Senior Golden Sneakers............September

Hi friends! I am back from visiting my Aunt and Uncle in Winnipeg. We had a very nice time. They are doing well, glad for that. We did a little touring and very little shopping. Of course, I had to get a shirt for Neil! Now it is time for bed. I haven't had a chance to read the posts yet but will catch up tomorrow. Hope you are all well.
Take care. Gayla

Good Morning Sneakers!! hope you Saturday, or Sunday, for the ones across the date line, is perfect.

Well, we got the old truck cleaned out and cleaned up.. both were all day chores. We had dinner at 10pm last night.. lol, nearly breakfast time. Today, we have to put all the stuff into the new truck in its proper place. We still have too much stuff!! lol, I have a plan though, going to leave a lot of things at home, and then only add them back if I decide I need them. We shall see!!

Quote from Marie, "Phoebe Where is Jim? for you to have all this me time. So glad the kiddens are safe"
Well, Marie, he is one tired puppy this morning, but last night was worse.. he was so exhausted, and his feet were killing him. He didn't even have any cornbread and milk.. his favorite snack.. lol, he fell asleep soon after our late supper.

As for the kitties, my favorite subject, can't you tell, they are great.. there is one that is extremely timid, she always darts away and runs to hide.. so somehow last night, she did just that, and spent the night in the garage. When I went out there this morning, it was obvious that 'someone' was in there.. coz there were things on the floor, a mop knocked off of the door hanger, etc.. then she started to meow.. but she wouldn't come out of her hiding place until I went away.. poor thing. Even so, you could see her pure joy at being 'free' again, when she rejoined her siblings. I so want to hold her!!

I need your advice:

looking at the kittens all taking comfort from one another, I wonder about the necessity of finding homes for them, and separating them. They are reasonably safe here, we can afford their annual vaccines, but they won't be indoor pets.. We have an automatic feeder that seems to be working properly, and they have shelter from storms, cold etc..(if they will use it, they slept in a little knot of cats on a small table near the back door last night, coz I peeked!) With spay/neutering, there won't be more kittens from them. what are your suggestions? I hope to be back this evening, if not, see ya tomorrow

Hi, I'd like to join this thread. Is there something I need to know about it?

:glasses: :happy: Duhhhhhh. Now I get it. I was looking for my post to show up at the beginning of the thread. Since the ice has been broken I'll introduce myself. I'm a retired teacher (grades 4-6),married for 41 years (hubby and I are doing mfp together), have two children-one living in Michigan and the other a senior in college presently doing her student teaching, two cats and one dog (my grandkids, lol)
My knees aren't very happy with the load they're carrying so walking great distances isn't on today's menu, however, I plan on seeing that item on a menu sooner than later. I am enrolled in a water exercise program which helps.
Was very happy to see this thread-what a nice group! Looking forward to being a part of this community.

Marie said...

Connie You surly will be miss. Maybe this winter when you are stuck in'em there Hills you will have more time.Are you putting you foods up yet in the freezer or canning.? miss our hillbilly gal. How is the landcrap going?

Ii think you meant landscaping, right Marie? The project is finished and now we're just waiting for grass to grow. Here's how it turned out.

Sorry Connie I did mean landscaping instead of landscrap . so sorry. it is just beautiful Love it. Your grass looks greener than ours. Also love your house. Have a wonderful fall. We have had a little taste of fall but still no rain.
Alice and I always made a trip to northwestern arkansas to see the fall leaves. Haven 't made it up there in the last 3 or 4 ye.ars.The old body can't get around as good.

Thanks for the update. You will always be a sneakers to us.. Love Ya'
Marie

ACHHHH! 12:34 AM on 9/11 and another sad day for us all. Yesterday was dreadful for us; best friend hurt by a young woman driving without a license, talking on phone, and running a red light as my friend was driving into our community entrance! Mike stayed for the tow truck while friend was taken to hospital along with her aide. Both had fractures, but will be OK soon, and while taking care of her insurance , towing etc, I received another call regarding the death of my neighbor(she was young by my standards and went quickly of a sudden stroke!), plus another dear friend in the community of whom Mike was very fond! Horrendous day, and I don't really want to watch the sad programs on TV tomorrow. I still see in my mind's eye those dreadful planes! We'll all get through it, I know, but will things ever be the same?

GIGI and MARIE...Florida is the lightening capital of the world, and it is quite awesome to watch; magnificently beautiful and deadly at the same time. Yes, we are in the midst of the rainy season. For most of us it's very welcome, and even now, the drought is not completely over!

PHYLLIS, too difficult to comment on your wish; in over 5000 years there has never been peace in that area, so it would be lovely if your wish could come true! Greatest case of sibling rivalry ever heard! But we all have individual friends on both sides we love very much. So we can always hope...

SANDY, I clean out my temporary files, cookies, etc every night, using CCleaner, SuperAntiSpyware cleaner, AND Norton! The site seems fine tonight but yesterday windows simply wouldn't change. There is mainly only one provider im my area, and if everyone is online at the same time, we all slow down to a crawl! But you're right on with your suggestion for most times! Thanks

JAKE, don't scare me...oh, I just realized we don't have ice cream trucks here anymore!..YOU STAY WELL!

CONNIE, your home and garden are worth every bit of lugging and sweat you put into it! Love using rocks in garden design, and I recall your recent efforts to gather the heavy ones; you succceeded beautifully.

LITRA, welcome to our haven. I must take more time to go over all the posts, as my eyes are refusing to remain open now!:flowerforyou: for now till I read your intro!

PHOEBE, I'm not one to recommend outdoor cats or kittens, so just follow your heart and do what YOU think is the right thing. Kitties are adorable, but prowling cats can be a different story! I'm glad I don't have to make that decision, as it would be too difficult for me!

BARBIE, GAYLA, I'll be back to see you both, but right now...:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :ohwell:

Buzz

Buzz........Oh my goodness! I'm sending you a huge HUG and hope that you are feeling better soon. The news of your friend and neighbor was so sad. May you find a way to be comforted and also strong enough to offer al the assistance you can to your friend and the family of your neighbor. We suer never do know what is around the corner waiting for us to experience.

Connie....... I'd just love to live in your house. What a dream hour and garden. Maybe you don't call it a garden, but if you could see my house and garden you would understand what I mean.

Barbie......You are a moving machine! Kind of remind me of that energizer bunny on the ads. The early morning dog walks sound like quite the adventure.Have a lot of fun at the workshops dancing your heart away.

Sandy... I never clean out my cookies or files or any of those things that you were talking about. I need a course alone on how to do all those things. I do delete SOMETIMES from my e-mail that gets loaded up. Plus I am so impressed with all your colorful words and I wonder HOW the HECK to you do things like that. I am doing a power point for the parents at my back to school night and I just hope that I can push the right buttons and talk clearly so they will get the ideas that I am trying to get across.

Marie.... I got a chuckle from your landSCRAP. I kind of like that better than land SCAPE. You should see all the mistakes I make before I spell check. Letters get all mixed up on my lap top just like in real life when I am trying to communicate! such is the life of this Idaho gal

Litra.... don't think I said HELLo or not. but anyway... HOWDY Partner! Glad you joined this group. We are happy to have you.

Well my pedometer says 9,619 It's 8:00 and I am hoping to reach 10,000 before I go to sleep. I better get walking around the house before I hit the sack.

Love to you all on this 10th anniversary of 9/11. I can't believe it has been 10 years ready. bye and good night from Cairo. Phyllis
( MAKE UP ) for last Mondays nights graduation party.

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And on top of this, we attended a "celebration of life" ceremony this morning that was an incredible tribute to our friend who passed on yesterday! His daughter gave the eulogy, and it reminded us of all the pleasure we had derived from knowing and loving this wonderful man instead of just sitting there with tears welling up! We just returned from a "pre-shiva" (Jewish type of wake!!!) since the actual burial will be up in NY tomorrow. For those who are unacquainted with Jewish law or customs, burial must be within 24 hours of death since bodies are not preserved, unless the death is on Sabbath (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) in which case, the funeral is the next day.
[img][/img], and tomorrow morning we attend the farewell to our neighbor from across our street, who came home from her bridge game at night, and suffered a massive stroke with absolutely no warning signs. A reminder, I guess, that we must make the most of every moment in whatever way is most important to each of us, as life can be very short, or at least, full of twists and turns!

Well, I had not planned to eat a single bite at the "pre-Shiva", but since the family would be flying to NY within several hours, and the hospitality tables were just filled to overflowing with bagels, lox, salmon of all kinds, whitefish, tomatoes and vegetables, the widow begged us to "eat, eat"...and I lapped it up as it was so delicious, and everyone else there was likewise indulging, so my sodium level will be through the roof tomorrow! Applebee's last night ( after picking up our friend from her hospital release, hungry after no food all day) was delicious (W.W. under 550 calories shrimp) and contained more salt than I eat in a week! Well, I guess we must adapt occasionally!

PHOEBE, glad we could offer support about the kitties. And here's wishing you good luck with the new rig! I must say I never gave much thought to your suggestion about using our names, until I, too, wondered about LITRA's name. Then I thought about mine, too, as you can be certain my proper Bostonian parents never named me Buzz! That was my nickname in college! However, when I joined up here, besides BARBIECAT, there was another Barb, and I thought we didn't need a 3rd Barbara on Golden Sneakers, so I returned to my youthful moniker! I've gotten so used to Buzz here, but if you prefer, I'll go back to Barbara! :noway:

PHYLLIS, thank you for the hugs! I know we must all be gratefull we are still here and in reasonably decent health. I actually am feeling this post to be cathartic for me, so thank you all for putting up with it! A deep breath and I really feel better already!

SANDY, you? the Fockers? That is hysterical!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: . I admit I laughed hugely in that movie, but the name really bothered me!:happy: :happy: :happy:

MARIE, except for the sodium, you are really doing great, so one mistake can be overlooked. Are you anywhere near the fires or the smoke? If it's not one thing it's another!

BECKY and BIRDIE and all you supervigorous young-uns dancing away the hours, sounds wonderful and invigorating! And admirable. BARBIE set the goal posts for this team!

Be safe, be well everyone ...:flowerforyou:

Buzz (0r Barbara?)