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YES MA'AM, Etta Sue!     I am guilty of not posting yesterday.  I read, but couldn't think of anything to say.  But instead of going to the corner, I just went to my studio and did some stuff.  

The play last night was cute, sort of slapstick goofy, but enjoyable.  They used the aisle of the coffee shop as their stage, and were among the crowd all the time.  Different, but a fun evening of community theater.  Son in law Jeff did a great job, as usual.  He really gets into that stuff.    The dinner was nice, as well.

After I go to the gym this morning, the rest of my day is free, so I plan to get a painting project done for Christmas, and maybe wrap the gifts have so I can tell where I stand on that.  Darrel has a full day--has to go to Liberal on an alarm call, then is teaching scuba this afternoon.  He has a small class so won't be needing me.  I am sort of glad, as I just got my hair done yesterday!  

Looks as if we are in for a nice day, supposed to be cooler, though.

Yesterday I didn't get here at all, but this is a new day and here I am.  

The forecast was for rain and showers all morning but the sun came up in a blue sky dotted with white fluffy clouds and it's turned out to be really lovely.

A reminder.  Only a couple more days to enter a photo in the latest mini challenge "I See God".  Check out what's been posted so far (CLICK HERE) and then let us know where you see God.

     Praise the Lord for an other day.  Our skys are blue but it is not so warm outside.  Have a very busy day today.     Yesterday on our way home from our famous coffee shop to our home I was on a through street and a lady not from this area came to a stop sign then thinking that it was a four way stop sign contiued through and I saw her and slammed the brakes on and the A.B.S. came on right away and I also have an other electris device that came with the van to help you in skidding situations but it was pouring rain  so I did go into a skid and did hit her.  It took over 45mins. for the police to come and it was dangerious as we were in the middle of an intersection.  Praise the Lord nobody was hurt  The officer says that he thinks my damage is around  $2500.00 but at least I am not at fault.

Well on a better thought I am going to a gospel concert tonight and that should be a lot of fun the trio that is singing is called Greater Vision fromMorristown Tennessee and it is also held in an Imax theatre with a six storey screen which after the concert is finished they are showing a movie about the Great lakes and this movie was brought down from a science museum up north in a place called Sudbury Ontario.

Well I must go for now and I pray and Hope that you all have a wonderful weekend and may the Lord answer your prayer requests.  God bless.  Gord.

Hi everyone.  Another pretty day.

I have contracted to have vinyl siding that matches my house put on my shed that is on the back of my property.  This way it won't have to be painted and it will protect the wood, some of which has deteriorated due to moisture.  This will leave only my shutters on my house that will require occasional painting.  They are also vinyl but the sun fades them after a few years.  

I have a luncheon today with two other men to discuss our PC User Group.  It has sort of fallen by the way the last few months as much attention has been directed to our withdrawal from SeniorNet, which has now been done.  The afternoon I have a roofing company coming to check my roof for hail damage.  A number of new roofs are being installed in the neighborhood.  If it isn't hail damage I don't plan to do anything with it at the moment.  

Janet, glad to see you have some time for yourself today--enjoy.  

Etta Sue, it sounds like Ivalou is making great progress.  I am sure she appreciates all you do for her.  Will you get this weekend off from caregiving?

Jeanne, stay dry.  Is it getting chilly up your way?

Ruth, I understand completely how much fun it is to meet friends over coffee.  I do this 6 days a week for about an hour and we always have a good time.

Gord, so sorry to here of the unfortunate accident.  These things happen in such a blink of the eye.  Certainly glad you were not hurt.  Enjoy the concert tonight.

Good Morning, I keep myself busy doing things around the house and working on different PSP projects. Yesterday I finally broke down all the boxes left over from  when I moved here. Now they are all flat and need to go to the cardboard recycling bin.

If you would like to see some of the PSP artwork I have done this year CLICK HERE

So sorry about Smokey!.  We had several favorite dogs in the family and all of us are still sad when we talk about each "great dog". 

Etta Sue:  Good that others are coming to stay with Iva Lou because you really need a break.  It isn't easy to be away from your own home for extended periods of time.

Pat:  Sorry to read about your sore shoulders.  I was thinking about you recently and wondering if you were totally finished with the house.  It has been just over a year since we moved and we had work done and did a lot ourselves - punishing our bodies.  Now we are working on a place in the mountains & that is exhausting - taking a lot of breaks.  But - back to you.  Do you have kind neighbors?  What do you like about the area?  I hope it is very good for you. 

Larry:  We will still keep praying for you and Pat & Stacey as well. 

Marilyn: You are so talented.  I especially like the wolves - we have a DIL who loves pictures of wolves.  Come out of your corner!  Did you find a church you like after you moved? 

Janet:  How nice - know that you will enjoy Thanksgiving with Curtis and family.  We will be with our daughter and one of our three sons this year. 

Gord:   Angels were with you!  I hope that you don't have aches & pains from the episode.

We are home this afternoon, taking Ibuprophen for hanging light fixtures and a medicine cabinet - there is always a surprise when we buy anything because all of this is Made In China & don't even get me started on what I think of this situation.  Most of the time there is no choice of trying to buy USA or Canada products. It was cold in the mountains and they were skiing at Winter Park, this morning the snow-making machines were working.  We were able to stop and get free H1N1 vaccines because they had an abundance in one little town, even though we don't live in that county.  Hope it  works.  Other than that - I am already washing the linens for bring back. 

Gord: Sorry about your accident but pleased that no one was hurt.

Larry:  If I went for daily coffee I would never get my house work done.

Carol:  It is frustrating about not being able to buy US or Canadian but yesterday I needed to talk with someone from Direct Energy (hydro) and the folk I was talking with were in Florida - I will admit I asked if they knew about this part of Ontario and strangely enough she was raised in Timmins which is farther north than Judy B - the other gal was from Quebec but did speak English. It is difficult to speak with someone that is in your own part of the world anymore.  My grumbling will not get me anywhere  I know.

Marilyn: I am on my way to check out your work.

I have just finished doing some personal banking so will be on my way to do a little knitting. It is a chemo cap for my brother to wear.
Have a great evening   Ruth

Just a laugh...





HOW TO INSTALL A HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

1. Go to a secondhand store and buy a pair of men's used size 14-16 work boots.
2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine.
3. Put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.
4. Leave a note on your door that reads:

"Bubba,
Bertha, Duke, Slim, & I went for more ammo and beer.  Be back in an hour.
Don't mess with the pit  bulls; they attacked the mailman this morning and
messed him up bad.  I don't think Killer took part, but it was hard to tell
from all the blood.  Anyway, I locked all four of 'em in the house.
Better wait outside.  Be right back.

Cooter"

Hi Ruth...
 
My left arm problem goes back to that fateful day in the parking lot of Langdon's in 1979 when my student slammed on the brakes causing me to have a front left whiplash and back right.  This over the years has gone to nerve root damage in my cervical spine and these flare-ups are just almost impossible to bear.

But the right one is from my trying to hoist myself up into the moving van that Paul rented and I used the handle with my right arm causing either overstretching of my bicep tendon or actual tearing of it.  It's been a very difficult time indeed.

So, you remember that time in 1979?  Wow!

I am home for the weekend.  I went out and got the mail for Ivalou and I.  Just junk but took it to Ivalou's.  She was standing up in the living room dusting a hall tree!  Linda was dusting the bathroom.  They were both real busy so I came on home.  I could see lots to do but it isn't my 'shift'. 

I didn't get out of bed until 9:22 am.  Mom used to say, 'If you didn't need the rest, you wouldn't have slept that long!'  I like Mom's excuse for sleeping in.     I have done lots of little things around the house.  I need to dust.  I need to sweep the floors.  But....     I am not going swimming today but maybe tomorrow.  Kitty and her husband are coming home from St. Louis today. 

Tomorrow is church and our Harvest Dinner for the members at 12:01pm!  I am making a Pineapple Angel Food Cake with Cool Whip to dollop on each piece.  Then I think Kitty and I are going swimming in the afternoon.  The pool closes at 6pm so we have plenty of time to do that.  Also need black ink for one of my printers! 

The kitties are wondering what I am doing home.  One is beside me, the other is on the back of the couch!  I miss them, too!

Hey there!  I just wanted to stop by for a moment. I am attempting to clean house and prepare for next week.

Yup, Etta Sue, I just dusted, and will mop the kitchen floor and vacuum the rest of the house while I'm doing laundry ... 

My daughter and her husband should be arriving in Portland about now, and they will journey on down here on Wednesday.  They're visiting with John's daughter and the two little granddaughters for a few days before having Thanksgiving dinner with me.  I've invited my neighbors over as well so ....  

Y'all have a good day --- and GET WELL!!  I'll be back from time to time.

Hi everyone.  We were gone all morning and then went out to eat with two other couples.  I am now resting and using my iPod to read the postings here and tpye this posting.

I upgraded my laptop let evening to Windows 7.  It took at least 4 hours to do this.  However the upgrade went well.  I haven't had much time to explore it but will do that later today.

Pat:   In 1979 I had been with Langdon's for 9 yrs. that was many years ago now.
I like the way you would install a  home security system  Janet & Darrel are your installations similar to this?

Etta Sue:  Pineapple Angle Food Cake send a slice my way.

We had a most beautiful day, a day not to stay home, yes Sue & I went to yet another Craft & Bake Sale. Lots of fun with no money spent.

Ruth

Ruth, that is somewhatdifferent from the way we install alarm systems, but might work right well!    Like you, I went to a crafts bazaar today and didn't buy a thing.  they had lots of purses, jewelry, Christmas decorations and food items, and I don't need any of those things.  Two friends and I were scrapbooking and took off at lunch to go out.  We did eat lunch there, so I spent some for that.  

Larry, if it took you 4 hours to install Windows 7, I would never get it done!    But this Vista drives me up the wall at times.

Jane, I hope your thanksgiving is lovely and you enjoy your family to the max.

Marilyn, I looked at some of your PSP things and they are really pretty.

Pat, I sure wish I could take away your pain.  But I can pray for you to the One Who can!  (And I do.)

I mostly wasted the day, as I just couldn't get into scrapbooking or making cards.  I spent four hours yesterday painting, that went better.  Guess I just wasn't in the mood for scrapping today.  But it was nice to visit with friends.  In the afternoon there were five of us there.

   Good evening to all.    HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY TOMORROW IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Janet:   When is there going to be a piece of banana bread I can't wait to taste it.  HA.HA.

Ruth.  I can remember when that happened to Pat and all the trouble that she had for so many years

Al:   How are you and the wife doing. I hope that things are getting better and that you are getting closer to a good nights sleep in the real bed.

Pat:   I hope that you will get some relief from the pain

Well good night to all and the Lord richly bless you all. .

I just finished reading all the posts for the week.....it took a little while!

Sorry about Smokey the Dog.  It is so hard when a pet is gone. 

We are having terrible weather here on the island.  Rain that never seems to stop.  It has caused over a hundred families to lose their houses as the rivers overflowed in one area.  No end in sight.  We had a horrific thunder and lightening storm yest. and Misty was so scared she hid under the bed.  Never have an electrical storm here in winter....certainly not often even during the summer. The ski areas are having huge snowfalls, again only normal during the cold of winter.  We are safe from flooding here.  Two more bad storms are expected in the next few days.  So it is going to mean more problems for many people.  None of this is normal and our weather seems to be totally out of sync.

I have not been doing much.  Went to a concert with my D and GD as the other ticket holder had to cancel.   It was a Jann Arden concert..  She is a Canadian singer who has sold millions of records in Cda. and US.  Not the least bit religious but has a excellent voice and supports many charities.  Funny how some artists make fun of religion, but their music clearly shows they do believe in God.  She comes from a small Alberta town that is mostly Morman. She writes all her own music and it deals with such deep feeling for people and causes.....almost like poetry set to music.  I admire her talent.

Took Wendy for lunch today as we had to get groceries.  Got a little wet in the process of coming and going and plan to stay inside tomorrow.  Had the swine flu shot as we all three fell into the right slot for problem with our health.  What confusion there is about that stuff!!

Time to go.  Sorry that Pat is still having problems with pain.  Not much fun, especially with Christmas coming and things to do.
I like your work Marilyn.  Loved the Puppy.

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Marilyn ~ Please forgive me.  I forgot to mention your Graphix!  I looked at every one of them.  Beautiful!  I am partial to the frames.  Wish I could find tutorials on just frames.  But then the frames are dead give aways when I have them on my photos for Guild...they know the image is Etta Sue's!

I was kind of busy all day yesterday but really didn't do much at all.  I did get caught up on my TV shows.  Nothing to watch now which is good since I will be gone most of the day today. 

Have a Happy God's Day!

Hi everyone.  It has been raining here for hours during the night and suppose to continue today and be colder.  We will only have to be out in it getting from the car into church and back and perhaps to and out of a place to eat lunch.

Not much to write about this morning.  I plan on starting the work I need to do before doing a clean install of Windows 7 on my desktop.  I am very pleased with the process of upgrade on my laptop.  I check all of the programs I had on it last evening, updating some, but found none that wouldn't work under Windows 7.  The desktop is a bigger job as everything will have to be reloaded onto it.

It sounds like some of you enjoyed the craft sales.  Guess it is that time of year with the holidays right ahead.  Our church ladies will have their annual craft sale on December 6th.  It is not open to the public, only to the members and visiting guests. 

Liz, it sounds like we better be getting the boat ready to send up your way.  Of course, as much rain as we have had this summer and fall perhaps we better keep it handy down here.  Glad you enjoyed the concert.

Gord, hope you are doing well.  I am feeling better since increasing my medications. 

Janet, wish I were closer so I could help you with the VISTA on your computer.  I didn't have any difficulty with it.

Hi Ruth and all who stop by here today.  Pat, do hope today finds you feeling less pain.

Etta Sue, Janet, Ruth and others  who looked at my Graphics, Thank you so much for looking at them. I really enjoy making them and creating the scenes  and frames. Some are blends of several  images and some are experiments with the various aspects of the PSP programs. I also create stationery for use with Outlook Express. I understand that  Win7 does not have OE. Someone has mentioned that  maybe Gmail accepts the stationery if you configure it. At Any rate I do appreciate that you all had a look at what I do with my time.

Happy Sunday afternoon, folks.  I hope all of you are doing exactly what you want to do and enjoy. 

Liz, it's sure good to see you posting again.  I've missed you lately.  Sorry things are so soggy up your way.  I think the weather patterns are crazy world-wide; another sign of the soon coming of King Jesus!  Hope all at your house are doing better now.

Larry, could you help me with Vista problems via phone?  If so, I can call you.  Thanks for being available, you are very kind.

Gord, I think that may be Marilyn who is baking banana bread, not me.  But I could send you some cyber type! 

Darrel is Watching Kansas City play and hoping they don't blow it again.  They just blew an opportunity for an easy 10 yard touchdown.    Shucks.  Studebaker ran 90 yards, but kind of ran out of steam at the end and got caught.

I received the draft of my sister's new book yesterday, so need to get started on the editing!

I came back to tell you--it's a boy!!!  We are getting a 7-months old mini dachshund.  A friend of our youngest daughter has it, it is already housebroken, she has to move to an apartment and can't keep it, so was looking for a good home for it.  Darrel is excited.  Grandson Mark will bring it to us when he comes home on Tuesday.  We usually always get females, but he couldn't resist this offer. 

Liz:  I am so sorry for all of your "neighbors" who have lost homes and so much in the rain and flooding.  I bet most everyone is happy for the snow at Whistler though.  Take care.

Ruth:  Isn't life an adventure?  And, there are times that I don't care for what is happening but we all muddle through it.  Life is just not simple anymore. 

Here is a funny for all of you in the elder age bracket    I have been looking for a plain radio - Do you know that the boy at Best Buy did not think they carried such a thing & we searched three aisles - not a one.  I know I am getting old but I just did not think I could be called extinct.     the reason for the search is that when we are up in the mountains we would like to check road conditions on the pass before starting home.  Is that too much to ask?  We could get the local station up there which has terrible music but at least you know the important things that are local.  Back to checking the thrift stores.  Tomorrow (Monday) is Senior Day -

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