*I’M STILL HERE, TRYING TO HEAL. HAVING A SPRAINED ANKLE IS SUCH A SUPER HUGE INCONVENIENCE!!!!!! SHEESH.

*MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND’S FAMILY, AND LOTS OF OUR FRIENDS ARE GOING THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES. IF YOU’RE THE PRAYIN’ TYPE, PLEASE LIFT US UP. THANKS.

*WE’RE DOING SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THIS WEEK, SO I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. ALTHOUGH IT’LL TAKE ME A BIT LONGER TO GET AROUND, WITH THE CRUTCH AND ALL. OH WELL, IT’LL STILL BE FUN!!

*IT’S SO COLD HERE. AND YESTERDAY IT SNOWED NEAR US. JUST A SIGN THAT ALL THAT SNOW WILL BE HERE SOON. I’M NOT TOO BIG ON THE SNOW ANYMORE, LET ALONE THE WHOLE SEASON OF WINTER. I JUST HOPE IT’S OVER SOON. I’LL BE ENJOYING TIME WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON, AND HOPING SPRING ARRIVES EARLY.

*MY SISTER-IN-LAW IS SLOWLY IMPROVING. WE GOT TO SEE HER OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME FOR HER TO GET THROUGH THIS. I KNOW SHE GETS FRUSTRATED AT TIMES, I CAN’T IMAGINE.

*IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME GOOD CHRISTMAS ALBUMS, HERE ARE MY FAVORITES: HANDEL’S “MESSIAH”, OVER THE RHINE’S “SNOW ANGEL”, ANY OF GEORGE STRAIT’S, AND MARIAH CAREY’S CHRISTMAS ALBUM……THEY’RE ALL GOOD. AND THE BEST CHRISTMAS SONG? “I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS”…….MY MOMMA LEFT ME A MESSAGE SINGING THAT SONG A FEW DAYS BEFORE EVERYTHING HAPPENED LAST DECEMBER. THAT SONG WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE WITH ME.