Sunday March 15 2005

Jackie and Grandson Brandon on Calboy with

Mollie her Rotweiller

Jackie

Jackie's Place with Mollie
Their wheatfields on all the hills -
They and their family help to feed the USA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND JACKIE

HOPE YOU HAD A SPECIAL DAY

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Just some background - Yesterday when I thought we were going traveling, I wrote Saturday's blog and posted it - it was there for a couple of hours and then I took it back off. Then a while ago thought "well that's what happened yesterday so I'll just keep it on", and reposted it. So it does explain what happened about as well as if I'd rewritten it.

Oh My. What a quandary. After getting the bills paid and doing some thoughtful introspection, I called Bonnie yesterday evening after they got back from snow machining and told her that I didn't think I should go off on the trip this time. Lots of excuses, not very good reasons probably. I do need to get my protime test tomorrow. Anyway she said then she wouldn't go either. So we both stayed home. It gave me the idea she was trying to do something nice for me and I was so grateful.

If I'd gone on the trip, I thought I might be able to enice my sister Gloria who lives in Green Valley Arizona south of Tucson to come up where we were going to be, but she had to work and then was going on Wednesday to Prescott for the long weekend. So we had a long phone visit instead. Maybe we'll be able to make some plan for time together later. An old friend lives nearby Mesa in Apache Junction too. Also talked to Beverly and Betty, so was on the phone for a long time.

I met Bonnie and Craig at church this morning. The lessons were good and I noticed that Beverly and I had just been talking about some of the very same things, which was pretty interesting. Then she wrote this evening and said the same thing. So I guess all the churches have the same lessons each week. Bonnie gave me a book to help with the lessons, which was very kind of her. I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it, because its got a lot of history in it. As I drove out of the parking lot after church a bald eagle flew right over the car. I always say that is a good omen.

If you stay for all the meetings church lasts three hours. Right after church I went to the store and got the groceries we were out of. Got home and put them away and Joe had already eaten his lunch - cereal I'm sure. Then I ate a sandwich and wasn't feeling the greatest today so took a nap almost until dinner time. Made us tacos and refried beans for dinner. Joe seemed pretty hungry, poor guy.

Tonight I felt a little depressed, and I usually don't feel that way at all. So I've been trying to figure exactly what that's about. Trying to address the reason(s) why and I'm already better. Still have a bunch of the birthday cards to get addressed which I'll do in the morning. That was about the only job I had for today and it didn't get done. I'm usually late with my cards any more, so why should this month be different. I will need to get another invitation out for our March Mixed Media meeting but can't work on it until I get a date for reserving the art room at Rendezvous Pointe. Can do that tomorrow too. After that the paperwork should be caught up.

Well, I'm off to use the neti pot and then watch a movie or six.