A quiet day.     I was home, except for a quick trip over to Bart's to leave the birthday card for my great granddaughter, Abby for Bart and Barb to take to her tomorrow.

Didn't do too much.   Kind of searched my freezer and found some pasties that I forgot I had.   Guess what I am having for dinner tonight.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Got my port flushed todat,   I should be able to get it our in the next 6 months i my CTScans keep showing positive.

This afternoon, went to Duncan to the Chisholm Trail Heritage center for a history lesson for our Celtic Group in Lawton.   Two of our members get is free ad,ossopm/    It is an absolutely marvelous heritage center.    Go there if you can.

Dia dhuit

Mary

We finished our planned study of Revelations at Bible Study this week.    Next week, we are going to start just reading it through.     It is very poetic, if indeed hard to understand.   Not my favorite book.

The rest of the day was quiet.   I got my lawn mowed, perhaps the last time for the season, at least if the temperatures stay down.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Kept myself busy most of the day.    The morning was quiet.    I cleaned the kitchen counters and updated quicken and wrote out some cards.

Then after lunch, I went grocery shopping.   Home again, I rested a while.     Then Nora called and we had a great visit on the phone.   They are well and it is raining there  .    Actually we did NOT have rain today.   I hope it holds off until Friday so that I can get my porch painted and my lawn mowed.

Then Bart stopped by for a visit while out shopping.  I enjoy that so much.   It is so GOOD to have someone in the house to talk to.      Nicky loves it too.

Leftover teriaki steak and potatoes for supper.   Num Num.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I thought today was supposed to be dry, but when I went to Mass this morning, it was misting and kept that up for most of the morning.

I need things to dry out so that the contractor can paint my front porch.   Also, Dan can't mow until it dries out.

Who would have thought that DRY Oklahoma would be so wet.

I have to wait to have the sunroom leak fixed too.     I'm tired of this.

Aside from that, every other day I feel pretty good.   I guess I am healing.

Dia Dhuit

]Mary

Was home all day today.

The only thing i did that ammounted to anything was washing my sheeta.

Just checking in.

Dia dhuit

Mary'

Today turned out to be twice as busy for me than I expected.   

Went t Bible Study.   We did our discussion of Revelation.  Only one more lesson to go.   I still find Revelation my least popular readings, though they are exciting and poetic.   I love poetry and don't like all  of it either.

My ear has been bothering me so I had a call in to the doctor and saw the nurse practitioner this afternoon.  Nurse Hall discovered that I have fluid in there and has prescribed a cure.

So I am going to follow her instructions and get well.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got home from Writer's Club.   We have five enthusiastic members now and we were all there and all read something.    I read my chapter from the saints book on St. Michael the Archangel.

Last night was at Quilt Guild and got home after 9PM tired and ready for bed.   It was a good meeting too.   My friend Judy Haley gave us a lesson on needle turning applique .    I have to finish my little heart and bring it back next Guild meeting.

Tomorrow is Bible Study.   Chapter 6 in Revelation.    Revelation is not my favorite.    I am learning a lot however.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

My friends, Robbie and Curtis, invited me to go to Medicine Park for an Indian Flute celebration today.     Vendors and craftsmen all along the streets.   Medicine Park is kind of an Artist;'s community and they do a lot of events like this.   I have been interested but didn't want to go alone.    This was Fun.    Robbie is a good friend who belongs to Holy Family Church and joined my Celtic Group.

One of the vendors gave me a beautiful green jadelike stone wrapped in copper.    A gift.  She put it on a cord so I could wear it.    I was glad that Robbie bought something from her.  I just seldom buy jewelry  because I seldom wear it.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I took Nicky to the vet to have his nails clipped and for a bath.     He has been pretty stinky these past few days.   I am not sure that the bath really helpd but we mus give a day or two for his hair to really dry.

Aside from that I just did some deep cleaning in the pantry.
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Dia Dhuit

Mary

Boy, have I had a busy week.

I think I told you, my car died.    Bart let me use his car in the interim.   As it turns out, my battery was shot.    Not too bad a repair for a 6 year old car that I really DON'T drive enough.    I have less than 29,000 miles on it.   It may last me my whole life:)

Thursday, I had Writer's Club and Wednesday, Bible study, Dr. Toy and grocery shopping.    I was glad to be home all day today.

Dan and Han mowed my lawn today.    Nicky loves that.   They always take him for a walk.    I always have to watch because he will poop every time and Dan and Han don't get concerned about that so I have to run out with a plastic bag.    But I am so glad for my Nicky.

He still loves his walks.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just got back from dinner at Bart and Barb's.    Marlies was there too.    I am driving Bart's car.    He can't drive because of his surgery and WOULD YOU BELIEVE, my car is acting up.    It is not starting properly and this morning one of the warning lights showed up.

I will call Lawton Chrysler in the morning.   Sure sick of everything breaking.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a good day.

Holy Family had a retreat./training day for our volunteers.    The retreat was after socialization and breakfast in the morning and very well put on.

The training turned out to be a wash as for some reason the Usher's program did not materialize and we waited for about an hour before being sismissed.

Altogether a good day because of the retreat.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well.   I am back.     Don't know if anyone will even be looking for me anymore.    That's OK.  

FIRST:  my computer stopped connecting to the internet on September 10.   Then I left for Wisconsin for the most wonderful vacation .

My high school reunion at Riverdale where I spend many an evening on dates.   We had a super turnout and I connected with so many old friends.     We haven't changed a bit.

The next day I had lunch with my Celtic friends.   There were a dozen of us at the gathering.   Did I feel special, or what.

Saturday, Richard and Brenda joined Bobbie and Bill and me at the Black Pig.   We then retired to Bobbie and Bills and visited until  Richard and Brenda had to go back home to Madison.

Sunday, met with my brothers and sisters at Shreckers in Sheboygan.   Jeff and Kathy, Dolores and Ken, Eileen and Fred and me and Bobbie.    It was wonderful.

I got to see most of the people I love and miss so much.

When I got home, it took some trying to fix the computer myself before I finally called someone in.   I have been able to keep up with email on the laptop.

So I am back.     I will try t post daily again.   It is a good practice for me.

I love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I got to go to Grandparents Day at my Abby's school.    All  the classes put on a show and then we went to their classrooms and received a gift.   My gift is an original art pieec by Abby.   Right now it is on the fridge.  I went with Bart and Barb and Marliese joined us too so Abbie had a nice contingent of Grandmas. and Grandpas.


Had my "Wellness  Exam" with Dr. Aiku today.    Except for the lab tests, I am fine.   They will be done next week.

I will leave for Wisconsin in four days.   SO excited.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

I had company for dinner tonight.   I love that.

Jarrod, my banker neighbor, came over for a spaghetti dinner.   It turned out good, even if I am out of practice.    I will be eating spaghetti til I leave for Wisconsin:)   And he hate a good amount.

Dia Dhuit

mary

Another hot day that is following many MANY hot days.    It was 102 on my thermometer this afternoon.    Hope this breaks soon.

Nicky is enjoying his backyard.    Lately he has discovered the squirrel and chases it up on three or another.  I swear the thing is teasing him.

I watered the front yard earlier this week and the back yard today.    We are supposed to have a chance of rain in a couple of days.     I am losing hope:)  But perhaps I shouldn't be so pessimistic.

Talked to friends in Chicago and Plymouth abut my upcoming trips up there.    Plans are coming together.   I will be in Sheboygan County in less than two weeks.   Yea.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A Couple of nice days.   Last night I went to writer's club and we had 5 of us there who all read some of our work.   The people there were interested in my poetry so I read several out of my books.

It gave me a bit of ambition to work on the book of the Celtic Saints seriously for the first time in months.   Perhaps things are getting better.


Talked to my friend, Barbara Sadler, tonight.   Always a pleasure to have a voice in m,y ear.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I ushered at the 8:30AM Mass this morning.   First time in over a year.    Someone needed a sub so I volunteered.    Sure glad I did.    I like being part of the worship service.

The rest of the day was quiet.   I went over to Bart and Barb's so I could look at Barb's Tupperware catalogs and order from her Facebook party.    They fed me too so I came out ahead on that one:)

This week is generally quiet so won't be doing much.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a great day.

I talked to lots of people that I love.

Bill Smith called this morning and we had the nicest visit with Leslie in the background.   They are Considering coming for Thanksgiving again.    We sure hope so.

Then I called Richard and Brenda this afternoon.   They survived the rain with  a flooded basement.   Could have been worse.   They didn't lose anything and are working on drying it out and figuring out how to avoid this  again if the rains come again.

So I feel good tonight.   My nephew and his family in Hawaii are fine too.

Dia Dhuit

Mary