Overdone, Undone, Messed Up.

 Overdone, Undone, Messed Up.

 

Yep, looked at all that dog hair floating around the house and decided it had—absolutely HAD—to be cleaned up. So, the old woman cleaned house today. Well, vacuumed, wiped, used a dust mop, soaked this or that and some spots on the floor cleaned all the way to the base of the floor! And yes, the old woman is going to be regretting all this exercise and bending over. But the floors are mopped and smell great. Now, THAT part was due to Maria as she came and mopped for me. The little Bissell vacuum is not too hard to use, but that wet mop has to be really used diligently or the floors will not really be cleaned. Well, that’s my opinion, and maybe Maria’s too!

 

Cooked up some hamburger for me and these two critters. Had a cheese and spicy pickle sandwich and then cleaned the cast iron skillet. That sucker gets heavier every day! And, one does NOT use soap in a cast iron skillet. It has to be soaked and scrubbed good with a steel scrubber. Anyway, it is clean, the stove top is clean, and the things are out of the way with the food put away. Hooray for a clean house. Even the rugs under the rolling chairs in my office and living room have been washed and dried. The greyish blue carpet is now in the living room and the red and blue one is in the office. Sylvia is stretched out on it at the moment.

 

Started reading next month’s lesson in Romans this afternoon. This is going to be a long one—all the way into November! Downloaded a commentary on Romans and have been reading AT it. It takes some concentration! Paul was not the easiest to read. Even Peter said that it could be difficult. Guess it stands to reason that Paul was trying to deal with people who had JUST learned about Jesus Christ as well as some who were totally unready for these beliefs. Some folks thought that salvation was through works rather than grace. And the two different viewpoints did not always make it easy to counsel with either. Good thing that God is patient.

 

MaryAnn said that one of the ladies had called her on her way back from Ft. Worth. Seems the lady is going to have to let a doctor here take her foot off. It really is difficult to take care of one’s self when diabetes makes it so very painful. Between cancer in its many forms and diabetes and its side effects, folks are doing well to just deal with life. Nevermind the expense of living and the work involved in just taking care of one’s home and vehicle. But at least this old woman has two sweet dogs. May have had to give up my hens, but that was probably for the best. At least now it is possible to have a few flowers out front.

 

MaryAnn also said that they finally got the AC working in the church, but Glenn was so aghast at the price that he would not even say how much it was. Let’s hope that it works for a very long time and does not need more work.

 

Asked Maria to find out how much her brother-in-law would charge to clean up the old Black’s house on the corner. Even after the yard is clean, the house and garage will have to be removed. The permit might not cost an arm and a leg, but the work and the dumpster won’t come cheap. Even so, here’s hoping it gets finished this year. Would love to have a good neighbor down there.

 

The moon is going to be turned blood red this weekend—well, Friday and Saturday maybe. Not sure exactly. Know one thing for sure, the old woman will be in bed and snoring hard when all this comes about.

 

Thought it was good that President Trump had the flags put at half mast for Dolly Parton. She has been so generous in her life. If that woman was not a good Christian, then some of us need to be that terribly BAD!

 

This has been one very hazy day. Not sure if it is the smoke from the big fire south of us or something else, but the temps did not get really bad until this afternoon. May get up very early in the morning and run to United for cottage cheese and a few things like that. It’s always something. Meant to cook up a bunch of veggies today, but just did not get it done. Tomorrow is another day. Will have to decide if this is going to be four cheese Alfredo or if it will be tomato. Almost bet it will be chicken and Alfredo with celery, carrots, green beans, corn, and maybe something else!

 

Had ordered some blank cards to use to send messages to this one and that. Today ONE card and its envelope came today. Some old woman needs to be much more careful about picking her things up on Amazon. The price was not terrible, but had wanted more than one card in a pack. Sigh.

 

My sister-by-another-mother called this morning and talked for quite a while. She does not really have anyone else who she can call and talk to that much. Guess my day may come when it will be difficult to find someone to call. Yes, may be known someday as the long-winded old bat who talks about chickens and dogs.

 

Really don’t know much right now. Have not even attempted to see what is going on in the world. The fires all over the U.S. have been enough to give us plenty about which to pray. The rest of the world has been having upsets and floods, too. And the people in Indiana are still digging out and trying to get the electricity back on in their towns. Prayers are definitely needed. Hoping that the ranchers in Jack County and Palo Pinto are able to find some pasture for their cows. Please God, let those men be able to keep their critters.

 

Finally, let us each be as loving as possible to those we meet and find in our lives. If we can keep a level head and listen with patience even when we seem to have gone to extremes to BE patient, then maybe God will bless us with answers to our needs. He loves us.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.