January 1, 2017

1st day of the new year.  It is supposed to be snowing today, but there aren't many clouds yet. 

We ran over to Andy's this morning so John could pick up a muffler for the Dodge truck.  Couldn't find one the right size at any of the parts stores here, but John had given Andy one that he hadn't used that was the right size.  It was cloudy and got more cloudy as we went.  Ran into a bit of snow about at the shortcut on the way over.  Andy said it had snowed there earlier.  Didn't stay long because of the weather, by the time we got back to the shortcut, it was snowing heavier.  Snow until we got about to Vernon, then it started slowing down and by the time we got home it wasn't snowing.  It did start snowing later tho.  It didn't last long and it melted fast. 

I took down more Christmas stuff.  I need to take a load to Casa, but it's so muddy between here and there I put it off. 

My sugar is up this evening I ate too much crap, I guess.  Kept eating nuts and had a bit of sf pumpkin fudge and a piece of sf pumpkin pie.  I feel lousy!  Lately all I want to do is eat and I am gaining weight . 

December 31, 2016

Well, this is it, the last day of 2016.  December has been such a sad month, with so many people passing away.  It was a quiet day here, we went shopping this morning and it was cold, cloudy and rained a bit.  It's supposed to snow, but so far, none has showed up.  I started taking down the Christmas stuff, I usually don't take the tree down until the 1st, but all the ornaments are off, just need to take the tree apart.  Maybe I'll light it up one more time tonight and dismantle it tomorrow. I still need to go through the boxes from the attic and see what's there, I didn't look in them all, it got too cold! 

John is working on the old dodge again, he is making the exhaust pipe today.  Andy has a muffler that we are going to run over and get, they don't make one with a small enough opening to fit the size pipe that matches where it comes out. 

I read and slept a lot today, I'm so tired!  Still having troubles with my sugar levels, I started taking metformin at night again, but levels are still higher than I would like them to be.  Such a hard disease to have!  Wish they could find a cure.  It's been hard not to eat all the junk that's around this time of the year.  People bring us food and I have broken down and eaten some a couple times.  I did great through Thanksgiving, but Christmas whipped me!

We had tamales and red chili for supper, YUMM!  I ate only the meat filling in mine, no masa to add carbs!  I plugged the tree in one last time for the year, I love the lights and I love trees!

We kept hearing booms all day today, never could figure out what it was.  About the time we went to bed there were some, but didn't hear them at midnight. 

December 30, 2016

Helped Jess work on the album she is making for her friend Bobbie.  Jess picked out a smash book I had and I am printing photos for her to put into the book.  We worked on it again today. 

Her folks came and picked her up today, she was going to go home tomorrow, but she said her folks wanted to come get her today. 

Eric showed up about the time Andy got here so John and Andy went down to the shop to visit with him.  We girls went down later. 

John and I went shopping after they left and ate supper.  Kind of quiet around here tonight!

December 29, 2016

Cold and cloudy today!  No sunrise here.

I had an appointment with Doc Haws this am.  He says my eyes are going the right way, but they aren't ready for surgery yet.  (I have a cataract)  They are so slow!  I was the only one in the office, my appointment was at 8:30 and it was quarter to 9 before they took me back!  It was 9:15 before I got out.  The doc was in the waiting room talking to one of the employees, so it wasn't like he wasn't there.  They shouldn't do that!

Jess has been wanting to make an album for her best friend and so I showed her some albums and smash books I have and she picked out one to use.  I printed out some photos for her and she has started putting them in the book.

December 28, 2016

Only 3 more days left in 2016.  Most people are saying they are looking forward to the end of a bad year.  It wasn't bad for us, we were able to purchase the property next door and that was a big good thing for us!  We've spent most of the year since June working next door, it was good for us health wise, we both lost weight and I got stronger from all the work.  We've got an almost finished studio for me, just need to move my stuff into the room.

Jess picked out a book to use for her album for her friend Bobbie.  We started working on it today.  She had some of the pix she wants to use on her phone and I printed them out and she is cutting and gluing them into the book.

Had scrambled eggs for supper and watched a movie, Groundhog Day.   

December 27, 2016

Company day.  Trish, Sam, Carleen and Mom came up this morning to see our latest stuff and Casa.  Emilee and Dallas showed up a bit later and we showed them around too.  Emilee hasn't been up here in years, she said the last time she remembered being here was when we took the pictures of her and Westyn by grandpa's Allis Chalmers tractor. 

John, Jes and I went to Subway with Mom, Carleen, Sam and Trish.  Had a good visit with them.  Got Jes to take pix of us girls together.  I have been wishing we'd taken a pix of the 4 soon to be 5 generations.  Mom, me, Charles and Nikki.  We need to get one when Noah gets here, not often you have 5 generations! 

John Jes and I watched a movie this evening, Honey I shrunk the Kids.  Haven't seen that one in a long time!

December 26, 2016

Charles and girls left about 10 am.  So glad Jes was here after they left, I always feel sad when they go.  We had such a good visit with them. 

After they left, we helped John winterize the guest room, then went to the drug with him looking for some pink antifreeze to put in the drains.  The drug didn't have any, Jes and I picked up a couple items, I got the stocking hangers I was wanting earlier, they were on sale, and Jes got some socks.  Then we went to Davis to get the antifreeze, when we came out we could smell good smells from Boogas, so went and ate lunch there. 

Charles called to let us know he made it home safely. 

Had left overs for supper and watched a Leslie Nielson movie Mr. Magoo. Then it was bedtime.