PRAISE REPORT – PRAISE REPORT – Probably should go in J&C but I’ve taken up so much brain space here AND there, I have to put it here so none of you miss it! DH was doing so well today that the cardiologist said he doesn’t have to come back for SIX MONTHS!!! DH is so happy!!! (We both are!) We’ll probably be watching his diet and weight (for fluid build-up) forever, but oh my goodness – what a relief this is! Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement through this past year. It was just about this time last year that we started in with the cardiologist, and he told us today, “I didn’t think you’d BE here this year.”
Nope, no mansion here, but it’s more than I can cover in a Weekly Home Blessing session. I’m certainly glad it’s no bigger! It takes me about an hour to vacuum the floors of our “living” areas – master bedroom/bath, computer room, den/kitchen/dining room/hallway, second bath, and laundry room. I leave the study, guest room, and “baby room” and their baths for the weeks that they fall into the focus zones, and sometimes they don’t get touched then!
Talking about kitchen cabinets (
Elizabeth mentioned this) – what colors are all of yours?
Mine are still just plain wood finish, a medium brown oak finish. All the woodwork in my house is still just stained wood. I say “still” b/c I like it… but I am beginning to admire more and more the clean white cabinets & woodwork that seems so popular now, and thinking my wood and wallpaper makes my house look awfully “dated.” (House was built in 1985.) But – no way dh would EVER in a million years agree to change it, AND I suspect white would show dirt a 1000 times more, so – we’ll stay with what we’ve got.
Dmom painted her cabinets white several years ago, and I believe she has the ones at my grandmother’s house painted now. I’m not sure about those, though. I know she painted the paneling between the top & bottom cabinets.
I’m LOL at
LordM’s solution to a “too big” house.
Just curious as to what you ladies have.
Dated… we still have the dishtowels hanging from the oven door (crocheted tops) that ds’s babysitter made for us back in the late 80s.
So glad you’re getting a little visit in with DS-R and ddil,
Dee!
LOL,
Harriet – I’d say there are definitely “times for jotting and times for refusing to jot”!
Oh,
Twins… the best laid plans of mice and men, right… (((HUGS))) for you and your dmom! Do take care of yourself!
It would be nice to be able to afford a mansion AND the accompanying people to clean it,
blessed!
I didn’t get my master list on paper yesterday, either. That is usually part of my Sunday routine, but I did a lot of nothing yesterday too. I must do some catch-up after I finish this post!
I want to start making them into dvd's.
This is a MAJOR project that I must undertake SOON,
Blessed. In fact, I was fully prepared to start last night, b/c the bug lady had asked if I could make her some. So… started in on it… kept getting message:
Playback is not allowed on this disc. Please eject disc and try again. * sheesh * Can y’all BELIEVE this – it took TWO times at this before I realized I had bought recordable
CDs, NOT
DVDs.
I feel so stupid. I do NOT need recordable CDs at all. Fortunately, ds said he can always use them, so they won’t be a total waste.
And ds said he would be glad to make the DVDs for the bug lady, and he will probably do a much better job in half the time it would take me.
Dee, you’re lucky they re-deliver on the same day! If our carrier misses us, our only options are that they will deliver the FOLLOWING day or they will add a day to our subscription. We always just add a day.
Salsa IS a vegetable, isn’t it,
Nancy! Now… how many chips can I eat before I negate the value of the vegetable?
Oh, (((
Cathy)))… that IS a lot to have on your shoulders at once. This too will pass… but my goodness I know you are worn out with it all!
Harmony, my maternal grandmother ALWAYS wore a duster like that, snaps up the front, when she was home. On Sundays after church, the first thing she would do was put her duster on (and my dmom would usually borrow one too) to wear while she finished getting dinner ready. In fact, her old chiffarobe (sp?) where she kept those dusters is one of the things I really want some day in our house. I have no idea where I’ll put it…
WTG on those homemade pies!
I have my own version of a duster -- wearing it now. I noticed I was getting little tiny grease spatters on my shirts whenever I did hamburger or Philly cheese steaks, so I asked dmom if I could have one of ddad's work shirts. It is short sleeved, but the sleeves come down over my elbows, and the length covers my bottom, so it's a pretty good substitute for an apron. It has ddad's name/company logo on it so it's a nice sentimental item too. I keep it hanging by the back door and put it on when I'm cooking something that splatters.
So nice to read of sweet times with dgs,
Kathryn!