A to Z Blog - Round 2 - Letter E

 

is for Eleanor!! 

My sweet girl turned 18 months old today!!  She is SO adorable and looks just like her Mama at that age! She also favors me at that age, as well!

I wish I got to see her more often than I do, but at least she's not too far away. I'm so thankful for that!

Here's the link to my A to Z Blog post from 2010:

E is for Evil

"Evil" does not describe my sweet Eleanor, even though she does have a little temper! LOL

Struggling

I am struggling both mentally and physically.

Mentally:

As I sit here at my desk... I am struggling with how I should be spending this time. Normally, I would be writing in my journal and then reading my devotionals and writing in my Scripture Journal. BUT... I am also thinking about the other things that I need to do or want to do. 

• PAINTING: I want to work on the oil pastel drawing/painting for Theresa. I did a partial draft last night just to see how it would work and "look" and it was fun, but I'm glad I did a draft because it is a little tricky! Here's the draft photo:

By the way.. I just learned that I can attach photos here through my Google Photos!! Definitely saves me a step or two!

• POSHMARK: I want to and NEED to work on my Poshmark. I have quite a few things to list and I keep putting it off. Sales have been slower this month and I haven't been as active on the app. That's probably why sales are going slower.
• CHORES: My house is a wreck! I just keep ignoring it. But, I can't and shouldn't. I feel overwhelmed with it. It's so cluttered. I NEED to do a HUGE purge!! But... that takes time and motivation. 

Physically:

• HIP PAIN: I am struggling with hip pain. I'm doing better today, but this week has not been fun. I have felt crippled. We went camping last weekend, which was fun.. but, I basically FELL OUT OF THE CAMPER on Thursday evening! I was taking Levi out on his leash and the leash was locked and he jumped out of the camper and took me with him!! I didn't hurt too bad after the fall and the few days after, but... since we have been home, I have had LOTS of pain! I was already having pain before we went camping, but the fall made it worse.
• KNEE PAIN: My left knee is also bothering me more. A year ago or so, I was bending down to put something away in one of our cabinets in the camper and I felt something POP on the outside of my left knee!! It hurt like HELL too!! I've been having on & off problems with it ever since. 
• X-RAYS: I went to see my doctor on Tuesday and had x-rays done of my hips and pelvis area to make sure there were no breaks. Thankfully, there are none. She gave me a prescription for a strong anti-inflammatory and it seems to be helping my RIGHT hip, which I think was/is a pulled muscle. ( I think the left hip is bone related ) 
• ORTHOPEDIC APPT: I now have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor on Tuesday 10/20. He is at Hughston Orthopedic Clinic where my daughter works. (I hope I get to see her while I am there)

I guess I am just really down. I feel like a failure, which is something that I am working on with my therapist. I want so badly to feel better and be healthy again!! I miss it. 

My son-n-law called me yesterday and said that he was thinking about taking my 4  year old granddaughter to either the zoo or the aquarium this weekend and wanted to know if we would like to go with them. My first thought was YES!!! I would love to! But, then... reality sunk in and I don't think I can walk that much right now. 

Ok... now the tears are flowing. :( 

I wish that I felt comfortable talking to David about all of this. But, I don't. I already feel like he's judging me. (More tears) 

Fourth Day - Georgia Mountain Vacay - 9/12

 Saturday - 9/12

These are in the correct order :)

On this day, it was a very rainy day. Our plans were to go to this Winery/Vineyardd is called, "12 Spies". We waited until 2pm because we wanted to hear the live music that was happening at that time. 

A man named Tommy Joe Conner was performing. He was going to be singing Southern Rock, which we enjoy! 

When we arrived, it was raining, but not real hard. 

We entered the tasting room and tasted 5 wines. I chose this one as my favorite! David is not a wine drinker, but did taste them. I couldn't convince him to have a glass, though. 

This is how the vineyard got it's name -- 

The vineyard's name came from the Bible and tells the story of Moses sending 12 spies to investigate the Promised Land. While there, they discovered grapes so large that it took 2 men just to carry one cluster. They brought them back on a staff along with figs and other fruit to show off their bounty.

I wish I could remember to take selfie shots more often when we are traveling!

Tommy Joe Conner

I took this photo as we were leaving (which was too soon!), but "someone" wasn't happy because he didn't have his beer! :( 

This was a glimpse of the covered deck that we were sitting under.

The Vineyard

Third day - Georgia Mountains Vacay - 9/11

 Thursday - 9/11

We visited a nearby farm called "Julep Farms".

BEAUTIFUL place!! But... VERY EXPENSIVE!! 

CRAP!! I listed these in the wrong order again!! UGH!!! Please go to the bottom and scroll up.

We proudly flew our American Flag!! (and also our No Shoes Nation flag!)

They had two miniature horses, as well! So cute!

I didn't even see this sweet kitty until David pointed him out to me! He was napping in the flowers! He never even budged when we were there. We had to check to make sure he was breathing!! LOL!! 

I was hesitant to pet him because I didn't want to disturb him, but he didn't mind. He barely even opened his eyes. ;)

They had chickens, too and sold fresh farm eggs!

This garden was so BEAUTIFUL! 

Games area next to the barn and garden

The silo

Pumpkins at the barn

These two sheep were in the pasture with the dogs!

The two sweet farm dogs! The one with the black on it was named, Lucy. I didn't get the other one's name. They were both very sweet and VERY furry! 

A look from the main building towards the pond, garden and barn

Beautiful boardwalk from the patio area towards the back of the farm

Sitting outside on the deck, looking out over the east side of the farm at the mountains

I ordered a Mint Julep from the bar. This is there signature drink. It was quite potent! (and expensive!)

These dainty little vases caught my photographers eye as they sat upon the piano

Looking from the bar at the restaurant 

Pumpkins for sale as you walk in.

The main building (below) with the restaurant, bar, and market 

Driving into the farm

Later in the morning, we drove over to Julep Farms, just down the road. 

I loved painting outside under this beautiful tree at our campsite!