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Hi, friends,

Well, it was my turn for a "j" night last night. My eyes finally closed for a long nap about 6am.

A friend is 81 today, so we'll be taking her out to eat. She thinks she wants to go to a Mongolian barbecue place called Genghis Grill.

My house ate my glasses, so I went to Walmart yesterday to order my new ones.  With the insurance coverage, my copay for lenses and frames was only about $65. I wonder how long it will take for those glasses to show up.

Pat, I so well remember our first meeting. I also remember how hard I was running to catch that puppy with the broken leg in a cast who chose to chase a squirrel instead of attending to the reason I took her out! It was embarrassing to come with that black eye, but I tried to laugh it off my saying the road rose up to greet me.

Well, I'd better close and begin getting ready for my gastronomic adventures today.

Y'all have a wonderful day.

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann you glasses will probably show up the day your are to pick up your new ones.

Janet will Beth be able to come to the reunions this time?

Larry I consider myself so blessed not to even had Hep C, some of my former friends and my ex brother in law have it and some have now passed on from Hep C. they have been very surprised to hear that I've never had  it.  The best explanation I van come up with is that Jesus protected me because He had a plan for my life.

Karen So nice to see you posting here, (I think I said that yesterday)

Larry, the photo in my post above is of Bryan, the young fellow who is getting married and asked our cousin, John Barros to be his best man.





John just recently turned 60 and he does this full time and depends on the Lord for his income.

Hi Everyone~!!!

I don't have any neat graphics like Karen!!!  I love seeing those each day, Karen (Winter Rose).  It sure makes our "Thoughts" look "summery".


That is so true, Judy.  I can't even believe that a true Christian could believe that it's ok to have an abortion.


Melody!  Great to see you again.  Please come back often and let us know how you are.


Janet, that's so sad about Beth losing her sense of smell.  It will be nice for her to have John visiting again.  It's too bad that he has to sleep in a chair though while he's here.     We'll all be thinking of you as your Family Reunion starts!  Come in if you feel you can.  We'd love to see your post as you take a wee break from the huge crowds! 


Hi Marilyn!  Great to hear of your studying God's word as you research.  Keep it up!  Good job!


Ruth Ann loved you from the word "Go" away down there in Atlanta area.  (Larry will have to tell me exactly where I was.  I don't even remember how I got there!  I know I was driving Katie Sturtz car and we phoned Joan Scales and she said, "Come on over--and you can stay the night!!!"  What a gal she is!


Well, off to do some chores.  Talk to you all later...

Ruth Ann, I agree with Marilyn--those glasses will probably show up the day you pick up your new ones!  But then you will have a spare pair!  I have never lost my glasses, as I rarely get far enough away not to be able to reach them.  (I need them too much!)

Pat, I can see the kindness radiating from your cousin's eyes.  He looks like such a lovable guy!  Not surprised, as he is related to YOU.     

Marilyn, yes, Beth will be able to come, that is one reason for having it here.  John will be able to go get her and take her back to the home, thus taking a lot of pressure off me while I am so busy.  God bless John, he is such a sweetheart, and brings such joy into Beth's life.  Gotta love him!

Pat, I see you posted while I was typing.  No, John doesn't have to sleep in a chair!  We have a folding cot he uses, with several puffy comforters on it to make it softer.  He doesn't mind at all, says he just wants to be close to Beth.  He could sleep here at our house in a nice big bed, but he wants to stay there with Beth.  So, after they put Beth to bed and get her settled, he drags the cot out of the bathroom and goes to bed.  He gets up early, gets dressed in her bathroom, folds up the cot and stashes it, and head out to breakfast.  He likes to eat early!  He is a creature of habit!  But what a wonderful guy he is.  The whole family loves and appreciates John!

So much happening! 

Ruth Ann, if your lost glasses turn out anything like my lost kneader for my bread machine, they'll turn up someplace really odd and impossible - after you get the new ones.   

Pat, how wonderful for John Barros to give himself so completely to the Lord's work! 

Janet, is it possible Beth's loss of smell is only temporary?  Your reunion sounds exciting and busy and fun.  What a treasure John is.   

Marilyn, keep on studying for leading your bible class.  It's surprising how much you can learn when you prepare to help others. 

   Well as always I have enjoyed reading the post's.  Have had a couple of busy day's but my back has been very sore and the treatment that I had today I am hoping that it will help as I cannot go again until I come back from Scotland it is not cheap and we have to pay up front but the good thing is you can claim it next year for 2014 taxes   As far as I know Mum is still with us and my brother called the other night and said that he was up to see her but she did not want him there.   So I sure hope that changes
Well I cannot sit much longer as I don't want my back to get worse.  God's richest blessing's to you all.  Gordon and Noreen.   No snow yet thank the Lord.  HA HA HA.

 Yes, these notes from Winter Rose are so lovely. 

I am glad the story of The famous black eye was explained!

All day my lower back has been awful and is slowly getting better after a lazy day.  Don baked a pizza for dinner    Sure glad I have him!!!

About 3 years ago we had Falcons in the eves of the house.  I watched as they grew listening to them as the parents fed them.  They were destroyed as well as one parent by ravens.  The remaining bird that was alive came back after the ravens left and checked for life, there was none and then flew off.  Not sure which one that was but it came back with another mate last year and again this year.  I have been very protective of them and enjoyed watching them grow up and fledge. Wednesday I was out with John and saw the babies fledge, and grabbed John's zoom.  we were so far away that the picture is blurred. 
Funny the ravens came back a few days ago and I yelled at the to "get out of here you dirty birds!" and they did!   We enjoy all that we see here and backing onto Crown land makes it all the better.  We will never have anyone living behind us, just wide open space and forest.
We have a hunt camp back in the bush, up on what we call the "big rock".  at this point we can see lake Nipissing in the autumn and the trees of Algonquin Park. To see the same thing at our place we would have to stand on the top peek of the roof!  I'm not going there.

Yesterday was a busy day in North Bay.  We got to spend a little time with Kassie. She will soon be finished her PSW course and will be moving to Brampton.  At 20, she is an adult and I am leaving decision making to her. I am not responsible for her decisions, I advised and left it with her.

We got home last night both very tired and glad for the opportunity to rest.

Have a good day folks!

Judy, how great it must be to have falcons nesting in your eaves!     Thanks for the photo of the little ones.

I enjoyed the story of the falcons, Judy.  No time to post a long one as we are leaving for Garden to get a few last minute things for reunion and to get John from the airport.  Care home is refusing to cath Beth, so it will make it much harder for John, as he will need to take her back to the home to be changed often.     She had an indwelling catheter for years, so why can't she have one now for three weeks?    Makes no sense to me.

Have a blessed day, everyone!

Hi everyone.  I am a bit late getting here this morning as went immediately from coffee at the Senior Center to meet a friend for breakfast.  My schedule is clear for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Janet, thanks for your kind comment as it is appreciated.  I feel the same way about everyone posting here as well as the other message boards I participate in daily. 

Ruth Ann, as soon as you get your new glasses you will likely find the old ones.  I never had eaten in a Mongolian Restaurant and likely never will.

Marilyn, glad you were spared the Hep C.  I am among the very fortunate to have been cured as started treatment early and it was a very long, painful year of treatment but well worth it. 

Pat, thanks for the explanation and picture of John Barros. When you stayed at Joan Scales house you were in Flowery Branch, which is in the county north of us and is probably 30 miles or more away from where we live.

Good Morning Jeanne.  Glad you are back online.

Gord, that will be a long trip with a very sore back.  Hope your mother will be glad to see you.

Carol, sorry to read you also have a very sore back.  A pizza makes a nice quick meal and Pat and I sometimes have that usually from our favorite pizza place.  However, the last time she made it using some frozen dinner roll dough and it made a great crust and she put on the toppings we like.  It was very good. 

Judy, nice that you and John enjoy the birds that are around you.  You are very wise to let Kassie make her own decisions.     

Nice to know the birds came back this year again, Judy.  Glad the ravens understand you!


Janet I am glad I'm not in your shoes for this weekend.  I don't do crowds well.  Please don't get overworked!


I'm also sorry that you, too, have a sore back, Carol.  Please take care.


Ruth Ann I agree that you'll probably find your glasses.  I never lose mine or mislay them as I'm always wearing them.  At times, I sometimes even wear them to bed!  LOL


Hi Jeanne!  Take care of that computer!  LOL


I found Flowery Branch on my map, Larry.  Where was the hotel? 


Karen where are you? 

Saw this on Facebook and thought I'd share it in here.  It has some great Scripture References that I think I'll write in the cover of my Bible.

Hi everyone.  We had a very nice rain last evening with lots of lightning and thunder. It is suppose to be a nice day today in the upper 80's.  Pat and I did go out for dinner last evening as she didn't feel like cooking.  Today should be a pretty quiet one.  I will go to coffee shortly and then later this morning attend a meeting.  I will stay in the rest of the day.

Pat, like you I always know where to find my glasses as only take them off when resting or at night and put them back up before getting up.  The hotel where we had the Bash was very close to the Intersection of I-85 and Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth.  It was a Marriott but has since been sold to another chain.  That is a good list of things to do to be a happier person. 

Hope this is a nice day for everyone and that Janet's family gathering is great fun for them all.

It is GOING to be a busy day ... I have to head off the computer grab some breakfast w/ my daughter and then grab a shower and then make something up for my hubby to take with him to his HIGH SCHOOL CLASS GET TOGETHER next year marks 40 years since he graduated and they are getting together today to do some planning for next year and I decided to stay behind and have time with my daughter today.

So, we are going to catch the bus and head downtown to attend something called THREE RIVERS FESTIVAL and since her sweetheart is not around to go ... we thought it would be a fun MOTHER & DAUGHTER DAY ... praying the rain will stay far away from all today !!

PHEW ... better head off so wishing each and everyone a blessed day and when I return I will have a UPDATE on Gloria since some of you have been asking { YES LARRY } I will update !!  So, take care and have a great morning one and all !!

       

   Thanks Winter Rose, I have added chocolate cream.  Yum

Judy. you are teaching you daughter to be responsible.  our daughter once told me that she was thankful for my teaching her to fly.  I cherish her words but it was only from my own upbringing of parents who were not involved that I had to figure out everything for myself and passed it on for better or worse.   

Also,  firmly believe children should be responsible and living on their own before even considering marriage.   

Janet. they are not taking care of Beth's practical needs.  somehow, this will all work out..

only one day of that terrible back pain and give thanks for relief. 

I am trying to get ahold of my brother near Entiat, Washington..A fire in the area and he is a busy volunteer fireman in his retirement years.  cars from Chelan are being turned back from the road past his house but I don't believe his house is in danger. This is all close to the Columbia River.   

Off to see what we have to do when house sitting animals next weekend.   

Such busy people! 

WinterRose, thanks for the coffee.  I can always enjoy a cup, especially with friends.  Have a great time with your daughter.  Those mother-daughter times are to be cherished.

Carol, praying for your brother's safety with that fire.  Also, very glad you've had relief from the back pain.

We discovered that the lightning had created one more problem, one we didn't know about until my "handyman" wanted to use the electrical outlet in the shed.  The circuit breaker for the power in the shed was tripped - but only that one breaker! 

I went for PT yesterday again for the vertigo. I had a different person this time as the other was out of town. She really did a good assessment on me, testing that was never done before. She did measurements of how far I could turn my head and tilt my head, she even did some assessment things on my feet and ankles, all the time telling me about all the things that can be the cause of the Vertigo. I even got a neck massage, she found tight little knots that  she really worked on.  Anyway, I have to sleep in the recliner for two nights, one down one to go. I am not supposed to look up or down only side to side. Very hard for me especially since I look at my keyboard as I type, and have to look down when I feed the dogs.

I had a rough time getting to sleep in the recliner last night, finally went to sleep and Grubby (one of the cats) jumped up on me to sleep and I couldn't move had to put him back on the floor, That didn't last long and he was up there again and again. He finally went down the hall to the bedroom to sleep with Keith. That PT is miserable and really wears me out. I am more or less forced to get dizzy so they can watch my eyes and time me for 30 seconds after it passes. Darn who likes to have that dizzy and nauseous feeling, It is really very fatiguing .

After that I came home and ate maybe a half sandwich and a tiny piece of cake and took off again to go see my friend over the bridge in Glasgow. We did go out to dinner last night at the Mexican place and I had two soft chicken tacos and 3 glasses of water.

PLEASE!!!

We're having a problem with our "ANNOUNCE FEATURE" on the site and when I send out an announcement, people are getting a blank email.

Only EIGHT people have voted in the current challenge and one member commented on the fact that there were only 8.

So, PLEASE could you ALL go to the link below and vote for FIVE entries.  Read the details in the first post and vote for photos that fulfil the details.  The topic is called "PHOTO STORY"



http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=13023.0

I voted.

Thanks Marilyn!

I voted earlier ... also, the announcements have always been blank (red background) for me

Here we are again at the start of a new week.  It's time for a new Thoughts for the Week HERE