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Well, it was another full 8 hour day at the office today, but then I got to speak with my brother from Ohio, and a friend and I met for catfish at a catfish specialty restaurant near Nashville. Yummy!

My depression is not nearly so bad today. It's no fun to be blue, is it. (Even though Kermit says it isn't easy being green, either! )

Well, I've about decided to agree with the surgeon and stay home a few days after that cyst is removed from my thumb on Tuesday. He recommends resting that thumb the remainder of the week. That should give me some time to make the calls and maybe do some retirement research online.

It's so lovely to hear the thanksgiving in Gord's voice for being brought through his health crisis, and the excitement in Pat's and Marilyn's as they anticipate seeing their "men friends" this weekend. How delightful is that breathless anticipation of the good times when two are about to be together again.

Larry, we certainly enjoy your posts, and I'm hoping you'll continue to be able to do the things you enjoy while going at your own pace to do them.

I need to begin taking notes so I can answer more people with reasonable lucidity when I write. 

Janet rest up. Etta Sue, how good it is to hear of your enjoyment of life itself.

Well, must move along. Y'all have a wonderful day tomorrow.

Quote from: Nita on April 12, 2008, 02:00:09 PM

Jane, do you have your original CD that came with your computer?  The packet with all the programs Dell had installed?  You should find the key (registration key) on the CD or somewhere there.   

No, Nita.     The shop installed an updated version of Windows ME and they kept the cd.  I have put a message on their answering machine and will be parked outside when they come in to work at 10 a.m. Tuesday!  I've often heard "patience has its virtue" so ....... 

Sure sorry you're feeling puny ... get better real soon, K?     

I didn't know there was an updated version of ME.  I have the Microsoft Works set of CDs.  It has Word on it.  If you want to install that, let me know. 

My daughter, Rene, is coming to stay a week on Monday.  It will be nice to see her.  My house is literally wall to wall with baby things, ie bassinet, swing, high chair, jumperoo.  All in my living room, and it isn't a big room to start with.  I told my daughter to be prepared for total chaos.  She just wants to see the babies so maybe she won't notice my house. lol

I'm feeling better tonight.      In fact, I babysat for Maycie while her mom went to a barbecue earlier.  Our weather is so nice.  I sat in the yard this evening and smelled barbecue around here.  Probably more than one.

Scotty, I like your new font.  Are you going to be taking pictures of trees?  I guess I'll get out sometimes and find a nice photographic tree. Nita

Quote from: Nita on April 13, 2008, 01:47:39 AM
I didn't know there was an updated version of ME.  I have the Microsoft Works set of CDs.  It has Word on it.  If you want to install that, let me know. 

I have that same set of CDs ... Microsoft Works is installed on my computer, I just can't access any of the documents until I register the "CD code" ... that is supposed to be "on the back of the jewel case" which I do not have.     Oh well ... I can find other things to do in the meantime.

I got the grass cut around my place today and then trimmed the ivy topiary and another out of control bush/tree ... even split a few pieces of (wet) wood ... I worked a while then, when my back and hips were screaming, I'd take a break ... then back to work some more.  During some of the "breaks" I vacuumed the floors in here.  I were one very tard, achy person by the time I decided to give up and just sit in the recliner for the rest of the evening.    

Ed, I thought everyone knew the airport was actually in Romulus!  Just kidding!

Ed have you ever listened to the Primitive Quartet?  They are really good too!  We love to see them in concert.

Good Sunday to everyone today.  We will be attending the funeral today.  Found out that he was the president of his local union, just wonder if that has anything to do with him thinking something would happen to him at work?  Couldn't even go to the viewing last night, the church was sooooo full of cars and people, more than if it was a church service.  I live in a wonderful community!  We really all do care about each other. 

Marilyn, if you get to peek in, Hi!

Later,
Samantha

Hi everyone.  After a cloudy day yesterday the weather has changed and it is sunny but turning colder.  We are suppose to have some very chilly weather for the next 2 or 3 days.  Hopefully it will be warm again by this next weekend.

Pat, we are looking forward to your visit on Friday night and all will be ready.  The housekeeper is coming tomorrow so hopefully we won't clutter the house too bad before you get here.  However, am sure you are not coming to inspect our house. 

Jane, go online and run a program call Belarc at Belarc.com.  It is free and it will give you a report that should show you the license number of all the software installed on your computer.  It is a fantastic program and I have used it often. 

Nita, I can imagine all the baby things in your house after having visited our granddaughter and she doesn't have the tiny ones anymore as the youngest is over 2 years old.  However, the little smiles and joy we get from the grandchild or great grandchild are worth any inconvenience associated with some clutter in our homes.  All too soon the little ones grow up and leave the house becomes a little less full of life. 

Ruth Ann, I think your doctor is giving you good advice in taking a few days off to recover and it might make a big difference in the success of your surgery.  Even though we don't like to think that our employer will be able to get along without us when we are not there that simply isn't true.  Glad you are coming out of the sense of depression.  I think we all have a bit of that from time to time even those of us who don't particularly have a problem in that area. 

Scotty, I like your new signature. 

Samantha, I don't think I have every heard the Primitive Quartet sing.  I will have to watch for them.  It sounds like that will be a huge funeral.

Janet, I think you are working too hard.  Just hope you are also finding time each day to enjoy the day.  These are things we must each decide for ourselves.

Ed, I liked the singing of the Cathedrals and sure I would like the L5 group as well. 

Etta Sue, 45 is very young to lose your life.  I am sure that will be a sad funeral from that standpoint.  It sounds like you had a great meal.

We will head to church in about 30 minutes or so and sure we will go out to lunch somewhere today.  At least one of our couples will not be there today as his brother passed away Thursday and they have gone to North Carolina.

Quote from: Samantha on April 13, 2008, 08:37:25 AM
have you ever listened to the Primitive Quartet?  They are really good too!  We love to see them in concert.

I'm like Larry when it comes to the Primitive Quartet.  Do they travel to Michigan?

Ed

Hi everyone just checkingin before I leave Oregon to go home. I had a great time and will tell you more later

Brrrr!  It is cold in Indiana.  The wind cuts you like a steak knife!!  Did I say Brrrrr? 

Larry ~ I have used Belarc quite a few times...even when I am getting online help.  Belarc lets them know the innards of the pc without my trying to figure out what they want to know. 

The funeral visitation was sad and happy.  Linda Jo was a happy, in your face, tell you like it is, compassionate person.  She was single...divorced 9over 20 years ago) but her husband passed away soon after from a seizure in the shower.  He fell and broke his neck and was found 3-4 days later.  Hiedi, the daughter, has now lost both of her parents.  We stayed for the memorial.  What a testimony for Linda Jo.  Over a dozen people got up to tell their story about Linda Jo.  Happy and sad.  If a memorial is held for me maybe two people will say something and that is if my siblings out-live me!! 

Then Ivalou and I went out to eat and when we came home, we noticed Kaye Don and Barb were home from Florida.  So we stopped in there.....until 11 o'clock last night.  Hey, we had a lot to talk about and besides, they have until October to put away what they brought home from Florida!! 

Church was awesome.  The ministers are preaching on LifeHD.  Old life...new life.  When we accept Christ, we are to live for the future and not look back on the past.  Our old self was sinful.  Our new self, our sins are forgiven.  The rest of our lives we are to become Christlike and prepare for our eternal life in heaven.  Just what I needed message. 

Now it is time to get under my afghan and get warm...I am cold!  ME!!  I am COLD!!

We have a lovely sunny day.

I should start taking notes as well but I will say that there is happy news and sad news and even though there is sadness you are able to find the good to chat about which is encouraging  to me and perhaps others as well.

Last evening we went out to a fancy restaurant for dinner with my brother and his wife a big price tag but once a year that is ok given that today is our wedding anniversary of 45 yrs. then today went to Burlington for a drive and on our way home stopped for lunch.

Ruth

Congratulations Ruth on your Anniversary!

Larry~Belarc showed the license numbers alright, but had an asterisk to the note: "May be manufacturer's factory installed version rather than yours."  That's exactly the case!  What I had was factory installed and this is an updated version and the software is at the computer shop where I had ME reinstalled.   

Soooo Marilyn is on her way home .... didn't even manage to call me while in my neighborhood.  hmmmmphh... Oh, I guess she had other things on her mind, yuh s'pose?   

Well, we didn't make it to the funeral, Terry was feeling really bad after lunch. 

Ed and Larry, I'm looking for a link to a Primitive Quartet song, so you can hear them.  They are based out of Candler, NC.  Not too far from Karmat 

Kind of bluegrass sounding but really good.

Later,
Samantha

yep.  The Primitive Quartet's "singing grounds" are about 20 minutes from my house.  We go almost every 4th of July to hear them and others in a big outdoor concert. 

They are one of my husband's favorite groups.  We have kind of an ongoing "joke" and will poke fun at various singers, etc.  Remember, it is all in good fun and only between the two of us.  No one is immune, according to my husband, except the Primitives and Sonya Isaacs. 

I really not a huge Southern Gospel fan, but I truly enjoy this particular event.  It would be cool if next summer some of y'all could come down/over/up and join us.  We don't have a lot of room,  but we could come up with a bed or two. 

I promise I have read every post, but am not going to comment on them tonight.

Our church had about 20 people baptized tonight, almost all of them were young people.  I'm thinking this is the beginning of the good coming out of the horrible tragedy of losing five young girls in less than two weeks in this community.  What the devil means for harm, God can use for good.  I was working, so missed the baptisms, but did go to the fellowship afterward.

I'm off tomorrow, and I'm glad about that!  Larry, I think I agree with you--I am working too hard.  But soon the others will be coming back to work, then I won't be working as much.

Blessings to you all, and

CONGRATULIONS TO RUTH AND HUSBAND ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY!!

Sorry Jane I forgot to program your number into my cell phone and I couldn't remember the street you live on. We went to Shore Acres and walked through the garden, Started to walk down to the beach until I saw how far I would have to be walking back up   
The we went to where the lookout place is and read all the stuff on the Simpson family,  took a few pics of the ocean; we drove all the ways to the end there.  Didn't get to take any of the sunsets. He took me to his office and showed me around there, we did some grocery shopping at Walmart. (boy that place is huge). He drove me around an showed me some of the buildings he has designed and some his father designed.
We watched some movies.

My friend Conny called  my cell while we were our and about yesterday to check up on me and tell me about the church service she had attended the night before. Gilbert called me last night to check on me. I had called him the night befoe and talked for awhile.

Anyway I am tired so will got to bed now. The dogs were sure glad to see me. Bill said they wouldn't eat this morning. Must of been missing me.
Good Night

Hi, I couldn't get on earlier, so glad it's working for me now.

Yes, I agree with Ruth, it's wonderful to read of your lives and the wonderful influences you have where you live. Imagine how great it will be to meet those in heaven who may have been influenced by something we said or did. I can't wait to see those who have been role models for me.

Y'all have a good evening, friends.

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