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Yes, Pat, Creative Memories is one of the leading brands of scrapbooking supplies.  Hope your arm feel better soon so you can get into that kit and get started.  I found a nice ballet album at Joann.com on sale for $4.95 that will be lovely for Abby's ballet photos.  She has another recital coming up right after we get home from Costa Rica.

I'm up early doing laundry.  I have a chiropractor appointment at 8:45, then we will head to Garden.  I have so much to do that I hope we get home early enough to do part of it.  I am really hoping the wind doesn't blow again today.  

My sister has published three more books, and will have another book signing which she had hoped I would do for her.  And I would; except she is coming while I am gone!  I am disappointed, but it will be okay.  I hope she has a great turnout for it.

Time to go get dressed and ready to go to the doctor.  See you all later.

As for Power Point, I have never done anything from scratch.  I just load files I have into it and play around.  My biggest problem is whether to 'save' or not to 'save'.  I sure don't want the original gone.  Now if they would ever get the clarity on YouTubes to be half as good as the clarity on .pps files, YouTube would be outstanding!

I went to Kitty's after I got back from rehab yesterday.  I needed a blank thumb drive to put files on to be printed for the Memory Book for my class of 1960.  I didn't stay long. 

I am either getting a cold or I have allergies.  I had windows open day before yesterday and have had a sore throat after sleeping for two nights.  Also I am a little congested.  I am coughing like mad and my eyes water.  I have never been bothered by allergies but I also have never been 67 years old before! 

Today is my Class of 1960 luncheon and then Kitty and I are going to Office Depot and start the printing for the Memory Book.  What started out being a low cost project is getting to be very costly for Bob and Kitty.  I am thinking we need to ask for donations to help with their cost. 

It is cloudy and gloomy and cold.  Back down into the 40's.  So I guess I had better dress warmer today and wear a jacket.  (in case this is a cold and not an allergy) 

Etta Sue, you are one of the busiest people I know!    I don't know how you do it.  But maybe my extra ten years has something to do with it?   

And then there's Janet, also always on the go. 

Sunshine this morning but possible thunder showers this afternoon and evening and then temperatures back to the normal mid- to upper-forties.  Much better than below zero! 

It is c-c-c-cold.  Snow, rain, freezing rain, wind, yukky weather.  Furnace is slow to take off. 

It is hard at times to Praise the Lord when things seemingly go wrong.  Yet that is what we are commanded to do.  When we do, there are blessings that we never imagine.  So lets continue to Praise the Lord.

Today is our actual Anniversary Date.

It was 7 years ago today that I bought the domain name of christianphotographers.com and worked with Oldiesmann to open this website.

Happy Anniversary Christian Photographers. Its wonderful that the website has survived this amount of time. I do not post often in here as i do not take that many photos, especially during the winter. As the weather slowly improves, i am looking forward to getting out and about more often with my camera. I have always found this forum so friendly and for that, i thank you all.

And thank you Pat for the heads up about the 7 year anniversary

Hi everyone.  We are awaiting the rain which we are suppose to have this afternoon.  I just put  our cars outside the garage so hopefully the pine pollen will  be washed off of them.  Yesterday the pollen was at a new high.  Hope this will take care of the pine pollen as it turns everything it hits yellow.  The other pollen are so fine you can't see them.  

After coffee and walking this morning I went to Ace Hardware and spent a bundle.  We have never had a good garden hose so got one, new spray nozzles, a powerstrip and extension cord for Pat to take to the quilting retreat so she will be able to hook up her machine.  She has been working this morning to be sure it is cleaned and in tip top shape.  I know she is looking forward to this retreat.

I am eating lunch and then will rest for awhile.  I hope to get my hard drive cloned this afternoon.  It has been a year since I did it.  It isn't hard but I have to take the side of the computer off and hook up a second hard drive, clone to it, change the cables and reboot the computer.  Then reconnect the cables as they were.  

I have a few other minor projects to tackle but may not get to them this afternoon.  

Janet, it is nice you enjoy the scrapbooking so much.  Pat has never gotten into doing anything like that (should I be glad about that?   )

Etta Sue, if you can move graphics to powerpoint then you could easily create original presentations.  I am sure you could probably find some good tutorials on how to do it.

Pat, those have been a quick seven years.  Hope we all see at least seven more.


 

Larry, maybe you should be glad Pat hasn't gotten into scrapbooking (yet.)  It is pretty addictive, and new products come out all the time.  It might be a good thing there isn't a Hobby Lobby closer than 80 miles from me!  Sounds as if you have had a busy day today, glad you felt up to doing all those things.

Jeanne and Ruth, thanks for the kind words.  Yes, I do stay busy, but I enjoy life, too.

We went to Garden; I got two pairs of new shoes, Darrel got his prescriptions filled, then we ate at Applebee's and headed home.  Darrel wanted to get here in time to order his diabetic shoes and get his nitro refilled at our drugstore.  I have my last load of laundry in the dryer, so that's done for a few more days! 

I have so many things to do yet before we leave!  Sure hope I don't forget anything vital.  Trying to cut down on weight in our luggage, as the airlines keep cutting the allowances.......but we always pack pretty light.  That's one thing we have learned through experience!

Glenn Beck has Barton on and they are talking about FAITH.  Really good, and so interesting what our founders went through to establish this wonderful country for us.  So I'm going to listen to the rest of the program now.

I do tend to stay busy but I also love my leisure time, too!  My leisure gives me energy to stay busy! 

The lunch went well.  Only 10 of us.  But we aren't having a lunch next month...going to wait until May 26 to meet in Brown County and May 28 to have a dinner at Lapel Lions Club.  I told them yesterday that after that the class is on their own.  I have been the organizer for 5 years..time to pass the wand to someone else.  I enjoy the get-togethers but not the organizing.  I think I work hard to have everyone participate and it seems less and less people show up.  I guess we are all getting burnt out! 

Then Bob left and Kitty went with me.  Office Depot is printing 35 copies of 47 people's All About Me.  Some are two pages.  I asked them that if there was no color photo on the page to print it in black and white.  Black and white copying is 9¢ a page and color copying is 29¢ a page.  It seems whatever I did to the heading, that it changed horizontal line or the text from black to grayish blue and I figured they would consider that being color.  Kitty and Bob needs all the short-cuts they can get for the cost.  35 books is going to be about $500!!!  Yes, we are going to take up a collection/donation for the cost of the books.  I am so anxious to see a finished one!  Hopefully this weekend sometime! 

Then Bob's birthday is Saturday and Kitty asked to stop at Lowe's.  Sure.  I parked at the Lawn and Garden area.  We went in and she got this 6' x 8' Green House.  It has reinforced plastic that the front and back door zips and the rolls up and ties.  The four windows velcro and roll up and ties also.  Well, the box was about 12"-14" square and at least 6' long!  I eyeballed it and wondered if we could take it home in my car.  But I put the back seat down and the Lowe's man got it in. 

Then I needed cat food and Kitty wanted to find small gifts for a Left/Right game we are going to do in Brown County.  I wrote a story that has every class members name in it and when I read 'left' the people in a circle passes their 'gift' to the left.  When I read 'right', it goes to their right.  The two stores were next door to each other.  She only has a few of them left to get. 

Then we were thirsty so we went to Lapel to Pizza King for Diet Pepsi and 3 cookies each!  What a combination!  Diet drink and cookies.     But I brought home 3 cookies.  Inky would love to get into the bag but I have put them up!  About the time we were ready to leave, a couple that had lunch with us came in.  Their daughter works there!  So we had to visit some more. 

Then to Kitty's.....and getting that Green House out of the car.  After some manipulations we got it out!  And sometimes the best way to hide something is to put it in plain site!  In their garage is a clear plastic curtain that she puts around her plants in the winter so the box is behind it.  Right in plain site.  Bob will never see it!

Then home! 

Whew!  I was tired. 

Upon getting up this morning, my throat is sore, I am congested and coughing.  Why not?  A couple of days ago it was 80+ degrees.  This morning it was 34 degrees! 

Now I am doing laundry and if Office Depot calls Kitty to tell her the printing is done, we are going to go get the prints!  Maybe start cutting the holes and putting the book together.  Just like a new baby...you know it's coming and can't wait to see what it looks like!

Happy Anniversary, everyone! Seven years is a wonderful accomplishment in the internet's too-fluid world. Everyone here is warm and welcoming. It's no wonder you've had so many strong years here.

I participated in the poll, although "the last few months" seemed like a bit of a stretch, since I just joined yesterday. 

Just found my way to this thread today--so much to explore. So--happy anniversary yesterday.

Okay, well that about wraps up post number three. Lord willing, they're the first of many posts.

I have had a busy day today.  In to NBay to pick up some pants for alteration.  I need to sew them tonight....ug.  Then on to the book store where I got a T Davis Bunn book and a Ted Decker book.  I was out of reading material.  I picked up the girls, bought baby shower gifts for two showers, and on to drop one off.  Back to my town and dropped off Kassie's friend picked up a prescription a few groceries, then here home.  A long but enjoyable day.

We have another puppy going to a good home tomorrow.  That will leave 3.  We enjoy the puppies, but it is time for their forever homes.

Well John is coming home, be here soon, so I gotta go.  Be back later.

Quote from: Whistlinsadler on April 09, 2010, 01:59:56 PM
Happy Anniversary, everyone! Seven years is a wonderful accomplishment in the internet's too-fluid world. Everyone here is warm and welcoming. It's no wonder you've had so many strong years here.

I participated in the poll, although "the last few months" seemed like a bit of a stretch, since I just joined yesterday. 

Just found my way to this thread today--so much to explore. So--happy anniversary yesterday.

Okay, well that about wraps up post number three. Lord willing, they're the first of many posts.

I'm so happy to see you posting in here!  And I hope you come in often.  We start this "Thoughts for the Week" every Sunday and we use it sort of like if we'd meet in a coffee shop in real life.  We just say what our plans are for the day or where we're going or what we've been snapping with our cameras, or we share a hymn or two or some little thought gleaned from our daily Bible reading.

So, we hope that you jump right in so we can all get to know you!

Congratulations on seven years!!

I had the difficult task of asking two people for forgiveness today.  One received it as a Christian should, and the other chose to "dig the knife a little deeper" by rehashing the things I had done and said in the instance for which I sought forgiveness before telling me she forgave me.

I cannot change her heart, but I can pray for healing in our relationship and for her to forget past hurts and move on.

I do feel as if the Lord lifted a load off me now.  Had been carrying that around for a while, even though I had asked His forgiveness. Clearly I still had work to do.

Bonnie

   not coffee but hot chocolate.

Brrrrrrrrrrr   it has been cold all day with snow flakes and perhaps a little rain.  neither does my not feeling well help.

Larry & Etta Sue:Thanks for the help one thing perhaps I need is gmail  which I do not have.

Bonnie: Some time ago I had said something that was very much out of charactor and Praise the Lord I was given the opportunity to say I'm sorry and yes it was accepted a very big burden was lifted to be sure.

Etta Sue: Perhaps the cold flu is making its travels as our daughter had a very bad one as well in fact the symptoms sounded the same as yours, she is feeling much better now.

I made my daily phone call and it is so draining as it is the same old same old each and every day. I do skip the odd day calling if you know what I mean. There is no light or change at the end of the tunnel ever.

The evening is drawing to a close and I sure trust that tomorrow will be warmer.
Ruth

Forgiveness is the hardest thing to do.  To forgive a person for what they have said or done is freeing to the forgiver, but too often we tend to feel like "punishing" the offender.  Yet the Lord's prayer says, "Forgive us .....as we forgive...." Can you imagine where we would be if our Lord forgave us the way we forgive?

Judy: Thanks for the reminder re the Lord's Prayer.

Ruth: Thank you for that encouragement.

As I said, all I can do for my friend, after lifting her up in prayer, is ask the Lord to open her heart, her eyes, and her soul.

I am so glad that Judy suggested this site. I think you will be a source of encouragement, support, and Godly love.  Hugs to all.

Bonnie

Love ya Bonnie.  Let it go...God will deal with it.  Have a good night's sleep.  Give Pastor D a hug from us.

   Good evening to all.   Well it was also a cold day here in the  Niagara Region and the heat came back on  in the house and the winter jackets came on.  Our lawns are nice and green and many of the plants are starting to push there way up.

I have read the posts but will not comment as I seem to be very tired so I am going to call it a night.

Judy B:  Is that your bonnie that is on the site?

Good night to all.

Hi Gord, so pleased to meet you.

Judy would have been 5 years old when she had me, lol. Though she is not my earthly mother, she is definitely someone near, and dear, to my heart. So glad we have reconnnected. Clearly the Lord has had a hand in orchestrating that, as I have been praying for both her and her dear husband John for many years. I was good friends with her daughter Bonnie a long time ago...and still pray for her as well.

Bonnie

We seem to be on a music "kick" here lately.  Isn't that just wonderful?

Chilly, cloudy and windy so far this morning but it's supposed to get sunny and warm up some this afternoon.  Not as warm as last week, but at least up to our normal mid-April temperatures.  And today I absolutely must go grocery shopping.  I've put it off as long as I can.   

Well, the printing is all done.  1500 more pages and $451!  Add that to the $200 already spent...that's too much for one classmate to handle.  Yes, we will take up donations!  I think it adds up to around $19 a book! 

Rough night last night.  I put Vicks on my throat but it didn't help much.  Woke up several times coughing and a severe sore throat.  So I have already been to the drug store, the bank for money and the gas station for lawn mower gas and to fill up the car.  I have the first med down me and drinking coffee and sucking on a Halls! 

I really need to mow today if it warms up.  Wish I had an allergy mask if only to not breathe the cool air. 

Kitty may call for me to help her with the book today.  Today is Bob's birthday so it all depends on what he wants to do...alone or with Kitty.  Bob is a walker so every day he goes somewhere and walks about 8-10 miles.  Kitty can't walk that much. 

Oh, yes!  Charlene and Audrey, her daughter, and Makena, her granddaughter, are in Michigan to see her other daughter, Carol.  Carol is Audrey's twin and she is full term, due to have baby Clair any time.  So Tony asked me to go with him to eat last night.  I drove to his house and we went to 'On the Border', then back to his house to talk about people we used to work with and wonder how they are doing now.  Fun to be with Tony and have him alone.  I asked him to go to church with me tomorrow.  We will see.  He goes to church but thought maybe he might want to go with his Momma tomorrow! 

It is nice and sunny with some wind today.  Still too cool to mow...53°.

You know, these thought of the week threads are a real treat. I'm enjoying sharing in what you all are doing and thinking from day to day.

I play the Irish tin whistle and each Saturday morning I indulge in a "session" with a former student. I taught this kid to play tin whistle, and he practiced up a storm and got better than me. So I quit charging for lessons and he comes over and we learn from each other. My daughters enjoy listening, and there's always hot tea and music and chatting and all sorts of pleasant stuff.

So this morning I watched the birds play during session, and -- did I mention? The boy is almost completely visually impaired, so the girls and I enjoyed describing the birds--a woodpecker, a lone cardinal, various sparrows.

His mom is a very dear friend, so sometimes she shares the visit, although she doesn't play the  tin whistle.

Later I will go get some medicine for my mom. We need groceries as well, Jeanne Lee, and I'll be taking care of that. I'm buying more generic food these days, as I'm saving for a lens. Still, generic food these days is every bit as good as the name brand stuff.  We are blessed.

God is so very, very good to us, and there is always something to be thankful for. The birds, for instance.....

T.Davis Bunn I believe wrote a story about a tin whistle.  Excellent story. 

Today was a great day. There was a baby shower for Megan and she got lots of wonderful things.  The new lines of baby clothes are so different from what I  had as a young mom.  Bright colours and wonderful fabrics.  She also got her stroller and car seat.

The pup didn't sell, the lady's son discouraged Mom.  Too bad as she lives alone and the pup would have been good company. 

Well I have a lot to finish up and need to get going.  Meals to make and sewing to complete.

I will be back.

Hi everyone.  What a day this has been.  I will try to be as brief as I can but my heart overflows in gratitude today for a guardian angel that our Heavenly Father had watching over us.  Thursday the batteries in our daughter's wheelchair failed.  She was able to limp back to her apartment with it by recharging twice along the way.  We then spent Friday night with us and we took her back today to deal with the battery problem.  She felt that since it was recharged to full charge it should hold so she could get to the bus, make the one transfer from one bus to another, and get to the Batteries Plus store where they had the replacements. 

She got on the bus to start the trip and we headed out in the car to meet her at the battery store.  Before we got there she called to say that when she got off the bus the battery basically had lost its power and she was stranded.  Fortunately I had written down the phone number of the battery store and called.  The very nice young man, who I later found to be the owner of the store, said he could bring the batteries she needed the 3 to 4 miles down the road to where we would be with her but that he didn't install off site.  I told him I had failed to put in my toolbox, thinking she could make it to his store where they would change the batteries. 

After we spoke for a couple of minutes he said he would put in his tools and come to us to change the batteries, which he did.  She then got back on the bus and headed to her apartment and we went to the store to pay the bill.  I tried to give him a nice tip for his efforts on our behalf beside the $25 service fee. He refused saying he was the owner of the store and he wouldn't take a penny more.  As I signed the charge slip I had taken out a couple of bills and tried to tip him again expressing my gratitude but again he said no and just mention his store in a good light when I had a chance. 

I assured him I would do so and that I was a also writing to Batteries Plus to express my appreciation for his extra efforts on our behalf.  We got in the car to come home and Pat and I both looked at each other an expressed our recognition and thanks to God for his wonderful care in putting this man in our lives today.  It was a beautiful day here weather-wise and it turned out to be wonderful memories rather than having to deal with a disaster.

Pat and I are both exhausted in dealing with the stress of the day but now can relax and enjoy the evening.

There are too many postings to respond to today.  However, Bonnie, when I read about your apology effort I did want to comment that I have come to believe the apology, and whether it is accepted or not, is for the person giving it and shedding the burden.  We are not responsible for how the other person acts as we have no control over another person. 

Etta Sue, rather overwhelmed by the size of that book project.

To Larry. Thank you for two things. (1) for reminding us that God is in control, and often places people in our lives right when we need them, ie, the owner of the store. (2) for reminding me of something I learned from another Christian friend; the fact we can only control our own reactions, not those of the one we offend/hurt.

To Judy: Did you notice Gord's question to you re if I was your Bonnie, and my reply to him, lol?

Hello everyone I haven't posted in a few days. I want to welcome the new people.  Do tell us a little bit about yourselves and how you came to CP.

I am Marilyn, I live in North Bend Oregon USA with my hubby, 2 dogs and 2 cats. I  have been born again for 12  years. I have 5 grown children 14 grands and 5 greats. I moved from California to Oregon  a year ago to get married.  I am retired 70  years young and I love using Paint Shop Pro to make graphics, cards, and stationery, recently I have started writing tutorials, Enough of this.

I took Happy back to the Vet today for a follow up he is doing very well and has  really improved. He goes back in 2 weeks when he finishes the Anti fungal medicine for the final; follow up, there is no charge for the follow up appointments. That fits my wallet perfectly. 

Hi Marilyn. Nice to meet you too!

One thing I did not share in my introduction over in the Welcome New Members thread was the fact that I have a 2.5 year old kitty named Bella. She is, by far, the smartest, and prettiest cat I have ever owned. She sure brightens my day!!

Taught herself how to fetch; knows when it's bedtime and comes to get me if I am not ready to go there, lol. She loves to greet me by washing my hands after I give her her tummy rub.

Pets sure are good for us!!