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Mother’s day is coming

Charlotte — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:03:20 +0000

Mother’s Day is coming soon and I’d love to find unique mday gifts for my mom. She is in a nursing home and is now 90 years old. She doesn’t look or act like she’s that old. She barely has any grey hair and that’s natural. She doesn’t dye her hair and never has.

She has some dementia that is slowly getting worse. Just yesterday I went to visit her and she was saying how we haven’t had much snow this winter. I reminded her that we had 20 inches of snow the day after Christmas and she doesn’t remember that at all or the other storms we had with over 8 inches of snow. She thinks the last time we had a big snowstorm was years ago.

It’s sad to see her going downhill like that. But I guess it could be worse. She remembers me and the rest of her family. It’s just other things she forgets about. Maybe a really nice mother’s day gift will brighten her world just a little.

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Snow, snow go away

Charlotte — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:57:52 +0000

We have had so much snow so far this winter that we broke a record. We’ve had a few big storms in row, which is very unusual for this area. Usually our winter average is about 10 to 18 inches. We’ve had over 40 inches for this winter and it’s not over yet!

There is so much snow on the ground that anyone who has a fish pond won’t see their pond filters for a good long time!

I swear if I see another flake come down from the sky I’m going to cry!

White Christmas?

Charlotte — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:58:35 +0000

I know a lot of places around the country had snow just before Christmas. One place was las vegas nv and a lot of the mid-west. I was hoping we’d have a white Christmas but that didn’t happen. In fact it got up to 68 degrees today. On Christmas day it was in the 50′s. A few days before that we barely got out of the 20′s.

The weather has really been messed up lately. No wonder there are so many people with colds. You just don’t know how to dress from one day to the next.

I’m hoping we do see snow sometime this winter. Hubby has a plow and would like to use it to make some extra money.

Ick

Charlotte — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:49:52 +0000

I need to find a good acne treatment because I have 3… count em.. 3 zits on my chin! 2 are big ones and one is a small one that is almost gone.

I used to have good skin when I was a teenager then as I got older my skin got worse. I just really don’t understand that at all. Isn’t it usually the other way around? I don’t even get my period anymore.. I had a hysterectomy when I was 27. At least I don’t get the greasy hair much anymore. In fact it’s gone the other way. It gets really dry and fly-away. It’s really bad in the winter and my hair likes to snap, crackle and pop and attack my face! I need to find something to help with that.

It’s getting cold!

Charlotte — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:09:41 +0000

Well… not really all that cold, but it’s time to start thinking about getting out the cold weather clothing. I already have my sweatshirts out and my heavier jeans. I’ve been thinking about getting a pair of UGG Australia boots. I see a lot of people wearing them and they tell me that they keep their feet nice and warm.

I have a feeling this winter is going to be a long and cold one. We’re due for one. If that’s going to be the case then I need to find some kind of weather stripping to keep the cold air from coming in around the sliding glass door which is right next to my desk. I really don’t feel like wearing gloves while I’m at the computer!