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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Jeanne
Happy Birthday to you

Kassie had another xray on her ankle.  Woohoo it has healled.

This has been a long day.  I am heading to bed early tonight perhaps I will sleep and if not I have a good book to read.  A John Grisham!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEANNE!!!!! 

I am sorry to be so late 

Many thanks to all for the birthday wishes.   

My day wound up with looooong conversations with my kids, which was just the perfect ending. 

Oh, that's so nice Jeanne to have some great chats with the kids!!!

Now, jeanne, as you embark on this next year, toward another birthday, could you see if you can do it withoutl anly aging.  And, then, if you succeed, let us all know how.  May your year be blessed!

JEANNE, PLEASE ACCEPT MY BELATED WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR!!

Augghhhh!  I hate those updates on the computer!  They play havoc with things!  When I got home from Fowler, Darrel said he had downloaded some of them, and I couldn't even figure out how to get to my inbox, nor here....everything was changed!  And the machine is slow as molasses besides.  If I can figure out (again) how to do a system restore, I think I will do that and see if it helps.

LARRY, please warn me if that is not a good idea!  (Save me from myself!)

Not quite such a busy day today, but I'm sure there will prove to be plenty to do!

June seems to be a good month for CP birthdays!!

Thanks, folks for the birthday greetings. 

Al, I don't know about you, but I'm like good cheese and fine wine - I'm improving with age!  (At least that's what I tell myself). 

Janet, I'm glad you finally found out how to get here, in spite of the "upgrades".  When I was young (many,many years ago) I thought I was really lucky, with my birthday just 1/2 year from Christmas so the year was split evenly.   

Ha! Janet!  I totally agree about the mistakes in dish rags!  That's what I think when I have made a mistake...is who cares?  But...in my crocheting and knitting I tend to be a perfectionist!  I want it right.  I did make one last night exactly as the Basic Pattern and it is square!!  Hurray!!

Lauren's mother called Ivalou last evening...Ivalou's daughter...and said that Lauren had gone to her gynecologist and was told the lining of her uterus was thickening...a sign of cancer.  Last winter a doctor wanted Lauren to have a hysterectomy since after breast cancer it is somewhat common for the cancer to return in the reproductive organs.  But Lauren said NO!  Not until I need it! 

To make a long story short...Lauren is back with her old boy friend.  He lost is brother to suicide last month and left three small children.  His ex was not in the picture but has the children now.  Lauren was telling us when we were there the first of June that she loves those little kids as if they were her own and she and Chad were already talking about adopting them...or at least, guardianship of them.  They need to get married first but God does answer prayers.  Lauren said on Facebook that God doesn't give me more than I can handle. 

Today it is so dark out I have on the house lights.  Raining.  Thunder!  And today is rehab at 12:30pm.  Ivalou is to drive.  I hope she is comfortable driving in the rain.  I will ask...don't want her to do anything she isn't comfortable about. 

Then we plan to go to Kroger to purchase items we signed up for for VBS.

Hi, friends, I'm in the apt. today, since we're having an extremely noisy thunderstorm right now - AND, the new pharmacy knocked on my door & delivered a prescription. They do it for free, and don't allow customers to tip. This should save me TONS of gasoline money.

Now, it's apartment clean up time - I didn't feel great Monday afternoon, so went to bed at 6 pm after lying on the couch lots of the afternoon.

Then, yesterday was one of Janet's or Etta Sue's whirlwinds. First I was asked to both sing and then speak at our devotions downstairs. So I sang the song "Bless the Lord, Oh, My Soul" and then read and commented on Psalms 103, one of my favorite Bible chapters.

Next was a hurried lunch standing in my kitchen, then off to have the car air conditioning checked out - then, thanks to Judy mentioning Freecycle.org a long time ago, I picked up literally a car load of gorgeous fabrics from a young lady who is moving - then on to the grocery to where I bought the components of a baked potato bar for our seniors Bible study bring-in dinner last night. Finally, on to church to scrub & bake those potatoes, prepare the bowlsfull of condiments, etc. Soooooo, after that, I was glad to find a chair, drink a diet soda, eat 2-3 crackers, and rest a while.

After our meal, we studied such a great chapter in the Bible - the faith chapter (Hebrews 11). Imagine sitting with dear friends listening to our wonderful theologian and former dept chairman at Trevecca University, Dr. John Dix, as he read and gave side comments. He's an 88 year old dear saint of God, and what a privilege to take my dry sponge to the Bible studies and sit under his teachings.

So, 10 pm found me unloading my car, putting the items in the fridge, and sinking in bed.

It's wonderful to have the strength to do these things, though, and I continually thank our God for His strengthening and encouraging presence.

May we pray without ceasing and in all circumstances bless His holy name.

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann I am tired after shopping today!!  I certainly don't have your energy!!

Kassie is working tonight so I have the evening alone. 

Have a great day folks!

Hi everyone.  This has been a very busy day.  Went directly from coffee this morning to the church for Bible Study, then for the social hour at the donut shop and then the ROMEO's met at 12:30 at the cafe next to the donut shop.  We had 8 men there today and had a very fine time of fellowship and a wonderful discussion on the subject that our church is struggling with.  It was a reasoned discussion with no one trying to be dominate but just sharing of thoughts and concerns.  We tarried quite awhile to have this discussion and it was 2 pm before I got home.  Tonight is choir.

Yesterday afternoon Pat and went to Wal-Mart and purchased a new TV for our bedroom as had become afraid to use the one we had for fear that there was an electrical short in it.  We brought it home and after dinner I set it up, called Dish Network for help, and thought I was in good shape until I found I could only turn it on and off and not change the one channel playing.  So now am going through the setup, which I should have done last night and hope this will take care of the problem. 

Etta Sue, so sorry to learn that Lauren may once again be fighting the big "c" and at such a young age.  I pray that the test comes back negative.  There are so many people fighting this terrible disease.  One of the men at lunch today starts radiation tomorrow for thymus cancer.  Aren't cookies always good at a bake sale?

Marilyn, hope you enjoy learning to do HTML.  I don't use it much anymore as have a program that does the coding for me but still remember most of the basics that I learned. 

Janet,  hope your writing for your second book goes as well as for the first.  You may have discovered a hidden talent and it is never to late to start something new as long as we are healthy and able. 

Jeanne, I agree with being out of breath after reading Etta Sue's schedule.  That is the way I have felt the last three days but think I can have a quiet day tomorrow and again on Friday although life often interferes with this advance plans.  Happy Birthday to you.

Carol, thanks for the info on your and Don's parents.  That must have been a very hard time for you both.

Janet, system restore is a good tool and I fall back on it on occasion.  As far as I know it won't hurt anything.  You may have to redownload some of the updates again but maybe they will work better the next time.

Ruth Ann, I hope some of that rain moves down our way as we are very dry.

Judy, hope you enjoyed the John Grisham book.  I have enjoyed his books over the years.

Larry I use HTML kit to create my stationery and to check the  coding for my website that is done on notepad first. the webpages come pre-coded and I just have to fill things in where they should be. the HTML kit  does  most of the coding for me and this class recommends using an html program., but they tell us to type in the coding, So I start to type in <a space and html kit types in href><a> </a> So all I have to add is the link and what it is.

Etta Sue I have a shawl/scarf on my circular needles I had it on straight needles and kept dropping stitches so I put it on the circular; however it has a few holes in it  where the dropped stitches are, I just said "So What I'm gonna be the only one wearing it." If I was going to give it away I too would have been a perfectionist  with it. I am a perfectionist with my crocheting.

Ruth Ann you made me tired reading about your day. I am the one with the busy days usually, I am trying to slow down and not  do anything today that I can put off until tomorrow. I want to enjoy the life that I have left and not rush through my days anymore, I get things done that need to be done, But I'm not in a hurry to do them, taking my time  behooves my age.

LArry this is his original book.....the first one he wrote and he has re-worked it.  I am enjoying the changes.  

Kassie is at work till 8:00 and I will pick her up then.  I am thinking of grabbing her swim suit and letting her cool off with a swim.  She has dealt with a lot of stress this week, and exams start Tuesday.  I can't wait for this to be over.  The counsellor at school is working out a co-op placement at the convenience store she works at and with it she will get 2 credits, depending on the number of hours worked.  This is good experience for her, even though she is not in love with the job.  Hopefully next summer she will have her drivers license and will be able to work in North Bay.

The change in temperature has taken the wind out of me.  Up to Monday it was cold (68* was the hige all weekend) to 86* in the shade tonight.  I love the heat but wish the change was more gradual!

If you check Google Maps look up Blind River Ontario.  There was a serious accident there last night at 10:30.  The road was closed and didn't re-open till 1:30 this afternoon.  John didn't hear about this till he was caught in the hold up.  What a waste of time for the truckers out there.  They only make money when the wheels are turning.  Unfortunately there are no detours that are truck accessable.  There is one possible detour for cars but there is a bridge and the clearance is too low for trucks.  This is the second time in as many weeks that the road has been closed.

Kass and I had an interesting experience yesterday afternoon.  We were on the highway and I saw what I thought was a dog run across the road.  Traffic stopped then moved on slowly,  when I took a second look there was a huge mama deer crossing behind her fawn.  What I don't see when I leave my camera home!!  Then closer to home on the road we use all the time, we came across a cart bwing pulled by 2 horces and 2 horces following (attached) behind.  I did race home a get the camera and got a few pictures of them.  They were going to a neighbours farm, so Kass asked for a ride on the cart.  Yes at some point I will post them!

Well I am off, Be back later.  

Well, I'm having trouble sleeping tonight - 3 situations I'm praying about:

- A friend in ICU with cancer
- A cousin in another hospital ICU on ventilator and very critical
- Another friend's father has sepsis and is dying.

So, I believe I'll shut down for a few hours, and spend as much of my awake time praying.

G'nite, friends.

Ruth Ann

Thanks for the prayers for Lauren.  Just know I pray for all your concerns, too.

Whew!  Jen, the rehab therapist, kicked my hindside yesterday!  I was stiff and sore last evening.  Jen is Ivalou's therapist and if she works Ivalou as much as me, I don't know how Ivalou does it.  She is in therapy an hour...me, a half hour!

Then last evening was a meeting for VBS.  It is coming together. 

Yesterday I went to Walmart and decided to look at external speakers for my Droid.  I take my Bose to Sunday School to 'hear' the Bible verses on Live Bible.  But thought if I could find cheaper speakers that are loud enough, I would leave them at church.  I purchased a pair, plugged them in and turned on Droid.  They are like a whisper.  Without the speakers, the Droid is 10 times louder!!  I think I will search online and see what I can find.  Sure can't afford another set of Bose.

Today is baking day for the Bake Sale.  I know cookies are great items but two things in baking that I don't do well....cookies and yeast items.  I make cookies great when I am not taking them anywhere but if I plan to take them, the bottoms burn!

That's it, folks!!

Hi everyone.  It has been a good morning after an evening when we got a significant amount of rain.  I was driving to choir when I encountered a short hail storm but fortunately my car didn't get any dents.

This morning my friend came over to help me with the new TV.  However, I was able to get Dish Network technical help on the phone and the tech solved my problem, which related to one setting I had wrong.  So hopefully all is fine and it certainly has a much better picture than the one we were using, which was really old.  Nothing else on schedule for today so will enjoy a quiet day.  Pat and I plan on going out to eat this evening.  We have several coupons for a buy one-get one entree, which is nice.

Judy, nice that Kassie has a summer job.  The experience will be good for her and doing something that may not be the thing she really likes is good training about the work world.  Did John just have to wait in his truck until the road opened?

Ruth Ann, sorry to learn of your friends and relative in such dire situations and that couldn't sleep.

Etta Sue, sorry the speakers you bought didn't work.  The speaker on my android phone isn't very good either so when I put the phone on speaker the quality could be much better.  It is good with earphones, which I use when I listen to music on it or a radio program. 

Marilyn, thanks for the info on your HTML experience.

We are in Grand Lake at the library and came to the village to buy something to clean wood cabinets - the place is for sale and not one person has gone through.  We co-own with one son and he made the decision to sell.  Sure will miss our mountain village if it ever sells - real estate is extremely slow here. 

I did sleep even though daughter & son-in-law have very scarey news on his work & even her work.  Usually, I am just beside myself but am concentrating on the Words of comfort and trying hard to not feel like I should be in control (I never am in control anyway  ) 

It is a beautiful day - fire danger is very high and there has been so much snow that flooding is a great issue down the hill.  Lots of rocks off the side of the road have been falling. 

Don wants to take a walk now off to a short trail as with this altitude we will be careful.  We will go into the park tonight and look for animals as just before sunset is a good time. 

Larry:  These new t.v.'s are really strange to operate.  I miss the On/Off button on one remote.  Turning the radio on is still easy.  Yes, it was terribly difficult for me with my parents and their last five years was expensive as I had to fly or drive to two separate places, missing work and so forth.  Don had it hardest being a senior in university and then he sold the house & went directly into the Air Force.  I wish I could have met his parents and they would have been sweet grandparents to the children but it wasn't in God's plan. 

Etta Sue:  I still don't understand Droid.  Maybe they have a class for teaching new things?  Take care.

It is nearing midnight and I should be asleep, but couldn't get to sleep, and remembered that I hadn't been here today.  So I will post while it is still Thursday!

I saw a darling little fawn running close to the highway yesterday morning, near the dry riverbed, as I was going to town.  I really hoped it wouldn't get on the road and be hit.  Didn't see it again, so guess all is well.  Not that we need more deer, they are becoming quite a road hazard around here---but the babies are so cute!

I hope I can get some sleep, as I have to drive Beth to Garden tomorrow to pick up John, and it will probably be late when we come home.  She is so excited!!

Ruth Ann, that really was a busy day for you!  Glad you have the strength and energy to do things you enjoy.  You certainly worked long and hard enough, you deserve to enjoy life!

My Alaska friend is in town for a grandson's wedding, and I will get to see her tomorrow for a little bit; really looking forward to that!

Darrel is taking Jeff and Mark to the Fathers' Day banquet at the Senior Center tomorrow night.  Should be a nice evening for all of them.

I am yawning, so will go back to bed and try again to fall asleep.......

Larry, I did find some speakers online here.  It says it is a mini-boom box.  Sounds like what I need.  I also ordered a wristband holder for when I don't have pockets.  Didn't know there were so many accessories for Droid.  Marilyn and Pat, you might look and see if there is anything you can't live without, too!  Just go to the website above and click on Verizon on the left.

My recipe for Candy Crackers wasn't correct.  They use huge cookie sheets.  I need three for the amount on the recipe.  So I cut the goopy stuff in thirds and will try to make them again some day since I only have one cookie sheet/jelly roll pan.  They won't go to waste but they aren't going to the bake sale.  The pumpkin bread came out perfect!

Then Kitty called.  She wanted to put a YouTube on her DVD for her Class of 1961 50th Reunion.  She uses Pro Show Gold as her movie maker.  So I got the YouTube converted to a .mov file and moved it to her computer with a flash drive.  She didn't know how to put music on it so I helped her with that.  By then, I said I was going for a pizza.  She rode with me and got a salad and coke...much more will power than me!  About two hours after I was back home, Kitty called me.  She loaded another song on and hit play and it disappeared...like she closed it out.  I have no idea why it did that!  She can bring it back up but when she hits 'play' it disappears again!  Hope it fixed itself over night.  She has put so many hours in this DVD!

Today is swim rehab and I might stop at a golf course to see if we can get a couple of golf and cart fees for our Silent Auction for our Summer Picnic June  26.   

Larry I didn't geet back to you on John being stopped in the truck.  Yes he had to stay with the truck.  There is no where to pull off.  I would imagine knowing him he had the engine shut off, and was just sitting watching the antics of the car drivers.

Today Kassie was at physio.  Thankfully there was an opening on the cancellation list that had her in right away.  Bill will be working on strengthing and stabilizing her foot.  It is interesting watching him work.  This is the same therapist that I had.

Another hot day here, I have grass to mow and have hesitated.  There was a red light on the mower last mow that was on and off while I was mowing.  I thought it was a gas filter problem, but found out today it is an oil pressure problem.  I have all new filters and hopefully John can change them on Saturday when he gets home.  This should correct the problem.....I hope!

Have other work to do so I am off for now!

Hi everyone.


Been a very busy morning and am exhausted from shopping and being gone all morning.  By the time I got to Wal-Mart  I had to go from one front entrance to the other to find an electric cart.  It felt like a mile of walking.  I had already been to coffee, thru the drive-thru at Kroger's for some prescriptions, stopped to get the tire pressure checked and then to Aldi's and finally to Wal-Mart.  Looking forward to my afternnoon rest period.  Later this afternoon I plan on going next door to visit my neighbor, who is recovering slowly from hip replacement surgery.  He is not healing very quickly.

Wee watched our new TV yesterday and my wife watched it this morning and we really like it and the 40" screen is just right as our bedroom is fairly large.  I should now be able to read the scores of the games and other things they scroll at the bottom or top of the screen.  It also has a great picture and good sound.

Etta Sue, glad you found the speakers you were looking for.  I will check out the link you gave.  Yesterday I got blue tooth dongle that I had ordered and it was defective.  I wrote to the seller on eBay and had a response this morning that he is sending another to replace it.  Really good service.

Janet, hope you were able to get some sleep last night and had a good trip to Garden City today.

Carol, it seems that it was just yesterday that you all were building the cabin in the mountains.  Hope the job situation for your son and his wife is just a scare and doesn't end with them not having jobs.  You are right not to worry about it as you can't do a thing about the situation.  Stay in today and don't worry about tomorrow as often tomorrow is nothing like we may have anticipated.

Judy, thanks for the information on John and the traffic stall. 

I have had a good day in spite of only about two hours' sleep.  Went to Pat's and got my hair done; then to the Civic Center where my friend from Alaska was helping to prepare a rehearsal dinner and had such a nice visit with her, while helping with preparations.  Home to get the van, to get Beth; to civic center again so LeAnn could say hi to Beth, to Holcomb where we picked up Mindi, Beth's friend since college; to Garden City, to the Diagnostic Center to pick up Pat's MRI films she needs to take to her doctor in Lubbock; to Walmart for some things.  John called to say he was delayed in Denver.  We got to the airport and waited about an hour for him.  Oh, the joy on both their faces when he came running in!!  It was worth every minute!  I thank God for allowing those two to meet; they are such a blessing in each other's lives!  Then we went to IHOP to eat (we were all really hungry), back to Holcomb to drop off Mindy, back to Ulysses to drop Beth at Care Home, home to bring me, and John went back to the Care home.  By that time they had Beth in bed and he has his cot which I dropped off there for him this morning.  And now this ol' girl is headed for bed, hoping I can really get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs.

Janet, I hope you got your sleep last night.   

Yesterday we had off-and-on showers, and in between some of them I had a visit from my pastor and then managed to get a couple of errands done.  Today promises to be a partly sunny and in the70's so just an ideal June day.

Hi everyone.  It is a delightful morning here in Georgia with low humidity and so far very nice temperature.  We may get some storms later today in the Atlanta area.  After being exhausted yesterday I had a very good night's sleep and feel rested this morning.  Just back from coffee and have a meeting to attend in a little bit and that will be it for today. 

I visited with my next door neighbor yesterday.  He seems to be doing very well from his hip replacement.  Still walks with the walker but is walking well.  He thinks he will be able to start using the cane by the end of next week after seeing his doctor again.  We had a nice visit and I must go over more often and see him now that he isn't spending a majority of his time in bed.  I hope in a few weeks he will be able to go to coffee with me at the senior center. 

Janet, you really had a full day.  Sure hope you are feeling rested today.

Larry, that's really wonderful about your friend after the hip replacement.  It's really wonderful how the human body can heal.  However, no matter how we work at it, our lives are really quite short anyway, so we should measure what we do against eternal value, not merely temporal value. I find it hard to think that way, though.

Hi, friends, yesterday was even crazier than the other day. In fact, both my former bosses called to meed me for meals, etc. One of them laughed and said I didn't seem to have many grey hairs or wrinkles, and I commented wryly, "Well, they're trying hard to catch up with me - that's why I don't look very grey or wrinkled!" We had a good chuckle.


My cousin has received her wonderful and final complete healing. We will make arrangements today for her funeral and burial. What a saint of God she was! Imagine the rejoicing in Heaven as they welcomed her into the home - a home of continual praise, worship, and no pain ever again.

I received a replacement cell phone yesterday-the old one took a nosedive onto the hard tile floor in my bathroom-and the new one's activated, but the person who transferred my contact numbers forgot to put the charger, etc. back into the packing box, so right now my "fingers must do my talking."

Haven't been able to call about my friend who underwent the terrible cancer surgery because of the phone issues. I'll try to visit her later today.

Must go - Love to each of you.

Ruth Ann

Janet~Slow down!  My busyness is a 'walk in the park' next to your busyness!  Whew!  You wear me out! 

And swimming 36 links is a 'walk in the park' next to an hour of swim rehab!  I feel so good while doing it but a couple of hours later, I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me.  Therefore, Inky and I took a nice nap yesterday afternoon.  Today is much better. 

While in swim rehab yesterday, there were several seniors there doing maintenance rehab.  Two men got everyone talking about religion.  Both men had some viewpoints that I sure didn't believe in.  Later in the dressing room, the ladies were talking about Bob and Mike getting everyone in the conversation of religion.  Come to find out...Bob is Jehovah Witness and Mike is an atheist!  I know what I believe in but I don't know the Bible well enough to quote scripture.  I just know it is in the Bible but where?...not sure.  So with that ... all I am going to do is pray for Bob and Mike.

Today started out being cloudy and rainy.  Now it is a little brighter...the sun is trying so hard to shine on us!  Funny, I look out the door to the east and it is sunny...to the west, still overcast!  I don't have anywhere to go today so may just get out the sweeper and get some of the purr-girls coats off the furniture and carpet!

I have been reading but not posting.

Al:  Amen to the length of our lives and how we think and feel.

Janet:    Seems like you should slow down kinda.  It is so nice that Beth and John will be able to have special time together.

Etta Sue:  I do find it difficult to quote scripture but those folk do know our spiritual walk. Also I find that some just like to argue.
 

As for me I have been busy but not like Janet, I had got a call saying that my family Dr's records were ready for me to pick up and take to our new Dr.  He is closer so I trust that it will all work out I had a chance to speak with the Dr. I am leaving and he did say if things do not work out I am welcome to return, such a nice feeling.  Unlike leaving the chiropractor he was just a little on the nasty side and he was even worse when our son left him as for this guy there is not a chance that I will go back.

The sun is shinning and I am going to get a book and head out to the Gazebo. 

Due to the posting problems we had last week, we've extended the time for voting in our latest Mini Challenge.  Come see the great photos of Moms and Dads that have been posted and then vote for the five you like best.  CLICK HERE

Hi, friends, I'm here so late because of a bit of an upset tummy. As my grandma used to say, "This, too, SHALL pass!"

Those photos are so well thought out and well done. Wow! What talent here at CP.

Pat, may God's richest blessing fill your heart and spill out on our web administrators, too! It's wonderful that the faster time could be achieved.

Father, we thank You for EVERY ONE of your blessings, and, we also remember that we are to "...in everything give thanks..." so, we thank you for the challenges we endure as well. -- In Your Precious Son's Name we pray...Amen.