Charlie

I got Charlie this new window seat today when I went to Wal Mart. He seems to like it ok but we have to adjust it a little yet and find something better to put under it so he doesn't have to jump so high. Actually that little white table is probably just in the way.... it is a little unsturdy I think. Its a start though and he can see out the window again after we moved the sewing machine table.
It was nice and sunny today..... cold but the sun was melting the snow. The roads were nice and clear when I went to the store this morning. I got groceries and a couple of DVD's and a few odds and ends that were on my list...Now I have the last load in the dryer and its almost time to start making supper.... the days go by fast even for January. February 1st tomorrow and it didn't come soon enough..... Winter is just not my favorite season but it didn't seem nearly as bad this year once December and the better cold we had is over. Hope Feb and March aren't too bad. The sun is gone now and its already getting to look like evening and it's only 3. I guess we were lucky to get any sun today so I should count my blessing..... and I do.
So now off I go to see what I can get into before I start supper. Hope you are having a nice day, Sandra

Snow on the ground

I know this looks just like the picture from yesterday but if you look closer there are now more seeds. I found the ones I didn't plant last year but have not found the ones I intended for this year yet... and when I do I will post more pictures, haha.
I got some free seeds from Burpee today. I ordered a few tomato plants but didn't get those of coarse but they did send me some seeds. One packet is a packet of Salad Greens  a unique blend so they say. Maybe I will plant them in a pot on the patio. the other is a packet of mixed flowers for sun and shade... It too will be interesting but I think they will also go into a pot so I can control them,,,I haven't a clue where I will plant all these flowers but don't they already look pretty hanging there. :>)
We have winter back again but not really very cold.... just a nuisance driving again. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny again so that is always nice. Today we spent moving the Dvd and tape players to the right areas and I got to remove a small cabinet that held them so now I have more room in my computer room. I guess Charlie is going to have to settle for one of those window benches for cats.... We have one in the bedroom and he lays on it there at night looking for who knows what... its not really a bench but don't know what its called. When I get it I will show you.... maybe its a shelf..... haha
I got a new cook book in the mail tonight so I am going to go and look at it and then crochet a bit and hopefully watch a little tv. I hope there is something good on tonight. I usually like to watch House Hunters at 6:30 first. Hope your also having a nice evening, Sandra

Rainy, Snowy Evening

So what I did was copy my sister Janice's idea. :) I have more seeds in a box somewhere but I can't remember just where I put them.... In a "safe" place if you know what I mean. I know I have more sweet peas and morning glory seeds to name a few. Maybe I will find them tomorrow. I found some perennial sweet pea seeds though at Fleet Farm so I got a couple of packets of those. My mothers sweet peas always came back and I planted some of her seeds but Iam always afraid I will lose them so am always looking for more. I think I found some this time. I also have zinnias and sunflowers and a pumpkin seed packet. also some sunny cosmos... My neighbor always had some sunny red cosmos and these are the closest I came to finding more.... I will keep looking for just the right ones to remember her.... I miss her so much .... miss my Mother too. It's nice to remember them with flowers though isn't it?
   We didn't do very much today... Went to church, which was nice. then we went to Shopko where I got my purse for February..... I can't really remember who it was that said she went with her daughter and they got their January purse..... (think it was Ma) anyway I found this great purse at Shopko (deep red) and it had a place for my camera and lots of places and zippers. It was on sale of coarse and was very cheap to begin with.... I only paid 12 something for it.... so funny when I think of what I paid for my last purse and I bet I will like this one better (at least for the month of February)  I also got some corelle cereal bowls... white with little cherries around the top. the last time I got new ones was over 10 years ago and they are used every day. :) I love the little red cherries next to the white of the bowl. I also got some lemon drops and a cadbury egg, LOL. I worked on my new afghan for awhile too today and Rick came over and we had McDonalds tonight.... Yesterday Mindy and Alex came over... Mindy is such a nice girl and Alex is getting better and better. I haven't seen him since he left to go the Purdue to collage and he seems to have gotten so much more mature. Mindy is lucky to have found him. Hope they can stay together but you never know do you.
So thats about it for my day today... it was nice. Hope you had a nice one too, Sandra

DOWN RIGHT WARM TODAY

Can you believe its at least 50 degrees out today and its still January. I can't believe this wonderful weather in January. We are all wondering if it will get very very cold again and we all think for sure we will get lots of snow yet but its so hard to imagine it... this picture above is more like what is coming..... hopfully. We went shopping at Fleet Farm today and I got some flower seeds etc and will put them in my room here like my sister Janice did.... Thanks for the neat idea Janice... now if I can find the perfect spot where Charlie won't botter them, :)
Leo and I moved my sewing machine into another room because the tv was on top and I couldn't sew..... that darn tv is really really heavey. Now Charlie is going to be mad at me though because he used to be able to lay on it and have the sun on him.... I have to figure out another place for him now.... the sewing machine is now under a shady window but he likes watching the birds there too. I think he needs some sun though so I will figure out something for him but first have to figure out where to put a dvd and video machine.... I think I already have it figured out but it will cost me. Oh well...... Charlie needs some sun and I like his company while on the computer so I will find something for him.
Hope you are having a nice day today and thinking and dreaming of spring too, Sandra

Pictures of my Mom and Dad and neice and nephew

My sister Joan posted some really nice pictures in our family site yesterday and I thought I would put some in here. I sure do miss my Mother and Dad... but the memories are wonderful. I was a lucky girl to have such loving parents!
I didn't do very much today so there isn't much to write about. I had better start something quick or I will lose my mind, lol  I did finish 4 more pair of slippers and I put the puzzles away for another winter or so I thought.... now Gary wants to get a big hard one to last a long time.... I will wait for him to find the one .... then if he doesn't find it I can forget them for another year. I really don't have it in me right now. I need to do something to use up my energy I think.... when you work on puzzles you sit around too much. Tomorrow is going to be sunny and 40 ..... or so the man says. I think I had better go somewhere and walk around a bit. I was doing the dishes and the dishwasher is leaking and its pretty old so I may go and look for a new one.... we are going to get a new kitchen floor soon so I think now is the time to get that done too.
Hope they aren't too expensive..... haha
  I was watching a little tennis last night but the ones I wanted to win all lost... One guy threw his racket at the one I wanted to win and he didn't even get punished for it.....  they said they didn't see it.... ya right. so naturally that hot headed German beat the Frenchman... :)  I also watched American Idol.... part of it with Gary and we laughed so hard at one point. I wonder why they show all the bad ones on tv.... they did have some good stuff too but I guess we have to wait for that part. I don't much like watching when they make fun of people.... we can see what is going on but then they have to tell them how bad they are..... wonder if they already know that and are just on there for the attention .... Probably, huh?
Well, enough of my babling today .... must go and finish supper.... we are having pork chops etc tonight. Nice tender yummy ones too. I guess Iam allowed one on my diet plus some veggies etc, right?
hope all are having a nice evening, Sandra

SUNNY DAY

I don't have any pictures of my own to post today but I had these in my computer from my daughter.... thought you might like to see some of the Mickeys from Disney World taken last year on their trip to visit our son and daughter in law. Shari my daughter is on one picture and her daughter, Mindy is also in one. I wish I would have gone last year just to see the different Mickeys... did anyone else go last year to see them? I think there were 50 all together.

My gout is a lot better today... got worse before it got better and when I went to bed last night I didn't think I would ever walk again and today it is much much better.... anyone have gout? just tell them to drink lots of water and stay away from fatty food and it will go away. I did have a pill for pain the doctor had given me too ~ it didn't seem to help but eventually it did..... lucky  me. Now I have to remember and just keep drinking the water and watch what I eat... Might help me lose a pound or two also.... that would be a really good thing!

We went shopping at Penneys after church today... I have not been in the store since the new one opened and it took a long time for me to get through it all. They had good sales so I had to buy a new sweater :) a pretty purple or lavendar one with a little embroidery down the front... not much but a little... I have it on and its nice and warm. maybe too warm,,, haha  at least I don't have to put another shirt over the top. Its a nice week end sweater. and I also got a new swag to put over my sink and some pillow cases.... everything on sale and things I wanted. Leo found a nice pair of shoes but didn't want to pay $66 for them.... they were already on sale but he is sure they will be marked down more... my sweater probably would have been too as it was only 40% off and some things were 70% off but I have a hard time finding nice sweaters in my size and I love sweaters. so Leo told me to get it..... he twisted my arm lol... We also went out for brunch today too. it was good.
Now I think I will go and watch a football play off game and see who is going to be in the super bowl.... I will probably knit or read at the same time though.
Hope you are all having a good day,Sandra

Gardening catalogs

Today was a good day to look over the gardening catalogs as I have gout in my big toe and its painful to walk around so I just did what needed to be done and looked over the seed catalog... Burpee has some interesting tomato plants this year so I ordered some and then I had to get some flower plants too.... I never can find any lisianthus plants around or I forget them so I ordered some plants of them too. ( just watch, I will find all kinds of them in the garden shops this year and they will be a "lot" cheaper too) I saw some a few years ago and couldn't believe how pretty and how nice they bloomed for my friend all summer.... It is a beautiful January day with lots of sun so it put me in the mood I guess. I have another puzzle on the card table started but am not in that sort of mood today.
Gout can be very painful and I have to walk with a cane..... I have not been drinking enough water nor watching what I eat lately but this now is a good time to change my habits.... The only bad thing about drinking so much water is your up all night if you know what I mean..... had to sleep an extra hour today to make up for all the breaks I took , LOL
  Gary took his pretty orange Mustang out today..... its nice to have him feeling better again. Leo went shopping at his favorite places.... fishing and fleet farm and then to the old fishing hole to see if any are fishing... he said 7 guys were there today.... wonder why he didn't fish too. No ice fishing for him yet this year..... its a year to make a lot of new tip ups for fishing but it doesn't look like there will be much ice anymore this year.... but this is only January and it can get really really cold yet so maybe.... Gary went ice skating only twice this year too...and then it melted never to be frozen again..... but maybe ..... some winters we don't have much ice but this one is breaking records for January.... we did get a terrible December though so maybe this year will be kind.... Probably will get lots of snow yet in February though as usual...
The temp today is in the 30's and not -30 so we are happy happy happy.
Hope its sunny and warm by you too, sandra