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Weather turned far too warm today. Almost 70F. Simply not good. Of course the snow haters are thrilled. Of course. They want it warm and dry. They never think about crops and live stock. So far our wheat is ok but for how much longer? But there is an extreme shortage of hay to feed the cattle. There is a dairy from Texas that drive up here twice a week to by hay for their cattle. There is not much here but more than Texas. Already they have said the American cattle herd is much smaller. That will increase meat prices in food markets. Not a good situations. I actually have an uncle who wants it to always stay warm so he can golf more. How totally selfish and uneducated he is.

Yesterday I was up around 6am. I truly did not know 6am existed!!!! We left here a little after 7am to head to Pratt Kansas for Ava’s baptism at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church between Pratt and Preston Kansas. A lovely church and everyone was very friendly. Made us feel so welcome. Ava was good throughout the service. Not a peep out of her. Such a good baby!! All of the sunday school kid worked on a blanket for her. Nice gift. We got her a couple of interactive books and a sterling silver cross with a tiny diamond in it. Something to save for when she is older as a baptism memory. In the photo above, her hair looks a bit reddish. I can dream!!! Oh, to have another ginger haired grandchild!!

After church, we went to Bill and Jenn’s. She fixed chili and homemade cinnamon rolls! Every thing was sooo good. Before eating, I got to feed Ava her bottle. Jenn’s brother, his wife and their baby were there. We 2 grandmothers held each a baby. They really looked at each other. And Ava talked up a storm. She does coo and stuff but yesterday she outdid herself! She was sooo cute!! Maybe because she had a large audience! She is trying to crawl. Not quite got it figured out but soon. But she can roll. She laid on the floor and rolled back and forth over and over. Then she started rolling and almost reached the 2 grandfathers!!! It was a great day!

Today I had nothing on the agenda until late afternoon. Had a docent meeting in Lindsborg at the Red Barn. Did not go as planned but we got a history lesson on the building. It is several barns put together to make a home and studio. Very interesting.

I then took myself out to eat at Jalisco’s. My cousin Bill came in and we had a really nice visit. He has now moved to Lindsborg so we must get together more. He is sort of without family like I am. And since I am usually there during the day, Miguel and Antonio had to make sure I knew how to say ‘good evening’ when I left!! Great guys!!!

After eating I had groceries to buy. Willie gave me a list. Odd to shop at nite!

Below is a slide show or a link to one of the baptismal day.

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649

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Weather turned chillier today. Mostly cloudy. No rain and no chance of rain.

I started the day by burning the tips of 3 fingers on my curling iron. Truly not fun. Trying to get ready for work and did not have time to mess with them but I took the time. I soaked them in aloe. Hurt like hell for a while. Look fine tonite and no pain or blistering. Idiot.

Work was boring. No tours. Long visit with the artist. He leaves tomorrow. I will miss him. He is one of my faves to have around. Later I had a long visit with 2 friends. Good day for chatting!!

Downloaded a couple of apps on my Nook Color to help me be healthier. See if it works. Something has got to get me motivated. Just has to.

Rest of the day quiet. No tv for me tonite. All basketball. Don’t really care. One team I dislike lost. Whoo Hoo! But then a good team lost but 1 or 2 points. Rather watch a good movie or a good futbol match.

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Weather turned really windy this afternoon just like we were warned it would. Not real cold out though but felt rather cold. Still a desert here.

Had my Swedish group this morning in Lindsborg at the Bethany Lutheran Church. I was sooo surprised when I got there that this week’s hostess already had the coffee made and the table set. Wow. No one ever does that!! How very nice. And then she got up a bit early at the end of the program, and cleaned all the kitchen/table/coffee pots up. Very very nice. She made my day!

I met Paul and Sally at Pizza Hut. They are getting new kitchen floor and new carpeting. How lucky. I can only dream. Our carpet is ruined because of our dog but no chance of getting it changed. I cannot have anyone come over here. No family get togethers here ever again. I am just too embarrassed. And I am not allowed to do anything on my own to make our lives better. It is soo hard to watch everyone else I know get new homes or get to remodel the home they live in. And they all have actual houses. It is not nice to be jealous but hard not to be. Oh well. Too late for me. I am glad my friends are lucky.

I had some shopping to do in McPherson. Had trouble finding what I wanted but finally did. Then I went to Lakeside Park. Hoping to take photos of geese, but none in the water. All too far away.

Took a nap this afternoon and woke up with my acid reflux in full swing. Felt awful. Took a couple of pills and now ok.

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Weather has warmed up a bit here. Missed rain the other nite. Of course. Chance again tonite and tomorrow. Ha. I do not believe it. Was in Wichita today with howling winds. Nothing here at home. Tomorrow we will get high winds. They are never wrong about winds or heat. Ever.

We got our furnace fixed on monday very early. Nice to have heat again. Not too cold during the day, but nites are cold.

Wednesday I met with 4 classmates in Salina at Moka’s for lunch and coffee. We talked for 4 hours. Such fun!! And what memories. Great times. And love Moka’s. Awesome place! Certainly feels one is anywhere but Kansas!

Today I went with Dirk and Naomi to the Crown Uptown Theater in Wichita. It is a dinner theatre. The play was Steel Magnolias so the meal was Southern food. We had sallad, gumbo soup, mac ‘n cheese, rice and beans, fish, and the best fried chicken I have ever had. For dessert I had chocolate cake with chocolate sauce over it. It was sinful.

After the play we drove to Bradley Fair to check out a chocolate place we all have looked at. It is called Cocoa Dolce. OMG!! Check their website!! Never seen so much chocolate. And all sorts of drinks. Will be my new go-to place to relax when in the city.

So nice to have 2 good days. And with people who are so dear to me and who make my life great. I had a ‘friend’ — known her all my life — who truly had turned into someone who made me feel so bad inside. She got in a snit and refused to spend time with me. I have made the decision to cut her completely out of my life. I feel 1000% better. My real friends are the ones I have been with the last 2 days. And the ones I see every sunday. Mutual love and support, no drama, no games. Life is too short to put up with crap from anyone.

I got such a surprise today. My friend Lan rang me on my mobile phone —- all the way from India!!! He has been there for 4 weeks and gets home next week. How great to hear his voice. We were both very close to John. And I think we are both mourning his dying and as a result we have grown a bit apart. No more. When he gets home, we will grow close again. What a pleasant surprise.

With John on my mind, I stopped at the Smoky Hill Cemetery to visit him. Gives me peace. I drive by there almost daily and always talk to him then. I will never quit missing him in my life.

We lost all our cats a year or so ago. Think we had a bobcat here. We have now seen a couple of orange cats hanging around and they come to the house to eat the cat food I put out. One looks older and looks younger. Now there is a grey cat with long hair. I hope it is a female. Huge and fluffy. Wish it would get tame. Got a photo the other day. Keeps the mouse population down.

वर्षा, बारिश, आज आया. हीट गुंबद दूर जा सकते हैं.

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Weather is really really cold again. In the teens at nite. I almost roll myself up like a mummy at nite to get warm. But much better than being too warm. Of course, no rain or snow. Nary a chance. Very sad.

Last weekend was really quiet. I had the stomach flu so I stayed home from work. No lunch out on sunday. Everyone was busy elsewhere.

I did watch the Arsenal game over the weekend. A good game but we came up a goal short. Still fun to watch.

Monday was my hair app’t day. Got my hair cut, coloured, and styled. Very nice to be pampered. After my app’t I picked up Beth and we ate BBQ. And talked!! Had a good visit.

Tuesday I went with Elly to the Webster Conference Center for a luncheon given by Bank One. The do the bus tours we go on to see plays in Kansas City. Good food. They told us about the tours for the coming year. There is a Canadian train tour I would kill to go on. But no such luck for me. Far too much money. And a Colorado trip is doable but no one to go with. Sad. Would be fun. We are doing 3 trips this coming year.

Yesterday I spent in Wichita. Shopped at Sephora. Ate at Jason’s Deli. Will eat there much more often. Their food is organic without all the additives the American food is full of. I had Chicken Alfredo. Excellent. Then I saw my diabetic dr. All is well. Then I drove across town to shop at Ulta. It was a disappointment. I love the ones in Denver. The one here was bad. No one greeted me or asked to help. And they had all the cheap brands of stuff I can get at Walgreen’s.

On the way home I stopped at the White Peacock for some peach ginger iced tea and to read a bit. Love it there. The best place ever!

At my dr app’t I told him about my 5 week cough. He said from my symptoms I probably had Whooping Cough. Wow. He said it would have done no good to see my family dr as there is nothing to do buy ride it out.

About food additives. One of the best thing about being in Sweden is all the food is real food. No additives or anything fake. My friends/family there have never heard of HFCS. Amazing. It is in almost everything we eat. And so harmful. Why do we let the food corporations do that to us? And all the imitation flavours instead of the real thing. And MSG. And on and on.

वर्षा, बारिश, आज आया. हीट गुंबद दूर जा सकते हैं.

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Weather has stayed fairly cool. Snow was gone by morning yesterday. Still windy but today was calm and a bit warmer.

Met Sally for lunch at Jalisco’s yesterday. Good food, great conversation. I had time to kill before my acupuncture so I went to Lakeside Park in McPherson. Took some duck photos. It was so cold it did not take me long!!!

Had acupuncture yesterday. Back is better. Thank God!! Not perfect but then it never is. It is the thanks I got for many years of being a nurse. Too much lifting, pulling, and tugging.

Not much today. Have a touch of the stomach flu. Got worse as the day went on. So-so tonite. I called in sick to work. Did not want to wait till the last minute. Had a fun lunch planned for tomorrow I will miss also. Dang. This is going around town. Heard of several cases. Great. Like I am a crud magnet!

Yesterday I ran into a nice man who struck up a conversation with me. In chatting he said he grew up in Lindsborg so I asked who he was. I remember his name but he was quite a bit older than me so I never knew him. And tonite my cousin from Texas called for some ancestor info. We talked for 75 min. Family and lots of old Lindsborg memories. Fun conversations.

Here is a slide show with photos from Lindsborg. There were taken a couple or years or more ago and are in a Swedish American publication. See them here.

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Weather did change. Strong winds and very cold. In the low teens tonite. We had lite snow. Sort of turned white. Sort of. Not enough for me. Never is. Not enough for any good photos. Sigh…..

Back is still miserable. Getting old. Hard to do much of anything. Quiet day at home with a long nap.

I started doing some counted cross stitch again. I finished a snow flake tonite. I am going to make Christmas cards with these next year. Just a few, not for all. Started a second one of reindeer, a tree, and a border. All very simple. Very. Simple.

Our of the house tomorrow. Woot!!! Tired of sitting here.

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Weather is in for a big change. Strong cold front coming through. Maybe snow. Ha. Doubt it. In a wind warning tomorrow. Very strong winds. Glad I am staying home.

Yesterday I had a day full of errands planned. I got part way to Abilene to pick up some meds and my back got really painful. It hurt to sit and drive. After getting my meds, I stopped at Sonic for a drink so I could take some Advil. It did not help at all. I had plans for Monday evening but I called and cancelled. I hope my friends did not get angry but I could barely stand up straight to walk. Miserable. Have an acupuncture appt in a couple of days. That should help. I am thinking my hip is out of alignment again. Ugh.

Today I slept in. Supposed to go to Wichita to see my diabetic dr. I cancelled. Did not want to drive 2 hours in pain. Plus I have some fun shopping I want to do. Next week now.

Tonite was the Smoky Valley Historical Association meeting. The speaker talked to us about Cheyenne Bottoms. I learned so much. I drive by it often. Enjoyed it.

A man I am friends with on Four Square checked in today at Chugwater Wyoming. I love that name!!! Bill used to cut wheat there years ago. I always wanted to see what it looked like.

And speaking of Bill, today is his birthday. He turned 45. How can that be? I am still 29??!!

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Weather has finally cooled off. Good. Not enough though. The weatherman even toyed with me and said there could be snow or rain today. Ha. Not a drop anywhere near.

I worked yesterday at the Red Barn in Lindsborg. For a slow day I was there an hour longer than usual. The artist for the entire month is Eric Abraham, who is a friend and on the Raymer board. Then a Swedish teacher who is at Bethany College teaching Swedish during interterm came in. Her name is Birgitta. I have met her and her husband before. She and I talked and talked. So fun! And then we talked to Eric for a while. It was worth it to stay late!!!

I made Willie take me out to eat last nite. He never offered on my birthday so we went to Big Cheese Pizza. My fave!!!

Today I met Sally, Paul, Richea, and Chad at Chili’s for lunch. Sally, Richea, and I exchanged Christmas gifts a bit late. Sally bought my lunch and had a gift for my birthday. They even sang to me. The restaurant gave us a free dessert that was beyond sinful. Hot brownie with ice cream.

I got brave tonite and made some artisan bread that is no-knead. It came out ok. The crust was a bit too crusty but next it will be better. I tried the first slice. Very easy to make.

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