slowly but surely--

PILES ARE GETTING SMALLER---BAGS ARE GETTING FULLER--WASHING MACHINE EMPTY--BEDS MADE--DISHES DONE--TEMPERS CALM--PUTTING COMPUTER IN THE CASE SOON-----ONE TRIP TO BANK AND DRUG STORE TO GO AND SON TO PICK UP LEFT OVER FOOD IN FRIG--AND OFF WE GO. WILL TRY AND WRITE FROM DAUGHTER'S IN SOUTHERN MN. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!!!

TEMPER TEMPER!!!

THE USUAL (AHEM) DISAGREEMENT BROKE OUT TONIGHT. ONE YEAR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND THE KIDS WERE WORRIED THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE GONE THAT SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. BY NOW I AM SO TIRED THAT I DON'T CARE IF WE GO OR NOT. IN FACT I OFFERED TO LET JERRY GO AND I WOULD STAY HERE ALONE.

P.S.

SUNDAY--P.S.

WAS SO NICE TO FIND COMMENTS FROM LISA. JIMMY, MARTY AND PAULA---I DO MISS THE ALERTS TELLING ME THERE IS A COMMENT. THANKS FRIENDS--BARB

SUNDAY NIGHT-

IT IS ALMOST 11PM AND I HAVE BOTH THE DISHWASHER AND THE CLOTHES WASHER GOING. JERRY IS ASLEEP ON THED COUCH---HIS USUAL PLACE IF HE IS IN THE HOUSE. THERE ARE THREE SUITCASES OPEN ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR--ONLY FILLED WITH UNDERWEAR SO FAR. HAVE OUR IMPORTANT PAPERS PACKED---HAVE THE FRIG TO DO YET AND HAVE TO GIVE AWAY SOME FOOD---THEN WE TURN OFF THE WATER AN LOCK UP WE WILL BE ABLE TO BE ON OUR WAY. YESTERDAY I COOKED FOUR BAGS OF CRANBERRIES TO TAKE FOR DINNER ON THURSDAY. DAUGHTER PROBABLY HAS ANOTHER 25 POUND TURKEY PLUS A TURKEY BREAST. THERE IS ALWAYS PLENTY OF FOOD AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE! AFTER DINNER THE GRANDKIDS PUT ON THEIR SHOW AND SANTA COMES TO VISIT TOO. OUR SON IN LAW ALWAYS MISSES SEEING SANTA----KIDS THINK HE HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE HOSPITAL OR SOMETHING----WELL, NOW DAYS THEY KNOW WHY, BUT WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE THEY THOUGHT THAT.

OUR STEW AT CHURCH WAS GOOD TODAY. ALL THE CLASSES BRING VEGGIES ETC AND THE CHURCH PROVIDES THE MEAT----WE COULD SMELL IT COOKING DURING THE SERVICE. THEY EVEN HAD PUMPKIN PIE AND SOME OTHER DESSERTS.

IT WAS A GOOD DAY!

SATURDAY NIGHT

LAST NIGHT YOUNGEST SON AND FAMILY CAME OVER TO SIT AND TALK AND TELL US GOODBYE AND TONIGHT OLDEST ONE DID. OF COURSE WE WILL SEE THEM IN A FEW DAYS DOWN IN ROCHESTER AT OUR DAUGHTERS---BUT THEY LIKE TO SEE HOW FAR WE ARE READY---NOT MUCH. WE HAD PLANNED TO PACK OUR OVER NIGHT CASES TODAY, BUT GOT INVOLVED IN A GOOD MOVIE ON TV---SO THAT JOB POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON----MAYBE---WE HAVE THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING STEW AT CHURCH TOMORROW SO WILL BE LATE GETTING HOME FROM CHURCH---WELL, HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE BY TUESDAY MORNING AS PLANNED.
IT IS STILL COLD HERE AND SNOW ON THE GROUND. PICKUP WAS SO DIRTY FROM DEER CAMP THAT JERRY DID TAKE IT TO CAR WASH, BUT WAS TOO COLD TO CLEAN OUT THE INSIDE----SO WILL DO THAT SOMEWHERE SOUTH.

EXCUSE THE CAPS, ANYONE WHO IS OFFENDED BY THEM, I AM SORRY---BUT MAKES TYPING SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME---AND SEEING ALSO.

pictures

I JUST TRANSFERRED SOME PHOTOS TO THE NEW PLACE--ALL WITH ONE CLICK. WHY OH WHY DIDN'T AOL MAKE IT THAT SIMPLE TO TRANSFER OUR JOURNALS???? NEVER DID GET MINE CHANGED OVER!!

a good day

WEATHER IS COLD AND GETTING COLDER. SLIPPERY LAYER OF SNOW ON THE GROUND, MAKING JUMPING (HAHA) INTO OUR BIG PICKUP A CHORE. FIRST HAVE TO GET RIGHT FOOT ON THE RUNNING BOARD WHILE STANDING ON LEFT FOOT IN THE SNOW, SLIPPING AND SLIDING,GRABBING THE HANDLE, GETTING LEFT FOOT AND BUTT IN--FINALLY PULLING IN RIGHT LEG. I ALWAYS SAY IT IS LIKE SWINGING IN LIKE A MONKEY! AND THAT IS MORE TRUTH THAN FICTION.
CHURCH WAS GOOD, IN FACT GREAT, WE HAVE SUCH A TALENTED MAN AS OUR NEW PASTOR. HE IS STUDYING FOR HIS PHD---AND THAT WORRIES US, FOR FEAR THAT HE WILL WANT TO TEACH AT A UNIVERSITY OR SOMETHING. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO BE HERE UNTIL AFTER OUR FUNERALS -----AT LEAST THAT LONG!!
WE WENT OUT TO EMBERS FOR OUR NOON MEAL WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS AND SPENT OVER ANOTHER HOUR VISITING. THEN HOME, SUNDAY AFTERNOON NAP AND THEN SUPPER OF LEFT OVERS IN THE FRIG.
NOW THE COUNT DOWN REALLY STARTS---WE MUST GET BUSY AND GET READY TO GO TO TEXAS. EACH YEAR WE TELL OURSELVES IT SHOULD BE EASY--JUST UP AND GO---BUT SEEMS THERE ARE MORE CALLS TO MAKE AND THINGS TO SECURE BEFORE WE GO.
ONE THING, ANY WHO PRAY, I COULD USE A FEW ABOUT MY LEFT HAND. I JUST CAN'T TYPE WITH IT AND MAKE WHAT I TYPE RIGHT WITHOUT GOING BACK AND DELETING EXTRA LETTERS ETC.
GOOD NITE ALL!

Thursday 1:36 am

TO ME THIS IS WEDNESDAY NITE AS I HAVEN'T GONE TO BED YET. I REALLY GOT BUSY TODAY---WASHED ALL THE STUFF IN THE HAMPERS, PLUS THREE BLANKETS AND 2 PILLOWS----THE WHITE STUFF IS SOAKING OVER NITE WITH BLEACH-- I ALSO CLEANED UP THE KITCHEN--SO WILL RUN THE VACUUM IN THE AM AND WILL BE READY FOR HUBBY TO GET HOME ON FRIDAY. HE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW LAZY I HAVE BEEN SINCE HE LEFT--HAHA. OOPS, I ALSO PAID BILLS AND GAVE THEM TO THE MAILMAN. NITE NITE

another quiet day

soon i am going to have to turn on the energy and get some house work done before Jerry comes home and asks what i have been doing!!
i was going to sleep upstairs tonight, but since i have a TV here in the den , i stayed here. it is handy when i wake up so often at night to turn it on and let it lull me back to sleep.once in a while there is a good movie, but most of the late nite stuff is infomercials. didn't know there was so much makeup,exercise machines, and cooking equipment.jack lalanne still on with his juicer---almost tempted to get one and quit cooking all together!! i remember when he was on 50 years ago and i tried doing his exercises each am with my kids. wish i had kept it up.
well it is 1am, no matter what time will be put on here--so need to get to bed--
oh, yes, forgot to say that daughter in law went to Chinese buffet and brought me huge take out of food and big container of the sweet and sour and hot soup!! enough for couple days. hubby and boys called tonight--one deer gotten and several seen.
nite nite

a question

maybe marty will know----last two days i have gotten an email from myself to me--both advertising meds and it says i have subscribed to their service--huh?????? i clicked on
'unsubscribe" both times----

Sunday 9:34 pm

Today was a good day---quiet for most of it, but nice anyhow.Since Sunday is suppose to be a day of rest I feel no guilt for doing nothing--haha.
I got up early as I knew my daughter in law would be calling to see if i wanted her to pick me up for church. I got ready, fixed my hair, which i had washed last nite and waited. sure enough she called and came and got me about 9;45.
smallest number in Church since we have been back---many of men and some families out deer hunting. Our new young pastor ---47, but that seems young to me--sang. it was the 1st time i have heard him and he has a beautiful voice!! He also preaches a terrific sermon. We are so lucky to have him. In the last 50 years we have had a couple that put you to sleep as soon as they started. My husband is hard of hearing---and also of understanding---so i have had to constantly jab him to at least look like he is listening!! I hope we can keep this pastor for the rest of our lives--which won't be too many years down the road.After church my two daughter in laws and grandaughter went out to lunch and a good visit. they brought me home and i had a nice nap in my chair!!

Son #1 called on his radio--to our phone last night---they had eaten all 22 of the enchiladas and enjoyed them. I wonder how many of them had heart burn during the night.
It is almost 10 so think I will turn in---maybe tomorrow i will accomplish a little around here.

Saturday am 1:31 am

I put the time in the subject line cuz it always shows up wrong---there is no rhyme or reason--we are on CST and the time google says it is must be in some other country!!

Today i got up really early and did not much. son called on citizen band radio to tell me dad had forgotten a bunch of stuff. luckily youngest son was going up tonight so he picked up the stuff, plus the 22 enchiladas. i have a cake pan that holds 2 cake mixes--and it is full--so heavy i could hardly lift it out of the oven. they will set the pan on the top of the wood barrel stove to warm up.

i really planned to do laundry today---but will do later (really today--as it is SAT already).i try to get everything in the house washed while jerry is gone--blankets and all. that way we are ready to go south soon after he gets back. we have to be in southern MN for thanksgiving----and they already have snow---ugh. we will sneak out early the sunday after the holiday. jerry is always anxious to leave before daylight--i told him some time i would like to see that scenery in the light!!

oh,my, i am yawning so much can hardly see----so guess i better take my pills and get to bed---night all!!

1st day of being alone

Jerry left about 7am to go to the hunting shack. he likes to go up there alone for a couple days before the sons and grandsons get there. of course that is always a worry to me. he had a heart attack many years ago and while he seems to be in good condition and takes care of himself, he is there ALONE, with no way to communicate or anything. i told him if he has another, he should know he probably will die. i am always so glad when at least one of the boys gets there. deer season starts on Saturday am---so until then the guys will get up the wood for the barrel stove, play cards and talk. i am so glad there is no booze or smoking in their group, but the hunters in the woods with guns and alcohol in their bodies are the ones that scare me. the ones who make "sound" shots---they shoot at sounds instead of seeing the animal. I pray many times a day for God to put a hedge of safety around them as they walk in the woods.
I accomplished nothing today except to change the bed I have been sleeping in here in the den.tomorrow I have to make a big pan of enchiladas for #2 son to pick up and take up to camp.plus I have to start getting things ready to leave for texas soon after Jerry gets home. I fell asleep in the chair all evening, which I guess is allowed when you are as old as I am. now I am going to hit the hay again and hope I can sleep some more.. ------over and out for now.

lisa and nelisha

hey, you two, happy to see you on my comments places---BUT---WHEN i try to get to your journals i am asked to sign in with my google account and it keeps telling me my pasword is wrong---and it is right cuz i wrote it down when i made it and it works in other places. i hope to get in soon---love you both---barb

confusion remains intact

oh, my goodness---what next?? I think i have a computer like no one else has--why are not my buttons in the same place as my teacher's? i have been chasing around the computer searching for the time changer---time is correct in the right hand corner---but the time put on blog entries and comments is wrong--EST is only 1 hour ahead of us, but shows 3 hours different. guess it doesn't really make any difference--so will ignore that one---

A lady named Ora wrote me a nice comment and Iwould like to email or visit her journal-as she
asked but how do I find her??---if she is here again, please let me know how to.

Marty, you are the sweetheart of all in the way you have tried to help me. you keep me laughing with your blogs and comfort me with your prayers and empathy. if your parents were not still in the picture i would adopt you!!!

Paula and Janie, you were both szuch a help during this transition time.

what a nice bunch of people i have met in here!! God bless you all-----barb


































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TIME

HOW COME THE TIME IS WRONG---WHERE IT SAYS POSTED AT??? JOURNAL ENTRY I JUST MADE AT3;06PM SAYS IT IS 12;56PM--

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND MY WAY AROUND THIS NEW AREA OF BLOGGING. HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THING TO CLICK ON TO MKE Z NEW POZXT.(CAN ANYONE KNOW WHZT I JUSXT ROTE WITHOUT ME OING BACK N TAKING OUT EXTRA LETTRX ETC. ) I CANNOT BELIDVD WHZT MY LEFT HAN DOEX. I WAS--AND I MEAN WS--A GOOD TYPIZXT---AND COULD GO AT A PETTY FAIR CLIP. I CANNOT UNERSTANC HOSW MY FINGERS HIT THE RONG KEDYS, ADD KEYX AND OMEDTIMEZ MAKE A WORD THAT DOEN'T EVEN RESEMBLS WSHZT I ZAM TRYING TO SAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TYPD ONE FINGER WSITH RIGHT HAND. AND THAT WOULD BE SO SLOW --IT WOULD NOT BE FUN. GUESS THIS IS ENUFF FOR NOW. BEUTIVFUL DAY HRD--BUT COOL. HUBBY CAME HOMD FROM DEER SHACK UNTIL SEDNESDAY---GOT HERE JUST TOO LATE TO GO TO CHURCH---DON'T KNOW IF THAT SS PLANNEDX OR NOT---SE WILL GO OUT FOR UPPF TONIGHT.
OH BTW--TWO PEDOPLE I READ ALL THED TIME HAVE PRIVATE JOUFRNALSZ NDX I CANNOT GET INTO THEM---YOU KNOW WO YOU ARE O PLESE FIX IT SO I CAN KEDEP UP WITH YOUR LIVEZX.
THIS IS ZLMOST REDICULOUS---SORRY!!

GOOD NEWS FROM NEPAL

JUST GOT TRAVEL LOG BLOG FROM GROUP ON NEPAL THAT GRANDSON JOE IS WITH. THEY HAVE COME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. THANK GOD FOR THAT. THEY WERE ABLE TO POST A COUPLE TIMES ON THE TRIP UP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE NOT MUCH FUN TO ME. FOR INSTANCE THEY SAID IT HAD WARMED UP---TO ABOUT ZERO !!!NOW EVEN IN MINNESOTA THAT ISN'T WARMING UP MUCH. THEY SLEPT IN 2 MAN TENTS LAST NITE IN A YAK FIELD.HMMMMMMM. EXCUSE CAPS, BUT MY SHIFT KEY IS BROKEN AND NOW THAT I HAVE TO TYPE WITH RIGHT HAND ONLY MAKES IT HARD. AM DRESSED AND READY TO GO TO A BABY SHOWER AS SOON AS DAUGHTER IN LAW GETS HERE. ALL FOR NOW----

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