New Year's Eve

I got my hair done this afternoon.

On the way home I pulled into the shopping center parking lot, intending to go into Radio Shack, but the whole lot was so full that I figured I would not find a parking space. I just drove on home.

We had ham and swiss chard for supper.

The fireworks started early and by 9:00 p.m. I could hear them constantly. I know I'll not stay awake until midnight.

Another Night Owl night

It is 3:17 a.m. - another "night owl" night. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether I sleep in the bed or in the recliner...I still wake up around this time most mornings.

Yesterday I thought I had a beauty shop appointment at 1:30 p.m., but when I got there, the beautician thought she had told me that it would be today (Thursday). I didn't have any problem with waiting until today, as I am off work until next Monday.

I ran a couple of errands and came back home.

Night Owl checking in

It is a little after 3 a.m. and Calvin is contentedly lying on top of my printer. He feels like he has done his job by getting me up and about.

I'm getting so used to sleeping in the recliner - with a little U-shaped pillow behind my head and neck, that I may not feel comfortable sleeping in a bed again after these ribs heal. That little pillow really makes a big difference. Someone told me that the initial pain lasts 10 days, so by the weekend I should be feeling much better.

It is still in the 40's here, but according to the weather forecaster on last night's news, we are in for a cold, rainy day with some snow and sleet possible in the hill country around Fredericksburg and Kerrville.

Sis worked all day yesterday and expects to work until 1:30 today. I took my Bluetooth back to Verizon yesterday and the man there couldn't get it to light up either, even though he tried it on a different charger. But he said it was working and charged, so to try it for a couple of days and see how it did. It worked on the way home and then quit again. The closest Verizon store is several miles away and a little aggravating to have to keep running back and forth like that, but I guess I'll have to.

I got my laundry done yesterday afternoon and started on cleaning out drawers, but it is slow going. I'm such a packrat. This may take awhile. I just have to keep plugging along.

One of my nieces got married in Virginia Sunday. My brother and my nephew both uploaded pictures of the wedding to Facebook and I copied them to my photo album. She was a beautiful bride. Her husband is in the military service.

Sunday's events

Sunday, Dec 27
I went to church at 8 a.m. to open up. When I checked the thermostat in the sanctuary, it was only set at 50 degrees. I turned it up to 72, then made coffee and put out the bulletins. At 8:30 a.m. I unlocked the doors and soon people started arriving for the 9:00 a.m. Sunday School class. It was too cold in the Sunday School room so they decided to have their class in the parlor.

There were 54 people at the morning service.

After we got home from church, we went to Snoga restaurant for lunch. When we pulled into the back parking lot, three little kittens ran to meet us. They looked well-fed, so perhaps they are used to getting scraps from the customers or from the people working in the kitchen.

We had turkey and dressing, broccoli, bread, and fruit salad.

I spent a lot of time this afternoon in the recliner. I am still in quite a bit of pain from the cracked ribs. I wonder how long it will take them to heal. It only happened last Thursday morning, so I know this is too soon, but I am sure hoping for a quick recovery.

I can hardly lie down in bed for the pain and find it easier in the recliner, but I don't sleep really well there either. I got up a little before 3 a.m. this morning and have been here at the computer for the last hour and a half (except for feeding the cats and letting Precious out...and back in).

The Day after Christmas

We took some of the leftover food from yesterday to our friend who was sick yesterday. She was feeling a little better today but not 100%.

We spent the rest of the day at home. I am still very sore from the fall I had Thursday morning. I may have cracked some ribs.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

We had a delicious meal of ham, tamales, green beans, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, homemade hot rolls, mince and pecan pies.

The lady we had invited to have dinner with us called to tell us she was sick, so we had dinner by ourselves.

We talked to Fred and Jim. They had a crowd of family there at Fred's home.

A Fall

I worked until noon today. When I arrived at work this morning, I noticed a lot of trash that had blown up in front of the church. I started picking it up and tripped over a place in the pavement where a ramp starts to go up to the side door. I fell on my face and am surprised that I didn't break my glasses. As it is, I was jarred quite a bit and feel like I am bruised in several different places. I'm thankful there were no cuts or worse.