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GOOD BY 2012, HELLO 2013

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Libby and Mark  S itting here at work.I am at " The Estates"Working a 2.30 pm to 8 am .First client is Sarah S.  2:30 pm to 8 am The second Francis J.(right across the hall) Is from 8 pm to 8 am.( I have a twin bed in the living room on the night shift.I sleep when she she sleeps.YES I'm working on News Years Eve  I am grateful to God for the job Even though I'm missing celebrating the New Year with my Church Family.We have Church tonight from 8 to 11 pm, then afterwards a lot of us get together and eat/ fellowship. I decided to work.                                                   Tonight work had a News Years Eve dinner in the dining hall for the residents that live at "The Estates".It is a real nice place one and two bedroom apartments.Two story. About 100 apartments.They had the dining hall decorated and different kinds of food. My  buddy Mark worked till 8pm, So we all sat together, He is a character. He was letting two of the ladies 88 and

NEVER TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED

                                           December 25th 2012 is about to come to and end.Another Christmas came and went.I had a really nice Christmas.Of course I waited til the last minute to do any Christmas shopping.Yesterday I ran to Kmart to grab the gifts I needed.I took Nuggett(My dog) with me. Kmart was packed.I should of known.I had my list of items texed to my phone.(This is 2012) we Dont carry paper anymore LOL Maybe we should the way my Smart phone hides numbers from.I rolled the Windows to my truck down some, made sure Nug was comfortable.Fought my way thru the crowd.People were actually nice this year.I walked to my truck with my bags,Poor Nug was laying in there passenger seat.She was having a seizure. I'm not sure what brings these on.Her back legs become paralyzed. Dry mouth.Pupils dilated and I have to pet her and talk her thru them. I'm thinking she gets a hold of candy or sugar some how. Got her thru it and headed home.Pouring down raining.            

SANTA WHACKED ME OVER THE HEAD

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Wow what a day, I'm not kidding.I was sitting in the parking lot of CVS/Longs.Had My niece age 6 and nephew age 4,We were waiting on their dad.he was getting Christmas cards printed up.L.was crying because he didn't have his gloves and H. was hyped up on Sprite telling us a story about Twig branch named Polly.The story actually caught my attention,It was pouring down raining out. All of a sudden We felt a huge thump.I rolled down my window to see what was happening.A green van pulled up next to my truck.The driver had just walked into CVS. The slider door on his van opened and the metal rack came down and hit my drivers side.I couldn't open my door. So I called My friend M. he didn't answer.So I called CVS. After ten minutes.M came out and he seen the rack up against my door.Then the elderly gentleman walked out.I had to call him over.I explained what happened. He took a quick glance at my truck,Said No scratches.Sorry Merry Christmas.Ironic thing was he had a huge sti

ONLY THING BROKEN, WAS MY PRIDE

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  Its been raining off and on here.I thought Id stay home and catch up on my laundry. Still wearing what I wore to bed last night.My t shirt and favorite red shorts.My laundry room is located inside my garage. I  have to go out the front door and open the garage.Nuggett (my dog) was right behind me,She hates the rain.She wanted to turn around and run back in the house.I said C'mon  Nug lets go,Singing We wish you a Merry Christmas .She was shaking.Partly from the rain,But mostly from my singing.We get inside the garage,I throw a load in.Turn to head back when I noticed I had my shorts on backwards.(Wow, what happened last night. lol) For some reason I had to fix them. I turned them around real quick.My garage door faces My Gate in the Alley.Without thinking I took a step,The shorts weren't pulled up and I took a fall, hitting the cold cement floor.I used my right elbow to break my fall.So I'm laying there on the ground,Its pouring down raining.Shorts to my knees..Nug sta

"Memories of Christmas"

                                                                                                                                                                              Well I did it,I finally bought a tree and dragged the boxes of decorations out of the garage.On Wednesday I picked up my Sis, took her and bought her a Noble tree.For some reason I decide on a 3 foot tree that ended up looking like a bush from the streets.(Go figure) Put on Christmas Music,Got us a hot chocolate and we made a "New Memory"                                      Then today I decided to go thru the boxes.Wow talk about memories flooding back,Moms ceramic Christmas tree that She sat out every year since 1967.Then I came across their Elf's stockings,The hair was all matted and the material has began to fade from White to brown...                                        To someone else they might be Old tattered dolls that need to be redone or thrown out.But to me,I can see them hanging

Seriously,Who Critiques A Funeral?

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                   I have to write another entry about Some of the Elderly at "The Estate" They mean well but are really to much sometimes(Gotta love them).Sandra age 89(mentioned in the last entry) Asked me to escort her to a Funeral.The funeral was to be held at 4 p.m across the parking lot in the Church that owns "The Estates" If you read my blog you know  I've gone to, way to many funerals in my life.And have a hard time going .But I agreed to escort her.I got to her apartment at 3p.m. She was dressed very nice.Waiting for me in her scooter.                          "Your late we need to get to the funeral"She says staring at her watch.                          "Sandra we are fine, its a five minute walk and three minutes, if we are going by scooter." I replied trying to make a joke........ "Well come on, we have people waiting in the lobby,They want to go with us" She looked  at her watch again and made a bee line for the