cow day...

and let God be in the center of that heart...

well...

it happened...

the big drop...

74 yesterday...

feels like 8 this morning...

we missed the severe storms...

one went north and one went south...

but we did get some rain...

which we needed...

I have never seen weather like this...

we broke a record yesterday for the high...

and this is the warmest February we have ever had...

this is what happens when Miss Spring is a bit pushy...

and Mr Winter says...

hold my kool aid...

back in the 60s on Saturday...

yee haw!

have a blessed day and stay inside...

find something fun to do! 

oh my golly...

the weatherman has lost his mind!

says we are going to drop 52 degrees today...

I am going to stop watching him...

hope y'all don't have a weatherman like him...

I am not sure how to dress for today...

so I am going back to bed for a bit...

and decide my wardrobe later...

I checked the calendar and it's not April Fools day...

so I don't think he was joking...

pretty sure I am finding a new weatherman...

that guy needs fired...

just my opinion...

LOL

have good days and hang onto your hat...

winter is making a come back...

pray for the weatherman...

he might have gone too far...

LOL

 

good morning...

I did this a few years ago...

just an answer to someone who blamed their attitude on their past...

it was someone else's fault that they were like they were...

and I said...

no...

you are the way you are because you choose to be that way...

we can blame all kinds of things on how we behave, treat others, look at today...

but...

we all need to realize that we are in control of who we are...

how we think, feel and treat others...

we all come from different backgrounds...

some good, some bad...

BUT...

today belongs to us...

and we choose how this day goes...

how we handle today...

God makes us better, no matter what we have been through...

Jesus teaches us to love and have compassion...

like he has love and compassion for us...

we have a teacher who can lead us today...

 a savior to bring us through anything that we have gone through...

trust in Him...

and make a change in how you do today...

only you can do it...

be blessed and pray for those who struggle to find their way...

and those who hurt...

it's time we all did better...

be well...

I love this...

I am feeling better!

this cold stuff is wrapping up...

heading out...

yay!

hope you have a very fun day...

;)

 

Jesus...

 

have a blessed weekend...

the crocus are blooming...

 

(not my photo)

but they are blooming here in town...

got a few of my own...

really thinking, this fall I need to plant more of them...

pretty sure the squirrels are making babies, too...

but won't post a photo of that...

LOL

nothing to see here...

beautiful blue skies...

the next week is going to be...

winter, spring, spring, almost winter, winter. spring again...

my knees are not happy with this plan...

but it will be what it will be...

got a Z-pac to start at lunch time...

it's time to kick this stuff once and for all...

there is going to be an up coming post...

I gave something away...

to a guy with a youtube channel...

and he came here last night to pick it up and we talked and talked...

when he gets the video posted about it, I will share with you...

I know he will take very good care of them...

he is going to restore them and put them back where they belong...

I wish I could find good homes for all the things I need to purge...

but I know it's just not possible...

so this made my heart happy...

hope you have a wonderful day...

keep smiling...

keep praying...

be well, and blessed!

not really adulting today...

isn't this so stinkin' cute?

LOL

so me this morning...

just a typical change in the weather kind of day...

I do not do coffee, but my mug is full of hot tea...

I need those house slippers!

mine are boring...

I wanted to ask you a question...

do you do discord?

I have a discord...

and was thinking I could use it for my blog...

for people to come in and make friends...

make posts...

say hi...

just hang out if you're bored...

so let me know if it's something you would be interested in...

need to do lunch now...

so have blessed days and keep smiling! 

Happy Tuesday

I am running so far behind today...

I was on the phone this morning trying to get my Rx insurance straightened out, yet again...

went a different route this morning,  so hoping this one took...

but won't know for 7-10 business days...

ugh...

on the other hand...

the sun is shining...

its warming up...

and I am not blowing my nose so much...

pray for Matt...

he fell this morning...

they are back from Chicago for his dad's funeral...

had to go to the clinic for blood work...

they sent him to the er to make sure the fall wasn't heart related...

his dad's funeral is Thursday...

other than that...

its been uneventful here...

the critters are spoiled, fighting over the sun spots...

but generally happy and running things from their veiwpoint...

Craig's at work, but will be home soon...

DH is on his computer in the living room...

cause naptime is over...

just will be hanging out until it's time for supper...

so have a good rest of the day!

 

morning...

I made these several years ago...

if you would like to use them...

grab 'em...

waiting for the sun to warm things up here and melt the snow...

going to be checking on the insurance statis...

got up with my head plugged up again...

took some meds...

but they are making me sleepy and its not even 9am yet...

oh boy...

LOL

have good days...

 

Prayers needed...

 

this is Carrie and Matt...

friends of ours...

our kids are friends...

Matt was diagnosed with leukemia last year...

the end of summer...

he is now on round 4 of chemo in a hospital in Chicago...

with Carrie by his side...

she has health problems of her own which she is putting off to take care of him...

they have 3 kids and 6 grandchildren...

when they started this journey, they had been taking care of their parents...

they had all four of them...

in December, Carrie's mother passed away...

in January, her father joined her...

now in February, Matt's father has made the trip to the other side also...

Brad is the oldest and lives in a different town, works full time and is the driver to take them back and forth from Chicago...

he is a close friend of Doug's, same age...

Eric, one of Craig's best friends...

moved in with them to help take care of his grandparents...

while his parents are off doing chemo...

Betsi, the youngest, lives in yet another town...

and holds it all together...

she takes care of them all...

and handles the fund raising...

communication with everyone waiting to hear how things are going...

mom of 3 kids...

running her own business from home...

their plates are just full...

they are christians...

they believe in prayer...

they have always been such good people...

this family does life together...

without fanfair, without drama...

they have not complained one time through all of this...

so if you have time today, this week...

could you say a prayer for them?

God knows what they need...

thank you...

God Bless

morning...

 

good morning!

bringing you another cute cow pic and inspiration in a cup...

got a very small list of things to do today...

a shower is one of them...

it's 8 out this morning and the snow is covering the ground...

the birds are out in force at the feeder...

it will hang on today...

but it will melt tomorrow!

one thing about our weather here...

it's always changing...

have a wonderful weekend...

God bless you all!

snow day...

 

it's snowing here...

they say 2"-5"...

hmmmm

it will be gone soon, though...

had a wonky night so the morning isn't on schedule...

but doing it...

DH picked up his glasses this morning before the snow hit hard...

he picked his frames out without me...

LOL

but he didn't do too bad...

he's only a bit nerdy looking...

I kid him all the time about things...

and he get's me too...

going to make a big pot of veggie soup today...

it will cover us for 2 days...

we sat and watched the squirrels for a good time this morning...

got a couple of really fat ones...

they are corn fed...

LOL

DH picked up my insulin yesterday...

and the needles...

so I am safe a bit longer...

praying this gets fixed soon...

that's all I got today...

have a blessed weekend and keep smiling...

It's Thursday, again...

Good morning, everyone!

hope your Thursdays are off to a good start...

it sprinkled a bit earlier, but the sun is trying so hard to come out...

the nose stuff is better...

much better...

the Rx insurance is still not fixed...

(said it could take them 10 days)

I don't have 10 days...

I will check again after lunch...

either way, I have to order my insulin and needles...

2 emails have been sent from HR to Blue Cross...

Blue Cross needs to open the emails to change them...

it's been a total 3 ring circus...

but...

I did get the plumber here yesterday...

he attached my shower wand mount for me in the shower...

I sit down to shower...

so I went in there and sat on my stool and we talked about what I need to do things myself...

I reached, he measured and had to add a block from the back and seal it so it won't leak...

I took a shower last night and it is perfect...

we talked about hand rails and he offered his opinion on them...

so will be getting them ordered soon...

DH is able to use the shower, too...

he just has to bend over a bit to rinse his hair...

it's not like he has much to rinse anyway...

(yes, I said that)

LOL

I need to get back to my sorting and purging...

maybe this weekend...

I just need to get my energy back...

your comments are so much fun...

and I have been thinking about how to answer you proper...

so from today on, I will comment on your comments in the comment section...

just pop in there and check when you can...

some of you have an email I can respond to and some of you do not...

so this way, all of it will be in one place...

and I can answer your questions, before the brain fog gets in the way...

and it does sometimes...

so off you go- do your days well...

and stay blessed in His love...

 

hearts for you...

 

happy valentine's day...

love these old valentines...

hope your day is lovely...

oh boy...

 

it's been another morning on the phone...

trying to get my RX insurance back to normal...

got an email yesterday saying the company DH retired from had it all straightened out and sent the info to BCBS...

yep...

finding that email is a problem...

if BCBS could find the email they sent...

they could update my info through them and post a new card online...

but...........

there's a lot of emails to go through...

so its back to waiting...

but I believe God has his hands on this...

and things will get done...

my cold is still with me...

its a tough little germ, this one...

LOL

our valentine gifts should be delivered today...

I am getting 2 spanking new nightgowns...

DH is getting a manual blood pressure cuff...

it's what we wanted and what we need right now...

and you just can't make this stuff up...

because its so hilarious...

older people have to have a sense of humor...

it comes with the territory...

Craig won another $200 on lottery tickets yesterday...

so he bought his own Valentine gift...

LOL

I am pretty sure he needs to start giving me an allowance...

he got one for years from us...

when I got my first job at 16...

I gave my grandpa an allowance every week...

50 cents...

so he could buy his TV Guide...

it was an important thing to have back then...

you had to catch the shows you wanted to see when they were on...

and they only showed them once...

so you better know what's going on so you don't miss out...

the bible, tv guide and reader's digest were the 3 best read books back in the day...

now we are dealing with computer phone answering stuff...

press one for english...

press two for help...

type in your password... 

followed by star...

you cannot even slam the phone down when you hang up...

or you break your phone and have to buy a new one...

grandpa told me once...

it you live to be old enough...

you will see all kinds of things that will make you scratch your head...

well, we have been scratching today...

LOL

I hope you have good days...

and thanks for taking time to stop by...

Kathe- love your comments and thanks for your prayers...

Jackie- I am sure your aunt is hopping and skipping and having the grandest time on the other side...

prayers for you and your family as you walk on without her here...

be well, be blessed...

taking a day off...

 

blowing and napping here...

have blessed days!

how can this be???

the top 81 songs from 1972...

(some of the best songs of all time, too)

I was 10 years old...

Ok, I get it's been awhile since 1972...

but not 52 years...

do y'all have "sticker shock" like I do?

I think it all started when I turned 50...

my old favorites have been on the oldie channels for a long, long time...

I admit that...

but that number 52 just is so unbelievable...

the one thing that got me "several" years ago was when the songs my kids listened to in high school...

were being played on my oldies station, too...

y'all, that just wasn't right...

I get it's 2024...

I understand I am as old as dirt...

I feel it in my bones every day...

but do they really have to rub my nose in it?

LOL

golly gee, the joys of growing old...

I so understand the eyerolls my parents and grandparents did when they had to deal with my younger generation...

how they could ignore the newest fad and go on with their days...

that they didn't have to be "cool" or "with it" to be happy in their lives...

they just kept on being them...

doing it their way...

and we have to laugh at it all...

how things come full circle in our lives...

how time moves on behind our backs while we are living our lives...

I am so grateful God has been there through all the chapters...

all the ups and downs...

all the joy He has placed in my life through the years...

looking back, it's so easy to see all the happy years...

praying that I continue to see the joy, feel the happy times...

all the way to the finish...

I may never get over my 'sticker shock'...

but, that's ok...

;)

have a wonderfully blessed day...

 

easy green house idea...

 

I saw this and thought of you...

how easy that would be to do...

so simple...

easy to clean up when done...

you can start seeds inside and move it outside later...

( the cats cannot get into trouble)

not expensive...

can be used to store your gardening needs the rest of the season...

put it on a bench or table for no bending or stretching to get in it...

back friendly for sure...

buy plants early and keep free from frost...

oh, the possibilities...

let me know if this would work for you...

have a blessed weekend!

happy cow day...

 

omgosh!

I could cuddle that!

it's so pretty...

I wonder if DH would let me do pretty cow rescues...

probably not at this point in life...

still waiting on that phone call to get my Rx benefits card...

its another warm day here with sunshine...

DH did his cardio pt this morning...

not much going on here and now its lunch time...

I had issues with my blood sugar last night...

364 before bed...

so I sat up a bit longer, took a couple pills and kept it monitored to make sure it didn't go any higher...

the numbers are back to good now- not sure what is going on but got up this morning with a head full of congestion...

so that could be it for sure...

so no real plans for the weekend...

there is talk of chicken and noodles...

that's easy enough to do...

I saw where there was 40 more days until spring...

spring, to me, is more exciting than Christmas...

so, enjoy your day...

don't forget to say your prayers...

and just enjoy this moment...

hello out there!

 

I got 3 hours of sleep last night...

so am heading back to bed here real soon...

I have fibro, it messes with my sleep schedule sometimes...

so we just roll with it...

I think I am at the tail end of stomping this cold...

feel much better this morning, even without much sleep...

Jackie- have been praying for you and your aunt...

it's just never easy, is it?

love reading about your days...

its so much fun for me being able to get to know you better...

I waited for a phone call all day yesterday...

from the insurance...

never happened...

will be waiting again today...

DH and I will be tag teaming nap time, so someone will be up with brain cells working to at least answer my phone if it does happen...

LOL

if you're older, y'all know what I mean...

in the 60s today but windy...

unbelievable...

57 tomorrow, too...

but then...

winter will happen again...

but it sure is nice now...

too soon to open windows???

DH says yes...

he can be a party pooper...

he is getting new glasses...

his eyes didn't change very much, but he doesn't have a spare pair...

so he got them...

they upped them a little bit, but the dr said his eyes wouldn't get as tired when he reads now...

have good days...

may God bless and keep you well...

happy hump day...

 

oh, my...

got up at 4am...

still working on my Rx insurance...

got an early morning call coming today...

praying this takes care of it...

no other plans...

just gonna wing it...

DH has an eye appointment this afternoon...

pretty sure he needs new glasses...

I don't know much this morning...

but I do know we are one more day closer to spring!

and that's a good thing!

so what are you doing on a Wednesday?

going through seed catalogs?

purging from your stash of treasures?

reading a good book?

running errands?

let me know...

love hearing about your days!

blessings to you and yours!

hello...

 

good morning...

we are back to another foggy day...

dreary looking out there...

there's been a few more loads thrown in the washer...

and so far, it hasn't been screaming...

so hoping the penny removal did the trick...

not very motivated this morning...

could be the cold meds...

need to call the insurance company again to see if they got the memo that I need a new card...

still haven't gotten it...

DH ran a load up to the recycling bin...

he is kind of perky today...

going to make a meatloaf for supper tonight...

a 2lb one will last us two nights...

I saw where Toby Keith died this morning on facebook...

so sad...

oh, the shoulder surgeon called this morning for DH...

he has an appointment for March 13th to see him and will get new xrays right before...

that appointment should give him a surgery date...

I am pretty sure he will not be doing any yard work until summer...

so the kids will have to kick in and help more...

 

so have good days...

be well, be blessed!

this...

 

I am so thankful I don't have to go through what some people are doing today, right now...

even though I struggle through my days, I know I am blessed...

the curtain totes are done...

I now have one curtain tote and the other one is for things to use on the deck...

threw some things away...

(I use things until they are done)

the appliance repair guy came this morning for the washer...

think it was just a penny stuck under the agitator...

(Craig)

not mentioning any names, but some people don't clean out their pockets very well...

there will be a brief refresher course tonight on how to do laundry...

aka check pockets...

DH is washing the bedding and getting it all put back together today...

(keeps him busy)

I am blogging and soon to do lunch...

then possibly another nap...

(got cut short because of appliance guy)

that is if the bed is put back together...

the sun is shining again today!

clear blue skies!

 

Craig is better and went to work today...

yes!

oh yeah, critters got me up at 4am...

cats were stampeding through the house...

and once over me...

someone knocked something over in the bedroom/bathroom area...

soon followed by another thump in the living room...

DH was up 15 minutes after me...

it was a dandy morning trying to caffeinate properly...

we used to be morning people...

the serious perky kind...

the kind everyone doesn't like...

not anymore...

LOL

well, off you go- you got things to do...

kept you long enough this morning...

hope your days are blessed!

morning!

 

Happy Sunday!

hope you are having a wonderful day!

not a lot going on here right now...

catching up on all the social media spots...

checking up on people...

DH is up and doing things...

his coffee must pack more of a punch than my tea...

I am not there yet...

the sun is out again today...

yippee!

we need to get the family sized chicken packs bagged and in the freezer today...

I have 2 tubs of curtains to go through...

the goal is one tub of curtains...

I am so sleepy this morning...

I think I need a nap already...

Craig is home sick today...

my head is very stuffy...

2 sneezing fits already...

here we go again...

have good days!

its kleenex time again...

the month of hearts and chocolate!

 

not only is February not January...

but it's the month of hearts and chocolate!

but I am not doing Valentine decor this year...

well, not in my house...

so I shall do it here...

been sorting bins...

found some Easter things...

might have put some of it out...

shhhhhhhhhhh...

don't tell on me!

(the guys are not protesting)

not sure how to take that...

there's no eye rolling or smart remarks...

nothing...

I might need to check their IDs today...

make sure I got the right guys here...

y'all have a blessed weekend...

and don't forget...

it's hug a grump month! 

 

It's ground hog day!

mom always said, "NEVER trust a ground hog."

so there you have it...

official statement from Phil's ex...

she looks like my kind of friend...

rollers, robe, coffee and doughnut...

whatever Phil says today...

there will be 6 more weeks until spring...

I can read a calendar...

plenty of time to plan the spring activities coming up...

( will probably be the same stuff we always do)

but its the thrill of making the lists...

plotting things out...

Craig's got an oil change this morning...

might go look at cars today with his dad...

DH headed out early for his pt...

I might go back to bed...

still yawning after a pot of tea, meds and breakfast...

have a fun ground hog day!

 

it's February!

 

finally!!!!

we are going to gain an hour of sunlight this month!

the sun is shining again this morning...

pain levels are very low...

your days sound amazing!

it was so nice to read about them last night...

out with the girls, helping the homeless...

deep cleaning, christmas decor taken down...

y'all were rockin' it!

some days, I am doing good to just get to the bathroom on time...

thank you for taking the time to leave comments...

I get the views, but not many comments...

but that's the way my blog has always been...

I do appreciate all of you coming by...

today is about making sure our meds are called into the pharmacy...

and waiting for the appliance repairman to check out the washer...

its new and its screams sometimes...

very loud grinding noise...

it will make you jump when it happens...

doesn't do it all the time...

with different kinds of loads...

so there is no rhyme or reason...

DH is running the oldest son back home today...

not too much going on...

have blessed days!