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  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,316 Member
    Happy Saturday!! :) Survived the storms and they were ferocious. I am glad I live on the second floor so I don't have to worry about any flooding. Today is going to be beautiful with sunshine and temps in the 60's. Great day for the birthday party.

    Phyllis, your grandchildren are beautiful and the newest is just darling. I see she already has her ears pierced, did she cry?

    Jeri, you again are posting some beautiful pictures, you are a natural for capturing everything just right.

    Phoebe, did you new toy come with software or an explanation on how to charge? When you put in into your USB port go to your computer and see if is showing there. How is Jim, are you able to stay home with him for as long as it takes???

    Lin, hope you didn't get hit with our storms. Your pictures are amazing, love each and everyone of them. Glad you had a good time.

    Shirley, Issac is just so cute and will soon be catching up to Robby. On his first birthday I believe he was 26 pounds and nearly 30 inches long but I swear he gets taller each time I see him. His baby fat is leaving him as he gets taller so he has really thinned out.

    Buzz, I am so glad Mike has agreed to a walker, he will feel so much more secure in his walking. Sorry, you had to miss another trip but there is always next time. Give Mike a big hug from me and tell him I said to take it easy.

    Marie, so happy to hear all your tests were normal and you are so right about this weight thing being a daily battle. As long as we stay healthy and take care of ourselves that is the most important thing.

    Anne, you are late, did you bring a note?

    Jackie, hope all is dry in England. BTW, I went for a dental cleaning and my regular dentist wasn't there to check my teeth but his new associate was and what a handsome young dude he was. He spoke and melted my heart with his English accent. He is from near England but said he teases his clients and tells them he is just making up that accent. He tells them that after you cross a certain highway the accents change. Funny guy.

    That's all folks!!
    Have a great day!!
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time
  • Jacean245
    Jacean245 Posts: 1,148 Member
    edited September 2015
    Hi Sandy I guess your new dentist is either from Northumberland or the Scottish border. Just north of my birthplace and of some of my ancestors. I am a bit late aren't I, but instead of a note I can tell you a tale of the dentists of my childhood. I guess most dentists were in the armed forces, us Brits being embroiled in a war. So there was I, maybe five or six years old when the dreaded word got out, our school was to be examined by the traveling dentist. The first poor child was led off in alphabetical order. The first poor child came back howling her head off, but clutching a brand new penny. She showed us the gap in her baby teeth and the blood on her lip. I was one of the lucky ones having a surname beginning with B. I was led off, placed in a large chair, held down, pronounced to be the owner of one decaying baby tooth, saw what looked like fire tongs coming towards me, a bit of a cracking sound, a loud howl from me, given a brand new penny, and then led back to class, plus being told I was a brave girl. Now I ask you, brave? Did I have a choice? I don't think so. My ordeal was over, but can you imagine what all the Ws went through as they watched us early martyrs dabbing the blood! I no longer have a quaking fear of dentists, and I know modern technology makes a filling relatively painless, but that old memory lingers on. The funny thing is, any gaps in my teeth where all administered by British dentists in the sixties! Once I got here the rest of my choppers have been saved! Thank you Canada!!!!!!!
    Anne
  • CALIECAT
    CALIECAT Posts: 12,530 Member
    Wonderful pics / you are indeed bless Thank you so much for sharing
    Marie
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    LIN, what fun and how inventive! Glad you treated yourself!
    SHIRLEY, what an adorable ISAAC! Thank you for best wishes!
    PHOEBE, always enjoy your posts and seeing your dimples!
    JERI, nice post but you photos are awesome, as usual! I want to be there!
    PHYLLIS, the kids are delicious, especially the ear with the pearl! Truly, you , too, have gorgeous grandchildren. Are we a special group or what?!

    Mike improves daily. Complains about his ribs, but he's entitled. The gal who fell on the bus trip now has an entire purple face. It took 2 days to emerge! Yikes. 3 more ladies have ended up in the medical area due to broken bones from falls! Was Mike lucky? I'd like to sit him in the sun for a bit of color as soon as the sun returns!
    Exhausted, so I'm saying goodnight all...
  • phyljen
    phyljen Posts: 453 Member
    Sandy,
    the Nurse pierced her ears in the hospital only a few hours after her birth. She cried for a very short time when they poked the ear ring in her ear but then stopped. It actually seemed she cried more from being awoken than anything else. I was amazed. They say that the longer you wait to get your ears pierced the more it hurts. ??? Don't know if that is true or not. but at least she will never remember of getting them pierced. Phyllis
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    edited September 2015
    After a lovely walk in early morning mist with the sun slowly burning through I'm now channel hopping between international rugby and Davis cup tennis semi finals between Great Britain and Australia when I really should be getting on with all sorts of gardening jobs and housework.... oh well, manyana as the Spanish say!! I took my camera on our walk to try to capture the dogs playing but also captured the eerie atmosphere around the old engine houses that have sat empty for over 100 years.
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    The dogs ran so fast it was difficult to catch them for a photo until George found a muddy hole to play in until he ended up looking more like a moorland sheep.... a bit different to all those beautiful grandchildren being posted!! That's mud on his legs!!
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    Anne ~ Unfortunately I was outbid on the ebay auction for the wardrobe because I had to restrict my amount to take into account the cost of courier but then someone sent a quote to move it for me for just £30 but by then I'd already lost out. Never mind I'm sure something will turn up and it gives me time to get more organised because I need to go through my clothes and get rid of items jI won't be wearing again.

    Buzz ~ Thank goodness Mike is recovering from that nasty fall which will hopefully take some pressure off you. Take care and do try to get some rest.

    Sandy ~ Your English dentist is exactly right, this small island is now geographically designed like a jigsaw puzzle with motorways going in all directions and either side will be a city or county where accents differ tremendously from the other side of the road, much the same as in America although yours is on a much grander scale!! My radiotherapy won't start until the surgery area has healed but I see an oncologist at the end of the month to chat over pros and cons.... more belts and braces I imagine so it will be my choice!

    Jeri ~ Great to see you are still producing such wonderful photos of your stunning Canadian scenery.

    Marie ~ You've got the right attitude, just eat healthily and don't worry to much about specific diets. You sound as if you are feeling better for it.

    Sorry to miss so many of you but must get back to tennis and rugby! Just leaving you with a final family photo, this of Boris and Hebe smooching in the porch!!
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    Jackie



  • CALIECAT
    CALIECAT Posts: 12,530 Member
    Good. Morning Sneakers this Sunday morning . Woke up tired from our outling yesterday. But how
    A nice bowl of oatmeal. A
    Ready for some football later today.a cold orange, coffee. Have a nice
    Sunday

    Marie
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,316 Member
    Happy Sunday!! :) There is a chill in the air and I was tempted to put my heat on but opted for a winter bathrobe instead. The party was great yesterday and the weather was beautiful, the birthday boy was happy. I went to Mass by myself after the party as Babe is still in turmoil with his daughter. This afternoon the neighbors who live in my little section are having a picnic in our common area. They are calling it a get to know our neighbors. They will provide the grills and tables we are to bring our own meal to cook and/or eat and a dish to share. I am bringing a chicken breast, potato salad, chips and some cookies. It is supposed to warm up to 70 so it should be a great afternoon. Early to bed tonight and early to rise.

    Marie, your "cowboy" wedding looked like fun from your Facebook pictures. Did you wear cowboy boots as well?

    Jackie, great pictures especially of George with his muddy boots!! The cats are adorable but it looks like three cats, who is in the middle? Just to clarify, the dentist was making a joke when referring to his accent. What he meant was when the clients ask about his accent he tells them he is faking it. But then proceeds to add that here in Chicago when you cross to the other side of Route 55 accents change and his becomes English. I guess you had to be there. Sorry. He actually was from near London.

    Phyllis, I know my granddaughter got her ears pierced when she was a baby, about three months I think. I am such a coward it took me until I was 35 to get mine done. My three boys got circumcised before they left the hospital which is another painful experience they will never remember. Ouch!!

    Buzz, poor Mike, he sure is getting his share lately, which doesn't make it easy on you. Was it the same bus trip that the lady with the purple face fell? I think that is one of my worst fears is falling.

    Patsy, Anne, Barbie, Phoebe and whoever else I am missing, hope all is well.

    Have a great Sunday.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time



  • Jackie what is that about braces? Love your critters, Gorgeous George, part pig I think. 'Happy as a pig in a mud puddle'. Enjoy your sports.
    Sandy, is Babe still unwell? Is This turmoil with the daughter something new, or a repeat of her previous antics? So glad you have people that like to be friends with their neighbors. You met a chatty man earlier, is he still around?
    Lin, church today and what else? Hope you will have some internet. I don't hear you mention your landscape, do you have a lawn service? Do you grow any herbs? My green thumb is apparently a black thumb, coz nothing has been growing for me lately.
    Marie, if you ask Sandy, I'm sure she would scoop up your wedding photos from Facebook and post them here. I would too. That was a pretty color, was it teal? That's how it looked on my phone. I really like the photo of Jerry that has the cow in it. Bull I mean. I'd get that one enlarged and framed. Kayly is so cute. I imagine both girls loved dressing up.
    Buzz, so glad Mike is just a bit sore and not broken! Maybe it's a sign, ' Go Nowhere' 'Stay Put' lol, you've been given a big hint.
    I put a leash on Honey, and pulled Jim along, or was it vice versa? Anyway, we walked our dog walk to the mail station. No mail today but we read the bulletin board. Found a posting for a nice paddleboat, I've called and left our number. I've wanted one forever. Today would be a great day on our lake, even though Jim won't go because of football.
    I finally got my gadget charged. It doesn't have a long life per charge. I'm used to my smartphone which has a great battery life. It is more of a workout program than a progress monitor. I am going to try it today. I'll still use my pedometer for step count. It's appx 1000 steps going to the mailbox and back.
    Jim's boss gave him tickets to a game for his favorite college football team. He invited his brother to go along, and he is over the top excited.
    I was going to visit my aunt today. She is not answering her phone, and I no longer leave voicemail on it. So, it's either contact her daughter or drive the 1 1/2 hours to her. She doesn't know about Jim's health scare, maybe I should write to her.
    Hi to everyone, be safe, this is the last weekend of summer!
    Phoebe
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Phoebe - It may be the last weekend of summer but not sailing. We are going on our last sailing trip this week. The temps
    will be in the 70's and we are bringing our bikes. We are only going for 3 days probably the last hurrah of sailing. Happy
    to hear Jim is using the oxygen, I hope his health continues.

    I forgot to mention I loved all the pictures from Jeri, of course our beautiful Alberta. Lin - Loved your pictures and quilt.
    Phyllis - Your grandchildren are beautiful especially the little one that just arrived. A beautiful family!

    Sandy - I guess your pool time if done for now but maybe more socializing is in your future. I see the Babe and family
    drama continues. I am glad you are staying out of it and it will keep you mentally healthy. Robby's picture with
    the sunglasses was so cool. I bet he thought he was really cool.

    Buzz - I see Mike is using a walker now, I hope this relieves your mind from him falling. My MIL is still going on her own
    without help. She is a tough cookie!

    Marie - I will check your FB to see some pictures of the wedding. We had company all weekend so I am just now
    catching up.

    Jackie - Such cute and cuddly cats and poor George all muddy. He sure does look like a sheep I almost didn't
    recognize him. HA!

    Anne - Your dentist sorry was funny but scary. Poor little kids having their teeth yanked out. We have come
    a long way baby!

    We had company for the weekend our friends from London, ON. They arrived Friday night and we stayed up
    until 1:30 am talking. We haven't stayed up that long in ages. We were supposed to go sailing the next day
    but the weather was not good and the skys were black. We did not want to be on Lake Ontario in a storm,.
    So my girlfriend and I went shopping at one of our new outlet malls. We did get some good deals and
    had a nice lunch. On Sunday I took her to my yoga class and she really enjoyed it and enjoyed the instructor.
    After that we checked out some the of stores that were open and had a bite of lunch. We did find a great
    bookstore and all vintage items. The store was packed with many memories of things we used to have
    growing up. I found some books for Isaac and I will put them away for Christmas. A real find. I know I
    will be returning to that store again.

    Better get dinner ready so have a good evening.

    Shirley
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    Mike slept through the craziest movie they ever showed here, 'The Hundred Year Old Man". What a spoof! DH is feeling achy and tired today, and so am I, so maybe it's the weather. My neck-and-shoulder deltoid area are so sharply painful, and I think it feels worse when I'm working on Sudoku Must be the way I tilt my head!
    JACKIE, Love the shots of the moors and George, and am trying to figure out the cats; is Hebe a female? So lovely.
    SANDY, like PHOEBE, I want to know what's doing with Babe's daughter! Love your neighborhood get-together. My eldest DD has one every summer or fall, when her entire hill gets together! And yes, the lady who fell was on the bus we would have been on had we gone. Another spry 91 year old broke an arm playing bocce! Falling should be everyone's worst fear, and we have classes on prevention, but Mike and I haven't joined yet!
    PHOEBE, I certainly do get your message, and thoroughly agree! No more travel. Hope your Aunt appreciates your concern, and let us know how JIM is doing please.
    Oh, that 6 pounds is finally off again after regaining some. But they had eggs benedict for breakfast today and I succumbed! We'll check tomorrow!
    <3 Buzz
    The movie tonight is Aloha, and I never miss anything to do with Hawaii!
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
    Good evening. Haven't felt so good lately, but I think I'm on the mend. Of course, I now feel a bit overwhelmed trying to catch up with everything. For our group here, I started by making sure I didn't miss any of the pictures! I love seeing the grandchildren (don't think I will have any to show for a long, long time), the outdoor pictures (I want to visit these beautiful sites), and best of all the garage. Wow. I've been inspired. We have been working to get everything in order and we have made great progress. But the garage pictures encouraged me to forge ahead to complete the tidying task!

    Wishing everyone an amazing and blessed week!
    Marcella
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,411 Member
    Hello friends. Unlike so many of you I am tired and it looks like I will not get to everything I was hoping to accomplish tonight. After church today I got my food items together and went to a party for our 2-block long cul-de-sac. I didn't think I'd stay long but I did stay until a number of people started making moves to break things up.

    Phoebe - I have no herbs and have no garden. Just some foundation planting in front and a few daylilies on one side of my house that gets a lot of sun.

    Falling asleep.........

    Lin
  • pinkperil
    pinkperil Posts: 5,072 Member
    edited September 2015
    Good morning sneakers. A wet walk this morning in thick fog although as we headed back to the car park it did start to lift and now the sun is trying to break through. This afternoon I'm attending the funeral of a dear neighbour who recently passed away at our local hospital after a long illness. He was the sort of man that would do anything for anyone and we would always stop for a chat when we saw each other. He loved country music and would have a cd playing loudly in his car so everyone would know Ron was on his way so I'm sure that's what we'll hear at the end of the service. A dear man that I'm already missing. My favourite bantam Squeak wasn't at all well yesterday so after a short spell in the house to see if warmer air would help I decided she was going to die so popped her back in the chicken run on a piece of matting to keep her off the damp ground, then watched as the other hens sat round her and then took turns to keep her company throughout the day. Her "daughter" Daisy snuggled up and chatted to her before I put them all to bed and although I was hoping she would have passed on by morning she is still with us. Before Mr Fox began his visits she used to strut around my garden and then fly on to my shoulder when I did some gardening so she should get closer to my face for a chat! She is such a dear pet I can';t bring myself to help her on her way but she isn't suffering so I'll let her go naturally. Here she is on the left with her sister Bubble who unfortunately died a few years ago.
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    Downton began its last series yesterday but I'm afraid as ever, I was asleep within 20 minutes and woke up just in time to catch the last 10 minutes so can't report what might have happened!!

    Sandy ~ If Babe is having yet another trauma with his kids perhaps Mass would be the better option for him to clear his head and rearrange his priorities! The picnic idea your neighbour was organising sounded a great idea and I hope you had an enjoyable time catching up with everyone. There's just the 2 cats in that photo so I think you are imagining Boris' thick coat is another feline!!

    Phoebe ~ Perhaps belts and braces is another English saying? Think of a man using a belt to hold his trousers up but then chosing to wear braces as well (straps that clip front and back then sit over shoulders) and we use that term when referring to doing more than is necessary in a task. Did you get to visit your aunt. That must be such a worry when she won't answer the phone or pick up messages but I'm sure understandable considering her mental health.

    Shirley ~ It seems you had a lovely weekend with your friends and certainly mooching around the shops and enjoying a good lunch sounds better to me than fighting the elements on Lake Ontario, something I did once on a friends yacht as a storm appeared from nowhere and decided never again!!

    Buzz ~ Do you think perhaps those aches are caused by the tension you must have been feeling during and after Mike's fall? It might be worth seeking out a massage to ease your neck. If I lived in your complex I'd be twice the weight I am today what with so many temptations on offer daily!! Yes, little Hebe on the right of my cat photo is female and very sweet. She had to have her left eye removed last year after a scrap with a strange cat that hung around for a few weeks but it doesn't seem to bother her at all.

    Marcella ~ Sorry to read you haven't been feeling particularly well and hope you're on the mend. Lin's tidy garage terrifies me because I know that would be the ideal way to organise everything but know I'd never keep it that way and then, goodness, wouldn't I feel bad!!

    Lin ~ That must have been an enjoyable party for you to stay until others began to move off so hopefully you met some nice neighbours that perhaps you can visit more often than an annual event.

    Time for me to get some housework done before going off to the funeral. It's being held in a small church in a village just 2 miles away so at least I've not got a journey ahead of me, just a few sheep to avoid on a section of moorland I don't often visit.

    Enjoy your Monday everyone.
    Jackie
  • Jacean245
    Jacean245 Posts: 1,148 Member
    Sad day Jackie. So very sorry.
  • Jackie sad to hear of the loss of a good neighbor and friend. We can only hope we've learned from his example. You are so special to me, I love your love for critters. Sad about your little lady, they are pretty, aren't they? Hope you are OK.
    Anne good to hear from you
    Phoebe
  • phyljen
    phyljen Posts: 453 Member
    I went out to the track and did some jogging this morning. Haven't been out there for a while.I've done my dvd and the 3 days a week swimming routine so it was good to shake it up a little.
    Came home and made a turkey casserole with some turkey that I had in the freezer and glad to have that used up.
    Supposed to be going to a wedding tonight. Hope that my husband will be up to going out. He has been on the run all day from one end of Cairo to the other and that alone can wear a person out.
    Better get busy.
    Phyllis
  • CALIECAT
    CALIECAT Posts: 12,530 Member
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    so sorry Jackie for your friend
    Marie
  • Jacean245
    Jacean245 Posts: 1,148 Member
    Hello everybody, we've had such a lot of bad news on the sneakers just lately, either with loved ones, friends - human and furry/feathery and family that it's difficult almost to be positive at times, and thank goodness for all the lovely photos, human and furry/feathery to cheer us all up.
    So, on a positive note, whilst Lin was riding a fire engine or following it and Marie was lassoing steers? I had most of our little family over yesterday. Well it started with Mike and Sandy and delightful happy little puppy Cinders. Sandy is a shopper. She finds bargains and so is the perfect DIL for someone on a pension to go shopping with. Mike was assigned the pet stores where one can take ones pooch, whilst Sandy and I headed for Winners. I did find bargains too. Top brand large white fluffy towels which I needed, and a gorgeous Italian fruit bowl, almost like the one Mary Jo had dropped earlier and a third of my originals price! I was indeed happy until I spotted a gorgeous Italian silk blouse, it was half its original price at $400!!!!!!! Goodbye to gorgeous blouse alas, but Sandy found some top brand walking shoes for only $26! The joy of having tiny feet, nothing for Anne and her daisy crushers!
    We came home, happy, but exhausted to find Mark on a ladder sanding down and putting primer on the double garage door and side door. Mary Jo was up another ladder pruning trees! The outcome of course was us all ending up exhausted, including Cinders who was exhausted running around with huge fallen apples. So big for her tiny mouth she had to "fetch" holding the stalks.
    Now, we had no string to bundle the branches and they got left on the grass until I found some this morning. So here I am on my second exhausted day, cutting and bundling whilst the two culprits who started all the work have merrily gone to their places of work. Bonus, spotted a beautiful black and white woodpecker on the shorn tree!
    Not really complaining friends, I know I'm blessed.
    So that was my Sunday, just got a bit of ironing to do and I can settle down with my book.
    Bye, Anne.
  • Anne, that sounds like a wonderful weekend! You are blessed with great family. Congrats on your bargains, I love bargains too, but I don't shop as much as I once did, except online. I'll be back later.
    Phoebe
  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Hello dear ones! All is well here in Oregon. Partly sunny with a few showers. Our son came for thebweek me. Of course he brought his doggies. Our old girls are delighted when the youngsters come to visit. They run around outside-inside, up-down stairs constantly. The oldies are in total nap mode for at least a day or two. Me too! Have sheets and towels to launder.

    This is spider season here. John hates to do any whole sale eradification. But spiders and I have a war going on. Stay out of my house...get off my flowers.
    Dryer says laundry is dry!
    Patsy
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,411 Member
    Jackie sad to hear of the loss of a good neighbor and friend. We can only hope we've learned from his example. You are so special to me, I love your love for critters. Sad about your little lady, they are pretty, aren't they? Hope you are OK.
    Anne good to hear from you
    Phoebe

    I echo Phoebe's comments Jackie. I am so sorry. :'(

    Lin
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,411 Member
    Anne, that sounds like a wonderful weekend! You are blessed with great family. Congrats on your bargains, I love bargains too, but I don't shop as much as I once did, except online. I'll be back later.
    Phoebe

    And chiming in here as well. I love bargains but do a lot of online shopping these days but I do go to some local stores as well. Glad you found some good deals. Your home is going to be totally fixed up well before winter hits.

    Lin
  • Sandydur
    Sandydur Posts: 9,316 Member
    edited September 2015
    Happy Monday!! :) I had a good day with Robby and the weather was beautiful so we went for a mile walk. He is starting to say lots of words and I spend most of my day smiling. Lisa's parents will take him tomorrow since they are leaving Wednesday, they asked if I would mind. I know they will miss him something terrible.

    Lin, I too, do most of my shopping online and especially love Amazon. Hope you got some rest after your busy weekend.

    Patsy, sounds like your weekend was great with all the doggies. I hate spiders, along with mice, my two worse fears.

    Phoebe, I love bargains also, always look for sales when buying anything. How is Jim?

    Anne, another great weekend for another sneaker, I am not a shopper but I am glad you had such a good time with your DIL. With you, even though the $400 was reduced to half price, I would have walked away.
    I hope you got your branches bundled but did it with caution. You work too hard.

    Marie, you have been posting some good recipes on Facebook, glad you are happy.

    Phyllis, you do work hard on your exercising, you must be in great shape. Have fun at the wedding.

    Jackie, when it rains it pours, you have been getting hit with lots of bad news lately. I am so sorry about your friend and hope the funeral gives you some closure and fond memories. I am also sorry about Squeak and like Phoebe, love how you love each of your animals and give them such loving care. Babe is in such a mood lately that he has no desire to go to Church, I think he is "mad" at God. It took him over 30 years to realize he has been enabling his daughter so he has no one to blame but himself.

    Marcella, sorry you haven't felt well, but happy to hear you are on the mend.

    Buzz, sorry you and Mike were both achy and hope today is better. You might have hurt yourself with trying to help him when he fell. My neck and shoulder bother me occasionally because I sit at my desktop too long.
    Shortened version: Babe has been paying his 53 year old married daughter mortgage since the day he bought her the house in his name. He remodeled it last year for $125K and helped them with a bankruptcy and the IRS which they didn't file taxes for a couple of years. He sends her money whenever she asks because she is bipolar/schizophrenic. His son has convinced him that she has been taking advantage of him all these years and now Babe realizes how much money he has given her all these years. She has 15 cats and ten birds, her husband makes 80K and she colect $1200 a month disability and they still are in $18K of debt. He realizes she has been lying to him about financial things (something I tried to tell him when we were together) and wants to wash his hands of everything. He is angry right now so I know most of what he is saying he will not follow through.
    She made the remark that the only things she love are her animals and her house. He can't believe she would put those things before family. Sorry my shortened version isn't very short is it?
    No need to respond, I feel the exact same way as you do about the whole situation.

    Shirley, yes I am staying out of everything except to listen to Babe complain. I am glad you also had a great weekend with friends.

    One last thing in the Babe saga.....his son is going for a big test tomorrow. They are doing a scope of his stomach and other organs. Babe is worried about cancer, but then he always goes to the worst scenario.

    To end on a happy note, I am sharing another picture I took of Robby. His smile just melts my heart.
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    Have a great day, sorry this post is so long.
    Sandy
    One Day at a Time



  • oystereyes
    oystereyes Posts: 969 Member
    Jackie: just wanted to add that I understand your sadness about your lovely hen being sick. We have had chickens in the past and it is startling for people to realize what amazing creatures they are. They understand so much more than one would suspect. My special hen was a Rhode Island Red. She wais beautiful and funny and showed a preference for me. I named her Penny, of course.

    I am a terrible shopper. I only like shopping in art supply catalogues. I usually never get or find the good bargains. I make a list and where to find what I need and go get it. DONE! It must be in ones genes to find lovely bargains.

    Lin: yes! We have had problems since we upgraded on our iPads. What a mess. Fiddling around for hours drives me crazy. Our son always fixes us up in just a few minutes. He must get annoyed at our lack of understanding of these devices. So far he is quite patient and attentive. Clearly we are not getting any better at figuring out these hang Ups!

    Phoebe: hope your Jim is doing well. This is such a huge life style change. My husband hates and refuses to acknowledge that he might not be able to do what he has always done. Oxygen? Who needs oxygen! Men are truely from another planet, like they say. Bless their little pointy heads!

    On to more laundry!
    Patsy
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Well I hit that button twice now on my tablet and lost my post.

    I too am an on line shopper lately. I just ordered two pair of pants from Sears
    for Fall and winter. I do like to see new things and browse around.

    Just a short note to say Jackie, sorry about your friend passing he will be out
    of pain since he had such a long illness. A tough time for everybody <3 Also
    I hope your chick goes in peace. So hard when they are a part of the family.
    I never knew chickens were so attentive to people.

    Sandy - Great picture of Robby, he is growing like a weed. Such a cutie!
    Isaac is going to another Blue Jays game (baseball) his third game already.
    We sent baby pictures of our Kathy (his mom)to her I couldn't believe how
    much he looks like her at this age.

    Anne - Sounds like you had a great weekend with family. Also got some
    work done on your house and garden. Kudos!

    Phyllis - Changing things up with exercise, I do most weeks so I don't get bored.
    Great planning on your exercise.

    Marcella - I hope you feel better soon. :)

    Shirley
  • Jacean245
    Jacean245 Posts: 1,148 Member
    Just me, a very confused me! Mind you I'm often confused. It's just that I've lost my old MFP format and this is something different so I'm not even sure you will all read this missile. If you don't hear from me for awhile, I'm still "out here". I can only guess that the new owners are 'updating'? I wish they would leave things alone if so, for folk like me - SENIOR Sneakers might be a clue! Sigh, Anne.
  • pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA
    pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA Posts: 1,701 Member
    edited September 2015
    We bought the pedal boat yesterday. Our community has a lake and lots of big hills, well Georgia size mountains. So, the boat owners live at the kind of lakefront home that is built on a hill and the house is near the top. So it's a looong way down steep steps to the lake. That's where the boat is, at the bottom, by the lake. So I start down the steps and think, you nut! You'll never get back up them! So, Jim and Wes, the owner went. My Jim is a chatterbox, so about 30 minutes later they returned without a boat. Wes was concerned about Jim carrying the boat. So, we'll get it next weekend when Wes will get someone to help him carry it up. Too bad, this week would have been perfect weather on the lake. Of course, I could descend the steps and launch the boat and pedal into oblivion or until I made it to the boat launch, which, of course, is the other side of the lake.
    Sandy, Jim is doing very well, having managed that ascent with lots of huffing and puffing! He's had a lazy day to make up for it. The first thing he said when we left their house, I'd Never buy a house like that, WHEW! I, the practical head on my shoulders, agreed. I remember a couple I knew that had a house very similar to Wes' home. They reached the point where they couldn't manage the stairs and installed a chair escalator. It's that or sell your home. So we are in our little home amongst the whopper homes, and happy about it. I guess my first boat trip will be next year.
    I feel like I've written a book.
    See you later!
    Phoebe
  • Anne, when I tried to get to the Sneakers last week, it was the same for me. Fortunately, I hadn't cleared my history, and got here by an old link, and then I just kept advancing the pages.
    Phoebe
  • delraybuzz
    delraybuzz Posts: 2,779 Member
    PHOEBE, you had me giggling at your boat story! You'll love it next year!
    JACKIE, hugs for your sorrow re: Ron and your pet chick!
    SANDY, The saga of Babe and his nutty kids. But does the old saying still go...about the nuts don't fall far from the tree? He used to be such a sweet man! write a novella, sweetie; no one will believe it!
    Sorry you are feeling poorly , Marcella. Chin up!
    LIN, not like you to be tired. Hope you are alright
    Must get to sleep. I think my pain pills are making me dopey! ANNE, PATSY, SHIRLEY, and MARIE, you are al in my thoughts, as well. Just cannot sit any longer!
    <3 Buzz