Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Merry Christmas... Eve.
Merry Christmas Eve...
to
All.
<3
I've been running since 5 a.m.
The Holiday's... are Wonderful, but...
a little Exhausting!!
; )
Grandson, Justin... rode with me today, Shopping.
; )
At the last store... he said,
"I Can't Take This!! Way Too Many People!! I'll wait in the car."
: )
Tis The Season!!
; )
It Ain't for The Faint of Heart!!
Hahahahahaha!!!
Glad Justin joined me.... we had a Lovely Lunch, and he found Cranberries for me.
Every Single 'Big' Store was Sold Out!!
We called them All!!
: (
but...
Justin found a Tiny Neighborhood Grocery Store, that had some.
<3
What a Cool Little Store!!
When we got Home... Justin helped carry everything inside.
<3
He's a Keeper!!
; )
<3
Found The HUGE Grinch Balloon at Target.
5.00.
Couldn't Pass Him Up!!
; )
The Kid's will Like Him!!
<3
Heading to Pal, Allyson's tonight.
<3
She's invited her Pals, and Family... over.
Allyson Creates Such a Beautiful Christmas Eve Dinner for us all.
<3
Celebrating 'Christmas' on Friday... with Son, Justin's Family, and Friends.
<3
I'll be spending Christmas Day... Baking Pies, and making Food.
; )
Making a Dutch Apple, and a Sweet Potato Pie.
: )
Oh Boy!!
; )
Wishing All...
a
Merry, and Peaceful...
Christmas Eve.
<3
Hope Santa's Good to Ya...
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Memories.
Busy... Busy, today.
Spent a Bunch of time... with Grandson, Justin.
<3
: )
Shared Many Stories... with him.
<3
Justin... Laughed, and Laughed.
; )
<3
{yes... 'Grandma' has a 'Funny Bone'.}
; )
Many FB Memories... popped up, today.
: )
below... are a few.
Seems, maybe... I was a little smarter back then.
yet,
not much has changed, in my mind...
So incredibly True.
<3
Hahahahahaha!!!
Just Sayin'!!
: )
{Peg... Loved 'That One'!!
Hahahahahaha!!!}
<3
<3
Indeed.
; )
The Iowa Department of Transportation...
1990's first Condemnation of our Land.
: (
Bless their hearts.
They taught me 'much'...
back then.
: (
Sadly... I couldn't 'see' it... this time, like in the 90's.
I believed...
foolishly, like all the rest.
: (
; )
Indeed.
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Monday, December 22, 2025
Tik Tok...
Christmas is Fast... Approaching.
Oh... My!!
'Time'...
oh my.
The 'A' Team... and I gathered yesterday morning to Move a Dear Soul.
: )
I was so worried about the parking.
: (
Nightmare.
We opted not to take Dale's Trailer.
{Good Thing!!}
The Move was only half of a block... but there were some BIG...
Heavy...
Pieces, that were moving.
Pals... Dale, Bill... and Jay, met me yesterday morning, in Fairfax. I drove The Ford, they followed in Dale's Van.
Pals... Steph, and her Hubby... Marc, joined up with us at 'The Move' site.
We knew it was going to be a difficult 'Move', for many reasons.
It was a sad... 'Move'.
: (
We all hated that part of it.
We've all been 'there', knew... it wasn't going to be 'easy'.
but...
once the 'A' Team Pulled together...
we made it the most
'Fun'...
we could.
<3
We shared a Lot... of Laughs.
Humor... can turn around an ugly situation... pretty quick.
; )
{Trust me... when We All Get Together, it's like a Comedy Show!!
: )
We've Got to get a Tik Tok Live Stream goin' so You Can See!!}
We, also... opted to not use the vehicles.
We Rolled Everything Down The Sidewalk!!
Many Trips.
; )
Perfect!!
The Weather was Great...
{Blessing}
What wasn't so 'Great'... was moving Everything up two flights of stairs.
: (
The Fireproof Filing Cabinet... and a Massive Three Part Desk, was a Challenge.
: )
The 'A' Team... Made It Happen!!
: )
{I... never had a doubt. I... 'Know' These People!!
'Failure' is Not an Option!!
EVER!!}
: )
Jay, and Our Dear Soul's Brother in Law... Jeff, took the Massive Desk completely apart.
Without those two...
: )
well, Steph said...this morning,
"We all would've been 'Cowering in a Corner' with This Move!!"
Hahahahahahaha!!!
; )
The Move... is Done.
Steph... re-measured, we got the Entire 'Family' Desk... in the new space.
; )
That... was HUGE.
Lightened my heavy heart... concerning this 'Move'.
<3
So Incredibly Grateful... for Dear Friends.
<3
'Mountain Movers'.
<3
Steph referred to us as a 'Motley Crew' yesterday.
: )
that...
we are.
<3
A Motley Crew...
that gets Sh!t Done.
; )
The 'A' Team... pulled together for
The Dear Soul,
because they Know...
He's One of Us.
<3
When people tell you...
'You're Crazy'...
'That can't be done.'
'It'll Never Work.'
; )
remember...
All of The Best People Are....
a little...
Crazy.
; )
{just... don't get in their way.}
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Indeed.
Up early... this morning.
Threw in a load of Laundry... last night, went to throw it in the dryer, a bit ago...
: )
Seems the washer... decided to die, in the night.
: (
It took me a long time to get the washer's lid unlocked.
; )
Great way... to start the day off.
; )
Hahahahahahaha!!!!
Handwashed what I needed...
threw it in the dryer.
now...
COFFEE!!!
I Got My 'Game' On...
; )
Yeah Boy!!
Sunday Mornin'...
; )
Some days... there isn't enough coffee on The Planet.
Away We Go!!
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Saturday, December 20, 2025
The Memory Tree.
Oh...
Christmas Tree.
<3
Already gettin' a little melancholy... thinking about taking 'The Tree' down on New Year's Day...
even tho...
it's been Standing for over a year.
<3
In the last two years... I've struggled with two 'Firsts'... in my life, since I moved away from Home, concerning
'Christmas'.
The First, 'First'... was two years ago, when I didn't put up our Family Christmas Tree.
The Second 'First', is when we didn't take it down, on New Year's Day, last year.
Left it 'Standing'...
the entire year,
because I believe It Deserved to.
<3
Make up...
for
The 'Lost'... Christmas.
I've Truly... Enjoyed 'The Tree' every single day, this year.
<3
It's a 'Memory Tree'.
: )
All of our Loved One's... are represented on 'The Tree'.
<3
Friends... 'Family'.
: )
Loved Ones.
<3
If ya look close, at 'The Tree'... there's many 'Ornaments' that aren't a vintage...
'Shiny Brite'.
: )
There's Cards... Pictures... Letters....License Plates... Old Farm Toys, a Cello... a Violin, and So Much More.
; )
'Memories'.
<3
Tomorrow, me... and Many of my Pal's.... are helping a Dear Soul, 'downsize', of sorts.
Thinking about that 'Move', made me think... of a 'Downsize' here, at Home...
long ago.
I'd gratefully stumbled across The Most Amazing 'Harvest Table' I'd ever seen, years ago.
It came from a Catholic Church.
It was Older than Dirt.
10 1/2 feet long.
Pegged together.
Trestle Table.
: )
'Beyond'...
; )
It was like a Landing Strip... in our dining room.
; )
No Matter.
It Was 'Beyond'.
; )
<3 <3 <3
Times got a little Tuff, some Dear Friends, 'Buyers' came through, they made me an offer I couldn't refuse, for The Harvest Table.
Sold it.
thought...
"I can live without it... I'll just pull up the little side table, sip my morning coffee from it... like I did, from The Harvest Table. : ) until I find something else. Make my morning calls... No Worries."
: )
Pulled the 1840's 'Side Table'... to the center of the dining room.
Poured myself a cup of coffee...
my knee hit the leg of the little table,
Coffee went Everywhere...
: (
"I Can't Do This!!!"
: (
I was Sobbing!!!!
: (
Missed That Old Harvest Table... So!!!
: (
More than That....
I Missed The Morning Rituals,
me and That Old...'Landing Strip'
shared.
: (
Sitting at the end of it...
Visiting with my Friends Every Morning.
<3
Called John, asked him about The Old Harvest Table...
he'd been working on.
{That Old Table... had a Sway Back. Big Time, that John, Miraculously made Straight.}
John said...
"The Round Oak???"
No...
the one... with the 'Sway Back'.
: )
John said...
"You can't want to bring that old table in the house."
Yes...
I Do.
: )
Asked John... to please have The Boys, bring it up.
: )
When John saw it, that night... after The Boys set it...
: )
he...
had to admit how perfect it was.
; )
I have to admit... how Perfect it is.
As much as I despise...
'Change', well...
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
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