Busy Monday

There's not much to report today. Our weekend was quiet. We spent the hours resting and trying to survive the sore muscles from the ordeal last Friday.

Weather-wise it's been a good day. The morning was very cloudy but as the clouds moved out, the temperature went up. It was a comfortable 67° with some sunshine.

Our #3 daughter came in on her lunch break to report on the new apartment and how the boys were doing. It's beginning to feel like home now. The boys slept well last night and they got ready for school this morning with no problems. That first night was a bad one tho'. I knew it would be. One of the boys walked in his sleep and the other one had nightmares. She didn't get any sleep because she was afraid to close her eyes. She kept them in her bed and watched them all night. They're doing better now. It's just such a big adjustment for them.

Bob and I are going over tomorrow night to stay with the boys because Teresa has to drive down to OSU Columbus after work to get her #1 son moved out of his dorm. He's taking off the next semester so he can be here with her during this divorce process. He's scared for her safety. We haven't let him find out a lot of what she's been going through because he had to keep his mind on school and finals this past week.

On a better note... I got a pc camera with microphone today and I've been trying to figure out how to use it. I don't know anyone on Skype or any of those other sites. It says it's working properly but I haven't been able to test it yet. It didn't come with any manual or disk so here it sits. I'll figure out something. Unless someone can give me any ideas on where to go from here.

For nothing to report, I've managed to fill a page with my ramblings. So with that, I'll stop and wish you a good night.
♥

We got it done!

Oh, my gosh!! We are so tired and sore today, we can't hardly move. But we got our daughter moved yesterday. It took 3 cars, 2 pick-up trucks and a large trailer, plus 2 trips, to get it all over there. Her "soon-to-be-ex husband" was on very good behavior. He kept handing things to her to take with her, helped load up the heavy stuff and even drove one of the pick-ups over, twice. Of course his father-in-law was there so he might have figured he better behave or he'd get pinned to the wall.

This picture was taken at 1:00pm. We had gotten the trailer and the pick-up unloaded and the furniture into the house. Bob and Teresa took a short break. We were already whipped.

 

 By 3:00pm we had the vehicles unloaded and back to the house for more. We still had the boys' room and all the clothes and coats out of the closets. Bryan had just gotten off the bus so he wanted Grandpa to shoot some hoops with him. He beat Grandpa (of course he did... wink) and he came running into the house, out of breath, to tell me. He's 5 years old and the sweetest little guy.

After this, we had our van, her car and the one pick-up truck packed full again so we headed out. Jr. rode with Grandpa in the van because we had to squeeze Bryan into the back seat of her car. He said he was ok. He felt "real cozy".

Our #1 daughter Lisa and her husband met us when they got off work and helped unload the cars. Then her and I went about the task of putting things away, moving the furniture so there was a path to get through the apartment. Around 7:00 Lisa went down the street to get a couple buckets of chicken. By then we were all starving. None of us had eaten since breakfast. After I got that mess all cleaned up, we were back at it again. Her place was beginning to look liveable, the beds were made and the TV was on. Lisa's husband had total control of the remote. So Bob and I said our goodbyes. It was 9:00 by the time we got home. I was in bed an hour later.

Today we're both sore but we're ok. I haven't done anything all day. I don't even have to cook supper. We're going out to Taco Bell later. I haven't talked to Teresa yet to see how they slept the first night in their new apartment. I'll call her later.

We've got another beautiful day today. Warm sunshine. The birds are singing and I've got a few windows open. This is my kind of weather. But as they say in Ohio... just wait, it'll change soon. We're suppose to have rain tonight and all day tomorrow.

Well, if you stayed to read this far, I thank you to taking an interest in my life. This post was mainly written as a journal page so if one of my daughters EVER decide to move again, I can come back to this and feel confident to say "sorry.. I'm too old to do that anymore". 

Thursday, April 25

We had a busy, tiring day yesterday. We helped our #3 daughter get some of her things moved into her new apartment. We drove our van over so she could load it up again today to transport more. Then we drove her new car home. That was a nice ride. She's moving from 30 miles south of us in the country to a small town just 15 miles east of us.

While we were there, I helped her unload boxes from her kitchen and put them away while Bob took care of a couple repairs and helped me move around some heavy boxes. She kept complaining about the place but when you divorce and he kicks her and the 3 kids out, giving her until Friday (tomorrow) to get her stuff out, there's not much she could do. She looked at 9 different places before she settled on this one. It's not in the best of shape, but I'm sure they'll be ok. The location is good, almost everything she'd need is within walking distance. The backyard is fenced in for the boys. And the neighbor has a little one they can play with.

Tomorrow we'll be meeting her to help move the washer and dryer, their beds, a couch and one chair, etc. The heavy stuff.  He's even going to help. I'm not looking forward to coming face to face with him but I'm going to have to watch Bob so he doesn't get angry and loose his temper. It's going to be a tense day, I know that for sure.

Thank you everyone for saying a prayer for her. 

My plans for today are very little. I'm getting some laundry done and I'm fixing pork chops for supper. The rest of the day is going to be casual and quiet, I hope.

I hope you have a great day. ♥ 

It can be hard to see God in the midst of your trials, but He is there. "And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee." Jeremiah 1:19

Tuesday, April 23

It's so nice outside today. The temperature is in the 60's with a slight cloud cover. I was sitting out on the back patio watching the birds. Two robins were trying to get worms out of the ground. We were laughing at their actions. Then a female cardinal came over and sat on the clothesline pole and just watched me before she flew off into the bush. That's when I saw the male. He wasn't far off, they never are. He was so pretty, bright red.  Of course I didn't have a camera with me.

I talked to our new neighbors yesterday.  A girl, her husband and their 3 kids. I call her a girl because I still see her that way. I've known her for years… used to babysit her and her twin sisters. Oh, she was a handful. Loved to bite. I hope she's grown out of that. That was 30 years ago!

Our youngest daughter had planned on coming over after work today to get our van to move some of her things over to her new apartment. When she hadn't shown up by 7:00 I sent her a message to see if she was still coming. She had gone home and had forgotten about it. She's exhausted. She got home late last night from Chicago. There were several from the shop that went to a seminar for massage therapists over the weekend. Long trip. Her nerves are at that fraying point anyways, then this trip. She worries me. How much more can she handle? I keep praying God will help her get through this. 

 

Beyond Disrespect !!!  Abraham asked the Lord to spare 50 righteous people. God responded to Abraham's plea "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all"

....Genesis 18:16-33 

A 'disgusting' film is set to appear in America later this year, June to August, depicts Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals!  Can you believe this? It makes me so angry. As a play, this has already been in theaters for a while.  It's called "Corpus Christi" which means "The Body of Christ". It's a revolting 'mockery' of our Lord. I plan to tell everyone I can to NOT go see it!

I think I'll go over to Facebook now, check in with some folks, and maybe work another jig-saw puzzle before I go to bed. 

I hope you had a good day.  

Just when I felt like giving up, God stepped in. "For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee." Isaiah 41:13

A Beautiful Sunday

It was a beautiful day... lots of sunshine and blue sky with just those little wisps of clouds that look like brushstrokes. It could have been a little warmer for me. It only got up to 59°.

We didn't do much today. We ran an errand this afternoon, to the drug store for Bob's refill. Then we drove around town, just enjoying the warm sun.

I fixed some steaks for supper, with baked potatoes and a salad. Bob's favorite. It tasted good to me too. I usually don't eat much red meat, but occasionally I get hungry for a steak.

While we were doing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen, our #2 daughter, who lives in Michigan, called. They're all doing good. She had a busy day at work, some new massage clients re-booked with her for next week. She's building up her clientele, slowly. So she's happy.

She's been shopping for new shoes for our grandson. He's just 16, stands 6'4" and wears a size 15 shoe! And not one bit of extra fat on him. He's all muscle. A big boy. He's the grandson that always teases me about my height... 5'1½". He bends way down to hug me. One day he got on his knees to give me a hug and everyone laughed so hard they had tears... including Grandma.

I miss them all so much. We talked about them driving down for Mother's Day. Lori wants to come down but she has to work that Sunday. The spa where she works is having a big Mother's Day promotion and contest, so it could be a very busy day for her. So I might not get to see her until the weekend after. But whichever day they can come will be a good day for me.

Our youngest daughter is in Chicago this weekend. They left very early this morning and will be home late tomorrow night. She, and 4 others she works with, went for a 2-day teaching seminar for massage therapists. Praying they will have a safe trip home.

I hope you had a great day.

Thank God for all He is doing in your life. "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:6

A cold Saturday

It's another cold day in Ohio. What happened to spring? Thursday the temperature got up to 80° and we were running around in short sleeves. Yesterday we turned the furnace back on and wore our winter coats again.

Today, it's the strong, cold winds that I don't like. It goes right through a body. I think, once we got that one day of warmth, this cold spell feels even worse. It wasn't that long ago that we were wishing we had the 40 degrees.

We have a friend in Canada that commented on my Facebook page last night... "that was your summer, now comes the fall. Global warning, my butt" (edited)

I've been watching the buds on the trees and now my peonies. They've come up
in the last couple days. It amazes me how fast they grow. The picture doesn't show up very well, but they're about 6" tall already. Before long they'll be blooming and I can share more pictures. I love to see that first big bud then the flowers open up. Such a pretty pink.

Our little town used to be the peony capital of the world. Many, many years ago there was a huge garden nursery outside of town that propagated and sold the plants. We used to see them all over town. Washington Street that runs through town, north to south, was lined with different colors of bushes. At that time each spring, they would hold an annual peony parade. Floats were covered with the pedals. But now it seems the parade comes too late, or the bushes are blooming earlier, because there are very few blooms left around town at that time, so the parade consists of bands and wagons. No peonies.

Yesterday, I spent most of the day just doing things around the house while waiting for FedEx to deliver a package I ordered. We had to sign for it so we couldn't leave the house until it arrived.

Our grandson has been on our family cell phone plan for the last several years. It all started when he lived out in the country with his father, who left him alone at times. We were worried about his safety, so we got him a cell phone. Now that he's in college, with no job, he still needs our help. It's amazing how many professors take advantage of the technology to send information, assignments and lesson plans to their students, not to mention the campus security using cell phones to warn the student of dangerous situations. So, Curtis needs one that works. Therefore, I had to order him a new one when his started acting up. It arrived around 4:00 yesterday.

Bob then indulged my latest craving and we went up to Orchard Tree for their Friday seafood buffet. It tasted so good. I love fish. When we pulled into the lot, I saw my sister's car. We found their table and talked to her for awhile. We planned on getting together next week. Her husband, my brother-in-law, is doing very well after his heart attack. He's back to work; he's a contractor.

This afternoon we went over to see the apartment our #3 daughter is moving into. We helped her with a few things until some friends showed up with their truck to help her move some of her furniture. We left. I can't move furniture anymore.

When we got back to town, we had to go out to WalMart to get some things, then came home to get some supper. Now I'm beat. Think I'm going to bed early.

Hope your day was a good one. ♥

Do not be discouraged. God knows your heart. "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalms 30:5

Thurs. April 18

My day has been fairly good. It started with sleeping late. Then when I woke up and managed to crawl out of bed, I just goofed around until 11:00. When I noticed the time, I had to hurry around and get up to my appointment with my #3 daughter for a massage.

She worked on my neck and back for a little over an hour. It does feel better but my range of motion is still a problem.

We've had a few severe storm warnings and 2 tornado watches today. The wind was blowing very strong for a few hours, but the storms so far have either weakened or missed us completely. So glad for that. We're still under a watch for tonight with possible thunder storms over-night. The temperature got up to 80° this afternoon until the storm front moved in. The temperature has been falling ever since.... 30+ degrees.

One of the newest stories coming out of the Boston disaster was that the person of interest the FBI had in custody was a Muslim and they deported him immediately. I'm not spreading the story, I'm laughing at it. I guess a 4th person has died from their injuries. How sad.

Bob's at the monthly NRA meeting out at the Elk's Lodge tonight. I didn't want to go. His brother is also a member so he's there too.

I've decided to check into having my hearing tested to see if I need an aid. I feel like everyone is mumbling and I have to constantly ask them to repeat what they said. It's getting worse. I hate to think of wearing one.


I hope you had a good day. Take care.

Tues. April 16

We had a very noisy night last night. The thunder was awful. It woke me several times. The forecast for the day was for these to continue. We got a brief spell of sunshine this afternoon so we took this reprieve  to run out to the pharmacy and to the gas station. We got home just in time. The sun disappeared while we were at the gas station. It started thundering shortly after we got home.  Just when our backyard was finally drying up, we get more rain… 3 more days of this.

I didn't do much all day. My neck is still stiff. I've had heat on it and Bob rubbed it for me. It's a little better but I still can't move very far.

I tried a new recipe for supper. It was a Chinese beef and rice casserole. It sounded good, but if I make it again, there's some things I will change in it.

I spent the evening working on a jig-saw puzzle online. I finally finished it. 5 hrs. 40 min. It was a hard one.

There have been so many false stories and conspiracy theories online today about the tragedy yesterday in Boston. It's ridiculous  how people love to spread gossip.

I hope you had a good day.

Bad start to the day

I started writing this last night, but failed to get it published. So instead of deleting it and starting over with all new stuff, I'm just adding the latest bits and pieces.

We got off on a bad note yesterday. We had gotten up early, showered, dressed, ready to leave for church. My make-up was perfect and I was even having a good hair day. Then Bob tells me he's sick.  We waited about half an hour to see if he'd be able to go then decided he better not try it. He wouldn't have been able to listen to the pastor's message if he was worried about having to dash off to the restroom. We both changed clothes and he went in to rest. We heard later all about the service and felt bad because we weren't there. There's always next week, Lord willing.

Today has been a very nice day. The temperature got up around 70° and partly cloudy. Bob even felt like getting some of the yard work done. While he was out there, I took the opportunity to do some work inside where he wasn't in my way. :)

If you're a fan of The Golden Girls,  you may remember the episode where Rose had the job at the TV station, working with Ricky Moss. Her job became so stressful she couldn't move her head. That's the way I feel today. I can't move my head to the left. I had a very stressful conversation with our youngest daughter last evening about her pending divorce. Or, it could just be that I slept on it the wrong way.  I have my BioFreeze and it's helping.

I also got a call from #2 daughter in Michigan last evening. They're doing good. She's been a busy gal, working at Massage Envy, and now she's been "getting her ducks in a row" as she said, so she can get a DBA and all the necessary paperwork and items to work out of her home.

This day didn't end very well, did it? The bombings at the Boston Marathon is such a shock and a sad day for so many people. This is just not right. Our country has never been through attacks like we've had since the civil war. The last I heard about the bombing, while I was putting supper on the table, was that they had a 'person of interest' in custody at the hospital with severe burns. 

I hope you've had a pleasant day. God be with us all.

"Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:9

Pharaoh and our government

I got this in an email today and I wanted to share it. 

Genesis 47:13-27

VIRGINIA CHURCH SERVICE

  I would love to give 3 cheers to the Pastor of this predominantly black church in

  Virginia. This guy is obviously a leader. Perhaps we should

  each decide who our real leader is ... It is amazing to see that very little

  has changed in 4,000 years.

  Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews

  crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn

  with me in your Bibles, if you will, to the 47th chapter of Genesis. We'll

  begin our reading at verse 13, and go through verse 27.

  Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us? ... (reading)

  .... Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray. So we see that economic

  hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to the government of

  Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh nationalized the grain

  harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had built. So the

  people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave

  it all to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money

  ran out, and they were hungry again.

  So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock - their

  cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey - to barter for grain, and

  verse 17 says that only took them through the end of that year. But the famine

  wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people came before Pharaoh and

  admitted they had nothing left, except their land and their own lives. "There

  is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should

  we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food,

  and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they surrendered their

  homes, their land, and their real estate to Pharaoh's government, and then sold

  themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain.

  What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters?

  That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider in hard

  times only leads to slavery? Yes... That the only reason government wants to

  be our provider is to also become our master? Yes.

But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel settled

  in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen . And they gained possessions in it,

  and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as

  He always has! They didn't end up giving all their possessions to government,

  no, it says they gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and

  an ominous one.

  We see the same thing happening today - the government today wants to

  "share the wealth" once again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us.

  It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken control of education,

  and ration it back to us, and when government rations it, then government

  decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it,

  and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently than the people of Egypt

  did four thousand years ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our

  leaders.

  What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what

  Pharaoh's government did then, and it will end the same. And a lot of people

  like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't

  the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves, "You have saved our lives;

  may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"? Well, I tell you this - I know

  the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. OBAMA IS NO MESSIAH!

  No, brothers and sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is

  Pharaoh.

Bow with me in prayer, if you will..

  Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.

  We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.

  We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of

  what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because

  of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not

  answer you in that day..."

  And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry out to you because of

  the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this

  nation. We pray for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would

  be our masters. Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect

  Your people from the atrocities of Pharaoh's governments like Communist and 

  Socialist in the World - In God We Trust 

   

      It is sad to contemplate the vitriol that will be heaped on this Pastor by 

      Obama's minions because of these truth.

Another stormy day

We had thunder storms off and on all last night with lots and lots of rain. I wasn't surprised to see all the water in our backyard this morning. Now they say to expect more tonight. The rivers are still rising. They probably won't crest until tomorrow afternoon sometime at 6 ft. over flood stage!  Highway 224 west is closed and Rt. 49 south. Here in town we've gotten 3.6" with the possibly of another 1" tonight. The temperature today was suppose to get up to 62° but it didn't make it.

We just got back from seeing our tax man. He did have good news for us… very good. All we owe this year is $11.00 for the school, $0 to the state and we get all of our Federal back. We're very happy.

We got a phone call earlier today. The ID said "consumer research". I won't answer those types of calls anymore, so I asked Bob if he wanted to talk to them, answer their questions. He did. They identified themselves, very rapidly, but he said it was just a bunch of letters that made no sense at all. The first thing she asked was to speak to the youngest registered voter in the household. He said "that would be me". Actually he's 7 months older than me. hahaha 

Now why would they ask that? Next they asked "when you vote, do you vote  Democrat or Republican"? He said he votes for the person he thinks will do the best job. She said thank you and hung up.  Now if we had an 18 year old child in the house, I can imagine the kinds of things they would have asked/told them. The way this administration is brain-washing the younger generation, this bothers me a lot. Bob said he should have told her he was still waiting for his free cell phone, or tell her "Obama said he'd pay my mortgage and he hasn't done it yet".

That's about all for today. I'm going to work on a jigsaw puzzle then take my Kindle to bed. The book I'm reading now is getting very interesting. Can't wait to find out "who done it". 

Hope you've had a good day.

Stormy Wednesday

We had to run out to the grocery this afternoon, couldn't put it off any longer. We were out of so many things. Our area had been under a thunderstorm watch until 3:00 pm. So we decided to get going before the storm hit. It was getting dark when we left, just starting to sprinkle when we came out, but before we got home it was coming down in sheets! Pea-size hail. Strong winds. Dangerous lightning.  We managed to get the groceries into the house before we got soaked (detached garage). It was awful.

I have an app on my phone connected with a local TV station that sends out storm warnings to subscribers. While we were in the grocery, my phone went off 4 times. I got one while getting checked out so I told the checkout lady and she was very appreciative. I remember what it was like, working inside a building all day, not knowing what was going on outside unless someone told me.

We have a nephew living in Texas. Bob got a message via Facebook last evening that his daughter needed help with a school assignment. It had to do with her family tree. Hey… right up my alley. I gave him all the information she needed so he could write her back. Later she had another question that I couldn't answer, so guess what I did today…. Research. I was able to find the information she wanted. Now she's happy and I got more dates to put in our family tree.

I made one of Bob's favorites for supper tonight… corned beef and cabbage. He enjoyed every bite and said he was glad I thought of it. I aim to please.

We finally heard from our tax man. He knew by all the messages we left in his voice mail that we were not happy. We have an appointment with him tomorrow evening. I just hope to see some good news. If we owe money to the state, we will be hurting. He knows we're on a fixed income and things like that need to be budgeted for. 

We are currently getting the 3rd wave of thunderstorms for the day. It's coming down so hard we can't see the neighbor's house. Our backyard is flooded. I can now say I live in a beachfront property. This is suppose to keep up until Tomorrow evening. This is not good. 

Time to call it a night. 

I hope you had a good Wednesday.

May Thursday be even better.

Take care.

Tues. April 9

The sky finally cleared up late this afternoon and the sun came out. The temperature got up 82°. Wonderful!! We turned off the furnace and opened windows. I loved it. Fresh warm air. But as usual, this is not going to last long. By the weekend, we could have more snow and cold winds. Crazy. The part I hate it when this sudden warm up brings bad storms.

We had our first spring thunderstorm last night. It was one of those where the thunder went on and on, vibrating the windows. And that lightning! It wasn't in streaks. It was the kind that lit up the whole sky with that bright white,  destroying your night vision.

In the morning news…

"On Barack and Michelle Obama's schedule for today, this event was listed:

7:30PM ---  THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a concert celebrating Memphis Soul music as part of their “In Performance at the White House” series; THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks"

This is the Obama's 10th private party! Performers at the White House for this exclusive event:  Justin Timberlake (who will be making his White House debut), Al Green, Ben Harper, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Joshua Ledet, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples, and others.

The guest list for this private event has not been released. 

To attend any event at the White House, you must be invited and especially now since the White House has been closed to the general public.  That big beautiful white house is now Obama's mansion. The taxpayers no longer own it, according to him.

The word for the day…. Frustration.  I fixed our supper a little early today because we both didn't have any lunch. I was just 5 minutes from putting it on the table when the doorbell rings. It's Bob's brother. He knew I was cooking. He said he didn't want to eat with us. He was only going to stay a minute. An hour and a half later he leaves.  I managed to keep the food from over-cooking, just barely. Another 10 minutes and it would have fed the disposal.

My second frustration today …. Our tax man! He's had our paperwork for 2 weeks and  he won't return any of our calls. We've known him for years, he's a nice guy and he does us a good job, but this is getting ridiculous.  He does this every year. We're sure he has them done by now.  He works in the bank and does taxes in the evenings.  Now, thanks to him, we have less than a week to get them in and we don't even know if we owe the state or what we have. We've never been this late getting them in. I think next year we might have to find someone else.

I hope you had a great day.

A beautiful Sunday

Bob and I have this reoccurring argument. I'm tired of all the "stuff" we have. I don't know where all the dust comes from, but it collects on all of it. He won't let me get rid of anything but he won't dust it either. Grrrrr!  Oh, don't get me wrong… it's not junk and I try to keep it looking nice, but I'm tired of it. We have knick-knacks, collectibles, books, ect. He's not a pack-rat, per se, but he's close. He doesn't like to just give things away…. If you don't want it, sell it. I've tried selling some things,  but no one wants to buy our stuff. They say one man's junk is another man's treasure. Not true. I've tried garage sales, worked my butt off for 5 days, and only  made only $20. I've tried to sell some things online, no one wants them. I just want to take some of this stuff to Goodwill. He won't. I think this housewife is going to have to put her foot down and win this argument. Maybe.

Another problem is the house. We bought this little 3 bedroom bungalow 20 years ago and I like living here. But I'm still looking at the same old wallpaper, the old blue carpet in this room, and the same old furniture. We have not been able to come up with money to buy new or hire anyone to help with the things that need done.  We can't do it ourselves. I'm so ashamed to have anyone come here.

We went to church this morning at Calvary Evangelical. The service was very good. Bob likes the pastor, so I'm pretty sure we'll be going again. It just felt right.  Of course we really can't tell from just one visit, so we'll give it a few more weeks. We did talk to several friends that we went to church with years ago. It was good seeing them all again. They all acted very pleased to see us.  After we left church, we went up to Orchard Tree for brunch. The place was packed, as it always is on Sundays. Now that my belly's full, I feel like taking a nap.

Our weather today is another beautiful sunshiny day.  62° and not a cloud in sight. But as they say in Ohio, just wait…. It'll change. The forecast for the next 3 days is rain.

I hope you're having a good day.

A Beautiful Saturday

We are having another beautiful day. The temperature is to get up to 57° with lots of sunshine.

 

And the trees are budding. We will be seeing some green leaves soon. Our grass is starting to show signs of color and not that ugly brown we've seen all winter.

 

I had a good day yesterday. Bob and I ran a couple errands then came back home. Around dinner time he decided we both needed a break from the stove, so we went up to Orchard Tree. When we left there, he wanted to run over to a local gun shop to give the owner some tickets for the Outdoorsmen's Club raffle. This man has a nice little shop behind his house, only open in the evenings, and always busy. Of course Bob got to talking to the men in there, leaving me in the car. But I had my iPhone so I listened to some music (Raditaz app) and played a game (Ruzzle).

Since Bob retired, he's gotten more involved with the Outdoorsmen's Club. They wanted him to be the secretary, but he turned that down. So he's one of the grounds keepers/maintenance. He attends all the meetings,  and helps with the public shoots.  With his membership to the club, we can go out and use the range anytime we want.  Now he's joined the Friends of the NRA. I went to one of their meetings last month. They're planning a big banquet in August, but I'm not sure if I want to help with that or not.

Last Thursday in my post I got to whining and feeling sorry for myself and I want to thank everyone for your  nice comments . However, that was only part of what's been bothering me. There is something that's been torturing me for a long time, but I haven't said anything about it.

Bob and I have not had a church home in the last year and it's been bothering us so much. It's a very long story that I won't go into now. Maybe later. Anyways, Bob's brother and his wife have started attending a large church here in town. They had been going to the same small church we attended, but when things got so bad, a lot of us left. That's when they started looking for a new place. Bob and I didn't. They have been telling us about their new pastor, what he preached and believed. Answering every question I threw at them. They're happy there so Bob and I have decided to give in and try attending Calvary church.

We've been praying about this for a long time. We tried the church my sister goes to. It's nice, a lot of people we know go there, but we felt the Lord was telling us "this is not where I want you".  Another long story. Anyways, we are going to Calvary in the morning for the first time. Pray for us?

I'm getting a very slow start on the things I have to do today, so I better get off here and get at least some of them done.

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Random Thoughts

Today's post will be just a bunch of random thoughts going through my head.  Be careful if you fall asleep during the reading that you don't hurt your head when it drops.

Yesterday was the 40th birthday of the cell phone. On April 3, 1973 the first cell phone went public. It cost around $1,000 and was very big and heavy. We've come a long way. Mine is small and very light weight.  At my age I can't say "I couldn't live without it" because I did and I was just fine.

Our weather is fairly nice today. The sun is shining brightly. The temperature is going up to 57°. They're saying we could see the mid 60's by the weekend. Spring is coming slowly.

I can't believe that one of those Febreze Stick-ums can mask the odor of all that garbage.

I got bored yesterday afternoon so I hooked up our turn-table with the needed cables to my computer, dug out our case of old 45's and copied a few of the songs to my computer so I can transfer them to CD's. They are kind of scratchy but it brought back lots of memories.

At our family dinner last Saturday, our grand-daughter brought her boyfriend. We were all sitting at the table, playing SongPop. When we got to the oldies, we got to talking about the old records. Christian said he'd never seen a 45 rpm vinyl record.  I had to chuckle. He is just a youngster, after all.

I had a frustrating situation last evening with my Kindle Fire. I was reading a good book and very interested in the part of the story. I was quickly swiping the screen to get to the next page. A couple times it felt like something sticky on the screen, so I wiped it off rather hurriedly, in an up and down motion. The Kindle took me from chapter 18 to chapter 59 in one swoop. I had an awful time getting back to where I was originally.  I won't do that again. Note to self: close down the book BEFORE cleaning the screen! 

I've been feeling sorry for myself lately. I know I shouldn't but the same thoughts keep going through my head.  (I have no close friends anymore) All I have are the people I chat with online, but not one of them would search for or wonder about me if I unplugged this computer.  As for my social life… I have none.

Then I'm reminded of this bit of wisdom:

Life is an echo. What you send out - comes back.

What you sow - you reap.

What you give - you get.

What you see in others - exists in  you.

Life is an echo - it always comes back to you. 

I hope you have a great day.