My sister

I found out yesterday that my sister is going to need a HIP replacement! She is only 44! She said she has no range of motion in it and it is bone on bone. I was very surprised to find this out. I have been having hip problems myself for a couple years. My doctor says it is bursitis. I might ask for an x-ray. I'm supposed to go to a specialist anyhow..

Ice storm pictures

As you can see, we have power, but alot of people are out of power since last night. We were lucky. This area is usually one of the first without. There was much more ice south of us near the capital, Albany.

Ice storm

We are expecting an ice storm overnight tonight. We were supposed to get just snow but now the forecast has been changed to ice. Pretty sure school will be closed tomorrow. Worked most of the week and have tomorrow off. This week was a struggle with Sarah not feeling well and myself not feeling well. I feel better now and Sarah does also. I put her back on her insulin pump and she is doing pretty good with it. The nurse is impressed with Sarah's knowledge of how to work it. She is of course supervised. We had a holiday decorating contest at work and the decorating this year sure went to a whole new level. One unit was a Funky Monkey Christmas. Another did a Hawaiian theme as well as the Nutritional Services dept. There was also a Gingerbread Lane and a Polar Express theme. I will try and remember to bring my camera this weekend to take pictures. I just have to make sure I don't photograph any residents. Against work policy of course for privacy of residents.

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY... SCHOHARIE VALLEY... GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION... NORTHERN TACONICS AND ALL OF SOUTHERN VERMONT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE... SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLE FROM THE CAPITAL REGION AND SCHOHARIE VALLEY NORTH INTO THE SARATOGA REGION... AS WELL AS ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THIS REGION... AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO FALLING TREE LIMBS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

IN ADDITION TO THE ICE... SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... WHICH WOULD ONLY EXACERBATE THE ICING PROBLEM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEY REGIONS WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL FALL..WHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE RIGHT IN THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT AS WELL AS SOUTHERN VERMONT.

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH A LITTLE SNOW... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF ALBANY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY FROM THE CAPITAL REGION NORTH AND EAST INTO SARATOGA AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

THE FREEZING RAIN IS THE RESULT OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING... WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST NEAR... OR JUST TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE BOSTON AREA BY LATE FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

My farm, my Mom, my Daughter

Look at this little girl. How pretty and grown up looking she is getting to be! Hard to believe she is 9 already. She is posing after her concert last week. Now she is still little enough to sit on Santa's lap. That picture was taken at the Circle of Life camp Christmas party. It is for children with diabetes and their families. They gave a gift to each child and has veggies and dip. Then pizza and cookies. Also some medical companies were there giving out things like T-shirts, backpacks, free meters! I love free stuff!
I have started playing Myfarm on facebook. What a fun little application that is. Growing veggies and raising animals. My farm is pretty pathetic right now, but hopefully I'll get there.
I talked to my Mom the other day and was upset because her diabetes Dr. seems to think her heart is going and she may have blockages etc.. She is having problems with her legs and with weakness. She has been having seizures also. I am so worried about her and wish I could go down and be with her...

Brownie

I'm not sure if any of you remember my cat Brownie that ran off when Rich moved in with his dog. I saw her last night and called her. She seemed to recognize me and want to come to me but she was afraid and ran under an abandoned trailer. She looked healthy however and well fed, so I will put food there for her and hope she stays warm.

New items in E-bay

New items added to my e-bay listings! Link on right near top..Clothing such as fleece pullovers, sweatshirts, jeans and a gorgeous wild bird tote!

Isn't this a great tag? It is by Donna of D's Designs. She makes all sorts of great tags and snags.
I feel like I might be coming down with a cold, I hope not. I hate colds. Of course I hate stomach bugs worse than colds. I am going to try and hit up a thrift shop today in Ballston Spa and look for some clothes. I sold a pair of black Levi's jeans that I got for $1.00 for $20.00. Maybe it was one of you that bought them, if so thanks and I hope you aren't mad! I sold a regular blue pair for much less. I also got myself two nice sweatshirts with a winter design on them. Like new for less than $5 and the shipping was very reasonable. It is certainly a learning curve for selling. Figuring out what is hot and what is not.
It is a cold, clear morning. I went out to take out the dog and all the stars are out. Made me think of the song "Our God is an awesome God!".
I was glad to hear that most people had a good holiday and most also seem to be looking forward to the next one!