Barb, your Christmas cactus looks beautiful! Thank you for the picture. It sounds like you will have fun baking cookies with Evan. I have a picture of the golf cart for you from the dealer's lot.



We get it on Monday. We've made room in the garage for it. Thank you for praying about my hip pain. It was really painful last night, stopping me from getting to sleep for a few hours. I'm being careful on it today.

Judith, thank you for updating us on your ramps and medical appointments. I was wondering if your insurance company could take over negotiating for you about the ramps and repairs. It must be exhausting having to deal with all this. About the golf cart, it won't be leaving the Village. It isn't going to be registered so no travelling to the supermarkets on it. I can have groceries delivered though. The Village has 350 houses in it and I often need to carry lots of stuff to the Clubhouse, so I will get to see people, make deliveries for my craft business, and carry things to the Clubhouse in it. Colin is often out in the car which leaves me a bit stranded, so it will be nice to have that much independence back.

Linda, I think I was born with my hip abnormality and it didn't slow me up till later in life when I developed the arthritis. No Dr has really explained it to me or suggested surgery of any kind. I have been referred for Physio sometimes. I have come to my own conclusions about how it happened over time. The hip usually settles down after 10 days or so. I hope it does this time too. I'm glad to hear about your progress and recovery. It will be great for you to have two functioning hips again. Maybe the weigh in won't be as bad as you think!

It's raining here today. I'm going to go get some breakfast now. I'm thinking of you all and praying for you.

Judith. I hope the people came & to Brandon’s for you to use. Plus deal with paint damages. If so best 4 hours spent on the phone. How’s your ears after it all? 😆

Susan prayers for your hip & enjoy the weekend almost over for you.

Marilyn so glad not at hospital as long as before. 3 hours is still long but glad less prayers for your appendix.
Can they just take it out for you. 🙏
You may have answered that question but inside t think I’ve been told. Prayers.

Linda
Prayers for your continued healing. Kind of like my sister. She took her first shower & washed her hair. She felt better after that accomplishment.

Prayers for all
We had our leaves picked up today & we got to add some more leaves. So that was nice!!
Harry & I went to kohls where I got gray jeans that I’ve been trying to find online. All the had was short & I’m average.
May we all be blessed with Gods word tomorrow.
🙏🙏

Re my appendix. It seems to have settle down but as far as surgery to remove it - they wont do surgery on me due to the fact that I had major surgery re cancer 18 years ago and have a lot of scar tissue and then had 9 weeks of radiation leaving my insides all damage. What would normally be a 40 minute operation and being in and out on the same day, if they did surgery it would be for at least 3 hours and they said that my body couldnt take it. Also they said that should they try they they don't believe the stitches would hold due to the radiation damage.

So I am praising the Lord that He has healed me - and now with making life changes re food I should be ok. It has been 2 years since my kidneys quite function as they should and so far no dialysis. Number is now holding at 10 and it should be 60. Praising the Lord that He is with me keeping my kidneys working as best as they can without dialysis.

That's such good news about the ramps, Judith! Now you just need the psint damage taken care of and you're back to normalat tge condo! The Lord is good. It's already Monday here and the cart arrives sometime today. Woo hoo! Church service yesterday was cancelled. Pastor was driving the church bus and it had a tire blow out. They were on a quite street, not the freeway, so there was no accident, praise God. Colin went to the rescue. Pastor later put our service on YouTube.

Marilyn, praise the Lord for good news about your appendix and kidney function! That is so encouraging. Hugs!

Linda, I agree, the bean casserole sounds yummy. The ingredients will taste nice together. I hope it turns out as nice as it sounds! That picture you posted of the cactus is beautiful.

Barb, yes, it is already Monday here. My hip is slightly better. I have been using cold pressed Castor Oil on it as a massage and it has helped remove the pain a bit. The swelling also seems to have gone down. I'll keep working on it.

The potluck went well. There was a overabundance of desserts this time. We had turkey, smoked chicken and ham along with the normal thanksgiving foods. Although people seemed to like my green bean casserole, I think I will go back to the old recipe. Sour cream is not my favorite and it is full of calories so I will go back to mushroom soup and fried onions. Glenn is in agreement. Today we eat the last of the dinners that people brought us to eat after my surgery. My friend made meatballs with ground turkey and stuffing mixed together. Although it was a little salty, it is really delicious along with roasted potatoes, broccoli, Brussel sprouts and green beans.

Susan - how exciting to get your golf cart today. I assume you will be driving it on the streets and not the sidewalks. It looks too wide to fit on a sidewalk. Do you have to have a "slow moving vehicle" sign on the back? I am glad that your hip is feeling better. I have not heard of caster oil as a massage oil for pain. I have had to drink my share of it growing up. It was very nasty tasting. My mom would put it in juice with baking soda to make it fizzy but it did not help much. It was a lot more to drink with the extra additives.

Barb - I am glad that you are getting rain after the drought you had in the Summer. Are you catching up with your shortage now? Do you get much snow in the Winter? Denver gets lots of snow but we get less than a couple of inches the whole Winter. I hope you have fun with Evan. Playdough was a favorite of my children. I made my own with salt and flour but it stuck on their hands unlike the store bought kind.

Judith - I am so glad your ramps are done. I hope the person doing the work does come back and finish what he started. I will check the weather thread to see if you are getting more pleasant weather.

Marilyn - God is so good healing your appendix and maintaining your kidney numbers at 10. Are you thinking the dietary changes will improve your kidney numbers?

I am washing clothes in preparation for our trip to Denver tomorrow so I need to get going. Have a great week ahead!

We made it safely to Denver. The roads were dry and the sun was shining. We are fine but I will need to get some straightening done for company. I will talk more tomorrow.

Judith, you are right about how useful the cart already us! I picked up one of my crafters from the main gate yesterday. It was raining so she really appreciated it. Today I'm taking it to a meeting and a rehearsal. I think itcwill just become part of my everyday routine. Cin ordered a plastic roll up cover for it so we can keep ourselves and anything we carry dry in it. It's a bit open with the rain we have been having. I'll carry a small towel to dry off the seat, in fact. How is the weather where you are? I hope the dangerous storms have passed.

Linda, glad you got to Denver safely. Enjoy your company. Thank you for dropping in to let us know all is well. How did your hip go with the travelling?

Barb, I guess Evan is keeping you busy. I hope you have an enjoyable day together!

Yesterday's card class was fun. Here's what we made:





It's raining today. I need to brush dogs, organise my craft room since yesterday's class to.prepare for tomorrow's class, attend an Artistic Seniors meeting and go to a play rehearsal. Also the house needs cleaning.

Thinking of you, Marilyn and JC!