Shattered, Collected, Drained

When I ventured outside a few days ago, I was met with disappointment. 

My beautiful bird bath was shattered. 

Joe thinks it was from the wind.  I never plugged the hole in the bottom, so it was not holding water.  I don’t believe freezing was the cause.  Now I am back on the lookout for a sturdier bowl.

I have also been able to walk more and am taking less pain medication. Today the temperatures were in the upper 60s. I decided to walk around the yard and pickup sticks with my grabber.  You have never seen as many sticks fall out of trees as fall out of the two river birches in the front yard.

 We also took the truck to the local garage for an oil change.  On the way home the engine started knocking.  Joe pulled over immediately.  There was no oil in the engine. He hitched a ride back to the garage and the mechanic came back.  He said the filter O ring blew off and all of the oil drained out.  Another filter and 5 quarts of oil later, we were able to get back to the house.  We just hope there is no permanent damage. 

As Seen On Facebook

Since I am pretty much house bound, there hasn’t been much to post about.  I did make it to my clinic’s Christmas party and the the R’s Christmas party.  I had a good time at both and did not over do at all.  My pain has lessened and I am able to go up and down the stairs now.  So things are continuing to improve. With little else to do, I will share a few things I found humorous on FB.  

For those in the south that are not use to snow.

To my brother and three sisters.

This one could definitely be me, it is hard to ask for help.

Not for me, but I know some people.

This one is very much for me.  I have not been able to organize my penny shopping from last month.  I have a huge pile of things I bought just to be buying things.  But it is hard to pass by at a penny.

Hope you got a little laugh on Emily’s birthday.