monday

Boyfriend had a neck to knee pet scan on the 1st. the doctor called us friday to let us know all areas are smaller than last time and aren't lighting up as much...............will get more info from him on the 10th at the appointment.....................boyfriend is thrilled, cried even..............i feel like we are living in limbo..........waiting for the ax to drop..................................

boyfriend and i are headed to florida soon...............his sister is flying in to ky from colorado and will be going with us.................i can't wait to be at the ocean and to be at the warm sunny beach!
i'm taking the metal detector this year. maybe i will find some treasures...........................maybe i will find my class ring i lost there during spring break my senior year! wouldn't that be a hoot?

nephew and a friend, plus daughter will be staying here while we are gone..............so i don't need to worry about the kitties!

today will be all about getting clothes and stuff together and ready for packing for our trip.

thurs

Not much going on here.
Today will be all about cleaning up the house.
If I don't vacuum often my throat begins to swell
from the cat dander and other allergens. It's frustrating. I look forward to pulling up the carpets and having my wood floors refinished some time this year! I think it will be easier to keep clean. Carpeting is just gross.   Dad left this book on my front porch yesterday.  I love it!  Four of my favorite paintings from the book are below......I especially love the last one.......

my babies

thursday

Vacuumed, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher, did 2 loads of laundry, changed the beds, cooked hamburgers and green beans for supper,and cleaned the kitty food bowls today. I still have 1 load  of wash drying
. I also checked  the schedule at work for openings and picked a day to work in March. They only had night shift openings for Feb. I get too tired and too sleepy on nights.  So I don't work them.
They had 2 openings for day shift today but I wasn't notified until this morning. I was up last night till 1 AM, So no way was I going to go in and work a 12 hours shift! I could do that when I was younger, not now!
Took son and a friend of his to the airport yesterday afternoon. They're going to Colorado to ski. I didn't sleep well last night cause I was worried about him driving up the mountain.They're getting lots of snow. Got a text from him when he arrived at the airport but nothing after that text.................until today he text to let me know everything was okay! I told him to wear a helmet so he wouldn't end up like Sonny Bono, and to not break a leg." Come on, Mom. Quit! I will be fine!" :O)~  Can't help myself!

Drove by dads house.
He was in the yard cutting out a tree stump with an ax.
He's healthy and strong.
I'm grateful he takes care of his self.
He's a die hard Republican but still he had a couple good jokes about Trump.

wed

It seems like all the Hollywood women/girls have the need to take a picture of their butt and post it on twitter....they seem really impressed with their own butts...........huge butts....abnormally large buttocks.........deformed looking......i don't get it! i also don't get why all of the really pretty women get those lip injections to plump their lips to an abnormal size. it looks weird i think, reminds me of a big blow fish...

i hate the kfc commercials with that white haired guy supposed to be the colonel........he gives me the weebie jeebies.............

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I like that President Trump is cracking down on sanctuary cities........i think it's funny that he insists the crowd at his inauguration was larger than the crowd at Obama's.

monday

Man I've been wiped out with a respiratory infection since Friday evening. I feel better today. Most of the weekend was spent in bed covering then uncovering myself as I chilled, then sweat, and coughing!
 I'm  grateful the worst is over!

We
are calling Mr. Bojangles, Mr. President until after the inauguration. During Christmas week we called him Tiny Tim. It's silly I know, but it's  something we do.

I'm taking it easy today because my body still feels tired. The one thing I do want to do is take my dad some beans and ham, and visit with him if he is home. I miss him. I worry about him when I go too long without seeing him. So I'll stop over to see him today.

friday

I scrubbed the kitchen and bathroom floors, vacuumed, unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, and cleaned the litter boxes. Feels good to have it done!
I don't know what else to do with my time today.
I bought a cute puzzle of two cats napping in front of the fire. I started work on it but remembered I don't like doing puzzles! I boxed it up, will put it with the other puzzles to give away!

Boyfriend was up most of the night with a horrible cough, struggling pretty bad. I knew when he finally fell asleep this morning he'd probably nap most of the day. But he just got out of bed, and he is feeling good. He wants to take a drive out to the country to the little country market. It's about half an hour away....(a very pretty drive)......we love the place.......way better than the huge grocery store chains..........very busy place because it is so nice, and they have great prices..............if you need wood for the fireplace, or a nice dog house they have that too! lol

Both of the cats have been out already for their morning run.............now Mr. Bojangles is napping in my bed, and Weeping is in her sleeping bag in the garage. I love the little guys.

tuesday

I went to the eye doctor again today because I couldn't see with the new glasses. They rechecked my eyes, checked my new glasses, made adjustments, sent my glasses back to the lab to have the new prescription filled, and hopefully the new glasses will work for me!

Oldest son and my daughter both had new job offers today. Both are thrilled, and both are going to accept the offers. I'm happy for them!

It's pouring down rain here and we are having 50 mph wind gusts. It's a mess, but I love the way it sounds. It relaxes me for some reason.

I finally told boyfriend to quit talking to me about Trump because I don't share his enthusiasm when it comes to him. Actually I can't stand the guy, he disgusts me.

Dad left a book for me on my porch with a note "Sandy- your mom was fascinated by this story. We went looking for Pearl's head across from Highland Country Club. Your mom was scared! Murderers were hung @ 4th and York behind courthouse. Enjoy! Dad"
The name of the book is UNWANTED A Murder Mystery of The Guilded Age by Andrew Young. It's a true story about the murder of a woman.............most of the story takes place (where I live) in the greater Cincinnati area, in the late 1800's.
I'm looking forward to reading it!

I cleaned the bathroom, changed the beds, and did a load of laundry this morning, and I cooked sausage and eggs for breakfast. I doubt that I'll do anymore work today.

I'm thinking about staining and painting the little bench I found in the garbage. I don't have the color stain or paint that I'd really like to use, but I really don't want to go to the store, or spend money on it, so I think I'll go ahead and use what I've got!

tuesday

The neighborhood was back to normal this morning with parents getting their children off to school after a long holiday break and then the parents back to work after a long weekend.What a bummer it is going back to work after time off!I feel for them!

My Christmas decorations are down and packed away in the basement but I left the tree up yesterday for one more day because I love looking at the pretty lights! Today I will take it down!

We brought the New Year in in the elevator at the casino.
I think it's the first time I've shared a kiss on an elevator with boyfriend.
It was sweet!

saturday

It's cold and windy here in Ky but we're supposed to have temps in the 50's and 60's over the next several days. I'm hoping we have some sun shine as well!

I haven't made New Years resolutions the past several years.
I started though on some for the upcoming year several months ago.
I wasn't really thinking of the changes as resolutions, but now I guess I will.
Really I just want to be a nicer, more accepting and less critical of others type of person............but mostly I'd like to reach out to old friends I walked away from and make amends where due. I'd also like to stop allowing my shyness/social anxiety's control my interactions, or lack there of, with others. That's it..............

Boyfriend wants to go to the casino to celebrate the New Year.
Since he is ill I have a difficult time telling him no, or that I don't want to go.
I want him having fun, and feeling good, and thinking about things other than dying..............going is not going to bust the bank.......so really I have no reason not to go other than I'd like to stay in the nice warm house in my nice new pajamas I got for Christmas......and  hang out with the kitties. :O)~  such a dork......

friday

Mr. Bojangles, my kitty, woke me early this morning. He wanted me to fill his food bowl. He sat on my bed side table, his face close to mine, and he meowed until I got out of bed. Weeping my other kitty waited for me in the bathroom to turn the faucet on for her. It's where she likes to drink her water from in the morning. Most of the time she can jump up to the sink. Other times though her shoulder hurts and she can't make it up so I lift her.

I guess I'll pack away Christmas decorations today except for the tree I'll leave up until after the New Year.
I'm also going to make a pot of chili.

A  picture I love of my son playing in the alumni football game.

And then my sons at the top of Mount Laconte in Tennessee.

thursday continued

The one in front is my new owl. I think he's cute!

My owl  ornament that is also cute.

My new owl slippers  that make me smile..........

thursday

Not much going on here.
We made it through the Christmas Holiday.
Boyfriend wanted to get the kids something super special this year, something that will last forever because he figures he wont be around this time next year.. So
he got the boys each a Henry 22 Golden Boy, and daughter a diamond ring.
All of us cried............was a little gut wrenching for me, them too.....got through it and carried on with
our Christmas.............and it was nice,,,,,,,,,,good company, good conversation, good food, good memories!

Boyfriend and I went to the casino over in Indiana day before yesterday.
I took a hundred bucks, made it last all day.
We had a blast! We went to dinner at our steakhouse after we left the casino. We both had soup and salad. It was good!

Both the kitties enjoyed cat nip on Christmas day!

thursday

The little girl who visits with her mother the woman who lives next door, stopped over yesterday. She said her mom and her moms friend were getting ready to nap so she asked permission to come to my house.
We baked Christmas cookies, and drank hot chocolate with snowman marshmallows and candy canes in it. She loved it!
I knew she'd be dropping in at some point and put off some of my baking until she did. I bought matching Santa Claus aprons for us to wear while we baked. She thought the aprons were the greatest thing in the world. lol. was so cute.....
We also put bows on the gifts. I taught her how to use scissors (was surprised she didn't know how), and I taught her how to make bows.
Tomorrow  I'm taking her out to dinner and to see the movie Sing. It's something we've had planned for a month. I let her pick the restaurant. She said she's always wanted to  eat steak, that "it looks so good and juicy." So I'm taking her to a steakhouse. She also said she likes how people she see's on TV make a toast before they eat their meals. She was so excited when I told her we would do that! lol

Christmas Eve my children, daughter-in-law, and my dad are coming over for dinner and to open gifts. We'll also probably play penny poker, or a board game. I'm very much looking forward to it!
Christmas me and my family, my four sisters and their families will meet at mom and dads for dinner and other Christmas celebrations. I'm looking forward to that as well!