Christmas is Coming! Heart to Heart Re: My Sister

Park Place RV Park

So, it was 6:15 on Friday, Dec. 5th when I first woke. Actually, when we all first woke. Bill took Gibbs out, sockless, since he pulled it off last night and I had to hide it in a cupboard in order for him to settle down. His nose is so efficient that as long as it was in my hand, we could hear *sniff sniff sniff*. LOL

Good morning!

I looked at his sore and it looks much better, can't even see the redness so the coconut oil helped. Thank you all for the suggestion of the Vetericyn spray, I am going to get some for the next time. Also, the Magnesium, (should it be just Magnesium or the one with Glycinate? Does it matter?)

The last of my pizza,
I added some green olives today.

Bill left for the field, garbed in his jacket. It was only 40F/4C overnight and first thing this morning. With our BF heater on low last night, we were toasty enough and happy to have it. A cycle through with the furnace when he gets up warms up the floors in here nicely.

I am pleased with this end of the
living room.

I stayed in my loungies and made room for the Christmas decorations. Bill got the tree out from under the bed for me before he left so I was home free! I love seeing all my old favourite ornaments and can remember the history behind each one as I place them on the tree.

When I got to the end, I opened the bag of the ones I made in Paisley. One for each child and one for each grandchild. I did have to make a new one for baby Quinn so did that so they were complete. I took pictures of each family grouping to send to our offspring so they know they are represented on our little 4' tree. 💖

We are almost ready
for Christmas.

I was overjoyed when Donna messaged me that in exactly 7 days, she received her package with the 3 hats and journal book I sent her. She loves them all and sent me pictures of her wearing them. What many of you don't know is that Donna has been battling non-small cell lung cancer since 2019.

My beautiful sister, Donna.
Does she remind you of anyone?
Of course, Mom, with that smile.

After being diagnosed at that time, she was told she had 12 months. Here she is, a real trooper, caring for herself in her own natural ways without chemo, other than small dosages in pill form. Until this past year, she has not shown any symptoms even though the cancer was growing.

With a few radiation treatments over the past couple of years on lesions in her head, she has lost and regained her driver's license only to lose it again for good. Each lesion has been zapped but they continued to return and multiply. Her latest treatments, 4 in a row in November, are probably the last. 😔

Now, only now, has she begun to lose her fine hair and requires warmth in other ways. Hence, the hats. 💕 She is home in the cold weather of Ontario, Canada, so needs to keep warm! 

She is the most positive person and I admire her so much for it. Donna is continuing to fight this battle for as long as she can and has her family's full support.

I'm not letting myself be sad about it, she is strong and so I will do my best as well. Please keep her in your prayers and think positive thoughts too!  

I have never mentioned it here before although I have never been asked 'not' to. We are going through something genuinely serious so need to now. 

I went over to work on the puzzle after lunch for about an hour and a half before returning home. 

What do I miss about boondocking?
The Saguaros are a big thing.

We loaded our chairs and cooler and drove to have a 'perhaps last' Happy Hour with my sister and her husband before they leave next week for Mexico. 

A sunny group for Happy Hour.
Sorry Kim about the sun but the other
picture.......well, you know. 😂

We discussed, hashed and rehashed 'things' (😅) until shortly after 5 when we took our leave. It was nice to see them all again and I managed to soak in some sun the whole time. The air turned cool when it began its evening demise so it was nice to get indoors at home.

The sun sets on a great day.

Grilled sausages on a bun for supper and we enjoyed them as usual. This was a nice day. I hope yours was as well.

Supper was good, one day
we'll find the perfect buns. 😂
Good night!

Thank you for the visit.

 

A Flexible Day, Visitors

Park Place RV Park

On Thursday, Dec. 4th our house was alive and active by 7 am. So were all its inhabitants. Bill was having breakfast when Gibbs and I came downstairs. It was another chilly morning, 49F/9C, so Bill ran the furnace for a few cycles. 

Good morning!

The sky was clear so after he left, I turned the inverter on and disconnected us from power. It was still not real warm inside but I took my chores (dusting and vacuuming) very seriously and that warmed me up! 😉

Lunch was good

Gibbs and I went for our walk and he took me on a different route. Well, different for this winter, he must remember it from last year. I don't doubt that for a minute. Back home, I worked on more cards and finished up the first group.

Bill surprised me by being home around 10:30. We hopped in Black Beauty and after we dropped some cards in the mailbox, he dropped me off at Family Dollar. It was time for him to get his ears lowered. He likes the barber here in Quartzsite and always walks away with the cut he wants. 

Gibbs got new sockettes today.
This set of pictures is priceless.

I was done sooner than he was, found toys for the Toy Drive in our park, a few stocking stuffers for my boys and a couple of other things. I started for home and by the time Bill was done, I was entering the park. The walk felt good, seems after 9, I'm fine again.

The sun sets behind the mountains
over Quartzsite

Thank you for the tips mentioned in the comments yesterday regarding Magnesium and I will pick some up. It was mentioned before but I forgot, so I apologize! For lunch, I used Rosy to reheat a couple of pieces of leftover pizza. Still yummy!

I worked away at more of my homemade cards and Bill dozed until Gayle and John arrived for an afternoon visit at 2. We had a nice catch up for a couple of hours. Bill packed up things he needed for the club's first night flying at their field. He left around 5.

This is the best I can
do with the Cold Moon.
But it sure is big and bright.

Gibbs and I had our second walk and when we returned I caught sight of the Cold Moon. It was huge! I guess it's a good thing I saw it since it won't be visible again until what........2042? 🤔🤭 I usually chuckle over those kinds of predictions.

The sun set with very little
fanfare.

Bill was home by 6:30 and we had hot beef sandwiches. Bill had mushroom rice and I had squash for our side. It was filling and tasty, cleaning up leftovers from the fridge. It is a cool evening, dropping  so we brought our Blue Flame heater out from hiding in the closet.

Good night

At least the propane that Bill just purchased will last a little longer that way. it was a great day. I spent the evening watching The Gilmore Girls. What fun!

Thank you for stopping by.