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Good Morning, I get to go have lunch with Carol today. John had planned to go with me, we talked about it all weekend and, after lunch, we were going to go to Portland and stop by Harbor Freight. John made a list of stuff he wanted to get. Well, you guess it, he came out this morning, a little panicky, and said he wasn't prepared to go. I can't quite figure out whether it's lunch he wanted to get out of, or going over to Portland. I said Portland can wait for another day, but I am still meeting Carol for lunch and he's welcome to come along, but he begged off. He relaxed and went back to bed. The poor guy gets so upset when he has to leave home. So, I'll make it a shorter visit (maybe) and come back home. I know that someday, I won't be able to leave him at all, so I'll take advantage of lunches with friends while I can.
Did I mention that he doesn't remember going to California? I can't imagine how frustrating that must be, to not remember.
Anew, sounds interesting, thanks for doing all the research. I keep putting off getting back into the "right" routine of eating more healthy and logging it all to keep track of what I'm doing. I know what Carla said is so true, if I just do it, it will all come back to me and become a part of my daily routine and I will want to do it regularly, but that getting started part is so easy to put off.
Jannie, I am so excited for you about your kitchen. It's really coming together now and you can see the end is near, happy cooking with all new, shiny, appliances. Also, so proud of your boys.
Debora, you keep your family so "together". They are so fortunate to have you nearby and so willing to be there for what ever they need.
Marcie, how are you feeling today? Still coughing? I know how that coughing disrupts sleep...waking up exhausted, that gets old real fast.
I am having trouble getting on to OKP. Anyone else having a problem? I don't know if it's the site or my computer. I guess I'll send an email to Lynn and Susan.
I'm remembering some news about Sue having knee surgery, has that happened already? I'll need to email her too and get more details.
I talked to Christina last night on the phone, she is having so many difficulties. I can't imagine that one person can endure what she has gone through and not seeing a "light at the end of the tunnel". No hope of her pain easing up, what a terrible disease multiplied by more than one ailment piled upon another. Jason is doing better, but still needs help at home to recover.
Well, I better get the dishes done and get a shower and get ready to go, after another mug of coffee, of course.
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Good morning everyone.
Did anyone check out the Lunar Eclipse last night. Pretty cool seeing a red moon. They say this won't happen again for another 18 years. A bunch of our neighbors were all out in the street last night checking it out too. I wished I had a telescope. Would have been really spectacular. Dad pointed out that the next time this happens, I'll be 68 years old, he will most likely be dead (he'd be 89 then), and Cisco and Simon will for sure be gone. Leave it to my Dad to go there. Sheesh.
I'm sure feeling better now. I still have a cough, but it's greatly improved now. That was the worst I've felt in a very long time. Glad it's behind me. It looks like Dad may have dodged that bullet as he hasn't gotten sick at all.
Didn't do too much this weekend. Got my car washed, got my errands ran, groceries bought, etc., cleaned the bathrooms really good, laundry, light house cleaning, and weekly cooking.
I recorded 6 of the new TV series last week and watched them this weekend. Of the 6, I'm only going to stick with a show called "Limitless" and the latest "Survivor". The rest I couldn't even sit through and just deleted them. I've also started watching Sons of Anarchy on Netflix. There are seven seasons to watch, so that will keep me entertained for quite a while. I'm also watching a series that started a few weeks ago called "Fear of the Walking Dead" (a spinoff of The Walking Dead...one of my favs). Lots to record and watch when I have time. I think I'm going to drop The Big Bang Theory this year. I watched the first episode and that show just isn't as good as it used to be, hasn't been for a couple years now.
Dad took Cisco to the dog park on Saturday. He said there was this little puppy out there that was fascinated with Cisco and pestered him the whole time. Cisco just couldn't shake him. On the way home they stopped at the pet store and the guy who works there talked Dad into buying Cisco a piece of dried deer tendon. We can't give Cisco hard bones or antlers to chew on anymore (per vet), but there was enough give in the tendon that he could have that. That dog chewed on that thing for hours! In fact, when I got home from grocery shopping, he didn't even come to the door to greet me like he always does. Just kept on chewing on that thing and ignored me! I think he's missed not having an antler to chew on. I finally had to take it away from him for a while so he would quit obsessing over it. He sure didn't want to give it up!
When I was leaving for work this morning, Cisco was playing with Dad. He's so cute. He gets his favorite purple squeaky ball and puts it on the floor in front of Dad, backs up a little, and waits (with tail wagging). As soon as Dad bends over to pick up the ball, Cisco darts in there and grabs the ball first and runs off. He keeps doing this until he gets bored with the "make Dad bend over" game.
I think I'm done with the watermelon buying thing now. The last two haven't been so good. I guess the season is over. We sure got some really great watermelons this season. The good news is my favorite apple (Aurora Golden Gala) is back in the stores again. They are only there during the fall and part of the winter. Usually I have to go to one of the stores farther away from home to get them, but this year the grocery store near me is selling them. I was really excited to see them when I was shopping on Saturday. They are crisp, sweet, and have a really thin skin.
I went ahead and cancelled my Ancestry.com subscriptions this weekend. I wanted to make sure it was cancelled before it rolls over and they start charging me for the service. It was interesting, but I'm not interested in paying $20 a month for it...at least not right now.
Carla, it's sure great seeing you pop in now. How cool on finding that ship manifest from Norway! I hope the weather cools up for you so you can get your plants in. I'm sure ready to say goodbye to the hot weather! It got up in to the 90s this weekend. I'm really looking forward to nice cool Fall weather. Good luck on reaching your weight loss goals!
Isabella, what a pain having the streets cut up like that. My neighborhood will be like that soon. They have the streets all marked up right now for an upcoming project on the sewer system. They will even be cutting into the yards. Not happy about that at all. Our poor yard has had it tough enough without being watered enough, and now they are going to cut into it. I've been going to the Dollar Store for lots of years, though I haven't been to one for a few months. Can find lots of good buys there. My Mom would always go there to buy candy to keep on her desk at work.
Sheryl, I'm sorry it's been a little challenging with John this week. I just don't know how you do it. You must have a tremendous amount of love and patience.
Jannie, sorry about the bad reflux. How frustrating that must be. You try to eat healthier and this is the result!
Anew, glad you are enjoying the meal planning site.
Debora, wow, how amazing that Thomas's bike was found! Busy as usual. Do you ever just stay home and do nothing? I've mastered that. Ha!
Ok, well back to work. Have a lovely day and week everyone.
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Ha, I was finally able to get through to OKP. Have no idea what the problem was. I'm still having my Love/Hate relationship with my computer.0
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Good afternoon all, I have been busy with car things and house things so I haven't been here for a couple of days. We are hooking the car trailer to my truck and the RV to my husbands truck today when he gets home. They both need to be safety inspected so we can register them.
I took my truck to have the new tires put on and have an alignment done but couldn't do that because it needs U-Joints in the front and it would have been useless to do an alignment with that issue. We decided to forego that and fix it in a couple months down the road because my truck wouldn't pass safety inspection because I had 4 tiny holes in my muffler. The alignment is fine on my truck and my old tires were worn evenly but the problem was they were old and dry rotting. I knew my truck was sounding kind of airy if that makes any sense and I had them go ahead and put in a muffler so I could pass inspection. Now it sounds great again with the perfect rumble, lol. Even the tires sound quieter on the road and they are the same kind I had before.
My husband will register the truck and trailers on Wednesday. He has been working on the trailers and making sure everything is as it is supposed to be so we shouldn't have any problems passing the safety inspection this evening. We discovered the guy who's been working on my truck has a huge 15 acres behind his shop we can pull into and pull straight back out again so it is easier for trailer pulling, I am thankful for that.
Mygnsac-I'm sure glad you're feeling better, cisco is happy and your dad is morbid, lol. I was just talking to an old friend of mine and he was being morbid the other day too, lol. They are getting old and it's on their minds often.
Sannferris-It's good you can take lunch with a friend and I am sorry to hear about John becoming agitated. I think it comes from not knowing where he is, it must be very hard to deal with.
Isyvanek-I am glad to hear your fallen wall has had some good come from it. Hopefully people will heed the warnings and make sure they take care of that issue.
Arobed53-The ever busy lady, I am in awe of you.
Jiljawki-I am so happy to hear your kitchen has really come along. Have fun with that.
I have done some prepping of dinner foods so that it will be faster to get on the stove tonight after we get home. This is where that pre planned menu comes in handy, knowing what is for dinner and preparing for it so that we don't go out and eat since we probably won't get the trailers back on the side of the house before 8:00 pm or so. This way now I can cook dinner in about 25 minutes or so.
Have a great day everyone!
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Whew, got the big RV inspected and it's back on the side of the house.
I have a story to tell but I don't want to offend anyone regarding religion. My story is about God, he is my religion and I don't practice to preach anything, I don't even go to church anymore because the seats are so uncomfortable that I can't stand up after a service. I still believe though and I pray and sometimes I watch church on TV. I also listen to Christian radio.
Today was met with some thankful prayer because I really believe God had a hand in keeping me safe today. I had said we were going to hook up both trailers and take them to get inspected, right? Okay, so the plan changed because it was getting to be around 4:00 before the hookup even began for my truck and we had to be there before 5:30 pm. Insurance gave us 24 hours to take the RV out of storage without paying the higher rate for a 30 day period but we had to have it back in storage and on the side of the house by 3:00 pm tomorrow.
I said to my husband, "let's concentrate on the RV and get it down there, we can do my truck and car trailer tomorrow". He responded with, "OK, so plans are changing?" I said, "yes they are, I don't want to rush and we still have time to take mine tomorrow instead". He agreed it was a good idea. So we hooked up the RV to his truck and were ready to take off around 4:35 pm or so and I was going to follow him in my truck. He asked me if we still had time to do my trailer and I told him no, let's just concentrate on the RV. He feels more comfortable when I follow behind him because the road work is extensive out here.
He got into his truck and I ran out of mine and asked him if he had the trailer paperwork? No, he said so he went into the house and got the paperwork. This took about five minutes or so. He said he was stressed because he hates pulling that 40 foot trailer and I know that. I asked him to take some deep breaths, take a drink of water and do some stretching. He did that and said he felt better and was ready to go.
So, he heads back to his truck so we can leave. I had my truck running with the a/c going already and was getting ready to back out of my driveway. I let off the parking brake and my brake pedal hit the floor and I let it go and thought that was strange so I pushed it again. It went to the floor again so I opened the door and could see fluid on the ground. I put the parking brake on (thankful I was in park the whole time because I am parked on a hill) and ran out to tell my husband there was fluid under my truck and my brakes weren't working.
Now if that wasn't a divine intervention I don't know what is, I would have rolled right into our trailer and done a lot of damage and maybe someone could have been hurt today.
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Good afternoon all, I hope I didn't set you all back with my post above. Sorry if I did.
We got the car trailer inspected and back on the side of the house last night. I had put some of the Garlic chicken I had cooked this week and frozen into the oven yesterday on low to reheat it and have dinner at a good time again. I also threw in the sweet potatoes we are having twice this week so I won't have to turn the oven on again. Tonight we'll have pork chops with onions and apples with a sweet potato on the side. I like this not having to ask myself what I am cooking for dinner while using Gathered Table. I went ahead and did a one month trial for .99 cents to see if I want to continue and pay the higher rate for it.
So far so good and I see the savings will really stack up too. I am trying to make sure I only need one shopping trip per week but think I might end up having to go at least twice per week anyway. We had to go last night to get more water, I don't like the overwhelming chlorine smell in my city water so I don't cook with or drink it. We are looking into a reasonably priced reverse osmosis system to put under the sink. I also find my husband asking for more half and half for his coffee and I make him some with my 2% and whipping cream to hold him over. I might just go ahead and make sure to make a second trip to the store for those specific items, I had to steer my husband away from getting anything else while at the store though.
I've been using my little kitchen island with the boards stacked onto it for height and it's perfect so we can continue on to make the drawer and put the shelves in. I have all the slatted shelf parts primed and painted but still need to do a couple of coats with polyurethane for a stronger protection of the paint since I will be using that shelf often. I also need to stain the bottom shelf tongue and groove boards a dark walnut color. These things have to be done outside as the smell will make me ill.
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Hi everyone.
Just a popping in for a quick hi. I hope you are all having a good week.
Our weather seems to have turned now. We shouldn't get out of the 70s today, and it's drizzly too. They say we may make it up to the high 80s on Saturday, but it will be back down in the 70s on Sunday. Hopefully we've seen the last of the really hot weather now.
My cough continues to subside. Mostly just waking up with it now and then. However, now that I'm just about past all that, my new issue is I have a sore tooth. It's the tooth they worked on last Fall and it's been bugging me the last couple days. I went from the issue with my right index finger (that last several weeks, and is still not fully healed yet...doesn't hurt anymore, just still a bit tingly and not quite right yet), right into that awful virus (that last several weeks and I still have the cough), and now the tooth. I'm ready for a couple weeks of nothing at all!
Anew, I don't get set back by the beliefs of others. Nothing but respect.
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Hi, well we had a good time at Jeremiah's game. He had to be there early so Lucy played on the playground while I walked the sidewalk surrounding it. Jer's team won and then we picked up food to take home for everyone. I did get home early enough to watch Alan's kids and they were here longer than I thought they would be but we had a good time and I got my Sunday stuff done after they left.
Sunday was SS and church as usual. Only had one fussy child and that didn't last so a good class. Dinner was enjoyed - ham and crockpot potatoes, watermelon and corn. Nice and simple. Everyone was gone by 3 so I worked on my Monday list until time to head for Lori's. They were in the group heading to a evening at our new pastor's. They have to take two cars but it worked. Along with taking care of Emily, I was able to do the dishes, fold a whole bunch of laundry and get in some walking. I also went out and saw the eclipse thanks to the neighbor cause I was turned in my directions. They live in an area with curvy streets so....
Monday I had at home. Unfortunately, due to tiredness (I guess), Alan got upset with Ralph and they both said some things they should so Ralph was home for awhile. Later all calmed down and they got back in the field to combine. Ralph was done around 6 so we went to town so he could get a new pair of boots, antifreeze and ate out.
Tuesday was at home too (I could get used to this but won't have a chance) so got some bills taken care of, and a lot of this and that. The list is still very long but it helped. Today was some at home. I also got some 4-H posters to the bank (if the kids bring a poster of their 4-H year, this bank puts $25 in a savings account for them), picked up the invites for Good News Club and met a friend for lunch to celebrate my birthday late and hers early.
Tomorrow begins the going again. I'll take Ava to speech, go with my sister to her diabetes appointment and then go to Willing Workers in the evening.
Isabel, what a nice feeling to feel more caught up at work. I love the Dollar Tree for their cards and usually find some other things there too. Dan has been busy in the yard - he'll be able to enjoy the work for years to come. It's nice that he knows how to do so many things. Not fun all you went through but nice that others can take care of things before it's really bad.
Let us know how you like spirializer.
on the house. You can do a lot when they are watching a taped show and you know a deadline is coming. Due to a big celebration at the one town, no one will be here this Sunday but I'm still trying to finish picking up and trying to keep it that way. And I already have told Derek I'd keep 4 of his kids the next weekend.
Carla, looks like you've learned a lot for ancestry.com. I think my sister used it for awhile.
Sheryl, sorry for the frustrating days. I think you handle it better than I would. I know I get frustrated with Ava at times when I think she should be listening better than she is probably able too. It takes a lot of patience. Glad you were able to enjoy lunch with Carol. Oh wow, not remembering the trip - does he just think he's been at home.
Anew, I enjoy hearing about how thegatheringtable is working out for you. How smart to throw in the sweet potatoes when you were doing something else in the oven. Being able to put all you can on your phone is good too. I enjoyed the story.
Marcie, so glad the virus is on its way out but bummer on the next wrinkle. That's enough for you. Cool that your dad found something Cisco can chew on. He can be persistent. I love the game he plays with your dad. YAY for payday. Don't spend it all at once. Bummer on watermelon season being past. What will you eat this winter?
Anew, that is a lot of work for you to get your things inspected and tagged. Glad it all got done safely. So thankful all went well. And a big YAY for being to continue work on the kitchen island.
Nights are always cooling off now so heat isn't so bad to handle and I'm having to dress a little warmer on the mornings we walk. But we'll enjoy being outside as long as we can. The two of us never seem to run out of things to talk about. Ended up taking a lunch to Ralph mid-afternoon so he can have the plate I fixed for him when he comes in. Of course, I'll have to fix another one for tomorrow cause I'll be gone over the noon hour again. That just the way it goes. I'll head off and do my list and figure out what to take to the potluck Sunday.
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Good Morning, seems like forever since I popped in last. So busy doing almost nothing at all. Took a while to read comments and get caught up, glad John is sleeping in this morning.
Anew, I see God's Hand guiding all the time, so don't feel like you are offending. You didn't finish your story though, did you simply go in the same truck with your husband and forget about following? I assume there was no time to do a repair and still get there on time. So glad there was no damage and no injury.
Lunch with Carol was wonderful. I guess it was better that John didn't go...my therapy. The topic of support groups and counseling came up and I decided my lunch out with a friend is what I need. The group therapy offered by the oncologist group was never at a good time for me (and also held in Portland and I didn't want to drive at night) and the one on one counseling cost money that I didn't feel was necessary. Carol said that her son didn't use any of the group sessions either and the one time he went to a one on one counseling, the "counselor" was worse off than he was and he got very depressed and wouldn't go back.
The groups that I've been told about, regarding dealing with the dementia, also just not convenient and I don't know what good it would do. I already know so many people dealing with the same thing, I can talk to them. Carol's mother had dementia and my aunt and uncle, so I talk to Nancy a lot. And, you let me pour my heart out to you guys too, you're the greatest!
John and I wanted to take our neighbors out to lunch or dinner to thank them for all they do for us. We all just kept putting it off. Last week, I told Gayla that we NEED to put it on the calendar so we actually do it. She called me yesterday morning and asked if yesterday is a good time...she was off work. We went to a Chinese restaurant that she heard about at work and it was great. Had a great time with good friends, even though we always have a good visit just walking across the street, this was special. And, terrific food, so fresh and tasty, could tell that everything was prepared right before serving. And, lots of it, plenty of doggy bags for all four of us to have lunch again today.
As I was checking out this week's tv schedule, I see that there is no Recipe Rehab next Saturday morning. It's replaced by a new show, The Inspectors. I am sad, I really liked the recipes. I probably should not even check out the new show, I may get hooked on that one too and still watch tv every Saturday morning. I should use my time so much more wisely.
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Hi all.
I stayed home today and not doing a whole lot. Just made myself a bowl of ramen (minus the salt bomb seasoning packet) and added my own chicken broth with some turkey, spinach and corn. Turned out really good.
Cisco was just having a kanipshin. Looks like the city workers who have been working on the sewers in our neighborhood this week have started on our yard, and he's not at all happy about it. Here they are, and that's dad to the right (in the mauve shirt) pow-wowing with a couple of our neighbors. The workers have been moving through the neighborhood quickly, so they shouldn't take too long in our yard. When they are done, you almost can't tell they've been there.
Sheryl, I'm glad you have such a great support system through your family and friends (and us!). Your dinner out sounds yummy and fun.
Deborah, no shortage of yummy things to eat now. I'm craving pumpkin, so I think I'll make a batch of my pumpkin, banana, apple, oatmeal bars. I didnt use the oven much this summer and I'm ready to start roasting veggies and baking stuff again. That's good that Ralph and Alan have patched it up. Sometimes we just have to clear the air with our loved ones.
I think I'll close now and take a little nap. I'd ask Cisco to join me, be he'll be on high-alert until those guys stop messing with his yard!
Have a nice day.
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Day has gone well. Got Ava to speech and the Good News Club invites into the teacher's boxes. My sister made it to and from her appointment. She's doing well with her diabetes control. Otherwise I've worked on things here - planned what to take to the potluck Sunday, checked out my Good News Club bag, etc. etc. Worked some on the afghan. I drove the big car to town cause the power steering was not doing well on my car so Ralph worked on that this afternoon. Not good when you can hardly turn the steering wheel when you start out. Been watching my taped shows - one new one - Code Black. I liked it. Trying not to start too many new ones since I already watch too much. I have my stuff together for this evening and will head out in about an hour. We have elections along with out regular work. I don't have to worry since I already know my job. The VP becomes president the next year so that's what I'll be.
Sheryl, you eating worked out well. You had the time with Carol to talk your life over and you and John had time together with good friends. So glad he was willing to do that. You are doing what's best for you.
September changes all the shows around. I enjoyed recipe rehab too although things they acted were so easy didn't look that way to me.
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Hi All, I am just stopping in for a few minutes. I went to the senior garden today and removed most of the spent plants. I left the sorrel, 2 hot pepper plants and some garlic chives. I think I spotted some arugula coming in so that will be nice to have for salads in a few weeks. I don't think I will begin planting the winter garden until sometime late Oct or first week in Nov. I just can't see putting anything in with the crazy heat waves we have. This week has been very nice and in the mid 80's. So much cooler than the past weeks.
I am walking on my treadmill a few days a week and started doing a bit of weight lifting for my upper arms. I only use two 2 pound weights so it isn't much but it should help as the weight comes off. Plus I try to do some aerobics each day and then a couple times a week I go to Curves but I only use the machines for my legs because it seems like I might have some arthritis in my shoulder so the upper body machines are not so good for that. All in all I am in a good mindset. Plus I am just feeling so much better.
You all have a wonderful evening and I will check back in sometime next week. We have some work to do here at the house this weekend.0 -
Good Morning, almost time to start fixing lunch, but I'll take a moment to check in here first. John is outside again and I have a little time.
Carla, it sounds like you have a well rounded exercise system for every part of your body. I need to start back up with the walking tapes again. That, and my arm exercises, should help me hit all my trouble spots.
oops, John's back in already, time to go. Hope to be back later.
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Hi everyone, I was looking into a phone number that called me this morning and I stumbled on this
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Hi all.
The weekend has arrived. My tooth is steadily getting worse. I've doubled up on the tylenal and the Aleve. I called the Endodontist who gave me a root canal on that tooth a year ago and they set an appt for me for next Thursday afternoon. I suspect its going to be a long week. Hopefully their fix is to just pull the tooth. I dont want to mess with it anymore.
Here's a pic of my waggy-tailed dog. I was just playing keep away with him. He get's so excited when he finally gets to chase his favorite purple ball. He is such a stress reliever. The second pic is where he's about to pounce to on me!
Here's a pretty pic someone posted in the Sunrise post in the main forum. So pretty. I love cloud pics.
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We have countertops and as of today, running water! After 7 weeks without water it is such a relief I have so much to tell you all but will try to check in on Monday--I'm working this weekend and have been super busy. Take care and hope to check in again soon 0
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My feet are sore but will be fine by morning. I met Derek and kids at the parade at 10:30 and other than squatting while we ate was on my feet till 5. We watched the parade, walked past the booths and got something to eat (no empty tables so the kids sat on the ground and I squatted). Then we went to the kids games and i was with one of the kids in the lines. When Derek left I helped at one game. One of the bouncy things that two people could go in so I was the ready set go person. Then I took Thomas to Youth Group Bible study, came home and fixed supper and then baked brownies, did dishes and a few other small things till time to go pick Thomas up (20 minutes drive). He's spending the night here and headed right down to bed. Ralph went to a conference this morning and then to the DAV book sale - got another 4 boxes.
Here's what I think is a cute story. Alan's family went to buy groceries the other night. As they were driving Owen (who's 4) said when he got old enough and learned to drive, he would only drive to grandma's house. They asked him what about when he got a girlfriend - wouldn't he want to go see her and he said he would. Grandma is his girlfriend.
I have a casserole ready to bake in the morning. We have our church service at 9 and then are going to the Community Church service at 10:30. Lori's not coming till 10:30 (9 is pretty early) so I'll work in the nursery for her. After church there's a potluck meal and a tractor pull.
Oh - another story - In the parade there was a John Deere tractor pulling another John Deere tractor that was a little smaller and so on for 6 or 7 tractors and the last tractor had a trailer with a bunch of John Deere toy tractors on. Derek's two year old saw those toys and he took off after it. He was ready to play.
Carla, when you talk about the senior garden, is this a garden for a number of people and you take care of it for them. Gardens are about done for the year around here - we haven't had frost yet but it has been down in the 40s the last couple mornings. Great walking on the treadmill and the weightlifting. I should do something like that.
Marcie, Thursday will seem very far away with a sore tooth like that. This better be the last thing for you to have to suffer through for awhile. Cisco is so cute.
Jannie, countertops and water - what a wonderful day. Still not sure how you survived without water. Can't wait to hear more when you have time.
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Ugh. I'm still being whiny about the sore tooth. I called my dentist and left a message on his cell phone today to see if he had any advice. He left me a message on my cell phone a few hours later. Basically just said to increase the over the counter meds until I go see the Endodontist on Thursday. So, no help from him. He said he'll call me back tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath. I took 800 mg of Ibruprofin (apparently I'm not allergic like I thought) and 500 mg of Tylenal a couple hours ago and it's dulled the pain a little. Relief is only lasting a few hours at a time now. I woke up last night a couple hours after going to bed from the pain. On Monday I'll call the Endodontist to see if they can get me in any sooner this week.
I did manage to get my grocery shopping done today, made a pot of pink beans (now that the weather is cooling down, I'm ready to start making my pot of something on the weekends, hardboiled some eggs for the week, snd got the laundry done. After I got home from grocery shopping, I came home, grabbed Dad and Cisco, and we went to the pet store that has a dog washing station (they provide the tub, towel, shampoo and conditioner, water proof apron, and blow dryer). First time I've done that and it worked out good. A lot cheaper than taking him to the groomers, and a lot easier than washing him in the tub at home (to hard on the back). Afterwards we went to the frozen yogurt shop that's next to the pet store and sat outside and had some yogurt. I bet Cisco thought we were taking him to the dog park. Hee hee.
Jannie, I LOVE the countertops. Your new kitchen is just beautiful. I'm jealous! And yay to running water!
Debora, cute stories. You must be tired after a day like today!0 -
Jannie, when I read Marcie's post, I realized you had little pictures. Bummer, I couldn't see them.
Marcie, so glad you're keeping your dentist up to speed. You can't do much with that pain. Glad you got your shopping done. Cool that the new bath idea of Cisco worked and were rewarded with yogurt.
Yes, I was tired but a good night of sleep and we're up and going. Casserole is in the oven and we'll head out for church in about 30 minutes. Have a good day.0 -
Debora, if you click on the little pics in Jannie's post, you should be able to see them.0
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Good morning, I'm in love...with Jannie's counter space. I want a kitchen like that.
I made a fresh pot of coffee with a new flavor...Dark French Roast. I usually buy the generic medium blend, this is also generic, but it tastes 'richer', so they say. It is different, I don't know exactly what 'richer' should taste like.
Debora, very cute stories, I can picture the various sizes of JD Tractors all in a row.
What's hard to picture is a tractor pull at the church. We used to have potlucks once a month, but no tractor pulls...that must be the difference between city church and country church.
Marcie, having a raised tub does save the back, LOTS. Glad you found this new way of keeping Cisco clean. I hope he enjoyed it and it's easy to get him there whenever he gets smelly. Does he splash a lot? Or, does he treat it like a spa...ohhh and ahhh in the warm soak.
John and I are reorganizing the garage again. I'm trying desperately to get the tools in order and labeled and maybe they will stay that way. Tools that are alike or even similar will be together. And, I will know where everything is. I hate sticking labels right on the tool box drawers, but if I make a diagram and label where things should go, maybe that will be enough. Otherwise, next step is to actually stick a label on each drawer of the Snap-on tool boxes. I put labels on the smaller tool boxes, but I don't want to ruin the big expensive ones.
I hear John already, like I said before, I've been sleeping later and he's getting up earlier, and I've run out of "me" time.0 -
Hi everyone, sorry I'm so late this week. It's been a very crazy hectic week. I worked again this Saturday. More contracts stacked up and had to get them out. Then Trader Joe's. The BBQ that was postponed was this Saturday so I had to make brownies to bring when I got home. Dan didn't want to go and so he didn't want me to go because "it made him look bad" so we had quite a tussle about it. I went without him but of course was out of sorts when I got there because of our disagreement. I don't have a very good poker face so the gals knew I was upset. Dan and I had more conversation when I got home and kinda sorta got things resolved. We both apologized and agreed to work on it.
I cleaned out my closet this weekend of the last remaining "I might fit into that again someday" clothes and bagged them all up. 2 large bags full. I hadn't even worn many of them! Our church is collecting clothing for a neighborhood outreach but I have a gal at work that needs some stuff so I am going to bring them to her to go thru first.
Like everyone else has been saying I read everyone's comments but won't take a lot of time commenting individually this time except for a few.
Jannie, the kitchen looks great! Well worth waiting for!
Sheryl, so sorry things are getting tougher with John. I agree the best therapy is with friends and family (which of course includes us!).
Anew, the food program is really working well for you! Look forward to further updates. Was blessed by your story of God's protection. He is so gracious.
Carla, I too am curious about your senior garden? We have a couple that are within walking distance from me but I just don't have the time nor the inclination right now.
Debora, you are busy as always. Loved your stories. Especially about the John Deeres. I kinda felt like you this weekend - it was that busy!
Marcie, so sorry to hear about your tooth. I can relate. Good idea to call them on Monday to see if they can get you in any sooner.
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Good Morning. I have an eye doctor's appointment today, and then, will do some grocery shopping. We've been eating from the freezer for several days, it will be good to get fresh food in the fridge again. Although, I did get the freezer clean out a bit. There was some food in there that was over a year old. Either time to eat it or time to throw it out. Just in time for the trash pick-up tomorrow.
We're having gorgeous weather right now, couldn't ask for a more beautiful fall day. It's so good for John to be outside, but with winter coming, I have to plan on indoor things to keep him occupied.
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Good Morning. It's raining this morning, what a surprise, I wasn't expecting rain until the weekend. I have to go out for blood work today and I hate getting in and out of the car in the rain, but I'm committed for the appointment, I may skip stopping for groceries.
I got my new glasses ordered. My contact lenses remain the same, no change. The main reason I'm getting new glasses is because they are so scratched, very slight change in prescription. Doctor said that my eyes are very good for my age, and especially since the breast cancer. She told me that breast cancer is known to effect the retina.
On my way home, I stopped at McDonalds...been many years, but I had a coupon and got a "meal deal" really cheap. 2 Big Macs, 2 fries and 2 drinks. It was not as good as I remember, I used to love Big Macs. I got John a Coke and I got a root beer. I hadn't had a root beer in many years also, I don't care for carbonated drinks but it was good. I think that will do me for McDonalds for many years to come. I do like to use the coupons I get for whoppers at Burger King, but will wait until after Halloween now. I saw a tv ad that they did something to their buns for the holiday and they are black. Eewwww, looked awful.
I'll stick to grabbing a subway sandwich when I want a quick meal to take home to John. After shopping and buying good, fresh food, I get home and want to eat NOW and don't want to cook.
I thought I had John talked into going with me today, a quick blood draw and then we could drive and do something fun together, but now, with the rain, I bet he won't go. We are invited to my cousins' house on Sunday for dinner and a visit. She's the cousin who lives in Portland and came to visit, brought food and cleaned my house when I was sick last year, before I got the caregiver. I hope John will go with me and doesn't back out at the last minute. We'll see.
In preparation for going out, I will talk John into a haircut and a beard trim, he's looking shaggy again.
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Been working here at home this morning - just plugging away. I just talked with Lindsey and learned I won't have kids overnight on Saturday. Nice in some ways and not in others. I still might babysit during the day. She's trying to figure that out.
It's been a good week. I worked in the nursery during out church service but we only had one child so we were able to listen to the message. Then we went to the Community Service. Sang a lot of hymns and the message was good and you know potlucks are good - decided not to log and just enjoy although I don't feel I overate. Our family ended up eating somewhat together and I got to hold Maggie for awhile. Afterwards I helped with the clean-up while Ralph went out to watch the tractor pull. He really enjoyed what he saw but we left at 3 to go to the 70th wedding anniversary celebration and that was fun too. Still it was nice to get home and stay for the evening.
Monday other than walking I got to be at home and I felt good about what I got done. Then came Tuesday and I went with Ralph to his appointment. After they said all they had to do, I left to run the errands. We stopped at Burger King on the way home (Sheryl, I still enjoy fast food but like the smaller sandwiches but that's not necessarily good. Not having to cook is nice). Ralph had his eyes dialated so I got to drive. I got home, gathered the rest together for Good News Club and headed off. Club went well. I haven't done a final head count but will now need to get the attendance and verse charts made. I had two kids to take home and I went in to see their baby and then we got to spend the evening at home. Our electricity is still acting up and Alan hasn't checked out what he said he would (I know he's busy but..) so we called the electrician this morning and he'll come when he can (hopefully we'll be home then).
I walked and then have been working at home. Later I'll head for Lori's. I still don't know if they plan to take two cars or leave Maggie with me too.
Marcie, thanks. I tried clicking on the pictures which didn't work but clicking on the stuff beside them did.
Jannie, your kitchen is beautiful. You'll enjoy your time in it and it's nice that you can see into another room too.
Sheryl, have fun with the garage reorganization. Sounds like a big job. Labels should help.
Isabel, I chuckled at Dan not wanting you to go. We have those times here. Glad you talked it out and are moving on. Great job on the closet.
Sheryl, yay on working on things in the freezer. I keep trying. I have things way older than a year I think but still plan to use it. Goal is to get and keep things more current but I'm slow. Here you got your glasses ordered and I still have made the appointment. It's on the list. Rainy days are not fun to get out in. Hope John will go with you Sunday after he gets that haircut and shave.
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Good morning.
Been a long week of taking way too much Tylenol for that bad tooth. I went to the Endodontist after work yesterday and he confirmed there's a bad infection and that the tooth needs to be pulled. He put me on antibiotics, gave me a prescription of Vicodin, and called my regular dentist to set up the appt to have the tooth pulled. Apparently my regular dentist has an oral surgeon come in once a month for tooth pulling and she will be in the office tomorrow, so I'll go in tomorrow afternoon to have that tooth pulled. I was surprised by the appt on a Saturday.
While the Endodontist was looking over my xray, he noticed a problem with another tooth. Apparently the is significant bone loss. He did a 3-d digital scan and is going to call me with his recommendation. The tooth isn't bothering me at all, so I'm not sure what I will do, but will listen to his recommendation. I swear, if it's not one thing, it's another. I figured he would charge me for the scan, but he didn't.
I'm glad I had to go to work today. As I was leaving I noticed our neighbor across the street was cranking up his big bbq to cook a whole pig. He does this once a year and it stinks up the neighbor something awful. Dad was grumbling about it when he got back from walking Cisco this morning. He's going to have to leave the windows closed in the house.
Better get back to work. You all have a great weekend.
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Hello everyone, it's been a while I know. I will have to go back and do some reading but for now I will update on what I am doing.
After we took the RV for inspection it took about 2 hours to get it into the backyard because we live on a culdesac and our yard is angled. To miss the fire hydrant and water cleanout at the front of the yard and then to also miss the garage you have to go in at an angle. The leveling jack on the back of the RV kept hitting the concrete driveway so my husband finally decided to remove the leveling jacks. Then to miss the garage you have to kind of straighten out the 39' RV but that puts it at the wrong angle to put in the back yard, lol. This meant a whole lot of standing for me and with the added standing for the next night with the car trailer it made my feet and legs hurt really bad. Headaches came back and I couldn't get comfortable at all. I finally can sit in the chair without throbbing in my legs and feet so I am here posting. My vertigo got me real good last night too. My husband was going to bed and I laid down to talk to him a bit and when I stood up I was spinning. I had it so bad I actually vomited three times. I sure am glad my food had already been digested, lol. It still hurt though and I was still dizzy when I went to bed at 6:00 am. Feeling better now.
I have been using my Gathered Table menu for the last week and I was sure happy that two of those meals were for items that I already had cooked and frozen in the freezer. This made not having to stand on my feet too long much better and made me much happier.
I have just done another menu for next week which begins on Sunday. I will shop tomorrow for everything but I am finding some things I don't like about the grocery list the program creates. For instance, I need about 10 cloves of garlic for this week but the list tells me to buy 2 ounces of garlic. I find that to be a problem because one recipe might call for two garlic cloves and another might call for 5 so buying ounces of garlic is not user friendly in my mind. I find this happens with other things like dairy and salad dressing. I have salad on the menu with 2 tbsp of salad dressing per meal (one tbsp for me and 1 for my husband) but the program says I need to buy an entire 16 ounce bottle of salad dressing and it is even named wrong. There are definitely some things that need to change regarding the program but if they work on it and make it more user friendly I might stay with it.
There is a drop down beside each item on the grocery list and when you click it you can see what recipe the item goes to but I find the list to be to inaccurate to work for me. For instance, I have chicken on the menu and I need 2 pounds but the grocery list says I need to buy 2 whole fryer chickens. I clicked on the drop down menu and the only choices are not in pound except say, chicken legs. They definitely need to make some changes so this program is more user friendly and I will continue to contact my person there and point out the things I see that are wrong with the program.
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Hi everyone. Didn't have to work today. Contracts are somewhat caught up until my signer gets back into the office on Monday. Then I will have a big stack that need to be sent out again. The free library concert is today. We will leave at 1:30pm. It should be a really good one with a 5 member bluegrass band. Love that stuff! Hopefully Dan will want to go out to eat afterward but if not, I'm prepared with a prepackaged meal I got at Costco. It is beef tips with carrots and potatoes and was on sale for $8.99. The annoying thing about this meal is that I didn't read the label carefully enough and the calories and fat that sounded reasonable at first glance turned out to be for a serving size of one 8th of the package! There is no way that package serves 8! 4 people at the most and that is stretching it. Oh well, we'll enjoy it and move on...
We had a kinda crazy situation today. Dan hired a landscaper that we have used before to complete the project he has been working on because it is not coming out the way he wants it to. Well, the landscaper tried to call Dan's cell today but it had been disconnected! We called Verizon to find out what the heck and were told that the credit card that we are using for the autopay has been declined.
We gave Verizon a different card then called the back to find out what the heck. We were told there was some suspicious activity on the card so they blocked the card and cancelled it. There was indeed a couple of attempted charges on the card that we did not make. Fortunately the bank declined them and that is why they cancelled the card. This all happened with little to no prior notification to us. Verizon claims they texted Dan that his account would be closed if other payment arrangements were not made but he did not receive a text. Then the bank claims that they called our home number to notify us that there was suspicious activity but it was a recorded call and with so many robocalls Dan probably deleted it before he even listened to it. It was quite the morning but it seems to all be straightened out now and the bank is sending replacement cards. We only use this card for internet purchases and for Dan's cell phone so it is pretty limited as to where the card number was stolen from. Grrrr!!!
Debora, sounds like you've had a really nice week. Lots of fun activities and fellowship.
Marcie, sorry to hear about the tooth having to be pulled. Hope you're not in too much pain today. As far as the other tooth showing bone loss my endodontist just explained to me that this usually is caused by infection and that once the infection is removed the bone should start to grow back. He is having me come back in 6 months at no extra charge to make sure that the bone around the roots of my tooth starts to grow back. It will be interesting to see what your guy says.
Sheryl, hope John goes with you to visit your cousin. It should be a nice time. It is funny that you mention McDonalds and Burger King. I haven't been to any of those places in many many years but I have had the urge to go to maybe Burger King or In and Out burger or some such one of these days soon. We'll see...
Anew, sounds like some odd glitches in your food program. Hopefully your contact person there can fix these issues for you. Hope your legs and feet feel better and that the vertigo has gotten better. My friend Jami gets really bad vertigo and can be laid up for a day or more when she gets an attack.
Well, I'd better go and get ready for the concert. Dan said he definitely wants to go out to eat. YAY!!
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Hi All! I've had a painful week--got a steroid shot on Monday and since Thursday/Friday have been in immense pain and almost unable to walk
My hip and thigh have been cramping up and I get lots of these sharp knife like pain! I thought I might have a septic hip (requiring hospitalization and lots of antibiotics) but the orthopedic RN thinks they hit a nerve doing the shot and it's plumping up and causing all the pain. The shot was very painful so I'm hoping that is what happened and it will get better soon. I do feel so much better this evening, I slept most of last evening and this morning.
The kitchen is done except for a couple of small things I ordered switch plate covers and am waiting for them to come in. Also, my exhaust fan (original to the house) decided it was exhausted and isn't working. The really weird thing is that a switch in the living room is also not working even though they are not close to each other they work in unison. Poor Joe spent a lot of time trying to fix it but will have to back feed it the next time he comes. He took all his supplies which tells me we are done!!!! I will post a pic tomorrow showing the stools that I bought
Marcie--so sorry to hear about your tooth. I'm glad that you got pain meds, my doc doesn't like to give them out so I am just toughing it out. Hope you feel better soon as the antibiotic kicks in!
Anew==sorry to hear about your vertigo and leg pains. Hope resting makes you feel better! Hope the recipes turn out ok either way
Ivanek--I hate to hear that anyone has credit card trouble. Hopefully canceling the card will be all that is needed. I will be looking forward to seeing pics of the landscaping!
Aero-- hope the electricity isn't weird like mine! I think electricity is 'magic' and really don't understand something so simple turns into something big
Take care all and hoping tomorrow is a better day for all of us! 0
