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I feel the same way about the Ghost Tours in New Orleans, Carole. I haven't been there for work in a while, but on previous trips I've been invited to go along with a small group for a Ghost Tour (I don't know - maybe in cemeteries?)... but I always pass. No thank you!
I got a gift card from my husband to my favorite salon, so I'm treating myself to a haircut and some highlights. I'm currently sitting under the dryer0 -
What an awesome gift! I keep going back and forth on coloring my hair again. There is more and more gray, which I don't mind, it's the brunette underneath it that bothers me - I've been a blond my whole life - now I can't say I was having a blond moment! I like me with light hair, so I am just waiting for even more gray to come in! When it's cut, it's lighter too, so that makes me want to wait!
My MIL's house was beside a graveyard, and it continued across the street from her Church. We had fun at times going in there and reading some of the old headstones. It never felt creepy, but then again it's wide open with a Church right there! Some of her family is buried in a very rural graveyard and the family, when the boys were younger, would go on the day when they cleaned out the graveyard and help. This thing was on a steep hill too!
Wow, I finally got the results of my blood test from my doctor's office! I've had them for over a month since I have an account with LabCorp, so I had them the next day!
I think that the dulce is working to some degree. I'm not getting as hot as I had been and not sweating as much as I have been as well. Last Saturday at the graduation party my face was just dripping (it's never done that in the past) but then by Sunday it didn't sweat at all. I've had moments where I can feel the sweat around my hair line, but not much of it. Only my face too!
Well, that was lovely. I hope y'all have an awesome day. I hope your salon day has you feeling great, Cindy. Love y'all.0 -
I hope y'all are having a good weekend! I saw our neighbor when I went to the pharmacy today, she was helping us. I wasn't sure it was her and she wasn't acting like she knew us. The name on the receipt of the person who helped us was her name! Boy, that's lame, not really recognizing someone you've met three or four times.
We went to the thrift store and they were having a 1/2 price sale on wall art. I found a lighthouse picture! Wade will hang it in my office. So funny too. The guys who work there set out this tool holder thingy, right where we were standing. Wade could use it so we took it too. I just thought of what the guys would think when they returned and it was gone! Heehee.
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Whew! It has been a minute since i have caught up. I am busy packing, purging and organizing. I will be glad when we are in the new little villa. July 2 the truck will be here. We close on the 1st and have to be totally out by the 8th. Right now I can't stand the mess!0
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Praise the Lord you found something! I will pray for strength and wisdom!
Trying to bear this heat. I am taking something called dulse, which is a North Sea aquatic plant. Suzy Cohen said that it could help with thyroid difficulties. I'm hoping that the heat that I am feeling in my face will be helped by it!0 -
I have a couple of minutes this morning before the crazy starts here. I have had my sister-in-law and her hubby in town from Texas. They came to get a sideboard that was Bill's great grandmother's. We weren't going to have room for it and wanted it to stay in the family. They saved us several hundred dollars...they came to work. I was going to hire out the garage clean-out, but the three if us got it done. Then I was going to have the moving company pack my antique dishes, and they did that, too! God definitely sent them to me! Bill's daughters have been great, too.0
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Praise the Lord. I was praying that someone would be there to help you, and God sent several! I'm so glad.
My new leg wraps came. I ordered them off of E-bay. Normally one of them is somewhere around $72, but I found these and offered a slightly lower price. It was accepted. Two of them, with the shipping was just over $50! I'm so happy about that and they fit great! Well, they are a bit long, so they go from my ankle to over my knee - which is actually very good!
My hand is quite sore so I am wearing my thumb brace - I think it got strained when I was lifting my weights. My hands just can't take that, so I will be doing them without weights. I did some half bending overs to try and strengthen my lower back, but it only caused my SI joint and hip to flare up! Sigh. Won't do any more of those. I hope that the easier stuff will do some good. As I told Bren, something is better than nothing!
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Have a great weekend, y'all. Tomorrow we have our after-service fellowship meal with the body - these are so fun! We do one Sunday meal a month and Wednesday evening meal a month - such a blessing!
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Kim, I forgot to tell you that I made your chicken casserole recipe. It was so good! I got a family-size can of mushroom soup so I could use more than the one can it called for. And I did something dumb. I had planned on adding a can of English peas for the extra veggie like you suggested, but had already put the chicken mixture in the dish when I remembered. So I added it to the crumb topping without thinking. It might have looked a little funny, but everything gets mixed together in a casserole, so it turned out fine. I plan on making it again this week because everyone loved it.
Connie, packing to move is rough, both physically and emotionally. So thankful you had good help when you needed it. Downsizing has been a blessing for me. Hope it works out well for you and Bill also.
Cindy, those New Orleans ghost tours sound similar to what Salem offered. I don't like anything that has ghosts, witches, spirits as a theme.
Church was so good this morning, and not just because I got to play! The songs were selected to go with the text, which was the David/Goliath story. Two of my favorites were Stand by Me and It Is Well with My Soul. A very talented lady played cello during the communion service with me. We did Near the Cross, with her taking the lead. I thought her playing was beautiful.0 -
Cello is an instrument that just goes to the heart, I love listening to it. What a blessing! I'm so glad you liked the casserole! We made it yesterday before going to our Church lunch. You can add the peas after you put in the chicken and soup, that's how Wade does it, then mixes all of that together and we put the stuffing on top.
Do any of you have a good recipe for Tuna Macaroni Salad, cold? I've been craving something like that lately, but all I can think of is tuna, macaroni, peas and mayo!
We had our Church dinner after morning service yesterday. I was having quite a bit of pain in my leg and back I did Zoom for the evening service. We have a lady that comes on Sunday nights (she goes to her Church Sunday morning and Wednesday evening). Her teenage son comes when he doesn't have to work, but this week she brought her 10 year old son who had listened a couple weeks ago on Zoom. He wanted to come with her! How awesome is that? It's exciting to see young people wanting to come to Worship services.
Have a great day, y'all. Love you!
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I just saw this on Facebook about Susan Sleeman. I thought I would share here. She has had so many health problems since that bad fall a few years ago!
Susan’s husband Mark here.
Prayers appreciated for Susan. She has been in the hospital for a week. Came in for severe back pain and had a bad reaction to pain meds. She was not able to wake up,her respiration was comprimised, and her kidneys stopped functioning. She spent a day and a half in critical care but is now in a regular room recovering.
Please pray for her to return to normal so she can get discharged.
I have almost everything packed except things we may need in the next week. Currently I am doing the grocery cabinets.
Carole, I have played the last two Sundays and last Wednesday. I will play again this Wednesday. I was so excited to be able to fill in when needed. The girls have been great about helping with their dad.0 -
I'm home for a couple of weeks. Whew! The last month was a whirlwind of comings and goings. My last job was at the Las Vegas Sphere... a very interesting venue. I was working inside but don't have any pictures of that to post. I'll post a few pictures of the outside later.0
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I've never been to Nevada. The closest I've come is living in TX! LOL!
Connie, I'm so glad that you are so close to the end. Still praying. Happy to that Bill's daughters are being so helpful. That is great!
My leg is doing much better but my back is still about the same. I am planning on being in Bible Study tonight unless my leg takes a turn. I'll take my pain meds before I go! I hope that y'all have a great Wednesday (or 4th day as I call it in my notes) evening. Love you0 -
Sphere pictures - as promised...I took this one on my drive in one morning... (the moon)
These two I got from a co-worker who was staying on the 25th floor and overlooked the Sphere... (an astronaut walking on the moon and do you see the eyeball in the deep blue picture?)
(I don't know why hers show up smaller.)
One from just outside the dock entrance... (the sun)
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Oh man, that is so cool! (yep, I'm a 70's gal!) I think I would be very distracted if that was outside of my window!0
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Oh my! Some good Supreme Court decisions passed down today... especially the overturning of Chevron.0
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Sorry I have been quiet. I have been so busy and every time I sat down with my phone or computer it was for marketplace messages or doing address changes. I have the packing done, except the last minute stuff, so I've been doing the business stuff. Closing is on Monday and mover here on Tuesday.
The girls and I are trying to figure the best way for Bill to handle the movers. We think it would be best for him to be at the new house, but someone will have to be here with the movers for me to move him. The girls have never got him up and down, in and out of the house via chair lift or in and out of the car.0 -
I keep praying for y'all, Connie. The Lord will help you figure all of that out. I've been praying for Bill to handle the move and to find comfort in his new home.
We put a small A/C unit in the window of our bedroom. At night it's about 5 degrees hotter than the rest of the house (which we keep around 80). It was really nice last night. We turned it off (it's noisy) before we went to sleep and kept the fans on. I felt comfortable throughout the night. I think Wade got hot though.
Phew, I've been trying to order white round labels to go on the top of my pill bottles (I use spice bottles in a lazy susan-type tower). I have stuff written on the tops, and then Wade made me some labels with the label maker. I want to get everything looking the same so I can read them all! And if I ever get sick, Wade will know just what to give me. I ordered one package from Amazon, it never came. I re-ordered the same thing and it still hadn't shipped after six days. I asked for a refund. Then I ordered from another Amazon supplier and they are supposed to be here in four days - we'll see, it hasn't shipped yet either, but it says it will be here Wednesday. I ordered a shirt and two days later it came. Why is it so hard to get labels??? Okay, I'm off of my soap box.
Did y'all watch the debate? Nothing new for those of us who haven't been duped by the spin on the dems side. It was actually really sad to see.0 -
I hope all went well with the move, Connie, and getting yourself settled in.
We didn't do much yesterday. Wade put a pork shoulder in the crock pot and we had some BBQ for lunch. I could hear the fireworks, but they were just some local ones so I didn't even get out of bed to look. Sometimes I watch the DC fireworks, but not this year, it would just remind me that Biden is in office!
I did get to watch two of my favorite shows: Repair Shop and The Bidding Room. I like the stories and the interaction between the people.
My right hip is giving me trouble today. I grabbed my cane and will use it to make sure I don't lose my balance or to hold me up if my leg goes out! I tried to cross my right let, which I do all the time, and pain just shot through my hip and into my upper right thigh! Eek! Won't try that again today!
I hope y'all had a happy fourth of July and also a wonderful fifth!0 -
I hope you're all doing well and getting rest. Connie, I hope closing and the move went smoothly. Kim, I hope your hip is doing better. And Carole, you've been quiet - I hope things are well your way.
I'm headed to Camden, NJ tomorrow for a short 3 day job - well 4 days with travel. Dave is also heading out of town, but his flight is 5 hours earlier than mine so we won't be going to the airport together. This is the first city in a 5 city traveling meeting he's working on between now and November.
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Cindy, praying for safety for you and Dave! Especially if that storm goes blowing through the country!
Hope settling in is going well, Connie! We miss you, Carole!
I'm doing alright. Occasional hip and back pain. My leg is doing better too, not as severe a pain as had been there! Woohoo.
We had a really nice fellowship meal yesterday. We are going to be celebrating birthdays on our first Sunday of the Month fellowship meal. There were six July birthdays! I think there will be 3 August birthdays. We had hard and soft shell tacos, shrimp, chicken and spiced up beef for them - oh yummers! There was also some homemade pear/peach sauce - sooo good! And lots of fruit. I brought a bunch of that home. Just such a good time with Church family!
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Well, the movers got us to our new home a week ago today. I have to say that they were a step above! Anyway, I have been working at unpacking and making it home. I have found a bunch of "stuff" that needs done, so I have hired a contractor that has worked for us before. They are going to help with the maintenance items that should have already been done, but weren't. That's okay, we are working through it. We are here and we love it. I picked the exact right amount of furniture to bring. I brought some items thinking that it may wind up on Facebook Marketplace, but wanted it here, just in case. The only boxes not emptied and in their homes are the ones with wall decor. I am terrible about getting things level, so my step daughter is going to help me with that. The walls look a little blank, but I will gladly wait for her.
Well, I guess I need to get Bill up and dressed so we can be ready for the contractors in a little while. Today is some of the plumbing issues...there are many. We have a leaky drain, a bad bathroom faucet, the kitchen faucet is put on backwards (and I don't like it, anyway), we need a shower head with flexible hose, and the kicker is no hot water in the shower of the guest bath. The guest bath issue is going to be major. They have to cut a big hole in the guest bedroom wall to get to the plumbing. At least I know these guys, and you will never be able to tell about the hole when they are done.
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Oh my! That is a load of stuff. It's amazing how quickly things pile up! Our house assessment before we moved in helped us to ask the owner for a reduction that pretty much paid for the repairs we had to make. He was a very nice man.
I hope that y'all are doing well with this heat wave we are having! Wade has been keeping the inside of the house around 82, so there won't be such a shock between being outside and inside. There is still a 10 degree or so difference, but keeping the fans going really helps a lot. We put a window A/C in the bedroom and I've slept through the night the past two nights! I didn't realize how the heat in there was affecting my sleep.
STay safe Cindy. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers.0 -
We are making slow progress with the contractors. These guys are good, but they are both only doing this part-time now, so it isn't as fast as when they worked full time. They have gotten several things done, and one should be here anytime to hit some more of the plumbing issues. I can't even imagine how much this would be if I used a plumber. I told them that is was okay to divide things up and to give me estimates on it by segment. There are a lot of things. The one that I didn't know if it could be done, is basically done and will make showering so much easier for Bill. I thought it would be complicated and they laughed and said that it was an easy fix.0
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Oh boy, tell me how they did it. I mostly use bath wipes because taking a shower just takes too much out of me and makes my heart go nuts, especially when I have to get re-dressed - sigh!
Went to the dentist this morning. They were pleased with how everything looked. I do have a couple of spots where my gums are receding and it's causing sensitivity there, but over all things look good! Of course, most of my back teeth are caps or implants! LOL!
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Hope y'all are doing well. All is well at our house. I'm vegging quite a bit because my inner thermostat is off and I end up getting overheated easily. I have a fan blowing on me almost all the time and the A/C we put in the bedroom makes it so nice in there at night! I still can't put the lightweight blanket on me though, I get hot really quickly with it on. We don't have top sheets that will work for me since we never use them anymore, although, if I can't get this thermostat figured out I might want to use them this winter rather than the fuzzy blanket I normally use in the winter!
We had some rain, so nice not to have to worry about the gardens! I did have to move my succulents off the edge of the deck, they were too wet! Hopefully, it won't hurt them, but I should have plenty of time before I need to water them again. One is Mom's Christmas Cactus, which actually blooms around Thanksgiving! LOL!0 -
A friend gave me a Christmas Cactus after I told her I have a brown thumb... and can't keep a house plant alive. She gave me one of her plants and told me, "You can't kill this." To which I said, "challenge accepted." It is the saddest looking thing... it's barely hanging on.0
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Oh no! I keep mine inside when it starts to turn cold, at a window with some light coming in. Mom used to put hers in her basement! I put it out when there isn't any chance of frost and give it a good watering once a month. So far it is hanging on. It doesn't look as good as the other one she had though - that went to Martha, her best friend the last two years of her life and our pastor's wife. The other one is a round bowl that had four or five different succulents in it. I think there are three types now, but they are all looking good!0
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I kill silk flowers. I envy people that can actually make plants grow!
Kim - the shower had a swing out glass door and a glass panel. I wanted that whole thing gone to where I could set a shower chair at the edge of the shower and use the handheld shower head (newly installed) to "hose" Bill off. We use a no rinse foam and regular washcloths on a regular basis, but I think sitting in the shower will feel good to him. They got the door stuff off, but haven't cleaned the silicone sealer off, or filled the few screw holes yet. I have a temporary shower curtain so I can use the shower until all is finished.
We are definitely feeling at home.0 -
Praying for this country and the madness that seems to get worse day by day. I was at a family function when the attempted assassination of former President Trump happened. I've heard that some are saying it was a stunt. I say open your eyes. What do they think will happen when they say he's a danger to democracy? All that vitriol can only stir things up.
I read this... “It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”
Adding my prayers to yours I'm sure.
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