Three day weekend

Friday starts a three day weekend for us. John has Monday off and we plan on leaving for Ohio on Friday afternoon. We usually take Korana's car but this time my hubby said we will take ours. I know her car is a little better on gas, but it's okay I just want to visit my family. I 've had to postpone this trip twice because of weather, either here or on the way to Ohio. The other plus in going now is I won't have to drive alone. I'm not too keen on driving on trips alone. Who am I kidding, I don't like to drive much period.

Christmas seemed a little different this year but we still had a good time. Being with family is the important thing. If we didn't have kids involved I'd say forget the gifts.

I have a new laptop for when I'm on the go and also for vacations and stuff. I am still getting to know it. John got me a cordless mouse for Christmas. I was having trouble getting use to the thing they call a mouse on laptops. And if you are wondering, New Beginnings is still in process. I am waiting for editing on a couple of chapters now. Sometimes I wonder why it takes so long to put ideas on paper. I guess the answer is that after you get them there they need to be revised and this is the most time consuming part of the writing.

I am heading a new outreach through our church, Family Worship Center in Geneseo. It is for anybody who needs help or who wants to help people. This is how it works; If you have something you would like to bless others with, you just call me and tell me what it is, and if you need something you call me and tell me what you need. I keep the items on a list with your first name and phone number, then when I get a match I call one of you and then you call the other person and make your own arrangements to get the item. Our first call was such a blessing. A lady called me because she wanted to give away a chair and during our conversation I told her someone had a need for a frig. and another had a need for an electric stove. Well, in the end this lady donated a frig. and so now we can bless the family who needed it. Isn't God good? So in closing I will add my phone number for anyone who is in need or just interested in giving something that they don't need. Please only offer items that work and are in good shape.

Just contact Sue @ 585-582-2702.

Until next time,

God Bless Y'all (smile Shawn)

Good Morning

Good morning everyone, I hope you are enjoying this fine winter climate we live in. Yesterday we went shopping in Geneseo and John was freezing but for some odd reason, I wasn't. I told him that I felt a chill in the air and knew it was cold but it didn't bother me that much. He looked at me like I was crazy and I understand because I am usually the one shivering and complaining. I love to watch the large fluffy flakes as they come floating down through the air. Our yard turns into a winter wonderland. Now, I would be happy if the stuff just didn't drop on our roads. Yes, I do live in a fairytale world. Why not?

Happy Birthday, Mary. I won't mention how old our oldest daughter is today but at 10:10 this morning she was officially one more year older.

John's mystery calls have stopped and I miss them. But at the same time I understand. Our secret caller probably just got tired of no response. Looking back I wish I had answered when I was home, but some of the time we were both out. I was under the impression that he would keep calling until Thanksgiving but the last call came in Nov. 19 th at 11:26 am.

Nice, my appointment for this afternoon just got changed until Wednesday afternoon so I have a lot of things I can do instead Like going to the bank and post office, getting the mail and visiting our Birthday girl, then taking a trip into Henrietta. Oh, and planning a supper for my sweetheart. You can't forget to feed the guys who bring home the money for the bills including the food money.

Still can't get pictures on here. I know my kids are busy with their own lives so I try not to bug them anymore, but it's so frustrating to have this scanner and can not get them to where I want them to be.

Well friends and family, it's almost Christmas and I hope, time for us all to think about the real reason for our celebration. I've heard people argue that December 25 th was not the date Jesus was born. They say probably September. So what guys, the important thing is that God did send him to earth especially to die for us. I used to say, "If you were the only person left on this earth, Jesus would still have willingly died for you." Then I started to think about this. Did I truly believe this for myself? Did I believe Jesus would have willingly died just for me. It took prayer, Bible reading and searching my own inner being before I could make the statement, "Yes, Jesus would have died just for little ole me." THANK YOU JESUS!

Until next time, allow the God who created everything that is, to bless you abundantly.

Friday again

Today is Friday and since yesterday was pay day I think we might go out for a fish fry. I don't have to try to figure out what to cook. I really loved to cook for about the first 30 years. Then I just decided that it wasn't a lot of fun anymore. So having the best husband in the world, he told me to only cook when I felt like it. There were a few years that we took our budget money for food and went out to eat every evening. Now we are back to being more realistic and having good home cooked food is important again. This is not new, I'm talking about 10 years of cooking after a few of not. That's why on payday or near it we try to go out for a fish fry. Did you need to know this, I guess not.

New Beginnings is coming along and I know I usually say this, but it's true and it takes hours and hours of just re-doing scenes that I once thought were good. Now I have learned to read them out loud because you wouldn't believe how they sound opposed to just silent reading. I do know how this story is going to end, but it's the getting there and making it a really good book to read that hold the challenge.

Thank you to Wayne and Korana who courageously opened up their home again this year for out Kelly Family Thanksgiving Dinner. I also want to thank Todd and Gail in advance to hosting Christmas again this year. We are a big family and are only able to get together for two or three gatherings each year. This year I found joy in just watching every one of my kids (except Virginia and her two kids who lives in Nashville). Seeing them enjoying the day was so much fun. I can't begin to describe the feeling.

I know a lot of you swear by Black Friday and the sales. I'm not a morning person so I don't go, or at least didn't but this year we went and I hoped to get a laptop. Let's just say I wasn't able to get the deal and I spent almost a full day recovering from the stupid trip. So, if if works for you, great, but I'm too old to start something like this.

I hope y'all like the new look. Feel free to make comments about it.

Until next time,

Y'all allow God to Bless you.

Hang on please

Getting ready to update y'all but hubby just pulled in and don't know how long I have because we are heading out to a early Thanksgiving dinner with friends.

I woke this morning after a real lively dream. Wow, really I thought, I could use this for a story,so on came the computer,(and without coffee) I just started typing. I was so excited that 1,200 words later I was amazed what a spin that short story took. Now to decide if after editing it, I might want to send it off to a magazine or for a contest. Anyway the high was worth the loss of morning coffee. Did I just say that? Yup, I did. I dream a lot, so why was I surprised when the first thing I could think of was getting it on my computer? I guess because this dream played out like a story begging to be told.

Door opens, hear lunch box being unloaded, now waiting in my little office but no one appears and no one speaks. Maybe it's the creature from the black lagoon. Still silence, oh wait he appears and smiles and says hi. All fear gone, I return the hi with a smile of my own.

No, this paragraph has nothing to do with the story I was writing this morning. Only certain people will understand the reference of the black lagoon.

Gotta go or we'll be late.

God Bless y'all my dear readers and family.

Crisp,fresh air

Good afternoon everyone. I have just come in from outside and the air is crisp and fresh. I am really enjoying this. Today the sun is out and it's a far cry from what we had all summer. I personally like very warm weather. But this last summer felt like the temperatures we had in Las Vegas and they were unbearable. So, I am developing a new outlook on the temps. If the sun is out and I'm smart enough to dress warmly, I am planning on totally enjoying the fall weather. Now don't tell my honey I said this, but I am even looking forward to our first snowfall. I mean the one that comes down with large fluffy flakes and is so beautiful it looks like a postcard picture. Of course I would like a mild winter also. I know get real, this is New York for crying out loud. Upstate New York. Okay, I get it but still a girl can dream can't she?

The other day I cancelled my lesson about pictures and how to put them on here because I had worked a long shift and was so tired that rest or more importantly more sleep was more important at the time. Everyone tells me putting pictures on here and face book from my computer is easy and Browse is the important thing to look for but I can't find a Browse place except when I actually scan the picture. I'm also looking into changing the format and colors of the blog. What do you guys think? Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them. I plan on checking out some other blogs for ideas.

Sarah, thank you for your encouraging word about the sequel. New Beginnings is coming along and I hope to spend more time on it in the coming weeks.

Christmas shopping is almost done and I won't have that interference. This will be the first year that I am going to try to enjoy the weeks just before Christmas. Usually I'm backed up with stress about shopping. I plan to use this time wisely and focus on Jesus and what he means to me.

Sorry, I need to run an errand before John gets home so need to sign off.

Until next time,

God Bless y"all

Surprised

Good evening, I finally am in again. I really don't know what happened so if it goofs up again, I am not sure how to fix it. Guess I'll just pray.

I am still playing around with pictures and can't get them moved. I do have a appointment with a specialist on Thurs. am to see if she can help me fix this issue. Well I think anyone who can successfully put pictures wherever they want to should defiantly be called a specialist.

We are having a problem trying to figure out who to vote for this election. I guess we go through this every time, but this year seems to be especially hard. We use to get a mailing and it told who was up for election or re-election and what they claimed that they stood for and also their voting record in the past but I don't remember who sent us this. Hopefully the newspaper will do something similar.

I am so wrapped up in New Beginnings that I can hardly tell you anything. New ideas are popping into my head and occasionally I have to figure out which way to go.

This week is a busy one with two days of work put in also. A couple of appointments and a living room that I have torn apart and don't know when I can get it totally put back together is just looming before me. We just gave away a huge cabinet today and now I will have more room, but I have so many things to go through and some to get rid of. We have a place we can give donations to and it's called The Abiding Place. It's in Honeoye and is only open Monday and Wednesday from four till seven. Tomorrow I'm booked with other things. Wednesday is one of my work days. I need more energy for each day, I guess.

We had a great trip to Tennessee in September but I think I may have already told you about it.

We are planning a vacation for early spring, possibly to Florida. I need to get a laptop before then so I can make it a working vacation for me. I am excited about New Beginnings and I want to submit this one to a certain publisher. If this is in God's plan it will get excepted.

I hope to have a picture or two on this by Thursday or Friday.

Until then my friends and family,

God Bless y'all

Where is everybody?

Hi there,

I am wondering where everyone is. I figure Wayne is traveling now as it's about eight p.m. on Sunday night. I have not been on the computer since we returned from Tennessee. I'm really out of touch with almost everyone. Shawn if you read this soon call me, I can't put the pictures I have scanned on here or face book. Don't know why. I guess I need help from anyone who has that knowledge. Okay, I am showing and admitting how ignorant of the computer I really am but that is the truth. I have a pretty picture that I took a couple of years ago in the living room and I want to put in on here.

I plan on picking up the pictures of our vacation on Tuesday. I am working some this week and hope to get everything done that I can or am suppose to.

Korana, I love the blog about the fifteen minute rule or was it the five minute rule? I guess I need to go back and read it again. I wish I had felt like calling and talking to Wayne this weekend but it didn't happen. How many more weeks does he have to travel? Give me a call if you ever have a chance. I know you are swamped with volleyball and kids and house and stuff like life.

I have a new goal. I'm going to get together with some friends and we're going to make soap from scratch. I'll let ya'll know how that works out. It probably won't be for another week or so before we get the recipes and supplies together.

Well I just wanted to say hi to all.

God Bless y'all.