More Rambling

Here it is almost Christmas Day and I see I haven't posted since before Thanksgiving. Guess I am just too busy, doing what I don't have a clue. I hope anyone reading this will have the Merriest of Christmases ever. Again, I am cooking dinner for the immediate family that lives in this area. My stepson in San Antonio and his family will be absent this year. I really can't say that I blame them for not making a trip - with two little girls just 13 months old. I do hope to see them soon.

I did start doing volunteer work at my church one afternoon a week. I answer the phone to relieve the girl that normally does that. The past two weeks I have been working on the church directory; last week did some proof reading which is tedious, but someone has to do it, so I guess it might as well be me. After the directory is finished I don't know what they will have for me to do, but I bet they will think of something.

One of my elderly friends is in Hospice Hospital and is refusing any kind of medication, plus she has been unable to eat for several months - has been being fed through a feeding tube directly to the stomach, and she is now refusing that. She is ready to die. It is a sad time, but I fully understand her decision. She has Parkinson's and is unable to walk, eat, or talk, and has just about lost the use of her hands. She has no way to communicate, although her mind is great. She was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon because she was having trouble breathing, and is just tired. Fortunately, she is a strong Christian woman and is ready to go to her heavenly home. Some of the time she responds, but a lot of the time she doesn't. I don't know if she doesn't know us, or if she is just too tired to acknowledge us.

On a happier note, all my family is doing well, as am I.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Rambling

Hello, anyone out there that might be reading this. It has been so long since I've posted anything that I had almost forgotten how! Guess that tells you that I don't have a lot going on that is worth writing down. I am still doing my thing with Meals on Wheels and have made some wonderful friends there. Right now I am considering volunteering to work in our church office one afternoon each week - staff there is short handed and there's a lot of work to be done. I am to talk to someone about it next week.

I just got back from a wonderful visit with my friend Pat, who lives in Pleasanton, Tx. I was down there for a week and as usual we played cards a lot. When Pat was here in August I introduced her to Skip-Bo. She went back to Pleasanton with a brand new deck of cards and proceeded to teach the game to anyone that will sit still long enough to play. Needless to say, she won a lot more games that I did! I did beat her in the one game of Gin that we played!

Also, since my last post I had some remodeling done on the house, actually just one wall taken out between the dining room and living room. That made the area seem so much larger - amazing. Also had some wood (laminate) floors installed in the dining area and halls. I think it looks great. I am in the midst of redecorating right now - which is taking a little longer than I would like, but I'll get there - soon, I hope.

A great big Happy Thanksgiving to everyone reading this.