there were 7 this morning...

7 cardinals...

waiting for the little guys to spill the seed out on the ground...

male and female...

I just sat here and watched...

they come to feed and don't stay long...

aren't they pretty?

they live in our huge shrubs that line the property along the road...

must be feeding them well...

they all look to be on the plump side...

heading out for Paris and the Walmart pharmacy in the morning...

called the doctor this morning and told him what happened and he called me in an antibiotic...

its the last thing he can do for me before he leaves...

got an appointment with the ENT on Feb 5th...

that seems so far away, doesn't it?

DH is off for the next 5 days...

need to make a list to keep him busy...

LOL

it never works...

hopefully, we can get the Christmas down and put away and the house back to normal...

thank goodness we didn't put too much out this year and it should be easy going back into storage...

well, that's all the news from here...

have a fun day tomorrow...

and a great weekend...

;)

the blizzard has been cancelled...

but we did get between 1-2 inches of s$%#...

a very wet snow now...

looking down the driveway, there are still places where you can see the green, green grass...

its a pretty white covering...

but I think we should have mowed first...

the lavender is still a nice green color...

and a hint of pink...

tacky yard fight decor...

I kind of like them now...

maybe they will stay around...

at least until spring...

really stiff and sore today...

got to be the storm going through...

and my dad is in the hospital with pneumonia...

been in almost a week now...

step mom called us yesterday and she was staying with him at the hospital...

to be snowed in there instead of at home...

the antibiotics are starting to work, but she said this would be his last Christmas...

 I sure hope so...

I think he's done more than enough here below...

many are sick around here...

but Tori did well with her last chemo and was able to go home for Christmas...

Lori's boyfriend became her fiance and then...

her husband...

the staff at the hospital helped make it possible...

and made it such a joyous time for them...

her new husband has been moved to a rehab facility now...

to begin his recovery and all that fun stuff...

so many blessings...

and a few passings, too...

keeping those families in my prayers as this year fades away...

hurricane Sandy...

Sandy Hook...

and those firemen in NY...

what a way to end a year...

but those families and friends will walk on...

into a new year, a new beginning...

plus, if we haven't lost someone, there are families close to us that have...

so many are gone from our small community in the last 12 months...

and more close to crossing over...

we should not take our time here for granted...

and we shouldn't waste it, either...

keep being His light in this world...

we need to shine so others can see the path...

hugs to you...

all of you...

you make me smile...

and you hug my heart daily...

;)

My surgery has been cancelled again!

still hoping to get it in before the end of the year...

lymph node is swollen behind the ear and they don't want to mess with it...

so back to find someone to give me antibiotics...

waiting on another phone call...

updates will happen later on tonight...

guess I am having a Charlie Brown Christmas- LOL

Doug's washing the dog...

had to vacuum a christmas ornament while ago...

someone tried to hockey it...

washer and dryer both going...

DH is still at work...

having a Christmas party...

while I hang out with the kids, the cats and the dog...

there is cookie dough in the fridge...

if anything else happens, I am grabbing the tub, heading for my room and locking myself in...

I just love this time of the year...

even with some drama...

what do you say?

when someone who has given you hope again...

who listens and hears what you have to say...

who has to leave after 15 years because of upper management?

who cannot for 2 years see any of his patients that he had there?

you wait until he can...

I had to see him this morning for my cysts...

but I wrote him a note in the card and handed it to the nurse working this morning to give to him...

I thought it would be later...

but I should have been the first one seen this morning...

and we waited, he saved me for last...

he had read the card...

and we both cried and I thanked him for changing my life...

and promised that I would never give up again...

not until I found someone like him...

and when the 2 years is up...

I will find him...

his staff is being taken care of and will be absorbed into the clinic/hospital...

they are wonderful people and I am so grateful they didn't lose their jobs...

I know one door never closes without another one opening...

I know God has major plans for this man...

that those who are about to become his new patients are ones who need him more than I do...

that what he does matters and he has so much compassion for people...

that he was truly called to be a healer of hearts, minds and bodies...

how do you thank someone enough for giving you back your hope?

dreams?

pay it forward...

its the only way...

I even got to hug him, he held my hand, he was so thankful for the card...

and I wished him happiness and peace in his life...

may God bless them all as they walk their new paths...

Dr. Sheikh is one amazing doctor, person...

so, in the meantime, I need to see an ENT specialist again for the cysts...

and that will be after the surgery... 

it will not interfere with that, so the surgery is still on for the 26th...

white Christmas?

you never know around here...

but we did get this yesterday and last night...

along with 60 mph winds, which took down power lines...

we were in the dark around here from 9:30 pm until midnight...

bless those linemen who go out in all kinds of weather to keep us all warm...

lost some limbs in that wind, but this fell away from the house...

so while its like this outside...

we are doing this inside...

ate my two while posting this...

yeah, they were good...

got another appointment with my dr in the morning...

ear again...

crazy thing...

I have a cyst behind my ear that I think needs opened this time...

so...

back to get antibiotics to keep me cleared up for the 26th...

have  a good night...