Picasa Web Albums - Elaine - The moon

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The moon has always been a fascination for me. The Psalmist calls it "the faithful witness", I think that is a very good description of her. I usually view her from the early morning hours as I go to bed early and rise early. This morning it was raining cats and dogs and felt like 23 degrees so I didn't go on my morning walk. The rain doesn't usually stop me, but it was so cold and icey that I thought it might be dangerous. The dogs have extra energy and are on high alert because of their lessened activity!

cats - December 18.09

Having more fun with the camera! 

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Pre-Christmas

 

We've had great weather here till today.  We are under a winter weather advisory.  I think it's going to stay mostly west of us.  I got Scott's new camera out and starting playing with it so here are some pictures.  I included one of Mandi Salgado, my new Dad's dog.  I've never gotten a good picture of Bear with my little cameras, so I was delighted to be able to see all of his face.  He just turned six in November.  Mom, I'm glad you will be able to see the pictures!

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Christmas is coming

I got signed up for a site called Flylady.net     I've been following her for probably about a year now.  I've lost track.  Well, in November she talked about getting your Christmas presents.  I finally got everyone's list and started buying.  Then at the beginning of December she started talking about wrapping them.  So, it's December 16th and I have all my presents bought and wrapped.  I also have all my Christmas cards made and sent.  I feel pretty organized!  It sure is a lot less stressful.  Now, I'm thinking about our Christmas breakfast menu and how to get that made ahead so Christmas morning can run smoother.

The Dr. always seems to want to revamp my thyroid medicine near Christmas.  I had to go on the synthetic medicine and just last week, she decided she had to double it.  I keep getting way too tired, so it is a real nuisance. 

Joel is doing better.  I took him to a neurologist a few weeks ago and he put him on some different medicines and he is finally perking up.  He's down to two migraines a day instead of five or six.  The two are more easily gotten rid of too.

The cats love Christmas.  As soon as we pull out the Christmas tree stuff, they start watching.  As soon as the tree is decorated there is a fight about who is going to sleep in the branches!  It is pretty funny to watch them climb out of it. 

Julia got a little netbook computer.  It is so cute.  I'm thinking I need one too because of my train trips.  It sure would be a lot easier to carry that with me! 

I love new gadgets!  I come by it naturally.  Some of my kids were born with it too!

 

Thanksgiving

We had a safe trip up here to Brookville, PA.  At noon, I got a call from Joel.  He had been having terrible headaches, so I sent him to the Dr.  The Dr. wanted Joel to go to the hospital to get a MRI on his head!  The rest of the way up here I was worrying that we would get to Mom's and have to turn around and go home.  The Dr. thought his brain might be bleeding!  About 15 minutes from our arrival, I got another call from Joel.  There was no bleeding, but there was evidence that he had had a concussion.  A couple of weeks ago, a box fell on his head at work.  So, he had gotten a concussion from that incident.  His headaches came on so suddenly and severely that they really worried me.  Dr. said he would have trouble for about another ten days.  Needless to say, I am grateful that he will be okay.  We are watching a snow storm head our way.  Not sure when we will head back.  We may be okay here because a lot of storms go north of here.  I took some pictures on our way here, but haven't downloaded them yet.  We got to Richmond and it was foggy and drizzly, it actually looked pretty to me.  We saw a lot of RV sales places and thought of Dad.  We managed to not miss any turns this trip.  I wrote the routes we take on two index cards and kept track of where we were.  Scott got his new camera and he took a lot of pictures.  Unfortunately, he took a bunch of me.  They will not get published anywhere or there will be a problem at the McNeill house!  Scott is laughing at my statement!

Best Friends

Hey everyone,

Rachel called me and said that my best friend from Missouri and her daughter were visiting Fort Bragg.  So, we took an hour and a half drive down there to see them.  We ended up spending the afternoon with them.  It was so much fun.  We hugged, and cried and then started talking like we had never left each other.  Friendship is a wonderful thing!

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Hey everyone,

I had a special birthday here with my Mom and Ray.  If you aren't on Facebook, you haven't seen that I had to make an emergency trip to FL.  Mom needed a heart cath on last Friday.  She did well, although it was difficult.  Saturday she was released.  Sunday we had to call 911 because Mom turned blue and was in great distress.  The Dr. decided it was a spasming artery.  She came home yesterday and was very good today, my birthday.  Ray went out and bought me a present, which is in the picture link.  It was a special birthday even though I'm away from home.  My kids all called me or texted me.  People on Facebook were giving me well wishes all day long.  I felt very loved and cared for, thus a special day!  I took a couple of pictures of the hospital.  It's an old historic site.  The tile work was very beautiful and even the tiled ceilings were amazing. 

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