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It's been pouring and pouring and lightning and thunder today and now the sun is shining!

We still have rain and 56*F

Last night was relatively quiet here, but somewhat south of us they had some major flooding - one town registered over 8 inches of rain in the previous 24 hours.  My daughter will be arriving for a visit sometime today and there is the possibility of some serious storms in the areas she'll be traveling through - prayers please.

Thank you Pat, for taking care of posting the winners of the challenge.  I was disappointed, too, at the small number of voters.  Hmmm..  Is it time to get out the whip?  [attachimg=1]

Hi everyone.  It is going to be a beautiful day here in Georgia.  We did have some rain last night with some lightning and thunder.  Nothing noteworthy yesterday for me and today will probably be about the same.  So I expect to just have a quiet day.

Pat, good comments on how we would appreciate folks coming to read just saying hi once in a while. 

Ruth, what type of storms occurred north of you?  We don't hear much about events like that in Canada. 

Judy, I agree with you that I sometimes feel my comments don't really contribute to the conversation but I realize that if we didn't post there wouldn't be anything available to read.  I don't find the postings of other folks boring or not of interest.  Often our comments just emphasize we are people with normal lives that aren't always exciting but what we write represents what is happening in our life on a given day.  That sounds like a nice music channel.

Pat, I wondered the same thing about Janet.  It should be shortly.  I can't remember if she said how long they would be away, perhaps 10 days or two weeks. 

Marilyn, isn't it getting late in the year to be getting sleet?  It won't be long before your travels begin. 

Jeanne, sure hope your daughter doesn't encounter any travel problems with storms today.  Glad you have your computer fixed as missed your postings.

Sorry, I missed the vote - someone must have interrupted me.    My life has so much routine especially mornings and evenings.  If I don't do everything in order, something will be skipped - that is how my life goes now.  I try to do the treadmill for a short time every morning and listen to the radio of a local channel. Huge hullabaloo over this governor as he made the decision to not decide on the death penalty for a killer of four people.  He passed the decision on to the next governor whenever that will that happens.  The jury and families are furious as this is a death penalty state and they did their due diligence work on getting that verdict.  I am not for the death penalty and would have to say to a judge that I couldn't make that call.  Anyway, that is the ongoing story here. 

We live in an area of about 100 homes with mainly retirees just so we have a lawn service & someone shovels snow.  It seems that every month there is a firetruck or paramedics coming up the street to check on someone.  So many wait to move to assisted living and then it becomes a crisis.  I hope we know when we need to think about that change. 

Larry:  We had to buy a more expensive router and it is working well.  Things have been slow for half a year on my laptop - now Sony is feeling better. 

I will do my best to take some pictures and learn how to set them up on this site - feeling that whip from Jeanne!

Hi, friends,

Somehow I missed the actual announcement and photo of the tree contest winner. ALL the photos were winners, in my opinion.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Another cold wet day here in the north. Current temperature is 36*F and rain to continue until Thursday night.  Furnace is on and sump pump is working.

I have to get to town yet, however I do think I will wait till Friday. It will be warmer/drier then. I must say I am a little concerned about flooding.

Betty how are you making out?  Do you have any flooding?

Be back soon.

Thanks, Pat, for the encouraging words.  I guess CP is my personal blog!  There have been many times that I have thought...now when did I do so and so?  So  I have a general idea and go to CP.  Check out that weeks Thoughts and voila!  I did so and so on so and so day!!

I have my daily routine also...breakfast, devotions and computer.  I check my emails, CP, I do three jigsaw puzzles daily, check Facebook, and enter the sweepstakes to win a house on HGTV!  If I have time then, I do my Solitaire games.  The rest of the day is mine.  I know that what I do online seems trivial to others but it keeps my mind active!  Breakfast is always quick.  Some days I spend 2 hours in devotions meaning Sunday School lessons or just getting engrossed in the Word.  (Love when that happens)  And some days the computer is quicker than others.  I love to StumbleUpon when I have time and I love looking at YouTubes. 

Ivalou and I got our haircut yesterday.  At the salon is two Sandy's!  Sandy J cuts our hair.  Sandy J had rotator cuff surgery in January.  Last month she was fine but yesterday she was hurting!  Sandy S said 'Sandy J worked in her flowers from 9am to 1pm Saturday without stopping so I wonder why her arm hurts'.  Ivalou and I both said we could come back next week but Sandy J said no, she could cut our hair but would it be okay not to shampoo?  Sure!  My Mom was a kitchen beautician and she always told people not to wash their hair because dirty hair was easier to cut!!  So Ivalou and I got our haircut and we were bee-you-ti-ful yesterday.  Today, not so for me!

Then we went to the China Buffet.  Not an hour after coming home, Kitty called and asked me to meet her at Pizza King for a coke.  So I did.  Just as I was leaving, dark clouds were to the west.  So I speed hurried home.  I...ME!...ran from the garage to the house and seconds later it was a downpour!  Whew!  That was close!

Quote from: JudyB on May 22, 2013, 03:26:57 PM

Ruth Hope you like the way your hair turns out!

There are times I don't post to comments here, mainly because my days are so boring to me and I feel I have nothing to contribute to the conversation.  What I do post seems so inadequate at times.  How many others feel the same?

Yes, Judy, I feel exactly the same way as you. I just never feel anything I could share here is worth reading about.  OR there are things going on in and around my family that I prefer not to express to the world. 
Either way, I am one of those who reads here nearly every day (whenever I get a notice, and my computer is cooperating) but only silently pray for, or rejoice with, each one who shares.  Sorry ... 

Even now, I wrote this post several minutes ago, but was unable to post it until I left and came back again! 

By the way, I did vote in the photo challange!   

Hi Everyone!

Just thought I'd come and finish my  of coffee with you all.

It's been a lovely day here in Guelph.  It's been sort of windy and my bedroom window wasn't closed tightly and the whistling and whistling of the wind was sure eery-sounding.  Even the cat wondered what it was!


Jeanne, hope you have a great visit with your daughter.  So glad you got your computer sorted.  Yes, it was a lovely Challenge and yes, it would have been nice to see more posts but so be it.


Larry, please give Pat a hug for me.  Or even look to your right and say, "Pat says "HI"" to her.  Love the way your recliners are nicely situated with the lamps between and you can just relax with the TV in front and your laptops handy. 


Carol, I'm going to go down after supper and put my treadmill down (it folds up) and get busy on it.  Thanks for the reminder.     


Judy, that sure sounds chilly!  It's in the mid 50's here today to low 60's.  I went out and pulled some weeds and felt I should have had a light jacket on.  My goodness the weeds have taken over the flower borders with the rain we've had!!


Etta Sue, you sure have your day ordered!  Every day for me is different!     I wanted to drive up to Home Depot today to pick something up but I took a nap instead! 


OK, I've been 
I know that Jane and Judy have both said that they come here and don't feel as if anything in their life is world talking about or something like that, but we're all interested in knowing you were here and that you are fine.  So just a "Hi Everyone" if you don't have anything better to say would be fantastic.     I hope that what we are doing in our lives is interesting so just say, "Hi"

I always love to know that Ruth Ann is praying for us.  She's been praying for me since 1996 and I've so appreciated knowing about it. 

Anyway, I'm off to make some supper and then I'll see about putting the treadmill down.

Love you all




PS...  Is anyone else here seriously trying to lose weight?  Just wondering as I am.

Pat:  I must get serious and now we are heading out for a trip to Minnesota, the land of never-ending casseroles, sweets and so forth and great food handed out in large quantities.  It is impossible (almost) to lose a pound on this trip because everyone wants to "treat" us.  Now that is a nice problem since I just watched a movie about the starvation in WWII -

Glad you are getting the treadmill out.  We should encourage each other.   

Carol and Pat I have my tread mill staring at me   ......I have to get using it too.   

The weather should change for Friday, This weather is getting too much.

I am looking forward to finishing this course I am on....A lot of time is spent on that when I would rather be doing this    with a ball.

Ruth, I forgot to ask you if you see any of the old drivers very often?  Do you still go out for coffee with some of them?  I'd love to know how our old boss is and also Jim.


Samantha, so good to see you posting.  We'll chat soon... 

JUDY!!!!  I'm sitting here giggling at your post about your treadmill STARING at you!!!    I have to get mine out where it can see me to start staring and make me feel guilty!!!

Hehehehehehe

I love it when members gently tease each other!

I'll be busy this weekend with some student activities that Grandmas must attend. Soooooo, till then, y'all keep the lamps lit and the latch-string on the outside for me.

Ruth Ann

Larry this is Oregon, Sleet can happen at the drop of a hat some times, It has been rather cool for a few days too, I was worried about my tomato plants getting frost bitten.

Not much going on around here, I finally wore out my bread machine so I ordered one from Amazon last night, I had some credits there so it  only cot me just over $30. It is a Breadman Rapid Deluxe. I have a hardback Breadman cookbook that I have been using some of the recipes  for some time. However I stopped using any recipes at all and just made up my own as I went a long. My favorite bread uses Stone Ground 100% organic Whole Wheat flour, I add Wheat Germ and Wheat Bran, It is a very healthy bread by the time I get through playing with the ingredients.

Marilyn you sound like me I use my Kitchen Aid to make the equivalent of a loaf of bread machine bread.  Half the time I don't use a recipe either.  Tastes better that way!

Enjoy your grands activities.. They can be a lot of fun! It is always good to be with the grands!

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Good morning on a dark, chilly and rainy day.  My daughter called yesterday and put off her visit for one more day.  She had stopped, as planned, at my son's home in New Jersey for an overnight break in her trip, and was hit with a migraine soon after arriving there.  So now, I'll be watching for her later this afternoon.

Pat, have you taken my running shoes again?  You seem to be getting everyplace just ahead of me lately!   

Hi everyone.  It is a bit cooler this morning and a nice breeze but sunny.  We are going to a meeting this morning that is celebrating an anniversary and will be followed by a potluck luncheon. That will be plenty of activity for today.  I don't feel very peppy this morning but am OK. 

Carol, I am like you on routine and I like it that way.  If the routine is broken I may forget to take my medicine or something like that.  It sounds like you have a delightful Governor.  I can understand the families being enraged.  Glad your Internet is working better.  I think I finally got the problem solved with Comcast wanting to charge me rental for the modem that I own. 

Judy, hope you had no flooding. 

Etta Sue, I hadn't thought about our postings being like writing a blog but you are correct.  It is as close to journaling that I will likely ever get.  I don't think what you do on the computer is trivial and as you say it keeps our mind active.  Good timing on the rain. 

Jane, your postings are always welcome even if it is just to say hi for the day.  That way we know you are OK. 

Pat, we like the two recliners and the laptops.  It is much better than watching TV all the time.  Pat often listens to her books on CD and I will work a jigsaw or crossword puzzle or read.  That treadmill sounds like work.  The one we had broke and we got rid of it as neither Pat nor I could really use it very much.   

Ruth Ann, I hope you can enjoy the student activities this weekend. 

Marilyn, that sounds like some heavy bread.  No wonder you wore the bread machine out. 

Jeanne, sorry that your visit with your daughter had to be put off for a day but can understand not wanting to come on with a migraine. 

Marilyn, you surely are a brave one, making up your own bread machine recipes!  I'm not at all adventuresome, so I'll stick to the tried and true recipes I've been using for several years.  The only change/adjustment I make is the amount of liquid.  I've found I need to reduce it by a teaspoon or 1/2 teaspoon when the humidity is high (like today!).  Other than that, I follow the directions and measurements exactly.

That is the most recent picture I could find of you both!  Do you remember where that was?

Jeanne it is better for your daughter to stop than continue in that kind of pain.

Larry I haven't been out to check on flooding.  I will be doing that a little later.  I have errands to run and hopefully play time with my camera.

2010 was the warmest  this day in recent history, It is only 53 degrees today and only into the low 60's for the weekend. The higher temperatures won't start till Tuesday, and them the long range will be nice till next weekend, when the temperature is to drop to the low 60's again.  On a lighter note if John heads south the lower temperatures will be nice for him.

Looks like I will have lawns to mow this weekend, I was hoping to do that during the week and be able to not worry about it when John is home.  We are planning on planting the garden when he gets home.

Have a great day folks!

Thanks Judy!  How nice of you!

I think that one was taken in the lobby of the hotel in Winchester, VA where Grace and her group from Markham were staying the night on their way to Myrtle Beach.

Great picture!  You two are wearing the same colors - very coordinated .

I just put in a call to a doctor's office.  They want all this information inc. date of birth and I had to talk fast - so, sometimes I write things down before making that call.  Slow down World, please.  Had to get in the fact that my last prescription was $80 and asked for something else because this isn't working.  Unbelievable. 

Need to take a walk and Don just left on his walk.  It will start to become hotter today. 

Larry:  Routine can have its downfalls.  If I carry one more thing than usual, I tend to forget one thing that is normal.  So, now I have really tried to turn back and look and try to go over in my head what I am doing before going out the door.   Even that doesn't always help.  Our problem is we take too many things with us in the car now - cell phone, coffee mugs, lists, reusable bags for groceries (I blame that the most), reading materials for waiting times, sun glasses, my purse.... am forgetting something.   

Now I am getting antsy and want to go somewhere.  My cell phone battery died twice this week within 24 hours.  I don't use it much at all!!  I am told by those in the know that it is my Live Wallpaper that uses the battery....but I LIKE my live wallpapers!!  So I am wanting to purchase one of those portable cell phone chargers!!  I usually go to Noblesville but I think today I will go to Anderson....a change of scenery!

It is mostly sunny today with beautiful white fluffy clouds.  There is wind but only 55°!  Almost    weather!  So I must remember to dress warm when I go out.  My nephew mowed his yard last evening with two sweatshirts on and gloves!  I hope pants, too!   

I think we did have a sprinkling of snow early this morning, Etta Sue.  It was so cold and as it got light outside, I'm sure I saw snow falling.  None now though but it's very, very windy.

Thank you so much, Jane.

Hope we have the opportunity of getting together again in a nice little Cafe like we were in in Florence.