Except for wrapping my neighbor, Dick's ankle, going to pick up Share and Mass, I got to stay home all day today.

Silly Chelsea woke me up at 1:30AM and then again at 3:30AM. Don't know what her problem was but she "performed" both times so I can't fault her. Some nights she sleeps until 4:30AM or 5AM, then a night like that.

I picked up Share at 9AM. One of the workers there had a publication with two of his poems and a story published in it. I invited him to our Cream City Writers but he lives in Grafton and also works during the day, so that won't work for him. I will bring my books and some websites of WFOP (Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets) and WRWA (Wisconsin Regional Writers) so that he can get involved in various contests and may be get associated with other writers.

Then I took a nap. Being waked up twice in one night is just too much for me.

We had pork, potatoes, asparagus and cranberry relish for dinner.

Then I worked on the computer for most of the afternoon. Mass was at 4PM. I was a Communion Minister. I took my friend Marlene's place giving out the host as she and her husband were away watching their grandchildren in something.

Home again, Dick and I enjoyed a glass of wine and a sandwich supper.

Now it is time to wind down and go to bed.

When Bart was a little boy, he was such a dear guy. One time I was outside the house and came in to have him tell me that the phone rang while I was out. I asked him who it was and he said "It was God." When his Dad got home he said that he was the one who called and that when he told Bart that he was God, Bart immediately asked him if he made him.

God love you


Mary

It was a rather pleasant day today. The temperatures got up into the upper 30s and there was no wind. It was pretty cold when Chelsea and I went out early this morning but warmed up quickly.

I spent the morning on the computer, washing sheets and cleaning bathrooms. I joined my friends at the Dairy Queen for lunch so fixed Dick some noodles for HIS lunch. I had a grilled cheese and a nice visit. I also picked up a prescription for Chelsea.

Chelsea had a fainting spell this afternoon. The first one in weeks.

From 3:30PM on things got really busy. I was just getting ready to leave to pick up fish dinners from St. John's when the phone rang. It was our neighbor Dick. He needed an ace bandage wrapped around his ankle. I told you, I think, that he sprained it badly. Anyway, he couldn't get it wrapped around by himself. So I went over and wrapped his ankle before heading to the church by way of Ceil's house. She did not want to go but had baked a pan of bars for the dessert table. I delivered them and picked up two dinners for Dick and me.

I got home in time to feed the critters and us before going to Rhine to shoot and work. We were quite busy as we were short a couple of workers. For a good chunk of the shift, I was working the bar and the gun room as Greg had to go help load the traps. But, Greg sent me home when the shooting was over and I counted the bar and gun room money so I was home before 9PM.

Now, I have taken Chelsea out twice. I don't know WHY she asked for the second time, but she did. I am tired and ready to go to bed. Dick was already asleep when I got home.

It was starting to kind of snow/sleet as I was driving home. Hope that doesn't keep up. Oh Well, tomorrow, I only have to pick up Share and got the Mass, so I don't have to leave town at all.

Have a good weekend.

God love you

Mary

A whole day at home. Chelsea woke me up at about 3:30AM, then I slept til 6:30AM when I heard both of them outside the bedroom door calling for me.

Joan came at 8AM to do the housecleaning. I am sure glad that we have decided to do that. I spent the morning catching up on the Sheboygan County CWI meeting notices. That took a good chunk of the morning.

Then I prepared our dinner. I had seen a recipe for a pork loin roast on GMA by Emeril and decided to try it today. Boy was it good. Simple really. The roast is rubbed in oil and spices then browned and put into a preheated oven with an orange, lime mixture. We had that with mashed potatoes, fresh asparagus and cranberry relish.

I took a nap this afternoon. Then Dick and I changed his clothes, his leg coverings and got him bathed.

Michelle's results came back OK. She has to go back in six months for a checkup but so far so good. Keep praying that this is it and she can just recover and be a healthy girl again.

Then we had a chef's salad for our supper.

So. It was a nice day.

Til tomorrow

Love

Mary

Today turned out to be much quieter than I expected. The Amputee Support Group meeting was canceled because of the weather. For most people it might have been OK but as Janice Lemkuil said, when we are dealing with people in wheel chairs and with mobility problems, we don't want to make it dangerous, so she canceled the meeting. I was just as glad.

I did go grocery shopping this morning and was home by 9:30AM. Dick was sleeping, so I put the groceries away and then started "corning" a beef roast that I bought this morning. I corned one several years ago and it is kind of a fun thing. The meat is wonderful but the color is not the red we expect from commercial corned beef.

I spent the resit of the day, finishing a gook, napping and working on a doll that I have been designing. When I finish her I have two more that I will be making as companion pieces. They will be the three ages of woman - maid, mother and crone. This one is the old woman. She is dressed in a dirndl shirt, a lace trimmed blouse and has a black cat sitting at her feet . I have decided that she will be carrying a rosary for effect.

We had hamburger and baked beans for lunch and soup and salad for our supper.

I bought Long Johns at the store when I was shopping today. I was hungry for donuts. When the boys were little and we lived on Orchid Drive in Santa Ana Heights, the bread man used to come by at about 9AM or so and my neighbor Joyce Nusser and myself would buy about a dozen donuts and take a break and drink coffee and eat donuts with the kids. We had an ice cream man too. AND for some time, I had a milk man. Such a shame that these neighborhood businesses are no longer existing. I suppose with the cost of gas and all it would not be practical but it was a fun and convenient thing.

Love
and
God love you

Mary

Can you believe that a week from today it will be March 2 already. March is at least a springy month and we should be done with the sub zero weather though snow and chill are still probably with us. They say one should not plant veggies and fragile plants until after Memorial Day.

I had a busy morning. Are you surprised? It was trash day and I did not get the trash from the house gathered yesterday so I had a bit extra shuffling to do this morning. I had prepared a box of cardboard and had enough magazines in a bag to go out but did have to empty wastebaskets from all over the house.

Dick had to have his coagulation count checked this morning. We had to be there at 10:15AM so there was a bit of crunch to get him changed, his bandage changed and him washed before we left.

All went like clockwork and we were back home by 10:30AM and I fixed chicken with pesto and garlic mashed potatoes for our dinner.

Then I rested for an hour. I spent the afternoon sorting on the computer, taking things downstairs and just doing a lot of things that are left go. I had a lot of emails to answer too.

Dave Bartz a member of our condo board came to check out that outside light that is not working. He, too, found that there is no power to the thing. Strange, it worked last year. We don't know which power outlet it is attached too and he gave me the name of an electrician that is reasonable and that he trusts so I have someone to call to fix it. We need to get it fixed that is certain.

So, the day is really over, but I have to stay up until at least 9PM to take the dog out. Dick says it doesn't make much difference, but I figure that the later I take her out the better off I am.

This morning she got me up at 2:30AM. She was not "good" so I left the door open and thank heavens she did not bother me until 5:30AM. I went back to bed for an hour then too. I feel like I have a new baby in the house. There is no schedule and I don't get a solid eight hours. The trouble is that I am not 30 any more.

Hope your mid week is great. Tomorrow I will be shopping and then going to the Amputee Support Group meeting. Still wish I could get Dick to come.

God love you

Mary

A typical Monday. Chelsea slept until 4AM again. I am getting spoiled. I went back to bed and got up at about 6:30. Then I did dishes and started a bit of wash and picking up stuff as Mike the Appliance Guy was coming this morning while I was gone to find out why the dishwasher was stuck on a non working cycle. He thinks he has fixed it and indeed I was able to do the load tonight.

It had snowed overnight and about the time I was ready to leave, our plow people were at our driveway, so I got out just a few minutes later than usual. No big deal as I am usually early for Bible Study anyway. We are still studying Mark and are about half way through. There were 5 of us there today. I had to leave for Mother's house at 10AM as there was a call from the Energy Assistance department about getting her a rebate on her energy costs. She definitely qualifies so we just have to wait for the form that they will send out for her signature, send it back and wait. They apparently apply the rebate in April or May. They called just when they said they would too. I was impressed.

We had a nice long visit and I got home at about 11:30, just in time to fix hamburgers for our lunch. Boy were they good.

Michelle called this afternoon at about 2:30 thereabouts. I was amazed as her procedure WAS supposed to take place at 1:30. They did get her in during the morning however, so she was home and she sounded pretty good. I feel better about her now. Of course, it will be three or four days before they get the lab results so keep praying for good news. The doctor is optimistic.

We had leftovers for our supper and then my friend and fellow CWI board member Debbie O'Grady came over so we could be on the board telephone conference together. This was the best attended I ever remember 9 of the 12 were online and I think we got an enormous amount accomplished. We will tie up several loose knots at our Spring Gathering in April.

So now it is time to get ready for bed and I really need a bit of time to unwind, so I will do so with a short glass of wine and my feet up. Roxie will like a bit of one on one time.

Til tomorrow. Be safe. We have a busy morning but a quiet afternoon scheduled for tomorrow.

God love you

Mary

A very special Sunday. Chelsea let me sleep until 4:00 AM which was a minor miracle in itself. Then I slept for a couple more hours and got up for the final time. We had a nice breakfast and I finished getting things ready for the CWI meeting this afternoon.

Kate called at about 10 and asked if I wanted to got to a spaghetti dinner with her and a friend of hers before the meeting and I said yes. It was a Kiwanas fundraiser and was very good. We had salad and all the spaghetti you can eat. We had a lovely visit and then dropped Kate's friend off at her home and went directly to Toni's for our CWI meeting.

We had a scone baking fest. I brought the mixings for two batches, Cranberry and raspberry. We also mixed up a cinnamon, and one that I can't remember the name of AND Joan Kramer brought a baked batch of Irish Soda Bread Scones. They were ALL so good. We are going to gather up the recipes, and others and put them into a booklet to sell at our gatherings from the Sheboygan County Branch. Doesn't that sound like fun? When they were done and after our meeting, we sampled them with tea and good conversation.

I wore the new apron that Dick got me for Christmas and everybody loved it. I did take a couple of pictures and will put one on the blog in the next few days.

I got home at about 4PM, just before Roxie started getting insistent with Dick and fed the critters immediately before they had a chance to get nasty with me.

Dick and I had Kraft Dinner for supper.

Remember to say prayers for Michelle, who is having surgery tomorrow and for Jim, who is worried and will be the caregiver as she recovers.

God love you

Mary