Jana Has Arrived!

Jana and Mattie arrived the evening of Wednesday, October 25^th.  Brian drove them down, and he spent Thursday and Friday fishing with Kevin.  On Friday they had a big fish fry that included fish they had caught on their September deep sea fishing trip.  The fish was great.  Kevin grilled some and fried some.  When Brian left for home he took a cooler full of fish with him.  The fish they caught on Thursday and Friday was all catch and release.

Thursday Jana spent a good part of the day getting organized in her camper.  She and Mattie will be staying in the camper just to sleep and have breakfast.  The rest of the day we will be together. She also plans to put her Christmas tree and decorations in her camper.  In the morning Penny goes to my front door and waits until I open it so she can see out the storm door.  She watches Jana walk Mattie.  She follows the flashlight that Jana carries.  Penny and Mattie still get along just fine.

The Friday after she arrived Jana, Renea and I went to the Christmas Made In The South Show in Columbus.  We had a great time.  We bought quite a few things.  We were worn out by the time we got home.  We met Jennifer there and Renea walked around with her.  We were much slower than they were.  Sort of.  They took a lot longer at the booths than we did.  We just walked slower 😊.  In fact, we wore out before they did so Jennifer brought Renea home so she didn’t have to leave as early as us.

This is a picture of both sides of the Christmas placemats that I made Jana.  Renea liked Jana’s so much that she asked me to make two of them for her.  She will not be using them as placemats, but as mats on her end tables.

This is a picture of both sides of the Christmas placemats that I made for me.

I have yet to figure out why my placemats look crooked when they aren't.  I am assuming it is the way I take the picture.

Jana and I have been busy with shopping and visiting.  Of course, we have been watching NASCAR and Dancing With The Stars.  We both enjoy reading and doing Dot-to-Dot books.  We do this when we take a break either in the afternoon or evening.  We have also been making our plans for our trip to the Smoky Mountains.  We are excited about going there.  Haven’t been for several years. 

 

Our weather has been weird, as usual.  It’s either hot or cold.  Can’t decide if it still wants to be summer or winter.  Also, we either have a lot of rain or no rain.  All three azaleas are blooming.  Even the one I thought had died.  Isn’t it pretty?

I’m really concerned about the rhododendron bush.  It has one bloom and a lot of buds.  Sure hope we don’t get a freeze just yet.  I’m not sure how much harm it would do to the bush. 

This morning I got my hair cut.  I am happy with the cut.  Sometimes when I go to Great Clips I never know how it will turn out.  This time it is good.  Jana is doctoring herself.  She has a cold and is doing her best to get better before next week.  Also, tomorrow I have a doctor appointment, and afterwards we are going to Barnes & Nobel, Petsmart, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, then Cracker Barrel for lunch.  Such a busy day!

P.S.  I also want to answer Ginger’s comment.  Regarding my wrapping presents – I mostly use gift bags and tissue paper.  I am not very good at “wrapping” 😊