My dad has a big scar on one of his legs from a really old farm machinery accident back in the late 50s/early 60s.  I'll have to ask if he feels anything with weather changes. 

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I feel colder when it rains than when it snows at this time of the year.

When it couldn't get worse!...........the snow is here and still acumulating!  Don't know how much more we'll get,but it's so white and pretty outside!
C hung the lights in the living room last night,made his mashed potatoes,cooked his rib stew and had done a heavy shopping in the morning!  I was able to make two trays of my apple crisp.  So dessert is taken care of.  He walked all over the place with thhe shopping cart that by the time he got home with his heavy load,the cart was broekn in several spots!  We got this huge heavy duty cart in Sept.!   Now my laundry is put back until who knows when!   C likes to take the laundry to the laundry mat and do it.
So far my sister and BIL are still coming later today for dinner.  The oysters are in the freezer,we'll take them out 3 hours before they arrive for dinner. 
I wrapped their gifts last night before bed.
So today we'll finish making dinner,set out the appetizers,set the table,clean the house,get dressed and probably pass out before they arrive!!!
Monday is an appt. at the groomers for the pup and to drop off the groomer's Christmas gifts.  Tuesday is my docot's appt. with my doctor that did my leg surgery when I was 16.
Still have to wrap the family's gifts!
I did manage to squeeze in alittle sewing yesterday though!   I wanted to try to master sewing a gift bag with a casing.  I'm still trying!!!!!!!

LD,I'm not so happy right about now.  I'm letting you and the ladies know that I'll be off most of the time for alittle while.  My grandmother passed away this morning.  Because of the holiday, plans and preparations are held up until after the holiday. 
I hope everybody has a Merry Christmas.
I'll be back soon.

Sorry to hear about your grandma, CurlGirl.  *hugs*

I am so sorry, sweetie.  You and yours will be in my thoughts.

Thank you all for your thoughts and condolences.  I really appreciate it!
So here is the New Year and it's a slow sadder start than I wanted or thought it would be.  It is sort of surreal the feeling I get when I think of my grandmother.  I at times can't or don't want to believe she's gone.  I think I can deal with the whole experience much better if I know that she has no more pain,is with my grandfather,her parents and her sister. 
I had put a picture up on my refrigerator a few months ago of my grandmother and me at Christmas Eve 2 years ago.  Funny how I looked at that picture everytime I was and am in the kitchen and always smiled.  As with everything,time heals all wounds.  Or so they say,whoever "they" are.........
When it rains it pours I guess.  I've had swollen ankles since the 30th and the skin on my left ab is painful.  3 days ago the muscles there started to hurt.  As it turns out the neurologist doesn't know what's wrong.  She told me after listening to my breathing that my lungs were clear and I was not in cardiac arrest!   I swear this what years of medical school has to offer!!!!!!
So I made an appt. with my general practioner and I go on Tues.  Sleeping,walking with the rollator and breathing are tedious and painful right now at best! 
The neurologist wanted me to stop taking the Ropinorole for the Resltess Leg Syndrome.  Like that is going to happen!!   The jumping and pain I get from RLS is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.  I cut down from 5 pills a day to 2 pills a day and that is a big stretch.
Aside from my trials and tribulations,Christmas Eve was wonderful at my grandmother's.  It was the first time in about 30 eyars that all 7 of her children were together.  So the children and grandkids for the most part had a very good Eve.
Hubby bought me a flat screen TV for Christmas for  my sewing/bird room to watch sewing dvds and crochet dvds.  Hockey is a given when we get the cable guy to install another box.  I have to tell the truth, I haven't been watching any tutorials,not in the mood.  Maybe soon.
Strange things have been happening today and as of late.  The cat jumped in the bathtub this morning.  She pondered around in there for a while.  My female cockatiel layed an egg either during the night or this morning.  I found it in one of the food cups this morning.  I don't know where the nest box is and don't know if I want to raise babies again.  I might be done with that.  So for now she and her partner will sit and tend to the egg.  There might be 4 more eggs on the way.  Oh joy.............

No egg this morning from my girl.  She pulled a fast one on me and sometime either this afternoon or before 7:30pm I found another egg.  Now don't get me wrong I love little chirpies,but I don't know if I want to set up a nest box and possibly handfeed from when they are hatched if I have to.  It's alot of work and I may be past my breeder days.  I still have time before she's done laying and starts to incubate.  Don't know if they are duds or something's there.........