Just a Hodge Podge of info....

I have not blogged in a while and it is because I have been busy. October is always Pastor's Anniversary month, and I did not have one free weekend in October. We had Canadian Thanksgiving; we did our traditional trip to Colasanti's that weekend - Muriel went with us. It was a beautiful day and we had a nice time. I had my dinner on that Sunday - it was good; then we were invited to Muriel's family dinner. Errol was not feeling well, so Justin and I went. I had a very good time with her family. Monday was going to be a rest day, but Bettyann invited us to her family dinner at her church. Justin did not want to go so Errol and I went. We had a great time; I got to see a lot of her family that I have not seen in a long while. The food was off the chain and of course I ate too much. The next weekend I went to Cleveland to spend the weekend with my aunts for their "Sister's Weekend". I had a wonderful time with my aunts and cousins and a couple of uncles. The weekend went too fast then it was time to come home. We had 3 Sunday's in a row of afternoon services; the last weekend was very busy. I had a friend's wedding, which was so nice. The reception was fantastic and beautiful; then the closing of the anniversary. The Nurse's Board was in charge of dinners that Sunday, so I was up early that Sunday morning to make lasagna, tossed salad and dessert. The dinner was a success and we were able to bless our Pastor with a very nice love token.

I went to visit my Dad the first Sunday in November and I was feeling sort of down that weekend - I was reminiscing about my mom and my grandmother and starting missing them in the worst way, to the point of tears. My dad was not doing his best and that made me sad. It is hard to see him age - he will be 80 years old in 2 months and he is getting weak in his legs. I miss being around my family; I miss my sister and wish she and I could see each other more often.

This post is not all bad; I am looking forward to going shopping this weekend with my lunch friends - we are going to an area in upper Michigan, and it is going to be so much fun. I have started my Christmas shopping - I am not planning to spend a lot this holiday season because I am trying to save money for our cruise. I have Errol almost finished - Justin will be finished by Friday night; Muriel should be done by Friday night and that will leave a few odds and ends. I know what I am getting my dad;he needs assistive aids, so I will get him a chair for the shower, so he does not have to worry about falling in the shower.

I am anxious to get the house ready so that I can put up the tree and decorate; I need to clean the windows and carpet, dust the furniture and rearrange it so I will have room for the tree. We are expecting company for Christmas so I am excited about that. I have not had company for Christmas since my sister and her family came about 3 years ago. We had a blast. This year for Christmas Eve, we are going to have a game night, with finger foods, then go to midnight mass at the Catholic church around the corner from my house...if it is a nice night, I just might walk. I just want to experience what a Midnight Mass is all about.

We have our Missionary's Advent Tea coming up and then the Annual Choir Concert the next night. My cousin's son Gerren is coming for a few days; it will be nice to have him here...he enjoyed himself so much last time. We have a busy weekend for him; the tea, choir concert, bowling and shopping, church, a Christmas dinner and such. He will be glad to go home and rest.:-) We are going to have a potluck Christmas dinner at church and the pastor's wife put me in charge of organizing it. It will be nice because after dinner we will have the children's program then be done for the day. I like to try different recipes whenever we have a potluck dinner, so time to hit the internet. That is all for now.