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!

Well, it is 24 hours since I last posted saying I would come back but I did not intend to be gone so long! Getting the house ready for company took longer than I had expected. We did not do the whole house just where they would be sitting. This is the room that we will be setting up the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving so I am glad we were able to have a clean room for that. Today after cleaning I had a Bible Study group then took the truck and the SUV to the auto shop to get oil changes, one after the other one. It is the first time I was able to drive a car in a month. I was a little concerned since it is a stick shift and I had to do a lot with my new hip to change gears but it was not as bad as I had imagined. While we were waiting for the two to get oil changes, we took one vehicle to get groceries before it was it's turn. Walking around I ended up getting over 7000 steps. When we finished, we hurried home so we could attend the choir concert that my granddaughter (age 10) was in. It was fun to see them sing and the songs were the type that I found myself tapping my toes to the rhythm. After the concert, we went out with the family and had frozen yogurt. They had two sugar free flavors so we were able to eat with them. You pay by the weight so you can choose how much frozen yogurt you want and then put toppings on it. We really had a good time. Now I am home and we have not had dinner so my daughter is making chicken enchiladas. I am glad I got a lot of exercise today to be able to eat the calories I will be getting right before I go to bed.

Susan - you look so natural in your golf cart. I can see how it would be very helpful for you to do delivering, giving people rides as well as getting places quickly. Your cards as usual are beautiful. I wish I were closer to be able to attend your classes. I did find some who do classes around my area but I have not had time to contact them. Maybe in the new year I can do that.

Judith - your are sure having a lot of rainy weather. It is very cold here in Denver. They had snow in the southern part of the state and Grand Junction but we did not get any here. It was a high of 39F (3.8C) and a low of 19F (-7.2C) today with wind.

Barb - I love the rainbow pictures. Double rainbows are so beautiful. I do hate to drive in the rain anymore. With my cataracts, the wet road is hard to see especially if it is very cloudy or dark. I am glad that I do not have to drive to work in the mornings when it was raining anymore. That is one good thing about being retired. We can pick and choose when we want to go out when the weather is bad. I am glad that Cheryl is doing well with her shoulder surgery. Being able to get out of the house to go to church must be good news for her.

JC, Marilyn - Hi! to you too.

Judith, the weather sounds dangerous. I know youvarevtaking care, sheltering in place, and that you have hot thermoses of food in case the power goes out. Keep letting us know you are OK when you can. I would watch the news or what is happening in the Vancouver area but they are mainly reporting on the repeated battering of the Philippines with tropical cyclones right now and the flooding in Spain. They leave news about Canada off the list!

Linda, from your post it sounds like your hip is feeling more normal every day and it is functioning well! You did far more than I do yesterday. Wouldn't that be great if we could all get together to craft? I do have another class to run today. We're making two Christmas cards. I'll post them for you tomorrow. And I will imagine you all sitting with us around the table.

Barb, thank you for the beautiful rainbow photos. I could see the flowers too. They were so large on my screen, I scrolled around, looking at all the details. I know it's cold where you are. Today we're having a cooler day so haven't turned on the ceiling fans yet. Our summer starts Dec 1st so no wonder it is muggy and hot here in November. We're also in our wet season so have been getting quite a lot of gentle rain which does cool things down.

Susan. So summer starts the 1 we wait till the shortest day of the year 12/21. Glad you are getting some rain. When we get summer the humidity is high & usually not much if any rain July & August here are very dry. This year September & October were dry too usually September is a wet month. Oh well.
Prayers for you.

Judith. Yes my sister told me about the bomb cyclone bomb too she still has power too. U heard that Washington state has some deaths & many without power.
The rain & wind we had Monday we had thousands who lost power. Not us. Lots of sticks & branches we picked up. We got 2 trash cans full, of sticks, yard waste.
Praying for you.

Linda.
So glad your hip is feeling better. Be careful when you go upstairs & all. I was to get the Prolia shot today but for some reason the hospital where I get it cancelled it. Something about the wrong codes. The nurse at my Drs & hospital don’t know why. Still trying to find out. I know when I take I feel pain, it in my right hip when I rake.
So I hope I get it soon. But busy season starts very soon.

We have a birthday party next Friday a grandson turning 10 11/30, then a new grand baby birth 12/6 then my 70 bday on Pearl Harbor.
Plus getting Christmas cards out, plus some packages, cookies made etc. fun. Lots of prayers & it will get done. No Bible study this week so that will help.
Just found out that our daughter, youngest, Jean & family will be here next week for Thanksgiving. So I’ll have 9 here instead of 5.
Hong Hong’s mom comes in 12/28 Friday after Thanksgiving. She lives in Hong Kong. Her sister & hubby come in 12/15. Busy time here.
I. Sure busy for all.
Prayers for all
Praying for JC & Marilyn too. 🙏🏻

Glad to know you are safe, Judith. I did look it up online (global weather sites are pretty good) and saw the huge swirls engulfing parts of Canada and the US. I used to have relatives in Bellingham, WA and we lived in Spokane WA awhile. I remember huge winter storms happening back in the 1960s. They would cancel school and we could lose power. We always had a fireplace for warmth and cooking. I'm really glad you were alright this past few days. I hope you stay safe in the coming storm too.

Barb, wow, you are really going to have a busy family time AND a special birthday for you! What a great couple of months coming up! I am excited for you! It might be tiring but it will be a special time for sure.

Linda, that's great news about your hip doing so well. Yes, the muscles and tendons etc will recover over time and get stronger, I am sure, especially with you needing to climb stairs. Aren't our bodies wonderful?

It's a full on dog grooming day today with us washing, blow drying and clipping both boys. It will take hours. Colin will help me.

Yesterday's card class went well. Here are the cards we made:

I started posting on the threads then had to leave for a few hours to go to a friend's house. She is a great cook and likes to have us come to her house when we are in Denver. She had her brother and his wife, whom we know well also, so it was a fun time. Glenn went over the basics of what he calls FLAN for them. It is a way of checking in emotionally with each other in a deeper way. The letters stand for F=feelings, L=listening for emotions, A=attuning which is clarifying what the person said, asking questions, identifying with what they are saying, N=Needs what do they need to help with the situation. Answers for what they need could be: I am OK and need nothing, I want someone to pray for me, I want a story to illustrate how the other person dealt with a similar situation, I want advice, I want to listen to Jesus/Holy Spirit to see if he has any advice (through scriptures we might remember, through our senses, through emotions, through feelings and word pictures, etc) We had lunch, then talked for 3-4 hours then had dinner there so it was a long time but an inspiring time too.

Judith - praying for your appointments and your safety as more storms are coming. I think a lot of us can say that our weather this year has been very unsettled and unusual.

Susan - thanks for sharing the cards. I am glad that Colin is helping with your grooming duties. You must be saving a lot of money by doing it yourself. Groomers here are really expensive especially if the dog is curly haired and long.

Barb - you will have a full house for Thanksgiving! We will be having 14 but are meeting at our son's house so that will be easier for us. We all will bring parts of the meal so no one has to do all the work. The last two years we made bread gifts for people but I don't think we will do that this year. Our Bible Study group has 16 members and I do not have the energy to make that much bread. I am thinking of making tree ornaments that look like hats with pompoms on the top. They are made of yarn wrapped around strips of carboard from toilet paper rolls. I will fill each one with a piece of candy. Once I get them done, I will take a picture of them. I need to see what color yarn I have to work with. I am praying for Hong Hong's safe delivery that is coming up soon. How is she feeling now?

JC - Thanks for your beautiful prayers you post on the prayer request thread. Your dedication and closeness to God are inspiring. You always seems to have just the right thing to say and I say a hearty "Amen" after I read what you post.

Glenn is sound asleep so I need to turn off the light and go to bed too. I am glad that he is a sound sleeper and my typing does not seem to bother him.

JC - Thanks for the beautiful prayers your post on the prayer request thread. I can see you have a close connection to God. I add a hearty "Amen" to what you post.

Prayers for you Judith & maybe some answers.
Plus for your safety with a new storm coming.

Prayers for all the team & whatever God has for them.

Hing is doing well. Since she is wearing the diabetes that records her blood sugar right away. She’s been doing great. She gets to wear it another week & then only have a bit more left before her scheduled C section on 12/6.
Her mom, Amy, her American name, will be coming here traveling on our thanksgiving day from Hong Kong so near you Susan. She will need Saturday to, adjust to central, but standard time.
We have grandson grayson’s bday party & actual day on 11/30. So a busy weekend with Thanksgiving too. Our church has pancakes that morning so if I get the turkey in the oven we will try to go. At craft today they to
D me a short devotional & it’s fun!
My prayer partner told me make mashed potatoes day before which I was thinking of & heat them up in crockpot. Has anyone done this before? How does it work? Won’t the epilators stick to, the crockpot or liner I we like to use?
I don’t make that much bread & with a bread machine I measure he ingredients & it, the bread machine does the rest.

I pray Marilyn, Susan, Linda, JC & Willow had a good day & great weekend.
Many prayers. Stay safe & we’ll all.