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Thanks, Birdie and Vickie. We gave Stella her Mom's blanket and she slept on that so
we were able to get a full nights sleep. She was waking us up every few hours whining. We will still probably start a Stella thread on the Pets forum. Training is a must. She is going to be a HUGE dog. Her paws are larger than Fenny's and Fenny is about 100 lbs. Mama is back so she is a thoroughly happy pup at the moment.
Scraps, believe it or not, I'm the only one in the house who really knows anything beyond the basics about sewing. My mother was a professional seamstress who worked out of our home.. I was mechanically inclined even when I was a child. I started out just fixing Mom's machine when there was a problem and just picked it up from there. Mostly she worked on curtains for Sears so I don't know muych about making clothes. Just simple repairs. But, the only sewing machine here belongs to me. LOL. (Pennsylvania boys of my generation had Rosey Grier to make it cool. He played for Penn State before he joined the Los Angeles Rams and wrote "Rosey Grier's Needlework for Men." ) I honestly considered taking it up as a second career after my back was damaged. Discovered it was not exactly easy on the back and the skills I was so proud of were really very basic. I don't need to buy curtains, though. :-) (Jim)

I do remember Rosie Greer. I really respected that man.He reminded me of Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza. "The gentle giants with an iron core."Along wth Earl Campbell.

Glad Stellas mom is back.Pet forum people thought Stella ought to be able to visit her moma. Me too. You'll get good advise over there.

Jim i can see you taking apart a sewing machine and putting it back together with parts left over and it'd work great.A sewing machine i will work on, but nothing else. I am definately not machinicaly inclined. I used to read directions out loud to my DH. Does that count?

Sitting at a sewing machine is definately hard on the back,neck too. Have you priced curtains lately?

Decided i wanted some split pea soup. Found some receipes that sounded good. So i added some onionsoup mix and some ham to some dry green peas along with garlic salt and pepper. It's smelling good. But is it?

Jim, how is your diet going? I hope you are doing better than any i've ever started. I try to eat half healthy but at my age and health problems and lack of decent health care. I just kinda go day by day.

Temps in the 60,s here next week. If i'm not on line you'll know i'm outside happily making mud pies and looking for a place to plant basil.
Vickie

Hello everyone, I made a pair of baby shoes yesterday. I was practicing so I used a scrap of white cotton fabric instead of satin but they are not as hard as they looked. My back is killing me today though. Carrie, I am not smart enough to try making a pattern girl but I am glad you think I am. That means at least I sound smart hehehehe. But seriously I do good to follow the patterns sometimes. I am not scared to try most things once but somehow that sounds above my intelligence. I have extended one before to suit my needs but I think I would be smarter to buy one with directions. One time yesterday on the baby shoes i got confused and it took 10 minutes to figure out I had to turn the shoe wrong side out at that point for the notches to match up. I have not sewn in a few years other than mending. But I am a sucker for punishment apparently because I just went crazy over the baby patterns and fabrics the other day in the fabric store.I may go back today and buy fabric for shoes and some cute stuff to doll up the shoes. Like tiny flowers and bows and lace. My daughter says I am going to spoil the baby before it arrives. that is the plan to make her think her Nienie is the greatest ever.heheheheh

Kay I hope they appreciate the fact that I can sew, crochet, paint, etc, and make just about any school project that has ever been assigned to either of them,plus cook and clean. They have always had me to do it so I wonder sometimes if they even know what they have been Blessed with. The oldest DD is learning now that mom did alot for her when she lived at home. She does not like to iron and when she was little I ironed everything before back pain. now she wonders how I had time when I worked. I ironed every chance I got and did not watch tv or have a computer so you have to make sacrifices sometimes when you want your family to look good. She is learning. well goota run, or I should say poke along. scraps

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Sewing-Patterns-Donald-McCunn/dp/0932538002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267387547&sr=1-1

Steph, this book would teach you how to make your own patterns but it looks pretty dull. Basically you could could take the pattern of a top that fits her and tape it to the bottom half of the maternity dress pattern. That's what I would do - find a top half you like and a bottom half you like, adjust the seasoning, and tape the pattern pieces together.

Yep, that is exactly what I used to do as a teen. remember when culottes were first invented? (nope, I'm not telling my age!)....Anyway, I converted a dress with a center front pleat that started just under the bust into a culotte dress by adjusting and taping a pants pattern, then added a pleat in the back. I had to use a zipper shorter than usual for a dress in the back to accomidate that pleat. I really was proud of that accomplishment. Well, at least untill I got suspended from High School for wearing culottes! And now jeans & shorts are OK....go figure!! heehehe!!

Sheri

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Hey everyone, Thanks Carrie,
Sheri, I will not comment on my reasons for getting suspended so at least you can talk about it without being ashamed, LOL. What can I say that would keep that statement from looking really bad. It was nothing illegal. I need attention and any kind would do? Oh well, I survived.
I do remember culottes. I had some in first grade that I adored and begged to wear everyday. I could climb in them when I could not in a dress or not without getting in trouble. Of course, you have to remember I thought I was a boy. I had 3 brothers and no sisters. Well, I am off to sew the afternoon away. Love and Prayers to all.

I was too shy and easily intimadated to ever get into trouble at school. The only time i ever played hookey was when the whole senior class decided not to show up a couple days before school was out.
My DD.s were a different story. One went to the neighboring big time rival school and wrote our towns name all over the school buses windows. She got the shoe polish from a relative that lived there. The next day our school had an assembly asking for the villen to confess. The principal took DD aside and asked her if she wanted to confess. DD grinned and said no. That was the last said about it. If she'd used it on the medal of the bus she'd have been hung.
Vickie

Culottes, well, sure! My sainted mother SEWED me some culottes that looked just like a skirt but I could hang upside down on the junglegym without being immodest. This was first or second grade. Well, I guess the rule about wearing skirts or dresses to school didn't include things that looked like skirts or dresses but weren't. I got sent home to change as soon as they figured it out.

Believe it or not, Vickie, "I was too shy and easily intimidated to ever get into trouble at school" sounds just like me, too. Who knew I would turn into such a borderline type? I always got into trouble for not doing my homework and stuff like that, forgetting my lunch money/picture day/project week etc., but in general I let people walk all over me and in many cases was the class loser.

hey ya'll, I just popped in to show you a picture of the baby shoes I made. One is white cotton I practiced on the other is light bluegreen color with polkadots. Nothing fancy until I get the pattern down pat then I want to do satin ones and embellish with cute stuff. gotta go back to sewing hubs wants to go to craigslist. scraps

Scraps, those are ADORABLE! Can I have a baby too? What? I'm too old? Aw, shucks, and my DDs are, in my opinion, too young, so I'll just bide my time. I have a new step-GS due in June, but he'll be in Utah and I'll probably see him once or twice a year and he'll never get used to me his whole life.

Hey, Scraps, can you do those in a size 10? LOL. Kay*

Hey everyone, Thanks for the compliments girls.
Kay, I wish! I have a big ole foot too. My DD#2 has a very wide 10 also, even wider than mine. She has an awful time with shoes and her poor feet hurt all the time from uncomfortable feet. Of course,teens are so peculiar that she would probably not wear anything I made. They think we are all old fashioned. They do like some of my crochet scarves though.
I made a yellow pair of baby shoes today and I found a dress in my sewing stuff that I had started along time ago, probably 4 years . So I finished it and hope that my pregnant daughter can wear it. I am not sure who I was making it for (probably me but it will not fit now) and I do not have the pattern anymore but I wish I did because I like the way it was made. It is hard to find a pattern that flatters flab.LOL. Other than a moomoo. I had to stop because my back is hurting so bad. I need sunshine. It has been dreary here for days.
Carrie, I would have loved to tried for a boy after my last DD was born but I had toxemia both times and the doctor said I was close to having a stroke my blood pressure got so high. So I was scared to risk my life again. I crave a baby to hold and play with so I just cannot wait for this one to get here. The good thing is I can come home at night. Then sit and spoil her for them all day. Well, I am tired and better call it a night. Sleep well everyone. scraps

Oh, I forgot to tell you the yellow shoes have daddy's girl written on the print. You can't see it in the picture but I thought it was cute. scraps

Steph - Your baby shoes ae very sweet. I especially love the pretty pink embroidered flowers on the white ones.
I think sewingis like so many other things in life thaat you can easiyl get "back in the saddle" even after many years away. (hehehe...not so sure the saddle analogy was a good one...I used to ride, but really wouldn't want to try it now. I'd gladly brush and pet a horse though. ^_^

Hugs and prayers,
Sheri

Steph, Those shoes were adorable. The white ones were my favorite too. Both my DD,S wear size 10,s too. I'm a 81/2WW. And i wear SAS lace up shoes. Medicare will pay for one pair of diabetic shoes a year.
You mean there is another style of dress besides a mou mou? I'm too short to wear dresses. They make me look even shorter. Thus i wear pants,dressy or otherwise always. I'm 5'2 1/2". Thats all right.....I'm a mean 5'2 1/2.

Steph, The very greatest thing about being a GM is playing happily with and rocking that grandbaby,than giving that DD an evil grin and telling them a GM is allowed ,as you go home. Later you get to tell them "They're paying for their raising."When the terrible twos come along. Life is good.LOL
The evil GM
Vickie

I'm too cold to wear dresses plus they're not really flattering sitting down, and I'M an 8.5 WWW TOO!!! Sister!! Vickie!!! My only shoes are black and white lace-up. I have a few others I cram my feet into for special occasions but they are few and far between.

I don’t wear dresses often either. LOL. Only on special occasions. For my parents 50th wedding anniversary my sister gave them a “Wheel of Fortune” themed party. ( They liked to snuggled and watch the game show. It was their together time.) didn’t think I would make the party, but was able to get leave at the last minute. My sister decided to make my unexpected, last minute arrival a big surprise for Mom and Dad. Somehow, I got talked into dressing up and playing the role of Vana White to surprise them. My family is a little nuts. That kind of weird humor is typical for us
Kay’s family is a lot more serious and restrained. Unbeknownst, to me someone videotaped my parents’ anniversary party and showed the tape at the Sorensen family Christmas party while Kay and I were dating. Kay comes from a large family. I was hoping with so many people there and so much going on, no one was paying much attention to the video on the television after everyone watched my parent’s reaction to the gift the Sorensen family had sent. Unfortunately, one of my BILs-to-be, a pillar in his church and a lay minister, froze the tape on “Vana” turning a letter, looked at me and announced in his best preaching voice “God is infinite in his wisdom!!! See this! Can anyone doubt He knew what He was doing when he made Jim a man? Sorry, Jim, but you make one frightfully UGLY woman! “
Hey. I thought I looked pretty good, except for the combat boots. They don’t make women’s shoes my size and I couldn’t walk in heels anyway even for a few minutes. How DO ladies do that? It’s really quite a challenge. LOL. (Jim)

Jim, What a delightful story. I think both familys are fun.It's not weird fun but good clean fun. Me and DD,s are right in there with you.
We are good at "planning" surprise partys and have never carried one off. We all tend to paranoia when it comes to partys.
That reminds me. I have a SIL that has a birthday coming up in May. And has been depressed lately. Maybe,maybe,maybe!

I've only seen one man that made a decent looking woman,and that was on a TV sitcom. Archie Bunkers show.

Carrie, I've always wanted a sister,glad you're it Sis. We even like the same music.

I went grocery shopping yesterday. Today,i'm exhausted,and have trouble breathing when i move around.So i have'nt been. Still have'nt had any injoyable warm days so i can build my strength up again.

I missed my eye appointment. I will make another one and go nomatter what.

Will put pinto beans on tonight,and have cornbread and beans and a salad tomorrow.
Goodnite all,
Vickie

I LOVE my in-laws! (Are people allowed to say that these days? It is like you are required to dislike your mother-in-law, but mine is impossible to dislike.) Everyone in Jim's family is so down-to-earth and fun to be around.
A wry sense of humor domonates in my family. Jim was set up. His elder sister conspired with mine. Copies of the video tape are available for $29.95. LOL. All I will say about his appearance is Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman need not feel threatened by his talent.
It is wise of you to take such good care of your feet if you have diabetes, Vickie. Before Mike, Nadine's Dad, was in a wheelchair, but after he began to lose vision, he took an Independent Living class. The teacher advised him to sweep barefoot to make sure the floor was clean. I couldn't believe she advised that! Even I know better. Diabetics have to be especially careful of their feet. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness so you would think someone teaching an IL class for visually impaired would have known better.
What gets me in trouble as a GM, is letting them have sweets and then sending them home. DD#1 has layed down the law, if I give them goodies I have to keep them until they come down from their sugar buzz. But, what kind of self-respecting Granny only puts carrots. radishes and colored eggs in their Grandchildren's Easter baskets? There has to be at least one chocolate bunny and some jelly beans! Kay*

Here's a joyous hug to all my friends here.
I am thinking of you each and holding you in my heart and prayers.

Sheri /BirdieBlue

Feeling better today, Vickie?
I think you are going to have the best dressed GD in Mississippi, Scraps. Your beautiful work and its positive influence might even save her from the spiked hair and black nail polish phase (or its 2025 equivilent) 15 years down the road. :-)
Birdie, let me know when the nighttime temps there are above 45. We will put the plants in the mail then. I D-mailed Leaf once, expecting that if temps were in the 30's here, they would be wickedly cold in MO. Her temp at that moment was higher than here. Go figure? Lows are predicted to be in the mid-40's next week here. (Jim)

Night time temps here are still in the 30's. Very strange weather...today = 28* last night and tomorrow supposed to go up to 60*! Go figure!

Well i've lost track of time. Just did'nt feel well yesterday. but i cooked alot. Cooked my beans,made 7 small meatloaves,one basic recipe,3 with catsup,2 with B-B-Q sauce,2 with chicken soup sauce. froze most of the beans and 5 meatloafs.baked and froze a chocolate cake.and cornbread,and chocolate pie(was sugar free)(cake was'nt) Some easy meals ahead.

Kay,I love my in-laws too. They are so much better to me than my family ever was.

Put me on the list for that video tape. I'll save my money.
I'm always being told to take care of my feet because of diabetis. I always went barefooted and was hard to get adjusted to being shoed.My DD has diabetis also and has a sore above her ankle thats not healing and it scares me.It's not getting worse just not getting better either.
I forgot about the candy for grandkids. Of course i gave them candy. My kids never got much candy but i never remember them getting hyper after eating any either.But than my kids were never docile either(i would have worried about them) They ran and played active games everyday.Even in the cold. Are todays kids supposed to act like they are on tranquilizers?
Today was a warm 60. So i stayed outside. Really did'nt do anything except scratch away a few leaves. My daylillys and springflowers are showing a little green leaves. So spring has sprung and i can live again!!!! I sat in the swing on my porch awhile. I got it at a big discount a couple years ago in Sept.at Walmarts. I'll be sleeping out there some as soon as it's warm enough. I'm moving my yard stuff into the dogpen and can have my weiner roasts with my dogs. Does'nt sound too cool but my dogs are fairly well behaved and it's a big pen. Which reminds me, How is Stella?

Sheri, We finally got up to 60 today had 32 last night. Will spend all my time outside tomorrow.Monday will be town day.Hopefully Hobby Lobby and bookstore day. It felt so good being outside today,i wish i were still out there. Are you still healing good? No problems?

Sending an SOS to Mexico and Kentucky. Are your heads still above water?

Here is my awesome praise report...I cannot remember if I have shared it all with you guys or not....

I have the most awesome praise report!...God has healed me from my battle with chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, etc and my long term use of very strong medications for it. It was an instantanious healing.
I actually realized that I was 2 days late in changing my pain patch and was having no withdrawel or severe pain. That was 2 months ago, and I have not had the need to use any of those strong medications nor have I had any severe pain.
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I praise God and just smile and give Him all the credit when my Drs, etc say in wonder, "How in the world did you do it?"

Our Lord and God is so very awesome!! Sometimes we do not even realize the blessings that He is working in our lives until we stumble and then realize in awe that it is He that is carrying us.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

hey everyone, I will be out for awhile my daughter lost her precious baby yesterday and today is her birthday and she is in a bad way. love you and need Your prayers. I feel them already but it is tough writing this now. Do not know when things will be better and I will be back. gotta go.stephanie

Steph,

My heart and prayers are with you and your family. I had a # of misscarriages myself, so I know how devastating this can be.
It is almost a shame that we can know so early of a pregnancy these days as many do end early on.
Trust in God's timing and that the Word tells us that nothing in this world happens that He does not allow.
IWhen I get sad about my losses, I try to remember that I will see each of them in perfect form one day in Heaven.

Lots of love and prayers are being sent your way.

Sheri

That is so sad, Steph. Our deepest sympathy to your daughter and to you.
Is it just my imagination, or does anyone else ever feel that there are periods of time when hardship and tragedy seem to be the theme of the day…or week…or month. Stella’s mom, we will call her J. attempted suicide yesterday. Her husband told her he wanted a divorce and she went off the deep end. She made the attempt dramatically in a public place (the Wal-Mart parking lot of all things.) so hospitalization was mandatory. She was fortunate not to have charges filed against her. (I have a new respect for Wal-Mart. If they had not mobilized the way they did, I would be making funeral arrangements, not trying to find my way through medical insurance mazes. They went to great effort to help me find her and refused to file charges despite the fact she stole the “weapon” she used and the purse she took it out of the store in.)
Is there room for me on your Health Care Reform bandwagon, Vickie? I don’t know what exactly should be done, but something needs to give. If I had been able to get the meds she needed, in a timely manner, I don’t believe this would have happened. She was out of medication and her husband had taken her name off his insurance even though as late as Friday, he was talking about reconciliation. After some effort, Jim found a psychologist who would let him just pay out of pocket to see her and re-write her prescriptions. But, she couldn’t work J. into her schedule until this Tuesday. If it had not been for the bombshell her husband dropped, she probably would have made it to Tuesday.
I am so happy for you, Sheri. This day needed a bright spot. I have gotten J. to read “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. A book I would highly recommend if you ever find yourself confronted with someone who considers themselves too urbane and sophisticated to take Christianity seriously. She has expressed a desire to talk to our minister, but I don’t know yet if it can be arranged while she is in the high risk ward. Jim and I are the only ones they allowed to see her today.
Are you okay, Carrie?
Kay*

Oh my dear friends, I feel badly that i was out injoying the spring while so much sadness was touching you.

Steph, I sent you a D-mail. My prayers for you and your DD will be continous.
Kay, What can i say? I know how hard this is for you and Jim. I have been in J,s shoes and also know the devestation of those who stand helplessly by, caring so much. Yet not knowing how to help. And poor J can't know why this is happening to her. The terrible pain of total loss,of ones self,The loss of knowledge of God,the loss of identifacation with mankind. AT this moment in time one is left in a h*ll with no possible way out. Please keep telling that child that this will pass. Tell her there is someone out here, who loves her and feels her pain and is reaching out to her. Jesus and little me.I wont let J go. She will get better and find herself and a better life.
Kay and Jim, somehow God led her to you.Just being yourselves will help her.
Right now i can't get into our failed health care system,but later. It's not ranked 37th in the world for nothing.
Vickie

I add my prayers to everyone else’s, Scraps. Your loss strikes me as particularly tragic because that Baby Girl would have been so loved! Maybe, this is how angels are created.
J. was moved to a normal ward. They still need to adjust medications and dosage; she is taking medications to counteract the side effects of other medications they give her. That seems weird to me, but Kay tells me it is the normal way of things. J. was originally a “homegirl” who ran off to the big city. People are welcoming her back with open arms. I think that is what she needs more than anything right now. She is drinking it in the way the plants here are drinking in the rain and warmth with much the same results. I know it will be a long, rough road back for her, but I’m feeling positive at this time about things. The rule at Amargia is we will do what we can as long as you are making a real effort to help yourself and aren’t a threat to anyone around you. She really is trying and is only a real threat to herself so she will be back here when she gets out in a few weeks. Maybe, I can also talk them into admitting Stella dog so they can treat her for her shoe obsession. ;-)Jim

Thanks you guys. My DD is ok physically but mentally will be a while. She is doing better than I did when it happened to me at 18 years old. She is 28 so she understands more about it all than I did. I am Thankful she can even talk because I balled up in a ball for weeks. She is home and being spoiled by us all and doing much better than I expected. Thank God for good drugs because at least she was not in much pain with it because they kept her drugged up very well. It is bad enough to go through labor when you get to take home a beautiful baby but when you do not get to you just remember the pain. I am wiped out and need rest but wanted to say your Prayers are keeping me standing and able to be strong for her. I need sunshine so I can work my pain out on raking leaves, weeding and planting flowers that will bloom and make me smile again. It is raining again here. scraps

Prayers and hugs

Thanks so much. I am surviving by the Grace of God alone right now. She is doing ok today, she had some paperwork to do for school so she will have her mind on that for awhile. She is a special ed teacher and they need her to finish some papers that have to be done before they can do test on the kids. Since she did not say I can't deal with this right now then she is doing better than I expected . I would have ignored the call.LOL. keep Praying and Thanks for yourDmails and kindness. scraps

Everything is well here. Hope the best for everyone else
Vickie

Hey ya'll, I am sorry I have been out in the yarden and have not checked in on you guys lately. The DD is doing good, I think. Her hubs has not called and told me if she is doing alot of crying. I told him to let me know so I could spend more time with her. So maybe things are ok. It was sunny and in thee upper sixties today so I worked outside all day and will be sore tomorrow but if not raining I will do it again. I have so much I want to do that I will never get it all like I want it. I moved some things from the old house with the hubs help. He gets impatient with me so I just stuck stuff in a hole and hope it will survive. He is planning on going fishing tomorrow so I will be on my own and can take my time but will have to dig the holes myself so there is no winning. I am so Thankful for his help today because I got alot done. I am going to move as many ditch lillies as I can even if I do not have much sunshine here. I love them and maybe they will get enough sun to bloom. I am tired and headed for my recliner. Have a good evening everyone. Scraps

Hello, Everyone. This is Fenny Dawg. I think you know my humans and have seen my picture on this thread. I am looking for a place to take a vacation. I am exhausted!!! There are little humans here who chase me around the house all the time. They pull my tail, tug on my ears and slobber on me and get sticky stuff in my fur. Get this! I am not allowed to growl at them. I don’t think that is fair! The littlest one seems to be confused about the difference between canines and equines and tries to ride me. He is a tiny thing so I can easily carry him, but it is demeaning to be treated like a pony.
Now, my humans are talking about turning MY pen into a little human play space. They want to fence the little humans because they run to the creek and get muddy if you turn your back on them even for a second. (What do big humans have against mud anyway? Mom yells at me if I come in the house with it on my paws.) If I don’t have to go into the pen myself while the little humans are in there, it will be okay. Personally, I think the monkey cage Mom was planning to turn into a grape trellis would be a perfect place to keep little humans, but Old Taterdog tells me there are human laws against keeping little humans in monkey cages. Why, I want to know, is it bad to put little primates in cages designed for little primates. But, it is cool to put them in big cages made for canines, as long as you put brightly colored swings, slides and some MONKEY bars in the cage with them. Don’t misunderstand me. I really do like full-sized and mid-sized humans. But, you have such odd notions sometimes.
Anyway, if you have enough space for a 100 lb. dog, do not have tiny humans living with you and do have a nice soft couch that dogs are allowed to sleep on, I would like to come visit you. In return I will chase off anyone or anything you don’t like from IRS auditors to raccoons, I can keep you safe. I even caught a mouse once. Anything, but cats, that is! I don’t do cats!
The tiny humans went to Pizza Castle and are spending the night somewhere else so I am going to have a relaxing evening. Hope everyone else has a nice night too. ~Fenny~

Dear Fenny dog, I'm really sorry you have been put through such trying times. Me and lil Cricket don't ever have pint size people here, but my moms can be a royal pain herself sometimes. She keeps me and lil cricket in a pen all the time,but i'm a very fast and smart dog and manage to run out the front door sometimes. I run as fast as i can thru the woods and down the mountain.Moms gets mad and once wacked my behind with a broom. But she gets over it. I am a very generous doggie. I bark at people i don't know but heck! If they are smart enough to open the door and come in, They got to be good people, anything thats mine is theirs.
Yes!!!! Definately stay away from them awful CATS. One moved in here last summer. Life has'nt been the same since. This cat is a black witch cat. She thinks my beautiful tail is her personal toy. I am a very patient,kind and dignified gentleman. But this cat lies in wait behind furniture and jumps out at me and i am forced to make an undignified escape out the doggie door. When moms feeds us, cat runs up and smells my food before i get there. Have you ever had to eat food with cat slobbers on it? UGGGG!
The worst thing of all!!! This CAT can climb trees and climbs a tree in my pen and jumps down the other side. She goes anywhere she wants. She sits on the other side of the fence and makes faces at me,than prisses herself down the road. It's a good thing i'm a gentleman or i'd make mincemeat out of that witch cat!!!!!!
Moms tells me everynight when we all snuggle in the recliner that the cat is my sister and we has to love each other but she never sees that cat stick her tongue out at me.
Fenny, Would you like to have my cat for awhile? and i'll take your little people.
Dillen
PS The cats name is Miss Kitty.

Hi, My name is "Oreo", Can you believe that? They named me after a cookie. Anyway guys I feel for you I really do. You are welcome here but you can't go inside, the big man here does not allow it. But we have a nice back porch. However, I run off it when the big man comes out because he thinks he owns the place. However, he does provide good scraps to eat. Last night we had fish. The lady of the house is ok but does not like it when I sit on her pine straw piles. She Yells at me, something about flowers. I do not get it. Anyway there is a young lady here who adores me and gives back scratches but she is not home much anymore since she is a grown up. Oh boy do I get excited when she comes home. I know she will pet me and scratch me. So come on over. No little ones here to aggravate you. Your furry friend, Oreo

hey Ya'll, I just wanted to say hello and tell you I appreciate you guys being here for me to chat with both when things are not going well and when they are going very well. You just can not have too many friends. My daughter had friends like you guys that she chats with online and she says they really were there for her when she was going through the loss of her baby. You guys were here for me too. I just wanted to say Thanks.
I have worked in the yard all week and so yesterday I went fishing with the hubs. I caught a big fish, a striped Bass that weighed about 3 and a half to 4 pounds. I also caught a 2 pound catfish. The hubs only caught little small catfish all afternoon. I had so much fun harrassing him about my big fish and his little throw back size fishies. LOL. Then I got out of the boat on the bank and busted my behind. So my punishment came back to me real fast. Thank Gooodness the bank was soft sand and mud or I would have broken every bone in my body. It jarred me so bad I was speechless for several minutes. Hubs thought I was hurt bad. I am sore today but very Thankful because I did not break a bone. Or at least it is not hurting like one and I have had many broken bones during my tomboy /cowgirl years. I am so Thankful. I was so excited about my fish and then boom down I went. Anyway, I had fun. Have a good day everyone.. I will be taking it slower today but will have to get outside because it is going to be a beautiful day. Love scraps

Congrats on the 2 big fish. A striped bass and catfish in same trip has to be a good thing. Those 2 lb cats are perfect for eating.I think they taste the best. Not too strong tasting.Did you have hushpuppies with them?
You did'nt deserve punishment. Thats what wives are for.......to give hubbys a hard time. LOL
Am looking forward to the next nice day out. Is snowing tonight. Oh well!!!!
I made soup and cornbread. Ate some and froze some.

See the doctor in 3 more days.Totally dread it!!!! Probably be locked away the rest of my life!!LOL
Came across an easy and inexpensive receipe i want to try next week.

1-lb smoked sausage cut in 1/8in roundslices
1 large head cabbage sliced in large slices
1 large onion diced
5 med potatoes,cut in peices
1 stick of butter,melted

Mix together in casserole. Cover with foil and bake in 350* oven for 1 1/2 hours
chopped
bell peppers and carrots can be added.

How is everyone doing? Busy with gardens i guess.
Vickie

Hey vickie, That recipe sounds so good. Thanks for it. Hubs will love it. He likes cabbage and sausage. We had just had fish the night before so we did not cook them again. I think he froze it but we will go again soon when weather is better. Would you believe it has been sleeting here this morning. Then the sun came out after it. Crazy weather. Probably kill my flowers. I am so sore from my fall but I am taking it easy so I can heal and get back out in the yard soon. Have a Blessed day all. scarps