Going this afternoon for a haircut & highlights. Seems like every time I make an appt. for a cut, a friend of mine has just had her hair cut! Our hair is similar, very thick, but though she is younger, she has more gray than I do. She doesn’t do highlights, but since gray is a light color, caramel highlights seem to hold & aren’t as noticable when they grow out.
We’re doing layers today, so it will be interesting to see what Kim comes up with…
New Year – new malady
So, true to form, I spent the New Year weekend sick in bed – rather, sick on the couch. Started on Fri. evening & lasted thru Monday. Felt better on Mon., drove to town, went to one store, the gas station & then home. Felt myself dragging along through work all day on Tues., but have more energy today. Should have stayed home on Tues. Could have taken a paid sick day!
Back in the saddle
OK, I’m back!! Life hasn’t slowed down much, but we all made it thru the winter that seemed like it wouldn’t end! In fact, there was snow on the ground from Oct. through May. Then the warmer weather caused massive local flooding. Luckily there was still one road open from our house to town so that we could work & be able to buy groceries and attend church. Winter is just starting – it’s been spitting snow off & on all day, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens next!!
this is the end
It’s been two weeks since my last post and I have come to the conclusion that if I can’t keep up with it, I might as well quit doing it. At this point in time, I feel a real need to spend less of my life in digital mode and more time in the real mode.
So, to those faithful few that occasionally read my blog, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!
If at some time in the future, I find myself with an abundance of spare time, I may start blogging.
[That is if I can remember my password!! 
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Thanks again for reading my random thoughts and posts!!
It’s been an adventure for me.
New year – new goals
Can’t believe it’s been so long since I blogged!! So, for this year, my goal is to lose 50 lbs. – again!! Yep, I started the weight loss journey in 2004. By August 2005 I had lost 70.5 lbs. and was at the same weight as the day I got married – EXACTLY! Maintained for about a year, then the reverse started. During the next five years, I re-gained 50 of those pounds, so now I have to go thru the process again! It’s going to be difficult since I am now post-menopausal (I know, TMI!), but being healthy is SO worth the effort it takes. Since the first of Dec. I am down 5.5 lbs., a slow start, but definitely on the downhill slide.
Also, since New Year’s, I was able to re-connect with a high school friend – thru Facebook, no less. I really wasn’t close to too many classmates in high school – rather introverted and unsure of myself. I don’t know that much has changed in that regard, but it is so good to renew acquaintances.
Secondly, I vow to post to my blog more often. Hopefully, I will be able to post some photos also. Not much is going on in the netherlands of MT this winter – with the exception of a heart catherization for hubby in the beginning of December. We have had an extreme cold snap that disappeared for a few days, but now it looks as if it will return. The middle of January and I am already so tired of winter! If I could win a big lottery, I would be willing to become a snowbird – or at least work just half the year in MT and then go back to Indiana and take care of my 92 (almost 93) yr. old Dad thru the winter months. It bothers me that he tries to clear his steps and driveway of snow. He has fallen twice in the last few months. No major damage, but at that age, even a minor spill results in lasting pain in the muscles.
* Footnote: Hubby doesn’t have any heart problems. Heart specialist thinks the problem is his acid reflux, which can mimic heart attack, etc. And the hospital only charges $20,000 for that bit of information(plus the dr. fees, etc.)!!!
hectic days
The last few weeks have gone by in a blur! Thanksgiving is always busy & it seems that we forget to be thankful for the things that mean the most to us – family, friends, loved ones.
Last week, my hubby had his not-nearly-annual physical & then had to take a stress test. He failed the stress test the first minute. Now, he is not obese in any stretch of the imagination. He is fairly active, but less so this past year. On Wednesday he goes to a heart specialist. Since we live in the middle of next to nowhere, the specialist is over 100 miles away. That means we will have to leave home before 6:30 in the am. for the nine o’clock appt. or leave the nite before & stay in a hotel.
The thing that bothers me is that we don’t know what is going to be done. The doctor will examine him – that’s a given – but will he need a stint or major surgery? That is the unknown. And while I trust the Lord to do what is best, I am also having passing thoughts about what life would be like without the one person I have spent the last 30 years of my life.
victories and defeats
Well, it’s seems like forever since I’ve blogged. A lot has been going on. I FINALLY was able to take those three days of vacation left over from last year. I’ve never had a 5-day weekend before & it was great!! I finished my quilting class project (photo to come later) but didn’t do too much else. One afternoon hubby took off work & we traveled 125 miles one way to get parts for the bulldozer. It was really windy, but the weather was warm and a light jacket was all that was needed – a rare thing for the first of Nov. in Montana!! I bought some quilting tools, so now I have to make use of them. Hopefullly I will get a new sewing machine for Christmas. The one I have now is about 20 yrs. old and has some serious issues!
The first three days this week have started EARLY. Three men from Tenn. came to work on our church – building an addition for 2 Sunday school rooms and a bapistry. In three days, they have it nearly “dried in” and have been working in rain, snow, and cooler than normal temperatures for this area. (You guys are TERRIFIC Wade, Shane & Todd!!) Now it will be up to the men in the church (and ladies too, I reckon) to finish the inside.
The days began early because we were asked to come & eat breakfast with the guys – and they wanted to start working at 7 am. Hubby helped out Mon. afternoon and all day Tues. He was exhausted! We also ate supper at the church with the gang. And weren’t those some terrific meals!! Baked ham on Mon., turkey on Tues. & beef roast tonite. Breakfasts were egg casseroles, grits, pancakes, toast, bacon, sausage, just to name a few. Oh, and did I mention that I baked about 5 batches of peanut butter cookies (baked in mini muffin tins & inserted with mini candy bars while still warm). Those were a big hit. I also baked some pumpkin spice mini muffins – those are fewer calories & very tasty.
Not looking forward to Thurs. & Fri. when I will have to think about lunches for work & dinners at home. But, with some planning I should be able to stay on track & not gain weight this week. Here’s hoping!!
Let’s not forget… thank a VETERAN for their service to our country, no matter what your views on war!!
Dino – The Visiting Gecko
So, today at work one of my co-workers brought her son’s gecko. She had taken it to school for his show and tell time but because the little critter doesn’t like his travel cage and 2nd graders can get rather rowdy, she brought it to the office.
Now, I generally don’t like lizards and such, and please, NEVER ask me to hold or even babysit a snake, but holding this little guy seemed to be within my “touching” comfort zone. His name is Dino, and he rather liked crawling around on my hands. Don’t know if it was the lotion I had used earlier or what, but when we transferred him to Tracey, he didn’t stay there long & jumped back to me. A little surprising, but I didn’t jump & we had a time trying to get him to release his grip on my fingers to put him back in the cage.
Holding a gecko was not on my bucket list, but it’s something that I’m sure that neither my husband or sons ever thought I would do.
Here are some photos…
Good week
Hubby harvested his first elk. ONly the second bull tag he’s drawn in 15 years, he shot a 3 by 5. Not a record breaker, but it will sure fill the freezer. We also bought a truck, not new by any means, but it has a lot of bells and whistles – including heated seats which will be great when it’s 20 below zero this winter!!
back to work
After 2 wks vacation, it’s hard to get back in the swing of things. But in the newspaper business, there’s no “gradual” transition, it’s more like jumping in the middle of the lake in order to learn how to swim!!
This week, there is a special edition to finish (start & finish) plus a double truck with color – that’s 2 facing pages, with information which has not yet been gathered.
More later…
