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    JANET:  I just want say that again I know that the Lord will be with you on Thursday with this surgery and we will pray that all the results will be good.  The Lord will also get you through tomorrow so just keep trusting him.  God bless you tonight and tomorrow.  Gord and Noreen.

Kitty and I had fun yesterday.  First we had pizza and then I got my car washed inside and out...windows washed, swept and a nice car freshener.  Even the tires are black instead of yucky gray.  Kitty wanted to see James Whitcomb Riley's birthplace and museum.  It wasn't open but she saw his home and museum building.  He wrote 'Li'l Orphant Annie' and other poems.  I lived in Greenfield for 30 years and I have never been in the home!! 

Then we went to an antique consignment place.  Huge and fun to say, 'I remember Mom having one of those' and such.  I showed her where I used to live...well, the space.  The mobile home there is different and I told her to picture flowers in the yard, gray porch, gray deck, gray swing under the missing maple tree and the mobile home gray and white! 

We shopped at 'Everything's a Dollar' and the huge Hallmark store.  By then we were a tad hungry and thirsty so we both had Kids Meals at Cracker Barrel.  Then home.  A very fun day but I sure was tired.  I hadn't been on my feet that much since last summer at least. 

Today is therapy for Ivalou and then grocery shopping.  Cloudy, misty rain day.  Nice day to curl up with a book but.....

Etta Sue, sounds like you had a nice day with Kitty.  And today looks to be another full one for you.

I got a call yesterday from one of the ladies at church - retired and single - inviting me for a boiled ham dinner tomorrow.  Now, I don't often turn down a free meal, so of course I accepted!  I'll put the bread machine to work and take a loaf of Blarney Stone Bread with me.

Hi everyone.  We have a lovely day today and it is suppose to get up to 53 degrees.  More rain tomorrow and Friday.

The contractors are here putting in the storm windows on our sun porch.  They really have a nice day to do the job.  I think it will make a big difference in the porch and we will be able to keep it a lot cleaner and thus use it more.  The storm windows have screens so can be opened when the weather is nice and when it is hot, except when they are here mowing the yard.  They should finish up the job today.

We didn't go to Bible study today as Pat didn't want to push the back problem she has had for several days.  She is feeling much better after several very miserable days.  Nice to see her feeling better.

Jeanne, I agree with you in not wanting to miss an invite for a meal.  It is so enjoyable spending time with a friend.  What is Blarney Stone Bread?  Never heard of it.

Etta Sue, it is interesting that we seldom take in things close at hand.  We experienced this in Washington, DC when we lived there and only saw the tour things when we had company.

Ruth Ann, aren't those grocery carts handy when you live in an apartment arrangement.  We often use one when we are helping Stacey get in groceries or other items.  Seems like we have a truck full about each time we visit her. 

Gord, now that my wife is feeling better I think things are going well at the moment.  Our daughter is anxiously awaiting the call to report back to work.

Janet, I agree with you on the warm milk.  In fact, I don't like drinking milk.

Judy, glad you were able to get the van fixed for a very good price and that Kassie was able to get the medicine she needs.

JudyB:  Sorry, I missed or forgot that Kassie was bitten by a dog.  Bless her heart - I am so sorry that she has so many upset stomach problems with antibiotics.  I have a touchy stomach too but I am drinking soy instead of milk, eating my yogurt with probiotics & even eating a cereal for breakfast with probiotic digestive in it. All of this seems to help - just dread it when people ask us over for dinner anymore or even to go out to meet. 

Jeanne:  Blarney bread sounds good too - I have been baking Challah because it turns out well in this altitude and tastes good.  All of my neighbors really like it.  - And, here I can barely eat any bread any more 

Etta Sue:  How fun for you and Kitty.  I could have walked beside you two and said many of the same things - we would all be very rich if we had kept all of that antique stuff - isn't it weird.  I sure never see the antique things of office supplies anymore.  Do you remember the old copy machines & typing on the big purple things that fit into the rollers and then making one copy at a time?  I do.  Yuk.  Glad that you got out. 

Larry:  Praying for smoother days ahead for you & the family.  It sounds like you are going through a better time right now. 

Furnace man coming this morning.  I have to stay here & listen.  Not happy.  They have to put a pvc pipe through my sewing room closet for this more efficient furnace & I am so disgusted about messing with my space.  Then, we will have tofix the ceiling ourselves - yah sure.  It is a little thing to be annoyed about.

I worked this morning, went by and picked up some Jello so I can have something to eat today.   We took the Cruiser back to the garage, as they didn't get the headlight problem fixed last time.  It is really hard to get to the area of the problem, but the headlight on the right blinks off and on; and the bright lights indicater winks, anb even the turn signal arrows are going crazy.  So I hope they get it fixed this time.

It is gloomy here, good day for a nap or reading.  Darrel is reading.  I want to watch the 700 Club, and if I sit in my recliner, I will miss it.    So I am waiting for a while before I get so comfortable!  

Thanks for the kind words, Ruth Ann and Gord.  This ol' gal will be mighty happy when tomorrow is a memory---IF all goes well.

They predict more snow for us today and tomorrow.  Time will tell..........

Larry, the storm windows will be nice for you.  You should get more use from your porch, and it will be bright and sunny, still.  Enjoy!

See you all later!

Janet:  Prayers for the healing touch for you tomorrow. 

We ordered a furnace and in the nick of time as the furnace went off again this afternoon but Don did get it started - I think that is 4 times this month & nighttime temps are in the low 20's almost nightly. 

   Carol.  I hope that you will get your furnace installed very soon as it is awful to not have it working.  Keep warm

God bles to all and good night.

The house is finally warm.  It has been a struggle for some unknown reason to warm up the house.

Elizabeth came home from school sick today.  This is so unusual for her she is rarely sick.  She will stay home tomorrow and give her a chance to recuperate.

Kass has decided to play the cello in the band.  The rate she is going she will have fad a try at all the instruments before she is dome.  Her teacher has told her to minor in music.  She constantly hears music in her head....that is something I don't have...the music in my head that is.

I have read all the posts and prayer is going up for those in need.   Janet take care this will be over soon.

Good morning, friends,

I'm looking at the beautiful rainbow picture on our Random Image display. What a treat to see the images as they come up!

God bless us all today is my prayer.

Ruth Ann

Carol, this is not a good time of the year to have furnace problems.     (Although, I guess any other time of year you wouldn't know about it.)  I hope you can get the new one installed quickly.

Judy, of course we knew it was the music and not the head that you are missing.    

Another day of "partly cloudy" and temperatures in the low to mid-20's, but there doesn't seem to be any snow expected for the next week or so.  I guess it's all being detoured this year to North Carolina where I'm hoping to move in order to escape severe winter weather.   

Hi everyone.  Just back from coffee and walking a mile at the gym.  It will start raining here before long and continue with heavy rain throughout the night.  We are on the south part of the big storm going through the midwest and mid-Atlantic states.  We'll take the rain.

We got our windows installed yesterday, which was a lovely day here.  They look great and I am very happy with them.  We should now be able to keep this area reasonably clean and it should also make our house a little warmer as there is a door from the family room onto the porch and know we get some air in through that opening, especially when we open it.  The contractor is coming back this morning to put on some trim to the new storm door as he wasn't satisfied with the trim that came with the door.  He is very particular.  He also put in a new thermostat on our furnace that is digital.  It was nice to get up to a reasonably warm house this morning as it had come on and raised the temperature a little before I got up. 

Nothing else on the schedule for today that involves being away from the house.  I do need to make a birthday card and mail for my sister, whose birthday is on the 6th.  I also need to see if I can find some software to setup a simple accounting system.  I have become treasurer of an organization and this would be helpful. 

Judy, nice that Kassie is interested in different instruments.  Maybe she will be a band director someday.

Carol, sorry that they have to impact your sewing closet for the new furnace.  I am surprised they don't use the existing duct work.  I am sure you will enjoy the new and reliable warmth.

Janet, I expect by the time you visit CP again your dreaded procedure will be over and you will be able to eat normally again.  Hope they get your car fixed.  So frustrating when you have to repeatedly take a car in for repair of the same problem.

Jeanne You are a riot.   

I have Elizabeth home today.  

I believe God has given Kass a gift for music, I am praying she uses it to His glory.

Be back later.

At the Antique consignment shop, we both remarked of how many refrigerator containers there were.  The rectangle glass dishes that holds maybe a couple of cups of stuff and a clear glass flat lid.  So many colors and designs.  I remember Mom having several that were the see-thru green glass. 

I just got an email from Kitty.  We are going swimming today since a winter storm watch is tonight thru Saturday.  I hope we can stop where I can purchase some blank DVD's to burn a movie on for the Women's Retreat from church.  I wasted 3 CD's...won't play on my DVD player even when I chose the category....except it is a video and not an audio burn.   

So I had better get busy and run>>>>>>>>>>>!!

Good Morning everyone. I don't have much to say. Praying for Janet. My procedure is the 24th. Larry your sisters birthday is the same day as mine. I am getting PSP 12 Ultimate for  a gift I already ordered it. I have the trial version that I have been using and I love this version.  Overcast here but no rain so far probably later, I will try to get in the dogs walks, I need  to walk as bad as they do. I don't go out much except to the store, exercise class and the dogs walks.

We are off to puppy-sit and granddaughter play over the weekend.  Tomorrow, we will have coffee with a couple we knew at church in Fort Collins, then I meet with only one of my three friends while Don meets with a friend at the same time.  Whew - it took some arranging.  Somehow the road only goes one way.

Larry:  The code requires an extra exhaust outlet when you buy the most efficient furnace.  We won't be able to fix the long trench in the ceiling though and the furnace people just leave it open.  Maybe one of the boys can help in that regard.  You might be in the next winter storm?  I can see that my friend in North Carolina will be preparing as they always lose power. 

JudyB:  Our grandson who plays the trumpet has been advised to take up other instruments as well and he has a keyboard & a guitar & he believes that other music is helping him with the trumpet as well.  Isn't that interesting? 

Marilyn:  Walks are so important to us as well, keeps our BP down and it is good to look at things and be grateful. 

I'M HOME!!!  And 100% healthy!!  (I KNEW I didn't need that procedure!)  It wasn't at all bad, Larry--you were right.  But after hearing of ten people whose colons were punctured by the same butcher/doctor who almost killed Beth, can you blame me for being apprehensive?  So I am breathing huge sighs of relief.

We had a lovely snow here, heavy and wet; so the 60 mile drive to Liberal was not fun in the early morning hours.  But coming home only a few hours later, the roads were completely clear!  Praise God.  We did see three cars off in the ditch, though.

I am supposed to just be lazy the rest of the day.  Nice to have that instruction. 

They fixed the car again, hope this took care of the problem.  We went on into town and got it when we came home.  I am not supposed to drive today, but I did drive one car home.  Rather difficult for Darrel to drive both of them. 

Carol, hope the furnace switch goes quickly and smoothly.  Sorry about your sewing closet and the ceiling problem.  Grrr.

I think I feel a nap coming on---and I even have instructions to take one!!  Yippee!

Janet isn't it good to KNOW you are ok?    I am always glad of good news. like that.

Carol today we just were presented with 6 beautiful puppies!.  Mommy and babies are healthy!

Have to go.  Will be back later!

Janet, it's good to know you've had the test and that everything is as it should be.  I wish someone would instruct me to take a nap.  Of course, I don't need instructions.   

Judy, what breed are the puppies?

They are cocker spaniels.  4 boys and 2 girls.   They are so beautiful.  mama is resting quietly, I have to clean out her box but I will wait till she goes out to do that.  She was very relaxed through the whole thing!  Never have seen anything go so smoothly.

It's amazing how different dogs are about their puppies.  My brother-in-law's beagle wouldn't let anyone near her babies so when our German Shephard had hers I was very apprehensive.  But she was so proud of those puppies and just loved it when anyone would pick one up and coo over it.

Hi, friends,

It's a bit early for me today, but I have an errand to run that will take most of the morning, and I just wanted to come here to bask in the love of our Father and friends before I go.

Two friends and I thoroughly cleaned the main floor of our church yesterday in preparation for a large wedding that's supposed to be tomorrow night with rehearsal tonight. The church is tiny, so almost all of us donate considerable time and effort to help reduce expenses for the church.

We three (nearly 77, nearly 70, and nearly 60) alternately cleaned vigorously, sat and rested, cleaned more, had good fellowship and even sang a hymn or two while there. After 5 hours, we all went home - extremely tired, but very grateful to have been able to do this service for our Heavenly Father.

Today, I awakened clear eyed, and as my dad used to say "bushytailed", ready for another day.

But, first time for Bible reading and prayer.

Much love to everyone.

Hi everyone from a very wet and chilly Georgia.  We had heavy rain most of the night and it continues this morning.  I think it will ease off later today but we sure have had a lot of rain.  I did go to coffee at the senior center and then we walked the mile at the church gym.  Now plan to stay home the rest of the day. 

Janet, glad your procedure is over as know you really dreaded it but it is nice to get that report that all is well.  I was told the test need not be repeated for 10 years.  I think the driving thing is to protect the doctor or hospital in case something happens. 

Carol, thanks for the explanation on the furnace. 

Etta Sue, you said you ruined three cd's.  If these were cd's and not dvd's I think that explains why you couldn't get them to work.  To burn a dvd you need to use a dvd.  You can burn music files on CDs and they will play in a dvd player but cannot burn movies on cd's.  However, you can burn music files, such as mp3's on dvd's as well as cd's.  Sure I told you what you probably already know or provided more information than you needed.

Yes, Larry!  I finally figured it out that you can only put videos on a DVD to play in a DVD player!  I didn't ruin the CD's...anyone can play them in a laptop...maybe that is because the original .wmv is on the laptop, I don't know.  And the third CD, I didn't use.  But while Kitty and I were out, I purchased some DVD+R's and I have the DVD all ready to give to the minister's wife Sunday.  And yes, it played in my DVD player. 

All day yesterday the news and the radio were saying that we were in for a winter storm watch starting last evening and would be really bad this morning.  They were about 12 hours late.  All night...nothing.  I didn't get up until near 9am and nothing.  I even walked out to the garage and it was spitting tiny snow!  Then within a half hour everything is covered and it is all white out there.  And it is coming from the east.  Always when we have a storm from the east, it will be a big one!!  I think we are to get 5-7" of snow.  South of us it was rain turning to snow.  We just got the snow so it won't be as slick for those who are out in it.  The bad part is people went to work today in good weather and now it will be rough getting home tonight. 

Kitty and I went to the swim shop yesterday for her to get a new suit and I got some goggles.  I have noticed that the chlorine bothers my eyes for a few days after swimming.  The goggles solved that problem. 

And I have an air purifier that was Mom's.  All of a sudden it was giving out an unpleasant odor.  Ivalou has one also and hers was doing the same thing.  It seems that her son and DIL was selling them for awhile and when we were at their home Monday, I was telling Jeff about mine.  He said when it is on Manual that it is something with the ozone and does give off an odor...quickly takes away offensive odors like onions and fish but gets offensive.  So he said to put it on Auto and that should take care of it.  I did and it did!!  I slept so good with it on.  Of course, it is useless to burn candles now but....

The snow is so pretty.  Big flakes floating to the ground.  Sometimes it gets fierce and blows sideways and then it calms down and floats to the ground.  We noticed for the last few days an abundance of cardinals and other birds feeding.  Maybe they knew this storm was coming...

Etta Sue, I'm glad you got the CD/DVD situation straightened out.  It can be so confusing.  Some will play only on the computer, some on either computer or DVD player and TV and some only on the DVD player and TV.  I hope you come through the storm with no adverse effects. 

It is such a strange winter.  Last year we had snow way above normal and this year there is a huge patch of bare ground in my back yard. 

Well the funniest thing I have have seen with puppies.  For 2 days I haven't been able to figure out why there is a lot of water on the floor around the water dish.  I thought they were spilling the dish, even though it has a heavy bottom.

Well I heard this strange noise like water running but not quite.  I looked around the corner and the pups were "digging" in the water splashing it all over the floor.  It was so cute/funny to watch.  They are going to be true water dogs! 

They will be hard to part with.  but they have to go.

 

Judy, I can just picture that!

Ruth Ann, you are an inspiration to me!  You are a blessing everywhere you go.  God bless you.

It is a pretty, but chilly day here, and most of our snow has melted.  Now they say more is to come on Sunday.  That's the day I am driving my sister Jeanie to Pratt for her knee replacement surgery early on Monday.  So of course I hope the storm won't keep us from going.  She has been waiting for this for a long time now.

Larry, I think things should be done to protect the patient, not the doctor and the hospital!  But you are probably right. 

I need to get a lot of stuff done, because I will be away from home several days next week.

Quote from: Janet on February 05, 2010, 03:56:42 PM


Larry, I think things should be done to protect the patient, not the doctor and the hospital!  But you are probably right. 

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Actually, I think it is because you are still "under the influence" and possibly not as alert as you should be to drive.  That's also the reason for them telling you to "take it easy" for the rest of the day.  IMO

   I completely missed the word 'driving' in Larry's message.  My answer was predicated on the thought (in my head) that he was speaking of the 5-10 years to repeat the procedure!!  MY BAD!!

Actually I did know why they said not to drive!