The night before last, I tripped (in the house) and sprained my wrist.    I did not think it was sprained until I woke up during the night in pain.   I finally went to Urgent Care yesterday afternoon and had it xrayed.   Just a sprain but I am pretty black and puffy.   It is my left wrist.    Don't ask me how it happened.  You all know that I am usually thinking five feet ahead of where I actually am.   I need to slow down and watch where I put my feet:)

I am still icing and will be wearing a splint for a bit.  I find that I am really tired and it took a lot out of me.     I am thinking of precautions and safety measures. 

Aside from that.  I have make the buckeyes, so everybody can relax.  They keep well refrigerated and that is why I usually make them early.  

It is getting cooler here but is still quite comfortable.  We have not had a freeze.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A great day.   The temps are a bit colder but it was sunny and not windy so easy to cope with.

I had a nice conversation with the Smiths, including Sara and her John and Matthew and with Nora who is visiting them for the Thanksgiving weekend.

So good to hear their voices and catch up a bit.

Then I drove over to Bart and Barb's for schnitzel dinner.  It was scrumptious.  Tim, Amber and little Augie were up and Lexie and the girls were there.   Also Marlies.   An altogether lovely day.

AND I am exhausted.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A rather busy day.    The low tire pressure gauge showed up on my  monitor a few days ago.  Bart  helped me to make sure that the tires were as they should be but it took forever for the light to go out.
I made an appointment for the guage  to be checked after a couple of days and , OF COURSE, this morning the warning light was out.  I went anyway, just to be sure.   All is OK and they did not charge me.   I will definitely to to them when i am ready to replace my car.

Barb's son Tim and his family will be in town tomorrow and I will be having dinner with them.   It will be nice to see little Augie again.  As it was to see Jackson and his sister on Thanksgiving.   The little people are what we are all about.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Happy Thanksgiving.   

It was a beautiful day in Oklahoma.   Sunny and in the upper 60s to low 70s.

The dinner at Adam and Lexie's was excellent.   We had turkey (cooked two ways - Adam actually cooks one in oil.   Very good - this was the first time I had one cooked that way.)   We also had ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, yams, apple dumplings, yeast dumplings with LOTS of gravy, red cabbage and two cranberry relishes.    Also breads and I cannot even begin to list the desserts.

There were close to 20 people there,   Some I had met before and some new to me.   A very agreeable group of people.    It was lots of fun.   

They are hosting a Secret Santa Party on Christmas eve too.    We drew names and will bring a present that has to be new and cost $25. for our person.    I don't really know this person very well, but Bart and Barb can help me there.

Nicky was sure glad that I came home.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This was a quiet day.  I went over to see Bart this morning.  He helped me get my tires inflated equally.

The rest of the day was spent baking. I made the figgy hobbin and the pumpkin pies for dinner tomorrow.  I am looking forward to the gathering.

Talked to my brother George and a couple of friends today so don't feel so lonely.

Dia dhuit

Mary

Just got home from Writer's Club.   We are working on publishing an anthology on Amazon of our member's collective works.    Should be available for Kindle next week, just in time for Christmas.

It was a really lovely day.  Temps in the 60s, not windy and sunny.  I mixed up my pie crust dough today so that I can make the pies for Thanksgiving.  I am making pumpkin pies and Figgy Hobbin.   I probably told you that already.

I worked on the president's challenge wall hanging that I am assembling for the Wichita Mountain Quilt Guild Show in February.  I have six butterflies to finish and attach.   I need to give them some pizazz.


Dia Dhuit
Mary


"The best thing to hold on to in life is each other."   Audrey Hepburn

I got a bit lazy about posting over the weekend.   Nothing exciting happening anyway.

I just keep plugging away at various projects and trying to keep myself busy.    It is best that way.

This last week was SO busy.   I did not have one whole day without an appointment.   I had hoped to hear the results of my gall bladder scan on Friday, but no such luck.

I will call them Tuesday if I have not heard.

This coming week is Thanksgiving.   I will be going to Adam and Lexie's for their annual Thanksgiving day dinner and bringing pumpkin pies, figgy hobbin and cranberry relish for my share of the bounty.  Glad to be with family.    I will miss Bobbie, Bill, Richard and Brenda.   We always had such good dinners. Though they have become small.  Our family has scattered like the wind.    I remember cooking for 13 or more for the holiday dinners.

Today was opening deer gun season in Wisconsin.   Haven't heard how the first day went.    I assume my prayers for safety worked as bad news travels fast.

Until tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

    

I went to lunch at the Center for Creative Living, a PALS luncheon.  I don't know what that is exactly but I had a good meal and good companionship.  Yes, my children, I talked to everybody.

Had a couple of other errands. So am pretty well caught up on life.

Jeff called this morning.   The Gun Deer Hunting seasons starts tomorrow.   Please keep the hunters, my brothers, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, brothers in laws.  etc in you prayers for a SAFE and successful hunt.

I miss them all and the camaraderie and closeness with God's earth,   I do not miss the cold and achy bones. 

Prayers for a successul hunt.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I had a busy day.   This morning I was scheduled for a scan of my gall bladder.  This is the longest scan  in the WORLD.   The initial scan is  an hour then they give your M & Ms.   (Yes M & Ms.) and make you wait for a half an hour then do a quicky scan.    I got there at 9:30AM and left at about noon.

Home again, I found out that my Celtic Member who was going to do a  presentation was sick.  So I went to the meeting with my wall hangings of Celtic Saints and some stories and we did fine.
I love our group.   Next month Loretta and Charles have arranged for us to to to the Heritage Center in Duncan - Free of Charge_ to learn about the Celts on the Chisholm Trail.   I am so delighted that our members are so talented.   The gal who was unable to perform still wants to do her talk.  What more can we ask.?

A mildly busy day tomorrow, but I can relax a bit.   I will probably be a mom to Bart and
Barb's critters over the weekend as they have a weekend trip planned.   Keeps me busy and I like their critters:)

Dia Dhuit
Mary

"In my world , everyone's  a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies."   Dr. Suess.

It was a busy day. 

The temperatures were up in the 80's.  Unseasonably hot for this time of year, but nice to live with.

I went to the 9AM Mass and then to the Holy Family Bible Study.   We are studying Psalms for a bit now.   I did a study of Psalms with my Blessed Trinity group too.  We used a different study guide which makes me happy because I will get a different slant and probably different psalms, though , I checked and some are the same psalms anyway.  I hope this stands our group with good insights.   I DO love the Psalms.  They are so beautiful.

This afternoon I had a local investment appointment, so my financial plan is pretty much in order.

Now I just need to maintain and keep on a livin' :)

I am having yet another test tomorrow morning.  Please pray for me.   Just let them come up with SOME diagnosis.  I have never in my life spent this much time trying to find out what is wrong with me.



Dia Dhuit
Mary

When God closes a door, He opens another. But it’s hell in the hallway.

Just got home from Writer's Club.    We are assembling an anthology of short stories and poems as a Kindle book on Amazon so our meeting was mainly the logistics (fonts, titles, bios) of that tonight as we are hoping to have it out by Thanksgiving.   I missed last week so was not aware that we were aiming for that soon.   I will let you know when it is available.

The earlier part of the day was mainly at home.  Leah came to clean this morning.  I baked cupcakes for the Celtic Meeting on Thursday.   After lunch I went grocery shopping.  I forgot MILK.   But I have everything I need for my Christmas baking.    Don't worry,   buckeyes and fudge are on the list.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got home from the Wichita Mountain Quilt Guild meeting.    Picked up Barb shortly after 6PM.   It was a good meeting.   I enjoy the members and their enthusiasm so much.  We will be having or bi-annual quilt show.   Things are really gearing up now as it is scheduled for the weekend of February 17th.   I am not entering a quilt for judging, but am offering some of my quilt hangings and Aunt Helen's Flower Garden quilt for display.

Anybody want to come?   You can stay with me:)   We will be displaying the members quilts that will be judged and given awards, a silent auction, a drawing for a king sized quilt and a drawing for an American Girl doll with tons of and made outfits and other things.

Should be very exciting.

I spent much of the day sewing and making appointments. 

Tomorrow will be busy also.   Leah comes to clean, I must shop and have Writer's Club in the evening.

I did get up and take pictures of the moon at a bit after five.  The fog came in shortly afterwards so I timed it right.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got home from dinner with Bart and Barb.   Barb fixed a new dish.   She used grated cauliflower in place of rice in a casserole.     It was a definite success.   As rice is difficult for her to digest this will work very well.

I went to the 8:30AM mass this morning then drove back to church at about noon for a goodbye reception for Dallas Gambron, our now past music director.   He has accepted a position in Florida so we are in need of a music director if you know of one who would like to apply:)

Dallas was one of the first church people that I got to meet and know by name after Masses at the coffee and donut gathering after  the 8:30AM Masses.     I will miss him.  Got to meet his wife and children today too.   I had seen them but they have usually gone to the 11AM mass so I never had to occasion to meet her before. 

I am planning on getting up to see the super moon at 5:30AM or so.

Until tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a beautiful day.  Rather chilly,  I don't think it got over 60, but it was sunny and not at all humid so I liked it.

I was home all day except for going over to the local Hallmark store because I had $22 in credit and decided to stock up on birthday cards.   

I fixed a couple of things around the house that I thought I might have to get someone in to do.  I feel very smug about that as it would have cost me money to have someone to  do them.

Nothing else exciting. I did run into my neighbor and we talked a bit.  Please pray for her husband Ron, who is in need of surgery and they are very slow in scheduling.  He is in a lot of pain.  

Bless you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I finally had two days without any outside the home obligations.  It has been nice.

I finally got back to doing the hand quilting on the quilt that I want to put on my bed in place of the flannel/denim quilt.   I also worked on the President's Challenge for the Quilt Guild.

Today was laundry day and I found that I was actually behind.  But now I am all caught up and back on schedule.   Schedules do help:)

Please pray.   Bart has someone checking his back to see if there a new procedure would help him with the pain.   A few days for test results.

I am sickened that there is ANY violence in our streets as a result of the election results.   Pray for sanity.

Comment:   Houses no longer have bread boards.   Do you even know that that is?    I have been going crazy trying to figure out where to clamp my meat grinder ( do you know what THAT is.)   I finally found the perfect spot.   I need it to properly prepare the Deeley Cranberry Relish.  Can't have Thannkgiving without that wherever I am.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

I baked a loaf of Irish Brown Bread today.    I DO like my own bread.

Dick was not as thrilled with it as it is sometimes a bit heavy, but I LIKE it.

I remember that my boys liked good old Wonder Bread.   I used to tell them that it was just paste:)  Take a slice and squish it in your hand and you have nothing but a gummy blob.

Bible study, after Mass, today.   It was animated.  Some discussions are hard to cope with but at least I know that these women have all gone through life experiences and we all have a right to our own opinions.

How about TRUMP.  Many of you, I am sure, are disappointed.   I spent an hour yesterday praying at our parish vigil before I went to vote.   I voted my conscience and can do no more than that.   Now we need to have faith in the system and God.   I was impressed with the acceptance speech that Trump gave.   He sounded like an adult.  I was also impressed with Hilary's grace and our president's acknowledgment of the choice that has been made.

God bless the United States of America.

Dia Dhuit

Mary  

Finally - Election night.  

I spent an hour this morning as part of a 24 hour vigil at Holy Family Parish for the safety and strength of our nation.   We are in such a turmoil and I was glad to be part of the prayers for our welfare.

Then I voted.

Now I am going to bed with the TV on to hopefully be aware when the race is decided.   I do not tell how I vote.   But I vote so that I can say that I had a voice in whatever happens.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This morning was ICKY.   I had a doctor's appointment at 9AM.  By the time I saw her and was on to the next  "adventure" (a lab test) it was almost 10AM.  By the time I got checked in and through with the lab test, it as almost 11PM.  What a waste of time.  I think the Comanche Memorial Medical group needs to do some efficiency studies.  

I apparently have some trouble with my gall bladder and have some plaque in my aorta so we are working on that.

The rest of the day was at home.  I was lazy.  I did some sewing and a bit of book work and took a nap.

Talked to Nora this evening.  Always a pleasure.  I love my sisters.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I went to 8:30AM mass.   When mass was over, it was pouring.   Fortunately, I had planned on stopping in the hall for coffee and food with my friends and by the time I left, it was still raining but had died down a lot.   So I was able to get to the car without drowning.

One of my church friends, Ben, will be gone from us after today.   He is in the service and has been transferred to a new assignment.   I will miss him.   A nice young man with a lovely family that I have not met but he talks of.

I also found out today that the choir director/organist has taken a new job and will be leaving for Florida this week.  Will miss Dallas (his name) also, we shared music and poetic interests in common.

Barbara's brother, Fred, is in town visiting so Barb invited me over for supper tonight.    We had the most delicious soup.  Barb is such a great cook.   A pleasant evening all around.   Bart's sciatic is really acting up so he was not able to sit out with us.   A shame.

Tomorrow I see the nurse practitioner and should get some results on why my stomach is hurting.  It has been a month, sure glad I was not deathly ill.

Dia DHuit

Mary


If someone tells you that you are putting too much peanut butter on your bread-------stop talking to them.   You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.    (Quote from a peanut butter site.)

It was a GOOD day. 

I imagine that tomorrow will be a bit goofy because of the change back to standard time.   As I read somewhere,  and American Indian said that only a white man would think that cutting off an end of a blanket and sewing it on to the other end would make it a longer blanket.   But we are stuck with it (except in Arizona). 

Richard and Brenda called this morning.  What a nice visit.   They have been busy with traveling for conferences etc and are kind of glad that they will be home for a while.    I would like that problem:)  Actually I like being here but wish I could travel more without feeling that I am letting my Nicky down.   I know he is happy at Bart and Barb's but is such a drama king when I come home that I feel bad for leaving him.

Bart called too so I was not alone today.    Barb's brother, Fred, is here so there is some family time involved there.

I worked on my new bedspread today.  It is still going to take forever, as I am hand quilting it, but I don't have deadlines.  The President's challenge for the Quilt Guild Show in February is coming along.  At least I I know that I can get it done.

Dia Dhuit

Mary