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Barb, thanks for sharing in the Daily Devotional about your dear granddaughter having a cut and being afraid of seeing blood. I can understand her at 2 years being frightened. The devotional was in good timing in how God cares for every area of our lives even the cut your granddaughter has.
Thanks for your prayers regarding the flood. Should have a report by tomorrow but they did indicate they would have to replace the ceiling in bathroom. Will know more tomorrow.
Susan, thanks for sharing more of your life story in all the places you have lived in. One thing I didn’t know was you living in the NorthWest Territories, Canada. That’s so awesome. When was that and how long did you live there. I know you and Colin love to travel but that far to Canada is Far! 😊
Linda, sorry that I might of mislead you about the injections to my neck due to nerve damage that was causing issues with arm and hand. My neurologist said if the other treatment that is being tried first doesn’t work I would be sent to a neurosurgeon who would do the injections. They are trying every other treatment first as the injections in neck and spine require me to be in a CT Scanner so the correct place is found to guide the surgeon to administer the injections. It can be a dangerous procedure if not done correctly. Will keep you updated on that. I will be able to answer your question and Barb and Susan about flood issues tomorrow when I know more. I shared one thing they indicated to me with post to Barb above.
Will be back tomorrow. I left a Prayer Request for you all to read on another issue. Thank you for all your prayers as I journey thru my health issues and recent flood! You are so appreciated. 🙏🤗0 -
Judith, so sorry to hear about your flooding issues, what a mess! All because someone was careless with running a bath!
We are still battling the heat but thankful we haven’t had a hurricane in our area yet but the season goes until the end of November!
Love reading everyone’s posts!
I had my chest X-ray yesterday and everything was okay. Now I’m waiting on an appointment with the pulmonologist to see why I am having shortness of breath. I don’t feel bad so not sure what is going on. It just started a couple of weeks ago.
Have a good Wednesday!
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I have a blood type that is in great demand so I received a message asking me to come in to donate blood. I made an appointment but was rejected because I am slightly anemic. This is the second time this has happened so I am a bit concerned. They told me to get vitamins with iron in it and come back in a week and they will test me again. I have been trying to eat more green vegetables and take extra protein with my cereal in the morning but that is not enough. I will be in Denver next week so maybe I will try to donate when I am there.
I am working on cleaning out my office today. This is a job that I am not looking forward to but it needs to be done! It is amazing how much I can throw away that I thought at one time was very important. I have quite a few things to take to the donation center and lots that I have thrown away because it was worn out.
We had lunch with our friends who just came back from celebrating her 70th birthday. The family had given her a surprise party with video tributes about how much she meant to all of us. She said she used up a whole box of tissues listening to what everyone was saying. She is very special to many of her friends.
Good to hear from all of you. I need to get back to work cleaning. Ugh! I know if will look so much better when I am through and the work will be worth it all.
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Hello Everyone,
Sandi, good seeing you here, we have missed you but glad you are safe. I had forgotten you were in hurricane season, please stay safe in the heat and keep well hydrated. So sorry about your shortness of breath but glad to hear they are staying on top of it. Please let us know what the pulmonologist says at your appointment. I will keep you in much prayer. Thank you for your kindness regarding the flood issues I’ve had this past week. I am waiting on some answers about what all they need to do with repairing the damage. I should know later today.
Linda, so sorry about you testing with low blood levels. I remember you telling us before you couldn’t donate your Blood due to being anemic. Hope your Doctors can figure out why this seems to be an ongoing issue, or it seems that way on my part with remembering I heard this before. I know how much it means to you to give Blood so hoping when you are back in Denver and are tested you will be cleared of anemia! That would bring me joy, I’m sure you also. I hear you about cleaning out your office, I cleaned my computer/office room and file cabinet out few months back, threw out stuff gave away some stuff and today looking at it you’d never know I had done that work! Big Sigh 😔
Susan, thinking of you and as always keep you in my prayers… I am on early as this afternoon has got hotter than it was expected.
Marilyn, thinking of you and praying for you also.
Barb I saw you on some of our threads today. It’s good seeing you participating and sharing with us on many of the threads.
I will come back tonight or when I know what work Canstar (restoration company) tell me what they need to do in the repairs here.
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It's another cool day here but a little warmer than yesterday. I have a card class to run this afternoon so will get set up for that soon. We can have breakfast at our dining room table but not lunch as I need the table set up for card class. We have a little patio table and chairs so will be fine eating out there.
Judith, good to hear you don't need those injections yet and that the flood repair assessment is still happening. It all takes time, hey. Our stay in the NWT was back in the 1960s for 3 1/2 years. There was a lead - zunc mine about 60 miles east of Hay River back then which is where we lived. We were 12 miles south of the Great Slave Lake. Our town is a ghost town today as the mine finished its job there and there was no other industry to keep it going. The mine company just moved the houses out to another town when the mining was done.
Linda, sorry to hear about your anaemia. I hope you can correct it by diet. A friend over here needs iron injections every few months to avoid the fatigue. I hope you don't have to have those. No wonder cleaning out your office is so tiring. Take care.
Sandi, sorry to hear you have shortness of breath. I hope the Drs find out what is wrong soon and can help you. My husband had a similar issue and they did a number of things for him. They discovered he needed a stent in his coronary artery and that he had a rare form of asthma. They also fixed a hiatus hernia he had. All were contributing to the problem. Our bodies can be compicated like that! Three specialists were needed for him, so if the lung specialist can't find anything wrong, maybe ask what else might be causing your breathlessness?
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Hii, I hope all had a good day.
It was cooler today after some rain yesterday. It's to be cooler for a week! Rain this weeknd too.
My dh got our lawn mowed and I washed the 3 rag rugs I made long time ago. I may wash some doilies that I made tomorrow, time will tell.
Judith. We all are praying and hope we hear some good news from you. Prayers.
Susan so you are a traveller with an Aussie dh. Neat.
We just travel in the states. I had a passport but let it expire, Went to Spain when I wsa 5 andmy son was there wit with Cru.
Marilyn hope you are feeling better and had a good day.
Linda the ride Durango to Silverton, was the 2nd time we tried it the first being in 2020 and it got cancelled of course. This time we got to the Canyons due to the rock slide going u further to Silverton. At least we had some of it. It sure is pretty. I'm sure in the fall it's gorgeous.
The fall color is neat in the NE. Being from PA we camped a lot so I've been from ME - FL and now living in KS we've been to midwest states and the canyons of UT and NM. The 4 corners is neat too!
I guess having worked with the Navajo one summer makes it special to me. I was counselor there.
I hoe all had a good day, and if hto and humid it changes soon for you.
Happy Summer all!!
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Today I repotted our prickly pear plant. I had to put it in a new pot last year and got rid of most of the plant. Anyhow I didn't put it in a big enough plant. So I bought a outside/inside pot and some cactus soil and my dh helped me a bit. I hope it does well and if I need to repot it I may just get rid of it.
Have a great day.
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Barb, I repotted a couple of orchids that were climbing out into the air this week. They ate in clear pots now so maybe the roots won't wander so much. Hey, nice to hear about your travels and work.
Marilyn. You got this! Keep your resolve. Hugs.
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Today was a busy day getting last minute details done for our guests. We even had to cut down some memory foam mattresses that were too big for my mattress pads. We used an electric knife to cut them and it did surprisingly well. The edges of the mattress may not be exactly straight but at least the mattress is not curling up on the edges because the pad was too small. I am not sure why we did not cut it down before when we had people stay here but now it is done and I am satisfied with how it looks. Tomorrow I will do the last load of clothes and sheets and hopefully will be done with preparation. If it is not ready to my standards they probably will not notice anyway. They will be just sleeping here and spending most of their time with the new baby during the day. I give myself high standards that are not necessary. If I were running a business that people paid to use our house that would be different but this is just a free place to stay for them. Sometimes people leave a gift for us. The last people left a really nice air plant. So far it is still alive although I do mist it occasionally since our humidity is so dry it can not get enough moisture out of the air.
Our temperature only got up to 98F today so it was a relief to have some cooler weather. It was still hot but we were able to get to the store and back without melting. LOL We had a birthday party for a friend who just turned 70 today. She asked for an ice cream cake. By the time we had it cut and everyone had a piece, it was beginning to melt on the counter. Glenn said maybe we should have given everyone a spoon to eat their cake with since it was more liquid than cake.
I must get to bed so I can get up early and work on the last few things to do. We were not here last week to put our trash out for pick up so we for sure need to have it picked up tomorrow. We will leave for Denver as soon as they come by and pick up two weeks worth of trash.
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Marilyn, great Quote you left. Thank you, hope you are feeling better these days. My prayers are with you. Always good seeing you back posting.
Susan, thank you for sharing about the time you lived in the Mining Town in the NWT, such an awesome experience for you and the family. Nice the Mine company relocated the Homes to another town when they closed the Mine down! Hay River is a nice place to live, I know it’s so North and I guess the winters were harsh. Did you try any winter sports like skiing and or ice skating? My kids loved ice skating and tobogganing. I loved ice skating and cross country skiing. At one time my daughter and I did Cross Country skiing. I always find it fascinating hearing about which Mine does what! Yours with Lead and Zinc would of been interesting as they
mined for them. Hope you enjoyed your Card
Class. What kind of cards did you make? I would love to see the Orchid plants you repotted. I am sure they are both beautiful!
Linda, sounds like a great 70th Birthday party for your friend, video tributes are always so nice to watch. Brings back so many memories. You made me smile on the Ice Cream Cake you served at the party. I am surprised it didn’t melt more especially in the heat you have been having, but it was cute that Glen said about handing a spoon to everyone to eat their cake as it was more liquid than cake! 😁 it is always a lot of work when preparing to have quests stay in your home, you are so kind to have your home open to those who are in town. Such a brilliant idea in using the electric knife to cut the memory foam to size for your mattresses. I am sure your beds are so comfy for your guests.
Barb, your prickly pear plant sounds like it would be a lovely plant, this is one plant I have never had. Are they hard to care for? Glad your hubby got the lawns mowed. Your Rag Rugs you were washing brought to mind you don’t see or hear about these rugs much these days. I always liked them. My Grandma had couple in their cottage. And Doilies I love them and have several in many shapes and sizes and use some on my side tables. I have an oversized one I use in centre of my Diningroom table with one of my tablecloths. You brought back so many memories of the Fall clouts that we had back East, the rich reds, golds, orange and yellow colours were all so vibrant. And your camping, My husband and I camped a
lot when the kids were little, so fun and the memories were great. Thank you for sharing all about your travels and the summer you worked as a Counsellor with the Navajo People. I’d love to hear more about that awesome time you had.
Sandi thinking of you and hope the shortness of breath has eased off for you. Let us know when you have your appointment with the Pulmonary Specialist. Have they checked your heart? I ask as I have shortness of breath and mine is related to heart. Trust your Foctors get to the bottom of this and find out what the cause is and be able to treat it and bring you some relief!
In closing, I posted an update in our Prayer Request Thread about my Repairs. Will let you go there are read it. So appreciate your prayers and support!
Take care all, hope to be back earlier in the day to post in all our threads before it gets hotter.
So it’s Good Night and I guess it’s Good Morning to some of you as it is almost 1:00am Friday Morning Pacific Time Zone! God Bless you!
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Thank you everyone and I so appreciate your prayers. So far the pulmonologist haven’t called setting up an appointment but my breathing is some better. I don’t know if I met that my Mom had asthma and she and my Dad both smoked for years and as a child I breathed in a lot of second hand smoke. It seems strange after all these years that could be the problem. However our bodies are complex!
My hubby contracted Covid again, this is his 3rd time! I’m trying real hard not to get it. So far I’m good, sleeping in the other bedroom helps.
Looks like everyone is staying busy! I have a funeral to go to today.
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Sandi, glad to hear you are breathing better. Sounds like the smoke could have caused a problem. I also have asthma and grew up in a household with the same smoke. I'm sure it made the difference. Sorry your husband is sick and hope he recovers soon and you don't get it. Hope the funeral is not too stressful today.
Judith, thank you for the update about your poor flooded house. I am praying about it getting fixed. Yes, as a child in the NWT I used to ice skate. The mining company gave us kids the use of a warehouse with a plastic lined floor to be our ice rink, and even paid for a skating teacher to come help us learn to skate. It was cold enough for the ice in the v rink to stay frozen without any help all winter. I had a toboggan and a part husky dog. I used to hitch him to the toboggan and give other kids rides. We also used to go snow shoeing. There were no hills to ski on in the tundra. We had a gym and used to play badminton. Indoor board and card games were popular and adults took turns teaching us crafts like candle making, clay jewellery making, knitting, sewing, cooking, playing musical instruments...we had no tv and only short wave radio back then so all this kept us from being bored. . In the short summers, we used to ride our bikes and build play houses in the woods.
The cards we made at my three classes were all the same designs. Here's a couple from yesterday's class:
I'll have to take orchid photos later.
Linda, It sounds like you are so organised. Your guests must love staying at your house. It sure sounds hot with the ice cream cake melting before your eyes! Glad you went to bed so you could get the last few things done with ease. I understand pushing yourself and am guilty of that too. The world goes on, whether we are ready or not! Take care of you.
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Susan I loved the pictures of the cards. Amazing work!!
My orchid finished blooming & I repoted it too. Then I lost a leaf and one of the top split and came off. Never had that happen before.
Sandi I will add you to my prayers so that you can breathe better. I'm sure it's smoke from growing up. Wisdom for Drs. ASlso praying for your dh to get bettter and you not get sick.
Marilyn prayers for you too.
Linda
A 70th bday. That will be my age this year on my bday. (I guess born in 1954 like me).
Hope all goes well with your guests & then the move. Prayers all goes well. I believe it's not a far move but still it's a move! Prayers.
Prickly pear can be grown outside and that's what I do. They have spears that can be quite prickly. I have it in a planting pot, which I got a bigger one yesterday. In Wyoming they just grow in the grass what grass they may have. So they can take some cold.
I even saw prickly pear jam. Which I never tried and doesn't appeal to me.
Judith prayers continue for your health and condo and all. I hope you are getting your sleep too.
Today I am tired having gotten up at 5:40 to get to my dd house to watch Evan, Blake's younger brother 20 months most of the day. I did some housework for them too.
Jean, our dd, hubby will be away for 3 weeks in August, and so I may be helping her some how. Tim her hubby will miss Jean"s and Blake's bday next month. So pray we can help her though it take 45 minutes to get there and back as I don't like the highway. It's too busy for me.
I hope all have a good day!!!
We have cooler temps here and less humidity, in fact below our normal is 89 & we have been in the lower 80's. Nice. Going down to the 60's at night. So nice. Rain maybe this weekend.
Mariposa, our grand daughter who is an adopted embryo will be 2 so a party we have.
The summer I was a counselor was in the 70's so not much I remember, except the Navajos and Zuni's I had were slow and had to wash their hairs to make sure they did NOT have lice. Fun.
Navajo language hard to learn so that's why it helped us win WWII.
Prayers.
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We made it over the mountain to Denver this afternoon. We usually do not travel on Friday because the traffic is a lot busier especially coming from Denver. We had a couple of rain storms as we traveled. Our temperature difference was 99F in Grand Junction, 65F in the mountains and 85F when we got to Denver. I am glad to get away from the high temperatures for a week we will be here in Denver.
Judith - I am glad that they were able to get a lot of water out of your carpet but sorry that there will be a lot of reconstruction in your ceilings. I hope that the water damage will not cause mold that would affect your asthma.
Barb- thinking of you as you go to the funeral. We have a funeral this Saturday to attend. Loss is hard but it helps to know that our friend is no longer in pain and in the loving arms of our Savior.
Susan - I love your cards. Does it take a lot of investment of money to get started for materials and cutting equipment? It saddens me that people do not send as many cards as they used to. Computers have taken over our communication even using only letters for words like IDK (I don't know).
Sandi - I am glad you are breathing easier. I hope they can find a solution that makes breathing better. I will pray for your husband to recover quickly from COVID.
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Sandi, as you were sharing about growing up with parents who smoked It does make you think about if it has contributed to the breathing issues. Having said that I hope it hasn’t. I am praying your Doctor will find the source and be able to help you. I am encouraged that your breathing is better today.
Susan, thank you for sharing about all the activities you did when living in Hay River, you certainly had heaps to do with games ice skating and snow shoeing sounds so fun. I never tried that glad you did. I am sure you enjoyed the crafts you made, and candle making that really got my attention; that does interest me, I tried it once with a women's group, we made beeswax candles. The cards you made at your card making class are so beautiful. It is too bad cards are not mailed out as often as they once were. It’s extra special receiving a hand made card from a friend.
Barb, thank you for sharing your story about Mariposa your sweet 2 year old granddaughter; you got my attention as you shared the special party you would have as you celebrated your “adopted embryo “ Mariposa! I would love to learn more about Mariposa. I love her name, is there a special meaning to this name your precious granddaughter you have been blessed with. Glad you got your prickly pear plant transplanted. You mentioned you saw a prickly pear jam, doesn’t appeal to me either. Didn’t sound too appetizing at all.
Linda, so glad you made it over the mountain safely to Denver. It’s remarkable how the temperatures are so different between Grand Junction and Denver. You went from cold to really
hot. Hope you enjoy the cooler weather while in Denver.
Marilyn I continue to keep you in prayer.
I wrote an update in our Prayer Request Thread. Thank you all for your prayers!
God Bless you all! 🙏🤗😇
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Good morning all
Linda
I have no furneral at all to attend. Sorry if I wrote that.
Prayers for you (LInda) as she attends one. So glad LInda made it over the mountain. Enjoy the temp difference.
Sandi
I pray that the drs. can get to the root of your breathing problems and perhaps there is a link with growing up with smoking parents. Wisdom prayers. God is a God of healing and wisdom. Look at Solomon and all the wisdom God gave to him
Marilyn
Continue prayrs for you and God knows whatever you have need of. He can read our desires and all. He answers prayers too.
Judith,
Prayrers for you rug, mold and all the changes for you. Plus your health. Please keep us posted. I feel like I may have missed about your rug. I am praying.
Susan the photos are amazing. The cards look so good and encouraging.
Mariposa,
She is our oldest daughter. He married a theirs in heaven. I heard about snow flake babies and they went with Marie Lancaster who spedcializes in adopted embryos. They have the owners of the embryos chose the couople they want to adopt their embryos. Right now Hong Hong is pregnant and due in December. Since she had 2 ectopic pregnacies she CANNOT carry 40 weeks. So they will have the baby born by C section early. Mariposa was born at 36 weeks on day before 37 weeks. If so the baby will be born near my birthday in December.
My bday is Pearl Harbor and I'll be 70 this year, and my bday is a Saturday. So I'm thinking Thursday or Friday.
Mariposa's name is butterfly in Spanish. They like butterflies.
Mei is May in Cantonese and that is her middle name.
Mariposa is bilingual learning Cantonese from her Mom and English from her Dad. She now knows who speaks what langeuage so I hear more English with her when she talks to me.
I turst this helps explain it all. If you know of any who cannot have babies have them look up Marie Lancaster. This adoption is cheaper than the live baby and the Mom experiences birth and the baby growing in side her.0 -
Thank you all so much for your prayers for my hubby and me, it means a lot. He is definitely feeling better and so far I’m doing okay. I am going to test us both later today.
The funeral was really sweet and the remaining daughter did a great job. Her Mom was a sweet Christian lady and she was ready to go home to see Jesus!
Susan, those cards are just beautiful! Anyone would love getting one of those.
Hope you all will have a good weekend.
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Am doing much better - but this heat is getting to me
We now have wildfires all around the city and closing in on us - a lot of evacuations and more to come. Please pray for rain no lightning to help put the fires out. Always nice to have summer but this is the 3 - 4th year we have had extreme wildfires and it gets to everyone. But the Lord is in control - not sure where we would go if the city was told to evacuate - with over 100,000 population it would be difficult but is scary to have the wildfires so close
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Barb - I read back and discovered that I meant that message about the funeral for Sandi. I wrote things down and evidently, it was late and I crossed my eyes and got the two of you mixed up. I learn a lot from this group. Today I was researching prickly pear from your notes. I may have had jam made from it at a restaurant a long time ago. I know it was prickly pear but not sure what it was. Google says the jam is sweet and bland. Since I have pre-diabetes and a history of insulin dependent diabetes in my family, I try to stay away from carbs and sugars so I will not be trying that jam if it is offered to me. Thanks for the explanation about the embryo babies. That is a wonderful idea to use these babies for adoption. I wondered what happened to embryos that are left over when a couple fertilizes more than they can use.
Marilyn - I will be praying for your safety during the wildfires. It is a scary place to be when evacuation is needed. I was told once a few years ago that our area was scheduled for evacuation if the fire was not controlled but never really had to leave because the fire changed directions and we were out of danger. Does the smoke bother your breathing? I remember my CPAP filter needed to be cleaned frequently because it would get clogged with soot.
Sandi - prayers for health for you and your husband. I hope you were able to avoid getting COVID from him. Near us, it seems that those with COVID are saying that the symptoms are not as severe as they were when we first heard of COVID. It is more like fatigue and cold symptoms. I hope this is what your husband experienced and not the more severe ones.
Judith - I am sorry you may need to leave when the reconstruction is going on. Will you go stay with your family that lives near by. I do understand that the company may want you to go for your health especially as new things are showing up. I am praying that the manager and insurance person will come to a good settlement and you will not have to pay much. We had a leak in our refrigerator several years ago and soaked the floor in our kitchen and our flooring started coming up so I can imagine what your floor looks like. May God give you wisdom, safety, patience and perseverance during this difficult time.
Susan - I enjoyed your stories about your youth and all you did. I never learned to ice skate even though we had lots of ice on our creek and around the house growing up. I did try roller skating once and that was a disaster so I doubt I would have been good at ice skating either.
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