It's Better But

IBUPROFEN really isn't a friend of mind. It a pill I can mange for a short time, if I eat enough food. After a while it will start to irate my stomach. There no way I could take it with glass of milk.
So I'm guessing my weight might be up. I'll consider my self lucky if I hold my weight in place.
But PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN seem not to bother me like Ibuprofen.
It seem I keep improving but when I have to be on cement for any length of time it does a number on me.

Last Saturday I went to our local clothing give away. Which I took both of my clients.
This event take twice a year.

So I got some shirts for my husband, a few tops for my self.

But of carouse a few outfit for my grand daughter Claudia.

It seem like there was quite a few 0-3 months size in pile.

Actual what I was looking for is 12-18 months.

Like you can see there quite a bit there. Sure helps our community out.

Yesterday our local pagan group, Spairfitera celebrate SAMHAIN the earth resting until Yule (winter solstice) when days start getting longer and continue to new growth (Spring Equinox). It also honor are birth right.

So I brought a photos of my Grand father Duane Witherell.

I know I sound like a babbling idiot when spoke of him. My dad was very fond of his grand parent Duane and Dora.

Duane was born in southwest corner of Michigan in small farming community of POKAGON. He was youngest son of Gilman and Mary Ann (Simpson) Witherell. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters which died before adulthood.
Duane went to the local public school there. When he was 18 he was called to serve his country in the civil war.
As I understand he had to go up to a town call KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN and do some type of enlistment and didn't go on his own free will.
The war was pretty much winding down.
But he was only in for less then a year. He was one of the solider who shot a volley of shot over Lincoln grave.
He married Dora Stanstall the daughter of William and Margaret (Siver) Stansell. They had 2 sons Maurice and Clarence.
He was quite and active person in his community.  Died when he was 85 and was laid to rest by his wife in SUMNVILLE CEMETERY.
A few tales I heard about my great grand dad he love to fish.
I also heard he was beyond frugal. I heard his wife had to lie about items she bought. He would ask about something she might of bought. He might of said something like...."Dora when did you get that dress"...knowing it was brand new...she would wrinkle it up a bit...and said now Duane you know that been in closet for while".
He smoked a pipe and wouldn't buy MATCHES so when he went to let say local store. He would grab small stick and open wood stove and get his stick to ignite so he then could light up his pipe.
Or he wait for someone else to light up there pipe of cigarettes.
My father was very fond of his grandparents and if I was born a male I would of been a Duane. Instead of a Dora.
Opinion time...I bet he would of love the modern thrift store and or yard sales.

I'll sure be glad when this election is over.

Coffee is on

Maybe Now

Since I'll be heading work toward noon today. I now have a chance to do a post.
I'm trying to remember something of my week. I'm always glad when something not to exciting happens.

Yesterday I took Liz around to get her legals done. Now she can drive! and which means more freedom.
Confession time...It worries me a bit since she got wheels, that her and Regis might be cruising a bit. Which possible means I won't be getting in all my hours.
When it comes to time it doesn't quite register in there heads. Mostly Regis.

Saturday I'm taking them to the clothes give away over at the middle school. Never been but I heard it was pretty good event.

Well wrote the last two checks out for the monthly bills. Avista our gas company and it was just a hair above $22.00. Then the other check was for my health insurance let just call it $84.00
So in 3 days once again our bills will recycle though.
Talking about health insurance. I start to looking for new health coverage. The first of November those who take part in AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT.
Let just say I got mix feeling about it for now.

Murphy as I was at work. Froze up 9 quarts of squash. Had them the other night for dinner.
Breakfast this morning consist of omelet.

The other day I did a smoothie. Trying to get more fruit and veggies in my diet. I was wondering how a winter SQUASH might work in a smoothie. Although I didn't grow any butternut squash.

Got a little time before I go off to work. Need to eat lunch and toss the ball for Daisy.

Coffee is on

Out The Hinny

It been a while since I use our juicer. There quite a few veggies in our fridge and I thought of running apples, carrots, a hot pepper, and summer squash though the juicer.
I forgot to put on the back of it which catches all the left overs. After every thing out of back went flying.
Quickly I shut it off and went to find the back of it. But I couldn't find the back end of it, so I use a tupperware bowl to catch the left over.

Breakfast was a bowl of cereal with raisin.
Lunch I ment Qunella over at under the sun. But I brought my lunch a small piece of meat, banana, and a piece of cake. Also I got a medium strawberry smoothie
Dinner Steve made some type of rice dish with ground beef and veggies.
Bought a fruit bar for the way home.

Part of the reason I did some juicing I want to take a smoothie to work.

Well weigh in didn't go all that well. I was once again up. I know what to do to loose weight but putting it in to play is anther story.

Both of my son in law have a larger income then we do. So they can spend a lot more on the grand kids.
But I got a pair of Pj and over hauls for Miss Claudia.
I have a few ideals what I want to get her. I know I won't spend over $75.00 on her. It look like people will spend about a LITTLE MORE then 2015.
For holiday spending I have never came close to the national average. Which I understand is right around $800

                                                                       Coffee is on

Took A First Step

Decided to bring out my new sewing machine. I move some paper around off the guest room and I thought I put the manual in one certain boxes, didn't see it in there. So I use a You tube to learn how to thread the machine.
Not sure if I got the correct size of bobbin for this machine. I know it takes a class 15 or SA156 bobbins.
Not sure if I like the automatic threader. Time will tell.

Hip is still bother me. Liz been sick and she been staying home. So I didn't go over there. Rest is best thing for her.
So this morning I went over to Regis and it was a pretty routine day.

So I got home a little after twelve thirty. At some chili with a little bit of left over Mac and cheese.
Even in pain I want to haul our trash can to the dump. Every one was complete full.
The real reason I want to get them haul so I can come back and take a muscle relaxer, CYCLOBENZAPRINE. It general not good Ideal to drive on them. But I was hurting. I will take one more before I go to bed.

Murphy today clean out the celery. Not sure how well the weigh in will go tomorrow

Coffee is on

Sort Of This And That

Went to SPOKANE VALLEY yesterday to attend the funeral of Beverly Turner. She was a mother of one of my oldest friend.

Beverly Turner was born on March 12, 1934 in Moorhead, Minnesota and passed away on October 17, 2016 in Spokane, WA. Parents were Carl and Ethel Danielson.
She is survived by a son, XXX and two daughters, XXX and XXX, two sisters, XXX, andXXX and one brother, Robert.
Memorial service will be on October 22, 2016 at 11am at Advent Lutheran Church, 13009 East Broadway, Spokane Valley.

When I was younger extreme weather didn't bother me. We were neighbors when I live over on Cataldo and they live on Johnson.

I recall twice the temps got well over a 100 and then below 0. I walk over to there place and she would say to me...."child don't you know it cold" or "child don't you know it hot"

Then we stop and saw Murphy Step Mom. She seem she doing ok. But I'm not sure if she happy where she is at.

But at this time there nothing in Bonners Ferry. I know she looking at the Restorium here in Bonners Ferry. Let just say it not as good of deal she is getting. 

Then of crouse we had to go and see our grand daughter Claudia. Well she was over at her other Grand Parents. She was letting a friend of there host a TRUNK SHOW, well there CLOTHING LINE is out of our price range.

In my mind I been thinking of Christmas Presents. So which means a budget and who gets what. But to find out Murphy Sister Faith is heading to down to the Bay area for four months.
So that takes a load off of us and gifts. I was about ready to do somersaults but I kept my cool. 
We're going to have early Thanksgivng on the 12th of November.

Either my hip hurts like hell or I have some relief. But not pain free. I been doing my hip exersise the doctor gave me.
Pork steak and mac n cheese is for dinner. Not sure what else. Looks like I need watch how much I eat.

Coffee is on

Its Never Normal

Don't mind toot a horn about our local thrift stores in Bonners Ferry. When I was down in Medford I stop at a few of them.
Got Regis flying bat and old comic book.

Thursday I took both of my clients to one of the thrift store. I pick up a lease a yard of fabric and both under $2.00.
I stuck it in a large envolope and mail it to my daughter in law Betty. She makes BANDANA for dogs and cat.

This week I only got in 18 hours. Since I only got back last Tuesday. LaWalla did the first part of the week. She did 12 hours.
So next week I will be putting in 30 hours. I sort of have a time schudle figure out. Actual it more important for them to see there therpist and CBRS. Then me.
As you can see Regis still have his collection of figurines. Most of them our MARVEL and D.C

Murphy been doing some repair around the place. When we got back the deer broke down the fence around the strawberry and ate the plants right down. If we don't have a supper hard freeze early they should come back for next year picking.
Plus one of our barn/shed door need a repair.

I have to say yesterday eating was a little out of wack. To much candy. Regis bought some sour gummy type of candy.
Today it was in check. Murphy made green peppers. To me there no in between when it comes to stuff green peppers. He found this SANTA FE STUFF PEPPERS using ground turkey.

As for my hip I'm keep having less moment of agony pain. I was thankful that neither one of my client have stairs.
Regis laundry need to be done. If they was stairs I'm not sure if I could of carry laundry down or not.

Coffee is on

It Good To Be Back Home

The song "IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK A HOME AGAIN" I total know I grumble about the conservative ideology here in North Idaho. But that tune keep playing in my head. Had a good time in Medford visiting with son.

I'll save the trip for the end of post. But now I'm back to work, and there old social worker got a better job down in the Courd' Alene area.
So now I'm having a little trouble figuring a new work schedule out. But it will all come together.

Before I left I did something to my right hip and I've had trouble with it before.
Tuesday I was helping putting boards up on the deck, Murphy was screwing them down. I was feeling fine and doing ok.
We were walking out garden across the lawn, and my right hip buckled under me. Not going down to the ground.
My hip buckling under me is some what common for me. In less then day I'm pretty much back to normal.
Well this time it didn't happen.
So I went to Oregon and between waiting at airport and sitting at the airport. It sure didn't help. then the over walking like to the restroom. It seem like our gate was ten miles to closes ladies room.
So when I got back I made the choice to call our Physician Assistant. She treat thing pretty conservative. I got some stretches today. Also some muscle relaxer, and suggest I take an over the counter anti inflammatory . She suggest both my hubby and I would benefit from a TENS UNIT.

Our trip went good, and it always good to see Sawyer and Betty. Plus there fur babies Boo the dog, and Emma the kitty cat.
On the way up to CRATER LAKE but it was fogged in. But we did stopped and did very short hike and saw where the rogue river went UNDER GROUND which was cool.

They like to camp among the APPLEGATE RIVER and actual we went into the northern tip of California.

One more place we stop was a place an old cabin once stood. What was left is the FIREPLACE and chimney. Not sure how old it is.
I know a very long time ago before ovens. Actual during the PURITANS and COLONIAL people could walk in them.
But this one it would be a tight fit for Santa Clause. Confession time...I enjoy a fire place.

Not sure how this will work out. But we only get down to Medford once a year. So what I'm thinking Murphy and I could go, each down before June of next year. Then he and I could once again go in the fall.
See usual starting heat of summer Sawyer is busy working on air planes that fight forest fires. Plenty of over time.

It been more then a week since I posted. Coffee is on

Hopeful In Week

I'm keeping this post short. Well that is plan. Murphy and I will be heading down to Medford Oregon to see our oldest.
We will be living Wed evening after I get done with work. But Sawyer after work will fly up to Spokane from Medford.
Murphy and I will be staying with Bart and Molly. And then Thursday morning all 3 of us (Sawyer, Murphy, and I) will fly back to Medford.
Sawyer wife is a flight attended Horizon Air and part of there benfit package is. If there room we can fly for next to nothing.
If we make it to Portland Oregon. Medford is only about 5 hour drive.

We got the floor laid on the deck, and now it needs to be stain which Murphy will do when I'm at work. S.J made a comment about using tire tubes for banding. Yes, I do that to hold my molds together.
Not sure when I'll post next. I hope in a week when I get back.

No Certain Order

There is 4 reason I work. Which is the most important it would be toss up. So for the moment I'm having trouble which way to list them. So maybe subject would be a way to list them for now.

Of course the ceramic shop. Which I know won't happen until I'm 60 but there still small steps I can take toward it.
Still can stick a little away to purchases items or even purchase a few things and stick them some where. I won't forget where I put them...Question time...Have you every put up something and you told your self you'll remember where you put it, and then don't?
Not sure which order I should I need to work for first...somethings I will need for my shop RUBBER BANDS in all sort of sizes. CLEANING TOOLS FOR GREEN WARE not saying this is brand I will carry. LAMP PARTS and about most of my greenare piece can be made into some sort of lamp.
I believe I could use anther ELECTRIC MOTOR for my pour table. 1/2 horse power of less. I believe the one that is hook to it now still work. But I don't like the set up. And for sure I need a set of TABLES AND CHAIR. More and more I see round tables I believe it's the way I want to go. Well there still more items I would need. But having it in the basement would keep the cost down. When I had it before I would either make my rent, electrical and insurance. But couldn't make enough to replace any inventory. Simple couldn't grow the business.

There is a lot I complain about in home care and in lot of way it set up to enable them. But I find great joy if for some reason I make my client life a little better.
By the end of shift a simple Thank You will go quite ways.

Yes, I do get a paycheck every other week. Like everyone I know have living cost. We aren't fancy people. Still there food to buy, bills to pay, and those unexpected things in life...like the hot water heater, when notice your shoes are complete blown out, and what every else might hit you in life.

At this point I don't have much in my social security. I have a lot of years when nothing been paid in. When the kids was young I stayed home. When Murphy worked and usual during winter he was laid off and drew unemployment. He work usual 9 months and 3 months drew unemployment. Quite common around here.
So I would like to get more in my social security. Actual it pretty sad at this moment what I would get.

Rain most of the day. Went to Courd'Alene to get Liz didn't recognize her. She lighten her hair and it look good on her.
Not sure what I all ate. But we had a ground turkey burger.

Coffee is on

There Will Always Be Causulties

Actual my hubby and I don't have a our married spats all that often. Since we been married over 30 years people have ask if we every had any spats or disagreement.
Well last night he and I had a spat. Couldn't tell what exactly start it or if anything was settle. But he piss me off bad enough the dinning room table got broke.
Bart and Molly stop by. They found out I basically tossed the table at Murphy.
Bart said "Over the years I knew better to piss off mom and usual there were causalities"

Our little community put on a fantastic quilt show. And to find out there starting a quilt club here. Quilting is one thing is on my bucket list to do. I got all the fabric to make my grand daughter Claudia a quilt.
I notice this up coming December that there offering a beginning quilting class at MOOSE COUNTRY QUILTS .
So hopeful things will work out I can take the class.

Looks like my son Sawyer and his wife Betty is trying there dogie and kitty Scarf in CENTRAL POINT Oregon.
Maybe once I get retired I can do a few craft show. But there always E BAY, AMAZON, ETSY, ART FIRE, SHOPIFY and possible others.

I thought I did ok when I came to eating yesterday. The day isn't done. But so far I had biscuits with sausage gravy. It been a while since I done any biscuits and gravy.
Lunch clean out the fridge of spaghetti.
My friend Alice went with me to quilt show in town. She takes care of Libby. Sort of a foster type of thing.
Before we left I made a promise I would stop by and get a bag of Frito's for Libby. I was surprise the cost of them.
I do like to keep my word. So I had two of them.
A bowl of grapenuts, with brown rice syrup, and spoonful of peanut butter.

We're waiting for the rain to let up. Maybe we can do a little bit of harvest in garden.

Coffee is on

Looking A Head

It amazing how weather sometime determined ones choices in life. Big or small. As you know who visit here about our deck building project been slow by my work schedule or weather.
This Saturday our community is having there annual quilt show in Bonners Ferry and I want to go see it. I ask my friend Alice to go.  I know it won't take long to see our quilt show one to two hours.

When I got on our T.O.P.S scale I was up and this morning when I got on our scale I was down. Since I'm here talking about my weight I should put in what I ate.
Breakfast Pancake, with peanut butter and strawberries.
Lunch Pizza which was left over from last night dinner.
Dinner. Spaghetti and green salad.
Snack chocolate bar which my hubby help me on. Small cup of gelalto when it comes to ice cream I gave up the bowl. I place it in a cup and that way I can control the amount I have.

By your comment what one need to live on is sure is different for everyone. If I didn't work I know our life would pretty much would be what I would call a tough surviving wage. But we could do it, because we done it before.
But as we know our hind sight is 20/ 20. I could of or should of done things differently. But why cry over spilled milk.

Yesterday I went over to Troy Mt to see my friend LaWalla who got me start on locker hooking. It a no brainier.
So I believe this Christmas I'll be giving out trivets made from locker hooking.

Our weight lost group T.O.P.S is running anther contest. This one isn't one I thought up. But usual contest keeps everyone on task.
It ends shortly before Thanksgiving.
We usual put in fifty cent to one dollar a week. And usual it is the one who loose the most weight for the time period  will take the jack pot. Most of the Jack Pot been between twenty and forty dollars.
But this time we all bring in a little something other then money. The first three people who lost most weight will get to pick first from the gifts/ prizes brought.
I'm going to up a trivet put with fall colors.

I'm trying to anther swift duster cover but instead of long ways. I'm going to try short way across and see if that works better.
Since the trivet is my first one I'll keep for my self.

             Coffee is on

Not Sure What Wrong With The Way We Think.

Since both of my client suffer from mental illness of sort. Every so often I will google something. Some time I get what I need to know. But other time I'm still as confuse.
A short time ago I look up PERSONALITY DISORDER.

Been a member of TOPS for quite sometime. Believe I join in 2008 or possible 10. That long I should of been down to my goal. But I'm not. But at one time the FEAR OF LOOSING WEIGHT has crossed my mind.
Breakfast: steel cut oats with raisin, and strawberries
Lunch: stop in at Deli. Got a burrito and 4 poppers.
Dinner: half a turkey chili burger with very little cheese. Cut up onion and peppers.
Snack like foods or not sure where to put them. But I ate them.
apple, yogurt, candy bar, and grapenuts.

Our town of Bonners Ferry finely has a variety store, SHOPKO. After I took Regis about his bill paying. We decided to stop in at our new store and take a gander.
Regis head to the toys section and got a few novelty items. I believe he bought a few things. The only the thing I recall him getting is skull mask.
Me I'm more practical or lease on this trip. Murphy need underwear so I got pkg of them, Daisy a little can of dog food, and a candy bar which I share with Regis.
He and I thought it was little pricey for what they have. pkg of 7 of men white titties $14.00.
But it convenient, don't have to drive to PONDERRAY and go into Walmart. I bet some of you read that Ponderray has the highest crime rate in area. To me it seem like a commerical area like a few big box store and other business. Not many resident. There some homes if you head toward SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN or PEND OREILLE lake.
So I would guess the crime would have to do with theft.
I will continue shopping there simple they gave our local people employment
t. It not yet what I would consider a livable wage. It looks like the people who work there will pay $8.20 to $12.25 an hour.
Opinion time...Our community needs clean environmental manufacture type of job, and pays a livable wage for our locals. which would be $12 to $22.00 and hour.
anything below $12 or less depend on circumstance you can qualify for government assistance for needy.
Question time...What would you consider a livable wage in your area?

Murphy stain the boards for the deck. Now there ready to go on when they dry. But I understand it going to rain the next few days.
Bart call I guess he going to stop in Friday. He and his family lives in Spokane

Coffee is on

September 2016 Good Bye

I want to have this all post high noon. But it just didn't happen. This blog is for my own enjoyment.

Autumn sure have turn out to have some great color. This morning it rain. So we couldn't work on the deck.

I wasn't paying attention to how September was coming to an end. I'm talking about work. Regis gets 15 hours a week or 64 hours a month. So the last week of September he was only aloud to get 9.5 hours. But there one day left in work week which is a new month and had to put in 7 hours.

September weather actual was fairly decent.

Hottest day was on the 1^st at 85 (29)

Coldest day was on the 14^th at 30 (-1.1)

Average high 66 (18) and the average how 38 (3.3)

This month I been doing some walking and kept track of my step using pedometer. But I don't use on the weekend.

So for month I did 111,731 steps. Daily average 6,572 steps. Depends on stride there is about 2,000 steps to one mile or 1.6 kilometers. For the month I would walk about 54 miles or 86.9 kilometers.

So last time I post about any walking was a while back. When I post I was south in of Courd'Alene Idaho. Now In my make believe walk I would be at FIGHTING CREEK in WORLEY IDAHO And is part of the COURD ALENE tribe.

Been cutting strips for looker hook. I was sort of wanting to know the HISTORY of locker hook rug making. But at this time I'll be doing trivets

If one could use good portion of recycle fabrics and such to do locker hooking to me then it cost is reasonable. But at $10 a yard or better for cotton. A little to rich for my blood. Because it actual take quite a bit of yardage.

Been drinking a new tea called RED ROOIBOS It quite tasty and it has some HEALTH BENFIT but my only complaint is. It makes me fart.

Since we're starting a new month I once again went to MY BLUE MIX and see what it had to say what Kind of person I am.

 You are excitable, guarded and restrained.

You are deliberate: you carefully think through decisions before making them. You are calm-seeking: you prefer activities that are quiet, calm, and safe. And you are uncompromising: you think it is wrong to take advantage of others to get ahead.

You are motivated to seek out experiences that provide a strong feeling of organization.

You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and taking pleasure in life. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.

Yes I do think it wrong to take a advantage of others

Coffee is on