I am experimenting with this Picasa program. The car was a HIT!!! with all the girls.

New Art Work

I've had a bit of time to paint lately.  Here are a couple of my recent paintings.  The covered bridge is the Sam Wagner bridge in Pennsylvania.  The other painting is the sea of Galilee.  

Now for the snow scene here.  Only a couple of days ago this was the scene.  Now it is raining and the snow is turning to slush.

Hunkered down!!!!

The snow began to fall about 8:30 this morning. Most things have come to a stand still. Schools, businesses, etc. We had been properly warned. So glad we didn't have any appointments that we had to keep. So, we'll just enjoy the warmth of our home and wait for it to stop so our neighbor can use his snow blower to clear our driveway.

Shopping for Expensive shoes

After a visit to the foot doctor, it was determined that because of Morton's neuromas I needed to upgrade my footwear.  My choices were $400 orthodics, which might or might not fit the shoes I already have, or several pair of really expensive shoes.  Since he recommended I wear shoes in the house I opted for Mephisto sandals as a starter.  I have gone barefoot in the house most of my life so this is a major change for me.  Kind of like getting used to braces on your teeth.    I already have  Aravon shoes, which he recommended so I can wear them more than I have been doing.  My challenge now is to find winter boots that have the same type support.  This Dr. was so young, he could have been my grandson.  What does he know(no offense Kyle).  No, really, he was very impressive.  

We are bracing for a major winter storm tomorrow, then more snow on Sunday.  Just hoping to get it all over before Christmas.  

We were reminded of Grandpa Smith this week when Dad and I tried to take the cellophane paper off a slice of cheese.  We both worked at it, finally, getting the scissors to cut the thing off.  Don't know why they have the "child proof" everything!!

Different Games for Older Folks

When we were kids we played "pick up sticks". Now that we are older it is more likely to be "pick up pills". Before breakfast, when the body is struggling just to put the coffee on, Wayford spills his 60mg aspirin all over the kitchen floor. Now, don't ask me how that happened. He said, just a seniors moment. So here we are trying to make sure we have them all rounded up and corralled into their little bottle. Now, time to get the coffee going. So, this older lady takes the filter out of the coffee maker and makes an attempt to toss it in the recycle pail. Did I say the body was stiff? Anyway a quick toss toward the pail and ALAS it missed, spilling the old coffee grounds everywhere. So now the two of us have to clean up that mess. Well, we did finally get breakfast going. Had some wonderful french toast and now time to see what else we can mess up during the day.

Snowy windy weekend

Winter arrived yesterday. The cold windy conditions reminded me of Neal and Lita's wedding night in Oklahoma in 1976. We braved the cold last night to see the play "Sound of Music" performed by the students of Great Lakes Christian High School. It was well worth the effort. Those kids did a fantastic job. Several of the performers were kids from Tintern Church of Christ. We have seen them grow up. It is one thing to speak in front of the audience (which by the way was big) but it is another thing to sing a solo. They performed the play for the public three times and for the student body once. They much be exhausted tonight.

We are so looking forward to having all our family together for Christmas.