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Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2018
Freezing Rain
An early winter storm went south of the farm leaving us
out of the snow but coating the trees with a light layer of ice. The
freezing rain delayed schools in the area for a couple of hours even
though the roads were warm enough that the rain did not freeze on them.
Posted on Friday, December 21, 2018
Visiting Nana
Sunday morning we left for Daleville about 8 AM. The trip went smooth in
the Equinox and we arrived about 1:30 PM. Linda and Stacey went to visit
Nana and get groceries.
Monday I remained at the Daleville house
while Linda & Stacey spent most of the day with Nana. When the girls
came back to the house we watched a Pacer game on TV.
Tuesday, we met
Abner Jr & Imon at McDonald's for breakfast, then returned to the house.
Stacey & Linda went shopping in Muncie before I joined them to visit
with Nana. Linda gave Reba a large box of chocolates and she hurriedly
opened the box and began picking through the pieces.
The
dogs, Reesey & Coco, ate the pieces that Linda & Reba didn't want to
finish eating. After we returned to the Daleville house we walked to
Elbert's Lounge to enjoy Taco Tuesday.
Wednesday, Linda made chicken
& noodles and put them in 8 separate containers, then took them to her
Mom and placed them in the freezer for her. Linda commented that Nana
was in a better mood that day.
Thursday morning we packed our things,
closed up the house and headed to the farm. We grabbed some McDonald's
breakfast sandwiches for the ride home.
Friday morning, Imon let
Linda know that Reba had fallen and was taken to the hospital. As the
day went on, more info from IN let her know the doctors had sent Reba to
Indy and she was going to need surgery on her hip.
Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Christmas 2018
Friday, Julie & Kyle came to stay with us before Christmas because their
parents were working. Linda had received a call from Imon about Nana
falling. She had been taken to Indy for surgery and Linda couldn't
decide whether to go be with her Mom or wait until after Christmas.
Saturday
morning, Linda finally went to Indy, leaving me with Julie, Kyle &
Stacey. We went shopping a little before noon, found Julie & Kyle a
couple presents each, then went to Fazoli's for lunch and back to the
farm. Back at the farm, I had Julie & Stacey brown hamburger. When it
was done, I divided the meat, one batch for chili and the rest for
Sloppy Joe sandwiches. We ate the sandwiches and let the chili cook.
Sunday
morning, we made out a grocery list and went to Walmart. The store was
nearly empty of shoppers, so the grocery shopping didn't take long. We
returned to the farm and put the groceries away. Pauline & Brent arrived
just as we finished putting the stuff away. Everyone went to Major's
Pizza for lunch. We played some games and watched a few Christmas shows
and ate chili for supper.
Christmas Eve, Pauline made breakfast for
everyone and I cooked the ham. I sliced it later, after it cooled down.
We had chili for lunch with PB&J sandwiches. Linda came home from IN
about 2:30 that afternoon. We ate the ham with mashed potatoes, peas,
corn casserole and rolls for dinner. Linda told us how her trip had went
and what was going on with Nana.
Christmas, we had sticky buns for a
quick breakfast before the gifts were opened.
It
seemed to me, that everyone was happy with their gifts. It was good to
have Linda back with us for Christmas. She told us all that Reba's
surgery had went well and the therapist had her Mom standing up the day
after her surgery. Reba will need a few days of therapy before going
home, but that should happen quickly. I hope everyone had a Happy
Holiday.
Merry Christmas to everyone!