Friday. Feb. 22

Third try ...

I've worked off and on for 3 days, trying to type up a blog, but I always get side-tracked and not come back until the next day. By then it's old news and I have to delete it. Even if I don't have much to report, I'm publishing this one tonight.

Weather report ... 
We lucked out on this last winter storm. We only got a couple inches of snow with a little bit of freezing rain on top of that. The worst part has been the wind chills. It was down to 5 below the night before last. 


 

My girls... 
my 3 daughters have been doing this since they all left home and went out on their own. Several days will go by when I don't hear from any of them. Then I get a call from one of them. Within the next 48 hrs. the other 2 will call me. You know the saying "everything happens in 3's" ... 3 daughters, 3 phone calls. hahaha
Lori called to tell me about her job. Lisa called to have me help her with a school (college) assignment. I've always wanted to go to college, but not this way. Teresa, our youngest, also called to tell me about her new job. She's working in a massage therapy spa here in town. She borrowed our van to move her table and chair into the shop yesterday. Since she'll be right here in town, she's planning of her and I having lunch together every now and then. Sounds good to me.

Baby update.... 

 Little Layton is doing so much better. I talked to my sister, his Gr-grandmother. She told me to thank everyone for their prayers because all of his tests kept coming back negative. They had no explanation, so the doctors called it a "mystery infection". But we all know the truth. God answered prayers before they could give it a name. He was very sick, but he still gained 2 oz. and didn't lose any of his birth weight. He's a little miracle and is going home. 


Today... 
was spent catching up on some chores. I did laundry most of the day, fixed supper and then sat down here. I found a good online source for jigsaw puzzles. I love working puzzles so that's how I've spent my spare time lately.

A death in the family... 
my cousin's daughter died suddenly last Sunday. She was admitted to the hospital in Toledo with pneumonia and was dead 2 days later. I was in shock, as was the rest of her family. She was only 47, otherwise healthy. She and her husband were raising their 3 young grandsons. It's tragic. 

I hope you are well. I've been trying to catch up with all the blogs I've missed and leave a comment to let you know that I was thinking of you. 
Until later... God bless.
 

Fun Friday

Today was a good day...
Weather-wise the sun was shining for awhile this morning, then the snow flakes started showing up. It came down fairly heavy, large flakes, then it stopped and the sun came back out. The temperature got up to 34°.

Went browsing...

This afternoon Bob and I went up to the antique store. He wanted to talk to the owner about some old cameras we have. While they were talking, I did some browsing around. I spotted this back in a corner. I can remember playing my grandmother's. I loved to put on an old record, crank it up, then gently lay the needle onto the record. I loved the sound of the music. I wish I had her's now. They want $695 for this one and it doesn't look as good as Grandma's. 

Supper.... 

tonight was a new recipe. It's a "spooned-up meatloaf", cooked in a skillet instead of the oven. Not too bad. At least it was quick. The next one will have my own special touches. 

Baby Layton.... 

is still very sick. I talked to his grandma this afternoon and the doctor still doesn't have his test results back from the lab. Now his protein levels are falling. They've scheduled 3 extra days of antibiotics. We all appreciate any prayers for him. 

I had to laugh... 

this evening I was looking for something in my closet, when I spotted an old purse I forgot I had. I was thinking of switching over and carry it for awhile, so I was going through the pockets when I pulled this out. At first all I saw was the one on it and thought I had left a $10 bill in it. Then I took another look... 

and laughed. 

Several years ago, when my brother came up to visit, he gave this to me. He got it in a truck stop in Texas and when he handed it to me, he said "this is what you're worth to me".  I've kept it ever since. 

I guess that's all I have to write about tonight. I've got a bowl of popcorn and my book (another who-done-it) so I think I'll vacate this computer chair in favor of something more comfortable. 

I hope you had a great day. 

Until later..... 

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day…. 

I hope everyone has a great day. Are you doing anything special for your Honey?

Prayer request…

Monday I mentioned our new baby in the family, my sister’s gr-grandson. Well, Layton’s not doing very well. They did a spinal tap on this tiny little guy to find out why he has a high white cell count, high fever and an infection of some kind.

A Helpful Hint….

I usually don’t have this problem, but I’m sure some have. I don’t know if this works, but I thought I’d check it out next time I bake muffins.

For a Sticky muffin pan:  Set it on a wet towel for 30 seconds, and the muffins will slide out!

Dear Abby…

I don’t read her column but for some reason my hubby likes to read some of her letters to me. Today he read one from a lady about her co-workers talking and one of them asked “what would be the first thing you did if you won the lottery”? They all said “get a divorce”. How awful. This just shows the sad state our country is in with the subject of marriage.  The traditional family is fast becoming a thing of the past and who is suffering the loss? The children, of course.

Our weather in Ohio…

today is a mix of sun and clouds (2 hrs. of clouds, 20 min. of sunshine, 2 hrs. of clouds) and the temperature will climb to only 42° with more gusty wind.

My plans for the day…

Just the usual. I’ve got my laundry going, watching The Young and the Restless, which I seldom miss, and from there I’m not sure what I’ll be doing.

I do hope you will have a great day.

Take care.

A very special day...

Today is a National Holiday, Abraham Lincoln's 204th birthday, Feb. 12, 1809, so I thought I'd look up an interesting fact about the man. 

1) Abraham Lincoln hardly ever used his pockets. His stovepipe top hat served as more than fashionable head-wear. He used it to store and carry notes, letters, even bills.

2) Lincoln was spiritual, not religious. He said he was still a Christian. He didn’t, however, feel it necessary to subscribe to a particular brand of Christianity. Though many different sects try to claim him, Lincoln was 100% non-denominational. He never joined a church, didn’t say grace before meals, and spoke on a more spiritual level, rather than religious. He did read the Bible quite often, and did have a highly developed spiritual governance. When asked if he thought the Lord was on the side of the North in the Civil War, Lincoln responded, “I am not at all concerned about that…But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord’s side.”

Today is also a special day for Bob and I. It's our 47th anniversary. Every year I feel shocked that it's been THAT long ago, but I'm also grateful that we are still together. He's my best friend, always has been. I'm so fortunate to have him.  I don't have any little known facts to report on him, though.  

When I think back on our first days, it is amazing that we are still together. Most  couples today wouldn't make it through the first year with problems like we had. Things were so hard for us. One month and one day after we got married, Bob's mother died. That was a horrible time for him. He took it hard. Also I was just starting out as a beautician with a very small list of clients and Bob worked in a factory, making only $85 a week. We lived in a small 4 room apartment. My mother could barely afford to buy me a dress, so Bob took care of the wedding expenses and getting all our furniture and everything that newly weds needed to start out. But we did make it though, in spite of, or because of, everything we had to face together.

I didn't have to cook tonight. We went to Bob Evans for supper. Granted, it was not a 5-star restaurant, or even candle lit, but that didn't matter. It was still nice.
 
Our weather today wasn't too bad. A little sunshine, off and on, with the temperature around 42°. It actually felt good. 

Hope you had a good day.
Good-night

Gloomy Monday

Our weather...
today was another ugly day. Cold. Dark clouds. And this wind is driving me crazy.  We've been having gusts over 45mph for the last 2 days. I'm ready for spring.

A new member to the family...

Layton Eugene Edwards, 8 lb. 2 oz. Mother and father doing fine. So is his Great-Grandmother, my sister.

Grandson #4....
After school today, Ian (age 11) went up to the Y to play basketball with some friends while his mother worked a couple hours over-time. But when he got bored, he walked all the way to our house. When he came through the door he was tired, cold and hungry. I sent my daughter a text, telling her that he was here, then I went about giving him something to eat.  Afterall, that's in Grandma's job description. My youngest daughter used to scold her boys that every time they came in, they'd tell me they were hungry, until she thought back to what it was like when she went into her grandma's house. It's normal. It's expected. Right?

Well, this weather has me feeling yucky. It's in my head. I feel like laying down so I'm going to go to bed early. I hope you had a good day. Take care. God bless.

Saturday = more chores

Yesterday was ...

National Kite Flying Day and it sure was the right kind of weather for it.  The wind was awful, all part of that storm that is hitting New England. I feel bad for all the folks in NY and Boston. "The blizzard of 2013" .... that's what my grandson is calling it also. He's stranded in a motel in Plymouth, MA.

Daughter #2...
I checked in with her this morning to see if they were snow-bound. They only got around 3" in her part of Michigan. But according to her, it's a very wet snow. She tried to push it out of the driveway with the garden tractor and it kept stalling out. Too heavy to move.  

My washing machine...
 seems to get quite a workout. Every time I look at the basket, I think our clothes are multiplying. I'm having a bit of a problem with it tho'. The automatic leveler doesn't seem to be working properly lately. So many times we run to catch it from going out the back door. I can't have problems with it. I need it.

6 years ago...
I read this afternoon that Jan. 9th was the anniversary of Steve Jobs released the first iPhone. Only 6 years! It seems longer than that. They are now on the iPhone 5.

Books and more books... 
I've read so many books the last few years that it's hard to remember which ones I've read and which ones I haven't. I found a web site called GoodReads through Facebook and I use it to record my books. I know I don't have them all listed, that would be too big a job, but I added the ones that are on my bookshelves and those on my Kindle. It's a decent web site. I can chat with other people who are reading the same book I am, plus correspond with some authors I like who are on there too.

If you can't tell by my ramblings, I'm getting tired. So I will say "good night".
Take care. 

Thursday's happenings

I finished the book....It has been a long time since I've read a book that made me cry, but this one had me up very late last night. I had to keep reading, and sniffling. I couldn't leave her laying there.

 Luke Alistar is a new author for me. This book was one of those offered by Amazon, free for one day. Since I liked the price, I got it.


I was surprised by this author. I liked how he brought his characters to life. I could see them, follow them, see what they saw and felt what they felt. I wasn't sure at first about the story line.... a very young girl who talked to ghosts? But it ended on a completely different note, not what I expected.

If you're interested, here's his web page.....  here   


Funny little dog... 

Have you seen this picture yet? (It looks like the picture was taken through a screen door.) He's been all over Facebook. The dog with the human face. According to the Facebook post, he's in Mishawaka, Indiana, and he's up for adoption... probably taken already, if it's true. People were going crazy with comments yesterday. I saw a couple from people saying he looked just like their dog, so he must not be as different as I thought. Just cute, sort of. 

Funeral Home:
Bob and I had to go to the funeral home late this afternoon. My cousin's ex-wife's father died after a heart attack. Ann and I have been friends for 49 years. I liked her parents and we all remained friends, even after the divorce.

Then Supper:
After we left the funeral home, Bob and I went up to Orchard Tree for supper. We both had the salmon, which we get quite often there. 

Today's Weather in Ohio: 
 We had another nice day. The sun was out and I could actually feel the warmth from it. It felt so good. The temperature got up around 44°. We  haven't gotten the rain they predicted, not yet. It's suppose to move in during the night.


A Favorite Quote: 
"[We] don’t have to see the whole staircase to take the first step."  --Unknown

Have a good night.