Taking a break…Pittsburgh

Howdee all,

Taking a bit of a break..

Not offline completely..Just a bit of a cyber slow down..

While hanging out with Sicksta and recovering Colin.

I took a few pictures while walking around Colin's neighborhood.

The photo below is the school field across from Colin's apartment.

The next two while walking the hood..

I tried to capture how hilly it is around here…

The photos just don’t do it justice..Much hillier than it looks.

I wrote this as one of my status updates on facebook  ..

 

I wouldn't want to drive a stick shift in Pittsburgh. You don't need to buy a stair master here just take a walk. Kids need to have ropes on their toys with wheels or round toys so they don't end up at the bottom of the street. Kids at the bottom of the streets are lucky.. More toys

 

Tomorrow Colin goes for his CT scan

Wednesday he sees his surgeon~hopefully we will have a better idea when we can all leave for North Carolina.

Until then~We are here…

11-11-11 Healing and Thankfulness

Howdee all,
Hope you all are well.
We are in Pittsburgh now, helping my Sicksta Dell take care of Colin.
He is healing nicely, though, this is just the first stage. He will have another CT scan next week and will be evaluated to determine when the piece of skull that was removed, can be put back in. Which means another surgery....and more healing.

I must thank you all again for your continued prayers and healing thoughts.
I am thankful for all of your kindness.

We don't know how much longer we will be here... The plan is to bring Colin to NC for a few weeks before his next surgery.
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So on this day
11-11-11
I give thanks for kindness, caring, and healing.
~Peace ~

A first-Lost in the Sheetz :)

Howdee all,

We left for Pittsburgh around 4:30am. We checked Google maps for a route. Google maps now gives the choice of three different routes, which is pretty cool.
We wanted to avoid NYC completely so we took the third route option, taking us onto 95s then route 9 north..eventually to 84, avoiding the city.
What a great way to go...no traffic, rolling hills, copper and tan foliage..a very pleasant ride.

We stopped at a Sheetz to get gas. It was lunchtime so we thought we would see what they had on the menu.

While Jeff was pumping gas, I went in to check the menu. I looked all over for a menu board and couldn't find one. Then I noticed people walking up and touching a computer screen.

So, I gave it a try...it was fun going thru the menu and ordering everything I wanted on the sandwich, different choices for bread, toppings, cheeses etc.
I had no idea what I was doing and didn't finalize the order and had to reorder a few times before I figured out how to go thru the menu correctly.

The Tuna wrap I ordered with pesto sauce and Swiss was yummy. The Pumpkin late with organic Sumatra was pretty good too. Jeff shared my sandwich and had a frozen Pumpkin mocha.
Have you ever been to a Sheetz?

We are now just about an hour away from Pittsburgh.
Looking forward to seeing Colin and Sicksta.

Looking up

Howdee all,

Things are looking up!
Colin is out of the hospital and now in his apartment.
My Sicksta Dell is staying close by to take care of him.

I will go to Pittsburg next week to lend a hand and moral support.

Thanks to each and everyone of you who have prayed and sent healing thoughts to Colin and our family.

Letters in Nature

 

I am thinking I might start a collection of letters in nature..

I have seen allot of this Nature word art being sold at art shows lately..

Below is one I found on the internet…

Spelling out someone's name.. SKYE

So here is my first letter..

Colin update: I spoke to Colin today on the phone..Other than being a little sleepy he sounds great. No speech problems. He went for more tests this morning. Still don't know when he will be released. He says he has a splitting headache..Yeah, guess a fractured and open skull might do that.

Thanks again for all of your thoughts and prayers!

Prayers/healing thoughts

Howdee all,
Yesterday, we found out my nephew had emergency brain surgery.
He apparently fell and hit his head.

The next 72 hours are critical.
Colin also has a skull fracture over a major artery.

The normal procedure to avoid blood clots would be to give aspirin.
Because of his open skull- they can't.
On a positive note, he was talking and knew who he was and his family. He also tried to get out of bed ...but was in restraints and couldn't.

I ask you, my family and friends to send out prayers and positive energy his way.
Many have already done so and I really appreciate it!
Thanks so much!

Sending Love and healing to you Dear Colin.
Hope to see you very soon.

Snow in October

Howdee all,

Considering how it could have been for us…

We fared quite well.

Just a few inches and the area has power.

We cleaned up the cars and the drive…

The roads are already clear

I placed some seeds on top of the snow for the birds..

 

That’s mom in the distance..We cleaned her car and Dad drove the car around to make sure it was safe before she left for Church.

Frosty pumpkins

An early winter wonderland..Bella enjoyed the snow…

From the news reports, Most of CT is out of power..

We were ready for the worst

..my parents have a generator and so does Homey.

We would have been fine.

The flowers didn’t fare so well~

Frozen pink petals..

The leaves aren't happy.

Trees and branches are laden down with snow and breaking, under its weight.

  They weren't ready to give up their autumn glory, so soon..,,,

to the heavy blanket of white.

Storms a comin

Howdee all,

We are expecting a Noreaster.
On the coast here in CT. The weather forecasters haven't figured out how much snowfall we might get. I have heard anything between sleet and five inches.

Not too much snow in the scheme of things.. Other areas will be harder hit.
With leaves still on the trees still screaming out autumn, this could potentially be a big mess.
They expect power outages from fallen trees and limbs.

So- yesterday...I tried to savor what autumn looks like.
It hasn't even peaked here yet.. Still allot of green that hasn't changed to its autumn color.

Before the snow coats the colors with a blanket of white.

It's chilly here in CT

We don't leave here until after the 6th sometime.
We will do a slow migration south.

Stopping In NC for a month or so to visit Sicksta.
We may stop and visit a few birds on the way.. Not sure where yet- perhaps Cape May or the Outer Banks of NC.

For now- we wait for the storm.

To cover the color of autumn.

All photos taken with iPod touch.
Post written with Blogger+ app.

Puff Balls and Paparazzi?

Howdee all,

 

What do four hikers do when they see puffball mushrooms in the woods?

Sniff them?

Pick them?

Eat them?

Admire them?

No~

They create a

Woodland princess..

The Paparazzi were all over that!

No mushrooms were harmed in the making of this blog post.

Are you Getting yours?

Howdee all,

 

Are you getting your 20 bird minimum requirement of birds?

 

“The former Bird RDA is now the 20 Bird Minimum Daily Requirement.  This new designation more clearly states the purpose of the distinction--that birders need to see a minimum number of species each day in order to stay sharp. .”

Click here to read more…

This is how Birdchaser Rob Fergus is getting his…

Gunnar of Birdingblogs is getting his..

I am trying each day to get mine..

Thanks Rob Fergus for this great concept…

I don’t always get mine…but, I try!

 

Add the above image to your blog and link back Robs original post so that others will know what this is all about.

Now~Go out and Get Yours!