Susan - I am sorry that you fell getting into the car. We have the same thing with our Tacoma truck. When my surgery was new last time, we kept a step stool in the truck to give me a boost getting into the truck. We will need to remember that coming in September. I am glad that Colin did not further injure his back pain having to assist you. Physio should help him some. I also hope that your chest cold gets better soon.

Judith - We are anxious to hear what repair plans are for your condo. When it was not your fault, I am sad that you have to pay so much up front. I guess that is the way insurance works. It would be a huge bill for the third story condo person to pay if they took all the responsibility and paid for all the damage!

Sandi - praying for your safety!

Barb - I hope you are back to "normal" after your trip. I love that you have a compost pile that you can put your grass clippings in. We tried to do composting with a cylinder that you had a crank on it to turn the compost instead of turning it with a fork or shovel. Someone told me to put paper in it but did not explain that they meant newspaper or paper bags. I put a lot of office paper in it and it turned into a slimy stinky mess! I put it on the garden with lots of water to get rid of the smell. I was afraid my neighbor would turn me in for being a nuisance to the neighborhood. She never said anything about it but I did not do it after that. We still have the cylinder so maybe I should try again.

Today we had cooler temps and cloud cover.
A busy day for me with watching Mariposa & getting a tv that we were to get yesterday but somehow had the wrong number on our street.
Now our old tv is working so I guess we got a spare. The old is 2008. Had volum issues either 0 or 100%.

I got AMD and will start seeing a retinal dr this month. My vision didn't change much and my eye Dr wants to keep my vision where it is and he didn't like one of my tests results. The Optimum which takes pictures of the eye.
I have a thing about lights so this may be fun for me.
Oh well Phil 4:3. I'll have to claim that verse when I have the appointment 8/19.

Trust all had a good day.
Prayers for all.
Linda we need rain too at least some rian may be benifical. Prayers you get more.
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Susan hope you are safe tih Debby and didn't get too much rain. Too bad we can't share it, the rian that is. I hope you are over the colds soon too

How are you doing Judith and your place? When or do you know when you can get back into your own place??


Marilyn hope you blood work came back good for you.

Trust all had a good day.
Sleep well when it's bed time too

Judith, thank you for the Suite update. You have more Dr appointments coming up soon too. Praying for you about those. I think my cold symptoms are slowly starting to clear. I actually spent s little time in my craft room yesterday, which I couldn't face earlier this week. I put a prayer request on our thread about Colin. He had X-rays yesterday and the Dr is concerned his Osteoporosis is maybe meaning he broke something. He could have stress compression fractures in his vertebrae or may have broken his tailbone. She wants to know more before recommending more Physio.

Barb, we're just having gentle showers occasionally here. No worries about floods or major storms yet. It's actually nice weather. I am not needing to watermy little pot plant garden much this week. The plants love little showers. I hope your eye test goes well and the light doesn't bother you too much. Enjoy having Mariposa with you!

Thinking of you all, Linda, Marilyn and Sandi....sorry I missed you this morning. 🙏

Susan - when I have the step stool next to the truck, I make sure Glenn is near by to put the stool inside. He usually closes the door for me because it opens so wide, I can not reach the handle to close the door. I am sorry but the mental picture I had of you hanging out of the door was interesting to imagine. I am so glad that you did not get hurt! I am glad that your cold is going away. Prayers especially for Colin and possible fractures in his back. Did he fall or just wrong movement on his weak bones?

Barb - I am sorry to hear you have AMD. I have two friends who also have this but with treatment, they are stable. It sounds like you are doing well too except for one test results. I pray that your sight will be stable and treatable for a long time. Our forecast says that we will have rain the last part of the week so we are looking forward to that! It should cool things down too. We are still in the 100s in the afternoons.

Judith - I am glad that your weather is not as hot as it was. I am praying for your Surgeon appointment tomorrow.

Yesterday and today I am working on sewing projects. I am putting elastic on my sheets that are good but we got a new mattress a while ago that is taller than our old one. The fitted sheet comes off the corners sometimes so I put elastic on the corners that fits under the mattress and keeps the sheet on. I also have quite a few old towels that still have some good parts to them so I am making new reusable mop pads. The pad that came with the mop is wearing out and does not stay on the mop very well. It is held on with Velcro and only cover the bottom of the mop. These pads have tabs that fit over the top of the mop so they should stay on better. It is nice to be able to just throw them in the washer and reuse them.

It has been windy today. I think another weather front is coming in but I don't know if it will bring any rain. I like seeing the wind make the trees in the backyard sway as if they are dancing but I do not like that it also dries things our more more.

Barb - I am glad you have your TV working and have a nice stand ordered for it. If it is too big you could have space on either side for something else like a plant. I am always in need of more space for plants. When I prune them, I feel sad if I throw away the parts I cut off so I root them and then I end up with way too many plants. I have given a lot of them away over the years.

Judith - I an anxious to hear about your surgeon appointment today. You need some good news about treatments! If we lived closer, I would be glad to give you sewing instructions. My re-purposed mop pad made from old towels may not look glamorous but it worked great this morning. It is a little harder to move around compared to the microfiber pad that came with it but I felt the new one cleaned much better. My floors look shinier this morning.

Susan - I am praying that each day brings you healthier with your chest cold. Also Colin is having less pain in his back.

Sandi - how are you doing with the hurricane in your area? Did you get flooded with all the rain I heard that the area was having?

The clouds are coming in and the sky is dark but no rain so far. There are thunder showers forecast for tomorrow so we will see if the forecasters know what they are talking about. 😀Sometimes they are totally wrong.

Howdy all. Hope all are having a great day. Prayers so

Yes, prayers for Judith in her surgeon report. Wisdom for Drs too. How is your apartment or condo coming ? 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Susan. Prayers for Colin his back and all. Can he sleep at night or in so much prayers.
Sounds neat to have your own sewing room. You guys are so talented.
I love your Christmas card Susan. So neat!

I knit & crochet. Not so good with sewing other than repairs. Our youngest daughter sews. Sometimes. She was a fashion design major at Kansas State. Works for a Hanes ordering sport teams merchandise for Dicks stores. Works at home on a computer.

Linda did you get rain? Still cool as our high today only like 71-72*. Kind of a taste of all.
Hope your sewing goes well.

Our tv stand is not as wide as the tv. Our old tv had a built in stand on it & fit nicely on the tv stand. So I am hoping with the table stand it will work. I’d like to, put the old tv outside by the trash can, so when we have trash maybe someone will take it. But it looks like rain that day, so maybe next week? Otherwise next time they have community shredding with a way to get rid of electronics. .
My tv stand has no room for plants. But that’s a good idea, 😁. Though with toddler grandkids I keep my few plants together by the south window in the dinning room. Like you guys not enough space for plants.
Right now I have 2 plants outside a Thanksgiving & Christmas cactus. I like to try & get them to flower this year.
Praying all. Have a great weekend!!

Oh today is our 2nd son’s bday, tomorrow is our 2nd daughter’s bday & then Sunday s my sister’s bday. Busy weekend of bdays.

Sounds like a fun weekend, Barb. How many children do you have? I have a daughter and two step-sons. Yes, Colin is in pain a lot and has trouble sleeping too long, but he never lets anything slow him down much. I don't have a sewing room, just a cupboard in the garage, but I do have a papercrafts room. I used to knit, sew, quilt and crochet but now mainly make cards.

Thinking of all of you today.

Sorry I’ve been missing from this group. The storm hit just to the east of our area. We were without power for a few hours and had a lot of debris in the yard. So many others were hit so much worse and are still without power and are flooded from their homes.
Appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

I use to do a lot of crafting and occasionally will knit or crochet but seems now I would just like to read! I really need to get back to knitting as I have a lot of yarn!

Will try to get back more often!

The rain last night really cooled us down. The breeze coming through our windows when I went to be was a little chilly. Today there has been a lot of thunder but the storm passed us by and went toward the Grand Mesa. It feels like the plants are looking fresher and standing taller now.

The rain has been making water stains on our cushions in our swing on the patio so my husband's job yesterday was to scrub them and rinse them off. They do look a lot better but some of the water stains I think are permanent.

Sandi - I am glad that your area was not damaged too much. I saw pictures on the news of lots of damage from the flooding and roads washed out by the currents of the water. Hopefully the hurricanes do not come your direction very often.

Judith - thanks for the update. I am praying that the new treatment will be effective without doing more damage to the good skin.

Susan - I do not have a sewing room but have to haul out my sewing machine from our bedroom to put on the dining room table to sew. I try to think of as many sewing projects as I can and do them all together so I do not have to take the machine out over and over again. My Dad used to knit when he was in the service and he said that he would repair the worn out heels in the other soldiers socks. I am not sure how he did that but he did show me how to knit and his stitches were really even. Mine on the other hand got bigger and bigger as I went along so my little piece got wider and wider the longer I knitted. I do not do it any more. I did crochet especially "granny squares" when I was younger but that was a long time ago.

Barb - I agree when I buy things unassembled, I try to find someone younger to help me put it together. It seems the instructions are getting less helpful and do not make as much sense as they used to. Maybe it is my brain that makes less sense and the instructions are fine.

Hope everyone's week-end is going well.

No church today as our one and only Pastor is ill. I was going to stay home too and not spread cold germs to the small congregation. We always have contact - handshakes and hugs - so I didn't want to have to run away from everyone for their own good! Hope Pastor is well again soon. He has an attack of Diverticulitis.

Judith, thank you for your prayer update. I'll continue to pray for you about your health and about your suite repairs. Yes, Colin is noticing a difference since he missed his last Injection but it usually doesn't thicken his bones much at all. It's the only known treatment for him now so we can't do much more. He walks, which can help strengthen bones, and has Physio. He won't give up...

Linda, I used to have to haul my sewing machine in from the garage too and put it on the dining room table. Now I have a little more room in the garage so could set up a folding table out there. I had some hand sewing to do yesterday so just brought in the essentials and still sat at the dining room table. Your Dad sounds like he had a lovely hand sewing ability. I've seen videos of people mending socks and they are so clever. I saw someone turn a hole into a fish yesterday in fact! I am not so clever. My stitching is far more functional than decorative. It must have been cleaning day yesterday. Our two dog leads and harnesses were filthy from our last trip in the van. Colin often lets the dogs run to me with their leads trailing in the dirt, so I soaked and washed their tack.

Barb, yes, Col has trouble sleeping but he has an adjustable bed which helps and he also sometimes sleeps in his adjustable recliner. But he often needs to move between the two at night. I was wondering if you meant to type that you had two daughters and two sons? You talked about a daughter one day this week? We all make typos!

Sandi, good to hear from you. Glad you had little damage from the storms. We will be on flood alert from Monday to Wednesday next week. We're supposed to get heavy rain and sometimes we lose power too. It is impossible to post then, like what happened to you. Stay safe and well. With reading as your hobby, you can always spend no electricity time doing something you love!

Marilyn, hope you are safe and feeling well.

We had a guest speaker this morning who gave an inspiring sermon. It was about how we all need each other to support one another on our journeys to heaven. He was talking about how we need to be honest with each other and if we have hurt someone, we need to make it right so there are no hard feeling that would stand in the way of unity. He said that he had to eat "humble pie" sometimes but things work out better. As an object lesson, he brought apple, peach and gluten free pies for us all to enjoy. They were tastier than humble pie for sure but it helped us remember his point.

Today is very cloudy and I saw some lightening but it was far away. So far no rain but at least cooler temperatures.

I am trying a new recipe this evening, It is called broccoli and sausage casserole. It has hash browns are a crust and seems to be a little like a quiche but I have not tasted it yet so I do not know if it is a keeper as far as trying it again.

Judith - thanks for clarifying the treatment you are possibly going to start in September. I pray that your liver was not damaged from the old treatment. Our livers are so important to filter out impurities from our blood.

Dinner is almost ready so I must go. MFP erased my posting once already so I do not want to stay her too long and have it happen again.

Today I tried to get as much as I could done with the registrar work since we will be gone for 3 days and will not have much access to a computer. We have had several new Spanish student register this week. My new computer is not syncing well with the three programs I need to work on. If I need to download things from one program to another, I have to use Glenn's computer to do it. I may just have to admit I do not know how to do it and pay someone to help me. I am going to download an e-book from the library when we get back to see if it can help me with the Microsoft Office program. I know lots of people love it but as I have said before, I have problems with change. Why not just let things stay the same?

We have had rain on and off for the last few days. It is a nice shower then it is gone but if you add up the many showers it is count as one good shower for the plants. Our tomatoes are really doing well. I need to pick more tomorrow and take it to use in salads at the trailer.

I got two books from the library that are part of a series I have been reading. I will read and work on my quilt blocks since I do not have electricity to entertain myself. I hope to get a lot of walking also. I will post as I have time.