Eva and Shellie (if I can get them to start this blog stuff)
You will all be tagged shortly....... ;^)
Well here I go---I always though I would "get" all the new advances in technology. I admit to feeling inferior to all the internet availability and how to do it all. I am commited to learning....well maybe just commited. LOL
