MARCH

 

Hello, everyone!  How did it get to be the end of July already?  I really meant to keep up with this, but time gets away from me.  I will work hard, though, so that I can post more up to date information.

But let me tell you about March.

Many of you might have heard about the airplane crash in Northeast Philadelphia.  It was a medical plane.  A little girl had been very sick and was in Children's Hospital in Philadelphia for months.  Her mother was with her.  They were from Mexico.  Finally, she was well enough to go home.  They were in a commuter plane which was taking them and four other people (doctor, pilot, etc.) to the Midwest where they would refuel and then fly to Mexico.  But just minutes after taking off, the plane crashed and everyone on board was killed.  So tragic!  The place where they crashed was across the street from the library I used to work at.  Just 5 miles from my home.  Several families lost their homes and some people on the ground were killed or severely injured.  Of course, the streets were closed for awhile following this.  When the streets finally reopened, Joe and I were able to get to our eye doctor appointment.  The doctor's office is just two blocks from where the plane crashed.  I was driving, so Joe took some pictures of the site as we passed.

As you can see from this last picture, the site was still behind a temporary fence.

On a happier note, we began a new thing at church.  Once a month we have a lunch at church.  Each time it is a different theme.  In March it was casseroles.  People brought all kinds of cassseroles.  I made chicken and stuffing.  There wasn't a lot to bring home.  I'm glad it turned out so good.  There was also mac and cheese, corn souffle, beef and noodles, a salad, homemade bread, and all kinds of desserts.

I just had to take this picture of George winking.  He is so cute.

Finally, on the 30th we went to Cape May Courthouse, NJ and went to church with our friends at Cape Community Church.  It was an easy drive.  We've been trying to get down the shore again ever since, but it hasn't worked out.

That's it for March.  I will do my best to get April up soon.  Thanks for reading and I will see you soon.

Kathy

FEBRUARY

 

Hello, friends!  As promised, here is what was going on in February.  It was a cold month.  The first winter in the new house was interesting.  We found this is a cold house, even with the heat on.  Definitely a "wear your sweater" type of place.  I thought having an enclosed front porch would help, but that porch has no heat and so it's like being outside.

Joe was very sweet for Valentine's Day.  When I came downstairs, there was a silk rose laying by my breakfast plate.  So nice!  And I can keep it forever.

Money has been very tight.  At one point I had 16 cents to my name for two weeks.  Church has been very kind in helping us out with some gift cards for food.  I don't know what we would have done without that.

I found some of my outdoor flags and put the holder up in the flower pot on my front stoop.  It looked so cute.

I love that I can look at the Delaware River from my front stoop.

There is a lot of businesses around here and those pipes are caring fuel to load on ships.  But there is the river with New Jersey in the background.  We are just one block from the water.

Back in February was when we had that terrible plane crash in Northeast Philly.  It was just a couple of blocks from the library I used to work at.  Such a tragedy!  It really hit me that plane crashes can happen anywhere.

Well, that's about it for February.  On to March next time.

JANUARY

 

Hello, friends.  I bet you didn't expect to hear from me.  I have been very into my YouTube channel along with still trying to get the house in order.  I think that is a never-ending job.  We are still going through boxes and bags.  The good thing is that things I thought I had left behind are showing up.  Like my Betty Crocker cookbook that I thought was gone forever.  I found it this morning and I am so happy!

I thought I would just go through my pictures and catch you up on some of the happenings.  Let's start with January since I seem to have left off in December.

The beginning of the month Joe and I went to visit my brother Larry for his (and my) birthday.  It was a very uneventful trip, which is a good thing!  I got just a little lost this time, but the GPS helped a lot. 

Larry has a new cat named Isa.  She is so cute and so sweet.

We went to the Collegeville Dinner for lunch.  Larry and I had burgers and fries that were so good.  Joe opted for lunch:  eggs, scrapple and pancakes.

I tried lots of new recipes in January.  I see so many good recipes on facebook and that inspired me.  Everything I tried turned out so good.  And I got tons of use out of my slow cooker.

And that's about it for January.  I'll come back soon with February.