Christian Photographers Community

WOW and I was going to mention Don had a restless leg last night and he had to get up and watch t.v. for a while so that did the trick.  I am so happy that he is meeting an old friend today for coffee because I have been so concerned about his losing touch with friends over this hearing loss.  The children have already told me that they think he is going into a shell and avoiding too many things and he does like quiet. 

Don:  Thank you for devotions - that was very nice and meaningful.  I so admire those who can put together a devotion. 

JudyB:  Prayers for the girl and her family situation. 

Larry:  It is sunny here.

Jane:  Wonderful neighbors you have and they are keeping an eye on you and your place.  Many blessings.

Etta Sue:  IvaLou is progressing so nicely and it is great to hear from you.  Take care of yourself too!!

I went to the church knitting group yesterday and our "leader" was there to talk about really feeling close to God and we all chatted about how sometimes we don't "feel" that close and yet we really are never far.  My shawl will go to a man because it is so wide and I am calling it the "Forever Shawl" because it is taking me forever.  Never again will make a prayer shawl with such small needles.  Today, we will watch a g-daughter play Volleyball and meet with daughter & family for a quick supper before they go home. 

Right down the road at Fort Carson, there have now been almost 300 soldiers killed in this war and many more wounded.  It is a heavy toll on the families and the community.  I know that I don't even have to ask you to pray for the troops. 

Etta Sue that is great news about Ivalou. I am so glad to hear of her progress.

I was not offended by those who were calling their sleepless nights "Janet Nights", I just offered my own personal opinion that it was getting to be too much by other people  using that phrase, it was used  quite a few times in yesterdays postings. So lets move forward and forget about that. I didn't want to offend anyone. If someone was offended by what I said then so be it; it was not my intention

I have been trying to get  the Kodak Easy share  program downloaded to my Netbook and it keeps timing out. We are in a place where our DSL is  on low speed and can't be upgraded to high speed. what a bummer!!!!!!!!

I gave Happy a bath int he bathtub this morning, that was a chore as he wanted to get out quickly and I had to hold on to him so I got  pretty wet too. But he was still a good dog and let me wash him real good.

Jane: It you lived closer to us you would have been given a trees worth of wood, as we are have 2 pines and a maple cut down sometime next week.

Janet:  About the bedroom we have been hearing that any form of distraction should be removed from the bedroom, my clock has a red light and for a long time I turn it away from my face I have thought it to be a mind thing  but I also know that stress does interfere as well. Just this week a lot of stress was removed and yes I had a much better rest.

Carol:  About Don's restless legs I had that for several years but I noticed that when I started taking calcium it has gone away. I do get the very odd day though.

My paint job is done and now I have started to remove a paper border in the computer room, I have been doing a slow removal which is working it was self pasted and if it is done right all I will have to do is wash the walls.

In a few minutes I am going to check my computer pictures as there are some I want to remove. 

Marilyn: DSL is a pain but it is also better than dial up.

Have a great evening everyone and God Bless
Ruth

Etta Sue, I am loving all the great reports about Ivalou!!  What a mighty God we serve!  Her attitude is very commendable, as well.  And I took the use of my name in reference to those nights as affectionate, so GMTA!

Al, a heartfelt thanks for that lovely prayer for me, and I add my hearty AMEN.

Ruth Ann, so glad you had a good trip.  Someday, I surely want to meet you!  Now please rest and recouperate for a while.  

Ruth, glad your stress has been lessened.  I'll bet your house is very attractive, seems you are always doing things to improve it.

Larry, how is Stacey?  I pray she is improving rapidly.

I got quite a lot accomplished today, and Darrel and I moved some really heavy stuff.  That hurt my right hand, which has been giving me quite a bit of trouble.  I'm thinking we need to learn how to slow down!  (Maybe after the auction?)

Carol, Don's hearing problem is just so sad.  I feel so badly for him.  And it just shouldn't have happened!  I do pray he can get some help, and that it will get better.  My hearing aids both just quit working about two weeks ago.  I don't wear them faithfully, but am noticing more and more situations where I need them, and now they are shot.  Makes me so   because they are extremely expensive, and when they found out I have had them about four years, they said the warranty is only good for three years.  Grrr.  Now I have to decide what to do, where to get some replaced, etc.  They will "rebuild" them for $390, and guarantee them for one year.  Phooey.  Anyway, I can understand some of Don's frustration, and hope he doesn't become depressed and reclusive.  That wouldn't be good.

Oops!  Time to shut up!

Hi everyone.  Just back from coffee and a quick stop at Kroger's for a couple of items.  I plan to stay in today until evening, when I have a business meeting to attend.  Yesterday morning my keyboard failed on my desktop.  The b, n and m keys wouldn't type.  So I discarded the keyboard and fortunately had another USB keyboard in storage so am back in business without having to purchase a new one. 

We had heavy rain again in the early morning hours.  While at coffee we saw a rainbow and a little blue sky and I think it is to clear off around 10 am.  We didn't see the sun yesterday.

Janet, Stacey is better but not totally recovered.  It is going to take her awhile to try to regain her strength.  At least we can now understand her on the phone as her voice isn't so husky.  Just going up the street to the grocery store seems to wear her out.  Hopefully each day she is getting better.  On the 15th she is to go to the pain clinic and have a shot put into her back.  She has to be there at 7 am and we will go down early and take her to the hospital so she won't have to ride the bus and be by herself.  She is hopeful that will aid the pain in her back.

Marilyn, could you take your Netbook to the local library, which will probably have a highspeed internet, and download the Kodak program?

Carol, sure hope that Don isn't withdrawing.  Would hearing aids assist him?  My best friend did great damage to his hearing by hammering to remove some shelving when he moved here about 5 years ago and now wears hearing aids in each ear.  He purchased his off the Internet from the prescription he got the the hearing specialist and has been very pleased with them.  You can't even tell he is wearing them unless you look closely as they sit behind the ear with a little clear tube into the ear.  He can also adjust them on the computer to tweak them.  If you would like more information on where he got them I can get that for you, just let me know.  They were much less expensive than buying them locally.

Etta Sue, very encouraging to see the progress that Ivalou is making. 

Hey there, everybody!  I have been to see my chiropractor, now back home and ready to start my day.

Larry, would you please send me that information on the hearing aids?  I will appreciate it so much.

Nothing new here, anyway not of interest to anyone but us.  See you later!

Hello all:  During the night we had a blast of wind as well as rain even now it is getting very windy. Just a plain cloudy day.   Bright and early this morning the both of us went for coffee at Tim's we usually take a summer break then it becomes a weekly thing starting in the fall.

Janet: The changing of the room was my way of getting rid of stress/ closing doors sounds harsh but I do have trouble saying no and this is a way of doing it.    The painting that was done should of happened many years ago, and myself not being an interior decorator was slow to realize the change would be so much better.  All of this is costing time but not money.

Now back to work      Ruth

Janet we would love to see some of the pics you have painted!

Ruth it would be nice to see the finished product.  Perhaps you could post a picture?

Another red letter day for Ivalou.  Today was the meeting with the doctor, social worker, head nurse, Ivalou and family.  Kaye Don was there with me.  ALL of them had nothing but praise about Ivalou.  Said she is a hard worker and does everything they tell her to do.  She surpassed the goals they set last Wednesday for the week!  They are still saying 2-3 more weeks but that means she will be better when she does come home.  Today in speech therapy it was all educational in telling us signs of strokes and how strokes heal and mend.  Ivalou is encouraged to hear that more than likely she will gain feeling back in her right arm and leg. 

I also stayed for PT and OT today.  They really gave her a workout.  She walked with assistance 28 feet with a half-walker.  I had never seen a half-walker until this past week.  She had assistance since she still wants to lock her right knee.  Kaye Don also walked ahead of her backwards with a large mirror so Ivalou could see her right leg and where she was placing it.  Amazing how the therapists train muscles and the mind to work! 

I stopped at Arby's on the way home.  When I got up this morning, I was either going to clean house or mow the lawn this afternoon.  Since it is sunny, I mowed.  Now it is time for relaxation and hopefully an early bedtime. 

Oh, yes!  Tony had his colonoscopy yesterday and they repaired two polyps and he has a hemorrhoid.  Today he had the endoscopy but I haven't heard anything yet. 

Inky and Ali are enjoying their 'Mommy' home early today!

Another sleepless night here tonight.  Too much going on in my mind .  So here I sit,  This is better than the TV.

There are new photos posted.  Taks a look and leave a comment to encourage the photographer,

My wee dog has followed me from the bedroom and is sleeping beside me.  She knows when I can't sleep. 

I am off to check out more pictures,
Night all

Hi Judy

I'm still up!  Paul and I have been trashing things as tomorrow (today) is garbage day!

Trash & Recycle Day here today.  We can also haul all our recycles to a dumpster by a school as every two weeks isn't enough sometimes.  The big laundry basket gets to be overflowing & Mr. Racoon likes to peek around the trash. 

I was on the treadmill indoors today because:  Don was snoring at 4:30 AM and would stop and start (this is not normal, thank heaven).  I just gave up and started coffee, and listening to a talk radio program that is a very liberal Dem but he actually goes out and gets the facts on what is happening - I wish everyone would listen to this program & open their eyes.  "nuf said. 

Ruth:  We both take calcium so that doesn't help and this goes  off and on so it is hard to pinpoint the cause.  We do all the right things and he has never slept well in his life.  It is fun to freshen up a room, isn't it? 

Janet:  Don has hearing aids and he does wear them but they do begin to hurt at the end of any day.   .  Sorry for your problem now. 

Larry:  Thanks, we will keep Don's spirits up.  He does that himself about 95% of the time.   

Janet & Larry:  Please send on the hearing info to my email - I forgot who has the information.

I am really enjoying the bible study - the lesson or lecture if you will, is terrific -

Not much has happened since I posted.  Tony got a good report from his colonoscopy and his endoscopy.  They repaired two polyps in his colon and he says he feels better than he has felt all summer.  And he has the okay to ride his Harley this weekend! 

Today is the Class of 1960 luncheon.  It is rainy and cloudy today.  I will go see Ivalou after lunch!

Judy, sorry about your 'Janet night'.     (I couldn't resist, sorry.)

I slept pretty well, until around 5 this morning.  I know lots of people get up that early, but it surely hasn't been my habit.  However, I did get a nap in my recliner before Darrel got up.

Ruth, we have lived in this house for about 12 or 15 years now, and it is getting in need of some repairs and redoing.  Maybe later....just now, we have our hands full with the approaching sale.  Glad you got yours done.  About closing doors, we hade a mistake in designing this house, have a door between the living room and our bedroom.  We needed the rest of the space on that wall for the big entertainment center, so we just closed the door (not permanently) and put the entertainment center in front of it.  The door doesn't even show from the living room side.  Works for us!

Carol, I try to stay current on the world events, especially those here in the U.S.  It does get discouraging, though.  If I didn't have the assurance that God is in control, it would really be unsettling.  Bad enough as it is!  We really need to be gathering in the harvest.

I just saw on TV that China's one child policy, and their practice of aborting girls is having the effect of such a gender imbalance that 30 million Chinese men will not be able to find wives.  Be sure your sins will find you out!!

Darrel says time to go, so I'd better go!

Tis OK Janet.  I believe you coined the phrase anyway, a couple of weeks back.  There is a lot going on.  John being off has set our finances back the 9 weeks he was off.  Then there are the typical teen issues.  But the thing that has caused me the most sleeplessness is this situation JOhn and I have to deal with on Saturday.  This 15 yo is a total rebel, and she really needs a maturity boost. I am concerned for the step father.  I just pray that we are able to help him work through the issues.

Pat I didn't come back to Thoughts didn't see your reply till today.

John was home for about an hour, we had a cupps, and a grilled cheese, then he was gone again.  He will be back tomorrow evening....I hope.

Bye foe now
Judy

Pat's son posted this on facebook.  It is the funniest video and will give you a smile for the day!

Home alone...
by Vince Aslett
0:24
These people were always finding water all over their pool deck and
furniture, every time they came home, after being away for a few hours.  They thought the neighbourhood kids were watching for them to leave, and using the pool. However, they could never catch them doing it.  So, they set up their video cam and left. This is what they found out.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=156587067672&ref=mf

Good afternoon: It is a most wonderful day lots of sun and a little breeze.
     I have my transformation almost done, all that is left is getting the last of the paste off the walls, has anyone heard of using Windex?   I will be giving it a try but I think hot soapy water is the answer.  

Just yesterday I made a call to a place in California ordering 3 pieces of cutlery, while chatting with them, they also buy back items as well.

Judy: No need for a picture really it is just the same color minus the border which does give a larger look, with the bed gone I have been able to bring in a couple of chairs and under each chair I have placed a braided mat that my grandmother had done perhaps 50 yrs ago at least with care it goes to show how long they can last.

Carol: It proves that what works for one does not work for the next person.

Pat:  It can be fun throwing stuff in the garbage.  

Our landfill is open 5 days a week and available for all residents.  30 gallon trash bags cost $3 each.  Recyclables, separated into newpapers, glass, magazines, plastic (limited as to type), cans and corrugated cardboard can be placed in the specific bins at no charge.  Garbage/trash pickup can be hired at the rate of about $15 a month for two trash bags a week, the lowest rate, which is a good bit more than I pay taking it myself and they don't take recyclables so I'd have to go to the landfill, anyway. 

Today I have to power wash my trailer.  I scrubbed and scoured until it looked fine to me, but the park management is insisting on power wash.  To hire it done would be way over my budget so I went to the local hardware store and found I could purchase a relatively small unit for about 1/2 the cost of hiring someone and I can pay it off in three months.  Now to see if the park management will be satisfied.  A huge more powerful machine is available to rent for even less, but I'd never be able to handle it.

Thanks for the hint, Jeanne. Friends need a way to get rid of their trash (minimal), and have to pay for garbage pickup. I'll tell them about going to the landfill, there's a "convenience center" only about 5-6 miles from where they live.

Gotta go, but wanted to wish all of you a wonderful day with our Lord.

Hello everyone. No time to stop for long. Everything is going  well here and I am keeping busy. I pray God will bless you  one and all..

We are excited because grandson's hockey game will be on the web cam tonight at 6:15 our time.  Don knows how to hook up the laptop with the t.v. set so we hope this will work. 

I bought a strange tall lamp at Goodwill for the cabin and not one shade fits it so Don drove me and the floor lamp to a specialty shop where I was able to order a shade for $15.  It is called a Bridge lamp and the shade screws onto the lamp itself.  It is so heavy that it has to have been very expensive but a thrift shop is a terrific place to find the perfect fit sometimes.  We sat and had a cup of coffee afterward with a large group of girls who were not too wound up today. 

Jeanne:  Take care - power washing is a difficult job.  I have helped on decks but not had to lift the hose to the exterior of a house.  You are building muscles.

Has everyone seen the signs on the road that our money (TARP) is going towards that road repair?   Each sign costs between $1,000 and $2,000 - the signs are MANDATORY. 

JudyB:  It takes a lot of time to recoup the money lost while John was off work and this time of the year with the cold settling in and so forth, I wish you well.  Are you doing any sewing?  Knitting? 

Carol, no sewing or knitting.  I have collected info and recipes to add to Melaura's cook book that I gave her 2 years ago.  I am putting them onto the puter so I can add the pages to her binder.  I am thinking of doing a cookbook up for each of the girls, but too do that I have to get the one from Melaura and surprisingly she is resistant to parting with it!.  That is my big project for now.

Also this is getting rid of a lot of paper garbage.

Hi, all.  Maycie is napping and I'm checking in.  Actually I've been "here" all morning, but not really. I came in and was going to post, but didn't get to.  I just left the window open till now.  So........if you saw me and thought I was lurking....I wusunt.

Speaking of Janet nights.......I DIDN'T have one.lol  I went to bed at 9, and slept soundly till 4 am.  I was wide awake, so just got up and started my day.  At 7 AM, it was just barely light.  Fall is certainly here.

Judy, I didn't look at the video, but think it was the same one that was on our Fox news last night.  The water slide?  I'll go back and look at yours now.  edit:  Yes, it's the same one.  That is the cutest thing.  He certainly knows what he likes.

I couldn't get the video. 

Carol, a doctor recommended quinine to me for restless leg syndrome.  And later, our heart doctor recommended the diet tonic water, 4 ounces at bedtime.  It seems to work for me, and very cheap if Don wants to try it.

We have been having rain, and it is now very cold.  Killing frost expected tonight, so we picked our tomatoes.  Sigh.......I am not ready to give them up.

I wish you all a good evening.

I take the 4 oz of  Tonic water at bedtime and now I have also placed a bar of  soap under the fitted bottom sheet at the foot of the bed. That is an old stand by that I forgot about. I do not have RLS but I do get cramps in my calves and feet at night.

My sister and brother-in-law swear by the soap in the bed.  Sounds hokey to me, but whatever works, works.  They try everything that comes down the pike.  The tonic water does contain quinine, and much cheaper than a prescription.

It is still overcast here, looks cold, but I haven't stuck my head out yet!  I'm sure I will find something to do no matter what the weather.  We are praying the wet weather gets finished and good weather returns next week in time for the sale.

Judy, I would love to show you my paintings, but I do not remember how to post photos.  If I knew how, I would love to change my photo here.

I need and want to read some more Scriptures, seem to need an extra dose today!

I can believe the quinine water (tonic) might work, and it sounds like a good idea, but the bar of soap?  I suggest for those who want to try something like that that they try it with and without the bar of soap.  I suspect it will be the same either way.  Last I heard, soap does not radiate anything.  It's inert, doesn't do anything to what's around it, except possibly for a nice odor.  Just a suggestion.

  I have to wonder what a bar of soap can do for restless legs.  Certainly will try the tonic water though.  He keeps water or rather lemon in water by the bed & sips it at night usually. 

JudyB:  You made me think of my idea before we moved and that was to put all my family recipes onto a site that can store & print.  Now to find that site again.  What a lovely idea.  I know we used to do this for brides and I was happy to receive favorite recipes 47 years ago as a bride.  Loved the homemade bread recipes that said only "add flour" and I was able to figure it out only because mom and I made bread every week. 

We did watch our grandson play hockey in Faribault, Minnesota last night via a streaming web cam.  They won 3 to 1.  He was playing quite slack, we thought.  Not a lot of energy in the entire game from anyone but 8th graders play as well as high school students in Don's time.  It is amazing. 

Temperatures are half of normal now.  It is Winter.

Have a blessed day all. 

By the way - I don't mean to pooh pooh anybodie's ideas in here.  My above post is  purely IMHO.