I had a opportunity to help out my cousin.

It has been a while since I have trimmed and cleaned out her gutters too. 

Oh, the reason I am here now is because Jeanne and her sisters plus a few nieces flew to New York City, for a couple of days. It was a girl's trip, and she really needed to get away. 

So, why not do something? 

Jeanne left early on Sunday morning, so I planned on leaving the house around sunup and head over to Winter Haven and check thing out. 

Not sure when I was here to work on her gutters? But back then I put down a plastic screening over the gutters themselves. Thinking that the leaves will stay out and the rain would flow thru. BUT I WAS WRONG. It made them back up even more. Plus, the plastic dry rotten. So, the leaves still filled up the gutters. Now this is a big mess, problem. So, I ripped the plastic off and tried to clean out the gutters by hand. Then used a garden hose to flush them out. Now I need to get the leaves off the roof. The neighbor across the street brought over his backpack blower for me to use. It worked great. There are still leaves in the middle of the carport roof. I can't walk on the carport roof. Not enough support. 

Okay I am up here and have many branches to cut off and drop off the roof. While doing the cutting I am thinking what do I need to get rid of them. Well folks I came here on Sunday morning and started out cleaning the leaves off. Now I need to trim these trees. It's not good to have tree limbs hanging over the roof plus when they lay on the roof. It dry rots the singles. 

Okay the trees are trimmed and now what??? 

I talked with the neighbor across the street (Jimmy) He walked over and showed me to bring the branches to the main road and put them there. 

I started moving them over there. I am thinking, what if the park will get mad for me doing this? I really don't want to load them up in the truck and take them to the land fill. First it would be ad least six to eight trips and the landfill is about 15 miles away. Plus, they charge for yard debris. So, very expensive too. Wow, I am not sure? I have been praying and asking the Lord what should I do? After I moved about 1/3 of the branches. I heard a truck coming down the road. I think the garbage truck. BUT NO, IT'S A BUCKET TRUCK. Now that is HOW GOD WORKS. I just broke down and thanking HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Every person that has walked by, I was telling them how GOOD OUR GOD IS. This shouldn't blow my mind, but it did. I went over and talked with the driver (Tommy) I just told him how GOOD GOD IS. He told me He is. while talking with Tommy, I was telling him I have more to move. He told me not to worry. he would stop by again before he left the park. Which he did and even helped me bring them over to his truck too. Afterwards he even raked up the small ones too. 

WOW, THANK YOU LORD. 

 

Folks I am so blessed and very happy that this is done, and I can go back home knowing she should be okay for a while. 

After this I went back up and cleaned the gutters out with more water and all flowing good now. I washed the gutters with my house cleaner. There was some mildew on them. 

I had to spray a few times. Plus used a blush them too. 

I sprayed them a couple of more times. Then just left the chemical set on them. To make sure they are as clean as they could be. I said my goodbyes and was on my way back home. I did stop at Wendy's for lunch. I got a Dave's hamburger and a large frosty, (Salted CARAMEL) Boy that sure was good and tasty. 

I saw this rainbow entering Lake Whales. It was raining on and off during my ride home. 

This is s full rainbow going across the sky. This is on Route 60 heading west. Wow my God is so good to me and I just am so blessed. 

As I was thinking I need to get some gas. I knew Rocket Gas has been the cheapness for a while now. I went on line and the web site tells me it's $2.76 a gallon. Well, this trip I have not seen it any lower than $3.09. It will be worth the trip to get off 95 at Indro Exit. 

It sure was worth the trip. $2.48 a gallon. I was driving the F150. This truck can use up gas with trips alike this one. I had a little less than 1/4 tank left. It only cost me $46.92 to fill her up and I am very happy I stopped here. Even in the rain it was worth it. Thank you, Lord, again. 

Now I am home and turned on the Christmas Lights and had to send a picture to my baby. I sent this and wrote, saying, Big Mr. Snowman is wondering where mom is. 

I told him she will be home tomorrow afternoon. 

I was reading this morning Genesi 43-44

Thess verses are telling about how Joseph was the second in order to Pharaoh. If have read about the life of Joesph is so neat how God gave him dreams when he was younger and how this family would bow to him one of these days to come. 

Well, I don't want to tell you the story itself. There are so many blesses that Joseph received and how God was with him during all he was going thru and how our Lord kept blessing him. 

I could not tell you all that happen. But it's worth your time to read it yourselves. 

Please do, I am trying to show you how God blesses and keeps His hand on each and every one of us. EACH DAY WE ARE ON THIS EARTH. 

I have been handing out tracks. I will write about them next time. I am trying to share His LOVE and HOW MUCH HE LOVES US. 

 

How was your Thanksgiving? We enjoy going to our nephew's this year.

My baby saw something on Facebook, Cranberry Ring. Well, the first thing this is made out of, can cranberry. Not sure if anyone ever noticed the top of the cranberry cans? 

You can see the top lid has a lip on it. 

Here is a closer look. 

This is the bottom of the cranberry can??? 

Here is another cranberry can Win Dixie Brand. The top. 

This is the bottom of the can. 

Now by looking at vegetable cans they pretty much all have the flat top and the bottom is curved.

WHY IS THE CURVE ON THE TOP OF CRANBERRY CANS ONLY????  

Okay back to the Cranberry Ring. My baby made two of them. One for a neighbor (Pat and Momma) across the street over the railroad tracks. The other one is for our folks that invited us to their home for Thanksgiving Dinner. That is Beau and Katie Slay's home. Pretty much the whole family was invited and most of them came. 

Had a beautiful spread. Everything you could think of, Turkey, Ham and even Pulled Pork. Plus, all the fixings. It really was a nice time. Just sitting around afterwards and getting caught up with Jody (Beau's brother) They use to live in West Palm Beach. But now are living in the Orlando area. Plus, one of Jeanne's sisters came. Kathy and T.J. They used to live in Brownsville Texas. They have moved to Stuart, Florida. really only happened about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. 

Folks were so nice and just hanging out and enjoying their company. 

We pretty much stayed the whole time there. Got out of there about 8pm or so. Sad part was Jeanne wanted to give a couple of items to Jody's son, Jospeh. So, we drove back home and brought it back to Beau's house and gave him the items. 

I will back up a little. Jody and Lisa moved to Orlando area to be closer to Joseph. Plus, Benjamin (younger son) got a opportunity to go to a school that has their main focus is teaching soccer and Benjamín is a great player and wants to become pro down the road. His dad Jody has been coaching soccer for many years in West Palm Beach school system. 

So, it was a win for the whole family. 

Today really is Dec. 9th, I started this blog on Dec 7th. It just has been a bust couple of days. 

Folks reading in my Bible today. Genesis chapters 29 and 30. 

This is when Jacob arrives at Paddan-Aram, Ladan's family. Which is Abraham's brother. Here Jacob meets his wife Rachel and gets married a few times. That correct, Jacob marries Leah, which was a a trick form Ladan. Leah was the first daughter, so she needs to get married first. Then Jacob marries Rachel. Down the road he marries Bilhah (Rachel's servant). Plus, during all this time Jacob is having children and many of them too. Okay now he has 4 sons. Rachel still hasn't giving him a child yet. Bilhah has 2 more sons. Leah has stopped having children now. She gives Jacob one of her servants in marriage, Zilpah. She gives him two sons. Leah gets pregnant two more times. Now have given him 6 sons. Now she gives him a daughter. Okay now Rachel has a son, this is Joseph. I think Jacob has 11 sons and one daughter. I know down the road Racheal has one more son. That's in Chapter 35. 

So, folks what I got out of all this was, Our Lord blesses us and sometimes he does more that we could imagine, 

The reason I love sharing what I read, I hope inspires YOU to read your Bible. 

He loves to talk with us and I love listening to his word each day. 

 

Labor I don't wish onto anyone. WEEDING. No fun, but much joy afterwards.

This is the rose garden that Jeanne's mom had while she was still alive. Folks after we moved into her home. I tried to keep the weeds pulled and have lost the battle, but not the war itself. 

Okay we put CPRESS MULCH in all of the garden areas. The weeds kept coming back. So I think two years ago or maybe more. I went out and bought 3/4" to 2" rocks. Bought it buy the truck load. I don't remember how much it cost. But I do remember how much work there was. I dug up the beds and put down the weed bearer black screening. Then brought in the rocks and filled up every flower bed and gardens around the fruit tree too. Weeds keep coming back. Folks I thought this would solve my trouble. It didn't help. Okay now I am going to pull the weeds out and pick up all the rocks and clean the beds out again. 

I started another project too. It is getting all the Christmas Decorations out the large shed. I brought them and put them in the living room and back tp cleaning out the flower beds. 

Okay where do I put the rocks I pick up? Well, this it the area I was thinking building a place to put the boat. next to the house and put the up railing all the way around the area that the boat will sit onto. I just put up one board for now. 

Okay all cleaned out and now what should I do? There is rose bushes still in here, so I don't hurt them. I just sprayed a little Round Up around the beds themselves. I drove over to Home Depot and bought 8 bags of BLACK MULCH. Thinking maybe it might make it look better? 

I put the black mulch down and Jeanne told me that she loves it, and it will make the roses pop with the black mulch. 

This is the next flower bed I need to clean out. This is the next day Monday. Oh, this weekend we drove over to Orlando and had a great dinner, and this restaurant called Shogun. 

We got to Orlando and parked the car and noticed we still had about hour or so before the restaurant opens up, 5:30pm, they open. So, we walked around the area and checking out different souvenir shops. This area is on International Drive, Orlando, Florida. 

These are old license plates. Yes, they are expired. Think if I was a thief wow just but one of these plates and steal this or that, no way to trace the plate? 

Maybe I should think like that? I just thought it was kind of weird, to see for sale. 

Now we both saw this sign and thought, wow, now that's a great deal. I have eaten at Brazilian Steakhouse before. I think it cost much more than that, $19.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET. Yes, I remember now $40.00 single. 

Maybe next time in town? 

Okay it's time for dinner. 

You sit at a table that the chef is there and cook you whatever you want. The guy was funny, and it was a lot of fun to watch him, perform. 

It's only open 5:30pm to 10pm Thursday to Sunday. You need to make a reservation, before you get there. Kind of a busy place. The food was good and was sure did enjoy the show. The really nice thing about this trip was, we had a 50% off both of our meals. So, we saved for bucks. We were talking earlier that maybe we need to find a hotel and get some rest before driving back home. Went online after eating and found a hotel right down the road from the restaurant. Motel 6. yes, the price was not bad, and reviews were pretty good too. Total cost $106.00. Got into the room and the air was turned off, but the room was 57 degrees. So, I turned on the heater. Then looked in the shower and it doesn't look like anyone cleaned this bathroom since the last customer. So, no showers tonight. I hated not taking a SHOWER BEFORE BEDTIME. We got to sleep, but I kept rolling around and not a great sleep time. 

Got up and went down to the lobby and got our receipt and I didn't say anything about the room. I just wanted to get out of there and get home. 

Okay now it's Sunday Nov. 24th. Went Calvary Vero, then saw Jake and then drove over to The Pig and Fish Restaurant on Hutchinson Island.  Meet the grandkids and Krista. Had a wonderful lunch and drove home and relaxed the rest of the day. 

Kashlyn, Kaden and Krista and my little girl. 

Okay Monday is here and her I go again, cleaning and weeding out the flower beds. 

I got some of these pictures mixed up. I didn't put the black mulch down until Monday morning Nov. 25th. Ph, well but now you can see how nice the black mulch looks and prayerfully I can stay on top of the weeds.

So, today is BLACK FRIDAY. Why am I still home doing my blog? Well, we talked about getting up early and going Black Friday shopping. I thought why not let my little girl

 sleep in the get caught up on this. 

So, today I read Genesis 11 and 12. The Tower Of Babel. Folks I just know what I read and it's kind of confusing. The people were building this tower to hit the heavens, 11:7 Come, let's go down and give them different languages. then they won't be able to understand each other. (8) In that way the Lord scattered them all over the earth.: and that ended the building of the city. (9) That is why the city was called Babel, because it was there that the Lord confused the people by giving them many languages, thus scattering them across the earth. 

Chapter 12 Is about Abram, later called Abraham. Father of many nations. 

Folks all I know is at the end of the Bible Jesus Christ is LORD. 

Thank you for taking the time to read and look at all the pictures. I hope you enjoy my blog.