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I did go paint yesterday, but after trying to eat some lunch, th pain just about got the best of me, and I had to stop painting and lie down for a bit.  It's good there was a couch there in the room.  And that someone had some Advil she shared with me.  It took the edge off the pain enough that I made it home okay.  When I take the pain meds, they make me feel bad in other ways.  Well, this, too, shall pass.

I am not thinking really clearly, probably due to the meds and lack of quality sleep.  Sorry.

I know this devotional is a little "far-fetched" for our literal minds, but felt it has a good lesson in it, anyway.

Janet ~ Great devotion.  We may not want to do what God is telling us to do but when we do what He wants, it is always right. 

I pray this pain you are having will soon go away and that sleep will come naturally to you soon. 

I fixed your link for you. 

Thanks for the devotional, Janet.  The story may be "far fetched" but, as you say, it does have spiritual implications for our daily life.  Too often, we think we know what's the best thing to do and set out to take care of things in our own strength, instead of taking the time to quiet ourselves before the Lord and listen for His voice. He has a better plan!

Sorry for your pain Janet.  I can't take pain killers with narcotics in them either.  I am praying for you, will continue to do so.

We are heading to bed soon.  Loosing an hours sleep has done us in.  Have a good night everyone.

Good Morning everyone.  It is a beautiful Morning...Sun is shining, and birds are singing!..

Janet did you sleep last night?

Kass is out walking, the running will be soon I expect.  She loves the exercise.  Elizabeth is baking today.  If she does everything she says she is going to do we will be over run with baked goods.  That will be nice for all but my waist.  LOL

Have a great day everyone.

Church was great.  About all 25 of us women were in the choir section and sang our song that we rehearsed in Nashville.  Sunday School was studying about the prodigal son.  Then five of us ladies went to King Chef for lunch.  We really enjoy that restaurant.  We are waited on instead of a buffet.  And most of the time we bring some home for around $6.  Not bad at all for one meal, let alone two meals. 

Then I worked on the laptop for a while and Kitty called and wanted me to go to Office Depot and Staples with her.  It is getting quite expensive for her to print the Memory Book at home!!  She isn't half done and it is almost $300.  We are printing about 60 pages and making 35 books!  She said so far with just the ink it is running around $24 per book!  That's terrible!  But her and Bob said they are committed to pay for the printing.  It does seem that Office Depot will be about half that! 

Then Kitty and I went to Chili's for chips, salsa and queso dip.  I think that is what the cheese dip is called. 

Today is trash day and the trash is already to be picked up.  Then rehab for Ivalou and to the grocery store. 

Tomorrow Ivalou and I can get our taxes and then play Euchre. 

Everyone have a wonderful day!

Etta Sue, do you ever slow down?      Love that cute kitty "Whatever it is I didn't do it."   

Another sunless day and predicted showers that haven't shown up yet.  At least the temperatures are mild so when/if they do come it will be in liquid form. 

Thank you so much for fixing the link for me, Etta Sue.  Those reunion booklets sound wonderful; lots of work and expense involved, so I hope everyone expresses their appreciation to Kitty and spouse.

I got some sleep last night, not enough, Judy.  And had to be up at 5 AM as I went back to work today. Yawn.

Daughter Diane came up and went to the movies with me last night.  That's a first for us, and we both enjoyed it so much.  The movie was Nicholas Sparks' "Dear John."  I had read the book so I knew it would be good.    

Diane asked me why I was going back to work and I said I was called unexpectedly and didn't have my NO ready.  Ha.  I can manage the four hours, it isn't bad and I enjoy the people.

I really messed up trying to uninstall and reinstall my printer.  I deleted it instead.  So I am waiting for Mark to come.  He is on Spring Break this week. Diane and Darrel both said I will have to find and reinstall the drivers for it.    I should know  better than to try stuff like that without help.


Boy, things are getting really rough and nasty in Mexico!  I guess we won't be going there again any time soon!  Several murders there, of Americans, over the weekend--even in Acupulco!

I need a nap, so I am going to try and get one!

Dear Ones,  Just to let you know my 13 yr. old english setter Duchess has left us on Saturday.

I know I had to let her go but oh, does it hurt.
The lung cancer just got the best of her...the good thing it went so fast that she did not seem to suffer much. She was always so good, so sweet and lovable to everyone...

I know I had to let her go,But ,oh, when does the sadness end.

Ohhhh Joyce my heart breaks with yours... We move on but the pain doesn't ever entirely go. I miss my boys so much still.  At least Duchess is no longer suffering.Several of us here have lost our dear pets..... Let another setter wiggle its way into your heart.  That does help.  God Bless you I am praying.

Joyce, I don't know where dogs go after death. The Scripture doesn't tell us anything about the animals.  But I know God appreciates dogs and other animals, since He made them.  "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"  Of course He will.  And He loves you, too, Joyce.

Thank you Judy for your kind words.

Al, you are God sent--how did you know that I was wondering that same thing.

I wanted to ask if anyone knows a scripture in the bible that I may read about animals 'cause I could not find one.

But, dear Al, your words are so comforting.

Thank you to know just what was in my heart and thoughts and for posting.

Talk to you all tomorrow.

I am heading home to a very cold house--we are in the hardest hit section in New Jersey--haven't had power since Sat. 6 PM just 6 hrs. after Duchess left us, Ironic, isn't it?? She would have stand this cold better than I and I would have had her to keep my "toes" warm... She sure loved to snuggle.

Power company is advising we may have electric back on by Thursday--my shop has power so we are warm enough and the good Lord blesses us with good family members to keep us fed...Also familly members have heat and room for us to stay.
Hubby and I will see how cold it is at home when we get there and decide what to do.

Thought we would have power by now.

Keep us in your prayers.

Joyce:  Hugs to you.  We still get weepy in our family when talking about the dogs we adopted right off the highway in one case. 

Al:  I have never heard that phrase about God being the Judge of all the earth and it is certainly comforting. 

As a mom, I know that worrying is pointless but when there are tough times, it is difficult to ignore those concerned feelings.  I won't feel up to par until son-in-law gets a job and daughter gets a much better job. 

We took a long hike today in the desert and the flowers are not blooming yet - soon though.  Our neighbors from home are on their way to this area and have been stopped near the border with fog, snow, and ice.

Joyce Judy is right about letting another Setter wiggle into your heart. It does help to get another dog, the new one will never take the place of Duchess but  he or she will give you just as much love.

Carol - see Genesis 18:25.

Today we go to the Co-Op.  We just get a very few things there, because the prices are higher, but there are some things we can't get elsewhere.  Besides, it's senior discount day every Tuesday.

I am smiling because I did have the correct verse in mind after reading what Al wrote.  The last sentence of the verse says "Will not the God of all the earth do right?"  I know lots and lots of scriptures but do not know the references for them, so have to use my Concordance a lot.

Sorry about your dog, Joyce.  I think most of us have gone through that, and lots of us multiple times.  Time does make it easier.

We almost wish we hadn't accepted this dog.. He is a good dog, but I haven't bonded with him as I would like, and Darrel is lots better but the dog still annoys him. 

We are getting ready to set out for Elkhart, down on the Kansas-Oklahoma border, where Darrel will have some tests and a biopsy done.  He surely isn't looking forward to it, and I don't blame him.  Please pray he gets a good report.

Tomorrow we go to Dodge City to see the ENT doctor about my tongue.  I hope he will have some answers for me, to lessen the pain without putting me to sleep.  I do okay if I keep moving, but if I get still I fall asleep.  And when I eat anything, I pay for it with greatly increased pain for a couple of hours. 

The sun just popped up over the horizon, though!  God's in His heaven; all's right with the world.

Wow!  It is nice and sunny here and green grass galore after a few days of warm weather and rain!  There isn't a cloud in the sky.  It's a little nippy out there but it sure does look like spring! 

Today is to get our taxes.  They are done electronically but we have to pay the preparer.  Then I come back by our houses, get Jane from just west of me and head to Noblesville to play Euchre.  Euchre day is always a fun day!  Lots of talking, laughing and fun.  The game isn't serious...at least, none of us take it serious! 

Can't think of any other news-worthy items to tell you about! 

Good Day, coffee is brewing. 

Al:  Thank you - much appreciated your always being there when needed.  I pray that you and Marbeth are doing well. 

We had an enjoyable hike in the desert yesterday and did I ever sleep well. 

Lent Day 24: The Book of Luke

God says, you seem to want more energy, an upbeat attitude, a fulfilling sense of personal significance. Does that describe My Son when He lived on earth?

In your heart, you rarely find a desire stronger than your wish to be satisfied with life's blessings, to feel both confident in My goodness that they'll continue and excited about life's opportunities. Your desire for spiritual formation lies on top of those self-focused desires like an attractive veneer. It needs to lie beneath them as the controlling foundation of your life.

You are standing at a crossroads that not many reach, a crossroads where the choice between absolute surrender and lukewarm Christianity is clear. You must now determine which you want more: apparent maturity that wins recognition from others or perfect maturity that puts you in touch with desires that will remain unsatisfied until the next life.

The road to perfect maturity will make you vulnerable to severe temptations. It will stir doubts about My reality that you could avoid by choosing the easier path.

(from 66 Love Letters: A Conversation with God that Invites You into His Story by Dr. Larry Crabb, ©2009.)

But if you want to be formed like My Son, this is the road you must choose, the one less traveled.

Today is laundry day for me, I bathed Happy  first thing this morning so I have  a whole load of wet dog towels.He is sure improving there was hardly any fur in the tub when the bath was over.

It looks overcast again today, the last two  were sunny and warm at  about 59° if you call that warm, to me it  is warm.

Hi everyone.  I have had a very busy couple of days.  On Sunday our daughter called saying her computer had crashed.  Since she is dependent on it for a number of things, including her telephone service, I made the decision to get her another one rather than try to repair the one she is using.  The one she has is very underpowered and I think it may have been causing the problems with her telephone for quite awhile. 

So yesterday my friend and I went computer shopping and found a very nice and powerful Compaq (HP) for a very good price.  So last evening I started getting it ready for her by taking off a lot of the software they package with it that is trail or not needed.  I then loaded the necessary anti-virus, anti-spam software and some maintenance software like the Advanced System Care.  This morning I have made recovery disks for it and now have it in the car and as soon as my lunch is finished I will head to her apartment and set it up for her.  This is the first 64 bit computer that I have worked with and didn't have any problem getting the older programs to load, with one exception of an old game that Pat said she wouldn't play anyway. 

Janet, with the name and model of the printer you can always find the drivers for it on the web by going to the manufacturers site and looking in the download section.  Then you download the appropriate one and click on it and it will install the drivers.  There is no problem in deleting the printer and unless you actually deleted the printer program the drivers are probably already there.  You could just click on the "add a printer" icon in the printers and faxes screen from the Control Panel.  It sounds more complicated than it is.  If you have the disk that came with the printer, that is the easier way.

Janet, thanks for the devotional for this week.  It is a thoughtful piece.

Joyce, sorry to hear that you have lost your dog.  I know pets are very dear to us.

About finished with my lunch and time to hit the road so I can get back in time for my afternoon rest period.

Good morning.  It is nice to know that with these small incomes that I receive that I don't have to pay the government more or the state more.  Good day at the tax preparers office. 

Euchre was fun.  Ivalou is so funny.  She says things that makes you stop and wonder and then you laugh until you cry because she is laughing so much.  She is a treasure! 

Today is rehab and then I have nothing positive to do until church Sunday morning!  Yeah!  But I really need to get outside and trim my hibiscus and butterfly bushes that I didn't cut down last fall! 

Bright and sunny again today and it is suppose to get in the 60's today!  There is frost on the ground now in the shade but as soon as the sun hits it, it will be gone.  So nice not to have to wear heavy coats when going outside!  

Well, here we go again.  Today is grocery shopping day.  16 miles to and 16 miles from.  We pour out our money and eat for another week.

Thanks for the devotional Janet.  It is good to be reminded about the need for prayer.  I did not know that you were in pain.  I don't know what the problem is, but at least we can all pray about it.

We are all working a seven day week at the moment as three people left in the past fortnight.  I don't feel bad on it though and I love the work, but there is no time for anything else.  I have read all of the posts, but will have to go for a lie down.

God bless all.

Anthony.

p.s. I enjoyed the thoughts about the animals, and what happens to them after death.  There are some thoughts in the Bible about God's care for animals.  His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.

Another busy day for us.  One of the alarm customers in Garden has a problem, so we will make a circle drive today; first to Garden to get that fixed and take the car to the dealer so the salesman can Sync our phones to it (everything works now except the phone spoken commands) and then drive on over to Dodge City for my doctor's appointment at 2:30.

Darrel had a rough day yesterday--NINE biopsies!  And then a huge shot of Rocefin.  He could barely walk when we left Elkhart.  Four days until we get the results, will keep praying!

Larry, you are such a wonderful Dad.  Stacey is very blessed to have you.  Thanks for the advice re the printer situation.

I have already been to my chiropractor, now need to get going to Garden City.

Hello Anthony!  You posted as I was composing.  Glad you are enjoying your work.  I had surgery on my tongue, they cut off a chunk of it; thus the pain.  Gotta run!

I have been busy since I got up this morning. After breakfast I started  cooking a new pot of food for the dogs. 

I boiled some rice,  browned some hamburger, added the rice,  some oatmeal, a couple of tablespoons of fresh ground flax meal and veggies to the hamburger. I let it get to boiling and shut if off to cool then  I filled two Tupperware quart containers, there was a little over a cup left in the pot so I gave that to the dogs, I tasted it first, they gobbled it right up.

I've also folded a load of clothes that I left in the dryer last night when I went to bed and  washed a small load of underwear and socks, swept and mopped the kitchen floor, ran the dishwasher and   put that  load of  underwear in the dryer. Whew, I worked up a sweat.

Doug was working on the van again today.  One more day and it will be ready to go.

Kass was in there both hands and feet, getting greasy and dirty.  I had a great visit with Megan.  We ate supper, and then headed home.

I pray everyone has a good evening.

Hi everyone.  I will get an early start today as have time to post before leaving for coffee.  I didn't get to post yesterday as were gone all morning with Bible Study and then visiting with friends.  We didn't go to lunch yesterday for various reasons.  Yesterday evening was choir practice.  We are getting ready for Easter services and had a good turnout for choir practice.

Today should be a lighter day.  Think I will get a haircut and a friend is coming over for an hour or so late this morning.  Then the rest of the day is free.  I need to get some work done in preparation for my income tax.  I did fill out and submit the census form yesterday.  Fortunately we got a short form. 

This may be a very pivotal week in American history with the health care situation.  We have a lot of cowardly congressmen who are hiding behind a technically to deem they have passed something they haven't voted on, at least that is the speculation.  Terribly serious things are happening in the USA now (in my humble opinion).

Judy, maybe Kass will become a lady mechanic.  At least it is good that she is learning about the care of a vehicle. 

Marilyn, you really do treat your dogs with the homemade food.  I hope they appreciate it. 

Janet, my heart goes out to Darrell as it sounds like he was really subjected to a lot with the test and the shot.  Hope some positive news comes by his way soon.  You both have had a hard few weeks here this winter. 

Anthony, hope you are finding sometime to do what you want to do as well as working the seven days a week.  That schedule can get old very fast. 

Al, I have always considered buying food a very good way to spend my money.  Hope you found some real bargains.

Etta Sue, glad your tax preparer gave you good results.  I am sort of dragging my feet this year as certain I will have to pay more taxes as I did a withdrawal from my IRA last year.  It is certainly great that Ivalou can find humor rather than bitterness from her speaking situation.  It sounds like she has a great personality, as do you.  You two must be sisters. 

We are suppose to have some passing rain again today.  It was cold and raw here yesterday and I suppose it will be again today.  However, tomorrow is suppose to be great with it getting up into the low 70s.  I am ready.  Hope you have a good day whatever you are doing today.