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OK, Judy.  I can handle that - lots of prayers, but NO sympathy!   

It has sure been good seeing posts from both Pat and Judy this week...It was also helpful and informative to hear what if anything is-has been going on with their lives, re, family and-or medical issues, and filling us in, re, updates, and, or progress reports....Prayers are very much needed for all our medical issues, and will continue to be my-our number one priority....seems between us we have many medical issues to deal with...We are keeping our God very busy..

Well nothing much on my today agenda, just that I will be alone for most of the day-13 hours, as Richard has to take his car back to Vauxhall to swap it over, he is soon to leave, 7.am...it is a 300 mile plus, two way journey to near where we used to live, then he will give himself some time to visit  friend and a family member before making the hectic travelling journey back, he will have to take in four hectic Motorways that are known to get very busy and built up, particularly the M 4 and M 25 near to Heathrow Airport....Our dog Toby might not get his walk until late tonight when he gets back, doubt I will be able to walk him, we live down in the valley and at the top of the downhill slope...but hey, we are lucky, we do have a long length-ed, grassed back garden...

I will find things around the home to do and keep me occupied, I found myself with Richards help last night, at 10.pm  changing both sets of bed linen, ( must have had a burst of energy, ) I had been putting it off for weeks-months,  the changing over from Winter to Summer thickness duvet...so I can do the piles of washing today in the washing machine, then tumble dryer, that should pass some time...

Not sure I will get to play catch-up on tv and, or, recordings, as our areas tv transmitter went down last night, and it seems to be on and off at the moment, so we are both guessing they are still working on it, it is affecting a whole area of homes..so it is going to be spending time on the computer until they get us all back into service..

Tomorrow I face the vampire visit...

Good morning Judy...

Forgot to mention, Richard will be on the road nine of those 13 hours...
Think today, for safety sake, I should keep both front and back doors unlocked..( not to let unwelcome intruders in but, in case I take a fall )
Well the sun is out after yesterdays day of rain, rain, and rain..
So far, and it is still only 9.am, I have fed Toby, put out birdseed and changed the water, now just about to go feed myself...then after, maybe I will change out of this dressing gown..
The washing machine has so far been filled with one load, now in the dryer, got another three loads to do by my reckoning...
Our new neighbour popped over yesterday to collect a couple of small parcels the post courier dropped off with us, they have finally sold their house...so hopefully no more flitting backwards and forwards to his new home on our parkhome site...He told us he is to have a stomach operation today, hope all goes well for him...

Hi everyone.  It looks like we can expect another day like yesterday with some cloud and some sun and a high of 92 degrees.  This will likely be my typical Thursday as will pick up my friend for coffee, take him home afterwards and if I feel up to it go to the Church for the Wisdom group.  That will be plenty for today. 

We had a nice dinner at Church last evening and a very nice visit with Scott.  Jennifer didn't make it to the dinner and did not come out with Scott last night.  Pat's dental appointment went well and she had no new cavities.  When we finished at the dentist we went to a new meat market and got some meat.  It was fairly close to where the dentists office but quite away from our home so doubt we will be going back. 

Jeanne, the churches we have attended have also, on occasion, had these verses read in a foreign language or languages.  Last year our long-time member from Nigeria read them. 

Jackie, I have already told several people about our dining experience at the Your Pie restaurant and will continue to do so.  The same is true for the Chop House restaurant.  We got a $75 gift card from the restaurant manager.  I hope you enjoy your quiet day today.  That sounds like a very tiring trip that Richard is having to make.  I guess he will be driving home in another new car?

Judy, I did not realize that you are diabetic.  Sorry about the problem you are having with the blood sugar and know it to be either too low or two high is a really bad thing.  Nice to read that John is doing well in his recovery and mostly out of pain. Glad you have avoided the flooding.  God is watching over you both as he is each of us.

Janet, sure glad you missed the hail.  You are having some terrible weather in Western Kansas.  Hope you were fine last night also.  So glad you got good reports from the Cardiologist.  A 65% ejection factor is excellent as the norm is around 55%. 

Great to see both Pat and JudyB - we miss your posts.

JudyB:  Are you doing any knitting in your spare (little spare) time?  Give your hubby a greeting from me.  Miss the really nice posts he did when driving all those years.  It snowed here today and the mountains are heavy so there will surely be flooding somewhere.  Having a nearby bathroom is great for you two.   

Pat and Judy:  Praying for your comfort and peaceful, restful sleep. 

We had a long time last night with lightning all around and snow this morning although none of this was predicted. 

There is only one reliable source of our living - our Bible. 

Larry I am not diabetic, the opposite is the problem, I am hypoglycemic or low blood sugar.....I almost think it is worse because you can work your sugars down with exercise, but I have to keep eating the good carbs to try to stabilize the sugars.

Carol yes I am knitting. I have a sweater just about finished, then 2 for myself to knit up .  I am wanting to knit for the family for Christmas as well!

Judy do you have a sim ple kniited hat pattern nthat you can email to0 me. Keith  wants me to knit him a hat and I am not much of a knitter.  I think my circular knitting needles are a 10? would that be too big. I have knitted dishcloths but those are pretty easy.

My back was fine for a day then slipped out again. I need to go back to the Chiropractor but It will have to wait un til Monday.  So I will just take Aleve, and walk a lot to try to ease the pain.

Praise the Lord, the hail missed us again!  More predicted for the next several days, so that will keep me praying!

Kristi was waiting for my cardiology report, and since it was so good, she had me do intervals this morning.  So I did 30 minutes on the treadmill at 3.7 mph, with intervals every two minutes at a 10%
incline for one minute.  I really was perspiring, but not especially tired.  Much easier than the running intervals, anyway for me, it was.

Jeanne, hearing those scriptures read in several languages at once would be almost like the first Day of Pentecost!  I would love to hear that!  Wow!

I notice this computer (or the keyboard?) often skips to another line without finishing the one it is on.  Probably something I'm doing, but I don't yet know what.   

Judy, I hope today finds you feeling better.  I know that for one who is used to being busy and on the go, having to slow down and take care of ourselves is difficult, and we are tempted to lose patience with ourselves.  But just do what you can, the rest will wait--or it won't matter.  (((hugs)))

Larry, what a nice gift certificate you have for the Chop House!  Darrel gets gift cards to Applebee's when he pays our Discover bill.  They offer them for other restaurants, but that's the only one anywhere near us.  So we eat at Applebee's in either Liberal or Garden City occasionally.

I want to go to the library to meet with my friends for an hour or two, see you later!

Good morning, not much on my today's agenda apart from leaving in an hour for my " vampire " visit...

Sample of blood taken, and with blood pressure reads, ( she took two ) that were higher than she wanted..although second was a tad lower, but still high...I told her it maybe because I dont take my BP meds every day, sometimes I skip a day. Now I have been told, and by the expression on her face....she thinks I have been a naughty girl, so I made a promise from now on, every day...didn't consider I was doing myself any harm...Told to make an appointment to go see her in a months time, she will take another reading...

On the way back we stopped off at dairy farm shop - restaurant, where our local milk comes from...which is stocked with chutneys, biscuits, cakes and just about everything, even wicker baskets that are made from local residents...Bought a latte, Richard bought a cappuccino and bacon-salad snack for himself, I had not long had my breakfast, and so had he...  We sat outside in the sun, with a tad of a fresh breeze, I sat facing the four visible large cow fields, whilst watching what the trailer was getting up to, whilst the cows were being inquisitive, and following behind it...

Oh and who would believe you would see the moon-albeit only half, in a shadow form...to be out on a clear sky day, with the sun behind you, but  it was, and this was coming up to mid day, isn't God's universe - planet, just wonderful...

Hi everyone.  This has been an interesting morning.  Late yesterday afternoon our kitchen sink clogged up and so I had to call our handyman to fix it and he was here shortly after 8 am.  Then I get a call regarding my echo cardiogram that was scheduled for 3 pm asking if I could come in at 11 or 2 pm today.  I said I would be happy to be there at 11 rather than late this afternoon.  Our cleaning lady should be here before very long.  That is enough for one day.  I am hopeful Pat will want to go out to eat late this afternoon for our evening meal. 

I didn't make it to the Wisdom group yesterday as after going to coffee and returning my friend home I decided I was just too tired to go back downtown and try to concentrate for an hour. 

Carol, it sounds like you came through the snow storm OK last night.  You are so right about the one reliable source for living. 

Judy, my wife is also hypoglycemic and so far has had no problem with her blood sugar that we are aware.  She tries to limit as much as possible eating carbs.  It sounds like you will be keeping those knitting needles clicking for the months ahead.  I do hope each day finds John feeling better and not overdoing so he has time to heal properly.

Marilyn, sorry to hear that your back slipped out again.  Glad you got at least one good day from your treatment. 

Janet, glad to see you missed the hail.  The warning for the Midwest were certainly dire yesterday but know they are general and not very specific.   Glad you are able to do the exercises and now not have to worry about your heart.  I suggest you do a Google search on the problem skipping to another line.  It seems that others have usually had the same problem and offer advise.  We used the Discover card for years and years but after joining Costco switched to American Express and now they have gone to a Citi Card and it pay a bigger refund once a year on our purchases. 

Jackie, I do the vampire was kind to you.  Do you have a smart phone?  I have a great blood pressure reading app on mine and the app is also available for the Android phones.  Yesterday morning I took it and the pressure was too low to measure but later in the day it went up so that it registered. 

Yesterday, we did the most unusual thing.  We went to see the movie "The Case for Christ" written by Lee Strobel.  (He used to belong to and speak at our big church here).  So, we loved the movie, I have read the book and other books by Strobel.  The acting isn't top notch but the story is so fascinating.  He was an investigative reporter for a Chicago newspaper and set out to take down the mystery to him of the death and resurrrection  of Christ.  Do yourself a favor and read the book and or see the movie.  We went to the 10:20 AM movie because the roads were OK and we were in a wet and heavy snowstorm.  Then, stopped for an Asian meal and brought 1/2 home for leftovers.  Perfect!

Six of us are planning to get together next week for a birthday lunch.  There is a medical issue with two of the husbands, two have lost their husbands and one gal has early Dementia.  So, we shall see how many can come. 

JudyB:  Christmas comes so fast.  It seems that everything is going faster each and every day.  Are you sewing anything?  I need someone to prod me on with my latest quilt - the forever quilt.  Don has his medical issues with hypoglycemia (rarely) and diabetes so we know the balance is difficult.  Hugs to you. 

Marilyn:  Are you wearing a back support?  I have to put mine on once in a while - it is hot in the summer when needed but it does help. 

We had the nicest hand-written note from a pastor here - we visited another church on a Saturday night.  Don could understand the speaker and we will try this again - the music was short and sweet so he could tolerate it.  Our regular church has gone over to the teenagers and is like a jazz festival and with that loud music, he can almost be disoriented.  Not for the faint of heart.  Others sometimes stand outside for that 15 minutes and come in and I consider that to be most unfair and thoughtless.  Had my say.

Marilyn I have a pattern, PM me with your email address.

hello everyone.  Judy I sent you a pm.

I went for my yearly check up this morning My cholesterol is down, she gave me a pain shot  for my back that will last all day (non narcotic) Gave me a perscription for Meloxicam and once for Gabapentin to help with the Neuropathy pain in my toes.  I only take the Meloxicam if the pain is my back is really bad so this bottle of n30 will probably last me 6 or more moths. My blood work was great I will be getting my yearly mammogram soon.

Larry how does that ap would for the blood pressure reading?

I've been away all day and it looks like still a couple more days.  One outlet i the living room has burned out - of course it's the first in a series so all those following are dead, too.  And that includes this computer and peripherals.  I have fixrd an emergency type setup but it's not really good or comfortable  for computer use.  So I'll be missing for a while.   

Hi everyone.  It is an overcast and very humid morning as I found when I went to put letters in the mailbox. 

I have been busy this morning and made myself a to-do list of things I hope to accomplish today and have several done already but had to sit down and rest.  I soon will fix Pat's sausage muffins and have already fried the sausage.  I have grated the two pounds of cheese.

On Wednesday Scott rearranged our family room furniture so that my easy chair is facing the TV, as does Pat's. rather than be to the side.  I was finding that if I watched the TV my neck started hurting so we put the divan where my chair and side table had been.  Now the electrical cords are visible back of the end table next to my chair so I need to get them hidden as much as possible as they are unsightly.  We have a plan in mind and hope it will work. I also need to bring Pat's laptop down and get the software all updated, which is not a hard job. 

Last evening we went to the other new restaurant in North Augusta that opened last week. It is called Diablo's and is called a Southwest Grill.  It was quite tasty and I know we will go back from time to time.   

Carol, that sounds like a good movie and book.  I will have to keep it in mind although we don't go to the theater so will have to wait until it comes to Netflix or Amazon video.  It sounds like a nice get together for next week.  At our old church our lunch group that went out after services many Sunday's included several widows or widowers and one of the ladies had Dementia.  We always had a great time.  I certainly agree with you about the loud music.  I do think God can hear it without the need to amplify it beyond tolerance for a lot of people. 

Marilyn, Pat takes both Meloxicam (as needed and usually just half a pill as she found the full dosage was too much) and just started on Gabapentin to see if it helps her back and leg pain.  Right now she is doing better than she has for many months although now her fibromyalgia seems to be on the uptick. It sounds like you had a pretty good medical report.  The blood pressure app is called ICare Health Monitor.  I use my right hand and put one finger over the flash on the back of the camera and hold the screen with my thumb and it collects that data and then gives me a readout.  I really like it as much easier to use than the cuff.  It is suppose to be accurate within 11 points either way and I checked it out after the nurse took it at the doctor's office the other day and it was within that range. There is a similar app for the Android phones.   

Jeanne, thanks for letting us know of your electrical problem so we won't worry about you being away for a couple of days. 

Hi, friends,

I'm not very talkative today, but thankful to be in your company. That's very good company, by the way!

I'm so thankful I don't have to be outside this afternoon.  We're having heavy rains and thunderstorms. So thankful I have a nice, dry apartment.

I've been working on a form, for a friend of mine who still works. I enjoyed the work, but am thankful I have a full time occupation - retired!

Y'all have a good evening.

Ruth Ann

Thank for the info Larry I downloaded it it to my phone but I think I may download it to my tablet as well.

I went to music practice last night at the church, It was practicing my song. It is the Gaither homecoming version of It is well with my soul and i just could not hit phelp's high notes. i had to drop back down to my normal range.

Marilyn.....
...I envy you your singing voice....apparently I read, far better than I sing....

Hi everyone.  It is another overcast morning.  It is cooler this morning and only suppose to get up to 82, which will be a pleasant change.  We do have an 80% chance of rain today.  Pat and I will go to Sunday School and Church this morning, get something to eat before we come home and then have a restful rest of the day. 

Ruth Ann, maybe some of your rain will come over this way and we need it.  I find it pretty much a full-time job to be retired and am also thankful that I no longer work or even have the volunteer responsibilities I used to have. 

Marilyn, I bet your solo will be fine without the very high notes.  I find it strains my voice now to sing about a high C note so usually drop down an octave and I no longer have any strength in my voice. 

Jackie, I think I am with you in reading better than I sing anymore.  I did enjoy the 50 or so years of singing in my Church choirs but now that is just a memory, all be it a nice one. 

Electric outlet replaced and everything back to as normal as anything ever is in my house.    :thumbup:

Wouldn't you love to hear Marilyn sing "It Is Well With My Soul"?  Having me sing a solo would be an excellent way to accomplish evacuation of a building.   

Hi, friends,

While everyone is sleeping, I've been working in my office. I had a small project due tomorrow, so finished that and e-mailed the work to the man who asked for it.

I'm so thankful I can still read. A number of years ago, my eye specialist said within 10 years I would be blind in one eye, and sight growing dim in the other. That time has come and gone, and thanks be to God, I'm still able to see.

My sister in law was supposed to be transferred to the rehab center yesterday.  I didn't hear if that occurred. So, am still caring for her kitty, and now I need to pick up other functions such as fetching and carrying for her while she's in rehab. I'll covet your prayers that my strength will hold out.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Love to all, Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann...
...I am not sleeping...been up almost three hours already....it is now 8.45am here in UK...and we are soon to leave to take our dog Toby to the pet groomers, a 20-30 minute one way drive, the appointment is for 9.30...I am going with them this time just for the change of scenery, and to actually get out of the home...

Oh what rejoicing news...your sight is still intact...

Try not to push your strength limits more than they are cable of...

Good morning!   I forgot to post for a couple of days, so have just read all the ones I hadn't, and wanted to greet you all before I go to my "War Room" and spend time with Father God.

I'm finding the weekends very trying, when I used to really look forward to them.  That's because when we are here all day, Darrel is eating constantly!  Now, he's a big boy, and I don't mind his eating, except he's eating things he shouldn't eat, and I am concerned for his health.  I keep telling him I love him and want to keep him around,
but that doesn't slow him down a bit.    Last night, I went to bed at 7:00, just so I wouldn't have to see him eat anything else, and to get away from the TV!  I read for quite a while before I went to sleep.

Ruth Ann, I am praying for my eyes as well.  I have been told I have Macular Degeneration, which my mother had, and I pray that God will allow me to see to read until He calls me home.  I read for hours every day, and my eye doctor said that will not make it advance any faster, so I just keep reading.  And painting sometimes.

I have a short (I hope!) appointment this morning with the dermatologist who removed the skin cancer from my nose a while back, just for a check-up.

Time to go to my prayer room.  I love my quiet time!  See you wonderful folks later.

Hi everyone.  I was expecting it to be rainy this morning and today but once again the forecast has been changed to only a 50% chance this afternoon but higher tonight.  We should get into the high 80's this afternoon.  Today should be a fairly quiet day.  I do need to get to Aldi's for some vegetables as the bin is empty.  I may attend my Monday noon meeting if I have the energy.  That will be it for today. 

We did go to Sunday School and Church yesterday.  It was graduation Sunday and the high school and college graduates were honored and two of the seniors gave testimonies, in place of the sermon, about growing up in our Church.  Each year scholarships are awarded by the ladies Circles and some individual scholarship endowments.  They awarded 27 separate scholarships. All of the students plan on attending college.  Pat and I then went to a place we like and shared a very large club sandwich for lunch and each took a nice long nap when we got home.  I ended the afternoon by watching the conclusion of the golf match, which ended up regulation in a tie and required they play an additional hole. 

Jeanne, glad your electrical circuits are all back to normal.  Your singing can't be that bad. 

Ruth Ann, so happy to read that your eyesight is still working well.  You obviously have taken good care of your eyes.  I didn't realize your SIL was back in the rehab center.  She sure wasn't home very long.  I hope you pace yourself well and don't get too tired in trying to care for her needs. 

Jackie, does Toby like to be groomed?  Glad you can get out of the house for awhile today.

Janet, you are certainly correct that Darrel is an adult and makes his own decisions.  I expect he knows well what is not good for him but sometimes that doesn't stop us from doing it like eating too much or the wrong thing.  Glad you are still able to read.  Problems with eyes are so scary. 

Marilyn sent you the pattern.

Good news...if indeed it can be called good news but...the little boy murdered in the quiet village short distance away from where we live...the man HAS been found guilty.....As I have previously mentioned, not even the church next door could save little Harry....well at least he is now away from his short life of torture...Link to story, be aware it doesn't make for pleasant reading...we passed the house again this morning, it always sends a chill down me.....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-39933267

Good morning one and all. I dropped Freckles off at the groomer on my way to then gym this morning I will pick her up later today, she doesn't like the hir dryer so she will be air dried and take longer.

Janet I too have some Macular Degeneration, I have the dry kind and also a cararact in one eye. Eye dr. said that the removal of the cataract could possibly cause the MD to  i crease faster or not. Just have to wait and see.

I have a chiropractor appointment is a few minutes so that's all for now, gotta go.

Larry Hanna...
...on our way back Richard needed some milk so we passed by our lane and went to the dairy farm shop again, we sat outside, no one else around,
the cows had moved further, the horizon we see, I now know the sea is the other side but, we cant see it from where we are...Both of us had a cappuccino before setting off back home, then less that an our indoors, Richard went back in the opposite direction to go collect Toby...

I am thinking we could all write a book on each and every one of our ailments, I too can write off a long list I suffer daily...Meralgia Paresthetica being one of them...although my trouble is inner thigh...

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