Bill Day

This morning I helped dad with some bills. He pays them on line. I don't know if I could ever learn to do that.

I went to Wal-Mart for some groceries. I thought rain was in the forecast so I wanted to get the shopping done and home before the moisture came. It was windy but no rain. I think it's going to get us at daybreak. Hopefully, no bad storms, just lots of rain.

I've seen tiny plants coming up and do believe I will have some volunteer flowers again this year. I think I've grieving for the loss of my being able to do garden work. I don't even want to read my new gardening magazine. I just skim through it and then give it to Karen. I wonder when I get my bionic knees if I'll be able to bend my knees. Old age is not for sissies!

What A Day!

Guess what time I woke up this morning? 2:30 AM! I stayed up 'til 5:30 AM and then dozed until 6:00 AM. I left for H'ville at 8:30 AM for a dental apt., just a cleaning. Then I found a bank and got a check cashed and then to a book store. I was going to get a copy of the South Beach Diet but ended up with a small carbohydrate counter! It had the principles of the diet in it so it will do.

After the dentist, I went to school and visited with Trudy. We had a great time. Then, I went to see Dr. Sharp. He said I needed 5 mg of Abilify instead of 2 mg. I was glad and I hope it will help. He didn't believe my problems were because I missed my medicine that one day. He said I have mood swings and it was coming on since the summer. In June, I got off of Effexor and Depakote and got on Abilify and I really felt better. Then later on (months) I was doing "okay", but felt like I was just going through the motions of life. So maybe he's right. I hate that I'm not "normal"! I was so pleased to be feeling better I hoped it was the end of the mood swings.

After Dr. Sharp, I went to Hobby Lobby to take back an item. I needed some more colored card stock and while I was there I had to look around, (you know what I mean...?). I got a heat gun for 1/2 off and got some embossing stuff. I've never embossed anything by myself but I'm going to give it a try. I got a new stamp and used the 40% off coupon on it. I got home about 3:30 PM, and I was very tired. I've gone 3435 steps today.

Down Day

I got up at 5:00 AM. I was awake so why not? Maybe I did stay in bed until 6:00 AM. I had the exercise class today. My body thought it was dying when I asked it to move, but I had to make it move. The instructor had a pedometer on and said we went over a mile. Mine already had some mileage on it so I don't how far I walked.

Got your e-mail Mary Kate. That was a good site and I signed up for the e-mail newsletter. It will really be a challenge for me to keep on walking when I might not want to do it. Maybe if I keep waking up at these early hours, I could walk then. Where is that bag of inspiration and get up and go....?

Karen came over and we cut out some pictures she ran off from the Friend. She is making a quiet book for one of her grandchildren. Of course our mouths moved as fast as our scissors did!

I look forward to seeing Dr. Sharp tomorrow. I'm not really enjoying anything. It's not fun to force being pleasant. I'll stop by and have lunch with Trudy, and will see her again after I see Dr. Sharp and we'll go to Hobby Lobby. I bought a really large order from Stampin' Up! so I don't really have any money to spend.

Dad is still working with the computer trying to get his stuff off of the old one and onto the new one. I think he needs the help of someone else.

At Mary's House

At 9:00AM I went to Mary Regar's house to learn more about cards. She lives in an old two story house that is cluttered with good junk! I felt right at home. I placed a large order and then we made two cards. I learned how to cut the paper that you layer with. The first card I followed what Mary did. The second card we stamped three poppies on it and then water colored them one red and the other two pale yellow, with pale green stems and leaves. Then we chose the color of the card and then layered it with two more colors. At the end, we tied a red ribbon around the front and tied a red knot and two black and white checked knots. The card came to life all by itself. I ordered all of the colors of card stock so everything will match. It was a fun time.

Dad ordered me a pedometer and it came in yesterday. I've forgotten how many steps one needs to walk to be healthy. Do you know Mary Kate? Maybe someone at the Wellness Ctr. will know. Some days I walk quite a bit (according to me...) and other days I don't move much at all. I hope the pedometer will help me get healthier. I don't think it came with a bag of inspiration...

Begin Again

Sunday was okay, but I just waited too late to post.

I made about 6 cards this morning. I used Stampin' Up! card stock and some Stampin' Up! paper flowers and a stamp I already had. I copied a card we did Sat. at the card party. These cards turned out really nice. I see staying with Stampin' Up! products will make my cards superior than what I had been using.

I decided not to take Gert to the vet today. He's settled into his container quite will. He gets rambunctious around 5-6:00 PM and so we usually put the birds to bed early-6:00 instead of 7:00PM. The birds send us to our rooms each night! He's a very healthy bird and his leg should heal fine.

Tomorrow, I'm going over to Mary's house at 9:00 AM to make cards. I have a lot of questions about what supplies I need and I want her to show me how to do some new things. She is very nice and I'm looking forward to it. She doesn't live too far from my house. Remember the old log cabin on the highway? I think it once was a store and sold gas. Well, I turn left there and go to Holt Springer road and they live on the corner of Holt Springer and Fielding. I have spent too much money on things I probably don't need. I'm going to spend my money on Stamp' Up! things.

Card Day

Today (Sat.) was the day we met to make cards. There were only three of us and Mary (teacher) was one and Judy was the other one and me. I was glad because a smaller class is always better. We made 5 cards. One was for a regular sized envelop and the other 4 were for invitation envelops. We did some very pretty ones. Mary had all the parts cut out for us so we just assembled them. We had bought 3-4 pages of colored flowers and we used them to put on two of the cards. I think this will be my long time hobby. It's quick gratification for me and can still be a joy for others. The flowers were paper not 3-D.

Dad has been working with his computers trying to get the information and files off of Windows and onto Mac. The store will do it for him, but it would cost a lot and so he wants to try and do it himself.

Mary Kate called from a store wanting Consumer Reports information about washers and dryers. Dad was on both his computers and couldn't look up what they needed, but gave them his pass word so they could look it up themselves. One of their machines is putting black marks on their clothes so they need a new one.

Trudy and George are visiting with some of Georges family. She had a friend from high school call and want her telephone number so he could call her. I don't know if he got her because they were at George's family.

I kept hitting "enter" and the cursor wasn't in the right place and whole paragraphs would shift around. Then I would hit the"backspace" to get everything back in its place! Sometimes I don't know where my mind is when I need it.

I tried calling Frankie but his line was busy. Hope they are all well.

Early Mama

3:00 AM is getting mighty old, especially since I can't get back to sleep. It makes for a long day. I think I'll go see Dr. Sharp and see in my medicines need adjusting. I watched The Other Side of Heaven last night and cried all the way through it. It was a good movie but I didn't need to cry all that much plus I was crying about my sweet dog who has been gone for three years.

Mary Reger sent me a card made with some stamps I have and I have made three cards just like it. Tomorrow, we're having a card party, or we ( about 4-5 ladies) get together and Mary teaches us how to make the cards she has prepared for us. It takes 2 hrs. and the one I went to was good. I was on my toes trying to learn everything and not be the slowest one in the class. I am the granny of the class as it is!

I went out early this morning to take a pair of pants back to Wal-Mart. I hadn't tried them on and they didn't fit right. After that, I got another pair of knee pants that I knew would fit and a nice white shirt, with red stitching on the neckline. Then, I went on to Lowes to get some flower plants. I looked around, but I didn't know what I wanted and didn't want to buy something just to buy, so I went home. I think I need some kind of bush for that spot, so I wouldn't have to worry with it each spring. I'll have to get Karen to help me figure out what to plant there.