sunday

Things at work went well yesterday.
I'm always surprised when the patients with dementia
remember my name. Especially after I've been away for a couple of months.
It makes me smile.
It's my 17th year there this month. I took the job 17 years ago thinking I'd stay just until I figured out where I really wanted to work.  :O)

I stopped biting my nails a little over a month ago.
They're starting to look healthy again!

thursday

I've been busy catching up the house cleaning and laundry. I have have it all finished except one load of laundry in the wash and one in the dryer! Feels good to have it out of the way!

I took a walk at the cemetery this morning. I saw 5 deer, one of them a buck, walking and running around together. They're graceful, like ballerinas I think. I like watching them.

I work a 12 hour shift this Saturday. I haven't picked up a shift since December so I'm looking forward to it and dreading it all at the same time. I like the supervisor I'll be working with. He's competent, and a hands on type of guy. Plus he runs out at noonish and picks up a cup of coffee for everyone.

tuesday

We had a great time in Florida.....couldn't have asked for better weather! Sat on the beach house deck and watched the dolphins play........buried my feet in the sand..........walked the beach and collected sea shells......played in the ocean..... got a nice tan.... I forgot my metal detector. Left it in the dining room.......remembered it about an hour away from home..............boyfriends sister had never been to the ocean before. She was amazed, and had a great time. It was fun getting to know her. She's  about 10 years older than boyfriend.......and she treated him like a little boy.........(rolling my eyes)........lol......
I wish I could go back tomorrow!

Celebrated my dads birthday yesterday. He's 80.
I had some of the family over for dinner to celebrate with him.
It was a nice time.

The kitties sure did miss us while we were gone. When we got back from Florida they clung to us for about a week. They're so cute to me!

thursday

Boyfriends sister is still here and will be here until the 5th.
I will have more time to write after that day!

saturday

We had a wonderful trip! Returned home Thursday night.
I always enjoy the beach, sun, sand, and water.
Stopped off in Nashville on the way home. Loved it! It was really cool.

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!