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Linda. I hope you got the packing done & safe trip. You mentioned driving in Denver with lots of traffic. I remember once going to,Denver and James, son who then lived in Wyoming then, driving through Denver with lots of traffic. Not an easy task, I don’t like to drive in traffic or busy roads.
The wind is still very windy so picking up sticks and leaves continue. Oh well. We got 2 cans full of the debris. Though I cut some of my Baptisa plant as with the wind it can’t stay straight. Your tree sounds kind of neat but if dead not so good we have 2 silver oak trees old pver 50, years big That are somewhat hollow inside, yet have lots of leaves and growth we have had it trimmed but do enjoy the shade and protection they give us.Susan. So did you get any comments on your dance program the other day I’m sure most if not all enjoyed it. No one noticed the glitches either I’m sure.
Judith. So you have the leaves. I’m sure you will get them taken care of. We have Monday trash & yard waste gets picked up Glad you got some cooler water. We may get there sometime. I hope we get some rain I brought up,one of our sprinklers we have 2 of them. With the heat our grass is staring to turn brown.
Well it looks like, 3 may have a hime visit with his PT on Tuesday not sure he gets any PT Monday I guess due to,Monday’s visit.
We will go to a splash pad, tomorrow with Blake, Evan Cody and Jean plus , Mariposa . It ought to, be fun I got some shorts shorter than what I wear but have. No pockets so, not sure if I’ll wear them, due to my cell phone. We will, eat lunch there too. So a fun Monday and it is hot so, it will be nice and feel good.1 -
Linda, so glad it will cool down for you. You mentioned forest fires wasn’t sure what was happening with them. Ours have started but not as bad as they usually are but with our cooler weather think that is helping. About the Brown Betty my Grandma made it exactly the same as Apple Crisp but back in Ontario we called it Apple crisp or Brown Betty. Heaps of Brown Sugar, yum yum 😋 dear me, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Your Apple tree is really producing apples with the branches weighing down, I almost see heaps of applesauce and apple pies! Will be nice for your brunches and dinner get togethers with friends or the church buffets. Hope your Bible Study you are preparing for goes well. What theme or Book are you studying?
Susan, you asked about my Sunday Services, our Church Live Streams the Morning Services which are so awesome, I participate in Praise and Worship, and follow along with the person who reads the days and weeks Bible Reading and Prayer time after the reading, then Pastor David comes and shares the mornings message. Next Sunday will be Communion Sunday and thanks to Pastor he brought me special wafers that I break a teeny tiny corner off and it melts and I have the grape juice so I can partake in Communion! I felt bad as the wee piece is so tiny but as Pastor said the Lord knows you can’t chew or swallow solids as I’d choke! So I’m thankful for the itty bitty piece of wafer that melts and I am so touched by God’s presence I don’t think about not taking a big cracker in my mouth now. God is Good! Hope your Ukulele practice goes well!
Barb, I am early on and think I will miss you. I did respond last night to your post so will let you read it. Praying for Harry3 and all the family.
I am getting ready now as tomorrow I leave for Vancouver for my appointment with Surgeon for my Jaw and mouth issues. So it’s Good Night and God Bless! 🙏😴🤗
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Linda, Uke Jam had trouble in the first bracket with the sound system and feedback on Saturday night, which means we didn't hear our count in a few times and all of us thought we should start singing at different times. The audience couldn't hear us too well either. Maybe it was just as well!
The second bracket was better as the sound men gave us microphones on stands.
Starlight Singers did better but we had to restart one of our songs as we couldn't hear the count in either.
The sound system also hampered the Guitar Gems group. I don't play with them but we could hardly hear them singing. We could hear their instruments as they were amplified.
Here's Starlight Singers
And here's Uke Jam. The guy in the black wig wore the wig to be funny. He is bald without the wig!
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Susan. Love your pictures. I’m sure it was fun being in it and performing it.
Jusdith praying for you and seeing the drs. My post was the one before yours so not sure why you didn’t see it. Praying for you.
Linda. I hope your Bible study went well. I’m,it’s ours but September will be here before we know it.
My mom made apple crisp growing up I use to make it but Harry doesn’t eat it much so with only the 2 of us it’d be me eating it so I don’t make it. My mom also,made apple sauce. I remember cooking them then turning the crank to squish them. Both foods were so good 😋Well enjoy the apple trees
So some animal rabbits, squirrels maybe raccoon, is eating my plants. I’ve had some moon flowers eaten, moss rose, and a coral bell destroyed. The today I saw some branches of my Japanese maple tree that I got in the spring. Last year my red maple that my son in law grew from a sapling the animal chewed it and we lost it. So, today I lost a few branches. So I put the green bag you see on new trees. The bag is to big, but I can fold it and not have it zipped up all the way. I checked it out but didn’t really try it after implanted the tree. The bag should do,the trick I guess it’s so dry they are eating all my plants or mew trees. Mariposa woke up early @ 4 so she was throwing tantrums so she did not go to, the splash pad. I may goover Thursday or Wednesday for a walk of she like that.
Tomorrow I am helping clean out and organize our Joy group decorations. We got 2 closets and we hope, to get one of the closets cleaned out organized. There is 3 of us so that is good too.1 -
We made it safely over the mountains today although our GPS had us go a different way to avoid some of the interstate that was really busy. We went through a more wooded area along Clear Creek so it was a more scenic area. When I got up, the temperature was really chilly with the cold front coming through. It continued to be in the 70's as we drove until we got closer to Grand Junction. When we stopped at our house and got out of the truck it was 91F (32.8 C) so the cool weather did not arrive in Grand Junction yet. We are hoping that it will get here soon! Our outdoor vegetable plants look good so I assume that the sprinkler irrigation worked properly. Without it, the heat would have made all the plants either withered or dead. We had that happen last August when we were gone for a longer period. Today is my younger daughter's 46th birthday. I wish I could have been there to celebrate with her but I did get to see her yesterday and wish her an early birthday.
Judith - I said that we had not had forest fires but we did see four burned area along the road as we traveled. The burn area was just alongside of the road and burnt some wooden fences. I believe that the fires were caused by car or truck accidents that caught the dry plants on fire but were easily controlled. I hope that your appointment with the surgeon was not too difficult and you can get some rest tonight. The book we are studying in our Tuesday morning study is "52 Weeks through the Bible" by James Merritt. The verses that we will be looking at are Romans 8:28-30 and Job 10:8-12. We will be talking about how things may not go the way we want but in hindsight we can see that God had a much better idea than we did. He can see in the future and the potential that we have if we trust him with our lives. I am glad that you have melt in the mouth wafers so you can participate in communion with your brother and sisters. God does know our hearts and physical limitations and loves us how ever we worship him.
Susan - I see what you mean when you said there were some glitches in the program. Not being able to hear the count would be a disaster when a group is trying to all sing different parts at different times and to have the sound system not working well compounded the problems. I hope the problems get fixed before the next performance. The bald guy in the wig must have looked pretty funny. Of course if I did not know he was bald, I might have just thought that he had a bad hair day. LOL
Barb - How exciting that PT is doing a home eval to see if 3 can come home. It sounds like HH is really excited to have him home. It was so different a few weeks ago when he was needing a lot more help and it looked like he would be sent home too early. I am sorry that Mariposa did not get to go to the splash pad and lunch with you. Children learn from consequences of misbehavior pretty quickly. I am sorry that you have animals eating your plants. My daughter discovered several tiny rabbits that have been hiding under our storage shed that may cause problems with our garden. They love the tender shoots of new plants just emerging from the ground. Our dog chases them and the squirrels but they are too fast for her. I hope you have calmer days so the wind does not break any more branches that you have to pick up. You can at least say you are getting your exercise with all that work.
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This is second time trying to post, keep getting timed out!
I had a very difficult appointment so not posting any more but will come back tomorrow morning and connect with you!
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Linda, so glad you made it safely over the mountain, please wish your daughter a Happy 46th Birthday 🥳 hope she had a Blessed day celebrating enjoying being with family opening her gifts and eating her Birthday Cake 🎂 you had quite the temperature change from the 70’s to being in the 90’s when reaching Grand Junction! Thanks for giving me the heads up that you didn’t have forest fires but it was the burned fences you saw as you travelled along the road and believed that the fires were caused by car or truck accidents that caught the dry plants on fire but were easily controlled. That’s good to hear, thanks for sharing. My appointment was intense and ended up by going 35 minutes over the expected time that was given. I was referred to an Oral Oncologist. Will see the Surgeon again but for now I wait till July 23rd the date they already gave me to see the Oncologist! A lot of disappointment as they haven’t addressed the Jaw and Mouth issues at least until after I see the Oncologist.
Susan, loved all the pictures you shared. Looked like you all had such a wonderful time as the Starlight Singers sang and the Ukulele Band Played! The bald man in back with the Wig sure stood out, I did smile when I saw Linda’s comment on maybe the man having a bad hair day!
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Yes, I'm not sure why John decided to wear that wig! He has a sense of humour alright. I guess it was just for the laughs.
Judith, I'm sorry your medical appointment was so intense and also so disappointing yesterday. It's so hard on you not to be helped forward. I am praying for you, dear sister. May the Lord give you peace and healing.
Linda, glad you made it over the mountains safely. I would notice the temperature changes too. Ugh. Our cooler weather has also arrived today but the day time will be pleasant. The cooler night will be felt though. I don't seem to have anything but giant grasshoppers eating my plants but the cooler weather has chased them away. I do have doves that taunt my dogs year round though. Lol! Happy birthday to your daughter.
Barb, I hope Harry3 gets to finish rehab soon. Mariposa needs him to come home, as does HH. It sure sounds like you have critter problems with your plants. How good that you are getting things organised with closets etc. That always feels good 👍 About apples, the only way my Grandma used to deal with her apple tree was to dry them. We used to get big bags of dried apples from her. I loved them.
I made some lemon butter this week. Our Village has loaded lemon trees so everyone is making lemon flavoured things. I have a lemon slice recipe I really like and have some bags of frozen lemon juice (I freeze the juice in ice cube trays) and lemon zest. I can make my.lemon slice when I want to that way. Three fresh lemons made this little jar of lemon butter/curd.
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Linda so glad you made it over the mountain safely. Plus all your plants are doing well. Glad your sprinkler irrigation system worked. I have a neighbor watering my pants when we go away. We do, have the rabbits. So who, knows what is eating them as I’ve seen raccoons and possums too.
I did put one of the green bags they put on new trees on my Japanesee red maple tree. The bag is big, which is why I had not. Used it but I can I up some & unfold it.
Log yiur Bible studies sound interesting/goodSusan. The lemon butter sounds I tersting. I’ve never had any before. Is it easy to make?
We never dried our apples. It’s interesting reading what we all did in growing up.
I laughed at the doves tau ting your dogs. It’s got to make you smile and maybe laugh.Judith. So, sorry such a long day. Plus very intense. Prayers that I guess a new dr can help you. Praying for you. Wisdom needed for the, and guidance from God.
Prayong for you JudithSo the home visit went well 3 was given a list of hints he may need to get handles in their bathroom. Shower seat, which we have, and a toilet seat that lifts up.
Harry has been extended 10 days so till 7/2 and then see if extend his stay again. Both PT & OT say he 3, has not plateau.
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My Bible study this morning went well although it did not go as long as we usually do. We were missing three people including the one who usually leads it and has lots of things to say. I tried to respond after each person talked about what they got out of the book and scripture. I also had them talk about an example in their lives where they did not like the direction God took them but later saw that it was for the best. There were several times in my life that at the moment I was in it, I thought it was not a good thing but later saw it was the best. I used the example of when I had my appendix removed it was not a good time in my work schedule but when they did the scan to see if the appendix had ruptured, they found the cancer in my kidney that I had not idea was there. From the simple appendectomy I went in for a partial removal of one kidney. I had no symptoms of the cancer at all and best of all it had not spread anywhere.
Judith - I am sorry that you had another difficult appointment. I too am disappointed that your mouth and tongue issues are not being addressed at the time but as I said before, when we look back later in time, I know we will be amazed at what happened in God's own time. Have you been to an oral oncologist before? Getting advice from multiple doctors can give your team more ideas of what can be done.
Susan - It is hard for me to think that the doves have been taunting your dogs. The doves we have here are so pretty and seem so calm. I guess it is like the squirrels that taunt our dog by running along the top of the fence and pretend that they are going to fall making the dog very excited. Of course they never fall but go merrily on their way after the dog has worn herself out trying to jump up the fence and barking at them. Having lemon trees in the community sounds wonderful. My mom's neighbor had a huge grapefruit tree in her backyard that she gave the fruit to my mom. They were so delicious and so much better than the ones in the stores.
Barb - It is great that the PT home eval went well. I hope he can stay at the rehab for a bit longer until he is more independent and his balance is better. How is his voice? Does he have more volume now? As long as he is improving, he should be able to continue to receive therapy services. We will have lots of apples this year so I may be drying some of them. They take up a lot less room and last a long time. I made a few last year.
Marilyn - praying for continued improvement in your energy and your kidneys will get the rest they need.
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As you all know I was on Chat Cafe earlier but had to go an find Barb’s post the one that was missing.
Barb, I found the post and it’s amazing it was there but don’t understand MFP with how things go as last night when wanting to let you know after long appointment I was timed out several times. So frustrating. But it’s awesome I saw you were speaking of the upcoming appointment with a home Physio for Harry3. This is so encouraging and it looks like it’s getting closer to the time for Harry3 going home. Hallelujah! Praise God. And I rejoice the home Physio went well. It’s great that Guidance was given for equipment to have at home and it’s great you have the shower seat you have. This all is even more exciting seeing that as these things come together it’s coming nearer for Harry3 to go home. And thanks to reading a comment that Linda asked that I hadn’t remembered to ask you, how is his voice these days, is it stronger? And is his handwriting better with using his right hand? I continue to keep him in much prayer and of course the whole family! I am thrilled that Harry3 has another extension to stay at the rehab. Great News. Thanks for your prayers and your kindness in all that you have shared regarding my situation.
Susan, it’s wonderful having Lemon Trees in the community. The Lemon Butter/Curd you made looks delicious. Wow, never thought Doves tormenting the poor boys. I always thought Doves were peaceful and quiet! We have squirrels in our community and they come in my yard, running back and forth along the fence teasing poor Miss Sunshine, they even sit in front of the tree eating and looking at Sunshine and it does not make her a happy camper! We don’t have Doves in our community but we have Wild Finches and Crows who tease Sunshine also. Give Archie and Jasper a Hug from me. Thank you for your kindness and your prayers. Of course I pray for you and Colin also!
Linda, so glad your Bible Study went well today. Thank you for sharing what you shared in Bible Study. God has a plan and purpose for all things. I see this many of times the past 4 years I have battled Cancer and Cancer Complications. And just to think you thought your were just going to have your appendix removed and cancer was shown on your kidney, you had no symptoms knew nothing at all and in God’s great Mercy He revealed it at just the right time and best of all part of the kidney was removed and it showed no cancer had spread! Glory to God! We serve a Mighty God! You asked if I had seen an Oral Oncologist before, and the answer is no! Even though I was initially disappointed I believe God has allowed this to happen in the order it has taken place. God has a time and a place for all things and know the Jaw and Mouth will be looked after in His perfect Time! Praise God! Thanks for your prayers! God Bless you for your kindness!
I appreciate you all! My prayers are always with you! Good Night All! 🙏♥️🤗
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Prayers for Judith and all that she has going on prayong that with all the drs one of the, will have wisdom from God to help Judith with her mouth and all. Also that she could eat more foods.
Linda. So,glad that with the appendix surgery they find out about yiur kidney. So,glad caught and ok. God used my passing out at work so that I would have surgery and remove 6” of my twisted colon. I had no pain with my colon.
Susan. I hope the doves are treating yiur dogs better. You would think of doves being peaceful but I guess pt for you. Prayong for. Colin too.
Harry’s voice may be a bit louder but not by much ne is stil uso g his left hand. Abe he will be a lefty? So me things like brushing his teeth he used his left hand to do that. Now he is eating with his left hand as it’s faster & not messy. That’s what he’s told me when I asked him
He fell again, trying to, open his heavy door. He’s ok his pride is affected. In time he will have the strength to and have his balance to stand then walk. Guess we all have to be patient with God’s timing.
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Yes, the doves are loud and they love to tease the dogs by walking on top of the fences. They try to nest in my pot plants too but the dogs won't allow that!
Lemon Butter is easy to make. I juiced three lemons and used the zest in mine too. I stirred the zest in at the end of cooking. It reminds me of lemon meringue pie filling without the cornstarch. Here is the recipe I used :
https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/lemon-butter/00b9da78-bc9a-4d91-ac7c-fea7eb395955
I use it in plain Greek yoghurt, for Vanilla ice cream flavour, on toast, in little pastry tarts etc.
Must not stay this time. We're off to NDIS again.
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Susan your lemon butter sounds very good the k you for sharing it and a picture too.
Harry 3 fell trying to open his bedroom door it’s very heavy. That happened yesterday. The. He had a bed accident as well. In God’s time
He is not hurt or bruised but his pride.
3 PT therapist last day was today that was a surprise. She really helped hi and told him that every day she can see improvement with him. Today her 1 hour planned he finished it in 30 minutes. I hope the rehab got a PT therapist for tomorrow, so, he or the others do not miss any time.We have been in the 90’s since first day of summer 6/21. Not sure if we will get any relief. We have not had any rain either so, our grass is starting to burn. I’m not sure i know what rain is.
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We had a fun night at the park with the church tonight. They had rented a trailer from the city that was free and filled with games, equipment, tables and chairs that we could use. It is a nice service for the city to do for anyone who lives in Grand Junction for parties and fun times. Some people brought their dinners but I had leftovers to eat here at home and did not feel like bringing them. They were not "picnic food" like others brought. Right before I left I was stung by a yellow jacket trying to take my mattress pad off the clothes line. They had made a nest in the metal leg of the clothesline and did not like me shaking the line to get my clothes off of it. We have had them in our umbrella that we have on the patio so when we open that, we will also need to keep close watch. I have had enough stings with two in the last week.
Susan - the lemon butter/curd recipe sounds lovely. It would be too sweet for us to eat but would make a wonderful gift for others for birthdays or other special occasions. I wonder if the NDIS had a change of heart with all their demands or if you have everything you need in to them. It seemed like they were being a bit hard on you both.
Barb - I noticed that the format of MFP has changed for putting in my food. I wonder if they did an upgrade that is causing you more issues with loosing things. I hope not because that can be so frustrating. I am sorry that 3 had a fall again. I know he is gradually getting better though so by next week maybe he can open the heavy door without problems. I hope they find another PT for him so he can keep strengthening his muscles. Maybe since he is learning to use his left had to do things, when he gets strength back in his right arm if he will be able to do things with both hands equally well.
Judith - It sounds like you are feeling better today. I pray that you got some good rest last night and had more energy today. I agree that waiting for God to direct what the doctors do is the best avenue for you. I know when I have gotten ahead of God, things have not turned out at well as if I had waited.
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Barb, sorry you have lost posts that you had started to share with us, I too have had so many times out, I start texting and then before I know it I’ve been timed off of MFP and have to sign in again, sometimes it has taken several times to get back in. After losing texts in the past I now save my material every few paragraphs so I don’t lose so much. I wonder if the upgrades MFP did is causing all these glitches? Just wish it would stop. Sorry to hear Harry3 had a fall, I am praying he will get stronger as time presses on. Thanks for letting me know that Harry3 is using his left hand for pretty much everything. As you said, Harry3 told you it was faster and of course less messy as he can eat much better using his left hand. You said his speaking is loud, is his speech clear? Hoping they get another PT in for tomorrow so no time is lost with his rehab. It’s great to hear the physiotherapist who finished today said he is improving all the time. It’s great news to hear. I will continue to keep Harry3 in prayer. Hoping you get some relief from the hot weather. We are the opposite with colder weather. Tomorrow is really chilly, 60 degrees with maybe a high of 61 degrees. Guess will be wearing a sweater in the morning.
Susan, thank you for sharing the recipe for your lemon curd/butter. It certainly looks delicious. You said you had to leave early as you had an appointment with NDIS. I hope it is a good appointment and they show some compassion and you are able to get what Colin needs. I hope they have accepted the reports that have come in. Praying you find favor in their eyes.
Linda, so sorry about the bee stings you’ve had past couple times, those yellow jackets sure give a nasty sting. Hope you are alright. It sounds like you had a fun night out at the Park with the church. It’s great when the Church goes into the Parks as it can be such a great witness for those in the park who listen and watch what all you ar doing. I’m sure you had fun playing the games and the fellowship with the members who came is always fun. I had a better rest last night and felt good so came on and posted in all the threads earlier today and left Chat Cafe until now.
I amoff now to get ready for bed. Long day tomorrow, Lab early morning then my Surgeon for the procedures. Friday will bring the updates from Monday and Thursday so you are all in the loop. Thanks for your p4ayers. Of course my prayers are with you all. Good Night, God Bless, Love and Hugs…❤️🤗🙏0 -
Hello all. It's a cool, crisp morning here. I will need to wear layers of clothing today to keep warm.
You're all welcome for lemon butter recipe. Make sure you use it sparingly or mix it with sour things like plain Greek yoghurt if you make it. Linda is right, it has a lot of sugar but the lemons make it tart. You can actually halve the sugar in the recipe to make it even more tart.
Judith, I know more trying appointments are coming up for you. I hope they can give you more information this week about their plans for you. Yes, our appointment yesterday went pretty well. We asked about whether funding for Physio was bring removed from NDIS, and the woman we saw said no. The news report got it wrong. The funding is being reduced by $10 per hour though. We might have to pay the gap, IF Colin gets his funding back. I relieved that no one who currently receives it is losing their funding overall, especially for the kids who need it.
Linda, love th we sound of the picnic trailer. It's good to encourage social connections. That warms my heart. Ouch about the yellow jacket stings. Aren't they wasps? When Judith said bees I got confused. Do you react to the stings? We have paper wadps here that sting repeatedly. They raise a welt on me and cause itchy soreness. You have my sympathy!
Barb, sorry to hear Harry3 has had a few falls and accidents. That can sap anyone's confidence. I hope he realises he is taking more risks so falls can happen, and I know he is determined so it won't stop him getting into his therapy. He has come do far! I hope you can get cool in your house too. The weather sounds so hot.
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Susan. So glad that your appointment with NDIS went well. Is there Praying also for Colin and his health. Is there a chance that Colin can get his finding back? Praying so.
Enjoy the crisp mornings. We will, have to wait for that till maybe October maybe ned of September. They are nice. Paper wasps do not sound like fun. Do you have a lot of them.Judith. How are you doing? Are you getting enough sleep? Praying that all went well for you and may be you can get some answers and help. Praying so. Also praying wisdom for your doctors. I feel they need that with you.
Prayers you sleep, well these next few nights with all the pinching etc you have to go through.Linda. So sorry about the bee stings OUCH! We had a wasp starting to, build a nest on our porch Harry sprayed with wasp spray and that took care of it. .
We once after our church service helped to clean a park near our church and then had a meal cookout. For us and anyone who was there it was fun.
So it’s nice your church service did that. Who knows some may get saved by it all.
we use to have a metal clothes line, which I miss, it was like an upside down tree. Our neighbors tree branch took it out 1.5 years ago move not replaced it, as I don’t use it much but it’s nice for airing out blankets and such. I have some chairs on our deck I use to dry things.
We got some rain at supper and it smelled so nice. I hear thunder now so maybe we will get more rain.Today wasn’t as hot. Harry didn’t have any pt, but the other therapists incorporate it with their special. He was on a bike and walked using the shopping cart. So all is good. 😀
He played connect 4 with HH and Mariposa & he lost in both games one of the care workers made cupcakes and he got to, decorate he cupcakes I got a cupcake too he was kind of messy with it, he used his left hand. All the clients had a chance to decorate a cupcake so nice We are to get more rain tonight as we sleep and it my be bit cooler tomorrow Tomorrow night we and another core group SS are meeting at a park for supper I make a chicken salad today with craisins in it. Hopefully Harry’s insurance will extend his stay for another 10 days on Tuesday he get 10 days here 7/2 his insurance will look into, it, he is improving so I’m hoping it will. His voice is still soft and i had a hard time hearing him yesterday but a vacuum was running too In God’s time1 -
It was a quieter day today with only two appointments with couples then I had my TOPS meeting. I gained 4 ounces so not too bad but still a gain. It was a high of 98F (36.6C) today but it is cooling down this evening and it 78F (25.5) right now. That one thing I like about living in the mountains. Even though the day may be extremely hot, it does cool down in the evening. When I lived in Ohio that was not the routine. If it was hot during the day it stayed hot during the night also. We leave tomorrow to take the trailer up to the property and we only have cell service up there in certain places. If we are not in the right area, I may not be able to post tomorrow. We will set up the trailer then stay overnight and return Saturday night.
Susan - Yes a yellow jacket is part of the wasp family. We also have wasps that are black that have a bad sting and we also have mud daubers that are from wasp family but are good for the environment. They do not sting unless threatened and build their nests out of mud that looks like a long tube. They lay an egg in each tube then fill it with spiders for the baby to eat when it hatches. They are black with a small yellow stripe on their thorax and dark blue wings. I do not have an allergy to most stings including mosquitos. All the rest of my family swell up and itch for several days but I only feel the sting for a while and then it is gone. Here is a picture of a yellow jacket.
Barb - I am glad that you had some rain yesterday to cool things down, I hope you had more rain after you posted since you said your grass is getting brown. We had a little thunder yesterday but no rain. I's praying that 3 will continue to improve and will be able to be home when it is appropriate not just when the insurance says he has had enough time.
Judith - Praying for rest tonight after your procedures today. I look forward to your updates from this week and hope you have good news for us.
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Hi Everyone,
Will be back tomorrow as I am really wiped, I rested when home and thought I was good to be on here! I posted in all the threads providing your Devotionals but now have run out of “juice” be back in the morning!
Good Night and God Bless! 😴🛌🙏🤗♥️
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Glad you are home now, Judith. Home is the best place after all the trials of your medical treatments. Yes. Rest.
Linda, thank you for showing me a Yellow Jacket. I think our wasp varieties and behaviour are similar. We fo have huge orange wasps that sometimes bumble inside houses but don't tend to sting, though they could. No one feels comfortable having thise wasps vidit! All of the wasps I know of build mud nests and catch spiders for their young. I'm glad you are not allergic to the stings though sorry for family members who are allergic. Enjoy the mountains and your stay in the trailer.
Barb, will pray more about Harry3's voice. We won't know if Colin can get his funding back until after he has seen the complex disease impact people. They have not given him an appointment yet. Then after he has that assessment, the NDIS team has to re-assess all the paperwork and make a decision about the funding. There's a lot of red tape to get through yet.
I must go getvready for a card class I am running today. I have to.pack the car up as the class is at a friend's house a few kilometres from here.
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Glad you are home Judith I will check, out the devotional when I am done with this and post it.
prayers for your healing. Get your rest as that it’s important with your healing too. Looking forward to your updates also.Linda. How are the bites though it sounds like you have no, problem with them.
Still hot here we did get maybe .5” of rain much needed some of my grass is starting to turn brown , which it being June is to early maybe we will get more rain.
Susan I hope your card class went well I’m sure you will show us pics sometimes. Prayers you can get an appointment for Colin soon, though I kind of doubt it
Today was the picnic with 2 SS classes it was fun lots of,food. We had shade and there was a breeze so that made it nice.
Have a good weekend all and stay safe.3 went up the stairs all 27 of them . Today he is wearing briefs so there is progress I hope, no accidents.
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Linda, So sorry I replyed to your post with saying Bees when I should of said Wasps as I sure know “Yellow Jackets” are Wasps. And Wasps sure give a nasty sting. So sorry you got stung and hope you have recovered! You mentioned when you had your Tops meeting and saying you had gained 4 ounces, which really wasn’t bad at all. Knowing you those few ounces will be gone in no time. I read that you were travelling to take the trailer up to where you have it over the Summer. You said you were coming back on Saturday. Hope everything has gone to plan and you got all settled and enjoyed your 2 days there. With this being Friday that I’m posting it’s not long now that you will be back on the road heading home. Safe travels my friend.
Susan, thank you for your encouraging words and your prayers for me. Of course my prayers continue for you. Thank you for letting me know that NDIS was reducing the funding by $10 per hour. You said the News Report got it wrong. So sorry you might have to pay the gap. You also said that no one who currently receives funding will lose it. This is good news. Did they indicate what they are going to do for Colin? I hope he gets the appointments and treatment he needs. My prayers are for you both. You said you were leaving to get ready for a card class you are teaching, it was at a friends so you had the car to pack. Safe travels and hope you have a great class. Look forward to the pictures you share.
Barb, thanks for your kindness and your prayers. You asked how my sleep was. Couple nights after I have had procedures my sleep is disturbed but on the whole I sleep thru the night. Praise God! So glad you had a nice Picnic with two of your Sunday School classes, I am sure it was lots of fun and the food was likely plentiful and delicious. Nice you had shade and a breeze. I remember our Church several Kids Ministry Picnice and outings at the Park, we did it with our Women and Men ministries, always mega food and we were a witness as we shared and had sing a longs, the community sometimes would pull their chairs closer to listen. A great way for a Church to Witness. So happy to hear Harry3 went up and down 27 stairs, wow, Woo-Hoo Harry3, Well Done! And wearing briefs today. I am so happy to see how well he is doing. My prayers continue!
God Bless your evening & weekend, be back tomorrow. Will bring my updates Saturday. Just thinking about all that took place and reading few notes I put in my phone after each session! I have had to take time to recover and rest! Prayers for you all! 🙏🤗0 -
Judith, thank you for your prayers for us. No, there won't be a decision for Colin until their assessment appointment which we don't have yet. We've done just about all we can control. Colin will ring the assessment team and politely ask when he can be seen, but that's about all we can do. Also, we're waiting to see if NDIS can find his old OT. We'll contact her if we can find her.
Barb, that's good news about Harry3 climbing stairs and wearing briefs! Thank you also about praying for us to get an appointment.
I guess Linda couldn't post, being out of range in the woods and mountains. We're thinking of you, Linda!
Yesterday's card class went well.
We have a church luncheon today. I must go get ready.
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Susan, you are welcome, I am happy to keep you in prayer. And thank you for your prayers. I will pray that Colin gets the appointment for an assessment and that the former OT can be located. It would be nice to have same Occupational Therapist working with Colin. I hope she can be located and hope Colin can get the appointment for the assessment soon. My prayers are ongoing that these mountains will be removed in Jesus Name. Your Cards are Beautiful, I looked at your Stampin’Up Die’s and Embossing background, I have the same Die’s and Embossing Folder you used on your background. You did a lovely job of both cards. Enjoy your Church Luncheon.
I am here early Barb so will miss you but I replied to your post last night, will let you read that one.
Linda, as Susan said we think you might be out of range as you are on the road travelling over the mountains. I answered your post like I did for Barb last night so will let you read that one.
I posted an update on our Prayer Thread. Happy Sunday Coming and may you enjoy your Sunday Services. Be back tomorrow. Blessings and Hugs! 🙏❤️🤗0 -
Judith I saw the prayer threads. Thank you for posting them for us. Praying for you. I am a bit larger than usual with my post, sorry. Prayong for you.
Susan many prayers for you it’s nice to have the same OT working with you. Your cards are so neat were the 2 so big as the green tourquise loos huge I assume thats you with it. So neat.
I told 3 today, that I had a friend whose church in Australia is prayong for him. They were wondering as they don’t know anyone in Australia. He thought it nice. So now he knows how, with my Christian sisters on MFPLinda. Hope you had a good day. Pray so.
Harry 3 and. HH church put up some bars by toilet and in the shower for the, so they are getting their house ready for him. 7/2, his insurance has to approve another 10 days I hope they do, but I feel that in July he maybe home. Only God knows.
We may get some scattered rain tomorrow. I hooe we get some we need it. It’s nice as it’s a day I don’t have to water.
May all be blessed with God’s word.
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Well I thought our cell phone service would not be good and I was right. Last Summer they put up a new tower for cell phone and for emergency services to be able to communicate in the valleys and around the curves. This Summer, it is for emergency calls only. We talked to the people at the marina today and they said that everyone is complaining about the service being worse. We can still get calls when we are at the cabin but at our trailer, we have no service. When we are at the cabin with our family from July 7th through 11th I will be able to post. The trailer is now cleaned and set up, the storage tubs have been inventoried, the the menu and grocery list are done so we just have to pre-cook and freeze as much food as we can to help streamline the cooking for the family vacation. My oldest daughter will come to our house in Grand Junction on Friday and help us get the groceries and get it ready for the trip. We have a very large cooler and we get some dry ice and then freeze 2 liter pop bottles with ice and it keeps things pretty cold for four or five days. It also doubles as a seat for people to sit on when we are at the kitchen table. I took pictures of the flowers I saw but will attach them tomorrow as it is getting late and I want to get to bed at a decent hour.
Barb - it is so exciting to hear that 3 is walking up 27 stairs and wearing briefs. Although we did not have stairs we had a lot of mountain area to climb up. I know how important it is to have strong leg muscles after that walking. I am so glad that both my hips are feeling good and if I need to stop to rest when going up, it is not my joints but that I get short of breath in the higher altitude.
Susan - You have lovely cards as usual. Is it easier to make them when people come to your housel or to go to someone else's house? We continue to pray for Colin's NDIS situation. I hope that his calling to ask about the time for his appointment gets the people to get him on the schedule soon. You both have been so attentive to get what they wanted which seemed to be a lot more than necessary.
Judith - Thanks for summarizing all your appointments for us. You have had so many this month and they still are not ready to give you any answers. I pray for patience for you as you wait for this slow moving process to keep going.
I hope Susan you had a good service today and the rest of us are blessed with what we hear and apply to our lives tomorrow.
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Good Morning. I am rushing today but all is well. Glad to hear from each of you. I will visit a bit longer maybe later today.
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Susan hope your day slowed down some comtinue prayers for the NDIS in Gods time. That what is hard for us. Waiting for God and His time. Happy Tuesday for you.
Linda wow are you busy. So glad your oldest daughter will help you. You sound very organized so,hopefully all works out well.
We will be away with our daughter Elisabeth and family 7/14-7/20 or 21. Going yiur waynlinda. Canon city taking the train ride too.Judith thank you again for posting all that you have been through this month. I hope you get a bit of a break in July. Praying for healing too.
Jean our youngest and family leave Saturday to drive to Lancaster, Pennsylvania thats where my mom, lives and she turns 90 this month same day as Harry, hubby. Haley 3 was planning on going too but God had other plans for them. I know he feels bad about it but it can’t be helped. I tell him later maybe next year?
He helped with his wash yesterday. He kind of stood and feels better when he has something in front of him, ie the washer. Maybe starting to cruise like a new baby before they stand and walk. They always cruise along furniture like the couch.
I’ll send pictures of the handle bars put I. His house. Harry 3 gets his drivers Lise ce renewed on Wednesday so he will find out about getting a handicap flag/tag for his car.
Their walk in shower.
The toilet is done too. It’s a video!so I can’t share Thank you all for your prayers.
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We had a great service today about the parable of the vineyard grower that paid the same amount of money to all the people that worked in his vineyard whether they worked one hour or all day. If I were honest with myself, I would be the one that complained that I worked all day and the others had not. I was raised that everything in the family was "fair". My brother who was 2 1/2 years older had the same bedtime I did growing up, got the same allowance, etc which has set me up to expect life to be fair which it totally is not! I know that in my head but when I am busy and only thinking with half my brain, I can get upset when things are not fair as they were growing up. The vineyard owner (God) has so much love for everyone and is extremely generous. I have no need to be afraid that my needs will not be met. God provides lavishly for all his children. Today I am getting ready for our cabin trip by freezing what I can. I froze all the eggs that we will have for breakfasts and cooked meat that we will need for several meals. I have a turkey thawing in the refrigerator to bake in a few days. I checked and rechecked what I have here at the house and what we will need to get from the store and we will go shopping on Saturday. I love going to the cabin with the family but the prep work that needs to be done the week before can make for a very busy week.
Susan - I hope you had a good day and got all your tasks done. I look forward to hearing from you tomorrow.
Judith - We wrote at the same time on one of the threads on Saturday so I went with your word and deleted my word. With 24 hours we have to post in, it is funny that we pick the same hour to do our work. I guess great minds think alike.
Barb - It does not seem possible that we are at the end of the month and it is time again for insurance to decide how many more days 3 has to stay. HH said most of the remodeling of the house is done for him to come home so that is good. Praying that he will be extended another 10 days. As long as he is progressing that should not be a problem. I am sorry that 3 and his family can not go to Pennsylvania to celebrate your mother's birthday as they had planned but I am sure that she will understand that the circumstances are not right for a visit right now.
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