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                                  GOD'S SPECIAL PLACE

Read Luke 2:1-7
[Mary] brought forth her first-born Son...and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. --Luke 2-7

As a young girl in the late 1920s, Grace Ditmanson Adams often traveled with her missionary parents through inland China.  Later, she wrote about those trips and the crowded places where they stayed overnight--village inns full of people coughing, sneezing, and smoking, while babies cried and children complained.  Her family put their bedrolls on board-covered trestles in a large room with everyone else.

One snowy night, they arrived at an inn to find it packed full.  The inn-keeper expressed his regret, the paused and said, "Follow me."  He led them to a side room used to store straw and farm equipment.  There they slept in a quiet place of their own.

After that, whenever Grace read that Mary "brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke2:7), she saw the event differently.  While some described the innkeeper as an example of uncaring, sinful mankind who rejected the Savior, Grace said, "I truly believe that Almighty God used the innkeeper as the arranger for a healthier place than the crowded inn--a place of privacy."

Through eyes of faith, we see God's provision for Mary.  Look for the ways He provides for you. --David McCasland

Wait on the Lord from day to day,
Strength He provides in His own way:

There's no need for worry, no need to fear,
He is our God who is always near. --Fortna

Hi everyone.  We are a chilly 27 degrees this morning but sunny.  When I came home from coffee found I couldn't get my garage door open.  We had a power outage that lasted an hour.  We were getting our coats on to go to the library or a bookstore when the power came back on and the furnace kicked in although my office still is chilly today.  I am certainly not complaining, however, when I watch the news and see so many folks in the NE experiencing such difficulties with the weather.  We had the perfect snow storm as the roads and walks remained clear in our area. 

I did attend church yesterday and we had only 50 or 60 people in attendance and a choir of 8.  We did not do the anthem we had prepared as our director was ill and we didn't have enough voices to do it justice.  I came home and rested awhile and then took our daughter back to her apartment.  So things are getting back to normal.

I have nothing else planned for today other than watch some football late this afternoon and again later this evening.  Georgia Tech plays Army in a bowl game at 5 pm and the Falcons play today.

Janet, thanks for the devotional for this week.  That is an interesting slant on the story of where Christ was born and the role of the innkeeper.

Janet that has given a totally different perspective to Christ's birth.  Thank you for the devotional. 

Today is a quiet day that John and I are enjoying together.  God Bless all of you .

It's wonderful what God can use to show us something in a new way.  Thanks for that, Janet.

We only got about 2 inches of snow overnight, and although we still have an "advisory", it's mostly now for the wind.  In fact, the sun is shining!   :)

I got the above story enclosed in a Christmas card.  I couldn't stop thinking about it, and how it does change my perception of Jesus' birth in a stable.......maybe the best place, after all.  Mary certainly needed privacy, and that was provided.  Glad you enjoyed it, too.

My house guest left about 11:15 today.  She is a delightful gal, had been here since about Wednesday of last week, but was out "pitching" all day on every day until Saturday.  (She sells perfume.)  Anyway, I was typing the devotional and listening to her, thus the errors.  I think I have them all corrected now.

It was about 20* this morning, but is now up to around 40*.  And we still haven't had enough snow to register.  I surely don't want a big blizzard, though!  But if one comes, I hope we are home!

Beth had a good Christmas.  When I went to get her, one of the nurses stopped me and said, "If Beth's hair looks bad, I didn't do it.  But if she looks good, I did it.  Just kidding, she looks gorgeous!"  This gal was doing the ladies' hair, just as a loving service to them.  She said she wanted to apply some makeup for Beth, but ran out of time.  So Mary (our guest) did that, and Beth looked SO nice.  She was able to stay until after 8:00 in the evening before asking us to take her back.

See you later!

Thank you, Janet, for the devotion.  I love the different slant about the birth of Jesus in a manager in a stable.  I am sure it was much quieter than an inn full of people and a lot more private in order to give birth to the Messiah. 

And Larry, our Cantata was beautiful as yours was beautiful.  There were 25 in the choir, a narrator and the choir director.  No orchestra...the music was on CD.  Ruth Ann, the minister's wife and director, sure does get results from our choir.  We snickered though when it was asked that the choir come to the stage...a third of the congregation when up on stage to sing!  Loved it!  And I sent the link of your website and your cantata to Ruth Ann.  I know she will love it! 

Also I wasn't suppose to run the projector yesterday but Ruth Ann called me about 40 minutes before church to ask if I could run it.  The woman that was suppose to run it called to say she had to work yesterday morning.  So I got a quick training since I hadn't done a cantata before!

All is over for Christmas...even the trash was just picked up!  Since I didn't have much decorations out, it didn't take me long to put it all away.  My bows are still on the deck but hopefully they will be stored in the garage again by Friday when our temps are suppose to get way up there in the 50's!!

When I receive pictures of family and friends, I put them on my fridge with little magnets.  It was getting so I had to bend over to put them on there...9 years of collecting.  So I took all of them down...cleaned the fridge and I am starting over with the pictures I received for Christmas.  Already, I am giving the fridge a double-take...not used to a bare fridge front! 

I watched 'Sound of Music' again last night and today on Oprah is to be the cast of 'Sound of Music'.  I am recording it. 

I have already been to Lapel today.  My niece, Teresa, made me a bunch of ham (bologna) salad for Christmas and for some reason, I can't eat ham salad sandwiches without potato chips ON the sandwich and ON the side!  So after the bank, I went to Dollar General for potato chips and my flavored water! 

Then Tony called and asked if I was home.  I said, 'Yes!  Are you coming to see me?'  'Yes.'  'Well, I will see you in a few minutes.'  He said, 'Sooner than that.  I am in the drive and called to make sure you were home before getting out in the snow!'  He didn't bring the snow blower so I still have lots of snow on the drive.  I wonder if I would use a snow blower if I had one?  Naw!!

Everyone keep warm!!

Etta Sue once you would get a snow blower and tried it you would be sold.  We love ours, just I can't use it with my shoulder problem.

Looks like everyone has had a busy day hee at CP.  RuthV has had company and had had and still has a busy week ahead.  John heads to work tomorrow, and I am finishing up a job I started.   

Praying for each of you my friends as I settle in for a long winters nap!

Yes, it looks like everyone was busy away from CP yesterday.  Good for them....bad for us! 

Today is SAMS.  We are all going to Olive Gardens.  Jane called and she is driving today.  She said Ivalou wasn't going since she was sore from when she fell!  I didn't know that!  Said that Ivalou was putting something under the Christmas tree and got over-balanced and fell Sunday sometime.  I was over there for lunch.  Hope that Jo was still there to help her up.  And Ivalou took the trash herself yesterday morning to Kaye Don's drive way.  She said she was fine...just sore. 

Other than that...not much news to talk about. 

Oh, yes!  Janet, I am going to share your devotion at SAMS today.  They look to me to bring something to read...funny or serious.  I love your devotion and just have to share it!!

Sharing that devotion is a wonderful idea Etta Sue.  Have a good day.

I am back on this website. I called Frontier this morning and the tech took over my computer and fixed it, it took about 40 minutes. Thank you Jesus.



We went to California for Christmas, however I fell on Thursday and hurt my right knee AGAIN, Not bad but it does hurt still especially when I touch it. Friday  after checking into the motel acrosss the street to have Gyro's on Pita bread. I love those Greek Gyros. After a nap we went to Gilbert's for supper ad gifts. On Christmas day we went to Sarah's parent's house for dinner and gifts. On Sunday we went to church in McKinelyville coming home after church.

Gosh it is good to be back here. I doubt I will even try to get caught up on the reading though.

Janet I went backt o read the devotional, what a great story. Also gald that beth had a nice Christmas and got her hair done up nice too.

Etta Sue what is SAMS?

Larry i saw on TV about all the snow in Atlanta and know that you are only about 30 miles from there. Did you get a lot at your place.

Hi Judy How is all of your brood doing?

HOORAY!!!  Marilyn, I'm so glad your problem getting here was solved!   :cheer:

Hi everyone.  We have a beautiful day here today.  It was very chilly here this morning and we had to sit away from the windows at McDonald's as it was too cold there.  By noon it had warmed up a bit.  Most of our snow is gone. 

Marilyn, it was god to see you posting again as it was about time to send you another email with the postings.  Our snow is about gone and we only had maybe an inch or two but in our area the roads never became slick or unpassable.  In fact it was just a perfect white Christmas snow as the ground and trees were covered but the walks and roads weren't.  That wasn't true all over Atlanta.  Glad you were able to be with your family for Christmas.

Etta Sue, a couple of years ago our choir did a cantata using a CD and our director vowed she would never do that again as didn't have the control she wanted in her directing.  I thought it went well as an alternative to hiring an orchestra but know we won't do it again with this director and that is fine.  I thank you for sharing the link with Ruth Ann.  I must admit I hadn't even thought of it.  By the way, I have heard some lame excuses but that one as to why you can't eat ham salad without the aid of a potato chip takes the cake.  :) :)  :)  I shared that with my wife and she said she thought it made a lot of sense.

Janet, so glad the Beth was able to enjoy the day with you as know that must mean a lot to her.  It was nice of the lady to fix hair for the residents.  When my mother was in the nursing home they had a beauty parlor and my sister assured that she had her hair fixed each week and had nice looking clothing (although that part was difficult with the laundry situation).  I am surprised you didn't get some snow from that storm that came across the country which gave us the snow and then up the East coast.

Jeanne, sounds like you were lucky with the snow situation.  It looked to be pretty bad in other parts of New York state.

Judy, sure the holiday with John at home went too quickly. 

I got notice that the first book I had requested for my ebook reader was available for download.  However, when I went to the library site to download it there is a message they are having a problem with their software and it was temporarily unavailable.  They will only hold the book for two days before it is released for someone else so will have to keep my eye on it and hope it is fixed by tomorrow.  I am about half way through reading a Zane Grey book and enjoying it.  I don't think I had ever read a Zane Grey story before. 

This will be a very light week for me as we have no Bible study this week or choir on Wednesday and nothing on the schedule until Saturday morning other than going to coffee early each morning.  I will enjoy the change of pace.

Hello, everybody.  It's been a busy day, but a couple of hours ago I started having chills, aching and coughing, and have a headache.  Ugh.  Mom is having more problems, I spent time with her, then went to the doctor with her.  Her legs are swollen and weeping, they have wrapped the right one in Ace bandages and are having her sit in her recliner so her feet can be elevated.

I feel so bad, am going to try to get a little nap.

Janet, I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well.  I'm praying for your quick recovery.

Marilyn Welcome back.

Larry- Zane Gray is very similar to Louis Lamour.  I have most of his books and will keep them as they contain a lot of history intertwined in the fiction.

I will join Jeanne in praying Janet.

I'm praying for Janet too.  I've always loved to read Zane Grey and also Louis L'Amour, It seems that when I do read  either of them the reading goes so fast. I used to read at least 1 book a day but I haven't done any book reading in quite a long while other than my Bible and what I read online.

Janet your post sounds like the beginning of a commercial for cold medicine, LOL I know  that what you are feeling isn't funny but they way you said that  tickled my funny bone. I will pray for your mother too.

Welcome back, Marilyn.  Did they tell you what they fixed?

I watched her fix it she had control of my computer. She  went in to the command mode then  ipconfig and pinged this site using different codes until it worked.

Stopping by, just for a moment, to let y'all know I've been there and back again!  I arrived home in Coos Bay about 6 p.m. this evening, after leaving from my daughter's in Spokane nearly 12 hours earlier! I had a long lay-over in Portland on the return trip, though, that is what took the time.

It was/is raining here and I had to drive home from the Eugene airport in the rain AND in the dark for most of the way!  I really dislike driving in the rain after dark!   >:(  But I did make it home safe and sound, and called my daughter at each stopping point to let her know I had made it that far safely.   :thumbsup:

I had a very nice visit with my daughter and granddaughter in Spokane and enjoyed other of their friends while there.  They are still waiting for the storm that was predicted to arrive ... I think it went north of them.  Oh, well.

I'll be back as I have time and check up on all y'all ... until then I need to take a break and rest my weary bones.   ;)

Hi everyone.  I got up a bit earlier than usual this morning so have had time to read the postings and do my e-mail before going to coffee.  As far as I know my schedule is completely clear for today, a little holiday period restful time) and I will enjoy it.  Need to prepare some reports and work out a budget for next year for a group I am involved with as this will be needed a week from today.

Janet, sorry to read that you are catching something.  Hope it is better today.

Jane, glad to see you are safely home.  I agree with you on driving at night, especially if it is raining since that makes the road even harder to see.  It sounds like you had a nice time while you were away.

Judy and Marilyn, I am enjoying the Zane Grey story and will read more of his books.  I am spending a lot less time on the computer so am having more time available for reading.  I used to spend all day on the computer and all evening too.  I don't do that anymore as now have only one website that I maintain and it is low-maintenance most of the year.

Jeanne, hope your snow will be melting.  We are suppose to get up to 50 degrees today so should think all of our snow, which is already gone except in protected places, should disappear today.

Yeah!  Marilyn is back.  And Jane is back, too!  Sorry to hear that Janet is ill.  Glad that Jeanne isn't in the storm.  And Larry is cautious of the cool weather there.  And JudyB is still in the deep freeze but staying warm. 

I am thinking about going swimming today.  I haven't been since Nov 30th.  It will all depend on how fast I move.  If I can't leave by 1pm, then I will stay home. 

SAMS stands for Senior Adult Ministry.  Actually should be SAM's.  Kind of a weird name.  Seniors are adults!  Really it is for the old folks in the church to get together for a meal other than at church! 

That's it, folks!!

Good Morning Yay!! Jane is back home, I have missed seeing her for the past week each morning at the fitness center.

It is cold here this morning and there was some very tiny little pieces of sleet when I took the dogs out just before dawn. At first I thought it was the wind blowing hard through the trees until I noticed the salt like  stuff on the deck rail.

Janet how are you feeling today, I prayed hard for you a few times during the night whenever I woke up and  before I went to sleep the first time. There are a lot of home remedy type things out there. You sent some about Honey and Cinnamon, I think it was a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon to a tablespoon of honey. If you  can find that I sure would like to have it again, I accidentally deleted it. Then there is the cider vinegar and honey mixed half and half for coughing taken by the tablespoon, I know it tastes yucky but it sure worked for me.

It is about time for me to get myself out to the car and on to the  gym.

Marilyn, it's so nice to have you back!  And thanks so much for the prayers.  I was awake a lot last night, tried to pray, but my mind was all a jumble.  I think I was feeling overwhelmed by dealing with Mom's and Beth's conditions.  I get so tired of hearing, "there is nothing we can do....."  But God understands, He loves them both and He is in control.  I have spent the day trying to get myself psyched back up to my usual cheerful and optimistic self.  I did go to Beth's eye appointment with her, heard the same mantra as usual..nothing we can do.  :'(

Thanks you each so much for praying for me.  It is very much appreciated, and I can tell when someone is praying for me.  Love you all!

They are saying we will get some cold weather in the next few days.

WELCOME HOME, JANE!!  You were missed.  Glad you made it safely through the rain and the dark!

Darrel is telling me my hamburger is ready!  See you later!

Etta Sue we are in a thaw today.  It has been at 0*F and over all day.  didn't bother to even light the furnace till about 7 this evening.  This is unusual for the time of year but we are expecting a storm for Friday.  Tomorrow RuthV is running her son south to Toronto, and will be turning back home the same day.  I hope they stay ahead of the weather. That will be about a 10 hour round trip.

Larry if you can get it from the library find the lamour book "Last of the Breed"  It is my all time favourite and I am sure you will enjoy it as well.

I had a panic on my hands.  I lost specific embroidery floss and a wonderful pair of embroidery scissors that were given to me.  I have hunted high and low.   Thought it meant that I would have to buy all new floss.  I prayed that god had His eyes on the floss and would He put my eyes onto where I had put the project.  I sat down in my chair and saw a package sticking out from under the top of the coffee table on the ledge under it.  Yes It was all the supplies for my project.   God is good, the answer came quickly!

Have a great evening everyone.

Janet:  Sending my prayers for your health and strength for the months and years ahead.

Larry:  Snow in Atlanta - I thought that was the Deep South!  Glad that you had a nice visit and good Christmas.   

We are now in Arizona after our son told us that we just had to leave as planned and he does have daily visits from friends and family.  Our daughter plans to stay a night over the weekend and cook all day then freeze more dinners for him.  He is getting around rather well and pain is  controlled - physical therapy may start soon. 

We had the best ever weather driving down to the east of Phoenix area and now spending time setting things up.  The computer needs a new microphone so we can use SKYPE. Wanted to visit with a cousin and she is sad because friends are coming for the next three weeks.  She gets company over the next three months and we hardly can get together anymore. 

Here, there is rain today and snow in some of what they call higher areas so it will be beautiful and they really need the rain in Arizona. 

Pat's and my cousin posted this on his wall on Facebook.


"If we all under accused, over confessed and over forgave we would have a surplus of peace. Instead we over accuse, under confess and under forgive, creating a surplus of strife." ~R.c. Sproul Jr. ~

Just think if we were to follow this for the New Year.....Make it our way of life.....What would change for us???

My did I have some reading to do!!!  As JudyB mentioned I have had my son visiting; we went down and picked him up on the 23rd. Tomorrow we take him back to Toronto and plan to be back late tomorrow night (I had not heard of the impending storm!)

We had my daughter, my four grandchildren, my son and a couple, who are dear friends for Christmas dinner. Everything turned out wonderfully even though I discovered afterward that the carrots never made it to the table  ;D

May God bless you all. Thank you all for the postings. What an encouragement it is to see how God works in the lives of those who put their trust in Him!!

Hi everyone.  I have the house to myself for a bit this morning as Pat has gone to have breakfast with a friend.  This is the friend that was ill the day they had it planned before Christmas.  Last night Pat was feeling well at all and we had a coupon for a 2 for 1 at Burger King.  So I went to use the ticket for the Whopper sandwiches and when I went through the drive through the person said I should save my coupons as it was Whopper Wednesday and you got two for $3.  Couldn't beat that.

I did get a few of my things on my list done yesterday.  However, had to think to myself that it is a good thing I don't work anymore as my production level is way down and it took me a long time to accomplish these things.  However, there was no rush so no problem and since I work for myself guess I won't get into trouble or get fired.  :)

Our weather is a bit warmer today and suppose to get up to about 60 tomorrow but we are to have rain later today or tomorrow.

I think I mentioned that I had gotten a Logitech Harmony Remote for Pat for Christmas.  It is great and now I am able to put away five remotes and just use the Harmony.  Pat loves it as do I as only have to push one button to turn on the device you want and it does the rest. 

RuthV,  my wife has done what you did with the carrots on occasion but there always seems to be enough to eat without the forgotten item and it can be served at another meal.  Hope the storm holds off until you get back from your trip to Toronto.

JudyB, glad you found your  embroidery floss and scissors.  It is strange how things just disappear and then appear.  I will try to keep that L'mour book in mind.  I am really enjoying the Zane Grey book I am reading.

Carol, nice to read that you had a good trip to Arizona and now can enjoy the warm weather.  We usually get very little, if any, snow here in Atlanta.  It is all gone now although on the news last night they had a report of people snowed in up in the North Georgia mountains and running out of food. 

Janet, I understand your concerns about your mother and Beth.  Just stay in today as only God knows what is going to happen tomorrow.  I know that is easier said than done but I find it has helped me a lot.

Marilyn, it is good to see you posting again.  I take that you and Jane go to the same gym.

Etta Sue, our local Methodist church as a SAM's group and they have offered us a donut when we are there walking at the gym. 

Time to get to work on a couple more of the items on my list.  Also a lot of good football games on today and tonight.  Sure I will probably watch a couple of them.

Larry yes Jane I an go to the same gym we joined together as it was something we had been talking about when I was still in California, it just took us both awhile to   get it in the budget. In fact i will be leaving here shortly to go there.

Today I am going to get some of the household bills set up to pay online. Keith has been writing checks for them, and using the office stamps to mail them. It is much easier to pay them online

Well time to go. See all y'all later. Oh it was sure good to see a post from RuthAnn.

I had gotten up around 6 and turned on the fireplace since I have been turning down the temperature on the furnace.  The heat pump hasn't been working good this year.  I went back to bed and woke up suddenly just before 8am.  It sounded like a vrrrooooom!  My first thought was the house was on fire due to the fireplace!!  I ran to the living room...the cats were scared!  Nothing out of place or different.  Then I notice a noise.  A tinkling sound.  I realized it was a sun catcher on the front window.  I pushed it against the window to stop it and when I let go, it started rattling again!!  Finally it quit.  All I noticed was most of the snow had disappeared over night and it was above freezing. 

I went back to bed and soon realized it was raining.  So I figured what I had experienced was a huge thunder-boom.  When I finally did get up, I got an email from a neighbor.  4.2 earthquake centered at Greentown, IN, just before 8am.  Greentown is north and about 35-40 minutes away.  Now the noon news is saying it has changed to 3.8 on the richter (sp) scale.  So far only minor damage like gutters down and things stuck in the ground like yard ornaments that are askew!  The news just now said that it has been 175 years since an earthquake centered north of Indianapolis. 

But an earthquake in Indiana?  But we are on a fault here...just not very active. 

Yesterday Kitty and I went swimming....as well as a whole bunch of other people.  Noisy and probably 10 people all the time in the 6 lane lap pool!  We would swim a link, turn to go back and someone was in your lane.  You are suppose to ask permission to share a lane but not yesterday.  I did swim either 26 or 32 links.  Lost count.  But I can sure feel it today.  My chest hurts from the free-style activity.  I hadn't been swimming since Nov 30th! 

And today when I got up, I turned on the heat pump.  It's 40 degrees so the heat pump should be working but it was giving off cool air.  Not cold but not even warm air.  So I called the company that installed it and they are coming tomorrow morning.  Hope that it is fixable and not too costly! 

That's it.  Most of the snow is gone and the temps are better.  This is only the third day in December that is has been above 32 degrees!!

Etta sue I hear about your earthquake on FOX news this morning.
3.8 is not a very big shaker I am surprised that there is any damage at all.

We're on a fault, too, here in northern New York.  But I can only recall one earthquake and that was about 25 or 30 years ago.  Sounded like a train was coming right at the house and then the floor started to shake.  I don't remember how far away the center was, but it was supposedly a 5.something.  No damage here and I don't think there were any reports of damage any place else.

God is for you.
God loves you.
God will guide you.
God will not fail you.
God will be with you.
God will provide for you.
God will bless you.
God will give you rest.
God will strengthen you.
God will answer you.
God will uphold you.
God will keep you.

Wonderful reminders, Judy.

It is 1:00 A.M. We arrived back about an hour ago. All went well although we noticed ice on the parking lot of the WalMart where we stopped at 10:00 P.M. I drove carefully, just in case.

I have been in three locations where earthquakes have hit however never severe enough to cause any damage. The epicenters were always quite a distance from where I was!

Larry: Yes we had lots to eat and no one noticed the missing carrots!  My son and I made a bean soup on Monday and the carrots got all used up!!

Hi everyone.  We are having a beautiful day and the temp is already at 45 degrees and headed into the 60s today.  Rain is expected later today or tonight and tomorrow but still relatively warm.  The sun is out now.  I just got back from our Friday men's coffee and this morning we went to McDonald's as the city hall is closed.  There were nine men in attendance.  A couple of them were planning on playing golf later this morning as it is such a nice day.

Etta Sue and Jeanne, I can relate to the earthquake experience as lived in Alaska in the late 60's.  While I was there we had a couple of quakes.  One of them was while I was at work and my desk chair, with me in it, suddenly rolled back from the desk and into the bookcase that was behind it.  Everything rattled and moved around a bit.  I don't think there was any damage.  Our landlady, who lived in the duplex next to us, was scared to death of earthquakes as had experienced the big quake in 1966 that did so much damage in Anchorage.  Where I live now is a part of the Stone Mountain formation and I don't know whether we would feel a quake or if there is a fault near.  When I worked we were concerned and were planning for transportation needs for the New Madrid fault in Southeastern Missouri and the Memphis area, which hasn't happened yet but is anticipated.  Etta Sue, glad you had no damage.  Sorry to hear of your problems with your heat pump.  We had a heat pump in Maryland which is really disliked.  Down here I think they work pretty well.  We do have one for our upstairs room over the garage.

Ruth V, I am glad to read that you had no problems with the roads on your trip to Toronto.  Sure you were glad to get back home.

I plan on staying home the rest of the day and start to work on the files for the upcoming Golden Games.  I also plan to finish reading my Zane Grey story.  It has really been good.

I know that many of you know Joan Lavelle (Biscuit on the old SeniorNet).  I read this morning in another forum that she is in the hospital with, I think, the flu

Happy New Year everyone.  We will be staying home tonight as we do most years.  

Our little earthquake was nothing compared to what I have seen on TV.  Just a little quivering in the earth...enough to jiggle a sun catcher on my window.  I didn't even notice the vertical blinds moving!!  And as for damage, the gutter that was shown on TV was full of ice so it may have fallen anyway.  The wooden trellis they showed was leaning but could have been the ground thawing.  But the crack in a business's wall probably was from the quake!  No big deal...other than it was an earthquake in central Indiana! 

Betty, Marge, Ivalou and I went last night to Steak and Shake to eat...our Christmas present from Marge.  Then we went to the movies...our Christmas present from Betty.  We saw 'The Little Fockers'.  It was funny but I wouldn't want to watch it with my son!  I can't remember the last movie that I saw or even who played in it.  Just know it was PG and very good.

I am waiting on the repairman to come and fix my heat pump!!

Sun is shining now and 51 degrees!!!  Whooo-eee!!  Maybe I will get the bows off my deck today!

Here we are at the end of 2010.  I'm still not used to writing 2010 on my checks and now I have to start with 2011!   :( 

It's not only the end of the year, but today is the last Friday of the month.  Gene always claimed that was the "weather breeder" for the coming month.  I sure hope that holds true this time.  It's lovely today - sunny and mild, maybe even above freezing this afternoon.  Of course a few days into the month and I won't remember what today was like!   :lol:

JOhn just told me that Phoenix Arizona and New Mexico are snowed in.  That is almost unheard of. On the way home from solway MN the plows were pulled off the road. There was zero visibility. John was at the leading edge of the stom although he did hit some freezing rain.  Thankfully John is back in the province safely.

RuthV Glad you are home safely. Someone else coming up from the south had their car break down at PTown. and is parked at the circle.

Well I have to go, much to do before John gets home.

I am perplexed that a message comes about my password being incorrect and then I type in exactly what it has been all along and today I am able to enter CP.  Thankful.   

We are east of Scottsdale and a bit north and east of Phoenix.  The snow is really in upper levels although it did snow at a lower altitude that where we are now.  Yes, they can get hailstorms here too as we have been in a few of them over the years.  Northern Arizona and parts of New Mexico easily get snow too - have been caught in many a storm.  Luckily and thankfully missed the storms this year. 

JudyB:  Thankfully, John beat that storm.  The truckers have quite a time and people don't slow down.  The daughter of friends of my daughter was killed in a fog/snow storm recently.  Very sad. 

Janet:  False alarm from me.  I was able to get into CP today - just have to retype my password, isn't that strange? 

Jeanne Lee:  I hope it isn't the "weather breeder for the next month".  It is freezing here now - yikes. 

Today, Don hung a drapery rod and put in tie-backs for our bedroom.  It does look softer on the wall.  We went to a hardware store and I found those little towel hangers for one under the kitchen sink and one under the bathroom sink.  All over town, it seems a lot of stores are open for what used to be a national holiday - it is a display the flag day.

Now to seach for a church service on Sunday.   

Quote from: Marilyn on December 28, 2010, 08:57:02 PM
I watched her fix it she had control of my computer. She  went in to the command mode then  ipconfig and pinged this site using different codes until it worked.

Marilyn, maybe you can tell Nita about this as she can't get to CP either.

Thanks so much and good to see you.

Pat I thought Nita finally got in. I got an email from her that said get got in.
I will ask her then tell her to call Frontier and ask for the same tech who helped me.

Thanks Marilyn.

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I am late today, but still in time to wish each of you a Happy New Year!!

Carol, glad to see you got on.  Between having a house guest for about a week, and checking every day on Beth and Mom, plus the usual stuff, I didn't check emails as soon as I normally would.  And then I saw your post and was glad you made it in.  Don't get buried under the white stuff up there!

We got a little weather last night.  Freezing rain, then about an inch and a half of snow.  The temp dropped from an afternoon high of a balmy 64 yesterday to 7* this morning!  Roads pretty slippery.

May I ask again for prayers for our Beth?  She called today to tell me they think she has shingles!!  :o  I immediately took some apple cider vinegar up there and told them how to use it:  Give her two tablespoons in half a glass of water to drink in the morning; use a cotton ball to dab pure vinegar on the shingles as often as needed.  I found this on the internet back when Darrel had shingles and he got immediate relief and it cleared them up quickly.  The expensive prescriptions did NOTHING for him.  Beth's doctor was supposed to come see her, but never made it.  He was on ER duty today.  Then I had to make another trip up there later to take Beth some other meds I get for her, as she forgot to tell me she was out when she called.  The shingles are on her bottom, which is a concern because she sits so much and they always worry about skin breakdown.  (If it really is shingles.)  She is in isolation, everybody has to gown up and wear masks and gloves to go into her room.  They say there are several cases of it in the home.

Mom seems some better these past three days.

I will be working up there this next week some, don't know yet how much.

Pat, I loved the Jackie Lawson card.  She does such a good job!  Loved yours, too, Jeanne.

A Happy New Year to all!!

Oh, Janet!  Poor Beth.  Shingles aren't fun even when you're in the best of health.  Prayers for her continue.

Here's a nice rendition of Auld Lang Syne...

Hi everyone and Happy New Year.  As we usually do we stayed home last night and I saw the new year in behind closed eyelids.  I had watched a couple of football games and finished reading my Zane Grey book (which was a good read) so was tired.  I had gone over to Sam's Club right after lunch for a couple of items and it was packed as were all the store parking lots I saw in the area. 

Pat finished taking down the Christmas decorations yesterday and got them stored away in the garage.  So now we are ready for the housekeepers to come on Monday. 

I have a meeting to attend this morning and then we are attending a 70th birthday party for a very good friend of mine.  That will be it for the day other than watch some more football and do some more reading.

Janet, so sorry to read that Beth may have shingles.  I have had several friends who suffered from them.  I had the shingles shot two or three years ago.  Pat didn't think she needed it but her doctor checked her blood and found she did.  However, they cannot get the serum for the shots so she is still waiting and it has been several months.  I do hope the vinegar treatment does the job and gets them stopped.

Again Betty, Marge, Ivalou and I went out last evening.  This time to King Chef to eat and then to Marge's house to watch 'White Christmas'.  I truly don't think I have ever seen the movie.  And this one had been colorized.  Good movie. 

I did stay up to see the ball drop but was in bed within 10 minutes afterward.  Shortly after shutting off the light, I thought I heard fireworks from the neighbors down the road but it was thunder.  But today the sun is shining bright with a slight breeze and 38 degrees.

Tony came a little after 9am.  I was going to drive last evening but my car was deader than a doornail!  Tony jumped my car with his truck.  No lights were left on so I have no idea why it died other than not starting it since Monday and it was so cold.  But it was dead...nothing.  Not even an unh when I turned the key!

Now today Ivalou and I are going out to eat and try to find some cabbage for wealth for the New Year.  Even cole slaw is cabbage but a big mess of fried cabbage sure does sound good!! 

Happy New Year.  2010 was good to me...2011 has to be better!!

B-r-r-r-r-r!!  Kansas is finally having Kansas winter weather!  Our temps went to -11 last night!  And our water would only run a tiny stream this morning, but at least it wasn't fully frozen, so thawed pretty quickly.  The sun is shining brightly, so I'm sure it will warm up.

Etta Sue, I have never heard of cabbage bringing wealth in the New Year!  Interesting.  Black-eyed peas, I had heard, but not cabbage.  So I guess if we eat both, we should do really great, huh?  ;)

We are having guests for supper, and Darrel has decided to make meatloaf, Roy's favorite thing.  I had a cherry pie in the freezer, cherries off our trees, and they both are crazy about cherry pie, so they should be happy campers!  I think I will leave my little tree up until tomorrow.  The other things are already down and put away.

Did I tell you Darrel gave me a new camera for Christmas?  It's a Canon Rebel EOS 500D.  Now I have a lot to learn!  I have been studying the manual and playing with it.  It has two lenses, both with image stabilizers.  So from now on, if I don't get good photos, the fault is not with the camera!

Thanks for your prayers and concern for Beth.  I am still hoping that it is NOT shingles!

God bless us, every one!

Oh boy Janet I would dearly love to have your new camera. By the way how old is Beth, if you don't mind my asking. I have talked to the Lord about her many,many times and more so  recently, along with your mother, you and Darrell. I try to remember everyone   who is not feeling well or has specific requests. I really should write them all down.

I was still awake at midnight and heard a few firecrackers, not nearly as many as last year and not as close either.

The sun is out here today and it is  up a few degrees from yesterday. I have to wash my hair and I usually let it air dry. I don't like to use the blow dryer as it makes my hair too flyaway.

We are into our January Thaw.  There is hardly any snow left on the fields.  White Christmas, green New Years!  John went into the garden to dump some ashes a week ago and was up to his tighs in snow.  

This is a quiet day.  John is working on two projects for heather and Jon for tomorrow, and they will be done very soon.  I have some good pics, for "Where We Live" and will be posting them soon.

Marilyn I have a little book that I put my prayer list in.  Just a little dollar store book that works well.

Janet I can't wait to see the results of your experiments with the camera.  You can know I am praying for your whole situation.

Etta Sue I have never hears of cabbage for wealth either.....then again I have never heard of peas either sooooo We will have to discuss these ideas!.

Bye for now.

Marilyn, Beth is now a very young 48.  Our doctor who left said to me, "Who wouldn't love Beth?  She is such an INNOCENT!"  She is quite child-like in many ways, not childish, though.  She is loving, trusting, and has a great sense of humor.  Thanks for praying for her, Mom, and us.  It is very much appreciated.

Well, we should be wealthy, I guess!  Darrel put cabbage in the roaster with a big meatloaf he is making for supper, along with potatoes, carrots and onions.  ;)

I wanted to tell all of you that if you get a chance to read the book Heaven is for Real, do read it!  It was written by a young man who grew up here in our town, and is the story of his little boy, not quite four years old, who barely survived a burst appendix.  A few weeks or months afterward, he began telling his parents things about heaven--things he couldn't possibly have learned here on earth.  It is very well written, and really makes you think about our eternal home!  One comment he made is, "in heaven, nobody is old, and nobody wears glasses."  I asked for it for Christmas, didn't get it, ordered it on Amazon, and read it yesterday.  Once you start reading, you can hardly lay it down!

Judy,you had a little typo, said John was up to his tighs, and I mentally put in a letter, making it tights, then had to giggle.   :lol:  Maybe because I heard on TV about some guy dressing in a tutu and mask to rob a bank. Ha.

QuoteJudy,you had a little typo, said John was up to his tighs, and I mentally put in a letter, making it tights, then had to giggle.   2funny  Maybe because I heard on TV about some guy dressing in a tutu and mask to rob a bank. Ha.

Thighs....That is the correst spelling Janet.   I am still giggling at your post and could hardly read it to John for laughing! 

I knew you meant thighs, but that wasn't what popped into my quirky mind!  Good to laugh, huh?

Funny posts about typos. 

Janet:  Prayers going your way.  I never knew that shingles could be contagious.  Oh, my - I hope they diagnosis it correctly and get a handle on it.  Darrel made a good-sounding meal in the roaster. 

Larry:  We did watch the NYC ball drop and talked about how we would never care to be standing with all those people.  Crowds freak us out.  Smiling at your note about seeing the new year in with eyes closed.  None of the family goes out either as they were never allowed even into late teens so I guess they keep up our tradition of only walking to a house in the neighborhood or having someone over. 

We just got back from a two mile walk as the temperature finally went up.  Nice pond to walk around & ducks are all over the place. 

Happy New Year

2010 is past and now it is the start of 2011  I truly pray that this is a much better year.

Dec. 31   I cleaned floors with a mop and bucket of water. A good thing but the bad part happened when I started to walk across the last floor not dry yet and yes I fell. I did not hurt myself only stiff muscles, given past history it will be in my best interest to visit the chiropractor on monday if possible perhaps it will be Tuesday as most business will be closed on Monday.     

Dinner out New Years Eve then today we went to our daughters for dinner.   Tomorrow the whole family will be here, most of the prep work is done so I trust that for the most part it will be a relaxed time together.

 

Another sleepless night.

The temperature is dropping.  We are to have snow.  That is more like what we expect but I must say the warmer temperatures were nice while they lasted.  We have a lot of wind tonight.

I am all ready for church.  Ivalou and I are greeters at the front door this morning.  It will be fun asking where have you been...I haven't seen you since last year! 

I am going out early to start the car.  Hope it starts.  It is 18 degrees.  Cold.  And the heat pump in the house didn't work last night.  It was 4 degrees colder in the house than what the temperature was set on the heat pump.  But the furnace was set at the lower temperature.  Warmer now that I turned the furnace up.  I haven't had this much fluctuation in temperatures in a house since the old coal stove years ago! 

Not much planned today except Kitty and I are going for pizza this evening.  That sounds good.

Hi everyone.  Have a few minutes before needing to leave for church this morning.  It looks like it will be a nice day in the Atlanta area as it is already 46 degrees and suppose to go up into the mid 50s with partly cloudy.  It was a rainy day yesterday. 

We did attend the 70th birthday party for my very good friend.  They have a beautiful home and his wife gave him a lovely party with a number of friends and family in attendance.  This is one of the men I have lunch with almost every Monday.  We came home and I watched the bowl games, worked a bit on the computer, and then read my current eBook.  I am really enjoying this device and feel it is probably the thing of the future.  I read that over eight million Kindle's were sold this last year and there are a number of other brands as well.

Etta Sue, that sounds very cold up your way but not as bad as what Janet reported at -11.  Maybe your car battery is telling you it is time for a replacement.  Either that or it is feeling neglected and is punishing you!! :)

Judy, would think this is the time of the year where you will begin to see quite a bit of snow that will stay on the ground.  Glad you had some warmer weather.

Ruth, sure glad you were not hurt badly in your fall.  That is not a good way to start a new year.

Carol,  we have never been much in the way of party people so it is no disappointment to stay home on New Year's Eve.  A few years ago we did attend an annual Bunko party that a group from our church did on New Year's Eve and it was very enjoyable.  I don't even remember how to play that game anymore as it has been over 15 years since we attended that church. 

Janet, that sounds like a very interesting book you discussed.  I think there have been a number of people who have had similar experiences and been able to talk about them.  Your new camera sounds great.  However, I want mine to work automatically, which it does.

Marilyn, you sound like us in needing to write things down.  I just now made a note to put on the counter that we need to put some clothes in the dryer that Pat had washed yesterday and forgotten to dry when we get home from church.  She re-rinsed them this morning.

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