Some Day

We left the house at 10:00 AM to go to H'ville to see the Dr. The Adams, Bobby and Brenda and their daughter Tracy were burning the burn pile that had been neglected for 4 or 5 yrs. After the Dr. visit, we ate at Crystal Hamburgers. I couldn't taste them but dad ate three and I ate two and all afternoon I regretted it! When we got home, Bobby had his tracker going smoothing out the ground. He had cut down small trees and gotten rid of a lot of brush. I is looking so much better! Gosh, if we had paid someone to do it, it would have cost big bucks. They are so nice. We love them and I think they like us a little bit.

You were right about the alligator soup, Mary Kate. I made sure I had the soup made while you were at school so you wouldn't come home and demand the furry, green, moldy things in the rear of the refrigerator for your science projects. After all, that's what gave the soup that good homemade flavor. Sometimes dad will complain of odors in the refrigerator and I tell him if he can find the offender I'll take care of it. After all, they don't make refrigerators for short people. So if it's over my head and I don't see it...I don't clean it!

Mary Rager called to say that the Stampin' Up order was coming in Fri. I asked her if she would put my stamps together and she said yes. She is a sweet person..I can't wait to get some new ideas for card making. Kathy, some of the cards I sent you were made with a glue stick and they might fall apart! I hope not. Live and learn. Years ago we used a glue stick but now a permanent glue is used. I think I will cull the stamps I don't use and put them back downstairs so my room won't be so cluttered with stamps I don't use. Since I have an index of all the stamps I have, if I want one that isn't upstairs, I can look up the stamp number and then go downstairs and get it.

Bird Tuesday

The birds and I spent most of the afternoon at Dr. Jan's. They really needed a nail trim. Gertie likes to sit on my head sometimes but it feels like a chicken hawk is sitting on me. He will be glad to be allowed back on his top roost again. All three bird's gram stains showed some increased bacterial action so I got some medicine for them.

I think the name of the man who delivered the gravel next door was Orrie Mullins! Next time we need some road work done, I'll have dad call him... Or was it Boliver Shagnasty (spelled with a double nasty) or Julian Newfrost? I think Bobby came up with Orrie Mullins. I feel like I need to make some cookies to take to these neighbors for all the troubles they have had building a mansion in a swamp. Or I could take them some of my homemake alligator soup. after all, I got the gator from their property!

Holiday Monday

When every day is a holiday, we don't get too excited...I made it to exercise but will miss Wed. My body feels better when I do the exercises. That's why old people are crabby, they don't exercise or stretch enough.

Made two cards today and re-glued some others. The new permanent glue is surely very tacky. Once it gets on the paper, it sticks! With the glue stick, I could reposition things if I didn't wait too long.. Trudy's ready for me to move on to other things besides my cards. If I do, I won't have any friends left (oh,no! Jan's crafting again and sending me the results!)

Today was a better day for dad. He slept all morning, but as the afternoon wore on , he felt better. He was in good spirits.

The poor neighbor who's building the new house next to us. It's been raining a lot and trucks delivering materials get stuck in the mud and can't get out! Today the big equipment came in and scraped away layers of mud and put down some crushed stone. When it sets up, his road to the house should be very sturdy. No telling what that house will be worth when it's all fixed and landscaped. We'll have to plant very tall trees and bushes so no one will be able to see our humble abode!

Good Sunday

All the meetings were good. Maybe because I was all there, I wasn't just going through the motions. I took 32 cards to the Rel. Soc. secretary. There use to be someone who sent out cards for birthdays but they don't anymore. Our home teachers came over and gave us blessings. That will help, plus maybe dad's increase in the prednisone will catch up with him and make him feel better. Thanks for your kind thoughts Mary Kate. They help.

Tomorrow I'll go to the Wellness Center for the exercise class and then come home and do chores. Tues., I take the birds to Hartselle to the vet. They need nails
and wings trimmed. Wed., I take dad to H'ville to see Dr. Phillips. Both of those activities will take up most of the days on which they occur. Not complaining or anything...but I do reserve the right to complain!

Mary Kate, this morning in Rel.Soc., they gave out notebooks and two pages for Jan., water storage, from the Food Storage notebook you gave us. Our Ward is going to be doing it all this year! I guess I need to go along with it too. Although I already have some of the stuff stored.
Someone in the Stake knew some Amish people who were selling canned meat and I ordered 2 cased of beef today. Hopefully, it will be better than that canned beef I got at Costco. I'm feeling good now. Thanks for the comments and the prayers.

When I told Karen that Sadie wasn't playing much with her dolls, she offered to buy back the one doll I have and the one Trudy bought from her. Sadie will probably want to keep her doll but my doll told me she wanted to go to Karen's house because there she would have someone to play with and she's bored here (and getting dusty). I only paid $30.00 for her, but I can find somewhere to put the money. What if someone really thinks I talk to the doll! Wartty-har=har!! (no one needs to know my secretes, do they.....tee-hee-giggle!!). I'd better quit or someone will think I'm being serious.

Good Day

I made 3 or 4 cards before lunch. I called Trudy to see if she wanted to meet me at Hobby Lobby and she said yes. I fed dad about 12:00PM and left about 15 min. later. Put gas in the car because I knew I wouldn't want to when I came back and drove on to H'ville. I was already looking at things when Trudy came in. She helped me know what to buy and most everything was on sale. Then we went to a scrapbook store and it was a very nice store. I got a corner punch but I didn't look at it carefully. I can't use it. It punches holes in the corners so you can fit photos in. Maybe Trudy can use it. Trudy came up with a great idea for my cards. Give them to the Rel. Soc. I like that idea. One of the cards I sent to Trudy's gang fell to pieces so I'll stop using the glue stick. I got some permanent glue and some vellum glue so all the pieces of the cards should stay together. Maybe my mad dash to make cards will slow down when I get back to going to the Wellness Center. I do it too escape the stress of dad's disease, plus I like to make cards.