I have plenty of things of interest to do. The largest problem that I have with this is energy. I just have so little any more.

Our garden may have failed but my DH goes to a farmer's market every Saturday morning so we have a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. He is my salvation and keeps me going.

My son and grandson have built a ramp from the front porch to the driveway for my wheel chair. It stays in the car, the chair, not the ramp. lol because I can walk that little distance but not much farther. I have oxygen now all of the time and have a portable unit to take with me when I leave the house. Then, wherever I go, I can use my chair when or where ever we stop. We go to the Golden Corral 2/3 times a week so the chair is of great comfort there. Anyway, it is so much easier to get to the car with a banister on the ramp to hold on to.

The wood on the ramp is curing now and soon it will be stained the same color as the shutters. I am sure that it will look extra nice.

I have been trying to cope with this Gout devil. I have been to the emergency room because my regular meditation doesn't take care of the pain, and it keeps moving to include another area. It has made a big grouch of me.

After all these years, I have reached the 1,000 in feedback. That does make me happy.

Back home after a week in the hospital. What we thought was a broken bone in my foot turned out to be Gout. It was so painful that when I woke up, I couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t stand to put any weight on my foot. The fireman had to come with special equipment to get me out of the house.

Then, after lots of testing my blood was too thin for some minor surgery they found I needed. Coumadin level was way too high. That was a wow as I just had it checked a week ago. So now I go back to the hospital next Thursday for the surgery. Anyway, I sold 2 books so life was not a complete loss.

We have a new bird feeder on the porch rail, right out side of my window. We got it at GW where we often get things like that. It is a round plastic and DH screwed it right down through holes he made in it. The squirrels have visited it already. Hummm suppose because we put out the rest of the winter sun flower seeds? That is also where the stale bread, crackers, toast crusts popcorns not popped and things like that go. It is always is picked clean very soon. It makes a fun place for Jasper and Jimmy to watch, with tales swishing as though they were sweeping my desk.

Another thing you can do with that cookie is…as soon as you take them out of the oven you can put M&Ms, kisses, raisins etc in the dent. Also, it works with plain cookie dough, like sugar cookies, oatmeal etc.
When you get them done would you send me one each? mmmmm

Today’s cookies are peanut butter and jelly cookies.
You make the pnb cookies in the usual way but just before putting in the oven, you press a dent in the middle and in that dent, you drop in the jelly via teaspoon, then continue as the recipe requires. They are extra good while they are still warm.

Add a big glass of icy cold milk and watch them disappear.
I use strawberry or black raspberry preserves or grape jelly.
I watch them a little closer towards the end to see how long it takes them to brown properly.

Anyway, have some and grab a few in a baggie for after while.

It is a sunshinny day. Temps supposed to reach the 60's. Both cats have found a patch of sunshine and are napping. When the shine moves, they get up and move with it. Funny to watch. They are both shedding, I am sneezing and the hair is collecting along the baseboards. The dust bunnies are collecting a few cat hairs too.

Just old? Hummm, that's me, lol. Might I be antique one day? Soon?

New kitten, Jim is here taking a bath on my desk. He would very much like to chase the cursor, so every little bit I have to put him on the floor. DH took him to the vet to makes sure he wasn't contagious or had any parasites. I am glad to report that he is free of all of that stuff.

He is about 6 months and is very friendly and sweet and continually trying to get our gentleman cat, Jasper to play with him. Most of the time, Jasper just hisses at him and moves away. Prissy old thing is Jasper and wants every thing on his own terms. Jim hasn't learned any of that yet. It is fun to watch and it looks like the kitten is winning.

Jim goes to his litter box, hurrah! and likes anything we give him to eat. He adores laps and is fitting in quite well. The window sills are his favorite places and he spends a lot of time watching the squirrels.

I have had a super nice Christmas. Some family made the trip back here again that were here for Thanksgiving. We had all kinds of food again with so many bringing their share. The kitchen counters were always full. Everyone pitched in to do something. My youngest daughter just took charge and made sure that things were put away or in the frig. She even ran the sweeper several times as Christmas was about a week long this year.

I'm not ready for cold yet. Too bad cause here it is. Out come the house socks. Remember to water the plants that have been moved inside. Find the extra covers and throws for watching TV, putering and reading.

I'm not ready for 2011 to be over yet. Reminded of things I didn't do this year. Bought a new desktop calendar. Already have some appointments for next month, that's next year. Gonna have to shove the things undone in '11 onto the list I will make for '12.

Awe that just makes me tired. Think I will just take a nap.

First new year's resolution is to remember everyone's birthday. Guess I should put that on that new calendar. Later, I think..
szzzzzzz.

It is Good Evening Cause about 2:00 a.m. I had an Asthma attack and had to go to the emergncy room. Came home again this morning about 10.00 am. Had a breathing treatment, exrays and left a pint of blood and lots of oxygen. Have an appointment with Drs on Nov.25 at ll:oo a.m. I tried to get out of that one but was told, no way. I sure am glad that I am not cooking. All I have to do this year is be here. The kids are all taking care of things. Not exactly what I had in mind today but well, no one put me in charge of me either.

I am really in no pain, just the problem breathing and coughing. Awfullly sleepy and getting a lot of it too.
Am taking Prednozone...excuse the spelling as I would have to get up to find out how to spell it.

Fortunately, about the only thing I can do other than read and watch TV is use my computer so, here I am.
No sweeping, making beds and little cooking, then using the microwave. I do sit and cut up veggies for my salads.

So glad to see your posts, thanks so much for writing.

I think part of our problem is that we think that we should only talk about Antiques. Well, at least that would be a start. Just think about it this way. We might be a bunch of people that like or know some things about other stuff . We have other things in our lives and so why not share that.

What are you planning to do or eat for dinner next Thursday? Who all is going to be with you? Or, are you going to some where else that day? What are you going to take? What is your favorite part of the dinner?

There was such a nice lady on the old board that spoke about 5 things that made her happy. Like, to see her grandchildren playing and her husband patting his friend our old dog. Do you know anything like that?

My DH doesn't like Turkey or any kind of bird so he always takes Ham to out daughter's and that is his contribution to her dinner.

My family will help DD clean up and then they will all pile into their cars and come back to our house. By then I will need a nap and they will be playing cards and will eat something. Actually, anything that isn't hidden. DD will bring desserts left over from her dinner and it will go fast.

Most of them will start going home on Saturday and will have had fun going to see what is for sale here on Friday. Won't see them at Christmas unless they live here in Indiana. That is because they will spend that holiday with the other side of their family.

This is the first year that everyone say they are going to be here and we are all excited about that mainly because of the new babies. Wesley is excited, 7 yo, because he has lost 3 teeth and one more is wiggly.

We are putting everything up that we can, that means out of reach of the toddlers and 2 members have to bring their dogs. It is nice that we have a fenced in back yard. I won't have everyone staying here because my son and another daughter and a grandson will be having extra sleepers stay with them. But they start to arrive next Saturday and will be leaving the next weekend. So if you don't hear from me, you will know what I am doing.

Naturally, I noticed the beautiful leaves falling. The Pear, Gum and fire bushes are spectacular. We can’t keep a large pile of raked leaves unprotected near the street. It just calls to the school kids and of course the thing they HAVE to do is jump around in them.

The new paving on the street looks great though I am just a little worried what the snow plows might do to it come winter. The truth is, I don't have any thing else to worry about for the moment. Will just turn around twice and there it will be. haha.

The leaves are starting to pile up with a vengeance and it is so easy to see that the oaks are going to be the very last ones to shed. This neighborhood is loaded with trees and a big portion is oaks.

The electric pumpkin is stored away and the rest of the t & t candy is put up for a while too. Grandkids will find it first thing and probably will ask about it as soon as they get in the door, like they didn't get a lot themselves.

Now, we must concentrate on Thanksgiving. It looks like there is going to be about 36 of the clan show up. We will eat at my oldest daughter's house for the big dinner, each of us contributing something and as soon as that is all cleaned up, they will migrate over to Grams and Paps.

There is a new baby, well she was born May 1st but most of us haven't met her. She will be passed around like a diamond and I am sure we will all think her precious. I can hardly wait.

That means, we can talk around the dinning room table which gets a lot of use as we don't have a table in the kitchen anymore. Lots of counter space took care of that need.

Yes, we need a bit more activity on this board and so I am boldly asking a few friends from here and there to join us.

Lots of hard work and I am so proud of her.

Yet, taking time to help and educate us. Big hugs too.

Went to the trough (Golden Corral) yesterday. They have a new chocolate fountain. I loved all of the fruit, marshmallows and coconut macaroons. I didn't like the taste of the chocolate. Twas a very dark variety. So, now I am going to have to make some milk chocolate pudding and have our own chocolate dip.