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Good morning, everyone, from sunny Queensland. Well, it's sunny now. We have had a lot of light rain this week which has meant cloudy skies. It's nice to have sun today. 🌞
Thank you all for praying about Pastor. I think he has a combined cold and tummy bug that will keep him sick all week, possibly for two weeks. That has happened to each of his family members in the past month or so. So far they have not passed it on to the rest of us though. Yes, it would be very good to have another preacher available. We don't though.
Judith, you sure posted us some nice recipes! Thank you for doing that. Thank you for faithfully praying for us all. 🙏 I will keep praying for you, and for everyone here.
Linda, glad you had a successful.potato bar. I did not know potatoes digested slowly. I always thought they were a high GI food unless you bought 'diabetic' potatoes which are designed to digest more slowly. Hmm. I also read something about cold baked potato being better for you than hot ones. I'm not sure why, but apparently they change chemically as they cool down. I love cold potato and egg salad so that's a good thing!
Barb, how lovely to get to spend time with family they way you do. You sure have a big family! It must be so nice to get to see the cousins enjoying their play together and have your grown up children to talk with. I love that for you. Glad to hear 3 is getting stronger.
We have to drive to a hospital to ask for more of Colin's records and deliver some documents yo the NDIS today. It won't be fun but has to be done. A fun thing is, we'll stop for a coffee somewhere. We still do not have all of the information we need but the hospitals are working for us. It just takes time and persistence.
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Linda. So glad the potato bar went well at church brunch. Potato, bars can be so much fun. We are to get the rain tonight or rather while we sleep& all day. Today we were 88*. We have a rainy week ahead so glad we went to the playground today. I had to get Mariposa on a few things, like a windy staircase to,the sliding board. We found out she loves the little trampoline. She likes to jump. The boys, her cousins were so good to her protected her and tried to get her to go down on a few things. The next time it will be better.
we may go in another week it would be a wet pad. So we are thinking every other week.Marilyn praying today went well with you. Prayers for you as dialysis is your new way of life. Has your family adjusted to it & helping you out?
Judith. Thank you for the June threads. Now if. Only I can bookmark them.
praying for you and your VGHFriday.Susan. Hope your pastor is feeling better and you and Colin are doing well. Praying you know where to, live and have peace too with your decision.
Harry 3 is still at midamerica. They are working on his balance. He needs to get his balance down for a lot of things to work. He used his left hand instead of his right hand I. Writing. Elisabeth gave us suggestion on some sensory toys that we bought for 3 to use he’s not to wanting to use the play dough but I left 2 toys and I have a few more that with practice should help, him. All in God’s time
Today’s pics
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Today was cloudy and cooler with some wind. The humidity is higher because there are towns near that did get rain but we did not get any. A friend gave us some ground elk so I mixed it with ground beef and made a meatloaf filled with vegetables (peppers, celery, onion, garlic) in case the elk was too "gamey" for me. It was actually pretty good and we have enough for more meals so less cooking for me. I sent my doctor a message about my high triglycerides and he said he would not consider putting me on any medications until the level was above 500. I am at 200 so have a ways to go. I am glad that he said to try the low carb diet to keep it where it is now or lower it.
Judith - thanks for all the new recipes. I have not tried Farro but the recipe does sound good. Since it is high in protein, I wonder if quinoa would work in place of farro since it is also high protein.
Susan - I was referring to resistant starch in potatoes that effect how fast they are digested. Some potatoes are not digested in the small intestine and are more like fiber in the large intestine. Different types of potatoes have varying degrees of resistant starch. Yukon gold and red skin potatoes are better than russet. I would not say it is good to eat a lot of potatoes at all, they are still something we do not have often.
Barb - I love to play with play dough. I make my own with salt and flour but it does dry out my hands. I hope 3 can get some good use with the sensory toys. Is he normally right or left handed? After my left handed grandma had a stroke she had to learn to write with her right hand then as she gradually healed, she could write with both hands. It is amazing how our brains can be retrained to do things.
Marilyn - I am praying that your Monday session had even less discomfort than Friday.
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Linda, our temps have been really on the cooler side. Today in the 60’s and tonight in the 40’s Fahrenheit. Good thing is we had sunny skies today. Tonight is chilly. That is so nice to have ground Elk given to you, I am sure it was so delicious. My Grandfather and Uncles were hunters, as soon as the Hunting season came they were out there and my favorite wild meat was Moose Meat and they got Duck it’s good but so rich and greasy. I love Salmon too. We were kept well stocked up with all the seasons for Hunting and Fishing. I hope you can get your levels down with diet Linda. Glad you enjoyed the recipes I have posted lately and thanks for your recipes too.
Barb, loved the Pictures of your Grandkids. Looked like they were having fun at the park. Mariposa has the dearest face and smile. So nice you can spend time with all your grandbaby’s and the older grandkids.Hope the sensory toys you left for Harry3 helps.I made my own play dough for the grandkids and they loved creating things with it. We used the play dough with my special needs children and when I worked in rehab during my Nursing training. St Peters Hospital had their own Nursing School and had a Rehab hospital connected to their school and hospital. We worked with our patients like they are with Harry3 for Balance, we also did Hydrotherapy and used Balance Balls. Hope the toys you left will help Harry3 for his sensory perception!
Susan, you said you were driving to the hospital to ask for more records and take them to NDIS today. Hope you were able to get what you needed. Glad you can stop for coffee along the way to take a break from the drive. Glad the hospitals are working with you and trying their best to help you. Yes I am sure as you said, it takes persistence. You are welcome for the recipes I posted. Linda posted a few also. My prayers continue my friend.
Marilyn, hope today was better for you and your dialysis session was less painful for you. Hope the fatigue is improving. I am praying the dialysis is helping and the Blood tests are showing the numbers with a marked improvement. Big Hugs my friend!
It’s late and this gal needs to get to bed as I leave for VGH at 12:30pm for an all afternoon appointment. Good Night God Bless! 🙏🤗
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We got some (5) reports delivered to NDIS yesterday and told them about the delays we are having in getting the rest. [3 more). Then Sharon and Barry arrived. Barry has to have an Angiogram today. The Drs didn't like what they saw on a scan they performed so he's scheduled as a bit of an emergency. They are staying with us till that is all sorted out. He may need some stents. It might all go well and he'll be back on his feet straight away. Lyn also had a surgical procedure yesterday. I haven't heard how it went though. I hope she is OK. I've texted her but not had a reply yet. I'll call Greg today.
Colin has a suspected cancer on his scalp cut out this morning so I need to get ready to go with him.
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Susan. I hope & pray that Barry Angiogram went well today. Enjoy the company too. If he needs stents keep us posted. Many prayers. Prayers with NDIS . Prayong for news about Colin’s scalp, too. God heals and cares.
Judith. I don’t see any devotional so I hope all is well with you. Though today you were at the hospital. I hope all went well I was wondering if i missed any. Prayers for drs in wisdom.
praying for you. And hooe you sleep, well too tonight.Linda We had rain most of the day so awe are in a flood warning. Wichita had rain all day & flooding there. It’s humid but going to get cooler tomorrow. The meatloaf sounds tasty with the elk.
I went to see 3 early and we had a tornado warning so we spent a hour in the hall with the patients, the social worker no news on move but social, worker is keeping or trying to keep, up, with the move, and 3 speech therapist. A interesting way to spend a hour. Reminded me of all the fore drills, tornadoes drills i had with kids in SPED as a para. I was at a high school and a few years in an elementary school.
3 doesn’t like the way play dough feels so,I’m didn’t leave it with him I remember making it too, lots of salt it takes. He has a squishy ball, pop up’s, and a Rubik’s cube.
i may try tick tac toe and 5e block game with dots. My sister in law a OT retired suggested.
he texts and writes with his left hand and he is right handed
ima, reading when the Red Sea Rules to him too it is a good book on problemsThank you all for praying the nurses and staff are quite pleased on how much he has improved in the 4 weeks plus he’s been there
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Today was nice and cool especially in the morning. I should have pulled weeds but I was getting ready for Bible study tonight and doing other odd projects. Tomorrow Glenn has a meeting with a friend at 1 so I will go exercise while he is busy, then a zoom counseling time at 3 and out to dinner with friends.
Judith - what does moose meat taste like? I saw on the news that there were four accidents of trampling of people who were walking their dogs in the woods and a moose attacked them. They think the mothers are super vigilant because they have new babies. There were injuries with each attack but not fatalities. I hope your appointment this after noon was informative with pleasant results.
Susan - Wow you have been busy getting information back to NDIS. Only three more to do. That is amazing you have gotten so much done. I am praying for Colin's scalp biopsy. Does he have a lot of hair so there will not be a scar if surgery is needed? It is nice that Sharon and Barry can spend time with you while Barry has the angiogram and possible stent placement. Stents can be so helpful when arteries are not allowing the circulation to work properly. I hope your pastor is feeling better so you can have church next Sunday.
Barb - The transfer for 3 to the other rehab is taking a long time. I am glad that the social worker is involved advocating for him. I do remember fire and tornado drills at school. We even had them were I worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after I was married. The scary drills were when I was in middle school when the Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October 1962. I remember feeling so helpless and scared they would bomb our school. Every time I heard a plane go over our house, I was listening very carefully to see if they moved away. We learned about how to live in a bomb shelter although I do not even know if there was a bomb shelter near us. That was a lot to deal with that year.
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Evening Ladies.
I managed to post the Devotional and the Bible Reading and Commentary Threads, did 1 game, I responded to your thread Linda about Firebolt but was there now and it’s been lost, so sorry, don’t understand MFP.
I am not feeling well tonight, went to bed up now and took meds.A lot going on with My appointment with Cardiologist but will update you tomorrow.
Susan, I prayed for you and Colin this morning before I left for appointment. I hope the Biopsy went well, trusting no cancer.
Barb praying for Harry3. Hoping they get the transfer organized so he can be moved to the Neuro rehab centre.
Sorry all just not well enough to text anything more. Good Night all. Love you all ♥️🙏🤗
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Prayers for Judith and that you feel better today.
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Praying for you, Judith. I'm sorry you don't feel well. Yes, test and recover. Thank you for praying for us. The Lord has answered our prayers.
Good morning to everyone. We still have Barry and Sharon here. Barry had his angiogram yesterday and they found.only minor issues (no stents!), but he has to rest up today and maybe tomorrow. Colin had his excision and it's understandably sore. He gets the results next week and stitches removed. Lyn got through her procedure and is home after a night in hospital. She gets her results around June 25th. I think that's everyone.
I'm sorry to have to be brief. You know how it is with having house guests, right? Hugs to you all!
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Susan. So glad no stents for Barry. PTL. Prayers for the results coming.
prayong for you and Colin and NDIS and Colin’s excision. Prayers for the healing. Trust all sleep well. Then it’s my sleep time you already had yours have a good Thursday.Judith. I pray you are having a better day and can get some sleep. I need to check prayer requests as youn,Amy have posted some there too. God knows and we are praying for you.
Marilyn. I had sunshine today. It has been confirmed that Missouri had 2 tornadoes yesterday. They thought there might be one in KS so the sirens went off but the tornadoes, one of them hit near the Truman sports complex. (Royals baseball & chiefs football. No damage but things blown ie parking piles).
it was nice to, have a quiet day. I hope your dinner went well.
With the rain I dug up some irises and lily of the valley. I could probably dig up more.Well 3 is still inthe same place. He is making progress his balance and his right hand has to get stronger. He says his left hand he writes better with and texts faster he is right handed. I’m was glad to see he is using the Rubik’s cube and squishy. So that is good. In God’s time. He does want to go home.
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Lots of wind today and when we went to eat with friends it started raining that continued for about an hour. It has now stopped and the birds are singing again. We do not need the swamp cooler today!
Judith - I am sorry that you are not feeling well today. I pray you get some good sleep and feel better tomorrow.
Susan - Great news that Barry did not have to have stents placed. I am also glad that Lynn's procedure is over. I feel like I know her after your travels together. I'm praying that Colin's biopsy is clear and you can get the other three documents to the proper people.
Barb - Are you digging up your irises and lily of the valley to transplant somewhere else? Lilly of the Valley is so delicate looking but does spread and needs to be controlled because it is an "aggressive spreader". I am glad that 3 is using his activity toys. HH said she loved his birthday card he made. I am so glad that he was able to do this for her special day.
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Linda, yes having lots of wind sure moves things around. My yard from last weeks wind and rain is still a mess, especially along the edges and corners of the yard but otherwise my garden looks pretty with all the blooms. I love it when the Birds are out after the rain and singing their little hearts out. We have a lot of Wild Finches living in our two big trees.
Barb, good to hear Harry3 is getting stronger in his hands with using his activity toys. Great his balance is improving. So happy HH loved her Birthday card Harry3 made for her. So special he did that. That’s a lot of work digging up the plants, yard work is a lot of work but the benefits of having a beautiful garden is worth it. Are you transplanting the Lily of the Valley and the Irises?Susan, so happy Barry did not need stents, hope after some more rest he will be ok for driving back home. In the meantime you can enjoy your visit with Barry and Sharon. Glad Lyn’s procedure is done. Praying results are a good report. So glad Colin’s biopsy has been done. Praying the sore scalp will heal up quickly and soreness to calm down and for the report to come back as all clear! So happy you are getting in the reports in so quickly. Trusting NDIS will be pleased with those reports. Praying for healing for Colin and for God’s Will be Done!
Thank you all for asking after me and for your prayers. I feel better today! I will go now and bring you a report from yesterday’s appointment in our Prayer Thread. Will say Good Night and God Bless! 😴🙏🤗
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Judith. So glad to hear that you are feeling better. I pray that lasted all day today too. Prayong for drs wisdom and healing for you.
Linda. I am digging up some irises and lily of valley to thin them out. I dug up some Japanese a o one today I’m will give the, all away. Not sure if I got,all!the roots to the Japanese animone but I tried.
So you had a windy day. We had a cloudy day and then the sun came out.
enjoy your Finches.Susan. I hope all are healing and prayers for Colin. Plus wisdom for you both.
Enjoy the weekend as you get it before us!Well pray that the Neuro rehab, or some place as mid America rehab, where Harry 3 is, like to move him. Please pray. We rather not have him far away. He is doing good where he is.
he needs to get his signature and printing down. His brother may try contacts on him, 3, when he comes up this weekend. (Brother name is James. ). His whole family will come up they live in Branson.
3 told me that he has no peripheral vision, but that may be due to his glasses. I asked himwhat he remembers, and the KU stay plus first and maybe 2 week where he is he doesn’t remember.
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Hello all. Glad to hear from each of you.
Judith, I'm especially glad you feel somewhat better today. I'll check the prayer thread soon. My Zygocactii (Christmas cactii) are bursting forth for me now. They are white, salmon, light pink and dark pink. So pretty.
Barb, I am continuing to pray for Harry3 and so is our church. I update church each week with how he is doing. I sure hope this long process is over for you all and he is home again soon, but it sounds like he still has a little ways to go. Your garden will be beautiful after it is thinned out for sure. I must look up Japanese anemones. I haven't heard of them before today.
Linda, yes, it is good news all around so far with Lyn especially. She felt up to calling me yesterday and her voice was thankfully a lot stronger than when we last talked.
Barry and Sharon caught colds but felt strong enough to go home today. They have an 8 hour drive ahead of them.
Colin has been hibernating the last few days with his own cold and sore head. He feels more energetic today, thankfully.
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Have been reading all the messages here though not posting often. Working on improving my strength.
Tomorrow (Friday) will be the end of week 3 on dialysis which means when tomorrow is over I have had 9 connections to the machine that is keeping me alive. The feeling sick has pretty much gone as the headaches. Though the headaches and the back pain are not nice when I am connected to the machine but extra strength tyenol helps with that. They have found a chair that works well for my back so as long as I can get that chair I will be ok.
The doc told me on Wednesday that the target weight for removing fluid is 100.5 kg (which is 200.5 pounds) They will keep that target for a bit to help stablize everything - my blood pressure is very low - below 100 so things like just getting and walking is not good - have to get up stand for a bit for balance and then move
Feeling better - am told that my skin (face) looks so much better (guess the toxins removed have done their work there) and I have lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks. It will be interesting now to see with not pulling more water out how much more my weight will go down each week. The fellow on the machine beside me - was talking with his wife yesterday and she said he as been on the machine now for 2 years and has lost 50 pounds as he doesnt like how things taste anymore. I am praying that weekly I will see some weight released - they will then look at adjusting the removal of water depending on my weight.
They have been giving me iron tranfusion the last 3 days - only reaction to them is the following morning I erupt in the bathroom with very loose stools - so need to talk to them about that as they said I should have 7 more fusions
Eating is different - finding I am hungry in the morning and enjoying my breakfast but then I just don't think to eat - so am working on making sure that I eat 3x a day and health food only. Working on increasing the vegetables I get which is a big thing for me.
Anyway God is in control, He is giving me the strength to take each treatment and make the best of it - 4 hours 3x a week to just laying down praying and thinking - Christ is really working with me and I can feel him so close around me - though I really dont want to be at the hospital 3x a week for 4.5 hours each time Christ is giving me the strength hold on to him and listen for what he wants of me on the other days.
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This afternoon I finally got to the garden and got the weeds out of my flower pots. We have lots of Elm trees in our back yard and I found many tiny elm trees trying to sprout and grow too. The seeds are pretty tough and can try to grow anywhere there is a little bit of dirt. I am glad that we no longer see the elm beetles that we saw the first year we lived here. I don't know why they are not bothering the trees any more but I am just glad they are gone! I found a lot more columbine plants that had traveled from the two pots I had to four now. I do not need that many columbine because I have other plants in the pots they are invading so I have to pull them out also. I did not realize how prolific they are. I am watching a friends potted plants for a week and I wanted to be sure I kept them watered as they should be so I got a moisture sensor to measure the moistness of the plants. I have to download a paper that tells how moist each plant needs to be but it looks like I have not been watering some of my plants enough. They do need more water since they are entering the growing season I do know that.
Marilyn - I am so happy that you are feeling better after your treatments and have a chair that is more comfortable. It is encouraging that others are seeing improvement in your skin and you are having weight loss from water weight. I am sure that your sessions seem long but they seem to be helping get the toxins out of your body. Have they done any blood tests to see how your kidney function is doing now with the dialysis?
Susan -I hope you do not get the colds that Barry, Sharon and Colin have. Colds and asthma do not go well together.
Judith - That's a lot to think about from your doctor's appointment. Sometimes changing medication even though it may be the same kind, it does not work as well. I hope you can get on something more effective for your blood pressure.
Barb - I had not heard about Japanese anemones either but google had some very pretty pictures of the blooms. When you said the name I was thinking about the beautiful marine animals (sea anemones). I quickly realized that they were plants in your yard when you said you dug them up to give away. I wish I was closer and I could get some from you. HH said she is seeing Harry3 coming back to his old self in some ways. That is encouraging to hear although it has been a long time coming. I am praying that he will get into the rehab that will help him the most and will be close to home so the girls will get to visit. How long is Amy staying?
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Marilyn, it’s wonderful seeing you on here. My prayers have been with you for God’s strength for rash session you have. I am thankful you are remaining positive and staying close to Jesus trusting Him to speak to you while you are having your treatment sessions and as God is using the dialysis to bring healing to your body. I will keep the Iron Transfusions you are having and the side affects you are experiencing with a loose stool in much prayer for you. So glad they could find a chair that is more comfortable for you. With your low BP please be careful when getting up from bed and a chair so you don’t get dizzy. My Love, Hugs and Prayers are with you always.
Barb, thanks for your well wishes and your kindness and prayers. And yes I am enjoying my Wild Finches. They live in my trees but come out when I’m outside working in the garden. Tonight as I was watering and pulling few lose petals of the blooms of my hanging basket 4 Finches came out and were flying from plant to plant and two perched on the Tomato Cage. Then they would fly over to the hanging basket. They are very tame and not afraid of me at all. My prayers are with Harry3, he is doing a wonderful job with his rehab. Praying for God’s Will to be done for Harry3 that he will be moved into the right rehab that is not far from his home, I realize Harry3 desires to be back home with his family. So nice Harry3’s brother is coming in from Branson to spend some time with his brother, here’s hoping the Contacts James is going to try will help Harry3 with his vision. That would be so nice. You have done a lot of work in your garden, so nice you are giving your Iris and Lily of the valley away. Whoever gets them will be so blessed.
Susan, thank you for your kindness and well wishes. Appreciate your prayers. Your Christmas Cactus soulds lovely. If you can would love to see some pictures. Sorry to hear Barry and Sharon have colds but glad they felt well enough to travel back home. Sorry to hear Colin has a cold and his head is quite sore. Have you heard any news from the biopsy results? It was good to read that Colin was feeling a little more energetic today. Especially after you saying he was hibernating last couple of days. I am sure that made you feel good with Colin being more more energetic!
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Hello all. It's a cool, crisp morning here. I'm taking my time getting out of bed because it's warm here but I have a lot of preparation for next week's card classes to do so must get going. I'll post to you all first though and by then the day might have warmed up a degree.
Judith, I thought you might like some cactus.pictures and did take some or you yesterday. Sharon and Barry did get home safely but have fevers now, so I don't know if they should have pushed themselves so much yesterday. Colin is feeling better and happily can wash his hair today (day 4 since the surgery). The wound is feeling less sore. He doesn't get pathology results till next week.
There are mixed colours in the first picture. The deeper pink and salmon colours look so lovely together.
The white ones have deep.pink stamens and the light pink ones have white in them. I love the combinations of colour.
Linda, so far so good for me with the colds. My asthma is acting up now the weather is colder and I have a cough when I get up, but it goes away quickly as the day warms up. Glad you have been able to get the pots weeded and are discovering new things about how much water they need. I need to fertilise my pots now they are wanting to flower. Maybe more and different plants will flower if I do that!
Marilyn, it is good to hear of the progress you are making, adjusting to the dialysis and losing some of the fluid retention. Sorry about the iron infusion side effects. Hopefully you will get more energy and notice more good effects from cleansing the blood and feeling lighter. I'm so glad you spend the time on the machine with the Lord! It's true about "be still and know that I am God".
Barb, your gardening will bring you so many beautiful results! I hope you can get more pictures of your plants over time and show us. I thought the Japanese Anemones were beautiful. What colour are yours? Thinking of you all and hoping you are enjoying your visits with Harry3.
I guess it's time to got up.
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Marilyn. I pray you can get the chair you like when you get dialysis. Prayers as you adjust to, your new way of life Spending time with the Lord I’m sure makes the time go, faster for you
Judith I cannot find the post for the weight sorry I could not bookmark, it yet as new month and says permission denied. I hate that every time we have a new month
Linda I’m sure you will keep your friends plants alive. Weeding I don’t find as fun but necessary.Susan. I loved your pictures. My prickly pear is blooming and I yes I keep it outside all year long. It has the most blooms I’ve ever seen. These plants grow in Wyoming. I even saw some prickly pear a jam. No, i’ve not tried it and no desire to do so. I’ll send a picture. My hydrangea has 3 different colors,onit. Purple, pink & blue. All done with coffee grounds.
Today Anna Bella turned 6 months. Tuesday Cody was 2 months old.
james and family are up and they will see Harry plus James may help his brother wear contacts His peripheral vision he doesn’t have & I’m hoping it’s due to his glasses. The side vision is out of the glasses rangeThe rehab is working on his balance which 3 needs to get better and better it is coming HH talked to his insurance agency so maybe 3 will get moved Monday if not over the weekend that will be a NEURO rehab
Enjoy your weekend
Prickly pear
They are preventing brighter colors now. It’s amazing.
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I have been calling this house in Grand Junction the "desert" house but this past week, it certainly has not lived up to that name. We have had periodic rain every day - usually in the evening and into the night. Today it was in the afternoon and then again at dinner time when it was thundering and hailing. It did make holes in the tomato plants but they will be fine. Our niece said the hail was golf ball size where she lives and she had several dents in the hood of her car from it. She lives about 20 minutes west of us. Our hail was not that big - maybe the size of the tip of my little finger. We are having visitors stay all night with us Saturday night. I will need to get them some breakfast which is not my favorite thing to get up early in the morning to do. I think I will make a breakfast casserole and have Glenn put it in the oven when he gets up in the morning.
Barb - Happy 6 month birthday to Annabella today and to Cody for his 2 month birthday. The pictures of Annabella that Hong Hong posted were so cute. In your picture of the hydrangea plants, are they all one plant or several together? The coffee grounds make beautiful colors. Your prickly pear also has so many blossoms. When I was in second grade, my parents bought a new house and I was exploring the many flower beds. They had a cactus plant in one bed but it early spring and it was covered with dried grasses. I was bare foot and I remember the sharp stickers I had in my foot when I accidently stepped on it. I am not sure if it was a prickly pear but I do remember it was very prickly! LOL
Susan - I am sorry that Barry and Sharon have fevers now that they returned home. Do they think it is more than just a cold? I am glad that Colin is healing and can not get water on his biopsy site. Praying for a benign report to come back in the next week. Your cactus are very pretty with all the variegated colors. If I had stepped on your cactus it would have done worse damage to the plant than it would my foot that I mentioned to Barb.
Judith - It is so nice that the Finches are tame and come out when you are outside working in your garden. My DIL has a camera that is attached to her bird seed feeder. She sees a lot of Finches on the camera. There have been a lot of noisy Crows in our trees. They do not come to the feeder because they are too big to stand on it but they can be very noisy. I can't tell is they are happy or angry.
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Environment Canada has just issued a Weather Alert: there is a Heat Wave Warning: we have had very cold temps for so long and now we are under a Heat Wave Alert: Today it gave us a taste: tomorrow the temps begin at 83 degrees with Sunday at 87+ degrees and rest of week temps will rise higher. Tonight it’s in the mid 60’s not bad and nice as it’s not in the 40’s and 50’s like it’s been for us for weeks.
Susan, love love your Cactus pictures, love the colours, so pretty. I love cactus. My Christmas Cactus is really growing and I think it will bloom this Christmas which will be so nice. So sorry that Barry and Sharon have fevers now, I agree they probably shouldn’t of pushed themselves like they did as they drove home yesterday. Will keep them in prayer that they will recover quickly. Happy Colin’s head is less sore and he could wash his hair. Praying the pathology report comes back next week! Praying for a good report!
Barb, love your pictures; you have a great prickly pear plant, the Blooms on the plant are lovely. Wow, prickly pear jam. Not sure if I’d like that kind of jam. Your Hydrangea’s are beautiful! My friend uses coffee grounds in her garden and has awesome results with her plants and vegetable garden. Time has gone by so quickly, hard to think of Annabella at 6 months old, and Cody 2 months on Tuesday. So glad Janmes is in town and can spend time with Harry3 and try the contacts for him and hope they are better than his glasses and he has peripheral vision back again! Keep us posted. Glad rehab is working on his balance. So glad Harry3 could be moved to the new Neuro rehab. Would be nice if he got moved there with his Brother in town.
Have a great night’s sleep! See you all tomorrow! Saw Linda on some threads but have missed her here and Marilyn too! My prayers are with you both! Good Night! 😴🛌🙏🤗♥️
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Hello everyone. I am late getting ready for church. Will hopefully come back here this afternoon bit will have Shaun's family visiting so maybe not! Hugs and prayers for all.
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Susan. I hope it all worked out for you with late to church and with Shaun.
I hope the fevers are gone with Barry and Sharon. I pray no one got whatever they had. Also prayers continue for you and Colin.Judith. How is the heat my sister, Sandi mentioned it and mentioned it is worse in Vancouver than where they live in Victoria. You have no a/c like her maybe which can make it worse? Prayers. Plus for your healing and getting better. How are you sleeping? Praying
Linda. How was the breakfast casserole. Sorry about the hail we seem to get hail often here I Kansas. We had a bit of rain around lunch time today. We are to get more Sunday afternoon. Then clear and rain again for the weekend.Marilyn hope all is well with you.
Isn’t to see 3 early then our son,James and family came to, see their uncle. It was their first I,e seeing him. We took him outside which he enjoyed. He used a wheelchair and he wheeled himself from his room to the elevator. He did it straight. We saw him in a group OT. That was interesting exercises he could work on.
His legs are so skinny he has lost weight from, it all. We got some pictures so I’ll enclose them one with me in it and dad Harry in the other.
James, wife Kim and Kaelyn 13 plus Eli 11. Eli will have a T & A 6/17. Hoping to help with his asthma.
Thank you for the prayers.
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Today is our last day in the 80's for a week. The forecast is for 90+ degrees all next week. We are having a church BBQ for father's day in a park and it is supposed to be 98F (36.6C).If it gets much hotter, we can cook our food on the sidewalk without needing a grill. LOL My daughter is having a garage sale this weekend and I took some things over for her to sell. She said so far I have sold $2. My granddaughter sold a lot of movies, Barbies and Barbie clothing and made $50 yesterday. I told them for Sunday, when they leave for church, they should just put everything in a pile and put a free sign on it. I guess that my treasures are not what the crowd is looking for. Today I deadheaded my climbing rose bush. It was covered with blooms this week but are getting dried and straggly now. This rose is a bit funny. Evidently there was a graft done on it but when it was pruned two years ago, some of the plant was cut lower then the graft. Now I have two different roses blooming on the same bush. The climbing one and a long stemmed rose. They are the same color but some are singles and others are 4-5 roses together in a bunch.
Judith - It looks like you will have similar hot weather as we will be having, Maybe I need to post earlier so we do not post at the same time and think each other have not been here, I try to post after 5pm so Susan and I do not post together now I need to see if I can post earlier so you and I do not post together.
Susan - I hope your made it to church on time and have a fun time with Shaun's family. Hugs and prayers for you too.
Barb - So glad that James could come to see you and Harry (hubby) and 3. Did the contacts work? Is 3 able to take them out and put them in or are they the ones you can wear for a long time. I wore contacts when they were hard and I had to take them out and clean them daily. There have been a lot of changes since then. The breakfast casserole is for tomorrow morning. I have it done and it is hydrating the croutons in the refrigerator. Glenn will put it in the oven when he gets up earlier than I plan on getting up. Praying for the rehab transfer to be soon for 3.
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Hello again. I was in time for church after seeing Shaun's family off. (Yolanda had bought me elbow length gardening gloves after seeing how scratched up I got with the Bromeliads! How sweet is she. ❤️) Church was lovely also. We played some lovely old hymns and heard about the life of one of the hymn composers. Then we studied Ephesians 2:1-13 about the different offices of the apostle Paul.
Linda, it sure sounds hot already. Lol about cooking on the sidewall! I've heard of people cooking in their closed up cars, too, by leaving foil wrapped things in the sun on the dash!
Barb, those family pictures are so good. I can see a good change in Harry3's face. He sure did enjoy his family and the sun! I enjoyed your garden flowers too. How good to change your Hydrangea colours with coffee grounds. I have heard from Sharon and Barry today but sure hope their fevers have stopped. Like Linda said, they probably have the flu instead of just colds. They have body aches too. 🤧
Judith, your weather has also heated up a lot. I hope you can stay cool enough. Glad you enjoyed the cactus pictures. My Crucifix Orchids are blooming again too so here's one of those for you. Also, my Alie Vera has dome blooms so I will put them in. They remind me of long orange bells:
Thank you for all your prayers for us, everyone. Colin did wash his hair yesterday and felt so much more comfortable.
Marilyn, thinking of you and praying for you too.
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We had our first day of the Heat Wave, not too bad today as it was 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomorrow morning we start out at 88+ Degrees and it will be 90+ in the afternoon under the hot scorching 🥵 sun! Hard to know what Monday will bring. I am in Vancouver on Monday to see my Head and Neck surgeon regarding my lymph nodes and lymph glands. I live “North” of Vancouver (Northern Part of BC) and our temps are way “hotter” 🥵than Vancouver. This week will be hard travelling to and from Vancouver in the Scorching 🥵 Heat!
Linda, I see we are having much the same weather. However in our Weather Thread you said today was the last day in the 80’s and then you start the temps in the 90’s. Guess you will be using your Swamp Cooler a lot to keep cool! Good idea about your garage sale items, sometimes when people see a Free sign it brings out mega people. Your granddaughter did great, $50 for what she sold. Can’t remember but were you raising money for a good cause? Your roses sound lovely, hope they do better now since you deadheaded your climbing rose bush.
Susan, hope you got to Church not too late? It’s so nice you have Shaun and the family with you, hope you are having a good visit. Have you heard anything more from Barry and Sharon? Hope they both have got better from their head colds and fever they had when they left your place. Praying for them. Any further news from Linda, how is she doing since the last surgery? Trust Colin is doing better and his scalp is less sore. Praying the Biopsy report comes back clear this week.
Barb, you asked about our Heat Wave, and what it was like in my area? You also mentioned your Sister said the Heat was worse in Vancouver than what it was like in Victoria. I have an AC which helps keep my place cool. I live “North” of Vancouver (my immediate Area is the Northern Part of BC) and our temps are way “hotter” 🥵 than Vancouver. This week will be hard travelling to and from Vancouver to Northern BC in the Hot Scorching Sun & Heat 🥵. No worries I have plenty of Bottled Water to take with me and have a Portable Fan that sits around my shoulders with several settings to keep me cooled down. And I will be sure to apply plenty of Sunscreen! Loved your Family Pictures with Harry3, yes I see how much weight your son has lost, praying he will put weight back on soon. How did the Contacts work for Harry3 did it improve his vision? I am sure it was so nice for Harry3 and Hong Hong to have James and Kim with their both children. Praying for HH as she works with the Insurance and hope the move to Neuro rehab takes place this week.
Thanks everyone for your prayers, kindness and friendship. I know I will recover and be free from all Cancer and it’s complications!Sunday Blessings to you all! Have a Blessed day and enjoy your Sunday Morning Services and Family Time Together. ✝️📖🙏
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Good morning. I think we cross posted, Judith. I posted that I was not late for church after all. 😄 I sure hope your travel in the heat does not take too much out of you. Last night Sharon said their fevers continue 😕 Lyn has been quiet the last few days. Colin feels much better today. So thank you for praying.
I am going to Uke practice this morning. Have a good day, everyone.
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Judith so glad you have a/c. My sister in Victoria does not. 90* and above is. HOT. We call those days the dog days of summer. Very early for those temps and with the Pacific Ocean doesn’t that keep, you cooler usually? Praying for you also, as you see head and neck Dr.
So glad you have the water and portable fan. Many prayers and God can send some cooler temps.
Praying for you Judith. I took Harry 3 out again and had a cheese burger for him from our church. We had church then served the community as Jesus did by cleaning a park near by. Then our church had grilled cheeseburgers and hotdogs . So I do a lot, of weeding at the park. It was fun as we had many hands.We are to be in the 80’s and maybe one day 88* sorry I don’t know how to do C Once we get in the 90’s I don’t enjoy or like, them so,I’ll be praying for you. Oh 3 didn’t have his contacts in today so not sure why but I’m glad he can put them in
Susan, so, glad not late for your church. I hope the biopsy comes back clear praying so I’m glad Colin gad been feeling better tooI loved your pictures. My one orchid has not had a flower stem now for over a year. I am getting another leaf so maybe in God’s time.
I hope Barry and Sharon are all better flus are not fun either.
Linda So you are in the 90’s too I guess I may get them bit i didn’t see those temps in our forecast I was hoping we get some rain today but I guess it’s raining south of us. The we are together some dry weather & rain again Thursday the humidity will be climbing it’s the humidity that can make you hotter in Arizona where it is hot 90’s and all it’s not so bad as it’s a dry heat
Well, Harry 3 may get moved on Tuesday but as HH says it she will believe it when she sees it. So trueI have a MRI breast as my Mammogram was negative but I have dense though small breasts I’ve been told they are fiber cystic breasts. Plus the dentist and visit 3 a busy day on Wednesday. My breasts are not lumpy & my mom at 70 had breast cancer only had to have radiation They found the cancer with a mammogram a pinpoint God has it
I hope all had and have for Susan a good day. Susan being Monday Sunday for us.
Marilyn praying for you and your dialysis 3 days a week.
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We sure are having some very Hot 🥵 Weather. Officially Summer begins June 21st for us in Canada. We are under a Heat Wave Alert. It began yesterday and forecast says rising temps all week. Today our temps were 90+ Degrees Fahrenheit All Day Hot 🥵 Sunny ☀️ Skies. Sunscreen Lotion 🧴 and Sunglasses 🕶 😎 Are a Must!
Barb, you asked about the Pacific Ocean keeping us cooler, we have to be living right on the waters edge to get any of the cool ocean’s breeze blowing on us. I am not by any water. The only way I can stay cool is with my AC and Fans blowing on me. Good to hear Harry3 is able to put the Contacts in himself. So nice you were able to take Harry3 out and he had a burger, that’s awesome he can eat a burger. That is nice that the church grills burgers and hot dogs in thanks for the people who weeded and cleaned up the park. Good News hearing Harry3 will be moved on Tuesday to the new rehab. I sure hope it does happen. Praying for your Wednesday Breast MRI and Dentist appointments. And you said you would visit Harry3 Wednesday also. A big day for you. My prayers continue.
Susan, so glad to hear that you got to church on time and we’re not late. I think you are right I missed that update and was replying to your first post. Continue to keep Sharon and Barry in prayer. Sorry Lyn has been quite last few days, hope she is ok. Will keep her in prayer. Praying for Colin’s Biopsy results and trusting they come back clear. How was your Ukele practice? Are you preparing for any specials?
Linda, seeing your temps you have posted it seems we are having a lot of the same weather. Hope you can keep cool as much as possible. Think you might be posting a different time as U have missed a post from you. Will check later if I can.
Marilyn my prayers continue for you trusting the dialysis is helping you. Trusting you are feeling much better as the excess fluid is being drawn out of the body. I am sure as your weight comes down you will feel even better. Sending you my Love my friend.
Tomorrow I am travelling to VGH for my Appointment with my Head and Neck Surgeon. This is for Lymph Node and Glands follow up from Ultrasound! Will keep you posted. Will say Good Night & God Bless!
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