Hi everybody.   What a nice day.   It was really cold and rather breezy out there, but since I did not have to stay out in it that was fine with me.

Jody came to clean this morning and I was rather busy, trying to get my email under control and working on some of the little communication items for the Brigit trip in February of next year.   We are finally confirmed, even if we don't get quite to our 20.  I believe we have 18 and will be able to function with that.    It is a wonderful group of women (and husbands) and should be a very intimate and exciting adventure.   My friend, Joe Donohue is strong arming the hotels to drop their 20 minimum which is sensible in this economy.   I hope Joe is driving for us.  He is now an owner of the company but I know him from two other trips.   Bobbie knows him too.   I would love to see him again.   His boy must be 10 by now.   He was single when Bobbie and I met him.

Anyway, I gave Dick a lunch of spaghetti just before I headed out to do errands and have lunch at the Dairy Queen.   I got the 3/$4 meal.   A cheeseburger, onion rings and a soda.   There were fur of us ther.  Joyce, Mary, Ceil and myself.   We had a great visit on this chilly afternoon.   I had picked up two prescriptions from Walgreens and did some shopping at Fleet before the lunch.   I found two really nice flannel shirts WITH POCKETS for Dick.   He needs more warm shirts for winter.

On the way home, I stopped at the Dear Old Books store to order a couple of books that I want.   I found out that she will take books for credit so a possible place to take the books we are weeding out of our bookshelves.  The other choices are places that have book sales for fundraisers, friends or St. Vinnies.

I pulled out some cauliflower soup for our supper.    Now I just have two kinds in the fridge so it is time to make some more,   I must decide between Garden chowder of Toscana.

The funniest thing happened this morning.  Jody came in to clean and Roxie walked over to greet her then turned and walked away.   Jody's eyes got big and she said,  "What happened to her tail?"    Apparently Roxie had always observed her from afar and Jody never noticed her lack of a tail.   So I told her about the Manx cat and that this is the proper way for a cat like Roxie to be and that she is a Stumpy.   Manx cats with no tail at all are called Rumpys.

So that was today.   Tomorrow will be moderately busy.   We are getting a lot of things cleaned up around her.  You would think it was spring cleaning time.

God love you

Mary

Stayed home all day today.   It was really very pleasant.   It was cold outside and will be foe the next couple of days.  No wind or rain though.  

I don't feel that I did a whole lot today.   But when I look back, I really did.    Roxie was very glad to have me here.   She does not like it when I go away.   She always complains at me when I come home again.

There were and are a couple of projects that I am working on for CWI and I started to assemble the lap robe downstairs.   I have a bit of piecing to do on the batting yet.

We had spaghetti for lunch.  I made the sauce yesterday so it had a chance to age and it was very good.

The next few days are also moderately quiet.  Nice, since a week from today is Thanksgiving and after that all heck will break loose until Christmas.

Take care.

God love you

Mary

A moderately busy day.   Kind of chilly and cloudy too.   Rather dreary actually.  But we got Mc Donalds breakfast which is fun because it reminds of the days we shopped together and ALWAYS went out for breakfast.

I went grocery shopping this morning.   That turned out to be quite the adventure.   First, I got to the store and had to return home because I had forgotten my list.    Horror of horrors.  

Then, when I bought the lottery tickets that are going to make us rich some day, I asked if I could use the Pig Points that I earned today for credit on the turkey I planned on putting in the freezer.   I was told that this was just fine.

The shopping was rather fun.   But I was totally disorganized and kept having to go back to pick things up. Took forever!     I rather enjoyed it.  So, I get to the checkout and the computer program that records the Pig Points is DOWN.    So - the box man (he is not a boy) helped me load my groceries into the car and I went back to get this figured out.   I got a refund for my turkey.  The computer had given me the discount price of .45 per pound but I still had $7. credit which they gave back to me in cash.   So I am rich again.


I had fun in the liquor department after the grocery shopping because I had a lot of coupons and you know how I LOVE coupons.   So I have stocked up on some bottle wines.   Some are VERY expensive (for us)   One started off at $11.   Wow.

We are going through our books and getting ready to donate those that we know we will never read again an do not have a special place in our hearts.   I will take them to St. Vinnie's when we are through sorting.

Tonight I picked up Sy Regan and we went to Mead library for Karl Elder's monthly Poet's gathering.   It was fun.   I read a poem I wrote for Courtney and got interesting comments on it.  A nice group of people.   I felt out of my realm at first but am settling in and feel more comfortable now.

I brought my tribute to Uncle George to share with Sy.  I will print a copy for him.   Uncle George was my godfather.   He would go downtown once a week of an evening and make his rounds of the bars to interact with his friends.    At the Villager, Rosemary Eigenberger, Ione Otto an Uncle George had a limerick contest for a while.    Rosemary shared the limericks with me and I copied them and printed up a small chapbook for the family.   After we are gone, I hope this little book will be handed down in the family stories to keep his memory alive.

Here is one of his limericks.


Dear Edna St. Vincent Millay
Tis said wrote a poem each day
But its hard to convince
Even Friends of " Old Vince"
That she really had that much to say.


GD

Quite a guy my Uncle George.

God love you

Mary

 A mostly "at home" day.   I did go to get my hair cut at 3PM.  But except for that,  I was home all day.


You know, I cant really tell you what I did, but I was busy all day.   My desk is clean, the kitchen is clean, Dick got his leg coverings changed.   I was busy.

Now it is after 6, I did not get a nap and I am tired.   Dick slept from 9:30AM to 1:30PM.  I don't like to wale him if he is sleeping unless he asks me to because he has so much trouble sleeping. So I had lunch alone and then fixed him his when he got up.

So it was a strange and rather lonely day.   I was glad to get may hair cut and see a real person.  Jessica is very nice.

I am going to watch the Dancing with the Stars elimination show before I got to bed.   I hope I make it.

Here is a goofy Haiku for you:

Cat

My cat is a nag.
She figures that I should speak cat.
She should learn human.

God love you

Mary

It has been a very busy and very nice Monday.

I left for bible study at 9AM.    We had a great time.   This was the beginning of our study of Psalms and we feel we have determined how we are going to approach it with the study guides we got.   We were SO impressed with the first chapter which deals with prayer and the importance of the Psalms themselves.  Just one statement was this:  "At prayer we celebrate the reliability of our God and hence drive confidence to undertake new ventures." John E Craghan.   How exciting is that.

Then over to Mom's.  I brought her some of our leftovers and a loaf of Cranberry bread.    We got several of her bills paid and a good visit before I had to leave.   I had to be home in time to fix Dick's lunch and pick up Jena by ten to noon so we could meet Peggy for lunch at Hub City Restaurant before the Cream City Writer's meeting.    We had a good lunch and visit the three of us.   Then on the the meeting.   Lots of good reading  this month.  Next month is our Christmas party.   I will have to make reservations and let everybody know. 

On the way home, I stopped at the Sewing Basket and picked up a nice piece of flannel to back the lap robe with.   I really think it will look nice and feel good too.

Home again.   I tried napping but had trouble with that.    This evening I watched the new 1 VS 100 which I have been looking forward to.   Then Dancing with the Stars.   I will miss Dancing with the Stars but am glad they do it just once a year.    I hope they never try to overdo it like they do with so many shows.   I will not watch Skating with the Stars.   One is more than enough.


So tomorrow will be a much quieter day and Dick and I have a couple projects.

Take care of you.

God love you

Mary

This was a peaceful day.    I got up at about 7AM.   Dick has been getting up early and feeding Roxie so I don't even have to get up to feed her at 6AM.

I finished assembling the lap robe top this morning.   It looks quite nice.   A muted colored top that when I back it with a nice cozy flannel back will make a nice lap robe for a man or a woman.

We had a light lunch and dinner.   I was lazy today.   I just had a couple things on my list and feel good about them but I wanted to get rested up for the weekend.

Tomorrow will be busy until about 4PM then I have the evening and the next day at home.   Dick and I have determined that we are going to start sorting through our books to weed them out.   We are trying to deplete our "stuff.   A good idea.

Have a good week.  I am ending with a quote that I found today that may amuse you at it amused me because of it's truth.

Love and God love you

Mary



"And one finds, especially by the time one reaches one's fifties, that there are a limited number of types of people in the world, and you went to high school with every single one of them. You can visit the Eskimos, you can visit the Bushmen in the Kalahari, you can go to Israel, you can go to Egypt, but everybody you meet is going to be somebody you went to high school with." Quote from P. J. O Rourke

I WAS able to stay home all day except for Mass this evening.  It was a good day.

I spent a chunk of the morning downstairs working on the lap quilt for the quilt club Christmas donations.  

Then I fixed pork chops for our dinner.  They were really good.   I took a nap this afternoon kind of while watching the Wisconsin Badger Game.  Boy was THAT a game.  The Badgers beat the Hoosiers 83-20.   It started out kind of iffy.   The two teams traded scores in the first part of the first quarter and were tied 10/10 then the Badgers exploded and it was all over for three quarters.   I am sure Indiana just wanted to go home.

I went to Mass at 4PM so will be able to be home all day tomorrow.  I was able to help distribute communion today.   I kind of got in the middle of the row then they were short one distributor so I had to work my way out of the pew.   I always feel SO privileged to be able to do that . 

Have a great Sunday and be happy.   I love you all

God love you

Mary

The weather has turned somewhat.   I wok up to find the deck wet from a light early morning rain and it was chilly.  They say there is snow up north of us but we are still are not expecting a first snowfall for a while.

Jody came to clean this morning and, as usual, I cleaned my desk while she was here so I could stay out of her way.   By Friday, I always need to resort and clear things off for the weekend.  I washed the sheets so Jody could help me make the bed while she was still here. 

After she left, I make a quick trip to Walgreens to pick up a prescription and to the Pig to get a couple groceries and get my credit for last week's touchdowns by the Packers.   I had forgotten my slip on Wednesday.   There were three touchdowns or maybe four and at 4 cents a gallon or the points for a free turkey, that mounts up pretty fast.

Bobbie got her at a bit after 11AM.   We racked her second batch of beet wine into the secondary container.  The other gallons are still settling.and will be ready to rack in two to three weeks.

We had quiche and salad for our lunch with apple cheesecake for dessert. 

Tonight was the bust up party at Rhine for the Fall League.   I was just a bit below my goal of an average of 50.   If I hadn't had that one really bad night, I think I would have made it.    Nancy and I had a nice visit with the other pistol shooters and our trap shooting friends.

Tomorrow will be pretty quiet, I only have to go out once, to Mass at 4PM.

Sunday is a stay at home day.  

Hope your weekend is good too.   I will pray for you all tomorrow at Mass.

Love

Mary

Guess what.   I got to stay home ALL day today.

The only times I left the house were to take a walk and to sweep off the deck.    I feel good about that.   There were leaves against the house and I wanted to get them cleared before rain and freeze.   I hope I didn't overdo.  I don't think so as I was sweeping leaves off of the deck.

I got a lot done today at home.  I remembered to put the flag out for Veterans Day to begin with and I remembered to bring it in before dark too.

I did a lot of cooking and baking today.    I made my Cranberry bread and and apple cheesecake too.  

The trouble with being home is that I see so many things that should be done.   I do as many as I can.   Dick was not happy because I really could not sleep when I tried to take a nap.   Oh. Well.   After Bones,  one of the few shows that I like to watch, I will go to bed and see if I can sleep the night.

Tomorrow, Bobbie is coming and we will do wine.   The only other committment I have is the Bust Up party at Rhine.   So it is not a hectic day unless I chose to make it so.



Be good to yourselves and enjoy this wonderful time of year.  It will end too soon.

God love you

Mary

Hi everybody!

Another beautiful November day.   The sun was shining and no wind.   I hope it keeps up for the next few days as I will be able to walk again.    The past three days I have had to get up at 6:30AM to be where I needed to be on time.

Today was shopping.  I hate to get to the grocery store after 8:30AM because there are too many people there.   Shopping went very well, and even with my stop at Walgreens to pick up some prescriptions, I was home before 9:30AM.    I got everything put away and some morning computer things caught up.   I fixed Chicken and potato salad for Dick before I left for lunch at the Final Approach out at the Sheboygan County Airport with my high school buddies.   We had a good crowd.   There were11 class members plus some spouses.    I sat at the end of the table with Rita Petrie Ertl who I went all through school with.   Actually, we started kindergarten,  were in public school and St. Mary's, then went to the convent.   At that point, I left the convent in the middle of my junior year and graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School.  Rita finished school in Milwaukee, but this Class of 58 that I belong too is really unique.   We invite EVERYBODY that we can remember that went to school with us, and Rita is one of those who is still part of the gang, even if she missed the actual graduation.

I had a chicken wrap and sweet potato fries for out lunch.  And wonderful company.   I mailed a birthday package to Jacquie on the way home.   Now I am here until Friday.   Waa Hoo.

When I got home, Dick, our neighbor, was talking to Maryann, another neighbor, so I stopped to visit a bit.   Jean came out too and Jan, turned almost into a meeting.    Dick invited me in to see his dog, Katrina, who just had a hair cut.   She misses me now that I am not out as much.    She is a sweet dog but I would not have her because she is an excitement piddler.  

We had leftover quiche for supper.  Boy was that good.   I am feeling rather lazy tonight and am looking forward to tomorrow when I should not have to go any where, with any luck at all.

Have a nice day yourself

God love you

Mary

Today was car day.   I took the Passat in to VW this morning at 8:30AM for winterizing and its annual checkup.   I brought a book and a magazine.  There were very pleasant people also waiting for their cars that I was able to visit with and the time went very fast.

It was a beautiful day today.  Except for the drive to Motorville this morning.   The fog was like pea soup until I was almost to Sheboygan, then the sun came out and it was beautiful.

When I got home, I made an impossible quiche for our lunch.   Boy was it good.   I added some steamed spinach to the mix and used a combination of cheeses.   I was out of Bisquik so I mixed up a batch of my own.   It worked just fine and now I am stocked up on that.

I took a nap this afternoon, then wend downstairs to work on some sewing.   I trimmed and cut the squares for the lap robe and  did some sewing on the block of the month.

That is enough for today.

I heard today about that cruise ship that is stranded because of the fire in the engine room.   The boys and my ex and I went on a cruise once and it was really wonderful.   However, a flu of some kind went through the ship.  Poor little Bart got it.  Fortunately it was the last day of the tour.   He had a miserable trip home, but the cruise itself is a great memory for him.    However, as we were disembarking and going through customs, we were talking to a man who had gotten sick early in the week and had just recovered (almost) the past day.   Someone said that maybe the cruise company would give him a free trip to replace his bad experience.   I still remember that poor man, turning green and saying ,  "Oh God, No!"

Love you

Mary

I was very busy today.    Roxie is starting to accept the time changes, but she does find it a bit of an annoyance.     I folded clothes and put them away and started getting things ready for trash tomorrow. 

At 9AM, I left for bible study.   We watched as much of Barbara's Women's Group's video of Women at the Well as we could in the time we have.   We will watch the rest at some future time.    Next week, I asked everybody to review the books for the new study - Psalms - as it will be very different for us.   Then we can decide how to proceed.

Then I went over to Mom's.   She said she had felt a little dizzy this morning but as we visited and I took care of a couple things for her, she seemed to perk up.   I felt pretty good about her by the time I left.    I brought her some of the Braciole de Manzo and noodles for her supper and bread.    I got three loaves of bread at the Fireside and then I gave her a third of each loaf.   We put it in the freezer and she can pull it out as she needs it.
We had a nice visit.   As usual, the time went too fast.    I was able to tell her about yesterday at the Fireside.   One regret that I have is that we never did get her to the Fireside for a day.    She would have loved that.

We had our lunch and then I took a short nap before cleaning the kitchen, clearing off most of the dining room table, sorting and clearing things off the desk and gathering trash for tomorrow.  

Kate and Patty picked me up at 6PM to go to the UW Sheboygan to hear a speaker named Donald Stoker talk about the Strategy of the Civil War, The Grand Design, his book.   He was a good speaker making the subject exciting and pertinent.   We learned a lot about the generals and leaders on both sides of the war and opinions on why many of the decisions they made were ill timed   and what finally worked to end the conflict.

So a full day.   I am settling down for the night.  Tomorrow I have to get the car to VW at 8:30 for its maintenance and winterizing.  I made the appointment early so I could have the rest of the day at home.

So keep praying for Hazel and her family who miss her.

God love you all

Mary

What a wonderful day.    The weather was nice.   I believe it got up to the high 50s but as I was on a bus or in the Fireside most of the day, it did not make much difference.   It was nice to have the trip there and back uneventful.

This was a first for me.  I had never been there for a Sunday afternoon production before.   The meal was not a sit down meal but a buffet.   It was excellent.   We had breakfast items galore plus dinner choices that were super.   I chose dinner items as I had fixed breakfast for Dick and me before leaving.  So I had salmon, shrimp and scallops in a pasta and corned beef.   Everybody was served a cold peach soup.   I do not approve of cold soups but this was good.   More of dessert actually.

The production was up to Fireside standards.   The first act was the Fireside Christmas show.   Very lively and quite well done.   The voices were amazing.   The second act was the premier of The Child, a rock opera written by the creators of The Rock and The Rabbi and The Witnesses just for the Fireside.  I loved it.    I was interested to hear the comments of my fellow travelers.   Many of them did not know that they were in for.   BUT they ended up liking it for one reason or another.    Some for the music, some JUST for the narration between the songs by "Joseph" remembering the events that occurred. from the time he was betrothed to Mary.  Loved it and got to thank the members of the cast and the author and composer as we left.

Bobbie and Bill were along too.  It is so good to spend time with them   We had a great time.

So now I am watching the Packer game.   They better win.  I need their points.  

God love you

Mary

A very eventful day.

First,  I need to tell you that Dick's sister, Hazel, who I asked your to pray for has passed on.   She left us at 3:10PM today with her daughter, Suzi and her niece, Teresa on either side holding her hand.    She was 93 years old and had lived a full and wonderful life.   She will be missed but we are all grateful to have experienced her and her humor and personality.    There is a special place in heaven for her.

I went to Hallmark in Sheboygan today at about 10AM.  They had a special sale with special coupons and I had some coupons of my own so it seemed like a good time to go.  I picked up some Christmas presents, wrapping paper and cards.

We had Braciole deManzo with noodles and salad for lunch.   Then I took a nap.

Got Dick's leggings changed right after my nap.   I found a couple of little blisters on the leg.   I covered it with Neosporin and gauze.   Hope that will dry them up.

I went to Mass at 4PM.   A very nice mass.   I feel at home there as I know a lot or people now. 

So that is the day.   Think of Hazel with love.   Sleep tight.

I will be going to see The Child at the Fireside tomorrow with Bobbie and Bill on a tour.  That will be fun.   We will have lots of GOOD bread.

Mary

Well,this tuned out to be a strange day.

Started off a little weird.   Jody, the housekeeper, did not get here until almost 8:30AM.  I was beginning to think I should call Bonnie, her boss, as Jody has had health problems and we were a bit worried.  But she just dozed off and did not wake up as soon as she expected.  Whew.  She is an excellent housekeeper and we don't want to lose her.


I left at about 9:45AM.  I had to stop at Walgreens to pick up a prescription for Mother.  While I was there I saw that hearing aid batteries were on sale so I bought them too.   When I got to Mom's we left right away for her appointment with Dr. Hancock.   This was her yearly physical.   He checked everything.   He left her meds much the same.    Her blood pressure was a bit high when she got there but dropped to normal before he rechecked it.   A good thing.   He felt that she is a little pale but assured her that her weakness is PROBABLY because she is a year older.   He ordered urine and blood tests which we left before we went home.

By then it was after 12pm.  We were hungry.   I called Dick and told him to eat the half of a Tuna Sandwich that I had brought home from Antoinettes yesterday.    Mom and I picked up a Dairy Queen Grill Sandwich meal.   That is a BIG sandwich plush french fries and a coke.    We shared one.   Dick and I always share fries and I never finish the whole sandwich.   I don't know what those restaurants are thinking.   The one meal was more than enough for Mother and me.   We forced ourselves to finish the fries because there were just a few left after we were really done.

We are all caught up on the things that I need to do for her and I got to read Nora's letter sent JUST before she and Leif headed for France.   Such a great trip.    George and Betsy should be home from Argentina .   We will have so many adventures to be sharing.   Jeff and Kathy are in Branson.


We ate leftover hamburger helper for dinner.  (Dick is always happy with noodles.)  Now it is time to wind down and get ready for bed.   I ironed the 9 patches that I have sewed together for the lap robe and will square them up in the next couple of days.  I am going to make a disappearing 9patch,    New for me.  I will take a picture to share with you when it is done.

 Tomorrow is quiet.   I do want to to to Hallmark to take advantage of some specials.   I also will go to Mass at 4PM because Sunday is the day that Bobbie, Bill and I go to the Fireside to see the CHILD.  I am so excited about that.

God love you

Mary

Today was a shopping day.   I got up at 7AM.  Since our Chelsea is gone, I sleep until at least 7.   After I got showered and everything, I went to Mc Donalds to pick up breakfast.     We used to love to go out for breakfast and this is a good way to do it.   I like their breakfasts anyway.

Then I went shopping.  It was a good time.   LOTS of baking things were on sale so I stocked up for the Christmas baking.    Yippee.   Also had to go to Walgreens to pick up some prescriptions and other things.    I found a lighted magnifying glass for reading.   I think that is going to be a lot of help.  I think I will give Mom one too.

We had hamburgers and beans for lunch.   Then I took a nap.   Boy was I tired.  I slept over an hour.   We got Dick's leg coverings changed, his bath and his hair washed today to because we have an appointment for his blood coagulation test AND he is getting his hair and beard cut.    An awfully busy day for him.  Bobbie is coming to help us get him around.

I managed to get a bit of sewing done on the lap robe for the nursing home that we are donating as a Quilt Club.   Should have the top done by the end of next week.

So.   Another day gone by.   It is supposed to really be colder tomorrow.   They are talking a high of 41.  

Dick's sister Hazel is not doing too well.   She is 93.  Please pray for her.   And for the family. 

Love

Mary

Well,   my ribs were just a bit more sore this morning, but not enough to be miserable.   I must have pushed a bit too much yesterday.   It is so hard to not do the things that I see need doing.

Today was just gorgeous.  A perfect Autumn day,  the sun felt warm through the pleasantly cool air. 

I was home all morning.   Did a bit of housework, desk work and kitchen work.   Then we had lunch.

Shortly after lunch, I took off and did my civic duty.    I voted.    Dick had sent his absentee ballot in a week or so ago, so for better or worse, we have expressed our opinion.    Now we need to see how the chips fall.

I went directly from city hall to the library for the Kettle Country Quilters meeting..   We had a short meeting at the library.    We just had our announcements and show and tell and picked up the pattern for the second last square for this year's block of the month.  I have decided to make the blocks into a blanket for my half of the bed.   Dick does not like to have a blanket on so a smaller quilt would be very practical and useful.  Then we went over to the place on Factory Street  where Linda Wieck has established her Camo Quilting "factory" for making quilts for our servicemen overseas.    We went to help, but by the time Linda gave us the tour of the place and their history, I had to get home.    It is an amazing enterprise.   You should read more about it.  Check http://dma.wi.gov/dma/news/2009news/quilt.asp.   Linda has established shops all over the state and in several other states.   To date, they have made and distributed over 7000 camo quilts to all divisions of the armed forces and are expanding and continuing to pump them out.    What an inspiration.   All of the work is volunteer and the whole thing runs on donations.

Home again, I called Kate to tell her that I had a catalog for the Tupperware Party that I had told her about.  I can't go but we both wanted some things from Tupperware.   So I zipped over to Kate's and watched her and Patty cut out leaves for a Cornucopia and shared a cup of hot chocolate with them.   We have our order all done now.

Now we have supped and I am watching Dancing with the Stars which will end just about when the election returns start coming. in. 

Richard and Brenda called and we discussed the general feelings we all have about these elections.    EEEEUUUUUUU!  seems to be the consensus.   We will just have to hope that we voted to the benefit of all.   We all did the best we could and will find out as time goes on, how wise the choices were.

So another day that can change history.   Seventy years has brought many of them.  This is one of the little ones, at least at the onset.

I am really excited about the Fantasy Football.   I am still standing in the Survivor one and am number 5 in points in the big one.   As we get closer to the middle, it is getting more and more exciting.

God love you all   - I do

Mary

A very full Monday and such a pleasant one weather wise.   It was a bit cool but clear and still and easy to be out in.  For the first time in weeks, I actually felt better.    My rib still hurts a bit but I will concentrate of resting and using the heat until it is all gone.  It is just so good not to feel crummy.

Kate and Patty picked me up at about 9AM to go to Bible Study.    We had a full crew AND -  WE FINISHED the Gospel of Mark study.  SO  next week we are taking a break from a study and watching Barb's video of The Women at the Well.  Her women's group put it on and filmed it when she and Bart were in Green Bay and it is really touching and informative.    We will also kind of decide how we want to handle the study of Psalms that we are going to do next.    It is a different format so will be a challenge.  

The Kate, Patty and I stopped at Mother's.   I brought her a chicken dinner with rice and a deviled egg (the eyeball.)  I also gave her some cranberry relish and scones.   It was a good visit.  Kate brought her a trick or treat bag of candy.  (She took one in to Dick too.)   Mother said that she had over 100 kids at her door.   Eileen came to help hand out the candy.

When we got home, I invited them in because Patty may be looking for a home and liked the neighborhood so I wanted to let her see the inside of one.   She also got to meet Dick.

I took a short nap this afternoon and made a couple of phone calls.  I am invited to a Tupperware party on Sunday.   I can't go because I will be at the Fireside but still want a few items.   Kate had also expressed an interest, so she and I plan to get together for lunch and place and order with Jan, my neighbor.   I picked up the catalog and order blanks this evening after the Rhine Field and Stream meeting.    That went well, no sticky points, and we were even done a bit early.

So now it is finally bed time and I will apply heat and sleep as best as I can to continue my healing.

God love you all

Mary

Such a nice Sunday.  It was cool, dry and still as far as the weather.    I went for a nice walk at about 10AM.  I am not going too far and intend to increase the distance week to week.  It is strange walking without my sweet little Chelsea to lead the way and tell me when to stop and smell the roses.  I guess I just have to find my own roses to smell.

We decided to celebrate Halloween with Halloween food.  Dick picked Chili Dogs.   And I made a special treat.   Deviled Eggs.   Eyeballs.   I died the filling with some green food coloring and then put rip olive slices on them.    Fun  Fun Fun.

Again - We did not have one single trick or treater.   I always get one bag of treats just in case.   So we have a bag of Snickers I think I will take some to bible study tomorrow.

The Packers won again today.   Yippee!  I was in a win win situation.  They were the underdog.   NOBODY thought they would win.  I was tough and stuck to my system so - If they won, which they did - I was happy. But if they had lost, I would have gotten points in my Fantasy football league.   I am really glad that the Packers won.  It was worth the points.
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I finished my name tag for the Kettle Country Quilters today.   I decided that 8 months is long enough.  They would be laughing at me if I did not finish it as Toni, who I introduced to the group last month has hers done.

And she has not yet officially joined as far as I know.So a new week has begun.  And a new month.    This is a month of Thanksgiving too.   Bobbie is cooking Thanksgiving Diner for the Kunerts.   All six of us.   I will be making a pumpkin pie and I already made cranberry relish. 

I sure will be glad to be rid of the political ads as of Tuesday.    I will be voting when I go to Quilt Club.  Dick is all set up for absentee ballets.   From now on, he should receive a ballot a couple of weeks before the election unless he misses one

It is definitely getting colder and there if a chance of light snow at the end of the week.  I am also starting to feel better.   My side hardly hurt at all today.   I will see if I can sleep on that side this week.

Take care and I love you all.

God bless you

Mary

Eyeballs. Happy Halloween! Enjoy.