Wednesday, November 16, 2022

I'm still alive...

Yep...still alive. This babysitting gig is so special. Yes, I get tired...Some days Samantha's scheduling of clients runs over the usual 6–7-hour day. Monday through Thursday's it's usually 9-4pm with Fridays being light, 9 to 12. She's still waiting to hear from the daycare, but I believe it'll be a long wait. Oh well...I'm really getting attached! If much longer, it'll be too hard to let her go. Oh well, will just have to deal with it.

Our Sweetie Sloane

Halloween suit

Our daughter Crystal, and Baby Slone's grandmother (Lolli)

Sloane was Three months old as of yesterday... Teething has begun!

A sheet pan lunch I made yesterday. Potatoes, bell pepper, yellow squash, onion and chicken thighs. It was really good. You can add whatever you like...

This was an ornament I was going to order at one of those online stores...$17.00 each...When I went to check out, it showed $81 dollars!!! NO WAY...so I took a screenshot of it and backed out. Talk about thieves! I wonder how many people never looked at the bottom line and got "took"!

Made some Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies...

Here's the plating of our pan lunch...yum.

Hubby (Larry) is really enjoying his laser. I asked him to make me some ornaments for the tree...he did...!!Lolol I especially wanted two for our dogs, Buddy and Libby.

Libby

Buddy

Hope you all are enjoying your week...I'll be around to check on you in a bit! Be safe out there...

Hugs from

Donna

Thursday, November 3, 2022

On Being a GreatGrandParent and Health....

Age can really take a bite out of your daily plans... What you think you can do and what you really can do are two very different propositions. I'm sitting with my Great-granddaughter all week long... every week... some days being shorter than others. My mind and heart say yes but, the old body says...you might need to rethink things a bit. My knees are fine (thank God), I walk although not as much as I'd like. At 71, your body is still pretty solid...mechanically speaking. Needless to say, there's no marathons planned in my future. Yes, Larry and I are confined to the house, pretty much. But Sloane is so special...your young heart is in direct competition with your aging body... we are in love. Getting older sucks...

Samantha (my Granddaughter and mom of baby Sloane) is trying to get Sloane into a fancy daycare located just down the street from her work. The waiting list is long. (She and her hubby live 35 minutes south of town so for her, that would cut about 35 minutes of travel time cut if she can get her a placement. Getting up at the crack of dawn and getting home at seven or later is not good especially for a wife and new mom...Her hubby helps out, but he works out of town and can't always be there for them.) $342 a friggin' week!! Transparent communication...I'm not sure what all that entails but for the money, it better be gold wrapped! I want to keep her...but Sami says I can get her anytime I want. We can do unannounced visits as well. We'll see.

Anyway, all that to say this...If you're in fairly good health, do all you can to get better! Walk, then walk some more. Get a pedometer to see how many steps you're actually doing a day. I used to be able to do 10,000 to 18,000 at least three to four times a week. Now? I'm lucky to get in 3,000. You don't need to jog...or go to the gym. Just Get Up off the sofa or chair and start! Create a path in your house...I walk around the sofa then walk into the living room and back again. You don't have to walk outdoors!

Okay...I'm through nagging. We all are here on Earth for different reasons and not all things can be cured or changed. But...I firmly believe...If you do nothing...Nothing will change!

There are two cookie recipes located at the bottom of this post...A sweet friend requested them. Check them out...you might want to make them for Thanksgiving!

So, enjoy your day...do what you can...be safe...oh, and get off your butts and Go Vote! This election either makes or breaks our nation!

Hugs from Donna