Thursday, December 31, 2020
Merry Christmas... {Happy New Year...Too!}
While everyone else on the Planet...is Celebrating New Year's Eve...
this evening,
I'm...getting ready for Christmas.
; )
Oh Dear.
What a Day.
Spent way too much time playing...in the spare bedroom, and not enough time...cleaning the rest of the house.
: (
Power Shopped, and got all of the Christmas Gifts, bought...this afternoon.
now...
have to wrap.
oh dear...
I'm Exhausted.
Retail shopping, nearly does me in.
Lugging in Mountains...of Stuff...is a Mess.
Why...do I Procrastinate...So?!!!
Can't wrap...until everything on the dining room table...is cleared off.
Loads...of Christmas.
So...moved most of that...to the spare bedroom.
oh dear.
Then... while getting ready to wrap...realized...something was missing.
My Favorite...Christmas 'Wrapping'...Tune.
I can repeat it, over and over...on the blog, after it's posted...
but...
didn't want to post it, without pictures.
oh my.
So..here's the spare bedroom, not done...but, a bunch better, than it was...when I started.
It's a very small room...
but, it's Cozy.
<3
While going through insanely...dusty books, in the spare room, ran across...one that made me Laugh...
out loud.
<3
Had to put it on the bed...with the Poetry Book, and the Lovely....remembrance Piece, that Friend, Vikki...made for me.
<3
Three of my Favorite Quilts...are on the bed.
<3
The Derby, Iowa...Quilt, is covering the pillows.
{The Town...my Dad, was born...and raised. <3 }
Love it.
<3
It was so Great...handling them, again.
<3
Old...Friends.
: )
Ran across, so much...I hadn't seen in Years, over the last few days.
Still...Love It All.
<3
Better get to wrapping, it's gonna be a Long...long...night.
Wishing Everyone...A Happy New Year.
A Healthy....Peaceful...one, too.
Love...to You.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
{I remember...Mom, refinishing...that old, Oak...China Cabinet...when we lived in Keystone.
<3
1970.
oh my.
I, also...remember...coming Home...after a Long Shift, waiting tables...on a Sunday, to find..the glass broken...in Mom's China Cabinet.
The Kid's were running around, Crazy.....John, seemed...'unaware'.
Oh My.
: )
I, just turned around...and walked out the door.
Took a Long...Drive.
; )
Long...
Drive.
<3
oh...my.
If..I hadn't...God Knows...those 'words'...I was Thinkin'...could never be taken back, after they were...
'Spoken'.
oh dear.
<3
Never had the glass repaired.
I'm...so Thankful...now, that we didn't.
It's Truly...the most Beautiful...Memory.
Who...Knew.
<3 <3 <3
That..Crazy...Black, Feather Boa, I found {for two dollars...} while travelling with Allyson, and Dale...this Fall...also, found a Perfect Place. <3 }
Peg's Shadow Box...found a Home, in the spare bedroom.
<3
{Yeah...John Roared...when I showed him that book.
: )
<3
Thought I should read it, Cover to Cover...
Immediately.
Hahahahaha.
<3
{It's Actually...Very Good. <3 }
Everything...my hands have touched,
while re-setting...this room,
has brought back So Many Wonderful Memories.
<3 <3 <3
Priceless.
Priceless.
<3 <3 <3
Oh dear...
Sometimes...ya simply have to shake your head.
Didn't get anything...done, yesterday, that I'd planned.
I'd been given some disturbing news, Tuesday morning.
{Didn't want to believe it...
Once...it all sunk in, I was angry...and, in disbelief.}
Eric, Justin's Helper...and Friend, does Handy Work, around here, when he has time.
Scout...had knocked a top board off of the four board fence... near where we feed him, so asked Eric...if he would repair that.
He did...then, went on...and walked the fences.
Three sides are four board fence...then...the stretch that runs along the creek, closest to the 'Trail'...mess, are two rows of electric.
{Scout goes nowhere near that electric fence.}
When Eric...came to the house, after he'd finished...he told me the Electric Fence...had been cut, in three different places, deliberately.
I, laughed...at first, because...I couldn't imagine....anyone, purposely...cutting Scout's fence.
I, thought...and...said... to Eric...he must be mistaken...there has to be a reason...for the fence being cut.
Tree limbs, a Deer... something...
I, simply...couldn't wrap my head....around anyone...purposely...cutting Scout's fence.
Eric...told me, to him...it seemed pretty obvious, they'd used wire cutters.
That...worked on me...all day.
I knew...having the fence cut, in three places, was no accident.
Yesterday...I filed a report, with the Sheriff's Department.
It makes me physically sick...that someone would intentionally put Scout...in danger, along with people...on the Highway.
Praise God... Scout....decided to stay Home.
<3 <3 <3
I, get it...I've ruffled some feathers, in a big...way, and called people out, for the wrongdoings...around here, but...
if someone...is taking their anger with me, out...on Scout, that's about as Low...as a Human can go.
I don't know...for sure, that's the case, but...intend to do everything I can, to find out who...is behind this.
Visited with Friends, and Family...yesterday, we've discussed offering a Reward, for information...that catches the culprit.
Spoke with The SGT., he told me about Crime Stoppers, and how people can remain anonymous, with information....but, have to figure out, how to include our Reward, for that information.
More camera's...going up.
I'm going to visit with our Lawyer, next week, and add this mess, to the rest...of the mess's.
Friend's, are worried about me...and, Scout.
Received several texts, yesterday.
I've been a bit concerned...from the beginning, over four years...about my safety.
There's a lot of Stink...and, Money...involved, with this trail 'mess'.
but..never Once, thought anyone...would stoop so low, as to hurt an Animal.
Once again...maybe...my mistake.
Should anything...surprise me, anymore...in Fairfax?
A Dear...Friend, asked why, anyone...would want to hurt Scout.
Told her...I have a feeling this has nothing to do with Scout, anymore...than the 'Chickens'...had anything to do, with 'Chickens'...Old...Tom Turkey, and a 104,000. fine.
I could be wrong...sure hope...I am.
Time...will tell.
It always...does.
We are celebrating Christmas, tomorrow.
So Much...to get done.
Everything...to get Done.
oh my.
Love to You.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{While visiting with Friends, yesterday...several said, Fairfax is trying to get me out of here.
They want this Land, or...somebody...does.
I, told them all...if that's someone's intent, they are sure going about it, in every Wrong Way...imaginable.
oh...dear. }
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Busy Hands...
I've found...throughout my life...
'Busy Hands'...Cure a Lot.
Yesterday...I had no problem...staying 'Well'.
; )
Helper, Brandon...and I...picked up the New, used...washer, from the Estate Sale.
Then...
we carried out, our flooded washer, and...the one, it replaced.
That...was a Bunch...of Hauling.
Goin' Up...out of the basement...lugging those machines...wasn't much fun.
Bringing...the new one, down...wasn't much better.
Also...needed to get rid..of an electric twin bed, heavy...heavy.
Bought a lovely...Brass Bed, at the last Estate Sale...Bill, and I...conducted, that...
I, thought...I'd replace ours with.
but... decided to replace the twin, in one of the spare bedroom's...instead.
That...spare bedroom...has become a 'catch all'.
It was Time...to make sense...of it.
We got everything hauled out, and moved the furniture...to make room, for the larger bed.
My body...felt every inch... we moved things, yesterday, today.
Felt bad...had to keep reminding Brandon...to slow down.
My...leg, and foot, are still...a mess, but...getting better, every day.
<3
Wanted to work on the spare bedroom, today...but, didn't move much.
I, needed a little rest.
Have some Ideas...of which direction...I'd like to take it.
: )
I find...when I decide on a 'Theme'...for an area...everything...begins to Click.
; )
I, think...that spare bedroom...will become 'Alice's Room',
from Alice...in Wonderland.
; )
at least...have that 'flavor'.
; )
The room needs paint, but...won't get to that.
{Had to laugh...when I decided on that 'Theme', today.
It got me thinking about
my bedroom, which...is beyond...a Mess.
When...I can find enough time, and...ability, will become
'The Mad Hatter's Room'.
Hahahaha...
oh my.
; )
That...will be Mighty...Fun, to do.
oh my. }
We are having a Big...Snow Storm, today...it's Beautiful.
Wish I'd have pulled some things, from the enclosed trailer...for the spare bedroom, before the Mountains...of Snow fell.
oh well.
I'll dig it out..in the morning.
Hope to get the spare bedroom...done, tomorrow.
Was supposed to go...with Pal, Allyson..on a Road Trip...Thursday, but...I'm going to cancel.
We are celebrating Christmas, here...on New Year's Day.
Still have much shopping to do...and food to prepare.
With...the Storm, and...bedroom, to finish...I, just can't go.
I want to Thank...Everyone, who sent Christmas Cards...to me, this year.
<3 <3 <3
Barb, from Minnesota...especially.
<3
I, only sent One.
It was an Important...One.
The Only...thing, that can keep my mind sane, with all of this...Wrongfulness I'm surrounded by, is Work.
Busy Hands.
It hurts...sometimes...but, it's a Good 'Hurt'.
When looking back, over the years...
'Work'...
has always... Saved me.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
When the Roads...clear, a little, Sally and I...have a Date.
; )
We'll be Havin' a Little Fun...in this New...Snow.
<3 <3 <3
Monday, December 28, 2020
Sleepless Nights.
Oh...my.
I'm picking up the new...used, washer...in a few hours.
It dawned on me...a few minutes ago,
I was assured by the IDOT, the basement...drain, will...drain.
I, don't know that.
I, don't believe...a Word...they say.
They've Proven...Over, and Over...their 'word'...is meaningless.
: (
Even...in Recorded Agreements.
Do I dare...bring the washer in.
It isn't new...but, dare I take the chance.
I received a call, from the Man...who's giving me a second estimate...on our septic system, last week.
{The IDOT is replacing...because THEY Wrongfully Destroyed Ours, for Fairfax's Trail...
{That 'Isn't'...'Wasn't'... Liars. Hahahahaha. }
He told me...his company doesn't put in the type of system...the first estimate, from another company, had given.
That...kind of a system...would have to be inspected yearly, at my cost.
Oh My...LORD!!!
When Does This End????
While visiting...with him, I remembered....the temporary IDOT 'FIX'...for the Basement Drain...
{After They Flooded Us...3 Times!!! }
I, wondered....did they put in a 'Back Flow'...fitting?
If...they didn't...
when the Creek Floods, in the Spring, that Creek Water, will Push Up Through...
that temporary...Tile.
Flood Our Basement...Again!
It's not bad enough....because of the Suicide Trail....for Fairfax, The IDOT, has taken our drainage, ditches...
Put us...in A Basin.
WE Are The Ditch...Now.
They've put us in a Dangerous...Dangerous...Position.
No Guard Rails.
Straight Shot, from The Highway...into our Home, and Rabbit Hole.
They've Stolen...Any Sense Of Wellbeing..
They've...Destroyed...My Business.
All...
For Fairfax's...Wrongful...Trail.
They began...with Lies.
Then...
Fraud.
oh my.
Then...More Lies.
Breaching Recorded Agreements...
that...
Would've Prevented ALL Of THIS!
Had...They ONLY...Kept Their Recorded Word.
Butchering.
Horrible...Wrongful... Butchering.
Solely...for Fairfax's Suicide Trail.
Flooding.
Flooding.
and...
More...Flooding.
Where does This...End?
I'm about ready...to EXPLODE.
If that water...reaches the Rabbit Hole, before I can get everything sold, it will be devastating.
The Rugs...alone, would cost many thousands to replace.
If...I could find...them, again.
Our Basement losses, would be...a thimbleful...compared to The Rabbit Hole.
So... don't ever wonder, why...I can't sleep at night.
I've learned, like my Christmas Gift, from the Kids...says,
"Some Days...There Just Isn't Enough Wine In The World."
: ( : ( : (
Thanks...John.
<3
: )
I, needed That, reminder.
<3
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Christmas Day...and, beyond.
Bailed in Sally...Christmas...Afternoon.
drove...
to Visit, our Youngest Children, and their Beautiful...Children.
<3 <3 <3
It's very sad...
Miss.Vivian, Miss. Meadow, Miss. Willow, and Master Jack...
barely know...me.
I've been So Tied Up, for nearly 5 Years...now, with the city...of fairfax, and...the idot.
Liars, and...Cheaters.
'Thieves'
It's...very, sad.
Someday...I, Hope, Somehow...They'll Understand.
<3
It's Really Sad...
when your Daughter, sends ya...a text,
thanking you...for
appearing,
on Christmas.
: (
Was up at Dawn...the day after Christmas...to attend an Estate Sale, that had a Washer,
We So Need.
<3
I can't Spend...what a New...Washer would cost.
The IDOT Flooded our Home, {Three Times This Year. Wrongfully...}
I haven't been able to do Laundry, since March.
I thought...the Washer...I bought, early 2020, would be ok, even after the Wrongful...
IDOT FLOOD.
Sadly..
It didn't survive...the July,' IDOT...Wrongful...Flood', of our Home.
Daughter, Liz...has done my Laundry....since.
<3 <3 <3
This is Christmas...
Sorry, to Bring It All..Down.
: (
I'm So Sick and Tired...of The Liars, and Cheaters.
: ( : ( : (
It's One Thing...to Steal Our Land, for a Suicide Trail, for Fairfax...
but...to Steal, from Our Children...
and Grandchildren...
oh dear,
So Wrongfully.
Wrongfully.
I...can't ever let go, of That...wrongfulness.
Ever.
Love To You.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
Friday, December 25, 2020
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Granny was On The Loose...This Christmas Eve!!!
I was sitting in the HyVee Parking Lot...after Last Minute Power Shopping, when I captured this image!
Hahahaha!!!
I was heading to meet with John's oldest Children...and our Grand Kids!!!
Oh My!
As The Ford...and I, were pulling away, the tune...
'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'..came on!
PERFECT!!!
: )
I...had Big Plans, to Drink Way Too Much 'Eggnog', when I got Home.
: )
{and...I Did...too!!! ; )}
It's been a rather...Long...Day.
; )
When I woke up this morning....
It Was COLD...in this House.
Between 40, and 50 degrees...depending on which side of the house...ya stand.
Oh My.
The Furnace...was Out.
: (
Fired up the Old...Cook Stove, put on a Huge Kettle, of water to simmer...threw a big squash...in the oven, fired it up...Hot, to take the Chill...Off.
<3
Called Son, Justin...he helped me Troubleshoot, over the phone.
<3
It was Two Batteries...that Fixed It All!!!
YAY!!!
Then, had to run...and pick up a Cupboard, in Iowa City!
First time...I attempted to use a Clutch, after my 'Flip'!!!
It's Amazing...what One....Will Do, for an Old...Cupboard!
: )
I got it unloaded, and in our Bathroom...where I KNEW...it would be Perfect!
It Is.
<3
It's Set...and, Filled...
Perfect!!!
<3
Had Great Fun...this late Christmas Eve....Afternoon,
with Grandsons... Kaycen, Keeden, Kyler, John's oldest Daughter...Andrea, and her Awesome...Husband, Jeff!
<3
So Enjoyed watching them all...decorate Cookies, for Santa!!!
<3
Those...Little Men, are Amazing.
<3
Amazing!!!
So are Their...Loving...Parents.
<3
Then...headed West, {Atkins} to visit John's oldest Son... Johnny, his Lovely...Wife, Maryjane...and, Beautiful...Granddaughter, Lillie!
It was Great Seeing their Awesome...New Home, that Johnny Built!
{Helm Construction}
Amazing!
John...would be So Proud...of Them ALL!!!
<3 <3 <3
We don't get together...enough.
Seems, we all work...far, too much.
It...was Lovely...visiting, this..Evening.
<3
: )
and...
I, was Blessed...to Not See...One, Reindeer.
; )
{Guess the Night's not Over...Yet!!!
Hahahahaha!!!
; )
'Bring It On....Rudolph!!!'
You Have No Idea...Who...You're Messin' With!!!
Hahahaha!!!! }
Merry Christmas...to All.
and...
To All...
A Good Night.
Love to You.
Prayers...for All.
<3
Barb C.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
May God Bless...The Warriors, and...the Pure of Heart.
Priceless...
<3
{When I woke up...this morning, I thought of a tune, hadn't heard...in a long, long...time.
'Believe', by Brooks and Dunn.
The video...is so perfect, for the tune.
I watched it...several times, while snuggling with Peanut.
<3
Perfect.
<3 }
Faith.
This time of year....I always try to remember...the Blessings, in Life.
There...are so many.
It's easy to forget them, when being bombarded, with garbage, from what seems, every direction.
The truth is....The Blessings, Far....outweigh, the trash.
I thought of Many...Blessings, today.
My Friend...Sue, is One.
<3
Sue brought me her Mom's Walker...when I reached out on FB, asking if anyone had one, I could borrow, the day after my last...'Flip'.
Sue, is rarely...on FB, but...happened to see my post, moments after I made the request.
<3
'That's a God Thing'...Sue, told me.
<3
Yes...it is.
<3
I, couldn't have made it, without that walker.
Sue brought it inside...brought me food, because...I couldn't get out of the chair...without being in agonizing pain.
Certainly, couldn't go upstairs...to get anything.
Today, I met her in Iowa City, with her Mom's Walker.
It's truly...a Blessing, that I can walk....without it, and drive.
My Saint...of a Doctor, said it could be many weeks, or months, before I could do this.
<3
I'm Very Grateful.
Sue, and I...even did a little 'Junkin'...in Iowa City.
She...Loves....'Vintage', like me.
<3
It's that 'Mafia'...Thing.
; )
hahahaha...
<3
I bought Sue, a late lunch...early Supper, for her Kindness.
<3
We had a Lovely...Visit.
I've known Sue, since the early 1980's...when we both worked at Target.
We've run in to each other, now and then...over the many decades, because of our Mutual...Love Affair, with...
'Old'.
<3
{Antique Mafia...
'Family'. <3 }
Sue caught me up...on her Children, and Grandchildren....
<3 <3 <3
Her...'Non-Collecting'...Life.
Beautiful.
<3
We visited...for a long time.
<3
I, filled her in, a little, about...my 'other life'...too, away from the 'Antique World'.
Sue said... "I find it interesting, when you talk about things, it's...
"We'll get it done."
"Our...Home."
Not... 'I'...or, 'My'.
: )
I...smiled.
: )
I, explained to her....because...That's...How It Is.
Always...Will...Be.
<3
Some things, never change.
This was never 'My'...Journey, after I met John.
It's...'Ours'.
<3
Always.
<3
I, want to follow up, about The SGT., The Sheriff's Department, and...the 'Theft'.
That Crazy...Orange Bag, had Quite a Ride.
It rode...in the back seat...of a Stolen Car, and was involved in a High Speed Pursuit...over Many Miles, just hours...after the theft.
The Sheriff's Department, and Cedar Rapids Police, chased the suspects, for miles, then...apprehended them.
The suspects...were Armed.
This...wasn't some...little 'theft'.
Lives...could've so Easily...been Lost.
Thankfully...
Gratefully...
nobody...
lost their lives, or were wounded.
When I visited with the SGT., and a Deputy Sheriff, they both...said, they caught these suspects, because of 'Luck'.
; )
I, told them Both...
This has Nothing...to do, with 'Luck'.
; )
It's a 'God Thing'.
<3
Went on...and told them...I, know this...because, I've Seen His Work, many...times, before.
<3
We've had theft here, a few times...over the years.
With every 'theft'... the items were returned, in due time.
{They Always...come back. <3}
I...even have pictures of the 'thieves'...standing with the items...they had stolen, and...returned.
<3
I, won't ever post them.
That's between me, them...and God.
<3
Privately...I'll show the World.
I, really...need to remember this, while fretting, about The City...of Fairfax, and...the IDOT District 6, Folks.
They, too...are 'Thieves'.
They...too, will make this crooked road... Straight, like all... the rest.
<3
So, when ya wonder...how,
'Why'...
I keep on fighting, well...there, it is.
; )
'Faith'
even...when, I question...it.
<3
{I've never...questioned my 'Faith'...
it's that 'Timing'...thing, oh my.
He Knows, how I Struggle, with That. <3 }
That Big...Orange...'purse', represents...far more, than most could imagine.
; )
The SGT. knew.
<3 <3 <3
He...Understood.
; )
Love...to You.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{The Lord...knows, I...have this 'thing'...about Chasing Wrongdoer's...to
'The Gate's of Hell'.
: )
hahahaha...
oh my.
<3
Maybe, that's why...I So Love, Michael...The Archangel. <3
He's My Hero!!! <3 <3 <3 }
Monday, December 21, 2020
Thanks...So Much!!!
Thanks...So Much....
to The Linn County Sheriff's Department.
SGT. Ireland, above...is holding my Big Orange Bag, that was stolen, just before Thanksgiving.
: )
Bless His Heart!!!
Along with The Deputies, and Detectives, who recovered All of Our Stolen Property...in a Matter of Hours...and...Apprehended The Suspects!!!!!!
I Could Not...Thank Them Enough!!!
<3 <3 <3
Gave them some Cookies...for their Awesome Work, but...wish I could do More.
I asked the SGT., if he was a Wine Drinker....{I just happened to have a few bottles, in Sally's Trunk...
he chuckled...and, said...No....no... : ) }
: ) : ) : )
Told him...that's O.K. I happen to Know...Someone, who Is!
They won't go to waste.
: )
Hahahaha.
I can't Imagine...what their Job's are like.
I, truly...can't.
We should all feel Extremely Blessed, because of their sacrifice...and, dedication.. most of us...never will.
Love...to You.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
{Had to laugh...Pal, Bill...rode with, to The Sheriff's Department, in case I needed help carrying things.
Told Bill...I wanted to get a picture, of The SGT., holding my bag.
Bill...said, Laughing... "You Can't Be Serious!!! You can't ask him to hold That Bag!!!"
Yes I Can!!!
and...more...
The SGT. was Happy To Do It!!!
: )
May God Bless...The Linn County Sheriff's Department.
Special...Folks.
<3 }
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Merry Christmas...Baby.
Got the old...Dollhouse, up...on the Sideboard.
That's about, all I got done...yesterday.
Today, was another story.
Run...Run...Run.
oh my.
Had some retail shopping to do...and, much needed groceries...to grab.
What a mess.
God...Knows, how much I dislike 'retail'...shopping, anytime, but...especially, this time of year.
; )
I Played a 'John' Card, when he was sick... <3
: )
Parked as close as I could...to the stores, no matter what the 'Signs' said....
and hobbled my way through.
{Never a 'Handicapped' Spot, or...in a Fire Lane. ; ) }
I, thought to myself...
If anyone has the 'notion' to stop me, well...Let's Git 'er On!!!
; )
I was wearing my old...Black Leather Jacket, and, most likely...looked a lot...Tuffer, than I am.
Who...knows.
; )
Last night, I remembered what 'Today'...is.
oh my.
It's been 37 years...since, I was Given...another Chance.
On December 20th, 1983....I was in the worst car accident of my life.
{I was in a bad one...7 years prior, too, but...That, December 20th. One, should've done me in.}
I was coming home...from work, I was a Waitress.
Mid Afternoon. Good weather.
Roads...clear.
A Lumber Truck....pulled out in front of me, at an intersection....where I had the right of way.
I was running about 50 mph.
He pulled out, just...as I was coming through...like, I wasn't there.
I, couldn't stop.
I remember....bracing for impact.
Had the brake...Hard...to the floor.
My arms, were Locked...on the steering wheel.
{No seat belt...Law, then. }
Then...all Hell Broke Loose, in Slow...Motion.
That '77 Ford LTD, that I So Hated Driving...saved my life.
{The Trans Am...I'd been driving, had a chipped tooth, in it's transmission, and was down for a bit.}
That Ford...took out the Rear Axle...of that Massive Lumber Truck, and...we Spun...Straight South, down 151, like we were Intentionally...Spinnin' Donuts, in the Center of the Highway...
about a Football Field, long.
oh my.
I remember, when we came to rest....panicking.
I couldn't catch my breath.
My legs were pinned, between the seat, and the dash.
{My knees, had actually gone through the dash, radio....everything.
My face...hit the steering wheel, cut my nose in half.}
Had the wind...knocked completely out of me.
I...couldn't open the driver's door.
I felt...trapped.
All I could think of, the car was going to explode...like I'd seen on T.V.
I kept slamming my shoulder against the door, but...it wouldn't open.
Then, a calmness...came over me, and said....
"Try The Other Door."
<3
It opened right...up.
: )
I crawled out, on to the highway...then,...it hit me.
I'd Just...Killed Someone.
I limped...to the center of Highway 151, looking, searching...for the point of impact.
Trying to See...if Anyone...was moving.
: ( : ( : (
There Stood a Man, at the Intersection....
he had Winter Coverall's on.
He was Standing, in the Center...of the Highway, like me.
Oh My God...
<3
I began...Running...Limping...Towards Him...
and...
Him, to Me!!!
We Embraced...in the Middle of Highway 151.
So Grateful...We'd Both, Survived.
<3 <3 <3
We, both...thought...we'd Killed...the other.
It was Such... a Relief, to Hold That Man...in my Arms.
<3 <3 <3
Last night...I dug through the closet...and, found my Old...Waitress Uniform, I was wearing...that day, and slipped it on.
Haven't looked at it, in all of these years.
Don't know...why, I kept it, but...remember...feeling, it should be saved. <3
It was dusty...from hanging in the closet.
: )
It...still...fits.
Then...slipped on, the Black...Leather Jacket, John...gave me for Christmas, that I was wearing...that Fateful...
Day.
Priceless.
Priceless.
This...is my Best Christmas...Gift, Ever.
Just...like then.
<3 <3 <3
'Grateful'
'Grateful'
'Grateful'
Love to You...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Are Ya Ready....Boots??? Start Walkin'!
Hahahaha!!!!
When I sat down to write, today... thought of the Nancy Sinatra tune, above.
<3
It was the first song...I learned to sing, I was three.
I, remember...Dad, always asking me to "Sing it again....", while I was perched beside him...
on the doghouse...of our Econoline Pickup, bouncin' down the road.
<3 <3 <3
It seemed Perfect, for yesterday.
I, knew if I could get my old...Boots on, I could get to work.
{Shoes...weren't gonna cut it. }
It was a Painful...Trick,
had to take a butcher knife...after I carefully got my sock on...and cut it down the side, so it wasn't too tight, on my leg...
but...once I got the old...Boot, on...
my ankle, and leg...were much Happier.
: )
{I..was a bit... afraid, after I got the boot on, my bad foot,
I...might have to sleep in it...for a week.
Hahahaha!!!
Wasn't sure I could get it back off!!!
But, I did. : ) }
It was an INSANE...Day!
{Like a Clip from the Movie...'Trains, Planes...and Automobiles'!!!}
Helper, Brandon...is Awesome, but... holy smokes.
It's Always...and Adventure, when we work together!!!
Hahahaha!!!
{I need to wear a 'Body Cam', on some of these Escapades. ; ) Nobody...would Ever Believe The Stories...without Images, to back them up. oh my. ; ) }
When Brandon, and I...finally....got home, we started cleaning the rabbit hole, to make room, for yet....More...
'Estate' Items, from Iowa City.
oh my.
I'm so Grateful, Pal...Don, helped load the Amana Sofa, and Grandfather Clock.
<3
I'm guessing, I could've done it, but...Brandon and I...would still be there.
: )
I'm moving...but, Very Slow.
The Sofa...had to find shelter, in our House.
It's Beautiful...and, didn't want it to be damaged, at The Rabbit Hole.
So...had to move many pieces, of Furniture...here, to get it inside.
oh my.
I gave the Grandfather Clock, to Son in Law...Adam, for Christmas...a little early.
He's been looking for one.
<3
So, when Adam...came to pick it up, he helped Brandon carry the Amana Sofa, inside.
<3
It was a Zoo...around here, really...the Entire Day...was a 'Zoo'!!!
oh my!
When I finally...got the floors cleaned, and everything put in order, last night....
I, fixed myself a Huge...Bloody Mary, in an Old Quart Jar, and sat down next to The Tree.
<3
Exhausted, in most every way....one could possibly be.
: )
It, actually...felt kinda good.
: )
It's the first time...in a long, long...time, I felt a little contentment.
<3
Lit the candles....
put my feet up....
sipped, on that Giant...Bloody Mary, and...took it all...in.
<3
Christmas Music...plays 24/7....in the Big Room, like always, after Thanksgiving.
<3 <3 <3
It...was very Soothing.
<3
{maybe...even...a little...
'Magical'. ; ) }
I'm not keeping the Beautiful...Sofa, but...it will be safe, here...until it finds a new Home.
{Adam...actually...Loves It. {so does Liz. <3 } so...it may wind up, with them, too. }
Liz sent me this image...of The Grandfather Clock, after they got it set up, in their Home, last night.
I'll have to go there, and get it running for them.
They can be a little Tricky.
I've worked on many clocks...over the years.
I, can usually...get 'em goin'. ; )
Decided I should've named Peanut...'Tripper'... Hahahaha!
Oh My.
<3
She's quite....a 'Peanut'.
She can't see me, but...always seems to look right into my Heart.
<3 <3 <3
She's..a Pistol, when there's Company, but...so Soulful, and Precious, when we're alone.
<3
She's a Great...Watch Hound.
; )
Not much get's past her.
<3
I want to Thank... Shannon, and her Beautiful Daughter... Myra, for loaning me Crutches.
They popped in, last week, to retrieve them.
<3
Shannon, {AKA 'Alice'} has been Such a Blessing, in my Life.
She helped me So...with my hand, and arm...when I crushed it, a couple of years ago.
Now, with This...Mess, of a left Foot!!!
hahahahaha!
Oh...my.
Blessings.
<3 <3 <3
I'm going to work on The Tree, a bit...today, and put a little more 'Christmas' out.
Like...last year, we'll be having Christmas, on New Year's Day.
It was really difficult, last year...with the date change.
This...year, well...the way I see it, it'll give me an extra week, to find Christmas.
I, think...maybe, I'm gettin' there.
<3
Slowly...
Like, Everything...Else!!!
Those...Sparks of Christmas Magic, are....Absolutely...Priceless.
<3 <3 <3
Love...to You.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
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