On My Mind Today

Nephew

Hi Everyone,

We went out to eat with my brother and found out that his oldest son is in debt, for over 500,000.00.  About 15 years ago he bought his first home after he was married.  The prices then were pretty low compared to today. He borrowed approximately 95,000.00.  About a year ago he borrowed  $300,000.00 for another home and rented his older home to another family.  He recieved his taxes and now has to pay $5,000.00 for his new home and about 1,000.00 for his other home .  They both have good jobs.  He works for UPS for 17 years and his wife is a nurse for about 12 years.  They both have good jobs but he is the kind of  person who likes to spend money.  He always charged everything.  He's been this way ever since he graduated from school.  Looks like he will have a foreclosure on his new home.  My brother told him the prices were way to high.  Only thing different about it is their pool outside.  Same amount of bedrooms and baths.  He will not able to sell is for that prices since the values of homes have dropped a lot here. 

I've been doing a lot of exercising with my right hip and knee.  I have noticed a change with the muscle in my right leg.  :) 

I went to help my neighbor Pat at school today.  Getting everything ready for the students starting tomorrow. 

Thats all for now.  Cya all later.  Jeanne

October 9th

We finally had two days of rain.  :)  Last two months we really had very little rain and we hardly had to mow our lawn.  I'm glad its cooling down at night and through out the morning. 

I went to therapy twice now to help build up my left leg.  I had a right knee surgery because two bones were rubbing against each other and I fell awhile back and broke my right hip and lost all of my muscle.  I ride my bike and work on my home gym.  I also do hip and knee strengthing, stretching, hip abductor, side kick, hip internal roation and hip external rotation.  Keeps me busy anyway.  I can see some improvment especially after I ride my bike and working out on our home gym. 

Tonight we're going to meet my brother and his wife and go out to eat.  We usually go Tuesday night but I had to be at a meeting at 5:30 and wasn't home till 8 pm. 

Time to clean our home.  Cya all later.  Jeanne

October 6th

Hi everyone.  Today we were supposed to go to Destin but last nite I hurt my ankle.  Dh was upset at me all day about this. That doesnt make sense to me.  Its not swollen, thank God.  Just hurts to bend it right now.

October 16th is our anniversary.  10 more days away.  We dont have anything planned for that day yet.  We will call Dh's daughter to wish her a happy birthday since it's the same day too.  I found out on October 18th will be the 80th birthday of my step Mom.  I know I want to be there with her this year but not sure if it will be for her birthday or Thanksgiving.  Really it depends on how I feel and if I can sit in a car for a 20 hour drive.  Approximately 10 hours a day. 

I still miss my dog Misty.  I have a picture of her on my screen and every nite i close my computer and say good nite to her.  I miss her tale wagging and being with me all the time. 

I'll close for now since today was a quiet day.  Hope everyone has a good nite.  Until later.  Byeeee  Jeanne

Outside My Window

Outside my Window...Its dark and the stars are shining.

I am thinking...If I will be able to take a trip to Pa. this month.

I am thankful...My home and my dear husband, Ken.

From the Kitchen...We had hamburgers with fried rice and broccoli.

I am wearing...My jeans and light blue t shirt with sneakers.

I am reading...Psalms in the Bible.

I am hoping...We soon have rain since we haven't had any lately.

I am creating...A new quilt with pictures of our family.

I am hearing...The future vice presidents quarreling on ABC TV.

Around the House...Nothing special right now.

One of my favorite things...Searching the internet to learn  new crafts.

Plans for the rest of the week...Going to Destin Seafood Festival and Craft Shows in our town.

God's Yellow Pages

Sophie, 4 years old girl was diagnosed with cancer and needs your help

Dionne from quiltvillechat.com sent a message to everyone about a young girl with brain tumor.  I wanted to post in here for everyone to see. 

September 30

Electricity Bills

Good evening everyone.  Out electric bill was about the same as last month and   I was hoping it would have gone down some anway.  For the last four days I started washing my dishes by hand and place them in the dishwasher to dry.   I try to keep the air condioner at 80 degrees but Dh says its too hot or humid for him.   Tonight we turned it off because outside it has cool down some.  We opened out windows to help out too. 

My brothers job is not looking good at all.  He use to have 35 people working for him and now he has I think 4 left.  He told me last week he was able to pay himself $200.00 for that week.  We could tell last night that this is really getting to him.  He also told us he was backing out in a small shopping center and a young driver hit his back end of his car.  We're lucky to have our other brother who remodels cars.  He gives us a small break repairing our cars whenever something happens. 

Fall in Florida

I love fall. I love the crispness in the air, the autumn colors, the leaves changing, pumpkins, multicolored mums, scarecrow, corn stalks, hay rides, and bond fires.

I like the feel of quilts and comforters on the bed, flannel pj's and bunny slippers to protect your feet from the ice cold tile floors. I like the smell of hot chocolate, on a cold morning.

I love fall foods: Chilli, soups and stews, hot biscuits, hot grits with butter, hot oatmeat with rasins and walnuts, home made apple pie, turkey and dressings.

 I love that the temperatures change gradually from hot to cool before it really gets cold for good.

I love that fall goes out in a blaze of glory before the long cold winter season begins.   To me I love both Spring and Autumn. 

I found a great link with TONS of mixes for everything you can possibly think of!  This could be a nice project for the children to do in preparation for Christmas or a fine gift to give the hostess of your next holiday dinner.  

http://www.recipelink.com/holiday/merrygifts.html  

An Angel

September 21st

Happy Birthday Dad!!! 

 I just wish you were here so I can

give you a big hug and thank you for being my Dad.

I have been hurting a lot lately.  Its hard for me to walk around in my home.  I see the doctor Tuesday, hoping she can help me.  It seems like I can't find any med's that can control pain.  Sometimes I think about doubling up on them, but they probably wouldn't help either.  I just feel like I'm going down hill.  I hate to say this but it's the truth.  Really, nobody knows how much I hurt. I just wish I could be myself again. 

I'm trying to finish one of my quilts and have it ready for this winter.  I need to take one to Sheri and see if she will machine quilt if for me since it's  pretty big. 

I found some old jewery of my real Mom's and Grandmother.  I'm not sure who wore what but I have one with the name Mary on it and thats my grandmother.  Wish I had some pictures.  I have a few of my mom when she and Dad were married.  for about 6 years. 

Today is was so pretty outside, warm and hardly any humidity.  I'll post more later.  Cya then.  Jeanne

September 17th

Good Evening Everyone....Last night I had a hard time getting to sleep.  I stayed up till 6 am and finally fell asleep till noon.  Now I feel horrible.  Have a headache.  Hope I sleep better tonight. 

Tomorrow Dh has an appt. with his doctor.  I'm going to stay at home since his appt is the first in the morning.  Time for his cholesterol checkup.  He said he would show his hand but it really looks good.  Tomorrow I'm going to meet Sherri for lunch.

Pat called me tonight to see if I would help her setup the classwork and homework for the kindergarten.  She's having problems with one family this year.  Principal is going to send him to another room.  His family hasn't taught him anthing before school started. He didnt know any of his alphabet, numbers, colors or be able to print his first name.   He doesnt mind her at all.  She said the teachers at her school are all having that problems with student this year.  They are not aloud to correct them like they use to many years ago.

In four more days it will be my Dad's birthday but he's in heaven now.  He's the only  parent I had to grow up with and I thank him so much for all he has done.  Just wish he was here for me to tell him one more time and give a bid hug.

Outside the weather was a perfect day.  Hardly any humidity.  Until next time. 

Hope everyone has a good nite. 

Fall around the Corner

Update on Dh's Hand and Dishcloth

Dh kept his hand in ice after the burn for a long time yesterday.   Towards the evening the pain has lifted a little and he decided to keep his hand in cold water.  Before he went to bed we put lotion on it and he wore a sock over it to keep it moist.  By this morning the sock was gone but he really looked a lot better.  Today the emblem from the Pressure washer is still there but the redness is almost gone but its starting to look pretty dry now.  He said there are two areas that hurt the most.  We're glad he has an appt. this week with the doctor. 

Today I finished knitting a wash cloth and wanted to share how it looks.  I like the colors for Christmas.

I'll post more later.  Hope everyone has a good nite.  Jeanne

September 14th, 2008

My Dh hand is burnt really bad.  He was using a pressure washer earlier this morning and turned it off for about a half hour.  When he went back to turn it on he put his left hand on a very hot area when he tried to turn it on.  He now has the emblem of the machine on his hand.  All day we kept it on ice and cold water.  He said now it feels really dry.  Tonight he put hand cream on it and a sock over it to keep his hand moist.  I hope by tomorrow it looks better or we will call the Doctor. 

Tonight I feel like i'm running a fever.  There is something going around here and I have a few neighbors not feeling good and last week Dh was ill from it.  I hope I'm not coming down with it. 

I started our new neighborhood newsletter and finished the secretary's report from my other club finally.  I'm going to leave since I"m not feeling very good.  Until next time.  Byebyeeeeee   Jeanne

Words by Me

Words by Me

Click on picture and go to create and make your own and enjoy!!!!

Prices and the Hurricane

Hi everyone.  Dh and I went food shopping.  I was watching the cashier as she was totaling our score and wondering if anything would be under a dollar.  Guess what, I saw four items.  green beans, onion, cucumber and 3 bananas.  At that time i was thinking in appx. 1965-67, not sure exact year but close,  I bought my mom salt for 10 cents.  I remember her sending me to the store and she needed it while she was cooking. 

I noticed the meat prices have gone up again too.  I was also talking to some friends on the internet about gasoline.  Here we're paying 3.55.  In ohio they were paying i think it was 3.75.  At one time their prices were lower then ours.  I think the cheapest we paid here with in the last month was 3.50 and this was not in our county.  We drove about 20 miles from our home to check out some stones to make a waterfall.  We filled our tank while there.  lol  

Hurricane is still in the Gulf we had big waves here.  We have a highway from Fort Walton Beach to Destin that is now under water.  It takes us about 15 minutes to drive there but not any more.  Have to go a different direction now and it will take at least 45 minutes depending on the traffic.  We had this problem before with another hurricane.  The road was built back and they didnt think this was going to happen again,  We'll watch the news tomorrow to see what happened.  Its closed now.  I feel sorry for Texas.  Hurricane looks soooo big.  I'll talk to you all later.  Till then byeeeeeeee.  Jeanne

Its Time for Some Campaigning

 This is cute and wanted to share with everyone. 

Vote Here After Some Campaigning

Enjoy!!!

Our Neighborhood

I really like our neighborhood.  Their is one main exit in and two small exits out.  Once in awhile you may hear sirens, but not that often.  Our town is not as big as a city, and I'm so thanksful for that.  There isn't any ground here to buy because a lof ot it belongs to the military.  I just came in from watering my bushes and flowers and its now midnight.  I dont hear any cars and can hear the birds and other creatures outside.  It's sounds so relaxing.  Large trucks are not aloud to enter except for moving.  Its really safe for children to play outside too. 

Last night I was not able to sleep at all.  Dh woke up at 4:30 and we decided to have an early breakfast in town.  Their prices are really not that bad either.  I think we have two restaurants that are open 24 hours a day.  We came home around 5:30 and I watched tv and finally fell asleep.  Hopefully tonight I will sleep a lot better. 

I worked outside pulling weeds out back and  I  helped Dh mow our lawn.  We  have a riding lawn mower and  he did the front yard and I did the back which is a lot bigger.  Well,  I'm going to bed.  Night Night all.  Until next time.  Cya later.  Jeanne

Pond

Dh and I have been interested in building ponds.  We had one before with koi and gold fiish until the hurricane destroyed it.  My koi was about 7 or 8 inches long and the gold fish were about 3 or 4 inches.  We have a neighbor two streets down that has a pond, too.  I like how they have their's set up.  Its on top of the lawn.  Ours was about 5 feet under.  That was hard to clean.  I dont think this time I will have fish since it will be above ground.  I really did enjoy them.   It gets pretty cold here in the winter to have one above ground.  I could use a heater.   Here's a pic of the fish.  We called the koi packman.  lol  I really enjoy to hear the flow of the water.