Another birthday come and gone

This is my birthday cake from yesterday. It was such a great day. I felt special all day long. I woke up early and did my usual Saturday thing. When I was going over to Wal*Mart, I received my first birthday call, from Andy. What a great surprise. We spoke for a while during the shopping trip. It was great hear from him. Next, when I got home, Nancy was up and wished me a happy birthday as I unloaded my grocery's from the car during the rain. I then saw John and he also wished me happy birthday. I saw my phone had a call and returned the call. Sue said Shelly was looking for me, but she had already left for work and I will most likely see her later. I went back over to Diana's house across the street and spent some time with Evie and the dogs watching some movies.

I went to the mail box that morning and got a nice surprise card from Chris, Kim and the kids. It was so nice that Kiersten signed the card and so did David, with help. The gift was appreciated too. They really did not have to do that either. I love and miss them so.

I told Evie that I was going over to my house about 3 and going to go to dinner with John and Nancy and I would see her later. When I got home at 3, I decided to go and get gas before the weather got any colder (Sunday night a killing frost is predicted). When I got home, the Rizzo's had returned from the reunion and I needed to retrieve my tea cup from over there. I filled Diana and John in on what had transpired Friday and Saturday. Came home and went to dinner with John and Nan. Dinner was great. Good food and company. I told John and Nan that they did not have to take me out, but they wanted to. I had such a great time!

When I got home I wanted to just flake out. When I came in the house, there was a card lying on the counter. It was from Shelly telling me she just missed me. The card was beautiful and she also gave me a gift card, which was much appreciated. It had been a busy 24 hours and I needed some down time. I went upstairs and got changed and just hung out watching some shows that I copied the week prior. It was then I received a call from Joe. He always remembers my birthday and gives me a call. We spoke for a while, it was so good to hear his voice and it reminds me how much I miss him. I will see him at Christmas though.

When I came downstairs later on. John told me to chill for a few minutes. Out came a few presents and a cake. I told them dinner was enough. I received a beautiful bird feeder, which is hanging up already with the birds just loving it and a kitty fleece with the cat staring at gold fish. It is so nice and warm. The ice cream cake was so tasty too.

I want to thank everyone who sent cards and all the phone calls. It is so nice to know you are loved and cared for. Just knowing that you all took time out of your day to remember me was so heart warming. Just thinking bout it brings tears to my eyes. You will never know how special each and everyone of you means to me. Thank you for sharing my Birthday with me.

It it Sunday now and cool out. It is suppose to rain today and have a killer frost tonight. The means no hitting the snooze alarm in the morning. I will have to get out and scrap the window, like I had to do on Friday. I really think this frost will be heavier, so I will start the car and let it run for a few minutes. Then it is back to work again.

I just want you all to know that you always remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please everyone stay safe, healthy and happy. Until next time.

Autumn Photo's

I really hope you enjoy the following photo's. While driving home today I noticed the color of the tree's had come to life.

This was taken at the corner of 205 and 23 looking north on 205.

This is the entrance to the Soccer Hall of Fame, Oneonta, NY. This complex is about a mile and a half from the house.
This is the Hall of Fame. The trees in the backround are really blooming. This picture does not do it justice.
You can see the mountain in the backround and the color just jumping out. Meanwhile, the kids are practicing on the Bettiol field on the soccer complex.

I hope you enjoyed some of the photo's. I have them in my photo gallery for downloading if you wish. I hope to get some more tomorrow on my way home. I saw a grouping of trees that will take your breathe away.

Best wishes to all. You are in my thoughts and prayers always.

Happy Birthday Shelly

"Happy Birthday Beany"

Well, today is Shelly's 20th birthday. It is hard to believe, I remember when she was born. So small and tiny. Time flew by so fast, now she is a woman out of her teens. It is too bad she had to work today, but that is life in the working world.

Yesterday I went to Ester's Birthday party. It was so much fun. We bowled and had pizza and cake. Today I am a little sore, can hardly move. I think I used muscles I have not used in years and they are crying out, ouch. John, Nancy and I haven't bowled in years and did not do too bad. John needs to find a new groove and what will work for him since he can not bend over too well. He did not do to bad though, kept right up there. Nancy did fantastic. She broke 100 twice, I can not say the same for me. I told Nan that we should just go over on a Saturday afternoon early and maybe bowl a couple of games, we will see what happens.

The weather is cool here, in the 50's during the day and in the 30's and 40's during the night. What is funny is that I expect that one day I will wake up and be on my way to work at 5 am and it will be snowing. Hopefully the weather is back on track again. The rain has been great, everything is so dry and we needed rain so badly.

I spoke with Amy last week and she told me she was getting married on December 1st which is a Saturday. She wanted to marry on a Saturday so she could invite a few people to watch. The wedding is going to be at Diane's house. They are still planning a church wedding in June. Their baby is due on May 14th according to her Dr. They are so excited! Diane and Michael are painting a babies room at their house with pictures of Winney the Pooh sketched on the wall by Jay. Apparently he is a very good artist. Amy and Jason can not do anything to their trailer because they rent it. Amy will be having an ultrasound next week and she told me that she and Jay want to know the sex of the baby when they are able to tell them; right now the ultrasound is for the babies heart beat. Please keep them in your prayers.

It was been a while since I spoke with Joe. I read his blog and for some reason it seems down. I do not want to pry as to what is going on, when he is ready, he will tell me, meanwhile I will say an extra prayer that the Lord guides him with what ever he needs help with. I still miss him very much.

I spoke with Andy a few days ago. Tried to give him words of encouragement. He will be going through some rough times over the next few weeks. To top it all off, his sister Ro is not doing well with the Chemo. The dr's may be stopping it and just let nature take it's course. Please say an extra prayer for them.

Well, this is going to be a short blog and I wish you all the best. As always you all remain in my thoughts and prayers.