As 2012 ends..... & 2013 begins.....

2012 is ending. It has been a difficult year with many challenges and opportunities and some I wish we could have do-overs for! But in real life, there are no do-overs so we must learn what we need to learn from those and move on to the next item.

I have let the old devil get the best of me sometimes. I have let what people think and say about things influence me and I should be my own person and not let that happen, just learn to ignore things. I should let things go and I don't inside. Sometimes, it is obvious when certain things are happening and I am human and it hurts. But, I should be the one to let it go and pretend I am clueless. I do that some, and I am not as clueless as some may think. One thing, they will never know because they won't see this so I will go on being 'clueless' in their eyes.

In 2013, my goal is to  do what I know to be right and live my life the way I know it should be and all will be well. If I keep Him first, then He will help me. It is when I put other things first that things begin to fall apart. Another goal is to ignore things I know are not right and not let things hurt me. It is just me, after all. I only have to do what I know is right for me.


2013 will bring more. It will expand my family. July 4, 2013 I will gain a daughter-in-law. On Saturday evening December 29, 2012 Nick Sanders proposed marriage to Janna Woodcock and she said yes. She is a sweet girl and she loves Nick and he loves her. So, she will be coming into our family. They have been together over a year. I was expecting this.... I wish them many years of happiness.


I am not sure when I will gain a son-in-law. Valarie and Brandon are also engaged. They have not yet set a date. He loves her and the babies, he treats Tobi and Bubba just like they are his. And they listen to him. Actually, they listen better to him than they do anyone else.

These babies are the sweetest things around. Can you see the mischievousness in them? What one doesn't think of, another does. Sweet babies!

So, as we say goodbye to 2012, we say hello to a new year full of new possibilities for blessings and enjoying life! Put the past behind you, let by-gones be by-gones and keep moving forward. Don't let the past drag you down, there is nothing you can do to change what has been. We can only learn from whatever it was and move on. I intend to.

Please keep your friends in your prayers. Just because someone appears to always be happy does not mean everything is OK. They may be hurting inside and keeping it inside, not letting anyone in. So, remember those you love in your prayers. I know I need them. I will remember y'all too. Don't forget those who are facing their first holidays without loved ones.

I love all y'all!
To be continued.......
Just me, Myra

I kinda thought this verse was appropriate, it is the 'verse of the day' and it fits....

“Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 KJV

2012 coming to an end

The next post or two may reflect over the past year. There have been good times, bad times, sad times and some pretty awesome times. We lost some great people in our county in 2012. Some from cancer, some from accidents, some from heart problems, one brutally taken from us.... may they all rest in peace until that day when the trumpet sounds and we will meet them again.....

January 2012 brought us a mostly warm winter. February brought more of the same. It also brought me my step son and his family. We were able to meet them for the first time. It was awesome! March was mild and April was wild. May brought Miss Livvy's first birthday and my 53rd. July also brought my stepson and his family here for a fourth of July firework show.... even if it was kinda dry. No harm done! This summer also brought another Fiesta color. Flamingo. I added some pieces to my collection. Rick started that collection for me a long time ago.

This past year has been a year of changes around here as well. A few health problems have necessitated changes in the way I do a few things. I now have to rest in the middle of doing most chores. I am hopeful this will improve. I am very compliant with my CPAP (or CRAP as my sister in law calls it). I even find myself wishing I had it with me at work sometimes, sometimes I feel so short of breath that I don't know how I am going to walk another step. Then other times I am fine. I hope the medications make things better.

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I have been blessed so much more than I deserve.

May each of you have a very blessed new year!

I love all y'all!
To be continued.........
Just me, Myra

“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:” Psalm 103:1-2 KJV

2012 Christmas Day

As Christmas Day draws to a close, I am thankful for another day spent with my family, honoring our traditions of getting up on Christmas morning and having homemade sourdough cinnamon rolls,                                                                     http://myfavoriterecipiesandotherstufff.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html  spending time with my family then going up to moms aka Nana's house for Christmas dinner with family. Today was no exception. There was plenty of food, presents for everyone and a surprise or two. It was great. And some of the little ones also said 'Happy Birthday Jesus'! Melted my heart.

I hope each and everyone had a blessed day. I hope those who have lost loved ones this year are able to cope with this first anniversary of without their loved one. It is our third anniversary of without Rick and it was still hard. I don't know when or if it will be easier, just different. I still miss him today as much as I did March 6 2010 when he left. I thought I was moving on, but I guess I am stuck here, I hope you never know how it feels. 

Enough of that. The babies seemed to have a good Christmas. They got a puppy and seemed so excited about it. I hope they aren't too young for a puppy. 

Please keep your friends/neighbors/family in your prayers.

I love all y'all!

To be continued........

Just me, Myra

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:8-11KJV

I was hoping to be asleep by now.....

  

These are items I use every day with my CPAP. The machine is much like my machine. I put on the nasal pillows and take a couple breaths and the machine gradually increases the pressure as I need it. It is called auto-titrated which means it gives me exactly what I need. I can not sleep without it. I find myself wanting to go to bed so I can put it on to help the breathing. The air can be warmed, and it is humidified using distilled water. Don't want to use tap water in it for more than one reason. First, the water here is hard water which means there is limestone buildup in the water that is what slows your ice makers and coffee pots just to name a couple things, and the distilled water is slower to grow mold because it is distilled. The machines are low maintenance.  I wash the water compartment, pillows and tubing every so often and there is a filter for air inflow in the back, easy to take care of so it will take care of me. Sleep apnea causes numerous medical problems. One of which I have. It is called diastolic dysfunction, which means my heart has a form of  heart failure in that it pumps too hard to pump the blood. CPAP helps that along with a medication called a beta blocker used to reduce the pressure my heart has to pump against to pump out the blood. My ejection fraction or the amount of blood the heart pumps every minute is normal, it just works harder to pump it out.

Are you bored yet? I just want to encourage you to read and follow my daughter's blog. It is linked on the left side of my posts and I will attempt to link it here. She does a great job. http://mommyinapinch.blogspot.com

Again, I want to encourage you to remember the Reason for the Season and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

I also ask you to remember those you love in your prayers.

I love all y'all!
To be continued...........
Just me, Myra

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:8-11KJV

Merry Christmas!

Val's babies 2012

Val's babies 2011

Val's babies June 2011

Today, I am thankful for these 3 babies who call me Gamma. I am blessed beyond measure! I just wanted to say that. These babies are precious. They are gifts and I couldn't ask for more. And, as you can clearly see, they are growing so fast and changing so fast. They really aren't babies anymore. Livvy is becoming a toddler. Terrible two's have already set in lol. They are precious.

The world did not end today. For future reference, this is the date the "Myan" calendar ended and some smarty pants decided that meant the world would end today. I have something for those experts. Read Mark 13:32!

But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

In just a few days we will celebrate the birth of one of the most important 'people' in our lives. Jesus was born in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago. He was born to die for us so we may have eternal life. I am glad I know him. Remember the Reason for the Season!

Please continue to keep your friends, family, neighbors in your prayers!

I love all y'all!

To be continued.........

Just me, Myra

I love Christmas

Every year, the anticipation of Christmas is still there, not as strong as it used to be, but it is still there. The years I have to work Christmas Day really take away from the anticipation. Today, I received a text from my manager. She asked me to work Sunday and be off Tuesday. Christmas Day!! I was happy about that, I said YES!! right away! I have been blessed to have extra weekends off from time to time and this past weekend was one of them. I will be happy to work Sunday to have Christmas Day off. That means I get to spend Christmas with my family this year! The past 2 Christmases have been a little sad without Rick. This year is too, but it is a little better this year. The babies help with that. Tobi is old enough this year to have a little anticipation about Santa coming. She was trying to sing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" Sunday. It was so cute. I love my babies!

I did not send out Christmas cards this year. I have sent cards - lots of cards for 28 years. Last year and the year before, I only sent a few. This year, I didn't send any. Don't mean to hurt anyone's' feelings. It is simply too difficult to write just my name and not Rick. Or my name and Nick's. I do appreciate all the cards we have received and the pictures that come in them, too. Maybe next year it will be easier to send cards, time will tell.  I do wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I love all y'all!

To be continued.........

Just me, Myra

Luke 2
King James Version (KJV)
2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.² (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)³ And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)⁵ To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.⁶ And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.⁹ And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.¹⁰ And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Counting down the days

One week from today is Christmas Eve. WOW! 2012 has only 2 weeks left! Where has the time gone! When I was a child, it seemed like it took 2 years for Christmas to come, now, it seems it's only about 6 months and it is here again. I know, it doesn't happen that fast, but the perception of time seems to pass more quickly the older I get! Is it that way for you?

I see many facebook posts about the events of this past week. One wonders how this could happen, another blames guns, still another blames the parents, another blames the violence on TV. I don't know what the actual answer is, but it seems to me this old world is getting worse and worse and is getting farther and farther from God. And the farther we get from Him, the worse it seems to get. And then we wonder why? Not many want to acknowledge that though. The Bible has many chapters and verses on this very subject and it says something like as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man.... not a direct quote but that is the gist of the statement. In the days of Noah, men and women were wild, doing all kinds of things and it is true today. And the morality is going quickly. Just like then. And the same was true for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. They were destroyed for their immorality. If God said to Jesus, Son go bring My children home, would you be ready? What would you say to Him about your life? I don't want answers here to these questions. Simply stated to make one think about it. I saw a Facebook post with a picture of Jesus on an iPhone caller ID and it says "would you answer this call?" Well, Jesus is not gonna call your iPhone. But the gist of what that person or group wants us to think about is would you answer His call? The answer is unequivocally yes! When He calls we will answer. There will be no choice to ignore that call. 42 years ago, He placed a white stone in my heart, and in that stone a new name and when He calls it, I will answer. You will too. And if you don't have a new name, you should ask Him how to get one. You will need it!

Please continue to remember the families of those children, teachers and others who lost their lives to the gunman last week. Please remember the families who are facing their first "anniversary of" without their loved one in the next week. There are so many! This will be our third without Rick, and it still hurts.

 A recent pastor of ours used to say "Pray til you pray". I need to heed his advice. I still think about that and how he used to say it just at the right time.

I love all y'all!
To be continued....
Just me, Myra

    

Do I care if this is not politically correct? NO!!

Our founding fathers believed in the above sentence. I do too! I believe with all my heart this country has gone in the wrong direction! It has moved away from God as far and as fast as it could. Too many people are worried about offending the minority who do not believe in God as I know Him. They have had Him removed from our schools, from our courtrooms and courthouses. He has been removed (mention of Him anyway- you can not make me remove Him from my heart and He goes where I go) from many public places for fear of offending someone. We, as a nation, have let the wants and needs of a few dictate to the rest of us how we are going to live. We aren't allowed to spank our children anymore because someone will turn us in and we will be visited by social services and may have our children taken away because we don't 'love' them. Schools won't teach them about God anymore. They say home is where that education comes from. Well, He has to be in the home before He can be taught. So many don't have Him in their hearts so how can they teach about Him? 

I taught my children about God. If they don't live like they know, that is on them, they are both adults. The bible teaches: 

Proverbs 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

When I was a child, I was raised this way. When I became an adult, my job often prevented me from attending my church, then moving 1000 miles away prevented me from attending. In MA, I am sure there must be churches like ours somewhere, but I never found one. I thought it best to not go at all rather than go to something that nothing was in. Maybe I am wrong about that, but I don't think so. I did hunger for the Word. I read my Bible, and I tried to pray. Then as now, some prayers never make it past the ceiling. But, by His Grace, sometimes one will make it all the way to Heaven.

My heart aches for those affected by the tragic shooting yesterday. The tragic sudden loss of anyone is almost more than the soul can bear.  And my heart also aches for the family of the shooter. They must live with the knowledge that someone they love could commit this atrocity. 

Please pray for your friends, family, neighbors. Pray for our pastors and their families. Pray for our county. Pray for our state. Pray for our nation that we may return to the old paths and He will make our path straight. Pray that our nation returns to the Loving God of our fathers before it is too late. 

Don't forget as we get closer to Christmas, He is the reason we have the season!

I love all y'all!

To be continued.......

Just me, Myra

Memories come back in the strangest ways...

I was just playing on the computer, looked at the date and viola! It hit me. It is Pearl's birthday today. She doesn't have facebook, and I failed to mail her a card. Maybe I will call her later today if I can find her number. She is the "oldest" member of our group. Our group was four of us. Pearl Logsdon, Sandy Thompson, Beverly Brooks and me. We went to school together from first grade. From 6th grade on, we spent each persons birthday together. From the time we could drive for the May, August and September birthdays, we went to Guntown Mountain or out to eat or something fun. Sometimes it would snow on Pearls birthday sometimes it wouldn't. (most often it didn't) and we would wonder if we would be able to have the sleepover until the very day. We drew names for Christmas between the four of us. We were always together. Within our little group, we had 2 sub groups too. Pearl and Sandy, Beverly and me. Bev's mom and my mom went to school together too.

When we graduated from high school and I went to nursing school our get-togethers were less. Then for many years, we had Christmas together and New Years Eve was spent at Sandy's for a big party. Now, unfortunately, we don't see each other except accidentally.

Beverly was the first to marry. We thought it would be Sandy for sure. Sandy was second, I was third and Pearl was last. She married a Logsdon, so she didn't have to change her last name. They are no kin by the way. Ancestors from different parts of the state. Of the four of us, none are divorced. Two of us have kids, two each, a boy and a girl for Beverly and for me and our daughters are firstborn. My kids are older by a few years. While Rick was sick, Sandy's husband was too. He had to have a liver transplant for liver failure. (idiopathic, not alcohol related). He almost died a couple of times, and still doesn't look well. He has survived almost 3 years post transplant.

Love thinking about the old days.  Makes me smile!

I love all y'all!
To be continued...........

Just me, Myra

Christmas Party time

Darlene Clark, me, Lisa Adkison

Rindy Osborne & Becky McConnell

The Hughes Family

Michelle Marshall and her baby girl Isabelle

Seth, Haley and Tucker

Michelle and Brittany

Tammy and Tucker

We had our CCU Christmas party tonight in the auditorium at work. We had a good time, not too many people came, but those who were there had good food and fun getting together. It was a great time. I made a lemon pie, green beans and meatloaf. However, the meatloaf didn't make it to the dinner, it fell just as I was putting the basket in the car.... hit the pavement and that was the end of that. There was plenty of food anyway!

Merry Christmas!

I love all y'all!
To be continued.............
Just me, Myra

My babies, two of them anyway...

    

Today I went to breakfast as usual at Nana's. I stayed with the babies so Nana could go to church this morning. They were pretty good, Tobi Rose wouldn't let me take her picture tho. Bubba couldn't help it, he fell asleep in Papaw's chair. He had that thumb in his mouth as usual and fell so sound asleep it fell out. He snores a little too. Sweet boy!

It is raining! With lightening and thunder and it is interfering with the satellite signal. I am trying to watch a movie Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith on TBN. I have watched this movie every year at this time of year since Rick and I married. It is a good movie, don't know about some of the scenes though. Don't recognize it from the Bible. But it is a good movie anyway. The heaviest of the rain is still a ways away! And it is also interfering with the digital signal on network TV. I used to have so many channels with good reception. Now, since digital signal, I only get the stations occasionally. Nothing is consistent. My antenna never moves and some days I have good signal and some days I have none. Why can't people leave well enough alone!

Please continue to remember the Priddy's, Wolf's, now Stices in your prayers as well as Mark Meeks family, I understand he lost his mother. 

Please remember the reason for this blessed season!

I love all y'all!

To be continued.............

Just me, Myra

Today was a good day

This has been a pretty good day. I got out and helped out a friend this morning, came home and got ready to go to a wedding. There were two weddings today. Lisa's son (Lisa is one of our Monitor Techs) got married today. Mollie, one of the nurses in CCU also got married today. I made it to Mollie's wedding. She was a beautiful bride. Went to the reception for a couple of hours after the ceremony. She is so happy. I oriented her to the CCU when she was a new graduate nurse. I was thinking today while looking at all the folks who came to the wedding from work. I could have been the mother of most of them. Kinda makes me feel old to know these girls and guys I work with every day could be my children. I guess I know how some of the nurses I knew 34 years ago felt when these young ones (younguns as my mammaw would have said) started. 

Tomorrow I will be staying at Nana's while she goes to church. I will play with my grandbabies until she gets home from church, then I will come on home swinging by Sandy's on the way to see if she needs her dressing changed. 

In just  a short time from now, 32 years ago, Mark David Chapman took the life of John Lennon. Lennon was a music icon for sure. Together with McCartney, Harrison and Starr they created the best rock music ever known. Now some of their stuff seems like maybe they were using hallucinogenics when they wrote it.... like Maxwell's Silver Hammer... there are others. Anyway. 

    

Google the words to Maxwell's Silver Hammer if you don't believe me....

I am going to close now, Frosty the Snowman is on. Can't miss it!

I love all y'all!

To be continued............

Just me, Myra

Luke 2
King James Version (KJV)
2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.² (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)³ And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)⁵ To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.⁶ And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.⁹ And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.¹⁰ And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.¹² And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.¹⁵ And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.¹⁶ And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.¹⁷ And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.¹⁸ And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.¹⁹ But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

Good Luck Chris!

My student from WKU finished his 120 hours of practicum today. He worked shifts from beginning to end with me. He got to assess patients and chart. Give medications. Go to codes with the staff and observe. He got to see procedures he may not get to see for a long time. He graduates next week and will likely be working 3B just down the hall. I started my career on 2E at the old hospital in 1978. Guess where 2E moved when we moved to the new building? That's right, 3B. It was a much bigger floor then though and the patient to nurse ratio was much higher back then. 3B had 32 patients then, now it has 24. We had 2 nurses and 3 techs on most 3-11 shifts. Some evenings we were lucky to have a third nurse. Now they have 5 or 6 patients to each RN. And they have 3 or 4 techs for the 24 where we had 3 for 32. Much improved over the years. Looking back, I don't know if I could do that now. Chris will be an excellent nurse and he can take care of my family any day. I should have put that on his evaluation. I love when students look for things to learn. Makes my day. I hope Ashley gets to do her next practicum with me. That would be cool!

I am also happy to be a charter and co-founding member of the South Central KY Chapter American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Our chapter was founded in the fall of 1986 by Lea Ann Cook and myself with the help of the charter members and officers. We held monthly meetings with the membership and also had monthly board meetings with just the officers and committee chairs. We provide educational opportunities for the nurses of our region on an every other month basis now. Currently, I serve as president. My term will expire in June. Even when we lived in MA for 3 years, I kept my membership dues paid. I love our chapter. Want to learn more about AACN? Go to www.aacn.org.

I think I was born to be a nurse. It was all I ever wanted to do. My parents helped me get through LPN school in 1978 right out of high school. I was young. Whew, was I young. I knew nothing outside of Edmonson County.... well there was Hart and Barren County. Didn't know much outside of the Mammoth Cave area though. I was blessed to be able to move to Bowling Green Warren County Hospital after spending 3 months working at Grayson Manor. I felt I needed more and had more to offer my patients than night shift at a nursing home. Night shift was rough. 

This was my favorite TV show in high school. I think Dixie McCall, Gage, DeSoto, Dr Brackett and Dr Early were some of my heroes  Don't laugh. I loved that show and tried to figure out what they meant when they said start IV with D5W. I thought it was cool. I also loved Medical Center with Dr Joe Gannon and Marcus Welby, MD. Remember Dr Kiley?

Memories! Love them!

Remember all those who have lost loved ones recently. Please add the Stice family to your prayers. Dr Brently Stice passed away. He leaves a young daughter who just lost her mother less than 2 years ago. Now her dad is gone. Please remember my Uncle Wade Childress, the Wolf and Priddy families too. Remember us. We will remember you.

Love all y'all!

To be continued.....

Favorite Christmas Music

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night divine,
O night,
O night divine!

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! Let ever, ever praise we!
Noel, Noel 

O Night, O Night Divine

Noel, Noel

O night O night divine

Noel, Noel

O night, O night divine

Words: Pla­cide Cap­peau, 1847
Music: Adolphe C. Adam (1803-1856) 

I love the voices of Celtic Woman. Their voices are like angels. They sing this song like no other I have ever heard. Listen to the meaning in the song. It truly was a night divine. And it brings meaning to this season. What are some of your favorite Christmas songs? I have others. Many others. This one is at the top of the list for me. When I was a child and teenager, I dreaded this song. It wasn't fun or upbeat like Jingle Bells or Rudolph. Not that there is anything wrong with those, they are way up on the list! As I became a young adult, we put together a choir at work. I can't sing a lick but was an instigator in putting the choir together with Susan Justus, Paula, Donna and Debbie Smith, Virginia Kellogg Linda Sue Jaggers, Regina Hunt, Ron, Rob, Tommy, and others... James Jarrett and John Madison we others. Over the years we had 3 or 4 good years together. We put on a program on Friday evening before Christmas and went to the nursing homes around Bowling Green. We had administration support. That baby grand piano in the auditorium was purchased for us. We learned this song. Let me tell you, the alto part is much easier to sing than the soprano! Ah, fond memories! Giggles, laughing uncontrollably!

I love all y'all!
Merry Christmas!
To be continued..........

Did I tell you how much I love my Keurig?

  

This is like my Keurig. Today I was visiting a friend. She said, "I have something for you!" I said, Ok but that is not necessary. She smiled. She pulled something out of a tote. I fell in love with on the first sip. Green Mountain Hot Chocolate K-cups. Yum. I put a drop of vanilla flavoring. Nothing fancy, the kind you cook with. Tastes a lot like the Starbucks Hot Chocolate. I love that too! It is soooo good!

Another good thing today! How the Grinch Stole Christmas came on tonight on Cartoon Network! I was so excited! I got to see Law and Order: SVU, Grinch and shortly Criminal Minds will be on. I think that is a good night of TV!  One more good thing! Nick got the smoke detector in my bedroom to shut up! And he didn't break it!

I love Christmas. Please continue to remember the meaning of the season!

I love all y'all!

To be continued.........