All posts by Jean

  • Snow
  • Minus zero brrrr….
  • Snow boots
  • Ice melt
  • GPa shoveling…he is happy and grateful to be able to do it :)
  • Hot tea
  • Christmas cards mailed
  • Gift wrapping
  • Crystal’s CSW gift list…great!  ♥
  • December birthdays…18th, 22nd, Christmas Day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Thanksgiving Blessings to you and your precious families!
  • Turkey’s in oven :)
  • NFL on TV….GPa’s happy :)
  • Prayers of gratitude that we have been blessed with such a wonderful family
  • Our absolutely beautiful autumn weather…great for those who are traveling
  • Safe travel to those of you who are in special places other than your home
  • Smiles, good thoughts, abundant blessings :)

  • In God We Trust!
  • United States of America
  • Grateful to be a United States citizen with our Voting privilege
  • Thankful for our Freedom!
  • Respect for our Flag…red, white, blue
  • Our Constitution
  • Our Bill of Rights
  • Patriotism
  • God Bless America!

  • This morning’s sunrise over the mountains…awesome autumn colors of orange, muted pink, beige yellow…
  • …wondering if the R&D at Crayola Co. has captured those :)
  • Ahhhh the extra hour of sleep this morning
  • My bright yellow smiley beverage mug :)
  • Green tea….French toast
  • Voted by mail several weeks ago
  • Granddaughter Amanda shopping for a wedding dress…found one!
  • David is here today…Hooray! 
  • He ordered a Cubs hat, tshirt, hooded sweatshirt :)…and the front page of the Tribune:)
  • Watched the tv welcoming home for the Cubs in Chicago…absolutely amazing…they said there were 6 million people….could only see people and no pavement…awesome!

  • Road trip…Great Falls
  • No road construction!
  • A Buck and 4 Does deciding whether or not to cross the interstate
  • Awesome views of the Sleeping Giant, up close….great!
  • Always watch for deer signs but also watch for big horn sheep
  • The canyon is a geologist dream with all of the mountains of rocks with their strata history…fascinating!
  • Good report from neurosurgeon for GPa….CT Scan all clear!
  • Great World Series game….congrats to Cubbies:)

  • Happy Halloween :)
  • Looking forward to seeing all the kiddies and their awesome costumes…
  • …Halloween bowl of goodies all ready for them :)
  • My Pumpkin earrings
  • All night rain
  • Refreshing walk after the rain this morning
  • Helping neighbor Harry with his tv billing…they overcharged him
  • Finished a project weighing on my mind….Hooray!
  • More pine needles to rake
  • Cathy back from CA

  • Beautiful autumn day with the fog looking like cotton blanketing the lake
  • Approached by Jan this morning while shopping…hadn’t seen her in years…nice!
  • Crystal’s “third story” beautifully written CSW message
  • Grateful for good resulting from challenges ….which seem to come in bunches:)
  • Getting through a flooded laundry room floor from a broken water hose…gotta have the cleanest floor ever :)
  • GPa’s new challenge of oxygen therapy working well and not needing it often
  • My sister recovering nicely after her hospital adventure as a result of a flu shot
  • Sue and Al leaving for their annual trip to winter in AZ
  • Cathy’s L.A. conference
  • Have you ever had this happen? Not looking for greeting cards but walking past a greeting card display and one of the cards looked at me and seemed to say “I’m perfect for that person…you must take me home!”  And it is the perfect card!  Hooray:)

  • Sleigh bells ring….
  • ….Snow everywhere this morning
  • 25 degrees
  • Our main roads were clear midmorning…when we traveled
  • Interstate icy early
  • Wore my winter boots
  • Grateful for our snow tires
  • GPa’s barbershop must relocate….
  • ….has been there for 54 years…father and son
  • Nice visit with a man from Ohio…NE area near Lake Erie
  • Thankful for safe travel today!

  • Nice Rain
  • GPa, Cookie and I took a walk in the fresh air mist
  • Winter weather advisories…
  • …snow in higher elevations…
  • …Boulder Pass and McDonald Pass…only a “fer piece down the road” south and west of town
  • Have changing to snow tires on my calendar
  • GPa dehydrating beef treats for Cookie
  • Autumn and Halloween decorations….fun :)
  • GPa healing…
  • …thankful for neurosurgeon, RNs, Pharmacist, appt. schedulers, DAV drivers

  • Nice rain
  • Refreshing walk, cool before it rained
  • 4.0 earthquake south of Helena
  • Family milestone birthday celebration at the Silver Star…
  • …animated conversations, interesting and fun :)
  • Crème brulee…..s w e e e e e t !:)
  • Winter travel advisories on mountain passes
  • Preparing for GPa’s neurosurgeon checkup in Great Falls next week
  • Signs on highways to watch for Bighorn Sheep
  • Two beautiful deer ran across the road while we were traveling here in town