We went to Bill Miller's Restaurant this morning and had what they call the cowboy breakfast - biscuits and gravy with ham, sausage or bacon. I had sausage with mine. We had coffee with it too.
It got up to nearly 80 degrees this afternoon. People are already beginning to set off fireworks in the neighborhoods around here. At midnight it will really be noisy for a few minutes. I don't expect to be able to stay awake that long. I don't usually.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Day 2011
We had a chilly day, but no rain or snow. Yesterday was rainy.
Sis's church didn't have a service this morning, but mine did. We had a small group - 24, but it was a nice service.
This afternoon we had Christmas dinner with friends who live about 13 miles from here. It was a nice drive out through the countryside to their home. There were six of us there and in addition to all the delicious food, we had a nice visit.
Of course we now feel like we need to diet for a few days. All the different foods at a holiday meal make a person feel totally "stuffed" even if you only try a little bit of each thing.
I don't have to work tomorrow, but on Tuesday it is business as usual.
Sis's church didn't have a service this morning, but mine did. We had a small group - 24, but it was a nice service.
This afternoon we had Christmas dinner with friends who live about 13 miles from here. It was a nice drive out through the countryside to their home. There were six of us there and in addition to all the delicious food, we had a nice visit.
Of course we now feel like we need to diet for a few days. All the different foods at a holiday meal make a person feel totally "stuffed" even if you only try a little bit of each thing.
I don't have to work tomorrow, but on Tuesday it is business as usual.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve
It rained off and on today and didn't get out of the 40's.
Sis went to a Christmas Eve service at her church tonight.
We got several Christmas cards and letters, including a gift card to IHOP from our brother and his wife.
Our cousin called about 5 p.m. and said they had just arrived home.
Sis went to a Christmas Eve service at her church tonight.
We got several Christmas cards and letters, including a gift card to IHOP from our brother and his wife.
Our cousin called about 5 p.m. and said they had just arrived home.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
I made another loaf of whole wheat bread in the bread machine last night. This time I added 1/2 cup of almonds and 1/2 cup of dried cranberries. It turned out good, but was a little denser than the last loaf. This morning I sliced the loaf and put all but two slices in zip-lock bags in the refrigerator - 2 slices to a bag. Part of the last loaf got moldy before we got it all used and I don't want that to happen again.
It has been raining for the last several days - not a heavy rain but off and on light rain. That is the kind that helps us the most. It is 46 degrees right now and not expected to get out of the 50's today.
I think I will see if the beautician has time to cut my hair today when I go in for my weekly appointment. My hair grows very fast and is heavy and thick.
It has been raining for the last several days - not a heavy rain but off and on light rain. That is the kind that helps us the most. It is 46 degrees right now and not expected to get out of the 50's today.
I think I will see if the beautician has time to cut my hair today when I go in for my weekly appointment. My hair grows very fast and is heavy and thick.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Yesterday afternoon when I left work, I discovered one of my tires was nearly flat, so I drove slowly to the gas station around the corner and put some air in it. This morning I took it to a nearby tire shop and had all the tires checked and air put in. The man didn't find a leak, so maybe it had just gradually lost the air. I need to remember to have it checked more often.
We had breakfast at Wendy's this morning, then went to Wal-Mart and did our weekly shopping.
It rained all afternoon and evening - not a hard rain, but a cold drizzling rain.
We went to the soup supper at the Aldersgate church and it was well attended in spite of the weather. There were at least 15 crockpots of different kinds of soup and corn muffins and French bread, a fruit salad, bunuellos, and cake and cupcakes, It was fun trying some of the different kinds of soup. I especially liked the creamy soups, like potato soup, Canadian cheese soup, and one that had potatoes, cheese and ham in it. There was to be Christmas carol singing afterward, but Sis's back was hurting her so bad that we didn't stay for that. She has been having severe back problems the last few days. We had both done a lot of house cleaning today, so that probably aggravated it even more.
I drove on the way home, something I wouldn't have been able to do before I had my cataract surgery, but had no problem at all with tonight.
I feel like I could sleep pretty good tonight, but I'm trying to stay awake until after the news so that maybe I won't wake up in the middle of the night unable to get back to sleep.
We had breakfast at Wendy's this morning, then went to Wal-Mart and did our weekly shopping.
It rained all afternoon and evening - not a hard rain, but a cold drizzling rain.
We went to the soup supper at the Aldersgate church and it was well attended in spite of the weather. There were at least 15 crockpots of different kinds of soup and corn muffins and French bread, a fruit salad, bunuellos, and cake and cupcakes, It was fun trying some of the different kinds of soup. I especially liked the creamy soups, like potato soup, Canadian cheese soup, and one that had potatoes, cheese and ham in it. There was to be Christmas carol singing afterward, but Sis's back was hurting her so bad that we didn't stay for that. She has been having severe back problems the last few days. We had both done a lot of house cleaning today, so that probably aggravated it even more.
I drove on the way home, something I wouldn't have been able to do before I had my cataract surgery, but had no problem at all with tonight.
I feel like I could sleep pretty good tonight, but I'm trying to stay awake until after the news so that maybe I won't wake up in the middle of the night unable to get back to sleep.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Odd Town Names in Texas
November 9, 2011
It is cold and windy, but sunny this morning. We got a nice rain yesterday afternoon.
I had a checkup with the eye surgeon Monday afternoon and he was very pleased with the results of the cataract surgery. My eye is now 20/25-1. He made an appointment for me to see an HMO optometrist the week after Thanksgiving and I will be tested for new glasses then. In the meantime I am using drugstore "readers" as needed, and of course the goggle-type sunglasses when I go outside. The difference in my sight is wonderful.
Strange names dot Texas map
And there's a tale behind each one.
By Roy Bragg, rbragg@express-news.net
Updated 12:58 a.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011
It was 1880 and the residents of a tiny Travis County community were ready to make the jump to the big leagues by getting a post office.
That required getting the town name approved. The locals applied, but federal postal officials rejected their town name. So they suggested another. It was turned down, too. So they tried a third name. It was denied.
After the sixth rejection, historians and folklorists say, residents sent a curt note to the U.S. Postmaster: “Let the post office be nameless and be damned!”
And thus the town of Nameless, Texas, was born.
The town long since has been abandoned and exists only as a stretch of Hill Country waiting to be developed by rich guys from Austin. But it's one of the hundreds of oddball and unusual names dotting the maps of the Lone Star State.
While a complete list would include hundreds of names, it's possible to pick up on certain patterns.
Towns usually adopted names for specific reasons, says Rhett Rushing, a folklorist at the Institute of Texan Cultures.
Still others, he said, named their small towns after large cities as a way of garnering attention.
That explains the Texas World Tour of town names, which includes Atlanta, Detroit, Paris, Carthage, Dublin, Naples and Port-Au-Prince.
Other names, Rushing says, describe a town's roots.
Bovina sprouted at a rail terminal where cattle were shipped to market. Muleshoe grew around a blacksmith's shop.
There are American Indian names, such as Bedias and Nacogdoches and geographic names, such as Brushy Creek and Plains.
Other times, there's geographic irony. Grandfalls is in a desert. Maple sits on treeless plains. And Big Lake doesn't have one.
Domicile-themed names include Home, New Home and Mountain Home, but the most inviting name of all might be Sweet Home.
More good vibes can be found in Happy, Joy, Utopia, Paradise, Eden, Placid, Prosper and Loyal Valley.
Some town names beckon for action: Grow, Draw, Tell, and Crow. Others are downright bossy, such as Needmore and Circle Back.
Hungry? There's Oatmeal, Okra, Muenster, Lollipop and Apple Springs.
Male names are found loitering all over the map, including Melvin, Nolan, Seymour, and Chester.
Not every town is that casual. Please address the following towns by their full name: Ben Arnold, Ben Wheeler, George West and Tom Bean.
Women are represented, too: Celina, Anna, Maud, Louise, Edna, Sarita, Alice,Donna, Mercedes, and Maybelle. Some places just wanted a vague female vibe, such as Sisterdale and Lovelady.
Iraan combines the names of Ira and Ann Yates, children of a local rancher. There's a town named after brothers I.B. Bell and Z.O. Bell, who were known to locals as Ding and Dong. Hence Ding Dong, a wide spot in the road near Killeen.
Sacul and Reklaw, both in East Texas, were intended to be Lucas and Walker, respectively. But when the post office turned them down, town leaders reversed the spelling of each. Byspot, another East Texas town, reverses the first name of Topsy Bennett, wife of a local mill owner, with a “B” tacked on the front for good measure.
Sometimes, there's confusion when towns are placed in counties.
Seguin is in Guadalupe County, but Guadalupe is in Victoria County. Mentone is in Loving County but Loving is in Young County. There are other examples, but the winner is a long one: Athens is in Henderson County, Henderson is in Rusk County, Rusk is in Cherokee County and Cherokee is in San Saba County, which, surprisingly, is home to the town of San Saba.
And then, there are the names that are flat-out bizarre: Weeping Mary, Zipperlandville, Fly Gap, Looneyville, Fluvanna, Loco, Noodle, Cut And Shoot, Gun Barrel City, and Lazbuddie.
Some names have simple back stories.
Bug Tussle got its name, according to one story, because the bugs were so thick, residents had to fight their way through the swarms.
Uncertain (located near Marshall in Northeast Texas) either comes from tugboat captains uncertain of how to navigate Caddo Lake or residents uncertain whether they lived in the United States or the Republic of Texas.
Dime Box sprang forth from nearby Old Dime Box. New Braunfels comes from the German town of Braunfels. But in the case of North Zulch, the original town of Zulch is gone, which makes it even sillier.
It's difficult to list every unusual Texas town name. The perfect place to do it, however, would probably be in Jot 'em Down, a bustling town of 10 residents in Delta County.
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It was 1880 and the residents of a tiny Travis County community were ready to make the jump to the big leagues by getting a post office.
That required getting the town name approved. The locals applied, but federal postal officials rejected their town name. So they suggested another. It was turned down, too. So they tried a third name. It was denied.
After the sixth rejection, historians and folklorists say, residents sent a curt note to the U.S. Postmaster: “Let the post office be nameless and be damned!”
And thus the town of Nameless, Texas, was born.
The town long since has been abandoned and exists only as a stretch of Hill Country waiting to be developed by rich guys from Austin. But it's one of the hundreds of oddball and unusual names dotting the maps of the Lone Star State.
While a complete list would include hundreds of names, it's possible to pick up on certain patterns.
Towns usually adopted names for specific reasons, says Rhett Rushing, a folklorist at the Institute of Texan Cultures.
Still others, he said, named their small towns after large cities as a way of garnering attention.
That explains the Texas World Tour of town names, which includes Atlanta, Detroit, Paris, Carthage, Dublin, Naples and Port-Au-Prince.
Other names, Rushing says, describe a town's roots.
Bovina sprouted at a rail terminal where cattle were shipped to market. Muleshoe grew around a blacksmith's shop.
There are American Indian names, such as Bedias and Nacogdoches and geographic names, such as Brushy Creek and Plains.
Other times, there's geographic irony. Grandfalls is in a desert. Maple sits on treeless plains. And Big Lake doesn't have one.
Domicile-themed names include Home, New Home and Mountain Home, but the most inviting name of all might be Sweet Home.
More good vibes can be found in Happy, Joy, Utopia, Paradise, Eden, Placid, Prosper and Loyal Valley.
Some town names beckon for action: Grow, Draw, Tell, and Crow. Others are downright bossy, such as Needmore and Circle Back.
Hungry? There's Oatmeal, Okra, Muenster, Lollipop and Apple Springs.
Male names are found loitering all over the map, including Melvin, Nolan, Seymour, and Chester.
Not every town is that casual. Please address the following towns by their full name: Ben Arnold, Ben Wheeler, George West and Tom Bean.
Women are represented, too: Celina, Anna, Maud, Louise, Edna, Sarita, Alice,Donna, Mercedes, and Maybelle. Some places just wanted a vague female vibe, such as Sisterdale and Lovelady.
Iraan combines the names of Ira and Ann Yates, children of a local rancher. There's a town named after brothers I.B. Bell and Z.O. Bell, who were known to locals as Ding and Dong. Hence Ding Dong, a wide spot in the road near Killeen.
Sacul and Reklaw, both in East Texas, were intended to be Lucas and Walker, respectively. But when the post office turned them down, town leaders reversed the spelling of each. Byspot, another East Texas town, reverses the first name of Topsy Bennett, wife of a local mill owner, with a “B” tacked on the front for good measure.
Sometimes, there's confusion when towns are placed in counties.
Seguin is in Guadalupe County, but Guadalupe is in Victoria County. Mentone is in Loving County but Loving is in Young County. There are other examples, but the winner is a long one: Athens is in Henderson County, Henderson is in Rusk County, Rusk is in Cherokee County and Cherokee is in San Saba County, which, surprisingly, is home to the town of San Saba.
And then, there are the names that are flat-out bizarre: Weeping Mary, Zipperlandville, Fly Gap, Looneyville, Fluvanna, Loco, Noodle, Cut And Shoot, Gun Barrel City, and Lazbuddie.
Some names have simple back stories.
Bug Tussle got its name, according to one story, because the bugs were so thick, residents had to fight their way through the swarms.
Uncertain (located near Marshall in Northeast Texas) either comes from tugboat captains uncertain of how to navigate Caddo Lake or residents uncertain whether they lived in the United States or the Republic of Texas.
Dime Box sprang forth from nearby Old Dime Box. New Braunfels comes from the German town of Braunfels. But in the case of North Zulch, the original town of Zulch is gone, which makes it even sillier.
It's difficult to list every unusual Texas town name. The perfect place to do it, however, would probably be in Jot 'em Down, a bustling town of 10 residents in Delta County.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Ding-Dong-Noodle-and-Bug-Tussle-among-funny-2291232.php#ixzz1ezFMBmKD
It is cold and windy, but sunny this morning. We got a nice rain yesterday afternoon.
I had a checkup with the eye surgeon Monday afternoon and he was very pleased with the results of the cataract surgery. My eye is now 20/25-1. He made an appointment for me to see an HMO optometrist the week after Thanksgiving and I will be tested for new glasses then. In the meantime I am using drugstore "readers" as needed, and of course the goggle-type sunglasses when I go outside. The difference in my sight is wonderful.
Strange names dot Texas map
And there's a tale behind each one.
By Roy Bragg, rbragg@express-news.net
Updated 12:58 a.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011
It was 1880 and the residents of a tiny Travis County community were ready to make the jump to the big leagues by getting a post office.
That required getting the town name approved. The locals applied, but federal postal officials rejected their town name. So they suggested another. It was turned down, too. So they tried a third name. It was denied.
After the sixth rejection, historians and folklorists say, residents sent a curt note to the U.S. Postmaster: “Let the post office be nameless and be damned!”
And thus the town of Nameless, Texas, was born.
The town long since has been abandoned and exists only as a stretch of Hill Country waiting to be developed by rich guys from Austin. But it's one of the hundreds of oddball and unusual names dotting the maps of the Lone Star State.
While a complete list would include hundreds of names, it's possible to pick up on certain patterns.
Towns usually adopted names for specific reasons, says Rhett Rushing, a folklorist at the Institute of Texan Cultures.
Still others, he said, named their small towns after large cities as a way of garnering attention.
That explains the Texas World Tour of town names, which includes Atlanta, Detroit, Paris, Carthage, Dublin, Naples and Port-Au-Prince.
Other names, Rushing says, describe a town's roots.
Bovina sprouted at a rail terminal where cattle were shipped to market. Muleshoe grew around a blacksmith's shop.
There are American Indian names, such as Bedias and Nacogdoches and geographic names, such as Brushy Creek and Plains.
Other times, there's geographic irony. Grandfalls is in a desert. Maple sits on treeless plains. And Big Lake doesn't have one.
Domicile-themed names include Home, New Home and Mountain Home, but the most inviting name of all might be Sweet Home.
More good vibes can be found in Happy, Joy, Utopia, Paradise, Eden, Placid, Prosper and Loyal Valley.
Some town names beckon for action: Grow, Draw, Tell, and Crow. Others are downright bossy, such as Needmore and Circle Back.
Hungry? There's Oatmeal, Okra, Muenster, Lollipop and Apple Springs.
Male names are found loitering all over the map, including Melvin, Nolan, Seymour, and Chester.
Not every town is that casual. Please address the following towns by their full name: Ben Arnold, Ben Wheeler, George West and Tom Bean.
Women are represented, too: Celina, Anna, Maud, Louise, Edna, Sarita, Alice,Donna, Mercedes, and Maybelle. Some places just wanted a vague female vibe, such as Sisterdale and Lovelady.
Iraan combines the names of Ira and Ann Yates, children of a local rancher. There's a town named after brothers I.B. Bell and Z.O. Bell, who were known to locals as Ding and Dong. Hence Ding Dong, a wide spot in the road near Killeen.
Sacul and Reklaw, both in East Texas, were intended to be Lucas and Walker, respectively. But when the post office turned them down, town leaders reversed the spelling of each. Byspot, another East Texas town, reverses the first name of Topsy Bennett, wife of a local mill owner, with a “B” tacked on the front for good measure.
Sometimes, there's confusion when towns are placed in counties.
Seguin is in Guadalupe County, but Guadalupe is in Victoria County. Mentone is in Loving County but Loving is in Young County. There are other examples, but the winner is a long one: Athens is in Henderson County, Henderson is in Rusk County, Rusk is in Cherokee County and Cherokee is in San Saba County, which, surprisingly, is home to the town of San Saba.
And then, there are the names that are flat-out bizarre: Weeping Mary, Zipperlandville, Fly Gap, Looneyville, Fluvanna, Loco, Noodle, Cut And Shoot, Gun Barrel City, and Lazbuddie.
Some names have simple back stories.
Bug Tussle got its name, according to one story, because the bugs were so thick, residents had to fight their way through the swarms.
Uncertain (located near Marshall in Northeast Texas) either comes from tugboat captains uncertain of how to navigate Caddo Lake or residents uncertain whether they lived in the United States or the Republic of Texas.
Dime Box sprang forth from nearby Old Dime Box. New Braunfels comes from the German town of Braunfels. But in the case of North Zulch, the original town of Zulch is gone, which makes it even sillier.
It's difficult to list every unusual Texas town name. The perfect place to do it, however, would probably be in Jot 'em Down, a bustling town of 10 residents in Delta County.
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It was 1880 and the residents of a tiny Travis County community were ready to make the jump to the big leagues by getting a post office.
That required getting the town name approved. The locals applied, but federal postal officials rejected their town name. So they suggested another. It was turned down, too. So they tried a third name. It was denied.
After the sixth rejection, historians and folklorists say, residents sent a curt note to the U.S. Postmaster: “Let the post office be nameless and be damned!”
And thus the town of Nameless, Texas, was born.
The town long since has been abandoned and exists only as a stretch of Hill Country waiting to be developed by rich guys from Austin. But it's one of the hundreds of oddball and unusual names dotting the maps of the Lone Star State.
While a complete list would include hundreds of names, it's possible to pick up on certain patterns.
Towns usually adopted names for specific reasons, says Rhett Rushing, a folklorist at the Institute of Texan Cultures.
Still others, he said, named their small towns after large cities as a way of garnering attention.
That explains the Texas World Tour of town names, which includes Atlanta, Detroit, Paris, Carthage, Dublin, Naples and Port-Au-Prince.
Other names, Rushing says, describe a town's roots.
Bovina sprouted at a rail terminal where cattle were shipped to market. Muleshoe grew around a blacksmith's shop.
There are American Indian names, such as Bedias and Nacogdoches and geographic names, such as Brushy Creek and Plains.
Other times, there's geographic irony. Grandfalls is in a desert. Maple sits on treeless plains. And Big Lake doesn't have one.
Domicile-themed names include Home, New Home and Mountain Home, but the most inviting name of all might be Sweet Home.
More good vibes can be found in Happy, Joy, Utopia, Paradise, Eden, Placid, Prosper and Loyal Valley.
Some town names beckon for action: Grow, Draw, Tell, and Crow. Others are downright bossy, such as Needmore and Circle Back.
Hungry? There's Oatmeal, Okra, Muenster, Lollipop and Apple Springs.
Male names are found loitering all over the map, including Melvin, Nolan, Seymour, and Chester.
Not every town is that casual. Please address the following towns by their full name: Ben Arnold, Ben Wheeler, George West and Tom Bean.
Women are represented, too: Celina, Anna, Maud, Louise, Edna, Sarita, Alice,Donna, Mercedes, and Maybelle. Some places just wanted a vague female vibe, such as Sisterdale and Lovelady.
Iraan combines the names of Ira and Ann Yates, children of a local rancher. There's a town named after brothers I.B. Bell and Z.O. Bell, who were known to locals as Ding and Dong. Hence Ding Dong, a wide spot in the road near Killeen.
Sacul and Reklaw, both in East Texas, were intended to be Lucas and Walker, respectively. But when the post office turned them down, town leaders reversed the spelling of each. Byspot, another East Texas town, reverses the first name of Topsy Bennett, wife of a local mill owner, with a “B” tacked on the front for good measure.
Sometimes, there's confusion when towns are placed in counties.
Seguin is in Guadalupe County, but Guadalupe is in Victoria County. Mentone is in Loving County but Loving is in Young County. There are other examples, but the winner is a long one: Athens is in Henderson County, Henderson is in Rusk County, Rusk is in Cherokee County and Cherokee is in San Saba County, which, surprisingly, is home to the town of San Saba.
And then, there are the names that are flat-out bizarre: Weeping Mary, Zipperlandville, Fly Gap, Looneyville, Fluvanna, Loco, Noodle, Cut And Shoot, Gun Barrel City, and Lazbuddie.
Some names have simple back stories.
Bug Tussle got its name, according to one story, because the bugs were so thick, residents had to fight their way through the swarms.
Uncertain (located near Marshall in Northeast Texas) either comes from tugboat captains uncertain of how to navigate Caddo Lake or residents uncertain whether they lived in the United States or the Republic of Texas.
Dime Box sprang forth from nearby Old Dime Box. New Braunfels comes from the German town of Braunfels. But in the case of North Zulch, the original town of Zulch is gone, which makes it even sillier.
It's difficult to list every unusual Texas town name. The perfect place to do it, however, would probably be in Jot 'em Down, a bustling town of 10 residents in Delta County.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Ding-Dong-Noodle-and-Bug-Tussle-among-funny-2291232.php#ixzz1ezFMBmKD
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Oct 25, 2011
The computer tech brought back my office computer. He had to remove a virus. He also reformatted the hard drive and installed Firefox instead of Explorer and Vipre instead of AVG.
I ordered the 2012 version of Quick Books tonight for my home computer.
I ordered the 2012 version of Quick Books tonight for my home computer.
Monday, October 24, 2011
The computer repairman came this morning and checked my office computer. He thinks it has a virus as well as many other problems and took it with him. He will back everything up and reformat the hard drive. He will also install a new antivirus program that shouldn't slow down the computer as much. He thinks he can have it back tomorrow.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sunday, Oct 23
We got new neighbors this week on the side where the house has been empty for a couple of years and before that the old lady who lived there was like a recluse. She died a couple of years ago. The new neighbors were sure noisy last night. They were out in the back yard - not far from my bedroom window talking and laughing really loud for at least an hour between 1 and 2 a.m. I got up and went out to the recliner in the living room for awhile. Then I went back to bed and slept for a couple more hours.
I drove to church. I hadn't driven since I had my cataract surgery last Tuesday. It was fine. We took in a new member today - Gary R.
After church we went to Olive Garden for lunch. I had the Venetian Chicken with apricot sauce, broccoli, asparagus and tomatoes. We had salad and bread sticks too. Phoebe got the spaghetti and meat sauce.
I drove to church. I hadn't driven since I had my cataract surgery last Tuesday. It was fine. We took in a new member today - Gary R.
After church we went to Olive Garden for lunch. I had the Venetian Chicken with apricot sauce, broccoli, asparagus and tomatoes. We had salad and bread sticks too. Phoebe got the spaghetti and meat sauce.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
October 1-22, 2011
We went to a Lion's Club pancake and sausage breakfast this morning. I took along all my old pairs of glasses and gave to them. They aren't any good to me now that I have had my cataract surgery. I will be going back to the eye doctor on Nov 7th and I will probably get tested for new glasses then.
Then after the breakfast we went to Wal-Mart and did some shopping.
This afternoon we went to the Pumpkin Patch. They were selling pumpkins all day, but from 4 to 7 was the pumpkin festival. We stayed from 1:30 until about 6 p.m. and helped, but then we were both late for our medicines, so we left and came home. We were both tired. They did good on the pumpkins. I don't know how many tickets they sold for things at the festival. There was a cake walk, a dunking booth, face painting, a woman making things out of balloons for the children and the church youth group was singing and playing guitars. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Both pastors got dunked in the dunking booth.
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011
I went back to the doctor for a follow-up exam this morning. He thinks it looks great and will have me see him again in a few weeks, at which time he will probably give me a vision test to prescribe new glasses. I can see so much better. I need to wear black goggle-like sunglasses when I go outside.
I took off work both yesterday and today, but plan to go back tomorrow morning.
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011
I had my cataract surgery this morning. All went well
and I go back tomorrow morning for a follow-up. I had to wear gauze
covering it until 5 p.m. Then a clear shield to protect it. I will have to have eyedrops several times a day for awhile.
Monday, Oct 17, 2011
We are having pleasant fall weather but could really use some more rain.
My cataract surgery that was scheduled for Oct 11th had to be postponed because all the paperwork hadn't come through, but will be trying again tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to having it over with.
Tuesday, Oct 11
Today was when I was supposed to have cataract surgery. I started the eye drops Sunday as scheduled and Sis took me downtown to the eye center by 8:30 a.m. as instructed. After awhile, the nurse came out and said, "I am so sorry, but we are going to have to cancel your surgery."
It seems that they had been unable to get my primary doctor's office to get his final clearance signed and faxed over to them. This is after them calling back and forth to his office off and on for two days. The office staff in my doctor's office was very rude to them on the phone as well. I am so upset.
They did reschedule for next Tuesday morning in the hopes that this can be straightened out by that time. So I came back to work and will have to try again next week. I just don't understand why all of this is happening. I have been trying for nearly a year to get this done.
We got a really good rain over the weekend. It started Saturday evening
with small bursts of rain and then rained nearly all day Sunday. We have had such a serious drought this year that every drop is welcome. We got around 3 inches on Sunday. It did spawn a small tornado on the west side of the city and damaged a fairly small area but there were no injuries reported.
The pumpkins for the 2011 Pumpkin Patch were supposed to be delivered to one of the churches in our group Saturday evening, so Sis and I went over to help. There were about fifty of us there waiting...and waiting...and waiting. Finally we got word that the truck wouldn't arrive until Sunday evening so we all went home.
The pumpkins arrived this afternoon (Sunday) for the 2011 Pumpkin Patch. It is at one of our Corredor churches, but not the same one as last year. I think I have an ear infection starting so I didn't go this afternoon. Phoebe went over to help them unload, but the truck had arrived an hour and a half earlier than had been expected and they were nearly finished unloading when she got there.
Oct 6
My doctor's appointment went okay. Actually, he was out of town, but the nurse had me go next door to the lab for blood tests. Then she did the EKG and sent me to the imaging unit nearby for a chest x-ray. The doctor had seen me a couple of weeks ago. Now they need to fax the results to the eye center. As far as I know, everything is okay for me to have the surgery next week. I sure will be glad when it is over with.
We are having cooler weather - in the 80's this week and expecting rain over the weekend.
One of our other churches is celebrating their 100th anniversary this Sunday, so there will be no services at our church Sunday so that everyone can go celebrate with them. The bishop is to speak.
Then after the breakfast we went to Wal-Mart and did some shopping.
This afternoon we went to the Pumpkin Patch. They were selling pumpkins all day, but from 4 to 7 was the pumpkin festival. We stayed from 1:30 until about 6 p.m. and helped, but then we were both late for our medicines, so we left and came home. We were both tired. They did good on the pumpkins. I don't know how many tickets they sold for things at the festival. There was a cake walk, a dunking booth, face painting, a woman making things out of balloons for the children and the church youth group was singing and playing guitars. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Both pastors got dunked in the dunking booth.
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011
I went back to the doctor for a follow-up exam this morning. He thinks it looks great and will have me see him again in a few weeks, at which time he will probably give me a vision test to prescribe new glasses. I can see so much better. I need to wear black goggle-like sunglasses when I go outside.
I took off work both yesterday and today, but plan to go back tomorrow morning.
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011
I had my cataract surgery this morning. All went well
and I go back tomorrow morning for a follow-up. I had to wear gauze
covering it until 5 p.m. Then a clear shield to protect it. I will have to have eyedrops several times a day for awhile.
Monday, Oct 17, 2011
We are having pleasant fall weather but could really use some more rain.
My cataract surgery that was scheduled for Oct 11th had to be postponed because all the paperwork hadn't come through, but will be trying again tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to having it over with.
Tuesday, Oct 11
Today was when I was supposed to have cataract surgery. I started the eye drops Sunday as scheduled and Sis took me downtown to the eye center by 8:30 a.m. as instructed. After awhile, the nurse came out and said, "I am so sorry, but we are going to have to cancel your surgery."
It seems that they had been unable to get my primary doctor's office to get his final clearance signed and faxed over to them. This is after them calling back and forth to his office off and on for two days. The office staff in my doctor's office was very rude to them on the phone as well. I am so upset.
They did reschedule for next Tuesday morning in the hopes that this can be straightened out by that time. So I came back to work and will have to try again next week. I just don't understand why all of this is happening. I have been trying for nearly a year to get this done.
We got a really good rain over the weekend. It started Saturday evening
with small bursts of rain and then rained nearly all day Sunday. We have had such a serious drought this year that every drop is welcome. We got around 3 inches on Sunday. It did spawn a small tornado on the west side of the city and damaged a fairly small area but there were no injuries reported.
The pumpkins for the 2011 Pumpkin Patch were supposed to be delivered to one of the churches in our group Saturday evening, so Sis and I went over to help. There were about fifty of us there waiting...and waiting...and waiting. Finally we got word that the truck wouldn't arrive until Sunday evening so we all went home.
The pumpkins arrived this afternoon (Sunday) for the 2011 Pumpkin Patch. It is at one of our Corredor churches, but not the same one as last year. I think I have an ear infection starting so I didn't go this afternoon. Phoebe went over to help them unload, but the truck had arrived an hour and a half earlier than had been expected and they were nearly finished unloading when she got there.
Oct 6
My doctor's appointment went okay. Actually, he was out of town, but the nurse had me go next door to the lab for blood tests. Then she did the EKG and sent me to the imaging unit nearby for a chest x-ray. The doctor had seen me a couple of weeks ago. Now they need to fax the results to the eye center. As far as I know, everything is okay for me to have the surgery next week. I sure will be glad when it is over with.
We are having cooler weather - in the 80's this week and expecting rain over the weekend.
One of our other churches is celebrating their 100th anniversary this Sunday, so there will be no services at our church Sunday so that everyone can go celebrate with them. The bishop is to speak.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May Catch-Up Time
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
I went to the downtown eye center this morning to get my eye measured for the cataract surgery I am scheduled to have next month. Sis drove me there and back. I asked the technician who was doing the measurements what size my cataract is and she said it is a 3. Another friend had told me her ophthalmologist said they range from a scale of 1 to 4 and when they get to a 4, there isn’t much that can be done to help the vision. So I definitely don’t want to put it off any longer. I also got a kit from them that contains dark glasses, shields and gauze to protect the eye after the surgery.
It was after 11 am when we got back, so we had lunch with Sis’s craft group; then I went back to the office for the afternoon.
Sis talked to the veterinary office staff and Precious had 8 teeth pulled, as well as a lot of other things. It was expensive. The itemized list was a 2-page print-out. I picked her up after 4 pm. She has three bottles of medicine to take and it is hard to give them to her, as she doesn’t want to eat or drink.
Later we went to Wal-Mart and I picked up my blood pressure prescription, left the prescription for the eye drops I will need to take for three days prior to my cataract surgery; and did a little shopping.
Monday, May 16, 2011
M
Precious hasn’t eaten or drank anything for three days so Sis took her to the veterinarian this morning. He checked her did blood work and said her mouth is a mess and she needs some teeth pulled and others cleaned. He kept her overnight to do all that.
I went to the downtown eye center this morning to get my eye measured for the cataract surgery I am scheduled to have next month. Sis drove me there and back. I asked the technician who was doing the measurements what size my cataract is and she said it is a 3. Another friend had told me her ophthalmologist said they range from a scale of 1 to 4 and when they get to a 4, there isn’t much that can be done to help the vision. So I definitely don’t want to put it off any longer. I also got a kit from them that contains dark glasses, shields and gauze to protect the eye after the surgery.
It was after 11 am when we got back, so we had lunch with Sis’s craft group; then I went back to the office for the afternoon.
Sis talked to the veterinary office staff and Precious had 8 teeth pulled, as well as a lot of other things. It was expensive. The itemized list was a 2-page print-out. I picked her up after 4 pm. She has three bottles of medicine to take and it is hard to give them to her, as she doesn’t want to eat or drink.
Later we went to Wal-Mart and I picked up my blood pressure prescription, left the prescription for the eye drops I will need to take for three days prior to my cataract surgery; and did a little shopping.
Monday, May 16, 2011
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Precious hasn’t eaten or drank anything for three days so Sis took her to the veterinarian this morning. He checked her did blood work and said her mouth is a mess and she needs some teeth pulled and others cleaned. He kept her overnight to do all that.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sis went to work with me yesterday morning and sat in for me in the office while I went to the funeral of my friend, Betty. Then she helped downstairs at the funeral dinner for awhile.
When we got home a little after 3 p.m., the smoke alarm/carbon monoxide alarm in our house was shrieking every little bit, proclaiming "low battery". Precious was cowering in my bedroom looking traumatized. It must have been doing that for hours.
I had a 9-volt battery so I thought I could change it. It is attached to the ceiling. I got a step stool and got it unlatched from the top piece, but couldn't figure out how and where to open it to replace the battery. It didn't help that my knees are stiff, I am short, and have such a vision problem that I couldn't begin to see any instructions that may have been shown on the smoke alarm. Sis tried. She is a little taller than me, but she couldn't see any instructions either. In the meantime, every little bit, it would let out this loud shriek and the voice would again inform us that the battery was low. It is wired in electrically, but has a battery backup.
We knew of no one around close that we could call, so I called the hot line 211 and they told me to call the fire department. I did and told them the problem and that we were too old, stiff and vision-challenged to get up there and get it changed. They were very nice and immediately sent someone out to change it. Three cheers for our fire department! We are both pretty independent and try to do as much for ourselves as possible, but now and then something comes up that we just have to ask for help.
I was finally able to convince Precious that it was safe to come out from behind the bed where she was hiding. She was terrified.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Sunday
We had an Easter sunrise service at one of our churches, but I didn't get to it. There was to be a "finger foods" breakfast afterward. Twelve young people who had finished their confirmation classes were confirmed and two were baptized. Three of the young people are now new members of the church I go to.
It was a busy day, because one of the members took pictures at our church for a new photo directory. Sis and I had our pictures taken together and then I had a separate one by myself.
After we got home, we had ham, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, macaroni salad, and cottage cheese-lime jello salad with pineapple in it for our Easter lunch.
The weather has been warm, but still extremely dry.
We were still tired from the long trip to Eagle Pass and back yesterday, so we just rested this afternoon.
It was a busy day, because one of the members took pictures at our church for a new photo directory. Sis and I had our pictures taken together and then I had a separate one by myself.
After we got home, we had ham, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, macaroni salad, and cottage cheese-lime jello salad with pineapple in it for our Easter lunch.
The weather has been warm, but still extremely dry.
We were still tired from the long trip to Eagle Pass and back yesterday, so we just rested this afternoon.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Doctor visit
After I got off work yesterday afternoon, I went to see my doctor to get a referral to a specialist for cataract surgery. Going there is always an ordeal for me. They have an automatic blood pressure monitor that squeezes my arm so hard that I can hardly stand it, then restarts and does it again three or four times. I asked the nurse about it and she moved the band down to below my elbow, but it did the same thing. I wish she would just use the manual one like she used to.
Then I had to wait so long for the doctor to see me. I was the last patient for the day. He was very nice though and did arrange for the referral. He said my blood pressure is good and my cholesterol is low enough that I don’t need medication. I told him that since my blood pressure was good I couldn’t understand why the machine squeezed my arm so hard and kept restarting so many times. It has done that the last several times I have gone there and I just dread doctor visits for that reason.
The office is to send me a letter with information about a visit to the eye specialist and If I don’t hear from them by Saturday he told me to call back and ask for an update.
Sis had gone with me in case I didn’t get out before dark, so we stopped at Olive Garden restaurant on the way home. It is new to this side of town and in the same area there is a Red Lobster and a Longhorn Steak House. So we will try those one of these days too. Although I have heard of them often, I had never been to an Olive Garden restaurant before and I really enjoyed it. The food was delicious and the service was great. It is definitely a place I would like to go back to.
I had been up long hours and was very tired, so I went to bed shortly after we got home. We didn’t get the heavy rain or hail predicted, but it sounds very windy right now and it really cooled off during the night. When I got up around 4 a.m. the house was chilly and I turned the thermostat up a bit. I will need to wear a jacket to work this morning, but it is expected to get up to near 70 by this afternoon.
Then I had to wait so long for the doctor to see me. I was the last patient for the day. He was very nice though and did arrange for the referral. He said my blood pressure is good and my cholesterol is low enough that I don’t need medication. I told him that since my blood pressure was good I couldn’t understand why the machine squeezed my arm so hard and kept restarting so many times. It has done that the last several times I have gone there and I just dread doctor visits for that reason.
The office is to send me a letter with information about a visit to the eye specialist and If I don’t hear from them by Saturday he told me to call back and ask for an update.
Sis had gone with me in case I didn’t get out before dark, so we stopped at Olive Garden restaurant on the way home. It is new to this side of town and in the same area there is a Red Lobster and a Longhorn Steak House. So we will try those one of these days too. Although I have heard of them often, I had never been to an Olive Garden restaurant before and I really enjoyed it. The food was delicious and the service was great. It is definitely a place I would like to go back to.
I had been up long hours and was very tired, so I went to bed shortly after we got home. We didn’t get the heavy rain or hail predicted, but it sounds very windy right now and it really cooled off during the night. When I got up around 4 a.m. the house was chilly and I turned the thermostat up a bit. I will need to wear a jacket to work this morning, but it is expected to get up to near 70 by this afternoon.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Safety Inspection & Windshield sticker -car
I went to Firestone this morning and got the safety inspection on my car. NOTE: Remember to NEVER go there again. They are very rude, every time, and take way too long.
When I got home, I put the new 2011 license registration sticker on. Both will be due again in March of 2012.
Sis and I went to Wendy's this morning and tried their new breakfasts. I had a ham pannini and iced caramel coffee; Sis had the artisian egg sandwich and regular coffee. We really enjoyed it.
When I got home, I put the new 2011 license registration sticker on. Both will be due again in March of 2012.
Sis and I went to Wendy's this morning and tried their new breakfasts. I had a ham pannini and iced caramel coffee; Sis had the artisian egg sandwich and regular coffee. We really enjoyed it.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Journey for a Day
I just read that the word journal came from the phrase "journey for a day".
My journey for today started with it being darker than the same time yesterday morning. Daylight Savings Time started this morning at 2 a.m. I waited until 7:45 a.m. to leave for church and it was just barely light.
The adult Sunday School teacher forgot to turn his clock forward last night and the class went on without him. It was almost over by the time he arrived.
We took up a special offering at church to help the people in Japan who are suffering the aftermath of the huge earthquake/tsunami.
When I got home, Sis had lunch ready. She had left her church a little early.
We had smoked sausage, red skinned potatoes and salad.
We talked to our brother and sister-in-law in Colorado this afternoon.
For supper we had macaroni and cheese.
So far that is my journey for today.
My journey for today started with it being darker than the same time yesterday morning. Daylight Savings Time started this morning at 2 a.m. I waited until 7:45 a.m. to leave for church and it was just barely light.
The adult Sunday School teacher forgot to turn his clock forward last night and the class went on without him. It was almost over by the time he arrived.
We took up a special offering at church to help the people in Japan who are suffering the aftermath of the huge earthquake/tsunami.
When I got home, Sis had lunch ready. She had left her church a little early.
We had smoked sausage, red skinned potatoes and salad.
We talked to our brother and sister-in-law in Colorado this afternoon.
For supper we had macaroni and cheese.
So far that is my journey for today.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Update on Moo
Since we have been unable to get any additional information from Moo's former owner, Sis took her to our veterinarian this morning. He determined that she has not been spayed, is only about 4 years old, and weighs just over 8 pounds. He went ahead and gave her the needed yearly shots, including rabies.
Moo is a lovable cat and seems very happy and content to live in Sis's room.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A new family member
We may have a new family member. An attorney who lives nearby has to move and is unable to take his cat, a pretty little black and white (female, we think), named Moo. I haven't met the attorney. A man from church was the go-between and brought the cat and all its belongings over. Initially we were told that the cat has been declawed (not true), has been spayed (who knows?), and is about 6 years old. She doesn't look that old. He brought her cage, litter box, bed, food and her food and water bowls. Fortunately she eats the same brand of cat food that Calvin does.
Our friend is going to try to get Moo's health records from the attorney. Otherwise we will have to take her to our vet and see what we can find out that way.
Calvin and Precious are not amused. So Moo is sleeping in Sis's room tonight and will be introduced to them gradually when we are able to closely supervise.
When we still had the old cat, Digger, she lived in Sis's room and spent nearly all her time in there and in Sis's bathroom. Moo and Sis made friends immediately, so that is good.
We shall see. This is supposed to be a trial period for a couple of days to see how it works out.
Our friend is going to try to get Moo's health records from the attorney. Otherwise we will have to take her to our vet and see what we can find out that way.
Calvin and Precious are not amused. So Moo is sleeping in Sis's room tonight and will be introduced to them gradually when we are able to closely supervise.
When we still had the old cat, Digger, she lived in Sis's room and spent nearly all her time in there and in Sis's bathroom. Moo and Sis made friends immediately, so that is good.
We shall see. This is supposed to be a trial period for a couple of days to see how it works out.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 - A Snow Day in San Antonio
We woke to find snow on the ground this morning - perhaps half an inch. It is the first that stuck to the ground since I moved here in 1986.
I didn't go to work today.
Around noon, Sis went to the shopping center and picked up a birthday cake she had ordered for me. She also brought home pizza for lunch. It was a surprise. The cake is a carrot cake with butter cream frosting. Delicious.
I didn't go to work today.
Around noon, Sis went to the shopping center and picked up a birthday cake she had ordered for me. She also brought home pizza for lunch. It was a surprise. The cake is a carrot cake with butter cream frosting. Delicious.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Jan 15
It is a gray rainy day as predicted, but it did quit for awhile this morning. We did go to breakfast at a little cafe that we haven't been at for a long time. Then we stopped at Wal-Mart where I got some office supplies I had been needing. I bought an electric adding machine and a ream of 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper.
Since then we have just been sitting around knitting and crocheting. My leg stays about the same - perhaps when the rainy cold weather lets up it will improve. I try to get up and walk around the house fairly often to keep everything moving.
It was 52 degrees the last time I checked online. That doesn't sound too bad.
Since then we have just been sitting around knitting and crocheting. My leg stays about the same - perhaps when the rainy cold weather lets up it will improve. I try to get up and walk around the house fairly often to keep everything moving.
It was 52 degrees the last time I checked online. That doesn't sound too bad.
Jan 14
It felt cold when I opened the door for Precious to go out this morning, but I heard that it is to warm up and be drizzly most of the day, with heavier rain overnight and into tomorrow.
I finally got to the pharmacy at Wal-Mart yesterday evening and got my prescription refills. I got two more skeins of white yarn while I was there. I'm knitting an afghan in a basket weave pattern.
I've been sleeping better at night this week, but I sure am having pains in my right leg - mostly above the knee. Probably arthritis, but I have a lot of pain when I walk, and if I go up steps, I must put the left foot up first and bring the right one up to meet it on each step. Oh the joys of aging!
I finally got to the pharmacy at Wal-Mart yesterday evening and got my prescription refills. I got two more skeins of white yarn while I was there. I'm knitting an afghan in a basket weave pattern.
I've been sleeping better at night this week, but I sure am having pains in my right leg - mostly above the knee. Probably arthritis, but I have a lot of pain when I walk, and if I go up steps, I must put the left foot up first and bring the right one up to meet it on each step. Oh the joys of aging!
Jan 12
I am feeling much better tonight. I think most of my problems were caused by the high pollen count yesterday.
It was predicted to get down to the mid-20's here last night but with the low cloud cover, it only got down to 33. The weatherman was reminding us that it was just 26 years ago today that San Antonio got that freak 13-inch snowstorm. That was the year before I moved to San Antonio.
I need to get to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription refills, but it was so cold when I came home today that I decided to wait another day. I have enough medicine for two or three more days anyway.
It was predicted to get down to the mid-20's here last night but with the low cloud cover, it only got down to 33. The weatherman was reminding us that it was just 26 years ago today that San Antonio got that freak 13-inch snowstorm. That was the year before I moved to San Antonio.
I need to get to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription refills, but it was so cold when I came home today that I decided to wait another day. I have enough medicine for two or three more days anyway.
Jan 11
have been under the weather. It seems to be a sinus headache that has been coming and going all day. I hope it is gone by tomorrow.
Sat, Jan 8, 2011
We went to IHOP for breakfast this morning. Our brother and sister-in-law sent us a gift card to IHOP for Christmas and we still had some money left on that, so we had a nice breakfast there and applied the balance left on the card to that. Then we went to Wal-Mart and did a little shopping. I did forget to buy coffee though, so I'll have to stop at the grocery before the week is over and buy some. We both drink quite a bit of coffee.
I started knitting an afghan but I sure am having trouble with the pattern. I started over once and got pretty far, then discovered a hole back a ways where I had evidently dropped a stitch. I was so aggravated.
I started knitting an afghan but I sure am having trouble with the pattern. I started over once and got pretty far, then discovered a hole back a ways where I had evidently dropped a stitch. I was so aggravated.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Friday, Jan 7, 2011
I got my hair cut this afternoon.
We had tomato soup for lunch. For supper we finished the soup and the leftover meat loaf.
We did our Bible readings.
I made several mistakes in the afghan so I took it apart and started over.
Thursday
Sis got me a pair of size 11 knitting needles. They were marked $6.97, but were on sale for 50 cents. I had needed that size for a baby afghan I wanted to knit. So this evening I started on the afghan, using white yarn. Sis started making one of the Time Out dolls. She had ordered a pattern for it and it came today.
I read the Chronological Bible portion for today and also Matthew chapters 13-16 in the NLT Bible.
Sis prepared lima beans and made potato salad for supper. They were delicious. We had Mexican plates from Olivia's for lunch.
I read the Chronological Bible portion for today and also Matthew chapters 13-16 in the NLT Bible.
Sis prepared lima beans and made potato salad for supper. They were delicious. We had Mexican plates from Olivia's for lunch.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Switched to u-verse
I switched to AT&T u-verse. The technician came out this afternoon and installed it.
It took about three hours. I think we will like it. We don't have a land line phone now. We just use the cell phones anyway so I asked for a bundle that includes both TVs, both our desktop omputers, and the laptop.
I read the Jan 5 reading in the chronological Bible and Matthew chapters 12 and 13 in the NLT Bible.
We had meat loaf sandwiches for supper.
It took about three hours. I think we will like it. We don't have a land line phone now. We just use the cell phones anyway so I asked for a bundle that includes both TVs, both our desktop omputers, and the laptop.
I read the Jan 5 reading in the chronological Bible and Matthew chapters 12 and 13 in the NLT Bible.
We had meat loaf sandwiches for supper.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Jan 2 - 38 degrees this morning
Sis woke up with a migraine this morning.
It was 38 degrees when I first checked the weather on the internet and while the sun shone brightly, it really doesn't feel like it warmed up a lot today.
We had 46 at church this morning (my unofficial count, I could have missed a couple). The pastor did the Wesley Covenant Service. It was quite lengthy.
After church, Sis and I went to the Little Red Barn Restaurant for lunch. I brought half of my lunch (chopped steak, baked potato and salad) home for tomorrow's lunch. The servings at most restaurants are too large for me.
A few months ago I was given a Chronological Bible. I looked it over and as it has readings for each day, in the order they are thought to have been written, I decided to start reading it on January 1st. If read that way, it can be completed in a year.
Our pastors also passed out a reading program by which we can read through the New Testament in 90 days. That sounded interesting too, so I'm doing both. For that 3-month program, I am using the NLT version of the Bible.
I am feeling queasy this afternoon and hope it isn't caused by anything I ate for lunch. I have already stopped putting salad dressing on my salads when I eat at that restaurant, as I've had this problem in the past. Now I'm wondering if it is something different but have no idea what it could be. The salads are very basic - lettuce, shredded carrots and a banana pepper. I never eat the pepper.
It was 38 degrees when I first checked the weather on the internet and while the sun shone brightly, it really doesn't feel like it warmed up a lot today.
We had 46 at church this morning (my unofficial count, I could have missed a couple). The pastor did the Wesley Covenant Service. It was quite lengthy.
After church, Sis and I went to the Little Red Barn Restaurant for lunch. I brought half of my lunch (chopped steak, baked potato and salad) home for tomorrow's lunch. The servings at most restaurants are too large for me.
A few months ago I was given a Chronological Bible. I looked it over and as it has readings for each day, in the order they are thought to have been written, I decided to start reading it on January 1st. If read that way, it can be completed in a year.
Our pastors also passed out a reading program by which we can read through the New Testament in 90 days. That sounded interesting too, so I'm doing both. For that 3-month program, I am using the NLT version of the Bible.
I am feeling queasy this afternoon and hope it isn't caused by anything I ate for lunch. I have already stopped putting salad dressing on my salads when I eat at that restaurant, as I've had this problem in the past. Now I'm wondering if it is something different but have no idea what it could be. The salads are very basic - lettuce, shredded carrots and a banana pepper. I never eat the pepper.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year's Day 2011
We had a quiet New Year's Eve. We aren't partiers and didn't go anywhere last night. Earlier yesterday afternoon we thought we would go see the Steves Homestead in the King Williams Historical District. It was advertised to be decorated for the holidays with tours being given throughout the day, through Jan 2. But it was closed and the gate was locked. There was no sign giving any information why it wasn't open. That is only about 4 miles from our home, so it wasn't a long drive. On the way home we passed a little restaurant called La Tuna. Phoebe had heard of it when she worked on a temporary job near there last year. We stopped and had lunch there. It didn't look like much outside, but it was really very nice inside and the food was outstanding and so was the waiter.
I think there was some talk of having a watch night program at church last night, but I forgot all about it. I don't like to drive late at night anyway.
I went to bed early last night but woke up a little before midnight, so I got up and watched the fireworks that were set off at midnight. The ones going out of the Tower of America were spectacular. I saw them on television. Then I was also looking out the living room window and seeing ones in the surrounding neighborhoods. Actually, people had been setting off fireworks ever since it got dark earlier in the evening, but it really all cut loose at midnight. Last year we were under a severe burn ban, but this year it was lifted and people seemed to really be making up for lost time.
Then I went back to bed and slept until about 7:15 a.m. We decided to go to Bud Jones restaurant for breakfast. I got my favorite breakfast there: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 sausage patties, 2 biscuits, and home fries. I always ask for a take-out container when my breakfast arrives. I put half of it in it for the next day and then eat the remaining half. It is a really good price for $3.99 and the breakfast options that just have one of each item still cost the same: $3.99. Tomorrow morning I will split the remaining biscuit, put the egg and sausage patty in it and warm it in the microwave for a few seconds for my breakfast.
We haven't been doing much at home today except catching up on email and knitting and crocheting. We had leftover chili for lunch. That was delicious. I probably won't eat much of anything for supper tonight, as that is the only way I can keep from gaining weight. A piece of fruit or a bowl of cereal is plenty for me in the evening.
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