I love it when the nights are good and brisk! Last week, we spent one night camping in the
state park. It was cold enough that we
were comfortable sleeping in sweatpants, inside our double sleeping bag, with
another sleeping bag and blanket on top.
I slept like a baby! The worst
part was having to get up in the middle of the night and bundle up to hike to
the rest room. We had to go as a couple,
since I couldn’t get out of the sleeping bag without Dennis getting up! The cold weather had the deer really moving. Tuesday morning, we got up just before dawn
and drove around the park for optimal viewing.
Then after breakfast, we walked about 3-4 miles, so we could take
pictures of what we saw. It was a quick
trip, but we really enjoyed it! First
time I’ve been camping in I don’t remember how many years!
Been pretty busy with CASA the past couple of weeks, but I’m
about done till the first of the year (except for observing visits 1
hour/week). I’ve finally gotten all of
the kids’ angel tree gifts delivered.
All I have left is the one who lives down in the Hill Country. I still need to get another gift card for him
and mail everything…hopefully Monday.
The kiddos have really made a haul again this year! My babies not only got a lot of toys, but a
WHOLE lot of clothes, too. So thankful
for the generosity of strangers!
We’ve gotten a little work done on the shop the past couple
of weeks. We put up most of the interior
walls. We need to buy more materials
before we can finish. Dennis has also
been trying to finish up the outside painting.
He’s also been working on getting the second bookshelves painted. I’ve started a new project for the guest
room. I’ve been saving up material to
make a crazy quilt pillow to go on the bed.
I got it all pieced and am currently working on the decorative
stitching. The piecing went a lot easier
than I expected…once I finally figured out what I was doing. It is definitely different from any other
quilting I’ve ever worked on! I also
have a large doily that I’m planning to use to make a second pillow. I have a small curtain that I crocheted for
our bathroom in Nacogdoches that I want to turn into a wall hanging, also. Haven’t quite figured out how I want to do it
though. I’m really enjoying fixing up my
“vintage room”.
Well, we are having to change the way we eat around
here. Dennis went for his yearly checkup
Monday. His blood sugar has gradually
been rising for the past several years.
This year it was high enough for the doctor to decide to do that test
that checks the average blood sugar over the past 3 months. Well, it came back in the diabetic
range. I guess his genes (and love of
carbs!) has finally caught up with him.
I’ve been getting rid of all of the starchy snacks that he loves to
munch on (crackers, pretzels, chips) and buying a lot more whole grains and
fruits and veggies. No more DP or sweet
tea, either! We both ought to lose some
weight! We’ve done this in the past, for
a few months, until we had lost 30 pounds or so, but then we’d always go back
to “normal”. Well, this is going to have
to be the new normal now!
Sheila came over after work last night, and she, Ricky and I
went to watch the new Star Wars movie. I
have looked forward to the movie, but I think I was looking forward to watching
Ricky watch it even more! That boy LOVES
Star Wars! It didn’t disappoint. It had the same “feel” as the originals…which
I have enjoyed since Episode 4 came out in 1977. I hope the next two (I’m assuming this will
be another trilogy) are as good.
This weekend the girls (Heather and Cara) are spending the
weekend with Sheila. They’ve been
getting together for Christmas for YEARS now.
It took awhile for it to dawn on me that I wouldn’t get to see them this
time. In the past, they’ve come over for
supper one night and usually ate Sunday dinner with us. Now with Sheila living in FW and attending HC
on Sundays, I wouldn’t get a chance to visit with them. So we are heading over to HC on Sunday, so we
can see them and get to spend a little time with them. Love those girls!
Next Tuesday is the “make-up” Josh Groban concert that
Sheila and I have tickets for. He was
supposed to have been here last month but had to reschedule due to
illness. Sheila bought me the tickets
for my birthday this year. I have always
loved Josh Groban’s voice! I’m really
looking forward to hearing him “live”!
Well, it is a quiet Friday night around here. Rick is out (as usual). We’ve been in FW all day (and it has been a
pretty busy week), so all I feel like doing is rearing back with my feet up and
relaxing. I may work up enough energy to
do a little stitching on my pillowtop.
(I do still have clothes in the washer and dryer, so I’m not completely
through for the day!) I hope all of you
have a good weekend and a very merry Christmas!
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