Two and a half hours and the new year will begin...On this note I am going in and sit down with the little one and watch t.v.
I will finish cleaning on this house next year........toodle loo
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
I sure do miss my
mother...Now here it is almost dark..the six year old is playing in the tub..(that would be my great nephew..that stays here all the time except when he is in school..)
Don't know what got me to thinking about my mom..I guess with my brother having surgery...It seems only natural that when you are sick or in a crisis,you think of your mother..or at least I did and still do...Mom was always there ..If she couldnt be with you ..she was calling and worrying about you...telling you to take care of yourself...never complaining too much...She could'nt see her children enough..I guess thats the way all mothers are...I can see that by having a son myself..I just can't imagine my life without giving birth to a child...and from this I have the most precious two grand-babies anyone could ask for..Pretty little girls at that.I only wish my mother could have lived long enough to spend some time with her gr-grchildren..She loved playing with the little ones ,,her gr-children when they were little....and there would be so many now for her to love.Who knows what the new year will bring...Life moves on,and lives are lost in the years past...I remember the get togethers .all were at mom's...If any of the other six siblings were expected to be in for a visit we would all gather at moms..Talk about not knowing whats going on..My son always laughed about how we could all be in one room...one here and one over there talking ..rather yelling across the room to be heard..while another two were carrying on a conversation..some here and some there...and when the inlaws were there...it was double hectic...Then of course ,you had the friends in your home town that heard you were in town and came to visit so now there is more gathering at moms other then us...My mom..bless her heart...we could have bussed them in and she wouldnt have cared..she loved people...We only hated that more then one took advantage of her knowing how soft and vulnerable she was...Especially the ones she befriended and took in to live with her...not to do her work..she was the one waiting on them..another getting taken advantage of deal..she just liked having someone around all the time .,,,My mom was definitely not a loner...On more then one occasion she had been robbed of all her diamonds from one lady in particular whose name was Ollie or so she went by that name..I watch people knowing that this thief is still running around ..probably robbing some other poor elderly person like she did my mom...We were always amazed at how nothing seriously ever happened to my mom from some of the people she thought she was helping out...One guy(bill) by name even borrowed one thousand dollars and took off...Who knows but maybe one day these two people could be reading my post and they would know that they are the certain two that I am speaking about or maybe their families knows some of their scheming ways..
and could associtate them with an elderly lady in Ripley,Wva..oh my gosh...I feel like America's most wanted now...I just hate people that take advantage of the elderly especially when i am getting there myself and it might be me someday...
I dont know how i got on this post about my mother..I guess its just watching the years go by and how time has changed our lives...Seems like when your mother is gone...theres no more getting together especially when that was the gathering place..Now..the get togethers are family reunions which are usually once a year..And I know that soon will come the time when age will prevent all of us from driving..((((((how depressing that thought is)))and seeing each other will be even more few and between....ok...I'm getting more depressed....the more i think about it..
Welcome in 2009....where the memories of the past years are left behind...
In case this is the last post for this year....I wish everyone health ,wealth and happiness for the coming year....including me.....see you next year......
Don't know what got me to thinking about my mom..I guess with my brother having surgery...It seems only natural that when you are sick or in a crisis,you think of your mother..or at least I did and still do...Mom was always there ..If she couldnt be with you ..she was calling and worrying about you...telling you to take care of yourself...never complaining too much...She could'nt see her children enough..I guess thats the way all mothers are...I can see that by having a son myself..I just can't imagine my life without giving birth to a child...and from this I have the most precious two grand-babies anyone could ask for..Pretty little girls at that.I only wish my mother could have lived long enough to spend some time with her gr-grchildren..She loved playing with the little ones ,,her gr-children when they were little....and there would be so many now for her to love.Who knows what the new year will bring...Life moves on,and lives are lost in the years past...I remember the get togethers .all were at mom's...If any of the other six siblings were expected to be in for a visit we would all gather at moms..Talk about not knowing whats going on..My son always laughed about how we could all be in one room...one here and one over there talking ..rather yelling across the room to be heard..while another two were carrying on a conversation..some here and some there...and when the inlaws were there...it was double hectic...Then of course ,you had the friends in your home town that heard you were in town and came to visit so now there is more gathering at moms other then us...My mom..bless her heart...we could have bussed them in and she wouldnt have cared..she loved people...We only hated that more then one took advantage of her knowing how soft and vulnerable she was...Especially the ones she befriended and took in to live with her...not to do her work..she was the one waiting on them..another getting taken advantage of deal..she just liked having someone around all the time .,,,My mom was definitely not a loner...On more then one occasion she had been robbed of all her diamonds from one lady in particular whose name was Ollie or so she went by that name..I watch people knowing that this thief is still running around ..probably robbing some other poor elderly person like she did my mom...We were always amazed at how nothing seriously ever happened to my mom from some of the people she thought she was helping out...One guy(bill) by name even borrowed one thousand dollars and took off...Who knows but maybe one day these two people could be reading my post and they would know that they are the certain two that I am speaking about or maybe their families knows some of their scheming ways..
and could associtate them with an elderly lady in Ripley,Wva..oh my gosh...I feel like America's most wanted now...I just hate people that take advantage of the elderly especially when i am getting there myself and it might be me someday...
I dont know how i got on this post about my mother..I guess its just watching the years go by and how time has changed our lives...Seems like when your mother is gone...theres no more getting together especially when that was the gathering place..Now..the get togethers are family reunions which are usually once a year..And I know that soon will come the time when age will prevent all of us from driving..((((((how depressing that thought is)))and seeing each other will be even more few and between....ok...I'm getting more depressed....the more i think about it..
Welcome in 2009....where the memories of the past years are left behind...
In case this is the last post for this year....I wish everyone health ,wealth and happiness for the coming year....including me.....see you next year......
I love to read
my Louisiana sister's blogs...I ,myself did'nt know the girl did so much...gee,,,my life is one boring son of a gun after reading hers..No excitment in this girls life...I thought learning to type in high school was an accomplishment,,and learning how to turn on the computer was a plus,,,and I guess getting a drivers license was the biggest thing in my tender teen years...then graduating,that first kiss was somewhere in there...then getting married,,,having a little one ...now the most excitment I have is being able to get out of bed each morning...being able to do my check book,,and hobble around...If I ever get brave enough I will have to get this knee replacment done...might take care of the hobbling....but when it gets bad enough I will..I have lived with it for the past three years so I have gotten used to it....
Well..my sister just had to make me go out looking for flowers after she scoured the neighborhood and took all those colorful pics and you can see what they look like here...My one little rose is what's left of a minature rose bush that somehow comes back every spring and does'nt want to die away for the winter..Maybe it's my mothers way of reminding me of her...which I think about her a lot anyway,,,but this minature rose bush was one that she sent to me in the hospital room back in 1996 when I had my throat cut...It never seems to grow very big but comes back every year..I use the phrase ..having my throat cut because literally that is what it was..From left to right thryoid..they had found a golf ball size growth but lucky for me it was not cancerous and I had to have the thryoid removed..I remember my son coming in to see me that evening after my surgery and whether you beleive this or not..I was eating a leg of chicken...I have never seen any surgery yet that has kept me from eating..I keep thinking maybe this knee one won't be that bad..Yeah right..who am I trying to bull shit on that one...especially when they cut your leg away from your body....wow...sounds like pain to me...I have had ligaments and cartilages removed and sewn back together in my younger years...but I never was able to roller skate or ski and still don't to this day but I tore mine up by playing ball....soft ball...women's league and co-leagues...I played in store tournaments where I was the only female playing...I never had to worry about those games ...The guys all backed me and I was the pitcher..Thats the only position I ever played..So if i missed a ball ..they were there...There's something about a woman pitching to men...it's like you can freak them out...And I did...Of course it did'nt help when I wore halter tops or shorty shirts to pitch in...And I did look half way decent back then...Distraction killed the guys....It's amazing how some people can do certain sports and others can't...Guess thats what makes us all so unique in our own ways.My other wildest ambition in life would have been able to sing...Can't imagine a more happier way to make money when you love music and can sing..But..I never found that notion...And speaking of notions..I have one that I should be hitting the sack and babble on another day on a post...I was at the hospital today while my brother was having his caratoid artery surgery and if it had'nt have been so noticeable ,I could have laid down on the floor and gone to sleep...And I feel that spell coming on again..Seems like I have lost much more sleep then i intended in the last week or so and i am still looking for a good nights sleep...posting my dead pics and going to bed...........even the dog is playing dead..to go along with the flowers...nothing colorful back here except for the pine trees..they are a pretty green..The pics are hard to figure out..the rose bush is the last one...The 3rd pic is a twig right now and my 3 yr old gr-daughter wanted to cut it down..not knowing it would be a bloom in the spring..The only colorful thing about my azalea bush is the candy canes around it...no beautiful colorful flowers here.....I WANNA GO TO LA.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Out with the old
and in with the new...Here it is ,,two days before New Year's Eve,,,Where has all the yesterdays gone....Can't beleive how ones life can change so much thru the years..Not only health issues but just years of seasons past...I remember all too well of the "can't wait til New Years Eve to get here"...We sure did party back then..Such was the carefree years...Now,,,it's just like any other day of the year..It's to dangerous to go out and avoid all the drunks running around and at this point I would have to be the designated driver ..Actually ,,now it's more fun to sit and watch people after they have had a little too much to drink and remember how at one time I could fit into that category...It was'nt that hard not to drink especially when I dated a guy that had his own band at the time...
Wild,crazy and fun times .....I feel like the little old lady on the Titantic Reminising about the times on the ship...I'm like my sister ..I want nothing to do with being out on water where I can't see land..Even if I could see land that would be too much distance for me...
I don't know why I dislike water so much...Just seems like anything over my head terrifies me...Crossing over bridges is bad enough..I try not to think about all the water under me and the worst part is ,,,I have to cross over from Ohio to W.Va. at least twice a day when I come to town ...There's no way around it..I do beleive that there is no entry into W.Va. from Ohio without crossing over water all up and down the state line...The mighty Ohio River has to be crossed to get into the mountain state..........Did you see where W.Va. beat N.C.in their game Saturday..Yeah,,W.Va.
I may live in Ohio but I was born and raised in W.Va..and thats where I call home.
Don't care if they do call us Hillblllys...There is a few smart ones that fell out of the trees there...gotcha..cause I did'nt say I was one..
Cruise's for me...as my sister is a no-no...Although we do have a sister that has went on several and loves it...She's one of the ones that has'nt fell out of the tree yet..If she had of ..she would be like us and not like cruises..
I hate my feet dangling in water...I can see JAWS all around me...I don't like fish unless its on my dinner plate...
I never ever thought I would fly . I have twice and all within the past two years..That must be a record ...Someone that has never flown til they are over 50..That would be me..Now ,,I don't like flying either ...I hate heights as well or maybe even more then water...I would rather have my feet on the ground....I do love to travel..Although I can't say my life has been an adventure...but it's been fun..I guess most of my traveling will be turning the pages and going from country to country in my Atlas..
So much for another pointless post..Saturday was a gorgeous day..72 degrees and Sunday was a breezy 52..and today was near 50,but sunny....yet windy...I am ready for spring...10 more weeks til spring...I hear that mess I left in the bedroom calling me..I need to see if I can get my electric blanket plugged in..We are in for another chilly night...
Sweet dreams......
Wild,crazy and fun times .....I feel like the little old lady on the Titantic Reminising about the times on the ship...I'm like my sister ..I want nothing to do with being out on water where I can't see land..Even if I could see land that would be too much distance for me...
I don't know why I dislike water so much...Just seems like anything over my head terrifies me...Crossing over bridges is bad enough..I try not to think about all the water under me and the worst part is ,,,I have to cross over from Ohio to W.Va. at least twice a day when I come to town ...There's no way around it..I do beleive that there is no entry into W.Va. from Ohio without crossing over water all up and down the state line...The mighty Ohio River has to be crossed to get into the mountain state..........Did you see where W.Va. beat N.C.in their game Saturday..Yeah,,W.Va.
I may live in Ohio but I was born and raised in W.Va..and thats where I call home.
Don't care if they do call us Hillblllys...There is a few smart ones that fell out of the trees there...gotcha..cause I did'nt say I was one..
Cruise's for me...as my sister is a no-no...Although we do have a sister that has went on several and loves it...She's one of the ones that has'nt fell out of the tree yet..If she had of ..she would be like us and not like cruises..
I hate my feet dangling in water...I can see JAWS all around me...I don't like fish unless its on my dinner plate...
I never ever thought I would fly . I have twice and all within the past two years..That must be a record ...Someone that has never flown til they are over 50..That would be me..Now ,,I don't like flying either ...I hate heights as well or maybe even more then water...I would rather have my feet on the ground....I do love to travel..Although I can't say my life has been an adventure...but it's been fun..I guess most of my traveling will be turning the pages and going from country to country in my Atlas..
So much for another pointless post..Saturday was a gorgeous day..72 degrees and Sunday was a breezy 52..and today was near 50,but sunny....yet windy...I am ready for spring...10 more weeks til spring...I hear that mess I left in the bedroom calling me..I need to see if I can get my electric blanket plugged in..We are in for another chilly night...
Sweet dreams......
Sunday, December 28, 2008
home again ...home again
Oh my goodness,I must get to bed
And away from the puter before I fall on my head.
To the hospital in Charleston we went today
To visit my brother,a stroke they did say..
He seemed pretty good to me for all he's been thru
Just hope his surgery Monday goes well too..
I love to drive so that was just fine
Except its not so good on these knees of mine.
By the time I get to where I should be
My legs are about to fall out from under me.
Such was the case as was today
Thought the pain in my knees was here to stay.
Here it is Monday,,,what can i say..
When did I start this,,was two days away..
So,I"ll wrap up on this one and be on my way
Start a new post later..Another time ,another day.
later............................
And away from the puter before I fall on my head.
To the hospital in Charleston we went today
To visit my brother,a stroke they did say..
He seemed pretty good to me for all he's been thru
Just hope his surgery Monday goes well too..
I love to drive so that was just fine
Except its not so good on these knees of mine.
By the time I get to where I should be
My legs are about to fall out from under me.
Such was the case as was today
Thought the pain in my knees was here to stay.
Here it is Monday,,,what can i say..
When did I start this,,was two days away..
So,I"ll wrap up on this one and be on my way
Start a new post later..Another time ,another day.
later............................
Friday, December 26, 2008
friday nite,,i think
The end of another day...Don't know whether i got that much accomplished today or not...I had all the work from yesterday ...I love Christmas but it is pretty hectic til the day is over...It actually takes 364 days to get ready for it...and within a 24 hour stretch we have finished what we have been working on all year..Actually,,every day is like Christmas shopping..I start looking..well.really not looking....I just start picking up whatever time of year I see something i want to get for someone..The only problem is ,,by the time Christmas gets here..I sometimes have no idea where i put what i have bought for a certain someone..Like this year I gave a present to the person that i had bought it for last year but didnt find it til this year...Nothing like a two year old misplaced Christmas present...
Now that Christmas is over,I will be busy running for the next week or so..My oldest brother had a stroke Tuesay before Christmas and spent the holidays in the hospital so i guess we are pretty lucky if we just were healthy enough to stay at home...He is scheduled for a surgery on his caratoid artery this Monday so guess I will be at the hospital...Tomorrow , my plans are to go visit him and spend some time with him..Hospitals can run you ragged....He has a 7 week old baby so maybe the thought of her being there for him will help him thru this ordeal a little better..And it would'nt be so bad to go visit but for me the trip is about one hour and twenty minutes...little more or little less.
I guess I talked to all my family on Christms day except for my younger brother ...My brother above me stayed all night Christmas day with his two grandsons...The boys are still here as i sit here typing..Got them ready for bed and they are suppose to be watching tv til i get back in there.........so I'm trying to make this quick...
The weather didnt quite make it to the 70's today..They are calling for the 70's tomorrow ..It is 46 outside right now..That is the warmest it has been all day.And I am freezing to death...I hopped in bed last night..turned my electric blanket on and slept all night...going to do so tonight too...o.k. I have to get off of here before i fall asleep and out of my chair...so goodnight all.Hope this post makes it without editing it for right now cause I'm drifting fast...goodnight.........
Now that Christmas is over,I will be busy running for the next week or so..My oldest brother had a stroke Tuesay before Christmas and spent the holidays in the hospital so i guess we are pretty lucky if we just were healthy enough to stay at home...He is scheduled for a surgery on his caratoid artery this Monday so guess I will be at the hospital...Tomorrow , my plans are to go visit him and spend some time with him..Hospitals can run you ragged....He has a 7 week old baby so maybe the thought of her being there for him will help him thru this ordeal a little better..And it would'nt be so bad to go visit but for me the trip is about one hour and twenty minutes...little more or little less.
I guess I talked to all my family on Christms day except for my younger brother ...My brother above me stayed all night Christmas day with his two grandsons...The boys are still here as i sit here typing..Got them ready for bed and they are suppose to be watching tv til i get back in there.........so I'm trying to make this quick...
The weather didnt quite make it to the 70's today..They are calling for the 70's tomorrow ..It is 46 outside right now..That is the warmest it has been all day.And I am freezing to death...I hopped in bed last night..turned my electric blanket on and slept all night...going to do so tonight too...o.k. I have to get off of here before i fall asleep and out of my chair...so goodnight all.Hope this post makes it without editing it for right now cause I'm drifting fast...goodnight.........
two boys,,christmas past
Took a few minutes out from dishes to blog
The man in the house is out cutting logs.
The temp's going to be in the 70's today
But look out next week,winters on the way.
So theres firewood to cut to get thru this year
He'll worry about 2009 when it gets here.
Now cutting the wood is just not my thing
And he only has to cut to make it to spring.
HE says, "you going to help me cut wood"
Nooo, I've got the housework and thats understood.
I stopped on the dishes, a break I had to do
But its really sneaking , to get away from the two
The boys are at that age 6 and 9
Where playing is mostly fighting at times..
So I'm making this short,my escape to solitude was found
They are fussing and fighting,I'm off to the sound.
My blogging will have to wait til day's end.
When I can find a little bit of quiet again...
So I'm off to the kitchen amid all the clatter
To see what they are doing and what is the matter...
I'm outta here......later guys.
The man in the house is out cutting logs.
The temp's going to be in the 70's today
But look out next week,winters on the way.
So theres firewood to cut to get thru this year
He'll worry about 2009 when it gets here.
Now cutting the wood is just not my thing
And he only has to cut to make it to spring.
HE says, "you going to help me cut wood"
Nooo, I've got the housework and thats understood.
I stopped on the dishes, a break I had to do
But its really sneaking , to get away from the two
The boys are at that age 6 and 9
Where playing is mostly fighting at times..
So I'm making this short,my escape to solitude was found
They are fussing and fighting,I'm off to the sound.
My blogging will have to wait til day's end.
When I can find a little bit of quiet again...
So I'm off to the kitchen amid all the clatter
To see what they are doing and what is the matter...
I'm outta here......later guys.
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