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Made it to Lancaster. Had done rain here in PA. Still need it back home. Daughter Wichita got rain
Harry 3 had better numbers in balance that he wasn’t able to get plus speech gave him good numbers. Speech will continue for 2 more weeks & only 3 days a week instead of 5. Gif is good. Today is his 5 month anniversary.
prayers for all. Especially Colin with his angiogram. Plus Judith.
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Last night we had a wonderful rain and light show with close lightening with thunder following close behind. Barb - I wish you had had some of this rain. Westminster gets an adequate amount of rain during the summer but Grand Junction not so much. I wonder what our garden will look like after we have been gone for a week. We will find out tomorrow. I don't believe that they had any rain there.
Judith - thanks for the update on the surgeon's visit. Yes, it is a long time to wait to get to see him next time. Do you know what kind of emergency there was at the clinic? At least they said that you could see another surgeon if the growth increases significantly. You are being put through a lot of emotional things that you do not have control over and that is a hard situation. I am glad that you faith remains strong in spite of all that is happening, I will add my prayers to strengthen you and protection from any further harm. I wish I could do something to help but with God on your side, that is the best help you can get.
Susan - Praise God that Colin did not need to have any stents or procedures and you could take him home today. Now they have a record of what they need to work on. Your Gerbera is very pretty. I had daisies in my wedding flowers so I looked up what the difference was between them and your Gerbera. They are very similar in appearance but the daisies are smaller and shaped slightly differently. Your butterfly bookmarks are so pretty. The granddaughters will love them!
Barb - I am so glad that you were able to make it to Lancaster today. I pray that you will have a good visit and take lots of pictures to share. It is encouraging that 3 is having better numbers in balance and speech.
I must go downstairs and check my laundry. The dryer is taking longer than I expected so have had to run several loads through two times. I hope that we do not need to replace the dryer this year.
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Susan, the Butterfly’s are so pretty, love the colours, I do have the Paint pens Watercolor Pencils and Alcohol markers but not the Pigment markers. I also use Soft Pastels. Love the colours you chose on your bookmarks. Seeing the Butterfly bookmarks makes me want to make some myself. You are so creative. Now that you have spoken about the pigment markers I will check my Stampin'UP catalogue and see what they look like. Do you work with Blending Brushes and Daubers? I have been thinking of Colin today having his angiogram and have prayed for him. I didn’t know they were using the wrist as well as the groin to insert stents. I never heard of the wrist being used until I read your post here. It’s amazing what Medical Technology is doing these days. Its exciting seeing the advanced techniques they are learning in finding new ways to do procedures. I just saw your second post that Colin is in recovery and Praise God he didn’t need any stents and he won’t need to stay in hospital but be able to go home once he recovers and is discharged from recovery. This is good news! Praise God!
Barb, so happy you arrived to Lancaster, good to hear your Mom is doing better. Hope you can have a good visit with your Mom. This is good news that Harry3 has better numbers in both his Speech and his Balance.
Linda, thank you for your prayers. When the clinic called they didn’t say what the emergency was about, all they said was the clinic was closed and I couldn’t get back in the clinic until the 9th of September. I will likely know once I am back to see my Surgeon. I am glad Ican see another Surgeon if necessary. Hopefully I won’t need to see a Surgeon I don’t know. Thank you for your prayers. Sorry you are having to run the clothes through more than one time. Trusting you won’t need to replace the dryer.
I am very uncomfortable tonight so I need to go and get my meds and head to bed. So it’s Good Night and God Bless! 😴🙏🤗0 -
Judith, I can only imagine how you are feeling right now. I am so sorry the Clinic is closed, leaving you hanging in the balance. May the Lord watch over you and protect you. 🙏 About the supplies I used, I started with an ink wash using a water painter pen. The pigment markers are Stampin' Write! Markers and SU is letting them go out of stock (they still have them in stock right now though).. They are keeping the Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers). The acrylic paint markers I used were from another supplier. Use whatever colouring method you like on the book marks. They will be pretty no matter what, I am sure! You could use watercolour pencils and some Wink of Stella would be nice, or heat embossing or both. I think you could stamp out a whole butterfly, die cutting it after colouring it, and fold it in half then glue it to the top of the bookmark instead of cutting one out yourself? Maybe I will try that one day.
Linda, yes, the Angiogram reassured Colin. This was his third Angiogram since 2011. All three times they have gone into his wrist with the wire. They put a stent in back in 2011, but they didn't need to add any more yesterday. He has good veins so the procedure works well. They just scared us with bad possible outcomes this time. I am just so thankful none of those things happened. Oh, I do hope your dryer keeps working for you. I hope your garden is alright. Yes, gerberas are bigger than daisies and are populat wedding bouquet flowers too. They come in a lot of colours and are so pretty. Your bouquet would have been lovely. I had champagne roses in mine.
Barb, that's good news about Harry3's numbers. I pray they keep improving! It's good that you are enjoying family time. ❤️
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Three is seeing lots of improvement as he use to, use a lift to, use the bathroom and none now, he forgets about all those days.
So my sister and I spent the day in ER with our mom. She had a cat scan, urinalysis, MRI all came back negative. So the Dr thinks that she has swelling around her lower ribs and that is why the pain plus her age. Shane insisted in using her walker instead of a wheelchair, last week, to go to pain management, she presses down on the seat ad the Dr told us that can do,it with her age. Fun getting old.
So it’s nice to, have all negative in tests she had, and now we know it takes time to heal. I told her with my bruised rib it takes 6-8 weeks. She isn’t take 2 Motrin and ibuprofen In Gods time healing will come we pray. Her sciatica doesn’t help either.Susan. So,glad for Colin how good that must feel, for you all. Hope your next card class goes well. Our daughter Elisabeth loves her Gerber daisy’s. They are so pretty. I love daisies. Have a good day.
Linda. I hope yiur dryer is working for you. Prayers. Is your garden ok.
Oh we had rain a lot today so maybe that will help green plants or at least encourage them.Judith. Praying for you and all that you are going through. Prayers for healing too.
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Susan thank you for your kindness and your prayers. Appreciate you letting me know how you made the bookmarks and what materials you used. I was thinking of trying out the Heat embossing and will use my Markers and Soft Pastels would work nicely also. I started a card for my daughter, her Birthday is November 23rd. I have the card stock cut and the front background paper ready that I will emboss. I have a Large Butterfly Die I will cut out in a solid pastel color then use my alcohol markers to color him. I have my Happy Birthday Dies that are already cut out from my StampInUp Gold Foil Sheets. My card stock is in navy and will use various color’s to complement the rich navy. When the card is finished I will take a Picture and post it here. It won’t be for a while as with all my appointments and treatment it will take me a while to make it. Just doing a little here and there. I am so happy Colin did not need any more stents put in. At least with having the Angiogram and all his other tests he is getting his Medical History so when you are dealing with NDIS they now know he has a legit medical need and the Surgeon knows about the stents that were placed previously.I’m just sorry they lost his Medical Records and his History and had to have all the tests done again.
Barb, I am so happy Harry3 is seeing such good results and he is doing better. It’s wonderful his speech and balance numbers are great. Sorry you and your Sister spent the day in the ER with your Mom but I am so happy all the results of her CTScan, MRI and Urinalysis came back as good. Good news to hear. So sorry Shane insisted she use her walker instead of her wheelchair.with her pressing down on the seat the Doctor said contributed to the swelling and the pain and of course her age didn’t help. Will keep her in prayer.
Linda, hope your dyed keeps on working. I love Gerbera flowers and have had a few bouquets with the Gerbera indifferent colors, always so pretty. Your Wedding bouquet would have been so beautiful. I was like you when remembering about angiograms, having a stent placed through the groin, I never knew about the wrist being used until Susan told us about it. After all your travels I hope you can catch up on your rest.
Have a great evening all and day tomorrow. I am on early so will sign off now as this gal is tired. See you tomorrow. My prayers are with you all. 🙏🤗0 -
Our trip back to Grand Junction was slow but no accidents just lots of traffic. They are also doing major construction and are trying to get it done before bad weather starts. I got here 15 minutes before I had to go to the TOPS meeting. I was glad that I lost 1 1/4 pounds even with us going to the conference. I did try to watch what I ate very closely. I did eat breakfast today but did not eat after that to avoid gaining any weight. I was very hungry after the meeting when I had dinner. I did eat rice but I will not do that very often. I have 7 days to wear off the extra carbs that I ate tonight. We have a potluck at the church but it is soups and salads so there will not be a lot of calories to avoid.
Barb - I am glad that your mother did not have any problems show up when she went to the ER. Healing does take a long time as we have seen with 3. Some day we will have healed, pain free bodies and we will not have to deal with failing bodies and pain. YEA!! I am glad that 3 is seeing progress. That should help him keep motivated to work even harder on his exercises. When I left this morning, the dryer was working better. Maybe I had put too many heavy towels at the same time and it just took longer. My support hoes that I washed by hand were not dry this morning after they had been hanging outside since yesterday so the humidity was high also.
Susan - My angiogram was in the late 1990's so there have been a lot of changed I am sure. Using the wrist would be a lot easier than the groin although my veins are a bit thinner than they were also. You are correct that the doctors have to tell you everything that could go wrong and it can be a bit scary. Many of those things did not happen very often but they are still a possibility. The same is true of drug reactions. If I believed that all of the things the literature says about the possible side effects of the drugs would happen to me, I probably would not take the drugs.
Judith - Your card for your daughter sounds so pretty. It is understandable that you would need to work on it for short times. At least you have the color scheme and have thought about what the design will be. Praying for your mouth/lips to heal and will be ready for treatment when you do see your doctor. I am with you when you said you were tired and needed to go to bed. With not doing much while we travel, it sure does tire us out!
Good night everyone.
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Judith sure hope your card for your daughter’s bday turns out great. It sounds so neat. You are giving yourself lots of time to make it. That’s good & wise.
Prayers continue for your healing with your mouth & lips.Susan. So glad for good report on Colin. That must be so encouraging to you both. Have you heard any from NDiS? Praying.
Have a good weekend.Linda so glad for a good trip to Grand Junction. Also that your dryer seems to be working better.
That’s wonderful you lost 2.25 lbs! You must feel great about that!! That’s with traveling too. Good job!!So we head home tomorrow. Maybe late morning as it’s a long drive.
I made ham loaf today, which we got from the Amish here for lunch. I enjoy ham loaf. Then fresh tomato & sweet mini oeppers. It was a good lunch & I’m fullWaiting now for my cousin to pop in.
I wish we had gotten a picture of mom & my sister but God had other plans for yesterday.
My mom says she slept better. I told her she had peace knowing it was inflammation & nothing serious. They did 5 tests. I told her it was God giving her peace.
Her pain is still with her but she knows in time it will heal. Cold & warm compresses.
Have a good weekend allI hope we can watch Charlie Kirk memorial on Sunday.
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Hello all. Colin feels better today though his forearm is sure showing lots of bruising. They had to put a lot of pressure on the arm during his procedure. He says he isn't in pain.
Unfortunately NDIS says heart problems are a medical condition, not a disability. They don't count for Colin's assessment and funding. Neither does his Type 1 Diabetes. Our NDIS appeal is supposed to be heard in November. Meanwhile, he has an assessment with My Aged Care (MAC) next week. We'll see what happens. I'll let you know when I know more.
Judith, your card will be beautiful i am sure. It's good to take your time with it. I hope the butterfly turns out lovely too. It will be so nice to see pictures when you are ready.
Barb, glad your Mom doesn't have something more serious but chronic inflammation is so painful. (I hear sugar can cause inflammation?) I hope it heals quickly for her. That's good news about Harry3 getting better at everyday things too. 👏
Linda, yes, medical procedures really have changed over the years. It's hard to keep up. It's good that they have found a better way to do Angiograms so that the patient recovers quicker.
Are you ready for more orange flowers? My Crucifix Orchids are still blooming in big clusters like this.
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Today was supposed to be a rest day but it seemed pretty busy. We had several places to go today. We took a lot of the apples from our tree in Westminster that had fallen off but were not ripe yet. Our friends who have pigs said they would love to have the apples so we took two large containers of them to use for feed. We had to get Glenn's new glasses that seem to be working better for him. We also mailed some diplomas to those who were not at graduation, exercised, went grocery shopping and shopping for some more table decorations for the pot luck. I came home to try out a new recipe for tortillas. lnstead of putting flour and water together in a bowl, it called for cooking the flour in boiling water for two minutes until it was the consistency of playdough. Olive oil was added then rolled out and cooked. They were very light but I still need to work on it some more. The water and flour cooked so fast that it was lumpy and it took a while of kneading to get it to the right consistency. I may try cooking it like play dough with the water and flour cooked together so I can stir it better and get it all cooked through before it gets to a stiff dough as it did today.
Barb - your post brought back memories of my work at a nursing home in the dietary department when I was in college. They served ham loaf quite often and I loved it. I have never tried to make it myself because it is too sweet for Glenn to eat. The Amish do make good food. We had an Amish community living about an hour from us in Ohio. I do not remember if they had a store though. Pennsylvania does have a lot more Amish living there. Their quilts are so beautiful also with tiny details. I am sorry you did not get pictures of your mom and sister. You had a busy day especially since you were at the ER part of the time. It is encouraging that she is having less pain and less anxiety about her pain. Some things take a long time to heal. I am praying for a safe trip home starting tomorrow. I am sure HH and 3 are looking for you to return.
Susan - I am glad that Colin is feeling better but sorry that he has a lot of bruising. I remember having a sand bag on my groin after it was done because they did not want it to bleed. The wrist artery has a lot of pressure in it and a large chance of bleeding also. That is crazy the NDIS thinks cardiac issues are not a disability if it interferes with his daily activities. It is medical if he just needs to take medication to control it. It will be interesting to hear what they say in the final decision in November. You wrote your appeal a long time ago. It would have been nice if you knew sooner than November. Maybe MAC will have better coverage and funding for him. Do they have the same criteria for disabilities? What kind of care do they offer? Your orchid is so pretty. Mine is just an ordinary white orchid with pink on the outside of the petals and is resting for a while. It did bloom early in the Summer but not at prolifically as this one does for you.
Judith - thinking and praying for you as usual. Praying that the cancer cells grow slowly as you wait for your next office visit.
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Linda, sorry you didn’t get a rest day as you were hoping for. Sounds like it was a full day. It was nice you could give the apples that had fallen off the tree that hadn’t ripened yet to your friends for Feed for their pigs. I am sure they appreciated receiving the apples. Glad you got the decorations for your tables for your pot luck. What kind of decorations did you get? Glad you got the Diplomas mailed out for those who couldn’t come to the Graduation ceremonies! I have never had Ham Loaf before and the way you made your tortillas I have never seen them made like that either. A learning curve for me.
Susan, I am so sorry NDIS doesn’t consider Heart disease not a disability and not even Diabetes. This is so upsetting as I have seen many patient’s in my day go on disability here in Canada, with both diseases they had to quit their job because they couldn’t work and went on permanent disability. I am praying that Colin will find favor with both AGED Care and NDIS. He needs the support. Thank you for posting your Crucifix Orchids, such a Beautiful Orchid.
Barb, praying for you as you begin your journey home tomorrow. So glad your Mom is feeling better. Sorry you didn’t get a picture of your Mom and your sister, but understand with you spending almost all day in Emerg with your Mom undergoing all those tests, but good news nothing serious was found, although inflammation is so painful, so I am so sorry she is dealing with that! Praying for your dear Mom. I am so happy Harry3 is doing so much better in his speech and balance, good news. I am sure both HH and Harry3 will be so happy to have you back.
Take care all. Thank you for your prayers and support. My prayers are with you all. Be back tomorrow. 🙏❤️
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Good Morning. It's Sunday here and I must get ready for church, but wanted to say hi.
Yes, Australian law has different definitions for disabilities and health conditions. I think the government is finding supporting people with health issues is just too expensive and we are part of the fallout. MAC has funding for what Colin needs, just not as much as NDIS. At least it is possible for him to receive some help from MAC but we'll have to see what they decide. Colin did leave his physical job as they diagnosed him with severe Osteoporosis, Scoliosis and Osteoarthritis, and these are classed as Disabilities. He was at extreme risk of bone fractures. He can and does break ribs merely by sneezing so yes, he has quite a fracture risk. He has little fractures up both shins and un many of his vertebrae. NDIS is saying he only has one disability, profound deafness in one ear and failing hearing in the other. They don't call him sight impaired even though he can only see detail with one eye. The other eye just tells him if it is bright or dark. It's frustrating for us both for him not to get some help. Meanwhile, the arm they cut fpr the angiogram has quite a bit of spreading bruises and soreness. I think I will be driving today.
Sorry for not doing personals today. I have to go get ready for church. I hope you all have good Saturdays.
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Susan. I hope your services went well thank you for all of the explaining with aColin. Prayong Australia can help,you guy out. Crazy to, think that Colin does not have.a disability . With all you explained to, us it easy for, us to see that he needs help and has a disability Prayers. I’m sure it’s frustrating for you all. Praying.
Prayers for his bruises to heal. My mom has some on her hands, trying to find a vein. She has small veins.
Susan your orchid I omoretty. I don’t think I’ve even one like that thank you for sharing it with us.Linda. Sorry no rest time for you as you liked. Bye on Sunday the day of rest with church? That’s neat about sharing your fallen apples with some pigs. A nice neighbor. Immure appreciated too. I hope your tortillas turned out to be yummy.
Judith. Hope your daughter’s bday card turns out nice. Though with November bday you, have plenty of time.
Continue prayers for your healing in mouth and lips. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Susan. Well you are right about my mom’s pain. Of course her 2 day after seeing drs she as,ways has more pain. She has that today she’s sparking us too pray she dies. I helped her to, the bathroom, had a cooler with yogurt and ice pack, & I helped her and she ate a donut that I got her Thursday, plus coffee I her. I left the cooler with the food in it. We got her vitamins and meds ready and water on her bed. She was still in her night gown. It’s hard for her to get comfortable. I know she needs to rest and walk to bathroom, which is in her bedroom, and kitchen. Her refrigerator is full of veggies and fruits plus easy meals. Pray please she can get comfortable to sleep Thank youWe are in Hubbard, OH. Charlie Kirk service is on tomorrow and. I hope she can watch it.
I don’t think my mom has chronic inflammation. The Dr just told us inflammation on her ribs.
Probably due to her with her walker she leans on one side due to her sciatica pain. The Dr then told us that would do it. So I’m praying my mom takes more Motrin like 3 pills & not 2. She’s afraid of Gerd. Side effects. Plus sleeps well.1 -
Barb, Thank you for explaining more about your dear Mom, I now can pray with focusing on the issues she has and now camps be specific on the issues that your Mom needs prayers for. I hope your Mom will take her pain meds so she can get better relief. You have done everything you could do for your Mom, left food and brought some treats which is nice she ate. Have a safe journey home. We all will be happy to have you back, for sure your family here and HH Harry3 AnnaBella and Mariposa will be happy to see Grandma and Grandpa back home. I am sure your Church family will be so happy to see you back. My prayers are with you.
Susan, thank you again for sharing the Poinsettia Bloom on our weather thread. So beautiful. I am so sorry your programs for disability are not seeing the full picture of Colin’s needs. He clearly has disabilities and needs help. I am praying the the appeal you did with NDIS will be favourable on Colin’s behalf that with the reports you got from specialty will find favor and he will be approved for long term disability and receive the help financially and medically. Here in Canada our long term disability looks after you medically and financially. Example some of my equipment is covered which I am so thankful. I receive a monthly pension that goes with my other pensions which all helps. Hope you enjoy today’s Church Services. Sunday Blessings my friend.
Linda, I know you were on here as I saw couple of your posts but not here on chat. My prayers are with you my friend. God Bless.
Hope you enjoy tomorrow’s Church Services. Have a Blessed Sunday. Good Night all…🙏❤️🤗✝️📖
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This afternoon we went to a car show downtown. One of my friends had a 1933 car in the show. Her husband took a lot of time and money to bring it back to it's original shape. I forgot to take a picture of it. This evening we went to a movie for our date night. We saw "Noah-Live". It is a movie taken of a live performance and this is their 30th anniversary of when they originally did it. It was done by Sight and Sound company that is located in Branson, MO. There is also a group in Pensylvania. Barb you may know where that is. I also did last minute pumpkin crafts for the potluck. Here are the pumpkins that I made. I had to use hot glue since the paper was shiny so I found myself not being as careful as I should and I got glue on my fingers that stayed hot for a while. I did not get any damage to my fingers but they were definitely hot for a few seconds.
I also made minestrone soup, creamy apple slaw and I will take a cheese plate with Ritz crackers.
Barb - it is so frustrating that your Mom is having more pain after going to the ER. It is good you had food for her to eat and easy meals. Helping here as you did to go to the bathroom and to eat was a big help for her. I understand the fear of GERD with taking Motrin but she also needs to be able to get up and to get some good rest with decreased pain. There is a delicate balance with working with pain medication. I pray for a safe trip back to Kansas to you.
Susan - I hope your were blessed from your services. Colin's fragile bones and fracture risk and vision/hearing problems sounds like disabilities to me.
Judith - I am glad that Canada does have services for you including a pension. With everything so expensive all over, every little bit helps.
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Good morning it’s the Lord’s day.
We hope to watchbirbliste. To Charlie Kirk’s services. Prayers for them & Turning point. We heard 63,000 new chapters have started with Turning point!Linda in PA and in Branson, Mo near where you were our olives there in the Ozark’s is Sight n Sound. They present the gospel too. They get a movie of sight n sound production, out where my mom lives as she’s in a Christian retirement village. Our son gave me 4 sight n sound that I got to watch on the TV. Sight n sound Harry.
My mom says she slept better but woke up to pain of course. She’s hoping to get up and take pills plus pain and ice for her back. She uses ice & heat for her pain.
Prayers for Judith & Susan. In car so this is short.
Prayers for all.We should get back to central time today.
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Hello everyone. I am running out of time this morning. All is well and I have caught up on your posts!
Linda, your pumpkins sure are cute! Ouch about the hot glue 😫
Barb, I hope your poor Mom gets some relief from all that pain soon. You must be quite concerned for her.
Judith, I have a bew card to show you. It is a thank you card for a lady who is donating the proceeds from her handmade Christmas ornament stall to the Starlight Singers productions. The card id a whole.piece if cardstock folded in half so I made the rnvelope out of a 12" x 12" piece:
Colin is still badly bruised and has pain in his arm, but we are hoping it is slightly better today. They sure had to bruise his arm and lot, from wrist to elbow. Yesterday in church they were all concerned for him. He couldn't hide it!
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Judi5h Somglad that Canada provides a pension for young is helping you with yiur equipment you need. When one gets old it’s nice if their country can help them, out. Praying for your healing in
Susan your cards are eat thank you for showing us them. Sorry about all the bruises Colinand has. I noticed my mom’s hands were bruising and I’m sure her arms are too, as she has the finest veins so it’s hard to get blood, and she bruised easily. Is that some of Colin’s problem. Bruises from getting blood if not I guess I missed something. Sorry.Linda. I’m sure your soup and apple stew turned out yummy. I hope good day.
Well we are in Illinois. Tomorrow we will be home and I will be busy. I got my Bible study to attend, I missed the first 2 weeks, & now I’m to, help, watch Mariposa at 8:15, which I guess they are starting KC ride and not us taking 3. If the KC ride is late, Harry will take 3 by himself and I’ll have to wait for Harry, hubby, to come back and the I can go to, Bible study. Pray it all works out.
I also,have a missions meeting at church Tuesday night so a busy day. Friday is busy too, with craft and helping with a shoebox meeting at our church. We will be collecting them this year. So, that is neat.
We did watch Charlie Kirk butte last 30 minutes had to eat,and a few times we lost wifimamd had to wait till we got it to comtinue watching it. There was several times I got teary eyed. So,neat to hear of 63,000 new chapters starting turning point. What a ministry.
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Thank you Barb, when I had my work accident I was so young, in my mid 40’s no where near even thinking of retirement. Now I am thankful I have disability pension, and my retirement pensions which makes my life reasonably comfortable. Here in Canada our retirement age is 65 years. Canada has disability funds for Infants and children that helps parents to care for their disabled children. So having my equipment covered is such a help. I just wish Colin had coverage and help for his needs. Safe travels home Barb.
Susan, I love the card you made to Thank the Lady who has donated the proceeds to Starlight Singers from her Christmas Stall which is so kind of her. I have never made a card from a 12x12 cardstock before, but seeing your card has given me some inspiration to try one for myself. Thank you for posting the card, so pretty. Have a blessed day my friend. Continued prayers for Colin, so sorry he has such large bruises on his wrist and arm from when he had his angiogram. I can see why the people ar Church would be so concerned seeing those bruises on Colin. Hope he heals quickly. And the pain settles down for him.
Linda, sounds like a nice date night going to a movie, the car show sounds like fun, I had friends who had a car they put in a car show, always got prizes as it was restored back to its original. Thank you for posting the link to see your Pumpkin Crafts you made. love them, so sorry you got the hot glue on your fingers, ouch 😓 Glad you didn’t get any damage on your fingers. The soup and your creamy apple slaw and cheese and ritz crackers you are providing at the pot lunch will be so delicious. Everyone will enjoy.
Have a great evening all, it’s earlier tonight for me being on here but I am so tired so heading to bed early. 😴💤🙏
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The potluck was a success. Although there was a sign up list, many people did not sign up but did bring food. That is one of my pet peeves that people do not respond when they are asked to do something. It would have helped me a lot to know there was more food coming than was signed up for. We ended up with 7 soups and 5 salads and lots of breads. Several people brought homemade bread which was really nice. I am going to get a recipe for one of the girls who brought "Wana Be Sourdough Bread". She says it is easier than feeding the starter. She ferments her flour the day before and uses all of the contents of so there are no leftovers to discard. I meant to get a pictures of the tables. We had three things on each table - pumpkins and Fall Gnomes that were dressed up like scarecrows. We also had fall motifs on the tablecloths and sprinkled colored leaves on the table. There was hardly one serving left of both my minestrone soup and the apple slaw. I thought I made a big enough batch that we would have enough leftovers for another meal for us both. I guess I should be glad that people liked it so much there was not much left.
Susan - Praying for Colin's bruises to fade quickly. I think they show up quicker on us thin skinned older people. Younger people can hide them better underneath a layer of collagen and fat that we have lost. Your thank-you card is so pretty with the embossing and shading of the colors. That is so nice that she is giving her money from the Christmas ornament stall to Starlight Singers.
Judith - I pray you are doing well. I may be on here before you have a chance to post. I hope you were blessed by your church service this morning.
Barb - We did not get to watch all of the Charley Kirk's service but what we did see was impressive. The amount of people attending filled a whole football stadium and had many thousands of people standing outside. His wife's talk brought tears to many with her saying that she forgave the shooter because that was what Jesus wanted her to do. I'm glad that your Mom slept better and has ice and heat plus medication to help her deal with the pain. Your Tuesday sounds really busy with taking care of the girls, having Bible study and missions meeting all in one day. Traveling tires me out and if I have something to do that is big the next day it is hard to accomplish what I need to do. We try to give ourselves a day to rest before having anything big to do the rest of the week. Are the shoeboxes that you talked about on Friday the ones for Christmas Child missions?
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Linda.
So glad your potluck turned out well. We gotta SS picnic Saturday afternoon I signed up to bring a layered salad.
yes, the next day can be busy. I got a full schedule w 3 and me watching Mariposa until Harry hubby, is there for my Bible study Harry has to work Tuesday too a fellow coworker is off & so he will be going in early to help So a busy day for us Harry hates going home ax it means work & vacation is over. It was a different vacation with no family pics & spending half a day in ER.
I kind of thought Erika would forgiven her husbands killer, as Bible tells us that. I wonder if she will go see him & tell him that to his face.
Glaf you got watch some of it. It was a good service & full of the Holy spirit we hearing.Susan prayers for Colin’s bruises bibe heard that Witch hazel will fade bruises. I’ve used it & it does work. Then too.
Judith. Continue prayers for you plus healing for you. I pray the drs can help you with your face & lips. Also that you can enjoy more foods.
I should be on the weight post tomorrow. I hope I maintained & didn’t gain to much weight. Time will tell soon
We are in Missouri, do after that home. Do sometime today. Then unload car & unpack. That may take time plus check my pls to. The. Of course there is the mail. Oh my. Oh well.
Thank you all for the prayers. Be good to see our son & maybe see some improvement with him. Also keep my mom in prayer. She has noticed any less pain. Yet I know kidneys take time to gave less pain. Plus being 90 won’t help with healing.1 -
Hello. It's Monday here and is a bright, sunny day. It's a bit like a disturbed ants best here in the street this morning. Everyone is talking about a couple of new neighbours who moved in yesterday. They naturally blocked the street with their moving van and several cars and trailers yesterday. Today only the moving van is gone. People will allow them a couple of days to move in, but the new people sure seem to have a lot of cars and trailers. No one else parks in the street as it is too narrow, and the new people have blocked a pedestrian exit as well. People can't take their mobile scooters out of the complex that way or even get through with their dogs. No one gets away with that kind of parking for long. The new people will need to adjust to living in the Village. It requires compacting your life quite a bit!
Today Colin's operation bruises seem to have stopped spreading and might even be a shade lighter. Yay!
We don't have witch hazel, Barb, but we do have Arnica cream. It takes away some of the pain in his arm too. He was sedated then had a cut in his wrist and a wire was put in the vein with a camera on the end, then it travelled up his arm and into his heart. They wanted to check for blockages. That's why he is bruised. They had to squeeze the arm with a mechanical, inflatable donut to stop him bleeding. Then there was a lot of manual squeezing on top of that to get air out of his arm while the mechanical donut was squeezing. He had 14ml of air to get out of his arm once they pulked thevwire and camera out. It took extra time for them to stop the bleeding. Other people's bleeding stopped earlier than Colin's did. Colin had to wear a sling and be careful not to lift or drive for two days afterwards while the vein closed the wound. He does bruise easily but there was a lot of force used in his angiogram procedure. I hope your Mom responds to the treatments she is getting soon. It's awful that she is in such pain. Kidney pain is terrible.
Linda, I knew you were a good cook! No wonder your food got eaten up. Thank you for your nice words about the card I made. The people.in the singing group were appreciative yesterday. I gave them a loose piece of cardstock to sign and will glue it into the card once it's all signed. It's hard to sign over a textured card with 3 dimensional pop ups and ribbon! They can sign while the cardstock is on a flat surface this way.
Judith, the card itself is made with an entire normal sized piece of cardstock folded in half. (A piece of cardstock would normally make two cards). I used the 12" x 12" piece to make only the envelope. I wish I could show you in person! It must be hard to follow what I am saying in words sometimes. It wound up being bigger than a letter sized card which was perfect for a big group to sign. I hope you for try making some bigger cards. They are fun to give people in person unless you don't mind paying postage for a large letter!
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Barb, I also watched the Memorial for Charlie Kirk yesterday. The tributes that were shared were a great testimony of what his life was all about. I am sure his wife who was named the CEO for the ministry will be instrumental in reaching many more young people for Jesus. And it sure touched my heart when Erika Looked into the camera and said she forgave the young man who killed her husband. I saw young men and women all standing in support to Erika with tears streaming down their faces. I believe as Erika was speaking many more Men and Women were being touched by the power of the Holy Spirit to Stand in the Gap to reach a Harvest of Souls for the kingdom.
As I watched and I believe many others were influenced just like I was to Stand in the Gap here in Canada to reach our young people for the Kingdom. My prayers are focusing on our Canadian Universities that the Lord will raise up Men and Women to be a witness in reaching our young people just like Charlie Kirk was.
I also think of and not that many years ago when we had Prayer Walks and I took part of those Prayer Walks when I lived back East who walked around neighborhood streets, Schools Universities & Colleges praying for Souls. As you know God raises up Prayer Warriors in every Country and City His Children live. I believe there are men & women God is calling to the Ministry to Shine their light for Jesus on these campuses. Yes we all have a part in reaching lives for the Kingdom!
Finally I believe there are those that were influenced by the Kirk family who will now take up the Torch for Canada and our Canadian University's to reach souls for the Kingdom of God!
I continue to keep your Mom in prayer that all the pain will cease. Prayers for you as you come home to help with HH, Harry3 and the girls. Here’s hoping you will see a huge change and improvement in Harry3, this is my prayer that Harry3 will get stronger and heal completely. It will also be nice to get back to your Bible Study and be back home with the family. You have been missed here. Safe travels the rest of your journey.
Susan, your card is so beautiful. I would love to receive a card like the one you made to thank the Lady who donated the proceeds from her Craft Stall to the Starlight Singers. So kind of her. You have inspired me to make a card like the one you made and described with using a 12x12 card stock. It sure makes a beautiful card. Good idea you will get everyone to sign a loose piece of cardstock you can glue into your card. I will try and make a large card and make an envelope for the card to fit inside. I won’t mind mailing an oversized card. Hope Colin has less bruising and discomfort today. Thanks for explaining about the extra pressure they had to apply to stop the bleeding, it makes sense he has such heavy bruising. I feel for Colin and for sure my prayers are with him. Wow, that’s quite a mess about the new people who moved into the Village and blocked the road with extra cars etc and making it so the rest of the home owners were not able to exit from that area. That is not good. Thinking of emergency vehicles or any emergencies that would happen, sure is not safe blocking off an exit. Hope it’s sorted out quickly.
Linda, so glad your potluck turned out so nice. That is too bad you didn’t get pictures of the tables with your decorations you had. I am sure everyone loved them. The gnomes dressed up like scarecrows were so cute and of course your pumpkins you made. I hear you about wishing others would everyone know what food they are bringing. It would eliminate so many duplicates of food. You brought memories when you spoke about the Sour Dough Starter bread, I have an Amish Friendship sour dough starter and made the starter and bread a few times, I loved the Bread. My mother received it from a friend and gave it to me. The new recipe you got would you be able to share it with us on our Recipe Thread please? Here is the picture of the Amish Starter!
Have a great evening all. My prayers are with you all. God Bless…🙏🤗
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Today was cleaning day for Bible study tomorrow. The floors were especially in need of a good mopping since it was not done for several weeks while we were gone. We will be celebrating an anniversary and a birthday so we went shopping and I started cooking the ingredients to make a sugar free apple pie. I like to bake it the day we eat it so it is fresh so I have the filling ready and will bake it tomorrow. We also will have a fruit salad for those who want to be gluten free.
Barb - I am hoping that you made it home safely and can get some good rest before your busy Tuesday. I hope that you do not miss much of the Bible Study group as you watch the girls. What is HH doing as you watch the girls? Praying that you will be able to notice an improvement in 3 from a week ago. Sometimes we do not see the small changes when watched daily but it is easier to see when there are several days between seeing him. My mom used witch Hazel for swellings and Dad used it for cuts when he was shaving. I googled it and there are a lot of other uses like - itching of bug bites, sore throats, teething, cuts and swelling and diaper rash. I would think that the diaper rash would hurt when it was applied. My grandmother was named Hazel but she was so sweet and God loving. She was not like the remedy "witch" Hazel.
Susan - It is an interesting description of your new neighbors blocking the narrow streets as they moved in. I can imagine a "disturbed ant nest" and what confusion it would cause. I assume that you do have garages and driveways to park in but just not on the street. These newcomers will need to be educated on what works and what does not. I am glad that Colin's bruising is better. I was awake when I had my angiogram and did not have the problems like he did making the mechanical donut necessary to stop his bleeding. I am a bit surprised that there was 14ml of air in his artery. I am glad that they got it out before it spread to the rest of his body.
Judith - I agree that the funeral for Charles Kirk was impressive and the Spirit was at work. We certainly do need people to stand in the gap to help college students see the truth. They can be naive and believe anything their professors may say. I join you in prayer that men and women will be raised up to reach to this generation.
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Our News sites didn't televise the Charlie Kirk memorial service, just highlights from it. I would have had to watch online to see the whole thing. Glad you were able to watch, everyone. I hear that revival is happening because of it, which is such a blessing.
We have very narrow streets here and only tiny pads that lead into our garages, not long enough to park a car on. On garbage collection day no one leaves their cars in front of their Villa because the garbage truck can't get through otherwise. You can tell from this photo of our street how it is. Now imagine a big moving van and several cars and trailers outside one of those houses! We have about a metre of space outside each front door? I was concentrating on the sky when I took this shot but you can still see the street and how one car takes up a lot of it.
We will be busy today. Colin has a My Aged Care assessment on the phone that we will both be there for. We have grocery shopping, house cleaning and then I have Uke practice, play practice and getting ready to run a class tomorrow.
Enjoy your days, everyone.
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Judith I’ve seen the Amish bread recipe. Thats so cool that you guys have it in Canada. It’s kind of big in PA and I’ve seen it some in Kansas. Enjoy it it is good. Linda sour dough sounds interesting too. I’ve got a missions meeting at church tonight so this may be short.
So, glad you got to see Charlie Kirk memorial too it was so,good yes we need some others to raise up, like God is Charlie. With new turning points starting around who knows.
Prayers for you Judith too.Susan. So have the new neighbors still blocking the streets, perhaps their trailers are gone. Imhoe in time you meet them, which I’m sure you will. How many cars do they have. So,glad Colin’s bruising is going away. Also for explaining it to me. Thank you.
Linda. Your video,sounds neat. You sure like to,cook a variety of food that is meant. Harry doesn’t like to try new foods. He’s a wet and potato guy. Oh well I will try foods and like a variety too.
We had rain today and it still is raining. We got 2” since we were gone olus whatever we get this evening
The Bible study was good it’s a small group, but it will be nice. KC ride was late and Harry 3 was at ability near 10. So,we may take him tomorrow even though dad has an eye adr appointment and I got to get an oil change.
So we have a busy morning.
annabella had her 9 month dr visits so that is why. Both Harry hubby and I watched till,I left for Bible study. Now I have a missions meeting this evening.
My mom is still in pain. Her body with osteoporosis, sciatica, and arthritis is wearing out being 90. Thank you for your prayers.Got to, get going to, church for he missions meeting.
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It has been much cooler this week so I believe that Fall is here. Of course there is always Indian Summer that will come in late October. Our kids said they got lots of rain today in Westminster. They only had a high of 51F (10.5C). When we go back there next week, maybe I will have to wear warmer clothes. We celebrated a birthday and anniversary at our Bible study tonight. I made an apple pie for the birthday at his request. He is a campus student that just turned 24. He was born on 9/11 the year that the Twin Towers were destroyed in New York City. The anniversary couple celebrated 46 years and asked for a fruit bowl instead of a dessert. Glenn and I got them a ceramic decoration that was the word "Blessing" because they have blessed us so much. Sadly, she texted me a few minutes after they left and said she put it on the counter and it was too close to the edge and it fell and broke in multiple pieces. She was so sorry! I told her that we still felt the same way about them whether they had something to show for it or not.
Susan - thanks for the picture of your narrow street. If a person has more than one car, where do they park it? I know you said that there was a spot elsewhere to park your caravan. Where do you park your golf cart? I can understand now how crowded the street must have been with cars and moving vans. We had something similar when we lived in Illinois but it was an alley behind our house. It was a bit smaller because we could only drive one car at a time through that area. It will be interesting to see what Colin found out from MAC today.
Barb - I am so glad you are home. I am sorry that 3 was late again to therapy. Is there a good reason that his transportation runs late so often? I am fortunate that Glenn is willing to try anything at least on time. There is only one thing that he does not eat - brussels sprouts. I eat about anything except seafood which is because of the smell before cooked and the strong iodine taste when it is cooked.
Judith - I wonder if you are posting at the same time today as I am like we did yesterday. I remember "Friendship Bread" when I was newly married. I gave it away to a lot of friends but it eventually came to an end because everyone had the batter and were trying to give it away also. I believe it was more like a dessert bread where the bread that I was sharing is for sandwiches and to eat with the main meal.
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Hi Everyone.
Linda, My Bread was for both I could make it as plain or as a fruit bread. But having said that I made a lot of banana bread, we often had it at breakfast with bowl of fruit if we were in a hurry, sometimes I had oatmeal porridge, banana bread and fruit. Always fruit in the morning even if I did eggs and toast. The kids always had veggies and fruit in their lunches. They loved celery and carrot sticks with their usual sandwich. If I made banana muffins or bread Stan asked for extra as he mostly shared his lunch with a couple of kids who often came to school without a lunch. 🙁 so during his elementary school years he took extra of everything, sometimes I made 2 or 3 sandwiches and filled a baggie with veggies, crackers and cheese, some days peanut butter and crackers. Extra juice boxes for recess and lunch. Stan made a joke telling the kids his Mom thought he ate a lot of food as he was a growing boy. He would sit at lunch table and said, Mom did it again. Can someone help me eat this food, can’t take it home. So the kids gladly helped. He didn’t want the kids to know they were not given a lunch. Those were the days. Sadly it most likely happens today. So kind of you to give the couple a ceramic bowl, so sorry it got broken, I could almost feel the sadness that was in her heart.
Barb, you spoke about the Amish, and said it was nice the Amish Friendship bread was in Canada. The Amish have been here for many years. We have a large group of Amish spread across Ontario in 21 communities, and in Newfoundland and New Brunswick. I grew up with my Mom taking me and friends to the Amish Market. We bought all kinds of produce, cheese and other things. We also have a large group of Mennonite's here in Ontario and a large group in BC. So glad you are home. You have been missed. Sorry to hear that Harry3’s ride was late again. I wonder why they are late so often. I will keep this in prayer.
Susan, you said you and Colin had a telephone call appointment today regarding the appeal you did on behalf of Colin. Hope the decision was a good report and made favorably for Colin receiving the help he needs. Thank you for sharing the picture of your narrow streets. It sure makes sense now with how the exit was blocked with the new people who moved in. Hope that has been resolved. I am praying for Colin hoping good results are coming.
I am so sorry but I have to sign off as this gal is so tired. I posted on most threads but not games. Will catch up tomorrow. I have my appointment with the Oral oncologist. And this morning had appointment with my Neurosurgeon and he wants me to have Nerve Conduction Tests. I was connected to my other specialist and the requisition was put in. They called me back and said there is a long wait list, could take months. Love and Prayers all…❤️🙏
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Susan. Thank you for the picture of such a narrow street that you have. So someone parked will really mess things up. I can imagine trash days is not fun. Stay safe and healthy.
I hope the call for MAC was positive. Praying so. I hope your Uke practice goes well. You had a busy day. 🙏🏻Linda. We been a bit cooler even had some rain a bit more today then we will be above normal, and no more rain chances. We got 2” while we were gone and another 1.5” last 2 days. So things are starting to green up.
The trees are in stress and some of the leaves are falling down.
so you go to Westminster next week stay safe.
That is neat that Stan would help with his lunch by giving food away to his classmates. Showing God’s love. So cool.Judith. Thank you for explaining p about the Amish in Canada I guess I assumed there was some. But then never really knew. So the Amish and Mennonite like what we have here in the states.
We got 3 to his therapy early and Harry made it to the eye drs.
Friday 3 therapy place is having in service day so no therapy for 3. Jean will come with her sons and give 3 a haircut. We will go to, help her with her 3 boys as she cuts his hair. We might do a little school work as she home schools her sons. Jean’s co up, that she belongs to has a field trip on Friday, to the children’s farmstead. I have craft day so I may get to go, or be late As I signed up to, help, at my church for the meeting about shoeboxes with Samaritan purse, as our church is a collection church. The meeting is in the afternoon
So we will have in services and meetings in October, but this Friday afternoon is with other churches around us to learn somethings about the shoeboxes and collections. We would like to, serve drink and cookies to the attendees.1 -
The new neighbours seem to have moved in but still have an extra vehicle taking up the walkway between the street and the gate. They won't he able to do that in a permanent basis. At least their vehicles are off the road so we can get our rubbish taken away. Yes, we will probably meet them one day. They will be adjusting to life here for awhile, I think. It might be a smaller place than they realised.
Our garage is a smallish double garage so we have no problem keeping the golf cart under cover there, next to our Ute.
The phone interview lasted about an hour yesterday and the lady who interviewed us didn't make any promises, but she said she would advocate for Colin as much as she could. If he gets hrlp allocated, we will go on a waiting list for 6 to 12 months before he can access it. This interview was with My Aged Care and was not about our appeal with NDIS. We're trying to transition Colin to MAC (aged care) now while we wait for the NDIS (disability care) appeal results but both processes are taking a long time. They are two different departments. I know it is confusing for you all. 😕 It just takes so much of our energy and time right now. It's hard not to talk about it.
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