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Good morning! I had such a nice day yesterday. I took the day off to use some vacation time. In the morning I went to JC Penney to get some underwear and to look for white sandals. The JC Penney brand "Underscore" is the only underwear I like. They give me "full coverage". I had also heard their sandals were on clearance and I have not been able to find white sandals that fit anywhere. Well, actually I had found 1 pair but they were $120. There is NO WAY I am paying that much for a pair of sandals! My trip was a success. I got 3 pkgs of 3 pack undies ($16 per pack!) and I found a pair of white sandals regularly $59 for $13.49!!! Score! I am a happy girl!
Then I stopped in to visit Jami for about an hour because she is having a rough week. A little later Dan and I went to the movies to see Crazy Rich Asians. It was a romantic comedy. Glad we had a gift certificate. It was good but I'm glad we didn't spend money on it. Afterward we went out to dinner to our favorite Chinese restaurant Chin's where we also had a gift certificate. It was fabulous as usual. Once again, I am a very happy girl!
Today I am going to the farmer's market then later Dan and I will do our usual Sprouts and Trader Joe's trip.
We thought we found a couple of termites so we had a termite inspection. Turns out the bugs we found are not termites but it's a good thing we thought they were and had the inspection because they found the beginnings of an infestation in 2 parts of our attic. It will cost $1100 to treat the attic. We scheduled the treatment for this Wed. the 26th. Dan wants me to take the day off so he won't stress so much. I will let my boss know on Monday.
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Hello everyone,
It’s been a busy week. Monday was 4-H so I spent the day getting ready for it. We had elections and got all the positions filled. We weren’t a large group but the job was done. Tuesday I had at home. There is always plenty to do here. Sometimes I think I’m making progress. Wednesday we started with Bible study in the morning. I like it except I lose another morning – not many at home but I’ll adapt.
Well, I wrote that paragraph probably a week ago. Lets see if I can get further. Wednesday I babysat for Blessin who slept the whole time so I read a chapter and then walked. ThenI went to visit Uncle Joe, to Lori’s to do dishes and pick up 4-H stuff and then home. Other tan making supper, most of the rest of the day I worked on going through record book stuff. I finished up Thursday morning and then took the 14 books in and did my errands. Alan got Ralph a motorized wheelchair for when they went to Husker Harvest days. The battery only lasted half the day but that gave him less walking to do.
Friday I got a flu shot – it’s part of a research study so I don’t know if I got the one everyone is getting or one being tested. But I got paid $65 to get the shot. Then over the next week, I’ll get phone calls checking on things.
Today we went to Old Peoples Day. Sat with a couple where Ralph knew the guy from years ago but the wife and I had a good time visiting. I was the youngest old woman there since I turned 65 just this month. The theme was dog related (welcome to the paw-ty) so the prize was a plat of goodies – sugar cookie in a bone shape, chocolate paws, weiner dogs made out of fondant. All very cute and edible. Will maybe share with the family tomorrow.
We’re gearing up to startup Good News Cub and I’ll help babysit some for the Tuesday morning Bible study and on Wednesday nights. Friend and I finished up the Echoes project so now she’s going to help me with Willing Workers things – some that my sister used to do so that will be nice.
Tomorrow all but three of the family will be here and in the evening we’re gong to hog roast meal and all donations go to local food pantries. So that will be fun too. There a deal at church in the afternoon that I would enjoy but I’m not chasing anyone off so I can do that. Might be good to be ome anyway.
Isabella, your weekend always are so fun. Those routine things are nice too. Oh my, good you found out about the termites before it got worse but still a big expense. Glad you’ll be able to take off and be there with Dan and nice that he feels okay to ask you to do it.
Sheryl, good to have you pop in. Since you tried the one meals you know they don’t work for you. Maybe you’ll see something else to try. Blue Apron works well for you except you have to do more of he work. Take care of yourself. I keep praying for you all.
Heading for bed now. Good night.
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Good Morning, I've been having problems with computer and my health, not sure which is more stressful. I keep getting emails from MFP to tell me that I need to change my password, but there is no easy way to do that. Apparently, there has been a security breach or something, but, like I said, every time I click on "change password", it takes me to "terms and privacy policy", but won't allow me to "accept" to continue on. I am so frustrated. I am on the other computer and I had to wait for a whole lot of updates since it's been so long since I turned this HP/Windows 8 on. This computer let me log on as my old self with my old password. I am so confused.
Isabella, I know where McMinnville is, about 60 miles south of us. We have driven through there on our way to the coast. It's also where the Spruce Goose is now housed. A big Aviation Museum there. Wow, if you move up here, we'd be sure to get together.
Now, back to my stress...dealing with John and/or health insurance (changing over to Medicare and getting a supplemental that will cover my cancer treatment) and/or a bunch of other things that I thought I was handling well, but maybe not...I got shingles. I've been pretty miserable for over a week. I am just taking it easy and waiting for my body to heal. I'm applying essential oils to the rash and that's helping, but it's still quite an ordeal.
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Hi all, I worked all day yesterday so I didn't get a chance to come visit. I got a LOT done so I'm really happy they gave me the opportunity to work. After work I went to Costco to order 4 new tires for my car. They are offering $70 off when you purchase 4 Michelin tires. They should be in on Monday. I also went to the 99 cent store and bought some cards and stuff. Afterward Dan and I ate at Chick-fil-A then did our usual Trader Joe's and Sprouts shopping. I didn't have much to eat all day and REALLY enjoyed my chicken sandwich and a nice side salad.
Jami is having more trouble with her crazy neighbors who built the teepee. They smashed the pillar at the beginning of her driveway that they claim is on their property. Other neighbors think they are trying to provoke Jami and her husband so they can sue her for assault or something. I think they are just crazy, evil, entitled, horrible people who love to bully others. The police wouldn't even file a report because after Jami told them the story they said they don't know whose property it was on so they can't do anything for now. Jami is so dejected. She filed a claim with the title company about the neighbor's claim that her driveway is on their property and is waiting to hear from them before she does anything further.
Good news on our difficult neighbors tho - after having to go on the side of the house to inspect for termites (and I'm sure after the phone message I left a couple weeks ago) I saw the wife drive by later that day and she smiled and waved to me. That made me SO happy!
Debora, how was your birthday? Congrats on finishing the Echoes and nice that your friend will help you with the willing workers stuff now. How was the pig roast?
Sheryl, so good to hear from you. I remember having to change my password a while back because of the security breech. I don't remember having any trouble doing it tho. Is yours an older system perhaps? Also a bummer about the shingles. I am told that they are very painful. My brother gets them from time to time and just recently had them on his scalp. Did you get all the Medicare change over stuff figured out? Hope you feel better soon. Just rest and take it easy. It would be really nice to live in McMinnville or somewhere relatively close to you. It probably won't be for a quite a while but I'll keep you posted on what our plans turn out to be.
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Good evening. I’m hungry but it’s corn harvest so I’m still waiting for Ralph to get home. I’m sure it will be after dark. The corn is make a good amount so it keeps them busy. And Ralph is helping more since Alan’s hired man left and moved back to Texas. He won’t need him when he is out of the hogs (which will be next summer) but he had to take a job when he could get it. I’ve have had the last two days mostly at home and have tried to get some things done. I did make progress – not on the house but other stuff – but more to finish tomorrow and fit around more running.
Our Bible study now meets on Wednesday morning so getting used to that. In the afternoon we are going to clean the Community House and I’ll get the invitations to Good News Club to the schools and then we start up our Wednesday night program in the evening and I’ll be in the nursery. So there won’t be a lot of spare time.
My niece is down working on her moher’s house – still lots to go through but they’ve done a lot. So I took her some boxes this morning, answered some questions she had and brought a few more things home. One big thing was calling the Social Security office today. To get out of paying one bill, I need a copy of his benefits. I called the office in the town I go most first and they said it would be a 55 minute wait on the phone. I held on for awhile and then decided to try another town that I’ve heard has less wait time for everything. I had to wait about 10 minutes and the guy was able to help me even though I’m not Uncle Joe. Hopefully, what he is sending will take care of that bill.
Last week I had to make a trip to the Credit Union because after 4 months of not automatically taking the payment, one was taken out. And sadly he doesn’t have the money to pay it. They wouldn’t talk to me on the phone since they didn’t have a copy of the DPOA. A very nice woman helped me – took several phone calls but she tracked down who had restarted it. He said he had called my uncle and he gave the okay. Unfortunately, they won’t return that payment cause technically they are owed it but they do understand that they are not to take anymore and we are unable to make any payments. I don’t enjoy not paying but he doesn’t have it now.
Ralph and I are both in a research study so we got paid to get our flu shots. Ralph also got an RSV shot and they will track us for the next year. I just get phone calls. He has to go in several times and has a “smart phone” to record his info in. That’s all it is good for but kind of lets him see how it works.
Last Friday we went to one football game to watch 2 of the granddaughters cheer. They just did it through the first quarter and we left when they were done. Then Saturday I went to two football games during the day. Jeremiah was in the junior high game. They won and it was a normal length. The high school game had Thomas in it and it lasted almost 4 hours – glad it was a daytime game. Paige did a cheerleader thing at halftime. I made breadsticks for Sunday this time since they take less time.
Well, this is long enough about me. Always something going on.
Sheryl, things just don’t get easier for you. I didn’t hear about any security breach at MFP. Now you have the second computer updated. I appreciate you take the time to drop in for a minute.
Oh no on the shingles. Those can be very painful. Taking it easy is best. Did you figure out all the medicare stuff on your own. I’m very glad we have a guy who has always helped us with insurance stuff. I’m not sure who pays him cause we’ve never gotten a bill. What I should have gotten was dental coverage. That stuff is expensive. But in the long run don’t know if it would save that much or not. Just need to plunge in and get my work done. Enough on me (again) – get better.
Isabella – yay on the neighbor waving – a mall things in some ways and big in other ways. Glad you got the day to work and a lot done.
Poor Jaime and her neighbors. They are doing such not nice things. Makes you want to just hide out in your house but you can’t. And sad that the police wouldn’t do anything.
Thanks for asking. My birthday was fine. Didn’t do anything special that day. The Monday after two of my sisters and I shopped together and ate at Chili’s. My meal was okay. The pig roast had good food. And I stayed inside and visited with the neighbor that took us. That was fun cause we don’t see each other often.
Oh yeah, have to tell you about Old People’s Day. This year I was the youngest woman that was 65 (the official age to go) so I got a plate of treats. It was a dog theme so there were sugar cookies that looked like bones, little chocolate paws, a wiener dog made out of fondant – very cute. The invites said welcome to the paw-ty. They used little fire hydrants and other dog things for décor. They serve the same meal every year but it’s a fun time.
Olay, I’ll really let you all go now. You’ve heard enough from me.
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Good morning! We've had cloudy days most of this week and even got a tiny bit of rain on Wednesday. It is a nice change except for the added humidity. I'm waiting for Dan to get up so we can have some of the fresh eggs I bought at the farmer's market last week. They were $6.00 which is almost double what I pay for eggs at Trader Joe's but I think they will be worth it. We will do our usual Trader Joe's and Sprouts shopping today. I need to prepare for my gum surgery which will be this Thursday so I need to buy lots of soft foods. The surgery is for receding gums on the bottom right of my mouth. They will take tissue from the roof of my mouth and put it on the gums. I took Friday off of work too just in case. I have lots of sick time accumulated so I might as well use it. It will be a bummer to have my work pile up but I've got to let it go. I had the same surgery done for my front bottom teeth several years ago and I don't remember it being too painful. The stitches on the roof of my mouth were the most annoying part. The surgeon said she has a new stitching technique so hopefully that will work better this time. She said the previous gum replacement is looking really good and healthy.
My right eye is still having problems too. I started putting warm tea bags on it at the recommendation of a guy who works the supplement section of Jimbo's and that seems to be helping. A friend told me to try taking drops of oil of oregano under my tongue and see if that doesn't help clear it up. My eye doctor said if it didn't clear up he'd have to refer me to an ophthalmologist because he thinks the stye I had is still on the upper inside of the lid and is irritating my eye. If it isn't better in the next couple of days I will have to go and see what they say.
Debora, sounds like you will be even busier than usual if that is possible. Keeps you young right?
Shopping with your sisters sounds like the perfect birthday treat. That is a tradition with you guys right? The old people's day celebration sounds like fun. I bet Ralph feels pretty good about helping with the corn harvest. Did you wait until he got home to eat or did you finally give up and eat without him?
Sheryl, hope your shingles are gone or at least getting better. Take care of yourself! Also hope that you got your computer issues resolved. Dan just bought a new PC. He bought it ready made instead of having one built for him this time but it still cost $1,500!! They said it is a "business class" machine so it is much better quality than what you get at Fryes or Best Buy. The one he is replacing is 15 yrs old and the only reason he can't use it any longer is because no one will support windows XP any longer. So the new one (it will have windows 10) will take the place of the one I'm on now which is about 6yrs old (it has windows 7) , this one will become "the old one" and the current "old one" will go to the recycle.
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Another week has sped by. Today is one of our coolest days – hovering around 52. It rained last night so feel of moisture is in the hair. It was the Whitewater Fall Festival. Our 4-H Club had a float so we decorated with crepe paper and balloons when the pickup got there and we were ready to go. The parade was shorter than most years. I’m sure that was due to the weather. Kids got to throw candy and three of us walked along handing out bookmarks. After the parade we undecorated and then I went to the art show. Ralph and I went and watched the puppet show and saw the grandkids and then we came home. I took a bunch of boxes over to my sister’s house. Nephew and daughter are down working this weekend. Niece was down earlier in the week. Getting closer but not as close as they thought. Nephew said I’m free to work in the kitchen – more like den area – and help out there. They are hoping for one more trip to do it. And then Alan’s family will have it.
Other things done this week were things at home as I had Monday and Tuesday at home (very unusual to have 2 days that way). But then Wednesday I had Bible study in the morning, helped clean the Community House in the afternoon and worked in the nursery in the evening. Thursday morning Arlene and I worked on labeling jumpropes our women’s group made out of t-shirts and started setting up for the evening. The afternoon Ralph and I went to Buhler to get a combine part and then another direction to Wichita to visit uncle and he wasn’t in this time – had an appointment. I got clarity on some dental deal I signed him up with that they said would cost nothing and then I got a bill for $97 and that’s a monthly charge. But they told me they lowered his room rate by that much. So I’ll go along with it. Don’t know how they can do that. That that evening was Willing Workers.
Friday morning we did our usual errands – I think that was the first time in a month that we shopped on Friday. Got our popcorn at the bank. Made it home by noon ate and then had the rest of the day at home and that brings us to today which I already talked about.
Hi Isabella, wow - $6 a dozen. We get $2.00 and think that’s good. I hope they really tasted good. I hope your gum surgery goes well. How long has the gum been receeded? I have one tooth that needs it and it sure seems like a lot of money. I’ve been thinking about a dental insurance policy since a friend recently did a lot o research on them but if I got it, I’d need to wait another year. First I need to see if the places I go that the insurance. Did you gums hurt when it happened? Mind did some but I didn’t realize what was happening – not that anything probably could have stopped it. Glad you don’t remember it as painful.
Sorry your eye is still bothering you. I’m glad you are taking steps to get it taken care of. Hope your remedies do the job but if not….. I finally got an eye appointment made for me and I know I need it.
I sometimes to feel busier – hope it keeps me young or drives me crazy. Next Monday is 4-H and I’ll feel good when it’s past. Then I have other things to get done in October. Yes, eating with my sisters is a tradition but before it had been Carol. We had Donna come this year. He does enjoy helping with the harvest but it does wear him out. Rain now is giving a break plus a breakdown with the combine. I don’t remember if I waited or not. I’ve done it both ways.
I bet your new computer is really really nice. You’ll get used to windows 10. That’s why I got a new one was cause XP wasn’t liked. But mine hadn’t lasted 15 years. I think getting 5 years is good. My sister’s fridge died the other night – they had gotten in in like 68. My refrigerators don’t last that long either. So will Dan use the new one and you’ll get the one he did have. Did I understand that right? It doesn’t matter as long as I hear from you.
Good News Club starts this Tuesday. First time is always a little nervewracking cause you don’t have any idea of how many will come.
Have a great week and let us know how the surgery goes. Glad you took two days off even if you do have lots of work piled up when you get back.
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Hi all, It has been cooler here this week mid to high 70's. Very nice. Surgery went well. Took 2 hours. I am sore and can only eat soft foods and chew on one side but I'm doing pretty well all things considered. Tomorrow is our free library concert. The artist is one of our favorites - Lisa Sanders. Her music is like blues and jazz. Afterward we'll probably have our usual early dinner out. I think I will have a bean and cheese burrito without the tortilla. That should be nice and soft. Then we will do our usual Trader Joe's and Sprouts shopping.
Debora, the eggs I bought at the farmer's market were wonderful! I'd love to buy them from you for $2.00 a dozen though! My teeth and gums were not sore before I was told I needed the graft. I was told it is at least partly because I brush too vigorously on that side. My eye is much better. The lady at the supplement section of Jimbo's suggested colloidal silver drops to put in my eye and they really helped. It still isn't 100% better though so we'll see how it goes. Right now Dan uses the old computer and I use the new one. We'll see how he wants to work it when we get the new one set up but either way I'll still be able to come here.
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Hello! Another week has zoomed by. Getting ready for 4-H took a lot of the day but there’s always a lot to at the beginning of the year. It wasn’t a large group but it was a good meeting. The two new song leaders each led a song and we had our installation service and business meeting.
Tuesday morning we headed for town for an 8 am appointment. Happily, his blood pressure was down so will stay on the med he’s on now and keep an eye on it. Then we got the oil changed and went to Walmart. We found a tracfone smartphone for $30 so bought it. Ralph did not realize how steep the learning curve would be so it’s been a hard and some times frustrating week. Now we’re waiting on a new sim care for Ralph’s old phone so we can switch my uncle to it.
Good News Club started in the afternoon. We had had a lot of rain so couldn’t get through one way so took the long way there and home. The exciting part is we had 24 kids – several new ones. It will take a bit to learn all the names. I have tomorrow to get my attendance list made and verse cards ready but should be home all day.
Wednesday morning was Bible study – we had goodies cause we celebrated the October birthdays. One couldn’t be there so we’ll celebrate again this week. Then we had church in the evening. Thursday morning I worked with friend at church. Late afternoon we went to visit my uncle and then on to 4-H Council meeting. We were going to eat between so called youngest and she and her husband met us there so that was fun. Friday was our errands and then home the rest of the day. Since no one was coming for Sunday, I started on the house but didn’t push things.
Saturday I watched Lori’s two youngest (3 and 8). I started out at their house – did dishes and folded a bunch of laundry. Guess I can start doing more of that when I stop to do dishes. About noon we came out to our place and ate and played. Then at 5, Ralph and I and the girls went to McDonalds and then home. I thought it went okay.
Today was SS and church. No one was coming for dinner so we talked as long as we wanted. It had cooled down during church. 50 this morning and down do 40 and still raining and there’s a chance we’ll see some snow and have a freeze. Always something going on.
Isabella, glad to hear the surgery went well. Doesn’t sound like it has slowed you down at all. Interesting they said you brushed too hard cause when I was having the pain with mine, I think I brushed harder there thinking that would help – never thought about asking the dentist but probably nothing much they could do. Glad to hear your eye is much better. I got my eyes checked Friday and when I was telling them about having trouble reading on the computer, they said that’s cause I had to look up to use the bifocal part. In actuality, my vision has not changed much. He tweaked the script but said I could stay with these glasses if I want and since that saves money, that’s what I’ll do. And since I went on medicare, the appointment cost less too. A benefit of getting older. 😊
As long as you can still visit with us, I don’t care which computer you are on.
Oh yeah, nephew-in-law had check-up and was okayed for next round of chemo (already halfway done) and they upped his steroid as his arm was having more problems – the steroid raises his BP so had to take a bed for that but using the arm is important.
Will send this off and then maybe I’ll rest my eyes for a bit. We have church tonight – 2nd part on evangelism. Have a good week.
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Another week is over. I think I was home Monday – always lots on my list. Tuesday was Good News Club. We started the small groups which went well. Neither of the older girls came so that was disappointing to the teacher who prepared. Wednesday I had Bible study. Ralph and I ate and then we went to Wichita to visit my uncle. We had to take his phone to Verizon to get some info and finally (after an hour) got him changed over to tracfone which will cost less. Something doesn’t seem right in his total minutes but will figure that out later. Now he has to learn a new ring since we gave him Ralph’s flip phone. Ralph is getting more used to his smart phone. I’m not hearing complaints and he’s figuring things out as he uses it so that’s nice. He likes that he can speak his texts. We ate at Wendy’s and then went to church.
Thursday Arlene and I worked on going through Wordless book bracelets. The woman we give most of them too to use in Paraguay is visiting her parents and grandkids (and son). We were able to send 1000 back with her. Also, on Thursday Alan was finally able to start combining again so they have been busy with that the last three days. So Friday I got to go to town by myself. I didn’t have a real long list so was able to make it home by noon and get a few things done at home.
That evening I went to Thomas’ last home football game. It was a nice evening – not windy and not too cold. Sunrise won which was fun but even better Thomas made a 78 yd touchdown. His normal job is tackling and I didn’t see how he got the ball but everyone was watching this one player streak down the field and then we realized it was Thomas. A player from the other team reached just have he crossed the goal line. Of course, he doesn’t usually run that fast that long so he was out of breath and he pulse rate was quite high. So the doctor there (in case somone gets hurt) monitored Thomas and he didn’t get play the rest of that quarter. I didn’t get home until 11 but didn’t beat Ralph by much.
I have enjoyed being home all day today. I straightened the house some. Tomorrow our 4-H club is doing 4-H Sunday so no one is coming here. I’m fixing meatloaf in the crockpot. Made a pistachio salad and baked dinner rolls. They rose well today. I made some chocolate muffins just to use up a couple of mixes I had. Then when my friend came to get eggs, she brought me some banana bread and some chocolate banana bread so we’ve got plenty to eat. I got my one basket out to load the plates and glasses in. We’ll use silverware from church. It won’t be a large group but it’s still fun.
We’ll just have two teachers in Sunday School tomorrow. The third one just found out she has the shingles so is contagious right now. 13 kids will keep us hopping. I had to quickly get the lesson ready too. But that’s not too hard to do for 2 year olds.
No matter the week, I seem to find plenty to do. Looks like not one has been here since I was last. So quiet. I’ll go ahead and post since I wrote and then go eat my pizza.
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Good morning! I didn't get here yesterday because Jami and I went to an early 9:30am matinee to see "A Star Is Born" starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It was an excellent movie. Of course we cried several times! I don't remember if I have seen either of the older versions but the acting and music were very good in this one. Jami and I haven't gone to the movies together in a VERY long time! I couldn't have any of the popcorn with her but that was OK with me. We went to a "luxury" theater called the Angelika Theater where you have recliners with little tables attached and can order a meal at the concession stand and bring your food into the theater with you. It is also assigned seats so you choose your seats when you purchase your tickets. The seats are very comfortable but a tad too big for me to be totally comfortable as weird as that sounds. When I got home I made lunch for Dan and I. We had mac and cheese from Trader Joe's. One of my favorites. We did our usual shopping but did not eat out. Instead I bought a rotisserie chicken from Sprouts for dinner. It was delicious as usual.
My brother Joe's furnace and hot water system are all linked together and it went out Thursday night. When I called him Friday he was in a panic. The heating company he usually uses told him the system is too far gone (leaking in too many places) and would have to be replaced. Minimum cost would be $7,000 and they couldn't do it until Mon. or Tues. I talked him through what his options were. I suggested he get a second opinion and a recommendation from our nephew Mike. As for being in a house without hot water or heat for 4 days, I told him he could either get a heater and an extra blanket, he could go to a hotel, or he could ask someone if he can stay with them for a few days. He is VERY uncomfortable asking anyone for something like that so he opted to call Mike for a recommendation. The guy Mike recommended said they would be there 8:am Monday to assess the issue. In the meantime he decided to buy a heater and a blanket. Of course, being the procrastinator that he is, he waited until 9pm his time Saturday to go and buy everything so Dan and I spent a couple hours from our Saturday evening to walk him thru which heater to choose (he called us from Home Depot) then help him figure out how to safely get it set up and running.
After that, we watched a few shows and went to bed.
I don't know if you are watching any of the new shows but there are a few good ones. We are enjoying "Manifest" although it's a little weird but very suspenseful. We are also REALLY enjoying "God Friended Me". It is really well done with good storylines and good acting. For comedies so far we like "The Neighborhood" and "The Kids are Alright". The other shows we're recording are just OK. Will probably delete a few eventually.
Today will be my usual church at 8:30am then shopping at Jimbo's then home to do my Sunday cooking for the week. I'm toying with the idea of going back to my old church but haven't decided yet. I may switch back and forth for a while.
Debora, how exciting for Thomas to make such an amazing touchdown! That must have been really fun to watch. Nice to hear that the doc was there to monitor him and had him rest for a while. Also good that it didn't take Ralph too long to get used to the Smartphone. One of these days Dan and I will take that leap! Also nice to hear that Medicare made your eye appt. cheaper!
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Good evening...lots of comments for me to read, but I want to comment myself, even before reading them, in case I run out of time. I got John interested in the World Series, so he's occupied for a short while at least. Last night, he watched about an hour, but on the weekends when he says he wants to watch a ball game, he only lasts about 10 minutes.
Anyway, these last few weeks have been pretty miserable, these shingles are awful. Plus, I'm just plain drained from chemo and dealing with John. But, I'm still here and will catch you up as I can. I am getting emails from cousins asking me how we are, so it's time for an update, been a long time since I've been in contact with anybody.
Nancy and I are playing phone tag and have an intimate relationship with each others answering machines. Norma and I talk almost daily. She is so happy with her new husband and new life, loves retirement and is moving to Arizona. More on that later. I gotta go.0 -
Hi all, I was able to work yesterday morning so I worked from 6am to 12pm. Very happy that I was able to get somewhat caught up. Went to the farmer's market afterward to get some wonderful green beans and treated myself to some sprouted hummus. Dan and I did our usual grocery shopping afterward then watched some shows.
I'm going to make chicken cacciatore today for dinner. We make it with marinara sauce, boneless skinless chicken thighs, carrots, onions, and potatoes. Delicious!
Sheryl, so glad you got a chance to check in. Sorry you are still having issues with the shingles and that the chemo is kicking your butt. I will continue to pray for you and John. I would love to be included in the cousin email updates if you ever think of it. Check in when you can.
Debora, I'm sure you are busy as always. Have a wonderful week.
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Hi, I keep putting off writing cause it seems like I “don’t Have time” but other things wait. We took 17 boxes of books to Kansas City one day. Plus we visited the usual book stores. We left before daylight but got home just early enough for Ralph to gather eggs. I got to Good News Club, babysit on Wednesday nights during Bible study. I’ve been to Bible Study. We almost to the end of the book of James so need to order new books – will do Colossians/Philemon next by Elizabeth George. I took granddaughter to 4-H Officers training. I’m trying to go through record books and things at home. Today I’m going to our County 4-H Achievement Celebration and then on to Thomas’ play – Arsenic and Old Lace. Last night I went to his final football game. I’m not sad that era is done. Sadly, they lost this one and during the last quarter, Thomas got hit hard and they had to stop the game for a few minutes. Fortunately, all is well. I’ve managed seeing Uncle Joe each week. Guys finally got back out in the field combining soybeans so Ralph has been making trips to and from Wichita – sometimes waiting in line 2-3 hours. Last week Deacon spent 3 nights and 4 days in the hospital with his asthma. One night was in PICU. We went to see him and watched the other kids for an evening too. So there doesn’t seem to be a lack of something to do.
This morning Derek came out and replaced our front stool (the back one is for another day). It worked but not well and we were pouring more and more water down it. It still needs a tweak but he needed to get to a house closing. He also put a new sink and faucet in. I made a trip to town for a couple of things he needed. While I was gone he got all the hard water deposits off the countertop. Looks brand new – now, the question is, can I keep it that way.
Tomorrow morning is Youth Sunday. They are in charge of the Youth Sunday – Thomas is a part of a skit and one of the two “preachers”. Afterwards, they serve everyone a meal they have fixed.
It’s about time for me to leave so I’ll go ahead and send this now so you know I’m alive and well and do a reply later. Sunshine here.
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Hi all, We had a potluck for Halloween at work. Everyone requested I bring my deviled eggs again. They were a big hit. It was a nice spending non-work related time together as we ate lunch.
This has been a hectic but good weekend. I'm just now getting a chance to visit. Spent all of yesterday with Dan. Did mostly usual stuff but nice to have the whole day together.
Today I cleaned the new shower with my glasses on this time and noticed a crack in the grout in the 2 back corners. I guess everything settled. I called the guy who installed the shower and he came out pretty quick today and caulked it. Made Dan and I very happy.
Now I will do my usual Sunday cooking for the week.
Debora, how was Youth Sunday? What did the kids make for a meal?
Have a great week!
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This morning was good. We had all 13 of our kids in Sunday School. They did well. But still glad we have three of us there. The service was not as long today but that’s normal when the Youth Group does it. They had the pianist, special music, announcements – well everything but when their youth sponsor spoke and then the pastor had the closing prayer. Thomas was good in his skit and did a fine job with his part of the message on obedience. Everyone did good but I’m partial to him. Then we enjoyed a delicious meal – cheesy potatoes, pulled pork sandwich, green beans, orange jello and butter finger dessert. We hung around and visited and were some of the last to leave.
Since we got home, I’ve been watching taped shows, working on the computer, walking and taking it easy. Ralph has been working on some questions our daughter-in-law sent him – getting ready for his 80th birthday party. Next will do my list for tomorrow and gear up for the week. I also listened to the message from my uncle’s friend. She has left me alone for a couple of months. It wasn’t a pleasant message. Basically I’m being cruel and wrong and if I don’t change things, she’ll take me before a judge. I’ll let you know when that happens. He’s not in a prefect place (who is) but he’s in good place for him and I’m still not going to let her take him out.
Isabella, glad you and Jaime could enjoy a movie together. I’ve heard that’s a good one. Nice that you could help your brother over the phone take care of the heating problem. It’s so good when you have someone to bounce ideas off.
I really hadn’t watch any of the shows you mentioned but I tape God Friended Me in case 60 minutes doesn’t start on time so checked it out and liked it. I like New Amsterdam this season and the new Last Man Standing.
I didn’t realize you cook for the week on Sunday but that’s smart with you working and the commute. What did you fix for this week? Sorry you have to go to church along again but glad you can go. Is one church closer? Cool that you got such quick service on the shower. I’ll have to be more careful in the front bathroom since it looks so good now and should clean up the back room better before Derek works on it (I’m probably not the best of housekeepers.)
Sheryl, so good to hear from you. Even just a “hi” lets us know you’re there. I’m sure the shingles have been worse for you to deal with everything else you have going on. Best thing for you to do is to rest and we’ll keep praying for you.
Watch out for those answering machine romances. Glad you and Norma can keep up with each other so well. Will Arizona be closer or further from you? Probably doesn’t make that much difference – just curious.
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Good morning! I'm going to go to the farmer's market today to get some honey and hopefully some chard. Then Dan and I have our library concert later. We've seen this performer before. He does a lot of Jimmy Buffet songs. Should be a nice weekend. Weather has been in the high 70's to mid 80's. Dan's heel has been hurting. Sounds to me like plantar fasciitis which I have heard is very painful. I will try to get him to go to the doctor and get it diagnosed. We'll see how that goes. These men are very stubborn when it comes to doctors!
Debora, this past Sunday I cooked a bunch of ground beef and used it in several meals such as tacos. I also made a big pot of chicken cacciatore and got several meals out of that. I even froze a container that we'll get a couple of meals from. This Sunday I'll probably make a casserole. Maybe a chile relleno casserole. Yes, the newer church is closer. That's part of the reason I'm still going there. I'm glad you're enjoying God Friended Me. We are still enjoying every episode.
Sheryl, I'm praying for you and John every day.
Love you guys!
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Another week has zoomed past. As weird as it may sound, I did not realize how much I could enjoy having the toilet flush each and every time with no help from me. It’s a little loud but hopefully when a bunch of people are here we don’t notice it. Monday I was home all day. My original plan was to clean one room a day (not a deep clean but a little more than surface) to be ready for Thanksgiving. Then that day I thought I try and do the jobs I could get knocked off the list and I did pretty go for that. But I didn’t get the living room done and the next day I had just as many different little jobs to put on the list. But I kept trying and things I can put off till afterThanksgiving, I moved ahead in the card file.
Tuesday was Good News Club. We had to meet upstairs because of voting but it went okay and the kids did a good job of being quiet with their feet. Wednesday morning was Bible study. The afternoon at home and babysitting during church in the evening. Alan and Ralph were busy combining and hauling soybeans in to get all done they could before the snow came.
Thursday morning I babysat for Lindsey . I only had the baby so it was easy cause she slept most of the time. Ralph went along cause it was snow/raining. Roads were not ever bad but visibility was affected some. Ralph did some stuff while I was babysitting (walking around the house and reading). We are at McDonalds and then went to visit my uncle. We didn’t stay a long time but he basically told us good bye. Maybe he waned to get back to his nap. As we drove back home, we saw snow sticking to he ground. We ended up with about two inches but driving was never a big problem.
Friday morning was the usual errands. In the evening we went to the Haggai Banquet. Delicious meal and good speaker. Enjoyed the conversation at out table too. Today Ralph went to a meeting and then to a bunch of bookstores that were having a sale so I had the day at home to myself. I came p with a new game plan and feel good about what got done. I got the bathroom stuff back in the bathroom, the basement picked up from two weeks ago, started on stuff for 4-H (Monday night). It’s our Achievement so more to do than a lot of meetings so will hopefully work on it tomorrow too. I think it’s too much to leave all for Monday. Tomorrow we have our family shoebox packing party (doing 100 boxes) so loaded up stuff I have here and got food ready for noon meal – taking sandwich stuff and everyone can make their own.
Isabella, thanks for sharing how you gear up your meals for he week. That’ smart o have to not think so hard when you come home from work each night. I have another curiousity question for you. Does Dan take care of the housework or do you do some of it each evening cause you never talk about having to clean?
Your weather is much warmer than ours. We started at 18 this morning but did get up to 42 so most of the snow is gone. We seem to do a lot of jumping around with out temps.
Oh dear, pain in the foot is not good and if it’s the plantar thing, my niece had that and it is painful. Not sure if there’s a lot you can do. Good luck on the doctor visit. Guy can be stubborn.
Will let you go and maybe work on typing the program for Monday. Not too hard to do since I copy and paste last years and then make appropriate changes. :
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Started my day out making Dan and I a nice breakfast. Then I had a Cutco knife rep come and sharpen my knives at 10:00am. They sharpen them for free as part of the lifetime guarantee. I don't know if you've ever heard of Cutco? The knives are pretty expensive but they are made in the USA and are guaranteed forever. Even if you pass them down from generation to generation. I know a gal who has her grandmother's Cutco set and they are still going strong. I have a Cutco knife sharpener but it is only for the straight edge blades and it is still nice to have someone else sharpen them from time to time. I bought a knife sharpener like mine from the gal today and will give it to my friend in FL for Christmas. Dan and I did our usual shopping around 2pm. Spent a lot today. I bought an organic chicken to cook for Thanksgiving. It cost $15.00. Seems silly in a way when I could have gotten an already cooked rotisserie chicken for $7.99 like I did last year. But I just felt like cooking one this year so there we have it.
We are going to our Friends Jackie & Ken's for dinner tonight. She is going to make eggplant parmigiana and tiramisu. YUM!!! I'm bringing the salad. I found a "super foods" salad kit at Costco with kale, broccoli stems, sliced brussels sprouts, cranberries, pepitas and red cabbage with a sort of coleslaw dressing. Hope they like it. We always have a really nice time with them so I'm really looking forward to it.
Debora, funny you should ask about cleaning. I am not really much of a "Suzy Homemaker". With just Dan and I the house stays fairly neat (except the couple of corners where I tend to stack paperwork). Dan only cleans his shower and does his own laundry and I clean the rest of the house on Saturday. Mostly dust and sweep and clean the bathrooms. After meals I wash the dishes and he dries. It works for us.
OK, I gotta go finish getting ready for our night out. Have a great week!
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Hello. Family shoebox packing party was fun. I forgot to get rubberbands so Lori got some and put them on the shoeboxes after 4-H on Monday. She also, for fun, put them in the shape of a Christmas tree. She said it wasn’t easy to do. But everyone enjoyed it. We had our achievement night at 4-H. Weather wasn’t real nice so some stayed home so plenty of pizza. Ralph and I took 2 of the family shoeboxes to take to Chick-fil-a to get a coupon for a free sandwich. We did that on Thursday (Ralph’s birthday) when we also wenT to the Grand Opening of a Half Price Bookstore. Ralph told them it was his birthday and they gave him a $15 gift card. We bought about $100 worth of books so it got used.
Sunday was a big celebration for Ralph’s 80th. I ordered pizza for the family to eat after church and then they started decorating (I baked a pie to use to sing to Derek since his birthday was the next day). Derek and Lindsey had done most of the prep work. There were centerpieces on the tables and a big display of pictures of him over the years, tractors and chickens. People came from 2:30 to 4:30. We had a guest “book” and I counted about 160 that came – not including our family. Ralph thoroughly enjoyed visiting with everyone as they came and people stayed around visited. They served cake (chocolate or white), mixed nuts and pop (Ralph’s request). He has enjoyed all the cards people brought and is still getting some in the mail. We had a sheet cake left and the round decorative one left. The sheet cake I’ll put out tomorrow and I cut the top into slices and froze it. It’s a snickerdoodle flavor.
I’ve been working on straightening the house and gearing up for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I did the ham (cooked it Monday) and today baked 2 batches of dinner rolls and 2 dozen deviled eggs. Everyone else is bringing the rest of the food. If everyone comes, we’ll have 34 here so the house will be very full but we survive it for one day. Hopefully, the weather will be nice.
Alan has been trying to finish up the soybeans before we get more rain which is supposed to happen Friday. He even has someone helping in one field. He finished the field by our house although some of it still has to be hauled in. In the morning, Alan wants to get the combine home and things under cover. Ralph has to grind some feed first thing.
Tomorrow we have a Thanksgiving service at 10. It’s one of the best service of the year cause it’s people in the congregation sharing why they are thankful. Then we’ll eat around one. My niece is bringing out my uncle so I’ll fix his plate with hopefully easy to eat food. We’ll have smoked turkey (my nephew-in-law with the brain tumor did it for us even though they won’t be here), ham, cheesy potatoes, pistachio salad, green bean casserole, crockpot corn, deviled eggs, rolls, cranberry sauce, dressing, olives and some other relish stuff. And pies and cakes for dessert. No one should leave hungry. They usually stay into the evening and eat leftovers.
Thomas will not be here since he is on his senior trip and is in Israel. Lori and family will head to Dallas on Friday to help with the shoeboxes there. We don’t do Black Friday craziness but we may go to the bookstores for something fun to do.
Isabella, do you have a lot of Cutco knives? I don’t have any. Some of the kids have a few. Glad you got all your weekend things done. Are you fixing your chicken tomorrow? What else did you have? Yes, just having the two of your makes a difference and there’s less dust in town too. But I would also guess that you are very organized, not a big keeper and are basically decluttered. I hope I’m like you someday. I love that you can keep it up like that and make it seem so easy.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Our dinner out at our friends Jackie & Ken was really nice! We had a wonderful time. Ate way too much though. Haven't pigged out like that in a while.
I'm going to roast my organic chicken today on a "beer can chicken" style ceramic roasting pan. Should turn out very moist. I'll also make mashed potatoes and broccoli. I also plan to make pumpkin bread for dessert. Should be a nice relaxing day. I have a 4 day weekend so that will be really nice and relaxing also.
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Hi all, hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Ours was very simple and nice. The chicken came out very moist but the legs never seemed to get cooked enough - even when I put them back in the oven for another half hour.
We went out to eat yesterday. Went to the Hamburger Factory and had a very large burger and fries but it was our only meal for the day so we didn't feel too bad about pigging out. Today we will do our usual shopping. I have some leftover mac and cheese and I think I will combine it with the leftover chicken and throw in some broccoli or other veggie - Oh, and of course, more cheese!
- and make a skillet meal out of it. Tomorrow I will make a quinoa, artichoke heart and spinach (and cheese!) casserole. Yummy and freezes well.
Debora, I realized later that I never answered your question about my Cutco knives. I have 2 that I bought when I was 17yrs old. A carving knife and a French knife. I went to a demonstration to see if I wanted to sell them. I did not but I was so impressed that I bought 2. I bought the rest of the set - 5 knives, a spreader, a carving fork (to go with my carving knife), and a pizza cutter - when we first moved into this house about 15 yrs ago. I love them and the forever guarantee makes them well worth while. And they are still made in the USA! My French knife fell from a magnetic strip many years ago and the tip broke off. I figured it was my fault so I never did anything about it. When I bought the rest of the set the rep said I should send it in to be replaced anyway. So I did and they replaced the blade for free no questions asked. You just pay for shipping. My favorite is my santoku knife. My latest rep said I should send in my Cutco cutting board and they'll replace it. Again, I pay the shipping.
Sheryl, we miss you! Praying for you both.
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As I said I look forward to our Thanksgiving Day service and it was a good one. From all those that shared was so much to be thankful for – some of it was hard stuff but God still walks beside you. Everyone showed upand the kitchen table was covered with food. Then after the first round, we put things away and put out the desserts. I pushed the cake and several took some home so just had about 10 pieces to freeze. We had pumpkin, apple, pecak and chocolate pie, a sopapilla dessert, a brownie cake and birthday cake. It was a beautiful day so the older kids spent a lot of time outside. The little ones played inside. I got tickled at Maggie whose 3. After using the bathroom, she came out and said grandma got a new stool, a new sink and a new toothbrush. She was right on all three counts but I was surprised she notice the toothbrush. I finally bought a more expensive electric one so we’ll see if it makes a difference. My niece brought my uncle out. People didn’t spend a lot of time visiting with him but he enjoyed watching everyone. Around 5:30 we brought the leftovers back out and people ate again but not as much. People visited, read, slept, worked on my puzzle and just enjoyed the day. We even had open windows to keep the house from getting too hot. The last ones left about 7.
Friday we needed to take Jim’s car to the shop to have the brakes worked on so we went ahead and went to town. We went to Half Price Bookstore again, to Dillons for a few things and ate at McDonalds. Then we stopped by Derek’s and got the pictures and stuff they had borrowed. Lindsey was working on putting their tree up. All those kids and she still keeps things looking so nice.
So with the afternoon and today, I just about have the house back in shape. I am making the taco meat for tomorrow. I still have a salad to make and cookies to bake.
Yesterday Julie came by to get some yarn (she making all the nieces and nephews hats for Christmas using a round loom.) They found a dead mouse on the floor so I still have to get it out. Glad it waited to expire till after everyone left. Hope there aren’t too many more. It’s not a very big one.
I have a itinerary of where Thomas is on his Israel trip so that’s fun to keep track of. I didn’t realize he’s gone a whole two weeks. Will finish the stuff I mentioned and getting close to finishing the puzzle – although the last part is always the hardest.
Isabella, glad your meal turned out so nice and you outings have been fun. It does sound like cutco does stand behind their knives. I got some knives when we got married and they still are cutting so I probably won’t take the plunge at this time of my life.
Got everything done for tomorrow and I finished the puzzle. My sister and I started this puzzle last Easter. Won’t work another one with her. And I don’t plan to do another 1000 piece one – but plans are always subject to change.
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Good morning! We are having our company holiday party today. It is being held at the Del Mar Race Track (and fair grounds). They have horse races. We are in one of the "celebrity" booths. It would not have been my choice, especially so early in the month, but it is nice that our division manager wants to do something nice for us. The food should be really good. I am going to drive to my co-worker Paula's house and ride to the track with her. It ends at 5pm but we'll probably leave around 3pm.
Later Dan and I will do our usual shopping. He has been so discouraged and depressed lately. I'm worried about him. Don't know how to help him other than to pray and I know that is the best thing I can do for him but it is still hard to see him so unhappy. But I have to keep reminding myself that our Lord is good, He is sovereign, and He loves us.
Wow Debora, amazing that you've had your knives since you got married! You must take really good care of them. There are several good brands of knives. Do you know what brand they are? I agree, no reason to get new knives. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". How do you sharpen them?
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It's been a week with the usual activity. We had Good News Club, Bible study, worked with Arlene, visited uncle and errands (got a gift for uncle that Santa will give him at home Christmas party), my weekly errands on Friday and to an appointment for Ralph and visit to the thrift store one morning. Today was a 40th wedding anniversary and a wedding - good food at both events. I have the house straightened of my stuff. Ralph still has some book stuff to take care of. Even though we'll just have 4 here to eat, I like things picked up. Since we were gone a good part of today, I picked up a frozen lasagna and french bread. Keeping it simple.
Hope you enjoyed you company party and the food. Some people have so many Christmas activities, they may have been trying to get ahead of the busyness. Glad you had someone to go with. You got some extra visiting in that way.
Glad Dan will go and do the shopping with you. Do he use any medication for his depression. That can be hard to fight. Will be praying. My husband is so outgoing, it's hard to me to imagine what it would be like for you. I'm so glad you have the Lord to take you through it.
After you asked me about the knives I had to google them - they are Ekco Arrowhead and according to the internet very good knives and even a collector's item. It's possible they need to be sharpened but I keep using them.
How much decorating do you do? The place I put the tree last year won't work this year so I need to figure out what to do. But first I need to get some yearly reports done. Have been "struggling" with the financial one all week and just this morning found one number i wrote down wrong (back 5 months) - just keep reading it right I guess. So that will make things easier.
We got a big rain last night - glad it didn't get cold enough to freeze. Not so nice for the living nativity going on but you deal with whatever there is.
Enjoy your week.
P.S. Sheryl, sure hope you are doing okay.
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Thank you Debora and Isabella for constantly thinking about me. I'm "hangin' in there" and every morning, for weeks, I've been saying I've got to get over here and chat with you and fill you in, but something always happens to distract me. John's been getting up early again. I'm here now, but who knows for how long?
A Very Good Morning to you. So far, it's been good for me. I got the animals fed and got my coffee and have a moment to sit at the computer. John went back to bed, but again, who knows for how long? I still haven't gone all the way back to my last comment to read all your comments to the present, but maybe later today, I can catch up. There is football on all day and John may get interested long enough to allow me to do that. He watches tv anywhere from 5 minutes to a half hour at a time, but just can't sit still. He looks out the window and has to show me whatever it is that he may be seeing. I can't say no and go over to the window or on outside if it's good weather and John is outside and he comes and gets me. I read your yesterday's comments and Isabella, I know exactly how you feel about Dan and depression. I am praying for you and Dan as I pray for John in that respect too. He is so frustrated and depressed, it's hard to watch and there's nothing we can do to help them except pray. Yes, God is good and He has a Perfect Plan for us.
I'm still always tired, that's frustrating too. My mind has a list of things to do, but my body will not cooperate. The shingles have healed on the skin, but there's residual tingling deep inside. Kind of prickly and sometimes it seems like electrical shocks. Weird and uncomfortable, but so much better than it was.
I got a lot of really good information from The Truth About Cancer and Chris Beat Cancer and through them, I also got involved in other webinars and more information about nutrition and other alternative healing. But, now I'm inundated with emails to sign up for more and more webinars, etc. I registered for one about Autoimmune Secrets and never had time to watch any of the episodes. Others sounded so interesting, but at a time that's not convenient for me to sit at the computer for an hour or two. Well, there's never an hour or two for me to sit at the computer, constant distractions. I had one quite a long time ago about detoxifying body and home. I watched the first episode and it was very interesting. I couldn't get back to the rest of it as it aired, so I purchased the dvd package and I still haven't watched it. I think I need to UNregister from some of these things because my email inbox is overflowing and I'm overwhelmed. Delete, delete, delete. I get so wrapped up in browsing through those emails that I don't get any written and sent.
I still haven't updated my cousins or my NM Family. When I do, soon I hope, I'll send an email to you too Isabella.
I'll sign off now and hopefully can read some of your comments so I can join in the conversation. Be back later.
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Another week has zoomed by. We just had Jim and Lori and the 2 littles over after church. And they only stayed till 2 when they picked up the other two from Christmas program practice. Sunday evening at church was a Christmas program focusing on Whose Child Is This. Good.
Monday was working on the treasurer books and getting the yearly report done and I had a terrible time getting things to add up but eventually, I got it figured out. That was the day Thomas got back form his Israel trip. Still haven’t had a chance to talk to him. Good News Club went well. Wednesday afternoon was the Fesper at church. It’s for those who ar 70 and up but I get to go because my husband is in the age range. We had a program and then a light meal – soups and fruit and peppernuts. That night was church and babysitting.
Thursday afternoon was Willing Workers so I finished prepping for it in the morning – cutting strings, finding my wrapping paper, etc. Everyone brings a treat for it so lots of goo refreshments. The program was by two who had been to Israel last May. Very interesting. Friday was the usual trip to town and the evening we went to a visitation for a cousins’ son (he was only 52 and thankfully, a Christian). The funeral was this morning and then there was a lunch with more visitng. The rest of today has been getting ready for tomorrow. I have my meatloaf mxed up, baked brownies and made dinner rolls. I just finished up the dishes.
Tomorrow night is the children’s Christmas program. Our class will practice during Sundy School. We sing two verses of Away in the Manger. Even if the kids don’t sing they will look cute.
Sheryl, fighting the shingles and cancer stuff at the same time is exhausting. Hopefully, you keep feeling better and get a bit more energy. Taking care of John is another full-tie thing. So glad you are able to go with the flow.
Yes, it would take some time, but unsubscribing from things you don’t have time for would be a smart idea. I too would like to hear what you write for your cousins when you get around to it.
We have cold weather but at least not snow or ice to mess with.
Enjoy your week.
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Hi ladies, we had our free concert yesterday. It was good. Then we went to Villa Capri for Italian food. I got a calzone. It was HUGE. I only ate about a 1/4 of it and gave 1/4 to Dan. I'll have lunch for a couple of days. Then we did our shopping. Our church had a children's pageant today. It was really cute.
Sheryl, it is SO good to hear from you! I can't imagine what it's like to have the risidual of the shingles inside. I'll keep praying for you. Thanks for praying for Dan. I keep getting a lot of email invites too but I have them go into a special folder right off the bat so they don't clog up our inbox and make Dan crazy. Then I usually delete most of them. Like you, I just don't have the time. I appreciate that you will include me in the email when you send your update.
Debora, I didn't decorate for Christmas last year and probably not this year either. Maybe some day I will again. I do put up a few things at work. No, Dan is not on any medication. He tried a couple but got all the side effects and no benefit so he only takes the xanax as needed now.
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Good morning all, I had a really nice day yesterday. I went to the farmer's market with my friend Jackie. We went to a new restaurant for lunch afterward and sat and talked for quite a while, then went to Big Lots. It is a discount store for "overstocked" items. Is there a Big Lots near either of you? I bought several boxes of Christmas cards. They took another 25% off the already low price. I already sent out my cards but I didn't have any extras in case I got a surprise card in the mail from someone and wanted to send one to them. Afterward Dan and I did our usual Trader Joe's and Sprouts shopping then watched an old movie Judgement at Nuremburg (very heavy but very powerful) then a couple of comedies to lighten the mood.
Today I am going over Jami's after church so she can dye my hair. Yay! I always look forward to hair dye day so I can look younger again and also so I can have the pleasure of Jami's company. We're not going to hang out much afterward today though because she has a funeral to go to plus get ready for her mom's arrival tomorrow for the holidays.
My brother Joe was in the hospital this week. We found out he has diverticulitis. One of the pockets burst and he got an infection so they had to go in and clean it out. He is in a recovery rehab now and hopes to go home tomorrow or Tuesday. They want to go in again after he recovers sufficiently and "clean out" the rest of the pockets before they burst. He had been complaining of abdomen pain for MONTHS and the doctors couldn't figure out what the problem was. Diverticulitis is pretty common so I'm surprised that none of them thought to check for it. They even performed a hernia surgery but there was no hernia! Scary!
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Merry Christmas – the day is just around the corner. And what a special day to celebrate for us as Christians. Our family gathered together Friday night. I ordered Pizza Hut pizza and everyone brought snacks (I made cream puffs and peppernuts). We ate, got the annual picture with the grandkids, read the Christmas story and then had fun watching everyone open their gifts. They headed home around 9.
Today was a good Sunday. We had all 13 of the regulars and 1 visitor in Sunday School - went well. Only had three of Lori's kids here at dinner. Alan was doing something with Katie's family. Jeremiah had volleyball so his dad took him and Lori was home with a bad pain from her sciatic nerve. It was quiet but fun. We had cake and ice cream for dessert - said it was in memory of my sister - today would have been her birthday.
Seems like I haven’t written cause I have keep busy. We had our Church Christmas program, Taryn had one, Alan’s kids had one, and Lori’s kids had 2 that we attended. We had our Good News Club party. The Youth Group came to carol one evening. We had Uncle Joe’s care plan meeting, his weekly visits and took to a Christmas dinner at the senior citizen’s place where he used to work (he really enjoyed that). I did the Christmas shopping (a lot online), wrapped presents. And tried to keep the house up in between.
Tomorrow night we plan to go to a Christmas Eve service with Derek’s and look at some lights. Tuesday morning we have a Christmas Day service at church, Wednesday night is the Claassen cousin get-together. Saturday my oldest sister comes for 2 nights and we have the McCullough Christmas Sunday afternoon. Also, that afternoon, I get Derek’s 5 kids (the foster babyis staying with another family) for 2 ½ days. (Her parent get them on the 28th). So you’ll understand if I don’t’ get back her for awhile. Life has not slowed down.
Isabella, I probably would not put the tree up if the kids weren’t coming. I have the nativity scene upstairs and do enjoy it. It doesn’t take decorations to celebrate. Sounds like Dan knows what’s works best for him. Not good to stay on meds if you get side effects – they are not fun.
I have shopped at Big Lots. The one close to us closed so don’t go as often. Smart to stock up on cards when you get a good buy. I have gotten away from sending any. This year I’m treasurer of our ladies group and had to send out a money gift to our missionaries. For those in the states it seemed nice to use a card so got a box at Walmart. Will pick up some after Christmas for next year. I’ve almost used the whole box.
Glad you got some pampering and friend time when you got your hair done. It’s about time for a haircut for me and I have to find a new person to do it so…..
Oh my, your brother has been through a lot. Glad they finally figured out the problem an he is on the mend.
Do you get both Monday and Tuesday off this week? Enjoy whatever time you get.
Merry Christmas to You and Yours.
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