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I am dressed and ready for a walk alone this morning because painters are coming sometime and someone has to be here.  Hot today and we are just going to endure because of windows being open.  This is a once every five year painting the trim and not much with the homeowners - it is already paid for with our monthly dues.  Our house is mostly brick otherwise.  We just wanted the easiest maintenance.  Many years ago, we lived in this area of the country and I had two babies here - in the summertime - without air conditioning - in a hot & tiny brick house (the best thing about being tiny is that it was so slick to clean). 

Gord:  I am so sorry for your fall.  Do you keep a little night light on the floor level?  I have a few around the house and put them in place when we have company.  I hope everything is alright for you & that you heal quickly.

We had a great visit with the children yesterday.  September is when we will meet again on our annual weekend in the foothills.  I brought two things to the meal - guacamole and I made a mandarin orange & cranberry salad & arrived without the mandarin oranges and cranberries.  Forgetting things really does upset me   

 

Gord:  I will put you in my prayers for you to be looked after. 

Gord you are getting up there in years, the night light is a good idea.  You are being prayed for up here in the frosty north!

A bright and sunny day in Indiana.  I don't know the temperature right now but I am sure it will be quite warm today. 

Nothing planned.  Need to take the church bulletin to Ivalou.  She didn't go to church yesterday.  Her heart was out of rhythm and she just isn't with it until it corrects itself.  I called when I got home and she was much better.

Then this evening is Photo Guild.  I know that will be fun!

Hi everyone.  We had a large rain and electrical storm for several hours last evening.  Fortunately we never lost power in our area but lots of areas around Atlanta did.  It is overcast today and it may well rain later but don't think there is a high probability. 

I have my men's luncheon today and then at 3 pm Pat has to see the dentist as she has a tooth that is aching and thinks she may have a broken filling.  She just got her teeth cared for a couple of weeks ago but these things happy.  Just hope there is no abcess.  I have already been to coffee at McDonald's and then four of us walked a mile at the gym.  That will my exciting day.

Al, Pat saw the chiropractor twice last week but his treatments didn't seem to help at all for the spasms.  Believe me when I say she believes in the chiropractor and sees him fairly often.

Gord, sorry to read of your fall but understand how easy it is to sometimes lose our balance particularly when we have been asleep or walking in the dark.  I keep a weak nightlight with blue light on in the bathroom and that provides enough light for me to see at night.  Sure hope you have no lasting effects from the fall and that there are no seizures ahead for you.

Etta Sue, thanks for the fine devotional for this week. 

Carol, don't envy the painting you are experiencing but it is good they keep the window cells properly painted.  Right after I moved into this house, which has vinyl siding, I had vinyl put over all the wood areas of my windows and door sills.  Many of my neighbors have had to replace or repair windows due to water damage.  The outside of my home looks basically like it did when we moved in. 

Good Morning, I am  just checking in here to let you all know that  am still reading your posts even if I don't have anything to say.

This morning I am going to an exercise class, Jane and her neighbor are going to meet me there, I hope I get the moves down quickly and not feel weird about  not knowing the new moves. I'm sure will know some of the moves from  doing Tai Chi practice in McKinleyville, I have never done yoga so that will be new to me.

I hope everyone has a blessed day

And I found the film, Gospel of John on youtube, bit of a pain keep having to bring up the continuing sections, but it was both enjoyable, and gollowed the narative of the scripture well.

It has been a quiet day here on CP.  We have continued to have cold damp weather, but the garden is doing well as are the chicks.

Elizabeth and I are going to have a relaxing evening, watching TV, and I will be knitting.  

I am off now for the evening. I will check in again before I head to bed.

I have had a call from Kassie.  She is suffering with a really bad migraine.  The combination of short nights and strong sunlight has done her in.  I have told her to get to bed early, which will help.  I have tried to see if I can get her meds to her but Shoppers Drug Mart will only fill the original prescription. So that is out.  I have said all that to say this.  Please pray for Kass.  Pray that she has a good sleep tonight and tomorrow there is cloud cover.  Thank you for praying.

Judy, I'm praying now.  Poor darling.

Marilyn:  It will be fine - the class, I mean.  Just keep going.  The kids in school have had yoga and in a way I don't think that is too bad for them - it is meant to relax them.

JudyB:  I don't know where your daughter is right now but indeed, strong sunlight is quite a change from an overcast climate.  I know from my experience.  Praying for your daughter that she will be alright.

Painters came so late yesterday & the foreman did not remember that we are to leave Wed. - he said Friday and so today they are to do the parts where we open the windows.  Wish people would write things down and not try to remember!  A strong and fast Severe Thunderstorm came through yesterday so painting had to stop - I went out to warn the guys painting.  They should be here early today - I am up so they can come!    Now to begin packing the car - cleaning it first. 

We will be driving over 5,000 miles so best be in good health  - I am thinking of this because just down the road at the AF academy over 200 have the Mexican flu.  It is reported to be dreadful.  Remember the Hong Kong flu? 

Oh Father, I pray for Kassie and for Judy.  They can't do all the things for this pain that they think will help, and so they feel frustrated and concerned.  Oh help them leave it in Your hands, knowing that You care.  And O Father, grant Your healing hand will be far greater than anything that could be done from the drugstore.  Oh just make them both aware of Your loving presence through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Well, today is the day Marbeth goes to the qilting  group, and  I go over to the coffee shop.  Our pastor is going to come today to meet me there.  He preached on a portion of the Sermon on Mount Sunday, and I'll be preaching on the next portion, so we're going to compare notes and plan ahead.  Should be a delightful time of working together to see our Lord glorified in His people.  Pray for us.

Thank you Folks for praying.

Hi everyone.  Not much new here.  It is a bright and warm day, already up to 90 degrees but no rain forecast for the next couple of days.

Pat saw the dentist yesterday and he found her tooth had cracked.  She has an appointment this afternoon where he will remove a filling and see if the tooth can be fixed for the crack.  She may need a crown or may have to have eit pulled.  She refuses to have another root canel as she has had terrible experience with these in the past.  She had just finished getting her teeth all fixed about 2 or 3 weeks ago and now a new problem.  However, this too shall pass.

I have a meeting to attend and lead this morning and then need to stop at the grocery store for a few items and then plan on being in the rest of the day.

Judy, sorry to read of Kassie's migraine as know how painful those can be. 

Marilyn, I certainly would worry about not knowing the moves when this is your first experience.  You certainly couldn't be expected to know them.

Al, hope your planning session goes well.

Carol, that sounds like a very long trip and many hours in the car.  Hope you have a great trip and the painters get done what they need to do that involves having your house open.

Hi Summicron.

Okay.  I want to let you folks know something that is so simple, it made me feel stupid to think that I hadn't thought of it.  Do you get annoyed at those seat belts in your car that ride at your neck and make you feel like you are choking?  Well, try this the next time you get in your car.  When you are putting on your seat belt, pull it way out, give the metal part a twist or two or three and then fasten it.  Voila!  It doesn't ride diagonal across your chest and chafe your neck.  Try it!

I got up this morning and ate my breakfast, then went to church to upload some images and movies.  I called a church member to see if I could take some photos of their pygmy goats.  I am going back around noon since the mommies and kids were in the back pasture.  Don is going to move them up to the barn so I can get better shots of them.  They are so cute from the road when I drive past there. 

Then this afternoon is yard mowing time.  Suppose to rain tomorrow.

Etta Sue you can buy clips at a auto supply store that do the same thing.  They are much safer than twisting the seat belt.  I got a set for under $5.00 CDN.  I am sure they would be no more than that for you.

It is a bright sunny day here as well.  Light fluffy clouds in the sky and a cool breeze blowing.  Doug has the lawn tractor and he needs to get it back so I can mow!!  

John built a feed box for the birds.  HE had a wire screening across the top to enable us to dump their feed into it.  It nicely holds a full bag of feed.  Well last night when Elizabeth went out to check on the birds for the night there were 2 birds inside the box!     She has to take the screening off to get the silly little things out of there!   This morning there was one in the box!   Elizabeth has become a real Mama Chicken!!!   LOL

Must run have a lot I want to do today.

Boy oh boy that exercise class stretched muscles that haven't been stretched in a long time, but there is no paint today, the exercises were very gentle, Weren't they Jane?

Today I have to go by the doctor's office to pick up some samples of my Singulair, and then to the Bi-Mart to pick up  my  Gabapentin. The mail in drug store, Prescription Solutions, is taking too long to ship my meds and I ran out. The Singulair is for my asthma and the other is for the neuropathy in my feet. So I don;'t want to be without either of them.

Etta Sue I read somewhere that the seat belts should not have any twists  int hem that they should lay flat against your body to give the best  protection.

Have you ever clicked the "Report to Moderator" button accidentally?  I just did.  Sorry about that guys.

Has anyone heard from Janet?  Wondering how Beth and she is doing.

I just found out that our cousin Danny and his wife Esther are new grandparents! 

Judy, I've been wondering about Janet too.  She hasn't checked in for awhile now, and she was doing that pretty regularly.  Has anyone heard from her?  I hope everything is going ok for them.  Beth seemed to be getting better, but poor Janet was so tired.

Have you tried calling her?  Or anyone?  I am praying for her....and Beth.

Here is some photos of both Grubby and Fritzy, (our Cats) the one of Fritzy in Keith's arms was take the day we got him Sept. 15 2008.  As you can see Grubby has not tail, I can feel a little stub back there but above that  almost down to where her tail should be  it looks like something has been cut off. Grubby is a stray that has adopted us.

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Etta sue has Janet's cell number.

Lovely cats Marilyn.

While I was out mowing the yard, JudyB called me.  Judy, you have a lovely voice.  So sorry I wasn't inside to answer.  But I did call Janet.  She is home.  She was told that Beth would be in Wichita for more than a week more so she called Darrel and said, 'Come get me!'  She has been home three days and has been having a 'Janet rest'.  We all know how Janet rests, right?  She is going back to Wichita tomorrow.  Actually she is at Diane's for her granddaughter's birthday...gosh, her name is outside my mind right now!  She did say that when Beth's open wound closes that she will be able to be moved back to the nursing home and it is almost closed! 

She doesn't have the wireless router at home so can't use the laptop and when she tried to use the desktop, over a thousand emails were trying to come in...so she gave up trying to get on CP.  Besides she couldn't remember her name and password for CP and couldn't remember where she wrote them down.  We have all had those days, right? 

Janet is fine and so is Beth.  Darrel is happy Janet is home.

Thanks, Judy and Etta Sue, for getting in touch with each other and then Janet ... It is a good thing that Janet got back home (and probably a very good thing that she can't use her computer) she needs rest -- or at least whatever passes for "rest" in her dictionery. 

Etta Sue, thanks for the update on Janet.  I'm glad she did take a break.  And it will be wonderful when Beth can be moved - good news that her wound is nearly closed.   

Thank You Etta Sue.  I am glad she is having "Janet Rest"!  Is the party for Abby?

It seems the sun is the cause of Kassie's headaches.  I am praying for cloud cover for her.  She needs to get some sun glasses.

John has been going steady for 7 days and has 3 to go then he is taking time off.  He is needing the off time.  he has now stopped for the night so perhaps he will rest tonight.

I have a big day planned for tomorrow.  Pay day and Elizabeth is needing her glasses prescription filled.  That along with about a dozen other things and it will b a full day.

Night all and God bless.