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We got home around 3:30pm.  Looks like a mini-tornado hit my maple tree but I don't see anything else damaged!  The power is back on.  At the pile of limbs by the garage that Bob and Kitty stacked was a piece of beige vinyl.  I thought it was the piece from Ivalou's shed door that keeps coming off.  She said it was in her garage.  So we walked around her house.  Nothing missing then we noticed a piece of trim missing from a living room window.  The piece of vinyl!! 

I have already had to scold Ali and Inky.  It seems when there is a cat scrimmage, it is always Ali trying to domineer Inky!  They were both running and Inky was crying like she was hurt.  Ali may be older but she still has spunk but I yelled at them.  Ali came out of the front bedroom and looked at me as if to say 'Why are you yelling?  I didn't do anything!'  Now they won't leave me alone. 

We didn't drive into Lapel but I guess there is at least one house that a tree has blown down on.  A lot of leaves in the yards and twigs. 

I am thinking I really need someone to trim this maple tree behind my house.  Now on the west side there are at least two pretty good sized limbs that are broken and twisted back on themselves.  My kitchen and utility room is a lot lighter now...no shade outside.

Good passage for today, Etta Sue!  How we all need the boldness of Peter and John!

Done.

Clothes ahve been gone through.  The adults have what they want and the rest have gone to Value Village.  I kept a few things,  John has his "stash".   

We ae tired...not really sleepy tired more drained.  We would not have made it without the prayer support that we had form all you folks.  Thank you.

Judy, I am wishing I hadn't brought as much of Darrel's Mom's stuff home as we did.  Now it is time to go through it all again and pare it down a lot.

We are trying to do that with everything in the house, since this is forcing us to go through everything we own that is in the house, what better time?  I hope it can go to people who need it and bless them.

Thanks for information on Facebook friends. I will go through JudyB and look for Pat's name. 

AL MOAK wants to be on friends list too.  Al:  You are my friend  :) I'll check for sure that you are my friend.  I am not good on Facebook. 

My question is:  when I bring up one friend, do I have to have all of their umpteen friends notes too - It can be overwhelming.  Where can I limit the posts???

Nice day with no air running.  Don knows I wouldn't turn on the air unless it would be super hot but his being from Duluth, Minnesota - the heat bothers him.  I am putting together a small quilt for a niece's granddaughter who was born this spring.  Lots of purple in it as I know they love that color for some reason.  I will probably never see the little one as it is an iffy marriage or even if they are really married - I don't ask but this baby needs to know she is loved.  Will send a little book of bible stories along with the quilt.  Daughter & son-in-law took us to lunch to celebrate his finding a job (after almost 20 months thanks to the uncertainty).  I had a salad of beets and greens with blue cheese - yum.

Janet:  Good for you for paring down things - I try to think of what to take in case we had to evacuate for any reason.  Two sewing machines???which one, both?  All of my unfinished projects?  It sounds like you are coming along with the redo.

Etta Sue:  Did you meet Bob & Jenny?  They have two black cats and the male will bite the female on the back once in a while.  they really didn't fight. 

Hi everyone.  It looks like we will have some rain perhaps this morning and certainly by the afternoon.  It apparently rained a little last night as I just took out the garbage and there was water standing on the top of the garbage can.  Other than coffee this morning and an event this evening my day is free and I plan on staying home.  Yesterday was sort of a lost day for me as had another one of those days when weariness overtook me and all I wanted to do was lay down, which is what I did for most of the day.  I did manage to go to church yesterday morning but we didn't go out for lunch.

I just heard on the news this morning that the mayor of New York has decided there isn't enough time in the 9/11 day program to include prayer.  This is just unbelievable.  What is our country becoming?

Etta Sue, it sounds like your cats are two small children with the way they play and get their feelings hurt.  Glad your house had no apparent damage.  That must have been quite a storm you all missed by being away.  Thanks for the devotional for this week.

Judy, there is always a letdown when all the folks leave and the quiet returns.  Hope you all are able to get some rest and feel better today.

Janet, I think we could all benefit from a "weeding out" of items in our homes that we really no longer use or need.  Hope your efforts go well.

Carol, I doubt very much that any paring down we might do would include any projects Pat has started.  Her quilting has brought her untold joy and so glad she has it to do when she feels like it.  I often marvel at how she has been able to accumulate so much fabric.  :)

It is suppose to be much cooler here today and currently is 72 degrees and very overcast. 

Carol ~ No, I haven't met Bob and Jenny.  Just see the posts on SrNet and Seniors and Friends. 

Janet/JudyB ~ When Mom passed away, I got a lot of things.  Dishes, pots, pans, jewelry but the only furniture was her electric lift chair.  But I got the house also so no moving and storing everything.  But it took me about two months to get the house to where I could move into it.  I still haven't used her dishes...I like my pots and pans better...and seldom wear any of her jewelry.  I like the lift chair though!

Larry ~ Since I got home, I have noticed another limb on the ground.  We has mild wind last evening and see that there is a new limb right behind the house. 

This morning Ivalou and I are going to Marge's.  They, meaning her DIL and nieces and her, prepare breakfast for around 100 people.  It is all in Marge's garage with picnic tables around in the yard.  It is cool this morning.  54 degrees but no wind so it won't be too bad.

Yesterday I had lunch at my daughter's and spent most of the afternoon, just sitting and talking.  Around 4:00 I decided it was time to head home and the 25 mile drive was totally uneventful.  But about 20 minutes after I got home the sky darkened and ten minutes after that the storms began.  Storms like I haven't seen in years.   One storm after another, with hardly a break between, until after midnight.    This morning it's still overcast and predictions are for showers and thundershowers most of the day, with flash flood warnings for the area.  I don't imagine there will be many Labor Day celebrations around here today.

I just thank the Lord that He urged me to head home in time to beat the weather.   :thumbsup:

Larry The faberic you are refirring to is called her "stash".  As sewers we never have enough of a stash, as there are so many new wonderful faberics coming out that we "must have"!

Yes this is a quieter day inside the house.  Outside it is c-c-c-cold and really windy. The furnace thermostat is set at 50*F I have heard it cycling.  Kass is tired and still in bed.

I have very little on the agenda today. Perhaps just a general tidy up and not much more.

I am having trouble figuring out a place for the small desk I use for this laptop.  If I put it in the living room, I need a rug or something under my office chair, as the wheels will scratch or mar the wood floor.  I got up early and took all 8 drawers out of it, the heavy glass off the top; turned the desk on its back and put felt things on the bottom so it won't scratch.  I moved it and put everything back...but am using the dining room table now until I decide what to get to put under my chair.   :-\

Darrel has consented to let me paint the wood work in the bedroom, so I will get busy on that soon.  I spent hours yesterday afternoon clearing out paper stuff, off the cabinet, bar, desk and dining table.  Boy, that sure did accumulate fast while we couldn't get through the house!  And it is my most disliked chore.  So i am glad it's done!  I took out a good sized waste can full.

After I got things moved from in front of it, Darrel and I carried the silk carpet in and unrolled it in the living room.  It really doesn't appear to be damaged much at all, for which I am very happy!

I think I'll catch a short nap before I start painting and washing windows!

Etta Sue, thank you for the great devotional. I always enjoy your newsy posts.

It's rainy here today. So, I've been cleaning in the apartment. It's a great day to mop, vacuum, dust, and put away "stuff n nonsense." :)

Also I made a great tasting squash casserole made loosely after a Weight Watchers recipe I've used for years. It incorporates squash, onion, a bit of bell pepper, eggs, breadcrumbs and grated cheese. What a nice mid-day break from my labors.

While I've worked, I listened to recorded programs from christian television. A news broadcast, a wonderful church service that I want to listen to once again, great christian music, and a great talk program emanating from Canada called 100 Huntley Street. How inspirational!

Now, to get back to work...

Love y'all,
Ruth Ann

Breakfast yesterday was so much fun.  A little cool.  Only in the 60's but the conversations were great! 

I came home and took a nap.

When I got up all my limbs from the Saturday night storm are gone!!  I found out this morning that Kaye Don, Barb, their daughter, Keri, and her boy-friend, Jeff are responsible for that.  Now that worry is off my mind!! 

Today is a blood draw for Ivalou.  Then swim rehab and lunch.  Ivalou is going to take something to snack on after the blood draw but we are always hungry after being in the water.

This evening is Beef and Boards.  'Singing in the Rain' will be a great show!!

Hi everyone.  We went all day yesterday without receiving anything but a sprinkle in our area.  Other areas around had a lot of rain and apparently a couple of tornados also hit and tore up home.  We did get rain during the night.  I did have a quiet day yesterday.  We moved things around in our bedroom and changed sides of the bed as it will be easier for Pat to get up on the side I had been sleeping on.  We also ordered a drafting chair and are hopeful it will work for her to get around in the kitchen without having to stand on her feet, which is becoming very, very difficult for her to endure.  Today I just have coffee this morning and then a meeting to attend late in the morning.  The rest of the day is clear.

Etta Sue, is the fixing breakfast a ministry and how often do they do this?  This would be quite an undertaking.  Nice of your brother and family to take care of the limbs for you and your sister.  Enjoy the Beef and Boards this evening.  I wish they had something like that around here.  I remember many years ago when we lived in the Kansas City area there were two dinner theaters and they were great fun.

Jeanne, you had good timing on your drive home from your daughter's place.  

Judy, some of that new fabric and designs are very expensive but I agree they are quite attractive.  It has really cooled off up your way.  I don't think we will see over 80 degrees here later this afternoon, which is a nice change for us.  It is suppose to be overcast all day long.

Janet, it sounds like things are getting back to a semblance of normal at your house.  Glad you silk carpet wasn't ruined.  Pat and I both keep our laptops right beside our easy chairs which is very handy.

Ruth Ann, Pat put together a beautiful squash casserole for dinner last evening.  It always makes enough for several meals.  The cheese on top makes it come out of the oven looking like a picture in a food magazine.  It is tasty.  It sounds like you had a productive day yesterday.

They're forecasting only a high in the low 60's today. Guess it will be time to utilize that brand new fleece jacket I purchased on sale the other day. :)

Y'all have a wonderful day.

Love to each of you!

Ruth Ann

Hello everyone, I arrived back in Oregon and home at 2:pm yesterday. Today I have been doing laundry, went to Walmart for a few things on my way home from the gym. I have photos in my camera that I have to  take our but I did post a couple of pics of Al and Marbeth on Facebook that I took with my phone. I will get around to the pics in my camera  in a day or so, maybe even today.

Since we got that lovely rain of over an inch on Saturday, it has been delightfully cool here, only in the 70s, really pleasant.

Today I got another coat of paint on all the woodwork in the bedroom that I can get to, one corner I can't get to because the furniture there is too heavy for Darrel and me to move.  He has decided, what the hey, paint whatever you want!   ;)  It does give a fresher, more updated look.  The housekeeper was here this morning for a couple of hours, so she got the tile floors swept and mopped and the living room dusted again.  I will be so happy when we don't have so much dust to fight.

I think tomorrow I will hang some of my paintings in the LR, as it just doesn't feel like home to me without them.  If they get dusty, I can clean them again.

I took some paper work by to our insurance agent this morning, was visiting with her and told her I couldn't use my office chair on the wood floor as the wheels would scratch it.  She gave me a nice big heavy plastic mat, which is smooth, to use under my chair!!  So nice of her!  She said she had purchased it and then didn't need it in her new office.  Isn't God good?  He knows what we need, and who can supply that need.  Shanda was delighted that I could use it!

NEWS FLASH!!!  Production is starting on my book!  I got an email this week saying it is time to send in the foreword and the endorsements for it, then another saying I need to choose the multimedia options I want.  It has been so long, and then the water damage, so I really hadn't thought much about it this last month.  Thanks for remembering, Larry!  I will keep you  posted!

And now....I need to get those things emailed  to my publisher!

Hi everyone.  We had a very cool day yesterday and another on tap for today.  We ended up without getting much rain in our local area.  Our choir director's son a year or so ago opened a pizza business in a town in North Georgia.  It was pretty well destroyed by one of the tornadoes that touched down in the area a couple of days ago.  I will miss choir tonight due to another commitment so won't hear the latest update.  Fortunately, no one was injured just property damage.  I have coffee and Bible study this morning and then a trip to Walmart for Pat.  She still isn't feeling up to getting out and certainly not feeling up to shopping. 

Marilyn, glad to see you had a safe trip and are now home. 

Janet, exciting time with the production of your book moving forward.  The floor mat should certainly protect your hard wood floor.  Both Pat and I use a mat on the carpet or would have a hard time moving our chairs.

I'm beginning to feel as though I should be wrung out.   ;D  It's been raining almost constantly since Sunday night and everything I touch feels damp.  Of course, when I came home from my daughter's late Sunday afternoon, 1/2 hour before the storms began, I completely forgot the back windows of the car were wide open.   :idiot: 

Janet, it sounds as though you are making progress toward getting your house the way you want it.  You wear me out just reading about what you're doing!   ;)

Hi, friends, we had a new record high yesterday - it was the coolest temperature for Sept 6 ever recorded here in Nashville, with the high for the day being 59. Brrr - and last week it was in the mid to high 90's!

However, those rains will be very good for our farmers.

Well, must go to physical therapy -

Much love to all,
Ruth Ann

'Singing in the Rain' was great!  I had seen it before but had forgotten the storyline.  Great show!!  The four of us going now has decided to not join the V.I.P. next year so November 1st will be our last show.  We will see 'It's a Wonderful Life' then.

Larry, the breakfast could be a ministry since about a fourth of our church is Zellers!  But Marge and her husband started having Labor Day breakfast 29 years ago.  Junior has since passed away and Marge has been doing them herself and recently the younger Zellers have been helping out.  But Marge says this is the last year.  She will be 80 years old tomorrow and says it's time to stop.  We will see....famous last words.  Janet reminds me so much of Marge.  Even in looks and stature.  Marge is always busy doing this and that, running here and there, so even if the younger Zellers say we will do everything...she would still be in there whole heartedly!

Janet, I am so anxious to get your book and read it!  I know you will keep us informed.  And it sounds like your home will be back in order soon.  Jealous!  You will have a spic and span home!!

I just took some letters to the mailbox.  Last Saturday it was 100+ degrees here.  Right now it is 60 and starting to mist some rain and the wind is up, too.  I always know when it comes time for my birthday, it is time to get your jackets out!!  Everything goes downhill weather-wise until around March!!

My TomTom GPS went kaput on me before I got 20 miles from home last Friday.  I used Droid Navigation to guide me to Michigan.  I was driving along and it was as if someone just turned of TomTom--not powered down but off.  I tried both auxiliary outlets in the car and nothing.  I have it plugged into the laptop and it turned on fine.  Right now TomTom is updating.  When it is done, I will try it in the car again!!  If it doesn't work then, it must be the DC cable since Droid worked fine in the auxiliary outlet.  Different cables. 

I am not doing much today.  Just some laundry from over the weekend. 

Remember that line about 'the best laid plans of mice and men'?  That's my day, so far, anyway.  I wanted to get busy putting the last coat of paint on the wood work in the bedroom early, but it is cloudy here and been raining lightly all day (Thank you, Lord!) so it is pretty dark in there.  Darrel took down the ceiling fan/light, and had a new one to put up, but was procrastinating.....so I got busy clearing out my closet and sorting clothes to give away.  I have a car full again.  Then I moved all the stuff everybody piled on the guest bed when we were working to get things dried out.  I needed the bed cleared so I'd have a place to pile my clothes on hangers.  Then I moved the shoe shelves out of the closet.  Well, anyhow....he finally got busy putting up the new fan/light, about the time I changed to go to red hats, but needed my help, so I helped, by then it was too late to go, so changed back into painting clothes.

I ate some lunch and decided to check my email before getting busy on that painting!  I will get it done today, if it hair-lips the governor!   ;)  Except for that corner I can't get into, that is.  I took three doors off the hinges and moved them out, so want the paint to get good and dry before hanging them again.

I did get the Foreword and Endorsements sent to my publisher, and got a nice note this morning saying they will try to move production along as quickly as possible, keeping in mind Beth's state of health.  They are really nice people with whom to work!  :)

Etta Sue, I so love live plays, but we have to drive 80 miles each way to attend them, so don't go as often as I'd like.  Why have you four decided not to go any more?

I got my wood burl clock hung this morning, but no paintings as yet!  All in good time......

Last night was a "J" night - finally fell asleep around 5:00 a.m. and woke up at 8:15.  So today...  the weather is drippy and I'm droopy.   :D

I hate the J nights.....Tonight will likely be one for me.

I did get my errands done. Lets see, I went tot he gym where I do all the machines except the squat machine. I just don't like that machine. I haven't been doing the rower for quite sometime as I have been trying to take care of my back with all the back pain I have had the last few months.

I went to Walmart after the gym to buy some Pet stain and order eliminator and some multi-vitamins. then I went to the Farmers Market for tomatoes came home for awhile then to the mall to have my nails done. My appt was for 11 am but she didn't get to me until 11:45, the woman before me decided to have her toes  done too when it was my turn. Good thing I had fixed Keith's and my lunch before I left,  I didn't get back home until 12:30, I had called him from the  nail place to tell him he would be home before I would and where to find his lunch.

I took both dogs for a walk together, they like that a lot. I think what I will do now is edit the photos I took over the week end and write  my blog for today and post at least one photo there and try to get some posted on this website too.

Next Monday night I am having another Sleep study,  I need a new machine and the only way I can get one is to have another Sleep study. I need a machine that I can adjust the amount of humidity it puts forth. My  current machine gets so much water in the 6 ft tubing and my mask that it runs down my face and got in my nose the other night.

Oooooh, am I tired!  But I got all that painting done!  Then I took a shower and went to the library to make a scrapbook page, as I just needed a break.  Then went to see Beth and take her some shirts I found in my closet that I knew she would like.

Now that I am home, I have eaten a peach for supper, am checking in here, then will read for a little while and go to bed.  I took some Tylenol because my shoulders/neck are hurting.  And isn't this fascinating?  ;)

'Night, All!

In our little somewhat borind corner or rural northern Ontario we have found the most exciting things that happen are simple normal "life".  Things like Lloyd got a second cutting of hay this year, and I wonder if Bob's oats will ripen before winter is upon us.

Last night in an act of total boredom Kassie and I went to the C Store and got buttertarts and an Arizona drink each. 

On the way there we saw a man putting out reflective cones, Being of a curious mind we asked questions.....

Here are the answers.

James Cromwell of Babe fame is filming a movie at a local farm and at the main corner we pass to go anywhere!  Now that is news.  Much better than the local gossip!  I may try to go out there and get some pics of the film crew.  Depends on how long it takes to get my work done.

Hi everyone.  We had a delightfully cool day yesterday and not suppose to be very warm today.  This morning both Pat and I have to go to the dentist.  I had hoped I was through with the dentist for a few months but part of a tooth broke off so expect it will be another crown.  Pat is just going for routine cleaning.  I then have to stop at Walmart to pickup the drafting chair we ordered.  It came to the store very quickly.  Finally, at 12:30 I have the ROMEO's luncheon.  That will be plenty for today.  I had to put on a sweater this morning as very fallish feeling.

Whew!  41 emails this morning....all delightful!! 

We decided not to attend the plays because 1) we have been going for years 2) we are getting older 3) most are in the winter and 4)we don't need to be out at night driving in all kinds of weather.  So especially, Betty and I are going to watch the local movie theaters and try to attend more movies and eat out also.  Cheaper!!  And we can go for matinees then! 

Today is my class luncheon.  We are going to a Chinese or Japanese buffet.  Teppanyako Grill Supreme Buffet.  Sounds Japanese to me but I am told it is all kinds of food.  According to my GPS it is about 45 minutes away so need to leave earlier than normal. 

And yes, my GPS that did the kaput job on the way to Michigan is working okay now.  I did some updates that took about 4 hours, plugged it in the car and at least, it turned on and let me put the address for Teppanyako in my favorites. 

Sounds like it is going to be some exciting days for a few days!  Yay!

Etta Sue, here's hoping and praying that the coming year will be a really good one for you.

I'll be going out to take care of a few little odds and ends - all of which (of course!!) cost a bit of money. Oh, well, these things are needed, and I trust our Lord to provide.

My very close friend near Etta Sue (Mary) had cataract surgery today and as I was sitting here at my computer, praying for her, she called saying all went well. Thank you, Lord, for answered prayer.

Y'all have a wonderful rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Well what do you know!  I have baby birds!  I have 2 finches and she laid eggs, now we have babies!  You should hear the adults carrying on!  First singing at me that there was something different.  I cleaned the cage and discovered in the nest the babies.  Too small for pictures!..

One day very soon we will have kittens.  Mama looks like she is ready to explode!  Those I can take pics of!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETTA SUE!!!

Thanks for the explanation, sounds reasonable to me!  :)

It isn't as cool here today as it has been earlier, but still nice. 

Darrel and I DID manage to move the heavy furniture and I have painted the rest of the baseboards one coat of primer and one of paint.  If it gets dry enough, I will get the last coat on, then we can move the furniture back.     Nice to have that out of the way before we leave for Branson!

I had to go to the care home for Beth's Care Plan at 1:30, and had hardly gotten home and gotten into the painting when they called to ask if I could go get her something from Sonic.  I said NO.  I felt mean, but she should have asked me while I was there!  I hurt all night last night, so little sleep and I'm still tired today, and a bit grumpy too, I guess.  >:(

And now I am going to my recliner, where I expect sleep will overtake me shortly!

I dropped in on JudyB this afternoon and she was soooo excited about the movie filming. I had passed by just before they started and came back after they had left   ::)

My news: My youngest grandson turns 9 tomorrow!!!  How they grow!!

Greetings to all..... I am really enjoying Challenge #60!!  Great pictures!!

Hi everyone.  Will make a second post today since it has been an interesting day.  First of all, Happy Birthday, Etta Sue.  Good reasons to not attend the Beef and Boards next year.  I feel the same way and don't like to be out after dark. 

After coffee Pat and I did make it to the dentist.  She had her teeth cleaned and no new cavities.  My broken tooth was x-rayed and the dentist told me I could decide to have a crown or we could try filling it again, which I choose.  He didn't even have to numb my mouth and I had no pain during the filling other than discomfort on my cheek and lips by the pressing of the instruments he was using.  It wasn't bad and immediately was gone when he was finished.  We then went to Wal-Mart and picked up the drafting chair.  I came home and shortly was picked up by my friend and we attended the ROMEO's luncheon.  After resting when I got home I put the chair together but as soon as Pat tried it she knew she didn't feel comfortable using it so took it apart and will take it back tomorrow morning.  Not sure what we are going to be able to do.  I couldn't get all the pieces back in the box but got most of it and there are two larger pieces that someone else is going to have to deal with when returned.  I didn't have the strength to remove the casters.  I just listened to the President's speech and now will watch the football game.  It has been a busy day.

I have to share a funny with you all that I got this morning.  It really gave me a chuckle.  It is a little long but I felt worth the read.

On the first day, she sadly packed her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table, by candle-light; she put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar,and a bottle of spring-water. When she'd finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods.
She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
On the fourth day, the husband came back with his new girlfriend, and at first all was bliss.

Then, slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!

People stopped coming over to visit.

Repairmen refused to work in the house.

The maid quit. Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house. Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
Then the ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for having the house. Knowing she could have no idea how bad the smell really was, he agreed on a price that was only 1/10 th of what the house had been worth ... but only if she would sign the papers that very day.
She agreed, and within two hours his lawyers delivered the completed paperwork. A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they
watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home ....
and to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods!

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?

It was exciting... I did get some pictures, but the camera is in the car and the pics will need some editing... Tomorrow!

Hi everyone.  It is morning and am awaiting 7:55 when I will ride with my neighbor to coffee at the senior center.  This will be the first week since January that I have gone with him.  For the last several weeks, since he recovered enough from his fall and hip replacement, I have insisted on driving.  It is a straight shot and short distance to go so finally agreed to go with him.  Other than a quick trip to Walmart I expect to be home the rest of the day. 

Good morning!!

Today, beside working on bookkeeping, I will be spending a major part of the day peeling, coring, slicing and freezing apples. My tree, again, has produced a bumper crop.

It's sunny, cool 17 C or 63 F. Great walking weather..... if I was not concerned about the sighting of bears in the area!!

Yes Ruth we have one here as well.  We saw the scat on the driveway last week  Our across the road neighbour has seen it ( a big male) manytimes but not close enough to get.

What a great day yesterday!  So many emails from Facebook where my friends wished me a Happy Birthday.  Even my classmates sang 'Happy Birthday' to me and a cake with Cool Whip. 

As I was getting close to home, I called Marge.  Her birthday was yesterday, too.  I had a gift for her but she wasn't home.  When I got home, I noticed a car at Ivalou's and remembered that Marge's car is in the shop...she rear-ended someone last Friday.  So I pulled in Ivalou's drive.  Sure enough Marge was there.  So we exchanged gifts...and I got one from Ivalou.

I have already made two batches of Candy Crackers for the Christian Women Fellowship Bake Sale tomorrow.  I will take them and some Pumpkin Bread to church this afternoon.  Then Tony and Charlene are coming this evening to take me out to eat for my birthday! 

Tomorrow morning Kaye Don, Barb, Ivalou and I are going out for breakfast for my birthday.  I am hoping for IHOP!  Haven't been to IHOP for months! 

That's it from Indiana.  Overcast day and cool...62°.

Larry, I loved the story! :)

Today seems to be a quiet day, so I'll be making some changes in my bedroom before going to grab a bit of lunch with a friend.

Then, maybe it would be a good day to work on that spreadsheet with my friend. We aren't too far from finishing.

Y'all have a great day.

Love, Ruth Ann

Happy Belated Birthday, Etta Sue.  I am glad that you had a nice day of celebration.

Larry, funny story!  Thanks for posting it.

Al, I want to thank you for the prayer for me.  I was humbled to read it, and shed a couple of tears.
My husband is home now, but not doing very well.  He fell this morning, and I had to call for help.  Gr-dtr came and got him up.  Nothing hurt but he scraped a bad place on his back and caused bleeding. 

He has so many serious ailments that it is amazing how well he is living with all of them. "God is able" that is for sure. He has Diabetes, which has caused him to have Chronic Kidney Disease, stage 3.  Also he has congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and a host of lesser things.  Also, he has Alzheimer's, and it seems to be getting worse now that he has had so many ailments affecting his health this year.  It had been progressing rather slowly until the other problems intensified this year, plus our son died and that is still troubling for us.

I am having to deal with bad feelings towards the nursing home where he was for 3 weeks.  They were not giving him Lasix, and I did not know it.  And his weight went up more than 30 lbs while he was there, and they never told me that either.  They let him gain all that weight and never did a thing about it.  I was shocked to see what shape he was in when we got him home from there that evening.  I took him to his cardiologist the next morning and he was shocked too.  Hubby was in hospital a few days later with CHF again.

I just have no concentration these days, when there are too many things on my mind, I just can't concentrate.  So I would appreciate continued prayers.  I guess it is just a pity party, but one day this week I thought "I never get a day off".  Even when he is in hospital, I go every day and sit with him. 

Hello to everyone else I have not mentioned here.  I enjoy your posts when I get time to read them.
Blessings,
~Janice

Etta Sue, if the breakfast is supposed to be in celebration of your birthday, you should have the choice of where to go!  Insist on IHOP!!!!

Hello Peeps!  We have another delightfully  cool day today, just perfect!!

I am in my pretty new living room, just enjoying an oasis of order in the midst of all the chaos.

No news, really, just popped in to greet you all.  GREETINGS!!   :D

JAnice I am so sorry for your struggles.  I can relate as can Pat and Janet.  If I were there I would cme and give you a break, a well needed break.  Do you have Respite care at a different nursing home where he can go for a weekend and give you a rest?  Perhaps you could get away to a friend or something for a day off?  Think about it.  Know I am praying.

God our Father hears our prayers for you, Janice, and He loves you and will always care for you.  I pray He'll give you joy in the midst of tribulation, trust in times of  trouble, and an awareness of His presence  at all times.

God bless you this day, Etta Sue!  May He bless you as He has blessed us all by your coming into this world!

Janice, my heart breaks for you. We will redouble our prayers for you and for your hubby and your entire family. All these issues are truly capable of making us feel really worn down.

Much love,
Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  Just had the nice quiet day I had anticipated yesterday.  Pat and I watched an old Perry Mason movie and then after supper watched the DVD of "Queen", which I thought was very good.  The actress who played the Queen managed to look a great deal like the Queen.  It was an interesting story.  Today should be a light one as well.  I will probably watch a lot of football today.

Ruth V, what type of apples do you have on your tree?  Do they make good apple pies?

Etta Sue, it sounds like you had a full day for your birthday and it certainly wasn't overlooked.  Enjoy iHop today.  I have always liked their pancakes.  They always have really large servings. 

Ruth Ann, Hope you had a good day yesterday with your changes in your bedroom.  Did you get the spreadsheet done?

Janice, not a pity party at all.  We are your friends and it always helps to express our true feelings, concerns and fears.  Sorry to hear of the continued decline of your husband. 

Janice, I am sorry to hear that Earl has so many health problems.  And I know how worn out one can get from all the care taking.  When my Mom was dying and with Beth's constant problems, some days it felt as if I were doing well to be able to put one foot in front of the other.  But God is our constant source of strength, and He never fails us.  I hope you can find a few minutes often to come in and share with us, keep us up to date, so that we can pray specifically for your needs.  God bless.....((((hugs)))) to you.

I did a lot of cleaning here, straightened the furniture in the bedroom so it's not out so far from the walls, since the painting is finished in there.  Darrel spent the day off and on cleaning out his closet.  You should see the guest bed!  It must be piled four feet deep with our clothes!  :o  And I forgot to leave out clothes for Sunday!  My friend Pat said that gives me a good excuse to go buy new clothes, and I said that I think we already have too many clothes!!  So I will just have to dig!

Lon (our carpenter) called yesterday to tell me our new shower is in at the lumber yard, and that he will be here to talk to us Sunday evening before we leave on Monday morning on our trip to Branson with the seniors.

Curtis (grandson) was here yesterday, said he likes our wood floor.  Later, Diane and Abby were here, they liked it too, Abby told me what colors she thinks I SHOULD HAVE used.  Teenagers!  ^-^  They took Blue home with them to sav e us a trip there on Sunday.  I will not miss that puppy!  She is really a nuisance!  If I had known all this was going to happen, I would never have mentioned those puppies.  But Darrel loves her, and she does get him out of his chair a lot more often, which was my secret goal, so it will all work out.

I am going to Lakin today for a ladies' conference where my friend Patty Bultman is speaking.  She is the one who encouraged me with my book, as Tate Publishing published her book Common Threads.  She has been getting a lot of speaking engagements lately, and I am so happy for her.  I will pick up my sister Jeanie and our friend Carol to ride with me.  Should be a really fun day.

I know I am chattering like a Chatty Kathy, so have a good Saturday!  I am outta here!  :D

John is home today.  I am hoping he will be able to get a new belt on our mower so I can mow the grass one last time.  The trees are changing colour, and the birds (geede) are gathering like the gathering of the clans, and will soon be gone.  Out neighbor to the east still has oats in the field, I really don't think they are going to ripen this year....still green at this point is not good.

It seems we are having one challenge after another these days, the next challenge is to go see Pat but in that the pre-op appointment for surgery on my right shoulder.  I am not looking forward to this surgery, I KNOW what I am in for.  it is much easier to not know.  I have been tempted many times to cancell.  John and Kass won't let me!  So I will look forward to my visit with Pat and staying with her after when I have the surgery, dwell on that and try to downplay the rest.

I hear the furnace running, think it will be warm enough today that I can turn it off.

Bye for now
Judy

Janice, I know well how difficult things are for you these days.  I got to one point where the constant home care interspersed with hospital visits, ongoing for five or six years, wore me down.  I finally sat down and said out loud "I don't want to be the mommy any more!"  Turned out I was not only exhausted but had also let myself get severely dehydrated.  After an IV of 2 quarts of liquid and about a 2 hour nap I was back to myself again. 

Janice ~ My heart is sad for you and Earl.  Sometimes we would like to say, 'Enough is enough!'  Then God gives us strength to go another step.  How would we manage without God in our lives?  I wish I lived closer to give you a helping hand and big hugs!

Today was breakfast out with the siblings for my birthday.  KDon drove and when I got in the car, he asked me where to go.  I said, 'Well, since you asked, I'd like to go to IHOP.'  So we went to IHOP and it was just as good if not better than I remembered.  I got an Apple Fritter with two eggs, bacon, sausage and hash browns AND coffee.  Yummm!  No lunch for me!  Maybe something this evening! 

It is bright and sunny today...all week it has been rainy and cloudy.  First thing this morning it was foggy but now the sun has burnt off the fog.  I almost opened my windows to let in fresh air.  The heat pump was working this morning.  I hate to get the humidity in the house and then the A/C-heat pump unit would have to work twice as hard to get out the humidity.  So will probably leave the windows closed. 

Wish I were going to Branson.  That sounds like so much fun!!!  Been there once and it was such an enjoyable couple of days!

Good Morning, Janice having made my living being a Caregiver, I  was fortunate enough to get to go home at night, however those in the middle of the night calls, really got to me after awhile.  I pray that you will find someone to give you a break, 24 hour care is so hard on you and you have to take care of yourself too.

Not much going on here yet this morning, I have to take a prescription to Bi-Mart in a little bit so I will also have to get dressed and ready to go, I sure can't go looking like I do right now  :lol:

Etta Sue I am glad you enjoyed you birthday and your breakfast at IHOP. I have not been out to breakfast in years. When I still lived in Stockton Ca. I worked for Office Depot, IHOP was in the same parking lot, when we had to go to work at 6am  we always ordered take out from IHOP to have breakfast before the store opened at 9am. the store paid for our breakfast.

That would be nice, Marilyn, for the company to order breakfast in for us. :)

I'm ready to prepare to go to the 9-11 commemoration service at one of our larger interdenominational churches this evening. Since I'm diabetic, it requires some creative meal planning, for we have to leave in 2 hours in order to get a handicapped parking place and actually a place to sit in the auditorium! Mike Huckabee is to be the speaker this evening. I plan to take a bag with water and an Extend bar - a meal replacement that is specially formulated to hold a diabetic's blood sugar within norml ranges for 9 hours. Walgreens is having a nationwide special on them right now, which makes them affordable for me.

Well, better go get ready. Y'all have an inspirational day with our Lord and Saviour.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Larry: I had been told, when we moved here, that the apple tree produced Ice Apples...... now I am not so sure. They make DELICIOUS apple pies!! A little tart for eating....
They are ripe when the skin is yellowish green and the flesh is white. They start falling the first week in September and it is an ongoing task to pick them up before the deer have their fill. This morning I saw about six deer enjoying their fill. Because I was preparing a pie for our church BBQ, I left them alone. There are plenty left on the tree AND I have not used up all the ones I froze last year....... I should take a picture.

Janice: Keeping you and Earl in prayer.

JudyB: The picnic/BBQ was marvelous....  about 30 children; age group from 2 to 17  and many parents & grandparents and friends. My grass needs cutting too..... mmmmm

Greetings to everyone on C.P. 

I am back home from Lakin.  What a wonderful, restful and inspiring day!  Good speaker, good food, good fellowship--what more could a person ask?  Patty becomes a better speaker all the time, each time I hear her, I am inspired.

It's another lovely day here, weather-wise, too!  8)

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