My grandson is getting ready to go the State 4-H horse show in a couple of weeks. I already have my motel reservation made so that grandma can go and watch all of the kids. I am looking forward to doing that. It has been a while since I have been here in blogland. I have come out of retirement and working three days a week doing bookwork for a homeless shelter. It opens your eyes to a lot of things. You can only help them if they want to be helped and some just want a hand out and doing nothing to earn it.
As I am reminded unless they want to change by getting off the drugs and alcohol, there is not much you can do about it. I try to leave work before they start coming in to eat and spend the night. The people that I work for come to pick me up, feed me lunch, and bring me home. It is a way to supplement my income.
I decorate my door of my apartment. It was up for the 4th of July and will stay up until Labor day and then we will go to the fall decorations. I change it with the seasons. As I don't have a place to store my Christmas tree, I just decorated it red, white, and blue and change it with the seasons.
My mouse that I have made a complete set of these. You never know what projects I will have going on my hoop and it will travel with me wherever I go. The fingers have to stay busy for sure. I usually have a puzzle laying on my table that I am working on. My niece and her husband gave me a 2000 piece that I don't know when I will start that one. It will require a big space for sure.
We have managed to have two horse shows this summer with all of the rain and we still have standing flood waters in fields. Such a mess and water is still being released up stream from us. They seem to care more about wild life then they do about the people, the crops, and livestock that have been lost that put the meat in the stores.
Well I better bring this to a close, but I wanted you to know that I am still alive and well. Take care.
8 comments:
Shirley, I think about you often. I have wondered how you were getting along. Bless your sweet heart, having to go back to work. There are times I miss work. Mostly the people. LOL I am so glad you are going to enjoy seeing your handsome grandson at the horse show. I wish him the best. Blessings to you my friend, xoxo, Susie
How fun for you to attend the horse show and cheer on your grandson. That sounds like a good part time job for you. It is sad when help is offered and some people decline it preferring to keep on in their self destructive behavior.
So good to hear from you and glad you are doing so well!! Yes, keeping busy is the answer!! You are blessed to have so many skills and can work. Happy summer to you...Cleo
I am so impressed! You work and stitch and cheer your grandson.....you do keep busy! Glad we are Facebook friends or I would have been worried about your blog break. I like checking on your page to see what you are up to!
Shirley I am impressed with your active lifestyle. You seem to be doing very well. God bless you for the work you are doing. Your wreath is very nice. So are your towels. :) Have a great time watching your grandson!
Thanks so much for posting. I'm glad you are keeping busy and still stitching.
xx, Carol
Glad you are doing well Shirley, so good to hear from you. Good luck at the 4-H show and have a wonderful summer.
Hello Shirley, it is so good to see you on your blog again! I sure know what it's like to not post frequently...ha! How fun to go and see your grandson at his 4-H show!! I wish him lots of luck. You're always so busy... not only with your embroidery work, but now with a job. Bless you...
Stay well!
Gert
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