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Yesterday I asked for help about an infestation that had taken over my hibiscus plant. I checked into a link that a very sweet person left in  a comment, and it said to call my nearest county agent. So I did, and he asked me a few questions about what it looked like and he concluded that it was white flies, which can be taken care of. So I will not have to lose my beautiful plant after all. Thanks to all who commented and left advice. I knew you'll would know.

On todays agenda is pretty much the same ole stuff. Just another day on the old homestead.  With my daughter Kristy being out of town for a few days on her vacation, the days are pretty slow and lonely. I mean I still have Zack, the 15 yo teenage boy, but you know it's just not the same, I don't really have too much in common with Zack, lol. Kristy  calls me at night to tell me how her day is going. She went on this trip with three other of her girlfriends. The friend that got this trip together has recently gotten a new job as an EMT  and is making "lots" of money, (they still have much growing up to do,lol) so has graciously offered to pay for  much of the trip. With the price of gas these days, I hope she has lots of that "lots" of money.  Anyway, they are in Tennesse now and Kristy LOVES it. The first night she called she told me I may never see her again, she was staying there. I told her she has better come back, and get me! LOL. They are due back in town on Sunday afternoon.  In the mean time my sister in law Mona has been helping me with mom. She is too sweet and has done this type of thing before. The only thing that worries me is that Mona tends to be a huge gossip and I would like to keep what little dignity my mom has left intact. I pray that Mona uses some common sense in this case. I mean there isn't anything to be necessarily ashamed of, but having your diaper changed at 65 years old is not something I think my mom would appreciate getting around town. Even tho mom doens't know anything or anyone anymore, it's still means something to me, you know what I mean?  I am very gratefull to Mona and will repay the kindness somehow. I really don't know what I'd do without her right now.

    Our hometown grocery store is having a big 10 for $10 sale, in other words, a $1 sale. I think they think they are fooling people. I think they are trying to take advantage of us. The first time I saw the sign over a  bin of apples and tomatoes, I thought WOW 10 or $1, I'm getting some of these, that's a great price. But after another look I realized $1 for on Roma tomato was not such a good price. I wonder how many people were taken in by that trick.  I did however find many other item that I was really saving money on. I picked up a few good things to stock the pantry with.  I bought around $50 worth of items that were one dollar each, but not the fruit, lol. 

   Well I do hope everyone has a good Friday and an even better weekend.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
"Will work for gas"

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    I don't know about you all but the gas prices scare me.  I hear that by the end of the summer they will be as high as $5 here in Louisiana. I really think this is bad. Call me living under a rock, but I never realized how the high price of gas effects everything  in our lives. I did come to realize this about two weeks ago when I went to the feed store to purchase some chicken feed for the girls.  I had noticed that the price of this feed was going up every two weeks, I mean not a penny or two, lots and lots of pennies.  When I asked the lady who owns the place why this was, she tells me, "well you know with the price of gas so high the people we get it from are charging us more, therefore we have to charge you more."   DUHHHH, thats when it hit me, like the rock I was under fell on my head.

    Around here people are starting to steal gas right out of your car parked in your  own yard. You wake up to go to work in the morning and you have no gas in your car.  I think it will get so much worse in this country before its over. I  am really scared of what will happen.  I think people will start doing things just to provide food for their families. The price of food is rising so much that I really hate going shopping. My husband came with me to Walmart this past weekend and I had to laugh at his expression when he saw the total at the register. He almost fell down. All he could say was, "Never again will I come with you". I was glad he had come with me, now he knows.

    Back to the gas prices. My eldest son drives a 2007 Siverado pickup truck and he noticed last week that it was keeping a running total of how many gallons of gas it has used since he bought it 15 months ago. The total was somewhere in the 2 thousands. After some calculations he and I figured out that he was spending around $575 per month on gas. Now this is probably higher due to the fact that we figured it out with a price of $3.50 per gallon, which is now $3.98 here. He works some 30 to 40 minutes away from home so that  adds up, just to and from work.   I put $20 to $30 of gas per month into my car. I'm not sure what my dh puts, but he doesn't go far so I'm thinking it's not too much more than me. To be honest, my son makes more money than my husband, lots more, so he can afford it, but if it was us, we'd be walking or riding our bikes. Because if we had to use that kind of money on gas each month, my husband would be working for gas.

     I thank God that my son has a job that  he can afford the price of gas. And I also thank God that I live within 10 minutes of everywhere that I need to go. Now where I want to go, is another story, and with these prices, I won't be going any time soon.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008
Nice weekend so far

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      OK where is the warm weather? I need some warmth right about now. I can't believe it's so cold here in the south. But, it didn't stop my daughter and I from going garage salin' this morning, we hadn't been in months and they had a couple of big ones in town. We did however wait untill  a little later to head out, after a cup or two of  coffee and a hot biscuit.  I found a few items, one or two that I probably should have left  where they were. A some what large picture that I paid a dollar for and some brand new shoes that will probably give me blisters, but because they were never used and only cost a quarter, I had to have them. Can you say "NUTS". LOL The picture my daughter even warned me about the second I put my hands on it, "Mom, where are you going to put that?"  And guess what, I don't have a clue as to where I'm going to put that. LOL But it's so purtty!

      Once we returned home and unloaded all our goodies, I walk into the house to the aroma of soup simmering in a big pot on the stove. My dh had a hankerin for some hot veggie soup and took it upon himself to throw one together. He even went to the store for soup meat and chicken salad, how sweet was that. Now I don't have to cook today, and the sun is finally out to boot, lol.

     Mom is having some good days and some bad days with her Alzheimers. She is more agitated in the evenings than any other time.  Last night she was very upset with us changing her and putting her on another shirt to make sure she was warm during the night. The temp was going down into the lower 40s or upper 30s. My home is old and drafty and I'm so worried she will get ill. She does have the sniffles right now, so I pray that that is all it is. I have to get up all hours of the night to put her blankets back on her. She is constantly saying she is cold, even freezing, but insist on throwing her blankets all over the room, her pillow too. She still has her days and nights mixed up so she is up watching TV all night.  That makes it hard for me to get a good night sleep because I worry about her being awake all night. So guess who is a little sleep deprived these days? It's almost like having a new baby in the house, lol.  I do spend a lot of time asking God for a hand or two.......................

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