Just a quick note.....

Hi,
Just a note to let everyone know that I am feeling better. I'm still congested and coughing but I did wake up this morning with a little more energy. Give me a few days and I should be back to normal. Whatever that is!!! Anyway, have a nice week. Take care.

The Snow is melting.....

Today we seen something we haven't seen in a while. The sun decided to make an appearance and with it came warmer temperatures. It got up to about 43 degrees. Some of our snow has melted but we still have about 4 inches on the ground. But starting tomorrow the colder temperatures will be back.

Well, guess what? I am sick again! Last week Bob was sick with a sore throat and a chest cold and I was hoping I wouldn't get it but I guess this isn't my time for luck because I woke up at 2:00 Wednesday morning with a sore throat and a stopped up head. The sore throat is gone now but I am so congested. This is so crazy that I have already been sick 3 times this year and were only in the first month of the year. Bob told me it's because I didn't eat cabbage and pork on New Years Day!! I know one thing, next year on New Years Day I am definitely eating cabbage and pork. LOL!!

My house right now is a total shambles. The furniture in every room is pushed up to the middle of the floor. They have finished painting the master bedroom and now they have moved out to the other rooms. Almost all of the primer is on and from there they will put on the two top coats then start on the doors. It's amazing how different the rooms look already. I'm excited to see everything when it's done.

My head is starting to hurt so I need to go take my medication. Have a nice day.

Good Morning, All.....

Hi,
We woke up to more snow this morning. We have a total of about 4 inches now. It's a good snow for making snowmen. Our neighbors grand kids made a really cute one. It's such fun watching the kids have a good time playing in the snow.

Bob and I had a great time with Bobby and Benita Saturday evening. We went by their house and picked them up then we went to a great restaurant called the Refectory. The restaurant is in a old church building. It had the great high ceilings, dark woodwork and the tall 6-paneled doors. The main dining room is in the old auditorium part of the church and it had beautiful Cathedral ceilings. The best part was the windows. They were arched at the top with the most beautiful stained glass. The restaurant serves French cuisine and it was really good. Very fancy...

After we ate we went to the Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Game. Bob and Bobby both love to watch Hockey. The game was a lot of fun and also the Blue Jackets won!!!! Yeah...Go Jackets...

It felt great to be able to go back to church yesterday. Thankfully, me being there last Sunday I didn't make anyone sick. Whew!!! I was worried about that. I've been out running around all morning taking care of a few errands and I also went to the Y. It felt good to be able to walk for a while. I have really missed that too.

That's about all that is going on up here in Marion. Hope everyone has a nice day. Take care.

FEELING SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!

It feels great to feel better.....I got up this morning feeling pretty good so I decided to work on the house. I was able to get quite a lot done. It definitely looks a lot better.

It's been snowing up here the last couple days. In all we've only gotten about 2 inches but there's been a lot of ice on the roads. There's a Arctic cold front coming down from Canada that is supposed to be here in a couple days. It's going to be really cold then. I hope there's more snow coming also....I know I'm crazy! I just love it. So pretty!!

We had to buy a new monitor for our computer. This one is a little smaller but it's nice. Our other one just died without any signs that it was about to happen. Not sure what caused it to crash but the computer person who looked at it told us that's the way it usually happens. Oh, well.

Our hot tub finally got fixed last week. We called "Spa Doctors" and the person that came and put in the new spa pack was great. He was so knowledgeable about our type of spa and he was able to give us several great pointers. It's great to have someone now that we know we can call and even though he's in Columbus he said he has no problems coming up to Marion. That's so awesome!!!

Terry started his last class at college Tuesday evening. This class is called a "capstone." The class integrates, over a 15 week period, everything he has learned the last two years he's been at Franklin University. I talked to him yesterday and he said that the class was going to be a tough one. I have all faith in him that he will do well. For the two years he's been at Franklin he has only made one "C." That was in his first semester. Since then in all his classes he has made either A's or B's. He's been on the Dean's List and the President's List. We are very, very proud of him.

Time for me to start dinner. Have a nice evening. Take care.

Just a quick update...

As some of you know I have been sick since Sunday... Thankfully, I am starting to feel a little better today. In a few days I should be over this, I hope anyway.

I think this is a good example of why the "Family Times" site that Melanie set up is a good idea. If anything goes on with anyone in the family it can be posted there and all family members are kept up to date on what's going on with each other. If you haven't had a chance to check it out or to sign up please do so today. Here is the website: http://forum2.aimoo.com/FamilyTimes/

Take care and have a good day.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR"

"Happy New Year to all".......It's now 2009 and my wish to you is that 2009 will bring you happiness, good health and whatever new years resolutions you make you are able to fulfill them this year....

How did you spend your New Years eve? Last year Marion started having a ball drop in our downtown so Bob and I went to it and it was really nice so we decided to go again this year. Most of the stores in the downtown area stay open until midnight and they have different organizations that set up stands and sell sandwiches, hot chocolate, etc. Our local fire department brings in their bucket truck and some lucky citizen gets to be in the bucket truck along with a fireman and they raise the "ball" way up in the air and at one minute before midnight they slowly lower the ball and when it lands on the street then it's midnight. The ball lights up and everyone cheers. Last year the turnout was pretty low but this year there was a lot of people there.

Bob and I knew it was going to be around 20 degrees at midnight so we really bundled up. You should have seen me. I looked like that little boy in the Christmas Story. I had on 2 pair of pants, 2 shirts, 2 pair of socks along with fur lined boots. I had on one of Bob's hunting coats, ear muffs, a toboggan and a hood. I also had on 2 pairs of gloves. You would think I would have stayed warm but my hands still got a little cold. The wind had been blowing pretty hard earlier in the day but thankfully the winds were calm at midnight. I know you probably think we are crazy for standing out in the cold watching a ball drop from the sky but I have to admit it is fun.

Today is a big football day for Bob. I believe the first game starts around noon and there will be games up until late tonight. I plan on having a lazy day. I want to read, watch a couple movies I have taped and take a couple naps. Sounds like a great day to me. We are also going to grill out this afternoon. Were having steaks...YUM!!!

I got a email from a friend that had some old wives tales I've never heard of for New Years. Like your not supposed to sweep your floors on New Years Day because you will sweep someone out of the family. The first one across your threshold on New Years Day cannot have red hair. Someone with red hair is supposed to bring anger into your home for the year. If you wash clothes on New Years Day then you will wash all your luck away. I don't really believe in these wives tales but I do remember mom used to always fix cooked cabbage on New Years and she would put a dime in the bowl and whomever got the dime was supposed to have good luck. We went to Kroger's yesterday and the meat department had a lot of pork out on display so I guess a lot of people eat pork on New Years Day. It's so funny what some people believe....

To everyone I wish a happy 2009. I hope the year offers to you everything you hope for. Take care.