I AM STILL HERE

I AM STILL HERE... I SENT OUT THE CHRISTMAS CARD WITHOUT POSTING FIRST (BIG MISTAKE) AND THEN I WAS GOING TO POST AND REALIZED THE PHOTOS I HAVE ARE IN ED'S PHONE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT. WELL I AM HEARING ABOUT IT SO I WILL POST NOW AND AGAIN WHEN I GET THE PICTURES DOWNLOADED AND TIME TO POST THEM.

SO WHERE DID I LEAVE OFF... OH THE VEHICLE, OH WAIT THE BUSY SCHEDULE FIRST WELL IT KINDA ALL GOES TOGETHER. SO I WENT TO CLEARFIELD TO DO THE SHOW FOR MY MOM AND HAD A CATALOG SHOW GOING WITH MY SISTER IN EPHRATA, PA. THEN MY SISTER FROM CLEARFIELD SAID SHE WANTED TO DO A CATALOG SHOW AS WELL. I CLOSED MY MOMS AND IT WAS DELIVERED THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, CLOSED THE SHOW FROM EPHRATA AND AM CLOSING IN ON THE OTHER. SPENT THANKSGIVING HERE, ELDEST SIS JANET AND HUSB. MARK AND DAUGHTER DENISE CAME TO SHARE THE DAY WITH US. OTHER THAN A NASTY PHONE CALL JUST BEFORE SETTING THE FOOD TO THE TABLE WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. THAT FRIDAY THE KIDS DECORATED THE HOUSE AND ED WORKED. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I WAS DOING BUT I AM SURE IT WAS SOMETHING. ANYHOW, POINT IS OTHER THAN SETTING UP THE TREE AND LIGHTING IT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THE DECORATING AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL. SATURDAY WE WENT CAR SHOPPING AND DECIDED ON A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. IT IS BIGGER THAN THE BLAZER BUT SMALLER THAN THE SUBURBAN. IT ONLY SEATS 5 BUT I GUESS I CAN GET OVER THAT. I LIKE THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH ONLY ED AND I FIGHT OVER WHAT TO CALL IT. I SAY TRUCK (IT IS AFTER ALL A K1500 WITH A GVWR OF 6800) HE SAYS CAR. WE CALL HIS VEHICLE THE PICK-UP NO REASON MINE CAN'T BE CALLED THE TRUCK. SO HE TOOK THE NEIGHBOR WITH HIM FOR AN ERRAND THE OTHER DAY AND HE SETTLED IT FOR US (AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED ANYHOW) HE CALLED IT A TANK. HE FELT SO SAFE IN IT THAT HE FORGOT TO BUCKLE UP (WHICH HE DOES EVEN TO GO AROUND THE BLOCK TO DROP SOMETHING AT THE POST OFFICE). WELL ANY HOW I WILL HAVE TO POST SOME PICTURES OF IT FOR YOU COMING SOON. WELL WE WENT TO PICK IT UP ON TUESDAY (AFTER TURKEY DAY) AND ON THE WAY I GOT A PHONE CALL... IT WAS THE SCHOOL CALLING TO SEE IF I COULD WORK WED, THURS AND FRI. NOT BAD MY FIRST CALL AND IT IS FOR 3 DAYS. SO I SAID YES. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID CUZ I HAD THINGS TO DO ALL 3 DAYS. THAT IS OK I WILL CATCH UP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.... HA! 3 TURNED INTO 4. SO I HAD 3 DAYS WITH A 4 YEAR OLD THAT IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND AND BASICALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HERSELF. SO I WAS CARRYING HER HERE AND THERE (NOT A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SCHOOL AND IS A SPLIT ENTRY), FEEDING HER AND CHANGING DIAPERS AND WIPING DROLL AND SLOBBER. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE YOU SAY? WELL, DROLL ROLLS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH UNCONTROLABLY, SLOBBER COMES OUT WITH THE REMOVAL OF YOUR HAND FROM SUCKING ON YOUR FINGERS (WHICH ARE CALLOUSED AND CHAFED). WHICH BY THE WAY SHE WAS SICK SO IF THE CLOSE CONTACT DIDN'T SPREAD IT THE SLOBBER HAND TO MY FACE DID CUZ MONDAY MORN I WOKE WITH SOMETHING. I HAVE BEEN FLUSHING IT OUT WITH EXTRA WATER AND VITAMIN C AND USING NASAL SPRAY TO KEEP THAT CLEANED OUT AND I THINK I AM STARTING TO FEEL BETTER. THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT THE PRIMARY (2ND & 3RD GR.) SCHOOL WITH A BOY (NOT SURE OF AGE, ROOM HAD 6 - 9 YR OLDS AND YOU CAN'T GO BY SIZE) HE COULD DO EVERYTHING EXCEPT SPEAK. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE ALPHABET (SIGNING) HE WAS WHISPERING THE LETTER NAMES. I GOT A HUG AND HE BLEW ME KISSES WHICH I WAS TOLD DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH HIS TSS (THERAPUTIC SUPPORT STAFF). TUESDAY I SPENT A COUPLE HOURS IN JILL'S CLASS FOR HOLIDAY PREP AND THEN WEDNESDAY AGAIN FOR WEEKLY CENTERS. SATURDAY WE WENT SLED RIDING AND JILL AND I BUILT A SNOWMAN (I HAVE PICTURES COMING) AND SUNDAY IT STARTED TO RAIN SO BY MONDAY MORN MY SNOW GIRL THAT WAS 5'8" IS NOW PROBABLY 5'4" AND HAS A DEFINATE HOURGLASS SHAPE. IF ONLY I COULD STAND IN THE RAIN A FEW HOURS AND SHED POUNDS. SO TODAY I WAS GOING TO DO SOMEMORE SHOPPING (CHRISTMAS) AND THEN WEEKLY GROCERIES AND THE ELECTRICIAN CALLED TO SAY HE WOULD BE OUT TO CHANGE OVER OUR SERVICE TO 200 AMP BREAKERS (INSTEAD OF THE FUSES WE HAVE NOW). SO THAT IS HOW I FOUND THE TIME TO POST (I WASN'T PLANNING TO BE HERE). TOMORROW I AM TO GO TO JILL'S CLASS FOR CENTERS BUT MAY HAVE TO CANCEL IF THE ELEC DOESN'T GET DONE TODAY. AND FRIDAY I AM SCHEDULED TO WORK AGAIN (4TH AND 5TH GR).