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Beautiful Fall day

I love this picture of Twinkie.... he is a sweet sweet dog.... I had stamps made with this picture. I got that flyer from the post office in the mail and went to the web page and saw where you can have your own stamps made.... much too expensive I know but I wanted to try just once anyway and see how they turn out. Wouldn't this be nice to put on a baby announcement or Wedding shower etc. but I just have my pets and had just taken this pic an thought I would give it a try... just something to take my mind off problems and into fun places for awhile. :)
Iam in this room now and have to stay here for awhile because I decided to clean my oven.... the kind that cleans itself with a high heat I guess.... It is enough to make your eyes water too... the dogs are here with me and the cat and Leo are in the basement. I still have an hour to go.... if I can stand it that is... I have a fan on and windows open but that doesn't do it.... no wonder this is the first time I have done it this way....... wow.
Now what mischeif can I get into while on the computer today I wonder.... Qvc is selling christmas decorations but thank goodness Iam not in the mood for that....I can go shopping for decorations in my basement storage area for that. and I have a couple of books on order and some stamps so I guess I will just go and play some games for awhile.... Anyone clean their oven this way?  what do you do because of the odor or whatever that is that is driving me crazy.... My other oven was a continous cleaning one and that was good but it was a gas oven and this is electric. I don't use the oven that much but Gary makes a lot of pizza and I suppose there is cheese on the bottom... I washed it out with just a rag and water first so it wouldn't smoke and its not but the smell is so strong.... I guess its the high heat.
So Off I go to play tri peaks solitare... hehe.
Hope you are having a nice day, Sandra
So I lied... I did play solitare for awhile but qvc was on and I decided to buy something... they were selling baking pans but I didn't buy the ones they were selling... I needed a regular cake pan so I looked on the web site and they had a group of 3 with covers too... all sizes. so I bought that and then they were selling a hand mixer on easy pay and I couldn't get it last time because they sold out of yellow and I wanted yellow... I ordered that too....I also ordered a cookie cook book... can hardly wait to start baking.... someone better come and help me eat it though. the pans can also be used for baking dinners too so that will be nice and then I can just put the cover on if there are left overs... I cleaned out the cupboards last year when I was doing that fly lady cleaning stuff and now I have to get new.... my pans were probably 40 years old though so thats ok I guess... :)  all this and a clean oven too. Now I'm making supper and it should be ready by 5:30.... I think leo is making me my window boxes. He said he didn't know I wanted them for winter too... I like putting greens in there for Christmas and decorating them... Its a good day today, huh?

Hi

Hi,

We got the patio furniture put away today... I am so cold I can't warm up and I have a headache that won't quit but other than that everything is wonderful.
I dusted off all the dolls on my shelf in the computer room and took all the things off my computer desk and dusted them today and put away everything I had moved because that cable guy was here and I have so much stuff in here... Its all  back in place now though because I like my stuff and where it is.... I also took the phone off the wall ( It didn't have caller id) I bought a new one Sunday and its sitting on my desk now all charged up just waiting for someone to call... LOL Noone could call before when I was on the computer and they complained so now Iam waiting for a call... the guy was here to change it over last Wednesday and so far I have only gotten ! call while on the computer.... but Iam ready............  :) :) :)
Today I had to find a box in the basement to send back my pretty and warm robe because it had a flaw... I found an old Christmas wreath box down there and used that.... and I got gas for my car  and milk at the station for supper ... and we called about the Medicare insurance for our prescription drugs... I think that is what gave me the headache... Its hell to be the oldest and not have anyone to compare insurances with.... I like things to stay the same but since Leo's work dropped our insurance for drugs because of Medicare we have to figure out on our own what to do.... I can't stand it but Leo is being good and he even called someone today and he always leaves that to me.... I sure hope he is doing the right thing. They told us the cost per month and the cost of the drugs so it sounds ok but you never know...until you get in the grove of actually doing it... we probably were paying the same before but it was coming off the check and we didn't have to pay every month... same with paying for this computer and cable.... just what we needed  a bigger cable bill but we were paying it the same before only on the credit card..... I guess things never will stay the same for long will they... someone always has to figure out a different and "better" way.  So we must follow the leader I guess.... It sure does give me a huge migraine though.....
SO My happy day journal is not very happy today but tomorrow is another day. I did get a lot finished today and made a nice supper so all is not lost.
Hope you had a good one and a nice one tomorrow too, Sandra

another cloudy day

Its another cloudy day today but I should have a good one... we didn't plan on yard work as it is supposed to rain but so far it isn't. I did some work in the yard though yesterday afternoon late and Leo did some too so I think we are finished if we just get the patio furniture all put away and some dirt on the roses. Leo will get some buckets at the recycle place and that will be it.... then for fun stuff like decorating for Christmas but that is awhile yet so things are looking good....
I must take a picture of my roses today.... it is a pretty red one in back with 7 flowers on it and I have some in front yet too.... this is November and I have roses in bloom.... Nice.
I'm going to a craft show soon with my daughter so I had better get ready because I never know when she will call. my grandaughter is home from school and wants to come too... we shall see. She was with her boyfriend last night and it was probably late.He drove in from Purdue after school and didn't get here until around 11. Oh to be so young and not in bed by 11, lol.....  If we wait for her the thing will be over I think... Then she wants to go to the playoff football game there too at 4. I think she will make the game but not the craft fair.... I will let you know. :)
Bye for now, Sandra

I came back in after I got ready to go and my daughter said she would be a little late... I went out and took some pictures then and put them in without even making them smaller~ I can't believe this computer is so much faster now and I only have the basic broadband ... fun!

Cloudy day

I am doing laundry today and so far that will be it unless my hand gets better. It didn't bother me yesterday but I woke up this morning with a pain in my hand when I try to do certain things... Like brushing my teeth and stuff like that... I probably strained it when I was working in the yard yesterday so I will not be doing yard work again today.... Good excuse anyway and Iam sticking to it... It is a cloudy and dreary morning and I have no desire to go and work in the yard today.... Maybe Leo will take the chairs etc and cover the table and put the umbrella etc away and we can call it finished....
Yesterday I was having trouble getting into aol with the new set up with the cable so I called and a woman took me step by step thought a maze and it got to be working again.... well today I couldn't get into aol again so I unpluged the modem thingy that is sitting next to the computer and pluged it in again and it worked .... so far I have had to do that 3 times and Gary and Leo say I should get the repair man out again and I say I don't want to.... I get so frustrated and nervous because I can't remember all they tell me and it takes hours for me to get over it all.... so I will be unpluging and pluging in for the rest of my life I guess. Maybe when my grandson comes over he will know a secret and fix it for me.... Leo, Gary and I sure don't have a clue... When the guy was here I was watching what he was doing with the computer but when somethng went wrong he fixed it so fast I couldn't keep up..... must be nice to be so computer savvy... it all makes me nervous and I just want it to go smoothly all the time.... It is nice though and does go faster so Iam not complaining .... I just told Gary what to do if he couldn't get in and he said get it fixed.... easy for him to say... :(
I guess this just isn't my day so I probably should just sit around waiting for the laundry to get done and read a book.... I put my new robe on today like every morning for the last 3 weeks and it felt like I was sitting on something cold... ya it was the leather chair.... my robe split all the way up the back. Now it is not too tight so it wasn't my fault...looks like a flaw in the material and I will be getting my money back and all but now I have to find a box and send it all back..... they wanted to know if I want another one and no I have plenty of robes... maybe its a punishment for getting too many ? ya think? Leo recycled the box I was going to use so now I have to go and find one in the basement with stuff in it I suppose.... So see what a fun day Iam having..... and yes I know it could be much worse but Im not taking any chances and am going to just relax today and do my laundry...... "
thats all folks"
Hope you are having a good day and your sun is shinning nice and bright, Sandra   :>)

A Nice Day???? I hope

I hope it turns out to be a nice day and I get my yard work finished. If I do then I can concentrate on things to do inside.... hobbies have been neglected most of the summer and Iam anxious to get to them again without a guilty conscious....I really should be finished today because I have been cleaning up little by little.I did take a break while Mike was home but didn't feel quilty about that at all... It was so nice to have him here.... Miss him already.
I got a cable connection for my computer and it is so nice not to have to worry about the telephone calls knocking me off and it is so much faster too.... only 8 times faster she said and the faster road runner is supposed to be 100 times faster... I don't know if my mind is ready for that .... this is just fine and so much faster so Iam happy. Same price too, unbelieveable isn't it? probably because of aol and rr mearging.... that was probably the telephone trouble, aol must want us all to use the cable connection now.... we even changed phone companies to try and get rid of the problem..... so if you can't fix it join it I say.
gotta go but hope you are having a good day, Sandra

I just read something interesting about the caterpillers but I haven't seen any at all this fall....... have you? Here is what I read:
If wooly bear caterpillers are mostly brown, winter should be mild. If they are mostly black, winter could be severe.
It also said children in Maryland went out to look for them and when they brought them back they were mostly brown so they are predicting a mild wither for the central Atlantic states..... Would someone please find some for Wisconsin.... I prefer the brown only. :)

It was a happy halloween

It was a happy halloween and was even pretty warm for this time of year.... the kids didn't have to wear their winter coats and we got to see them in all their finery.... It was fun... but now we have all kinds of candy in the house.... Leo gave it out....he should have given out 2 each I think....darn. Guess who will probably eat all that candy. I have a stomach ache already thinking abut it. I bought 2 more bags yesterday not knowing Leo also got 2 more big big bags of candy bars.... ugh.
Today I should go and pull out the annuals.... and get that finished once and for all.
Tomorrow we are going to get a cable hook up to the computer. We got a letter in the mail yesterday sayingwe can upgrade our aol to aol hig speed free so we are doing it to free up the phone.... I have been having trouble lately with getting knocked off the computer when the phone rings.... I suspect it is a thing aol is doing to get us to go to cable now that they are partners with road runner but since I can't fight it I will join and maybe someday go to the real rr but I think I will get this first as its the same price as what Iam paying now....the girl told me it would be 8 times faster too ..... she also said road runner is 100 times faster so I will take it in baby steps and once I get the cable connection it will be easier to go all the way ....
Looks like it s going to be a nice day and I will enjoy it. I heard that Sunday it will only be a high of 45 so it seems winter is right on schedule again this year. We always take the screen out of the door on Halloween night to give treats to the kids and put the storm window in and its always necessary... it maybe a few days early this year but its in..... Hope everyone is having a nice sunny warm day today, Sandra