Cowinkie, I learned about St. Anthony being the Patrol Saint of Lost Articles on a soap opera about 25 years ago! And then a Catholic friend gave me his Novena card and now I've also got a booklet of his. My story about St. Anthony is that I told DD and Dgrson-16 now, about St. Anthony. Dgrson-16's father is atheist and DD is Episcopal like us, They're now divorced. Whenever our grson lost something, he'd call me long distance, to pray St. Anthony's Novena, he'd find the lost article and it drove the father "nuts" that St. Anthony answered prayers like that!
DD and dgrson took a vacation to Universal Studios in CA and we all live in WA State. They'd been on a tour, got there in a rental car, and it was near closing time, and dgrson called on their cell to tell me, "Please, pray to St. Anthony! Mom's forgot where she's parked the rental car and she can't find it and we've walked so long!" I prayed the prayer, we said good-bye and in 3 min. they called and they FOUND THE CAR! No fooling! So St. Anthony DOES do miracles! My grson has called me so many times in his 16 years, full of trust. He really works wonders!
I helped a friend who is going through a very, very tough time of it today, via emails. I read on my Debbie Macomber book and am nearly 1/2 way. I did ankle PT exercises, iced and have been elevating. I let an accountant, from work, know, yes indeed, her deposit made it into my account, in Oct., but out statement's not posted until the first week in Nov., so she was fretting it didn't go through. She's such a dear sweet woman. I just love her. I sorted the mail and the book written by an author with my DH's name, came, co-authored with a woman. It just is so cute to see my DH's name on the book.
We have a squirrel in our attic crawl space and I keep hearing him in my small office climbing around the rafters and such. Can't afford a critter control fetching person right now, so we're letting him be for now.
It's uncomfortable at the laptop at an angle on the desk with my ankle on a pillow on a folding chair, so I'm going to say good-bye now. I haven't done much today, except read and to order a great book on freelance writing. DH told me he's giving me $50 for Christmas, so I told him, I'm giving him the same. He's getting shirts. I mended 1 of his shirts yesterday and 2 today. When I get my gift, I'll get journals and look for Debbie Macomber books at the used book store. I'm glad I got the mending done. I helped empty the DW, too. I can't forget that.
Monday Miracles is a good title to the day. Our power hasn't gone out in this storm and my book arrived in the mail. Also, I received 2 cards full of glitter and DH has a speck on his cheek and a speck in his mustache! I smile when I look at him sparkle. Maybe he's a Christmas decoration early.
Take care and have a nice evening, too.
Touch the earth, love the earth, her plains, her valleys, her seas. Rest your soul in her solitary places. ~Henry Beston
Don't have time to catch up on every bodies day... sorry.
Was 30 minutes late getting off due to an inconsiderate co-worker, had to go to the bank to deposit checks and money to cover the HUGE check I wrote for DS13 Band Fundraiser. $830.00 Thankfully the Band teacher said that he won and that his trip to Myrtle Beach will be covered.
Got called on the way home to be told that they had re-captured DCat3 who escaped the house yesterday, and that the abscess had ruptured and there was blood and yuck everywhere. I then had to stop at the dollar store for Hydrogen Peroxide. Got home and had to clean the DCats face... it looks bad! not sure if it split or the hair just came off, but at least the swelling is down. He is now grounded to the crate for a few days.
Then went into the Kitchen and organized/married all the bottles of various cleaners... I have enough various cleaners to supply a small cities M erry M aids for a month.
Really need to work on my essay but I am really Don't want to...
Gonna take another break and hope to get inspired.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." — William James
I had to write a big check today too. My parents' house's heating system repair was quite expensive - not what we wanted to hear.
Norma, I hope your travel is safe and your destination happy.
((Ivy))
((Elizabeth and dd))
Cowinkie now I understand why you were so amused that my ddil wore red shoes to her own wedding with her white dress. That's a great story.
Finished a jeans washing and hung it to drip dry.
I spent a half-hour in my yard in the cold talking on the phone to dstepdil so that I could speak freely and not worry dd. I've been concerned about dstepson and hadn't realized how nervous and anxious dstepdil has been, too. We got our Thanksgiving menu planned. I'd better pick up some sweet potatoes tomorrow! Although, wow, I'll have all the prep for dd32's family coming in and that's grocery shopping too. Whew.
Today I bought wooden nest eggs - always wanted some. They are used to get hens to lay exactly where you want them to.
If you don't believe in miracles, you're not being realistic.
Ds's fever was back up when dh and I got back from choir. But he intends to go into work tomorrow and I understand. He's been at the hospital for over 2 years (maybe three) and yet he still has no benefits, including sick days. So any day he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid.
I washed the sheets he sweated in last night as well as most of his clothes since he didn't expect to spend 2 nights here so needed underwear, etc. Made up the bed, started the dishwasher and have mixed up the dry ingredients for chocolate chip muffins and measured out the rest of the ingredients and put them in the fridge so I can mix up some for him tomorrow before he leaves.
Didn't get everything on my list done today but did get a fair amount accomplished despite having an extra distraction today.
I learned about St. Anthony being the Patrol Saint of Lost Articles on a soap opera about 25 years ago! And then a Catholic friend gave me his Novena card and now I've also got a booklet of his. My story about St. Anthony is that I told DD and Dgrson-16 now, about St. Anthony. Dgrson-16's father is atheist and DD is Episcopal like us, They're now divorced. Whenever our grson lost something, he'd call me long distance, to pray St. Anthony's Novena, he'd find the lost article and it drove the father "nuts" that St. Anthony answered prayers like that! 
I'm glad I got the mending done. 
I helped empty the DW, too. I can't forget that. 
My parents' house's heating system repair was quite expensive - not what we wanted to hear.
