We started off with a very chilly morning and of course that meant me sleeping in. I’m catching up on some very needed rest this week.
Oh What a treat it was today. By afternoon the temps were back in the upper 60’s and i went for a walk and found this tree with beautiful color!
I enjoyed the afternoon of sunshine and being outside. Yes, i was still dressed in my sweats but hey I'm not complaining. Better then having to be stuck inside.
The past few days have been so chilly that all i am able to do is look outside. Before the 2 really cool days the squirrels were busy little fellows.
I put some bird feed out in the rocks for them but their more interested in colleting nuts.
I enjoyed watching them find the nuts, chew on them and then go find a place to bury them.
This electrical box seem to be a prime source for hiding. There were a total of 6 squirrels.
The past few days the squirrels have been MIA, i’m guessing it’s too cold for them as well.
My days have been spent being lazy and mostly taking pain pills and sleeping. I’m looking forward to warmer temps.
Oh My it’s frightful outsdie!! What a chilly morning it was! I slept in again today! I was up earlier today then yesterday but i have to admit i was up most of the night with a aching back and legs. I was up and then straight to the couch with a morning of doing nothing! My body does not like the cold at all. I’m experiencing pain in my left knee as well. I know that someday i will have to have a knee replacement due to the fact that my left leg carries all my weight and stress from a back injury that has nerve damage on my right leg and it can not carry the weight it should. I find that getting up and down in low places is getting harder and harder. Today when i went to get inside the truck i struggled getting in. Hmmm is it the weather or is my knee getting worse?
After lunch i did get a load of laundry going. A day like today makes me thankful for the washer in our home. Then the rest of my afternoon was spent resting. Actually i spent the afternoon reading the beginning of my blog and i can’t believe we spent our first winter in our RV in the extreme cold and survived it. At times i miss our motor home Ms. Southwind, she was such a good home for us and we have lots of good memories but i have to admit having the more room in the 5th wheel with all the slide outs is very nice since we tend to stay for longer periods. Hubby is much more happier driving our truck and 5th wheel. The motor home was very uncomfortable for him to drive being a tall big man. I miss the good gas mileage our car got compared to the truck for daily errands and stuff. We have discussed getting a car but there is just no way i could drive it when we travel from place to place. Another advantage is now that we have 2 grandkids they have much more room to play. We are really happy with our decision to upgrade. It’s hard to believe we’re going on 2 years now with our new home.
With the cold weather I've moved my flowers inside to the warmth. I’m sure their much happier inside then outside on a day like today. One thing about it, we are nice and warm and toasty inside the comforts of our home. I am looking forward to warmer temps soon. I’m rethinking our decision to stay around until after Thanksgiving. I sure am praying the weather holds out. I’m miserable when it’s cold. Once again i up late, it’s 2 am and i can not get to sleep due to my back pain. Getting comfortable is impossible so I'm waiting for my pain med’s to kick in before hitting the hay again.
Wow the wind started last night and this morning the cold has arrived! I curled up in bed by 7.30 pm last night I slept in this morning .. yep i didn’t get out of bed until around 10 am!!! My back doesn’t like the weather change and so it was a lazy night and morning for me. When i did finally come down stairs this morning hubby had it nice and toasty with our electric heater going.
Here is what our temps looked like today. I believe this is the high for today. This cooler weather does a number on my back. So when it get’s like this the bed and couch becomes my good friend. We had some left over ham steak that we didn’t use so when i got up this morning i put a pot of bean soup on too cook for dinner. I am not a big bean eater. I do however like the bean soup mix that has all kinds of different types of bean. 1 bowl and then I'm done. I thought it would be a great day to put them on to cook since i wasn’t feeling well.
As you can see by this picture the trees are loosing their leaves. Of course we are snuggled in with all the comforts of home. The cool temps are suppose to last few a few days and then warmer temps should be back. Hubby helped me get the rose bushes inside to protect them from the next few nights of freezing temps they are predicting.
I left my flowers in Illinois all summer long and they have enjoyed the rain they had there this summer. My succulents have grown big time as well as both of my rose bushes! Wanda you done an excellent job taking care of them. Now if they survive the winter with me .. hehe
Here is a link to see what the my 2 new flowers looked like when the kids got them for me and here they are now .. what a change!
http://fulltimervers2.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-mothers-day.html
My original 2 flowers are blooming and blooming. This rose bush has grown so much it’s hard to fit inside to ride and not sure what i will do with it this winter .. i know i will find a space for it.
We’ve had 2 wonderful days here in Springfield, the weather has been wonderful and I've enjoyed having my door open to let in some fresh air. My allergies seem to be better and in fact my nose has opened up and cleared out. I love being back in Illinois but my allergies do not like it when the farmers are in the fields. We enjoyed our time with family and friends and even though it was a very busy, hectic and crazy time I have to admits It’s been great having some alone time with my wonderful husband who has showered me with lots of love. Thank you honey.
The fall temps we are having are wonderful, but after this weekend it’s suppose to come to an end and get cold. The trees are really not pretty this year. The leaves are falling without the beautiful colors.
I’m praying for wonderful temps until after Thanksgiving. We will be parked here for 6 weeks. Our plan is to return to Illinois for one more family visit before heading south for the winter. Since we haven’t spent Thanksgiving with our family since 2006 we decided to spend this Thanksgiving holiday with our family this year.
When you have a seven year old grand daughter who can not remember spending a holiday with you it tugs at your heart. Plus my dad and hubby’s mom is not getting any younger. We plan to spend about a week home during the holiday visiting. Of course weather will be a huge issue on what really happens.
The past couple of days have been very crazy .. Convention ended and we spent time with family and friends before packing things up and heading out again our time with family and friends ended crazy. We found out on Monday our Daughter in Law (oldest son wife) was having surgery on Wednesday which was our planned day to leave. Of course that changed our plans as we wanted to be there for our son and daughter in law. Tuesday night around 9.30 pm we got a phone call from our oldest son that his neighbor who is like a fill in grandpa when we are not there for our grandkids was killed in a car accident. What a tragedy.
