No time...

Time to say...NO TIME TO KEEP CHECKING THIS BLOG...in order to see comments that aren't there.

I must admit that after checking my three daughter's blogs and one friend's...I am left with LITTLE time for this. Besides, I really prefer EMAILING.

SIGNING OFF AGAIN...and really don't "plan" to return...JUST EMAIL ME!

PLEASE NO texting, MySpacing OR Facebooking either. Does anyone have ANY time for ANYthing important anymore??? Planning to return to my former "love" of letter-writing. Anyone care to join me???

IF you are reading this, you know all you need to do is "click" on the envelope to the right and bottom of this screen...

Okaybye! Alane SAYS SO!

UPS and DOWNS...and REPEAT...

Having both is "kind of" balanced so that makes me feel better. SOME people are honest about themselves and their short-comings and that helps, too.

MOST OF ALL...BEING LOVED BY GOD IS THE TRUTH TO A PEACEFUL LIFE...

Doesn't matter what happens...God is always there!

Hoping and praying that I have "readers" who share this JOY!

That's it...Going to hit the shower! Good night all...or the few of you who read this!

Injury update...

Ken/Jim's thumb is better and no further problems besides general soreness. Old bones and muscles don't feel so good even without falls.

My burns are slowly healing. No pain except initially and just after I stopped medicating (thinking I was done with that).

Okaybye...SEE I CAN be concise! Alane

Did you notice...

Surprised that I got little response (jimandnancyf@yahoo.com) about my last post about my hubby's fall. YES, he's okay! However...just thought "more someones" might respond.

I burned my arm kind of "good" with a curling iron that I use to "smooth out" my natural curly hair. I guess that won't mean much to anyone either. Not to worry, it's also getting better...

People are too busy staying employed and doing "stuff" at home to even want to go near a computer in their off time. That's fine and I understand...REALLY! I just get lonesome for more contact. Some of you are pretty faithful at that. I don't even mind "shorties"...though I can't seem to be concise with my mouth OR my emails, blogs, pens. (This isn't a result of our move from PA to NC, either. My feelings have followed me here, rather than "developed" here.

I usually get out often with my husband...by BEST friend and enoyed some special time with my daughter here yesterday but, I guess ONLINE friends RUIN the person to person contacts? We have too many websites that aren't blogs...that all make us computer WACKO! We'd rather "visit" that way, I guess.

Oh well...back to my cookies. I'm making my infamous chocolate chippers for the workers again. This time the guys (different ones than those who've worked here before) are closing our back porch...just one wall, but we can open the three windows between that and our living room. This means we can use the porch MORE with those. My hubby will install a fan soon on the porch. We had one installed in the living room yesterday because that's a HIGH ceiling. Not many more "ladders" for us OLDER-ies

Okaybye, BUT...one more "thingie"...Alane wishes every mother, especially the ones who don't think of themselves as mothers! Many of those "gals" are missed, but NEED to be recognized, too!!! Cards are simple and GREAT!...Think about that all you who are of BIRTH!!!...ALL OF YOU!!!

My Mom isn't alone in her "falling"...

My wonderful husband just fell in the garage, but he's okay...so far. He caught himself with his UGLY thumb. (He really does have ugly thumbs, fingers and toes! I wonder how he got those!) ANYWAY...it was quite a scare when he opened the door saying he just fell! He is always getting hurt when he works and this has been since he was really quite NOT OLD! He is SO GOOD to me that I decided to give him some "credit" here! I was so glad I didn't have to make a run to the hospital! I'm more glad to know that he didn't hit his hip, knee or his HEAD! He is so not needing any more problems especially being married to me!!!

Thanks for listening to me, but also for allowing me to chat about my husband instead of myself for a change!!! He IS very dear to me and deserves LOTS of credit for being him!!!

Have a great day EVERYone! ALANE says!!!

How are YOU!

One problem with blogs, emails and other communication devices is that, no one seems to have time to "talk". I believe this way of "talking" is supposed to be more convenient than the phone. I don't care for telephones because I cannot limit myself. I need to GET OFF THE PHONE as soon as possible in order not to talk too much! I just don't like feeling "mouthy" or "wordy", which is a kinder way of saying it, I guess. Many people who consider me a "talker", are so busy talking that I interrupt in order to say something and then they interrupt me. It's LOOKS rude, but at least we're communicating. "Quiet" and I just don't get along!

So...I'd love to hear about YOU. The envelope below on the right can connect you with me by email if you don't already have that address. I think it's ON my profile, as well. I would really enjoy hearing from anyone "so moved".

It seems EVERYone is BUSY and sometimes I'm guilty of that "excuse" as well. Life is passing and we all need to slow down. People need to communicate...

Going to I-Hop for lunch tomorrow after church with our daughter and the "FAM", Ken and I will go out another time for a quieter meal, but we appreciated going to I-HOP since we've not yet tried that here in NC. BESIDES we love being with our daughter and her family.

So...I will get back to my cake. I am going to make the "filling" and then soon I can just wait a bit for the layers to cool so I can "stuff" them. I'm making one small layer with no coconut for my son-in-law and at least some of the kidlets. I wonder if the kidlets will like the pecans? We'll see!

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Happy MAY!!!

On our way HOME...

Had a nice week in PA and now we are on our way home! Good to see dear ones...our relatives and friends.

Our daughter is presently trying to "land" in FL to be picked-up by her sister in Tampa. Bad weather has been the problem and they diverted to West Palm...no news about her "landing in Tampa"...yet. Both daughters are under much stress at this time. This trip may result in a baby for our baby! It may end in disappointment, but we know God has a PLAN and we pray it's for this time and for this little "star".

On our way to our motel tonight I "stroked" a star on a chain around my neck and thought that it was not only a representation of our next grandchild ("how we wonder" what he or she is...or where...or when we'll all get to meet...)

There are 5 people in our family...two parents and three daughters and we THANK GOD FOR ALL THREE daughters! This wasn't the "story" last September and you know that if you've read my blog in September when this was not "so".

Now that we are reunited there are 5 of us once again! This is reminding me of the 5 points on the star and makes our next grandchild even more significant. Things like this make me cry for the JOY I feel!

Just received the call...The plane has landed and our two daughters are having a much anticipated meal at WENDY'S!

Joy and frustration go hand in hand, so we ALL need to remember to "hang in there" and remember that this is just the WORLD! We have another world ahead as Christians!
AMEN!

Thank you for "listening" again! It means a lot to ME!!!