Look At That Innocent Face... Hahahahahahaha

 Hi everyone,
 Above is a really neat thing that Pet Smart is doing for the fur babies.... The main one is  that Santa Clause is coming to Pet Smart our fur babies can  have a free picture taken with Santa...

 Just look at that face... Isn't that the face of an innocent fur baby? This is my Cisco.... This is the love of my life. This is my bed partner, my cuddle partner, the one person in this house that I defend, and yes my dog is a person!
 AND he is on the Naughty List and does NOT get to go and have his picture taken with Santa....

 Yesterday morning around this time I awoke and had my coffee. Nathan had to go to work, and his ride showed up early so he had to leave. Cisco was still sleeping and Nathan said "Mom I don't have time to take Cisco out this morning."
 Not a problem I assured him. I will take him out. "You have a great day."
 So when Cisco woke up I gave him breakfast, even scrambled him an egg. Then I asked him if he wanted to go out and he wagged that little tail and got all excited and ran to the door. I followed him with my cane and got his leash on.
 Out we went. He sniffed around, found some grass he liked, sniffed some more, and we made our way to the bins that held the doggy bags. He was a happy dog doing his doggy thing. Then wham... He took off in a charge. Across the road from us there was a man walking his dogs. 2 very big dogs I might add. Now mind you they are WAY across the way. No where even close to Cisco or myself.
 Cisco charged at such a fast speed that I lost my balance and fell and while hanging on to the leash with all the strength that I had, I rolled..and I rolled some more.... I rolled alllll the way down the hill. A Big Hill. The leash tangled around my arm and left wrist, all the while he was pulling me to get to the dogs that were long gone. I mean he was gagging, and I was afraid that he was going to break his neck. Or choke to death.

 Not only that but I was in a state of undress in my robe and night gown. (I will not ever do that again) and  no one to help me up. I had to get that leash off my hand as it was hurting pretty bad and still  grip it pretty hard and then I had to crawl the best that I could to get to my cane which was behind me and use it to pull myself up. Not a soul around to help me and as bad as I needed the help, I am thankful that no one saw the old lady with her coat tails above her waist with a very un-lady like view of her back side as I made it to my knees with a choking Cisco because he was still trying to get loose, barking and growling between gasps of air. I made it up. I don't know how but I did. I hobbled inside pulling Cisco behind me.
 He went nuts over those dogs. I know that he can be bad at times but this was the worse I had ever seen him act.
 I barely made it in the house, and took stock of myself in the bathroom. Bits of grass and dirt in my hair and face and Oh MY God please tell me that is mud and not.... Poop... no it was poop. My whole right side got it the worse. I think that I hit every water sprinkler in my path on the roll down.
 My right shoulder, elbow and wrist was on fire. My hip, leg and ankle came later once the feeling started coming back. I was so scared that I broke something, but no I could move everything just fine. I was just sore and felt like my right side was on fire.

 After a shower and a pain pill I curled up in my bed and stayed there... all day. I got up to use the bathroom and to find some crackers to munch on. I was not up to trying to fix anything to eat.
 Cisco cannot go and see Santa. There is no way that he will even halfway behave and I am sure that there will be a lot of dogs there that are going to have their picture made with Santa. This breaks my heart but what if he acts like he did in the store and that is not all, hurts someone or knocks someone down because we can't control him or if he even acts half ass decent and then bites Santa?

 Last night Jonathan carried him out and a woman was walking up to the doggy bin and Jonathan had to grab him by the nape of the neck and keep him from lunging at the woman and her dog. What if he is to bite someone or hurt someone else's fur baby?
 Jonathan said, "Mom I know that you want to take him places but you see how he acts and he is getting worse. " I have to agree.
 My grandson said that Cisco tried to bite him when they were visiting before we moved and I thought that perhaps that he just accidentally stepped on him or something. But now I believe that Cisco did try and bite Adrian.
 It also reminds me of when I had to take Cisco to the vet and they handed me a muzzle in the waiting room because he was acting aggressive.
 Nathan picked him up last night to put him on the bed with me and he went after Nathan. Oh Nathan was mad. He said... "You want to act like that, then let's go, come on and try to bite me again." Of course he crawled under my robe and Nathan said if he gets off the bed then he will have to sleep in the floor because I am not picking him up again.
 I don't know what is wrong with him. I know that he is territorial but this is beyond that. He is acting aggressive to the boys now. Jonathan said out on the patio the other day he went after his leg. He has gone after Karyn before too. He went for her face. She leaned down to kiss me goodbye and he leaped right at her. She was so lucky to move as fast as she did and I caught him in time.

 Ok well that is my adventures with Cisco. I am very sore today. My entire body feels like I have whip lash. I have to say that this is worrisome for me. We have encountered people and dogs before and yeah he barked and growled and kicked his hind legs but we could just tighten the leash and he was fine. Now we have to try and physically restrain him too.

 So that is it for me today. I am not sure that I will do much of anything today. I had plans to go and wash some towels and do a load of whites today after I get home from the doctor but they will have to wait. I just can't move well enough to do it.
 Jonathan said that he will take care of dinner tonight. So I only have to worry about my breakfast and my lunch. Nathan is here until 2:30 or 3:00 so if I need anything he will be close by to assist me. But he will be gone by the time that I get home from the doctor. It is with my pain management doctor so I can't really discuss my dog issue and fall with them. They will not give me anything additional for pain. They are funny about pain meds, and I will be alright. I was thankful for the pain meds yesterday.

 I have to go and try and get myself in the shower, my breakfast and insulin. You all have a great day and if you know of any suggestions to help me with my dog then please pass them on. I am worried about him. Have a great day BB

My Search Paid Off

 Hi everyone,

 I spent most of yesterday searching for this kit. I knew that I had to have misfiled it but I also had the name of the kit wrong. I thought that it was called Frosted Windows but it is actually called Winter's Spell.  I am so glad that I found it. I wanted to use it for a challenge page but in the end I did use part of it and then I used some bits and bobs from some other kits. Here is the one that I did to enter the challenge with.

I have been over to look at the pages in the challenge and no way is mine going to win with all of the beautiful pages already in the challenge. I fell in love with most all of them. But I am not doing the pages or entering them to win. I am doing them for the fun of it now.

 My friend Heather did put out a set of Masks so she needs them by the 8th so I will have a little ct work to do. Still plenty of time. My other designer friend is having both hands operated on on the 6th or the 8th of December and I am not sure if she will put out a kit before then or not. She really doesn't rush to do them as often as most of the others do.

 My friend Robyn is very sick. She told me that she isn't sure if she can do the kit that I asked for. With Chemo and all that she has on her plate right now I told her not to worry about it. She needs to get well so she can take care of her kids. It is bad enough that she has to travel 2 1/2 hours each way just to receive her Chemo treatments and arrange for help with her kids on those days. The treatments put her down several days after she has them.

 So Jonathan took me out to lunch yesterday. We were going to a buffet and we seen the sign Shrimp Dinner and he and I looked at the sign and then how crowded the parking lot was and we turned around and headed the other way. We ended up going to our favorite mom and son place and enjoyed our meal. Then Nathan came home last night with 4 large carry out boxes with Beef ribs, pork ribs, grilled chicken and sausage. So we each had a rib and a sausage. I caught Jonathan sneaking bits of the beef ribs and sausage to Cisco. I told him to stop or he was going to have an over night guest in his bed. No way did I want him to get sick again. Luckily he didn't get sick but he is still sleeping. Which I thought that I would do as well. I was wanting to go and sleep for a couple of more hours but in the end I stopped by my blog.

 I tossed out some whole grain bread last night under the crepe myrtle trees late last night for the birds. Nearly all of it is gone this morning. I am glad that they got it. I was afraid that they wouldn't find it but it looks like they did. We do have one black bird that I am slightly worried about. A resident backs his truck in under the portico and I have been watching this one bird building a nest in the fender well. I never see him when he leaves or returns but I want to tell him that he has a bird that is making his or her home near the tailpipe of his truck. I might leave a note on his windshield. It would break my heart to look out and find the bird dead.

 Last night or rather early this morning before day break I was watching the leaves fall from the trees. They swirled and twirled and danced as they made their way to the ground. It was so beautiful to watch them as they fell and then caught a breeze and flew away.
 Autumn is my favorite part of the year, then Spring. My oldest sister Sharon and I would wait anxiously for the first Blue Norther as we call it here in Texas. We would make hot chocolate and toast and play word games. We would plan our Thanksgiving menu and would go bargain hunting for crafts to make an Autumn wreath, find new place mats and candles, and we would Christmas shop, put gifts on lay a way for the kids. I miss those days with my sister.
 Now we live 4 hours apart, she has 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She and her husband are retired and they do their own thing now with their family. Still we play the word game. We take a word and try to find as many things that it relates to. We have done this word a hundred times, still it amazes me when we read off our lists and check to see if we thought of the same thing, how many things that we didn't think of. This word is December. I wonder how many I can get and how badly she will beat me lol. Still it is a fun game for the both of us.

 Time for some pics...  So here goes!

 Rain clouds are gathering for the cold front moving in today. I took another photo so you could see the dark blue building up at the side of the building but it really didn't turn out well but if you look at the bottom you can see a partial of the deep blue. To the right of this photo, the sky is really a much deeper blue. It is coming from the north east so I am not sure if it will pass us or go to the east of us. My bet is that it will go east.

 I found what is left of Cisco's rope. LOL... this was in the kitchen last night as I was cleaning. See that little orange strip at the top. It is no longer connected! I have since re-braided the rope and added some more knots in it. He loves this thing. He will go ad get it and bring to us to play tug of war. That dog has some strong teeth. Once he grips it, you can forget about getting it away from him. I have been playing  a little more easy with him as I am afraid that as hard as he grabs a hold of it that I could pull out some teeth.

 Well I guess that this is about it for me today. Nathan is leaving for work and I am going to to lay back down and read a little. It is a good day for that. Besides, I have a new book... Yay for me... Have a great day everyone. BB

4 Weeks To Christmas

 Hi Everyone,
 The Thanksgiving day was nice and filled with family and love. Even if we didnt all see eye to eye on a few things the spaghetti, salad and garlic toast and beans were delicious, and Karyn's Lemon bars were wonderful. We had a lot of food left over as well so Karyn could take some home with her. She left the lemon bars with me... YUMMY.
 We are doing the works for Christmas. Karyn is getting the ham and I am getting the turkey. We will have lots of ham and turkey salads, sandwiches and some turkey soup. The sides never really last for long. Perhaps we don't make really huge portions of the sides.

 In a comment from Kyra she talked about a red cabbage and raisn dish. I am going to ask her for the recipe because I have had my mouth watering from just the description... It sounds perfect for a side dish with the ham.

 I haven't made my granddaughter her scrap page. I have just been wiped out. I have slept a lot over the past few days. I know that they say that sleep heals and so I really hope that is true as I have not been able to get my energy back in so long.

 Karyn and I were reading our lease agreement yesterday and I don't have to have the adhesive hooks after all to hang my pictures. Wow I swear I read the lease and I could have sworn that it was right there in black and white. And it was ... It was just worded strangely. It said that You could NOT use adhesive hangers for pictures... Whoo hoo... now I have a project to do this weekend but I truly want to get the pegs for my bookshelves and no matter where we have looked they do not have the ones that I am looking for. I could kick the boys butts for not taking the shelves out before they tried to move my book shelf. I tried to tell them to do so but no one listened as usual.

 Don't you just hate trying to write a blog post when there is nothing to blog about? Well I seriously don't have much to talk about. I watched a movie called The Forgotten Christmas and I really just wasted my time on that. It was alright but I really didn't enjoy it all that much. I am a stickler about finishing something when I start it so of course I had to see it to the end. I was hoping for that moment when it turns from okay to brilliant. It didn't happen! In the end it was still just ok.

 I have movies that I want to see tho. I want to see the new JK Rowling, Magical Beasts And Where To Find Them. Then there is The Arrival that I want to see and I still haven't had a chance to see Skully yet and I have a few favorites that I always enjoy. Tonight is The Christmas Card. It is a Hallmark movie and one of my all time favorites.

 And ... On December 6th Nora Roberts is releasing the last book of her Trilogy. I am so excited as I wouldn't get the first 2 books until the last one was out. I have been waiting and waiting, very patiently I might add. Also she wrote in her last blog that she is working on a new path, something totally different. Something that she has never done before. More of a survival type of story line where there is a world crisis and a handful of people who will play important roles in helping others to survive. Of course this first book will not be out for a year but it will give us Nora Roberts fans something to look forward to. I know that she does a lot of romance but you know, she really goes off the beaten path in her books. Some things are predictable and others take you by surprise. I have heard so many good things from this Stars Of Fortune series so I can't wait to get my hands on the first book. I will not buy it tho. I will hit up the library for this set as they are very expensive. I have learned to cull a lot of my books. I don't need a copy of every book that I love. I use to. Oh... My basement shelves were filled with so many books. When it came time to move I had such a hard time letting go of my "Friends" and only kept a few of them. The same thing when we did this last move. My closet shelves and book shelf was filled to the capacity, so I was able to let go of a lot of books. Some that really didn't hold that much appeal for me, but My favorite Nora Roberts books are still with me.

 I wish that I could be witty and charming tonight with much fun chatter but the truth is, it has been a quiet day. Cisco has been by my side most of the day and he and I are going to to crawl in between the covers and watch The Christmas Card. One movie that I know will get my feel good hormones going into over drive....
 Until next time... Y'all have an awesome day... Love, Cisco and Beth

Thanksgiving Eve

 Hi Everyone,
 I couldn't resist posting this one. How many families wish that they could stuff the turkey with a little feel good medicine lol?

 Not much happening in the world of Beth today or this week even. Jonathan and I are going to sit down this afternoon and make a final grocery list for tomorrow.
 My mother in law use to make the best Ambrosia I have ever eaten. It was always a big hit at Christmas so that is on our Christmas menu. We are going to have the works on Christmas but not too sure about what we are going to end up as a final meal for Thanksgiving other than the pinto beans decked out with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and sausage along with some cornbread and my homemade Mac and Cheese. I say that is enough. Karyn is making lemon bars for dessert and of course I thought about serving Jonathan that Bologna sandwich that he said that he wanted lol. I am so glad to say that things worked themselves out on that end!

 I slept well for most of the night. Cisco did as well. He stayed glued to my side and was still there when I woke up this morning. I wish that I could have slept in a little longer but Nature called and I had to stumble out of bed and go and answer. By that time my eyes were opening a little bit so I turned on the coffee pot and waited for that first cup that I start my mornings off with.

 It is a beautiful day here. Yesterday was over cast and gray, then we had some rain and it seems to have cleared out the air, It is really a gorgeous morning, crisp temps and not a cloud in our pretty blue sky. I wish that it could stay like this all of the time.

 Ahh just heard from Karyn and she said that Spaghetti and a salad sounds good for tomorrow. Well what ever we come up with, I sure want it to be easy and fast and the clean up just as easy and fast. Several places here are offering the meal. All you have to do is show up. I love it when the community comes together and does this for people who may not have family and are alone, or the homeless, or those that just are at a time when they have no food to cook.
 I know that we are blessed beyond measure. We may not always have our cupboards stocked but we always have enough food that no one goes hungry. So very many are not that lucky.
 Nathan is off work tomorrow. At first they said that he would work Thanksgiving but that was wrong. They are always closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 Oh our apartment office is doing something really nice for the complex. They set up a gift wrapping center so that anyone can go and wrap their presents with paper, they supplied tissue paper, tape and ribbon and even gift bags for the residents. We got a notice in our newsletter. I also like the fact that they do a newsletter that lets everyone know of the special events that they are holding. I hear that summers are really packed with movies, concerts from local venues, grilling potlucks, events for the kids.
 I didn't take my phone the last time that I was at the office so I missed out on some pictures of the fall decor. I may go up there later on and take some pictures. They already had their little Thanksgiving event. It wasn't so much a meal as it was just a get together. They did big pots of chicken soup, breads and crackers. I forgot about it. I had so much going on with my day that it totally slipped my mind.

 Tomorrow is my sisters birthday. It falls on Thanksgiving this year and the next day is my granddaughter Cathy's birthday. I guess I had better break out the scrapbooking program and do a few cards. It will give me something to do so that will help fill in today.
 I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving if your in the U.S, and even if your not, remember to give thanks for what you have. Living Life should always be filled with Thankfulness.
 Until next time, BB

Memory Monday!

Hi Everyone and Happy Monday.

 My page today is a little different. It is in Memory of a very special man that use to be on a scrapbooking site that is sadly no longer with us anymore. Eifion was a magical whiz when it came to thinking outside and inside the box in our scrap world. So they put up a challenge of his Magic Box which was a shadow box filled with all kinds of things.
 This is my take on the box. I chose to do a Nautical theme. Since I didn't have any shadow boxes that I could find and I know that I have several, I made my own with a set of windows. I put two side by side and 2 length wise for the bottom. It was very challenging to do this page but it was for Eifion so I just couldn't pass it up.
 I really wish that I could do more than just one page for this challenge. I could do more but can only enter one. Thank you for looking.

 My daughter Karyn is much better but still has the migraine or did last night. The fluids and shot always helps so hopefully today she will be over the hump. I don't know if she went to work or not. I am not going to bother her as I know that she will contact me if she needs too.

 So it is a brisk 41 degrees here. Very nice when the wind isn't blowing. That wind cuts you right to the core. While I was out this morning waiting for my bats to come straggling home from their nightly hunt, I saw a flock of geese fly over. I was so happy to see them. The first of the season.
 When we lived in Arkansas, which is the Geese Capital of the world, my little grandson was around 2 at the time and he would get so excited and say ""Gooses Na-Na Gooses". So I guess that winter is truly on it's way. The flying of honking geese is our signal that it is almost winter.
 Arkansas is also the  Rice Capital of the world. You would think that Asia would be but no, it is Arkansas. If you ever buy Riceland rice if you look where produced it will say Stuttgart Arkansas. I use to live a half hour from the plant. Many of my friends worked there and the fun thing was that one of my friends every Christmas would give me a case of rice. It was one staple that we never ran out of.
 So I always buy the Riceland brand here when I can find it. I like the par boiled as it is so much easier to cook and fluffs up so pretty.
 So today is memories... Eifion, Geese and Rice.

 I was really tired last night. I was in bed and asleep by 10:00 pm and slept the night thru. Well that is not exactly true. I think that Cisco got cold and he woke me up wanting under the blankets so I let him in and curled up with him and drifted back off to dreamland.

 I dreamed of Donald Trump. Not surprising as I had just read an article of him just before I fell asleep. In the dream he had some kind of food allergy and I was the only one with an Epi-pen. I saved his life and he rewarded me with a pair of high heel shoes. Such strange dreams I swear.

 My house is clean. I really just need to wipe down my bathroom today and I have a box to unpack and that is all that I am doing. I have been unpacking a box a day of my things. I am the only one that has things packed. The boys unpacked what few things that they had regarded important when we moved in. All of their video games, books and DVD's were taken care of in the first 48 hours lol.

 Cisco has had breakfast and his walk so he is happy even tho he is still looking for a treat. That poor doggie still thinks that he is a little pup. When I am sitting outside he wants up in my lap. He can't get into my lap and I can't lift him into my lap. I cuddle with him in other ways but he remembers when he use to sit in my lap all of the time. Mainly from the time that he was 6 weeks old. He loved to cuddle even then and now he is really still a cuddlier. Only on his own terms right now, lol.

 Right after my vascular surgery I was at my daughters recuperating, we were sitting on the sofa  and he literally jumped into my lap. Ohhhh the pain. And the Blood. My daughter and son in law took me to the Emergency Room because it had been so soon since my surgery.  They rushed me back for an emergency MRI and  thankfully no internal stitches were busted loose but I can't say that about the external. Healing was pretty slow after that. And poor Cisco was banned from the sofa while I was on it. I felt bad but he didn't know.

 When I had my kidney removed tho, he climbed gently on the sofa and NEVER left my side except to go potty and to eat. When I was in pain he would whimper and lay his head over my stomach. That is how they remove kidneys now. From the front instead of the back. But he was very gentle. I am sure that he was trying to get away from Foxy when he jumped on the sofa and landed on my stomach after my first major operation. She is a vicious little thing at times. It is so weird because she was never like that until they had her spayed and her entire temperament changed. Of course she isn't always mean and vicious. She does have her sweet moments.

 I guess that I will close for now. I haven't really been to any of my normal sites over the weekend, so I need to go and check some places out, check out my Facebook and lay out something for dinner tonight. Not sure what I want to cook but I will think of something.

 Take care and have a great day and enjoy your new week. BB

So How Do You Hang Your Toilet Paper?

Hi Everyone,
 This is my grandson Dante. New pictures of my little angel boy! I did the page with a photo book layout and then later took it and put it on a letter landscape size page and used a new kit from my friend Rosie called Winter Blues. Thank you for looking!

 Ok now for the topic of my headline. How do you hang your toilet paper? I was laying in bed tonight trying to fall asleep and couldn't seem to rest I decided to read thru one of my magazine apps on my phone.
 One article had a headline that said something (and I am not quoting verbatim) that "Your Really Not Who You Think You Are" and so I clicked on it. I didn't actually finish the article because after page 9 of 31 I realized that I am a dominant Narcissist.
 People who put their toilet paper so the roll is over are dominant. Those that put it to roll under are submissive and those that do it either way are more laid back but still show dominant traits.
 Hmmm... I don't care how the roll gets put om the roller as long as it gets put on the roller....
 I wonder just how much money was spent doing these "Studies" that really are just so stupid.
 I am also a Narcissist because I tend to say things in emails like ... I and Me and that shows that I am really only just tooting my own horn, because my email is mostly talking about Me... Perhaps I do that a lot but mainly because I am telling the recipient of my email what I am doing. I mean really how many times in an email can you ask the person your writing to how they are, what are they doing etc.... It isn't like we can have a 2 way conversation here.
 I am also Dominant because of the way that I eat my food. I pick up the fork and I eat it. I do not stop between each bite and lay my fork and knife down on to my plate, chew my food at least 20 to 30 times, pick up my napkin and wipe my mouth. Then pick up my fork and knife and cut the next piece of food.
 Those that do eat slowly and chewing their food are savoring life's moments. They are taking their meal to the next level of adventure,getting all that they can out of each bite.
 Those that cut their food up into tiny pieces are Neurotic. (There is no hope for you) You Neurotic You!
 Did you know the way that you can walk can determine if you will be attacked sometime in your life or have been attacked? Obviously from one such study a video was shown to High Criminals and they picked out victims according to the way that they walked. It really didn't go into detail on how this study was accurate, but never the less a study was done on this.
 I closed out the article and flipped to another one that caught my attention. I realized that I am not a happy person because I do not gaze into the mirror after I wash my face and brush my teeth and admire myself while saying things like... "Your an amazing strong woman."  No I really don't. I have never been one to preen so perhaps that explains the way that I think... Sheesh... I always thought that people who looked at their reflection even in the shiny part of the toaster was just vain...
 I finally (There I go again with the word I).... shut down the app and rolled over where thoughts of my toilet paper was hanging over or under and I couldn't remember which way I had hung it so I had to get up and take a look... It was over... lol....
 Honestly I never care. Just get the damn thing on the roll so I can use it. These studies to me are a big waste of tax dollars. How do people get funding for this kind of thing? Does it really matter how you hang the toilet paper, or eat your food? or walk? Well I guess so!

 So back to my dominant traits again I am going to talk about me and my family. Karyn had to work today but developed a bad migraine and went home around 1:00 today.
She texted me around 6:00 tonight to tell me that the migraine was bad and that so far she couldn't keep anything down and I worry about her when she has these kind of migraines because it usually requires a trip to her clinic for a shot and fluids. We will see how she is feeling in the morning. If she is still not better then Jonathan will take her to the clinic.
 She said that the light is really bad so she has the tv off and the room dark. Her dad used to get really bad ones. I could always tell when he was going to have a migraine by the way that his eyes would look. He has gorgeous deep brown eyes. Right before he would get a migraine they would turn a light murky brown with no shimmer to them. A couple of hours later he would be reaching for the pain reliever. I have seen him in so much pain that the slightest noise or light would have him in agony.  Karyn is like her father, he did not want anyone to touch him, Just shut off the lights and close the door and leave him be,
 With Karyn it is harder to do that because she cannot keep anything down. I knew on Thursday that she was headed for one. I am just surprised that it took this long to happen. She kept putting her hands up over her eyes or wearing her sunglasses. When I asked she said that she had a headache but chalked it up to stress.

 Nathan bought Jonathan and I dinner tonight. He went over to In and Out Burger and yes I inhaled that burger. I didn't chew and savor each bite... Ooop's and the only time that I used my napkin was to make sure that it caught the drippings from the burger and since it was so juicy it required more than one napkin!
 Cisco got some of my fries. I don't like them when they get really cold. I heated them up in the microwave and had some, then I gave the rest, a little over half of them to Cisco baby. He enjoyed his treat. He would have preferred a burger I am sure but I had already given him dinner and I had cut up a bit of roast that I had and put in with his dinner so he was good. Plus he had 2 milk bones from Pogo so he is content, stretched out in bed and sleeping.

 We finally got some cold air. Really cold air. I have to say that for me I am enjoying it. I spent some time out on the patio wrapped in my fluffy robe and I had the brilliant idea of sweeping the patio. I seen some dirt here and there so off I went and got my broom, dust pan and the trash bin. I swept and picked up and put the leaves and dirt in the trash, put everything away and made a cup of coffee and out I went. I was a happy camper and then....... A huge large and hard and long gust of wind came pushing thru and the leaves of my crepe myrtle came raining down! It was so pretty to watch, but it blew a whole new fresh batch of leaves back onto the patio. Well at least the old bunch was taken care of hee hee...

 And what else did we do today? Not really anything. I worked on a page but it wasn't coming together the way that I wanted it to. It was going to be a challenge page and had to have an eye peeking out somewhere on the page. I know I have the image that I wanted to use but for some reason I couldn't find it. So after a while I just gave up and looked at some of the other challenges and I didn't find anything that appealed to me. So I turned off the computer and read a little on my book and then caught up on some emails, checked out a couple of blogs and decided that I was going to have an early night. But it is almost 1:00 in the morning and I am still up so I thought that I would just work on my blog.

 Ohhh and I colored today. I am working on my Christmas cards.  I try to get them out the first week or so of December. We have been trying to decide what to have for Thanksgiving. Mac and Cheese is the only request that I have gotten so far. The boys like my mac and cheese. Of course they want some pinto beans to. That is a given really. We are not having a big feast this year. I will get with Karyn later on and find out what she wants to do. She was thinking of a roast with carrots, potatoes and onions. That would go well with the mac and cheese and be more than plenty.

 So I am finally getting sleepy. I think that I will join Cisco and curl up under the covers and go to sleep. Talk to you all soon. Have a happy Sunday! BB

Officially It Is Thursday!

Hi,
 This is a page that I did with the beautiful Bohemian Life kit that my friend Rosie created. Isn't the colors just gorgeous.. This is a member freebie of the site I belong to and Rosie is such a special and talented lady so this page is a Thank You page for the kit. Thank you all for looking. I am sure that it is going to be marked as one of my favorites.

 So what did I do Wednesday besides take a nap? I answered some emails and helped my son with a dish that he is taking to his Luncheon at work tomorrow. He is taking a cake that he baked and I made an English Pea Salad.
 I did a load of dishes. The dishwasher finally had enough dishes to actually justify the running of the dishwasher. We wait until it is a full load to finally be able to do the dishes. It isn't like we are going to run out of dishes.
 That's really all that I did. I am still fighting a cold that snuck up on me. I felt better by the end of the day. No fever so I didn't go to the clinic. I was going to go but in the end I felt better and was active so I decided not to go. I can go anytime so if I need to I will.

 I did some pubs for Carolyn. I am not sure if she is going to be putting out another kit any time soon because she is going to have surgery on her hands. She is getting them both done at the same time so she is not going to be able to work the hands for a good 2 weeks but I will be waiting to see what she comes up with. She might have something for us to work with while she is recuperating.
 In the mean time I have pages that I can do. Heather from AudrajScraps sent me her lovely terracotta papers that will be beautiful to work with featuring some Thanksgiving pages. That is not the name of them, but that is what I call them. I don't know how I missed getting them before now but I asked and she sent them to me so I want to really get some pages done for her.

 While we are still enjoying our Indian Summer days with temps in the 80's and evenings in the 60's, other parts of the world are experiencing winter. Full winter with snow and cold. It is even snowing here in the U.S. and my friend Mary in Canada has said that it was snowing up there today where she is at. Tonight I seen on my news feed that the mid west is fixing to get hit by some grueling snow and ice. Old Man Winter is showing his hand in some parts.

 And I am experiencing some Burn Out... Computer burnout. I never thought that I would say that but there you have it. I really don't know why, but I have just not been in the mood to scrap pages and I have photos to do so with. I guess that sometimes a persons motivation does take a sky dive and to be honest I have enjoyed watching some movies and planning on an afghan to crochet for my daughter if she ever gets me the yarn. She is definitely not getting it for Christmas at this late date. We have all been so busy with this move, settling in and now she is moving to this complex as well. She is going to have to move twice. Bring her stuff here... Where we will put it I don't know and then she will have to move it again on the 8th of December when she can officially pick up her keys.
 She is having a hard time at work. She and Jon both go the extra mile to help people. Not just their clients but co-workers as well and I really think that they are wearing themselves down, but it is what they do.

 So day before yesterday Jonathan went to the grocery store for us. It was one of those just grab this and that for dinner since I was feverish and feeling bad. All I asked for was water and some soda and a couple of cans of soup. Well he comes back with soup.... forgets the water and soda. I am picky about my water and I will not drink this water unless it is my only choice.
 He goes to the store tonight for ingredients for his dishes that he is taken for his luncheon. "Need anything Mom?"  Of course... Water and Soda... he comes back and sees me on the patio and groans.. "I forgot it again." I shake my head and say ok...
 He later on gathers his ingredients for his cake. What No Vegetable Oil! So he goes back to the store. I didn't even ask for my water or soda. But he comes back with it.. Bless his heart and he got me my right kind of water too. I only drink spring water. Purified water is really not good for us to drink. I am on my second bottle. I have tried to cut back on soda but will drink it if I have no water. I bet part of my being sick had to do with becoming dehydrated.

 Cisco didn't get his bath. I really didn't feel up to it. Maybe tomorrow along with some sweeping and mopping and a good cleaning of the patio I can fit him in for a bath, I have to keep this to myself for a bit as my little boy is a mind reader. He knows exactly what I am thinking about before I do. He is so cute cuddled up into my bed. A bed that I am headed to, but before I close I want to post a photo that I shared last year on my Facebook. I seen it again tonight and I want to post it.... Then I will say Goodnight.

 We really do need this Drug Problem... Not just here in America but every where... I think that it would certainly do our kids a lot of good. I know that I was raised with different morals because of this Drug problem... Sweet dreams to everyone who is sleeping and Happy Thursday to all that are awake and getting their days going...... Until next time BB

November And Wednesdays

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 Hi Everyone,

 It has been a couple of days since I have stopped by and blogged. I have tried to keep busy doing a few things, but just had to stop. Yesterday Morning and up until the mid afternoon I was doing well. Then suddenly I developed a chill.

 A chill! Yes it took me by surprise too. Here I was be bopping to my day and it was a beautiful warm sunny nearly 80 degree day and not  a cloud in the sky when I started sneezing. Then my nose was running, then I got slightly cold and then I was shivering...

 I crawled up in my bed and still couldn't get warm. I got up and put an extra blanket on my bed. Cisco certainly wasn't going to snuggle under the covers with me. He was not cold. Still I couldn't get warm. So I pulled out my trusty heating pad and turned it on to high and finally got warm. As I got warm, I fell asleep. 

 I did get up for a little while. Jon went to the store and just got a few things for me so I didn't have to try and cook. We had frozen chicken pot pies last night and he bought me some soups for today and I have quick things that I can just pop into the microwave. I ate even tho I wasn't hungry so I could take my medicines.

 I went back to bed and slept until 5:00 am and I still have a cough and scratchy throat, I am a bit achy and my nose is red and sore from all of the blowing I did because it was running away with me.

 I am not shivering, but still cold so I have my robe on and having my coffee. I usually enjoy sitting out on the patio this time of the morning, or with my first cup of coffee but this morning I am inside.

 I did my pubs for Carolyn's Scrap Creations. I shared the puppy dog on my blog the other day. I should have waited. I have given up those CT teams that are so demanding. I love Carolyn. She is far from demanding. And I love working with her kits. So I did 2 pages. She only requires one but I just couldn't resist playing with the kit so I made this snowman a few days ago. I was just waiting for it to get into the stores.

 I am working on a card for my friend Edna. I received a new kit yesterday from a friend of mine, Rosie and it is so beautiful. The colors are gorgeous. Anyway I was looking for something special to put on the card and that is why it is not finished yet. But I couldn't find what I was looking for and then I found it. Right before I got the chill I was looking at something online and I was like... Ohhh this is it... Isn't it awesome when you find the right words or images or something that feels just right? So I am going to finish it up for her in a little bit, as soon as I am done here and then send to her. 

 You know, we all have those special friends, the ones that bring a smile to our face, sends us those good feeling vibes, makes us laugh out loud, and ones that know you inside and out or that you can tell your hurts to and your joys. That friend that doesn't judge you or make you feel less.

 Edna is this person for me. I love her to the moon and stars and sun and back again.... And actually that isn't totally true either because that is distance to the moon, stars and sun. My love for my friend is unlimited... 

 I think that I should go now and finish her card. Talk to you all later...  Have a fantastic day.... BB 

A Beautiful Beginning to Monday

 Hi Everyone,

 Thank you all for putting up with my cranky last post. I am happy to report that things are calmed down and thank you to everyone for the private messages and for the comments on my blog. It is always encouraging when someone sends me a message and I really dislike getting to the point that I get that hurt or upset.

 But today is a new day. It is just gorgeous out today. The sky is a beautiful blue, and not a cloud in the sky. They say that our skies will be clear to see the super moon tonight. I went out last night and was slightly disappointed as we have a building with very tall trees blocking the rising of the moon.
 I tried to take pictures but they really didn't turn out well. But it was such a pretty color. Not a white, or a yellow or an orange. Just a soft shade of everything in between and believe it or not my son came out with me and we had a good conversation about the Universe.

 I did this page in the wee hours of the night. It is for a challenge that my friend Rosie puts on. What I really like about the site is that I can pick and choose what challenge that interests me as there are several ladies that put up challenges. This time around was called The Ice Kingdom. I just love the little polar bear with his tongue sticking out lol.

 I was able to talk to my littlest granddaughter last night. She is such a doll. She is 2 and just had her birthday the day before Halloween so she is an active bundle of Joy. When we got ready to hang up I said I love you and she said I love you Nanna... so I am going to be Nanna with this one. Fine by me, I will answer to anything that they want to call me.

 I want to wish my friend Edna a special get well wish. (You have a card coming soon my dear)... she had a fall yesterday and broke her elbow. Oh dear... that must have been extremely painful. Thankfully she was with her son in law who was there to see that she received the help that she needed. I called this morning and either she is at the doctor or sleeping.
 Edna honey, I am so very sorry that this happened to you and I am wishing you a quick healing and to be as pain free as possible.

 I cannot believe how gorgeous it is outside today. It is just an awesome day. It is 78 degrees outside and relatively low humidity for us at 59%. I will take it. I am going to get dressed and Cisco and I are going for a walk, so you all have a very wonderful day.... BB

Some Days Are Just Not Good Ones.

 A Golden Christmas by Carolyn's Scrap Creations.

 This is a gorgeous kit and I have enjoyed working on this page. Today I will do a few more pages or at least one more. I am still not feeling 100% right now. A lot of it is emotional.

 Living with family is hard. Not only do you have to take in account your own likes and dislikes but those that you live with as well. Family or not, Love or not, it all plays into your role as a "Room Mate"... Oh hell give me a break.

 Well my "Room Mates" and I, AKA Family had a huge blow out yesterday. It started over nothing and escalated into something very fast.
 I said and I quote.... "I want us to clean house today since we are all home and have the day off."
 Well you would have thought that the world had ended.
 It went over quite badly as I said what I wanted. In other words my words were a demand and a lack of respect for my Room Mates because I demanded the house to be cleaned and I didn't ask nicely. I just stated a fact.

 That led to lots and lots of other things. Things that had me in tears, things that had me hurt, things that pushed me out of the main part of the house and into my room with the door shut and locked and the phone turned off and I took a hot shower, took my anxiety medication and have slept many hours.

 They had the gall to tell me.... "We want your Golden Years to be Happy ones." Oh give me a flipping break. They mean "We want your Golden Years to be Happy ones as long as it does not Concern US."
 No matter what I suggest it is No.... No to Thanksgiving, No to Christmas, No to 4th of July, No to just about everything.
 They don't want a Thanksgiving dinner. Jonathan said "I wouldn't care if we just had Bologna Sandwiches." So that is just what he will get. Nothing more and nothing less. A slice of bologna and a 2 slices of bread. Screw Him...
 And as for Christmas, a tree is a waste of space and a waste of electricity.... Oh PLEASE..... Like I keep the lights on 24/7????? No gifts, no tree, no dinner, no nothing.
 So just how am I supposed to enjoy My Golden Years if I never get to do anything that I want to do in a place that I help pay for?

 Well I put my back up and I walked into my room, turned on my computer and I went to Public Housing and I put my name and information on the waiting list. Let him and Nathan figure out how to come up with the extra rent and extra stuff that I help provide.

 Jonathan is going to want extra money from me this month. He has already hinted around. No I am not giving a single penny more than the agreement. As for the extra's that I pay for around here, well I don't know what to tell them. I buy the cleaning supplies, which is what I use. Now I have my cleaning supplies in my room for my own personal use. I buy the laundry soap and etc...  Well considering that I don't have a whole lot of laundry I am sure that mine will last a whole lot longer... Probably over 6 months before I have to buy more.
 Toilet paper.. Sorry but no more coming into my room and taking a roll here or there when your out. Nope I have mine put away and if they run out, well one of them can go buy some. I usually buy the huge bundle and split it. Forget that.
 As for the food that I buy, I trust you, I help them with food as I make meals and not just for myself but for them too. No more. I will buy my own food and I will cook only what I will eat. They can go hungry, have something delivered or cook their own food. I am done. DONE.....

 You might think that I am just saying this to say it, because I have said these things before but yesterday really brought to light of exactly what I am paying for and what I am getting out of the deal.
 I will keep the kitchen clean but that is all. They want to live like they are, then that is fine. I refuse to live in filth. And I am not going to be the one doing all the cleaning anymore. That stopped yesterday when they blew up and said I demanded that they do something.
 Oh Good Grief.... Yeah... Pick up your reeking socks and put them in the laundry hamper, do you really need 3 coats thrown all over the living room for 70 degree weather? Can't you take your nasty dishes to the frikking kitchen? What about your trash? Is it really such a hardship to put your soda bottles and your chips and other trash in a trash can?

 Jonathan said... "You have family here and you won't qualify for housing." I said well I can fucking live under a bridge and it be better than my living conditions now. He said "We have a nice home and pay top dollar for it" and I said it is only nice if everyone pitches in and your wrong, this is a place to sleep. It is NOT a home. A home is where people give a crap about each other. You both say that you care about me, but the truth is you only care about me when I fork out the extra cash and everything that goes with it. Meals, and cleaning and so forth. You both are so damn selfish that you don't even know what a home is.

 I fought back. It drained me mentally and physically. I retreated and licked my wounds but I mean what I say right now. He is going to need my extra help this month and I am going to look the other way. It will be hard. I won't say that it won't be because it is going to be hard watching my child need something and know that I could help but I have to stop somewhere.

 Yes in a lot of ways they are good to me. Most of the time they are considerate but I feel that I am in their way. That they only tolerate me.
 They both said yesterday that when they come home from work, they don't want to be bothered. Ok, fine then, so I will not bother them. I won't even speak unless they speak to me. I will go into my room and do things that I want to do instead of trying to communicate, make a nice meal or anything. They want to be left alone then that is what I will do.
 Jonathan said that I made him miss an exit one day while he was driving because I called him. Oh well what the hell were you doing on the phone if you were driving? So I added to my list... Do Not Under Any Circumstances call Jonathan. I also in my phone changed my emergency contacts. I put None.
 I am including Karyn here in this mix too. She has her own set of problems and I don't even want to go there with her.

 And I know that something must have been said because this morning while I was making a cup of coffee one of Nathan's friends came in and said... "Mom, in a couple of weeks we are going to come and take you out for  the day and get you out of the house for a while."
 Now why the hell would one of Nathan's friends even say that?
 I have never said anything like that to him before. So why the day after I voiced the fact that I am always in the house and never get out to do some of the things that I want to do then does he come over and say something like that?
 I just said thank you and took my coffee into my room. But I know that something was said.
 Jonathan tried to be super nice to me this morning. "Good morning mom, did you have a good night?" I just said yes and then he asked me my plans for today and I said nothing, and then he said what do you want to do, and I didn't even reply. I was outside on the patio and I just got up and came into the house and to my room. He made it perfectly clear yesterday that he doesn't want to be bothered by anything I want to do or any of my plans. So I will make sure that he isn't bothered.
 Nathan left for work this morning and said goodbye to me and tried to be nice, but I just said have a good day. He looked at Jonathan and Kevin and shrugged.
 He was the one yesterday that insisted that he was an adult and didn't need to inform me of his coming and goings.

 So Yeah I am hurt. But I will get over this and be stronger for sticking to my guns.. I am probably going to lick my wounds for a while longer, but they will heal. I am sorry that they feel the way that they do. It is really sad to live in a world where no one cares about anyone else and I never would have thought that it would happen in my family.... Oh excuse me.... Room Mates..... BB

My Eyes Feel Super Glued Shut lol

 Hi Everyone,
  Well I broke down last night and got  this kit by Mooscraps  called First Frost. The frame is mine from my frame collection. I fell in love with this kit a while back and finally I came across it again last night and I said what the hell, I might as well do something for me. Just one thing this month and this is it.  I normally don't buy kits that are not on sale and this one, well it was broke up and very affordable. I could only buy what I wanted so I got 1 pack of paper, 1 set of embellishments and 1 set of brushes, overlays. So I didn't spend but $3.75 on what I wanted. I wait until things go on sale, but I fell in love with this one the minute that I saw it. But I used my will power and waited and I weighed my pros and cons and finally I decided to go for it.

 And I did this page for my sweet friend Becky who turned 21 today. Happy Birthday Becky. I know how excited you are that all of your plans are falling into place.
 Becky was just accepted into her college of choice! She is going to study Wildlife Biology and someday work with endangered species and protection for exotic animals. Our Becky is a nature and animal lover. Congratulations Becky!

  And this one is actually the first page that I have scrapped in a few days. I really haven't felt all that great this week, but I thought that I would give it a go. This one has a lot of blending in it. It took awhile to do but it was pretty relaxing as it started to come together.

 Veterans Day is a day of memories for our Veterans and remembrance of our fallen soldiers. I have my dad, brothers, and uncles who all served. I remember my dad took this day to pay tribute as he was the first to get his poppy that he wore all day, and he was not the one to ever talk war stories. He spent the day mostly in silence.

 This week was spent mostly in my room. I just haven't felt well. I have tried to do a few things, but I just couldn't seem to get what I wanted done. My whole body hurt. I am thinking of going to the spa today and sitting for a little while in the Jacuzzi and let the warm water work on my hurts.

 This morning as I was waiting for my coffee to brew, I was lucky enough to see some straggling bats returning from their nightly hunt. I had to laugh at this little one... His radar I think is not working quiet right. He kept veering off to the right of the group. But he finally fluttered his way back to his flock.  

 I have searched Facebook and cannot seem to find the bat video that I wanted to share. It says that if you share things you can find them later. I disagree as I can never find what it is that I know that I have shared. But I am going to look once more for my friend Edna. She recently told me that she has never seen one in the wild. I hope that I can find a good one for her... Be Right Back....

It is not the one that I wanted but this one is enjoying a banana....

 My Cisco deserted me last night. He started off with me, but he knew when Nathan was due to come home and out he went. He took off and when I awoke this morning and stumbled into the kitchen I saw him look up at me from the crook of Nathan's arms. He likes hanging out with the guys too so I am not grumpy about it. I did have the entire bed to myself so that was a bit different for us. I wonder if he crowded Nathan up against the wall as he was laying on the outside ha.

 Well time for me to get going. I have to do pubs for my friend Heather on the 3 pages that I made for her. I should have done them already, but with the way that I have been feeling I just forgot about them. That is so terrible of me. It truly is. I should have remembered.

 Take care everyone and have a very special November 11th.  BB

Lucy and Red

Hello,
 This is fair warning. I had a rough night. Sleep was not forthcoming and Cisco decided that he needed all of the bed, sometimes he chose under the cover and other times out, he decided that the top of my head was a good place to curl around and finally I just gave up trying to sleep. Instead I explored a news site on my phone called Flipboard. I really enjoy reading topics that interest me and not all of the Political crap that is going on. I will be so glad when this is over. Everyone has had the choice to vote and I hope that voice is loud and strong.

 I spent most of yesterday on the phone with doctor offices trying to get my blood pressure medication refilled and finally at 4:30 yesterday evening my old doctor sent in a refill. I also spent a good portion of the day on the phone arranging my transportation to my next appointments. So very glad to get that out of the way. Now I would just love to have the appointments over and done with.

 I told you I was crabby. I didn't wake up that way. I just have had 3 messages sent to me that has irked me.
 One thing that I really do not like is for someone to try and copy me. If I come across something that I think that will help someone, or someone might like I will gladly share that item or items or what ever it is.
 I don't get new things very often and when I do I am excited to share. But I really dislike it when a person has to do the exact same thing that I do. And then brag that they spent more money on their item. Who Cares....? I don't so if you go out and pay more money for your item and then brag to me about how much better yours is because you paid a hundred dollars more for it, then I say so what.
 One thing that does not impress me is how much money someone has. What impresses me is what a person stands for, what is in a persons heart and how they treat others. The amount of your bank account does not make me like you more.

 The other two messages are political. I have received one that said... "If you don't vote for Trump then your part of the problem that is holding America back. YOU can help make America Great Again but you have to vote Trump to do it."

 The other one said... "Please take the time to consider who you are voting for. Your rash decision could have dire consequences and just one vote can make the difference in a Great Leader or A Bad Leader. Where does your conscious stand?"

 UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......... Well I usually don't discuss Politics with many people and usually only because I am trying to get facts or learn something that I didn't know or understand. I don't go on FB and rant about this one or that one. It isn't any of my business where you stand or with whom.
 If I ask your opinion then I truly want to know. If I don't then don't cram your opinion down my throat. You may offer your opinion and I can take away from it what ever I need but if your trying to force your ideals on me then my whole body gets bent out of shape.

 I will say a few Happy things now. I do not want to ruin my entire day by feeling this grumpy.

 I shared this video online yesterday on my Facebook from YouTube and I would hope that you take just a few minutes to listen to it. I loved this man. He made me laugh and he made me cry. He has sent my heart into happy dances and lumps in my throat. Please take a moment to watch if you wish... I am not cramming this down anyone's throat, but it is meaningful for me.

 Have a great day everyone. BB

Posting Early For Monday

 Hi,
 This is a scrap page of my daughter Karyn. Isn't that a gorgeous smile? This was taken the moment that she was announced at a total surprise for her that she had won "Writer Of The Year". Her path really changed in the last 13 years. She dreamed of owning her own magazine and writing. She loved Journalism back then.
 But now she has a job helping people and she does get her writing in, she writes reports, does slide show presentations and not to mention the emails that she is always having to answer. Dreams change but she also knows that it is never to late to follow that dream. We have talked about her going back to school, and she is giving it some thought. I think that she just wants to advance in the career that she is in tho. Goodness knows she puts in enough hours in her office.

 Sundays is the day that I try to do all of my little internet chores. I clean out my folders, delete some of the things that I use and some that I might. I shift them into other folders and clean out my email. I really need to run a defrag as well as a scan and a cleaner as it has been a while. We have to do housecleaning on our computers to so they don't get so bogged down with their own dust bunnies.
 While I was going thru some folders I found a couple of little things to share with you. After I post them I will delete them. All of these came from the internet, here and there over some time.

Isn't this awesome? I know of no train or bus system here in America that does this. I don't know about you, but I think that this is a genuine act of kindness. Maybe we could learn something from this.

 This fits me really well right now. I complain of staying at home but the first chance that I get out I am ready to go back home lol. Aunty Acid hit the nail on the head with this one...

 I feel ya Maxine... How do we know indeed! It was a very hot summer here this year. But as it is cooling down I have to say that I made it thru another hot summer. It is the humidity that really sticks to me and makes me feel really grumpy.
 I was going to say the other day in my blog about the fog that we have been having. The other morning I woke up to a swirling fog, it was so misty and it was just flowing. It was very mystic and beautiful.
 Now sitting at home watching it is one thing, but I always have concerns of drivers that have to travel in it. I had an accident once in the fog. It wasn't my fault, as I was waiting to make a left hand turn and this kid about 16 decided to pull around me and I hit him. Thankfully everyone was alright but he had one MAD mama. She wouldn't let him drive for the rest of the school year. And he had just gotten his license. Well I was just glad that no one was hurt.

 Maxine has a point... Nothing fell off for me, but I guarantee you I sure thought that something was! This gave me a chuckle. I love Maxine and Aunty Acid. they both just crack me up.

And this is the final one for today. I take this one seriously. I sure wouldn't want my fur babies to get sick from falling over the other side of the fence. They are there and we are here and in some cases it should remain that way for all the animals. I hope that brought a smile to you today. Have a great Monday everyone.

 BB

Wow The Things I Dream About

 Hi Everyone,

 I have a very dear friend and due to some unexpected illness, her birthday present was late getting to her. Even this card is late. But I do hope that her birthday was a very special day and I am wishing you the very best with another coming year! Happy Birthday Edna! I love you dearly...!!!!

 My daughter came by around 12:30 today and picked me up after she finished signing the papers on her new apartment here at the same complex that we are in. YES Karyn, I am so excited for you. It will be so good to have you closer to me.
 She is up close to the front of the building with all of the amenities. We are at the back. She has a gorgeous view of the woods and creek. We live close to the exit gate of the property. Each has it's pros and cons. First, I am close to the laundry center. I can actually walk there and to the Walgreen's pharmacy on the corner. There is a bus stop right at my door basically. There are several places for me to go and grab lunch if I want to and Cisco's pet hospital and vet is here too.
 Karyn on the other hand is close to the club house, the pool, and all the rest of the things that is a little hard for me to walk to, but now I can just be dropped off at front and I can go and chill at her place or Joe can walk with me home and I know that I will get more exercise this way.
 Her move in date is Dec 7th. She will stay with us for that week. Joe might go to his mom's house and take Foxy with him. We will see what they want to do the closer that it gets to moving day.

 Anyway she picked me up and we went to a place to eat called Pokey Joe's. It is a BBQ place and we had lunch. It was really good but I couldn't eat all of mine so I brought it home for later. I was yawning before I ever got into the car.
 Once home I decided that I needed to lay down and wow, I slept like a rock for hours. I didn't wake up until 10:30 tonight. Only because I had to go to the bathroom. Other wise I think that I would have slept on.

 I had the craziest dreams. Now I wonder why I would dream things that I do. To me they are really off the wall.
 I dreamed that I was pregnant. Very large with child. My time was very close. There were a lot of people around that I have no idea who they were but it seemed that I loved them very much. When it was time for me to go to the hospital I had to go by a very large boat that took me and several other women to a large Island. Once we were off of the boat we were heading to a birthing center but instead we stopped to watch some performances by the local natives. I remember that I was drinking coconut milk and one of the natives stopped dancing and came to me and blessed my child. It was all very serious business.
 The next part of the dream I was standing in my kitchen, (Not Pregnant) but I was decorating it in Curious George. It was the cutest kitchen. The canister sets are still in my mind. The lids were of Curious George holding a banana, the second one he was peeling the banana, the third one he was eating the banana and the last one the banana was gone and he was looking sad holding the peeling.
 On my dining room wall there was a jungle theme with Curious George and cute sayings all around him.
 The last part of the dream, me and the women and a baby in my arms boarded the same boat that had taken us to the Island. I woke up just as we made it back to where we were supposed to be.
 Crazy right? It has to be my meds causing me to have all of these really crazy and vivid dreams. They feel so real.

 So really this is all for me at the moment. I am still tired so I am going back to bed. My body really must be needing the rest because I am sleeping deep and hard. I guess it is making up for all the lost sleep that I have missed out on lately!

 Talk to you all tomorrow... BB

Played Hooky Yesterday

Hi,

 I do have a couple of scraps for you today, but not pages. Yesterday after I blogged I decided to update my timeline and profile picture on Facebook. So I took the time to make one for November.

This is my time line or cover photo for my home page. Some people call them different things but I have always seen time line.

And this is my profile picture. I very seldom use pictures of myself. I am self conscious I guess. This time line set was made with a kit called Autumn Fairy Moments by Dreaming With Bella. I purchased this kit for less than a dollar.
 I enjoy making these timelines for my friends and family. I am planning on doing a few more for Christmas for my sisters and a couple of friends. I am so ready to start playing with my Christmas kits.

 My bratty daughter only sent me two pictures of my grandkids for Halloween. I know she has been really busy but I want pictures lol. This is Adrian and Cathy in their costume before school.

 I seem to have a grandchild missing from this photo of a haunted house. Hmmm I will have to investigate this lol.

 I also haven't received pictures of my granddaughter's birthday party or Halloween but I know that her mom is very busy and of course I never see anything about Alex since I am not in contact with his mom any longer.

 So yesterday was a busy day for me. My daughter called and she and I picked up her other half and off we went for lunch. She had some kind of chicken enchilada and I had a Tex-Mex enchilada and a taco, green rice and beans. She had a fresh just picked off the vines blackberry margarita and I had a Father Agave Margarita.
 Then we came back here and chilled out for awhile and I spent over an hour on the phone trying to see if I can file a lost prescription. I cannot find my high blood pressure medication. I have 2 bottles left but I cannot find them anywhere. I have looked. I packed all of my medications in one box so they should be there. But they are not.
 Anyway I can get my prescription refilled but there is a problem. There is always some kind of problem. In this case there are actually 2 problems. First off I changed doctors. It is going to be a little while until I can see her. December 14th. In the mean time she is my PCP now and that means that my old doctor has no connection to me any longer.
 Now comes the big problem.... I am out of refills and cannot get the medication refilled unless I see the doctor and have it refilled.
 So today I am going to be on the phone again trying to sort this out.   There is no way that I can afford to pay for it out of pocket.

 Last of all I need to call the SSI office and change my representative over to my daughter. Jonathan really does not have time to do this for me. I don't know where she gets the time to help me either but somehow she always finds a way to fit me in lol.

 After we left here we decided to go grocery shopping. First we had to stop by Pet Co.... Our Foxy was in need of doggie food. I opted to stay in the car. After almost an hour sitting in the car I was thinking what is taking them so long to get back, and just as I turned off the car, got out and locked it back and made it to the door out they came. Ha! Now that wouldn't have happened if  had just stayed put in the car.
 It seems that Miss Foxy has fleas again so one of the workers recommended this new product. It was $50.00 and she said that if they would go to the website and download the app that she could get it for a 50% discount because Pet Co would honor the price plus they offered an in store coupon. That was what took  so long. Not that I minded. I didn't take my phone so they couldn't call me. Anyway Miss Foxy is going to be taken care of now.
 And I discovered that we go to Pet Co and not Pet Smart. Jonathan use to go to Pet Smart because it was closer to us at the other apartment, But Pet Co is now closer to us. It is good to know that we have both here.

 Well we decided not to shop on an empty stomach and it would be better to go eat before we headed to the store so the food didn't have to sit in the car.
 Joe and I let Karyn decide. Well after much consideration she pulled into the restaurant that had the least cars. Chili's it was. We were there well within the Happy Hour but she and I decided on Iced Tea and Joe had water and no lemon.
 The place started filling up like crazy. It was Crazy.... and very loud as the World Series was on and let me tell you people were jumping up from their tables hooping and hollering. I have never seen so many t.v.'s in my life. Every time a group jumped up and started hollering and hooping I jumped 5 feet into the air.
 Karyn and Joe both ordered an appetizer. Egg Rolls for Karyn and Slider Burgers for Joe. Not me. I ordered the 6 oz steak, cooked medium, asparagus and mashed potatoes. Well we waited and waited and waited for our food. We each had 2 refills of tea and water. Karyn and I were wondering what took our food so long getting to us. Since our order was not a complicated one and they were not that busy when we went in we decided to have our waiter check on our food. He never came back to let us know what was taking so long, but in the end he passed us and said that our food was on it's way out. A few minutes later another server brought us our food. Our waiter came back and apologized. Then he came to check on us and offered us more refills which we declined.
 The food was delicious but I ended up bringing back half of my food, part of Joe's and Karyn's. I would say that I have my lunch covered today but Jonathan discovered it and said... "Oh Mama...." and I said, "You can have it." He was a happy boy.
 By the time that we got out of there 2 hours later it was already 9:00 p.m. so we decided to skip the grocery shopping and just go home. So we had a long day. It was really nice to hang out at home with everyone too. Nathan had to go to work so we only had a little time with him.

 Trying to decompress I went out to the patio and sat outside. Patsy called and so I was chatting with her, looking at the beautiful clouds floating briskly by and saw a lightening. Where did that come from. Hmm maybe I just thought that I saw it. No... it happened again and this time brighter and with thunder. I told Patsy I was going to look at the weather. As I said that a weather alert came on my phone. Huge storm with damaging winds with hail and sky to ground lightening strikes. So to be safe I decided to come and shut down my computer and unplug it.
 The storm turned slightly away from us and I was happy about that. We did get some rain but not much, but it took Nathan longer to get home from work as it came a big down pour where he was at. My son said that we are supposed to get more rain today. I haven't checked the weather yet but I can tell you that the humidity is so thick and it is so balmy and sticky out there that I do hope that we have some rain to cool us down.

 It is almost lunch time so I guess I had better get off of here and check my sugar and find something to eat. I had planned on a cup of soup, Pumpkin Harvest and some cheese, crackers and grapes but have changed my mind. I will find something in the fridge I am sure... Until later, you all have a wonderful day... BB

November 1st 2016

 Hi,
 It is so pretty outside this morning. I had my first cup of coffee on the patio and enjoyed the cool breeze. It is the first of November. For some of you it is winter already and for us it is still a balmy Indian Summer. Where ever you are I wish you a great start to a new month.

 I did this page a year ago today. I had to go and swipe a page as I never turned on my computer yesterday. I had to go to the doctor and then I went to the pharmacy and then treated myself to a lunch of chicken tenders and fries. I came in and went straight to sleep. Then I woke up and prepared for Halloween/Samhain.

 I have a couple of pictures for you....

I stopped in the middle of this one. I still had a few things to do but I snapped this photo at a stopping point...

 This is the last finished photo. There were a few things missing that is still packed away. My chalices and my wand. I have to make a new broom. Mine fell apart during the move so I took it apart and have to redo it. My rocks are still packed as well but I did find my Himalayan Pink Rock Salt candle that my son in law gave as a gift to me.

 The meal was really good. Alfredo Noodles with Parmesan cheese, English Pea Salad, lemon and herb pork chops saute'ed in butter, a variety of breads with butter and Wild Flower honey.

 This was a Harvest and House Blessing. I wrote my own.

 Mother of all,
Up on I call
Fire, Air, Earth and Water
Hear your daughter

The bountiful harvest to nourish
Our soul
Your grace will be plentiful
to endure the winter cold

The Element Fire to keep
us warm, embrace us and shelter all
from harm.
To serve as a protection A Warning!
To banish harm

Air we breathe for living Life
Hold pure and crisp without pollution
bitterness or strife.
From North to South, from East
To West
Circle the Earth and
be our guest.

Earth that gives Life and then
Takes Away
From cycle to cycle and
day to day.
The bounty that you so dearly give
makes it possible for us to live.

Water to cleanse, replenish and sooth
come cleanse your daughter, her house and our Earth
From Life to Death to Life, the cycle repeats from
Death to Birth.

Bless this Bounty, Bless this Home
Keep us enfolded and never alone
 As I will so mote it be............. Beth Reed October 31,2016

 I waved hello to a few flying by on their brooms, a cheery welcome for passing over my house as they flew over, a special welcome to Edna and Pogo. So sorry that you did not have time to stop and have a spot of tea with me!

 In other news. I went to the doctor yesterday and the last time that I was there they did a genetic test to see why my medications are not showing up in my body.
 It seems that I have a metabolism disorder and even tho it doesn't show up in the urine it does show up in the blood and saliva. So glad that is straightened out.
 Also it shows what medications will work for me in a lot of categories and it also shows which will not and which are dangerous for me.
 Now I can give this report to my doctors for a reference.

Today I have some plans. My son and daughter are having the day off and we are going to get out of the house for a little while. So with that note I am going to say have a great day and enjoy as much as you can of this beautiful start to a new month... BB