GOSH, I NEARLY FORGOT.  IT'S HOLLY'S BIRTHDAY TODAY.  I WAS SO WRAPPED UP IN MYSELF.  SORRY.  BUT I'M BACKKKKK!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY! HOPE IT IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR YOU.

NOT SURE WHAT IS FOR SUPPER TODAY.  DIDN'T GET MUCH AT THE STORE YESTERDAY. MUCH NEEDED BREAD, NASAL SPRAY AND SOME PERSONAL PRODUCTS. NOT MUHC AS FAR AS MEALS CONCERNED.

HAVE STARTED SOME MUCH NEEDED LAUNDAY. BEHAIND ON EVERYTHING.

FORGOT WHOSE HUBBY HAD THE HAND AND WRIST SURGERY, BUT DO WISH HIM WELL. THE ORTHOPEDIST'S PA, TOLD ME THAT BONE PAIN IS THE WORSE PAIN. HOPE BY NOW STARTONG TO FEEL SOME RELIEF.

VERY WINDY TODAY. GROUND IS SATURATED, SO COULD BRING POWER LINES DOWN FROM FALLING TREES. SO FAR SO GOOD HERE.

THINKING OF EVERYONE. PRAYERS..............



 

Judy, I wouldn't know what it would be like to be an only child. My sisters and I always changed clothes and shoes (well, we often "stole" what each other got ready the night before, lol!) 

This is me (on the right) and my sister, Wanda Faye, on the left. I was 4 years older than her. White gloves were popular then, lol. This was my May 1968 HS graduation dress (white). You don't see pleated dresses like this anymore and look how short our dresses are. Faye died in 2008. Unfortunately, she was addicted to prescription drugs (oxycodone). I was devastated when I learned this...and angry with her. I don't know anyone that called her Wanda. Faye was the youngest girl out of 6...I was the next in line. I had 4 sisters older than me. 

I was pregnant with Gary in this picture. I had just graduated from high school. In 1966, I went to college and spent the summer on campus to determine my "college plans." Summer of 1967 we got married. All my plans changed when I finished HS and moved to Georgia. My Mother wasn't very happy. 



I'm fixing cabbage, onions and sausage for dinner. 

ETA: Dee just left and I forgot to add the picture and a few more details, so had to edit. 



 

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 

HAPOY VAKENTINE''S DAY!

Happy Birthday, Holly, a day late.  You share a b.d. with Howard's sister, Linda.  For 3 weeks, they're the same age.  I can't imagine that.  My kids are 9 years apart.  Have a nice birthday/Valentine's Lunch.

Another bright sunny day.  I stood in the garage back door soaking in the sun and fresh air for a bit.
i was thankful too soon, yesterday.  When i looked out back, the neighbor was burning after all.  Guess he didn't go anywhere...

I started in my sewing room yesterday afternoon.  Howard continued to watch tv down here all day.  But, I got a tiny beginning to my clean up/clear out for which I'm happy.  Will be heading back up there soon, today.  Little bites.  

Nice picture, Devonne.  Sad about your losing your sister so early..  Must have been a bit scary to leave your family and move away.  At the time, did you think it would be permanent?  The only move in my life to Texas (at age 40) seemed like it would be forever.  But, 2 1/2 yrs. later, we moved back up here due to the same reason we moved there, employment.  

Going to be brief or again, I won't get anything done.  Have a good day.
Indy

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About hand me downs …. My only siblings were brothers so no hand me downs for me from them. But I did get some from an older cousin. I loved her clothes but she and I had totally different body builds so they didn’t fit me well.  By the time I started high school, my thin, flat-chested body couldn’t wear clothes from her shapely body.

My niece has two sweet little girls, ages 2 and 5.  Big sis Matilda has a tiny body and little sis Eloise is built bigger.  Hannah laughingly said Matilda might start  getting hand me downs from Eloise soon.

Afternoon y'all! 

DS, we are still looking for a retirement house.  Still in the mountains, somewhere!  Mom will be 91 next month, we want to be able to move when we are able, once we find a place we will start the clean-up, and making it ours, paint, carpet, floors, counters, etc.  This way we can take our time, and not make quick decisions!  We can slowly move, stuff from here to there.... 

Holly Happy (late) Birthday! 

I took typing in HS, got the manual machine, was too slow to class the first day and people selected the electric ones first!  I was so not the brightest bulb on the tree in those days!  But I still struggle with typing today.  I'm better than I was then!  

Hand me overs, yup, got them from my DSis even though she was 6 years older than I am.  Mom also made us clothes, identical clothes.  We both hated that!  Plus I knew I was going to have to wear that outfit again in the future! 

Usual busy week.  Made doctors appointments on Monday.  Actually got my physical scheduled for Tuesday morning, now it's done for a year.  Luke's was scheduled for this morning!  That's off the plate, I now have a primary care that I like!  I have more appointments next week, all routine stuff, I have been putting it all off since Dsis's passing and getting mom settled.  Now I am off like a herd of turtles!

We are working on hopefully the last few addresses to change for mom!  One is her Canadian retirement.  Tried to go online and set her up online access, but it is difficult since we are out of country, need to copy, and get certified that copy of the POA, and snail mail it to them.  Really people, I had an easier time with SS here.   I may do a UPS or Fed-ex for the copy to expedite things!  Snail mail can take weeks to Canada! 

Next will be the Canadian bank.  I'm thinking I will need to do the certified copy again.  May just make a couple copies, and play it safe! 

Not really sure where to go to to get "certified copies"  I will figure it out.  Figured I would try my bank first, I need to fix the spelling of mom's name there anyways!  

Nothing else exciting from my little corner of the world! 

Later my Friends! 

Happy belated birthday, Holly!

I had one older and one younger brother and  no sisters.  No close girl cousins, but I did have most of my clothes as second hand.  My mom divorced my abusive dad when I was  so we had no money.  A family friend in the next town had two girls just a year or so older then me and I got a lot of clothes from them.  I loved getting them!  They were new to me and I was a happy girl.  I was very involved in school activities and always looked "in style".  lol.  (Of course during my high school days, 1970-1974, the style was bell bottoms and fringe. )  I was on Prom Court, Homecoming court, Sweetheart court, etc and mom always managed to find money to get what I needed.  That woman was a saint.  She has been gone since 1997 and I still miss her every day.

I, too, can amuse myself but I still get  bored since retirement.  Like Judy, I have no close girlfriends and no regular church friends.  My hubby is amazing and Aaron and his family are always around but I feel like I have no real purpose these days.  I walk daily, read, sew, crochet, watch a little TV and watch a lot of Youtube.  Still, the days are long some days.  Dean loves being retired so I guess I will adjust.  Maybe I need a dog. 

Devonne, I enjoy seeing your old pictures.

Nothing else today so will sign off.

 

Good Morning.  I guess many of us feel our posts are boring but at least we're entertaining BJ.   Hope the time the girls are away goes fast, BJ.  And hope they have wonderful times, which I know is your wish, too.  

Cheryl, it was Devonne who said she has no girl- or church friends.  I vote for getting the dog.  And if you do, I know you won't pick a tiny, babyish, peculiar one that needs lots of care...like my Fancy!  

 I do  still have a few girlfriends and many acquaintances from  the many years at  the same church.  But, my g.f.s  are slowly dwindling.  My classmate, May, passed away Sunday afternoon.    She moved to MO many years ago, but we always did phone calls and when she visited here, she usually stopped by.  I will miss her...   My other recent loss is my classmate, Ruthie, who now lives in GA very near Devonne.  We are no longer in touch. Christmas Eve Day, while we were chatting about my family's early gathering the day before at ML's including some of the not unusual issues we all have with family get-togethers, SOMEHOW?  the subject turned to politics and although she and I  had never really discussed that before, she got angry with me  (who I swear was blindsided and ignorant/innocent), suddenly  said "goodbye, Judy."  and hung up.  I haven't heard from her since.   Sometimes you know you've contributed to a situation, but I have a clear conscience about this and will not try to contact her.  I mean, what would I ever feel safe to talk about after that?  I did write her a brief note to tell her of May's death.  For some time I've had the role of  go-between  for my remaining girl classmates, and I felt this was the right thing to do.  One of my personal rules is, like here on ODT, I never discuss politics.  There's lots to talk about, reminisce about, share after years of friendship, and I don't want to lose friends or family  over that subject. Ruth is the one whose 4 daughters (living in IN) have utterly cut her out of their lives and for years.  Why, exactly?  No one knows including her, she says, but we others have minded our own business fearing to "rush in where angels fear to tread."  

Theresa, that sounds like a wonderful plan.  Slow but sure and just what you want in the home you find.   For some reason, I always thought your sister was younger than you.  Maybe because you are the one who saw the problems, worked on them, and tried to make it better.  You've had a heavy,  heavy load, but a good hubby, kids and friends, thankfully.  

Yippee!  Howard finally went upstairs after three days of constant tv watching.  Not like him at all.  He said he was okay and he wasn't ornery about anything.  Oh well, we all have our quirks!  

Going up there myself, right now.  But not with him.  To my sewing room in which I made a tiny dent on Tuesday.  Maybe I'll make another, today.  
Indy

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