DOLTON

This is a picture of the wreath Jaime's friend Carol made and sent us last Christmas. Because of the mail it arrived late and we weren't really able to enjoy it during the Christmas season but I did let it stay hung up on the back side of the front door---I have a bad habit of putting things up in a good place AND LOSING THEM :) Therefore my novelty light covers stay up all year long so I can find them. I admit I have Easter bunny lights, chili pepper, parrots, flags, jack-o-lanterns, bats, Santas and snowflakes all on the same strand in some places but at least I can find them. Since most of them are hung in the different parts of TuMani the dolls don't seem to mind. This morning I rearranged my artifical candied fruit wreath with help from Mitzi---she kept stealing one of the fake birds. Tunkie used to field dress my artical birds---I had a whole bunch on a tree when she was young and we came home to find a pile of colored feathers and a smile on her face. After than year I put my birds in the rooms where she didn't go. I did swap places with a couple of wreaths I leave out all year and that made them look almost new. I am still having some trouble with my back. I spent almost all of yesterday in bed with the stupid thing. It had been threatening to lock up and finally did it. I took several Percogesic but they didn't help ---I finally found some Tylenol with coedine and that seemed to help more than anything. Today Jaime is out fighting the crowds but I stayed home as I didn't think I wanted to be run over by rude people and it was also a delivery day for the outreach program at church. Tomorrow I will get Jaime to go with me to deliver the herd of cakes we got today. I knew there would be lots of desserts including at least one pumpkin pie and I was right. It has turned down right cold here today. It was pretty cool yesterday and rained some but with the wind today it is almost snow weather---but we luckily didn't get any.