No Couch Potato Today

Well, there is not much to report here except I did see the sun. It actually appeared for just a few minutes. Then it turned dark and there were clouds and some wind. I did manage to get up from the couch to "waddle" around.

Off the couch, I decided an Apple Crisp might as well be the dessert of the day. Every good meal should start with dessert. Along with the Apple crisp I made some Shake and Bake chicken legs and some potato skins. It was very good, so good as a matter of fact I forgot to take a picture.

I also retrieved my jewelry making suppllies from the Out House where I had stashed them. I had some crimp beads and Sandra has been making some beautiful necklaces using crimp beads and I wanted to make one too. It was very nice but it is evident I need some more help with the crimp beads. The grand girls can use it for their dress up. No pictures of it either.

The other major thing I did was to move the Out House closer to the Big House. I didn't want the Out House sitting between the two trees and I don't know when I will manage to get it out of the yard so I moved it beside the carport. At least it will keep the snow from blowing in under the carport. I did have help getting it moved. Thanks, Rich.

Surfing and reading blogs and chatting took up the rest of the day. I will have to find something else to get into tomorrow. Maybe I will sweep the floor.
That's it for Today.

Still Raining!!

Well, I promised yesterday I would let you know what I did with my day....absolutely nothing ---- well almost - I had a couple naps and in between napping .....a little surfing......on the internet--not in the puddles outside....and later in the evening -- a little chatting ---and that was my day. Today I think I will be a little more active than a couch potato. Heck if this rain ever stops I may go for a walk. You can tell there is not a lot going on here.

Here are some photos I had laying around.

One of my all time favorite country music singers is Bill Anderson. I was listening to his music way back in the fifties and sixties. We had an old radio that my dad picked up somewhere. To get it to play we had to lay it on its side and stick a knife in it. On Friday and Saturday nights we would go to sleep listening to The Grand Old Opry.


Ralph Emery Ralph used to have a TV show in the mid to late 80's on The Nashville Network. It was a great show.
Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright. They were married in 1937. They have performed on the Opry for over sixty years. Her first number one hit was It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels in 1952. Johnny was part of the duo Johnny and Jack who also playd the Opry.
Here they perform with their son Bobby Wright.


And "That's it for Today".

Rain Rain Go Away!!

Well, I feel a little like Noah and the Ark it has been raining for so long and more is predicted before it stops. And then the winds are to come and then the snow level is rising. Here is what the weatherman has to say.

"Showers will arrive from the west this morning and will be on and off through tomorrow. Snow levels initially start out around 3500' but will rise throughout the day. Expect breezy conditions today with stronger winds tomorrow. We'll start to dry out later this week."

I guess the rain is better than snow. I hear Colorado has four inches and South Dakota has a foot or more. Passes in Washington are bare and wet so far.

It is a good day to stay inside. I may get out my jewelry making supplies or again I may not. On the other hand a good book, a blanket and a nap is also a possibility. Of course if a surge of ambition strikes I may do some cooking. Some comfort food like a pot of beans would be a good thing to cook up. I will let you know tomorrow.

As always, I pause to remember all those veterans who have fought in previous wars and also those who fight today at home and abroad to keep our country free and safe. My father was a Veteran from World War II. We never knew much about his service time, he just didn't talk about it. However, he was a very patriotic man. He loved his country. One thing I do remember was his love for elections and the people who govern our county. He was a staunch Republican and always voted a straight ticket. He would sit my mother down and explain to her who she had to vote for . It was the one thing they always agreed on. Most times they were in disagreement about something.

May each
of you have a safe Veterans Day. God bless each of you and your families, God bless our Army, and God bless the United States of America.

Happy Birthday Ladies!!

Well, its that time again. Time to wish a very Happy Birthday birthday to my two favorite ladies. Yes, my grand girls, Lauralei and Kimberlei turn 13 today. We have teenagers in the house. It is amazing how they grow up in just a few short years. These photos will prove it.
Grandpa and the girls age 3 days.
Proud Grandma and Grandpa
Look Alikes
Camping with Grandma at Beauty Bay

Check out the size of this play pen. Boondocking at Carlin Creek in Idaho.

Grandma's Little Girls
Fishing with Uncle John at Mirror Lake near Sagle, Idaho (note Kimberlei's 2 broken arms)

Sprinkler Fun
UT Volunteer Cheerleaders meet Santa Claus
Backpacking at Lunch Peak Lookout Tower in Northern Idaho
With Our Special Friend Tommy Costello
Vacationing at Oregon coast with Grandma
Grandma's Favorite Flower - A Dandelion

We sing Karoke

The Blues Sisters
Popcorn Anyone??
We are Junior Rangers at Heyburn State Park
Summertime is Fun!!
"Twixt Twelve and Thirteen"

Thanks for the best thirteen years of my life , Ladies!!

That's it for today.

Raindrops Fallin' On My Head

Well, I awoke this morning to rain - not those little bitty raindrops that make music on your roof but buckets full. It was coming down in sheets and not only that but it was dark which made it a little bit on the scary side. As of this writing it is still raining very hard and the forecast is for rain the next five days. It will be a good time to check the Out House for roof leaks although I don't think I have any. I may need a row boat to get to it. There will be no camping out in the yard this weekend.

Rather than dwell on each individual raindrop here are some pictures of a sunnier day.

Farmer Brown
An Elvis Sighting

Vincent Van Gogh

Old Butler


A Real Scarecrow

Mr Smith and Mr Cockett Attorneys At Law

Courthouse Beauty

This guy played banjo for hours non-stop


Punkin Topiary

A Couple "Old" scarecrows on Main

and the Sheriff and the Undertaker (photographer needs classes in photo 101)

and the Funeral Home in case you need to find me!!!

That's It For Today!!!!!!

I Ain't Dead Yet

Well, yesterday I got a phone call. The conversation went something like this.

Jenny: Hello

Caller: Are you dead?

Jenny: No, why would you ask?

Caller: Since I haven't heard from you and you haven't blogged in a very long time I thought you must be dead. I even called the funeral home to see if there had been a service and I had missed it.

I guess that means I should start blogging again. It is difficult when there is not much to blog about. I do have a lot of subjects floating around in my little pea brain but that is as far as they get...they are still floating around in my little pea brain. I do realize I haven't been as "perky" as I usually am and I have my own reasons for that. I promise to do better about blogging though.

The election hoopla is all over with for another 3 years and 363 days. Lets all hope something changes for the better between now and then.


Not a lot happening in Spokane today. Weather is changing and we are to get rain and snow level is at 3500 feet. Now that's just too close for comfort. I understand rain is in the forecast until Monday and there may be flooding on the opposite side of the state.


I have a couple pictures to post today -

Here is a picture of one of my best friends from high school. She and her husband and their three puppies are currently fulltiming in their Montana 5th Wheel. Currently in South Carolina on their way to Florida.



Here is their fifth wheel set up.

And here is a picture of the kids I went to school with. They're not kids anymore. Time slips on by doesn't it?

Just one of the kids!

I may be sick---I may be old --

my git up and go has done got up and went

but I ain't dead yet!!

That's it For Today!!

Tis' November

Well, October has come and gone and it is the 1st of November - only 26 days until Turkey Day and 54 days until the Big Man in the red suit comes sliding down your chimney.

Christmas decorations and merchandise have been in the stores for the past two or three weeks and now they are are beginning to have the Christmas sales . K Mart is pushing layaway and even the internet has e-layaway with lots and lots of stores participating. The biggest shopping day of the year will be coming soon.

I have a problem when they start merchandising so early....even before we have put the knife to the pumpkin or thought about how many place settings we will need for Thanksgiving dinner. Christmas is getting so commercialized. It's not about the birth of Christ any more..... it seems to be about the rushing around to see how many trees we can buy to decorate, how much shopping we can do, maxing out the credit cards. It's about how many presents we can get, how many we can return because they weren't exactly what WE wanted. Then there is the kids -- what kid needs twenty five video games? or an expensive toy that will be lost among the mountain of presents.

Why does Aunt Martha always send us homemade fruitcake? It never gets eaten. Doesn't she know we don't like fruitcake.

Then, there's the office party ---I have nothing to wear to a party. I certainly can't wear the dress I wore last year. I will need a new dress and a pair of shoes. Then there's the jewelry and the makeup and a new hairdo and the manicure and the pedicure and when all is said and done it will probably cost at least one paycheck if not two to spend a few hours with the same people I see every day. Will I impress the boss enough to get a raise? or should I try being the blonde wearing the lampshade?

During my growing up years, the stores never put our Christmas merchandise until after Thanksgiving. We were lucky to get one or two small presents, a few oranges and several sticks of candy. We only had one tree which we went into the woods and cut ourselves and drug through the forest. Our decorations were mostly homemade. Handstrung popcorn from kernels we had planted in the spring, one string of lights, homemade ornament, and a handmade star covered with new tinfoil each year always graced the top of the tree. We always put it up the Saturday before Christmas and took it down on the last day of the year.

Life was simple back then.

That's it For Today.