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Morning Devotional...

Psalm 48

The people have come, early in the morning, to worship their covenant God at the temple on Mount Zion.  As they came, and as they heard the trumpet blowing and calling them to worship, they could look up ahead and see the majestic temple itself.  It was a very imposing sight, a sight that could never be forgotten. But the meaning of that wondrous building was even more overwhelming – it was the place God had chosen to meet with His people.  It was a very special place, a place where the people could quietly and reverently come each day to worship and praise Jehovah.

The song led by their worship leader this particular day was appropriate to the imposing view they had before them.  They sang, "great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.  Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King!"

It must have seemed so very natural to sing of the great King Who ruled from this holy mountain over all the kingdoms of the world.  As the early-morning sun glistened on the high walls and as the rams horn sounded for the people to gather, they came. And as they came, they sang of their sovereign God, of His holy temple, and of His chosen nation Israel.  It had to be a thrill just to be there taking all this in!

Even foreign kings passing by would have to be impressed as they saw the imposing temple and heard the praises.  They might even feel conviction for their sin of worshipping other gods, and they might then leave this city with the thought that this God Who was being worshipped just might be the true and only God!

It was wonderful for Israel to have Jehovah as their heavenly King!  They would gladly sing, "We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness (It was that lovingkindness that made them – or us - His special people) in the midst of Your temple!" In awe and wonder they would realize that they alone, of all the peoples of the earth were worshipping the only, the true and the majestic GOD of gods and LORD of lords.  

It was only reasonable under such circumstances to sing as they did,, "According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness!" And it was only right that the special people of such a God should sing to one another, "Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgements!"

Finally, the song closed by telling the people to carefully observe the capitol city of their great God, to "walk about Zion, and go all around her, count her towers; mark well her bulwarks; consider her palaces; that you may tell it to the generation following.  For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our Guide even to death!"  They were thus encouraged to "Pass it on!"  

In our own day as well we should sing this song.  Christ's Church is the Zion of our day.  It's an inheritance our children too should treasure.

We don't have an earthly temple.  Instead, today, God's people gather as His Church in many places, and He meets with them wherever they are.  But just as much as in former days, they need to be aware of His awesome Presence and of His lovingkindness to allow them access to Himself.  They need not inspect a city, but they can carefully inspect the Church, the people of God, and they may observe His wonderful works in each and every life.  They observe the gifts He has given whereby they can even be used in the upbuilding of that blessed Church.

In other words, the symbolic has passed away, and the true has come - the majestic temple is no more, but the true City, the even more majestic Church, has replaced it. Each of us can and should see what our God has done and is doing – "our God forever and ever, our guide, even to death!"

Al Moak


Here's a wonderful hymn that wonderfully reflects these thoughts.  Just click to hear the music.

Thank you for that devotional today, Al.  We need always to remember the Church is not a building but the body of believers.

Al I don't remember that hymn at all.  Thank you for the devotional.

Ummmm here is the the fallout of not bring able to get onto the internet.   AVG messed up my connection so that I could not get onto the internet at all, it kep on disconnecting me from the server.   I have deleted (uninstalled) AVG and voila, I am back!

Judy, I'm sorry your trouble was with AVG but very glad you've solved everything.  And I'm SO glad you're back!   

Welcome back Judy, and hope the fruatration goes awaqy quickly.

Al, I enjoyed the devotional--thank you.

Carol, I agree with you, we have so very much to be thankful for, I do sometimes feel ashamed for feeling grumpy over what I might not have any more.  And our lives change in various ways as the years keep rolling past.  Hearing you describe some of the things you cook makes my mouth water!  

This is the first time today I have been able to get online.  And it is past 11 P.M.  I blame it on all the kids being home and on computers, but that might not be the reason at all.

We woke up to a veritable winter wonderland this morning!  It was just spectacular!!  There was a heavy fog last evening and night, and it had frozen on every tree limb, bush, high line wire and weed!  As we left for church, the sun was shining, and by the time we got out, all the frost was gone.    I am disappointed that I didn't look out and see it earlier and go out to take pictures.

Some friends called and invited us over for sandwiches tonight, so I made some banana nut bread and we went and had a great visit.  Darrel said he had no idea it was as late as it was when we came home, but it was good to visit.  We don't do that nearly enough, so will try to do more of it in this year of 2010.

It is past my bedtime, and I think I hear my pillow calling me!  Sweet dreams everybody---or have a good breakfast, as it will probably be morning before anyone reads this.

hello all,
i hope all is well! i am off today to try and have this baby again... induction starts in just a few hours.... i must leave now... have a good day...hopefully this one will be the day

Sarah will be praying.

Have a great day everyone. 

Hi everyone.  It is 16 degrees here this morning but our house is warm.  This will be a whopper of a heating bill but I am thankful for the heat.  I sure hope my granddaughter and her husband got the furnace in their mobile home fixed.  I think they were relying on space heaters.

Today is the funeral of my last aunt, who lived in the Denver area.  My sister and I went together and sent flowers from our families.

I just have one activity on the schedule after coffee this morning.  Our men's group is going to Shane's Rib Shack for lunch.  I will stay in the rest of the day.  The housekeeper is coming this morning and perhaps the yard people, although there is really not much for them to do.  I think they just deal with any leaves on the ground during these winter visits but I pay on a 12 month contract so they make an appearance whether needed or not.

Al, thanks for the fine devotional for this week and posting the hymn. 

Judy, I hope you have added some type of virus protection for your computer.  I am using Avast now and really like it on both my laptop and the desktop.  The Microsoft One-Care service I have used for a couple of years has been discontinued.  It is important to run some type of virus protection.

Sarah, I hope this will be the day for you and the new baby. 

Janet, those visits with friends are very enjoyable.  This is what we did the other day with the rib dinner Pat fixed. I can imagine the frosty conditions you so enjoyed.  We used to have these kinds of mornings in Alaska where everything was covered with frost.

Jeanne, it sure isn't fun to get shocked when you touch some medal for from the light switches.  We have a humidifier on our furnace and it helps.  I just worry when it is so cold that the line may freeze as it is in the attic but I have insulation on all of the pipe I can and the water keeps moving so should be OK.

Hope this is a very nice day for everyone.  Everyone stay warm today.   

Looks like today will just be a duplicate of yesterday, but maybe with a little less snow.  I sure wish summer would hurry up and get here!   

Jeanne, we can't have summer yet - we have to spring into it.

OK, Al.  But around here there's usually very little of that season.  And whatever it takes I wish it would hurry!   

I am back online, at least for now, so will hurry and post!  It seems I may get another chance to photograph the frosty conditions, as frost is building up on stuff again today, and the sun hasn't come out yet.

Darrel has gone to the doctor again (regular one this time) so I am praying he gets some answers.  This is too long a time for him to be sick and I am very concerned about him.

Our PT Cruiser is giving us some problems; engine light flashing on and running rough.  Darrel said it is probably sparkplugs or a broken wire, so he took it to the shop this morning and the man said yes, that's what it is, plus it needs a new timing belt.  So it goes into the repair shop on Wednesday.  It is so good to have another car at times like this!  The mechanic said these cars need new timing belts between 55 and 60 thousand miles, and ours has 62,000 on it, so that's pretty good, I guess.

I think I might try to do a little scrapbooking today.  I have stacks of pictures needing attention!

Jeanne, I don't want summer just yet, but do hope it warm up in your area and you get some relief from all that snow!  About your car, I read a testimonial on Flylady.net about their new "rubba sweeper" that it works really great for getting snow off vehicles.  Want to borrow mine?  

Sarah, I do hope this will be the birthday of your little one.  May God bless and keep you both in His loving arms, and come back and tell us about her---and of course we want to see pictures, too!  Hugs to you.

My daughter Diane and grandson Mark are in Kansas City at market.  I hope the weather isn't too bad there, and especially hope road conditions are good for their return drive tomorrow.  I'm so glad Mark is with her, lots of time she goes alone.

Happy Monday to you all!

Amen to that Jeanne.  John has spent time trying to clean snow off the truck.  He goes out tomorrow, so we have another day together.  The neighbor has cleaned out our driveway for us. Our snow blower doesn't work, which is so frustrating. Having Clinton clean up the drive makes things easier for us.  John is going to put plastic up on some of the windows today, in preparation for the deep freeze that we are expecting.

Janet you posted just ahead of me.  I am continuing to pray.

Al ~ Thank you for the devotion and music for this week.

Marilyn ~  I got your email of PSP links.  I see the first one is closed until Jan 14.  Hope I remember to join then.

Larry ~ Big M?  It's a gal thing.  Menopause and hot flashes!  Now you know!

Sarah ~ I am praying that today is your little girls birthday and that everything is fine with Mommy and baby!

I went to the bank this morning and to Dollar General.  Then home to put things away.  By then it was time to get Ivalou and take her to the doctor's office for a blood draw.  She has an appointment Wednesday to see the Nurse Practitioner.  She is feeling about the same as she was before the stoke when she was taking another medication to prevent gout.  She told them today, she was feeling really good but now she isn't. 

Then Thursday she goes to out patient rehab to have Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.  I am going to ask if I can pay and swim...all they can say is yes or no! 

So a busy week again and earlier all I had to do was take her to the doctor's office today! 

Oh, yes.  I have church council meeting this evening but that is only for an hour! 

John has the basement windows covered, and we have a virtual heat wave going in the house.  One kitchen window is done, the other will be soon.  It is amazing how drafty these old houses can be.  To fix that will mean tearing out the walls and reinsulating them and re-drywalling inside. 

I was wondering Marilyn are the PSP courses free?  Could you send me the info?  I would love to make cards like you do.  That is talent. 

Etta Sue did you get the emails?  I love the graphics on the ones I sent you ...Just don't know how to put them on my emails, especially the butterflies.

Well I have Kassie's Cadet uniform to iron, I usually leave it for her to do but decided to surprise her for tonight.

I will be back when I get home from Cadets tonight.

Hi everyone, Judy check your email I sent you the link.

Went to exercise this morning, I sure did need that. I see it is now starting the rain  that we are supposed to have all week long again. Of course it is to be expected this is Oregon.

Judy, the lessons and tutorials for PSP are free, but the application is not. 

Al:  Thank you for the devotion.  There is a church in Seattle that was burned to the ground, arson.  When the people gathered on the following Sunday - the pastor told them that they themselves were "the church". So true.  A great lesson for all of us.  I hope that you are staying warm and dry!

Sarah:  Next post from you - we are all waiting and praying. 

Janet:  Forgive me if I every sounded like I was chastising you - I certainly did not mean to.  I thought about what I wrote later - and I do know you, of all people, are so quick to bounce back from anytime of feeling a little blue.  Prayers for Darrel's appointment. 

Larry:  Now your note sounds like you have no family left in Denver.  Is that so? 

News that Mayo Clinic in Glendale, Arizona is dropping Medicare patients - must bring cash.   Hmmmm, better save about a few thousand at least.  I thought the Mayo was in Scottsdale, AZ. 

Wednesday Bible Study for Women begins and I have promised to drive my neighbor because she is is from the south and just hates this cold weather.  I will warm the car just for her & drop her off - she agreed to go.  She is the one who invited me in the first place.  She is a great new friend.  Sometimes God just drops you off where you least expect to live and you are lucky to find some terrific new friends who have the same values - now tell me that my life isn't planned and I will argue with you.    



   

Carol, the thought of your chastising me never even crossed my mind--honest injun, as the kids used to say.  Thanks for mentioning Darrel's appointment.  They did a culture and found he has a really nasty infection.  Gave him a big shot of some powerful antibiotic and he has to go back every day for the next four days and get a shot a day.  It was either that or get an IV inserted and go let them put the med through that.  I sure hope this takes care of it.

Carol, there are now several Mayo Clinics around the country.  The original one is in Rochester, Minn.  I sure hope others do not follow suit in not taking Medicare patients, but who knows what bad times we are in for if they allow that so-called health care debacle to pass?!?

Etta Sue, hope they let you swim!  I love swimming.  I plan to go back to the gym tomorrow.

Judy, good you and John are getting some of the drafts stopped from invading your house.  It will save you money as well as heat.

I barely stuck my nose out today.  But when I was outside this afternoon, it was really nice, only needed a light jacket.  Forecast is for the coldest weather here in 20 years though, on Thursday and Friday.  We'll see.

I spent a few hours this afternoon cropping photos to get into scrapbooks.  So now I can start Lexi's second year book.  Go me!  

I also got several things done that I had been putting off, that always feels good.

See you tomorrow.

I was just talking to Pat.  Geordie is no longer with her, the vet did what was necessary this evening to stop a serious seizure.  Please keep our Pat in your prayers, he has been her best friend for the past 13 years.
(June 14, 1997-January 4, 2010)

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Pat, so sorry to hear about Geordie,  Oh, how we love our pets!

Pat, I know your heart is breaking now ... There will be a better day ... just not now.      

Geordie was not your "pet."  He was your friend, and you were his.  But the God Who gave him is your God, and His love is still yours.  Oh may He fill you with His goodness through Jesus Christ.

Judy, thanks for passing on the sad news.

Pat, I am so sorry for your loss of such a great friend.

Pat ~ So sorry to hear about Geordie.  I never met him but I am looking forward to meeting him and Jack some day.  How is the cat doing?  Can't remember her name...Lauren...maybe.

JudyB ~ If you want graphics/animations in your emails, when you find one you like, right click over it, select Save As and remember where you save it.  Then if you want to insert it into an email, go to Insert at the top of your emails and select either Attachment or Picture.  Picture will put the animation where you want the graphic/animation.  Attachment will have to be opened.  Try one and send it to me for practice.

Marilyn ~ Thank you for the links.  I like to print my instructions so I have them later for references.  I did see one tute on Frames!  My cup of tea!

Ivalou got her blood drawn and her glasses tightened.  One of her lens fell out four times now.  Hopefully this time they are fixed.  Then we ate at Bob Evans.  

What was going to be a leisure week has turned out to be a busy week.  Today I am going with 4 other ladies out to eat and then back to one their homes to play Euchre.  Sounds like a fun day.  

Tomorrow I take Ivalou back so she can see Nurse Andrea.  I am sure that the gout prevention medication is causing her to feel tired, no appetite, and just not herself.  Hopefully she can get a medication that won't have her feeling that way.  We have to be careful because the medication caused her protime to go out of whack!  Protime is a number that shows the thickness/thinness of her blood and how to take her Warfarin.  Just isn't fun getting old!

Then Thursday I take Ivalou to the rehab center for therapies.  I imagine she will be scheduled to more therapy.  We are hoping not Tuesdays and Thursdays....they are mine and her busy days.  

Friday I need to clean house and Saturday is NEW MATTRESS DAY!  I tossed and turned last night.  I think it would be great to sleep for at least a few hours in the same position.  Although I get a lot of exercise in the bed and getting up and down for the little room in the house!  

Then next week, it will start over again!

Pat:  You have some wonderful memories of your good dog Geordie.  He looked sharp in all of his pictures.  A big hug to you! 

Janet:  Well, that was really good that Darrel went to the doctor for tests and they found an infection.  It sounds like strong medication. 

Congratulations Don on your picture for the mini challenge.  It is refreshing and so lovely.  I can almost hear that waterfall.  Here, the water would be frozen solid. 

Well with all that happened last night I chose not to post the good news.

Kass went to cadets with full anticipation.  Uniform spiffed up, boots with a looking glass shine, hair done....She was being promoted from Flight Corporal to Sargent.  We just had to be there!

We were and as the promotions were handed out, she was bypassed.  John and I were upset for her, and she stood rigid in the "at ease" position staring straight ahead.  I am not sure I could have done that.  The tears were close when she came to us, but she didn't break down.  I have never seen her exert such self control! I insisted she take John and go see the Captain to see what had gone wrong, what she needed to do to actually get the stripes that had been promised in July.

After some resistance they went to Captain Munsel, he looked at her and said "Oh you are here!  I had you marked absent!"  OK you get your promotion next week!".
"Thank you sir....can I go to on the seniors trip?"  
"Yes Go!"

It seems the cadet who was taking attendance marked her absent even after she corrected how he pronounced her name.  As a result she was bypassed.  At any rate she gets her stripes next week.  I am so proud of how she handled the whole thing.

Judy, thanks for keeping us informed about Geordie.  I was just thinking about him yesterday and wondering how he was doing.  

Pat- love, hugs, thoughts and prayers for you today and in the following days.  It is so hard to lose such a good buddy, and Geordie was truly one of a kind!  

Small correction:  I said our Cruiser has 62,000 miles on it, and it actually has 82,000!

We have the hoarfrost on everything again today but not as heavy as Sunday.  If the sun doesn't come out, though, it might get that heavy again; then I can get photos!

I have been to the chiropractor today, Darrel is getting ready to go get his shot from the Doctor.

I talked to my sister Shirley up near Emporia a while ago and she says they have a light, fluffy snow and a temp of 3* up there.  It's in the 20s here, no snow in our outlook.  Boy, parts of the country are really getting the snow dumped on them!!  That old global warming at work!  

Etta Sue, I hope they can find a gout prevention med that will work for Ivalou without any complications.  You do stay busy, as several here do.

I need to package up Shirley's book and get it sent back to her, as I have finished the editing.

Edit:  Judy was posting as I was typing.  Congratulations to Kass!   Way to go!!

Janet that is what you call togetherness!

House is cold have to empty ash and restart the fire.  That is a job I really dislike.  I would love to turn a thermometer and have instant heat....

Judy, what an awful thing for Kass to go through.  Next week she should go to the Captain and make sure he knows that she is there.  And when he makes the presentation he should explain and apologize that it was a week late.

Thank you folks.

This is truly a very sad time.  I knew it would come sooner or later but try as you may, you are never really prepared for the end.

This is the last photo I took of him:

Having a "Siesta"



He managed to jump up onto my sofa and he knows he was never allowed up there but he arranged the pillow just right and was fast asleep and I took a photo of him sleeping which woke him up and then I took this one.

I truly will miss him.

Pat it will be very strange to come to your home and net have him meet John at the door. 

Jeanne the cadet who made the "mistake" will be spoken to.

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Looks like this is to be a week of trauma and concern for Pat and I.  I have posted an urgent prayer request in Prayer and Praise.  Please look and please pray.

I've just read your prayer request, Judy ... and I am praying.

Hi everyone.  It has been a full day and I didn't get here early this morning as I usually try to do.  It was 18 degrees here this morning and has stayed around freezing all day long.  They are saying we may see some snow on Thursday from an Alberta Clipper that will affect our weather.

I have spent several hours today reworking the rules for the Golden Games.  It has been a big project but I finished it this evening.    I attended a meeting this morning and then met Pat at Sam's where we had one of their Nathan's hotdog and then did some shopping.  I came home and rested for awhile and then back to working on the rules for the Games.

Pat, I am sad for your lose of your good friend.  I know he was an intergrel part of your life for many years and a great companion.

Judy, glad things are working out for your daughter with the Cadets.  Perhaps this was a growing experience for her.  I saw your posting in the Prayer section of CP and that is certainly alarming.

Carol, I still have a number of cousins in the Denver area.  However, I have no plans of ever returning to Denver as really felt bad when we were there. 

Etta Sue, I understand the big "M" now, thanks for the info. 

Janet, you are fortunate to get your car in before the timing belt breaks.  I have been told my the mechanics where I take my car that if it breaks it does terrible damage to the engine.  It is a shame all cars don't use timeing chains.  Guess this is built in maintenance for the mechanics.  Sure hope the strong antibiotic takes care of the infection for Darrel.  No wonder he was feeling so bad.

   Good day to all.   I know it has been a long time since Ihave been on the site and I do miss it but things have been busy and today I had my surgery for carpal tunnel and it is very uncomfortable right now.  Could you please pray that it heals very quickly as my wife does not drive and also we are going to be going to Florida in Feb.  Iwill try to read the other postings when this arm and hand gets a little less pain.

May the lord bless you all.  And may you all have a wonderful New Year.  Gord.

Scotty has graciously put a picture of Doug and Megan into the prayer request.  You can now see who you are praying for.

Good morning everyone.  I know I posted late yesterday but wanted to go ahead and post for today. 

Gord, glad that surgery is behind you and do hope you heal quickly and will be much better by the time you get to Florida.  Right now it s pretty chilly down there but should warm up by February. 

Our minister is on vacation so we are not having Bible Study today.  It will resume next week. 

One of my friends that I have coffee with on many mornings had open heart surgery last week.  We heard yesterday that he is doing well with the surgery but had another health problem.  He is close to 80 years old and his wife is suffering with dementia.  Fortunately his daughter lives up the street from them and is a nurse so know she is being of help.

Good morning, friends.

My little apartment seems mighty empty since my son left on his return to England. He gave me my last hug at the elevator door. He's dealing with some health issues and other matters, so would appreciate some prayer on his behalf.

Y'all have a good day.

Hello Everyone...

I want to thank you all for your condolences on the loss of my buddy.  I can't believe it actually.  I'm still in shock and to see the posts on Facebook from the many whose lives he touched is awesome indeed.

Did you all see that Sarah's little baby arrived safely?

Let's leave some nice cards and posts in here to her to congratulate her, ok?

Good to see you, Pat.  You know we are all weeping with you.  I'll get to a card for Sarah shortly.

Happy New Year 2010!   

Expecting great things this year. 

God bless

Love Ruthie

Hi Pat,
I am so sorry to hear about Geordie!     I will be praying for God's comfort today.    Geordie was a special doggie.   I was with him and you all the way to North Bay and I know how wonderful a dog he was!

Thinking about you.    Will call tonight.

Love Ruthie

Thank you Ruthie...

I will look forward to your phone call.  It will take some time to realize that Geordie is no longer here.  It was almost as if I thought he'd live forever. 

I didn't see the announcement for Sarah and the new baby girl.  Where is it?  But anyway, congratulations, Sarah!

Today it looks fairly nice out but we are to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight.  Today is taking Ivalou to the doctor's office.  Tomorrow is out-patient rehab.  We will see what tomorrow brings.

It is still cold.  I will be glad when this cold spell is over!!  Say, April!!

I will post the details of Sarah's new little one  in a moment.  I saw them on Facebook.

Etta Sue thank you....I went looking and couldn't find them either.  Wondered what was wrong with me!

She was born at 7:46pm on January 4, 2010 weighing 6 lbs 14 oz and was 20 inches long.  She is very calm and peaceful and her first two nights she has slept well W)
we will be released tomorrow.
      

           

How sweet to hold your newborn baby, Sarah. Congratulations!

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Congratulations Sarah,

You chose a great name for your little one.    God bless

Ruthie

CONGRATULATIONS, SARAH!!  AND WELCOME, RUTH JEAN!


BRRRRR!!  It is c-c-cold here, with a vicious wind, and still no snow.  

I went to Liberal today and it wasn't so cold when we left, but much colder by the time we came home.

Wind chills are in the minus region all over Kansas, and all but our dry corner is getting snow.    WE WANT SNOW!

I stopped by to check on Beth this evening, because if tomorrow is as bad as they are predicting, I don't want to get out.  Just now, though, they are saying the REALLY bad day will be Friday.  We will wait and see, I guess.

Sarah Congratulations! 

Janet a lot of your life is waiting.  That can be a good thing but it also can be frustrating.  I pray you are waiting and resting.

Tried calling you today Ruthie... Will try again.

Etta Sue I sent you another graphic that moves....Amazing how they do this!

High school students are heading into exams at the end of the month.  My girls are already stressing.  I am sure the others are as well. 

I am tired tonight so I am heading to bed early.  Early for me.

Night and God bless.

 A late arrival to this post this week,congratulations Sarah on your baby and sorry to hear about Geordie Pat.His picture was the first picture I think i looked at on this site.A beautiful dog and companion. We are in the start of a heat wave. we are due to have about 3 days in a row of 40 degrees plus  celsius(very hot). we will be travelling to renmark SA this weekend as it is my father in laws 91st birthday. Prayers continuing for darryl.

geoff t in Adelaide south australia.

Hi everyone.  Congratulations Sarah on that new baby.  Glad both of you are well. 

This morning I am having breakfast at IHOP with a special friend.  Of course, that will be after I go to coffee at McDonald's. 

It is still cold here and we are preparing for snow late this afternoon or evening.  The mountains are to get up to 2 inches and our area somewhere between 1/2 to 1 inch.  Already schools have announced early dismissal and you would think we are getting a foot of snow with the tv stations making such a big deal about it. 

Not much else new here. 

Quote from: geofft on January 07, 2010, 06:58:24 AM
...sorry to hear about Geordie Pat.His picture was the first picture I think i looked at on this site.A beautiful dog and companion.

geoff t in Adelaide south australia.

Thank you Geoff!  He was a very special dog.  I realize that we all think that our dog was just the most special and that's fine.  I will miss him so much.  My neighbour two doors down the road just wept when she heard.  She said, "I'll miss Geordie so much this summer barking at my door for a treat!"  He was a friend to so many.  He knew where Dianne's treats where and he'd go to her door, bark and bark till she opened the door and then he'd go straight to the cupboard where she kept the treats.  

Yes, it's going going to be a strange time without him.

Janet, how's Darrel today?  What a time he's having!  Please give him a hug for me.

Congratulations, Sarah!  Sounds like Ruth Jean is a very good baby with already sleeping good at night.  Can't wait to see photos!!!

Well, I know I am not alone today but snow is everywhere.  I got the trash to Kaye Don's drive but told Ivalou that it isn't necessary to put ourselves in danger by going to the rehab center today.  So we are both home looking out at the snow instead of being out in it!  Traffic is going pretty good but this snow isn't to stop all day and we would be at the rehab for 4 hours! 

So she is scheduled to go next Thursday.  But I can't take her...that Thursday is the day for my class luncheon.  So Marge is going to take Ivalou. 

I really need to do some constructive cleaning here at home today and tomorrow before the mattress delivery.  Move things around so they have a straight...well, wide enough path to bring in the mattress set and remove the old. 

Time for another

Thanks for the inquiries about Darrel.  He got his 4th big shot today, is feeling better but not completely back yet.  Says his hind quarters sure are getting sore from the shots!

All of us will mis Geordie, Pat. But not nearly as much as as you. (((hugs)))  And I did give Darrel that hug from you. 

We got frost again last night and it's really cold, but no snow. 

It looks as if I might be going back to work again.  The cooks at the Senior Center quit, and I may fill in until they find some more.  But I have made it clear that I don't want a permanent job!  Darrel teased me, saying, "If I'd known you were into hard labor, I'd have put you to work a long time ago!" 

I'm looking forward to seeing photos of little Ruth Jean.  She weighed exactly the same as Beth did when she was born.

Larry, I know what you mean about them making such a big deal of the weather.  I figure it must be a slow news day when they do that, but it can be annoying.

Good to see you here, Geoff!  And lots of folks here would take some of that heat, if you can figure out how to send it their way! 

HOW GREAT TO BE AT HOME!!! i spent 4 days in the hospital with her i didn't want to stay past tuesday but the drs wanted to make sure all is well and we are getting adjusted to each other she is so peaceful and content as long as her belly is full and she is clean she s good to go:) anyways thank you for the congrats and the cards also thank you pat for posting for me:) have a good day i am off to rest:)

Sarah, how wonderful to know you're home and Ruth Jean is settling in peacefully.  Now don't forget, we want pictures, pictures, pictures! 

Sarah, which hospital did you use?

Sarah:  Keep getting enough rest.
Ruth Jean:  Please be a good girl for mommy.

Pat:  I can be sure that you will miss Geordie he had been a friend for a very long time. He was always there to give comfort.

Each day I do the usual tidy up but a bag or two gets filled for the garbage or recycle mostly it goes to the garbage since the recyle store only wants matched sets not just one.  I can't complain to much as I picked an almost new exercise bike or $10.00.

I have or had not really sure a virus of some kind that wants to hang on real tight, most days are good then it decides to return to say hello I am still around.

I was given a Lifechanging book to read by Andy Stanley -- called Since Nobody's perfect  HOW GOOD is good enough?  Has anyone read it and what do you think?  The person that gave it to me was not impressed but please understand - perhaps offense was the reason.  I had mixed thoughts as well. I will be giving it a reread and perhaps will change my view.   Please give me your thoughts if you have read this little book.

Blessings Ruth   

No, Ruth, I haven't read it, but I sure would like to!  Hope you feel much better tomorrow! 

I am going to be cooking tomorrow at the Senior Center--chili and cinnamon rolls!

Ohhhh Janet save me a cinnamon roll!!!

Ruth no I haven't read it.

Sarah I agree with the others we need to see pictures!

Ruth, I haven't read that book but it does sound interesting. 

Chilly here again this morning...  20 or -12, depending on how you read your thermometer, and probably will stay right around there all day.  I think it's a day I'll stay inside.   

Hi everyone.  We had a little snow and ice overnight and basically most things are closed down here today.  There is no school around the area, the men decided not to meet for coffee and my Learning Center meeting and other plans for the day have been canceled as it is very cold and best to stay in.  It is not suppose to get above freezing until Monday.  So I have a full day ahead and wonder if I will get anything important done.

The tv stations are reporting the same news about the weather over and over again.  

Janet, I hope you don't work too hard at your job.  It is nice of you being willing to fill in.  Glad that Darrel is feeling somewhat better.

Ruth, I haven't heard of the Andy Stanley book you mentioned.  He has a big church here in Atlanta.

Sarah, glad you are home from the hospital and things are going so well with Ruth Jean.

Etta Sue, it sounds like you made a good decision yesterday to stay home and not risk problems in the snow storm.

Janet ~ Just what you need...to go to work again!  I just hope that you put your foot down when they keep adding hours and weeks to your schedule.  You are to 'help'...not stay! 

Sarah ~ So glad you are home and can now get some rest.  You can't do that in the hospital.  I saw Ruth Jean pictures on Facebook.  She is a cutie patootie!!  Would love to hold her and feel and smell her new baby face.

Jeanne Lee ~ Your weather is colder than mine.  I always say...it can be bad (anything) for you but someone is having it worse (anything).

Ruth ~ I am the same way.  Each day I try to tidy up...put things away and clean.  And throw away or put away for recycling.  Mostly throw away. 

JudyB ~ I forgot to tell you that I got the animation.  Beautiful!  A lot of work into it!

Larry ~ Even the schools here were in session yesterday.  I think they let them out early though.  I don't know about today.  I haven't had on the TV or radio yet.  I get tired of hearing the same repeats. 

Yesterday was a cleaning day for me.  Isn't it remarkable how much dust, cat hair, stuff ends up under one's bed?  Really!!  But my bedroom is clean now and ready for the new mattress and springs. 

I bought a Swifter JetMop and used it in the bathroom and the utility room.  I really like it!  I swept the whole house with the carpet sweeper.  Last night and today, I can tell I 'worked' yesterday.  A little bit stiff today even after taking some Ibuprofen before going to bed. 

It was still snowing.  The deck needs shoveled off again but not doing that until time to get the mail. 

As for throw away or recycle, I have some more after cleaning but trash isn't until next Thursday! 

I am going to pretend today is Sunday...a day of rest!

Etta Sue, after all that cleaning you've earned a day of rest!   

Etta Sue you make me tired.  Just kidding, but all I have done so far this morning is to move the toaster oven to the  kitchen cart and put the  small microwave under the big one that is in a built in space under the cupboard..

I cleaned off that particular counter, and ran the dishwasher, made a lunch for Keith to take with him on his trip north on business, He is going to go on to Portland to see his kids.

The oldest, Craig and his with Stephanie, are leaving for Salt Lake City on Saturday so Craig and go to an interview at some big hospital there for his residency. The hospital is paying for the trip and the hotel. Keith will probably be back on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime I am holding down the fort and taking care of the animals.

Larry I heard somewhere that you are in for  some more snow and ice. Be careful if you have to go any place. Do your cars have ABS?

Dear all, sorry for not posting for 12 months, but I have not been connected to the Internet.  I got re-connected on Christmas Eve and I hope I have a better experience this time.

Thank you Al for the devotional this week.  I love the psalms and am planning a deep study on them as a whole.  As a matter of interest Al, have you heard of a Scottish minister called Graham Scroggie?  He was around in the 1940's I believe and he did a superb study book on the psalms.  I should be buying it soon.

Things have changed on the forum - Sarah having a baby?  Wow - congratulations and I trust all will go well with the delivery.

Pat, it was a shock to hear about Geordie, but thank you Al for your comment - that's a big encouragement.

God bless all - it is arctic conditions here in the UK.  I ventured out this morning and was a little nervy, but thank God for His presence and protection.
Anthony.

We have cold and a windy day today.  I am having fun getting the fire going in the furnace...I am looking forward to the day that I don't have a wood furnace.

It was good to see everyone's post.  I enjoy listening to your day's activities.  Anthony I hope you are able to stay connected.

Heading out today.  Heather needs to go to physiotherapy and needs a ride.  Thus I will have time with her.

Bye for now be back this evening.

Sunshine is warming my kitchen. 

Hi Anthony!  It is great to "see" you.  Your weather has really been awful this month.  I hope the pattern changes quickly for everyone's sake.  Take care. 

I thought I ought to post again, as I got mixed with Sarah.  She has actually had the baby.  I don't know how I missed that.  God bless Sarah and your little one.

Thanks Carol and JudyB for your comments.  Our Bible study is actually going ahead tonight, but my road is sheer ice so I don't think I will risk an accident.  Hope I've done the right thing.

Anyway, God bless - especially the new arrival.

Anthony.

Anthony Hello. Are you still in the Midlands? Getting lots of snow? I have seen on the computer about all the snow over there.

Hi Marilyn, it's past a joke in the U.K. at the moment.  The coldest village (in Scotland) went down to -22^o last night.  It is freezing and we can't travel around too well.  I hope things are warmer where you are.

God bless you Marilyn.

Anthony.

I am home from taking Heather to an appointment.  Then we went to the grocery store shopping. I really enjoy my day with her. I am not long home, and chores are done at home.  I do like it when the kids do what is expected.

I fell on the way into the house this afternoon,  The snow was slippery but not at all ice.  I just went down.  No pain at the time, but boy I am sure hurting now.  It was such a silly fall.  Elizabeth had the walkway shoveled, and the fire going well by the time I got home. 

John will be home tonight, late I think. I will wait up for him I think.

Anthony I am sorry you are having such a hard time with the weather.  Many on this continent are as well.  To us here in the north it is "normal". Simmicron is having a difficult time as well.   I am praying for you both.

Have a great evening everyone.

ANTHONY!! Nice to see you here again! Sorry your weather is so rough.  It's been a rough winter in lots of places, but here in SW Kansas, not so bad.  In fact, today was beautiful, because we had no wind!

Larry, sounds as if you are getting the cold clear down there as well.  Our "coldest day in 20 years" wasn't!  And I am NOT complaining about that.  I do wish we could have some snow, though.

I enjoyed working today, but don't think I want it to be a full-time thing.  At least 20 people came over to me after lunch to tell me the chili was wonderful!  So that was nice.  I didn't make the cinnamon rolls, the other cook, Mary, did.  I brought one home for you, Judy, better come right away while it is still fresh!  They are delicious!

Well, for Darrel it is one step forward, two steps back.  When he went for his last shot today, the doctor sent him to the hospitalo to get an IV inserted and said 6 more days of meds through the IV.  He will really hate that IV by the time it is taken out.  I just hope this completely kills that infection.  It sure is a tough one!

Tomorrow I am going to my painting meeting.  A friend from church will go with me as a guest, so I'm happy about that.

Beth's RN at the home called to tell me they were having trouble with her, so I had to go give her a "talking to" about letting them do her PT and wearing the special boot the doctor ordered for her.  She gets really stubborn sometimes, and it takes mean ol' Mom to line her out again!    When they don't do the PT, she gets stiffer and stiffer.

I need to go get my painting supplies together for early tomorrow.  I need to leave here before 7:30 to get there in time.

Etta Sue, I hope you will LOVE your new mattress set!  

Judy, I hope you didn't do any damage beyond the soreness!  Those falls are NOT nice!

Janet I am fine.  Just a little sore.

Judy, you have to remember, we don't bounce!   

LOL you are right!

I am home...John is home...We are heading to bed.  I'll be beck tomorrow.

   Hi to all.   The weather in the Niagara Falls Region has been bad for the last few days.  It has been snowing for three days and that is a real pain for me now as I cannot shovel the snow as I only have the use of one hand due to my surgery last week.  Please continue to pray for my wife as she is having some very bad days with pain in her back and other problems due to the drugs that she has to take.

Pat:  Iam so sorry to hear about Georgie as I remember him so well.

Larry: How are you and your wife Pat  doing also how is your daughter 

Janet:  Ido hope that Darrel will feel better and that the Lord will give him strength to get this over with

Must get to sleep.  God Bless you all and have a wonderful weekend.  Gord.

Gord, I'm praying for the Lord to give you and your wife both the strength you need for all you're having to cope with.  Both physical strength, and His strength.   

Another cold one - down below zero last night and probably not more than 14 or 15 above this afternoon.  I thank our Lord over and over for my nice warm home.

Hi everyone.  We really had a cold night here last night with the wind chill down to 2 degrees.  That is very cold for Georgia.  They are having a lot of broken water mains over the area and that creates very dangerous ice. 

I was able to go to McDonald's this morning for coffee as the roads between here and there were fine.  It was reasonably warm in McDonald's so we had an enjoyable time.  I am getting out a little later to attend a meeting this morning but Pat is staying home as last week she about froze when we were there. 

I expect to stay in the rest of the day and will probably watch the football games late this afternoon and evening.  Last evening Pat and I went to a Mexican restaurant and had a nice meal. 

Starting Monday our daughter will begin 4 days of training with the IRS in preparation for tax season.  Then they will be furloughed until probably sometime in February when there are enough tax returns to keep the crew busy.  She is planning on working a 20 hour week this year as is feeling much stronger than last year.  Last year she was only a few weeks away from her second heart surgery in three months.  Sure hope where she has to take her wheelchair has clear. 

Anthony, glad to see you back.  Sure sounds like you all are having terrible weather.  You are wise to stay off the icy roads.

Gord, hope you are feeling better.  I think I answered your question about our daughter in the above comment.  Sorry to hear that your wife is suffering so.

Janet, the parenting role never ends does it.  Glad you enjoyed your day working.  Some of your chili sure sounds good and this cold day.

Judy, the idea of falling is a frightening one.  Glad you didn't break anything. 

I just read this morning that the Center for Disease Control now says that people over 65 are at twice the risk of dying from the H1Ni flu.  As far as I am concerned nothing the Government says has credibility. 

You all stay warm and enjoy this day the Lord has made.

Our County is giving the H1N1 shots for free, today here in North Bend they will be giving them at the  mall. I am going to get mine ads my Dr. said I definitely need one because of my Asthma. I heard on the news yesterday the up in Eugene, about 2 hours from here, they are charging $15. per shot.

Then I am going to  walk through the mall and see what is there. It is a small mall and I have only been in Joanne's and walked through Ross, Keith and I went part way through when we got Fritzy from the Animal Shelter display there. Kieth designed the new part of the mall,  it has two floors and an Atrium ceiling.

Time for another  .

It is a beautiful sunny day up here in the Near North..... The snow is glistening with thousands of infinitesimal small jewels!!
I just looked outside at our thermometer; -23 C or about -30 F. I think I will stay inside and enjoy that  with Marilyn!

  Oooops  -9 F, sorry everyone!! Feels a lot warmer now!!

Gee, Ruth.  I'm sure glad you cleared that up.  I am much warmer with that change! 

Looks like our part-time member is back!  Hello, Anthony!

Larry ~ Our news was telling about the terrible accidents around Atlanta due to the ice on the interstates yesterday.  I don't remember if there were any fatalities or not.  Just glad you, Pat or Stacey weren't out in it.

I am all ready for a new mattress and box springs.  The old one is stripped and the linen is clean and folded.  Those sheets won't fit the new mattress.  I did find two sets that will so I have three sets for the new one!  All my other sets are bagged up for GoodWill! 

All I have to do before delivery now is move the chair I am sitting in and the table beside it.  They called yesterday and said I was 14th on the list so delivery would be between 4 & 7 pm.  I hope they get here today.  I really don't want to make up my bed again to sleep in it! 

More snow today.  It has been flaking since I got up.  Ivalou and I did get the drives opened by nephew, Nick.  But he broke a cable that lifts the snow blade on his 4-wheeler!  I just saw a Jeep turn in my drive.  Jeff, nephew-to-be, went back to the woods..pushing snow all the way.  He is probably cutting wood for their fireplace.  This snow is a dry snow so when you walk or drive in it, it fluffs!  It isn't good snowman snow at all! 

It is suppose to get to +1° by morning.  I am so thankful that this heat pump works in this cold weather.  I am wondering if since it is on an interior wall if it heats the inside air and circulates it.  Whatever it does, it works!!

I think I will head to Lapel to the bank and may just get me a pizza at Pizza King!  Sounds good!

G'mornin Ruth, it is almost afternoon. 

Gord is Dan still with you?  Let him do the shoveling, he's younger than you.  At our age we need to be careful about this, snow is heavy. Have a good weekend brother, give Noreen a hug for me. Tell her to give a call sometime.

Larry half the problem with the roads is that you in the south are not accustomed to driving on them.  You are wise to stay home to avoid any problems.  We have this every year, for 4 - 6 months depending on where we live.  Snow and ice are expected.  I am always nervous for the first month or so till winter habits are instilled.

Etta Sue I hope you love the new mattress.  It sure will be nice to have it all set up.

Some members seem to have problems getting on the site.  They have new computers or software problems.  It must be so frustrating for them.

Larry I am glad your daughter is able to do the IRS work.  She must be really talented.

I am going to check out other posts.  Have a good day, stay warm, and wait on God.  It never hurts to wait for an answer!

Judy, we're a little warmer than you, but when it gets down this low, who can tell the difference?  I only have trouble keeping my face warm in the wind.  And you're right, every year it takes at least one good snowfall before people learn all over again how to drive in it - and then there are the youngsters with the first year of their first license. 

   Hi to all.

Judy B.:  Danny has moved to his own apt. just the other day and his wife has moved up here and they hope that they can get there marriage back together so please pray for them but most of all pray that they would give themselves to the Lord.

Larry:  It is so good to hear that your daughter is feeling better and that she hopefully will be able to work Praise God for answered prayer.   Yes be very careful outside as it is so easy to fall and then break bones and they do not heal like we would like them to.  God bless.

Again have a blessed day tomorrow in Gods House.

Anthony:  You made the right decision to stay home.  Here, we can get warnings to not drive unless it is necessary. 

Gord:  Sorry to hear about the pain she is suffering - prayers for healing. It is nice that your son is moving closer.

JudyB:  Good that you did not have any broken bones - you just don't have time.

Here, I drove a neighbor to a quilt shop for a demonstration this morning.  Also ordered a new purse over the internet as it was on sale - lucky me.  I have to have a purse with separate places for certain things as it seems to keep me more organized & I just do not want to rummage through a purse to find anything.  My mini file cabinet.  Feeling a little better today - it must be the warmer weather.  Yesterday, I was a sloth. 

Carol do you have a long arm quilter?  If so what is the brand....Do you like it?

Gord give Dan a copy of the DVD Fireproof, along with the Love Dare book.  The book is a 40 day journal.  The movie is fantastic and the journal is amazing.  Well worth the cost. Canadian the Love Dare is $17.50, US 14.99.  There is also a written book based on the movie. (Maybe the movie is taken from the book!)  Kirk Cameron is a devoted Christian and it shows in this movie.

Jeanne The car didn't want to start today in the cold I guess we will have to start plugging it in. Elizabeth is getting her license this year. We have stalled in permission till the spring.  There was no way she was going to begin to learn in this weather. We have snow pack on the roads, and at least we know it isn't black/gray ice. The biggest thing I dislike, are the frost heaves.  Our road is getting worse every year. That is really hard on the suspension.

We are listening to the Gaither's Homecoming on TV.  It is so great to be able to tune in to this.

Doug gave us a play station this week, they got something better.  We are having fun wasting time with it.  It is a good stress relief for the girls as they prepare for exams. Kass really suffers with stress, and looses a lot of weight as a result.

Kass is making Pizza Pockets (enclosed pizza) for dinner.  She enjoys doing dinner.

Be back later. 

Be of good courage, be not afraid for the Lord your God is with you whithersoever you go.  Joshua 1:9

I really have little to say, so won't stay long!

Sorry about your wee dog, Pat.  Such a sweet little fellow.

Congratulations on the new baby, Sarah.  I deleted my Facebook ages ago, so please post a picture here.  Would love to see her.

The weather here on the island is so horrible.  Days of endless rain.  I almost would like to see snow in order to view something bright!  Jan. is not my fav. month of the year.

Here is a little smile for those so inclined....

Humidity is the experience of looking for air and finding water.

A blizzard is when it snows sideways.

Don't knock the weather; nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in awhile!

Probably the last completely accurate forecast was when God told Noah there was a 100 percent chance of precipitation.

If you see a heat wave, should you wave back?

The wind is like the air, only pushier.

You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it you got hit, so never mind.

Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.

                 

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz
             

I love those "chuckle lines" Liz!  Thank you.  So sorry about your soggy weather; I would not like that, either.

Judy, glad you are okay.

Larry, stay safe!  Glad Stacey feels up to working again.  That's good.

I went to my painting meeting today, took a new friend from church and she really enjoyed it.  In fact, she wants to join the group.

Darrel had a night sweat again last night.  He said it took a full hour at the hospital to get his med this morning.  He is ready to be well again.

I don't really have any news; just wanted to greet you all.  GREETINGS!! 

Well, we had a happening here today!  We had an earthquake, mag. 6.5, just off the coast near here.  No reported damage, but I experienced several books coming down off my shelves here in the study.

Oh, Al.  I hope you weren't sitting under those shelves when the books fell. 

Thanks for the concern, Jeanne, but, no, wasn't under them.  But I still haven't picked them all up yet.  I got an award, years ago, for a trade jounal that I published for my employer.  The award was a kind of plack.  It fell.  I do think the earthquake could have had a bit more decency than that!  It was a real rough-and-tumble quake, and it lasted for maybe a minute or two.  I honestly don't think I could have walked while it went on - wouldn't have stayed on my feet.  So it was a pretty heavy one.

Sarah's my DIL said her parents are cleaning up the broken dishes that fell out of the cupboards. The kids have no power in Blue Lake at least they didn't an hour or so ago. Willa was ok but her brother out on Old Arcata Road near Indianola had a mess to clean up too.

I heard there are broken gas lines and the traffic signals are out.

Need for prayer there.  Al glad you are OK and Marilyn's family.

ZZZzzzzz!!!  I slept wonderful.  It was those night trips that I forgot that my mattress is about 6 inches higher than the old one!  And the cats really have to jump to get on the bed.  I let the cats do the jumping...no jumping on the bed for me!  But when I slept, I really slept good.  And yes, they didn't get here until 7:50pm.  But I was willing to wait until 11 just so I got the mattress and box spring.  I had the bed made up by 8:30pm. 

I hadn't heard about the earthquake.  Glad Al and Marbeth are okay! 

Well, Mr. Weatherman missed it by 10 degrees.  Prediction was +1 degree but it is 10 degrees!  No wind so that is a blessing! 

I am greeter at one of the doors at church this morning so I have to be there a tad earlier than usual.  Betty is greeter with me.  Ivalou said that Marge was going to take her to church but the last I looked...no lights at her house.

Have a wonderful God's Day!!

Good morning to everyone (well, it's afternoon now).  I was so pleased that I didn't even have to scrape ice off my windscreen this morning, just drove straight to church and had a blessed meeting.  It is snowing heavily now though and I think it's going to be a different story in the morning :-{ 

Judy, I am sorry about your fall and I trust that you will mend quickly.

Hi Janet, I read that your husband is not very well - I do pray that things will improve for him.

Gordon, will be praying for your wife.

Larry, I am glad that you have been able to get out a bit.  I did not like staying in for three days, but at least the central heating is working.

Marilyn and Al, I couldn't believe the news about the earthquake.  Praise God that He is able to keep His children in safety even through earth quakes and storms - we are all thinking about you.

RuthV I am so glad that you made a mistake about the -30^o  Iwas beginning to worry then :-)

Etta Sue, thank you for the welcome back.  I am so impressed with your paint shop pro creations - thank you for your effort - it is cheering to see them.

I will have to sign off now, because my laptop is playing up - God bless all.

Anthony.

Hi, friends, I'm a bit chilly today - our temps are really cold, too (wind chill at zero, actual temp is 9 degrees).

Today, my gratitude is that my several months "blue" period seems to be lifting. Thank You, Father!

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann - I'm glad that your mood is lifting.  I know about blue moods - at least experiencing them helps us to sympathise with others who go through the same things.  May the Lord richly bless you.

A friend of mine just shared this interesting theory.  I wonder what other people think about it.

"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe."

I didn't have any problem reading that at all.  Perhaps they are right 

Anthony.

Al:  A minute long earthquake seems to go on forever.  I am glad that you are alright. 


JudyB:  Nope, I do not have a long arm machine and really never want to get into that end of quilting.  I have machine quilted small things, runners and so forth but the big one I am working on now will go to a pro.  I have a frame and have tied many a quilt but the "good" gifts are sent out. 

1st. grade students were asked to finish these well known sayings.  Six years old & they have such interesting takes on life.

1:  Don't change horses ------until they stop running.
2:  Strike while the-----bug is close.
3.  It is always darkest before-----Daylight Saving Time.
4:  Never underestimate the power of-----termites.
5:  You can lead a horse to water but----How?
6:  Don't bite the hand that-------looks dirty.
7:  No news is-------impossible.
8:  A miss is as good as a -----Mr.
9:  You can't teach an old dog new-----Math.
10: If you lie down with dogs------you will stink in the morning.
11: Love all, trust-------Me.
12: The pen is mightier than the ------pigs.
13: An idle mind is the the best way------to relax.
14: Where there is smoke there's -------pollution.
15: Happy is the bride who gets all the-------presents.
16: A penny saved is----not much.
17: Two's company, three's ------the Musketeers.
18: Don't put off till tomorrow what you------put on to go to bed.
19: Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and------You have to blow your nose.
20: There are none so blind as-----Stevie Wonder.
21:  Children should be seen and not------spanked or grounded.
22: If at first you don't succeed-------get new batteries.
23: You get out of something only what you-----See in the picture on the box.
24: When the blind lead the blind-------get out of the way.
25: A bird in the hand-------is going to poop on you.

  Carol, those are great!

      Carol, I love those!!

We are just home from church (a little while ago) and have dinner (lunch?) warming on the stove.  We will be going to eat with friends again this evening, same couple as last Sunday plus another couple.  That's a really good thing, and I'm jazzed about it.

Thanks for asking about Darrel, Anthony.  He is still working on receiving his healing.   Three more days of getting IV antibiotics, then will be checked again; of course we are hoping this will do it.

Ruth Ann, so good to hear the blues are going away.  That's not really your color!    I hope things continue to improve for you.

Mr new friend from church who went to the painting meeting with me yesterday brought two hand-painted tee shirts and gave them to me today, saying one was for me and one for Beth.  Isn't that sweet?  And both are purple, both of us love purple!

The weather here is really nice today, about 43* I believe--and NO WIND!!  

I haven't yet been called to cook this week, so maybe the cooks are back for the Sr. center.

Etta Sue, good to read your new mattress set afforded you good sleep!  

I saw on TV this morning about the earthquake, glad to read that Al and also Marilyn's family are all right.  Another of the many signs of the end times!

I hope you all enjoy your afternoon, whether napping, visiting, watching football, or whatever!  

Hi everyone.  It has been a very pretty day here, cold but no wind.  It was warm in church this morning, in fact, it was almost too hot.  There was a good crowd attending despite the cold.  The road are fine here now, especially those that have any significant traffic.  Where we live we didn't get as much snow or resulting ice as some other areas. 

Pat appears to be coming down with a cold or sinus infection.  She stayed in this morning and doesn't have any energy.

Al, glad you didn't have damage from that earthquake.  I think you have to experience one to appreciate how helpful one feels while they are occurring.  I can still remember a few of them while we lived in Alaska in the late 1960s.

Etta Sue, glad you were able to get a good night's sleep on your new mattress. 

God bless to everyone.  I'm just off to bed.  I start a new job tomorrow doing care work.  I wanted this as a career after looking after my mum; I'm looking forward to it.

Janet am thinking about Darrell and yourself.  God can do wonders.

Sorry for the short post, but feeling a bit bushed.

See ya tomorrow after work.

Anthony.

Anthony, it's good to "see" you here again.    I'm glad you were able to get to church without having to scrape ice..  I think you will do very well with your new job as care giver.  You have had experience with caring for your mother and you have a compassionate heart.   

I have had a bit of "adjustment" today, to get connected to the internet.  I am still on dial-up, and the number dialed is a local number ... however, Oregon is adding a new area code, which makes it necessary to dial 10 digits for any number -- even locally.  I couldn't connect to the internet!      Finally, after much "discussion" and setting adjustments, I have a "temporary connection" and the tech is sending me a new CD for my ISP.   Lotsa fun! 

Now everything is extremely slow because I was using PeoplePC accelerated to browse the internet and now that is "temporarily" out of service!    That's okay, I can always play Solitaire while I wait.   

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