CAR SHOW and PEOPLE WATCHING

CARS on the Prairie are in abundance and people LOVE their vehicles.  Especially on the PRAIRIE.  Wide open spaces and room to cruise the plains from one community to another.  SHOW ME THE CARS.

SHOW ME THE CARS and out come the peeps to admire their beauty.

TIME GOT AWAY FROM ME and now it's OCTOBER where the temps are cooling, but when I took these pictures it was brutally HOT outside.

  

PATRIOTIC 4th of JULY CAR pics got lost in the archive.  I like cars so this is alright.  Cars are cars anytime of the year.  Just a little slow sharing.  Actually a lot SLOW sharing.

It was incredibly HOT this day.  I wore a HAT because I was one HOT MOMMA.  Too HOT.  Nearly passed out HOT.  Sit under the shade tree HOT.  Eat some ice cream HOT.  Walk very slow HOT.  Cool OFF HOT.  I need some air conditioning HOT.

The HEAT was HORRIFIC.  Stars and stripes a plenty.  Patriotic RED, WHITE and BLUE galore.  Gorgeous vehicles in great shape.  Great to see first hand.  I salute you AMERICA!!!  

ENJOY the pics HOT.
I can enjoy the pictures in a cooler environment.

The Car Show we went to in the Summer heat was on the 4th of July and I just about forgot these pictures.  I like to PEOPLE WATCH as well.  Enjoy the SHOW.

BEST OF SHOW

Trying to be funny in this heat took some effort, but somehow I managed.....

This lil guy was my favorite 4th of July outfit!  

He was adorable.

HEAT vs. HOME

HOME WON OVER ALL BEST OF PLACES TO BE 

ON THIS HOT 4th OF JULY.

Enjoyed the cars, but really enjoyed being HOME 

in my easy chair with air blowing on me.

THIS OLE WOMAN CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT.

Once in a while the CAR SHOWS are great,

d

MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DAY

MIDDLE OF THE WEEK CHORE!  Cleaning the bathrooms.  Sounds easy snuff.  I did get the tile floor in the POWDER ROOM scrubbed and disinfected.  Getting up off the floor off my knees took some doin' but somehow I managed.  I even had a dress on.  No pearls and my hair did not look this lovely, but I got 'er done.  That is a personal BEST for the day.  When you're old things like being able to clean the toilet are a high light.  Shaaaazam that's funny.

WEDNESDAY is middle of the week g o r g e o u s and much longed for!!!  Some call it HUMP day.  Not me.  Middle of the week day.  Can you imagine working Monday and Tuesday taking Wednesday off then returning to work Thursday and Friday with a week-end to play???

I use to clean our bathrooms on Wednesdays all the time.  That was THE day to do this task.  FAITHFULLY I would clean the potty.  Polish the mirrors, scrub the tubs and wipe the floors, etc.  

Prepping for the week-end when visitors might drop by.  DEEP CLEAN the bathrooms mid week and spot clean on Friday.  Made it a lot easier for me when my chillin were youngins.  I vacuumed and dusted on Thursdays, washed sheets on Friday, did what ever on Saturday, Church on Sundays and Mondays were laundry day.  Something like this.  

I was incredibly BUSY.  There is no way I can do what I did as a young momma these days and if I had paid closer attention to the rhythm of LIFE, I would have noticed that we are continually morphing into doing things differently at different paces... that nothing stays the same for very long.

Playing on the floor with the kids would have been a priority.  Being more spontaneous at the drop of a hat.  Care Free and Laid Back would have been our mantra.  With this philosophy you can still instruct the children about manners, what's wrong and what's right, following directions and to be pleasant, considerate and polite voicing when necessary one's feelings and opinions.  
Teaching children to have a PERSONAL relationship with God through Christ Jesus and why Jesus is the reason for the season. Salvation through the LORD and why.  NOT based off of works so none can boast.  Jesus paid the price so we don't have to work our way to GOD.  A gift to behold.  A gift that money cannot buy or maintain.  A gift.  

Talking to them with affirmation that I loved them.  Share why they have value and worth.  How proud I am of them.  Hug them.  Give them a BLESSING PARTY when they became 12 years old. Throw a celebration especially for them that wasn't connected to birthdays or Holidays.  Kind of like a bar mitzvah for the boys and a bat mitzvah for the girls.

I would have done bedtime prayers and family devotions more often and asked more frequently how was your day and why?  Explaining why we are kind and sharing charity in the home as well as out and about.  I think I am missing my children when they were young.  I was looking through some old photographs this evening and they made me cry.

I was thanking God that I was a mother.  He allowed me to be a momma.  My Husband had a full head of hair and I was slightly skinnier.  I was thanking GOD that I am still married and we have rebounded from a unhealthy marriage to something more balanced.  The years have gone by and I am still learning what it is like to be alive.  

My oldest son told me the other day that when his kids turn 13 they get 13 gifts like what I did for him when he turned 13.  13 days before his birthday he was given a gift for each day leading up to his actual birthday.  I had forgotten that I had done this.  I hope he and his siblings have many good memories of their childhoods.  I wanted so badly to allow them to have a GOOD childhood.  We moved so often that I was concerned that it would effect them in a negative way.  Our togetherness as a family was our HOMETOWN.     

Wednesday.  Today I will hopefully wash some more clothing, sit a spell and read God's word.  Meditate on what I read and say a prayer.  Decorate for AUTUMN!  Make the bed.  Do some dishes.  Get a pot roast out of the freezer to thaw in the fridge.  Sweep the Kitchen Porch out.  Fix a huge salad for supper.  Call my Mom to check up on her.  Put my feet up and rest.  Make a list of things needed for the house.  Drink some organic dark roast coffee and think pleasant thoughts.  Buy a birthday card for one of my Grandsons who is going to turn 10 soon.  Wrap his gift.  Type my brother a letter.  What else shall I do today?  Remember to take my vitamins and read some more.  I need a hair appointment to get my hair trimmed.  Think I will ask for a shampoo, trim and make my hair have big bouncy curls!  Boink boink.

Pleasant thoughts,

d  

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Not Moving Very Fast, But Moving

AS I SIT HERE, the thought of not getting a break in the utilities crossed my mind.  Tis chilly in the mornings.  We did not get a break in the utilities this AUTUMN.  We went from running the air conditioning to running the heater.  Looking forward for the price break in spending money for utilities.  Didn't happen this year.

Bundle up with long sleeved shirts and sweaters.  Wear thick socks to warm ze toes.  Snuggling in with blankets and throws.  Might have to use a space heater by my feet.  Sipping hot chocolate and coffee and TEA.  Warmth to embrace.

I love opening the windows to let fresh air inside and yet I have not been able to do this 'THIS AUTUMN.'  Sad, but true.  Hoping for a few days where I can admire the changing of the colors of the leaves from the inside of my HOME while looking outside from the living room.  After we get the upstairs media room tidy, we'll be able to sit up high and look out the window at the trees shedding their leaves.  The twirling leaves invites a kind of childlike behavior in me that erupts in my imagination.  

Back to reality of being a grownup that enjoys the simplicity of leaves twirling to the ground. Watching the leaves fly through the air is magical.  Whirlwinds from gust of Kansas wind doesn't disappoint.

We had the duct work cleaned earlier this month so the dust and dirt that made it's way into the duct work has been done away with for a while.  The air is cleaner when the heater runs where there is not as much dust settling on the furniture and the everythingness in all the rooms.  Time to consider cleaning the duct work when you can literally see dust particles streaming in the air when the sunshine lights up the particles.  This is a sure bet that the duct work is in need of cleaning.

I am the MAID and I am slowly dusting the everythingness in the rooms.  Slow as I can be but moving toward the goal.  It's difficult to get excited about walking about doing the much needed chores when my heels ache so badly.  

A Vitamin D deficiency can cause aches and pains plus fatigue.  Welp, I will be taking VITAMIN D starting today.  I found out I am very deficient in the D department.  PRAY IT DOES THE TRICK and I get to feeling way better.

What if all your health issues were solved by taking the right kind of Vitamins at the right time of day?  Most docs do not study nutrition in their medical schooling so they seldom encourage taking vitamins and minerals other than a multi-vitamin.  Not sure how they can ignore how scurvy was relieved in so many with the use of Vitamin C.  A VITAMIN.    

5 Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency

Most people don't realize they're deficient in vitamin D until it's too late. This is because the symptoms are often subtle and confused with "normal aging." Here are 5 telltale signs and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency:

1. Feeling Tired All the Time: Tiredness and fatigue can have many causes, and vitamin D deficiency is often one of them. Even having slightly low blood levels of vitamin D can have a negative impact on your energy levels. 2. Low Mood: A depressed mood is a common sign of vitamin D deficiency, especially in older adults. If you feel down or irritable often, there is a good chance your vitamin D levels are too low to support healthy mood balance. 3. Weak Bones: Vitamin D plays a crucial role in maintaining strong bone by supporting calcium absorption and bone metabolism. Many women with bone loss believe they need more calcium, yet very often they are deficient in vitamin D. 4. Getting Sick Often: Keeping your immune system strong is one of vitamin D's most important roles. It directly interacts with the cells responsible for warding off pathogens. If you find you get sick often, low vitamin D levels may be to blame. 5. Unexplained Aches and Pains: Muscle pain and weakness is a red flag that you have inadequate vitamin D levels in your blood. This is because your body's vitamin D receptors are present in the nerve cells that sense pain.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, can calm portions of the immune system that are involved in allergic reactions. Cod Liver oil is high in Vitamins A & D which are natural anti-inflammatory to reduce inflammation of the mucus membranes. Vitamin C reduces inflammation and allergic responses.

Live and learn.  

Tis important to live and listen to learn.  

This knowledge is valuable.

Time to dash out the door to wash some more clothing....not down by the river, 

but at the Laundromat.

Pleasant thoughts,

d

High Hopes (Remastered)

FEET UP and DOWN!

HELLO OUT THERE IN BLOGLAND!!!

Tis windy outside.  Need a scarf.

RESTING MY FEET HAS DONE MIRACLES.  Thank you LORD.  Thank you.  SOmetimes you've just got to rest in order to improve.  Battling with inferior thoughts about not being pro-active with housework and just LIFE in general is very negative and inconsiderate at respecting ones human body.  We have to rest and be alright with it.

I have had to rest my feet due to inflammation which caused the backs of my feet to ache when walking.  LIMPING made a unwelcome debut two months ago.  Two months of hobbling has been a bit much.  Thankful my neck isn't aching like it was.  Antibiotics and heat on the neck helped with this ailment.  My goodness I sound like an old woman that aches a lot because I iz an old woman that aches a lot.

I plan to run (no pun intended) some errands today then wash some bluejeans and towels.  I hope to find some pillow protectors at DOLLAR GENERAL.  I am looking forward to looking at the trees when I am out and about!

AUTUMN SCENERY is to be taken in as I sip some coffee for the road.  I have to stay out of the miniature candy bars that I have stashed away for HALLOWEEN.  I couldn't help myself this week-end as I was hungering for chocolate.  Something in the chocolate was calling my name.  Something sweet!

My results from LIFELINE came in today along with two letters from my brother.  A new magazine that I will look at later while waiting for laundry to wash and dry.  Good reading always helps. 

I am LOW on Vitamin D.  Okay.  I will start taking some Vitamin D.  This shortage might be some of the reason I am aching in my body plus being tired.  Hum.  I'll do some reading about this.  THINK I have figured it out.  Being low on Vitamin D isn't helping with the aches and pains.

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My 44 year old SON ran the distance.  He successfully ran 100 miles!  His 3rd attempt.  HE DID IT.  I am so proud of his accomplishment.  HOPE he has this out of his blood.  He's been training for months.  A beautiful day for a victory.

I can't imagine running even a mile!!!  

Let alone a 100.  

The month is quickly passing me by.  I still need to get some decorating done.  I will polish up the gorgeous serving tray I bought then use it for pumpkins and Autumn leaves for a centerpiece.  I have some baking that I'd like to get done.  LIFE IS GOOD.  I must remind myself.

LIFE IS GOOD,

d

 

WALKIN'

PRAYING THAT I CAN WALK again without pain.  The last few months has been challenging for me to walk.  My neck is way better, but my feet...well they are stubborn in healing.  

When I'm HOME, the feet go up as I recline in my comfortable chair.  I would love to go for a slow leisurely walk about my neighborhood seeing the trees first hand dressed in their FALL ATTIRE.  COLORS such as bright red and orange.  These are heart warming hues that not only warm up ones soul, but heats up an appreciation for God's nature fully dressed in brilliant arrays of celebrated colors.

I'll have to hobbled out to the car and drive the neighborhood.  Thankful I can still do this.  Driving slower than slow isn't appreciated by those in a hurry just behind me in their vehicles.  SOMETIMES I think I can just putts as slow as possible before someone zooms up behind me in their oversized traveling beast with an arrogance that makes me pull over to the side of the road so they can pass on by.  ZOOM ZOOM.  

Do you ever go to the cemetery to just sit so you can hear yourself THINK?  I have on several occasions.  Last FATHER's DAY I went to the cemetery where my dear DAD is buried.  Now I know his spirit isn't there, but this place is a memorial place to deliberately take time to stop to think of days gone by and to appreciate the man that is my Father.  I had not been at the cemetery alone standing at the foot of his grave by myself until this day.  

This is when I cried.  I do cry at times.  I cried, talked to him as if he were listening.

TODAY is the day that the LORD hath made...I will rejoice and be glad in it.  Only GOD knows all.  Only HIM.  

The day is coming when I will walk without pain and then I will walk the neighborhood and walk some more.  This thing called LIFE is full of moments like this.  I am alive.  What shall I do?

Perhaps run, dance, and spin.  

BLESSINGS,

d

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