Do you like to read? Craft? Sew? Cook? Well, head on over to Val’s Year of Enchantment blog, leave her a comment and she will add you to the list of participants and put your name on the sidebar!
3rd Annual Year of Enchantment
I have not participated in Val’s YOE in the past, but it looks fun, so join me!
I have been off the radar for a few weeks, ended up in the hospital for a few days earlier this month, and then I just lost my ‘mojo’. I have not done any sewing since right after Thanksgiving, but I did work on an apron hem this morning so maybe the ‘mojo’ is returning, I hope. I never want to feel that bad and ill again ever!
I also was finding that I was too ‘connected’..Connected to my cell phone, connected to Facebook, and too connected with my blog, so a break was definitely in order. My cell phone has been off since the first of December, I have my hubby here with me most of the time, and anyone can reach me via his phone..I am seriously thinking about discontinuing my cell phone, probably not right away, but in the future..It would save us a lot of money and to be honest I am very rarely not with Carl.
I am trying to check my email two or three times a day, if only to weed the unwanted stuff and not miss something from friends..You never know what might be in there waiting! And Facebook is in the background, check it occasionally..its funny, all this technology and I wonder if any of you, like me, are needing a break from all of it??
We are getting ready to drive to NorCal this weekend to spend Grace Lily’s first Christmas with her and our son and daughter in love..She is almost 7 months old, my this is going fast! Here are a couple of new pictures of our girl..
I know, I know, that was more than a ‘couple’, I just can’t help myself!
Have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by!
Well, I thought that was as good a title as any..As a matter of fact, I got signed out of my yahoo account and could not remember my password. Drats. I got ‘hacked’ a couple weeks ago, and had to change it. I finally figured it out, but dang I hate that I even had to change it. Stupid hackers. Get a job. ‘Nuff said.
How was your Thanksgiving? We did zip, nada, zilch. We have a wonderful neighbor who brought over an entire dinner for us about 6 tonight..he had cooked a huge meal..before you feel sorry for us, we are having our Thanksgiving tomorrow (Friday) with our son Dan, girl Netti, and the kids’ friends Eric and Jen..and my folks are invited to come over of course. So the chicken nuggets I stuck in the oven will be good in a day or two..or be a fine treat for the doglets.
It’s been a rough week..I won’t gloss it over..my Depression is getting harder to gloss over, folks. My doctor changed my medication about 3 weeks ago and boy, I hope this new stuff kicks in. And as unsure I am at times about about myself and being able to cope..I am fully and so aware of many in such worse shape than we. And today I was thinking back to when I was in my early 20’s, with not a hint of the depression that would strike me 20 years later. I have been fighting this for at least 18 years…it struck with a vengeance in 1993 and although I have had a lot of years of doing ‘ok’, this past year for some reason has been a ‘bad one’. But I will get through this, I have a lot to live for and that is that!
Thankful for my family. Especially our little Grace Lily who has come into our lives this year..Oh my, and to think we will welcome another little one this upcoming May is a double blessing, as we seriously did not think grand parenting would be blessed upon us. Ever. The hard part of this is living over 500 miles away..tough, really tough. Hoping we can rectify that somehow in the next few years, for now we have dependable wheels on the car and will try to make a trip up north every couple months anyway…Glad Christmas is not too far off, its been a month since we have seen Gracie and from what we are told she is crawling like a crazygirl! Thankful for Facebook and text and picture messaging, we get frequent updates from the kids.
I am stockpiling little things for her, shopping is fun for a baby girl, I tell ya! But we are financially in a tighter way this year, so smarter shopping..it’s being together that counts..But this mom still needs to give a few gifts, anyway.
Our family:
Dan and his sweet girl Annette
Scott and his wife Melainie, parents of Gracie:
and Gracie!
My sis Cindy and her husband, Bruce, who live in Illinois:
My brother, Raymond:
My Mom and Dad:
and of course, the doglets!
India
Gracie
and Halo
and of course, our extended family and can’t forget our wonderful friends. I am also thankful for my BLOG friends, a few I have met in person and all are treasured..thank you for being there for ME.
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