sunshine on my shoulders

well here in about thirteen hours I will be flying south for a few days and enjoy the beach and sunshine.

it will be nice to get away.
I hope everyone is doing well and will stay that way until I return.
Well actually I hope they stay that way for decades but…..I hope they all take care of themselves and eachother while I’m away.
Love you all!!!!

the weekend is coming to an end

well here it is Sunday evening.
Almost five thirty at night.
The sun is shining out but it is a cool temp.
Suppose to get into the twenties tomorrow night.
Burr.
That means more then likely my flowers will die soon.

I have way too many to go out and cover them all.
What a drag.
hate when the spring time can’t make up its mind about the temps.

oh well.
they are just flowers.

Got to see all four of my children today.
That is a rare treat.
And of course always great.
Got to see both grand daughters too.
So I have no complaints.

Rick and I are going on vacation starting Wednesday.
Five days off of work.

I’m sure it will fly by.

The Florida sunshine will be great too.

I don’t even  mind working a fifteen hour day tomorrow since it will be my last for over a week.

one week to be exact.
Because I will be working a fifteen hour day the first day I go back to work.

there really isn’t a lot going on.
Have yard work to do but…since I worked today I feel like I should just bum for the rest of the day because heck…..I work a fifteen hour day tomorrow.

So I  hope everyone had a great weekend.
Happy Monday tomorrow to one and all.

Keira is staying the night

Keira is staying the night again tonight.

we usually get her every Friday and Saturday nights, which is good except I have to work in the mornings and I don’t get my morning time with her.

but grampa gets plenty which is good because she ignores him most of the time when I’m around.
So he loves that.

the only problem with her staying the night is that I don’t get a good nights sleep.

I know it seems like a small price to pay for having my angel but….when I need to get up at four thirty, it is hard.
I need my beauty sleep you know????

an oldie but a goodie

The movie “Die Hard” is on AMC tonight and while it was made in 1988 it is a classic in the sense that when it was made, it was a huge hit.
So it is fun to watch it now after all these years.
In the movie unleaded gas was 77 cents.
how about them apples?
Yesterday I didn’t even get five dollars of gas and it cost me $17

hate it but it is fun to see movies that show us how things use to be.

scarey

it was scarey driving home

it was so bad I could hardly see the yellow line.
Definitely couldn’t see anything in front of me so I’m driving home at thirty miles per hour looking at the yellow line the whole way.
It was weird.
got home to hear the sirens going and that means that there was a tornado sighted in or around West Liberty.
Really rained very hard but it has passed and we are all fine.

Funny Iowa weather.
Really strange.

a soothing rain

I had people at work complain today about the rain.
I didn’t mind it.
I actually liked it.
YES I prefer yesterday’s beautiful weather but today’s rain was soothing, quiet and soft and light.
I didn’t mind the rain at all.
And I actually would prefer a day like today other then snow or ice and freezing rain.
So let it rain……..

Mary Winkler

I just read a story about the preacher’s wife who killed her husband and only got seven months in prison for it.
It saddens me that the justice system failed.
That she killed her husband in cold blood while he was sleeping and said she did it because he was mean and cruel and hateful to her.
That he smothered her and she had no way of getting away from him.

The jury of course sympathized with her and got her off with involuntary manslaughter.
so she served her seven months.
And is now a free woman.

Her three daughters live with her husband’s parents and they are fighting for custody and do not want Mary to have any chance of seeing them alone or getting any time with them.

I feel for this situation because weather Matthew Winkler was an evil man or not…he is dead…..he is not alive to defend himself and who knows weather or not anything Mary said about him was true or not??????

I know one day God will be just and if Mary Winkler deserves to be punished, then I’m positive He will see to it that she is punished.

Matthew Winkler was only 31 years old.
And that is very sad that his life was snuffed out because his wife chose to kill him.

and she got seven months?????????

kids

the kids keep me hopping I must say.
Paula is coming up but probably not to see us.
Emily is so busy with Jesse that we rarely see her.
Brian is saying how he never needs to have kids because he doesn’t have the patience for it.
And Matt is working a long long day due to faulty problems with his job.

They have all grown up and away from us and it is sad to see and I hate it, but I know it is natural.

it happens to everyone.

I only hope they grow up to realize the importance of family and how much family is needed to make them complete.
But of course this is a lesson they have to learn themselves.

if every day could be like today

today was a perfect day weather wise.
I don’t think it got to seventy five but even if it didn’t it was a wonderful day.
Perfect.
you could wear shorts if you wanted to or pants.
The sun was warm enough to sunburn and there was a wonderful breeze too.
Why can’t every day be like it was today?

is this just getting old????

since I’ve began working the second job I find that I have more aches and pains.
My muscles are really hurting me.
My arm muscles, my legs muscles…..my back muscles….

I drove into work this morning thinking…..what muscle on me doesn’t hurt?
And I couldn’t find one….my hands, my fingers hurt…my feet hurt…..everything hurt….

my slipped disc and pinched nerves seem to be acting up.
And I can only wonder…..is this just getting older or is it something else?????

should I go get a physical?
But why do my muscles hurt so much?
It is crazy to me…..

I just don’t understand it.
I’m nine days shy of being 47 years old, and while that isn’t old old…..I wonder…..what else do I have to look forward to?
Jesh…..I so hate that the body is betraying me.