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That is such a good idea, Cindy, and it looks really good! What a beautiful planter garden.
Our garden is doing well. We planted some watermelons on Saturday, so hoping that they will do well. Everything at this point is living and growing - woohoo, so much better than last year! Wade has been hand-pollinating the zucchini since there don't seem to be a lot of bees around to do it, and we have a lot more male flowers than female flowers. Lord willing we will have a nice crop. We are going to make fig preserves as well - heehee, well, attempt to anyway!
I thought my new glasses might be the culprit for the headaches so I didn't wear them yesterday, but still had a headache this morning. I might need to do an elimination diet - oh joy, there might be another food that is a migraine trigger! I sure hope not!
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Your gardens are so beautiful and think of all the healthy food!
We got our stair lift installed and have used it several times. Today when we used it to go to Bill's doctors appt, somehow it hit the door at the bottom of the steps. We had to leave so I was going to fix it when we got home...when we got home my BIL and next door neighbor had the door off and were fixing it. Now I have to figure out what caused the issue. It is a tight spot and I don't know if Bill could have room to get off the chair with his walker if the door is closed. We will try it next time. Maybe if we leave Kip's apartment door open that will work.
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Wow, Cindy! I LOVE bargains! We had our bulky item pick-up day last Saturday. We are allowed to put 5 large items (some restrictions) at the curb. I man handled (via 2 wheeler) two bookcases, an old TV stand and a couple small metal pieces to the curb. A little later we looked out and the two small metal pieces were gone, so I put out a small wooden table built for a fountain and the fountain (no longer works), Looked out on Sat am and the fountain and little table were gone. I lugged a huge metal lounge chair, with wheels that keep falling off, off the the deck and out to the road. And then a patio table with a glass top. It was huge and seats 8 people easily. It was still in good condition, but just too big and too much glass for outside and unprotected. I kept the chairs (5 items could go out). One book case and the lounge went away...we wound up with just 2 items, the largest book case and the table. I ran out of steam taking stuff to the road, but we got rid of some stuff that I was wanting to go away and didn't have to make a trip to the landfill.
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That sounds great, Connie. You got rid of some stuff and others got a 'bargain'! Although, sorry to hear you had to manhandle some pretty bulky things.
I, too, enjoy a good bargain. I feels like I've won a treasure hunt when I find something for a deal that I know is worth more.
This week is a busy one. We watched 3 of our granddaughters Sunday/Monday and I have a 3-day job booked in town this week... Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. After tomorrow's meeting I have a flight in the evening to Las Vegas for another job. (Whew!) That job goes 15-22...0 -
Wow, getting busy again, Cindy!
I watch the BBC show Antiques Road Trip and I love it when they get something for 10 pounds but it sells at auction for 300 pounds! I kind of feel sorry for the shop owner they wheedled down that low though! Now I need to find me a deal like that!
We're getting one step closer to having the back deck screened in (the deck I take my garden pictures from). Wade put up the door. Oh boy, he just couldn't get it to hang straight - turns out that the door isn't square - oh well, one more quirky thing on the house. He'll frame out the door and you'll never see the tell-tale signs of its crookedness! LOL!
Have a great Wednesday evening! Going to Bible Study here shortly. We are talking about the different terms used for salvation and what Jesus did for us: Saved, redeemed, ransomed, perfected, glorified... I've been going through the list our Pastor gave us of the different words and writing down the meaning of the word and then the verses where the word is used. Very interesting. Jesus is the substance of the shadow spoken of in the OT, the sacrifice for our sins. He paid the price as only He could because He was without spot or blemish. That the holy Lamb of God would do that for me is beyond my understanding!
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Happy Tuesday! Hope y'all are doing well. I'm doing good! Enjoying watching things grow in the garden. Phew, almost lost part of my flowers, it had been longer than I thought between waterings. I got them watered in the evening and then it rained for the first time in quite awhile that night. Go figure!
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Hope all are doing well. We decided to put Bill in Palliative care. They came the other day to talk hospice, but I wasn't feeling that it was right. They said that he had a vocabulary of 6 words or less, and he actually still has a fairly good vocabulary, but just doesn't use it very often. That was what put him into the hospice range. I wouldn't be dishonest about anything. He isn't end stage, so all-in-all this is better and there will be someone to help so that he doesn't have to do nearly as many doctor's office visits and they will see him and will possibly see decline quicker that I would. This is a little hard, but I just want to keep up with everything possible for him, and for me.0
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I hate that it has come to that, Connie. It was such a relief for us to have Mom in palliative care because near the end she was needing insulin for her diabetes (which had always been pre-diabetes without insulin) - and we had no idea how to help her with that. If Bill has some kind of episode or even has pain he can't express, you won't feel bad in missing it! It's amazing what a thin line there is for people to be able to get the help they need. With Mom it was, at one point - she isn't sick enough; and then very quickly it became, she's too sick. We have friends whose family member needs to be somewhere where they can get help and they are running into the same problem - she isn't sick enough for this one and she's too sick for that one! What a mess! I'm glad you were able to find help for Bill. My heart and prayers are with you both! How is Kip handling this?
Finally got some rain, we really needed it. Still cloudy which should help cool things down.
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Sorry I've been MIA. I am from Sparkpeople. I was SONFLOWER_TX there. I really miss SP. As far as MFP I got tired of logging my food but now that I joined Real Appeal I need a place to log my food again, so hear I am. I could have sworn MFP allowed you to scan barcodes but the app on my phone is not allowing me to do so, so I must be wrong. I may switch to a different food tracker that does allow you to scan barcodes.
Does anyone know how to make the group chats default to the latest comment first? Right now it defaults to the oldest comment which is not very helpful.0 -
Hi Laura! Good to see you here. Hmm... mine defaults to the most recent and I don't think I did anything specific for it to do that1
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Mine defaults to the newest comment as well. My two groups are at the top of my page. This group shows up without me having to choose it and I then choose which thread I want to go to, and there is the latest comment(s). When I pick my other group it goes right to the newest comments as well. When I had to look up my groups (after the site had some trouble) I did find that it started with the oldest comment. Don't know if any of that helped but...
I do remember you from SP! So glad you found us over here.
More rain and this time thunder (and probably lightening somewhere, but it isn't close). I hope my flowers don't get water logged. My veggies should be alright!
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Mine defaults to my last comment. That is good for me, since if I miss, it goes back to my last comment. Maybe yours will do that as well, since you are showing up more often.
I have been a bit MIA, but decided I needed to catch up. I have just been taking care of Bill, and trying to keep up with the house, laundry, cooking, etc. So glad that I am able to take care of everything.1 -
You are Wonder Woman, Connie! You continue in my prayers!
I don't know if this helps, but I saved the site to my favorites on the page where this group begins.
Went and did a little bit of shopping. Phew, it was hot! Went to the thrift store and to Roses. I found a pretty pinkish peachish shirt for $2.99. It's a guys shirt but has a Neru type collar so it doesn't look masculine, just pretty! LOL!
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Oh - I LOVE a bargain!0
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Our air quality here has been affected by the fires in Canada. It was really bad when I landed Wednesday night and was only slightly better yesterday. Today it's a little less hazy.0
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It had been a really rough few day with Bill. He has gotten to where he says that he can't sleep laying down, and by not having his feet elevated at night his legs and feet are swelling. It is a cycle...pain from swollen legs in bed, swollen legs without elevating. We will see what happens tonight. I have been on the phone with his palliative care nurse and she wanted to him to elevate in the recliner in 30 minute increments and see if he can start doing more. We got three in today that lasted 30-35 minutes and a couple for less.1
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It's so hard when they don't understand. Will continue to be praying for your situation, Connie.
I'm finding that when I wear the wraps on my legs, my legs don't hurt as much, especially the right one which goes numb and the groin muscle gives out - it hasn't done that since wearing the wraps! I just don't want to have the trouble that I read about when I research lymphedema, so I need to get serious about taking care of my arms and legs.
It's very hot here. I don't think we are having the air quality problems you are, Cindy, being this far South - although when the fires first started we did have some days where they warned people with breathing problems to stay inside!0 -
I have noticed a tiny haze here from the fires, but my friends in the St Louis area are having quite a bit of trouble. Several have taken pictures showing the issues. Hopefully we are far enough west that we won't have issues...all I need is a bad asthma attack from the smoke while taking care of Bill. He is doing better today and slept in bed. The swelling has gone down some and he's been able to elevate the leg more today.0
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Praise the Lord, I'm glad that he is cooperating in taking care of his legs!
I've had trouble with my breathing for the past couple of days. I was alright until I walked over to The Net House (where we meet for worship) and then it started. I think it's between the humidity and the hazy air. I've been pretty congested in my head as well. These wraps on my legs are making me hot too - wahhh! Wow, that was a string of boo-hoos! I'm doing much better than a lot of people out there in the world, and I have Jesus in my heart, so that makes me far better off!
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Bill is definitely doing better, now. He is sleeping well in bed again and yesterday the swelling was all but gone. His blood pressure was down, too. It didn't get really high, but one day was.139/60 and that is about 15 points higher than his norm. His BP had started running really low and they took him off of one BP med., and it evened out in the low 120's.
Tomorrow.the power lift recliner is supposed to.be delivered. I got.his wheelchair and another potty to set over the stool in the hall bath, so.hopefully the equipment purchases are slowing down. Whew, thank goodness. I would like another walker to keep in the garage by where his stair lift goes down, but I can find one of them at a thrift store connected to moms church, so no need to pay for a new one. They don't allow thrift stores to carry medical equipment in Kansas due to liability issues. I was laughing yesterday at my house...it looks like an advertisement for a medical equipment store.1 -
Been there! The thrift store we like to go to the most has a bunch of medical equipment! We kept quite a bit of the stuff we got for Mom knowing we are also getting up in age. So far I've avoided needing to use her transport chair (not a real wheelchair) when we go out - phew! Praise the Lord for that! There are days I'm tempted to get out a cane or a walker though. When we had a problem with our septic system the porta potty came in handy for those couple of days.
Phew, it is hot! Hope y'all have a very safe and happy fourth of July!0 -
Wow, we had a doozy of a storm last night. It's still quite dark outside and raining! My garden loves this!
Wade got most of the screening up on the back porch. Looks awesome. We decided to leave the bottom open too, rather than close that part in. We have creatures that like to play in our yard and covering that bottom half would keep us from seeing a big chunk of the yard!
I'm going to put a link to my pastor's blog posts if you are interested. They are really good and very helpful for study: https://pastordlgouldmusings2023.blogspot.com/ He has blogs from 2009 to yesterday, just put 2009 where 2023 is to start at the beginning, and on the right-hand side are all the years in between.
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I'm headed to Nashville today... but only for a few days. Dave left earlier for New York and he gets home a few days after me. I was worried about my plants not being watered while I was gone, so I bought some self watering things for each pot. We'll see how they do. I'll post a picture later.. when I get on my computer.
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Have fun, Cindy! I need those pot waterers for my outside plants, I keep forgetting them. The last two times I watered them, it rained that night! LOL! They are looking alright today, and, praise the Lord, they came back from being very droopy!
It looks like we have fairly clear skies today, a bit hazy, but I don't think there's any rain.
Wade is hanging up my mantle for me today. We have a black iron fire place so we got some black iron braces for it. It's a lovely piece of wood that a friend had in his pile of wood, so that at least was free! Woohoo.
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Well ugh! First, I cut it way too close getting to the airport. I made it - but with only minutes to spare.
Then, I received a text message that one of the hotels (of the 3 our group is staying at) had a power outage issue and I might need to change rooms. (Thankfully, it didn't impact me.)
BUT... after I checked in and went up the elevator, as I was rolling my suitcase out, one of the wheels broke off. 😑
So I took a Lyft to TJ Maxx and bought a new suitcase. While I was there, my phone died. So now I'm standing in the lobby of a Petsmart- charging my phone in the only outlet I could find - while I wait for my return Lyft. Sigh. It's been a day0 -
Here are my self-watering devices... two different kinds. Some terra cotta watering spikes that need a narrow neck bottle and some smaller blown glass mushrooms for my herbs
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Cindy - hopefully things calm down a little in Nashville. Whew - what a day!0
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Oh my, what a day of testing! Hopefully today will go much better!
The waterers are so cute, especially the mushroom. Our zucchini are pretty much not going to do anything, they have the squash beetles. We'll probably just pull them up and try to sanitize that area and then plant something else there next year. Everything else is doing really well.
We are getting those afternoon thundershowers so it makes it easier with not having to do any watering in this heat and humidity.0 -
I hate to be a "downer" but I have a couple prayer requests.
1- Bill had a hard fall today. He was complaining of sciatica pain and I was trying to get him in the living room to his chair. He got about half way through the bedroom and said he couldn't make it. I told him to stand there and lean on his walker and ran to grab the wheelchair. I didn't get it unfolded and he went down backwards..straight back like a board. I called 911, because I couldn't lift him, but he wasn't hurt. They got him up and I wheeled him in living room, called his nurses and decided that it was strange how he fell. I took his blood pressure and it was a low normal, but he hadn't taken any meds. I really think his BP tanked. That's what nurses think, too. Another change in meds...cut two more BP meds a day.
2- Got a call from a cousin that is in the hospital. She has had a liver issue for years and has been on the transplant list for quite a while. Now her liver is attacking her heart. They had to take her off the transplant list because her heart won't make it through the surgery. They called in her family for a final goodbye. She's in her 50's and a Christian, but is worried about her husband who has a rare leukemia and is totally deaf. Please keep them and the family in your prayers.0 -
Prayed for you this morning, Connie, and will keep you and your family in prayer 🙏🤗
I'm headed home from Nashville today. I'm off now until August 1st and thinking about getting my house more in order. The basement is still full of things from upstairs - from when we were refinishing the hardwood floors earlier this year. How much do I really need any of that stuff if it's still down there 5 months later?0
