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Morning Devotional...


In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 6:9

Recommended Reading
Leviticus 22:32

Approaching the throne of God in prayer is simple and yet it is complex. When we pray, we are told to address our petition to ?our Father in heaven.? For those of us who have had a wonderful father here on earth, that instruction gives a clear connection on how to approach our Father in heaven. And yet, we are also addressing our supplication to the Creator and Lord of the universe?the One who made all things, including us.

Because He loves us, we can address Him as ?Father.? The Aramaic Abba might be used by a young child addressing his father as ?Daddy.? But because of Who He is, we are to approach Him with reverence. We must not in any way diminish His glory or presume when we pray, ?For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth? (Psalm 47:2). Someday we will be at home with our Father in heaven?it is a thought too wonderful to fully imagine?but until that day, we have the privilege of approaching ?Our Father in heaven? through prayer.



Humble prayer to our heavenly Father, in deep faith in Jesus Christ, is essential to qualify us for the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
Henry B. Eyring

I seem to have been "in the doldrums" the last couple of weeks.  I'll try to do better.   

Jeanne Lee....we do what we can, when we can... as for the doldrums, everything shall pass, or so they keep telling me...Jeanne, as they often tell us..." a problem shared, is a problem halved....."

The dance recital was nice, except for being so looonngg!  Each of our two oldest girls was in three dances, and Jenna in two, interspersed among dozens of other dances by the various age groups and the solos.  It was enjoyable, but we didn't get home until midnight!  Made it harder to get up this morning and be at choir practice by 8:30. We were having problems with the bridge passage in one song, but we got it right today, praise God! 

John brought Beth in as we were practicing, so when we finished I went down to see her and was so thrilled by the way she looked.  She was SMILING, and looked SO much better than she has looked in weeks!  So I have much for which to praise our loving God today.

Our wonderful hard-working crews, along with crews from 13 other Electric Cooperatives, have now reduced the number of residential meters down to 960!  They are still replacing the broken poles.

The wheat is standing up again, most of it, so they are hopeful the loss won't be as complete as they first thought.

The movie "Bucket List" is on and I want to watch it.  Back later!

Oops!  I messed up again.  Sorry.

Larry, I decided to check and see what the "free" gifts were, and the only one I was interested in was a tactical flashlight.  I bought one for $5 some time ago, and this was FREE -- for only $14.95 shipping cost!  I contacted Apple support and they put an ad blocker on my computer, so I haven't seen any more of this aggravating junk. 

Hi everyone.  Another cool but beautiful morning.  I hope to have a rather full day today as got up feeling rested for the first time in several days.  I have fixed Pat's breakfast and a new batch of her sausage muffins in the oven.  Then I want to get over to Costco as they open and get a few items.  Finally, if I am not too worn out I want to attend my Monday noon meeting.

Jeanne, so good to see your posting here yesterday.  We all were becoming very concerned that you might be back in the hospital.  Thanks for getting us started on a new month.  Very good posting on Prayer and our Heavenly Father.

Jackie, I agree that a problem shared is a problem halved. 

Janet, I wonder why the recital had to be so long.  Some of those children are pretty young to stay up that late.  Great that Beth is looking better.  That also sounds like good news for the wheat farmers.  Glad to see you got the ad blocker on your computer.   

Jeanne:  What can we do to bring you out of the doldrums?   

In the past two days, three people have been hit by lightning here - In this county.  One lady was on a horse and both she and the horse died and a girl there was listed as critical.  The previous day, a lady was watching a baseball game at a school.  This is one of the worst states for lightning strikes. 

This week is full of appointments and to top it off - a friend and daughter are planning to arrive but we have not been told which day. 

Hi, friends,
I've been sick for over a week, but have been thankful, this week to be able to read the postings.

Our Heavenly Father knows each of us and really cares about our problems.

Y'all have a wonderful evening.

Love, Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann....God bless you, you have hit it on the nail,...." Our Heavenly Father knows each of us and really cares about our problems..."  so true, he cares about us even if no one else does...
We are also truly thankful to have forums like ours to air, and share the fact that we are dealing with problems...how much of our problems we openly post on here is up to us...

Hi everyone.  It is another beautiful day here in South Carolina and is predicted to get to 90 degrees this afternoon.  Today was suppose to be my Echo cardiogram but was called a little bit ago saying the tech was ill today so it was rescheduled until the 19th.  I have written to my doctor's office regarding the followup appointment I had with the Cardiologist on Friday to see if that appointment shouldn't also be rescheduled since the test results won't be available.  I did manage to accomplish all that I had set out to do yesterday and had a day when I felt reasonable good.  However, I seem to be paying for it today and am glad I can stay home. 

We did receive the sad news that my brother-in-laws mother had passed away last evening.  She was near 100 years old and had been in the nursing home probably for the last 10 years or more.  She was wonderful person who taught Sunday School for over 50 years and taught high school mathematics for many years.  Her older son was a very good friend of both Pat and mine during out college years and was actually a part of our wedding.  It has always been my intention that we would be there as support for my BIL and Sister but life intervenes and neither Pat nor I am really up to flying to Kansas City and then driving a 100 miles to the town where the funeral will be held.   

Carol, shocking news about the folks killed by lightning.  I know that Florida is also a State with lots of lightning strikes.  To bad your planned guests can't give you specific times they will be there to visit with you.  I always tried to let anyone we were visiting know what our plans were so they could plan accordingly.  Will the friend and her daughter being staying overnight or just be there for a daytime visit?

Ruth Ann, so sorry that you have been sick for the last several days.  Glad you could post and let us know and I know you are in good hands when your place your trust in our Lord and Savior. 

Jackie, I hope you know that you have many friends here that certainly care about you and your health issues.  I doubt that there are any of us that post in these discussions that don't have health issues and need the support and prayers of our friends here.   

Larry Hanna....sad that you B-I-L's mother never made it to 100...
...oh I wasn't referring to nobody cares on our forum, just a figure of speech, if I felt they never cared I wouldn't be posting on here...
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This evening is my monthly MS social meet-up...as yet I have no Idea as to who or what will be our tonight topic, they never knew themselves last month, so tonight will be a complete surprise...

Ruth Ann:  I am sorry that you have been ill.  It is good to see your post and I hope that you can get outside for some fresh springtime air. 

Larry:  Our good friend always has trouble making a decision - I wouldn't say that to her.  Her late husband was the same and we never knew until the last minute when they were on a long trip just what day or time they would arrive.  We are used to it - I have cooked and frozen food for these times.    She has a big heart and would offer to help anyone if possible. 

Yesterday afternoon we had a big storm in this area and lots of hail damage.  The hail here was quite small - the ravine in back was full but since they worked on the drainage system, we are wary buy not panicked.  We just watched the side road where very few knew enough to slow their cars.  Our house has had two new roofs in the last three years so insurance is a big concern.  Now the car insurance will rise.  Two more afternoons are iffy in the weathercast too.

Tonight is a quilt meeting just down the street.  Don will play cribbage.  Tomorrow is the final bible study meeting and it will be all about food - everyone brings a dish so there are tables of food. 

Larry:  Your BIL's mother sounds like a wonderful person to meet.  You mention not being able to "be there" and I feel the same ache as well.  We have lived away from "home" for so many years and missed so many funerals - not able to help my parents on a daily basis.  So many things.  I believe we are where we are needed for other things that may seem minor to us but we certainly do not know the overall plan for our lives.  prayers for your Echo cardiogram next week.  Gentle hug to Pat!

Larry so sorry to hear about the loss of your BIL's mother, she sound like a wonderful woman.

Not much new here today, although it is a very beautiful day. I wish this weather could continue for a while but the rain is due back on Thursday.

Keith has a Urologist appointment for June6th  and has to see a Retina Specialist at the Casey eye institute  in July. Our summer is being filled with long trips and I am the only driver. DMV has requested  that he surrender  his license, The eye Dr said he is n o longer able to drive until he gets his eyes fixed. But wew still don't know what is wrong with his eyes onther that no peripheral vision to speak of.

Larry, so good to read that you had a day in which you felt better!  May they come often!  Sorry to read of your B-I-L's mother's death.  She is now enjoying the glories of heaven, but those left here are feeling her absence.

The Dance program was very long because so many are enrolled in that dance academy.  At least we didn't have to go back on Sunday afternoon, when the rest of the recital was held, as our girls weren't in that part.

Marilyn, sorry that Keith isn't allowed to drive any longer.  I hope Darrel is able to keep driving for a long time, as I cannot (or should not) drive at night.  So far, I can see fine to drive in the daytime,
but I prefer to have him drive.

Carol, that's scary to hear about those lightning strikes!  When I was still at home, my dad lost two cows at once, one on either side of a barbed wire fence, when lightning struck close by and followed the wires.  One cow fell over one way, and the other one the other way.  Pretty freaky.

We had a beautiful day today and I got my flowers set out that Diane gave me for Mother's Day.
  They are predicting rain, so I hope we don't get lots of wind with it.

Ruth Ann, sorry you weren't feeling well, but glad you're better now.

And I wrote Pat an email, which she did answer.  She is still suffering terrible pain and can barely do anything.  I feel so bad for her.    Please remember to pray for her.

We attended Great-granddaughter Chelsea's Kindergarten graduation last night, and it was such fun! They wore caps and gowns and had a whole program of songs and poems.  Each child had a special part (there were only 13 in the class.)  Chelsea led the Pledge of Allegiance.  She really had a time keeping her tassel where it belonged and her cap on her head.  It fell off on the floor once;
she calmly turned around, retrieved it, put it back on and never missed a word of the song they were singing.  If any of you visit my FB page, you will see some pictures of this event there.

Hi everyone. Another beautiful morning and currently 72 degrees but headed to the low 90's this afternoon.  The only think on my schedule today is our Wednesday night dinner at the Church and visiting with Scott and Jennifer.  I may make a quick trip to the ATM at the nearby credit union this morning.  Pat has her gifts group at the Church this morning and then will stop by Walmart to pick up the online order she placed yesterday.  Since my Echo was rescheduled to a later day I was able to stay home yesterday, for which I was very thankful, as guess my good day on Monday caught up with me as about all I felt like doing was laying down, which I did a lot of yesterday. 

Jackie, hope you had a nice time at the monthly MS meeting and found the program to your liking.  Did you have some good treats after the meeting?

Carol, this world needs all types of people with different personalities as that is what makes like interesting.  If we all walked the same path and felt the same way it would really be boring.  It sounds like you are prepared whenever your friends stop by to visit. Your friend sounds like a wonderful woman.  Glad you missed the large hail stones.  When I heard about them in the Denver area I remembered the roof problems you had experienced in the past few years.  I hope Don had a good night at Cribbage. 

Carol and Marilyn, my BIL's mother was a wonderful ladies but has been ready to meet the Lord for many years as she had lost her sight and I believe most of her hearing.  Years ago she had a trip planned to Israel but had heart problems and her doctor advised against making the trip and wanted her to have heart surgery.  Her response was  no to the surgery and if she died in Israel what better place could there be.  Sorry to learn that Keith has been asked to surrender his driver's license at this time. 

Janet, it sounds like a blessing that the dance recital for the little ones all occurred in one night.  Losing two cows to a farmer is a big loss.  I don't recall we ever lost an animal to lightning although did lose one or two animals, the reason for which I no longer remember.  I haven't had the energy yet to buy any flowers for this year.  What type of flowers did you set out?  Glad you heard from Pat and sure wish her news had been better.  I do pray for her often.  Your great grandchildren are growing fast as the years speed by.  I remember when your grandson married and then Chelsea was born.  I love to see the little ones at Church as they simply take what comes along and don't let a lot bother them at least for very long. 

Hi, friends,

I'm better each day, thanks be to our Lord.

I even went out to the bank and stopped to get a fast food sandwich for lunch.

The sunshine is beautiful, with a brisk breeze, and little puffs of pollen floating by on the breeze.

Y'all have a good day.

Love to all, Ruth Ann

This was the last morning of women's bible study and everyone brings food - we could have fed a small army. 

That was this morning and later I went to the monthly needle arts group and just chatted with about 8 women from the neighborhood.  Desert and coffee of course. 

Ruth Ann:  So glad that you were out and about today. 

This is unbelievable - this city is going to mandate how many people can sit on a porch and smoke marijuana.   The neighbors upwind from one son both smoke pot so our son cannot take his dog out or sit outdoors when they are puffing away..   Janet - I can see you just fuming over an issue like this one.  Always something.

Larry:  Tell Pat that my neighbor (an excellent quilter) has started to work on her UFO stash.  She has categorized and numbered 88 unfinished - that is some mountain of fabric.   

Good morning, a warm, sunny start to our day...not long back from an 8.30am  annual GP appointment, well at least I talked and got some things off my chest, and she listened.... of course she took my blood pressure which surprise surprise was on the high side, but I told her I have probably caused that myself due to the subject I had been talking to her about, re, my homelife, we both agreed, anyway I am back there to see the nurse -vampire a week on Friday...

While we were in the surgery a neighbour was also in there for the same reason, vampire visit..he told us the cremation is taking place tomorrow, re, our parkhome site neighbour who passed away a couple of weeks ago, well seems they done a post mortem on him...seems that along with another serious medical issue he had, he was made to drive another car compared to his usual larger car, whereby the car was a tad smaller, and on doing so he had to cram his body into a tighter space causing his stomach ulcer to burst, hence his death...

I understand he was not to everyone's liking, ( personally I take people as I find them, ) seems the feedback is mainly on his fowl language, not the easiest to get on with but, amongst his enemies their are friends who I am assuming will be going to his send off....I am one who intends on going if Richard can get the full details of time and whereabouts...I so want to pay my respects as I remember the evening whilst we passed our cars and I wound down my passenger side window to ask him at such and such a time, would be the same time we said goodbye to my darling Benji at the vets, and if he would say a prayer for Benji, he said he would, now its my turn to to pay my respects to him.....
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Larry Hanna....no this time round I never won anything from the MS raffle...maybe next time I will be luckier...
Oh I forgot to answer a previous question, re, my future church reading, the passage will be taken from our bible...

Oh yes the MS social evening talk was very interesting, I had actually walked in the door with the lady and had said to her..." so you are our tonight's speaker, still not knowing the subject...Well she turned out to be Kay Townsend, author-historian...her life as a travelling showman, and her family...( not gypsy ) before WW1 and WW2 ...the stories and humour just came one after the other, she was a minefield of knowledge...she talked of the value now of some of the rides, the traction engines, the factory which was very close to where I used to live in Watford who made the vehicles ( Scammell ) where some of the rides are now, shipped abroad, one valuable ride they managed to trace and bring back...Link to author and books...



http://www.marshwoodvale.com/people/2011/03/kay-townsend/

https://www.waterstones.com/author/kay-townsend/436837

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/features/lookingback/11403750.Kay___s_along_for_the_ride_with_new_book/

Yes found out he is to be cremated 9.15am tomorrow...already I have printed out an AA route-planner, a 20 minute, 9 mile journey, and google mapped the layout and car park.... the crematorium does look a pleasant resting place next door to their cemetery....   

Hi everyone. We are in for a very hot day today in the upper 90's.  I have an appointment at 10:30 with the lung doctor.  This is the annual required visit related to my CPAP machine.  There have been no issues so this will be just a routine visit.  Yesterday evening I opened a new 10 pound bag of beautiful red delicious apples but the first two I took out had spoiled spots on them.  So I will be returning the whole bag to Costco later this morning.  They guarantee satisfaction and I am certainly not satisfied.  It is a 10 lb bag and I have bought them numerous times in the past without a problem. 

I don't have much available time this morning so will try to be brief as want to catch up on yesterday and this morning postings before I leave the house. 

Carol, sometimes I think insanity reins.  How are drug tests done in Colorado now that pot is legal? Does your neighbor have 88 quilt tops done? 

Jackie, glad you enjoyed your MS speaker last evening.  Maybe the next time with be your time to win in the MS raaffle. It sounds like a delightful evening.  Nice of you and R to attend the services for your neighbor.  Does your Church use the King James Bible or a later version? 

I spotted John B looking in - hope to hear from you John! 

The annual last morning of bible study was a feast as usual.  The afternoon sewing group, at a house a few doors up the street, was great as well.  Here,  I heated leftover casserole for Don's dinner. 

Larry:  She has 88 projects still unfinished.  I could bet that she will never finish because when there is a need for any charity quilt she plans and makes a masterpiece.  Many loving stitches. 

Don is off to the men's monthly breakfast.  I am so glad he can go again all because they found a problem with his hearing aides that blocked the sound.  It is really a prayer come true that he can hear better.  Not perfect but we don't ask for that - just reasonable.  I still go to meetings of any importance and take phone calls, etc.  I worry that I won't understand someone entirely too. 

Dark clouds here - I think our friend has driven a different way back to Minnesota and forgotten to let us know.  Oh, well.  It keeps me on my toes - always expecting unexpected company. 

Here comes the sun.... for a few minutes anyway. 

Wow!  It's almost noon already!  I can't believe how the hours have flown this morning.  I got up plenty early, just tried to do too much, I guess.  We did go to the gym, though.
Trying not to let that slide, as it is too important to our health.

Toni had told me Lexi's program started at 7:00 last night; we arrived at 6:45 and had already missed her class's part.    It started at 6:30!  Toni said, "I don't know why I told you that!"  We did see her get a bunch of awards, though, so all was not lost.  Tonight we go to Hugoton for Lexi's and Chelsea's piano recital.  That one starts at 6:00--I double checked!  So we will be there at 5:30.   

Larry, I forgot to answer your question about the kinds of flowers I set out.  They are geraniums and petunias.  Those do well here in spite of the winds we get.  The only place I have for flowers is two old bathtubs and some big pots in front of the house, but they really brighten things up, and I can see them from the windows in my prayer room. 

It is raining again today, and our road is so sloppy with mud we can barely get out.   

Yes, Carol, I would get very 'exercised' if we had pot smokers puffing away so bad one couldn't evade their junk.  Who would have ever thought?  And other states no want to legalize it?   

That would be a small mountain of fabric, for sure! 

Larry, I am to have an Echo cardiogram on Monday.  I have no idea what to expect, but probably it isn't invasive, right?  They are going to see if I have a mitral valve prolapse.  Darrel will get a holter monitor to see if he is having some electrical problem they can catch.  I fully expect good results for both of us.

Jackie, glad you enjoyed your MS meeting.  Sounds like it was very informative and educational,
and even fun!  Good wishes on your small trip to the memorial service for the neighbor.  What a freaky cause of death--one I'd never heard of before, anyway.

Many serious issues facing our world today, but our God is able to take care of things. I got scammed again a few days ago and prayed fervently that God would help me find a way that it wouldn't be costly for us.  He did, I got things all resolved, my computer protected, and I pray I never fall for a scheme like that again--EVER.  God is truly good, and He truly cares about all the issues of our lives, both small and great!      The solution involved getting my credit card canceled and disputing the charges, which my bank assures me will not be a problem.  They handle a lot of issues like this, for the cards associated with our bank.  I'm ever so grateful.

Ruth Ann, good to read that you are able to be out and about some.  I think often of how much you love to help people, even those times you could use help yourself.  Bless you.

I spoke to a friend this morning who told me a mutual friend had lost 350 head of sheep in the blizzard.  So sad.  Said they all huddled together and suffocated each other. 

Time to find something for lunch, I guess. 

Guess been back half hour, time now is 10.45am....it was a beautiful cremation service, non-religious as we found out one of his daughters had been converted into Muslim, so a mixture was present as I personally think Allan ( the diseased ) may have been Jewish...The musics played really summed him up, and the speech made us laugh as it really did sum him up, as Allan was a true cockney, a down to earth man who never held back from what he wanted to say but, as the daughters pointed out, inside he was a gentle and caring person who also done, and gave a lot to charities...We were told his wishes was for us to donate monies to a charity of our own choice that works in UK...Two of the three songs that were played, again summed him up perfectly..." As long as he needs me..." ( from the musical Oliver, ) then later came " Dance with my father again..." cant remember the third final song before departure...
Before we went in I introduced myself to the daughter who Allan had told me had the same illness as me, MS, we hugged whilst I told her that her father had mentioned her to me...Everybody who attended was well turned out in the formal black attire, we only recognised five from our parkhome site, our parkhome site manager, a couple who lived next door and one other male....It was mentioned Allan also had adopted children-child during the first daughters speech, the daughter with MS...then the humorous speech came from the Muslim daughter, told the way that Allan would have told it, ( minus the blasphemy, ) we all so recognised him, so very true to detail...yes hankies were at the ready...
After the service outside I briefly spoke to Muslim man, guess, must have been his S-I-L...just to tell him it was a beautiful service, just perfect for Allan...Strangely as we drove out from our home  we was driving behind his car full of family, he noticed us as we passed him when he briefly stopped...
Sad thing, when we came out to make way back to the carpark, the next group were filling up to go in which was very large and included teens in casual and light coloured clothing amongst the adults..we were told the next cremation due was for a 17 year old, we believe to be a boy...

It is a beautiful sunny morning and we think the storms are over.  Very sad at the loss of animals and there were people who were hit by lightning as well. 

We brought Chili Rellenos over to our neighbors - he is six years into fighting cancer.  He wanted a spicy sauce (being from Texas).  They have so few visitors - I don't know why people shun the very ill so often.  His wife is still recuperating from a hard fall on ice breaking bones in her right hand and shoulder.  Both of them are on more than a few prayer lists.  We stayed just over an hour (way past our normal 20 minutes) and had a marvelous time.  Each time is a gift for us - they are so strong in faith.  Don and I feel that we were meant to meet them and attend their church. 

Interesting ordering the mexican food because the girl at the counter could speak no English.  She knew nothing and had to be helped but she did have 3 silver things attached to her face. Ugh

Hi everyone. We are expecting another hot day getting to 90 degrees this afternoon.  Yesterday we got into the mid-90's and it was humid.  When I got to the doctor's office yesterday for my appointment they asked me hadn't I gotten the call that she wasn't going to be there.  I had not and when I got home I checked my call list back for three weeks and their number was not present.  Fortunately this was just across the river, probably about 6 miles away.  So I left and stopped at Costco to return the apples and replace them.  I ate a quick lunch there and came home and laid down for two hours plus.  All three doctor's appointments/tests were rescheduled this week. 

There is nothing on the schedule that I must do today. I did make a tripr to Walmart to pick up a prescription for Pat and get a few other items.  I was able to get the electric cart and that helped as seem to be dragging today.  Yesterday afternoon Pat made a gallon of chili so we will be having some of that for our dinner tonight so no more cooking needed for today other than to fix my lunch.  I did fix Pat's breakfast and unloaded the dishwasher.

Carol, it seems Pat always has several projects underway at the same time but nothing like your friend. She finds lots of patterns and instructions on the Internet quilting sites and will print them out.  I know she will never get to most of them but it gives her joy to do this and that is all that matters.  So glad some of Don's hearing has been restored and he can now enjoy life more. 

Janet, too bad you missed Lexi's class part but glad you saw her get the awards.  It sounds like those girls are kept very busy with dance and piano.  I had petunias in the two hanging baskets I had on the back patio last summer.  I haven't felt up to shopping for new flowers this year and right now the thought of having to water things everyday seems a bit overwhelming, although it is not a hard job. Don't worry about the Echocardiogram as it is non-invasive. It is an ultrasound test.  I see there are different types of this test and only one would be invasive.  I have never that the Transesophageal echocardiogram.  Check out the WebMD website which provides a description of the tests.  http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/echocardiogram#1 .  We have to be alert all the time for scams anymore.  Too bad these crooks don't use their talents to benefit society rather than steal from it and make folks miserable. 

Jackie, that sounds like it was quite a different funeral.  I guess I will never understand why any woman would convert to be a Muslim the way women are treated as second class citizens.  The world is certainly changing daily. 

Marilyn...
...hope all went well re, your Kieth's Urologist, and eye retina appointments...guess he will be happy to see the end of this year out, free of any future hospital visits...

Janet...
...what is your FB page? I would like to visit it if I knew where to find it...
Janet by now you should have had your echo cardiogram....hope not too evasive a procedure as I read you wasn't sure what nor how it was going to be done...Oh, I misread that, it hasn't yet taken place, it is next Monday...
Yes it does sound a " freaky " sort of death but although I only ever saw Allan inside his then large car and not out of it, I wasn't too aware of his size but knew he looked a large man sitting behind that wheel, although Richard ( person I live with ) had seen him standing, and said he was large...on that basis I am now understanding how cramped in a smaller car his body must have been...
Agghh, what is it with these " scammers " haven't they got a decent life, that all they want to do is ruin other decent peoples lives, I hope one day they all get their comeuppance...their just deserts...well I know someone who is watching their every move, the great Man up above..

Carol...
...these insurance companies know they have got us where they need us, re, your roof damage....once a claim is put in they penalise us the following year with their sky high rises...now if only we could turn the tables on them...
I am surprised to read that Marijuana is legal to puff away at, in your part of the world, with no care for neighbours nor pets...
Carol I want to come to your Bible study feast...
It so saddens me to hear of loss to our animals, they dont stand a chance...
It is nice you are so caring of your neighbours who seem to be " shunned " from others visits...

Larry Hanna...
...hope Costo exchanged or gave you refund for the bad apples they sold you...
I will have to do a check on which version of Bible our church uses as we rarely need to refer to the bible, although sometimes I will look for the page of our readings, we usually have two...but many parishioners do not follow, they just listen...
Larry that wasn't very nice of them not to leave you that call that they stated they had left you...it may have been a short drive but they could have still had the decency to have prevented you the wasted trip...hope next time they dont mess up with your rescheduled appointment, dont they know you have a life too...
I cant really respond as to why any woman would choose to convert to Muslim...nor as to why Allans daughter converted, just that I wasn't aware until I saw her, I never got to speak to her only the other MS daughter but, I think the man I briefly spoke to may have been her hubby...
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Well I have nothing of excitement planned for my today but, we never know what is waiting for us round that corner, let us just hope that whatever is waiting is good rather than bad....I place today in the hand of our God...

Hi everyone.  We have an overcast morning and anticipated rain throughout the day.  We need the rain so no complaints and that will delay starting to have to water the yard.  Our big activity for the day is taking our granddaughter and her boyfriend, Scott and Pat and I to the Chop House Restaurant.  It is a very fine restaurant that we have used for special occasions ever since we moved here.  I called yesterday and made reservations for 3:30 and also arranged for a small birthday cake to be served after we finish the meal.  We have not met Jennifer's boy friend yet so that will be nice.  Scott really likes him.

Jackie,  I need to correct the record in that late yesterday afternoon I found the voice mail from the doctor's office saying the appointment would have to be rescheduled.  I think it had not been delivered until yesterday by AT&T even though it was a call from several days ago.  I did get the apples exchanged without a problem and the new bag is fine. 

Don gave me an ALEXA months ago when it was a real cheap deal.  All I did this morning was to ask it to play Gospel music.  Almost 100% was Elvis - he really was into gospel as that was his foundation - singing in church.  I had a chance to see him in person once but didn't think he was very nice and my friend went and had a great time. 

Prayers are being answered cautiously about our friend who had emergency surgery for a colon rupture.  It is almost three weeks but he is now able to speak with relatives.  That is great news.

Today is the one day of the year that our post office picks up any dry groceries we put out and all goes to the Food Bank.  Sadly, hardly anyone puts anything out - what could be easier? 

Jackie:  We are prone to having hail damage in this area so insurance is rated higher just for living here.  It is one of the things that we could drop but paying the monthly is better than paying for the whole roof - or windows soo.  So it goes.  We just expect everything to be more expensive each and every year.  ---- It was nice of you to go to the visitation. 

I have been mending some clothes for our friend with her hand and elbow bones broken.  We are so glad that they have finally started to ask for help and they definitely need a hand.  She can't drive and he is housebound except for medical visits so neighbors and friends have been offering to help for ages - now, she is accepting help. 

Larry:  Enjoy your meal with Scott and his daughter. 

Jackie Keith's Urologist appointment isn;'t until next month and the Eye institute appointment is in July. We had to spread things out since  we have 3 long trips this summer, so we made them  each be a  month apart.  In June we go on vacation to Sunriver and that is a 4.5 hr drive.  the eye Institute in July is a a 4 hour drive and the wedding in August is another 4  hour drive. With me doing all the driving it would be too hard on me to cram all the appointments together, as Freckles will also be going with us. I don't leave her with anyone any more. Last year she stayed with a friend but that friend has moved to southern California.

It is raining here again today, in between showers yesterday our neighbor  took care of all the overgrowth  of ivy and blackberry brambles in our yard. It is almost time for the sprin  cleanup trucks to come around ant take it all away,  Now the backyard looks great  and will be getting a lot more sun We still have to rake up a lot of the ivy that will be an off and jon job as the stuff falls out fo the trees where it had grown. He chjopped oit all off  from the bottow up about 4 ft to kill the ivy..

Jackie, FB is Facebook, and you can find my page under my name. 

We were going to work on our garden plot today, but just now it is quite chilly, and the wind is blowing.    Since I would like my hair to look nice for church tomorrow and the Mothers' Day Tea at the Legacy, guess we won't be doing that just yet.  Darrel went out, then came right back in and sat down in front of the TV again.     I am going to go work in my studio soon.  Only three weeks until the painting class I look forward to so much each year!  It's always the first full week of June.

Can you believe how much they charge for pillow cases these days?  You can buy a set of sheets for the cost of four pillow cases!  I guess I need to buy fabric, and make some myself.  I used to make a lot of them when the kids were home.  Either that or just "bite the bullet" and buy them. 

I want to sign up for LifeLock protection, which is to protect you from identity theft, money theft,
etc.  I think it would be well worth the price, which, last I knew was $50.00 per year. 

Larry, your planned meal sounds lovely.  I don't know what we will be doing for lunch tomorrow.The tea at the care home is at 3:00 P.M.

Our Abby is home for the summer!     And today is her mom Diane's birthday!  I called to wish her a happy one.  If I hadn't already seen her five times this week, I would probably go see her today!

Marilyn, there is such a difference in the way people in different areas see trips.  Out here "in the sticks" as some say, we think of a 4 hour or 4 1/2 hour trip as commonplace.  We used to drive to Amarillo, Texas, do whatever we needed to do, doctor's visits, mostly, do a little shopping, go visit Darrel's sister and then drive home all in one day.  That's four hours from here.  We aren't as tough as that now, so we would stay overnight if we had a lot to do.  But we sometimes still drive home after just visiting his sister.  Just going someplace to shop where there are more choices than here involves driving at least an hour or more each way.  Darrel usually always drives, but I can still drive it alone with no problem.  I just prefer that he drive, as his vision  is better than mine.  I'm not criticizing, please understand,
just commenting on the different expectations of folks from more populated areas than Kansas!
 

Carol, you are so kind and such a gracious hostess.  I admire you so much! 

And if I don't get off this computer and get with it, another day will go by with nothing done toward preparing for my class!