January 15, 2012-Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

All I can say is Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! It was 14 degrees below zero here this morning!!! Had a little snow the past two days but nothing to brag about. But this cold snap is wicked. I'm so glad I don't have to go anywhere. The sky is blue today but it's only getting up to about 12 degrees. better days are ahead. back to the low 30's by Tuesday and then in the 20's. We have been spoiled with warmer weather than usual this winter.
I've been busy on Facebook with old town pictures and people sharing theirs. It's been fun but now I'm tired of it all. Jean gave me that CD of an old high school group so naturally I had to make a slide show with snippets of the songs in it. No one seems to have any pictures of that band. That seems odd. But I did the best I could with what I had. It's on my Youtube site.
Other than that I haven't been doing anything else. My left leg and knee has something wrong inside to hurt like it does sometimes. I guess I should get it looked at but not till spring.. I'll put up with the pain a while longer.
Take care everyone and stay warm if you are in cold country.

Had Lunch With Some Classmates-January 11, 2012

Yesterday was a beautiful day and a perfect day for getting out. I met some old classmates over at Denny's at noon and we had a good time chatting about the old days and whatever is going on in our lives at the moment. Cynthia couldn't make it to eat because she was eating over in Ilion with people but did manage to get over to Denny's to visit for a while with us. It was her birthday also so I'm sure she was having a busy day.
Two of the girls have pacemakers. One, Brenda, is having some problems with hers. It keeps moving. She didn't like the doctor that did it either. Bassett. She's thinking about getting a lawyer to sue. Another doctor suggested it to her. I would if I were her. They can't take that one out and redo it either for some reason. She also has to have biopsies on her liver next week. She might have cirrhosis.
Dee had a pacemaker put in last year and so far she is doing real well with it. Thank heavens.
We all have our problems. It comes with old age sometimes..Ha!
I was just happy that there was no snow and the sun was shining, so I could get out. We didn't leave there till around 2:00. Then I went back home for a pit stop and went back out to get groceries. I didn't get home till almost 5:00. I was tired and sore from all the running. But glad I got the grocery shopping done because this morning there was about an inch of snow and sleet on the ground. Some schools were closed. It's melting by afternoon then by tomorrow it starts getting real cold and we might get from 3 to 6 inches of snow. Going to be down in the teens by the weekend with single digits at night. So here comes our winter.
Jean gave us a copy of songs from our old high school band named the Manhattens. I ripped them to my computer and might make a slide show if I can find more pics of the guys. One of the girls I talk to on Facebook is married to one of them. She's the one who sent the songs to Jean and Jean then made copies for some of us. Along with their group picture. We had fun talking about those old days when there was always a dance somewhere in Ilion every weekend. They'd have them at the YMCA, the K of C and at the Municipal building and I remember going to the Elk's Lodge for one too. They even had block dances outside in the summer. Those were the good old days for us. I wished I had never gotten married so young. I missed out on the last year of high school and all that fun. But it was the circumstances at the time and everything just got all screwed up when our mom died But never look back. What is in the past can;'t be changed now..Ha!
I'm hoping I feel good enough to go again for lunch with the girls when the weather gets nice again. And maybe a couple more will come.
Today I'm a bit sore. Got a back ache but that will go away as the day passes. I'll take a couple Ibuprofen.
It's 11:17 am and there are big snow flakes falling....I'm going to enjoy seeing the snow come down tomorrow. This coming down today will be turning into rain or snow all day probably. It's not that cold yet. About 36.
So that's all for now. Here's a picture of all of us yesterday. Take care everyone.

January 8, 2011-Where Does The Time Go?

I haven't been here in five days?? Wow! Guess I've been too busy over on Facebook loading pictures of our old town. The old ones and the new. Now a few other people are loading theirs. I told them all they could download any of mine they wanted. My cousin, Cory, got into it and he has way more than I do and so many I've never seen. But I'm getting tired of that. Got to get back to just my critters and family pics. I have spent too much time answering everyone. It's starting to annoy me..
I haven't been doing much else. The weather is warming up again and it's going to be in the 40's all week. There were a few flakes of snow this morning but that was it. Then the sun came out.
I'll be busy this week too. I am supposed to have lunch on Wednesday with a few old classmates. Hope I'm feeling up to it that day. I've never done that before. Then I have to go shopping for some more groceries. Not sure which day I'll feel like doing that.
I finally did get all my Christmas stuff put away. I had a back ache yesterday though. I can't do much at one time any more. Even doing the vacuuming is hard for me now. I'm always afraid I'm going to fall. Good thing this is a small apartment and I can hold onto things as I go. I guess one of these days I'll need help. I can get a girl from the county to come in. But I hate people in my space. But when it comes time I think I really need the help then I will ask for it.
The mold is making my head feel stuffy in this bedroom where I sit on the computer. I'd move it but it's a hard job for me now. Guess I better get the bleach spray out and spray all the corners again. I'm not sure what it is but something is bothering me.
I haven't heard from my daughter so the kids still haven't come to get their Christmas gifts. Soon I'll be watching the girls again on Tuesday nights while their mom teaches a class. Nina wants to come when Jordan is with her but maybe he hasn't been down or someone is still sick. I never know. She never calls.
Nothing else going on. And I don't feel like typing today so I will say so long for now.
Take care everyone.

January 3, 2011-Brrrrrrr!

It is real cold today. About 15 degrees but the wind chill makes it feel -3. We got some snow overnight but not much. I'd say maybe an inch or two. The sun is out today so it doesn't look like we will be getting any more snow. I saw one fox outside last night and the Opossum came by later. Sure wish I could get pictures but they will run away if they even see me at the window. At least with snow on the ground I can see them better at night. And see their little tracks.
The cold doesn't stop the squirrels. They were all down here at 7:30 am.
I'm so glad I can stay inside now for a few days or more. The next time I go out I have remember to get some rock salt to keep in my trunk. That's for when I go out it will be bare around my car and it also keeps it easier to shovel when I have to hire someone. At least when it only snows a little I don't worry about it. By the time I go out again it will be warmer and melted.
I've been uploading old Ilion pictures and some county pictures of buildings that I found online a couple years ago. Also some old trolley pictures that I got from newspaper articles. I opened those albums to the public on Facebook so anyone can download them. Trouble is now everyone wants to be a friend. Most just the Ilion kids though so I don't mind.
So it's just a relaxing day. My knee and left leg are really hurting today. I guess it's from trying to get up those stairs yesterday. I pulled the ligaments again. The bones actually are crunching in that outer knee area. Yuck.. The Ibuprofen isn't helping either. But I'll survive. I always do! Ha!
I ordered my yearly book from Sharedbook. That's from this site. I ordered on last year for the year. I can keep this running diary in book form for the grand kids to read someday. I always get mine in black and white though so it's cheaper. The cover and back cover pictures are in color though. But I had 150 pages for this year so it cost me $24.95, which isn't bad.

Have a nice day everyone.

January 2, 2012-Went To Uncle Bill's Wake

I woke up this morning and looked out the window, expecting to see snow but there wasn't any! It was quite breezy yet but still 33 degrees. So I did get out at 1 pm to the funeral home. I am sure glad there wasn't any snow or I don't think I would have gotten in there too well. I parked in the first handicapped spot. But it sat on an incline and the ground is a bit rough. Then no one told me there was a ramp and a back door if I needed it so I had to go in the side entrance and go up a few steps. That was very hard for me to do.
I never would have recognized Uncle Bill. He sure did not look like he used to. Even his son, Jim, said he thought it was someone else at first. Aunt Betty was sitting in the first chair. At least it was comfortable because I sat right next to her, in one like it, for a while to talk. She kept telling everyone that came by that Bill didn't look like that and would show them his picture. She also said she has fallen twice recently while she was alone. She'll be in a nursing home next. And she's getting forgetful.
Met Billy's wife for the first time. She seems nice. Their little boy is a cutie. Jim and his wife and daughter got home Friday. Billy got there the day before I think.
I had gone out on Saturday afternoon to Aubuchon to get critter food then went to Walmart. I ran into Diana and Megan ( Jim's wife) there. They were stocking up for New Year's Eve. That's when Diana told me about her dad being in pain and not good at all the two days before he died. His lungs were so bad. I think she said it was a pulmonary embolism in his lungs that did it, but he had other problems too. He was 81. He kept talking about projects he wanted to get done. That's the way he was. Always puttering in the garage. He missed that because he couldn't walk any more.
Diana was glad it was over. No more suffering. I guess Jeff's daughter, Nicky, will be staying with Betty a few hours a day while Diana is working at the college.
Donna had her husband, son and daughter with her, along with Ryan's girlfriend. Any of you who aren't family that are reading this won't know who I'm talking about so just skip it..
My sister, Pam, came while I was there. Also my brother, Jim and his wife. Some cousins that I haven't seen in a while. Nancy and Art, Jerry and Cindy.Mary, my Aunt ,came with her son, Mike and her daughter, Gloria and Gloria's two sons. Then Sandy and Angie came and Karen. Chris Hoover was there also. I sat in the back after and talked to them all. Most of us got up to leave when the VFW people were coming. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to Aunt Betty because there were too many people crowded around her at that time, so I just left.
As I was going down the street I saw my sister, Jane go by. Guess she decided to come earlier too. Too bad she missed Jimmy and Pat and Pam. Not sure if she was going to the VFW later or not.
I thought it was sad that none of Betty's sisters came. I know Aunt Bev couldn't come because of her husband but I thought for sure Shirley and Sarah would. Shirley's boys were there though and I think Shirley's daughter Theresa stopped in for a minute. I didn't see her. I thought that is what Betty told me. Shirley's son, Jeff was going to be playing the bagpipes for the service at 4.
Patrick and his wife, Christie, were there. Bill Rankins came with his son and Betty Miller from Herkimer.
I forgot to pick up a card and envelope while I was there. Darn it. But maybe Diana will have extras. The envelopes are for donations to the food pantry where Uncle Bill volunteered all the time. He was the head coordinator for a long time.
The snow didn't start till about 7:30 tonight. Not much coming down yet. It's going down to 15 tonight. Brrr!
Jeanne called. She had to work all day and was too tired to go over to the funeral home or VFW. I don't blame her. It's her 64th birthday tomorrow. She'll be getting her card late because I didn't get one made yet.
All the kids will be starting back to school tomorrow. I still haven't seen the kids. Guess they aren't quite over their colds yet.
So that's it I guess. Can't think of anything else at the moment.
Take care everyone.