friday

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Enjoyed the company of my grown children.
I like listening to the bantering that goes on between them. They crack me up.
Dinner was delicious and the table looked pretty I think.
My youngest sister
had dinner with us. I always enjoy seeing her and wish she lived
closer so that we could hang out more often. She told stories
to my children about me from my much earlier days, some that I would not have shared with them.
My sons were laughing so hard that I couldn't help but to laugh at their laughter.
 Daughter said to me
last night, after company was gone, that she liked hearing those stories.....was glad to
find out her mom had a little bit of a wild side. :O)~
Daughter and I stayed up late watching a movie. It was fun. The whole day was good!

wed.

Well the house is clean, the pumpkin pies are baked, and the fruit salad is made and in the refrigerator.
It's raining and cold outside. Thankfully the house is warm. Mr. Bojangles is sitting next to me in my bed.He likes the warmth from my computer. I like when he sits with me.
I'm looking forward to being with my family tomorrow.
I hope everyone out there has a happy Thanksgiving!

monday

I received a post card from the courts today.
My jury duty was deferred until 2019.
YAY!
I am so relieved. :O)

sunday

 I got my Tulip bulbs planted. So happy to be done with it! Maybe a couple of them will actually bloom this spring!
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I have a crock pot full of  beans, onions, and ham chunks cooking for dinner tonight. I'll make some corn bread to go with the soup.  It's very cold here. Hot soup will be good!

I bought a nice turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner. I'm very much looking forward to having my sons and daughter here together, and my dad too. More than anything I think my dad enjoys my sons company.

We might go to a movie today, then head to the grocery to get the rest of the stuff for our Thanksgiving meal.

thursday

Nothing much going on.
We've had a couple of doctor appointments.
Got a little Christmas shopping done.
I need to do yard work today, and I
plan on doing a little reading.

sunday

I cleaned the garage and basement today. Daughter helped so it only took a few  hours. We filled four 45 gallon garbage bags full of stuff. I'm glad to have it gone! 

friday

The plumber is coming today to replace the refrigerator ice maker that boyfriend probably broke while "fixing it." I asked boyfriend to stop fixing things! :O)

Some of the time while Mr. Bojangles is sleeping in my bed and as I walk by the bed I bend over
and rest my head on his body and listen to him purr.Then I kiss the little guy. He's so cute to me.

We went to Target last night because boyfriend wanted to buy a new coffee maker. We've been using coffee bags for about a year.There were many many  coffee makers to choose from. He ended up getting a Mr. Coffee single cup brew.

wed

So I cleaned out the hall closet, and the buffet. I also cleaned the bathroom walls and wood work. And finally, I took down the bathroom and hallway light fixtures and cleaned them. Feels good to have it done! All that's left to do is my bedroom closet, and take my comforters to the laundromat to be washed.
I plan on cleaning the basement and garage this Sunday. Daughter said she will help so it shouldn't take too long.
Tomorrow I'm going to the grocery for some of the stuff I need for Thanksgiving day dinner.

Today I worked on  family recipe cook books I'm making for my adult children as one of their Christmas gifts. They're looking pretty good so far!

tuesday

We left the house early this morning to go to vote.
As we left the house and while I drove to our vote spot I tried to make my choice.
I didn't though so I stared at the ballot
for a couple of minutes while my thoughts raced  as I struggled with my decision.
Finally I made a choice. On the walk to the car I regretted my choice, later I was OK with it. 

monday

I worked a 12 hour shift yesterday.
I only had 14 patients. I usually have closer to 24.
So it was a low stress, easy to manage day.
It does me good when I work. It energizes me!

I've been having some pretty bad muscle spasms
mostly in my back when I work a shift. This time
before work, boyfriend rubbed my upper back (that's where I hurt)
with Ben Gay and I took a prescription anti inflammatory the night before and morning
of my shift. I also did some stretching.
It helped.
I had very little discomfort last night.

The plan today is to clean out my hallway closet and my bedroom closet.
I also want to hang a few pictures.
Then all I have left to do to get the house ready for the holidays is wash the living room curtains, and scrub the wood work
in the bathroom.

saturday

Weeping, my cat who went missing yesterday showed up on the front porch at  4 AM.
I'm so happy she is home!

friday

I filled out the notice sent to me for me to serve jury duty. I sent it back with  a request to have my service postponed for another 2 years so that I can continue to provide assistance to boyfriend. I didn't send any supporting paper work because the paper work had to be back to them in five days. That time frame did not allow me the time I would need to get papers from the doctors. So we shall see.

I ran into my brother-in-law today at the grocery store. I asked him to take a look at my water heater . The cap was off and the duct work was too long to attach to the cap then place  the cap where it's supposed to be............he came over and rearranged a small piece of duct work with an even smaller piece allowing the cap to be where it's supposed to be................now it's fixed and I can stop worrying about it.
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Weeping my Siamese cat has been missing for a few hours. Some of the time she naps in my closet or on a shelf where I keep the sleeping bags in the garage. I checked both places. She's not there. I hope she's OK.

tuesday

Mostly I've been cleaning and organizing the house.
I cleaned the living and dining room windows yesterday. I also had the carpets cleaned and then put away all the stuff I had stacked on the couch and on the beds. And I cleaned off the dining room table. It was a mess!
I still have a few drawers and a closet to clean/organize.

They're going to install the dishwasher and stove today.
After they leave I plan on patching some areas damaged from where they removed the old counter top, and I need to clean the kitchen windows.

We only had a few trick or treaters last evening. My favorite was Neil, the little boy from across the street. He was dressed as Darth Vader I think. He's a tiny little fellow. I think he's five years old but very petite like his dad so he looks much younger. He's polite and so sweet. I gave to him lots of extra candy.

My tomato plant continues to give me tomatoes. I picked 20 yesterday and have about 50 more on the plant. I also have a nice bell pepper growing.