Fruit Trees and an Early Detox Update

I am into week three of my 30 day detox. I have reached the point where I can safely say I am very glad that I decided to do this. I don't know what will happen in the future, but part of this process has been knowing that I will do my part and let the Lord do the rest with my RA.

The most Amazing thing has happened. I have spent the last 3 days pain free. I will be honest with you. I can't really remember the last time that has happened. I might start out in the morning with no hurting joints, but as the day wore on I would begin to feel something. I have gone three days with no joint hurting people!!! That is not a shoulder, knee, finger, wrist, elbow, and especially feet. 

Friday and Saturday, I realized I felt really good, but the true test was today. In rolled winter, and I have not had an achy joint all day. I am currently in the middle of week three and doing two drinks to replace meals with one meal a day under my requirements, and yet I don't feel deprived. I haven't been hungry...now, I have wished to eat a bowl of grits and some spaghetti.

I am going to be very good Thanksgiving. I will eat, but I have decided to let the sweets go. I am so close to the finish, that I see it as something more. A goal to complete.  I am down 10 pounds. 

I see my rheumatologist tomorrow. 

Now, onto a few other things.

The family spent Saturday morning planting 10 fruit trees. Hubby researched all about them. You have to have two of eat kind in order for them to pollinate, so he ordered the correct matches for each set. We now have 2 apples, 2 peaches, 2 pears, 2 cherry, and 2 plum planted for Zone 8b. Of course, we will have to wait a couple of years to produce fruit. I am excited, because I will have organic fruit right at our own farm. We are also planting a small garden this spring.

My son-in-law digging holes with the help of granddog, Hallie.

Lucy inspected them all.

Long way to go.

Son with a fish from the pond.

We gave our football tickets to the Idaho game away. It looked as though we weren't the only ones. We will be there next weekend for what will probably be the massacre. 

Hubby and I did a little Christmas shopping last night, so I think the busyness of the season has begun.

I may have one of the busiest Decembers I have had in awhile, but I hope it will lead to a smoother next year. We can always hope, right? On December 2nd, Mama is closing on a one story townhouse here in town. I think it is a perfect place and size for her. She will be in a safe neighborhood and not far from me. I hope her house sells soon after, so that she can settle down. We have sooooo...much to do, but we will just have to take it as it comes. I also have an antique car to sell. I think that might be the hardest thing as the economic times don't lend themselves to luxury items. My folks were in a car club and had multiple cars at one time... a model A, a 57 Chevy, and I don't even remember all of them, but we have a 49 Ford to sell. I listed it on Auto Traders Classics and Craig's List, but not much action yet.

If I go off the radar in December, you will know that I am going to be busy.

Sandy

Lesson Learned About Seasonal Decorating

I really don't know what came over me in September, but I got fall happy. I put my pumpkins and fall leaves out all over the house. I was totally rushing it. It was 90 degrees outside, but I guess I got sucked in by all the cute pics on Instagram and blogs.

By mid-October,  I was so ready for it to go. 

Now, this is MY lesson learned, so don't let me offend anyone. I am seeing Christmas everywhere. I love Christmas, but I am going to wait until Thanksgiving is done before I get ahead of myself.

I know me and I will be sick of it by Christmas, so I am going to just crush on all those pics out there and have some self discipline. That was lacking greatly in September.

I seriously thought about the September decorating that I had seen at Kelly's Talk of the House last year where she decorated with of a more "back to school" theme that year. I loved it, but my sewing room is already kind of a cross between crafts and school memorabilia, so I passed on it. Then after I had put fall everywhere, she had the most wonderful post on her gardening theme. You can read about it here. Seriously, that girl is so creative. I am so stealing that next year when I am feeling the need to do something seasonal for the home.

Talk of the House

It is funny about seasonal decorating. It has become very popular these days. I have always done things for my own children, but it was on a much smaller scale. A jack-o-lantern and a few posters in the front window at Halloween, a lighted bunny on the porch and eggs hanging from the dogwood out front at Easter and that was it.

I missed the seasonal bulletin board in my classroom, and then couple that with blogs, Instagram, and Pinterest, and I have fallen in the trap of thinking I need to have a seasonally decorated home.

This week I just felt I needed a breather  before Christmas. I went on a cleaning spree and took it all down. Now, if we were going to do Thanksgiving at home this year, I would have survived it, but since we are going to do that at the farm this year, I decided to give myself a break. It felt so good.

I have always put my tree up on the Friday after Thanksgiving, so I will stick with tradition. I love the decor I am seeing. It is getting me in the spirit. I have seen some really good reasons for starting early. One example is Amanda at Dixie Delights. She  has a great reason why she decorates for Christmas early, and I would do the same if I were in her shoes.

I am going to take MY lesson learned and spend the weekend with family. No decorating allowed.

House is cleared of fall decor, but my heart is thankful for my many blessings. 

It is pensive over the state of things in our world. 

We are so blessed. May we never forget how much we need to pray for our country.