Love Buzzard's Crafts & Life

Blossoms Popping Out Everywhere

Deanna Gottreu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:15:48 +0000

Bad Day

Deanna Gottreu — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:27:03 +0000

When I went to bed last night I did not feel all that great for my stomach felt queasy and I simply felt yucky. When I woke up this morning I still did not feel all that great so I called a friend and told her that I would not be a Bible study this morning. I really hated to miss for I enjoy our study and discussions very much.

This afternoon I was feeling all right so I drove to Monroe to return a shirt that I had given Brian for Christmas since he could not seem to get it returned. When I got back home there was a plastic bag from the Census office lying on my doorstep. I have been hearing so much griping about the census and all the questions that they should not ask, etc. etc. etc. I was really expecting to see a lot of personal questions and was quite surprised to see the few questions that they do ask. I guess some people just have to have something to get all upset about.

I have mentioned that I am keeping my eyes open for tee shirts that are on sale for one or two dollars to put in the shoeboxes for Christmas. Well, Saturday I was going down the front aisle in Wal-Mart and there was a rack of tee shirts with a one-dollar clearance sign. I quickly grabbed six for the six boxes I am filling for girls. Now I need to find another great deal like that so I can buy six for the boxes for the boys. What is nice too is that they are name brand tee shirts and good quality.

High Cost Of Saffron

Deanna Gottreu — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:48:44 +0000

Christy wanted some saffron for a recipe that she plans to prepare tomorrow night so I was going to get some at the grocery store this afternoon. I almost fainted when I saw the cost. For $14.62 I could purchase an average size glass bottle that contained .06 of an ounce. Needless to say I did not buy any saffron. She can change the recipe and use another spice.

Blooming Trees

Deanna Gottreu — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:16:48 +0000

This afternoon as I was driving to Ruston, I looked to the right and there was a tulip tree in full bloom. Unfortunately there was no place to stop so that I could take a picture. Then on the way home I saw three or four red bud trees that were just starting to bloom. If the temperature stays in the high sixties or higher then we will have lots of blooms very soon.

Flowers Blooming

Deanna Gottreu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:11:44 +0000

Yesterday when I in Ruston I passed a house and noticed that there was a flowering quince blooming in the yard. If the weather continues to be fairly warm then we should have redbud popping out in another week. I certainly hope so for I really am missing all the gorgeous flowers that start blooming in early spring and different ones that are still blooming into the late autumn. Actually there is something blooming nearly all year. In the winter there are the camellias but this year I have not seen any. It has been colder here this winter than normal. I must remember when all the peach trees are in bloom in Ruston to drive up and drive to the orchards to view the beauty of the peach trees. They are absolutely gorgeous from a short distance, clouds of pink and white.

Weekend Again

Deanna Gottreu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:32:41 +0000

It is the weekend again and I have no idea where the week disappeared. I certainly did not get anything worthwhile done except reading and studying for the Bible study class on Tuesday and keeping current with the challenge to read the entire Bible in 90 days. Oh yes I do manage to read and answer quite a few emails every day. My computer keeps me connected to family and friends all over the world.

A friend in Australia sent a link to Google maps to show where she lives. So of course I had to search for my home on Google but could not get close enough to actually see the house. Instead I got this message, “We are sorry, but we don’t have imagery at this zoom level for this region.” Maybe in the near future I will be able to zoom in to my driveway. Some time back I checked and could not zoom in as close as I could tonight. Needless to say I have been sitting here for quite a while checking addresses in different states for family and friends. I just love the electronic age. It is now midnight so I should amble off to bed.

Sad Day

Deanna Gottreu — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:08:23 +0000

Brian is very sad tonight for this morning he had to make a very hard decision. He had to decide to put a kitten to sleep. About six months ago the stray Siamese cat that adopted us had a litter of six kittens. Three were three solid black and three were tortoise shell colored. One of the tortoise shell kittens was adopted by a co-worker of Brian’s and a black one was given to Christy’s Dad. One tortoise shell kitten and one black kitten ran away and Brian found the third tortoise shell kitten at the end of the driveway where it had been hit by a car. The one black kitten that was left was in the beginning the largest of the litter. Then he lost weight until he was only four pounds and we could see and feel his bones sticking out. From the way he acted we decided that he was partially blind and deaf. We fed him several times a day long for quite a while and he finally gained four ounces. Brian had taken him to the vet some time back and then he had an appointment this morning to have him checked again. The vet told him that the kitten had a virus that was making him blind and causing other problems. His opinion was it would be best to put the kitten to sleep. Brian came home at noon and seemed all right but then when he came home from work tonight he went into his bedroom, stretched out face down on the bed, and cried. He is such a softhearted guy, just like his dad. I had not formed an attachment to the kitten that Brian had named Little Brother but I admit to shedding a tear when Christy told me what was going on this morning. And now writing this I have tears running down my cheeks. I am probably more sad because my son is sad, just the mother in me I guess. When one of my kids hurt, then I hurt.

Potluck Supper

Deanna Gottreu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:47:45 +0000

Tonight was our monthly potluck supper at church and as usual it was very good. I ate too much for that is so easy to do at a potluck. And my downfall is all the desserts. Who can eat just one?

I am very tired tonight so I am going to bed at nine and hoping that I am wide awake come eight tomorrow morning.

Ankle Healed

Deanna Gottreu — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:11:08 +0000

I realized Sunday morning that the tendonitis in my right ankle was gone. So nice to not need to wear that ankle brace and to have the anile pain free. The knees give me enough daily pain that I don’t need any more.

This morning as I was backing out of the driveway I noticed that there are a few jonquils blooming in my front yard. Usually by this time we have several different flowers and trees in bloom. It was much colder this February than normal so the flowers are about a month late in blooming.

Rainy Day

Deanna Gottreu — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:42:53 +0000

It has rained all day and now at six thirty in the evening it is raining rather hard. I had errands to run this afternoon and when I got home I was so tired that I crawled under the covers with all my clothes and shoes on and almost went to sleep. That convinced me that I should get up and get my stuff ready for Bible study tomorrow and then go to bed for the night. Besides being so tired, I do not feel all that well so think more than eight hours of sleep is just what I need. I am even going to bed without any dinner. Will probably wake up about midnight and be starving and if I do I will get up and have a bowl of oatmeal.