journaling updates

I've gotten myself into a rut lately over-looking my journaling. The school bus is passing our home (as we speak) with it's lights 'on', the clouds are hanging low and all is quiet around here! School is back in session! Our schools have been out for ten days for potato harvest. Bob didn't work in potato harvest this year and I really missed taking photos - he was too busy staying awake in the hopes of saving his life during 'driver's ed'!!!!! Anyway, school is in session once again and all is quiet in the neighborhood. The worst thing is going to be happening at the end of the month (for me) - day-light-savings-time will be ending and I will struggle with lack of sunshine as it will get dark by 5:30 p.m. My only other option is waking up earlier to make up for the lack of sunshine in the evening. During the summer, it stays light around here until 9:30 p.m. - HEAVEN! I don't 'fake-bake' any more (something I would do in the winter) as the skin-cancer thing is a reality for me now - being in the sun for so many years - so I definitely have to be careful.

We've had the weirdest thing happen in our neighborhood during the break! Our next door neighbor, 13 years old, got really sick - his mom thinking he had the flu - but he never got better. They finally took him to the hospital and had his appendix taken out! One to two days later a mom across the street from us had her appendix taken out (has small kids), then my other neighbor across the street and next door to the young mom got very sick and ended in the hospital and almost died! The first boy who had his appendix taken out developed MORE PROBLEMS and ended up back in the hospital for more surgery. THEN, Saturday night another neighbor (behind us) got very sick, went to the hospital and they thought it was her appendix as well - but ended up doing surgery and fixed something else - but while they were in, they took her appendix out too! Also, we found out a close and dear friend had some MAJOR SURGERY that we didn't know about. SOMETHING IN THE WATER?!?!? Who's next? (not me, not me!) Hubby and I are planning on visiting everyone tonight after he gets off work.

I'm noticing the calendar and watching the days slip by and Christmas getting closer and closer! Why does that always, always, always freak me out? I have no kids at home, I have all this time to prepare for it and every year it freaks me out! I don't think I've truly enjoyed Christmas in years and years - and what I mean by that is feel relaxed and enjoy the spirit of the season! Does anyone have a cure for this feeling out of control? My cousin Cindy and I always try and console each other when the season rolls around - however, she always got things under control.

Guess what? Poor little Baby-Bella-Boo (our 4 lb little Yorkie) didn't have her pins taken out of her leg last week! The doc x-rayed her leg and the bone is still not healed - in fact, the bones are not aligned as they were when he set them! She's been favoring her leg, not walking on it and needing some pain meds that she didn't need before. I'm worried! He will be x-raying it again next week but I think I'm going to insist that he rex-ray it this week. I almost feel like taking her for a second-opinion somewhere else! She's too little to be going through this! What would you do?

Well, I'm out of time and have to get some stuff done around the ol' homestead. I've been setting some limits on myself as far as computer time is concerned. I've totally let my house and life get out of control - decided recently to gain control over my life again and am putting limits on things I'm doing - plus, putting myself on a schedule! This week is going to be devoted to DEJUNKING and getting my closets in order. Let you know how things go!

Have a good one!