Trixie, my new Kitten

I finally made up my mind, I have a new kitten, I am going to call her Trixie. She is so cute. I got her on Sunday Sept. 27, 2009. She is about 4-10 weeks old and already she has a place in my heart.

Monday afternoon, 28th, she got upset with me, when I told her NO she couldn't scratch my furniture, and went under the couch in the living room and wouldn't come out, I had to call in help. Mike and Wendy, my neighbors, came and showed me how to get her out from under with very little trouble, on Tuesday evening. I had to get her out as we had a Vet appointment on Wed,

After she finally came out, I put her in the utility room with her food, water, litter box and closed the door. Well, to be fair, I put a gate across the door so she could see, but she crawled through the slats in the gate, that is why I shut the door. She has been good ever since. But I think she wants to own me in stead of the other way around.

Here are some pictures of her. Isn't she precious?




































On another note, she was all by herself mostly all day on the 9th as I took a friend to the VA Hospital in Fayetteville. We were gone most of the day, but when I got home, everything was good. She even played with me. She is such good company.

Packing Boxes for the Troops

Our Property Owners Association has packed boxes for our troops for the past year. I thought I would post some pictures of us working.

The ladies and gentlemen have been most generous in their giving. We had over 30 dozen cookies of all kinds and over 128 knitted helmets to wear under their helmets to keep their heads warm during the winter. We have so enjoyed doing these things. We collected new toothbrushes, tooth paste, floss, polo shirts, books, magazines, small shampoos, conditioners, foot powder, wipes, products just for women,scarfs, phone cards, monies for postage, crayons and candy to give away to the children, and of course lots of cookies. We sent two boxes to each team and we have 8 teams that we send goodies.





Glenda Hilderbrand acking cookies in bags. We pack the cookies 3-4 in plastic bags as this makes it easier for them to take with them.
















Packing boxes with goodies. Work, but fun work as we are giving of ourselves, which, to me, is the best kind of giving.

L to R: Linda Robson, Sandy Hoy, Char Ross, Sue Hepner








knitted helmets to keep heads warm. I wished I could knit when I saw them. Maybe I can learn, if someone will teach me?????











L to R: Sue Hepner, Sandy Hoy, Linda Robson, Char Ross
Filling the boxes









Some of the boxes ready to tape to mail










Putting in Supplies, doesn't like picture taking

Sue Hepner, Sandy Hoy







Linda Robson






Almost done with the job, See how happy we are. I wish to thank everyone who makes this project a success. If you haven't donated or made cookies, and would like to contact me at 255-6220. There are a lot of different groups doing the same as we do and this is a good thing!!!

Supporting our troops is so important. I could get political , however, I won't, as I believe war and things like that should not be so. We need to keep our soldiers, sailors, Marines and airforce morale up!

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Jim in NC for a visit

Well, I deceided that I should update my blog. Some new things have been happening in my life and I have not posted them. Sept 3, my oldest son Jim, his girfriend, Dani and her son Tyler came for a visit. I was so very glad to see them, we just chilled out.


So here goes. Jim and I went to Best Buy and I got a new flat screen TV. My old one, the one we bought in 2005 went kuput! Believe it or not the one we got in 1996 is still working. Who knew!!










Jim watching the new TV.








Jim power washed the deck for me. I think he's is like his father, he has to keep busy. If John wasn't working at his job, he was doing something around the house. That was a good thing.

We did go to WhiteStone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community. We had lunch with some very good and kind people there and then Jim talked to one of the people about my moving there. For now I have put that on a back burner. Sometime in the future I will probably move, just not right now.

Pictures of their visit.


Dani and I looking at a photo album when Jim was younger. She wanted to know about him.









Tyler and Jim watching TV.












Tyler is his favorite room, where the computer is. I think he stayed on the computer most of the time. It is hard for a young boy to be with adults. He is such a good kid. Typical teen tho.