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Lin - Happy Birthday.
Wow - I'm away for awhile and lots goes on.
Running out soon but stopped to at least read everyone's posts.
Our DD and her family got home from their cross country trip. We saw them yesterday and got all caught up. So much fun.
Going out in a bit for breakfast, well Ed will have a sausage and egger, I just finished oatmeal. Coffee for me. Then blood tests later for a check up. We have a new doctor as ours sold his practice. I was worried but the new guy is so nice.
I need to get new walking shoes too as mine are now worn out.
Have a wonderful day.
Jeri0 -
Lin happy Birthday. I scan,t get yo my web sites on my. Pic . Hopr Alice can come out this weekend to fix it. For I hate typing on this I pad
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Dear Lin! A very happy birthday, my friend! In these internet relationships, there happens occasionally a friendship that seems special. You are a very sensitive caring person. If we were only closer, we would enjoy the day with you. I hope you have a lovely day, Remembering good years and planning for more. Whatever your plans for the day, we are glad you are sharing your world with us. All my best wishes, Lin.
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Add me to the list of losing posts...for some reason I clicked on shock wave has crashed and lost my whole post.
I will try again but gosh it is frustrating.
Happy Friday!
I do not have Robby today and I slept for 9 hours, do you think I was tired? My son did ask me to come and watch Robby while he puts up a fan so I will go a little later. I have some grocery shopping to do but no plans for the weekend except Church. Babe is going to the neck doctor today to find out about the spurs in his neck. He is convinced they are what is causing the double vision, the dizziness and migraines. His son's test came back without cancer but he was told to quit drinking, quit smoking and to eat healthy. They want him to eat fish four times a week and he never eats fish. He does have some sort of problem with his pancreas and might require surgery but Babe isn't sure. Babe did say his son is very depressed because they want to take away all that he loves. Excuse me? What about your life for your wife and daughter??? As far as his daughter, I knew Babe wouldn't follow through on all his threats. He would never throw her out of the house and take away her animals. He will not sell the house to them after all because he is afraid they will lose it. Instead he is making them send him the mortgage payments and he had his SIL take his daughters name off of all accounts so she has no access to money.
Does it sound like you are reading a soap opera? I feel like I am living one. LOL
Lin, happy birthday dear friend!! I wish I could take you to lunch but know that we are all here wishing you the best birthday ever!!
I better get moving to get to Robby's house. Have a great day!!
Sandy
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LIN
I do hope you have something enjoyable to do on your special day and send you my very best wishes, hugs and love.
Jackie
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Hello dear friends, it is so wonderful to receive birthday wishes from dear friends. I am smiling as I read your greetings and see the graphics. You are so thoughtful! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it. I have heard from two of my friends IRL today. One by email and the other actually took time to make a real phone call and we chatted for a while. Heavenly. Very few people are willing to take the time to call these days.
Patsy, I wish we lived closer as well. I would adore seeing more of your art work. Thank you for your special words today.
Sandy, yes indeed, I think you were tired and I cannot believe the ongoing soap opera of Babe’s family. I always think to myself you are indeed wise to stay clear of this craziness. I have a friend (and her husband) that I care for and like to visit with them but it reminds me a bit of Babe’s life but in their case they seem to careen from one disaster to another without much time between episodes. This week the husband was taken to the hospital and all of his children assembled as they said he was being admitted. Then no update until a day later when they finally said, no, he had been dismissed from the emergency room. Last night it was my friend out on her own doing errands and she ran out of gas and had to walk somewhere to get some gas in a gas can that she carries in the vehicle when some guy tried to give her a ride. She wouldn’t take the ride but the guy followed her to her vehicle and she finally got in and locked the doors. Maybe he was helpful, maybe not but such drama as she kept posting on Facebook. And last week one of her children came home with a note that he was far behind in band and hadn’t been bringing the required book for the class. I got that ordered for her on Amazon so it was delivered right away. And she didn’t have new clothes for the kids for picture day. You get it right? I’ve had to back away a bit because it is always so disturbing.
Jackie, tomorrow I am going to a great craft show and in the afternoon I am meeting two of my friends for an afternoon of shopping. That will be a lot of fun!
Anne, Marie, Jeri, Marcella---thank you!!
So I did quite a bit of cooking this morning, a load of laundry, got my post mitigation radon test kit set up, and the big event of the day---the handyman arrived with my new file cabinet and it is firmly installed in the basement all shimmed to perfection (or close to it).
Hugs my friends, I am going to putter around here for a while and maybe will sit down with a cup of tea and read for a while. I read the new James Bond novel, then one of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books, next up is “Ripped From the Pages” by Kate Carlisle. If I could only perfect the method of reading and strolling about the house life would be even better. Ha.
Lin
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Happy Birthday, Sweet Lin
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Pardon my absence, I had a real time out! I've slept and slept. So today, I'm actually doing something besides sleep. Hope to stay awake until bedtime!
Jim saw the pulmonologist. Unfortunately, the computers were not working, but we got thru it. They still had copies of his hospital discharge and test results. She said he had clots in every lobe and it was pretty bad. She said if it happens again, ignore his protests and call 911. OK!
Monday, we pick up a home sleep study gadget. Then we can decide if he's ready to go back to work. The clip on finger oxygen and heart rate meter reads lower oxygen than our meter reads. Lower oxygen is not good. She encouraged him to use the oxygen at least at night.
Marie, you have been too quiet. Hope you can get your computer behaving.
Shirley, glad you've had good end of season sails. It seems it was a short season. It is getting dark much earlier.
Sandy, I'm glad the drama is not so stressful for you, it took a while to reach this comfortable place. Hope you are happy, coz you deserve it.
Jeri! Hi there! Hope your sister is feeling as good as she can, thinking of you and her. Now I'm craving oatmeal. Lol.
And now I'm thinking of Chris. Hope she is doing well with weight watchers. It wasn't really too long ago that this area only had dial up internet service and it was terrible. I feel for those of you who are having connection problems.
Hi Marcella, hope you've enjoyed the rain, and stayed safe.
Buzz, hope you and Mike are racing your walkers just for fun! Racing Red and his gal! Lol.
Lin, all of those books sound good.
Be safe
Phoebe0 -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIN !!!!0 -
Lin Happy Birthday......the way to match strolling around the house and reading is to check out audio books from the library and listen with headphones while you watch....you can download to computer or phone and take your book with you wherever you go.0 -
Dearest LIN,
and many more! You deserve the best of everything! Buzz 0 -
Yikes, my day started at 6AM as Mike had an appointment with my dentist at 8:30 AM to repair his lower false teeth because the receptor for his implant had fallen out. We ate breakfast out before going to our doctor to remove his eyebrow stitches. Them, so it shouldn't be a wasted day, we stopped at COSTCO for blueberries. Ever buy jut what you shop for? Neither did we, so I ended up with a cuddly set of neck pillows, and a comfort mat for the floor in front of our sink. And I remembered eggs! When we returned, I noticed Mike was very wobbly and seemed ready to faint! We sat him down in our lobby for a bit before going upstairs. Maybe it was just too much for one day, but he received a call from a nurse in Humana about having a home health care specialist come here to work with him on exercises to build him up again. Must have been an angel watching over him! Monday, this fellow will contact the nurse in charge of therapy here to see about setting something up for Mike, who has refused to listen to my suggestions regarding exercise classes. I am thoroughly exhausted from today, and my inability to help my dear spouse make the right decisions for himself, so this opportunity sound wonderful to me!
So sorry I keep putting off responding to questions and posts, but I seem so tired lately and I have to get to bed! I do hope PHOEBE's JIM will be OK. My love to each and every one of you! Buzz 0 -
Yes phoebe I have been quite. When my computer is down I am down.
But I hit the right button this morning and all is fine, Alice was getting ready to come out to see if she could fix it now she can have the day off
Sounds like Jim really needs to take care of hisself. how is his blood sugar running?. My little kittens are quite a handful now. But glad they are going in and out to potty by their self now So far they have not venture outside of our back yard. They love playing with those toys you sent 'em. the little stuff mouse looks real when are playing with them
Lin Hope your birthday was a great one. I am getting closer to mine 85th one. Wow I did not think I would make that. haven't yet
Buzz a lot of mike problems could be a low blood sugar. I am having a hard time adjusting my carbs to my insulin. I keep bottles milk shake beside my bed in case I have one at night and don't have to wake Jerry to help me. Working out fine for me. I can drink them without them being cold.
Need to o clean the kitchen up a little bit.Hope my back and hips don't bother me to much.
Love to all
marie
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The pictures are still big but at least they are not so overblown as they were. I can live with this .
this is a picrure of Jerry and a longhorn steer a my grandson wedding last sarurday
The youngest one is my great granddaughter the groom 's daughter
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Happy Saturday! Another beautiful day!! My friend from my old apartment invited me and another friend over for a visit tonight and I am thinking of going. I will go to Mass at 5:00 and then to her house around 7:00. The other girl has been put on probation from her job as a CNA in a nursing home so really not sure I want to hear about all that. She supposedly was verbally abusive to a patient and if that is the case I agree she should be suspended. Then of course all they talk about is their love lives, so maybe I am talking myself out of this visit. lol
Marie, glad you fixed your computer problem and are back with us. BTW, I could make your picture smaller but it is still to blurry, so you will have to take another when you make that dish again. The kitties sound smart to me if they use a kitty door to go outside, just so they don't run away.
Buzz, it certainly does sound like Mike could use some therapy for strength. I hope he listens and does what they want him to do. I am sure you are exhausted, I know I am tired from watching Robby and he is easier than a grown man. Hang in there Buzz, but make sure you take care of yourself first.
Phoebe, I hope Jim also listens to his doctors and uses that oxygen. Does he realize how serious this all is? I guess I am lucky that I don't have to do all that for Babe since his son has taken over all his health issues. My life is very serene and Robby keeps me smiling. Life is good.
Lin, I hope your birthday was relaxing and you have fun with your friends today. All your birthday graphics are so pretty. When we think we have problems there is always someone who has it worse. Your friend's life doesn't sound much better than what I was living with and I agree, being around such chaos is too much, it is best to detach.
Jeri, your life is so busy but also fun with all those grandchildren. Still praying for your sister.
Good morning to Anne, Patsy, Jackie and Barbie. Have I missed anyone, I hope not!!
Have a great day!
Sandy
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Wow MARIE, thanks for sharing the western wedding with us!
I've got Mark here, so I expect I shall be either helping with that, or tying up branches, or starting to cut back and put my little plot to bed for the winter, but I just wanted to say how saddened I am by the plight, or rather health problems of Babe, Mike and Jim. Please take care of yourselves PHOEBE and BUZZ! SANDY, you have a slightly different problem having told Babes son to take care of his dad, but much as you love little Robby don't overdo it. My own grandsons where quite exhausting to mind when they were in the pre school toddler stage. Loads of fun, but.....
Well the other slave driver, Marks wife has just shown up, so methinks I'll be pruning and bundling branches!
Lovely day here, bye everybody, Anne.
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Anne - happy bundling don't wear yourself out.
Sandy - Have fun with with your coffee klatch with your friends or maybe wine will be consummed.
Buzz- My heart goes out to you and Mike. I hope his therapy will go as planned and things get better. Take
of you too!
Phoebe - Also hope things with Jim improve. His condition sounds serious.
Marie - Nice pictures of the wedding and they were just the right size for my tablet. Also glad
you computer is cooperating.
Lin - I hope you had a fabulous birthday and enjoy the craft show. My kind of shopping, I would join you
if you lived closer.
I went to Yoga class this morning and now down to the boat to saver another beautiful day. Time is
getting short and only a few weeks and the boat will be out of the water.
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Just to let you know all's pretty much OK. Delightful wedding pictures, MARIE! Bless you all for your support. Gotta shower and down to dinner so see you next time! Buzz 0
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Just me saying I am feeling all my years! Exhausted, bushed! Mark got the first coat on the big garage door and side door, and it looks so pretty! With the cream siding, and this ever so pretty pale green, well sort of ice cream colours. At least the apples are almost picked, everybody who wandered past ended up with apples, kids, a long haired youth covered in tattoos, an Asian guy who actually said he'd never seen apples growing before (that accounts for the bus tour group) the little girls across the road, everybody! Including me with a sack full and Mary Jo with a sack full. She and I pruned and bundled branches with only a short break for lunch. 6 hours in all, and Marks putting on the final coat tomorrow. I am going to be one smart oldie, at least on the outside. Does this over abundance of fruit mean we are in for a wicked winter?
Bye for now, I need a long soak in the tub!
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Marie - loved the pictures.
Sandy - thanks for your prayers. She really needs them as life can be very hard. She is sad right now, turning 65, Stage 4 Cancer, and no husband to help her through it. I'd be sad too.
Buzz - you've had quite the time. Big hugs.
Phoebe - hugs to you too. Men can be so frustrating with medical problems. Lots of good luck on that front too.
Anne - busy, busy.
Off to our dd's soon. The twins turn 9 today.
Beautiful day here. I did the exercise bike this morning and just came back from a slow walk around the neighbourhood. Still having problems with my feet and can't walk fast and hard like I want too. Oh well, a little is better than none.
Cheers
Jeri0 -
No Intermet service again so am typing from my phone. Lovely day today at craft show and all the shopping and talking this afternoon. The picture is my new cutting board made by an Iowa craftsman. It is spalted Maple, Black Locust and Black Walnut.
I found several cheapie bargains while shopping this afternoon. My first ever off the shoulder top and a light blue purse.
I tried on a lovely fall jacket but the price had me reeling. Will have to think about that for a while.
Patsy, few quilts at the show today so I was safe. One wall quilt started to call out to me but I walked away.
Hugs my friends. Oh and I received a wonderful bracelet from one friend and she had made it for me. Just gorgeous and fit well even though she didn't measure my wrist. My other friend found me a special organic Haralson Apple and some tie-dyed socks.
Sore tootsies tonight!!!
Hope I have an Internet connection tomorrow afternoon. Church and I have to stay after to help count offering.
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Lin, that is such a beautiful cutting board, I wouldn't want to use it! It looks like a great wall hanging.
We got our boat today! Jim will pressure wash it tomorrow. Then we will let it dry and put the cover on it. Looks good!
Having a achy day. Took tylenolpm so now I can do some sleeping
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Just finished making 5 greeting cards for birthdays coming round. I love doing them, but since each one is different and very personalized, it takes me ages to make them, and then I decorate the envelopes as well. I think I do it as much for myself as for the recipients! A silly expression of design I have not used in years! Like Sudoku, it totally absorbs my mind for whatever time I spend doing either one! I guess it becomes "me" time! So, here we are after 3:30, and I'll finally get to bed. JERI, so sorry about your DS, Life is not easy for many of us. PHOEBE, have you a lake nearby? What kind of boat did you get and are you slowing down on the driving? LIN, that board is magnificent, and I agree it would kill me when it gets the first knife scar! My cutting boards are such a mess!
We enjoyed dinner tonight with 2 couples, and before going down, I asked Mike to please be more sociable rather than just tuning out, and you know what? He was delightful and talkative! Could I be imagining the decline? OK, eyes closing. ANNE, SANDY, MARIE, PATSY, and everyone else, I'll eventually sit here and write a decent post! Buzz 0 -
Morning everyone! Had a strange night. Up making a bathroom run every 2hours! (?) sorry TMI.
John is suffering with acid reflux. I am constantly reading on the various medical sites about foods to avoid and what to fix and when! It has become the subject of every conversation. Poor guy is plagued by episodes of pain and the acid reflux. But I guess it could take 3 months to heal entirely.
Watched a disappointing Oregon Ducks football game. I am getting a a few good sketches done during these games. I would use some of my charcoals and conte crayons but they are a bit messy to work with sitting in a TV chair. John can be totally absorbed in even a bad game. Our ducks are not making a good showing. We lost our really good coach to the NFL Eagles and things have been going steadily downhill since.
Old MoMo gets very petulant and fussy at times. She is John's special friend and she is the alpha. We have to give her meds and she will only take meds from John. The pills must be encased in these very expensive doggie treats called "pill pockets". If we run out of pill pockets, the world comes to an abrupt END! Such drama! We doggie people are a strange group, for sure"
Sunday is cool and sunny. We will chat with our son by phone and then a ride and walk on our river walk path. Enjoy the day, my friends.
Patsy
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Slept really late this morning so Brunch was perfect at noon. Then shopped for our anniversary cake for Wednesday night dinner with 2 favorite couples. Ordered a real no-no chocolate beauty with ganache. Who knows how many anniversaries we will have ahead to celebrate! And my weight has been fairly stable, losing an ounce or two instead of gaining! Oh but my face will fall once most of the extra comes off. However, in the market today, I saw a face you only see or read about in those horror columns, and I remembered that wife of a European jeweler whose face was altered into the ugliest one imaginable. Maybe I'll just keep a few extra pounds if I ever succeed in getting back to normal size again!
PATSY, my Mike had a lifetime of acid reflux by the time we met, and the first 16 years were awful watching him suffer. Then he took a test for some kind of bacteria and lo and behold, he had it. I remember lots of medication to kill one or two kinds of known bacteria and after that he was like a new man. Once we moved to Florida, he was put on those miracle drugs now available over the counter, like Prilosec, and stayed on huge doses for years! Ate everything! Now they say these should be stopped fairly quickly. But they were a godsend! Good luck with finding help for your JOHN!
I'll have a nice light salad for dinner (or supper?) and get to bed at a reasonable hour tonight! Though I want to see that "blood moon" tonight if the rain stops in time! Buzz 0 -
I don't know where today went. I did watch the Cowboys play and they lost. Then I been during some research on cloth pads For my leaky problems. I am paying about 20,00 dollors a week on the disposable one and that really add up So I mad get jerry take me to the fabric store tomorrow.. occurring to what some of the review are they are quiet nice. to wear. Cook a pot of black eyes peas and added a can of season cabbage to them for my dinner, plus a chopped salad really like that. Jerry had a TV Dinner.
About all I know now.
Best of everything to each of you.
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