Author: mamaprisk

My husband and I did everything and everything to protect ourselves which turned out to be for no reason. We lived our lives like we were hermits and sometimes didn’t leave the house for days. The only time I did anything is if I went to the store and I wore a mask. Well Covid hit and it hit hard……..very hard. We are going into our 3rd week and we are finally feeling like we are on the upswing. Very weak is an understatement. I hope this upswing is something that will carry over into the new year as last year was a year I would love to forget.

Not to mention that this time of year is just hard emotionally. Winter is just not my friend. My goal this year is to get back to the days where we would be snowbirds. Some people love winter and some people like me it is not fun at all. I feel so couped up and sad constantly. My grandkids are the only thing that keep me going at this point.

I would love to hear how every single person deals with winter and what their experience was with Covid if they had it. At this point with the new year coming in I would love to have a huge support system for all.

As always Blessed be and thank the powers that be.

Today I had unexpected time with family and it was wonderful!

After my husbands fed med Physical we drove out to see his mother only to find out that she still didn’t have electricity from the wind storms that went through. After sitting there for a bit we had her come over to our house and the saint that she is, she helped me clean. My grandson came down to play and he had so much fun. He sees his great grandma often but he loves when she comes over here. He helped clean and play and it warmed my heart with everything we have been going through. Pretty soon I see my cousin and aunt come through the kitchen bringing a Christmas card and Christmas cookies. I remember when my cousin and I would cook together every week and no with the kids all grown and mine starting their own family those things just go back to the memory bank. We stopped cleaning and talked and talked and talked all while standing in the mud room while my grandson fell asleep in my arms. I was rocking back and forth just sucking it all up.

This time of year seems as though it is all festive or hard and it never seems to be in the middle.

I wonder if everyone wishes on the way it used to be and for things to be simple again. The pole I did my last blog was for happy and festive or bumbed and it was bumbed with a landslide.

How does everyone overcome this?

Back to the good note of the day, I felt a bit better after today. Don’t every take for granted the love of family, even if you all live next to each other. Take a little time and show the extra love with a good secure feeling hug.

This is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year but why is it so many people don’t feel that way? Is it the money that people don’t really have or the stress of putting on a party at the house or getting all the family together wondering if everyone can get along? Is it the weather and the fact that the daylight hours are minimal?

I sit and remember what Christmas was like when I was little and I always remember so many wonderful things and traditions. I feel like when the Patriarch and Matriarch’s of the family are no longer around the glue that held everyone together crumbles away. All of the families do not get together anymore.

I have a fourth grandchild coming and I want all the the kids and grandkids to remember good times like I do. I used to have an open house for anyone and everyone on Christmas Eve. It was my most favorite time of the year. I would decorate to the max make so much food people could take some home. I would have ornaments in a big basket for everyone to pick from and take home and through the years little by little things have changed and then Covid came and for two years I only had a small celebration for the immediate family.

How to go about creating memories again is the main question

What are some of the traditions that all of you have little or big that brings everyone together to be thankful and happy during the holidays?

This is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year but why is it so many people don’t feel that way? Is it the money that people don’t really have or the stress of putting on a party at the house or getting all the family together wondering if everyone can get along? Is it the weather and the fact that the daylight hours are minimal?

I sit and remember what Christmas was like when I was little and I always remember so many wonderful things and traditions. I feel like when the Patriarch and Matriarch’s of the family are no longer around the glue that held everyone together crumbles away. All of the families do not get together anymore.

I have a fourth grandchild coming and I want all the the kids and grandkids to remember good times like I do. I used to have an open house for anyone and everyone on Christmas Eve. It was my most favorite time of the year. I would decorate to the max make so much food people could take some home. I would have ornaments in a big basket for everyone to pick from and take home and through the years little by little things have changed and then Covid came and for two years I only had a small celebration for the immediate family.

How to go about creating memories again is the main question

What are some of the traditions that all of you have little or big that brings everyone together to be thankful and happy during the holidays?

Sometimes it is hard! With everything going on in this world and personal issues everyone has and for some the cold weather and darker days, things can feel incredibly overwhelming and sometimes you just don’t know where to turn. Someone is always a phone call away but remember that you alone are the biggest force to get through anything and come out the other side stronger and better than you were!!

Today was opening day of gun season and around 9 a.m. I got a call from my middle son Tyler telling me he got the big buck that we had been watching and had on my iPhone video when he was walking right in front of us. I looked out the patio and saw him and my husband driving right towards it. He shot the deer at 538 yearns using his Remington 6.5 Creedmoor with at Sigsauer bdx system. He was so excited that the deer dropped right away. I grabbed the binoculars and stood outside watching them. I had tears in my eyes while watching them hug each other. It reminded me of what is important and that is my family. I am not sure if you will be able to hear it in the video clip but they were laughing so loud driving to the house. My mom and dad came over within minutes and our neighbor and his son came over also. His daughter got right in there to help her daddy while mama watched them. While we were looking him over we noticed he had been in a fight. You will be able to see that 4 tine’s are missing. That gives it character they say so after looking him over We all went in and had breakfast and honestly my heart was full. With what this year has been full of today was a day that reminded me tomorrow is another day. If anyone has any hunting stories from today please leave your stories and pics. Until next time, again thank the powers that be for what we all have.

This sweet, rare and beautiful albino bird has been in our yard since spring. it visits so many times a day and just makes me smile. I had no idea there were albino birds.
We had an albino doe give birth to twin fawns that are mostly brown, but she is out daily also and all i think of is god’s beauty. I sit back and enjoy it for a moment and not think of all the nasty things going on. if anyone else has seen an albino bird or has pictures please share.

As I sit here today looking out the window I see wind, snow and gloom. I feel the gloom as well when I think of identity theft and what it can do to people in this world. I recently found out that any stimulus money that we would have gotten was intercepted. I was hearing how people were not getting their money either and when they went on the website to find out any information it said to them the same thing it said to me is “there is no information on you”. Little did I know that it was because our money was gone. I have read many articles on how this happened to many many people and it makes me sick to thing that nothing can be done. The list of things that has happened to us and of course to others is endless and senseless. If any of you have stories that you would like to tell please do. I would love to talk about it and what has happened to us. Until then please enjoy your day and thank the powers that be for what you have.