Helloooo Thursday!

Good morning, everyone.

It is a beautiful "looking" day, here in Missouri. I stress that "looking", because to look out the windows, is very deceiving. The sun is shinning brightly, with a few fluffy clouds in the sky, but boy, when you step outside, that warm looking sky, does not feel so warm. It is 25 now, and not suppose to get above 37. So, it is very cold out. The only thing saving us today, is that there is no wind...or not much. But the past few days, winds have been close to 20 mph, which makes for a horrible windchill. When I got up yesterday morning, it was 28...but with the wind, felt like it was 18. It's the wind chill that we have in this state that kills me! Even at 25 today, it is quite tollerable, without the wind.

I've been back about an hour, since taking Lee to work. I've got the day off. I've got to go out later and get Amanda, so that she can come in to the DFS office, and get their food stamps renewed. If she doesn't get it done, they'll have none come Dec., and there isn't anyway they could survive without them. It would be tough. Then, I've got to run her by the phone co., to see what it's going to cost to get their phone turned back on. I've got bills to pay today too, after getting Lee's check about 5, but, possibly, I can add a little to the phone bill in order to get it turned back on. It has made it a little difficult, not being able to call, and the only way to communicate, is to drive to Ashland. lol We've been trying to make plans in advance, so we all know what we're doing. Shoot...even when we do make plans, 1/2 the time we don't know what we're doing. ahahahaha

I might, depending on money situation also, try to pick up a couple of things today, to start going towards Christmas. Every year, I say I'm going to try and start early, and every year, it seems like I always end up waiting till the last minute. I don't know why I do that, cause it is certainly easier to drop $20-30, here a there, a little at a time, than it is to wait till the last minute, and then have to drop $200. lol. So, if at all possible, I'm going to try and grab a couple of things, at least. I got a coupon for $10 off from Bath and Body Works, which I personally LOVE...so, I thought I might do that too. My Mom's BD is today, so I might use that for her, plus something else for her for Christmas. You have to spend #35 to use the coupon, but then that still makes it just $25. I'll wait and take her gift to her when we go down for Thanksgiving. But, I'll give her a call later today. I'm going to send money to Kirk, Eva and Tara-Lee. Shipping is so high, and especially, when you're shipping to the other side of the world..plus the time factor. It takes about 2 weeks, for regular mail delivery. I'm going to try to put back a few bucks here and there, so I don't have to try to come up with that all at once. We'll probably try and send $100, for all three of them. I may splurge then, and send it priority mail...which runs about $10....then they'll have it in time for Christmas.

Well, we got the new tires for my car yesterday. Wow...is it driving much better. We are inclined to believe now, that the struts are as bad as we thought they were. The car isn't pulling to the right anymore at all. Yeah, they do need to be replaced, but it's not anything we're going to have to rush into. Lee says we'll be able to wait till spring, when it's nice, and he'll be able to put them on. It will cost us about $120, plus Lee's time, vs. $239., for someone else to do them... So...Lee just said he'd pay himself the $100 labor...lol So, it is nice now, to at least know that I'm not going to have a blowout, driving down the road....and not have to fight the steering wheel from pulling to the right.

I've got tomorrow off too. As of right now, I'm not sure if there's anything I have to do tomorrow or not. I know I have to pay my car insurance, and I'm not sure if I can get there tonight intime before they close. So, I may have to do that sometime tomorrow. Of course, the insurance co. is just about 2 blocks from where Lee works, so I could give him the money, and he could take it down and pay it sometime throughout the day. I may do that, and save me a trip downtown. If I don't find out I have anything else to do tomorrow, I may just let Lee take the car, and let myself be stuck at home...so I won't HAVE to go anywhere...lol.

Lee got the tires yesterday, and took Landon out to do some running. They picked me up when I got off work at 6, and then we went out to Landon's and had supper. We had tacos., and they were pretty good, if I do say so myself. With getting Amanda this afternoon, and being out at Landon's at some point, after he is off, I don't know if we'll make any plans for dinner tonight, or not. I have a feeling that after being out there last night, Lee will want to come home tonight after work, so I suppose that it would mean the kids coming over here. Of course, I don't mind, but with their car not right, it means a trip back out to their house, usually kinda late, to take them back home. But, the kids...Kenny and Gabriel, are all the time wanting to go to Nannie's house, anytime I'm out there. They're always ready to get in Nannie's car and go! lol They did have alot of fun over here in the leaves. Of course, it's entirely too cold out now, I think...unless we could get back here before the sun goes down, and they had their coats on. Who knows...we'll see.

Well, I'm ramblin', and not saying much, I don't think...lol I guess I'll head out...maybe do a few things around the house here, before go to get Amanda around noon or so. After that...God only knows what time I'll be back here and can finally relax. It seems that all I ever do is run, run, run!

You guys have a GREAT day, and I'll be back to talk to you all tonight!

Much love,
Lev


His eye is on the sparrow. And I know He watches me.