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Yes, Carlos O Kellys.   Never heard of that chain before and to hear it is way out there in Kansas, too!  whoo-hooo! 

The program at Purdue was wonderful.  At times there were close to 200 singers on stage.  The bell choir performed also.  Wonderful hall for music.  The trip there and back was great.  Afterward we all stopped at Chick-Filet.  It is a fast food restaurant that is only chicken AND it is Christian owned so they are closed on Sundays! 

Today was different at church since our minister just got home from the hospital yesterday after having two heart attacks.  They say he is very tired but is doing better each day.  We had a Youth Minister from a neighboring church to preach this morning.  In fact, he is from Tony and Charlene's church.  He had a very good sermon about who Jesus is.  Really nice.  Then Sunday School was on John 1:1-14.  More about Jesus and trying to understand the trinity. 

I got an email from Kitty last evening saying one of my classmate's father passed away so as soon as I get this posted, I am headed for the viewing. 

It is warmer today but soooooo windy.  It is 40 degrees with high winds.  In fact, we are in wind advisory with gusts up to 45 mph! 
That wind sure plays havoc with a hair do!!

Yep, sure does, Etta Sue!

Larry, that would be wonderful to be able to hear some of your cantata.  So glad you are in it and enjoying it so much.

Our pastor and wife, along with eldest daughter and two newly adopted kids from Ethiopia got home yesterday, and the whole family is sick.

This morning, different ones from the congregation shared in songs, instrumental playing, poems and readings.  It was so nice, and there were a few who took part that I had no idea had that talent!  I shared a reading and a poem.

I spoke to my youngest daughter this morning; her father-in-law is in terrible shape from the mesothelioma cancer.  Now they say he has 1 to 3 months.  So sad for all of them, but he says most people are not given this time to get their affairs in order before they die, so you can look for blessings in any circumstances.

I want to write them a letter telling them how much I appreciate their accepting my daughter and her two boys into their family, making them welcome and loving them.  They consider them as much their grandchildren as the ones born to their children; and Norbert has been wonderful about taking the boys under his wing and teaching them about carpentry work and other things boys need to know.

We are getting snow today, the sideways kind.  Very cold, too.

We are covered in snow and it is COLD!  Since Amanda can't drive in snow and the cars do not have snow tires, I suggested to my daughter that she ask their good friends from next door to drive her and go as her guests.  They have a 4 wheel drive.  So the three of them went to the Sarah Brightman concert and Amanda and I stayed home.   It was wonderful and she even came back after a 20 min. loss of electrical power.....finished the concert and went on to sing more. Or so I am told!!  So all is well that ends well....for some

I had planned to go to Duncan to have my hair cut, etc. tomorrow....no way this is possible.  Have managed to get an appt. close by and my SIL will take me.  Sometimes I get real mad at that fickle finger of fate that keeps messing up my days.  Hope the snow doesn't stop the train on Tues. and someone can actually get me to it...Did I say that I possitively dislike winter??

Just finished thawing the Bunnies waterbottles and wrapping them in newspaper.  They were frozen solid.  The Annas hummers hide under the roof and dash to the feeder.  Wendy has to keep putting in fresh as it also freezes.  Birds are attacking the suet and also struggling.  Meanwhile, Misty & Squeek, sleep, all cozy in their warm chairs. Oh rain, wonderful rain, where are you...?

Read this little chuckle this morning:

A church bulletin blooper:
"The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water"
The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus"



Nice devotional Etta Sue.  Al and Larry, lots of the Sr. Net folks are on Pat's new site that Jane mentioned.  Larry, I would also love to hear your choir.  Hope you post a link.

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Tons of new snow here - I did drive out close to noon, after the plows had come through.  Back here with g-daughter and we are happy that we have electricity.  Don is home & staying indoors all day today. 

Larry:  I kept hoping that SN would really begin this month.  There are so many people I miss and cannot get their emails now. 

It is absolutely beautiful outdoors - there is a huge window over the kitchen sink looking out the back yard and they have decorated one of the fir trees with lights.  It is getting so tall that they are having difficulty now in putting the lights on and taking them off.  Two others in the neighborhood have the same trimmings and it could be a picture postcard - me with no camera. 

Up at at 'em this morning.  Up before 5 although I don't have to drive g-daughter to the bus until almost 7.  Brrrrrr outside

  Not much to say other than - I beat everyone in here today!!

I am back from my trip, It was cold and raining with sleet too. Coming home I saw snow all the way down to the coast (Hwy 101). It was all along the sides of the road. It rained on me part if the way and snowed part of the way; the Snow plow had cleared the road south of Crescent City through the redwoods. There was snow on both sides of the road and down the middle until about 40 miles from home.

I had a Chiropractor appt at 9:15 that I rescheduled  from last Wednesday, I sure wish I had kept that appointment, as I have a pinched nerve that is very painful. I sat with the ice pack last night then when I went to bed I put on the heating pad this morning it is still hurting but not as much as last night.  I will use the Bio Freeze on it again this morning before I go.

Hi everyone.  It sounds like we have good weather in comparison to what others here are experiencing.  We may get a little rain this afternoon, but only a 30% chance.  It is suppose to get up to 60 degrees today.  It was cold all day yesterday.

Last night was just wonderful.  We had a delicious meal and the musical program was top-notch.  I am trying to get a copy of the program but it may be awhile.  I wrote to the man who overseas the recording of our services to see if they had recorded it.  We also had another man who videotaped it and has indicated he will make CD's but heard him say it would be sometime in January before he could work on it.  Unfortunately, our experience has been that he often never gets around to making the CDs.  There were no goofs during the Messiah and we had a nice crowd, probably the largest we have had.  The orchestra was right on, we outstanding soloists and the choir of 34 voices did well.  Our director was very pleased.

Liz, sorry to hear you were not able to attend the Sarah Brightman concert but it was nice of you to offer up your ticket so your daughter would be able to attend.  Hope your weather inproves soon and you will be able to make your planned trip.

Marilyn, glad you are safely home but sorry to read you are still experiencing pain.  Hope the chiropractor helps.

Carol, SN indicated a few weeks ago that they planned to restore the discussions early in December but it seems to me we are past early December.  I also noticed that on the home page they no longer list discussions and there have been no more comments about getting them restored.  I keep checking each day with the same lack of results.

Janet, sounds like you had an interesting and enjoyable service yesterday.  Did your pastor and his family pick up something while they were overseas?  I am sure the letter you mentioned wanting to write would be most appreciated.

Etta Sue, thanks for the fine devotional.  I would love to hear a 200 voice choir sing.  The closest I have come is to hear the Atlanta Symphony Chorus in a couple of dress rehearsals, which was quite an experience.  The human voice is a wonderful instrument.

I am awaiting the arrival of the housekeeper.  It has been longer than normal since she has been here so we will be glad to get the house back in tip-top shape.  When I got home Pat had left to do some  final shopping
for Christmas.  We had gotten certificates for $30 worth of merchandise at Kohls that had to be used by today.  She just called to say she was leaving there and headed to Walmart.

Good day to all. its still warmer here then normal for this time of year and no snow except a little dusting so we are doing well.
We had our children do the Christmas presentation yesterday morning and they did a wonderful job of proclaim the birth of Jesus.
Next Sunday night we will have our Christmas canata. I laways look for ward to that.
Larry -seems like you Cantata went well. Love to hear it.
My husband is going to do a video of ours so if i can figure out how I will try to download at least a song for any off you that would like to hear.

Brrrr!  At 11pm last night it was 55 degrees and raining with very strong winds.  When I got up and about at 9am this morning, it was 18 degrees and strong winds.  Lots of accidents throughout my county as the rain froze on the roads.  Sometimes I would just like to tell this wind to STOP!!

I don't have a dad-burn thing to do today!  Yeah!  Well, that means, no where to go!  I have some packages to wrap and a load of clothes to fold and put away.  That's it!! 

I thought SrNet was suppose to be up and about next week and that was two weeks ago!

Thanks for the comments on the devotion.  Jesus is the reason for the season!

Sad News

Please click above to read it.

HELLO all!
I am still alive and DOING great!! hope ya'll are having a wonderful holiday season! i know i am i'll talk more later must be off now!
sarah

Hi, friends,

I'm on the net for a few moments. Larry, I've also been checking, and don't feel optimistic about our getting SeniorNet discussions back up and running. Have registered again at Pat's seniors site since the first registration wouldn't ever let me in after the first time.

Yes, my son has applied at the same apartment complex. That way, we can be close enough to help in time of trouble, but also have a bit of privacy, as well.

I was out in the getting-colder-by-the-minute weather today. Took 70 lbs. of shred trash to be confidentially shredded. And, there's still more, but I just HAD to get all that out of the house. My hubby was a banker and believe me, he kept everything. I even found statements addressed to his home address, and if he had lived, we would have marked our 50th anniversary. So, it's been a monumental task. No way could I have shredded all that myself.

They're predicting an ice storm tonight - it's surely a good thing we have plenty of groceries here that will get us through if the electricity goes out - however, if it's out very long, we'll have a problem because the house is all-electric.

Y'all have a good rest of the day, friends.

Etta Sue, I'm going to go try to find that spaghetti slaw recipe...

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  We had a little rain during the night but don't think it lasted very long.  I haven't been out yet this morning and it is still dark so don't know if it is cloudy or not.  I had a note from my sister last evening from Northern Iowa and she said it was -8 degrees and on Sunday they had terrible winds as well as very cold weather.  Sure glad I live in the south.

Not much on my schedule here today.  I do have a meeting to attend this morning.  I will spend some time working on the computer as usual.  I am working on the Ubuntu Linux program and really like it.  It is very easy to use and basically set everything up by itself.  I have access to the files on my Windows computer via the network.  It is very impressive for something that is free.

Ruth Ann, sure hope you escaped the ice last night.  That is what concerns me down here during the winter because we always lose power.  I hope your son is able to get into the same apartment complex as you so you will be able to keep an eye on each other while still having your own space.

Hi Sarah.

Pat, I looked at the information you posted on Kathy.  That is certainly a sad situation. 

Etta Sue, I hope you found something to keep busy with yesterday.  Some days I don't have much on the schedule but always try to keep busy.

Melody, hope you can share a little of your Christmas music with us.  That would be super.

Time for coffee.

What a day we had yesterday.  A major thaw set in on Sunday and rain started at night.  By morning everything was iced up and school busses were cancelled.  John and I were to work but with the state of the roads it was impossible to get out.  By afternoon the cold from the west blasted us, and all the water from melting snow had frozen.  We were without hydro service frim 10:30 through to 7 at night.  Have you ever played scrabble by candle light!  It was an interesting experience.  We were about to head to bed when the lights came on.  I am in to work today, John Got out just after the sanders went through, so we are all fine.  There are still homes without hydro service.  That is one of the downfalls of living in the country and not the city.

John has to go for more tests tomorrow.  Please keep him in prayer. 

I must go, there is a lot to do today.
JudyB

Marylin-you are having some hard weather in your area right now.
So far we haven't had any amounts of snow and that is very strange in this area.
I hate to loose the power do through weather conditions.
Judy B--I will pray for John.
My husband is out  carrying the fruit baskets to our seniors today.
And I will try to make some visits later on in the week.
Blessings to you all today

Not much going on here today.  I have no where I have to go.  All I have to do is bake a dessert for Euchre tomorrow.  We are each to bring something for dinner and I am taking dessert. 

It seems warmer today but it really isn't.  The wind is almost nothing though and that is what makes it seem warmer.  We are suppose to get some snow this afternoon but only an inch.  Not bad.  It is overcast and gloomy looking.  Typical winter day in Indiana. 

Judy - we prayed for John this morning during our prayer time.  May our Father give both of you courage and strength today through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Good morning from a very cold corner of Kansas.  We had temps of 3 degrees yesterday; today it is up to 10 but with wind, so feels much colder.  Our water almost froze off night before last, we have to keep an eye on that.

I went to the chiropractor this morning for a good overhaul, and feel better.  The enemy is trying to attack me with a cold, but I refuse to allow it! 

Yesterday morning early I was called in to work, and tonight they need me to help at the Care Home from 4 to 8.  When am I going to get my "stuff" done for Christmas?  Well, that isn't what it's all about, so will just enjoy the season anyway.

Pat, sorry to hear about the death of the young woman.  Last week in our little paper, there were obituaries of two 40 year old women.  Sad to lose them so young.

Judy, praying for John.

Larry, when my grandsons are home for Christmas I am going to ask one of them to please come and do some things for me on this computer, so I can get things that I can't now.  I learn how to do something, then the next time I need to do it, I have forgotten.  Mental overload!  (Naw, not senioritis!)

I have some framing I MUST get to today--before I have to go to work again.

Beth's friend John is to arrive on Saturday; she is beyond excited!    We will have to go to Garden City to meet his train, then she wants to go Christmas shopping.  I surely hope we don't have nasty weather.

Ruth Ann, stay safe and warm, and I'm so glad your plans for moving are moving along nicely.

I must run.......

Good Morning I don't have to go to work until this afternoon as it is too cold to be taking her and the dogs for a walk in the morning, especially with everything frozen out there.

I have to take Happy in to see his Vet on Saturday that is the first day this week his own Dr. is scheduled to work. The growth on his foot is going to have to come off.

Willa fell as she came out her gate this morning on the slick asphalt, so when we got back from curved I drove up as close as I could get to her gate and all she had to do was step out of the car in into the gate.

I am trying to think of something else I can back  to add to the Christmas gifts I have already made. I made Banana/oatmeal bread yesterday, Since I didn't  have the small loaf pans I used  cans, they came out great.

y-all have a great day.

Marilyn, using the cans is a really good idea. I used to make Boston brown bread and used the cans. I think I oughta find that recipe and do it again! 

I'm getting ready for our seniors bible study class dinner and party tonight. It's not easy to find a decent gift for $5, so I went to GoodWill and found a great winter-themed set of bowls. Maybe I'll go choose that ladies' present for myself! I'll wrap them in a christmas dishtowel and put peppermint candy sticks in the smallest bowl.

Prayers being said for John, Judy.

Y'all have a great rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Thanks for the great ideas, Marilyn and Ruth Ann.  Those bowls, towel and candy should be a real hit, Ruth Ann.  Worth a lot more than $5.00.

I am exhausted.  When Debra called last night and asked me to work at the care home tonight, she said it should be easy, as I wouldn't have to wash dishes.  Well....their hot water had been off for I don't know how long, they used throw-away dishes for both lunch and supper; but the entire dish room was stacked high with dirty dishes!!  And just take a guess who got stuck washing them all?  You got it--ME.  I never saw so many heavy, dirty dishes in all my life in one place.  Ugh.

Now I'm taking some pain pills and heading to bed.

Good Morning; I have been to Curves at 5:30am. Cold out there that early. only 30° right now. I am going to Tai Chi at 8:30 Then I have to go to the store to get the ingredients for my fruit salad to take for the Christmas dinner. On to walk Elizabeth and her dogs at 1pm.

Other than those things I don't have much else to do, walk my own dogs. Happy goes back to the vet on Saturday about his foot.

That's all for now.

Hi everyone.  I don't want to rub it in but we are to be in the high 60's today and it was 64 degrees when we went to coffee.  It seemed cooler as it is damp but no wind and it is suppose to clear off this afternoon.  I am hoping it is clear and dry tomorrow as Stacey must see her foot doctor and get her meds refilled tomorrow.  If it is rainy I will need to go down and take her with the old wheelchair and if it is nice she can manage on her own.  

I have a quiet day planned until evening.  After coffee this morning we went walking at the church gym and we walked a little over a mile.  It is amazing what a help it has been to me to lose the weight as can walk the mile in two half mile sections and not bring on any pain.  

This evening we have a reception for our current Interim Associate Pastor who is retiring after the Christmas Eve service.  He has been in the ministry for 37 years and is really looking forward to retirement.  They are going to have sandwich biscuits and have asked that the attendees to bring finger foods.  So there should be plenty to eat.  We then have choir practice to prepare for the next two or three weeks.  I am sure there will be no practice on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.  

Marilyn, it sounds like the conditions are dangerous in your area.  Hope your friend wasn't hurt in her fall and you be careful also as sure don't need another fall.  I remember my wife using cans for special cakes in the past.  She now has several small metal and also ceramic baking pans which she uses to make small cakes.  She can then freeze them and only unthaw small cakes, which stay fresher.

Janet, if your lady at the home told you that you wouldn't have to wash dishes it sounds like she backed out on her part of the agreement.  It sounds like you had a miserable job with all that cleanup.  So nice to read that Beth is excited about John's visit.  I know that will make her holiday very memorable.  I wish I could help you with your computer.  Feel free to call me anytime and I will be happy to try to help you over the phone.  

Hi Al.

Etta Sue, hope you enjoyed your day yesterday and have good cards today for your Euchre games.

Melody, it is great that your husband delivered the fruit baskets and I am sure visits by you will be most appreciated.  I liked your graphic (as I do all of the graphics posted here on CP.)

Judy, glad you are able to get out now.  It sounds like you had quite a storm.  Did any of you flip the light switches while the power was off?  I find I always do that once or twice when we lose power.  Of course, we don't have a heat source when the power is off unless it is going to be out for quite awhile when I can bring in the kerosine heater, which I don't like to have to use in the house.

Ruth Ann, your gift idea is very creative and I am sure it will be a hit.  Of course, for me anything with candy canes in it would be a hit.  

Pat, I see you and Paul made it back to Guelph.  I was typing while you posted the Silent Night music and beautiful graphic.

Welcome back, Pat!  Always good to read a post from you.

I still have to figure out this football jersey I have to frame.  I am having trouble locating a bright red frame deep enough to accommodate the folded jersey.  So it is back to the drawing board.  I don't think it will get finished and delivered in time for Christmas, though.......

I am still fighting the attack on my body, but I win!!  By the stripes of Jesus I was healed, and if I was, then I am!!

Our temps rose to 38 yesterday, which was so nice.  It felt almost warm, after being down to 3!

Hi Janet...

Yes, been very busy since coming home trying to cope with the death of Kathy on Photography Cafe.  I'm finding it difficult.  It's really sad to realize that a person may have gone into eternity without knowing the Lord as Savior and Lord of her life.  Paul sent her a nice letter and a pamphlet written by Charles Stanley on the way of salvation and she told me on the telephone that she did read it and she found it helpful.

Tomorrow she would have been 45 years old.

I wonder if you've all seen the Memorial on Photography Cafe that I had to write up?  Here's a link to it:

Kathy, a dear friend to all on the Cafe

I've sent a link to her family.

I am sure slow in getting to the internet today.  I have wrapped some presents, addressed some cards, talked on the phone, fixed and ate my lunch and just now getting online.  Whew!  Not near the work that Janet did at the care home but busy work. 

Janet, I still think the home is taking advantage of you.  Seems they know that you will do what is needed so that's when they call on you...to do what they don't want to do!  Enough is enough! 

'Silent Night' started out beautiful...then started breaking up on my computer.  Wonder why? 

In a couple of hours I will be playing Euchre or eating.  Depends on what they do first! 

It is soooo cold here.  Last evening they were saying that it was icy.  It doesn't seem like there is much traffic out there.  Seems like what traffic there is, is going slow. 

Break is going GREAT but fast lots of planning.... I got engaged last saturday and now the wedding plans... December 31 is the wedding... LOTS OF PLANNING .... anyways i hope all is well with you all i am off to work on invites... have a good day!
Sarah

Congratulations, Sarah!   How exciting for you! 

You will be starting a new year with a new name and as a married woman.  You will, most certainly have LOTS OF PLANNING between now and then ... not much time left, is there?