Monday, Dec. 8 2025

 

This is my first time typing on my new IPad with the new keyboard and new padded platform with the little wrist support pillow. It will take some getting used to. I really haven’t typed much at all in years. I would like to get back into practice and habit. It’s kind of slow and painful right now with all the stopping and correcting. Plus my vision is poor so there’s that on top of the rest of the bullshit.

This morning I typed out letters for all the grandkids to put inside their Christmas cards which will hold money. I’m also getting them a few little things as well. There are a lot of grandkids and it’s quite the undertaking. I have some shopping to do and have to go to the bank. 

It’s pretty damned cold outside. I walked Bitzi around the block this morning but there is so much ice on the sidewalks it’s nearly impossible to walk here there. I went in the street for most of it. Then Mike suggested we take her up to the lodge to try to walk her and see if she’d go potty there and sure enough she did. Winter is such a challenge with that little dog. 

Gotta run. Errands to do. 

Sunday

 It’s Sunday morning 6:57. I’m drinking coffee, feeling a bit stiff and have a mild hint of headache. This too shall pass. Bitzi just ate her breakfast and is lying on my lap. Yesterday she didn’t eat, barely drank and was lethargic. Last night I took a dropper and forced a couple teaspoons of water down her. That perked her up a little and today she seems better.

We got several inches of snow yesterday. We’re supposed to get more today. It was very pretty. I sat out in the sunroom crocheting quite a bit yesterday looking out at the snow in the back yard.

Tomorrow I’m going on a bus trip into Chicago the the museum of Science and Industry to see a display of Christmas trees from around the world. That should be fun. Today I’m going to get our Christmas stuff down off the garage ceiling shelves. Mike never helps with decorations or holidays. He’s just a big Scrooge about it. 

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 6:27am. Today is my birthday. I never thought I’d live this long. I was supposed to die in 2008 from my cns lymphoma. Miracles do happen. 

Pre Dawn

 For some odd reason I woke up really early several hours before sunrise. I actually have been sleeping a whole lot the past week or so and maybe I’m just caught up. I actually assumed it was later than it was and just realized it’s only after 4am. Weird. Oh well. It is what it is.

Yesterday Mike and I drove down to Peoria and took my sister Vicki out for lunch. Vicki is nine years older than me. She has been mentally handicapped her entire life. Although she’s 75 years old mentally she’s 2-3 years old. She has been physically handicapped and in a wheelchair for over fifteen years following a van accident. My daughter was supposed to meet us for lunch but my little granddaughter was sick with a fever.

Garbage day, part 2

 Yes, it’s garbage day once again. I’ve been awake since 6:30 in order to gather everything up, clean out the refrigerator, break down all the cardboard, sort the recyclables and drag it all to the end of the driveway. Normally my husband Michael does it ( and I just help) but he’s been in LasVegas since Sunday with his friend Jim so I had to do it. He’s coming home today around 1:30. I’ve been getting a lot done around here the last few days. I have to try to keep myself busy every day because of the heartache feud between my adult kids. I’ve tried everything under the sun to help them work it out the last few years but nothing has worked. It hurts so bad but it does absolutely no good for me to sit and fret about it or get in the middle. It’s the curse of my deceased ex- husband and the messed up will he left that really tore things up over the inheritance of the farm. Enough of that garbage! Move on.

I brought all my houseplants inside that have been on the back patio all summer. I did that Tuesday and it was a huge messy chore. They all will be going through an adjustment period now coming inside with different light and moisture. I got two more bar stools to match the other two I got a couple weeks ago. They’re nice and sturdy and pretty attractive. The last couple days have been colder more like November. I guess it’s not far away. I’ve changed out all my summer clothes to fall/ winter in my dresser drawers and took a bunch of stuff to Goodwill. I need to clean out my closet too. 

I’m making split pea with ham soup this morning. It’s one of Mike’s favorites and good for a chilly day.

Garbage day

 It’s late afternoon on a Thursday. I painted some rocks, did some thinning out of my closet, took Bitzi for a walk and took a bunch of stuff to donate to Goodwill. I still have more stuff to go through. I’ve been feeling pretty blah lately, mostly due to my adult children. 

Holding on

 It’s Tuesday mid morning. I just got back from a walk around the lake and golf cart ride with Bitzi. My daughter texted me that her 9 year old German Shepherd, Lu, died yesterday. She is heartbroken. Lu was such a good girl. 

I’m going to trim Bitzi’s face and paws then go to the fitness center and work out.