Saturday, December 01, 2007

A new month begins!

Today is the first day of December and I have all my Fall decorations down and put away. Now it is on to Christmas decorations. We aren't going to put every thing up this year....there will only be one tree, here in the gathering room, center pieces on the dining room table and kitchen table. A few assorted items on other tables around the house, wreaths on all three doors, candles in the windows, and Christmas CD's in the player. No fireplace mantel decorations, no large flocked tree in the living room and gathering room, and no small trees in the three bedrooms.

But...we will be thankful for our health, our home, our son and DIL, and our wonderful grandchildren. Wayne and I will spend a very quiet Christmas here at home, as the doctor's do not think it wise for him to travel this year, with the urinary tract problem and the COPD. My shopping is done. I need to wrap everything and get it all in the mail this next week.

Wayne is having his first cataract surgery this Monday on the right eye and the left eye done the following Monday. We are also anticipating prostate surgery sometime this month. He has been busy all week doing things in the yard, getting wood where I can handle it for the fireplace and the wood stove. Making sure both vehicles are serviced and in good condition, as I will be doing most, or all, of the driving.

Today was very windy, however, the temp did get up into the lower 60's, but it sure looked much colder from my kitchen window. It really looked like it could snow, but the temp was way too high.

Well, I've rambled enough for today. Time to stitch a bit and watch the Missouri/Oklahoma game. Of course, we are hoping Missouri wins!

1 comment:

Renee said...

It's a great joy to be able to read your comment today.In France we have a proverb saying “No news = Good news”, but it’s not always true. I just spend a week-end “off” at home after two weeks in hospital. Tomorrow I have an apointment with a new surgeon, who have to decide if I can bear a very hard surgery. The problem is that the state of my limbs doesn’t allow a long surgery. So the problem is without end...
So as you see, I'll not be able to spend an "ordinary Christmas", as I'll spend it in hospital.
But I have the joy that the children are doing their best to put something joyful at home, in spite of my absence.
Blandine, our daughter, made a wonderful crown of greenery, under my sister’s teaching, to decorate our home at this festive season. It has 4 candles. We lit up the first one this morning. We also found some typical Alsatian gingerbreads. My sister and many friends are very keen to help my family and are bound in prayer for me. That’s one among other blessings under heaven.
In France we DON'T HAVE special Fall ornaments, and it's much too early to put out our Christmas ones. Yet as I knew that would be disabled this Xmas season, I already sent my card and gifts, owing to my son who brought them to the post office.

I have to close now, to get my suitcase prepared for hospital again tomorrow. Blandine helped me for that too.
God bless your Xmas time, for you and your husband.