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Getting ready to leave for church within the next 35-40 minutes, and yes, I am still rehearsing for next week...    

...just received a community send out email, sent from the lady from my church who run functions from the village hall, telling of an Open House Garden, with cream tea this afternoon somewhere within the next village, see how it goes, we may go along but they are forecasting showers...the garden of course will not close because of rain, nor not deter serious gardeners from turning up...
...I am also hoping it is accessible for the disabled...

...wishing all a blessed Sunday...

Hi everyone.  It looks like it is going to be another nice day here in South Carolina with only a very low chance of any rain.  It will again get up to around 90 degrees by late afternoon.  We are going to Sunday School and Church this morning and then out to lunch.  Nothing else planned other than watching the end of the PGA golf tourney later this afternoon.  We did go out to dinner at Ruby Tuesday's last evening and then stopped to pick up the groceries from the online order.  Unfortunately they didn't have several of the items on our list so it was a very small order. 

Janet, I hope they soon resolve the trip insurance problem.  I hope you are able to attend more painting weeks in the future.  The 90 year old lady reminds me of the neighbor and goo friend.  She was a very talented artist and made ceramics firing them in your own kiln.  She conducted classes and as far as I know she probably is still doing it although well into her 90's.  They live in a retirement community in Springfield, Ohio which was where they grew up.  She has been in a wheelchair for many years. 

Jackie, I hope you have been able to attend the Open House Garden.  One of the reasons we enjoy the British television shows is to see the beautiful gardens. 

Good Sunday to all!  We had a wonderful visit with two grandchildren.  They are home and they are now hosting two young men from Sweden - hockey players.  I told them to ask about the little town where most of our relatives now reside.  It is in the (brrrrr) very far northern end of the country. 

The mountain view is incredible right now with heavy snow - we are hoping the melt will be slow and not dangerous for flooding. 

Larry:  Online ordering isn't always perfect.  It just makes a second trip to the store too often.  W mart discontinued another favorite product for no reason and we found ourselves ordering a huge box of it from Walmart online with free delivery.  This time it was less costly than the same at Amazon.  It pays to check everything out. 

It is too quiet here today with just the two of us.  I found a mistake in my quilting project and must spend time cutting 4 pieces so the pattern of lines are in sync with the entire top.  Luckily, there is enough fabric to fix the error - which I could not see until the entire stack of blocks was laid out in order.  Giving thanks that the error was caught before sewing everything together. 

We are just home from attending two churches this morning!
We nipped out early (from back seats) at the Methodist Church and went to Oasis where we attended for many years.  We wanted to see how they are progressing on their building renovation.  The building i9s a huge one, donated by a man who bought it with the intention of opening another grocery store.  He changed his mind and moved away.

Anyway, they are making progress on it, and paying as they go, which in my opinion (which doesn't matter) is the wise thing to do, rather than going deep into debt for a building.  Former pastor wanted to borrow 3-5 Million dollars and make many structural changes to the metal building, which would have been very costly.  His attitude is the reason we left.  The pastor now is really good, but when we got home Darrel said he isn't ready to change again.  "You can, but I'm not," he said.  I said that NO, we are not going to attend different churches!  If we did that, he would stop going.  He agreed he probably would.  So we will stay where we are.

Darrel wanted to go put out the flowers at the cemetery yesterday, and I'm so glad we didn't, because the wind and dirt blew, then it rained, which would have ruined them.

Carol, good to have visits with grandchildren.  I love those times.  It takes so much patience to be a quilter, especially when it comes to fixing mistakes.  Good for you!

Jackie, I hope you can go to the garden thing, sounds lovely.  Nobody around here has a beautiful yard or garden without a lot of work!  The weather just isn't conducive to natural beauty in that way.  Some people do what is required and do have beautiful places.  We just don't have the energy for it anymore.

I have no idea what we are eating for lunch.  I think I will suggest going out--I'm getting hungry!

A small group of us stayed behind for a briefing meeting on who is doing what and where everything will be going, including the seat for the lady Bishop, they will be using the now empty far back alter and seating, it has carpeting and steps but the steps wont interfere with me as they will be keeping the church lectern where it is, a short distance away with just one low ground step to negotiate...I was told the handful of us will come in an hour earlier, for me 45 minutes so I can rehearse my speech...I know it is going to be packed out as the reason the lady Bishop is coming, is for the vicars wife.... Including Licencing as LLM...Licenced Lay Ministry...also known as Readers...is taking place...

We didn't go to the villages gardens cream tea as it come over with rain, rain didn't stay for long but Richard doesn't like wet... so we may try tomorrow, it is on the two days...of course I seem to be forgetting this weekend is a Bank Holiday...

This coming Wednesday and Friday for the next six weeks, Richard starts his Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...COPD course, each session will last 2 hours 45 minutes...a total of 33 hours by end week six...

Hi everyone not much is new here for us today. I have taken Freckles for a couple of walks and will be taking her for another very soon.

We went to church this morning as usual on Sunday morning. I sand on the m ike up front with  the others on the last  song. the pastor joined in too on his guitar.

The sun is shining  and the temp is 56?

Jackie I've never heard of a 6 week course for COPD. I ahve cOPD and all I had was a polysomnography and literature from my Dr. as well as getting my COPD machine.

Marilyn...
...I believe the course is called..." Pulmonary Rehabilitation..." a specialised programme which consists of dietary advice, exercise tailored to ones need, psychological and emotional support, and education about the condition...sounds like its for a mixture of people that all share lung problems...Info taken from our NHS website...

"  The programmes are provided by a number of different healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, nurse specialists and dietitians..."

That is more help and advise than I got when I was diagnosed with my MS two years ago.....
and not forgetting the MS male nurse I did see was so so rude, he had a very rude approach to his patients, in how he spoke and treated us, that I refused to go back to see him in the 3-4 or 5 months time....He had a reputation as rude I later found out...people either liked him or they didn't, and I didn't, he had me almost crying....It even started off bad when my appointment that I was given over the phone, with no letter back up, turned out that my name on arrival was nowhere to be seen in their books...a complete mix-up with my appointment in the hospital...

Hi everyone.  It is going to be another hot day in the lower 90's on this Memorial Dy.  The schedule is light today.  Pat needs to get some blood tests done so will take her.  Scott and Jennifer plan on coming out sometime this afternoon as Scott has taken the day off.  This would have been his deceased wife's birthday and it was a tradition for him to take that day off of work each year and he has wanted to continue it.  Jennifer has fixed a cake for the occasion. 

The man who won the PGA Tourney yesterday was born and  lives in our county.  This is the second tournament he has won this year.  I enjoyed watching the last three hours of the event.  After Church yesterday we stopped and got our lunch and brought it home to eat as it was very hot and neither one of us felt like eating out.  I got a Firehouse Sub and then went through the drive thru at Zaxby's (a chain here in the South) for a nice salad with chicken strips on it. 

Carol, Pat has also found that it pays to shop around and compare prices on Amazon and Walmart and perhaps other places.  The mountains sound beautiful out your way.  It sounds like you found your quilting error before sewing the pieces together. 

Janet, our Church a number of years ago borrowed several million dollars to build the family center and classrooms.  It is a beautiful building but has really impacted the Church.  Early this year they were able to refinance the debt and freed up around $15,000 a month that had been going primarily for interest with a special campaign that raised $1.2 million in contributions.  This was in additional to a commitment by the members to pay on the original mortgage for the past 15 years.  It sounds like the Oasis Church is very wise in having the money to do the work before starting it. 

Jackie, your services next week sound like a very big affair.  Hope you will be able to do the garden tour today.  Is there treatment involved in the six week COPD course that Richard will be taking? I remember the problems you had with the MS male nurse.  He obviously wasn't suited for the type of job he had. 

Marilyn, is your COPD machine like a CPAP machine?   

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Jeanne:  Love the picture!

Memorial Day - I have been listening to a radio host having people call in and remembering those lost in our wars. 

We went for an early walk this morning and met a son at his house - he asked us to dog-sit for a little trip he wants to take.  This old dog is not well so we will most likely stay in son's home.  It looks like another afternoon rain will appear later today - so common when you live close to the mountains.  There are flood warnings in some areas (not us) and rivers are running close to flood stage right now.  The price paid for water for farmers in some other states east of here. 

It has been six weeks since a good friend had emergency colon surgery.  He surprised us with a phone call today - hooray!  He is finally home with 5 days per week of physical therapy.  Amazing to recover - we are thrilled to hear his voice again.  He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona so we won't be seeing him for some time since the temps are sizzling there now. 

Our DIL is back from a London business trip.  She and her group were not allowed to go to tourist areas but did have a few hours of sight seeing from a vehicle. 

Perhaps a quick and short nap before I tackle the everlasting quilt again?  Sounds like I am already snoozing.  See you later. 

Larry I mean't to say my CPAP machine not a COPD machine. I use two different inhalers for the. One is daily and one is rescue inhaler which I have hardly ever needed to use.

Hi everyone.  We are in for a cloudy day today and not as hot only up to 85 degrees this afternoon.  After an early evening with a severe thunderstorm watch we ended up with only a short downpour.  It probably was not much in the way of help.  Only a 20% chance of rain this afternoon.  I have no plans to leave the house today but need to fix some more sausage muffins or Pat's breakfast and chop up some green onions.  I also have to call and reschedule my dental cleaning as found yesterday I had another appointment at the same time. 

We had a nice time with Scott and Jennifer last evening.  Scott brought over everything needed and made a taco pie that was very good.  We fixed a salad to so with it.  Jennifer had made a Coca Cola cake that was delicious.  As I mentioned yesterday this was in memory of his wife's birthday. 

Carol, I am sure your son will appreciate your staying with his dog while he is on a little trip.  It would be less upsetting for the dog not to take him from his familiar surroundings. With all the snow your area had this winter I am sure the flooding will not be unexpected.  Great that your good friend is recovering from the surgery.  I bet you are glad to have your DIL back safely from London.  It is sad that it is now so dangerous to even visit tourist places. 

Marilyn, I wondered if you hadn't met the CPAP as you had never mentioned the COPD machine before although you have mentioned you having the COPD.  Pat has been diagnosed with asthma and now uses an inhaler two or three times a day.   

Well our weather has been better than the Bank Holdiday weekend, at least it is staying dry, but with very little sun...

I made a slight mishap, Richards COPD course tomorrow is a one hour 45 minutes not two hours 45 minutes per session...

Metal man phoned said he was coming on site so he would be available to come take a look at our back concrete steps, see what he can do, see what we-I want, take measurements etc...boy when I got there to this side, the bottom side, I never realised just how many we have, nor how large and steep the steps are, anyway we have all settled on a metal bar running the whole length, the stairs dont run all the way down, they do a left turn bend, then the bar will be secured with a bar secured in the ground to the side, and not straight in front, seeings I still have to do a right turn and walk the length of our back path, before taking another couple of concrete steps and on opening the decking matching painted wooden gate before I step onto our decking, then the back door, where our kitchen is...He is to phone his estimate through...He still reckons it would be near the two months before he comes to fit them, he has to make them first, this is a busy time for him...

My goodness, Jackie!  It certainly is complicated for you to get out.  If I had that kind of a setup I'd never go anywhere, probably not even to a see a doctor - unless it with first responders carrying me on a stretcher.  You sure do have a lot of patience getting all those adjustments and adaptations done.

Jeanne Lee...
...I know, and to think I gave up a two storey house with carpeted stairs and a banister rail for this, what was I thinking....
...oh, and not forgetting a flat garden..

Do any of the rest of you feel like this is Monday?  I'm having trouble thinking it's Tuesday already, as it felt like two Sundays in a row!  I did go out to the cemetery for the program by the American Legion, which was very nice.  One boy who had just graduated High School sang the National Anthem, and another played Taps on his trumpet at the end.  Both did a wonderful job!  Love our young people!

Speaking of young people, we have a very sad funeral to attend today.  The 21 year-old son of our Education Director at church passed away.  I haven't heard the finding of his autopsy, but he was found unresponsive, taken to hospital and passed away.  They suspected either an unknown before now heart defect, or an aneurism.  There are four younger siblings.  So sad.  Our pastor has been overwhelmed lately.  He has this funeral today, then his aunt's funeral in Tulsa on Thursday.  That will make five funerals he has conducted in seven days!    :

Larry, Oasis church doesn't have the money on hand to do the needed renovations but are doing the work as funds come in and trusting God to be able to finish.  No date set for that to be done.

Jeanne I really like that picture you posted for Memorial Day!  At our cemetery, by each Veteran's grave there is a metal cross, and on Memorial Day each cross has a wreath on it, and an American flag on top of it.  So meaningful, and such love and hard work to do that each year.

Jackie, our Beth wasn't diagnosed with MS when she should have been, and by the time they did it, there was nothing they could do to help, as they said she'd had MS for at least 10 to 20 years!    I know that having mobility problems is hard at any time, and I am so thankful for my health every day.  Beth would be thrilled just to have her voice back, or be able to use her hands!      I do hope the metal man gets your railings up in a timely manner and they will be a help and a blessing to you.

I went for a walk last evening and saw really dark clouds to the West and the South,
heard thunder rumbling so decided to get back to the house.  Soon after I got here,
we did have rain, another quarter inch.  It's wonderful for the crops and yards and gardens.  I hope it continues to rain once a week through August!!    Maybe that's a bit optimistic, but better to be an optimist than a pessimist! 

Carol, how nice to have a son within walking distance!  Nice of you to stay with the dog.

As I came back from the cemetery yesterday, I stopped at Sonic and got us a hamburger and a small shake each for lunch.  When I got home, Darrel had just put ribs on the barbecue, but he was glad I brought it because the ribs weren't done for quite a while.  So they were supper and plenty left for another meal or two.

May the Lord bless you and keep you;
May the Lord make his face shine upon you,
And may He give you peace.

This is my prayer and blessing on you today, my friends.
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Janet...
..cant be an easy life being a Pastor...they too are humans and have emotional feelings too, just like the rest of his congregation...I dont think I could do the job of cremations and burials so many times throughout the year without built up emotions, then having to deal with ones own...

...oh yes, I often dont know what day it is...this Bank Holiday weekend has once again gotten me confused...At the start of the week so many times I refered to Richard starting hid COPD course on the Tuesday, only for a correction from him that it's the Wednesday ( today ) now I woke up this morning sure the day was a Thursday...so what happened to Wednesday? 

Hi everyone.  It looks like we are in for another cloudy day but will see temperatures in the high 80's this afternoon.  Yesterday was just a quiet day.  In a little while Scott will be over and we will make a quick trip to Costco for a few items.  Then we have the last Wednesday night dinner at the church until after the summer.  It will be outside grilled hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings.  Then Jennifer and Scott will come out and spend a little time with us.

Jackie, glad to see you have at least had the first step completed on getting the railing. 

Janet, we have some really fine young people like those you mentioned.  Very sad about the young man who passed away.  That must be a terrible shock to his family as well as the Church. 

Another sweet morning here with fresh air and sunshine.  Don is headed to the VA for 2 tests scheduled 4 hours apart.  They have a nice cafeteria where he can read a book and sip coffee.  I have a dental appointment in the other direction and need to swing by a fabric store.  Yes, I really NEED to go to the fabric store because I made a mistake...

Janet:   Thank you for the blessing this morning.  Same back to you and Beth!!!! 

It has been just super to have one son close. He always walks over here and we have treats for his dog - now those days are coming to an end. 

We made a trip to W-mart and found (again) they have discontinued three of the items we look for - it is so annoying.  They keep track of what is generally popular.  Finding they carry less and less of sugar-free items. 

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all doing well this morning. As for me I went to the ngymbmefore breakfast as I always do. Since I had 3 days off from the gym I've not had two days of intense workouts and I feel great.

Marilyn--the WHAT?? breakfast??

Gym before breakfast.

Hi everyone.  We are suppose to see another cloudy day and another high up close to 90 degrees.  Yesterday I was so weary all day long that it was an effort to do anything.  I spend a good part of the day laying down resting.  Scott did come over around noon and we made a quick trip to Costco but when I got home I skipped lunch and laid down again.  He and I did have dinner at the Church last evening and he then came out for the evening.  Jennifer was not feeling well and decided to not go to the dinner or come out for the evening.  I got her a dinner to go that Scott took to her before she came out.  I am looking forward to coffee this morning with my men friends and then hope to still have enough energy to attend the Wisdom group as I have missed it for the last couple of weeks. 

Carol, they had pictures and a story on the news last night about the tanker truck that caught fire.  Hopefully they have the Interstate open this morning and your family will get to work and you and you and Don will get to your appointments. 

Marilyn, I had the same question as Janet as didn't pick up on your gym visit.  Nice to see you had a couple of days feeling better. 

Well I wonder what the third thing will be to go wrong. Today it is the garage door. The whole unit that raises and lowers the door has to be replaced because it is so old they won't work on it. It has no safety latches on either side of the door and that is mandatory these days. So the new unit will have a battery back up incase the power goes off and also will work on WiFi. I just hope there is also a remote control to open the door.  My friend who is taking care of our cats will need to come in through the garage so the two younger cats don't escape when she opens the front door. if she come in through the garage and closes that door and they get out they will only be in the garage.  We do not allow those two cats to go outside.

Well it is not time to take freckles over to the hospital to meet with the other teams who will be visiting the patients with us. Then after that I have to go for the yearly smashing.

 Oh, boy, has this been a bad day for me, and last night as well.  I have no idea why, but I was really sick, hurting all over, terrible headache, chills,
then sweating.  I had to go to the bathroom often, and the last time I couldn't even get back to the bed.  I had to yell at Darrel a few times before he woke up and came to help me.     I got up and showered, and went to my Chiropractor (He always does me much more good than the MD).  When I got home I put my pajamas back on and crawled back into bed until after 3 PM.  I hope I can sleep tonight!  Sorry, I know....TMI

Our friends from church to whom Darrel loaned our '95 Mercury brought it back this afternoon.  They totaled their car in a roll-over accident during that crazy blizzard the last of April.  They located one they liked in Lawrence, and someone was taking them to Garden City to get on Amtrak this evening to go pick it up.  I'm glad to have it back before my week of painting, as several times while I've been in Fowler, they had really violent storms.  If a car is going to get hailed on, better the old one than the almost new one! 

Marilyn, when I scrolled past your post just now, I figured out what you meant.  But I wondered what kind of exotic breakfast you had attended.   

I hope I feel good tomorrow, as I want to finish getting things together for class!

In spite of all the hours in bed, I'm still tired, so don't think I will be up much longer.

OH!!  I did finally get my new computer glasses yesterday!  That's a good thing!

I'm sure Beth is wondering what happened to me, as I have missed two days visiting her now.  I'm glad she misses me, and that she is a forgiving person./color][/bold]

Hi everyone. I am getting a late start this morning as when I tried to start using my desktop all kinds of things happened as I think there must have been a Microsoft update during the night.  Finally I had to manually turn it off and reboot and now everything seems to be working.  We are going to have a another warm day up to about 90 degrees but we do have sun today after two days of clouds.  The schedule is light today.  The housekeeper will be here in a few minutes and we may go out for our main meal later this afternoon. 

Yesterday was the best day, in terms of how I was feeling, that I have had in sometime.  I woke up ready to tackle the world and held up reasonably well all day.  I am still feeling pretty good today but won't push it.  I may go in a little while and see if I can find some flowers for my front porch. 

Marilyn, sorry about your need to replace your garage door opener.  It sounds like it had provided good service for a long time.  I bet Freckles enjoyed all the special attention yesterday.  That is a win-win situation for the patients and Freckles.

Janet, sure hope today finds you feeling better.  Could you have had a bit of food poisoning since it came on so quickly and you got so sick and weak? 

I just can't get over how awful the news is concerning a so-called comedian and her inappropriate portraying of a president dead.  To even think people are so full of hatred that they say nothing is wrong with that kind of mentality - now, she is accusing the president's family of bullying. What next?

Don is off on an early walk and I must get down in the basement to cut fabric - after my mistake last week.  Next week is all appointments so I will try to get some meals ready (freeze then warm up on those days).  Must pick up my prescription as WMart messed up my monthly script once again. 

Larry:  We try not to go on I-25 that runs north and south as it is so crowded and we can get around the city by other roads sometimes.  The freeway is open but it looks like they will be redoing a large area later.  A tire exploded on the truck that made it swerve into the medium. 

Janet:  Your loaning a car to friends in need is a gift of love!  .  Send a housekeeper here please, my day yesterday was spent trying to fix two rug cleaner machines.  One is a stand-up that has always been so good and the other is a hand-held model I use for stairs and little rugs.  Both died yesterday.  What are the odds of that happening? 

Don always brings home the pamphlets given out by the VA Chapel - he brought home 3 this week and they are so comforting.  Some days we see some terribly injured guys and gals and he told me that yesterday was one of those days.  Those heroes have very difficult days we have never encountered. 

Larry:  Having a computer is very like a Love/Hate experience. 

Hi, friends,

Well, today's going to be one of those days with the computer ruling the roost, not the user. But, of course, we may need to add in "user errors."

I've really enjoyed catching up with y'all this evening.

I've been occupied with care for my sister in law and for her cat. He's 14 years old now, and still doing pretty well. And thank God, she is now germ free and not on isolation any more.

Y'all have a wonderful evening.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Good evening! 
I got up thinking "I feel like myself again today" but by the time Darrel got up, I knew I still had a ways to go, so I determined to not overdo today.

I went and got my hair cut and styled, stopped in at Dr. Saxon's to say hello to Beth and John, ate lunch at the Senior Center, then went to the care home to see Beth for a little while, but felt too tired to take her outdoors and read to her.  Then I came home and went to bed for about 2 1/2 hours. 

I'm planning to go to Campo, the tiny town I grew up near, tomorrow to attend a dear couple's 75th wedding anniversary!  75 years!  Isn't that amazing?  I have known them virtually all my life, grew up with their daughters.  They live in central or northern Colorado now, but are having their anniversary observation there where they lived for so many years and are known by nearly everyone around there.  My sister who lives here wants to go, too, so we will go together.

Larry, I really don't think it was food poisoning, as I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast, and the "attack" hit during the night.  My stomach didn't feel just right,
and so I didn't feel like eating.  Then later, I was so happy there was barely anything in there to throw up!   Wonderful to hear that you had a really good day!! 

Carol, isn't it hard to believe people do such terrible things, then think just saying "I'm sorry" erases it? (the Griffin woman) I read that she got fired, but that isn't sufficient punishment for the trauma she caused an 11 year old boy.  And SHE is being bullied? 

I have such a heart for our Veterans, and such respect.  There just aren't words.

Ruth Ann, it's so nice to see a post from you!  God bless!

Time for me to head to bed again.  Really, I don't spend ALL my time there! 

Hi everyone.  It is another beautiful and sunny morning here in South Carolina and we are headed up to 90 degrees.  This is a replica of the day we had yesterday.  I have a fairly quiet day planned.  I am going to attend a 10:30 am Al-Anon meeting this morning and then rest this afternoon and probably watch some of the PGA golf tournament.  Yesterday evening we did go to Walmart for prescriptions and then stopped at the Dairy Queen for hamburgers and a Dairy Queen treat. 

Carol, I was shocked at the stupidity of Kathy Griffin and then shocked again when she came out with a claim she was being bullied.  I really felt for Thrump's young eleven year old son.  I am glad you know other roads to get around the area you live than having to use I-25.  I remember how crowded it was years ago when we came to Denver for the family reunion.  We are watching a British series called Foyle's War and the episode last night was at the point the war was over but showed the terribly mentally damaged condition of some of the returning soldiers as well as the physical damage.  Wars are terrible things.

Ruth Ann, good to read that your SIL is now germ free and out of isolation. 

Janet, after reading all you did yesterday I came to the conclusion that might have come close to overdoing.    Glad you felt up to all of those things. I am sure Beth was glad to see you.  Having 75 years of marriage is really something. Nice you will be able to attend the celebration.  Is Campo very far from where you live?  It is a shame that there seem to be many veterans who are now homeless when this country spends so much money on things that are not essential.  At least in my opinion it seems such a waste to send a space vehicle to the sun as it undoubtedly will be burned up as it approaches the sun.  Guess I am getting old and opinionated.