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Yes, Judy, I'll definitely be praying for him and his family - both spiritual and physical needs.

Also, my daughter in law had surgery on Tuesday and is being taken back to hospital tonight for some complications. Would appreciate prayers for her as well.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Me too, Judy.  How sad.  Keep us posted.

Praying Ruth Ann  Thank you for the prayers Sharon appreciates it.

Hi everyone.  We awoke to 28 degrees this morning so will probably soon our Bradford Pear tree shed its blossoms.  However, going to get to 64 this afternoon and be warmer the next few days.  I have a quiet day planned so will be doing desk work and resting today.  I need to get started on my taxes but still waiting for the last 1099 that is always late. Pat did enjoy her quilting expo yesterday and held up to it much better than I thought she might.  They had a lot of places where people could sit when they got tired as well as at demo's.  She came home with some new quilting tools. 

Ruth Ann, I guess the other occupants wouldn't have liked being blocked from their apartments because of your packages.  I sure hope that was a one time event.  Sorry to read of the complications for your DIL.  It is bad enough to be in the hospital once but twice in one week is pushing the envelope, so to speak. 

Judy, I saw your request for prayer for your friend's nephew.  What an unusual event.  Certainly hope he can recover without damage to his brain.   

Really a busy morning for me today, so am just now getting here to read the posts.  Our health fair is tomorrow, where our Pioneer Communications and Pioneer Electric companies pay for all the blood tests, give nice prizes at their annual meetings, and serve us all a nice free lunch.  I went out this morning to help Kristi, our fitness trainer and a few other ladies prepare yogurt-strawberry cups.  We were to make 900 of those!    They were to freeze overnight, and then you stir and eat with a spoon.  Pretty good (if you like yogurt, which I know Larry doesn't like.)  I had to stop and come home, as Lexi and Chelsea, our great-grand-daughters were here for a while.  Their mom and baby sister Jenna had chiropractor appointments.

Sad about the boy's accident in the water, praying about that.

Missing Pat in here!

Early supper, fasting after midnight for the blood work tomorrow.

900 that is a lot Janet!  I would love one though, as would Pat!

John is in Guelph, going to bed, so he can have an early start tomorrow.  I am going on the final leg of his week with him, and am looking forward to it as well.  Then off to groceries and other odds and ends. 

I have had no updates on the nephew, nor has Sharon, it could be "no news is good news" or things have gone bad, or he is holding his own.  I am waiting to hear as is family.

Have a great night everyone

Gord:  What is the latest news on Noreen?  You mentioned her surgery was on Thursday? 

Well, I am flabbergasted, but Don decided two days ago to look into moving our winter time to Tucson.  Wonders never cease.  My best friend is there as well as two cousins (cousins are in the area) and there are a lot more activities.  We will see if this can really happen.  Meanwhile -  cleaning- working, etc. How many times have we said we would never move again?   tomorrow is lunch with 3 cousins & spouses - I made a reservation because of it being a Saturday. 

I liked the message about "why go to church". Our  children were always told that we go to give thanks. 

Uffda on all the wintery weather for so many here.  It has to be one for the records. 

Prayers for those in need - Ruth Ann's relative and Judy B's friend's relative. 

Larry:  Rest well - you two have been through the wringer for quite some time. 

Hi everyone. It is another nice day here in Georgia.  We did have a little rain during the night.  I had coffee at McDonald's and then stopped at Kroger's for a few items.  I had to call the GreatCall company again this morning as my DIL never received the emergency device.  They found it been addressed to Stacey's apartment and couldn't be delivered.  However, when it had been reset it reactivated my account and we were charged the activation fee plus the remaining days of the month for the fee.  They now are going to send out a new device to my DIL and credit us with the days we didn't have the device.  The activation fee has been paid.  I hope this takes care of it. They said it could take 5 to 7 days to be received.  I am going to take it easy the rest of today and just do work here in my office. 

Janet, preparing 900 of anything is sure a task.  You can have my cup of yogurt.    Hope you win another prize at the health fair today.  I bet you had a better time with your great granddaughters than filling those yogurt cups. 

Judy, nice you will be able to go with John on the final leg of his trip.  Is this an overnight trip or just out and back in the same day?

Carol,  when I was visiting my folks years ago and we went to Mexico so dad could get medicine we went through Tuscon.  I remember it was a very pretty place.

My mom just called me with an update of her friend's nephew, and asked me to post it here.

Thomas (the young man in Mexico) is flying home to Toronto today and will be taken directly to Sick Kids Hospital by ambulance from the airport. There is a neologist at Sunnybrook Hospital that is on the case and as soon as a bed opens up at Sunnybrook, Thomas will be transferred there. He is currently still in critical condition. He is semi-concious after being taken off the meds to have the ventilator removed. It is assumed that they will increase the meds again for the flight back to Canada.

Thank you for your continued prayer.

The health fair was nice, but I didn't win anything.       The phone company's gift for each of us was a nice hanging cosmetics bag, and inside it was a 100 minute phone card, a nice LED flashlight and a pen.  The Electric company gave us each a nice set of two bamboo cutting boards.  So, even if my number wasn't drawn, I did get some nice things, besides well over $260 worth of blood tests. Plus they served us a lovely lunch!

Larry, the yogurt cups were good! 

My sister is here, and I want to visit with her, so ....see you later!

Hi Folks. Well home again for another weekend. Had a good trip south this week and missed all the snowy weather that went through southern Ontario and northern USA. No doubt in my mind that God was in this one. This is the first trip this winter that I didn't have to deal with winter weather. What a relief that was. Think God knew I had enough. It was great  to see the trees starting to bloom in North Carolina and the daffodils were up in full force along the roadside. And I had my first bugs on the windshield this trip for the start of that season. A pastor friend of mine says that only a driver would appreciate bugs on the windshield, LOL. To me that says that spring is on its way. Hope all is well with everyone. Going to run for now Blessings everyone.

Hi everyone on a rainy, but not cold, Georgia day.  We are to have rain through Tuesday on and off.  We are going to church this morning and expect we will go out to eat lunch with our friends.  The rest of the day I will rest and watch some of the college basketball playoffs. 

Heather, sure hope the young man tolerated the flight back to Toronto yesterday and will soon be admitted to the Sunnybrook hospital.

Janet, sounds like you did OK even without winning a major prize.  It sounds like everyone came out a winner and the blood tests certainly made it worthwhile attending.  Glad your sister was able to come and visit with you. 

John, it must have been a relief not to have to fight the snowy weather.  Spring can't be far away when we begin to see the daffodils and other early spring flowers blooming.  Our Bradford pear tree is in full bloom and is beautiful this year.  We are to have rain until Wednesday but it is not suppose to be cold.  Glad you are home safely for the weekend.   

Hello friends:

We were blessed with a few more flakes of snow last evening but also we can see the snow banks getting smaller, again I have also heard that the coming summer is to be very hot--we must accept and enjoy whatever comes our way.

Have a wonderful day.

I thought I had posted early this morning, but see that is not the case!

We went to our church last night, then this morning Shirley and I went to Hugoton and attended at My Father's House.  We had lunch and a nice visit with Diane, Jeff and Abby.  When we got back to Ulysses, we visited We want to visit Beth.  Both of us got up very early, me before 4 and she before 5, so we are winding down now.  We are hoping to stay awake long enough to watch Huckabee before we fall asleep! 

Kansas, at least the SW corner of it, is very, very dry, so we would welcome moisture in any form--except ice!  We don't want an ice storm!

Less than an hour before a realtor was showing up, we had a big water leak in the kitchen.  So, we did hustle and I had a trusty sponge to pick up a sink load of water on the floor.  Don is now installing a new piece of pipe.  We went to a paint store and found a matching paint for two spots that need repainting.    -- all of this after church today.  The fountain downtown is showing brilliant green today and tomorrow and that is quite a show. 

At church we signed on to help make food packages this Thursday.  Everyone is pitching in. 

Spotted a javelina outside the kitchen window today - they are not cute.  They are usually in packs and kinds dangerous with the little ones. 

Hi, friends,

I enjoyed reading all the posts today.  My daughter in law is continuing with problems associated with how the staff put in her airway during her surgery. That resulting infection has now spread to her throat, ears, and sinuses. So, would appreciate the prayers continue for a while.

Janet, I agree with the other comments - 900 is a lot of anything to make. However, when chatter is going and people with busy hands helping, the time goes quickly and Grandma would say, "Many hands make light labor."

Larry, I'm so sorry that medical device caused you so much difficulty. It's easy to understand their confusion, and then yours when they charged the activation fee once, again, etc.

John, give Pat our good wishes while you're there in Guelph. And, you and Judy have a good safe week driving together. How nice it will be.

Ruth, those snow banks will soon melt, and then come the newness of life that spring brings.

Heather, thank you for posting about the young man. May our Lord grant the family traveling mercies, and, in His will, may He lovingly care for the patient. I ask that the Lord guide all the medical staff working with him, that good, solid decisions be made on his behalf.

Carol, what a change may be in the future for y'all! However, you may enjoy being nearer to those you love.

It was a good, though cold, drizzly, cloudy, blustery day here in Nashville. Friends and I went after church to a little spot serving a typical southern favorite: catfish, shrimp, chicken, white beans, cole slaw, hush puppies, and of course, quart jars of tea or soda pop. Good eatin'.

Y'all have a wonderful rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  Another dreary day with light showers and just chilly.  Had a nice time at McDonald's this morning and will have my usual Monday men's luncheon and then a meeting this evening so it will be a full day.  Pat had already left to run several errands and to have her massage when I got home from coffee so I have the house to myself. I enjoyed watching the basketball games yesterday afternoon. 

Janet, sounds like you had a full day yesterday. It sure isn't dry around here.  I had been worried about the short freeze we had the other night but the flowering plants seemed to have weather it.  I notice our Bradford Pear is now showing some green leaves. 

Carol, a water leak is always so frustrating.  At least Don knew what to do to fix the problem.  That sounds like a nice project for your church.  Where are the food packages used?

Ruth Ann, it sure sounds like your DIL is in misery with such infections.  I knew we had to pay the activation fee again but just didn't like them charging for a service we were not able to have access to yet.  We used to have a place near where we lived called "Poor Folks" and they featured chicken and served the ice tea in quart jars.  I think the remainder of that chain is just called Folks now but it has been a long time since we went to the Folks in our area. 

Please ignore the motorcycle commercial at the beginning of this commercial.  Also After the Navy League news piece, you can shut it down.  I can't take out just the news clip that I want to show you, I don't have the program to do that!

Elijah Lord Here is my grandson!

Good morning, friends,

Well, I finished input on a database I've been doing as volunteer work for my church. Now, comes the checking and cross checking. It's an interesting project, and has given me several hours of satisfying work to help the seniors' pastor.

Larry, we also had Poor Folks restaurants here, and our family enjoyed going to them. Now, there's a meat 'n three called Vittles that comes close to providing the same quality of foods, but not with the charm of Poor Folks. I noticed on line that some relatives had also gone to Uncle Bud's this weekend, which gave me a grin. Apparently it's becoming a great place to be seen.

Judy, how great to see your grandson! That was an interesting clip.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Judy, Elijah is a cutie!  Looks like really good training and experience for the kids.

Shirley and I are having a wonderful time together.  And Jeaniie came out this afternoon and we all worked on placemats for the Senior Center.  We cut the shapes from posterboard, then put pretty pictures on them, or cute animals, or whatever--BOTH sides--- and when that's done, a lady takes them to the school and laminates them for us.  This will take the place of the flimsy plastic tablecloths, which last only one to three days.  I made supper and she stayed and ate with us.

Shirley has already gone to bed.  She is a really early riser!

I hadn't been able to get online until now.  Too many kids on it, since this is spring break week.

I asked Kristi this morning if she got rid of all the yogurt cups and she said no.  She didn't have a good location for her booth.

My back is hurting, I have been going strong all day, so it's time to stop!

Janet:  Stop when you are hurting.  Good idea.

Judy:  I could not access the site - sorry. 

Ruth Ann:  It sounds like an enjoyable time with friends and a delicious lunch.  Yes to a healthy recovery for your DIL - prayers!

My cousin Dennis is having a large pre-cancer spot taken off his back - about time and he told me that his stress test was good. 

I hate to say it but it is hard to keep up with friends and relatives on the medical issues at our age - really has changed in the past ten years.    I had to take a 2nd shower today after tearing apart and cleaning a vacuum cleaner that works again.  We are now in the clutches of real estate and missed a little nap today - doorbell rang.  tomorrow they take pictures and someone is viewing so we need to get out.  Easy, we are meeting Don's cousin & two others for a lunch.  I'll be up early cleaning every spare minute  unless I get a 2nd. wind tonight.   It is our own fault. 

Hi everyone on a chilly, overcast morning here in Georgia.  It is currently 36 degrees and suppose to have some occasional rain and stay cool today.  I was able to sleep in a little later today as no coffee on Tuesdays.  I will go to a meeting later this morning and then just rest and enjoy the remainder of the day.  I need to get started on my taxes and may do that after I read the message boards.

Judy, I watched the news clip.  Nice looking young folks. 

Ruth Ann, I am sure Poor Folks was a chain that according to the Internet closed in 1988. 

Janet, the placemats sound like a very useful project.  The young school children across from our local Senior Center used to make placements out of colored paper and give to the seniors.  They would usually come over and sing for us as well. 

Carol, the real estate efforts are moving quickly.  This is probably the ideal time to be selling as folks prepare for next year. 

Hi, friends,

Well, I've been out and about already today. Actually, I played piano for the devotions meeting downstairs today. And, then, hope to see my trucker son as he breezes through the town today.

It's my oldest granddaughter's birthday. I hope to drive to see her sometime this week and maybe have lunch with her. All our grandchildren are special, aren't they.

Janet, it's so great that your sister has come to visit. And, it's fun participating in making those placemats.

Carol, what a job! Dealing with realtors and those coming to view your home.

Larry, it's such a blessing to meet with friends to share a meal and conversation. Helps keep us young, doesn't it.

My daughter in law is still needing prayers about her health. Thank you for praying.

Y'all who haven't posted but are reading the comments, we'd love to hear from you. It makes life much better when we converse with friends.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Good morning everyone, I didn't post last week so just wanted to let everyone know I am ok. Wife has been gone and everything is turned upside down right now.

It's cold here again and we had a chance of ice last night but dodged it.  Hurry up spring.

I see there is no new thoughts yet and I normally follow Pat but my name was not on the list for March, I didn't question why but if I need to do the devotion for this week let me know Jeanne. I think maybe I was suppose to do this week but got missed on the list for March.

Well we now are headed to the grocery store because I have eaten about all we had since Ann was gone last week and I didn't go myself, Ann is our grocery shopper.

Have a great day everyone.

OH, NO!    Don, I don't know why you weren't on the March list, I sure did goof this time.  Don't tell Pat or Judy, please!  They'll come after me with a whip - or wet noodles at least.    And since I didn't check and it was my name on the list, I should have done the devotional, so there was another goof.   Oh, dear!   

We're a little late this week - my fault!  But we can still have a new devotional - HERE