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Linda. So glad that Glenn enjoyed the corn bread salad. It usually enjoyed by lots of people. A bit of work with the cutting but not bad. It’s a great salad and serves many people. 😋. So glad your potluck w eat well.
That is nice that you can water with water irrigation we have to use the sprinklers NDIS such we might get some rain Tuesday night. I hope somas it’s to be a hot week.
imhoe the clean up of the grill wasn’t too bad.Judith prayong for healing, and you can sleep for healing. Yes I wish since you can’t get her lotion apt hat there be another prescription you could use. Prayong for you. Are you still in the heat wave? Praying for you.
3 is about the same distance for us as he was at mid America rehab he may be 1-2 miles closer For HH he is closer we love 6 miles further east than 3 house Sorry I don’t know that in kilometersSusan. You forgot a busy week and Colin be with Shaun watching Innara, trust all goes well including your card class. Praying so.
Are you still, using the golf cart Colin got for you?
I got a somewhat busy week. I will watch Blake, and Cody as Jean takes Cody for his 2 month old appointment. I got to be there at 8:15. Jean lives 25 miles away. I don’t use the highway so it takes 40 minutes together there. Jean may got grocery shopping and get larger shorts that she can wear.
The I got a $15; off at Kohls, so I’ll stop there on the way home and then see 3, Tuesday is my root canal and Wednesday or Thursday we may pick cherries with Jeana d boys. They can go berry picking anytime this summer for berries. The place is 45 minutes from them. So, that could be all morning each day see 3.
Friday is my craft group. I like to see the arboretum near us. Harry is off as we were planning on going to see my mom in Penna. with Harry 3 we decided to, stay put with 2.5 lots there is always a lot i can do in yard work. Today I got the mums cut.
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Evening Hello All
Hope all the Fathers here had a good day celebrating with their families.
Linda, sounds like you had a great Fathers Day picnic. The food sounded so delicious. You asked about my mouth and jaw if I would be able to eat solids after surgery. I should be able to but it might take time for the recovery. Thanks for sharing the Bible Story, I have thought about that story few times. I am leaving it in God’s Hands trusting Him!
Susan, you sure have a full week with Card Class, Dogs and House Music, that’s a lot to keep up with. It nice that Colin can be with Inara while Shaun is working on the house. Praying it will be a good week and his pain will keep under control. Please don’t worry about getting on here as we all understand. Don’t want you overdoing things. My prayers are with you.
Barb, I am so glad Harry3 is improving with his balance. I am so glad he is at the new Rehab that work with Brain injuries. It sounds like he is receiving good care related to his needs. So nice he is not far from his house, it will be easier for Hong Hong and the Girls to visit. Is your house very far from the Rehab centre?
It’s late so I am heading to bed now. God Bless you. Praying for you all! 😴🛌🙏🤗
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Well l have had 12 treatments on the dialysis machine and today starts month 2
There is a problem with my pick line so looks like I will be back in surgery to get it fixed as the way it is now the machine keeps alarming for the 1st hour or our and therefore not giving the best dialysis.
Side effects are getting better - once they quite giving me iron transfusions should help with some of that problem.
They have found a chair that works well for the pain I have in my back but they don't quarantee I can get that one chair each time. Last Friday I was on a bed and that was not the best. At least one nurse won't help with another team mate to shift me to a better positions - says it hurts their back and they can refuse. Was able to get somewhat comfortable but she kept asking me to move in ways that I haven't been able to move in many years. On the 24th of June I have a conference with the team that is taking care of me - I will have to advocate strongly for the chair and help in getting my body shifted into a good position.
One of the side effects of this is I don't sleep. I am on my back for 4 hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and when I get home by 10.30 I cant get comfortable and dont sleep - possibly 1 hours of quick napping during the night. Mentioned it to the nurse and she said that that has happened to a few people. I get comfortable on the chair, then getting home back to my chair my back acks up telling me it did not like being still for 4 hours - hurts to sit and to lay down. But I get reasonable amount of sleep on the other days - not a solid 8 hours, more like 4 hours but at least getting some.
Good information from the dietition right now the goal is to make sure I am getting in 4 - 5 glasses of water each day and also working on getting in protein everytime I eat. Have a good breakfast and then the other 2 meals are more like snack meals as I am not hungry - but working on making sure I get the protein in because dialysis depleted it and you end up losing muscle tone.
Holding weight wise at 222 but looking forward to that starting to drop again just working on making sure I don't lose it to fast.
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Marilyn, it's good to hear how you are doing though it sounds like quite a battle on so many levels. You sound like you are slowly adjusting. It sure is not an easy thing 😕 Praying for you.
Barb, glad Harry3 is at least not further away from you. You sound like you keep busy and productive. The garden always has something it needs, I am sure!
Linda, that sounds like a nice picnic once you got the tablecloths taped and weighted. I'm glad you could help make Father's Day so special for them. Ours is in September.
Judith, thank you for your update too. How is the weather there? I keep hoping you won't have heat waves, just a normal summer.
Yes, I still have the golf cart Colin found for me. It's fine to use within the Village on our own gated community roads but I cannot go to the shops in it. I shouldn't need anything while Colin is gone. If I do I can always order it to be delivered though. I'll be fine. Colin has already headed up to Shaun's snd I need to get the place ready for a card class, so will say bye for now.
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Judith.
Praying for you. The place is a bit closer than the other place our old pastor who 3 grew up, with came and visited 3. He was impressed with the place & 3 progress. I pray you can sleep ok and you need that for healing. Praying for the ointment too.
any more heat waves guess ours starts this weekend.Susan. Hope all goes well with Colin gone. Plus for your card class. You are one busy gal. Hope it does t get to cold for you too. So Fathers day is in September. When do you or did you have mother’s day in May like ours is? It’s interesting.
Marilyn Wow. Prayers for you.
Thank you for explaining it all to us. Glad you got a chair. Let us know if you need or when the surgery would be prayers all goes well.Also, praying you can sleep. It’s good that you got help from a dietitian to help you out many prayers.
Linda. Hope you had a good day. Are you still having a hear waves guess ours? Sound s like ours will start 5is weekend. We may get some rain tomorrow with heat coming we will need it.
So I started my day before 6. Then watched the 2 boys so Jean could take Cody for his 2 month old checkup. She also, got some shorts and grocery shopping. So a good day. Today was their anniversary so, the boys made a card and I wrote happy anniversary in-the driveway by the garage door. Today is also Elisabeth’s bday she and her kids had a good day she lives in Andover near Wichita.
tomorrow I have 2 root canals bottom teeth. So a fun day for me. Still no pain hereOh Harry & I took a walk in the arboretum near us. They have added on it and it was nice too & had a walk.
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Another hot day today but it is cooler from 7pm until noon the next day so that is good. Our humidity is really low at 6% so I feel my skin drying out and getting itchy. I will have to make sure I use a lot of lotion and drink lots of water until the humidity goes back up to the teens which is normal. I have a closet that I have made into a storage area for extra supplies like paper towels, TP, plates, cups, and small appliances. I have been organizing it and putting some things I do not use very often in a tub in the garage. It feels nice to have extra space in there to put my serving platters and dishes in there now. I have tried to get rid of things I do not use but there are just some things that are nice to have occasionally. That with be their resting place now. We will be leaving for Denver on Friday and coming back on Monday to get some things done at the house and some things that we can not do from GJ.
Marilyn - So good to hear from you about your progress. It must be frustrating to hear the alarms going off frequently from your PICC line. I hope they can get it replaced soon so your dialysis can be more effective. I am sorry that you are having problems with not having a comfortable chair and other staff not wanting to help your reposition. Definitely advocate for yourself at your team conference! Not getting your rest because of the pain from lying in an uncomfortable bed for 4 hours of dialysis is not good. Rest, liquids and increased protein are the most important thing you can do to keep yourself healthy. Do you know how long you will be getting the iron infusions? It is hard to balance the side effects when you do need to have the iron.
Judith - I would jump with joy if you have jaw surgery and you can have solid food again. You say a lot that the food we talk about is yummy but I feel bad that you only can use your imagination as to what they taste like. Of course, if surgery is decided to not be an option, I will still hold you up in prayer and will continue to be your cheerleader in this battle with cancer.
Susan - Having delivery of groceries is so helpful especially when Colin is not there for a few days. Are there foods you can eat when Colin is gone that he does not like? I get to have brussels sprouts when Glenn is gone so I have some thing to look forward instead of spending my time missing him. Golf carts also work well if you need to get somewhere quickly in your community.
Barb - Thinking about you and wondering what your temperature is like. Once 3 gets done with rehab you will have lots of time to do other things you have not been able to do. Of course you will still see him. HH and the girls but you will not have to travel to the rehab facility as much.
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Marilyn, it’s good to hear from you and thank you for filling us in with all that you are going through. I am so sorry you are going thru all the discomfort in your back with laying down in bed especially when you can’t get the help with proper positioning & the comfortable chair that helps you while undergoing your dialysis treatment. You have done remarkably well in adapting to your treatment. I hope they can repair your PICC Line for you as it has to be frustrating hearing the alarms going off like they are. I encourage you to advocate for yourself about the importance of having proper positioning if you are in bed but please stress that the Chair is most needed for you as it will help alleviate some of the back pain. I am praying for you that you will get enough rest and be able to get enough protein in your diet. Love and Hugs my friend!
Susan, hope your card class goes well. And the week goes well and you are able to do everything you need to do while Colin is with Inara and Shaun. Glad you have the Golf Cart Colin got for you as it will sure come in handy for you. Does Archie and Jasper like going for a ride in the Golf Cart. My Mom’s Puppy loved Car rides.
Linda, I sure hope my jaw can be repaired so I can eat solids again. Thanks for being my Cheerleader 📣 as I go through my Cancer Treatment!
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Judith, I sure hope and pray that your jaw can be repaired. Like Linda I feel for you, not being able to eat the way you want to. Stay strong, my friend. Yes, the dogs like to ride in the Golf cart. Sometimes Colin and I take them out in it as a nice surprise. They like car rides too. Card class yesterday was nice. Here are the cards we made.
Linda, it sounds like your kitchen is going to be a joy to work in. That was a lot of work doing the reorganising. I shouldn't need a grocery delivery as I am well stocked with food here. Yes, both of us eat things the other can't/won't eat when we're apart. Colin had seafood last night. I go very simple with meals when it's just me.
Barb, that sounds like fun with the grand kids, walking in the botanical gardens and knowing Harry3 is improving. Glad you have a tiny bit less stress now. Yes, our Mother's Day is always the 2nd Sunday in May but Father's Day always happens in September. Today it feels a little warmer and not so cold.
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Judith. I hope you can have the surgery to fix the jaw so you can eat. I guess missed your first post about it. Praying it can happen for you. So glad to, see that you gained one ounce and praying you gain the other one if not more soon.
Susan. Your cards look great. Some time get a picture of you with your dogs in your golf carts. I just picture it and must be so fun for them.
That is interesting that mother’s day like us and September for Father’s Day.
So glad that today was warmer than yesterday.
prayers you are making out ok without Colin tooLinda. Did you get the garage organized. The tubs are always good to use.
we will be heading into a heat wave with lows in then 70’s and with it heat index. Imguess summer is here. I’m not sure how long it will, last but may be a week or longer.Marilyn praying for you and pray that you can your chair when you have your kidney dialysis. Hang in there God cares and answers prayers. Judith is right advocate for yourself. Praying
Well the rain we were to,have we’ve not had much of. Maybe later.
After the rain we are to have a heat wave and no sign of relief our lows up will be in the 70’s, so we will have heat index. So pretty hot.Stay safe all.
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With the two Bible studies today I did not get much time to get outside but the news said it got up to 94F (34.4C) today. Our swamp cooler has been working most of the day. Our grandson is coming home from his trip to Japan tomorrow. His mom says he is very tired and homesick. I imagine that he will be sleeping a lot for a few days to get rested up. The week before he went to Japan he was in Youth camp so sit was a busy 3 weeks for him. Glenn got up at 2am to do a class for the people in Haiti so he is tired today. He says he got 7 hours of sleep but it was broken up so I think he will be going to bed early tonight. The Elm beetles had come out in full force this week. They are crawling all over the patio screen door and if we leave it open very long I find them flying in the house and on the floor. It seems a little late for them and I had hoped they would not be around this Summer. I don't know if I told you all that our mulberry tree is having ripe fruit on it this year. There are not a lot of fruit but it is enough for us to snack on.
Susan - Do you have special pencils or inks to color in your cards after you stamp them? The second card looks like it is complicated to made and fold up. Somehow I am getting Facebook video reels that describes quick shortcuts to help make Stampin'up cards. It is really interesting to watch. I am beginning to understand what is involved in your cardmaking. Yes, my kitchen is more organized and I do not have to make a lot of extra steps when I am cooking. Our garage is so hot during the day, I hope that the plastic containers and cups I put in tubs will get warped in the heat. We do open our garage door a little bit to let out the hot air so that does help.
Barb - HH said that 3 is starting to learn to play the piano in music therapy. I am so glad that he is getting his fine motor skills back. Does he still use his left hand more than his right hand? You said that he was using his left hand to sign his signature last week.
Judith - I hope you had a good sleep last night. You said that you were really tired on your last post. I am glad that you are having cooler weather. Ours is a bit cooler just in the middle 90's but it is supposed to have a heat wave again on Thursday when we are traveling back to Denver. At least in the mountains it will be cooler as we drive.
Marilyn - thanks for keeping up updated. You said that one staff member said she could not help in repositioning you. I remember needing to protect my back but we did have some machines that could help us. I hope on the 24th, you can talk about getting more help in making you more comfortable. I wake up at night and if I am sleeping in one position for 4 hours, my muscles get sore too. Do you use a heating pad for your back pain?
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Susan, so nice Archie and Jasper like riding in the Golf Cart and the Car. So sweet, I’d love to see a picture of them riding in both vehicles with you both. Yes I sure am hoping my Jaw can be repaired so I can eat normally again. I believe it will happen. God has done some awesome things in my life and I have lived through heavy duty treatment and 6 surgeries and surgical procedures the past 2 years so with God it’s all possible. I love your cards, they are all beautiful. Your card class does a great job in designing their cards, of course they have a brilliant teacher who is a great instructor in showing them many techniques to making cards, using embossing folders, Dies and learning how to use a Big Shot Machine. Love your Cards Susan.
Barb, I was on Caring Bridges today and saw the Father’s Day pictures. Loved the pictures of Harry3 with his girls, loved the Big Smile on Hong Hong’s face, you could see the Joy on her face. I was so impressed that Harry3 ordered pizza for the family using his own phone without any help. Good Job Harry3. He is doing so well and to read here he is playing the piano in music therapy, this is great news. I believe he is getting back his Fine Motor Skills and more, seeing him sitting up so well cuddling Annabella in the pictures shows how well Harry3 is doing. I believe he will be back home in no time. The Girls will be so happy to have their Daddy back home and Hong Hong will be happy to have her Harry3 back home 🏠
Linda, yes I can understand with 2 Bible Studies you wouldn’t have a lot of time to be outside, but with temps in the 90’s it was better you stayed inside where the Swamp Cooler kept you cooler. I am sure you will be happy to see your grandson who is coming back home from his trip to Japan, I’m sure he will have heaps of stories to share about his adventures in Japan. I can relate to your grandson being homesick and missing his home and family. When my kids were away they said the same thing. You mentioned it will be cooler in the mountains as you travel back to Denver on Thursday. How long do you plan to stay in Denver? Sorry to hear about the Elm Beetles being out in full force this year. You mentioned they have got in the house. Do they cause any harm? How do you get rid of them? You also said your Mulberry Tree has ripe fruit on it now. That’s great. What do you make with the Mulberry fruit? I looked it up and Google says it’s packed with antioxidants and berries are easy to prepare and they can be used in place of most other berries. Maybe you will have a scrumptious recipe to share on our Recipe Thread?
Well Ladies it’s time to say Good Night and God Bless. Be back tomorrow! 😴🛌💤🙏🤗
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Good Morning all. Glad to hear from you all.
Judith and Barb, I'll see what I can do about photos of the dogs. It's kind of hard to take pictures of all of us in vehicles. Lol! Someone will have to be out of the pictures to take photos! We don't regularly take the dogs out either. I'll keep it in mind.
Linda, yes, we used alcohol markers to colour the flowers on one of the cards. Stampin' Up! makes them. I also have their pigment ink markers, water pens and watercolour pencils, blending brushes and reinkers. There are many ways to get colour onto the images and backgrounds besides stamping an outline. I've done a mini Copic colouring class to learn a bit about shading with the alcohol marking pens. They have a brush tip and a thinner more solid tip, so you can do some amazing things with them including calligraphy, and I could rabbit on about colouring techniques for quite awhile.
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Judith. Praying for you. Hoping they can repair your jaw chin to be able to eat normally and probably gain some weight back. Praying it happens. You are right God is the great healer. In the meantime stay strong.
Linda. Having 2 Bible studies can tire plus the heat. I always find that when it heats up my energy goes bye bye. Praying for safety as you go, back and forth. I’m sure Glenn will sleep well and probably hit the sack early with teaching in Hati how often does he do that? Enjoy the stories from Japan prayers he can adjust to the time zone ok too.
we have mulberry trees too out here. The birds eat them and we have mulberry poop,all over sidewalks, roads and cars it can be a mess. What do elm beetles eat? I’m not sure we get them I hope not. We do get beetles so I put a fertilizer down on my roses that guard against beetles and other things
Susan. How are you making out? Prayers for you Do you have a other stamp in class this week or none till next week?
We plan on picking cherries with Blake, Evan , Jean and Cody. Jean will have Cody on a carrier that she wears it will be fun then Jean hopes to see her sister and family Grayson got braces today so, his jaw mouth is a bit sore.Eli did ok with his T & A. The surgery was only 30 minutes both his adenoids and tonsils were large so now maybe when he gets sick his asthma won’t be as bad. Prayong so. He is sore of course too.
3 is improving all the time. Even though he has only been there at the rehab a little bit they are seeing lots of improvements. Today their elevator was broken so we went around outside in his wheelchair. So for going back, upstairs instead of using the wheelchair, 3 went up the steps. There must be 16-20 steeps. He beat us taking the wheelchair around. All were impressed and he had no rest going up.
We didn’t get the rain we were suppose to get but had a few light rains. The heat will start coming back with a heat index. We will have the heat for sometime. Oh well.Marilyn. Hope you made out today. Praying so.
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Today is a prep day for our traveling. I did several loads of clothes, washed sheets, cleaned off the grill from the Father's Day picnic, and when we were putting up the fence for the morning glories to climb up, I got a sting from a yellow jacket. It hurt for a while but is only pink and slightly swollen now. Cleaning the grill took most of my time today. I wore out a large green scratcher before I got done. I try to get off all the grease and most of the black then I run it through the dishwasher. It looks really nice and clean now until the next time we use it. Are any of you having problems with typing on this app? I am typing along and suddenly even though I am pushing the keys, what I am typing does not show up. For a little while I thought it was my computer but I am leaning more toward MFP problems.
Judith - we do not have enough mulberries to make anything from them right now. We are just eating them fresh. Mostly what my neighbor did when I was little was make jelly out of them. They are pretty small and it is hard to get the stem off of them so it is easier to just cook them and put them through a strainer to get rid of the stems and the seeds. Caleb did get home from Japan this evening. I have not talked to him but they sent a picture as he got into the airport. He actually looked pretty awake but maybe it was just excitement of being home. We plan to leave to go to Denver on Thursday and come back on Monday so it is a short trip. We have quite a few things that need to be packed into those few days too. The Elm Leaf Beetle eats the Elm leaves leaving small holes. The adults winter in the ground and come to life again when the Elm trees begin to blossom. They lay their eggs in the blossoms and them hatch a few weeks later. They mainly fly where they want to go then climb up walls, screens, porches, etc. There are no natural predators and poisons are not very effective. They try to get indoors where it is cool so it is easy to just keep a vacuum nearby to suck them up. Glenn said he thought one bit him yesterday. They are very small about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long. Lots of time I feel them crawling on me before I see them. Here is a close up picture of them.
Susan - Thanks for the information on what type of markers you use for your cards. Any update on when Colin will be coming back? Our dogs have always enjoyed riding in cars. They loved to put their heads out of the window to smell the smells as we drove. There were not safety seats for the dogs to sit in back then and they were so big they would not have fit anyway. Once, our dog was hanging out of the window of our caravan and fell out. We were going slow up a mountain so she did not get hurt but she avoided the windows for the rest of the trip.
Barb - I answered some of your questions about the Elm beetles in what I said to Judith. You definitely would know if you had them. Do you have very many Elm trees? In Ohio, when I was growing up there was a disease that went through all of our Elm trees and we did not have them for a long time. I don't know if they came back or not. I do know that the seeds are very prolific because I find little trees sprouting in my flower pots where they fell earlier in the Spring. Glenn teaches on Zoom for several countries. He gets together with three men from Nigeria every month, taught several times to the students in Mexico City where he had to use an interpreter, and when someone asks him to speak to a group of church leaders who can then teach the congregations. One of our professors is in India right now teaching face to face. We are so glad that we can do so much with zoom rather than have to travel. Glenn has had some heart issues and does not like to go overseas in case he would need to consult a doctor if he has any problems. So far, as long as he does not schedule too many things and he stays calm his heart is happy but he does have to be careful. I am glad that Eli has a successful T&A. For a while, it seemed when I was younger, it was common to just take them out whether there were problems or not as a preventative. My brother and I were the odd ones that did not have them out in our school.
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Susan, I buy from Stampin' Up and have blending brushes, ink markers, water pens, watercolour pencils, blending brushes and reinkers. I buy regularly from Stampin’ Up and all their card stock, embossing folders, stamps, punches and so much more. I have a Big Shot which is a marvellous tool to have. They have such good quality materials. I love making and designing cards but with my energy being low I don’t make as many now but always Christmas cards for all the family!
Linda, thanks for filling me in with the beetles and the close up picture. I am quite sure we don’t have them, never seen them here and sure don’t need or want them as we have enough of other bugs that are a nuisance. Here is BC we have a lot of Cedar and Pine Trees, Red Maple and others can’t remember the names. Back in Ontario we had beautiful Lilac trees, my grandparents had several on their property. It’s nice that Glen can teach via Zoom rather than travelling oversees. These days one can do so much with having Zoom internet, FaceTime and so much more. Will keep you in prayer as you travel to and from Denver. So glad your Grandson is home safely from Japan. No doubt you will hear plenty of stories about his adventure there.
Barb, Thank you for sharing about the adventures outside with Harry3 going around the building faster than all of you. Yes for the short he has been at the rehab centre he has improved in leaps and bounds. I am rejoicing seeing how well he is doing. God is Good! It will be fun picking cherries with the grandkids. Will keep Grayson in prayer as he recovers from having braces put on. So happy Eli is doing well from his surgery. When I was 12 I had both tonsils and adenoids removed as I had mega infections but once they were removed no more infections.
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Judith, I knew you would have lots of the supplies I have from Stampin' Up! The good thing is, the supplies last a long time and will be there waiting for you when you have the energy for them. It's lovely to take your time and make Christmas cards for the family. What treasures they will be!
Linda, your Elm beetles sound annoying and I do hope they don't actually bite. We have Tabacco beetles that love to get into my pantry. They love our loose leaf tea! I make sure everything is put into sealed plastic containers or they start to contaminate everything. They are tiny too and are a rusty red colour. Ugh. They are also resistant to bug sprays and I don't know of any natural predators. The stories about your dogs travelling made me think of how our boys are too. They sure are curious and enthusiastic. We have seatbelt harnesses for them that give them some freedom but they can't jump into the front seat or out a window. Lol!
Barb, that's amazing about Harry climbing stairs like that! Glad Caleb is OK and hope his pain subsides soon. Colin got home yesterday afternoon and everyone was glad to see him. The dogs took turns sitting on us last night. I have my next card class on Saturday next week.
Right now I have a rehearsal for Saturday night's dance show. I am playing Uke, Banjolele, flute, and am singing with a couple of groups. I better scoot!
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Linda. My whole page went bye bye. I thought I saved it and it’s gone.
I think our tree in the back may be an elm. It’s got a small leaf and thin branches. It’s old too as we’ve lived here 38:years and it’s been here. I’ve not seen those beetles though.
Prayers for your safety as you travel.It’s hot here now and not sure when we get relief. We also, have heat index and air quality is bad.
Susan you will be busy Saturday playing with the practice 3 instruments. Hooe all goes well your stamp in is very interesting. Thank you for sharing it. Prayers all goes well.Judith I was pleased with the steps 3 did too, & today I counted them there is 27 of the, 3 breaks he assays he waited some time for me.
I have not heard from Eli or Grayson so, figure no news is good news. Eli,I know will take some time. Just heard Grayson hates his braces. Still, eating soft foods he didn’t sleep much so, we are hoping he sleeps, better tonight.
I got 3, lilac bushes and my oldest one I have trimmed to get the old bare branches out. I even put some grass seed around the lilac bushes as it is so bare.
Thank you for the prayers.We went cherry picking and picked 6 lbs or so. Blake, Evan their mom Jeana d 3 month old Cody went too it was fun an adventure. I made 16 cherry muffins. H H wanted some cherries too she asked for 2-3 cups and I gave 2 cups or close to it to the Neuro. They were making some cherry bread. Jean kept the rest.
I’ll enclose a few pics of the day.
Evan scratches and gets sores due to eczema. So the pants keep him from scratching.
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We made it safely and the meat did not thaw out. We had it between two sleeping bags and lots of blankets. We started out with the temperature in Grand Junction being 96F (35.5C) and as we drove higher up on the mountain, it was 72F (22.2C) which was really nice. Our daughter was at the house when we got there and then our son came to our house to pick up the meat and stayed and talked for a while. By the time they both left it was 7:30pm and we had not had dinner. We did eat at 8:30pm so we had a quick dinner of breakfast for dinner. We had eaten vegetables as we drove so dinner consisted mostly of protein - eggs, sausage, bacon, and our granddaughter had pancakes.
Barb - I don't know if I could walk up that many steps as 3 did without taking a break. He is doing great. The cherry picking brought back memories of the sour cherries we picked from our tree in Ohio. It was a big fight with the birds as to who got the most cherries. My Dad would put long strings of plastic in the trees that would move with the breeze to help keep the birds from taking all of our cherries. Did you and your family pick sour cherries or sweet cherries? I need to trim my lilac trees to get rid of the dead wood. It looks like there are more dead branches than there are live one but that may not be true.
Susan - I am so glad that Colin is home again. Did he enjoy his time with Innara? I am sure the boys were glad to see him. Your tobacco beetles sound worse than our Elm beetles. At least ours are just annoying but leave our pantry alone. I am glad that you can help out with the performance in so many ways. I had to look up what a banjolele was. I have never heard of it but now I am much wiser than I was before I read your note. LOL Does it sound like a banjo or a ukulele or a combination of both?
Judith - It sounds like your are well equipped with Stampin' Up supplies. It is so nice that you make Christmas cards for your family. I am sure they appreciate them and the time it takes to make them. It is sad that most people do not send cards but send greetings via electronic means now. It has lost it's personal touch.
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Susan, you are right, I have a lot of supplies, and every size and pattern colour of Card Stock. I love the Gold and Silver Foil Sheets and use the sheets with some of my Speciality Dies and I have a Rose Gold Speciality Paper that adds to my design in making my cards. One thing I really like and use often is my Happy Birthday Dies; they are cut on various colours of card stock and use them when making a Special Birthday card for my grandkids! So sorry about those beetles you have but glad you have your pantry protected with good sealed containers. So happy to hear that Colin is back home now. I can picture in my mind the greeting Colin received from the “Boys” So nice you are able to be a part of the performance with playing 3 instruments. That’s wonderful. Like Linda I had never heard of a Banjolele before until you mentioned it. What does it sound like? Have you played it for a long time?
Linda, so glad you made it safely to Denver with your meat not defrosting. You asked if anyone had trouble with typing and not showing up and the answer is yes and often with it I get timed out like tonight, 3x’s timed out: so annoying, MSP was supposed to have fixed the issues? Doesn’t seem they have. We don’t have the beetles you talk about. When you mentioned to Barb about your memories of cherry picking it too brought memories of picking both Sweet Cherries and Blueberries with my grandma. I made Cherry Loaf and Blueberry Muffins with the berries I picked. Your dinner breakfast sounded so yummy, I love Bacon Sasuage and eggs or did when I could eat. My grandkids are like your granddaughter as they would of had pancakes also.
Barb, love the pictures of the grandkids with your hubby, Harry. So sweet to see the picture of little Cody snuggling up in Harry’s arms, so precious. So sorry Evan has eczema. It makes sense he was wearing long pants. I will keep him in prayer. So nice you joined the family in picking cherries. Such great memories to make with Evan Blake and Cody! As they grow up they will remember these precious times you have with your grandsons. I sure remember as I went cherry picking and blueberry picking with my Grandma for many years thru my childhood and in my early teens; my grandma and I baked together, she was the one who taught me and we baked loaves, cakes, muffins, pies and apple & blueberry crisps and all kinds of cookies! We had such fun together.
Hope you all have a good night sleep and great day tomorrow. Will be back tomorrow! Big Hugs! My prayers are with you all. 🤗🙏
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H, friends. Sorry to hsve bamboozled you with the Banjolele! It does sound less tinny and sharp than a Banjo, but louder than a Uke. It only has 4 strings like a Uke. The one I am playing was borrowed from another band member. He makes instruments and had modified this one by adding a new back with a big resonator in it. I try not to play too loudly as it overwhelms the Ukes. It's supposed to just add some 'colour' to one of the songs, Cotton Fields.
All of your memories of picking berries made me think of gathering wild strawberries, blueberries and cranberries in northern Canada and raspberries in Bellingham WA as a child. We used go bake them into loaves and muffins. Such good memories!
I have a very busy day ahead so will sign off for now.
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Susan. So soon as I believe it was Saturday you have the practice. Prayers all goes well HH plays the Chinese lute, Pipa, which has only 4 strings and she puts something on her nails to play it.
So glad that Colin is home safely. How is his pain? Praying for you both. I’m sure the dogs were Somglad to see hi and feel safe now that their family is home safely.Linda. So glad you made it safely, and the meat not thawing out. It looks like almost most of the USA is having or will have the heat and no relief or not much insight. Our low tomorrow will be 78*. So very warm. Our neighbors tree a huge limb fell. It’s an oak tree,and we have been picking up, lots of leaves from their tree. I am glad that the tree branch did not hit his house. It’s probably 25’ long.
Each time I water my one lilac bush I’m always cutting a few more branches. I need to stop so it blooms next spring.Judith I hope you can have a good weekend with some rest. Glad you got the stampin supplies you make. The cards sound neat like Susan’s. Does anyone do it with you the stampin making cards? We get so many cards in the mail every day plus calendars I always have plenty of cards. Prayers for you.
Well HH threw out her cherries she told 3 that they were bad. I used them as did the Neuro which 3 didn’t get any as none were left over this morning. Jean hubby Tim plus Blake pitted their cherries, and froze them. i know when I picked some were not good and both Jean and I didn’t think of bringing a cooler so, the cherries were were in a car with cracked windows while we ate. So that maybe why.
Today in PT they had 3 going up on flight as there is 3 parts to going upstairs, She had him going up and down using the one handrail which they have at home.
Glad to bring back memories in picking berries or such. My dad grew raspberries and gooseberries which we picked. Always good on vanilla ice cream.
it’s good ice cream, weather in this heat.
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We welcomed Summer today with a high temperature of 101F in downtown Denver. We had the air conditioning company come back and look to see what they can do. Fixing the air conditioning is an easier fix than we had thought. He suggested getting an attic fan and to put up blinds in the windows upstairs. We did have a air intake in our granddaughter's room that we did not know so they do not have to tear up the wall to put one in. I woke up to the sound of a fountain noise last night. I woke up Glenn and he said that the sprinkler was broken. He checked it out in the morning and three of the sprinkler heads were broken. It is good that I woke up and heard it. We do not know how long it has been broken. I worked on my sewing projects and got a lot finished. I had put together one of the blocks in an incorrect order so I had to take it apart and make it more symmetrical. I still am not sure what color I will put on the back so I still need to look through my fabric stash when I get back to Grand Junction. I talked to my daughter who knows Google documents really well and was able to fix some problems I had of changing the name of the school on the header. This was a huge relief to get it done. I will eventually get the hang of this new program.
Judith - yes it is fun to remember things we did with our grandparents. My Grandma lived with us the last year of her life. It was so fun to sit on the porch and listen to the stories she told us about her growing up. She and I made lots of fried green tomatoes that Summer.
Susan - Thanks for explaining the sound of the banjolele. I am impressed with your talents with different musical instruments. Do you play any more that you have not told us about?
Barb - That is scary that your neighbor's Oak tree had a branch fall off. That was a pretty long branch. I am glad that there was no damage to his house. I looked up a Pipa and it is an interesting instrument. HH is a very talented musical person. Maybe at some time, 3 can learn piano well enough to do background music for her playing. That might take quite a while thought.
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Tomorrow it’s officially Summer here in Canada, June 21st. However it sure does not feel like summer here. Today we had temps of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 52 degrees, cloudy ☁️ all day! Forecast tells us that July is expected to be extremely hot. So thinking of that the good thing to think on is all the cold weather we are having is holding back the Forest Fires. They have started but are not as bad as they usually are at this time of year. So cold weather is good when you think of that! We also had sprinkles of rain showers, not enough to soak the ground but just sprinkled water on the garden, at least it held if off so I didn’t need to water the garden.
Susan, it’s Saturday there already so I guess it’s Practice Day and you are preparing to play all your instruments. I am so impressed hearing all about all the instruments you play, you are so gifted and talented in many things. God has surely blessed you my friend. I am sure you are enjoying having Colin home this weekend. Happy all my memories sharing of picking berries with my Grandma and baking loaves, muffins, cookies, cakes, pies and crisps brought back happy memories picking berries in Canada and Washington. My favourite crisps were apple and sometimes my Grandma made Rhubarb crisps. Did you ever call your Apple Crisps Brown Betty’s like my family did. All so yummy…
Barb, I am so happy your neighbour’s house wasn’t damaged from the Oak tree branch coming down. Kinda scary with the branch being that big. Hong Hong is so talented with music also, it would be nice if Harry3 could accompany his wife as she played the Pipa. Harry3 is progressing along so well. It sounds like he is gaining strength as he walks more and now with climbing up and down stairs. It’s also wonderful he is learning how to play a piano again.
Linda, so nice you had your Grandma live with you the last year of her life. I am sure all the talks you had on the porch listening her tell you all about her growing up years is something we both cherish.. and you sharing about Fried Green Tomatoes has brought back a lot of memories. I ate a lot of Fried Green Tomatoes when I lived in the USA, it was a friend who taught me how to make them. I gave the recipe to my daughter in law and she has made them. As you all know every year I grow tomatoes and at end of season when my green tomatoes haven’t ripened I pick them and freeze them and always made fried green tomatoes all through the year. First few batches I fried them up and then the rest were put in freezer bags for later. Sometimes I put them in other recipes.
Well Ladies, time for me to head to bed. Happy Weekend all…Love and Hugs! 🤗❤️🙏
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Hello all. The Dance concert last night had a few glitches but people were forgiving so had a good time. I was relieved when we got through all the numbers I was part of. It was a little nerve wracking for me till then!
Running late again this morning for church. Bye for now.
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Here is a picture of the 2 playing in their house. . HH has to compose the piece so they playing the same key.
2 time first time pushed done and it went away. Something an animal, is eating my plants so far I’ve lost a coral,bell and 2 small moss roses.
Susan Somglad Thant your dance went well. I’m sure all enjoyed it.Judith sorry that your July maybe hit. Our July and August are always hit. I guess some hit 100* for a bit today
Linda. It’s hot here and in my walk I saw another big limb down. The wind has been something and up we have one trash can fill and another half full I’m kind of getting tired of picking up leaves and sticks due to the wind.
imhoe it’s not as hot when we will,be. In Colorado planning on going with our daughter and family to Canon it’s and see the Royal Gorge taking a train ride to go,under it too we did that with son James and kaelynand Eli. Keep, prayong please for Eli as the sore throat takes time to get better. That will vibe mid July
So I am glad Trump use our stealths to take out 3 nuclear sites in Iran what a help,for Israel. He used Whiteman Air Force base, which, is near us, even though we live in Kansas. PTL to help Israel plus the world, with Iran now won’t go nuclear in weeks or days.
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Barb, I love the picture of Harry3 and Hong Hong playing their instruments. Such a great picture. About our weather, we were mega hot beginning of June and for whatever reason the cold front came in. Usually from mid June right thru to September our days are hot and humid at least in my area. The News said we are getting it hot in July, we have had high wind also, I have flower buds petals and small branches all over my yard that needs cleaning up, this week it will get done. Sorry you are dealing with all the mess to clean up from windy days. My prayers continue for Eli for a speedy recovery! Your trip to the Canyon to see the Royal Gorge by train with the family will be awesome for you all. Hope you can take pictures. Have a Blessed Lords Day with the family Barb.
Susan, so glad the Dance Concert turned out great. I am sure the instruments you played sounded beautiful. You played several instruments so I understand it would be somewhat nerve wracking as you said. It’s already Sunday for you Susan, Blessings on your day, enjoy your services!
Linda guess we are on early so that’s probably why we are missing you. Hope you had a great Saturday and your Sunday is Blessed!
God Bless your Sunday! Be back tomorrow! Will Good Night and God Bless! 😴🙏🤗
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Yes, Judith I am getting a late start posting. We had to do some traveling today to meet with our administrative assistant to give her some things she needs for a conference where she will represent the school. She lives in Florida but needed to be back in Colorado because her daughter is getting married next Saturday. It worked out well we could catch up with her. When we got home, our grandchildren were at the house so we spent time with them and had a steak and hot dogs on the grill, corn on the cob, fries and applesauce from our apple tree from last year. To top the night off, we went to a frozen yogurt store to have a sweet treat. They have two sugar free flavors (strawberry and very vanilla) so Glenn and I can indulge a little also while the others get regular frozen yogurt with lots of toppings. It is a little expensive but it is very delicious. We are going to the south region of the church tomorrow to present some new information about the school and to see some old friends we do not see often. We will need to travel longer so I need to get up a hour earlier than I usually do to get there on time. I will come back tomorrow to respond to your posts. Right now I need to get to bed so I will not be sleep walking when I get to church tomorrow.
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Hello all.
Linda, yes, get some sleep! It sounds like you were really busy yesterday. Meanwhilevwe had two services yesterday, both which were very good. We're studying Ephesians right now.
JJudith, I hope your services today are beautiful. I'm so glad you can attend them online.
Barb, the picture of Harry3 and HH is gorgeous! I didn't know he played French Horn and HH's instrument was a puzzle to me. Take care in the heat.
Uke practice starts in a few minutes. BBL
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I was late coming on yesterday and today I am early so I am mixing up our routine. I did get up when I needed to this morning and was ready 5 minutes early. Glenn miscalculated the time it took us to get there so we were 30 minutes early getting to the South region church. We had to drive through downtown Denver so I am glad that we did have some extra time if the traffic was bad. Today we cleaned up the garage that still had garage sale things in it, worked on projects with the trees - the apple tree has so many apples the branches are drooping on the ground so Glenn propped up the branches with boards, cut off the sucker branches at the bottom of the trees, etc. I still need to dead head the peonies and had hoped to cut down the lemon mint that is taking over the flower beds. It is even starting to grow in the lawn. Our wild roses are doing the same thing that we brought back from our mountain property They really had to fight to be able to live up there with infrequent rains and rocky soil. Now that they are down here at the house with plenty of water and good soil, they are spreading like crazy. We will be leaving tomorrow morning to go back to Grand Junction. I am leading the lesson for our zoom Bible study group on Tuesday morning and I need to get some time to prepare too.
Judith - We are supposed to be getting the cooler temperatures here that you have been having. It will be a relief to have our high temperature in the 80'sF rather than the 90'sF where it has been. We have a nice breeze blowing today so even though it is hot, it feels nice in the shade with the breeze. I was sorting through the things left over from the garage sale in the closed garage and I felt like I needed to take an extra shower when I was done. My clothes were soaked as well as my hair. Glenn came in an suggested that I open the garage door which really did help. I am not sure why I did not think about it except that my brain was so hot I could not think. We have not had any forest fires yet that I know of but I expect to hear about them later in the Summer. You mentioned Brown Betty dessert. We had a dessert called that growing up but when I googled the ingredients, it said most people call it an apple turnover. It was a whole cored apple sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon and nuts that was wrapped up in a pie pastry crust. They looked like little purses. When we have extra green tomatoes I make green tomato relish. It is the tomatoes, peppers, onions honey and vinegar with some pickling spices.
Susan - you said that the dance concert had a "few glitches". I am sure that most people probably did not even notice. I know that I am my worst critic when I or someone I am working with musically makes mistakes. Or was it something out of your control with the program?
Barb - I am sorry for all the damage you have been having in your area that you are needing to pick up lots of leaves and branches. We have a huge tree (tall as a three story building) behind our house along the wash. I'm not sure what people call it in different regions but a wash is defined in Colorado as: "a shallow channel that follows the contours of the land and allows water to flow — or wash — from higher elevations to lower." The tree has been dead for at least 3 years and the bark is falling off of it. The birds love to sit in the bare branches but I am afraid that the tree may fall over sometime in a big wind. If it does, it might fall toward our house or the neighbor's across the wash. Since the wash is owned by the city we need to find out who to talk to about getting it cut down. The birds will be very sad but I would be sad if it falls down also. The Royal Gorge will be so fun for your family especially with the train. We live about 4 hours from it and have visited it several times. Standing on the bridge over it and looking down can be quite a scary view. I am praying for Eli for healing from his surgery. I agree with you about Trump destroying the nuclear sites in Iraq but I wonder if there will be repercussions from them back to us? I am glad that God is aware and is in control.
Marilyn - I hope you are getting enough sleep between the treatments. It certainly does take a lot of your time just sitting while the machines do their work.
I need to start packing so there is not so much to do tomorrow. I am going to take our dirty clothes back to GJ to wash them. Our granddaughter needs the washer this evening for her clothes and we do not have a whole lot of clothes since we were not here very long. Have a great week!
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