Morning, One Yr, the Move, Christmas Poses with Lily and Misty, Cookies, and Stains

Good morning 

folks in blog land! 

Wow.....Thursday marked

one year since I moved to 

Nunnelly from my old stomping

grounds. Not sure if I shared with you all

before, but the move was really big

for me. I moved to the area 

of my stomping grounds 

when I was five years old

from Fort Campbell Military

base in Ky.

Just a year later, we moved

to my childhood home.

I was 6 years old, and I did

not leave that house till 

I was 20 years old. Now, did I 

leave that home? NOPE, I was 

there almost daily until I was

58. It was home now matter where

I lived, no matter what home 

I owned, that home was

mine. My kids grew up going

there. For Amber, it was like a 

second home to her. 

Those who have been following

me know that a yr after my 

mom left this world, I bought

my brother's portions of the 

house and moved home.

Oh yeah, it changed over the 

years. But it was still home and I 

planned on this being the last move,

my last home. I grew up here and all

my besties and connections were here.

But, this was more house than

I needed and no matter what I did,

it was still mom's home. I couldn't

make it mine. That was an eye opener 

and made the move easier when I decided

to move to the other side of town.

You see the hill in the front, and if you 

look to the back of the pic you can 

see part of the hill in the back.

Here is more of the back.

I managed to be able to cut

the back, the side but 

the front hill,

I actually had to hire

 it done. While I was

at it I had the dude 

weed eat also.

UNTIL.....the mower 

threw me 

cause I was not going 

either at

the correct angle or 

not fast enough. 

Fast was a BIG deal 

cause it seemed

to be the only way to 

hug that ground but

the speed on the hill scared me.

I finally had to hire it all done.

Then there was the 

stairs, 16 to the 

basement, where the 

washer was.

Seven to the front 

porch and five

narrow ones to the 

deck. I had to pull

the car into the front 

yard and unload

my groceries cause 

I just could not

do the stairs from the 

garage/basement.

It was actually easier 

to load clothes 

in the car when I pulled 

it to the front

of the yard and take all that 

to the laundry mat 

to was then to 

climb up and down 

that stairs to the 

basement.

The washer was not 

just a step out

into the basement....

oh no, down those

stairs, to the landing 

between them

and the den, out the

 door into the 

garage, up a step, 

around the bottom 

half of the stairs and 

into the very back

of the basement. 

Then I got sick. Freaking stones!!

After those three 

surgeries I decided 

my best bet was to move closer

to my daughter, one 

hour and 15 mins

away from my 

stomping grounds, 

and my friends. 

Leaving mom's house was hard, 

but after living there for 

four yrs. Dealing with yard and

stairs and a sewer backup into

the bathroom and den, I found the 

thought of leaving that 

behind, became

some easier. Leaving friends, 

the wedding venue and 

convenience of stores 

and knowing

where to go for 

whatever, was the 

hardest.

I love my home. I

 love being close

to Amber and the

 grandsons, plus

those adorable great 

grands. Having all

this space around me is great. I am happy 

here, but the move did take 

a lot from me. 

You know time really does

fly by fast, Thursday, Dec. 12th

marked one year here.

Flat yard, no, but it levels

off nicely and it is not 

hard to cut. Stairs, no, two

steps up to the porch. Yes, two,

that makes life better, but I have

fallen down them, just call me 

Ms. Grace.

There are five or six steps 

to the back deck, not steep 

though and not hard to climb, and

folks, that is it. No stairs inside.

Although there are several things

I so want to do, and with hopes

I will be able to work on this

spring and summer, but I am happy

with my move.

I do miss my FRIENDS and I

do HATE that drive there, but

it's all fine.

Now moving on with making

this a long drawn out post!

haha.

Last night Amber just dropped in

to sit and talk a bit.

It was nice. I enjoy those times.

No boys, although I love

them, just Amber and I.

When she got ready to leave

she looked over at 

Lily who was sitting on 

the dining table, which she 

knows is a no, no but I think

she loves to push when people come

and visit.

I could not help it, I did not

make her jump down before

taking some pics.

Look at the pissy look she is 

giving me.

I decided to push the balls above

her head to get her attention cause

she wanted to look away, 

and this is what I got.

Now, thinking already this

might be a Christmas card next 

year, but I want to include Misty

also. It just so happened that later,

I look up, long after Amber left

to find her doing what she saw

Lily doing. Sitting on the table

in front of the Christmas decor.

I could never get her to look 

up. But I do have some cute ones

of her under the tree.

That last one is so adorable!!

She must have been in a posing 

mood cause just shortly after

the table pose, she got under the tree and

as always, I had the camera with me,

but later she tried this

poss. A tad too for my liking

but a cell phone only does

so much.

I sat on the couch to chill before

bed, and Misty jumped up 

in front of the tv. I told her she 

needed to not sit so close to 

watch tv, it was bad for her

eyes. 

 

I went out on Thursday to pick

up Lily's wet food. I try to stay 

up on all that and I usually buy a

months or two in advance. 

Course, I have to read what I 

am picking up cause, she is not 

a fan of chicken and I am 

not a fan of sardines. 

haha

While I was out, I picked up this

tin of cookies. My mom enjoyed

these so much at this time of 

years, and usually I follow that 

trend and get at least one tin

for me.

Now, before I close this long drawn

out post, I wanted

to share this with you.

You know, I like to give some

learning tips along the way in 

my blog.

Also, on the ink, hairspray

is good also.

I have never used milk so 

I cannot say if it works or not,

but working in printing, hairspray, 

if it's not a big blob of ink, works 

good.

Enjoy your day, 

Christmas is not far 

away!

Pam