Miss you Joe

  

                                                             Harley Joe Knox

                                                               

My brother Joe passed away on Dec. 20, 2018.  I miss him so much!  I won't ever forget you Joe!  I am luckier that a lot of people.  I at least still have his voice on songs he recorded on a cd.  I can get on You Tube and listen too.  At least I will always have his voice.

https://youtu.be/INQk96FhTVw?si=rvtvGIWH0Qj3nQ3h

The Countdown is here

Time to take a break from all the odds and ends tasks that happen before Christmas.  My problem is that I will start a little project that turns into something bigger because sometimes if you even give one item a new home, another item has to have one too.  LOL  Or, I will start a cleaning project that will simply lead to another one.  Yikes! 

I still have a little wrapping to do but other things have to come before that.  It's kind of the "hurry up and wait" kind of thing.  I'm still waiting for Amazon to deliver a couple of the gifts so I might as well wait and drag that stuff out all at once.  I really want to go do some last minute shopping too.  I like to find little extras to add to some of the gifts.  

Above all, I don't forget the reason for the season.  This time of year you can run into some Grinch like people or you see some major beautiful giving individuals making big impacts on someone's life.  Depends on who you are and what kind of life you have been living and what things have happened to you along the way.  

And... here I am rambling again, but...it's what I do.  😉

What If?

Have you noticed how lately there are a lot of shows/movies that involve time travel?  My analytical mind sure went there.  

What if you wanted to place a thought in the minds of the population that time travel was truly real.  What could you do? 😉 

Well, how would you place that topic in the minds of the masses?  You could create plots in shows and movies that depicted that very thing.  You could create a lot of them.  There could be enough of them that the public would no longer be surprised about a discussion of something like that.  That way when the truth came out about the existence of time travel, it could be readily accepted instead of freaking people out.  

I can't help the places my mind goes to visit sometimes!  LOL

I'm That Grandma

Dressing up in a funny hat and purse to pretend shopping with a 4 yr. old and push a plastic cart around the house.  I'm that grandma.

Building sand castles in the sandbox with the granddaughters.  I'm that grandma.  

Going down the tube slide because the little one is too scared to go down by herself.  I'm that grandma.  

Shoot baskets on the half court out back.  Because I'm that grandma.

Get on the teeter totter at the park because the other kid was too lightweight to make it happen for the older one.  I'm that grandma.  (That grandma who stretched a tendon in her foot doing it.)

Turning the kitchen into a whatever they want to eat diner as long as it's in stock.  I'm that grandma.   

Waiting to make cookies until the 4 yr. old can help because she likes to crack the eggs.  I'm that grandma.😏

  Playing playdoh with the 4 yr. old because the other kids are in school.  I'm that grandma. 

Playing Go Fish, Memory, Connect 4, Checkers and drawing pictures on the whiteboard.  I'm that grandma.  

Messing around in the pool with the kids.  I'm that grandma.

Do Not mess with my granddaughters!  I'm that grandma.  💪

And THAT is a little tidbit about me.  Call me crazy but ya only live once in this life!

Christmas program and craft show

Today Triad had their school craft fair and Christmas program featuring the 3rd grade chorus. I will have to say, those kids did a bang up job!    It was great!  The FFA served their breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice.  Very nice job!  

Over all I think those involved did a fine job!   Now that half my day is gone, I've got to get busy and attend to household chores.  It never ends!  

Later,

So It's Cold

 So it's cold and going to get colder tonight. The forecast is about 9 degrees.  Not looking forward to that, being that I get up and out of here my 5:45 A.M.  I woke up this morning and I'm telling you everything hurt!  I know I've got some arthritis in my knees but not sure why everything else is all upset.  Geez.  Getting older is not for the faint of heart I guess.  Be brave!!!  

My youngest granddaughter will be here in a bit to hang out this afternoon so I'd better buckle up buttercup!  She is 4 and busy absolutely every single minute which means I am too.  We do have a good time together thought.  Last night I went to her preschool Christmas program.  It was so sweet!  Time goes so fast...I can't believe she is already this old.  👀

Later all,

Cindy

Christmas

Did I say that too loud?  Christmas!!!  Coming at us at the speed of a freight train!  😃  Seriously, I'm still eating the pumpkin pie!  But..it is coming.... the shopping, house cleaning, tree assembly and wrapping are on my list now. Yikes!  I now need a nap!

The 3 Grands were here yesterday to help put up the tree and decorate it.  Three girls decorated that tree in record time!  It was like being in a wind storm!  😂💫  I still need to put out my additional decorations but what a start!

I am tired today and can't imagine why.  Doesn't matter, there are things to do today.  I have a friend I want to see today because her birthday is tomorrow.  The granddaughters are off to school so on to my agenda for the day. My thoughts are also being invaded by the possibility that I may not get that door stripped and painted that I wanted done before Christmas. Kind of a present to myself!  Well myself is just going to have to take the back seat again I'm thinking.😑

Stay tuned!

Holiday thoughts

 We are back from our little holiday away.  It was wonderful!  We unplugged for a few days.  I managed to read 2 books and started on the third.  The only way to get me to slow down it seems is putting me somewhere that I can't see everything that I think needs done around home or for someone else.  But...this trip is the perfect solution.  :)  Even though it was rather cold, we managed to get in a nice hike.  We have a lot of memories of this place because we have been going there for over 40 years.  Yikes! 

Each day we had homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast, turkey of course and homemade pies.  (That's on my agenda to make before we go, but sooo worth it!)  Oh..and don't forget the homemade noodles too!  Yum!

Now that we are back, it's time to get back into the groove of our daily habits and responsibilities.  

It's time to prepare for Christmas.  Oh my goodness it's like time is speeding!

Later, 

Cindy