Sunday…

and the storms are coming!  Nothing major predicted right now but after the tornado last year the word storm puts the fear of God in me.  I used to hear a tornado watch  for my area on the weather radio and I didn’t pay any attention.  I do pay attention now. 

I had a very nice visit with my family yesterday.  I ate too much and celebrated by going out to Wal*Mart and buying half a dozen books.  At least now I have something to read.  I have  read almost everything on my Nook and almost cleaned out the bookcase.  I sent a box of books to my sis in WV and have a box ready for Goodwill.  I am trying to find another charity to give stuff too after learning how much the CEO of Goodwill makes each year.  http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2013/11/15/goodwill-ceos-salary-rises-again.html

My family is headed back home now and being a mom I will relax when the phone rings and I hear they are home safely.

So I am doing laundry and resting today as I am pretty well exhausted.  I hope you are all having a nice weekend!

Stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

Countdown at 70…

I have been doing a Spring countdown for the last several years.  It is right after Christmas that I begin to get cabin fever and long for Spring.  This winter has been nice though with moderate temperatures.  Right now the temp is at 46 degrees to go into the 50s. The sun is shining brightly too.  A beautiful day for sure.  The forecast is on for snow for tomorrow night and Thursday.  Hopefully it will only be a small amount.

I have been out his morning running errands and enjoying the weather.  It is so great to walk outdoors without a hat or gloves on.  Walmart was crowded as usual this morning.  I was looking at the remaining Christmas decorations.  There were some good sized tin ornaments left that opened up to a cookie inside.  Needing to know I checked the label to see where the cookie was made.  It was made in Turkey.  Put that thing back down in a hurry.  I have been noticing this more and more at Walmart.  The items they carry that read made in America are very few and far between. 

I go mostly to Walmart for the pharmacy items, and heaven only knows where they are made.  I was watching the CBS evening news last night and they were talking about this big drug recall.  http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/drug-recall-excedrin-nodoz-bufferin-gas-x-due-broken-tablets-stray-pills-article-1.1003261  What was even more frightening was the fact that this is not the first time this has happened for this plant.  Sometimes I think I just won’t watch the news anymore as there is rarely any good news anymore.

I am running way late today so I need to cut this off and get busy.  Do remember to stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

Bright sunshiny Thursday…

and the countdown to spring is in place at 75 days. It is 45 degrees right now heading up to mid 50s.

I have been to the post office and Walmart and finished off the outing eating lunch at 8th Street Station aka Grumpy Pete’s. I felt very safe eating there today as two of the fuzz were eating there also. The walleye was delicious!!! The food there is always good in the buffet.

Have any of you noticed how fast the ink is used up in the HP Printers? I wish now I had bough an Epson. It costs a fortune too!

Not much news, just checking in with you all. I hope you are having a great day and you have the bright sunshine I am having today. Stay safe and be happy!

Beth

A great day to be alive…

and I am so thankful that I am.  It is blissfully cool here again this morning at 48 degrees to reach the mid 70s.  I had someone say to me once that my blogs were boring, that no one was interested in my weather.  This happens to be my online diary that I have faithfully maintained since 2005, before Jim’s illness, following through his treatment, and  until his death in 2006.  I have made many friends.  Some of them are very special to me and we keep in touch by email and telephone.  In all of my lifetime I have met only one person, a blogging friend, that shares the same birthday as I.  Not the same year, just the same day.

Anyway, to get back to this, my online diary, I was scheduled for a painful test in the spring.  I searched and searched for something to prove I had the same thing done less than two years before.  And, guess what, I found the information I needed in my online diary.  After further checking with the doctor who was to perform the test, he was able to verify the results and so I didn’t have to have this test repeated.  And speaking of doctors, I have an appointment with one this afternoon which I am not looking forward too.

Yesterday was a day of running; to the store, Menards and Wal*Mart.I am pretty well stocked up on groceries.  I feel very sorry for the ones who are having a tough time getting by in this economy.  While I was at the pharmacy on Sunday I saw such a scruffy looking person.  His clothes and shoes were tattered and his person was dirty and unkempt.  He stood at the counter waiting for attention for about 15 minutes while I was sitting down waiting for my scripts.  He had one arm missing.  I wondered if he was living on the streets.  So many of our veterans are coming home from war traumatized and finding no help.  For various reasons many of them are homeless with no family or friends to care about them.  We have swept these men who have defended our country to the far corners of our mind, so that we can happily go on with our lives.  http://www.squidoo.com/homelessveterans

http://veterans4veteransamerica.com/aboutus.aspx

 

Forgive me if I get carried away on this subject!  I had 3 brothers, only one of them still living.  They all served multiple tours in Viet Nam.  My husband served in Korea and I have many relatives who served.  This is a subject very near to my heart.

Sorry to get so serious as I try to keep my blogs uplifting if I can.

Have a wonderful day.  Stay safe and be happy!!

  Beth