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Ron should be home in a few hours from his trip. He took my brother on a road trip to Tennessee. I was supposed to go but at the last minute had to stay home to tend to our ailing little dog. She is almost 15 years old and has suddenly started going downhill. She was so distraught with Ron gone that she has been on a hunger strike for the last 4 days. I hope she will start eating again when Ron gets home because if not she will certainly be looking at some serious issues.
Ron and Mike met Ron's daughter and husband in Greenville, Tenn. They were there to watch their son play in a Lacrosse game. I'm sure they all had a good time. Ron said Mike did very well on the trip.
My cough is slowly returning. I'm calling the lung doctor tomorrow. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. He told me last time we were there to call if there were any changes. I stayed clear for a month.
I'm still painting rocks. It has become quite an addictive hobby. I painted a bunch of Halloween rocks, ghosts, Frankensteins etc. I have as much fun painting them as I do hiding them. Two of my friends started painting them as well.
Our little girl (Piper) turns two on Thursday. I got her a couple of little outfits and some books. It is so much fun to be shopping for a little one. The girls and I are going together to get her a little table and chairs set for Christmas. We talked to her mom and she picked one out that she likes and we would rather buy one big gift rather than shower her with stuff she won't play with very long.
You would think we'd be numb to the stuff Trump does but every day I'm more and more disgusted. His proposed budget and tax cuts make no sense. How can anyone support the Republican agenda? How can they think this will be in their best interest? It just blows my mind!
I'm lucky to have a husband who enjoys decorating for holidays as much as I do. We just finished putting all our Halloween decorations in the yard. This year Ron added a strobe light that flashes ghosts flying all over the house. It looks really cute. We added a life size witch on the porch that cackles when you walk by. I think I'll bring her in on Halloween so as not to scare the little ones.
I upgraded my phone recently and I'm still figuring out how to use it. Ron took my old I phone and he face timed with his daughter this afternoon. First time he has done that. I think he's going to enjoy that feature. It really is amazing all this technology. It will never been natural for us of the older generation at least not as natural as it is for these kids. They don't know anything else.
I purchased the sweetest advent calendar for my daughter's half-brother and his family. I hope it will become a tradition for them.
What I like about it is that it isn't all about presents. Each door holds a figure in the nativity scene. The center board is a magnet so all the little pieces stick to the manger scene. I just thought it was sweet and hopefully it is something they will use year after year. I also purchased a children's book about the birth of Jesus to go with it. Their daughter is two years old so it will be something they can do with her.
This is the one Ron and I have but the doors are empty. Ron is the odd numbered days and I'm even. We each put a small gift in each other's doors. I've already got most of his ready. I got a gift certificate to have his car washed and detailed. (He has the dirtiest car I've ever seen) I also got a gift certificate to the movies. I have an ornament and various samples of his favorite sweets, a new pocket knife etc. Just a lot of small things rather than doing stockings we do this. It kinda makes Christmas last all month long.
Well, the news from Los Vegas is horrible. The death count keeps rising, it is now 58 I believe. I told Ron that as horrible as it is I think I have been desensitized. That's awful to say but I read where we have had a mass killing 242 out of 244 days. I think I came to the conclusion after Sandyhook that nothing will make congress go against the NRA. It is open season. The minute something horrific happens the rhetoric begins. "Guns don't kill people, people do." I'm sick of hearing all the crap. If all 20,000 at the concert had been armed it wouldn't have prevented a single injury or death. The guy had an automatic weapon possibly a machine gun (which are legal in Nevada). He was 32 stories up in a building. He was able to mow people down and he wasn't taken down by any bullet other than his own. If our politicians took just one action....increased access to mental health care, made it just a tiny bit harder for people to purchase guns like stricter background checks...just took one action that showed they were willing to address this epidemic in our country it might restore a semblance of hope. But honestly don't expect then to do one darn thing. It's disgusting!
On another note....my daughter completed all her tests. Her endoscopy didn't show anything. She did test positive for the bacteria that causes ulcers so she is taking an antibiotic for that. It is good to know that nothing serious was discovered but frustrating to not know what is causing the pain.
I am feeling absolutely great! The wheezing and coughing are completely gone. The side effects of the inhaler have been greatly reduced and I'm just grateful and thankful! I'm still avoiding going to school because I'm concerned about my immune system but overall I couldn't be happier.
Yesterday we attended a church service with my daughter and son-in-law and my son (by another mother) and his wife. It was one of the mega churches here in Norman and I've never experienced anything like it. It was like going to a rock concert. Unbelievable! I was very overwhelmed by it all. Lots of acoustic music. I can see why it appeals to young people. In the lobby they had a coffee bar and other eateries. People were bringing their breakfast into the auditorium etc. It was really interesting.
I guess I'm just an old fuddy duddy that is used to a very traditional service. You know the kind where you know you've been to church. But I'm not knocking the other church because churches need young members if they are to survive. I know my church is just barely hanging on.....when you look at the members who come for church they are all white haired people like Ron and I. The church is shrinking as members pass away and there are no younger members to take their place. I've attended this church since I was two years old. I've seen it go from full capacity of approximately 300 to maybe 100 people on a good day.
My Christmas shopping is almost completed. I'm a little later than I was last year but I've been spending my time painting rocks! I've left them all over town and they are always gone when I return to where I left one. It's just been kind of fun....but it's time I get back to work....gifts to purchase!
