MARCH 1st

CONTINUE TO WRITE.  I'm so ready for SPRING this year, I could cry.  Rethinking last week as I rest up for everyday activity this week.  This month.  This SPRING.  One day closer to SPRING.  Hallelujah.  Hallelujah.  Hallelujah.    SPRING begins Friday, March 20th.  20 days and counting.   

On the HOME FRONT:  This glorious month, the Main Bathroom will be completely cleaned to where it sparkles brightly.  The fragrance will be 'Mr. Clean' wonderful without Mister Clean.  Other products will conquer this feat.  CLEANING will be CHAMPION.

How can cleaning the bathroom be blog worthy?  Because it is.  Because I am an old lady with a multitude of health issues that gets in the way of having boundless energy.  Back in the day when a woman was 64, she was considered elderly and given task that were less strenuous.  Am I elderly?  I think I would be better off if I admitted that I was and God knows the number of my days.  When you think you have all the time in the world, then one may not stay focused and get the things done that need done in a timely fashion.

Well, I am the entire cleaning staff.  Me, myself and I.  
I do things differently these days.  Much slower physically.    

THANKFUL the month of MARCH has arrived!  March 1st here you be.  Deep sigh of relief and grateful that this is the first day of the month.  Back to writing.  A fresh start to a very cold February.  Birthdays and a death of a family member.  Long trip to Arizona on Interstate 40 where the semi-trailer trucks rule the road.

I have never seen so many semi-trailer trucks on a road in all my life.  Adrenaline rush central all the way to Arizona.  Had to be ALERT on steroids.  The trucks were not shy in their passing one another.  There were more trucks than cars on the road.  A very tiring drive to Arizona.  When we crossed over a mountain, it was nightfall.  By the time we reached Phoenix, I was still in high gear alertness.  The traffic did not let up once in Phoenix city limits.

Our week was dedicated to family and planning a funeral.  We'd come HOME a different route where we went to TOMBSTONE, Arizona.  Praise God that there is a different way to drive HOME.

The slower pace of TOMBSTONE was greatly welcomed.  Stayed a day and took pictures of this historical place to enjoy.  I want to go back and stay a few days pretending to be a cowgirl wearing a corset and petticoats.

While traveling HOME, we had to go through two Port of Entires in the United States of America.  A first for me.  We wanted to see the TRUMP WALL.  I have been corrected that the Border Fence we saw is not actually the TRUMP WALL, but a Border Barrier that has been there for over 10 years.  Took some pics of this fence outside of FABENS, Texas.  Orchards as far as you can see.

Back to HOME LIFE here in Kansas.  

Grey skies this morning as I sit to relax in my grey recliner with a very sore back.  I've been shuffling the hallway linen closet and bathroom cabinet.  Trying to make things more organized and functional.  Makes me wonder how to make this work as I will have to roll the bath towels so they fit in the cubby hole cabinet and have all loose items bundled in the hallway closet.  Not the end of the world.  

Yesterday, I made myself scour the toilet and sink.  Gave the bathroom shuffle some thought. DEEP CLEANING continues as this WINTER was the start of SPRING CLEANING.  The bathroom will be sparkling clean this month with new shower curtains and a squeaky clean tile floor that's been scoured.  The wall tiles will be sanitized and polished.  The window blind bathed and wiped clean.  Air vent will be vacuumed today and the light fixture polished this week with new light bulbs replacing the old.  Completely deep cleaned to admire and enjoy.

Hubby will go in for his Medicare Physical this week.
I'll get caught up on laundry.
The Main Bathroom will sparkle.
Upstairs Hallway and stairs will be dust mopped.
My dolls will be relocated.
Cedar Chest cleaned out and Wedding Dress placed back inside of chest along with Wedding Memorabilia.  Meaning I have to do something with my Mother in Law's afghans she made. Think I will box them up and give them to my Daughter, DIL and Granddaughters as gifts.  Hope they'll appreciate them.
First week of March will be DEEP CLEANING.  That's my goal.
Pray I am successful and not running behind.
Read a Chapter of Proverbs daily.
Sit-ups begin.
Nutritious reduced sugar SMOOTHIES added to food program.
Will add one a day for a replacement meal.

MARCH HAPPINESS!

Delicious,

d     

Grandsons' February Birthdays

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to three of my Grandsons!

Wonderful children.

Wishing you all the best.

LOVE YOU,

Gma

Mansion

THE IDEAS FROM THIS PLACE MAKE ME SMILE AND GO "NICE!!!"

If you could, would you live here?

I like the color scheme.

d

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

Life sometimes is more serious than fun.

Waking early today before the alarm went off.  Wrote out my TO DO LIST for the day as I have a dental appointment to get a crown put on one of my back teeth.  I probably should have rescheduled this appointment as I got HOME late last night from traveling the long distance from Arizona after being there for the week.  

The drive there was around 20 hours to get there and a little longer coming HOME as we wanted to avoid snowy weather coming back.  It was a very long and emotional trip as we went to say our good-byes to a dying family member, my husband's youngest brother. 

After traveling 20 hours to get there, we went straight to the Hospital in Phoenix where James was dying.  He had suffered for two years with liver cancer.  At 5'10" tall he weighed only 66.4 pounds.  A very different James from healthier days.  I knew he had lost much weight from seeing pictures, but it stunned me to read his weight written on the marker board. 

Husband was able to pray with him.  Seeing James alive was answered prayer.   

We were able to see him, talk to him, touch him.  He'd be transferred to HOSPICE the next day.  Passing into eternity the next night.  The rest of the week was spent making funeral arrangements where his memorable service would be held on Friday afternoon.  We'd rest the day after before traveling home the long distance.

Detoured and went to TOMBSTONE, AZ.  I'd like to go back and spend more time if possible.  Our drive HOME took two full days.  Saw the GREAT TRUMP WALL at El Paso,  It is actually a fence.  A FENCE.

Arriving HOME late at night.  Resting.

Life passes by quickly. 
I pray that I not be careless with my time on earth,
d

PS
Being HOME never felt so good.
There's no place like HOME!   

PROVERBS 29:2

KJV

When the righteous are in authority, 

the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Coffee Kind Of Day

I do like my coffee.
I do like my tea.
I do like my water.

Quiet time sometimes is alone time, thinking and praying with a beverage at my side.

Being refreshed.
d  

I'm DEBATING

I fell asleep through part of the Democratic Debate on television last night.  That's not saying much.  It wasn't what I had expected as I felt like I was watching the JERRY SPRINGER SHOW where nobody waits to talk as they rudely blurt out.  A free for all.  No fist fights this go round.  

Put downs were the norm.  There was no "I will do thus and so to make this happen.  I believe this and I believe that."  with each debater being presented the same question.  I know times have changed and I haven't watched a Democratic Debate amongst the candidates, but this was not a very productive debate.  

It was a very poor excuse of a program to be on television.  In fact, the way people running for President present themselves has caused some concerns.  Later, I watched some of Pres. Trump's Rally in Arizona.  I shake my head as he is into name calling people.  Occasionally I read a Trump Tweet.  A badge of disgrace.  If you follow him, he does use the phrase IT's A DISGRACE a great deal.  AND why o' why is he letting his cronies out of prison?    

Something that comes to mind is this...if you speak the truth about our present President it comes across as being negative...some will actually say YOU HATE HIM.  There is no longer a COME LET US REASON in their make-up.  It's either you go along with the Trumpster 1000% or you hate him.  Good heavens what is this...Who is this creature that believes this way?  If you're a republican that shows any concern about the republican President then Mr. Trump will call you a RINO.  'Republican in name only' which he then name calls the rino, HUMAN SCUM.  

This is hateful.  If you just so happen to have a difference of opinion and express a truthful tidbit of information that shines light on criminal activity or not honoring the Constitution...then be hateful and start name calling?  Those with the mind set that you HATE TRUMP if you disagree with him are in WANT.  What happened with COME LET US REASON?  Tis offensive to some. To me this is scary, if you dare to have a different opinion you are scum?  Not hardly.

SWAMP CREATURES is another title that is used.  Drain the SWAMP was a FASCIST Mussolini's cliche.  Mussolini coined it. The Donald uses it.  This phrase and others, people grub up on it.  Drain The Swamp.

OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, Mussolini put down the news media.  Put down.  Put down.  Put down.  As for The Donald, he calls the news FAKE NEWS.  

FAKE NEWS.  

FAKE NEWS.  If the seed is planted then it can take off growing into animosity toward the news.  

FAKE NEWS...then who do you believe?  Of course the one that promotes it.  Would that be DJT?  Yes.  He becomes the savior of our world and others worship this man.  He can do no wrong when in reality he is very capable of messing up.  

I believe there is only a remnant that will stay sober and not be mesmerized by evil.  

I still can have an opinion even if it's not popular.  Surprise, surprise, surprise,
d  

HAVE MERCY

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A BLUR...Wednesday is here.  Middle of the week kind of day.  I have been giving more thought to downsizing...some more.  You cannot take it with you comes to mind.  I do love my dishes, glassware, dolls...I believe I can continue to thin out more of what is stashed in the basement and in the garage.  

The skinny on the house.  After the bedrooms are tidied, I'll move onto going through boxes still in the junk room.  I am feeling healthier and stronger after two months of illness.  Finally.  It's been a long haul.  I'm looking into some food programs to help add nutrients to our bodies.  Building up immunities.    

DAY PLANS:  I'll be doing sit-ups starting March 1st.  A sit-up each day of the month for the day of the month.  March 1st...1 sit-up.  Day 2...2 sit ups.  3rd of March...3 sit-ups, etc.  I'll lie on the floor, place my legs bent at the knee on top of the ottoman and raise up to reach for the toes on the ottoman.  A great stretch done slowly and start out incredibly slow, easy on this old woman's body.  

Also a Biblical chapter of Proverbs...the number of the day of the month.  March 1st...Proverbs 1.  March 2nd...Proverbs 2, etc.  

Decluttering the house.  An hour a day in the junk room working to clear it out and discover what's in the boxes from the house fire.  Some would have absolutely no trouble going through what is called fire recovery in boxes.  I'm not in that category.  It has been a very slow recovery for me.  I have had to take this extremely slow.  At a slow pace due to health, deaths of parents, relocating, rebuilding a home inventory.  Very slow.  When I can I have worked on recovering from recovery.  Onward.

THINK I will rest today and get after it tomorrow.  Hello.

Peace to you,

d