Christmas like weather

At first the title was going to read Weather like Christmas.  Hmmm, whether to like Christmas or not.  That opens a whole lot of positives and negatives so decided on the safe, "Christmas like weather." 
The first Christmas spent in Arizona was weird; weather wise and many other whys.  Oh, the confusion of the English language. Anyway, I'm in shorts and a tank top and Arizonians are bundled up nothing short of the Pacific Northwest.  Why?  How can that be?  The sun is shining and it is 70 degrees.  Come on, folks.  Let's go tree shopping.  Tradition points to a Douglas Fir so we, my son, daughter-in-law and two grands, hit some of the corner tree markets.  No doubt these trees were cut a month ago and if they last a week without dropping all their needles it would truly be a Christmas miracle.  Checking the price tags caused my son who is 6' 3" to suddenly grow another inch as his hair stood on end.  My hand immediately slid to my purse to protect it from impulse buying.  I really was ready to shell out $80.00 but was out voted.  Fry's supermarket was having a special on imitation Fica trees and, with a few lights brought from Washington, Christmas was officially dubbed Arizona.  This was a lesson in Christmas love not decorations.  The 5 of us had one of the best Christmas I can remember.  Lots of love and laughs. 

Life moves with the speed of light

How could 7 days have passed so quickly since I last blogged.  Youth seems to be fading slowly but my ability to acquire wisdom is fading rapidly.  There has to be some very deep psychology in that sentence.  Today is my grandson, Taylor's 13th birthday.  He is a sweet boy and I love him dearly.  He is one of the reasons I want to live to be 90.  In 20 more years he will come to me as he did when he was 8 and want to play.  It's that youth thing again.  My mom was taken for granted by me because of her unconditional love.  Even now I know I did not give her the recognition she so deserved for being the best mom ever.  Side note for me to remember:  God is all and more of my mom.  How often do I give Him the credit He deserves.  May I begin today.
Back again so soon, it is only the 13th of November, my daughter's 42nd birthday.  How well I remember that time of my life running hither and yon keeping up with two boys, a girl and the pastor of a church.  Trying to be everything to everyone and selfishly taking credit.  If someone, including my daughter, who are in their 40's and trying to understand their role in life, let me just say, "Please take each day one at a time and don't get overly excited about things you can't control."  Do the best you can raising your kids but don't go into overdrive blaming yourself if some things don't go according to plan.  It will work out.  God is there all day everyday in control.  He only asks that we do our best.  Do we not tell our own children the very same thing?

Shot in the Gludius Maximus

Not directly into that area but I sure could feel it.  This is the first time that one of these epidurals hurt me.  I've had several over the course of 10 years.  They do help.  As I get older and the pain more severe, they are not as effective.  This one was more for my foot than my back.  I have been having pain in the bottom of my right foot.  After my shot on October 9, the pain is mostly gone but the numbness is still with me.  Maybe this one will help the numbness.  Medicare will only pay every 12 months for the vicets (sp) in my discs so the left side of my back will have to wait until next year.  Not sure what to do about golf.  My better judgement tells me to give it up.  It's one of those age things again.  I want to be young and healthy but have to be satisfied with old and wise.
Walked out into the backyard this morning to enjoy the cool weather and found mushy gravel over about a third of the area.  Called the landscaper and came home to 2 holes dug in the backyard and 1 in the front.  Ken is a great guy but as forgetful and a confronted unfaithful husband. If he doesn't come back tonight as he promised (it's 5:00 now) I will be on the phone in the morning.  Lots of us who have been in these homes since they were constructed in 2005 are having trouble with drip system leaks.  May have to have the all the lines replaced. 
Well, it is the 2nd of November and I didn't call Ken this morning.  I will give him the benefit of the doubt since the holes he dug are not really dried out enough for him to work on.  If he hasn't contacted me by Monday, maybe it is time to look for another landscaper. 
Been doing some cleaning today also and may have to hire a cleaning service to give the house a totally good cleaning.  There is just too much.  Windows, shades, mopboards and cupboards all need deep cleaning.  I could do a little at a time but that is frustrating because it seems it is never done.  By the time I finish it is time to start over.  Alice has a woman living with her now that does housecleaning and needs the money.
This has been a crazy day but I've also accomplished a lot.  Now my dilema at 3:00pm is, do I put on makeup to go to the store.  I only want a few things so won't be spending a whole lot of time there.  Rarely do I see someone I know and that shouldn't be a factor anyway.  Okay, I talked myself right out of putting on makeup.