Since I lost a day this week, I figure I had better remind myself what day it is. At my age, these things need to be worried over.
It is Firday night, just turned Saturday morning by the clock. I'm going to force myself to have a RED day today. I didn't sleep much Thursday night, so I had a GRAY day yesterday.
Found myself with a fuzzy mind all day, no focus, not much energy, didn't have my usual humor about me kind of day. I know it's the dreaded cold weather we're having making me feel this way. I need my fresh air, and with temps in the 10's, I don't get my fill. Praying for a few days for my dose of vitamin C from the sunshine, even in my winter coat.
Received my bible reading assignment, but didn't even open it today to start on it. Shame on me, maybe that's why I feel so restless. Kick in the behind should be dealt me, anyone wanta volunteer?
Steve came home tonight with a very noticable limp, he said too much climbing up and down on combine he is working on. I am thinking maybe he should go have it x-rayed, but getting him to go to doctor isn't easy. He isn't one to complain, but since he took that hit from the log in the thigh, he has been taking Advil without prompting from me. Very unusual, if you knew my Steve. He has to work half day today. Maybe some rest this weekend will be good for him. I will try real hard not to find something for him to have to help me with. Wish I had some old fashioned horse linament to put on his sore leg area, that would help, but don't have any around. Wonder if Farm and Home would have any?
We have our first of the year meeting Sunday with club. Looking for new year to bring some changes to pulling, getting new and old pullers to resurface. Should be an interesting meeting with the older ones that keep saying, "in the past, we've always...." , not giving new ideas a chance to be voiced. Maybe this years President will over ride those old voices and let the new ones be heard. We shall see....
Need to put on my to do list, make reservations for March first pull of season for us. Road Trip!!!!! A weekend away.........and our anniversary weekend at that.
Thank you Steve, you've given me something to think about all day.
He just informed me today is Friday. Guess I had 2 Thursday's this week, or maybe it was 2 Wednesday's?
Early morning again here at our house. Gotta start truck extra early to let it get warmed up before he leaves for work. 8* degrees again, wind is still blowing but suppose to calm later and then pick up again this evening.
Snow drifting over cleaned roads, the country roads haven't even been touched, for they are fighting the highway drifts. So, Steve made his own path home last night. Schools are closed again today due to weather.
I received the next 4 days of the 2010 Challenge, so have some reading and assessing to do this weekend. The author hits so many short-comings for himself which I can relate to in my own life. Living life for God is a challenge for everyone everyday with the world we live in being so tempting. So this challenge brings to light why we must daily thank God for loving us with our simple sins as well as our major sins, of which we have many. God Bless
23* Yesterday, just hung out inside, watched the day begin with bright sunshine, and as the day flew by, the clouds moved in, bringing the snow with it. By 6:30 the flakes started falling.
When Steve got home, we started up the log splitter and split the wood we had brought home last wood cutting, one load was split, one not. Got it split before snow could collect pile on it. So we're set for another week of firewood.
As I sit here the temp out is 24* and it's still snowing, only about 2" out there right now, but as I looked at the driveway, I can see the snow starting to drift from the wind kicking up. the sky looks fierce with the dark gray clouds to our north. Steve says he thinks my little leaf blower will work for cleaning sidewalks in the morning. We have a hand snow blower, but one year it wouldn't start for Steve and he just shelved it for future repair, which didn't get done, but it is too heavy for me to use.
Supper was BK last night, as we were outside off and on working. Steve took one lawn mover over to Dave and Melanie's for Dave to blade off his driveway with snow blade on it. BUT, he hadn't yet got the snowblade on his lawn mower yet, so there he was, laying on the ground in the snow, where he had blade Dave and I had dragged out for him to put on before the snow even hit......
My day was busy with Kiley. Got another story started in my book, it has 2. Read some while Kiley napped this afternoon. Enjoyed the fire going and not doing anything but the essentials around the house today.
Received my first online Bible Study e-mail today. Matthew 1-2 are the chapters for study to start. Looking forward to this Challenge for 2010 I accepted through site I am a member of.
8* Might as well keep track of temp., may be a need to know later on.
Our wood pile is dwindling fast, as I keep the fireplace going around the clock to help the furnace. It's running non stop with the cold spell. The sun was shining here today, I took advantage of it to open blinds and let it in also. I was outside several times today, just standing in the sun, looking at the trees as they stand bare and cold. Snow is moving in for my area come Wednesday night into Thursday morning. 2 to 4" expected. Looking forward to watching it as well.
Surfing the web today, I ran across a site I haven't encountered before. It's a recipe site, Recipezaar. I found it a different one, for it gives recipes for things like coffee creamer, which I may try for I use creamer in my coffee, so it might be cheaper and better flavor if I make it myself. Will make note later if it is worth it, flavor wise.
We didn't get to Sears Sunday to pick up my sander, Steve just wasn't up to walking around with his bonked leg. It does seem to be better today, but climbing up and down on the combine he is working on, he said that was a b**** today. Leslie and I are making the trip in the morning to see if it's in. It's too cold out to work with the logs I have laying by porch to carve around on with my little chainsaw. I do wish for some above freezing weather soon so I can play outside. May have to visit some of the other stores while I am there, especially the book store as I am almost out of stash to read. I am on the last book and I do need my nightly reading material. lol
I wonder if joining a book club/swap would be beneficial for me. I don't know of any local, but may check closer to see if maybe the library knows of any. Could save me quite a chunk of change. I have to confess, I have a library of my own with the years of books I have purchased. One day, I will have the shelving to have them at fingers reach whenever I want, but for now, most are in my closet and attic in boxes. I have read many more than once, and favorites more than that. My favorite books are by authors who can transport me to another era, country, state, or make me feel like the character. In my traveling dreams, I think I would like someday to travel to Ireland, just for the country side viewing, it looks so beautiful in words. I love to watch the movie "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara just to see the country. "Gone With the Wind" sequel is another, "Scarlet", it too is set a lot in Ireland. Wish I new the family lineage, I may have Irish blood.
So for now, I am off to the fireside and my book for a while, it's not Ireland, but it's a mystery and they are about to figure out "who done it". I think I know already, but I have been wrong before......
It's winter, that is evident.
Good thing today, the sun is shinning bright. Makes for at least looking out something to smile about.
On staying inside, I sat down this morning to look at Steve's Red Power magazine, and I see where Red Power Round Up is being held in LaPorte, Indiana. I will be sure to look up that city and see how far it is from us. I love to go to the shows they have. We went to our last one in 08', it was held in Columbia, MO, just over 2 hours from us. So if this one isn't too far, I will make sure to make plans to attend it also. Note: Dates June 24,25 & 26, 2010. If anyone reads this and wants more info, it's http://www.ihcc33.org/
This was Steve and I today. We just hung out together. Made the trip to grocery store for supplies for our bellies. Wow was it ever cold out there today. The wind was cutting right thru the clothes. Poor Steve is still hobbling from the wood splitting incident the other day. So his treck to the doors was longer than my sprint. I hurried my behind into the warmth, or I thought warm, inside. But truthfully, the darn store was cold in there. As we went about our treasure hunting, we encountered many shoppers with their gloves on. Wish I had worn mine in, I too would have pushed my cart with them on, those handles were ice cold.
We also picked up the latest "Marine 2" movie. So this evening before supper Steve asked me to watch it with him. I made it in to the last half, for I fixed supper and did the dishes before settling down on the love seat. I sat very near the fireplace with the flames roaring. Which made for movie watching relaxing and very enjoyable.
So today is the second day of the new year, and I haven't hear yet from Sears if my sander is in yet or not. I think tomorrow we will make a trip down and see if they have just forgotten that it's paid for and no one called. I hope it's there, I am ready to test it out on some wood and see how well it works opposed to the hand held ones I have. Your sure to know if it comes in...
Kids called tonight, their little border collie Jade, she was outside running around in snow, and somehow, yanked off one of her toe nails. Dave run her out to vets office, but it was closed. So we told him to put some gun grease on the nail and wrap it to stop the bleeding. That is what we did in the old days on the farm when an animal got hurt. Guess it worked, they didn't call back with any more hints on what to do. Dave said he would keep eye on it. She's his dog, and she also takes good care of me when she's around here. She's a sweet dog, I call her my grandpuppy.
Picked up some new ideas for some wood projects surfing around on the web this morning. Found a rocking horse I just might have to make for the Grand daughter. And, some more ideas for shelving and mounting them to wall. Looks like my winter can be filled with sawdust if I keep this up....
I do have some sewing to catch up on, and I want to whip up a couple more bonnets and dresses for Kiley. I also have an afhagan started for Steve, a lap blanket, big IH design. Need to pull it out and get it finished. I put it away when I decided to make the one for Kiley for Christmas. Got it done, and went to work on the rocking chair. Some times, I get too many irons in the fire and have to re-group and finish those un-finished things.
Well, laundry is done, house got vac'd, dishes done, groceries bought and put away, fire blazing, and now my blog is done, so I am calling it a night, and heading to the bedroom with my kitty and book..............
January 1, 2010. Today was a relaxing day for us. We unloaded trucks of firewood, and then spent time with family. Steve is still sore today, this morning he was very stiff, but tonight he is walking around a little faster.
I even took some time to sit through a couple of Monk shows. Kids got me the first season of Monk for Christmas. I loved that show. And I run across one on my DVD which I hadn't seen, so I was real happy about that.
Melanie, Dave and Kiley come over. Dave and I played around with my little chainsaw. He hadn't seen it yet. So I showed him how it worked and then we tried our hand at carving with it. I think Dave likes it as well as I do. We have some pieces of wood to play around with, so he and I will get together one day and carve some more. I also told him my plans to make some outside tables with some of the unique pieces of wood I brought home whole. I also am thinking of making some shelves using sliced up large logs, cutting them in half and hanging then randomly throughout the house for a very country looking decor. I will sand them and finish them for easy cleaning and shiney look with polyurethane. Another project to keep busy with.
Time now for my bible verse after dishes are done. God Bless us as we enter into this New year, guide us as we go about our days, fill our hearts with love and pleasant dreams in our nights. Thank You Lord for another year. Amen
In my Attic
What you are about to read is things from my life in the real world as well as thoughts from my attic.
Attic: Storage space at the top of my head.
Some things will be just off the top of my head too. Beware, no view warnings will appear on posts. Enter my blog at your own risk.
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