Bridgit decided to move out last Tuesday but it took Wed., Thur., & Friday for her and her gang to get everything of hers out of the house and then out of the storage shed. And when I say everything, I really mean everything that she assumed was hers. All of the paper products, (TP, Napkins & Paper Towels) and there was a really big amount of them. But she left the roll on the holder in the bathroom. lol Some of the kitchen cabinets were pretty bare but I used that as an excuse to shopping. Now I'll also have to get a new TV. The one that was mine was the one that came over on the Pinta Maria. Isn't fixed to do cable so I haven't watched any tv since Friday when the Cable Serviceman brought me a new HDMI cable. Have no idea what it does except it is a very important item. Longing for the good old days when we just turned it on and we had channels and programs to watch. I do have some of those new little antennas that work without the cable. I just can't get it hooked up and wouldn't know which one of the 3 little hickeys in the back to hook it to! Then yesterday my friends brought me a 43 inch TV and hooked it up already. And after they left, I pushed the wrong button to open the mute, (no glasses on) and now it's in need of some tender loving care and some very simple instructions for the Octnagiarn to follow. My neighbor across the street came over and found just which buttons to push and now everything is A-OK! And now I have to move the 'recliner' so that I'm at the right angle to see the big screen. I get a kink in my neck watching it with my body in a twist. Think I'll put the rocker in the other room since it isn't safe yet. Needs a seat made for it which I'll get around to next summer.
I did have the opportunity to rekindle an old friendship. He was my buddy in the Prepping Game. And I have been at it for 3 years now. And 5 of the office boxes and a multitude of articles on the computer and on jump drives. If the Poop hits the fan and we need information, I have over 17,000 articles that cover any issue we might encounter. Of course, at 80 years old I shouldn't be worried about that anyway. If it's my time, then so be it. But my old friend is still young so he will need all that information. Lucky for him he only has a few hardbound books to worry about. The Lost Ways vol one and two and the Lost Medical info from people who didn't have a doctor close by.
Because the VAMC and my daughter are nudging me in the direction of Assisted Living and the VA has a contract with a couple of the facilities it wouldn't take much to talk me into moving. When I started labeling things for my friend and his Dad thinks that's cool. He loves making those soups and kinds of pasta. He says it feeds the whole family. They took two boxes of food, a camp stove with butane fuel and a very large Knapsak that is a Tactical Rangers first thing he grabs for a mission. Prepper buddy thinks it's cool and his Dad was the fire Chief many years so he already knows what should be in there. When we start on the storage shed in another week or so, there are at least 2 large boxes of survival food packed into a watertight container. They are for 1 month for a family of 4. And I gave him back the garage tent that was at our house in Richland. So he can put the Tent in his Dad's back yard and put all of those goodies in it out of the Snow and Rain. Layering the inside bottom of the tent with pallets from the big stores, (usually for free), will keep everything high and dry. And it's going to be frozen also, Snowing in Walla Walla, so it's probably snowing further up the road also.
I went over to my recliner to catch my breath and the next thing I knew it was almost 1pm. Guess I'm not really sleeping very well after all. Well, I have 2 appts with the counselor that made me so mad last week and the Geriatric team of one busy nurse and one physician who specializes in Geriatric ailments counselor. I've made up my mind I'm not doing the test for Dementia yet again.She's going to have to wait until I have both feet on the ground from this latest fiasco with my granddaughter.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
It's begining to Look Like christmas
We had some snow, about 1 inch, which lasted for 2 days and is all gone but continuing with rain. If the temp falls too much lower it will be snow again. But I'm still able to drive myself to where I need to be going. I definitely wore myself out yesterday. First I went to Safeway got most of the items on my list but it seems that Safeway doesn't stock any of the "Fresh" dog food that needs refrigeration. So I brought everything home and lugged it up to the house and into the kitchen. I put the cold stuff into the frig and put the rest on the counter. Then it was back into the car with my little dog and another ride to the Albertson's store for her dog food. She doesn't like the kibble type food so I feed her fresh cooked meats and veggies from the Fresh Pet company. A little more expensive but if she eats it I'm happy. Maybe she'll gain a pound or two. Right now she's at 4lbs 9ozs. That's a little dog.
I so wanted a White tree this year and on impulse picked one up. I have pretty high ceilings and the Angel on the top has only 2 inches clearance. I can't do a whole lot of standing and walking around but I have gotten most of the tree decorations on the tree. A few more to go but it must wait for Grand-son-in-law to come down. He's over 6 ft so his arm can reach the top two or three sections of the tree. This is a 7.5 foot White Kennedy Fir, (whatever a Kennedy fir is). It's very pretty!
I have a very large Wreath to put on the wall behind my new TV. My friends bought me a 43 inch TV in exchange for a very large amount of Survival/camping food and gear that I had been collecting. With my health the way it is, I don't need to prepare for surviving in the woods, I'm going to be in an Assisted Living community probably halfway through the year. Oh, the wreath is from my days in a Red Hat Society. It's red and purple and I love it. I might even circle some of my pretty Red hats around it.
I have a very large Red Bow for the front door and maybe we'll wrap some garland around the pillars of the porch. I even have an extra string of lights to wind in with the green garland.
I have a doctor appt. this week with 2 Geriatric specialists, (one nurse and one doctor). It's easy to figure out...80 years old, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren is enough to make anyone grow old. I'll have to admit the Asbestos in the lungs isn't helping anything. The barracks I lived in for 2+ years had not had Asbestos Abatement done on them so it was all around the water pipes and in the floor tiles which I had the fun of running a very large floor polisher on. I loved that part. Made my arms a little stronger to handle that big monstrosity. That was back in 1960 thru 1962.
I've taken some pictures of my tree so far so I will put them here. My neighbor across the street loves the tree. It sits in a corner of the living room which has windows on both sides of the corner of the room. But the tree is so tall it sort of doesn't fit in one picture unless I'm clear across the room to take it. But you will get the idea. I took this picture from my step stool so I was higher to get a better shot.
I so wanted a White tree this year and on impulse picked one up. I have pretty high ceilings and the Angel on the top has only 2 inches clearance. I can't do a whole lot of standing and walking around but I have gotten most of the tree decorations on the tree. A few more to go but it must wait for Grand-son-in-law to come down. He's over 6 ft so his arm can reach the top two or three sections of the tree. This is a 7.5 foot White Kennedy Fir, (whatever a Kennedy fir is). It's very pretty!
I have a very large Wreath to put on the wall behind my new TV. My friends bought me a 43 inch TV in exchange for a very large amount of Survival/camping food and gear that I had been collecting. With my health the way it is, I don't need to prepare for surviving in the woods, I'm going to be in an Assisted Living community probably halfway through the year. Oh, the wreath is from my days in a Red Hat Society. It's red and purple and I love it. I might even circle some of my pretty Red hats around it.
I have a very large Red Bow for the front door and maybe we'll wrap some garland around the pillars of the porch. I even have an extra string of lights to wind in with the green garland.
I have a doctor appt. this week with 2 Geriatric specialists, (one nurse and one doctor). It's easy to figure out...80 years old, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren is enough to make anyone grow old. I'll have to admit the Asbestos in the lungs isn't helping anything. The barracks I lived in for 2+ years had not had Asbestos Abatement done on them so it was all around the water pipes and in the floor tiles which I had the fun of running a very large floor polisher on. I loved that part. Made my arms a little stronger to handle that big monstrosity. That was back in 1960 thru 1962.
I've taken some pictures of my tree so far so I will put them here. My neighbor across the street loves the tree. It sits in a corner of the living room which has windows on both sides of the corner of the room. But the tree is so tall it sort of doesn't fit in one picture unless I'm clear across the room to take it. But you will get the idea. I took this picture from my step stool so I was higher to get a better shot.
Lovely Angel that I made 5 years ago and she still holds on for another couple of years.
This is my Red hat wreath. will have more pictures when the kids come down from
Tri-Cities thist Wed. I believe it will be.
It looks sort of strange to have fireplace with Oxygen bottles stashed right in front of it. The fireplace unit is fake, lights only.
Have a great week, friends and enjoy getting the seasonal things taken care of. Ham for Christmas dinner with sweet potatoes and green bean salad! Yummm!
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Frost on the front yard and Snow on the tops of the mountain range we are under
For a couple of mornings this past week when I've taken the Chihuahuas outside at 5:30am or 6 am if I sleep in, they haven't been too happy with the cold sidewalk and frost on the front lawn. Sort of tiptoeing thru the grass but not for long. They're right back on the steps to come inside real quick. Guess it's time to get their winter coats out of the boxes so they aren't shivering just to go to the bathroom.
Had an appointment with the Cardiologist on Friday. It was scheduled to be an Esofigeal Cardiac microgram. That's where they put the little camera down your throat and take an echo from the inside. I'm glad he didn't think it was necessary based on the EKG. He said he couldn't find anything to warrant that special one. He said he went into my records and found that my first cardiologist had done one of those crazy ones looking at the heart through a vein from my leg up to the heart. I wasn't awake so I'm not sure about it but this second doctor said the first one was really good. It did show some weakening on one side from working so hard to get the blood to the lungs. If this doesn't make any sense to you, don't worry, it didn't make sense to me either.
I haven't done a whole lot on the computer this week since I have been sorting the winter Sweatshirts and then after washing them putting the extra-large ones in bags to go to the goodwill. So far Mike has made 3 trips with very full bags of sweatshirts that I have "shrunk out of". I even sent some trousers over to them. I tried them on and they fell down. I lost another 11 pounds this past few months. That's 13 stones. I like that number better than 188 lbs. But my problem is now the closet is full. Sweatshirts are thicker than tee shirts and take up a lot more room. I had to buy a few 3/4 sleeves and pretty designs to full-length sleeves fancy tops. My idea of sweatshirts is usually some smart alec picture or saying on the front. Not something I'm comfortable wearing to church. And there are the Christmas sweatshirts that can't fit in the closet so they are on a hook over the closet door. After the Christmas season is over with I'll pack them away.
I've made a couple of scrapbook pages. but I have to check and see which ones I haven't published.
Had an appointment with the Cardiologist on Friday. It was scheduled to be an Esofigeal Cardiac microgram. That's where they put the little camera down your throat and take an echo from the inside. I'm glad he didn't think it was necessary based on the EKG. He said he couldn't find anything to warrant that special one. He said he went into my records and found that my first cardiologist had done one of those crazy ones looking at the heart through a vein from my leg up to the heart. I wasn't awake so I'm not sure about it but this second doctor said the first one was really good. It did show some weakening on one side from working so hard to get the blood to the lungs. If this doesn't make any sense to you, don't worry, it didn't make sense to me either.
I haven't done a whole lot on the computer this week since I have been sorting the winter Sweatshirts and then after washing them putting the extra-large ones in bags to go to the goodwill. So far Mike has made 3 trips with very full bags of sweatshirts that I have "shrunk out of". I even sent some trousers over to them. I tried them on and they fell down. I lost another 11 pounds this past few months. That's 13 stones. I like that number better than 188 lbs. But my problem is now the closet is full. Sweatshirts are thicker than tee shirts and take up a lot more room. I had to buy a few 3/4 sleeves and pretty designs to full-length sleeves fancy tops. My idea of sweatshirts is usually some smart alec picture or saying on the front. Not something I'm comfortable wearing to church. And there are the Christmas sweatshirts that can't fit in the closet so they are on a hook over the closet door. After the Christmas season is over with I'll pack them away.
I've made a couple of scrapbook pages. but I have to check and see which ones I haven't published.
Serenity loves the snuggle bed and Phoebe gets into it now and again.
My Shirley family back in Jamestown, NY.
This is just one small family gathering with the cousin Marsha in the center and all her family.
Magdelyn is growing up fast.
Patty, Keaneu & Tim.
Brian, Dylan & Ion at a doing in down town Walla Walla.
This is Miss Ellie on her birthday 6 yrs old.
My Great Nephew Isaac Resendez. 2 years old.
He's such a handsome boy, I just had to do him two pictures.
I was too lazy to fix the mother and son's pictures together.
That's all for today. God Bless you all and stay safe this winter.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Getting ready for fall
I've already gotten a couple new items for Bridgit's Halloween. It's her Favorite. I got her a couple new witches to add to the several I got her last year. She really Wowed those folks in California. with her Decorating. Witches, Skeletons and monsters all over last year. It's a different type of house this year so maybe she won't be able to use all of the decos I've bought her.
I've made such short posts, I have to check to see what I have said or pictures I've posted.
Have been to the doctor quite a bit even after the Dentist visits were done. I went to the VA Medical Center and because I had to walk so far to the door I was extremely winded so I went into the coffee shop to sit down and get my wind back. I slightly moved a chair away from the table intending to sit on it but when I touched it with my leg it moved and I fell right onto my Tush and my head hit the floor as well as the tail bone. All of a sudden there were about 5 people rushing to help me up and one lady was a nurse said don't move her. And about that time a nurse practioner who had the duty desk came in and said I have to get some vitals first. It was a bit of a circus for awhile but they got a wheel chair and wheeled me into the waiting room where my Primary care was working and she came and looked at me and asked 100 questions (don't they always), and set me up for Labs and xrays. They called my Granddaughter to come and get me since I had hit my head they wern't going to let me drive. She hates my car so she had her friend drive my car and she took me home in his car. I didn't get the xrays until a month or so later.
Xrays are in another building so They had one of the volunteers wheel me outside and around the corner and up a ramp to the other bldg. And I can't remember why I had to go to Xray but it was for my lungs and the tech told me I still hadn't done the Tailbone one so he did both. And I can't even remember what I was down there for but all the xrays were OK. Lungs and tailbone.
I've made a few more scrapbook pages but I'm only going to post a few of them.
My grand sons, just before they went to Albama to live.
My Granddaughter Missy when I lived in Colorado. she raked up the leaves
and then she wanted to jump in them.
Granddaughter Missy when she lived in Albama.
Olivia and her dog Serenity
This is a friend of Bridgit's and his Service dog Stark.
with all sorts of toys and small blankets.
Time to sign off and get some lunch.
Friday, June 21, 2019
I'm still here!
It's almost the end of June and I'm still here in Walla Walla. Things are going slowly because of
Bridgit's recuperation from her surgery. She still has to go to Physical Therapy but it's getting a lot easier for her. I'm still doing small chores to get ready to move.
I've got all my winter clothes boxed up and now I'm working on hanging the summer tops. I'm doing them in smaller batches because I really go nutsy with tops and I've really got quite a large collection. Some have Writing on the front and some have writing on the back. And some are really too big and should go to goodwill but they are favorites so I wash and hang them in the closet. I'm hoping my next house has a bigger closet. I'd love to have a 'Walk in Closet'. I could fill it very easily.
I've only got one plant in my garden and it's on the table in the nook which is in the corner of 2 large windows that make up the corner I put the table in. I have a pretty large Tomato plant in the middle of the table so it can get sun at least part of the day. And my bamboo plant is almost touching the ceiling now and it's roots are strangling themselves. I need to get a large supply of marbles to put into the new planter I got for it. Some of the leaves are turning yellow because of the choking, (at least that's what I think). I'm not a botanist so I'm not too sure why she's looking ill.
I'm all finished with the Dentist. Got new dentures after 50+ years. Got scolded by the dentist for not doing it earlier but without Dental Insurance I couldn't afford new plates. Now that the VA is paying for them, I'm good. The dentist wanted to do dental implants but I'm not sure the VA will pay for that so regular teeth will have to do. Goodness I'll be 80 years old in Oct. this year so it isn't going to be too long before I won't need them anyway. But my plan is to last past 90 years. I just want to set a record for the family. My mother was 86 so I should plan on at least 90. Or maybe 100!
I've done a few more scrapbook pages which I'll pop in here now.
Bridgit's recuperation from her surgery. She still has to go to Physical Therapy but it's getting a lot easier for her. I'm still doing small chores to get ready to move.
I've got all my winter clothes boxed up and now I'm working on hanging the summer tops. I'm doing them in smaller batches because I really go nutsy with tops and I've really got quite a large collection. Some have Writing on the front and some have writing on the back. And some are really too big and should go to goodwill but they are favorites so I wash and hang them in the closet. I'm hoping my next house has a bigger closet. I'd love to have a 'Walk in Closet'. I could fill it very easily.
I've only got one plant in my garden and it's on the table in the nook which is in the corner of 2 large windows that make up the corner I put the table in. I have a pretty large Tomato plant in the middle of the table so it can get sun at least part of the day. And my bamboo plant is almost touching the ceiling now and it's roots are strangling themselves. I need to get a large supply of marbles to put into the new planter I got for it. Some of the leaves are turning yellow because of the choking, (at least that's what I think). I'm not a botanist so I'm not too sure why she's looking ill.
I'm all finished with the Dentist. Got new dentures after 50+ years. Got scolded by the dentist for not doing it earlier but without Dental Insurance I couldn't afford new plates. Now that the VA is paying for them, I'm good. The dentist wanted to do dental implants but I'm not sure the VA will pay for that so regular teeth will have to do. Goodness I'll be 80 years old in Oct. this year so it isn't going to be too long before I won't need them anyway. But my plan is to last past 90 years. I just want to set a record for the family. My mother was 86 so I should plan on at least 90. Or maybe 100!
I've done a few more scrapbook pages which I'll pop in here now.
My little sister Dianna taken this year. She's 72 this year. Just a youngster.
This is Elaina & baby sister Joy. Cousin from the East's little jewels
My brother's wife Joanne (who passed awhile ago) and her Aunt Sylvia.
Little brother George posted this as his favorite picture of Joanne.
My niece Juanita and her husband Jeremy of 25 years.
My good friend Tina's children. This is Leo and his little sister Anara.
Penelope is growing so fast. She's only 6 months old and already weighs 57.+ lbs.
Her human Dad is losing control of his recliner as you see.
One of the cousins back East has become a Grandma and I can't remember his name.
If I find where I left it, I'll fix the post.
Meanwhile, let's call it a day and everyone have a great weekend. My special thanks to all the lovely ladies that I get my scrap booking kits from. Raspberry Roads Designs, Kyra from Russian-Dutch Heart Designs from the Netherlands, Tooty Pup Designs,from Australia, and Miriam Zimmerman from Studio Manu in Germany (I believe).
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
May is a beautiful Month
Well it's been a strange Month. Mother's day came and went. NO big deal. Two of my three daughters sent me a card. Grand daughter Bridgit took me to a friends house for the day. It was a very good day. Checked out her 'Garden', that she has pretty much got planted. Then we had 'stuffed french toast'. Really tasty. Lot's of things to do on a farm. I just found the closest comfortable chair and relaxed.
I thought we'd be moving in May, back up to the Richland Area but things don't always go as planned. Bridgit had surgery on her shoulder. She had a problem with the Rotator cup and her Bicep was ripped loose from where it was supposed to be attached so they put that back. Then comes multiple days of Physical Therapy. It's going to be 'multiple weeks' of Physical therapy. She was once back to 100% radiation of the arm but then she did some lifting so that dragged her back to less than 100%. Since she no longer has a husband to help with the heavy lifting she tried some herself. Not a good idea.
It may take us until July to get out of this house. And if I see any more Brown Recluse Spiders, I'll carry every thing out of here myself. I had a close call with one of those poisonous spiders. I was reaching into a file folder that sits beneath my desk top and felt a movement on my arm so I just without thinking flipped it off. Bridgit's ex husband shouted to me to not move and he jumped up and ran over to stomp the critter. And Bridgit came unglued one day in the bathroom while she was doing her hair. One was slowly coming down from the ceiling on a web and she just shrieked. Naturally Jess ran into the bathroom and dispatched it spider heaven. This is a pretty old house and not very well sealed. Lots of places where they can come inside and take up nesting.
School is almost over for the year. I believe that Olivia will be starting the 9th grade in the fall. In my day that was Junior High. High School was 10th, 11th, and 12th. Not sure about how it goes anymore. Olivia is a Great Granddaughter and a whopping 14 years old. She helps me down stairs because this house has a basement so it's up off the ground about 2+ feet. That means it's 4 good size steps from the sidewalk to the porch. And there is no railing for me to climb those steps. And the owner says I can put one up at my expense but I have to take it down when I move.
My last 2 months have been taken up with visits to the Dentist. I was going to use one of my stun guns on him when we first started the process. How he managed to get both hands inside my mouth is beyond me, but he did and gagged me to where I almost barfed on him. I had a set of dentures that my friend Rene' made for me when I lived on Midway Island. He got some new material in and wanted to practice so he called me up and set an appointment to replace the ones that I had been wearing for over 8 years. That was in 1966 and they served me well. Without dental insurance I made my own fixes. One of Charlie's dogs got the bottom plate off the headboard in the night and did some damage about 7 years ago. I used one of my small sanders on the rough edges and it was fine. The lower jaw bone has disentegraded so I did my own relining the plate. And I was quite happy with myn work. Those are only temporary relinings that you buy in the store. After I was designated 100% disabled, I got dental coverage from the VA. They don't have acomplete lab here in Walla Walla so the nice dentist I saw wrote a referal to a local doctor that specializes in Dentures. I now have a brand new set of teeth and he's recommending Dental Implants, but it's iffy ithat the VA will go for that. I might not want to do it myself. Granted they are a big improvement over dental plates but I'm at an age that I can live with these for about 15 more years. That will make me 95 yrs old and who cares what my teeth look like.
Well this has been a pretty long posting so I'll just say I hope you have a great week and I'm going to share some of the scrapbook pages I've made these last 2 months. I've made 36 pages but I'll only share the few I've made of the babies in the Shirley Family and my friend Cheryl in Grand Junction. And a couple of my Animal pages.
I thought we'd be moving in May, back up to the Richland Area but things don't always go as planned. Bridgit had surgery on her shoulder. She had a problem with the Rotator cup and her Bicep was ripped loose from where it was supposed to be attached so they put that back. Then comes multiple days of Physical Therapy. It's going to be 'multiple weeks' of Physical therapy. She was once back to 100% radiation of the arm but then she did some lifting so that dragged her back to less than 100%. Since she no longer has a husband to help with the heavy lifting she tried some herself. Not a good idea.
It may take us until July to get out of this house. And if I see any more Brown Recluse Spiders, I'll carry every thing out of here myself. I had a close call with one of those poisonous spiders. I was reaching into a file folder that sits beneath my desk top and felt a movement on my arm so I just without thinking flipped it off. Bridgit's ex husband shouted to me to not move and he jumped up and ran over to stomp the critter. And Bridgit came unglued one day in the bathroom while she was doing her hair. One was slowly coming down from the ceiling on a web and she just shrieked. Naturally Jess ran into the bathroom and dispatched it spider heaven. This is a pretty old house and not very well sealed. Lots of places where they can come inside and take up nesting.
School is almost over for the year. I believe that Olivia will be starting the 9th grade in the fall. In my day that was Junior High. High School was 10th, 11th, and 12th. Not sure about how it goes anymore. Olivia is a Great Granddaughter and a whopping 14 years old. She helps me down stairs because this house has a basement so it's up off the ground about 2+ feet. That means it's 4 good size steps from the sidewalk to the porch. And there is no railing for me to climb those steps. And the owner says I can put one up at my expense but I have to take it down when I move.
My last 2 months have been taken up with visits to the Dentist. I was going to use one of my stun guns on him when we first started the process. How he managed to get both hands inside my mouth is beyond me, but he did and gagged me to where I almost barfed on him. I had a set of dentures that my friend Rene' made for me when I lived on Midway Island. He got some new material in and wanted to practice so he called me up and set an appointment to replace the ones that I had been wearing for over 8 years. That was in 1966 and they served me well. Without dental insurance I made my own fixes. One of Charlie's dogs got the bottom plate off the headboard in the night and did some damage about 7 years ago. I used one of my small sanders on the rough edges and it was fine. The lower jaw bone has disentegraded so I did my own relining the plate. And I was quite happy with myn work. Those are only temporary relinings that you buy in the store. After I was designated 100% disabled, I got dental coverage from the VA. They don't have acomplete lab here in Walla Walla so the nice dentist I saw wrote a referal to a local doctor that specializes in Dentures. I now have a brand new set of teeth and he's recommending Dental Implants, but it's iffy ithat the VA will go for that. I might not want to do it myself. Granted they are a big improvement over dental plates but I'm at an age that I can live with these for about 15 more years. That will make me 95 yrs old and who cares what my teeth look like.
Well this has been a pretty long posting so I'll just say I hope you have a great week and I'm going to share some of the scrapbook pages I've made these last 2 months. I've made 36 pages but I'll only share the few I've made of the babies in the Shirley Family and my friend Cheryl in Grand Junction. And a couple of my Animal pages.
This is a Great Neice from Back East. Thanks to Kyra for the kit.
My friend Cheryl's Granddaughter Hayley and her daughter Nova.
Another cousin, I think. Elaina is proud of her new sister Ivy Rose.
My cousin Shyanne has a gorgeous son named Jamal. And he's a happyn baby!
My cousin Todd in Florida lost his Natalie last year and he has finally come
around to a new companion. Penelope is from the same blood line as
Natalie was.
This is my Phoebe who looks like a little old man with a flyaway beard,
I just adore this girl. She's a certified Companion dog.
And a Handsome young man in the Shirley family I believe
named Wyatt 6th birthday.
I have made 36 but this is only 7 of them. I have a very large family back East in the Warren Area (where I was born and raised), some in Jamestown, and some in Bradford. I told them it'd be one whale of a Family Reunion if I ever get the chance to get back there. I hate flying so it'd be a train ride or a car ride to get back there.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Horay it's Spring
I know it's spring because the Dafodils behind my garbage cans have bloomed. It's a shame no one can see them except from our porch. I had to move the 2 garbage containers to an open space under my kitchen window because I'm old and climing stairs is difficult for me let alone walk the full length of this duplex to toss a bag of kitchen garbage into the can. I might look out our back door and see if the original spot is closer, but then I might not. The college kids in the other half of the duplex do not think it's part of their lease to roll the large cans to the curb every Wednesday night for pickup at 7 am on Thursday. They have watched me do it and limp back to the steps to my house and have to stop and catch my breath. Can't pull a heavy garbage with one hand and hold your cane with the other one. Just doesn't work so I was doing it without my cane.
Thank goodness I'm moving next month so it won't be the larger cans for 2 families like it is here. And my new house probably have Brown Recluse Spiders. I was opening a File folder that was under the top part of my computer desk and something caught my eye so I flicked my arm. Bridgit's husband saw it start to crawl away and he jumped up and stomped it after he said loudly don't move. Then he told me it was a brown recluse. Of course when Bridgit had her encounter with one of those Nasty Poisenous Spiders she was a whole lot louder screaming than I was. I didn't know what was going on for my encounter but Bridgit recognized it for what it was. She'd been bitten before and spent 3 days in hospital till they were assured she'd be OK.
If anyone reading this is over 65, please know that Medicare has authorized a free Cancer Screening if you qualify. I qualified because I had a cancer on my ear, which they cut the top off of. Makes wearing a hearing aid or O2 tubing a little iffy. Not much of the top of the ear left but I manage. Then I also qualified because my mother had Colon Cancer, and my oldest daughter had Ovarian Cancer 3 times, (because she refused Kemo on the grounds she'd loose her beautiful hair). Anyway that got them to send me the test and I swabbed my mouth the designated number of times, twice. It's 15 swipes on each cheek twice, and then the same story with the 2nd swab. They are testing my genetics I guess to see if I'm liable to have another cancer.
Time to show you the pages I've made from some new kits. And I just got 3 new kits this morning from a designer in the UK by the name of Snow Raven. If you do digital scrapbooking she's rather prolific and an Artist even. I'm anxious to see how the new kits will work with my family pictures.
Thank goodness I'm moving next month so it won't be the larger cans for 2 families like it is here. And my new house probably have Brown Recluse Spiders. I was opening a File folder that was under the top part of my computer desk and something caught my eye so I flicked my arm. Bridgit's husband saw it start to crawl away and he jumped up and stomped it after he said loudly don't move. Then he told me it was a brown recluse. Of course when Bridgit had her encounter with one of those Nasty Poisenous Spiders she was a whole lot louder screaming than I was. I didn't know what was going on for my encounter but Bridgit recognized it for what it was. She'd been bitten before and spent 3 days in hospital till they were assured she'd be OK.
If anyone reading this is over 65, please know that Medicare has authorized a free Cancer Screening if you qualify. I qualified because I had a cancer on my ear, which they cut the top off of. Makes wearing a hearing aid or O2 tubing a little iffy. Not much of the top of the ear left but I manage. Then I also qualified because my mother had Colon Cancer, and my oldest daughter had Ovarian Cancer 3 times, (because she refused Kemo on the grounds she'd loose her beautiful hair). Anyway that got them to send me the test and I swabbed my mouth the designated number of times, twice. It's 15 swipes on each cheek twice, and then the same story with the 2nd swab. They are testing my genetics I guess to see if I'm liable to have another cancer.
Time to show you the pages I've made from some new kits. And I just got 3 new kits this morning from a designer in the UK by the name of Snow Raven. If you do digital scrapbooking she's rather prolific and an Artist even. I'm anxious to see how the new kits will work with my family pictures.
My friend Barbara and her family were out for dinner one night. This is Barbara and her granddaughter Mia.
This is one of Snow Raven's kits named Celtic Magic. Being part Irish myself, I was happy to use this one for my Granddaughter Bridgit and her new Mom Stephanie. They are one happy pair when they start working crafts and planning family gatherings.
This is Elijah Mitchell, the 2nd Grandson of my cousin Tammy. He's a cutie.
These are Vintage pictures using a Vintage kit from a lady in Germany. My Uncle Herman and his lovely wife Jean.
This is a family friend on her 21st Birthday and the bottom one is I believe her 9th Birthday. Megan has grown up to be a lovely young lady.
My Granddaughter Reanna has 3 dogs this size and she says they talk to each other a lot. Hopefully she live in a seperate house so the neighbors don't have to listen to 3 dogs talking. Her Name is Nala!
Time to check my spelling and say "Have a Nice Day"!
Sunday, March 31, 2019
I'm sorry for the long time between posts
I started a post about a month ago but now I can't find it. And I can't remember what I was talking about...Comes with getting old I guess.
I believe part of my problem has been the weather. Having 4 or 5 inches of snow on the front yard is depressing since I don't have the energy to play in it like I used to do as a youngster. I made forts and Angels and had some really whopping snow ball fights/wars. I was raised the first 20 years of my life in North Western Pennsylvania where we sometimes had snow for Halloween, but usually it got really wintery in November. After I went off and joined the U.S. Navy in 1960 and after my basic training and Radio school I was transferred to Long Beach Calif. I've been on the West Coast or over seas ever since. I got to live in one of Hawaii's island atolls for 31 months, then Guam for 2 yrs, and then Japan for 30 months. Lived in California for 5 years and then to Washington. Now I'm in Washington State and this past winter has been the toughest one so far. A little bit of snow isn't bad at all like we had in Richland for Christmas and then by New Years it was gone. I'm going to put a picture of the front yard for our Christmas 2017. Couldn't find one right off hand so I'll look through some old files and see where I've put the 2017 pictures.
My Grand daughter had her surgery this month and she's in a sling full time for 8 weeks, and then it's a few months of Physical Therapy. She had surgery on her left shoulder for a rotator cup problem and putting a muscle back attached where it belongs. Now she has some really neat looking exercises she has to start on at home before she starts on the pullysin the Therapy place.
I'm almost finished with my Therapy for my knee. I think I've got about 4 sessions left. I don't mind the incline and I don't mind the bicycle but they have one torture machine, I don't want to get on. The massage therapy with an echo machine is relaxing and has helped to lower the insulation on the knee cap so I'm not walking nearly as Old Lady like as I used to do. I'm going to be 80 this year so I'll hold the old lady bent over walking until I'm 90+. But I still don't do much walking because the lungs and heart dysfunction aren't letting me go more than around the house from my cptr to the Loo and then a stop in the kitchen and it's back to the desk.
Now I'm starting on my little kitchen garden. I put 3 small pots in the window. One is Parsley, one is Basil, and the third is Chives. I was at my Albertson's store and spotted this package of the 3 herbs and the growing medium so I bought it. Planted them and put them in the kitchen window over my kitchen sink. That way I can watch them grow. Germaniation in about 3 to 4 weeks and they don't need the sun which is good because it's only there lightly for about another month and then it'll be strong sun. Going to order the planter box for tomatoes this morning.
Here's a few of the scrapbook pictures I've done this year. As you will notice, I've put a statement at the bottom of each picture giving credit to the designer of the kit and the name of the kit. In case you want to try your hand at this make a comment at the bottom and I'll tell you how you can reach every one of them.
I believe part of my problem has been the weather. Having 4 or 5 inches of snow on the front yard is depressing since I don't have the energy to play in it like I used to do as a youngster. I made forts and Angels and had some really whopping snow ball fights/wars. I was raised the first 20 years of my life in North Western Pennsylvania where we sometimes had snow for Halloween, but usually it got really wintery in November. After I went off and joined the U.S. Navy in 1960 and after my basic training and Radio school I was transferred to Long Beach Calif. I've been on the West Coast or over seas ever since. I got to live in one of Hawaii's island atolls for 31 months, then Guam for 2 yrs, and then Japan for 30 months. Lived in California for 5 years and then to Washington. Now I'm in Washington State and this past winter has been the toughest one so far. A little bit of snow isn't bad at all like we had in Richland for Christmas and then by New Years it was gone. I'm going to put a picture of the front yard for our Christmas 2017. Couldn't find one right off hand so I'll look through some old files and see where I've put the 2017 pictures.
My Grand daughter had her surgery this month and she's in a sling full time for 8 weeks, and then it's a few months of Physical Therapy. She had surgery on her left shoulder for a rotator cup problem and putting a muscle back attached where it belongs. Now she has some really neat looking exercises she has to start on at home before she starts on the pullysin the Therapy place.
I'm almost finished with my Therapy for my knee. I think I've got about 4 sessions left. I don't mind the incline and I don't mind the bicycle but they have one torture machine, I don't want to get on. The massage therapy with an echo machine is relaxing and has helped to lower the insulation on the knee cap so I'm not walking nearly as Old Lady like as I used to do. I'm going to be 80 this year so I'll hold the old lady bent over walking until I'm 90+. But I still don't do much walking because the lungs and heart dysfunction aren't letting me go more than around the house from my cptr to the Loo and then a stop in the kitchen and it's back to the desk.
Now I'm starting on my little kitchen garden. I put 3 small pots in the window. One is Parsley, one is Basil, and the third is Chives. I was at my Albertson's store and spotted this package of the 3 herbs and the growing medium so I bought it. Planted them and put them in the kitchen window over my kitchen sink. That way I can watch them grow. Germaniation in about 3 to 4 weeks and they don't need the sun which is good because it's only there lightly for about another month and then it'll be strong sun. Going to order the planter box for tomatoes this morning.
Here's a few of the scrapbook pictures I've done this year. As you will notice, I've put a statement at the bottom of each picture giving credit to the designer of the kit and the name of the kit. In case you want to try your hand at this make a comment at the bottom and I'll tell you how you can reach every one of them.
Grand daughter Bridgit and her BFF Brandi a couple of years ago.
Grand daughter Bridgit in her Predator Costume, which is the only female Predator costume in existance.
A new kit from Studio Manu and the Sailor is myself in 1962.
Picture of me with another one of Studio Manu's kits. The Guard dog around my neck is my little Chihuahua Phoebe.
Picture of my young friend Megan in a kit from Russian-Dutch Heart Designs and the overlay from another kit of Studio Manu.
Cousin Todd's new puppy who's waiting to get a little bigger so she can romp in the ocean like his ancestor Natalie used to do.
My good friend Cheryl is the proud Grandmother to to these adorable Dolls.
And making a scrapbook page of a picture from 77 years ago. The adorable toddler in the top left is my older brother Bud (he's a junior who passed) and a little cutie is me 77 yrs ago.
This is Memorial page to my beloved cat of 16 years who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge in 2018. I really miss this lady.
That's all for today but I got a new kit to play with this morning so I'll be back.
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