Chiachatter Vlogs

Clips and pictures of our day

Today I had a doctor's appt., we went out to eat, and I share a few things that are going on in my life.

Day in the life, one of our fun Fridays, some chilly Amish grocery shopping, a good look at the snow, and some chit chat.

It is down in the single digits this morning (-1°F wind chill) and the little critters are gathering around the corn (and black oilers) pile! We also have a bird feeding station in another part of the yard, but hubby Pete puts this little pile out so that I can see them from the window next to my recliner while I have my morning coffee.

Another walk to the river across our yard with my service dog Maisie; using her and my walker I am hoping to gain some of the strength I have lost over the last couple of years, God willing!

The other day I found a music book that I forgot I had. I hadn't seen it in years! It's just simple basic hymns - up a notch from the fakebooks I typically like to play from but still pretty basic. So as I was going through the book to refresh my memory of the songs in it I decided to turn on my phone and record some of it, which I then chopped up into this video. I also used that opportunity to try some of my new registrations; I'm rebuilding my registration library (close to 1000 registrations) from scratch since the Tyros 5 is so different from the PSR-S950 on which I built them. Anyway, for what it's worth, here are some little snippets of my afternoon.

This was a great day! I spent most of the day out in the Tent Shed doing laundry in my little portable washer (that makes laundry fun!). Our helpers, meanwhile, were here working and our landlord (we lease this huge lot) came to pick up the yard waste that our helpers had cleaned up last week. So they loaded his truck, and while they were working - they took out 3 truckloads! - FedEx showed up with our new "outdoor living space"!!! So, in-between all of the other things that our fantastic helpers were doing, they also set THAT up! Meanwhile I was able to get a couple of short walks in around the yard with my service dog...there was a lot going on, a TON of stuff got accomplished, the tent is AMAZING and WAY better than we expected, before they left our helpers did the last of the yard cleanup, the bits and bobs that were laying around here and there, and it looks FANTASTIC out there!! The dogs were totally exhausted by the time we came in but it was a fun day with wonderful people, so much improvement outside as we began setting up for another season of outdoor living and fun...(see also the slideshow of the day!)

When we were outside on Saturday I let Lyra take my little CoolPix camera down to our lower yard, by the river, with her little sister to see what kinds of photos she'd bring back. (I was watching from inside the tent that you will see in one of these pics, at the top of the hill.) This is what she took, I just made them into a slideshow and put them to music.

I don't get out a whole lot except for appointments, but I had an appointment in Alma on this day. I knew that the air quality was up in the 200 range but didn't know, practically, what that meant. Until we were on our way home from the hospital - WOW! I was so flabbergasted I had to take a video!

2nd set of bilateral cervical branch blocks C3-C4-C5 today, just decided to record some video before and after and later in the day, to show that, once again, I survived!

I decided to set up my phone and record part of what happens here when the poi boiz and I have our mornings together.

...well, the last few days, actually! Today was Pete's birthday!

I will Praise Him Holy God, I Praise Your Name Be Exalted, O God Played on my Yamaha Tyros 5-76 As always, this is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy it anyway! “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

How Firm A Foundation Am I A Soldier Of The Cross Something For Thee Played on my Yamaha Tyros5 keyboard just for fun. As always, this is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy it anyway! “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

Though we are in zone 5B, we started planting in early May...other than the lettuces which were planted in March sometime, with little greenhouses over them, made with clear gallon water jugs with the bottoms cut out. This isn't a full vlog but just a walkaround as I describe what was done in Myrtle's yard.

A compilation of wet dog videos - adorable!

Happy birthday to me! What Pete and I did on my 65th.

We went to our daughter and son-in-law's for a boiled dinner and it was delicious but not nearly as great as the company! Got lots of pictures, they're ALL in here! Fantastic fantastic FANTASTIC!

Day 4 of our trip. (Not all days have video, other posts are found on my blog.)

These were taken on a drive from the hospital in Clare, MI to the hospital in West Branch, MI

Playing some Good Friday hymns

Vids'n'pics from our weekend. Our 3 grandchildren, ages 14, 8, and 3, came to visit from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon. We had a blast! These are just a few of the highlights!

Just a little clip I took today...my purse is at least 5 pounds (as high as my kitchen scale could go) but my service dog Maisie handles it like it's 5 ounces.

Small grocery haul from Witbeck's in Clare, MI

This year we are celebrating our anniversary by taking some day trips and doing some fun things until the actual date (the 31st). This was the first one, a day trip into the thumb area of Michigan.