Saturday

Well is everyone tired from there big shopping trip yesterday? I hope you didn't spend to much money. Yesterday I kind of ate some of the things that I shouldn't, a piece of pumpkin pie a piece of candy in the afternoon, my blood sugar was up this morning, so I better get back to eating right. I hope you all have a good weekend and I will talk with you on Monday.

Friday

Today is big black Friday, the day people go out and spend money they don't have. I once was in K Mart on one of these shopping day, this lady had a long list, she was complaining to her friend on how was she going to pay for all these gifts. She was just going to charge everything then try and pay for it the rest of the year. That is sad, I would think it would be better just to buy gifts for the little kids or only make home made gifts or something so you wouldn't be paying for them all year round. Maybe with all the people out of work and money being so tight this year people will really get down to basics. The season should be about love for one another. I understand why we as Jehovah Witnesses don't celebrate these holiday. So many of these holiday were not celebrated years and year ago. The Government just decided today is a good day to take off. Some Holiday are a mixture of Christian and Pagan beliefs. A lot of the holiday are to celebrate bunny and eggs, a fat man in a red suit, not at all what they first started out to be. So I hope you all are not having to dig down to deep in you pockets and pay for this day the rest of the year. Remember your friendship is a gift, promise to give your daughter a manicure, or take just your son to a movie he wants to see. Maybe mow the lawn for the old lady down the street. Your time is a special gift to, have a great day.

Thursday

How are you all doing on this Holiday? Today is Thanksgiving and I am sure there are lots of families getting together. I don't celebrate the holiday but I am sure there are lots of people out there that do not have the means to celebrate either. It has become sad that there are so many families that are out of work and having a hard time. This is when I wish I had lots of money any could go around and just leave a box of food for someone in need. It is funny how people always complain I don't have a 52 inch TV, or I don't have this or that when there are so many people who are really in trouble and just trying to make ends meet each month. So to sit down to a big dinner with all the trimming would be a big treat. I hope Jehovah blesses you, if we try to live our lives the way he want us to, he will bless us with all our needs. If he takes care of the small birds of the fields, how much more important are we.

Tuesday

I went and saw Blind side this last weekend it was a great movie, I think everyone should see it. It makes you stop and think about how lucky we are. We may think about how bad we have it then you see a true story about a young man who never had a bed to sleep in. How he had two shirts , went to the laundry mat each night to wash his other shirt so he could wear it tomorrow. Then this wonderful family comes along and takes him in as there own. The mother never cared what her rich friends had to say, she loved this young man and she didn't care that he was black. She had to help him develop his leaning skills and his life skills and now he is in his first year of college and plays football and everyone wanted him to play for their team. instead of going to the streets and maybe getting killed he has beaten the odds and became some great.

Friday

Well the annual cookie contest is coming up. My two daughters go round and round on how the cookie contest should run. My younger daughter always cheats and uses box cookie dough, hopefully this year we will have a well run contest with no cheating. It is hard because I like crisp cookies and they like soft. The first year they made fun of my cookies and told me that you needed a gallon of milk to wash those babies down ( how mean could they be to there old Mom).
That year my younger daughter won for the first time with her store bought cookies. Last year I can't remember why I didn't win but I suspect it was because the Judges were my younger daughters boyfriends daughter and her friends. Again the cheater won with her store bought cookies. So this year I have consulted the Pioneer Women, I figured she has a web page, cook books and know a lot about everything. She lives on a ranch and has to cook a lot so I fingered she would be the one to know about cookies. She has two or three recipe that look like winners so I will have to give it some thought and see which one I am going to give a try. Maybe this year when they announce the WINNER it will be me.

Wed.

Good Morning, well it is raining here, it started yesterday afternoon. It was pretty busy yesterday for me, I took Gianna to the orthodontist yesterday at 9:15, then went and got some hog food for Chase. He belongs to FFA at school and they have about 20 little pigs at school in the back, so when it is his turn he has to bring a bag of food. They will let them grow up there and then each family gets the meat from there pig, sounds good to me. Then I went and saw the dietitian for the class I took the night before, she was really nice. She says I am eating pretty well and not to worry about loosing weight every week. She say to try and loose at l or 2 pounds a month. When you have diabetes or insulin resistant it is very hard to loose weight because your cells and the insulin don't work right together. So if I can take off 1 or 2 pounds a month that is good. She told me it will be hard until I get my knee taken care of. So I am going to give it a try maybe I will start going swimming in the am again that won't hurt my knee, just have to be careful not to fall by the pool. Had my cheerios, milk and a teaspoon of toasted flax seed that I put in my cereal, taste pretty good.
Well our annual cookie contest is coming up, who will win? I wish I could find a great cookie recipe, I will just keep looking. Maybe this year I could be the big winner, I am tired of Carrie winning with her box cookie. We will have to put the word out, if CARRIE CIANFICHI comes into your store you are not allowed to sale her any cookies out of the box. We will have to pay them to keep on the look out for her. Even if she come in a hat, sunglasses, wig, keep on the look she is out there. We know Carrie and she is not going to mix it all together from scratch if she doesn't have to. SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED

Tuesaday

Good Morning! How are you all doing out there this beautiful morning. Well last night I went to my first diabetic class, there were 8 of us in the class. There was a big man who keep asking about coke and how bad is it for you. I guess that was his favorite drink, I don't think he want to give that up. We are going to have a different teacher each week, one knows more about diet and certain things like that, then there will be one about exercise and so on. It will be great if it gives us some help in knowing what to eat. It is hard because everything has sugar, salt, it is not just to stop eating sweets. It is like learning when you can eat a carb. say you would want to eat a banana right before bed, that is a carb. and will make your blood sugar rise. You could have a 1/2 banana right before exercising or a long walk. I am finding out if I eat dinner at 4 to 5 P.M. and have a snack later my blood sugar is coming down in the A.M. That is what I am trying to do and it seems to be working. So I look forward to taking the rest of these classes and learn as much as I can. So take care everyone and treat people the way you would like people to treat you and you will have a great day.

Monday

It is a cold, crisp morning, the temperature is headed down to the 20 and 30. That means it is time for the heater again, something I can not afford to run. I close off my kitchen in the am and put my burners on, it warms up the kitchen really nicely. Then at night when I watch TV
I have to put the heather on for a little while to get the living room warm. Yesterday at meeting we had a good study about trying to follow in Jesus foot steps, and being kind even when people make us mad. That is hard to remember when someone is being rude to us or not treating us the way they should. I try and remember I don't know what happen to that person right before I had to deal with them. Maybe there husband was yelling at them, Maybe something bad happen in there family so they are taking it out of you. So I try and be extra nice to that person maybe that is just what they needed. Or dealing with your kids try and be understanding, we were all kids at one time. I am sure we all did things we don't want our kids to do. But make sure your kids know what is right and wrong, that is built into our thinking.

I have changed my eating to having my dinner between 4 and 5. That seems to have made things work better. My blood sugar has come down in the am. I am suppose to go to a diabetes class that should be fun.

Friday

Got a nice letter from my Grand Daughter. I was surprised when I went to the mail and there it was, a letter, you know kids now a day, always so busy doing what ever kids do. I love all my Grand children, wish I could see them all more often. How fast they grow up, before I know it they will have families of there own. When I read my Grand Daughter letter you can tell that she appreciates her Mom even if she would never say it to her face. Morgan was happy for her, that she got to go on vacation and that she has a man in her life that treat her well. I know it is hard for teenager to see there parent as real people that have feeling, but I think she is doing a good job. I just want my Grand kids hopes and dreams to all come true. I know the world today is all about money and how much you can make but I think God and family values are the most important things. Some of the riches people in the world have gone through life never wanting a thing, but when they ask them what would really make them happy they always say family. So that shows us all the diamonds, cars, houses won't keep you warm at night, it is the love of your family.

Thursday

Good morning, how are you doing? Well it is suppose to rain today, I don't known if that will happen but we shell see. My grand daughter said she mailed me a letter, so I hope I get it soon.
Yesterday I took the grand kids that live in Santa Rosa to Spring lake. We went fishing and had lunch, that was a lot of fun. They had some running event at Spring Lake yesterday. It seemed to be about three schools, they were everywhere. When it got time for us to go we had to wait because they were having a run right where my car was. So finally I had a chance to get out of there and some lady is yelling at me to hurry up. I kept my cool, then got up the road and some kids is yelling at me to hurry up. So I nicely rolled down my window and said well if you would get out of my way I could get out of yours. She is standing in the middle of the road and is telling me to hurry up. O well sometimes it is hard but I try to remember love and kindness. Like my Mom use to say you get more with honey then with vinegar. I don't know how Jesus did it, to always be a good example. I try and walk in his foot steps but those are some big feet to follow in, but I will try my best.

Monday

Some of the ladies at my hall are going to be at the same Craft Fair in Dec. (December 5), we can't wait. Some ladies make jewelry, others knit, it should be fun. One ladies husband has a big building at his Mothers house, so the wife is thinking of having all of us have a craft fair out there. That would be really nice if we could plan on something like that each year. We could get a bunch of the witness ladies that do crafts and have a special event. My friend Jane likes to make cookies, so she could bake a lot of things. Some of the Craft Fair that are in December you have to apply for in June. So I will try and keep that in mind next year. So have a good day and keep yourself going, never give up.

Sunday

Here we are again and I have failed to write every day, I am so ashamed of myself. I did go and see my knee surgeon on Friday, he says both of my knee are shot. I guess that is why my mind has been on other things this week. His name is Doctor Howe, he is a very nice man. He said lets do the first one and see how that goes then later in the year we can do the other. I try to act like it is no big deal, but I am scared to death. That is the bad thing about being alone, when my husband was alive we depended on each other to help us through these different things we had to face in life . No one likes to bother their children or their friends we want to be independent. So it is nice to be Jehovah Witness, when someone is sick or has surgery they pitch in and bring meals over for a while if you need them. They will have someone come and stay with you if you need help. I am hoping I can handle this one on my own but if I can't it is nice to know they are there. I will be in the hospital for 2 to 5 days and then with a walker for a while. The Doctors says I won't be doing much but siting and walking a little each day. Then after the walker, crutches ,then cane. It is going to be a long process but I can do it.

Tuesday

I had Cheerios for breakfast and fish for lunch. Went to a movie this afternoon and had some popcorn when I got home had some cheese and cracker. When It came around to dinner I had a salad with steak on it. It seems to be getting colder the next few days, it may rain in the middle of the week but they are not sure yet. I hope that you are all doing well and are keeping on your diet. On Friday I go and see the Doctor about my knee, I should know when they are going to operate on it. I ran into Brenda's husband last week and he said she had to have her knee operated on, but I don't know what was done. I hope she does well and will recover soon. Take care everyone and I will talk with you tomorrow.

Monday

Here we are at Monday again. Did my blood this morning 134, had cheerios for breakfast, snack, a yogurt, lunch 1/2 egg and bean burrito, snack cheese and crackers. When it came to dinner I had a English muffin with pizza sauce and some cheese. It feels better to spread the meals out into little ones, then you don't have a chance to get really hungry. I am writing down what I eat each meal and maybe I will get more in control. I did good with not having any sugar last week, I did have a small piece of pie at my friends house over the weekend. Now I am right back on the no sugar thing during the week. I am sure I am getting some sugar, I am just not eating candy or sweets. Over the weekend I was tempted to get a piece of cake to take home, while I was shopping at Safeway, but I made it through and didn't get one. That is good for me. So keep trying and don't give up, I will write every day this week.

Sunday

Today I have meeting then I am going out to lunch with my friend Jane and her husband Mark.
Last night I had dinner at there house and I won the card game. Chase and GG were ready for Halloween when I stopped by last night. Chase had made a box and he was going to lie in it and scare little kids. GG was Frankenstein's bride, she had her hair all on top of her head and bolts coming out of her neck. I am sure they had a good time.