Friday, December 26, 2008

Happy Birthday Kenny

To My Brother who will not be reading this .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ,KENNY

I wonder how it was the have a Birthday so close to Christmas.
The Eve ,the Day , the day after anywhere of the week of .
Disappointing I would think , SO PARENTS plan your child not the week of Christmas.
UNLESS..... it perhaps .....it was Christmas Day!!
Double celebration!
Who wouldn't not want to share that day with Jesus. I know the day is not certain but the idea is the same.

I woke with a HEADACHE this am. perhaps because I went out side yesterday several times without my head covered. Or perhaps because I had not drank enough water .
I should be drinking 90 + ounces, Ahem....... since I have gotten to the weigh double that number. Lack of water can cause headache and dry eyes , remember that!

After 3 cups of Joe and 2 mayo sausage biscuits and a min carrot cake,my headache is gone.

I truly am enjoying this am, off work ,a big relief and I can do or not do anything. So far I have been reading my new magazine BEST HOLIDAY
RECIPES from Taste of Home. Pictures of every recipe (course it make one want to try them all and perhaps once day(I doubt it) I will have made all 320 Christmas classics!
I simple love Taste of Home magazines YOU can get a free issue by going to:
www.tasteofhome.comfreeissue or call 1-800-344-6913 and mention
LIIJ3T
Some time you can get this mag. at 1/2 rate, like I did.

Well this am was all quiet,when I settle down with my Joe and bkfst: but I hear this rattle of tin foil and not to my surprise I saw a little long thin mouse,poor thing he was probably after the carrot cake I had previously placed in the microwave. I guess I should of let him or her had it.

Well I leaving my Christmas up until at the New Year comes in.
WHY not!?
If anyone know how I can get bright white lights to replace MRS Stewart's smoked-burned out ones let me know. I think it is a 600 lighted tree- I might as well buy a NEW ONE .. it'll cost 70 dollars to replace the bulbs!!

I do want to thank my family for the wonderful presents we both got. "THANK YOU, Anna,John,Jeff and Jennifer and to my sisters and friends.

So until next time ,May God continue to bless, YOU and YOURS!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

It's Christmas Day is IT?

Merry Christmas !!

It's Christmas Day is it?

That is the words of my 4 tear old son'
twenty two years ago.
A 4 year old is a magical little person.
They are curious,charming and loving.
Full of adventure; all sorts of wisdom is
being absorbed in their minds.

I got up as t 0215 this AM , not to wrap
or open presents, but to put the turkey
in the oven. Simple ... right.. Well the
turkey needs to cook about 3-4 hours and
my cake need to be baked. Therefore the cake
had to be mixed then and get in ahead of the turkey.

You just can't throw the turkey in, well some
person might do that but the giblets would be
cooked in it wrapped paper and it would not be
seasoned.
Anyhow,I need to clean chop celery,onion and
an apple and stuff the bird with that with a
stick of butter. Once that little "stuff" was
done I slid the bird into the baking bag and
roasting pan and placed on the bottom rack on
top of my round stone (so the bottom of the
turkey would not burn.

Then on to preparing the cake to make it that
wonderful tasty.
I could have snuck back as to bed but I thought
Mike has to work and He would love his wonderful
Mayo's sausage, so I had to remove the turkey from
the oven cook some biscuits (canned) and sausage etc,
then returning the turkey I think it was 4 AM.

I recheck the icing recipe, and decided to use the
one that added pineapple to the top of the sheet cake
and using sour cream,confection sugar and cool whip.

YUM,was on the spoon!

By 4:30 Mike would be up so I had to wish him a
Merry Christmas and sip some Christmas coffee with him.
Now I am sleepy,tired and need to rise and meet the day...........
but I think , all would be well if I sleep in at least til 8 AM.Hum I can smell the turkey it smells "Christmasy"

Have a "MERRY CHRISTMAS" today.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Christmas Countdown!

Today starts countdown to Christmas.
Though I work Christmas ,we are moving the forward
by one day,YAY!

Well today iI must remove the ornaments and restring
my pe-lit tree, pre-lit trees last us one season.
Thanks Martha K Mart!
I found the white string white light ones at Target and they
were 30% off.
So off comes the ornanments and You know the rest.

Congrads to all the graduates this Dec. and to the ones that are
getting ready for new adventures, that would include those that
have found there soul mate and others that have new beginings.

Actually this is the 3 rd time I have tried to write something .
I have apparently accidently hit something that cause it to be deleted.
So with the patience and knowing or how important this really is...AHEM...
I have began again.
I am trying to heat the house with a several candle burning.
It is COlD!

well b 4 I delete this I am posting and will let you know how thing are going .
Now the Christmas music needs to be playing .
talk later.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

December 7th

A week has past and I hve lagged in writing .
I do have a fracture in foot. It may be more
than one; it does bother me a lot.

I worked 13 hours yesterday and thought

I can't do this again.
I feel compelled to do so.
So I will probably try again, tomorrow.
I suppose,something tell me I should not.
I have found a new site and want to subscribe
to it or at least put it on my blog ,
in case someone else my like it.

http://oldschoolacres.typepad.com/old_school_acres/

Monday, December 1, 2008

December 2008

Actually today felt like a December day. \
I received a call approx 715 from Jennifer
my daughter in law) that her car was
having some serious problems
she had parked it at a veterinarian office.
It was still under warranty ,Jeff took it to
the Toyota dealership on his lunch break.
They found the problem and fixed it. Yay!

Warranties are good.

I decided since I was out to go to a
walk in clinic to determine the cause
of my pain,and swelling of my left foot.
I was told it was not fractured but that
it did show osteoarthritis.

I continue later

Sunday, November 30, 2008

December is fast approaching

Today is the last day of NOVEMBER 2009

This is the first time I think that I put
my tree up in November. White with shades
of blue ornaments.
I still have to find some special ornaments.

I put a stuff Panda in a chair,
later i found the stuffing of Panda on
the floor,What does a pup get out of
pulling out his stuff??????????
there was a large opening in the belly,
thank goodness he didnt tear the Panda up.
Stuffing is back in the bear.

Well I hungry and it is late guess I should
look for a celery stick to eat. Hot cocoa
sounds good. Hum..........

I need to go to the Dr tomorrow and see
why my foot hurts. I hope I can get in tomorrow

It is suppose to snow tonight -- we will see .
I really want SNOW BUT NOT YET!!!!!!!
I having hard enough time walking I can't
imagine walking in snow with a cripple foot.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

here i am

Sitting on the couch waiting for the time to jump run
and do an hour's plus am duties b 4 hitting the road
to financial paycheck.
It amazing how much time it takes to actually get
somewhere when u really have 2.

shortcut are taken , u have 2.
so til next time. c ya..........
that time is at hand.......

starting with putting the doggies in their
place with their neccessities

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Wow November half over!

It really hard to believe that November is half over.
Thanksgiving will be here and the turkey will come of the
bone.

I saw a Charlie Brown Christmas today at Walgreen's today sort of cute.

well I'n going to bed, soon to began another day.

I don't work tomorrow,Ya

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

DTRTY DOGS

3 DIRTY DOGS
12 DIRTY FEET
TOO MANY MUD TRACKS

3 SEPARATE BATHS
3 WET TOWELS

3 DOGS KEPT INSIDE
RAINING CATS OUTSIDE

3 DOGS ON LEASH
NO
2 DOGS ON LEASH

BELLE WILL RUN INSIDE
ABBY RUN UNDER FENCE
TEDDY CHASE BEHIND
BOTH CHASING COWHIDE

3 CLEAN DOGS.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Baked Potato Soup

4 large baking potatoes
2/3 c.butter or margarine
2/3 c. all-purpose flour
7 c. milk
4 green onions,sliced
12-oz.pkg. bacon,cooked and
crumbled
1 1/4 c. (5oz.) shredded Cheddar
cheese
8 -oz.container sour cream
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Gaarnish: additional shredded
Cheddar cheese, cooked and
crumbled bacon, sliced green
onions


Bake potatoes at 400 degrees for one hour or until done; cool. Cut potatoes
in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp and reserve. Discard shells. Melt butter
in a Dutch oven over low heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat 10 minutes, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly,. Stir in potato pulp and green onions; bring to a boil.Cover,reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add Bacon and next 4 ingredients; stir until cheese melts. garnish, if desired. serve immediately. Makes 14 cups.

Enjoy



Soup pointers:

1. Make your soup ahead.
Many soups take on a richer flavor if made a day ahead... it gives the flaavors time to blend.
2. Remove fat from soups. Use a bulb baster or wrap an ice cube in a damp cheese cloth and skim it over the soup's surface. Or cover and chill over night and lift it off.
3. To prevent mushy vegetables, add quicker cooking vegetables after the meat is tender. Cook until tender.approx. 15 minutes.
4. To Freeze, package soup and stews in pint or quart plastic freezer containers or heavy-duty plastic freezer bags; label,date and freeze up to 3 months.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

the tea kettle is singing

Time to get up and take that kettle

to the bathtub and pour some soap

boiling water into the drain

and chase

it with very cold water.

That is suppose to get rid of whatever
it living and breeding in my bathtub
drain!

Everytime I take a bath I get bit horribly
and have todash to get the benadryl gel
and pour over my legs.

Not kidding it doesnt happen with a shower.
It must be bugs invisible (since i am half blind)
living in the drain and come
when i start the water.
I don't know but i like to take baths but I don't
like biting bugs ,I don't like bugs at all!
If that
doesn't work,

Poison might.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

getting started

just get up and do it
belle ate a paper towel
dad fence us out of the house
horses are fenced in.
i not rolling on my belly to
get in.
400 plus acres and he still
need the half acre that surrounds
the house,

INSANE!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Some thoughts come out in words

As stated above,I usually really check what I say.
I think a lot and don't say a lot;
Especialy to family members.

sometime it no more that what would be said to me
by someone.

Sometimes you look for that delete button
and can't find it.

Halloween Past

It's hard to believe that a another Halloween
has actually come and gone.

I remember Past Halloweens.

I was so glad that our family
got together plus my sister her husband
which is Mike's brother.

An friends that we have not seen in 2 years.
The Lamberts
Chris,Stephanie,Caleb,Kate,Millay and Conner.
I was pretty exhausted.
After cleaning the house and cooking
once I sit down. I had to work to
keep my eyes open.
It was good to see them.Cable and Conner are
little Chris es
and Kate is a little Stephanie.
Millay is just Millay.

one of the phrases a little girl kept repeating
"I want an eyeball"

I went to the door and opened my mouth and an eyeball appeared.
she loved it! It was a gummy eyeball and very delicious!
She got an eyeball. I knew that was the best thing she got
in her whole collection of goodies! She wasn't going to leave
without one, it was an honor to give her one.

Jeff and Jennifer (son and daughter in law) came and brought
cake and party tray
Anna and John (daughter and son in law) came and brought (dip-
Anna also prepared the cupcakes and display really cute. the eyeballs sat on
the cupcakes.
Today I need to get up and clean up and put up the decor.

Nov 1 was Mike's mother Birthday she is 77 years old but looks like she < 70.
Nov 2 was Teddy's 1st birthday he is one of Abby's 7 pups,the one we kept.
Nov 3 we see...........
Nov 4 is election day...........hum

In case you wonder i will be changing my screen soon.
I glad there is an editing tool
course it will not do it automatically
and I just found the spell checker ya!!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

VACATION DAY 13

Today is my last day of vacation.
I hate to see it end. I got a lot
done today, I did'nt stop and go see
my mother like I had planned to do.

I completed the painting job.
I have almost got the room in order.
I am watching the Titians game.
I plan to get up and complete my task.
I probably will was the dishes.
I am tired and ready for bed .
I need to get a bath and get ready
for bed.

I dread the mundane of work.

Gas prices are probably going down
due to the Republicians trying to get
votes.

Another day is passing.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

behavior

all is fair in love and war?

I'm not sure anymore.

people need to be in constant need to improve
their behavior and attitude.

Sunday day 12

As I said in my last post I need a vacation.

I need followers on my blog.

I need food in my stomach.

I need my stomach to leave - like that bad air guy commerical.

Today is WATS (we are the sermon) day
Which i think is totally great.
it should be a WATS Day at least once a month.

and i need to be includedd.I think Christians should help others
outside the church but also inside too, which they are going I today also.
but not me. I did not sign up for or to help with a project.
I just did not make the effort.

I am consume with helping myself since no one helps unless paid to do so.


Today I am very sore and tired.
Today i probably just do nothing .
Today I must pick out a bedroom paint color.
Today I may just continue to help 3 tired women.
ME,MYself and I.
I know that is selfish.

I know what I want for Christmas.
storm window units completed and installed .
Each unit is less than 40.00 dollars.
If I get 3 I will be happy.
Don't worry there are only 5 to go; perhaps
a son a daughter and a husband can do that for me;
for this house that covered there heads for many years.
I also want any help with other repairs .

The floor in the kitchen has several problem of concern.
The refrigetor sits on an area that need replacing;
a loose board need repair.
The outside needs tons of work, vingl siding and under hang
and new shutters.
Patch work with mortar& more......
boring............ yes but on my mind.

No help

I was so mad at Mike last night, he let Filty Abby
in the house and did not put her in the lower room.
THis is while i am slaving at making the house better,
painting the ceiling after i primed the wall and painted
the trim yesterday. So later I discover she all stretch
out on the clean sofa.

some times it is hard to have nice thoughts.

If people like that would do work (like everything
involve in the cleaning process of a sofa this was
an all day process. remove wash about 3 diffent loads-
dry and put BACK on the foam. In the mind of some people
you push the button , you push another button and then
walla it it back on the sofa.
WRONG!!!!!!!!
I was mad and it still makes me mad. I work my tail off.
I can't believe i even cooked salmon cakes after that.
I washed the dirty dishes this morning.

computer,football and sleep.

If men dont know what to do they would ask,
instead you praying they will.
so ladies, make sure your man will,is not all talk; talk walks away from the job.

time to eat.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Vacation Day 11

Oh my I need a vacation from this vacation.It is only 8:11
and I am totally exhausted. I began cleaning out what used
to be Anna room from birth to high school( before she move
to the Garage room )Wed to Thursday and turn the table to get
this _ _ _ _ (stuff)out of the house. Well knowing me that old
saying
"someone junk may be someone else's treasure is core in my being.
I had been told that the oldest complex Franklin Height
accepted stuff to give out to the families there.
Stuff I know Anna would have contributed to MOUNT TRASHMORE
ended up there yesterday around 3 pm.
rained the entire time I was loading it but finally stopped
before I had to unload it ( thank goodness I had help to unload it)

I do believe God read my mind.

SO IF YOU HAVE STUFF TAKE IT THERE INSTEAD OF GOODWILL PEOPLE THAT DONT HAVE ANYTHING GET IT FOR FREE.

NUMBER IS 898-7159 CALL B 4 U TAKE STUFF IT IS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
THY CAN TELL YOU HOW TO GET THERE OR ASK ME.
TALK ABOUT TRASH TO TREASURE SOMEONE WILL RECEIVE A PAIR OF (LUCKY JEANS) THAT WERE FAIRLY PRICEY THAT ANNA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROBABLY EVER WEAR AGAIN SIZE 2


I was starved and about to melt into the street.
I decide that i need to eat and went toward Jason's deli
wanting a plain Jane then thought about those delicious
sandwhiches at "the Future" the Ave. as I call it and then
i planned
to go and get the shades at Linen's and things, oh well i was
calculating
the cost and then how i really wanted a

chicken bacon garlic whatever pizza

and decided that's what i would do. the same cost would feed
Mike and I both. so I left the Ave almost tasting the sandwhich
and started to drive and get on Thompson but starving I knew
I would not last even to get to Papa murphy's let alone drive home
and cook the thing!

SO i turn reluctantly (sp) into Jason and he prepared my tater
it was so big Mike was to get the other half. But I see it still
in the refrig.

WHy am i tired, I work on the garage room til 1130 pm was so sore took
3 ibprofren sponge bath the dirt off and hit the bed so tire and sore
it took an hour to fall asleep
then i woke a 4 and got up at 5 and began painting trim.
keeping a house is work. my hub is like Gillian though he
silently thinks the work work
WORK! and quietly disapears .

I was suppose to go have fun in Franklin and the flea market
in NASH.
BUT I ONLY HAVE A FEW HOURS TO COMPLETE ( HOPEFULLY I WILL )
THE ROOM AT LEAST THE TRIM AND PRIME THE WALL.
BETTER GET BACK B 4 MY PAINT BRUSH DRIES IN THE BUCKET OF PAINT

jOY THE SUN IS SNEAKING A PEAK THROUGH THE CLOUDS

hOPEFULLY IT WILL STATE OUT IT AMAZING WHAT THE SUNSHINE DOES FOR A PERSON.

NO IT DOESNT REMOVE THE ACHES AND TIRED FEELING. I NEED SLEEP!
WELL I PROBABLY NEED A PROOF READER AND SOMEONE TO CORREDT MY SP MISTAKES ------
I AM NOT. I'M PAINTING.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Mrs Tackett

Mrs.Tackett-
I had a teacher named Mrs Tackett
who hated to hear racket!
So she would get mad and say we were
bad,
So we could not go outside anymore.

Mrs. Deaton--
I had a teacher
Mrs. Deaton. She has always eaten
Mac and cheese without fleas!

Mrs. Bagnham--
Mrs. Bagnham
was nice like suger and spice.
but on a hot day she never gave us ice!

Mrs. Adams--
Mrs Adams was sweet,
and really neat and no smelly
feet were aloud!

Mrs. Walkup--
Mrs. Walkkup wouldn't let us talkup.
That was very,
mean
but still I didn't turn green!

Talking about writing I came across this on notepaper
while cleaning out a drawer.
funny!YOu have those first play stories you wrote dont you?

Vacation Day 8

Oh the lisT! ??
We'll discuss that later.
Right now I want to tell you to be on the watch for ...
the devil MOUSE..

sneaking around in broad daylight and into the night he get happy with the new loaf of bread that I spent over 2 bucks on because My son said it was the best for not drying out the the fastest. Man, he should know;since sandwhich is his main food group, and sandwhich consist of 2 slices of BREAD which devil mouse had for his late night snack.

so beware the mice are in your neighbor too!

I've got to get the trap that keeps on trapping.
Caught 10 in a week last year and now it is waiting for me to come and pick up at the lacal grocery!!!

I also have a GHOST in my front yard ... he/she is flying backward I guess it is allowed as long as you are a ghost!)

Devil Mouse will wish he can fly back faster too!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

VACATION DAY -7

Half over -
WEll what can you expect when you are bored and go to bed at 8 pm!
YOu wake up at 2! You silently sleep til 3:30 am and finally decide
it time to get up and perhaps accomplish the world chores today.

A list- what's that? Oh yea, one in my Head- One on paper is actually
better if you do not lose it.

Maybe I will try to write one out.

Ok first is
1. get a hair change(color, cut)
2. laundry- the sofa slip covers need refreshing .
3. make a plan -what to do next (in fixing the house).
4. Pray -that someone will help me it too much for one
person to handle.
5. go get the 2 tubs of cookie dough that cost $28.00
and cook them all and eat them all today!
6. cancel # 5
7. stop this posting and get started.
8. be able to come back and list more accomplishments
than i just did.

Hope you enjoy you day.

One accomplishment I will brag about is that my son
blew the Old leaves off our house where they lie in the valleys
on the roof.(I think they were from last fall)

Yea, I was so relieved; I know there will be more
but at least these are gone.

I so appreciated him going this.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Vacation Day 5

Sunday

Another day - sometimes you wonder why you don't have
the answers to your questions.

It amazing that my mother of 87 years continues to go
and worship on Sundays unless she is physically ill.

Blessed is her name.

I generally do not make a habit of not going. It is a
day that does belong to the Lord and as they all do.
I have no reason not to worship with other Christians
to honor God.

Somewhere in the mist of having raised a family hoping
they would continue to worship the Lord on His chosen day,
the importance has seemed to have gotten lost.
Perhaps I did a lousy job of teaching.
I know that my children are good people and I basically am
but we belong to the Lord not to each other.

The Lord should be our influence.

I therefore can not blame my not going, on the fact that
many close to me, have chosen not to worship on Sundays
for the most part: perhaps choose to do their own thing.
I suppose it is a weakness that of ours that satan enjoys.
Could compare to his conversation with Eve in the Garden.

I too must continue "to be still and .....listen to the Lord."
may God strengthen my weakness and others.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Vacation Day 2

So how much do you really need to accomplish on vacation?
WEll the majority of people don't really go on vacation.
They take on that extra job of trying to get things done
around the house.

Well today, I only got the grass cut, no trimming just the
lawn cut and with that a cut on my eye, somewhere on my eye.
it still hurts!I ran into a branch, gosh it hurts.Ice helps
but it tthe pain returns.
I hope it gone by tomorrow. I also about knocked my head off
3 different times; the third time I actually almost avoided it.

I did make some cupcakes today I can't remember when I last make cupcakes!


I will try not to eat too many of them! There ARE 24 of them!!!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

MOE"S or BLUE COAST

MOE'S

reason:

taste better!
cost less!

VACATION -- DAY1

Vacation day 1-- Just a day that I not sure what I will do today.
Way to much to do and sometimes most time not knowing where to start.
I really like to do a road trip up north somewhere.
I think I will try and get the Halloween decor down and put them up, Ha.
Then I need to plant the remaining mums I had brought a week ago.
Probably start on the chairs I need to refinish them, the table is next.
Let see what I really get done.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Three done and three to go

Three done and three to go

It does feel good to get something accomplished.
Even through it taken a long time to really get
motivated. Three chairs are completed and

Will I get anything done today.

Well Yes I can say at least one thing is accomplished.
I finally installed the littled latches thingamygigs
on my cabinet doors so what will close. A
skilled person or a person with a tiny drill bit probably take
a minute :me with a tiny screwdriver at leat 40 minutes!!!
hope it last, ok i got to complete much more since yesterday was
all about shopping with my daughter and that was a lot of fun
but next time we eat somewhere not so noise and something that
has not been made up in the early morning hours or the night before.
Not too bad but definitely not that good!!

I let you know if I get my chairs covered!!!
TL

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Beginnings

Everything has a beginning.
Today is my beginning of just writing whatever I want. Whatever ,whenever but not everthing that runs through my mind. Hopefully this will be more of a journal of my life, my thoughts, a little of what I enjoy.
I have seen several bloggers and it is fun , reading them sometimes rekindles own thoughts or memories and it is like reading a book you throughly enjoy. It concerns me that I can not tap into spell check, Ha. Well perhaps it will make me search and learn . Even the three letter words are a challenge . So you see even when I miss a word then it will alert you that you have the correct spelling, so pat yourself on the back.
It also a nice way to keep up with others that you know . So this is my beginning and I will learn as I go.