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now i remember why we thought florida might be a good place to retire......it is quite chilly here! i just installed my heated birdbath for the winter months and added a new bird feeder to the others - kathy's spa is bird ready. i also hung up two rattan like pods that are hollow for the birds to have some protection beyond just trees and bushes as it grows colder. in a fit of recycling frenzy i picked up the dog hair from sasha's latest brushing and lined the bottom of the pods. should be, warm, soft and cozy.

we are all ready for holloween here. connor will be a dinosoar this year...purple no less. i just spent the afternoon making 2 dozen mini cupcake spiders for his daycare party. they turned out great but icing and decorating one handed is a challenge. the spider legs - made of black licorice strands were a real humdinger to do! i only lost one cupcake...guess that spider went up drain spout......

i have always tried to make at least one of my holiday presents and this year i am sewing pillow cases. sport themes for guys, animal themes and frilly for others. they are turning out okay and i am feeling creative.......which leads me to the article on art therapy in the last newsletter. i signed up for a drawing and water color class at our local tech. my first project was a teapot. well, it did look like a tea pot but it was quite lopsided......gee! that was what my brain saw. the same side affected by my stroke on the drawing was off. that was a big eye opener for me....now i am really challenging the old grey matter. i drew an apple with colored pencils and am now working on a fall watercolor scene complete with barn and trees. i am really no good but i am having a blast AND it got me out into a new place...something i don't much like to do.

i had a real sad rough spot during october but with some help from my cyber friends and especially kimmie, i was able to bounce back pretty well. i finally realized that when i get tired i just don't do well at all and go down hill from there. the issue is how to participate in life as fully as i can and still live to tell about it! lol. going to the library, a friend's party for an hour or an afternoon with the grandson just sucks every bit of life out of me. it is very hard to accept that if i want to play i will always have to pay. i am not sure there is a balance...if i do something all my energy is gone.

i know that asha blames me for her week of single parenthood...well, she should know that since i did okay when barry went on his trip he is now planning 10 days in florida this january. i know i will be okay...i will just stock up on cereal and tell asha not to tell her hubby.

happy holloween to all....may it be safe and scarey!

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Hiya Kathy,

 

I bet the cupcakes are adorable;l the fact that you made them will be that more special to Connor.

 

You're also going to be a favorite among the feathered ones in your community. I hear your name clear over hear I think from my feathered visitors

 

 

More time alone coming up? You go Girl!!!!!!! WhoooooHoooooooo!

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Kathy,

I'm sure your cupcakes turned out just as great as Elmo ~ sure that lost one wasn't a taste test :rolleyes:

It's great that you're getting out and doing things.

I'm sure Miss Kimmie didn't tell you to snap out of it...she has the warm fuzzy gene unlike other people you know.

No dipping in the bird bath chickadee.

You'll do just fine with Barry away, you're far more capable than you give yourself credit for.

Love,

Maria :friends:

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hey Kathy:

 

I bet your cupckes must be as adorable as your conner. am I crazy to tell hubby about your hubby's 10 day retreat. I am still not that strong. I am sure you will do great.

 

Asha

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Since birds go south for the winter you should have more coming around your feeders real soon. Is it true the humming birds go to the Mexico area? That's what I'm told by some people who come in the store buying big bags of seeds.

 

We sell tons of bird seeds and feeders.

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kathy, you are stronger than you think and do so many wonderful things for others, be it birds, family, or friends, this website. the cupcakes were adorable i bet the kids will love them. yes i think post stroke we have to do things differently now with our bodies. go on a outing and rest up for a day or two to recuperate from it. but thats ok, then you can enjoy your birds more that way. i'm sure they love you for their warm bath spot. alot of hummingbirds come to arizona too for the warm winters we have here, i love watching them. the point is to make yourself happy for the time we are on this earth. i am so proud of you for all that you do and how well you do them. just believe in yourself sweetheart in all you do. you are my dear kathy. you will suceed, i never had any doubts about you. i'm glad i was able to help you, but i dont know what i did, other than just talking to you which i am always here for you as you have been for me. i bet connor was so happy about the cupcakes too. hes proud of his grandma. i hope i can be as good of 1 as you are. i'll be looking to you for advice i bet,LOL.

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I loved your blog entries. Very interesting. I find it funny to hear you and Asha talk about being alone for a week. Within a year of my stroke, I went back on my own. Living with my parents post stroke was a condition of my being released from hospital. After I went out on my own, at first my kids were living with dad, I got to see them everysecond weekend then 5 years after my stroke I got joint custody, so I never had the choice. I was alone mostly for over 20 years so I made do. Enough about me, this is your blog, sorry. I bet you guys are a bit nervous because you are not used to it but you know, we do what we gotta do and you guys will do just great.

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