just drivel

 

So far, this has been a very hard month.  I'm sure you have seen my last post.  I'm not sure how everything is going to play out for the rest of the month...or year, for that matter, but I'm trusting God and letting him deal with it.  In the meantime, I will be focusing on my husband, my home and my hoard of hounds.  Suffice it to say...I am over this month and we haven't even made it half way.

Has anyone seen this movie, yet?  I want to go see it but I'm not sure my husband would enjoy it since it is a musical, basically.  If you've seen it let me know what you thought and if my husband would like it.

Have you started your holiday shopping yet?  I have most of my #1 grandson's gifts bought and a few things for the granddaughter and #2 grandson.  My granddaughter will be difficult to buy for.  What exactly are 16 year old girls into besides boys?  I thought I was headed in the right direction but things have changed so the gifts must change as well.

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and I'm not ready or even wanting to participate.  It will probably just be my husband and I.  I know I should do the same as always just on a very much smaller scale but I'm just not feeling it.  I can't even fake it til I make it, this year.  Any suggestions?  I would really just like to heat up a bowl of soup, grab a blanket and sit in my chair.  Not fair to my husband though, is it?  I have a few days left to figure it all out, though.

This is Friday evening which begins the Sabbath so...

open letter

An open letter to the people who lied and twisted the truth to try and destroy my character.  I forgive you...I won't forget but I forgive.

To the woman who belittled me in front of strangers.  I also forgive you because I was once the mother who would lie for her children.  At some point though you have to let them take the fall for their actions, especially adult children, because one day, you won't be there to lie.  I forgive you but I pity you.  Walking around with your head in the sand and pretending everything is good.  I know truths that you don't think I know.  But I won't stoop to your level and list them.  I will, however, pray for you because I know your life and I feel sorry for you.  

I know you will probably never see this but that's ok.  I have asked for forgiveness for my part.  Have you?  I doubt it.

You know...the sad part is that I will probably be the last person standing and I will have to make the decision to help those who tried to destroy me or sit back and watch them burn.    

 

What a month!

Hello friends,

The reality is that October is coming to an end!  I'm simply not ready for that.  I don't like the winter months, for one reason or another, and I get terribly upset when October ends.  Well...what can you do.  

This has been quite the month, though.  Visits from family the first part and my Mister taking off a few days made it seem as if I only got about two weeks of October.  Then my grandblessings were here for almost a week during Autumn break.  I was tickled to death for tham to be here!

We baked cookies and bread.  Well, my granddaughter and I did...my grandson ate them!  HaHa!

We also took them to the Pumpkin Patch.  We haven't gotten to do that the past few years because they moved so it was only natural that we go when they were here.  We've been going to the same patch since my daughter was young.  It never disappoints.

This picture makes me laugh. He is usually the one who initiates the hugs. Not this day! He never fails to surprise me and neither of them ever fail to make me laugh

While PawPaw and the grandson were going through the corn maze, my granddaughter wanted to go to the parakeet palace.  We both love that.  Usually, we never get a parakeet to come to us(probably because of the noise of all the people) but on this day...Well you can look at her face and tell just how blessed she was.  She's been going through some things and this was a perfect sign from Adonai that it's all going to work out.

After they went home they got another surprise blessing!  Their baby brother was born a couple of weeks early and a week after they got home, here he came!

They are quite smitten with him and have been a big help to my daughter. By the way...see that hand on my granddaughter's shoulder? Told you he was the one who brings the hugs! LoL...they really are best friends. with uch a huge age difference you wouldn't think they would be that close but they are!

Thanks for stopping by!  I will be making some changes around the blog soon.  Things will mostly stay the same but I am in fairy tale mode so... HeHe! 

Love to all.

 

Finally!

Hello Friends!  I pray your October has been a blessing to you!  It certainly has been here...of course, I say that like not every October is a blessing.  Far from it!  When you live on the face of the sun for months just the mention of October is a joy!  Ha!  

Anyways, I am so glad to finally get in here and make a proper post.  I've been quite busy with this thing or that thing.  Nothing terribly exciting, by any means, but just the simple, quiet busy-ness that makes up most of my days.  

I may have be influenced by social media...just a little.  One day I was doom-scrolling and came across something called a porch goose.  I remembered these from the 90's!  I always wanted one but back then I was struggling to make ends meet and couldn't afford one so when I came across that article about the phenomenon that swept the country back in the day, I started searching for my own.  Low and behold those silly geese have made a come back and I got myself one...or three!  I immediately set out making outfits for them.  

This is the first outfit I made.  I have made several more but I'll spare you the fashion show for now since I feel this will be a long post as it is.  Anyhow, I was influenced and I like it!

May I introduce "Tabitha Twitchett" to you.  I think I posted about someone dumping her when she was not much more than weaned.  She was the tiniest little thing, not even as big as my hand.  Well, she isn't that tiny now.  She still isn't very big but her attitude sure is!  She's a little meany but I'm sure she will settle down once she is spayed and has aged a bit more.  I know...I know...I'm not a cat person.  So many times I've said that and I am still not a cat person but when things come here to the cottage, rarely, if ever, do they leave.  I am not attached to her but God brought her here for a reason.  He trusted us to take care of her and so we will, just like all the other animals that have come here.

This past weekend the Mister's two brothers came in for a visit.  They both live in Michigan and just so happens both took vacation time to go see their Mama in Texas.  Usually it's one or the other.  Never both.  It was wonderful to see them and catch up.  My Mister took them camping and I had the house all to myself!  I did get to visit with them and I enjoyed it so much!  I think we all forget how much of a blessing it is when we have family that you can be around for more than five minutes.  I don't have that with most of my family and the Mister doesn't either with most of his.  We love them all but it is difficult to be around some.  These two brothers, who incidently are step-brothers, are ones that we both could spend time with on a regular basis.  I've always said, it isn't necessarily blood that makes a family.  Sometimes it is simply love.

Also, this past weekend, my new grandblessing's baby shower was held.  My daughter is getting mighty close!  She is carrying that baby right in front!  Wadded up in a ball he is.  Bless her heart!  She is such a small person and right now she is all baby bump!  I am expecting the phone call just any second!  

I'm just sharing a tiny bit of the last few weeks.  If I were to share it all you would be sitting here for a good while so I will save some for another time.  As I said, nothing too terribly important or exciting.  Just a bit of puttering about...

Thanks for stopping in!

Shalom

Hello Friends!

It's me!  I am one of the great many!  LoL. I've not had time to make a proper post, lately, but I will do it soon!  If you still come by, thank you!

Shalom

 

I'm about to lose control!

 How I feel about blogger right now!  What is up with their tech department that the feed isn't fixed yet!!!???