MUD PIES and TICKETS

SOMETIMES IT'S FUN TO PLAY IN THE MUD.

THIS PAST WEEK WAS A HARD ONE.  My Mom had surgery on Tuesday.  Blockage in left knee.  I went over on Monday after attending a Medicare Seminar in which my eyes were sagging when I left the meeting.  TMNI...to much new information.

I went HOME to wash my hair and rest before hitting the road to MOM's.  

CURLERS IN YOUR HAIR...BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!

Tried AUSSIE's Miracle Curls CREME PUDDING with coconut and Australian Jojoba Oil.  Smells nice.  Will try this again when I can leave hair in curlers longer.

With rollers in my hair, I drove the distance and arrived before dark.  Unpacked and chatted.  Would be getting up very early in the morning to take Mom's dog to doggy-care and then drive to Hillsboro to pick my brother up.  Then onto Wichita to the Heart Hospital.

Checked Mom in and then the wait began.  Sat out in the LOBBY while she was getting dressed for surgery.  Lil brother and his wife would join us in the CAFE where I had free coffee.  We chatted and then went to sit with Mom a while longer until LUNCH TIME.

Returned after lunch and waited.  She was in surgery and did fantastic.   3 stents instead of 1 though.  Later we'd take Mom HOME to rest.  She did so well.   Took brother back to where he lives.

My brother has some issues with his health...diabetic with some mental challenges.  I can never tell how he is going to be emotionally which plays on me.  It wears on my peace of mind.  Always being on eggs is a heck of a way to live, but SOME relationships are this way in my world.  It doesn't matter how seasoned I am...the meal keeps changing.  

Spending two nights at my Mom's on an air mattress in which I didn't sleep well on top of being on eggs during surgery made my trip HOME a long one and I was tired.  

After I left my Mom's place I drove back to the Senior Center where we had lunch of Chili, Cinnamon roll, Mandarin oranges, Cole slaw and water.  Bought some Tea Towels that were in their CORNER CRAFT section.  These towels were embroidered by my Mom.  These will be a keepsake.  

Off to Dorothy's House for a traveling coffee of Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Mocha and Peppermint.  A mouthful.  The house that this coffee shop is in is a made over redecorated Victorian House.  I loved the place.

Then on the road I went.  Home before dark.  

Exhausted.  Exhausted.  Exhausted.  

Next day I was on my way to Regional Cross Country and as I drove through ROSSVILLE...well I got a ticket.  Oops.  First one evah!  In 45 years of marriage, this is the first ticket I have ever received.  FROWN.  $150 to the court.  I was too tired to even get nervous when the officer pulled me over.  That's the way it is.

It wasn't for speeding...I had followed this huge vehicle hauling equipment.  Rocks were hitting my car.  When I got to Rossville, I thought I would pass this mammoth and get on down the road.  On the edge of town before the mammoth could speed up, I started to pass him on the left side.  Going fast, I saw a vehicle coming toward me so I really speed up to get around.  Unfortunately, I was in a no passing zone.  Welp...I got a ticket.  A big ticket.  TICKET.  Now I cannot say I never got a ticket in my driving career.  Insurance is bound to go up. 

 
Lil Miss ran and did well for her age group.  It was wonderful to get to see her run.  SHE RUNS LIKE THE WIND.  She was running before she walked.  I know.  I was there to see her do this as I was the full time Granny Nanny that did childcare from age one to five and a half. 

The countryside was gorgeous and relaxing to see.  I did sink in some mud while crossing the course.  Sank and gave my feet a mud bath.  Kind of like a SPA TREATMENT after getting a ticket.  Time to relax in the MUD!  Ruined my shoes.  Time for some new ones even though I liked these suede ones.  sigh.

IF ONLY THIS MUD WOULD HAVE HEALED MY ACHING FEET.  I wouldn't have minded.  It didn't do the trick.  They still ache and walking is difficult.  Slow to get around.  Still have hopes of improving.  Please LORD, heal my feet.  

Afterwards, we went to TOPEKA to the THRIFT STORE with my dirty feet and mud trimmed jeans.  A gorgeous silver plated serving tray caught my eye for $15.  She was mine.  I'll polish her and use her for the HOLIDAYS to hold seasonal stuff.  I can see her with AUTUMN leaves and pumpkins resting on her.

CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS

HUBBY got his way and we went to LONGHORN for supper, but I didn't complain.  They always have a delicious hand cut salad with bread and butter.  Small steak, loaded baked potato and Brussels Sprouts.  Mushrooms on the side.  Skipped the dessert.  Good girl.  I left the restaurant contented.  HOME we went.

MUSHROOMS

Icing my heels the next day did not help my heels.  It's not going well.  I did REST.  That will have to do while I went through paperwork.

WATCHED Agatha Christie's movie CROOKED HOUSE.  Ummmm.  It was very slow paced and lacked something.  Not sure what, but it was lacking.  Maybe too slow for an already tired soul.  Liked the time era this was staged in and that's about it.  Glenn Close talented as ever sporting an English accent shooting a rifle.  Still I think the movie lacked something.  Tally-Ho.  She was hunting moles in the yard.  A murder mystery with a surprising ending.  Ka-boom.

Today, I continue to rest.  Perhaps I will spring back in a few days.  This sometimes takes a while to get to where I am going.

ON THE OTHER HAND, my oldest SON is running a HUNDRED Miler today.  Not sure how he does this or why he does it, but he does this at 44 years of age.  The clock is ticking.

Looking forward to the week-end,

d

The Gaither Vocal Band - "Daystar" - 1989

Thoughts on Medicare

AS WE PREPARE FOR RETIREMENT, we've attended two seminars on MEDICARE which is a type of medical insurance for retired individuals.  HUBBY plans on meeting one on one with an HR personnel in November.  I will throughly read the info I got today after my mind has rested a tad.

My eyes are sagging as this was a tad bit more intense than I had imagined.  So after the dust settles, I'll read the info and take in more info as needed.

BETWEEN DONUT HOLES AND MEDIGAP 

I want to supersize my peace of mind.

I wasn't aware there were donut holes and a GAP with MEDICARE,  were you?

I couldn't help but think that the day will come when if you have not paid into taxes as a housewife that you will not receive any medical help from medicare.  For now I can be attached on my husband's work credit... is what they call it.  WORK CREDIT.

The American DREAM of being a stay at home HOMEMAKER will be a thing of the past.  The mark of the beast will raise its ugly head and take this from CHRISTIAN COUPLES and HOMEMAKERS.  People being married will be unisex themed and there will be no stay at home wives.  There will be no married couples just people who live together without children and no personal property.

GOD HELP US,

d  

https://www.aarp.org

https://www.medicare.gov

Jeff Fenholt Sings at Christian Life Center Church - Houston, Texas

Jeff Fenholt was one of my favorite Christian Singers.  Went to several of his Christians Concerts while living in Houston, Texas area when I had a AWAKENING in my Christian FAITH.  I'd listen for hours to his beloved music.  A few days ago it was made apparent to me that he had died in September.  

I was saddened.  I still enjoy his music and will listen many more hours to it.  Being blessed that I was able to hear his voice while on my Christian walk.

Blessings to you in your LIFE and where ever you are,
d

WONDERFUL DAY

Waking early and determined to be successful in getting lots done, I got up, got groomed and dressed.  Loaded myself up in the car and off I went.  Rainy and cool, AUTUMN is behaving like WINTER.  

HUBBY was HOME to greet the air duct cleaners.  We'd waited a couple of years and finally booked them to clean our HOME's duct work.  They needed the heat on and when Hubs made an appointment with them I thought it was too early in the year to have the heater on which would make the house so HOT, but we had a cold snap.  Everything worked out.  

FIRST I made my way to the THRIFT STORE and of course I hit it big by finding these pretty frilly glass dishes that match a couple I have at HOME.  

They will be used to eat pretty salads out of.  Delicate and adding charm to a salad meal for a group of LADIES or some other willing victim!  We'll be styling as we eat.  

I'm beginning to THINK more about CHRISTMAS.  This beautiful season will be decorated with cheery colors on the tree.  RETRO is what I'm calling it this year.  This color grouping has never been used before on our large CHRISTMAS TREE.  Something for a change big time.  Looking forward to this.

I don't have to fear as Jesus is my Reason for the Season and why I can live a LIFE worth living.  

  
NEXT CAME THE LAUNDRY!!!!!
The laundromat was empty.  Not a soul in sight and so I had the pick of which ever machine I wanted.  I loaded 4 machines and watched the weather on the television.  Cold weather is on her way.
A woman at the laundromat said she heard the weather was going to be colder with snow.  Finished up the four loads and went for an AUTUMN DRIVE.  

Went for a leisurely drive and spied yellow irises in someones yard.  These must have been double bloomers that I just learned about when Irises have two blooming cycles.  We planted some just this Summer and look forward to them in 2020.  

Library time.  Quiet at the Library.  Spent time looking thru some magazines and took time on the computer.  Drove to the Park and parked the car so I could read.  Thumbed through the newest cookbook I bought about Amish and Mennonite Cooking.  Twas peaceful and very enjoyable.  

By the time I went HOME, the duct work was complete.  Mark this off the TO DO LIST.  Knowing that colder weather is on her way, I needed to turn the heater on over at the Cottage.  Hubby and I did this then had a meal at the local Mexican Restaurant.  He had some work to do at WORK, so I played on a computer.

HOME at a late hour.  A very full day for me.  
I'll rest tomorrow and I did.  
I am blessed to be able to rest in my own HOME,
d

Best Apples for Baking (and other delicious things) - The Old Farmer's A...

TRIFTY FINDS

~THRIFTy THURSDAYS~

Part of my HAPPY gene make-up

is partaking in THRIFT HUNTS.

So I am HAPPY

with the results made while hunting.

Victorian print of Children.

A different decorative frame will be used.

Will hang pic in what I call the Victorian room.

Antique Covered Vegetable Dish.

Two pair of costume jewelry earrings.

Charming sparkles.

Salt 'n Pepper Shakers.

One of the fun things in my LIFE 
is going THRIFTING.  Also called JUNKIN'

Something about spending little on these finds 

goes a loooooooong ways.

DO you go JUNKIN?

d

That Condition

At this stage of the GAME, information in my head gets overlooked before something else comes to mind that I'm thinking about.  It's taking some discipline on my part to keep things straight and nicely flowing out and carried out so that I don't get scattered brained.  Forgetfulness is increasing.  The name of the game is called LIFE with challenges.

Maturing in age continues and with it comes challenges that are new to me.  Staying focused is more difficult.  

Things I have been researching and reading about are many.  Today is Yom Kippur.  I am not a full blooded Jewish person and have never participated in it.  I did start FASTING yesterday evening after supper.  Think I will do my best to not eat until sundown today.  Last night I noticed that I wanted to eat oh so badly before going to bed.  Had to keep talking to myself to not eat.

This morning I took my meds with little water and have been struggling at not eating.  I don't usually eat much breakfast but it seems when I do something like this I want food more than ever.  When I'm told NO CAN HAVE I have a struggle and want it even more.  Psychological, emotional handicap or is it the demons whispering in my ear to EAT EAT EAT???

I shared with my husband that I am fasting because I wanted to do this because it's Yom Kippur.  No sooner than I said this as he was walking out the door to go to work, I asked if he wanted to do LUNCH!  After he left then it hit me....you are fasting.  I had to email him and tell him I had already forgotten.  

At any rate, I plan to not eat until tonight after the sun goes down and pray throughout the day.  This will be a huge accomplishment that tells me YES, you are disciplined and can do this.

THINGS ON MY MIND:
YOM KIPPUR
PLANTAR FASCIITIS
ORGANIC FOODS
LOSING WEIGHT
THYROID MANAGEMENT
DECORATING
RUNNING ERRANDS
PAYING THE MORTGAGE

FIRST LET ME THINK ABOUT Yom Kippur.

The traditions are as follows on the day of YOM KIPPUR:

1. No eating and drinking
2. No wearing of leather shoes
3. No bathing or washing
4. No anointing oneself with perfumes or lotions
5. No marital relations

According to Jewish tradition, God inscribes each person's fate for the coming year into a book, the Book of Life, on Rosh Hashanah, and waits until Yom Kippur to "seal" the verdict. During the Days of Awe, a Jew tries to amend their behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God (bein adam leMakom) and against other human beings (bein adam lechavero). The evening and day of Yom Kippur are set aside for public and private petitions and confessions of guilt (Vidui). At the end of Yom Kippur, one hopes that they have been forgiven by God.

THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA~

Leviticus 16:29 mandates establishment of this holy day on the 10th day of the 7th month as the day of atonement for sins. It calls it the Sabbath of Sabbaths and a day upon which one must afflict one's soul.

Leviticus 23:27 decrees that Yom Kippur is a strict day of rest.

Five additional prohibitions are traditionally observed, as detailed in the Jewish oral tradition (Mishnah tractate Yoma 8:1).

The number five is a set number, relating to:

1. In the Yom Kippur section of the Torah, the word soul appears five times.
2. The soul is known by five separate names: soul, wind, spirit, living one and unique one.
3. Unlike regular days, which have three prayer services, Yom Kippur has five- Maariv, Shacharit, Mussaf, Minchah and Neilah
4. The Kohen Gadol rinsed himself in the mikveh (ritual bath) five times on Yom Kippur.^[7]

The traditions are as follows:

1. No eating and drinking
2. No wearing of leather shoes
3. No bathing or washing
4. No anointing oneself with perfumes or lotions
5. No marital relations

A parallel has been drawn between these activities and the human condition according to the Biblical account of the expulsion from the garden of Eden.^[8] Refraining from these symbolically represents a return to a pristine state, which is the theme of the day. By refraining from these activities, the body is uncomfortable but can still survive. The soul is considered to be the life force in a body. Therefore, by making one’s body uncomfortable, one’s soul is uncomfortable.^[8] By feeling pain one can feel how others feel when they are in pain.^[9] This is the purpose of the prohibitions.

Total abstention from food and drink as well as keeping the other traditions begins at sundown, and ends after nightfall the following day. One should add a few minutes to the beginning and end of the day, called tosefet Yom Kippur, lit. "addition to Yom Kippur". Although the fast is required of all healthy men over 13 or women over 12, it is waived in the case of certain medical conditions.

Virtually all Jewish holidays involve meals, but since Yom Kippur involves fasting, Jewish law requires one to eat a large and festive meal on the afternoon before Yom Kippur, after the Mincha(afternoon) prayer. This meal is meant to make up for the inability to eat a large meal on the day of Yom Kippur instead, due to the prohibition from eating or drinking. 

Wearing white clothing (or a kittel for Ashkenazi Jews), is traditional to symbolize one's purity on this day. Many Orthodox men immerse themselves in a mikveh on the day before Yom Kippur.^[10]

In order to gain atonement from God, one must:^[7]

1. Pray
2. Repent of one's sins
3. Give to charity

SHALL SEE HOW IT GOES.

d

LINKING TO:

http://proverbs14verse1.blogspot.com/2019/10/wise-woman-linkup.html

BLINKING

I BLINKED...and it's the 8th day of OCTOBER.
Can't hardly believe it as the days are flying.  This past year has flown.

We made our way to our LIFELINE SCREENING appointment.  Nothing glamorous about the location this go round.  Sparse creature comforts unlike the spas of modern day medical facilities.  
Pray it's worth the hype.  Test results in 2 to 3 weeks.

https://www.lifelinescreening.com/

Had a nice LUNCH afterwards at The Chef.  Tried their special that was an omelette with bacon, chicken and spinach.
Went to MENARDS to get some vinyl storage boxes.  Picked up a gorgeous PUMPKIN for a great price.
Stopped at DOLLAR GENERAL.
BANK stop for quarters.  Will be doing some laundry later.
Drove through the City Park on this pleasant AUTUMN DAY.
HOME drive pleasant.
NAP
RESTED
Supper.
Computer time.

FUTURE GOALS:  With the temps cooling, I can walk around Manhattan's City Park.
Go to PAXICO to the Antique Mall.  Look at their turquoise.

OCTOBER STUFF:
Halloween candy is bought and ready for the young Trick or Treaters.  SPOOKS.
Don't have skin cancer!  Praise the Lord.
Living room rearranged and tidied.
KITCHEN coming along.
Decisions made on OFFICE/MEDIA room.
Christmas shopping began.
Yearly Hallmark ornaments are bought.  Chunk of change.
Grand children's Christmas ornaments are bought.
Christmas Pickles for KIDS.
Moving Geraniums indoors.  Will be saved and protected from frost.
Inching my way to knowing what to do for Husband's retirement.
Medical test.  LifeLine Screening completed.
House cleaning continues.
Laundry caught up.
New Master Bedroom bedding purchased.
Bible Study started.
Writing book.
Singing Opera.

Tadaaah tis OCTOBER and frost is on her way,
d


Fun FACT:
Scientists have shown that the average person blinks 15-20 times per minute. That's up to 1,200 times per hour and a whopping 28,800 times in a day—much more often than we need to keep our eyeballs lubricated. In fact, we spend about 10 percent of our waking hours with our eyes closed.

TIS BLURRY

WELL HELLO THERE!

SELFIES 

and making memories!

2 of our Children and a GRAND came to visit today.

Twas wonderful to see them.

Think my camera is on it's last leg.

Maybe I had something to do with that.

Blurry.

LUNCH was a large salad, hard boiled eggs and a few chips for guacamole.  Just a little of a very good thing.  Spring water to drink.  Dessert was coffee with cream 

along with some ginger snaps.

SUPPER was pizza and water.

 Lord HELP me to lose weight.  
This thyroid thing is getting the best of me.  

Mo' SALADS and greens.
Mo' veggies, fruit and lean meats.
Water, water, water.
Slow stretches and riding a stationary bike.
Vitamins and minerals.
Prayers and relaxation.

The Office will become a media room with a television and a couple of recliners.  Hubby and I sat in the sunny room deciding how to arrange this space.  It was very pleasant sitting and talking about this room.  Right now the room is full of boxes and clutter that need gone through.  Will work a little everyday on getting organized and making a dream come true.  Slow and steady.  My house shall be my playground.  Enjoy RECESS.

BETTER health will be a goal to work toward from this day forward.  More health articles to read and research along with eating more plant based meals.  Veggies veggies veggies.....baked and steamed and raw vegetables.  Exercise and water.  A different attitude.  A different pace.  No eating after 8 o'clock in the evenings.  Maybe some organic milk with bedtime medicines.  

Shut down by midnight and rest.
Dear SELF, Remember to do this stuff.

Blessings,

d

WHAT WOULD JESUS EAT?

Sample Diet Plan

Breakfast 4 oz fresh-squeezed fruit juice or a small piece of fruit Oatmeal with walnuts and berries

Lunch Tuna salad Tomato, cucumber, romaine lettuce Balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing

Dinner Lentil soup 1 slice whole grain bread with hummus 4 ounces grilled salmon Steamed broccoli with parmesan cheese and brown rice Salad with lettuce, carrot, tomato and cucumber Balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing 4 oz red wine

Did Jesus Exercise?

Jesus spent a large part of his days walking and this is the recommended form of exercise. Dieters are encouraged to engage in walking every day.

SHALL SEE

HAD A ROUGH TIME getting started Saturday as I guess the day before was just too demanding for me.  Staying in my housecoat and messy do most of the day seemed less glamorous than I wanted.  Ate a McDonald's Salad for lunch and mustard up the energy to go out for SUPPER.  An evening of watching movies on the big screen tv.

During the day I worked on tidying some on the Living room and vacuuming the Dining room.  Very slow paced day as my foot and neck continue to bother me.  I pray I get much better.  

Sunday is to be a day of rest.  Not sure I'll get that as company is coming to visit.  Trying to figure out what to fix for LUNCH.  Salad for sure.  There's a frozen pizza in the freezer.  Maybe if I fix a HUGE salad and slice the pizza in really narrow strips I could get away with this plus fix something that has hamburger in it.  It'll be a big surprise.  Maybe tacos!  We have shredded cheese in the fridge, lettuce, tomatoes.  Just need some taco shells.  I'll figure something out.  There's apples that I could fix an apple salad with celery...hum.  Coming together. 

Shall see.

The week coming will be interesting as we have someone coming to clean the house's duct work.  I will be happy when this is over.  I've waited a while knowing this needed to be done.  This is a very dusty house and the dust bunnies are bountiful.  Praying that this cleaning does the trick and the house stays cleaner than it has been.

I'll continue to thin out things and be better organized.  My poor KITCHEN is still a big mess.  After I organized the cabinets, I didn't like the pantry where I had moved it so I placed all the goods back in the bookshelf in the area leading to the basement.  Still I have to figure out where to go with the potato chips and bagged popcorn.  What a problem to have huh.

The way of the relocating the dishes has been easy to adjust to.  This is good.  Now to just clear off the countertops and make it look like a designer house.  ha

I have some coleus plants that I would like to repot into smaller pots so they can winter in the garden window.  The cooler weather seems to be coming faster than I can manage.  The pumpkin I bought will be placed in an oversize urn that I have.  

My lovely geraniums will have to be moved indoors if I'm to keep them.  Too pretty to throw away.  Healthy sizes and still blooming.  I might put the large pots in the entryway where they would stay in their pots and get sunlight.  The entryway is colder than the rest of the house, but perhaps they'd winter alright there.  Will give it some thought.  


The smaller ones might be taken out of the smaller urns I have and placed in pots.  The urns would then hold pumpkins to enjoy and then when Christmas comes, the urns will hold miniature Christmas trees.  Perhaps the boogie man will not vandalize them this year.  

October has been the month to get the yard ready for cooler weather.  The upstairs office will morph into a tv room.  The large brown recliners will make their way upstairs along with the television.  Later the new wood floor will be laid.  Much later as I had hoped we'd get the Dining room painted before Christmas.  Curtains will be hung.  I have this month and the month of November to make this morph happen.  

We have so much more shuffling to do, it's overwhelming.  Then I have a ton of pictures to go through.  Paperwork still to thin through and file.  Nothing earth shattering, but very time consuming.  Preparing for my HUSBAND to retire.  This will be a huge adjustment in itself.

I am so slow with an energy level that makes me want to cry.  Staying on target, focused and actually getting the work done isn't happening very fast.  This is hard to take.  One day at a time.  Pace myself.  

Blogging helps me get it together what needs done and how to do it.

Blog a way,

d