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Today we had clouds most of the day and lots of wind. The sun came out about 1pm for an hour then the clouds got a lot darker and it got colder. It did rain a little bit in the evening but we could use a lot more rain at this time. Tonight we will have a low of 35F and it will warm up to 53F tomorrow. Today I went to Joann's close out sale to see if I could get some bargains. Their prices are high normally so getting 20-30%still is high. They expect to continue the sale until everything is sold around May. I will check back with them to see if the prices will go lower although I also have to remember that the things I want to buy may be gone by that time.
I am praying for safety of your brother who is limited by the places he can go since the ferry is not working. Also prayers for everyone who is in the path of the cyclone and those who will have damage from the winds and flooding afterwards. Congratulations on the birth of twins in your family. Are these their first babies?
Barb - More excitement with a new baby in your family. I am glad it sounds like the snow and ice melted quickly for you.
Judith - praying for all of your appointments.
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Evening Hello All
Susan, Thank you for sharing the maps of the Cyclone and where the location is now. It so scary. My prayers are with you and Colin for your safety. Praying your community, house and where you store your travel camper, trusting all will be safe from the Gusts of Wind and rain. Trusting no loss of power where you are. Love Hugs and Prayers! ♥️🙏
BC had another Earthquake yesterday, 3.9 this time, it’s 3 now in a very short time. It was near Victoria BC
it was felt in many areas, what we are experiencing here in my area and other nearby communities are more rain, cooler temps and very cloudy almost dark.
Barb, I’m praying for your Sister and her family who live in Victoria for their safety.
Tomorrow afternoon I am at the Cancer Clinic. I believe my Oncologist will review past treatments and possible prescribe a new one. Will keep you updated as I learn more.
Good thing I can sleep in as it’s an afternoon appointment for a change. Hoping for good weather. Thank you for praying.
Linda, missed you tonight, probably due to time zone differences. Praying for you as always.Good Night All.. See you all tomorrow. 😴🙏
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Susan. Many prayers. Seems that the weather channel is covering it for us too. Many prayers for your brother prayers you don’t lose power.
So my hearing did not show improvement from last year when I had a cold
Prayers for ENT & Colin with lung cancer maybe just finding out what he had be so good!
Believe I had a cold & coughed up phlegm but now I’m not so I stopped taking meds. Plus the inhaler. So guess I’m back to doing that. I sent a my chart question asking my dr as I’m watching our grandsons as Jean, daughter has some test to do due to her pregnancy So I hope I hear from the nurse 3/16 we leave for Alabama & Texas we hope to see some azaleas
Judith praying for you & all that you are going through
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I'm fine, everyone! The storm is still off shore but is now a tropical low. Caboolture is clearly marked here. I live in Caboolture South.
There's still lots of rain and wind expected. It is flooding around us but we are safe. The number who lost power keeps climbing. We're nearly at 300,000 properties around Brisbane without power now but we are OK. Falling trees did most of the structural damage. My brother is OK but has not had power for 2 days already and his phonenis running down. Kids broke into his car and stole his charger and he never replaced it, or he could recharge it in his car. At least he has canned soup snd a gas stove.
The power company has a whopping job ahead of them. I think everyone has water but some have been told to boil it. Shops are mostly closed and traffic is way down. We're expecting 800mm (31.5") of rain in the next two days. This will cause more flooding and hamper recovery efforts.
Northern NSW has also been hit hard and flooding is disaterous there.
Our caravan is OK. We only had mud and leaves on one house wall. That's an easy clean.
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in talking to my drs nurse. She feels it is allergies. With the wind who knows but grass & ragweed which I know I have allergies of, are moderate. I may need to take Zyrtec more often Maybe all year long? Time will tell.
I’m on a sinus pill, over the counter for 3 days timeHelp clear the congestion in my ears.
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Barb, I hope you feel better soon. Having g all that going on would be tiring and uncomfortable. Thank you for praying for us. Stay warm and safe.
Linda, the babies are child 2 & 3 for my nephew. They have been trying to have more children for years. Their oldest girl is 14 now. The twins will probably complete their family. Both nephew and niece are nearing 40!
Judith, thinking of you with the earthquakes and medical appointments to come. Glad you can at least have an easy morning.
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I had eight inches cut off my hair today. I had gotten tired of just pulling it back in a pony tail or put in a clasp all the time. I looked like I had short hair so I decided to make it true. My hair is getting used to this new cut so maybe when it learns what it wants to do I will send a picture. My hair has a natural wave in it and sometimes it has a mind of it's own. My hair was cut so the ends turn under but one side is already turning up. I also have side bangs to cover up my high forehead. I let my bangs grow out during COVID since I got tired to cutting them myself and not getting them very straight. Today was cooler with less wind. When we went to exercise, we did wear light jackets to keep warm.
Barb - we only had rain but our children in Denver did get some snow. Most of the snow was in the mountains where the people who ski were really loving the nice powder snow. Praying for your family and the earthquakes also. My husband has allergies all year round and take medication for it so he can breathe easier. I think that with having warmer weather, some of the plants and molds are becoming active again. I hope the sinus pill will help you.
Susan - I am so glad that the cyclone was downgraded but it sounds like there still is a lot of damage from the winds and water flooding. I am glad that your caravan is safe. I can not imagine what having 31.5 inches of rain in two days. Fourteen years between the oldest and the twin babies is a long space for your nephew and niece. If is almost like having a second family. I am sure the 14 year old can be a big help in taking care of the twins. My grandson was 12 when his sister was born and he loved being the big brother.
Judith - I am surprised that there have been so many earthquakes in Canada. I am praying for the earthquakes to not cause major damage to those nearby. I also prayed for your appointment this afternoon. I am glad that you could sleep in a little later this morning before going. Starting on Sunday, we will have our schedules rudely interrupted with the time change to daylight savings time. I wish we could just stay in one time zone. Colorado has has voted to do it but they will not do it until all states agree. I had heard that if they do stay with one they will stay with daylight savings which would cause problems if the people in the time zones around us decide to go with standard time. That would make Pacific and Mountain or Central and Mountain the same time.
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Susan. So has the cyclone hit gone north or south of you? So glad downgraded. I heard cars were floating with all the rain.
Prayers for you and hope you have a blessed Sunday which it is already there.Linda. I’ve been letting my hair grow & have natural wavy hair too. I have a very small forehead & I finally am letting my hair grow. Did you donate your hair? I know they like getting 8” to make wigs for cancer patients.
Judith prayers for you & hope no more earthquakes there. Minister has sent daffidils blooming & some trees. Very nice. We may be in the 70’s next week so that may make some things pop open. Too early. Of course it will get cold again. Oh well it’s still winter till 3/21.
I wish we just keep one tone I prefer the daylight savings as I like those daylight hours in the summer in the evening.
I hope all have a blessed Lords day
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Enjoy your Special Day all the Special Ladies here…💗
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prayers for Judith with the pain she’s been having.
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Thank you Barb for your prayers. I shared an update from my Appointment with my Oncologist on Friday. I started my Chemotherapy type ointment on the diseased tissues and lower lips today. On this treatment everyday for 4 weeks then back for an evaluation to see how treatment worked. I continue with seeing my surgeon every 2 weeks for removal.
will be back later this evening to reply to everyone’s post. It’s still early and Barb was only one who posted.Love and Hugs All ♥️🤗🙏
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Barb - On my walk today I saw some tulips and daffodils coming up through the ground. It does seem a little early for them although we have had daffodils on my grandson's birthday March 13th before. Seeing the little green sprouts did give me a joy boost today. I have in the past donated my hair for cancer patients but she said she needed 12 inches to do a donation. Maybe I misunderstood how much she said she cut off.
Susan - I am also having problems with MFP loosing things. This is the third time I have tried to post. I am glad that you did not have any damage to your house but not having electricity for fans and your CPAP machine is concerning. Flooding can cause so much damage. I remember when I was still working, we had a flood that damaged all the cars in the underground parking and the entire first floor of our building. My dad was moved from the assisted living part of the building to another facility for almost a year. The flood came so quickly and it was amazing how much damage it did,
Judith - I am praying that your chemotherapy ointment will work quickly and be more effective that the other ointment you had
Daylight savings time starts tonight so I will try to get to bed earlier. I may be a bit groggy at church trying to get used to the different time
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Judith, MFP is playing up again. Linda and I both posted as well. It's OK. MFP is a pain. It lost several of the posts I was working on today already. Hitting 'save draft' now. I will read your update about your health after this. I was praying for everyone last night as I couldn't sleep. I hope you had a Happy Women's Day.
Barb, the Cyclone eye went over Brisbane so we were technically to the North of it but not by far. The storm was 700kms across. Heavy rains and strong winds continued all last night. We lost power from 8:30 pm to 3am. We had all the windows closed against the wind and rain and the house stood strong. That made it hot and still inside with no power for ceiling fans or my Cpap machine. I just stayed awake. Around midnight I did rescue a hanging basket Colin hung by the fence. It was banging on the fence. I got pretty wet but it was refreshing. Lol! Yes, floods are happening, roads are closed, bridges have gone under, property has been damaged. We're staying home out of the way of clean up and rescue crews today. Church services are cancelled as the school gym where we meet was damaged and Pastor was unable to get here due to flooding between his place and church
Linda, I'd love to see your new hairdo. It sounds really nice. I've let mine grow since cutting it so short about 2 years ago. Yes, the twins have come along much later than my nephew and niece wanted. They have been trying to have more children for 9 years with IVF. Their oldest has Autism so I am not sure the babies interest her or not. She is highly intelligent, just not highly emotionally intelligent. We'll see. I think they have very busy days ahead. The little boy had stopped growing so they took the babies a couple of weeks early by C section. They have all gone home from the hospital now according to my sister.
My brother still has no power or phone charger but has checked in with me today. He is doing OK. The island was really hammered by the storms last night but his house withstood it all. We've had rain all day and more heavy falls are expected overnight. Flooding will get worse. I stress that we are fine, even if the flooding keeps getting higher.
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Susan, I so understand about MFP, I got timed out few times yesterday and today but since I have come back it’s been better. Thank you for praying for all of us last night but so sorry the storm kept you awake. So sorry the you lost power especially not having your CPAC on during the night. The floods and property damage is so concerning. But am thanking God your home and property are all safe. Thank you for sharing the radar pictures as it helps us to get a better picture of what’s going on there. Glad you heard from your Brother and he is safe and his house held up. I am glad you say in spite of the flood waters rising you are safe. I Continue with my prayers for your safety & protection Susan.
Linda. Your walk sounds so nice to see tulips and daffodils, I can hardly wait for my crocuses daffodils and tulips to come up. Last year they didn’t. Hope it doesn’t have anything to do with the flood we had here last summer Fall that caused me to be out of my place for 2.5 weeks while repaired my home. Spring is just around the corner, with our Clocks moving forward tonight. You did make me smile as I remember a few members in our congregation forgot to change their clocks. So with you saying you should get to bed and you might be groggy at church while you get used to time change. Your hair cut and style sounds lovely. I get my hair cut and layered this coming week.
Barb, my prayers continue for you. Praying for your Sister in Victoria with all the weather changes here in BC. I am not sure about Victor but we are under a Heavy Rainfall Warning and latest forecast sai it would continue until Sunday morning.
Be safe all! Prayers are with you all.
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Judith. Praying for your new ointment that it will work & not pull your skin or hurt. I hope it’s a soothing lotion for you. Plus prayers for the healer, God, to, heal you.
Susan. Prayers as you clean out and get things back to normal. Praying that your church can get cleaned up for next week. I hope you can have some weather to dry things up.
prayersnfor your safetyn& protection. Be careful in cleaning up please.
Also, prayers your brother gets his power asap
Is it possible for your nephew & niece to adopt an embryo? That’s what our son did. They did try IVF but wish they hadn’t. I know I. The states we have it. & they used Marie Lancaster, in Cedar Falls, Washington I believe. Prayers.Linda. I thought it was 8”: for hair donation, but I could be wrong. I’ve never done it so I’m not sure.
our crocuses are blooming the yellow,ones. I was surprised. I’ve not seen the purple ones yet.
pour tulips & daffodils are up but o don’t see the buds yet. Our resurrection lilies or naked ladies leaves now, flowers bloom in august. So many are cleaning out their yards and gardens but I know it’s early and so many times we get frost even in April. So I will wait,. There is a saying that it’s safe after Mother’s Day.I think all, of us had problems with MFP. It can be very frustrating. Guess God is teaching us patient.
we were in the 60’s today. Oh did it feel good, it’s to be a mild weather wise with above temps all week long. So I’m sure more flowers will be pushing up in the ground & maybe blooming. Then colder next week. 48-55 is our normal now. oh well.
I’ll try to send 2 pics of our yellow crocuses.Enjoy & stay well.
I hope you can make out the yellow,cripocouses in our yard with leaves all around. In mid April I’ll rake them away.
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I see the crocuses, Barb! They are so cheerful after a long winter. Thank you for praying about our clean up. We can't do it just yet as there is more heavy rain today. The rivers are rising, roads are blocked etc. I am keeping my small pot plants in the shower recess of the spare bathroom a bit longer.
See The yellow flower? That's an orchid.
Oh, my nephew and niece by marriage are the ones who just had twins. They don't need to adopt an embryo now. 🙂 Here is the only picture I have of the new babies, a boy and a girl:
Judith, thank you for praying. Life hasn't gone back to normal yet but hopefully the rain will slow down after today. My brother still has no power. He hopes he can get a car charger today as the island Post Office might be open and it stocks some tech items. His phone was down to 3% this morning even with him switching it off for most of the day.
My hearing aid appointment just got cancelled as the shopping centre underground car park is flooded.
We're still perfectly safe.
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Susan. Prayers for rivers and all the flooding. So, sorry that your ENT appointment got canceled due to,the flooding. Prayers you can get another in time.
imlove the pics of your plants and a yellow orchid. So neat. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a yellow orchid. I knew it was an orchid. I use to, have 2 orchids but one plant died.
The twins are so cute. Congrats.
Thank you for the update. Getting close to my bed time.
I will touch base again Tuesday.Stay safe all.
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I did manage to get up on time this morning but I did take a nap this afternoon. I do like it being so much lighter longer in the evening, We have our Bible study at 5:30pm which means people had to go home in the dark. The older ones did not like to have to drive because it is harder to drive. Now they can leave when it is still light.
Barb - Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the crocuses. I do love that they come up no mater the weather. I have seen them blooming surrounded by snow. I agree with not working on the flower beds and garden quite yet. March and April for us can be our snowiest months. For sure we do not put out our tomato plants until after Mother's or or sometimes Memorial day.
Susan - I am so glad that you have a safe place for your plants. Even with the lack of sunshine, your orchid is still blooming. My orchid is not as pretty as yours but is white with a pink throat. It is blooming also as well as my geranium. They have a nice window with lots of sunshine that helps. I hope that you can get your hearing aids soon. The twins pictures are so cute. What are their names? I am so glad that your brother is still safe and I hope that he can get his batteries charged so he can keep in touch with you.
Judith - I hope you have had a good weekend and your ointment is not causing any problems to your skin.
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Susan, sorry your hearing aid appointment got cancelled. Hope the clean up can happen quickly so life can be back to normal again. Thanks for the Radar weather map keeping us updated, sorry about the heavy rain 🌧 30 to 110mm of rain expected in your area is a lot of rain. Glad your wind gusts are lower today. You said in spite of the you were still safe in which I thank God for your safety. That’s a neat place to keep your plants until the weather is suitable to have them outside again. Love the yellow orchid, so pretty. Love the picture of the Twins, so precious. ♥️ I have crocus tulips and daffodils in my garden but with the heavy rain that has plummeted the ground and the ground being so water logged I am not sure if any of my Spring Blooms with come out. Hope your brother was able to get his phone charged so he can keep in touch with you.
Barb, I see your yellow crocuses, so lovely. Yes Spring is in the air. I do what clean up I can in April but most of it early May just around Mothers Day. March is still cold for any planting and when we get heavy rain warning like we have lately the grounds get water logged for any work to get done. It rained so hard all day and I could hear it at the supper hour. I am hoping we don’t get any floods in our area. When we were put on a Heavy Rain warning at 4:00pm yesterday it was supposed to stop Sunday morning but it’s still going strong.Linda, I hear you about being tired. I got up in time for our live stream Sunday service but this afternoon towards dinner hour I could hardly keep my eyes open as I was really tired. Yes we had the same problem but with our night Church service most of the Seniors could it really hard to drive home in the dark. We have our morning services now and weekly Bible studies and Seniors Luncheon meetings earlier so they are driving home in daylight. You asked about the ointment, it is toxic and can burn when applied and makes the skin red and tender so nothing soothing about it as Barb was hoping for. It is chemotherapy based and is supposed to kill the cancer cells. I am still waiting on the results from the Ultrasound. Hope the results come soon.
I am so tired so I am going to call it a night. Hope you all have a good night rest. See you all tomorrow. Good Night 😴 God Bless.. 😇
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We were 77* today. Very warm and this may end up being the warmest start to March. The mid 50’s is our normal temps now. I made sure to cover mulch or leaves on our roses.
I’m sure when we start March mild we will end March like a lion. So I’m not going to rake like so many people are. We all get spring fever but it’s still winter here. I like planting mid April but there is a saying that after Mother’s Day then you are safe.
Bible study tomorrow, watch Mariposa on Wednesday & Thursday is our senior group at church Joy group. I plan on making some cherry tarts, since I have the ingredients & we didn’t have it in February. I will go early to help with the decorations for each table.
My orchid is a pink.
Linda. I also, like, having light in the evening though I don’t like waking up now to darkness. So with daylight savings did you have more people for your Bible study ? I hope so. I had no nap on Sunday but then Friday was Harry’s biggest home, & he got home at 5 AM Saturday morning. I never sleep well he’s out on the road & all placing meds. So that helps me with Saturday sleep. I went to,bed early. We set the clocks early like when we got up so that helps makes it easier too.Judith. Prayers you get some results soon. Sorry that your ointment will not work for you. Many prayers for doctors to be able to help you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Susan. I saw on the weather channel that there is a lot of flooding in Australia. I read it when watching Mariposa. I can’t find it now sorry. Praying for you. Are the rivers starting to,got down any? Prayers.
My orchid is not blooming but I hope I will get a flower stem soon AMD flowers maybe my Mother’s Day or mid April?
Prayers your brother can get in touch with you.
Stay safe all.
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Good morning! There's sun peeping through the clouds, no rain happening right this minute, my brother got a phone charger AND his power came back on at lunch time yesterday! Colin put the plants back in the garden early this morning without telling me (I would have lifted it all for him had I known, he was very naughty) and life seems like it's on the upswing! The river level is starting to go down and I hear traffic again. There is a lot of clean up work to do now but somehow this morning my world feels a lot better to me.
Thank you all for your support over the past two weeks. It's been a long haul with the Cyclone and it's aftermath.
I have a card class today and Sharon 'n Barry are going to start driving down from Central Queensland to visit with us. I'll need to make a big chicken dinner after card class. It looks like Sharon and I will be able to go to the Convention in Brisbane and the boys will have their truck shows, hardware store fun etc. 😁 This is scheduled to go on till Saturday. If all goes to plan, I'll be pretty busy and time poor but will be sure to check in briefly.
Barb, you'll have to show us your pink orchid sometime. It sounds like spring is trying to break through for all of you. That's always do nice. I welcome Autumn as it is much nicer weather than summer here as you now know.
Judith, it's OK, I got a hearing clinic appointment for Monday next week. I'll get my hearing aid then. The ENT hasn't even contacted me yet. The ENT is just going to check and see why I have hearing loss. The hearing clinic is going to help me hear better in the meantime. I was sad that your ointment causes burning and discomfort. I know you have to watch for sores breaking through. Praying.
Linda, the twins are Theo and Lexi. They sure do look cute. I hope to see them sometime. It won't be soon as they live so far away. Your plants sound really pretty. I can see you are looking forward to spring, too.
I'm so glad to be able to pick up my life again! Hugs to you all!
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We had a fun time going on a day trip to Montrose to check on the condition of our trailer that is in storage. It is in a lot but is not covered so we wanted to make sure it was not leaking since we had the roof repaired last year. I also wanted to make sure I had all the linens that we need for our first trip to stay over night when we take it to our property. Everything was fine and it looks ready for our trip when we take it up after the snow melts. We also looked at our property to see how much snow as still there. There were drifts that were as high as the fence posts but quite a bit of the snow has begun to melt. We have a little pond where the water is melting but it will disappear by Summer when the hot days come and dry it up. We are hoping to get a concrete pad built to put the trailer on before we take the trailer up. We wanted to get it done last Summer but the person doing it could not come when we needed them. We ended up just putting pavers down as a temporary measure which worked but it is not very level.
Barb - We are having our first Bible study group tomorrow evening since the time change so we will see if it is more agreeable since they will drive home in the light. We have several that will not be there because they are out of town but I am sure the ones that do come with be glad. Your cherry tarts sound delicious. If I were to pick a favorite pie filling I would pick cherry every time. My husband loves apple pie and since we have a huge apple tree in our back yard we have lots of frozen apples to make pies for him. You said Harry was up late Friday night delivering medications. Does he always work in the wee hours of the morning. I used to work the night shift in a nursing home and it was very quiet. I would have welcomed someone coming in during the night to deliver medications so I had someone to talk to. It was quiet and sometimes lonely at night. Of course, we did not want our residents to be awake during the night so quiet was good for them.
Judith - I hope that the rain stops so you do not get any flooding. The trees and sleeping flowers will enjoy the moisture as long as they do not get too much. I hope your spring flowers will bloom in spite of the rain you have had. Since you are further north than we are, I assume that you have a shorter growing season although I may be wrong. Altitude has a lot to do with how long the growing season is in our part of the country.
Susan - it is a relief to hear that your brother's electricity is back on and his house is safe. Shame on Colin for being a naughty boy taking your plants outside. 😁I am sure you appreciated his help and I am glad it sounds like he did not have any problems afterwards. It sounds nice that the water is going down but it seems that the damage happens so quickly and the clean-up takes a lot longer. I am glad that you and Sharon will be able to go to the Convention in Brisbane and the boys will have their truck shows, hardware store fun etc. After all you have been through you need some fun relaxing times.
Good-night to all. Prayers continue.
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Evening Hello All,
Today my friend who is a retired hairstylist came and cut and layered my hair. It feels good to have a freshened up hair style. Also we had a nice visit after she cut my hair. My Kitty 🐈⬛ Miss Sunshine was so happy to see Sonia, she came over a few times to get patted and talked too, she kept giving her loves. I heard from my friend’s sister today telling me my friend Fay needs further surgery on her eye. She had an accident while visiting New Zealand 🇳🇿 her home town. Every year she goes back to visit her friends and all her family. She has duel citizenship of Canada and New Zealand. She has lost sight, only sees outlines on one eye, her other eye is blind. We are hoping and trusting God she will recover her sight back. We are still in Heavy Rain with our grounds water logged. So far no flooding which is good news.
Linda, so glad you were able to have a fun day trip to Montrose to check on the condition of your trailer that is in storage and checking on the linens to make sure you had what you needed when you took your first trip to stay over night when you take the trailer to your property. So glad everything was fine.
Susan, so glad things are turning around and the rain has stopped and clean up will begin. You sure have gone through a lot weather wise with the wind gusts cyclone and flooding. Your community has sure been thru so much but happy you stayed safe and your home and property. All the activities that are planned sound exciting and reading about your life getting back to normal. Nice to hear you are having a card class and you said Sharon & Barry are going to start driving down from Central Queensland to visit with us. Enjoy the chicken dinner you make. So nice it looks like you can go to the Convention and the boys will have their truck shows to go too. Hope you have much fun. So happy you got your Hearing Clinic appointment for next Monday and will get your hearing aids at that time too. Thanks for sharing the names of the Twins, Theo and Lexi. Love the names.
it’s late, I logged on last night and I’m finishing this post at 12:30am Tuesday.
So it’s Good Night 😴 and God Bless! 🙏🤗
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It's just after 6am and the sun is starting to come up. I had a restless night and couldn't sleep any more so thought I'd visit with you all.
Yesterday's card class was fun. The girls stayed till 5:30pm. I cleaned up while Colin chopped vegetables and chicken so I could cook it. Sharon and Barry got here after their 7 hour drive and we ate dinner together. We talked till late. Colin went to bed before everyone else did as he was so tired.
Judith, I too hope you don't get floods. Is the rain melting the snow? Does it freeze over night? That would be bad for your plants, huh. I hope your friend's surgery goes well and her vision is restored. I visited New Zealand once. I only went to the North Island to stay at Aukland and would have loved to see more. The country and plants reminded me of the US and Canada. Apparently the south island of New Zealand is the prettiest. Hoe nice to have had a haircut and a visit! Miss Kitty sounds like she appreciated it too.
Linda, we kept checking our caravan for leaks during all the heavy rain. Glad better of our rigs leaked, yours or ours! I remember you telling us about the pavers. You're right, a slab will be much more level. Your Bible study group sounds good. I am hoping our church building will be alright for us to meet in this Sunday. If the roof leaked, they'll be trying to get it repaired as school children need their gym! That's all good for church. We'll benefit by them making the repairs a priority.
Barb, I hope all is going well there and everyone is feeling better. How are you doing with your cold?
I can get up now so will stop here. Sharon ans I will be packing up to go to Brisbane for the Convention this afternoon (Wednesday). We'll stay at a B&B till Saturday. Tonight we're going to see a live performances of Sister Act. I'm so glad Barry wants to keep Colin companyvwhile we girls go away F or a couple of days. We will be about 45 minutes away so I can come back home if Colin needs me. Hopefully we'll all just have a nice time.
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Susan
So glad your card class went well. Also glad you have an hearing clinic appointment on Monday. Prayers for wisdom& that they can help you out.
I hope you are enjoying the BB in Brisbane plus seeing the Sister Act. Sounds like jun enjoy! Prayers Colin makes up ok without you. So glad close by incase.
I have no cold, as I don’t have the symptoms. Today was the last day I took meds for congestion. I’ll be on Zyrtec for some time with spring staring.
We had another warm day. I really,love to rake as a lot of my bulbs are up. I even see my daffodils buds. Nothing blooming too early,it’s only March.
My Bible study was very good and since we missed some we will meet next week, which is spring break. We will be away so I will miss it. I am hoping I can get the questions that I will miss next week.Judith. I hope the rain/flooding has stopped. Plus prayers as you will be seeing drs & all. Prayers for your friend Sonia. That is something about her eyesight.
That is nice that you got a hair cut, style. I keep my hair layered too. I find with wavy hair that is best.Linda. I hope your trailer is ok & that you can get the porch cemented this year like you want too.
prayers your way Burch roofis ok too.
Are you having some warm temps like I am in Kansas? We are all getting spring fever in the winter.
We may have mud rain Friday. The mud coming from Texas west with our rain. Fun.
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It was a busy Tuesday as usual. It was strange that our Bible study people were able to leave while the sun was still shining. We had a small group because some were gone for a funeral, others had school activities to go to. One man had a birthday yesterday so we had his favorite cake to celebrate. It was a German chocolate cake. With a few of us here, they had quite a lot of cake to take home with them. They said they celebrated yesterday with their daughter and had cake, tonight they had cake and on Friday they will have another cake to celebrate with the rest of the family from out of town. I think they are going to have so much cake they will be sharing with their neighbors too.
Barb - we are having warm temperatures too. It was a high of 69F (20.5C) today. The sun was brightly shining but I did not get to get out which was sad. I do not see any rain in our future since we are in the arid part of Colorado. Without irrigation, we would have no grass, flowers or crops.
Judith - I am glad that you were able to get your hair layered. Mine is still disobedient and trying to curl as it wishes. I am determined that I will tame the little "cow licks" that want to stick straight up instead of laying as I want them.
Susan - I am so glad that your friend arrived and you will be attending the convention. I don't remember if you said what kind of convention it was. I hope you learn a lot but also have time to relax in your B&B of take in some of the sights. I am so glad that Barry is there to help, encourage and watch over Colin so you do not need to be thinking about how he is doing. It is good though that you are not too far away so you can come home quickly if needed.
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Hello Ladies,
this is my 2nd time posting in one day, texted you all at 12:30am and now at almost 11:00pm all on Tuesday. I had a good day with cleaning and tidying up. I have my friend Susan from Mission, BC who lives out of town but she is travelling to see me tomorrow. So looking forward to seeing her as it was end of November when I saw her last.
Susan, I am so glad you are able to get away and enjoy your time and go with your friend Sharon. It will be fun to stay at the B&B and great Barry will stay with Colin while you are away. Enjoy my friend. Glad you had a good card class yesterday. Sounds like a fun day. And it will be fun to attend the Convention from Wednesday to Saturday. Hope you can take in the sights in Brisbane and surrounding areas. Look forward to hearing all about the Convention and all that you and Sharon did. Safe travels my friend. 🙏♥️
Linda, glad you enjoyed your Tuesday and your Bible Study. It is nice when it stays lighter out and your friends are not travelling home in the dark. The birthday party you had for the one member, you said they loved German Chocolate Cake, that was one cake I loved. Sounds like a lot of celebrating they will be doing with the other parties planned all with special birthday cakes. They sure will have heaps of cake to share with all their friends. Glad your temperatures have warmed up. Great to have nice weather.
Barb, so nice you have Daffodil buds coming up. Spring is sure in the air. Glad you enjoyed your Bible Study. You said you will be away next week and will miss the Study. Are you going to be with family? Hope you get the questions so you can work on your study while away. You said that you were expecting mud rain on Friday. You said the mud coming from Texas west mixed with your rain. Wow, sure doesn’t sound like a great time, all I can think of is all the clean up you will have. So sorry my friend, but please stay safe.
We had rain again all day. My yard is water logged and the dirt from the garden has spattered all over the patio in front of back door, sure going to be a mess to clean up. It is quite damp out and it is chilly tonight, 3 Celsius Degrees over night.
It’s late so this gal is off to bed. Good Night 😴 All! Stay safe! Be back tomorrow! 🙏🤗
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Good morning from the 9th floor of a 27 floor building in town, our B&B. The Convention starts today and is run by Stampin' Up! So Judith, it is a big meeting for Demonstrators from all over the world. It's actually called OnStage. We will have the event in the Brisbane Convention Centre as there will be hundreds if us. I'll see if I can find out how many exactly are there.
First we have something called Creative Carnival to attend. It is a card class run by other Demonstrators. We'll have a morning making cards with 30 others. I am hoping to get some good class ideas from this morning.
This afternoon OnStage begins.
Here is a view from where I am staying.
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Susan - thanks for the picture of the B&B. You are pretty high up if you to to the top of your building and I imagine that can see a lot of the town. The building on the left near the top certainly has an interesting exterior with the curved lines. It sounds like a very interesting convention and I hope you come home with lots of new things to try and teach. I expect there will be lots of attendees since this world wide.
Barb - I just saw this afternoon that our grape hyacinths are starting to bloom. They were hidden behind a rose bush and I did not notice them. It gave me a great big smile to see them blooming.
Judith - With heavy rain, comes mud. I am sorry that you have mud splattered against your patio by the back door. I hope that you will have help cleaning it up. That will be a big job and you will need to wait until the storms are over before starting it or you will need to do it again. I hope that you have a good visit with your friend Susan tomorrow.
When I saw my doctor when we were in Denver, he wanted to check my liver labs again to see fi they would come down by omitting a medication. He had said to recheck after stopping my medication for 14 days. I have been trying to find somewhere to get the blood drawn since he specified who he wanted to do it but when I went to the latest address on the website and they were not there. I called the headquarters and they said that they are no longer in Grand Junction and that the closest lab draw station is in Glenwood Springs which is 75 miles away. I went to another company that does lab draws and asked them if they would accept my order from my doctor even if they were not the correct company. I then tried to leave a message with my doctor telling him what I did. The website portal will not let me leave a message. I hope that I am not making "a mountain out of a molehill" as the old saying goes so I am hoping that I made the right decision. ADDENDUM - I thought of another way to get a message to my doctor via voicemail to his medical assistant. I left them a detailed message and if I have to pay extra due to insurance problems, so be it! Thanks for listening to my whining.
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Hello ladies. Hope your day is going well
Susan. Loved your picture from your motel room. What a nice view. I guess you are seeing people from all over the world. Are you hearing many languages?? If so are there many interpreters?
Prayers for Colin in your absence. Have fun.
How is the food I assume great?Judith. So sorry for all your flooding. Prayers for you.
Hope you are enjoying your time with your friend Susan. Mission is a town right next to mine.
No we won’t be with family this time. We like to see some spring flowers like azaleas maybe some rhododendrons? So we will be visiting Arkansas, Texas, & Alabama.Our Bible study was not going to meet it is spring break in the public schools next week. But with some cancellations due to weather & sickness they will meet.
Co to enprayers for you Judith.Linda. It was another warm day here. One more on Thursday. Then very windy Fridayb& colder this weekend. Looks like from Wednesday one it will be colder. Though maybe more normal temps.
I wil see my doctor about my baby toe & sores that I get in my mouth after our joy group at church tomorrow.Enjoy your day.
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