JIbber Jabber

The day is young and I am not.  That's alright as time has been a fleeting thing.  Wrinkles on my face and aching pains where I never expected to creep into my body when I was so young and completely naive what old age felt like.

Seems like an ongoing drama to stay in maintenance mode concerning everything from filing papers to doing the laundry.  What a sense of satisfaction I get when the laundry is caught up and there are clean sheets on our bed.  WAKING to the dishes being done by the Dish Fairy makes me smile because I'm off to a good start in the mornings.  My sweet husband washes a lot of dishes.  I am thankful.

This morning as I took Lil Miss to school, the air was thick with smoke from the pioneers burning the rolling Flint Hills.  A yearly ritual that I seem to forget about until they start burning their pastures and fields each Spring.  It causes breathing problems and I feared this year that the thick smoke would cause my upholstered furniture and clothing hanging in the closets to stink with the stench as the smog floats into the house's every crevice.

Rain is suppose to be in the forecast today which if it becomes a reality will help wash the smoke out of the air and down the drain somewhere.

We had to have a Plumber snake out the water drains this past week because the water wasn't draining as it should.  Received the bill and she is waiting to get paid as I have checks I must fill out the old fashion way.  I like being old fashioned.  We've been here at Home Haven on the Prairie 7 years and this is the first time we have had a Plumber drop by and clean the pipes.  He thought that if we haven't had any problems in 7 years, we were doing pretty well.  I agree and I hope he will stay away because we will not need him.  

The clothes dryer runs with that familiar sound of clothing clicking around in the drum.  Just loaded another load of casual clothing in the machine.  Sippin' the famous morning cup of coffee as it approaches Lunch.  Cottage cheese and salad for me.  Putting a V8 in the fridge for an afternoon snack.  Not sure what we will have for supper tonight.  I have to squeeze a hair appointment in here somewhere as I start gathering items for Easter Baskets for my Grandchildren.  Will need to get these put together and placed in the mail.  ASAP.

To think EASTER will be here soon....it refreshes me to no end.  Easter egg hunts and praising the Lord that He is risen...He is risen indeed. He is worthy to be praised and greatly to be praised as the song goes!  My mouth is singing as my spiritual meter is in motion.

Makes the daily heartache seem less powerful and less controlling.

The older I get, the easier it is to praise God for His goodness and mercy.  You know as a child of God, we are able to enter His Throne Room with praise and Thanksgiving.  To think that the Creator of all cares to hear us when we pray...makes me think on Heavenly things.

I'm doing my personal best as I cleared out two more boxes of paper.  It truly is a victory to have gone through these boxes and laundry basket that a week ago was filled to the brim with papers.  Last week the basket was staring me down but little by little the papers disappeared.  A victory.  A deep sigh of relief.  The last time I was so far behind on papers was back in 1993.  That makes me squirm a tad.  What happened that caused me to be so far behind?  Later.

Traveling down memory lane hasn't been horribly painful.   Just a teeny tiny bit as I gulp.

My ability to complete task is still there, but the speed in which I tackle them has changed.  Since I started providing childcare back in 2008, I had to tweak the way I cleaned house and took to all the details of running a house.  I found that I had to do the task in spurts of energy and a window of time that wasn't like it was when I was a young momma doing daily chores.  I have relaxed a great deal more since hitting the fifties.  So many reasons we have to change the way we do our chores and manage.

Over the week-end, Hubby and I went shopping for a new pair of dress slacks for him.  His dress jacket still fits and looks quite nice on him.  A new crisp white dress shirt awaits for Easter attire along with tie, tack and socks.  His shoes will be polished and he'll get a haircut.  He tried the outfit on last night and rest assure he is ready for Spring. I have to go through my dresses and see what I might have to wear that still fits me.  That sounds awful.     

I have to remind myself to move and stretch.  Will power and muscle.  I can actually touch my toes....as I sit on the ottoman.  grins.

My BABY turned 34.  Daughter's 34th Birthday was on Saturday and her Lil one wanted to decorate with streamers and balloons.  For under $10 we decorated and had a mini-party.  All in HOT PINK.  Truly a delightful color for a young Lady.  

Lil Miss and I fixed a white cake with creamy chocolate frosting.  Half a container of fudge frosting mixed with a full can of cream cheese frosting made a delicious mocha frosting to frost the round cake with. Displayed on a pretty glass cake stand.  Lil Miss sprinkled the cake with nonpareils sprinkles and I topped it off with two number candles.  Daughter was surprised and she needs some sweet surprises in Life.  Being a single momma isn't an easy thing.

I just remembered that I have to get my Mom's and Father-in-Law's Birthday cards in the mail.  Their special day is on Wednesday.  Both share the same birthday, wedding anniversary, have 4 children and share their first grandchild as a common element, still married to their first spouse.  

Taxes are just about done.  It's gonna hurt.

In a few days, my Oklahoma kids will know the gender of their Baby.  Guessing it will be a.................  I think it will be a girl...maybe a boy.  Wish it were twins.  Grins.  This is good news and Lord knows I am hungry for some good news.  Puts a smile on my face. 

You do make a difference in someone's LIFE. You are a BLESSING.

Better run.  Gotta go to the Post Office.
Heavenly DAZE,
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