It had been over a month since Brenda and I had our Tuesday Treasure time together!
Texas Thrift had a great Christmas Photo Op as you entered the store and that was our first stop!
A sweet fellow shopper took our picture reminding me how we thrift shoppers look out for and encourage one another.
Love this and it is now in the den covering a place by a chair!
It wasn't there when we first arrived but I discovered in a second run!
I have a good calendar every year and have always wanted a holder.
Now I have one!
We will be using these four Christmas bowls for cereal, salad and one dish meals through the Christmas season.
Brenda and I could not resist the pumpkins with the faux cacti.
One large and one small.
I chose the big one and Brenda took the other one.
Cool pot holders.... brand new!
Loved this and it was a small so I nearly passed it up.
I nearly always wear a medium or large as I do not like close fitting clothes.
However, Brenda said this looked good on me so I bought it!
From Hobby Lobby at a fraction of the price.
I relocated them to the stone fireplace hearth.
It always amazes me at the brand new candles I find.
Books are a very real escape for me and I keep adding more to my 'to read' list.
I bought these on Tuesday and had a pedicure today (Thursday) and that's another way I am taking care of myself.
I burn candles every day......
This one will be burning on the driveway table during our happy hour time.
We still have mosquitoes! In November!
I scored on this gift basket and wine bag.
Perfect for a hostess gift!
Brand new!
I'm continuing the Christmas decorating and meals have been easier since Chandy left us with several meals of her enchiladas. Tomorrow I will serve the last of them with Spanish rice and refried beans, guacamole and tortilla chips.
A perfect dinner for Friday movie night with Ilene.
And maybe Summer!
She will be here this weekend for a visit and I'm looking forward to seeing her.
Last night's supper was a good one with roasted veggies....and burgers.
I'm not the best at grilling and these were overcooked but we ate them anyway!
Keeping life real.....
Yesterday I went out with a bag of trash to put in the can....
and the cans were GONE!!!
I finally found and retrieved them from the other side of the house where Louis Dean had used them to put random tools and debris in.
I wake up every morning and survey the situation here at home.
LD has been experiencing 'sundowning' and I'm still not quite sure what that is but he's up and puttering during the night.
He doesn't take things on purpose but he has a compulsion to fill containers with whatever.
Tubs get loaded with trash.
He fills any and every container he can find with water......from charcoal lighter fluid bottles to baby oil and shampoo, detergent and any and everything that will hold water.
My morning routine - if I get up before he does - is to collect trash in his music room and empty numerous bottles of water. He never notices things disappear but this enables him to have places to continue his collection.
Let me say how grateful I am for all your prayers and encouragement. I could not be doing as well as I am without your support.
This is our reality and I try to stay 'real.'
We still love and live life and laugh and joke and enjoy being with each other.
But it's not always easy as when he realizes he can't do certain things.
As in cutting down dead tree trunks or building a new gate or fixing electrical problems.
I am taking care of Louis Dean and I'm also taking care of myself.
I read and have my quiet time every morning.
I clean and decorate.
I thrift and visit with Brenda.
I try to go to hockey games and spend time with family.
I yearn with all that is within me to visit the beach or the mountains and I am hoping to take Louis Dean to Galveston with me in February.
We'll see if that can happen but it's something I'm looking forward to.
Amber ordered my Christmas cards for me this year as she takes better photos and knows all the ins and outs of editing!
The order went in yesterday and will arrive on the 28th.
I'll do my best to get them all in the mail asap.
Jodi W....if you are reading this, I lost your new address so could you send it to me again?
Tonight starts the Santa 2025 giveaway.....
I painted four canvases.
One for me.
One for my best friend.
One for Amber and one to giveaway.
No canvas prints this year but original paintings.
I'm running late on so many things but the giveaway starts tonight and I will draw the winner's number on December first.
Just leave a comment on the blog or on my Facebook page.
And just so you know.....IF you want a canvas....you can always used the Christmas card and have it made into a canvas print and they offer a variety of sizes.
Merry Christmas!!
3 comments:
You two look so happy in the Christmas photo op! And the leopard skin top is so YOU! I continue to pray for both of you. You seem to have the patience thing down pat! Hoping I win your gorgeous painting! When is the drawing? Or has it even started yet?
Linda in Keno, Oregon here. Fingers crossed I win!!! I enjoy reading your posts and love seeing your Santa wall every year.
Linda, you have helped me emotionally travel a similar road with my hubby. My husband had 2 strokes three years ago. They did not affect his speech or walking. They hit his short term memory very hard. Things have changed again. He had a heart attack followed by 3 bypasses and an Aortic heart valve replacement nearly 4 weeks ago. His heart is recovering but he still cannot eat, walk, or sit by himself, and doesn't know where he is. He is still in the hospital and I spend each day with him. It's so hard to see the person you have loved, for 53 years, change so drastically. He does remember me and a song we sang many times in church. "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee, the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee, the Lord lift up, His countenance on thee, and give thee peace." I'm walking this road one day at a time and not thinking about the 'what ifs'. It is so amazing how God is walking with me thru this difficult time. Blessings to you and Lois Dean.
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