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Just taking a quick opportunity to post while I have signal. On the road again. All is well.1
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The humidity here in Denver (47%) sure is different from in Grand Junction (15%). Although the temperature are a lot lower, It feels hotter. It is 72F (22.2C) here in Denver and 90F (32.2C) in GJ.
I do have not a lot to tell today. I am trying to clean up the house so when we are gone, it will look nice for the dog sitter that will be staying here. I have the windows open to air the place out. There is a nice gentle breeze right now and because we have a big tree in the back yard that arches over the house, it is a cooler breeze than sitting outside in the sun. We need to prune our apple tree next Fall. The branches are so loaded with apples that they are dragging on the ground. We will need to put boards up to hold the branc hes when the apples get bigger so the branches do not break. This is the year that the apple tree produces a lot of apples. It only does it every other year so next year will be a small crop. I will freeze plenty of apples this year so we will have enough for next year too.
Susan - I am glad you are having a good trip with better weather.
Judith - I believe you said you had a surgeon appointment yesterday. I hope it was a pleasant one and you did not get too tired.
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Marilyn, I have been caught in the rain with my daughter when she was young and we both screamed, laughed and ran happily through it. It was a special memory. Thank you.
Linda, I understand about humidity making things feel hotter. You sound busy regardless! I hope you get everything done in good time for your trip.
Judith, thinking of you and hoping Tuesday went well.
We had a rough trip yesterday on undulating roads. Floods out here make bitumin wavy. It caused damage to things we had in the fridge and bathroom. A jar of chilli sauce was even broken in the fridge, along with fresh and boiled egg shells. It was a big mess to deal with. My hand cream leaked, a bar of soap got out of its container and 'drew' on lots of things, and lids came off of both foods and skin creams. This 22' van is longer than our 16' one was so it seems to get quite a lot of vibration in the tail end, something we never had to worry about in the smaller van. On the other hand, we saw loads of wildlife yesterday - camels, kangaroos, snakes, emus, varieties of birds, and cattle that was also wild from never being handled by humans. It was great to see.
Rest day today. We're washing clothes and probably restocking later. The roads will be smoother on the coast. We are a few hours' drive inland right now.1 -
Evening Hello all
Marilyn I too have memories of running through the rain with my kids when they were little, heaps of laughter, thank you for sharing! 😊
Thanks for sharing your travels Susan, exciting to see wild life and cattle that hasn’t been handled by humans! Have a good rest break. Happy and safe travels along the coast!
Linda, will pray for your husband concerning rotator cuff, hope he gets a MRI soon. Our weather is hot like GJ stay safe and hydrated, love apples, happy it’s the year for them.
I am heading to bed so sore from being at hospital all day at appointment, have had mega appointments all week, pre op Nurse Pharmacist and tomorrow with Anesthesia.
Thank you for your prayers for Tuesday July 11th. God Bless you… 🤗✝️🙏0 -
Good Morning,
I am posting early today and see I’m ahead of everyone. Below is my post from last evening:
Marilyn I too have memories of running through the rain with my kids when they were little, heaps of laughter, thank you for sharing! 😊
Thanks for sharing your travels Susan, exciting to see wild life and cattle that hasn’t been handled by humans! Have a good rest break. Happy and safe travels along the coast!
Linda, will pray for your husband concerning rotator cuff, hope he gets a MRI soon. Our weather is hot like GJ stay safe and hydrated, love apples, happy it’s the year for them.
I am heading to bed so sore from being at hospital all day at appointment on Thursday, have had mega appointments all week, pre op Nurse Pharmacist and today (Friday) was with Anesthesia.
Happy to report that today, (Saturday) I’m less sore! Praise God!
Thank you for your prayers for Tuesday July 11th. God Bless your weekend… 🤗✝️🙏0 -
Judith - I am glad that you are feeling less sore today. Anything you want to share with us about your appointment? Maybe it was just talking about plans about your surgery. I am just curious.
Susan - I am sorry that your food got jostled as you were driving and some things where broken. Our roads are pretty bad in spots especially after a hard winter with a lot of damage done by the freezing then thawing of the roads and the scraping by the snow plows and then trucks damaging the roads with their weight on the hot roads. I hope as you get near the coast that the roads get better.
Yesterday was World Chocolate Day and I forgot to wish all you chocolate lovers a great day. I personally am allergic to it but I know a lot of people who savor it in large quantities.
We have a dog sitter coming over to take care of my daughter's dog while we are gone. Today and tomorrow we are trying to clean things up a bit for her so she can put her things in our house as she stays. She is the dog trainer that has been working with the dog for several years after Co-vid so it should be fine. This dog is very sensitive to new things. Yesterday we had our anniversary pictures taken. We did them next to the lake near us and my husband put on his suit he will be wearing at the party. The dog did not recognize him in a suit and started barking at him. When he spoke, she was fine but she was not sure she wanted this "strange man wearing a suit" in our house. ☺0 -
How amazing that dogs don't recognise us in new clothes Linda! How lovely to have anniversary pictures taken though. 💕 Thank you for World Chocolate Day wishes. I made a poster to put on my Facebook page for crafts as it is my favourite snack when crafting.
Hope hubby's shoulder is bearable. My own rotator cuff injuries are taking ages to heal. It's very restrictive. Interesting how different weather conditions affect our roads, hey.
Judith, praying for you. Tuesday is coming up fast .and I know you are already tired. Praying you get some good rest before Tuesday too.
We're packing up to get on the road for the coast. Will travel about five hours today. I am making sure all food etc is packed well. Take care, everyone.
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I had a friend at church today that locked her keys in her car. She lives alone and is a very nervous person by nature. She was having problems dealing with the situation. Quite a few people tried to get into the car but with no success. I have roadside assistance insurance but when I called them, the computer did not recognize my name and would not "talk" to me. The same thing happened to my husband's phone call. My daughter finally got through to someone who could help. It took half an hour for him to get to the church because he got lost getting there. It was a very interesting morning. My friend was so happy that we finally got someone to help, she bought us dinner at our favorite restaurant as a thank-you. She says from now on, she is going to have an extra key that she keeps in her wallet. We have done that for years because I was the one that kept locking myself out of the car and my husband had to come rescue me. I kept my extra key under the car in a magnetic metal case that adhered to the frame of the car.
This week I will try to keep up on here but it might be scattered depending on what we are doing for the day. If I do not get on here some day, I am still thinking about you but just not available. Judith I will be praying for your surgery on Tuesday and Susan for your travels. Marilyn, I would like to have an update about how you are doing.0 -
Oh Linda, how lovely of you to be able to help your friend. Being locked out of the car is no joke. No wonder she was so grateful. I hope you will enjoy the next few days but also hope there are no big problems with your husband's shoulder. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
Marilyn, hope you are doing better too.
Judith, may you be getting some good quality rest in preparation for your surgery. The countdown is on! 🙏💕
We are only two hours' drive from our daughter's place. Can't wait to see them all. Things might get a bit busy here as well but I shall try to check in in the mornings before everything starts. We are parking up in a place about half an hour away from our daughter's place so it should be possible to check in as the family all has school and work. Know I am thinking of you all too. 🙏💕0 -
Good Morning All,
Linda you asked about my last appointment I had with the surgeon regarding my next Surgery which is tomorrow. There wasn’t a lot to talk about other than he went over the procedures he would do with removal of tissue and reconstruction work that would be needed after another removal of the tissue. He said there would be sutures on upper part of face and lip that would be ones that would need removing one week after and the others in lower part of lower lip and inside mouth would dissolve which would take time. He said he thought the Anesthetic would give me more problems as I was waking up after surgery and during recovery as with my under lying chronic conditions with Nerve damage
it would take time as he thought it would trigger more nerve pain and make my recovery difficult. I am believing it won’t trigger those issues.
Linda, loved the story about your daughters dog that didn’t recognize your hubby in his suit, too funny but too cute. So nice to get your Anniversary pictures done by the lake. I am sure they are lovely. Look forward to seeing the pictures when you post them. Will continue to pray for your hubby’s shoulder and for Safe Travels. Enjoy your time in San Diego.
Susan, chocolate is my favorite snacks, can’t eat a chocolate bar now but sure can drink yummy Tim Horton’s Hot Chocolate with a BIG dollop of Whipping Cream on top! Yum yum! Have a great vacation time, Happy safe travels my friend. Loved the chocolate pictures you posted. Thanks
for sharing.
Marilyn, thank you for sharing the quotes! Hope you are doing well. My prayers are with you!
As you all know I am in for Surgery Tuesday, I will connect with you tomorrow but not sure how much on Wednesday and Thursday, it will depend on how I am doing in my recovery!
Thank you for your Love Friendship Support and Prayers. God Bless you all! ❤️🤗🙏0 -
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Marilyn, there"s so much wisdom in some comics! You gave us a good one today.
Judith, I looked up Vancouver time and know you are about 18 hours behind us in Queensland Australia, so it is still Monday there. I imagine you will be going in early for your surgery which will be our Tuesday around midnight. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers especially today. It sounds quite challenging, what you will have done. I hope the nerve pain will not be as the Dr suggested too. Hugs, my friend.
Linda, thinking of you and hubby also. I know you may not get to check in.Hugs.
We saw our granddaughters last night which was joyful. We saw our daughter's new home and our son-in-law cooked us a lovely meal. It was so good to see them all. We'll be going to see them every day after school and work. On the weekend they might come and see us at the caravan park. We're going to enjoy the next two weeks a lot.
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Judith we are not in your time zone since we are in California. I will pray for your surgery early in the morning. We will be going to the zoo tomorrow so it will be a long day!
We had a good flight although we were delayed two times so we left about the time we though originally we would get to the end of our flight. We took an Uber to the B&B where we are staying but the GPS told the driver the wrong way to go. He did not speak much English so when my husband was trying to tell him the right way to go, he kept saying "Don't worry, I have GPS. It tells me where to go." Our daughter was watching where we were on an app called "360" were we can see where everyone in the family are and called me to say - why are you going the wrong way? I put her on speaker phone and she told the driver how to get to the house since she had gotten there earlier. When the driver left he said "how am I supposed to get home now? since we had taken him a different way to get there. We had been warned by the owners of the B&B that the GPS might be wrong. Anyway we are safe and I hope the driver made it home OK. 😊
I will send you our anniversary picture when I can figure how to get it from my camera to this computer. I think it turned out pretty well.
Good night all - I am going to bed a little early by the clock but my body is still on Mountain Daylight time.1 -
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Linda, how amazing about the GPS and the taco driver! Enjoy the day at the zoo.
Marilyn 💕
Judith, so sorry about your cancelled surgery 😢 Hope and pray you get rescheduled quickly.
Just picking our granddaughters up from school so it's a quick check in from me today.1 -
Evening Hello All
Thank you Marilyn for last two quotes which had a lot of wisdom in each one. 👍😊🤗
Linda, wow you sure had an adventure with the driver, so glad your daughter could track you and saw you were going in the wrong direction, glad she could give the driver the right direction and you got to your BB, that was quite a relief I’m sure for you. I can hardly wait to see your anniversary pictures. Hope you have a good rest.
You mentioned you were praying for my surgery, it seems that you haven’t heard. My surgery was cancelled at least for now as on Monday the Hospital called the clinic to tell my Surgeon his surgeries were cancelled for Tuesday and Wednesday; it seems there are issues with staffing in the Operating Theatres. They will try and reschedule me in as soon as possible for a new date. Will let you know once I know.
Susan, appreciate your kindness regarding my cancelled surgery. Will keep you posted! Hope you enjoy your time with your granddaughters and family. So happy you got to see your son’s new home. I’m sure it’s a lovely home.
Blessings on your evening, see you all in the morning! Love and Hugs, ❤️🙏🤗0 -
Judith - you seem to be in God "waiting room". He has a plan but for now we may not be able to see it fully as He can. When you are able to get the surgery, I am sure things will look different but He may or may not reveal what His plan was for you. We are reading a book about experiencing God and it tells us over and over to look for God's plan and go with him rather than having our plans and inviting God to join us. The second way is what we normally do but the first way is so much better. Just watch for His plan and join Him and you can not loose no matter what happens.
Susan - I am so glad you are having fun with the family. They grow up so fast and we as grandparents want to have as much time with them as we can as they grow.
Marilyn - it is so good to hear your kidney numbers are increasing. Prayers are continuing for your health issues.
We had a wonderful time at the zoo but we are so tired after all that walking. My knee only hurt a little when it became unstable but went back to normal quickly. The zoo is divided into different climates and world areas. It was interesting to see the section on the wildlife and plants that are native to Australia - Susan. This zoo also focuses on the trees and plants also and encourages conservation to save as much as we can to leave things beautiful for the future generations.0 -
Linda, glad your knee held up ok at the zoo! It sounds like a well thought out, interesting place to go. Yes, we love taking opportunities to be with our grandchildren. The years do fly by. One of our granddaughters has her birthday today so we are going out in the rain for a meal of her choosing.
Marilyn, it's good to hear your kidney numbers are going in the right direction. Praise God! I hope you are feeling better for it.
Judith, I hope you are feeling alright about the cancelled surgery. Your surgical team must feel frustrated too. They will have gotten all ready for you and now will have to re-prepare at a later date. Still, the Lord is in control. Sending virtual hugs and prayers.0 -
Today is my oldest daughter's birthday. She is 46 today. We went to the aquarium for a few hours then back to the B&B to wash clothes and do quiet activities. The kids are having fun in the pool but it is just too hot outside for me to get the energy to go out there. I am enjoying the nice airconditioning inside the house. My daughter asked for a poke cake for her birthday so I made it last night. They have a propane "French Oven" in the kitchen which was a little hard to get used to since I am used to an electric stove. Tonight we will have pizza, salad and the poke cake for dinner.
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Evening Hello,
Linda, sounds like a wonderful time you are having with new adventures. Glad your knee help up as you enjoyed the trip to the zoo seeing everything there, it did sound like it was well laid out in sections, liked the part about how it was divided into climates that were native to each region and how you learned about plant life and animals native to Australia especially with having our dear friend Susan living there. Happy you were able to celebrate your daughters birthday. You making a Poke cake brought heaps of memories for me as my Grandma made Poke
cakes and my dear Mother did too. So yummy.
Susan, I am ok with the cancellation, the Lord will open the right door at the right time. I will keep my eyes on Jesus and see how this plays out. If the surgery isn’t rebooked soon I We’d I’ll have to go through the whole process of pre op with the Nurse Pharmacist and Anesthesia. It’s ok as the Lord will provide what I need. Enjoy your time with your family and grandkids.
Marilyn, good to hear your Kidney Function is looking good. So happy for you my friend.
God Bless you all, have a Good rest tonight. 😴0 -
It is a "rest" day today. We do not need to be anywhere and we can do what we enjoy. I have a good book I am reading but I also plan to take a walk, do some water exercises in the pool, and work on a puzzle unless my son-i-law finishes it first. He is a whiz at doing them. We also will take some family pictures with the beautiful scenery behind us. See you later.1
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You are having such a nice time with family, Linda. I am glad for you.
Judith, I am relieved that you are adjusting to the further delay of your treatment. I knew you would adjust. Just sorry you have to.
Marilyn, I hope your day is going well.
We had a great time going out to dinner with family last night for our oldest granddaughter's 10th birthday celebration. When we got home, however, we discovered our dogs had dug out from under their back fence and escaped. Archie came running up to us straightaway, wet and bedraggled, but Jasper was nowhere to be found. We adults started combing the streets, calling his name, in the dark and drizzle, but there was no answer. A short time later we got a phone call from a vet. She said that someone had found Jasper and had turned him in to be reunited with us through his microchip. He was unharmed. We were so relieved to have found both dogs. It could so easily have gone in a much worse direction. Today we will take both dogs back to see her granddaughters. The youngest, age 8, was very upset about Jasper being lost last night. It was amazing too, when we called Jasper's rescuer to thank her. She was just sorry she could not bring Archie to the vet as well. He would not to come to her but Jasper basically leapt in to her arms. Some strangers can be so kind!1 -
Linda, so glad you are having a rest day. You are having a good time visiting your family. Did you get to do the puzzle or was it completed by your SIL, that would happen with my daughter as her MIL is a whiz at puzzles. But at least you have Plan B with reading a book if the puzzle gets done. Enjoy your rest day and the rest of your activities. Look forward to see some of your family photos.
Susan, happy you are enjoying your vacation being with family and celebrating your granddaughters 10th Birthday. However coming home to finding both dogs escaped I’m sure was such a frightening experience. Happy to hear you found Archie after combing the streets calling out his name I can almost hear the sigh of relief when Archie came running to uou after you kept calling his name. Poor Archie wet and bedraggled, but at least unharmed. So glad Jasper was found and turned into a vet that scanned the microchip and located you. I am sure both dogs are happy to be home. And your grandkids will be so relieved to see both dogs. Have a restful evening, see you tomorrow.
Marilyn hope all is well with you.
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It was so nice to have a rest day yesterday. We spent time in the pool but i was sure to have sunscreen on so I didnot get burnt. My skin is very fair and when I was younger would get sunburns so badly that they would blister. I do not tanc very much so sunburns were a part of summer to me. Today my husband, son and grandson are off somewhere near the ocean to do some dock fishing. They ahve someone who is providing all the rods and bait and will teach them what to do. I a hoping that my husband "behaves" himself and does not try to do anything that would further injure his shoulder before the surgery. He said he would try to be careful. We have not heard anything back from the surgeon so we are in a witing pattern to get the surgery done. It is hard to make any plans until we know what is happening. I can imagine a little what you are going through Judith with your surgery plans on hold so much. We are not being put off but we have put our plans on hold until we hear.
Susan - I am so glad that you were able to find your dogs. It is good you have them microchiped so the vet can notify you when they are lost. It sounds like Jasper is a very friendly dog! Hopefully you can fix the fence so that this does not happen again.
Judith - I am grateful that your surgery had been rescheduled although the wait is difficult. Once it is over, it will be much better.
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Evening Hello All,
It’s been quite a week as I had surgery scheduled for July 11th as you know but staffing issues came up so Hospital called and cancelled my Surgeon’s cases for Tuesday and Wednesday,
I just leaned on God trusting Him for a new date. Praise God I got called today which I am so thankful as I now I have a new date, Tuesday September 12th. I give God Thanks and Praise for open doors!
My face, mouth & lips have been so painful so I’m not staying on here tonight. Sorry but will be back in the morning and catch up!
Thank you for your support. Wanted to give you this Praise Report before signing out for the night.
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Good Morning 🌅
Wishing you all a Blessed Day and Weekend ahead!
Today is much better, my pain is more manageable, Praise God.
I am so rejoicing in the fact of ending my week on a “High Note” singing the Praises of God with a New Surgery Date given. I was so grateful that the Clinic was able to fit me in for Tuesday September 12th. Thinking about that date, it probably is better as the Summer Holidays are over, Parents back to Work and Children back in School! I am happy to get the surgery done getting ready to recover and be feeling better hopefully in time for my Birthday in October, and look forward to Thanksgiving Celebrations! God is so Good!
He has moved the Mountains and opened Doors that No Man can shut!
Susan rejoicing still that your sweet Archie and Jasper were found and safely home with you and Colin. Hope you are enjoying your vacation and being with your family!
Linda, hope you enjoyed your rest day and enjoyed your book. Looking forward to Family pictures of you all. Excited about the Anniversary Celebrations you will have in San Diego! Enjoy! Happy Anniversary my friend! 🎉❤️
Marilyn, hope you are doing well, my prayers are with you, and I love the last quote, Dancing in the Rain, yes, Let’s do that together!
Weekend Blessings All; Let’s Sparkle ❇️ and Shine 💖 On Together 🤗
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Judith, rejoicing with you about the new surgical date! Yes, it was so good to have both from his back. Archie actually stayed in the unfenced front yard. We were calling for Jasper who had been driven to the Emergency vet's, unbeknownst to us. But it was a true blessing to have both dogs back so quickly!
Linda hope you hear from hubby's surgeon soon. Yes we bricked up the soft places under the fence so the dogs cannot escape again, and are supervising th hem in the back yard when off leash.
Marilyn lovely thoughts!
We're having a big family day with sister, brother in law and daughter's family, involving a BBQ lamb roast 😊1 -
We had a beach day today. One family has gone back to Denver but we still have two families here with us. The wind off of the ocean made the weather beautiful although I did get quite a bit of sun and brought back part of the beach with us. The kids are now in the swimming pool where the water is nice and clean and there are no waves to knock them down. I feel safer with them being here close by.
We will be leaving and going back to "norma;" tomorrow. I am doing all the laundry that I can today and will do the sheets tomorrow. It is not required at the B&B to do laundry but they said it would be helpful if we put our dishes in the dishwasher and the linen in the washing machine. I will do what I can to make their lives easier.
Judith - so glad you are having better days with pain control and that your surgery is rescheduled.
Susan - sounds like you have eliminated an unexpected exit by your fur babies so they should be safe. I enjoy hearing what you are doing on vacation.1
