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Good morning. It feels like a nicer day today even though the temperatures are the same as yesterday. It doesn't feel as hot.
Linda, glad to hear Glenn got to Denver safely. Your sewing project sounds like it will be lovely. I'd love to see it when you complete it. Yes, Col has a complex case and needs adjustments done for all of his conditions. I hope he gets what he needs. It depends a lot on how well the specialists all work together and whether they can agree. They can all have different approaches to Colin's health.
Judith, so sorry about the nausea and fatigue. I hope it passes quickly. I read the prayer thread updates and made an update on Colin. I am praying for you. Our coffee morning with friends yesterday was a good morale booster.
Barb, I hope you are appreciated! It sounds like you are going out of your way to help your family, which is wonderful but you are surely allowed to have some crafting time 😄 Sorry your group got cancelled. Yes, Colin has a rare type of Asthma. The Cardiologist recommended that he use his reliever puffer first for the shortness of breath and chest pain (they come together), then the angina reliever spray (he only suspects angina is the cause of the chest pain) then to call the ambulance if the pains don't lessen. We're trying it all.
Have a good day everyone.
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Good evening here
I had no problem getting to,🦋 house. Roads are great & no problem walking their driveway. It was good to see her. She was excited seeing me too. Annabella is just not sleeping. She got fed at 7:30 & was still up at 9:30-10. HH explained she arches her back due to esophagus that takes 3-4 months to heal. She spits up which isn’t much due toils. So I guess it’s the esophagus & I didn’t have a baby with that. Probably due to having her early. Not 40 weeks. In God’s time.
Mariposa is putting together the Noah ark puzzle I got for her when her sister was born she really likes it & we talk about the Bible story.
We are to have warm up which will be nice. The 24* today felt wonderful. I even walked outside. When you made I. The minus numbers for so long temps in the 20’s feel warm. We may seem60,Monday & Tuesday.
Jean, daughter is not working & day care over so, the boys Blake & Evan, will come over Monday with their mom, Jean. It be nice to see them.
Susan. This am you.for explaining the asthma rare that Colin has.
Prayers it all works out for you guys.
Linda. I guess getting some nice warm temps like is. Safety that Glenn makes it home tomorrow.
Plus prayers for your liver too.
Judith prayers I hope that the nausea is over. Plus healing.
I got the sores in my mouth again. I face time my sister, Cher who I. Norse and she wonders if it is the acid from oranges & tomatoes. I remember hong that happen before by that. So my my eating of them down, though I don’t eat that much.
We will be having supper at some friends house from our SS class.tomorrow night, as our teacher put us in small groups to get to know each other better. So that should be fun. Plus a day over freezing!
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Thank you Linda for letting me know Glenn got the flight and is safely there. Yes I agree the Snow and colder weather seems to be wide spread over the USA. Glad you don’t need to be out in the snow and you can get all your projects done in the comfort of your own home. It’s nice you can look out your window and watch the snow come down and you don’t have to be out in it. My prayers continue for you and Glenn and for his safe trip home Saturday.
I prayed for everyone on the Prayer Thread who shared, JC Susan and Colin and Barb and her family. Will let you go there and also earlier on the thread see JC’s prayers for us all.
I am feeling better tonight, nausea is gone and I feel stronger. Praise God!
I didn’t share this on Prayer Thread but it’s on the Weather Thread: we are under a Rainfall Warning. Heavy rain here right thru to Sunday night.
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It snowed through the night so the schools were canceled today for my granddaughter. It is a wet heavy snow and the temperature is warmer so it is melting off quickly. I need to go out and shovel the snow off the sidewalk but it should not be too hard. The people on the other side of the street already have clear sidewalks from the sun peaking out from under the clouds. If I wait long enough, the sun might do my sidewalk too. 😁
I did go out to shovel after all. The temperature was 39F (3.8C) so things were melting pretty well. I shoveled the sidewalk and the area around my 4-Runner on the driveway. I had bundled up thinking I was going to get cold but by the time I came back into the house, I was perspiring so much I took a shower and changed into dry clothes. The shovel we have is curved so when pushing the snow, it acts like a snow plow that pushes the snow toward the side of the sidewalk so there is no lifting and throwing the snow to the side. It worked pretty well but the snow was melting and was very wet so the shovel didn't work as well because it just rolled the snow up in a ball and did not eject it. It was like I was trying to roll a big ball for the bottom of a snowman. After I came in, my daughter went out and finished shoveling what I did not get done. By evening, it was getting below freezing and the melted snow turned into ice.
Susan - I am glad the Colin has two medications he can try to see what is causing the chest pain.
Does the chest pain happen very often? I am glad that you were able to have coffee with friends. It helps to be able to have a little fun during this stressful time. We all need to surround ourselves with friends who will support us and pray for us.
Barb- I am so glad that your weather is getting better. I understand how having really cold weather feels like when it gets warm again. A day or so ago, I put on my big heavy coat to go out and by the time I was ready to go back home, I had taken off my coat and was walking enjoying the warmer weather. Of course when it gets to be summer, these temperatures will seem cold to us. I am also glad that you were able to easily get to HH's house and play with Mariposa. She will remember the stories you tell her about the Bible and especially since she has the puzzle to look at as you talk about it. I continue to pray for Anabella and her reflux. I know when I occasionally have it, it is miserable. Anabella does not understand what is causing the pain but only that it hurts. I believe that you said she was an adopted egg. Do you know any medical history about her mother? I am sorry that you have mouth sores again. I know if I eat too much fresh pineapple I can have a sore mouth so maybe it is true with the citrus and tomatoes for you.
Judith - It is a relief to hear that the nausea is going away. It is hard to get your calories in and to maintain you weight when you are feeling nauseous. Praying for your safety during the rainfall warnings.
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So I am glad that the nausea is gone for you Judith. Such good news and even with no weigh in on Thursday you kept the 2 ounces. I will pray it continues maybe gain another ounce as we start a new week on Sunday..
Praying Glenn gets home safely. I'm sure he was missed.
Sorry about the heavy snow, our snow has been very light, but then when you had the temps we had, there was no moisture to work with. So I swept the snow. So easy to clear that way.
Susan Prayers continue for Colin and the chest pain lus diabetes. Hopefully the 2 meds will help him a lot. Praying you can get the test soon too.
Have a blessed Lords Day Susan as it will be Sunday soon for you!
We will get to 40* today. Oh it will feel so good and in the 50's tomrrow.
Tongiht we are having supper at a couples house with another single lady from our SS group. Our teacher put us in groups of 5. That way we can get to know one another better.
Jean and her sons, Blake and Evan will come over Monday maybe for lunch it will be a nive visit.
I hope all have a good day.
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Good Morning All
I will be back later and reply to all!
Last night when Posting I was timed out few times and for got to mention that yesterday we in BC had a 4.7 EarthQuake which originated in Sechelt BC and spread thru BC all over Lower Mainland including Vancouver not sure about Marilyn’s area but mine in North
Good thing I didn’t feel any effects of it no trembling or shaking but my daughter and family did in Maple Ridge BC but thankfully no damage.
Besides Earthquake we are under a Rainfall Warning which I reported in our Weather Thread.
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Good morning. Colin had a rough night and couldn't sleep. The fluid built up around his neck so he couldn't lie flat. He had dull chest pain. We tried raising g the bed head and using extra plows but it didn't work so he wound up sitting/sleeping in his recliner. We're not going to church today as a result as he is finally getting some sleep.
Linda, he has chest pain most of the time. It isn't usually sharp. The Cardiologist said the pain could be caused by the build up of fluid but said his heart condition could not account for all the fluid building up. We're at a loss and feel we are at the mercy of a very slow moving medical system who aren't seeing this as an urgent problem. Maybe it isn't urgent, but living with it is hard and causes us much concern. We're praying.
I thank you all for your prayers. They mean a lot.
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Judith did you get heavy rain & an earthquake. Prayers as Sandi, sister did not mention it. I’m sure Connally, daughter, our niece will be going back to Vancouver tomorrow.
Linda Glenn hime? Prayers you are enjoying his stories from Dallas.
Susan. Prayers that Colin is doing better & maybe got a nap in. Plus gent an early appointment for the test he needs.
We had a nice time with a couple & single gal from our SS class. It was fun Keith the husband made sweet potatoes & ham. We also. had.
the 7 layered salad. It was some good food. I didn’t eat any cherry tomatoes.
We wi ll get together 2 more times in 2 months. We may visit the KC zoo in April. It’s an idea.
May we all be blessed with the Lord’s day tomorrow. Susan already had her church maybe. Prayers you both could go.
Have a good Sunday all. .
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Evening Hello All
Barb, yes we have Heavy Rainfall and yesterday we had a 4.7 level Earthquake. I didn’t feel it and know others who did (my daughter and family in Maple Ridge felt the shaking) and there were others who didn’t. Will keep your sister and niece in prayer. You said your niece was going to Vancouver tomorrow, I don’t live in Vancouver (I live North) but according to our weather reports heavy rainfall is there. And the Earthquake affected Vancouver too and all the Lower Mainland and other parts of BC. Earthquake originated in Sechelt. Haven’t heard of any damage. Your SS class gathering over lunch sounded like a nice time, food so scrumptious, you mentioning 7 layer salad reminder me of my Mom making it. Yum Yum!
Susan, I am so sorry to hear of the rough Nite Colin had. Praying the fluid in neck will come down and the dull chest pain will cease. Praying his medical team will come together and find a treatment that will work for him. Hope he gets the angiogram he needs quickly. Hope you both rest well today. I am sure the Pastor will be praying for Colin when he finds out why you couldn’t attend Church today. ♥️🙏
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Glenn is home and we are rejoicing that he had a safe trip and was able to nap on the plane so he was not too tired when he got home. After we had dinner, we were able to go to the grocery store to fill up the four 5 gallon jugs of water that we will need when people come for the birthday party and need a drink. We also were shopping for the birthday girl's requested meal. She wants nachos but instead of tortilla chips with the cheese, meat, olives, etc on it, she wants seasoned French fries. I have never heard of doing this but she has a large imagination and likes to try new things. We will have regular tortilla chips for those who like nachos the old way.
Susan - I am so sad that Colin had dull chest pain most of the night and was not able to sleep last night. When he does not sleep, you also do not sleep well so I am praying that tonight will be a better night for you both and there will be a resolution soon with medication, a diagnosis to explain what is happening or a miracle.
Barb - I am so glad that you are having warmer weather as we are. I would love for the warm weather to continue but I know we will probably have some more frigid weather before it is Spring and the flowers will start peeking up out of the ground. Getting together with a small group from your SS class so you can get to know each one better sounds like a great idea. Will you rotate people every three months so everyone can get to know the whole class better?
Judith - Having an earthquake sounds scary. When I visited my brother in California, there were numerous earthquakes but we could barely feel them. They can cause lots of destruction if they are very strong. I am glad everyone is safe. You said you were timed out of MFP yesterday. I see they are making changes on March 4th. I wonder if this will help with the disruptions we have had answering threads. It sounds like it is more formatting than it is with the problems we have had.
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I am taking a break from getting ready for the party. For some reason I am feeling very overwhelmed with all the busyness of being here in Denver. I really like living in a small town like Grand Junction where we can go at a slower pace and my house stays clean. The church service was nice where we are talking about being like Jesus. He talked about how we need to be humble and love people even if they do not do things like we want them to be done. It was good for my emotional health to hear that. I have said this before but I like things to be "fair" for everyone (especially me LOL) and when it is not, I feel the need to correct it. It is not my business to change people but only to change me. I am sure I have idiosyncrasies that make others shake their heads but they are patient with me so I should also be patient with them. I feel better now just saying that. Thanks for listening to me. 🥰The family will be here in an hour so I will go back down and see what I can do to help.
It looks like I am the only one here on the chat today. I wrote my yesterdays thoughts at 2am this morning. I hope you are all having a good day. I am praying for everyone.1 -
Good Monday morning. It's another hot day here.
Linda, you sound a little stressed and frazzled. I hope people pitch in and help and the party goes smoothly. Thank you for your good wishes and prayers for Colin and I. He slept most of yesterday, only getting up for meals. By evening he was fed up with himself. His GP is calling us very soon. I don't know what she can do, other than increase the fluid tablet dose and refer us on to the next specialist. You are right, this all affects both of us. I get little sleep when he is restless. I cancel things like church, Uke practice, get togethers with friends and find myself staying home far more these days (Colin too of course). On his good days we go out together or he goes.on short errand trips just to get out of the house.
Judith, thank you too for your prayers and support. I am relieved the earthquake did no damage near you. 4.7 is getting up there with strength of shaking/movement. I'm glad your family and friends are alright. I remember those small quakes (and some larger ones) from California and I also felt them in Alaska when I visited my parents one Summer while Dad had heart surgery. (They eventually moved back to Australia from there.) I remember one quake happened while I was scrubbing a kitchen counter. I thought I had pulled the counter away from the wall but it was the quake. The buildings swayed around us, the things on the fridge fell off, and I hung on to that counter, terrified! The quake passed quickly and did minor damage only, thank the Lord.
Barb, Colin did sleep most of the day and through most of last night. I think he is only awake now as he knows his GP is calling us. Our Lord's Day was spent quietly at home. I wasn't sure about leaving Colin here and going to church in case his chest pain worsened. I hope you are feeling better with your ulcers. I wonder if you have a lot of inflammation in your body which is causing things like that?2 -
Judith. Earthquakes can be scary. Thank you for explaining where you live I regard to Vancouver & Victoria. Prayers for you. Is it this Thursday you are to get the info from your biopsy? Praying it’s good news & soon. 🙏🏻
Susan So glad that Colin got some sleep. It’ probably best you stayed at home from hutch. Can you watch the service on your computer or iPad? We can do that.
Hope you got the call & it was helpful. 🙏🏻
I don’t think I have any inflammation. It’s just if I eat a lot of acidic foods I get mouth sores. I remember getting them before (sores in mouth), with tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, at that. Guess I can’t eat many all year long. A bummer.
I have oranges & a bag of clementines I may only eat one or 2 a week. It’s sad.
I’ll eat the grapes plus blueberries we have.
Linda. I hope the parity went well & you are not too tired.
Your sermon sounded good. .we are studying mark. Talked about prayer. How important prayer was to Jesus and He was God’s son so praying should be just as important to us.
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Addendum to earlier - The party went wonderfully. Everyone brought food and pitched in to help clean up and even left food for us to keep. I Taking a break really helped me to refocus on what needed to be done and make the priorities of what was really important and forget the rest.
It is 8:30 in the evening and the temperature is still warm at 53F. This will be a really warm week that I am looking forward to having!
Susan - I hope the phone call to the GP went well and he (or she) was able to help you both.
Barb - I would have a hard time giving up tomatoes and citrus fruits but if I had mouth sores, and that would help of course I would do it. I hope that your mouth sores get better soon.2 -
Susan, sounds like your Lord’s day was restful with Colin sleeping most of the day. I feel for you both as what you once did with being out and about is changed with you finding you both home. I hope the GP had some solutions and was able to offer some help. Is Colin taking more Diuretics? And if he is I hope it helps with the excess fluid build up around the neck. So sorry he is dealing with the heart pain. I am praying he gets in for the angiogram quickly. Praying for God’s Healing touch on Colin’s body. May you both be filled with God’s Strength and Peace!
Barb, happy the info helped that I sent you on the earthquake. Yes Vancouver and Victoria are not close to where I live but it seems when an earthquake hits it affects most areas in BC. I live North away from Vancouver. The only time I am in Vancouver is for treatment which lately seems more than enough. Thanks for praying, hope there are answers Thursday from Biopsy. Happy it’s warming up there for you. It’s starting here too.
Linda, it’s good to share and let us know how you are feeling. So happy Glenn got home safely and you enjoyed time together. Sounds like Denver is a larger city than what you are used to with Grand Junction. So glad the Party went well. It’s always nice when everyone pitches in with helping and bringing food. Your Sunday Service sounds like it was a blessing for you and Glenn and the members of the congregation. Pastor has taken us through the Parables of Jesus. Today it was on the Rich Man and Lazarus. A powerful message.
Marilyn been thinking of you. You are missed!
It’s my bedtime as it’s been a full day. My Daughter, her husband and the 2 grandkids came for a nice visit after Nyla was finished work. It was Darren’s Birthday. I was able to give him his Birthday gifts. His main gift was his “Money Gift Card” from a store he likes, he sure had a big smile when he opened the Gift Card. Then I filled his bag with some treats he likes. And a box of K Cups Flavoured Coffee he just loves. Heaps of
Smiles Thank yous and a big Hug.
Lord willing I will be back tomorrow. May I encourage you to read Sunday’s Devotion and the Bible Reading & Commentary threads. Hope you are blessed! 🙏📖🤗0 -
Happy Monday to you all maybe Tuesday for Susan in Australia.
Susan. Praying your GP could help with Colin. Prayers you guys can get help with his diabetes, asthma & heart too. Praying your GP could had a good day & can sleep both of you well.
Judith. So glad you had a nice time with your daughter & family. Family to,e is so good. We had our daughter Jean over with her 2 sons, Blake & Evan we went to the playground. I’ll try to include 2 pics of them. The snow is pretty much all gone. With 60* it is nice to not have snow I the sidewalks! The boys had fun.
Oh my sister did not feel ,the earthquake and mentioned there may have been one in the ocean too. Stay safe. Praying for you Judith.
Linda. I hope you are having a good day and enjoying time with Glenn. Are you having some mild temps like us.
Hope you enjoyed a bit of a rest before the clean up.
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Stay safe all be a witness too.
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I love seeing pictures of your grandchildren, Barb. The boys sure look cute with their big smiles and cold weather clothes!
Judith, your family visit yesterday sounded so nice. Happy birthday to Darren. You made it special!
Linda, it's great to hear that the party went so well. About church, sometimes Pastor records the service and sometimes he doesn't. I'll check our church channel.
The GP phone call didn't resolve anything except she topped up Colin's prescriptions. She hadn't heard from the Cardiologist but I gave her the gist of my notes about what he said, and she wants to review Colin in person next week. His diuretic dose was left the same. The fluid retention is still happening but yesterday and today Colin is moving around more which helps the fluid build up a little less.
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Judith - I am glad that you were able to have family visit and you were able to give gifts that brought lots of smiles as well as thanks. We do a lot of gift cards because sometimes it is hard to know exactly what the younger generation really wants. Sometimes they say things like "fun stickers" or something generic like that. The cards let them get exactly what they want. We did that with our granddaughter yesterday. She immediately went on her phone to start buying new things. Praying for your biopsy this week.
Susan - I am sorry that the GP did not have any ideas what to do for Colin. Getting active will help the edema but I can imagine that he can not do much with his shortness of breath. I am so glad that you were able to do a lot of traveling last year when he was feeling better.
Barb - I love the pictures of your grandkids. Yes we are having nice warm weather. It was 65F today and was lovely to be outside without having to wear a coat. All the snow is melted off. The news just said it is 24 days until Spring. I am excited to think about it.
Today is a quiet day which is nice. I am working on cleaning our bedroom. I have piles of books that a friend gave me that I need to go through and decide what to read next or if I want to give them away. She was cleaning out her bookshelves so does not mind it I give them away too. A lot of them are historical fiction which I really like. We went to Costco today to see if they have any eggs. We are down to one egg for Glenn's breakfast. They said they have a truck coming in the morning that should have eggs so we should come early if we want to get any. Glenn plans to be at the door when it opens. They probably have a limit for how much we can buy.1 -
Susan, yes it was a nice Birthday Visit. Family are so precious. It’s good when we can be with loved ones. And speaking of that been praying and wonder how the family crisis is these days. Hope things are resolving. Sorry there wasn’t a lot of help with your GP but glad she wants to see Colin next week and that you got your prescriptions refilled. Glad Colin is moving around a little more past couple of days. Hopefully it will help reduce the edema. My prayers are with you both.
Barb, so glad your weather has turned around and has warmed up. Great that the snow has melted too. Love the pictures of your grandsons on merry go round. Awesome, that no snow is on the ground. See the playground reminds me of one near me. It is almost identical of the one I took my grandkids too few years ago. Seeing the smiles on Blake and Evan’s faces showed how much fun they were having with Grandma at the park. Glad you are able to attend your Bible Study tomorrow; so nice you are driving on drier streets free from snow. Thanks for sharing your sister didn’t have or feel the affects of the earthquake there, Good News. Thankful she is safe.
Linda, hope you have fun sorting out the books your friend gave you. Enjoy reading the ones you keep. Glad it’s a quiet day for you. We all need those days. So glad to hear you have a truck coming in with fresh supply of Egga. I am sure with Glenn getting to store early will get as many crates of eggs he is allowed. When I read you had 1 egg left for Glenn’s breakfast it reminded me I want to buy some to make an Egg Drop Soup. Yummy. Will look on our Recipe thread and see if I posted there. I am sure your granddaughter had fun looking on line choosing what she’d like with the GC you gave her. Occasionally my grandkids will send 3 or 4 choices with pictures of what they would like and I then can buy a gift to wrap. I still put GC in a Holder with bow on top to make it pretty!
Blessings all and have a good Nite sleep. Be back tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers!
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That Cyclone Alfred has fired up again. It's still 'way off the coast but next week it might cross over the coast somewhere. It could even cross near us, but they are saying it could happen anywhere along the Queensland coast (it's as long as California 's coast). I'm not worried about it as it is more like a storm than a strong cyclone and it could bring much needed rain. We've had showers but no dam filling storms. We need rain. Knowing how the news beats weather events up, I wanted you to know we aren't panicked over here. It's usual to have a few cyclones in the summer months.
Judith, the family.ily issue is ongoing and things are happening that ate a concern, and we ate providing support and listening ears for them. It's hard to be 'hands off' with hurting adult children but at least they are talking to us about it. Thank you for asking. Thank you all for praying.
Linda, we are kind of used to no one helping very much since Covid days. Everything changed with our health system and GPs started charging more and listening less. I find I have to help medical people focus on us and take notes to help both them and us. They have so many cases, it must be hard to keep everyone straight in their minds. Even the Cardiologist was a worry. He thought he had already seen Colin and he was coming in for follow up for the first 10 minutes of the interview. He had never met Colin before. He asked the same questions many times too, before he eventually seemed to click into 'seeing' Colin. It's a worry. I think the GP will follow up with more referrals to specialists since the Cardiologist mentioned checking his lung and thyroid function and for cancer. She won't have answers but has to do the referrals. Yes, we were blessed with all the travelling we did. Hey, I hope you get some eggs. We have a shortage here, too.
Barb, I hope the snow has continued to melt and you can go outside more. Stay well and safe!
I don't know if I told you I suddelost hearing in one ear during our travels? It never co.pletely came back. Yesterday I found out I may have permanent hearing loss and need a hearing aid for that ear. Sigh. Getting old isn't for sissies.
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Susan. So many needs. Praying for the cyclone you may get. Prayers since you need rain you could get some gentle rain. Prayers for the on going family crisis too. Then there is your hearing loss. Prayers for wisdom if you would need hearing aids.
Praying for Colin hi cardiologist & GP. It’s good they are checking for cancer too.
That ‘s interesting you have a shortage of eggs too that bird flu. Some people re thinking of raising chickens to get some eggs.
Linda. I hooe. you had a good, day & got the books figured out. Happy reading days. I love it,when I can read outside on our glider. Maybe by April.
Fun to watch or catch humming bird at our feeder.
Judith praying for you & I like seeing the 2 ounces. Prayers it stays & maybe become 3. I hope & pray hone bad weather storm and earthquakes are over.
Prayers for your drs & upcoming visits you may have.
So our snow is mostly gone. You may see some from piles in parking lots. Basically ll gone. Today it was in the 60’s.
Quite at nice. Real after we had such cold bitter colder than Alaska for so, long. Upper 40’s to low 50’s normal for now. It is nice s we got blue kids & birds singing.
Too early to, put our hummingbird feeder out. Maybe in March I can.? Ladies Bible study was good & it was so nice to see everyone.
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Today was very cloudy and windy this morning. In the after noon it cooled down and some people got a bit of rain but we did not. I just heard the weather forecaster say that it was 70F (21.1C) at the airport. I do not think that it got that warm at our house but it sure was nice this morning. Glenn was able to buy two boxes of 5 dozen eggs so we have plenty now. They were $20/5 dozen which is very high compared to what they were last year but compared to $36 for the same amount at Walmart, it was a good deal. For as much as we pay the doctors, it seems they should take some time to talk to us to understand what our problem is. I usually have a list of things I want to talk and when they start going toward the door, I ask them to stop and finish with my questions. They may think that I am asking too much but I think I am paying too much for them to ignore me too.
Judith - I will be able to make Egg drop soup from my eggs when I get back to Grand Junction. I need to have a replacement for the soy sauce which I do not have here. I use liquid aminos which tastes similar to soy sauce.
Susan - I did not know that you had lost your hearing in one ear after your travels. I am glad that hearing aides are so much better than they were 20 years ago. My Dad had some that made things louder but it still was hard to hear because it made background sounds also loud. The new ones can differentiate between voices and background noise so they are so much better. I hope you will love the ones you get. I am glad that your cyclone is not expected to cause you any damage. Rain would be good for all of us to get. We are really dry here too.
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Susan, so sorry about your hearing loss in one ear. I didn’t know you had lost hearing on your travels. Hope you don’t have to wait long for your hearing aid. My friend who is visiting in New Zealand 🇳🇿 has hearing aides and she said they are sure better than what they made years ago. They help her so much and she said she doesn’t get any background noise and they don’t make sounds loud like she said happened years ago. So hopefully it will be of great help Susan. I hear what you are saying as I’ve had Doctors who seem in a hurry and don’t want to take time with patients. But thankfully I have a great Specialists but do have an GP who is always in a hurry half listening as going out the door which is frustrating. As you said Healthcare is so expensive. I am praying for Colin to get the care he needs and of course praying for you. Thanks for sharing about your family who are still going through the family issues, so sorry to hear this. It’s hard when our adult kids go through these issues. My heart goes out to you and for sure my prayers will continue. 🙏
Barb, the earthquakes are over. We are still experiencing heavy rain 🌧️ but I heard on news warmer temps were expected tomorrow and No Rain….Thank you Lord. Temps are still on the cooler side but good thing no snow here, only in the mountains. Great for winter sports. I am so glad your snow is mostly gone and you are seeing birds out in your area. I love seeing the birds. I have to get a new Hummingbird feeder as mine dropped last summer and broke. The hummingbirds still came in my yard and fed from my hanging flower baskets. They had a feast on the nectar. Do you have a suggestion for the kind or style to buy for a new feeder for my hummingbirds? Thanks for any help you can give. You mentioned you were thinking of maybe putting your feeder out in March. I usually put mine out in April or May if the temps are too cold in April. I plant in late April and always in May on Mother’s Day, my kids bring Hanging Floral Baskets as a Gift for me. Glad you got out to your Ladies Bible Study. What are you studying? 📖
Linda, so glad you were able to buy your eggs. Yes eggs are expensive. So glad you will be able to make the soup now as you have plenty of eggs now. You sure got a good price compared to what you said your Walmart was charging for same amount. Let me know how your soup turns out when you are back to Grand Junction. Sorry you don’t have the soy sauce but said you use liquid aminos, I have never used that before. Do you find the soup tastes better? I too find Walmart is more expensive than the grocery stores. My daughter only shops at Costco, When I shopped with her I bought a lot of great bargains especially meat packs. Sirloin Beef Roasts, Chicken and other cuts of meat. I was online checking for eggs at my store and they had a notice saying prices were increasing, think they said in the Spring. But prices are so high for pretty much all food. I am not making the Egg Drop soup for a while as in March I have a medical expense coming up for 2 Meds I need that are not covered on my plan. I have been watching your weather forecast and can see your temps range from warm to quite cold especially over night. But have seen last few days a shift to warmer temps. You said it was very cloudy and windy this morning. Happy it went away by Noon hour, Glad you didn’t get the rain others got. We are just the opposite as we have had heavy rain
and heaps of cloudy skies. Hope it’s better weather on Thursday when I travel to Vancouver.
Well Ladies, it’s getting late so will close off for now. See you all tomorrow. Have a good evening and sleep 😴 well. 🙏🤗1 -
I thank God for you all, my understanding and praying friends.
As well as all the woes, there are blessings in my life and I am thankful for them. I have a wonderful sister who keeps faithfully in touch, a wonderful church who prays, wonderful friends who share their lives with us and really care. I have so much fun with music and singing, crafting and teaching. Our house is sound and comfortable and we live in a safe and close community.
I'm so sorry for overwhelming you with all our concerns. They don't go away but the blessings make everything worthwhile. They add to our strength and endurance and the counsel of friends can be so wise.
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Susan. So sorry for your hearing loss. We all are pray one for you & wisdom in getting hearing aids. I get my hearing tested next week, for the covid study I am in. I hope I do better, without a cold than last time over a year ago.
Praying for Colin and wisdom with his asthma, diabetes plus asthma & your cardiologist too wisdom for doctors treating you all praying for you too.
So glad that the earthquakes have stopped too.
Linda. Glad you got your eggs. Harry usually buys the eggs, though the one grocery store near us that I go to, we have a $1:00 off a store brand in eggs, so I will get some maybe Friday after my craft group. So I’m not sure of the price but I believe $5-6 for a dozen.
Hope you had a nice day.
We find eggs cheaper usually at our Walmart.
We sure have had some nice 60* weather I only see snow in the piles at big parking lots.
Tomorrow it will be colder but not by much, maybe closer to normal temps. We know it will get colder.
Judith. I usually don’t put flowers out till April 15. Though it’s been said after Mother’s Day.
As for humming bird feeders. I like the ones that have a place for water in the center for water to get the bugs that so, like the feeders. You still have to change the food but they seem to help some.
Praying for you Judith.
We are studying the book of Roman’s. We had 3 lessons on chapter 8, which is such a great chapter in Romans. All lessons so good!
Enjoying some nice weather here.
. My mom is still waiting to get her care package that I mailed last Wednesday. 2/19. The package keeps going to distribution centers near my mom or her’s, then it’s moved & not out for delivery. I called yesterday and they told me, they cannot do anything till Thursday. So I hope to call before I leave for Mariposa. It’s crazy perishable on it too.
We did get a walk I too today. Nice to hear the birds as we walk.
Have a good Thursday Friday all
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Susan, yes I agree with you no matter what trials we go through there are always blessings God brings our way. We are a Blessed people. God knows exactly what we need and He provides us with our Family, Friends and those in the communities we live in. Like you I Praise God for my Church family my sons daughters and grandkids who always rally around us encouraging and blessing us. God is Good. My prayers continue for both you and Colin as you wait for your appointments. So happy you both live in a safe and comfortable community. I read your post about Cyclone Alfred that is now a category 3; praying for you and Colin and the families in your community to be Safe, that God will set His Angels charge over you. ♥️🙏
Barb, you said you have had some good studies in Romans 8, this one Book I so Love, it sure speaks and ministers to us all. So sorry to hear your Mom is still waiting for her care package. It’s been so long since you sent especially with perishable items in box. Sorry the Post Office can’t do anything until Thursday especially when they know it’s perishable items. I am praying with the colder temps you had has helped with keeping the perishables safe. You mentioned you would call them before heading to Mariposa, are you watching her and helping out at the house? So glad your weather has improved and it’s warming up for at least a wee while. Thanks for the tips on the Hummingbird feeder, mine was like a cone shape with openings around for the Hummingbirds to eat the nectar. I bought a bag of food you mix with water that makes a nectar for them but will look for a feeder with a saucer.
Tomorrow I am at VGH for a long day of tests discussing Biopsy results procedures in the morning and in afternoon having an Ultrasound, they called and told me it was a 45 minute scan.
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I went to the dentist today and I did not have any cavities. They used an ultrasonic cleaning tool on my teeth which was much quicker than the old way but very loud and the water was cold on my teeth. I do have sensitive teeth so it was a little more discomfort with it but having it done quicker was worth a little pain.
Barb - I will be praying for the family of the missionary that was killed. I am so glad you are getting warmer temperatures and the snow is almost gone. We are enjoying our warm temperatures although there will be snow in the mountains again on Tuesday so we will travel back to Grand Junction on Monday.
Judith - I do not know if the liquid aminos taste like soy sauce because I am allergic to soy. My husband can have soy and he does not complain if I use the liquid aminos in it's place. I think both are pretty high in sodium so I need to be careful how much I use.
Susan - it is so true that we all have so many blessing in our lives. I try to count my blessings every day. We all need friends around us who will listen to our concerns and faithfully pray for us. We are all praying for you in your struggles and praising in your blessings.0 -
Thank you, friends. Your care and concern for us is so appreciated.
Linda, an ultrasonic way to clean teeth is new to me! Glad it took less time but sorry it hurt. I have had both soya sauce and coconut aminos but stick to the aminos now. They do taste similar. Soy sauce has gluten in it and now I can't have soy either.
Judith, thank you for praying about the Cyclone. They are predicting it is less likely to come ashore, but Cyclones are unpredictable. It is a Category 4 now but is still 'way offshore. People up north will have dangerous surf and tides. I am thinking of you with all those tests you are about to have. You could even be having them now. Praying for you, dear one.
Barb, how frustrating to have that parcel disappear. I do hope they find it in time. It sounds almost like spring for you all to be talking of flower baskets, hummingbird feeders, bird song and going for walks. How lovely!
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Susan. Prayers you do not get any cyclones. I assume a category 4 is bad how high can the numbers go, with cyclones?
Praying for you & Colin. Wisdom for Drs. I’m sure the waiting is hard. Prayers you can get the appointments & tests soon.
Judith prayers for you today. Prayers for the VGH test and maybe biopsy news. Many prayers for wisdom.
Plus for your long day c one taking 45 minutes long. 🙏🏻
Linda. That sounds like a neat way to clean one’s teeth & faster so that is very cool.
My mom doesn’t eat soy as it is supposed to, help not get cancer. Ever since she had breast cancer a pin point she has not eaten soy. Soy is Jon a lot of foods.
Any idea on how to potty train HH doesn’t like using foods. I used Reeces pieces with ,y kids, & stickers or high five is not working Mariposa is 2:5 & she tells us after she goes. Tells us that she likes using diapers. Cries when on the potty. Not sure how to help the, with that.
I did call the 800 phone number on my receipt & so there is a service ticket on the package its crazy how the package has kept going between 3 Post offices, one being the one that is my moms town. Praying she gets it & I hear about it asap.
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Today Glenn and I spent time with a friend whose mother just passed away. I took her dinner and we spent time talking and praying together. She and her mother have had a difficult relationship but she is still pretty devastated with this loss. I think part of the problem is that she had hoped that their relationship could have been better but her mother was not able emotionally to give her what she needed as a child and as an adult. Tonight I went to my 10 year old granddaughter's school play. She was a supporting actress as a cat in the play "Aristocats". They all did so well. She and her 12 year old brother both are home schooled but one day a week they go to this school for group activities as well as socialization.
Barb - it has been a long while since I had anything to do with potty training. I remember giving stars or stickers I think. I do remember that my 2 year old regressed when her sister was born. Maybe Mariposa is grieving the loss of being an only child and not getting all the attention. They all eventually get potty trained and some are earlier and easier than others. I remember my second daughter used to say that she did not pee the bed but that it was the people in the apartment above us that made water leak through the ceiling and get on her bed. Of course, we knew that was not true because she was in the bottom bunk of the bunk bed and the top bunk was not wet. Even at her young age (about 3 years old) she had a large imagination. I hope your package get's delivered soon.
Susan - Do you name your cyclones alphabetically as we do when we have hurricanes in our side of the world? We used to just use girl names but not we use boy names alternating with girl names. When we bet to Z, we start with the Greek alphabet. Do you have an equivalent to our tornadoes that are on the mainland in the States?
Praying especially hard today for your long time spent at the hospital. Rest well my friend tonight.0
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