This and that

It has been a while since I have posted anything.  It seems like the day gets away from me and it is late before I know it.  Is that a sign of old age?  :D
I have been busy learning a new craft or two.  I am making chalkboards out of various things, cutting boards, cookie sheets and cake pans so far.  The cutting board was the hardest because I stenciled it and the stencil would not work right for me.  Here it is!

Took me about 4 or 5 start overs!  I am also doing stenciling glass.  I hope to start selling all of it along with my jewelry.  I could really use the money!  So much I need and want to do to the house.  The "extra" cash would be a big help.

A mama bird made her nest on the shelves in the carport.  She put it behind the cat carrier.  I have been watching and hoping to see her babies.  I have watching her fly out and get a bug/worm and then fly back in and the babies start chirping.  Yesterday I was taking Daisy out and the babies were out learning how to fly. One got too low and Daisy grabbed and killed it.  I was so mad at her for doing that.  I brought her in the house and put her in her room.  I went back out and watched them.  They would get really close to me and just stare at me. :D  Got some pretty decent pictures of them.  Here they are:

Angry/Hurt

So, my beloved (not so much right now) cousin has my pastor and church family in on the pressure to move to town.  Everyone keeps talking about how much they love me and how smart I am and yada yada yada!
Then, they turn around and act like I am not smart enough to figure out where it is best for me to live.
I want to tell them that they don't really love me or think I am smart or they would want to see me happy.
Funny how one of the biggest arguments they use is that if I lived in town it would be easy for them to "check on you" or "help you if you needed anything".  Funny thing, the whole time (around 15 years) Mama and I lived in town, most of them never called, let alone came to see us.  Why would I think it would it be any different now?  Ok, lets say I moved into the apartments, they don't have washer/dryer hookups in the apartments.  I would have to go to the laundry mat they have there.  Just how am I suppose to manage that? Which one of them is going to help me with that?  Oh, that's right. . . none!  Need to go to town?  "Can't this week and next week is booked, too.  Maybe later in the month."  What about Daisy?  She would go nuts in an apartment and walking her would be a nightmare!  She is used to me sitting down and letting her run the length of her leash.  Couldn't do that in town.  I guess they would say to take her back to the shelter.  Not as long as I have my mind and am breathing!  I love her and she keeps me sane and puts a smile on my face, which is more than I can say about most people I know at this time!
I wish I could get back to making jewelry and enjoying it, but with no sales I feel like there is not real point.  I can't wear all of it myself.  I want to try my hand at some other crafts, but it takes money.

It's been a while since I have update every thing, mainly because there has been nothing much going on.  My injured wrist is still hurting.  I have it wrapped right now  trying to keep it from bending.
Caught a cold I guess at our New Year's Eve Singing at church.  Still coughing and head still congested.  I really need to get busy making jewelry and cards, but just have not felt inspired to do anything but laze around.
Don and Debbie ganged up on me a couple of weeks ago when Debbie took me to get my hair and nails done.  Don was waiting for me when we got back.  They keep trying to get me to move into the Senior Apts. in town.  I don't how many times or ways I have to say it before they will understand I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN TOWN!!!   ESPECIALLY IN THE APARTMENTS!!!  I know they mean well and think they know what is "best" for me.  Debbie says I would be safer.  Don says it would be easier to check on me.  I feel perfectly safe here and not afraid to sit outside.  I seldom had anyone check on Mama and I when we lived in town, except for Home Health.  And I don't want people coming and "checking" on me all the time.
I love living alone most of the time.  I sleep and eat when I want to and for the most part do whatever I want to when and if I get the urge.
I just wish people understood that.

Accident

So, Daisy decides she needs to go potty.  I hook her leash and we go outside.  I sit in my usual spot and release the lock on Daisy's leash so she can go out in the yard.  I wasn't paying attention to her and didn't realize something had grabbed her attention behind the house.  All of a sudden she takes off at full speed behind the house.  My wrist hits the edge of the metal arm of the chair full force!  Yep, it hurt like the dickens.  I really thought it was broke.  A giant goose egg popped up on it and the ends of fingers felt weird.
And to top it off, Daisy wouldn't come back when I called and I couldn't see her.  My wrist was hurting too badly to try and walk to the back to see if I could spot her.  I was just about to call Liz for help when I heard Daisy running back to me, dragging her leash behind her.  I am so thankful she did come back on her own and didn't get her leash tangled up somewhere.  I have no clue what she was chasing or how far she went.  I didn't have my glasses on.  The egg went away on my wrist pretty soon.  Now it is just swollen a little and still hurts like the dickens when moved wrong or touched.

On a bright note, Daisy is finally starting to do her pottying outside!  Yahoo!

A bit of this and that.

The day after Thanksgiving and it is cold and dreary.  I certainly don't envy those crazy people who spent all night and are at it again buying stuff that they think they have to have for Christmas.  I have never ventured out for Black Friday and don't plan on starting anytime soon.

I don't know if Daisy is feeling bad or it is just the weather but, she is curled up on my bed like she is sick.  She didn't eat much of her morning food.  She usually gobbles it down and scrounges around on the floor to see if I dropped a crumb or two.  She was spayed Monday, so that may be part of it.

I am currently reading Hitmail Dot Com by Russell Turney.  It is different from anything I have ever read before that I can remember.  It has evil spirits and psychics, among other weird things.  It is taking me a while to read it because it is slow reading.  I am only about half way through it.  And it is getting complicated but, I think I am following what the author is saying.  I guess I will know if my hunch is right when I finish it!

I finished reading the Bible through in a year (actually, I started on January 1st of this year) this morning.  One verse spoke to me this morning.  It is what I have said often over the last few years.  Isn't it funny and yet awesome how God works?  This is what I read: "He (God) will wipe away every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death, sadness, crying or pain.  All the old ways are gone."  Revelation 21:4 NCV  Are you ready for that day?  I know "I will be somewhere listening".

Family and others.  I know they mean well when they try to convince me to move to town.  I wish they could understand how happy I am finally!  I love being back home and believe this is truly where I belong.  I love sitting outside and watching nature.  I got the biggest kick yesterday while sitting outside watching the leaves in all different colors "raining" down all around me.  If the leaves had been actual rain, I would have been soaked!  The entire time I was living in town, I never felt comfortable/safe to sit outside.  I felt safe inside behind locked doors but, not to sit outside for any length of time.  Why can't people get that if I die here, I will die happy in the place I want to be.  I pray the next address for my body will be @ Mt. Carmel Cemetery!

I am hoping to find a carpenter who won't want an arm and leg to replace the eaves of the house next month.  I will start Monday calling and getting price quotes.  I really have no idea what a fair price would be.  Guess I will know more when I get a couple of quotes.

Sharon and Doug sent me a check to pay for the shingles shot.  I may try and get it next week if I am feeling better.  This crud still has me having fits of coughing.  The cough sounds terrible, but don't think I am contagious.  Hope to make it to church Sunday if the weather will cooperate.  I feel like it has been a month since I have been and I only missed one Sunday.

Daisy

Daisy turned 5 months old today.  It is so hard to believe I have had her for almost 4 months.  She has grown so much and I think prettier every day.  I love the little stinker even if Housebreaking is not going so well.  I tell myself to keep at it and she will learn "Mama is the boss and if I don't mind I get punished!".

Tuesday,Bro. Marvin, Alan Small, Cody Goodrich and myself left early heading to Lafayette First Baptist to meet with a friend of Bro. Marvin's who taught us how to set up a website for Alford Heights.  It was a gorgeous day and very productive.

I got a great shot of the sunrise and another one of the clouds.  God definitely gave me more than enough reasons to get up so early!
It was a long day, tho.  I got home less than an hour before leaving for Natchitoches for Ladies Night Out @ Trinity Baptist Church in Natchitoches.  It was a wonderful program.  The guest speaker was both funny and inspiring.  I would have loved to sit and talk to her.
Went to bed exhausted that night, but it was so worth it.

The Glass Butterfly

I am currently reading The Glass Butterfly by Louise Marley.  I won it on www.goodreads.com.  It is proving to be really good.

So, we are finally going to go to Lafayette to learn how to set up a website.  I am looking forward to it.  May even learn enough to set my personal one up again.  We will leave early Tuesday and come back the same day.  I need to see if Liz can come by and let Daisy out to potty when she goes out to take the boys to school and then when she takes Peyton his lunch and after school.  No idea what time we will get home.

I just remembered something!  Tuesday night is Ladies Night out in Natchitoches, I think.  Oh well, it will all work out somehow.

Off to read!