Today my oldest son turned 33 yrs old! It’s hard to believe how fast the time has gone by. He is a father of a 12 and 8 yr olds. It seems like yesterday he was just a baby himself and it’s even harder to believe my grand babies are no longer babies and my grand daughter will be 13 the end of January! Wow, time seems to just fly right on by.
His dad and him, he loved cuddling with his daddy.
all grown up
I never know what time I'm going to end up getting to sleep, how much sleep I will get once I get to sleep or even what time I'm going to get up. Some days I'm up at 4 or 5 am, others mornings may be 9 am or then again it may be 2 PM, it just depends on what kind of night it was for me and how much sleep I actually got. But no matter what time it is, the first thing I do and need is my coffee! I was drinking more coffee but have limited myself to 1-2 cups per day due to tummy issues and then it’s lemon ginseng tea after that or plain room temp water.
Today is my father in law’s birthday. I miss him very much, he was wonderful to me and I was blessed to have him in my life. Happy Birthday in heaven, your deeply loved and dearly missed.
This is very fitting for exactly what my father in law Ira gave me, his Love, Kindness and Heart.
The plan was to pack up and head back to the stick home on Sunday but waking up to a surprise of huge Snowflakes coming down changed that right away. It was just enough snow to cover the ground and make everything wet, yet beautiful!
Right away of waking up, I knew it wasn’t gonna happen and looking out the window I definitely knew it wasn’t! So instead it was a Hallmark Movie Channel day of laying in bed and trying to keep the back and legs from screaming with pain.
Monday was another Dr’ appt and that ended up being a long day which is common with me. Nothing ever seems to go as planned and new medication was ordered and of course the Pharmacy has to order it as it’s not one kept on hand. I was just happy to get my screaming body back to the home on Wheels and into bed.
It was decided that since very cold weather and more snow is being called for, it was best to make the best of it and get what was needed to head to the stick home. Since the cold weather moved in quicker than predicted I've been under the weather in bed and I will be honest, the home on wheels is a wreck!
There was so much too do and my body just wasn’t cooperating like it needed to. The dishes were done, dirty clothes were gathered, food that could freeze was gathered up and the frig was emptied out.
I left things in the cabinets that freezing wouldn’t hurt and that I knew mice couldn’t get into. Although I did leave them some food out that will not be good for that just in case. It took most the day as this body just can take so much. Finally the van was loaded and the fur balls and we made it to the house. It’ gonna be a big adjustment for us all as Sparky and the dogs have to go back to being leashed in town. Momma cat can still run loose.
We are now back in the stick home and the end of the week, cold and more snow is being predicted. It’s time to hibernate and I'm dreading it. On the plus side I'm glad to have my unlimited electricity as I used my heating pads all night long on a screaming body.
From my home to yours ….
I spent the morning getting myself motivated as mornings or evenings are good for me. Mornings are ruff getting up and around and evenings I'm exhausted from the day. Go figure huh?
I went and had lunch at my mother in law house and it was a small, quiet but enjoying way to spend a day of Thank. DH, his mom, our youngest Son Gabe (his wife went to her family) enjoyed a great meal cooked by wonderful mother in law. We had the usual Turkey, and being I'm on a special diet she added more vegetables for me but I did splurge and ate some of broc/rice casserole and a slice of cherry cheese cake. It didn’t take long and I was wore out so home was in order and I spent the rest of my day in bed resting and watching Hallmark. Gabe and his dad took the afternoon/evening to spend some time together while I was given some needed time to lick my wounds as well.
This was the first Thanksgiving that when I got home I didn’t get a text message from Momma Rosie where we chatted and ended with I Love You’s. Instead, I cried some tears and sent my I Love You to her in heaven.
I was sick most the evening from eating too much at one time. Not thinking I usually break my food up into small portions at a time but as always on the holiday you eat till your stuffed and miserable. Well due to health issues, I stay stuffed and this was no different. I don’t make myself puke unless I truly can’t stand the pain any longer as puking is something I only do if it’s a have to! I was able to take some med’s and endure it.
The past few days have been very dreary day filled with lots of clouds and looks as if it could snow! Yes, I said that 4 letter word. There hasn’t been any Sun for several days and that isn’t good as that means no Sun, No Solar! No Solar means no electricity unless the generator is used to charge the batteries. Not only has there been no sun, but it’s been windy & cold and later in the afternoon the rain came and it has even rained today.
Anyone who has a dry roof, warm home and food on their table is blessed. There are many in our own country and around the world who are not as blessed to have those luxuries. In the Bible God says he promises his children to provide for our needs not our wants. So as I celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow with my mother in law and possibly our Youngest son Gabe and his wife Kelsey (never know about those 2) I will be thankful for all the great food, that I'm healthy enough to spend time with family and having a warm roof over my head.
It was a windy night and we were all rocked to sleep but we stayed nice and warm and toasty. I woke up to my happy hunters bringing me home some meat for winter which makes for a very happy Momma!
Yes, years ago my hunters hunted for that big buck but luckily they’ve all been through that stage of trying to kill a nice trophy size to hang on the wall. Now as they have matured (well somewhat) they hunt for meat to place on the table for the cold winter that is always around the corner. My kids have been blessed as they never had to go hungry as a child. Yes, it’s true it may have not always been what they desired to eat but they always had food to eat. Growing up poor like I did and being 3rd from the youngest of 13 children in one household couldn’t be said the same. Some call me a hoarder and it’s probably true, but I'm not a hoarder like you see on TV where you can’t walk through my home due to trash. I believe because I was raised so poor that I am what you call a frugal person? I’ve been blessed throughout my adult life. But there is always that place in my brain that has never forgotten what it’s like to not have things you need and so I guess I'm one who doesn’t like my pantry to be empty. At times if my cabinets start to get so low I begin to panic. Plus, I believe that living 25 years of my adult life so far out in the country that it also instilled that fear in me. I can remember winters where we would be snowed in for several days so having little kids I always made sure I had everything I needed and extra’s always in the cabinets for that just in case. I froze bread, milk you know the everyday things that most just run to the store and pick up when they need them. We lived on a farm and I hated having to drive 50 miles round trip to the store just to get a few things, so when I went grocery shopping I stocked up for several weeks at a time. People just don’t seem to do that anymore? In fact being raised in town we didn’t either, many of times in the cold and snow I can remember the ole lady sending my brother or sister up town with me to get bread, milk or whatever was going to be cooked that day. Food was in the pantry but most times a trip to the store everyday was normal. Even living in town I find myself not doing that as I hated it.
Since it was a windy cold day, a nice size ham (purchased on sale) was placed in the oven to cook for dinner and also help heat up the inside. The cold is not good on my body so an afternoon of laying in bed cuddled up with the fur balls. I had planned to watch some Hallmark but my eye lids seemed to close for a nice nap. A trip to town was also on the list while I closed my eye lids, fuel for the generator and a trip to the house to get the processing items, plus the furnace at the house had to be turned on and set on low to keep things from freezing. Later some carrots, potatoes, celery & onions was tossed in the oven with the ham juices and a wonderful meal was done for the hungry crew. The brownies Hailey and I made yesterday were finished off for a tasty desert.
Later in the evening it was time to curl back up in bed and Hallmark Christmas Movies were watched. It may be cold outside but there is lots of Love and warmth inside my home on wheels.
Hailey took advantage of getting some 4 wheel riding in and yes she is a silly girl in shorts and a t-shirt! I had my winter house coat wrapped around me!
Lacey is so cold natured and that is where she thinks she belongs, it doesn’t matter what, she likes to be inside whatever I'm wearing and staying warm by sucking my body heat! I truly believe she believes that is her pouch and where she belongs, she is my little kid and I'm her mother Kangaroo!
but hopefully tomorrow there will be meat to put in the freezer for the winter that is fast approaching. It was a quiet night of Hallmark Christmas movies until the eye lids closed early due to being wore out through out the entire home. While the wind bustled, we all remained snuggled in our nice warm beds dreaming of ….
