A Post Filled with Random Things and Good Wishes

This is going to be a random post; maybe we should call it a mind dump. Here goes:

I am very late talking about my blogging friend's book. I was so excited for her when she was able to publish a book this year. At any other time, I would have read it overnight, but life has been just a little busy, so I took way too long to even start it.

On Monday, when I drove my son to immediate care and then saw the line, I was glad I had brought it along. I was about a third of the way through and managed to finish the sweet book that day.

Don't you just love the cover?

If you don't follow Leslie Anne's blog in my sidebar, then let me share that she writes a column that now appears in newspapers in Alabama. I would classify it as a big dose of southern life with a good amount of humor. If you are from the south and love our ways, then you will find it a fun read. It is a collection of short stories. I emailed Leslie Anne my three favorites. They are: "Our Simple Southern Home", "Designing (Clowns) Women", and "It's Hard to Say Goodbye." I recognized some from her blog and column, but most were rewritten and quite a few new ones as well. One titled, "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" is about how long we southerners take to say goodbye. It reminded me of so many visits to older relatives and how they follow you to the car still talking. My uncle lived out in the country and had a gravel drive. While we would still visit on the walk to the car, my young son at the time would with each visit fill his pockets completely full of rocks. You know we have sand instead of rocks along the Gulf Coast. The story brought back many sweet memories.

I definitely wanted to let my southern blogging friends I thought they would enjoy it.

My geraniums are trying to make a comeback. I have been using my coffee grounds mixed with water to pour over them.

Speaking of doctor visits, I have three updates on that.
I don't think I ever shared what we discovered with my brother-in-law. The biopsies showed no cancer. Big relief. He does however have a rare infection of the bladder; hence all the bleeding. They are treating it with powerful antibiotics for 40 days as it hard to get rid of, so we are still praying all goes well there.
Paul Allen let his sinuses go until he was in great pain. He is now on two antibiotics, but is off for Christmas with the school system, so hopefully he will be all recovered by the time he has to go back to work as well.
Jeff has a knee that has been bothering him. He was afraid a replacement was in order, but we went to Andrews Institute this morning and are going to try some blood platelets injections in January. The doctor said he did on his own mother and it should work for 2 years. Maybe we can avoid the surgery until technology and stuff comes up with something even better than the injections. It is out of pocket, but will cost less than the deductible with next year, so win win in my book.

A friend just brought this by to me. How sweet and it lights up too.

Very cloudy this morning.

Across the bayou, they have cleared out and built a new dock. I remember seeing that house long time ago, but it had grown up in front of it, that we had all forgotten what the house looked like.  They built a very nice dock, so my view is no longer trees, but this, but.....they have a Golden that looks exactly like Lemony. I am waiting for Lemony and the other Golden to be out on their docks and spot each other across the way. It would be like twins.


I have almost finished my Christmas present for Paul Allen. This was the other dog that I have been stitching on forever. I have been so busy this month, that I have stitched on nothing else and had a big mess up so I had to rip out some. Yuk! I don't work well under pressure on stitching. I have some outlining to do and when I finish this post I will do that. Then I am headed to wrap up the remainder of my presents and tidy up sewing room.

I will be ready to enjoy the family.

If y'all don't hear from me until 2018, it will be because I am enjoying the time off with Hubby and family.

Have a very Merry Christmas. I do love my blogging friends. Y'all add joy to my life.
Sandy