A somewhat quiet day. It was cloudy all day and tonight there is a little bit of preciptitation. I am not quite sure what it is. It isn't snow but it isn't rain or even quite sleet either.
Chelsea was goofy last night. She got me up the first time at 11:30PM. I could not believe it. I had taken her out at 9:30PM and she never before woke me up before 1AM. Then she got me up again at 4AM and I could not get back to sleep.
Oh well, I had a good nap this afternoon with Roxie as my willing bunkmate.
I picked up Share this morning. Got pork chops, kielbasa, lunch meat, ground turkey and veggies. I was home by 10AM and got to work baking the Stollen. They are all done now except that tomorrow, I will frost and decorate them.
Tomorrow we are home all day. I hope to get some reading in for a change and perhaps a bit of writing. I always seem to be putting those things off and then by the end of the day I am too tired to move.
I forgot to tell you that on the way back from Mother's on Friday I saw a flock of at least 6 pheasants feeding by the road. What a sight. Usually I only see and occasional single bird.
Love
God love you
Mary
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
This morning I picked up Mother's prescriptions at Walgreens and took them to her. She had an antibiotic that she had to start taking today. I was just as glad as Monday, I have to be home by 11AM and she has to be at the ear doctor's office at 11AM, so there will be no chance to visit then.
We got her medical list all updated and had a nice long visit. It took her some figgy hobbin too. She sent our Christmas present home with me. A cheese box. We can always use that. She is pretty much stuck at home these days because of the weather, but Sara and maybe Becky or Jessie are coming on Sunday to get a lesson in making the Christmas Stollen. She is so happy that their generation is interested in keeping the family traditions going. Mother got this recipe from my Grandma Deeley so it is really a tradition.
I cleaned the bathrooms today and did a couple of loads of wash. I also mixed up my dough for my Christmas Stollen. I hope that I can get it rolled thin enough this time.
I received a great email today. It said. "Now that I'm older I thought it was great that I seemed to have more patience. - Turns out that I just don't give a shit."
Have a nice weekend.
God love you
Mary
We got her medical list all updated and had a nice long visit. It took her some figgy hobbin too. She sent our Christmas present home with me. A cheese box. We can always use that. She is pretty much stuck at home these days because of the weather, but Sara and maybe Becky or Jessie are coming on Sunday to get a lesson in making the Christmas Stollen. She is so happy that their generation is interested in keeping the family traditions going. Mother got this recipe from my Grandma Deeley so it is really a tradition.
I cleaned the bathrooms today and did a couple of loads of wash. I also mixed up my dough for my Christmas Stollen. I hope that I can get it rolled thin enough this time.
I received a great email today. It said. "Now that I'm older I thought it was great that I seemed to have more patience. - Turns out that I just don't give a shit."
Have a nice weekend.
God love you
Mary
Thursday, December 17, 2009
I ended up able to stay home all day until tonight when I went to church for a penance service. Isn't that a wonder. We were supposed to go to the Sheboygan Clinic to have Dr. Morino look at Dick's leg, but the office called to tell us that Dr. Morino was home sick. So we rescheduled til next Tuesday.
Dick's leg is looking much better anyway. All of the sores have scabs on them and are healing. He is going to start trying to walk again tomorrow.
I made a Figgy Hobbin for dessert today. Boy is that good. Jeff dropped by on his way home from Mother's with a squash and a prescription for me to get filled for Mom. So I was able to share the Figgy Hobbin with them. Kathy called to tell me she liked it. It is a Cornish dessert that I devised after Dick and I toured Mineral Point many years ago. It is like a raisin pie made in jelly roll fashion and served with ice cream.
The Penance service at Church was very nice. There were five priests available for private confession after the service. I was pleased to be able to go to Fr. Howard Johnson who was my pastor at Blessed Trinity Parish several years ago. He is a gentle and good man.
So now it is almost time for bed and I am writing this with Miss Roxie on my lap. She has become very needy these days.
So until tomorrow. I intend to mix the dough for my Christmas Stollen tomorrow. Then I can bake it on Saturday.
God love you
Mary
Dick's leg is looking much better anyway. All of the sores have scabs on them and are healing. He is going to start trying to walk again tomorrow.
I made a Figgy Hobbin for dessert today. Boy is that good. Jeff dropped by on his way home from Mother's with a squash and a prescription for me to get filled for Mom. So I was able to share the Figgy Hobbin with them. Kathy called to tell me she liked it. It is a Cornish dessert that I devised after Dick and I toured Mineral Point many years ago. It is like a raisin pie made in jelly roll fashion and served with ice cream.
The Penance service at Church was very nice. There were five priests available for private confession after the service. I was pleased to be able to go to Fr. Howard Johnson who was my pastor at Blessed Trinity Parish several years ago. He is a gentle and good man.
So now it is almost time for bed and I am writing this with Miss Roxie on my lap. She has become very needy these days.
So until tomorrow. I intend to mix the dough for my Christmas Stollen tomorrow. Then I can bake it on Saturday.
God love you
Mary
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
It was bitter cold this morning. The thermometer showed 1 degree and while I was out shopping the car thermometer hit 0.
I would have stayed home if I hadn't a couple of errands to do that fortunately were very close to home. I had to fill the gas tank, go grocery shopping and go to the bank. I got it all done before 10AM and was able to spend the rest of the day tucked into our nice warm cave of a home, except for taking Miss Chelsea out, of course. She does not mind the cold at all and loves the snow so she sees no real need to hurry. Also, with her failing kidneys and old age, she likes to go out A LOT. If I had nothing to do but take care of her, I would get plenty of exercise.
One of the times that I had Chelsea out, I heard the Phoebes singing back and forth at each other. One was in the bush right next to the garage and I got a good look at it before it flew away to find its mate. That is a memory to treasure.
Tomorrow, we have to go to see Dr. Moreno. I hope that the wounds will be pronounced healed. Dick has to get started walking again and I know that he is wary of it. Every time he does, something else happens. Pray for us.
God love you
Mary
I would have stayed home if I hadn't a couple of errands to do that fortunately were very close to home. I had to fill the gas tank, go grocery shopping and go to the bank. I got it all done before 10AM and was able to spend the rest of the day tucked into our nice warm cave of a home, except for taking Miss Chelsea out, of course. She does not mind the cold at all and loves the snow so she sees no real need to hurry. Also, with her failing kidneys and old age, she likes to go out A LOT. If I had nothing to do but take care of her, I would get plenty of exercise.
One of the times that I had Chelsea out, I heard the Phoebes singing back and forth at each other. One was in the bush right next to the garage and I got a good look at it before it flew away to find its mate. That is a memory to treasure.
Tomorrow, we have to go to see Dr. Moreno. I hope that the wounds will be pronounced healed. Dick has to get started walking again and I know that he is wary of it. Every time he does, something else happens. Pray for us.
God love you
Mary
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A much quieter day today. We got Dick's legs all taken care of and I did some wash. The main thing was a trip to the post office to get the packages mailed and the Christmas Cards sent. Whew! When that is done, I always feel that I have crested the hill.
I went to the post office at about 10AM, hoping to miss a lot of the crowds and it worked. There were only three people ahead of me and I was able to park quite near the door. Also a very kind lady helped me carry in the packages. I had figured that I would have to make two trips from the car, and that was a big help.
It was SO cold today. 7 degrees on the car thermometer. I turned the heater on in the garage again tonight.
This evening Barbara called. She is exhausted but glad to be home. She had to work part of today and yesterday but now is on leave til the end of the year. It was so good to hear her voice and know that she is back home. Pray for her dad, Don, he is very ill.
Then at 6:30PM, I went to my friend Toni's for a Tastefully Simple party. I was the guest. Actually, another friend, Janet, came at shortly after 7:30PM, but everybody else called in sick or cold. So there were just four of us including the salesperson. It was fun anyway and was a good supper. I have to start remembering to use the neat ideas that I get there.
Now we are safe and sound in our own warm little house and I am going to go to bed. I am really tired. I think cold takes the zip out of a person.
Take care.
God love you
Mary
I went to the post office at about 10AM, hoping to miss a lot of the crowds and it worked. There were only three people ahead of me and I was able to park quite near the door. Also a very kind lady helped me carry in the packages. I had figured that I would have to make two trips from the car, and that was a big help.
It was SO cold today. 7 degrees on the car thermometer. I turned the heater on in the garage again tonight.
This evening Barbara called. She is exhausted but glad to be home. She had to work part of today and yesterday but now is on leave til the end of the year. It was so good to hear her voice and know that she is back home. Pray for her dad, Don, he is very ill.
Then at 6:30PM, I went to my friend Toni's for a Tastefully Simple party. I was the guest. Actually, another friend, Janet, came at shortly after 7:30PM, but everybody else called in sick or cold. So there were just four of us including the salesperson. It was fun anyway and was a good supper. I have to start remembering to use the neat ideas that I get there.
Now we are safe and sound in our own warm little house and I am going to go to bed. I am really tired. I think cold takes the zip out of a person.
Take care.
God love you
Mary
Monday, December 14, 2009
There was a lot of excitement today. Starting with the morning. Chelsea let me sleep until 4AM, a big relief after her waking me up at 11:30PM the night before. However, she make me take her out four times between four and 9AM when I left for bible study and all. The best thing was that on the third walk as we were rounding the curve at Tallgrass, we saw a deer bounding back into the wood. She stopped a bit into the woods and watched us walk by. I think Chelsea got a bit of a scent of her but did not see her.
There was a kind of damp snow falling all the way to Sheboygan Falls and for most of the morning. The roads were not too bad on the way down. There were six of us who braved the weather and/or well enough to come today. That was enough for an animated discussion of the passages that we read.
I went right from there to Mother's. I took her a loaf of Scripture Cake and some stew. She is very tired these days and I picked up a bulletin for her because I knew that she had not attempted going over to church yesterday. We always have such nice visits.
Then it was time for the Sheboygan County Writer's Club Christmas Party. I am still a member though I canot get there very often. It is just too hard to go to two meetings a month as I hate to leave Dick that often and do feel that I should go to the local Cream City group here in Plymouth. It was SO good to see all of them and meet a couple of newer members too. We met at the Villager. I had a great sandwich which I was able to eat only 1/2 of. So Dick and I shared the other half with soup for our supper.
We ate and passed on the "cow". The cow is a funny long legged ceramic cow that has been passed on to the member with the best attendance for the year. They are expected to keep it for a year, embellish it and write a story about it's year in a journal. We have had it for 5 years now. You really have to see it to appreciate it. Sy Regan made it a barn when he had it and other recipients have added flowers and a crown of bells.
We always have a present exchange. I got some foot powder cream that I will have to try. I may try it on Dick one day. We also had door prizes and I was one of the lucky ones and chose a set of two new bath towels. We have lots and lots of towels but many of them are getting really raggedy.
After the present exchange a couple of us read things. I read my newest poem called Falcon. I can't publish it here yet as I have it entered in a contest but will when the contest is over.
Then I started home and was shocked at how slippery the roads had become. I got almost home. Just approaching Eastern Avenue going south on Highland from 23, when I skidded a bit and slid into the snow bank piled along the curb. I got stuck. Of course, it took forever for anyone to stop. I kept trying to dig out the tire and under the frame with my hands. Finally a lady with a truck and a little girl stopped. She had a chain but we couldn't get far enough under the car to hook it up. After we struggled for about 10 minutes a man came by and got us hooked up just as the police arrived. He used his lights to alert traffic as she pulled me out and across the intersection. The car is all right. I did manage to have the emergency brake on which made it hard and dragged them, but no harm was done. The car drives just fine now that they are off. As they were still working, I obviously didn't ruin them. The lady was so kind. I asked if I could give her something and she just sweetly wished me a Merry Christmas. So there are lovely people in this world.
Sure glad to be home now anyway. Roxie is always glad to see me. I think she resents it when I leave. I understand that it is supposed to get very cold for the next couple of days. I am not looking forward to that , but at least we don't have to go out of Plymouth until Thursday.
Take care and God love you
Mary
There was a kind of damp snow falling all the way to Sheboygan Falls and for most of the morning. The roads were not too bad on the way down. There were six of us who braved the weather and/or well enough to come today. That was enough for an animated discussion of the passages that we read.
I went right from there to Mother's. I took her a loaf of Scripture Cake and some stew. She is very tired these days and I picked up a bulletin for her because I knew that she had not attempted going over to church yesterday. We always have such nice visits.
Then it was time for the Sheboygan County Writer's Club Christmas Party. I am still a member though I canot get there very often. It is just too hard to go to two meetings a month as I hate to leave Dick that often and do feel that I should go to the local Cream City group here in Plymouth. It was SO good to see all of them and meet a couple of newer members too. We met at the Villager. I had a great sandwich which I was able to eat only 1/2 of. So Dick and I shared the other half with soup for our supper.
We ate and passed on the "cow". The cow is a funny long legged ceramic cow that has been passed on to the member with the best attendance for the year. They are expected to keep it for a year, embellish it and write a story about it's year in a journal. We have had it for 5 years now. You really have to see it to appreciate it. Sy Regan made it a barn when he had it and other recipients have added flowers and a crown of bells.
We always have a present exchange. I got some foot powder cream that I will have to try. I may try it on Dick one day. We also had door prizes and I was one of the lucky ones and chose a set of two new bath towels. We have lots and lots of towels but many of them are getting really raggedy.
After the present exchange a couple of us read things. I read my newest poem called Falcon. I can't publish it here yet as I have it entered in a contest but will when the contest is over.
Then I started home and was shocked at how slippery the roads had become. I got almost home. Just approaching Eastern Avenue going south on Highland from 23, when I skidded a bit and slid into the snow bank piled along the curb. I got stuck. Of course, it took forever for anyone to stop. I kept trying to dig out the tire and under the frame with my hands. Finally a lady with a truck and a little girl stopped. She had a chain but we couldn't get far enough under the car to hook it up. After we struggled for about 10 minutes a man came by and got us hooked up just as the police arrived. He used his lights to alert traffic as she pulled me out and across the intersection. The car is all right. I did manage to have the emergency brake on which made it hard and dragged them, but no harm was done. The car drives just fine now that they are off. As they were still working, I obviously didn't ruin them. The lady was so kind. I asked if I could give her something and she just sweetly wished me a Merry Christmas. So there are lovely people in this world.
Sure glad to be home now anyway. Roxie is always glad to see me. I think she resents it when I leave. I understand that it is supposed to get very cold for the next couple of days. I am not looking forward to that , but at least we don't have to go out of Plymouth until Thursday.
Take care and God love you
Mary
Sunday, December 13, 2009
It was a good Sunday. THE PACKERS BEAT THE BEARS. I was able to watch and/or listen to most of the game.
This morning I had to take the chili I made over to Rhine for the Lewis Shoot that we were hosting. I arrived at 9:30AM. Nancy Roehre joined me almost right away and we shot pistol for practice. League starts again on January 8th. We didn't do too badly, considering the cold and the fact that we had not shot for about a month.
I helped set up the food. We had four different chilis made by four of us members. They were all really good too. However, we had a very poor turnout for the shoot and there was a LOT left.
Jim let me go home after things were set up as there was a lot of help there - more help than participants. Then I went back at about 2:30 to help with the cleanup. We froze the chilis that did not have pasta in them for the next event. It will also be in winter and chili will go over big then too. The one with pasta we split up and everybody took some home for supper.
I baked some Scripture Cake while I was home between 11AM and 2:30PM and took a little nap while half listening to the Packer Game. It is nice to do some just plain goofing off on a Sunday.
Be safe this week. I will pray for a Blessed Christmas for you all.
God love you
Mary
This morning I had to take the chili I made over to Rhine for the Lewis Shoot that we were hosting. I arrived at 9:30AM. Nancy Roehre joined me almost right away and we shot pistol for practice. League starts again on January 8th. We didn't do too badly, considering the cold and the fact that we had not shot for about a month.
I helped set up the food. We had four different chilis made by four of us members. They were all really good too. However, we had a very poor turnout for the shoot and there was a LOT left.
Jim let me go home after things were set up as there was a lot of help there - more help than participants. Then I went back at about 2:30 to help with the cleanup. We froze the chilis that did not have pasta in them for the next event. It will also be in winter and chili will go over big then too. The one with pasta we split up and everybody took some home for supper.
I baked some Scripture Cake while I was home between 11AM and 2:30PM and took a little nap while half listening to the Packer Game. It is nice to do some just plain goofing off on a Sunday.
Be safe this week. I will pray for a Blessed Christmas for you all.
God love you
Mary
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