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Larry, that Seniors Choral group program sounds lovely!  I'm sure I would have really enjoyed that!  Yes, I think of myself in much better, kinder ways now.  I was never overweight when I was young, and now, when I look at photos of my much younger self, I see I was never ugly, either.  It is just sad that unkind and untrue words spoken to a child lodge in the heart and cause years of pain.  But I have had a very happy and fulfilling life now for a lot of years, and it continues to get better. 

Carol, thank you for your kind words.  Yes, I am a Consultant for Zurvita,
because I'm sold on the Zeal.  I feel better after a few months on it than I have in 30 years!  And when you are excited at how it can help people be healthier, you can't help talking about it to others you care about.  (And I care about most everybody!)    So sweet of you to b ake brownies for the repair guys!  Bet they will be thrilled!!

I've been to my Wednesday painting class, and enjoyed it so much!  I got another small watercolor done; would have done more but George wanted me to go over the corrections I made on his manuscript, line by line.  I don't want to use my painting time doing that, so will kindly tell him I can only spare 30 minutes for that.

Tonight's dinner at church is chili, and it's always good.

I want to start typing again on the book!  Mine, not George's.   

Hi Everyone.  We are off to a sunny morning with partly cloudy forecast later today and a high of 85 degrees.  I am going to go to coffee this morning and take my friend from the assisted living place.  I will bring him home and then hop on the Interstate and go over to Costco to return the Rollator that we had ordered for Pat.  So glad to bought it from Costco because it will be easy return without having to box it up and send it by UPS as it is really too heavy for me to be lifting very much.  I was not successful yesterday in finding a battery for Pat's new phone but last evening I checked the little book that came with it and there was a website and email address.  On the website was the model phone that we got for Pat and a picture of the battery that was available for $8 so I ordered it.  It will come from Hong Kong.  Before I discovered the website I had written an email asking for help with the battery issue.  Within 30 minutes I had a response saying they knew I had ordered the battery and a little bit later got notice it was being shipped with a tracking number.  Hopefully this will solve the problem as Pat loves the phone and we didn't want to take it back.  We went to Diablo's and had a great meal then enjoyed a nice visit with the group here at the house.

Carol, nice to see that you are finally getting your tile roof fixed.  Kind of you to make then some brownies.  Pat did enjoy the craft group and was there only about an hour.  I had expected it to be longer. She was feeling pretty good when she went but the chairs they have there sort of did a number on her and she was really hurting when we got home.  The new phone Pat got is a VOCA V530 that we got from Amazon.  Pat really likes it and we both were sad that we had thought we were going to have to take it back since we couldn't find the right battery for it.  Now that problem has been solved as I indicated above.  Be sure and check that it is compatible with the phone carrier you use as it won't work with all carriers. 

Janet, it sounds like your experience growing up is a good example as to why parents need to be very careful what they say to children as the impact carries a long way.  No child is ugly as we are creations from God and he doesn't make junk.  I hope George is paying you by the hour if he expects you to explain every editorial correction you make to his manuscript.   

We are looking forward to this weekend. There are many church services scheduled and we used to attend all but have cut back now.

There are problems with this laptop typing. Signing out- the space bar has to be hit twice.

Yes, Passion Week is full of church activities! Monday and Tuesday we didn't have any, but yesterday through Sunday,
there are things scheduled.  Tonight, we have a Living Last Supper with the Disciples telling stories in their own words; (following a potluck supper.)

Good Friday services start at 7:00 P.M.  Oops--no Saturday services; but the youth are serving breakfast on Sunday morning!

My legs hurt so much I couldn't sleep last night, so after several hours of that, I got up to take some Tylenol, but thought, "Why not take another Zeal instead?"  It worked like magic!  In just a little bit, no more pain, and I was able to sleep!  This stuff is a God idea, of that I have no doubt!

Larry. glad you found a source for a battery for Pat's phone, especially since she likes it so much!  We have enough frustrations in life, without them coming from our devices!

We skipped gym today, since I slept late to make up for some of the hours I missed.  I am determined to get at least 500 words written on the book today.  Things keep distracting me.  I must stay determined not to let other things steal my time away from the project I feel God is calling me to do!

I hope everyone has a lovely Maundy Thursday!  I'm not even sure what is involved in that.  Isn't this the day the Catholics put ashes on their foreheads?  What is the meaning of that?  (I need to study that, I guess.) Anyway, be blessed!   

Janet...

Maundy Thursday is also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries.

It is a Christian holy day that falls on the day before Good Friday..

It honours the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles in Jerusalem before he was betrayed.

Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning command, used in the ceremony of the washing of the feet which forms part of some church services.

According to St John's gospel, before the Last Supper Jesus washed his followers' feet to show his humility.

He then said: "A new commandment I give unto you: that you love one another as I have loved you."

This year Maundy Thursday falls on March 29.

Are there any traditions associated with Maundy Thursday? ( our UK tradition )

Until 1689, there was a custom of the monarch washing worshippers' feet in Westminster Abbey.

Food and clothing would also be handed out to the poor.

These days, the Queen attends a Royal Maundy service at one of Britain's cathedrals or royal chapels.

The sovereign hands out "Maundy money" to pensioners from local communities.

What is Maundy money?
Maundy money is made up of coins that have been specially minted for the occasion - they are legal tender and are highly collectable.

The image of The Queen on ordinary coinage has changed over the years, but Maundy coins still show the same portrait, by Mary Gillick, as the first coins issued in the year of her coronation in 1953.

In a tradition dating to the 15th century, as many elderly men and women as there are years in the Queen's age receive the Maundy money.

This year, it has been confirmed that the Queen, who turns 92 next month, will attend a Royal Maundy service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Some 92 men and 92 women will receive the Maundy money from Her Majesty.."

I was going  to mention Maundy Thursday as it is the day that Jesus washed the feet of the disciples.  From old customs, there are churches still using burnt palm leaves saved from Palm Sunday the previous year.  Thanks, Jackie - I have not heard of royalty giving special money gifts.  Very touching.  Last week, I mentioned Holy Saturday and it is this week - ahead of myself. 

Martin Luther threw out the ashes ceremony but now, even some Evangelicals, Lutherans,Methodists and more  will have the tradition - which began before Jesus.    It is very comforting to a lot of Christians. 

We went for groceries and it was packed. Later, we  must buy a ceiling paint for the repair of the bathroom ceiling where the leak is fixed.  A handy man is coming - we can't paint a ceiling anymore much less repair the leak spot. 
                     

Carol, I can't help asking--how would anyone know that you painted a bathroom ceiling in your own house??  Talk about Big Brother watching!  Our freedoms are being eroded so quickly!

Jackie, thanks for that information, some I know well, some I had never heard, like the Maundy Money.  Interesting!  I remember that last year, they put a smear of greasy ashes on our foreheads at the Methodist church.  It made me very uncomfortable, and I still don't understand any Christian meaning behind it.  Maybe I will just not let them do it tonight, or go wipe it off immediately.

I have a chiropractic appointment in a few minutes, as I don't want to wait until Tuesday.  He's closing at noon tomorrow and all day Monday, for Easter.

We have a combined church service tomorrow, Good Friday, at the community center.  The church joining us is a sister church, which we get together with on various occasions.  It is good to worship together as a larger body of believers.

We brought in more sap this morning, there is not a lot yet, the weather is not co-operating, still too cold.   

We are heading out to supper tonight, we have to pick up groceries as well.   We are hoping for more sap in the buckets tomorrow.  Because we have no homes behind us we left our snow machine in the bush.  the road we travel on is all mud now and it is too hard on the equipment.

John is now home and we are soon off to the restaurant!

Hi Everyone.  We had rain during the night and early this morning but it has cleared off now and the morning for me started out at 66 degrees and is suppose to get up to 75 degrees this afternoon.  I don't seem to have any energy this morning.  Fortunately I have nothing scheduled for today.  I just now called to schedule the air conditioning repairman to come out on Monday as our A/C isn't cooling. 

Yesterday I went over to pick up my friend for coffee and waiting a few minutes and then called him only to learn that he wasn't going to go to coffee due to another appointment.  I went ahead and had coffee with my friends and then went over to Costco and returned the Rollator. I did not attend the Maundy Thursday service at the Church last evening as just wasn't up to going.  My SIL did receive the computer we sent her but is going to have to call ATT this morning and have someone help her get it connected to the Internet.  I did tell her of several things and suggested she explore things on the computer.  However, she had a very bad headache so doubt she spent much time doing so.

Carol, it seems computers sometimes have a mind of their own and just don't behave as they should.  Pat's phone is sending calls directly to voice mail so had to look at it today.  I don't know what it is with phones as always seem to have problems. 

Janet, I heard they were doing a dramatization of the Lord's Supper at the Maundy Service at our Church last evening and having Communion.  Nice of the youth at your Church to serve breakfast on Easter morning.  Is your Zeal in tablet form?  Glad it stopped your leg hurting so badly.  Hope you got the 500 words written on your book as you planned to do.  I looked up an explanation of Ash Wednesday and found the following:  Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer, fasting and repentance. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.  We did observe Ash Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church we attended before we moved but don't remember there being a special Wednesday service at our current Church.  Our Church does meet with several other Churches on the 4 Wednesdays before Easter for special Lenten services.   

Jackie, interesting information on the background and reasons for having the Maundy Thursday services.   

Judy, it is nice you can have a combined Church service today.   Hope you get some warmer weather soon so you can gather more sap from your maple trees. 

Judy, hope you enjoyed your meal out, and that the mud will dry up enough soon to make getting out to the trees easier to check on the sap.  And Happy Easter!

Larry, no, Zeal is in a powder form.  You add water, shake it well and drink it! There are five flavors, and I like all of them.  I don't care as much for the kiwi-watermelon one, as it doesn't have enough flavor to suit my taste.  But it's the favorite of many!  That's why they have choices!  Thanks for the further information on the different days of Holy Week.

We skipped gym today so I can contact more of my prospects, but I'm not having much luck in catching them!

I need to take information and samples to some people this morning, so must be about it!  TTYL!!

We waited for the ceiling repair guy scheduled for yesterday and I called but no answer.  He is a bit difficult to understand with accent - however, I did catch him this morning and now he says he will be here 8 AM Saturday morning. 

Janet:  We could paint the ceiling - but it needs 3 sessions of repair and the painting is included on the 4th. time. 

Am on strong anti-allergy meds and they are working but oh so sleepy that I don't dare drive.  A warning on the bottle to stop taking after 7 days - then wait a week between if I need more. 

Hi Everyone.  It is a sunny and beautiful morning and in the upper 40's and headed up to low 70's this afternoon.  I awoke this morning feeling rested and looking forward to the day.  I plan on attending my meeting later this morning and then will watch at least one of the NCAA Final Four basketball games this evening.  I think I will check in on the golf tournament this afternoon as well. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day. 

Janet, thanks for the information on the Zeal. 

Carol, isn't it frustrating when someone tells you they will be there on a certain day and then don't show up and don't bother to call.  I sure hope the guy shows up for you today.  Those sound like some strong medicine you are taking. 

The sun is almost rising - there isn't any movement in the neighborhood at this time of the morning. time for    Did anyone read that the state of California is going to require warnings of cancer on coffee? 

This is early for me but I have a lot of reading to catch up on - the morning devotions.  So, I will say a good and healthy weekend to all - enjoy Easter.  It is a gift. 

Hi Everyone and Happy Easter to all.  We are going to have a beautiful day here with it getting up to 81 this afternoon.  I am going to Sunday School this morning but will not stay for the Church service as the family is gathering at noon for our Easter dinner.  We need to eat around noon as Scott has to be at work at 2 pm. 

I did watch the golf yesterday afternoon and then watched both of the basketball games.  While the second game was not very competitive with Villanova trouncing Kansas it was worth watching for the fantastic three-point shooting that Villanova displayed. 

Carol, I did read about the warning label on coffee that California is going to require.  I thought we had been told that coffee was good for us.  I doubt that people will give up their coffee. 

Happy Resurrection day everyone.

Larry I think it is ridiculous that Ca. has  demanded that coffee be labeled as cancer causing. I tool have heard that coffee is supposed to be good for you.

I am making a breakfast casserole for our brunch at church. We are to be there at 0am for brunch with service at 10:30 as Usual. I am singing two songs that we chosen by thee worship leader for me to sing.  Onward Christian soldiers and How great thou art., T would not have been my choice as she plays is in a lower key than I can sing well. I may have to opt for singing the higher part, which I can do with no problem. I have a pretty good range from low to high. The pastor calls it contralto, although that is not really the definition I would use, I sing lower than tenor and not soprano.

HAPPY EASTER....  We have never had such a different Easter morning. After working yesterday, the repair men said they would return at 8 AM today - Easter Sunday.  I did remind them but they said they would be here so I had to stay here because Don cannot understand them at all.  They just left and plan to come back early tomorrow morning and that should be the end - will give thanks when this is over . 

We are invited to an afternoon meal and I have two salads - one is of cottage cheese and pineapple crush, and the other is spinach & I need to cut strawberries & chop walnuts for that one. 

All of this work in the house fits the repair guys schedule and we couldn't wait here either because a cousin and wife are coming at the end of this week. 

I always name my relatives who drank coffee and ate cake at 10 o'clock at night and lived to 102 and so forth. 

We were served breakfast at church by the youth this morning--nice!  Then we had a lovely service.  Pastor Todd brought out something I had never heard before, nor thought about myself:  That when Mary looked into the tomb and saw the two angels sitting, one at the head and one at the feet of where Jesus had lain; it was a picture of the Mercy Seat, showing that we now have a new and better Mercy Seat, coming to Jesus!  I thought that was neat.

John followed us to Hugoton to Diane's for dinner, as he didn't know how long he would want to stay.  He stayed almost as long as we did, though.

We did hide eggs for the girls, but boy!  It was cold!  They didn't seem bothered by the cold at all, though.

Diane had little baskets of candy eggs at each of our places at the table;
also a pretty iced cookie, wrapped.  A friend of hers had made 400 cookies and sold them as a fundraiser to help her granddaughter go to an art show in which her work had placed.  I think the girl is in 7th grade.  Nice.  Then, Diane had gift bags for each of us as we left!  She's always so good to include John, too.  I know he was very aware of Beth's absence among us; just as I was.

I got over 1500 words added to the book yesterday!

Hope everyone had a blessed Resurrection Day!

Hi Everyone.  It is a beautiful morning here in South Carolina. It is in the mix-50's and headed up to 85 this afternoon.  This is the big week for this area as the Master's Golf Tournament activities begin this morning with an event for young people.  Many folks in the Augusta-North Augusta area rent out their homes for the week and make very large profits.  Many of the restaurants depend on it for getting their businesses on the profitable side for the year.  People buy tickets for the early days of the week to watch the pros have practice rounds before the actual tournament begins early on Thursday morning. 

Only two things on my schedule for today.  The first is to go to AT&T to have Pat's cell phone card checked and to see if I can find her an acceptable phone as the VOCA has stopped making or receiving calls, which sort of ruins the purpose of a phone.  She doesn't want a smart phone.  While at AT&T I will see if I can get them to unlock my iPhone so it is not limited to using AT&T as the carrier. Then after 3 pm this afternoon the AC repairman will be here to work on the air conditioner, which isn't cooling.  This evening I will watch the men's championship basketball game if I can stay awake as it doesn't start until after 9 pm. 

We had a very nice Easter dinner yesterday.  Our granddaughter did a fine job on the turkey and the chocolate pies she made and the other dishes also turned out great.  We have enough left overs for our dinner tonight plus a little more turkey that will last for another day or so. 

Marilyn, I hope you all enjoyed the brunch at your church yesterday and that you enjoyed singing the two hymns.  Those are both good hymns but sorry they couldn't be played in a key better suited to your voice. I led the singing in our Sunday School class yesterday but no longer can reach the higher notes and just drop down an octave for those notes.  When I sang in the choir I always sang the bass part. 

Carol, happy to read that the workman did arrive and do his work and sure hope that today is the end of the ordeal for you all.  You should be all set for your cousin's visit. 

Janet, it is nice when the youth do a project like serving breakfast.  It sounds like you had a nice time at the dinner.  I am sure the little girls didn't have time to think about it being cold when they could go and search for Easter eggs.  I am glad that John could participate and apparently enjoy being with the family.  It sounds like Diane is a very thoughtful hostess.  Fifteen hundred words written in a day is a pretty good output.