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Good Sunday morning, Everyfriend, on this last day of July.  There's elephant ears to go with your coffee or tea.  Have a blessed Sunday.







Parking


While walking through a parking lot on a busy December shopping day, I tripped and fell flat on my face. As I was lying there, a woman stopped her car and called out, "Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm fine," I said.

"Oh, good," she continued. "Will you be leaving your parking space now?"


Mercy & Gatekeepers
(By Michael Newnham)

He would cry when I went outside and called for Miss Kitty.

I wouldn't always see him as he cowered in the bushes, but I couldn't help but hear him.

His was not a weak or meek whimper, but the cry of an animal in real distress.

He was terrified and starving and was hoping someone would care about both.

Those of his kind who had already found sanctuary here cared about neither.

They knew of his presence and his plight, but preferred that he stay hidden from sight and silent.

They also know somehow that I would have mercy on him if I knew about him...and they believed that mercy was for them only.

I started by putting dish of food near the bushes he hid in...his hunger soon overcame his fear and he devoured it if I stood a safe distance away.

Soon, every morning and every evening, he would call for me and I would feed him...inching closer every time I put the dish out.

My objective wasn't just to feed him, though that was of primary importance.

The objective was to bring him fully into the family, to feed him, love him, care for him, and give him a home where all those things are a given.

Real mercy is full mercy.

Soon, he would let me sit with him while he ate, but would run if I tried to touch him.

Then, he allowed me to scratch his head while he ate.

Finally he let me pet him...he trusted me.

His joy was almost amusing in it's intensity...food and loving attention at the same place, probably for the first time in his life.

He thought he had found a home, a place where he belonged.

The other cats who had found mercy here soon convinced him otherwise.

They let him know that even if I felt he belonged ,that he really didn't belong here at all.

When he finally felt the courage to walk in the house, Miss Kitty beat him...she drew blood and ran him away.

She spat at me for allowing such in our home.

My new friend had crossed the path of the gatekeeper to full acceptance.

The gate was closed...slammed in his face.

I can do as I will, but they will not allow him to be one of them...even though they found sanctuary in the same place, in the same way.

He still comes and gets fed, he loves being petted and spoken to...but he knows he's not accepted by anyone but me.

I will always go out to him if he can't come to me because of the gatekeepers.

Gatekeepers.

I've seen more than a few humans who function the same way.

They want the strays, the battered, the homeless, to stay over there, out of sight.

They will only extend mercy if it keeps them clean from the defilement of the lost.

They don't want them in the house.

They were once what they despise now.

The owner of the house is not pleased with them.

Make your own application...






Negative thoughts are like birds. You can't keep them from flying around your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.

--Author Unknown

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Joanie, thank you for the goodies.  I like the inspirational reading this morning. I'll be back later when I feel more lively.  It was a very short night.  Beverly's plane was late due to storms so she didn't arrive until around 11:30 and then it was another hour until we settled for the night.  Doggies got up at their usual time and I got up wide awake.  I'll try to find the lost zzzs later.

Good morning, Janie.  The doggies didn't take into consideration the fact that you had a short night.  Hopefully you can get a nap later today.  Enjoy Beverly's visit.

Good Sunday morning..... I got almost 5 hours sleep, better than some nights.  I seem to be slower & slower getting to bed & haven't had a chance to sleep late to make up for it.  "One of these days"..........

Joan, Gatekeepers can end up with a house full and garage full if they don't watch out, I know how that works, they bring friends.  I can't let one go by hungry......

Jane, I'm going to join you looking for extra zzzs.  Time to have a piece of toast to take my aspirin (my only pill for the week), get dressed and head for church. 

Got word last night that the new Daddy hopes to bring the 3 kids to join us for church & breakfast while new Mommie & her mother sleep in.  You know how plans go.  Have a great day, Every Friend!

Good morning everyone..

Unlike Jane and Shirley I slept in this morning. :thumbup: Today is a day of rest. Going to be hot and humid with temps going even higher this coming week. I am hearing about more wells going dry so rain would be a blessing.

Phyllis, I love your graphic and yes that saying is so true, I have been with people that couldn't see the forest for the trees!

Jane, hope you find your zzzz 's

Shirley , enjoy your company.

Joan, thank you for breakfast...

Enjoy your day evryone

i'm pretty sure the extra zzzs will go begging today.  Both of the extra people in my house are the kind who need help and are used to getting it.  I love them both dearly but they do wear me out. 

Good morning, Shirley.  I know you are a gatekeeper who would never let anything go hungry.  Bless you all, especially the new daddy bringing three children to Mass.

Amy--Good morning.  Glad you are having a day of rest.  Here the ponds where they get the reclaimed water from for the sprinkler system are so low that they've had to turn the entire system off.  Our lawns are looking brown.

Janie--Try not to overdo yourself helping the other two in your home.

Good morning, all y'all.  Last few nights have been short ones for me, too.  Still hot here and on top of that my computer has crashed and I have lost so much that I don't know if I can ever get it back.  It was my fault...I did something stupid.  Well, at least I'll have something to do while the hot weather keeps me stuck inside.   :(

Thank you, Amy.  There are times for me, too, when it is hard to get by that "judging the book by its cover" thing and see the beauty that is inside.

Make it a good day, everyone....I'm sure going to try to.

Good Morning everyone
hope all you lovely Ladies are having a great day. Hal will be here soon I am sure I got to visit with him on Skype a bit yesterday, see you all later.

Lloyd

phyllis
sorrie for the hard knock. when you get it running again try going to your history some times it will work. I do not know how to tell you ext ,how but every thing you ever posted is there. hack the government they have a coppie of it. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, I am up “n at it early this morning. Woke with a cramp in my leg, sp got up and stood there till it went away and I could walk.

JOAN  I remember when my 2 sons went to Boy Scout cam for a week. I got 1 postcard from each of them. Younger one said he was only writing because they told him if he didn't he would get no supper. Now he was honest at least.

HAL  I know my red haired grandson was on the go all day when he was young. I wonder how his son will be, he is 1 year now and already walking all over and when they put up the gate to keep him in the room with his toys while they are busy he has already managed to knock it down a couple of times. He is not a red head like his dad. Fall is my favorite time of year, it cools off and that crisp feel to the air.

AMY LOL you are funny.

OH WOW  how rumors start. Jane is pickled? Tsk tsk who would have thought it.

JUNE  I am seriously thinking of getting in touch with the trouble shooter at a local TV channel. I am fed up with this. Still not working right but is is working.

JANE  glad you set people right about who/what is pickled. Darn there goes your first taste of those pickles. Will have to wait till a cold blustery day to try them. Enjoy the visit with your friend.

JENNY  Patti's son and DIL are not very considerate of Patti. I have one DIL who would be like that but the other one is more like the second daughter I always wanted. My sons would go to work but make sure things were convenient for me if I was in that situation.

SHIRLEY  wish your neighbor Sylvia would post here. By now she knows we are friendly and would welcome her into our “family”. Like you I have been thinking about Jeanne. I hope she is OK and just getting used to the oxygen.

MARY ANN  we do not have to be 90 to have ailments. There is one lady here who is 99 and just got back from a month in San Diego. Her daughter makes the arrangements and she travels alone.  In good weather when she does her laundry she hangs it outside. That is more than I can do. Does her own cooking and cleaning. She is amazing. We have 2 98 year old ladies and several others in their 90's. No men that age yet but a couple in their late 80's.

LLOYD  you keep going and that is good. Just be careful and no more accidents.

JUNE  wonderful that you have so many activities there. There was more going on here when I first came but now much less. Been too hot to sit on the porch in the evenings this summer. I miss that.

JANE  wish we would get some good rain here, Lawns are getting that brown look to them.  Not here, every thing gets watered but across the street the beautiful green lawn there looks terrible. The little rain we had Friday did not help much.

JUNEE  hello. I know you lurk more than post now. There are times when I can think of nothing to comment about and others I write books.

PHYLLIS  beautiful graphic for this week and the words are very true. Thanks for your creation.

JOAN  I cannot pass an elephant ear up. Most any pastry will have me longing for it. Parking, talk about an uncaring person that driver is it. I just copied Mercy & Gatekeepers to keep and share. I think we have known someone like that. Like the quote for today. Thank you once again for all the goodies you post and the time spent looking for all you post.

JANE  hope you and Beverly ca catch some Zzzz's later.

SHIRLEY  hope you can get some Zzzz's later but somehow I don't think you will.

AMY  hope you do get a day of rest today.

PHYLLIS  I know I have lost a lot on this lemon when HP  turned it back to original settings, 4 times now they have done that. Glad all the PSP things are in the external.

Happy birthday Patricia :hb2:

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

 Gloria
I will try to take your advice. I still have a sore head , especially from the bumble stings. we got my dosser and lowboy home yesterday . my friend called me and said come bring me a tire. told me where he was, said HAD thrown THE TREAD OFF A TIRE ON LOWBOY. I took the box truck and a tire and went. ( my box truck is a service truck) has air compressor and tools in it. also a 50 ton jack. so we could jack the tailor up with out un loading the  Dosser. just parked it when we got home with it. I will unload it tomorrow and do a little work here with it. then load it up back up and go to bob's and finish his pond.have a great day.

Lloyd

we have a humming bird feeder out on the deck . am setting here watching them. they must be brothers and sisters.
there ia a Maple tree close to the deck,so they either set on the stand holding the feeder or in the tree and dive bomb each other.

Lloyd

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Jenny, I got that wrong, thought you meant hubby never went to see her in hospital, oh yes, as far as daughters are concerned, we do share that, another we have in common...

Phyllis, thank you for our new weeks graphic, yes I too am a believer in everything has its beauty...you only have to look around at the teeming life to see that....never mind ask yourself how did it all get here....it is here and in the most enjoyable colours, and sounds.....

Joy

Hi everyone.  It is a beautiful Sunday morning.  I thought we were going to get some rain yesterday afternoon but it went just South of us.  The high today is suppose to be around 92 degrees with only a small chance of rain.

Pat and I stayed in again yesterday but will get out and go to Sunday School and Church and then Scott will join us for a good lunch at Texas Roadhouse.  I think he will come back to the house and spend the afternoon and hopefully early evening with us. 

Gloria,  glad your computer is now functioning but sure it will take a long time for you to trust that is will continue to do so.  Maybe if there is a next time you can insist on speaking to the manager's manager.  You certainly have been patient.

Joan, nice that Finlay wrote to you.  What type of camp is he attending?

Hal, at least in the hospital where Stacey and Pat had admittance's they did have benches in the long halls and a waiting room at the elevators on each floor. 

June, hopefully I am still quite a ways from needing an electric scooter.  I just have to limit where I try to shop and then take things slowly.  Pat is going to need the help before I am I fear.  I agree it is very stressful to walk even in the house sometimes when I am feeling so tired.  If I get too tired I start to lean to one side. 

Jane, your friend must have been totally exhausted.  Air travel is full of perils winter or summer.  If Frankie didn't want her stuff touched perhaps she should have attended to it before she left the house.  It is your house.  You sure had a short night.  Maybe your can get in a nap sometime today if your friend isn't an early riser. 

Junee, you do a great job of posting.  It is just good to see each of our friends post regardless of the content (of course unless it is about an illness or family loss). 

Phyllis, that is a beautiful graphic that you prepared and Joan shared with us for this week.

Patricia, Happy Birthday.  Maybe Farrah will give you an extra little kiss today. 

Amy, always alarming when well start to dry up.  Hope you get some rain soon.  Apparently our water supply is now at the first drought level although a long ways from critical.  Things are still looking very green here even those areas not watered.  I wonder why we seem to think we need to keep the grass green and run up large water bills.  This is the first time I have ever had a sprinkling system and in the past my yards were too large so I had to just let nature do its thing. 

Gloria, the honesty of children is refreshing like the card your son sent you.   

Denver, the hard use they make of the planes anymore it is a wonder there are not more breakdowns.  I know I would have been glad to wait for another plane.  Hope the last leg of his flight went well.  At least he could let you know he was delayed. 

Shirley and Joan, I am also concerned about Jeanne Lee.  I just sent a brief email to Pat Scott Halbach to see if she had any information. 

Lloyd, do you have an air conditioned cab on your dozer?  You sure don't need a heat stroke. My wife has a hummingbird feeder and can see them from her easy chair so really enjoys them. 

Good Morning,

There's a hummingbird war going on in my yard too.  Never mind that there are four perches on the feeder.  Only one at a time is "allowed"!  However, yesterday, I did notice that two of them were there together briefly.
Hmm....maybe it's a courtship instead of a war.  :)

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.

Good Morning Everyone!

And a special hello for Angel.  Happy Birthday Lady, hope you have the best ever.

Got to run, as usual.  Late, as usual.

Good morning, Phyllis.  I am sorry about your computer crashing--bummer.

Gloria--Good morning.  I think at the camp where Finlay is they have time set aside for writing letters/cards.  I've received two already.

Hi Amy and Vanilla-Jackie.

Good morning, Lloyd.  Please be careful working on that heavy machinery.

Joy--Good morning.  I'll fix your post for you.  When using code and the center tag, the center one must ALWAYS open and close the rest of the coding/message.

Good morning, Larry.  Finlay is at a Christian Boys Camp in NC.

Callie--Good morning.  Wish we could have hummingbird feeders.

Good morning, halkel.

Hello world. No show today so I'm enjoying the A/C at home.  Today is the 10th anniversary of my wife's passing

Good morning, Radioman.  I know how difficult these special days are.

Happy Sunday Morning Everyone, and Patricia……May your Birthday be one of the very best, with the coming year filled with renewed health and energy and Joy. :happybday:

I woke at 4 a.m. today, wide awake and ready to face the day. Now the secret is how to stay awake, go to Church, then to lunch, then home to relax and probably sleep. God Willing.

Everyone sounds hale and hearty this morning and that is happy news for sure.

Janie, Who are your house guests now ? You will have to cease with this "open door policy" before you end up needing help recovering. I am concerned for you my little friend.

Gloria, we do have almost constant activities here at Rowntree, with the exception of Sunday. There are the Church services, meals, and then we are on our own, which we really need to rest and recover. At least I do. I hope you follow through on contacting the The Trouble shooter program you have on a local t.v. program. Merchants that have treated you as poorly as this computer place has done is really unacceptable…..you and Tisie both have good reason to expose these crooks.

Larry, I hope you are not being overly confident it all the things you manage to do. Our bodies can be pushed just so far, and then they collapse, being so tired you are leaning sideways is rather a frightening thing in my estimation. When I get severe shortness of breath, which just happens suddenly sometimes, I find I have to bend over and pant for a few seconds, and I make sure I am using my cart/walker all the time now. My son gave me an electric cart but I did not want to depend on it yet, so he keeps it in his storage shed. If I keep adding on the years I may find it an essential in time.

Don, this willl be a day of memories for you my friend. Try to think of all the really good days you had together. My Edward has been gone eleven years now. They would not want to see us grieving Don.

I must get to busy now, make the bed, clean up, and dress for Church. After that will be Sunday dinner, then home to read, nap, write...whatever...but all at my own leisure. See you later.

Don, remember the good days and know you are wise enough to enjoy the life you have... and be grateful that we do have beautiful memories and life in us to appreciate going on.  (((hugs to you)))

:happybday:   :hb3:Happy Birthday to you.  Happy Birthday to youuuuu, Happy Birthday dear Patricia, Happy Birthday to you!    :hb3:   :happybday:

Larry, our hospitals also have benches all along the way, a big help.  I am so much better now (after 3 years) I probably could make the walk without having to stop.  Last time I visited Cas before my surgery I must have looked awful gray, had nurses all along the way asking if I was okay. 

Plans don't always go the way we plan.. New Dad couldn't get everyone organized in time for church but they did show up at McDonald's after... the WHOLE crew.  New mom & dad and even the new grammy seemed all too willing to let the rest of us take over for a few minutes.  When we got ready to leave Aunt Pam (the one holding Kate at the time) asked Amelia if she should take the baby home with her and Amelia very generously said, "Okay".  The Sunday regulars & manager all came to ohh and ahh over Kate, one of those moments in life where we can forget all the outside mud slinging & just grin & smile at everyone.

Lloyd, you are a very good neighbor... and have good neighbors.  As my mother used to say, "you have to be one to have one... good neighbor".  Keeping busy is what keeps you going.  Take care in this heat.

Callie, I don't have a humming bird feeder up but heard one buzzing my head last night.  Guess it's worth a try.  Last time I put it out here I discovered ants going up the shepherd's hook & right into the feeder.  We don't usually see them except during migration, maybe an early fall?  Naw....wishful thinking.    :tissue:

Time to make a run to Sam's Club for another chicken for the cats.  Tommy 2 wasn't here last night or this morning, everybody else came for breakfast (cats & people).  My mother used to say, "God always sends enough to add another plate...."  and HE does.   :eat:

Joan,  thanks for fixing my message.  I must have tried a dozen times, and still couldn't get it to work the way I wanted to.   Still don't understand what I was doing wrong.   But, thanks for your help.

Joy

Joan,  there used to be a place to practice that sort of thing.  I can't seem to find it here, now.

Joy

I wrote to Pat Scott Halbach about Jeanee Lee. She wrote to Jeanne and got this reply which Pat asked me to pass on.

"Thanks Home since Friday. More later. Love"

June--Enjoy your quiet day.

Shirley--Guess Dad just couldn't get the gang all ready for church.  How nice that everyone, including new baby, came for breakfast.

Joy--When you use code and include a center tag, the center opening tag must always be at the very beginning, and the center closing tag must always be at the very end.

Larry--Thanks for contact Pat and relaying the information.  I pray for Jeanne Lee's well being.

I just had a phone call from my son Joe that made me happy.  They pick Finlay up at camp in North Carolina on Friday.  They are then going to head for Florida, expecting to arrive on Sunday.  They won't be here long because Finlay starts school in Alabama again the next Monday.

Joan, Gloria, Amy, Jackie, Joy, Larry, Hal, June, and Shirley, thank you all for those birthdays wishes!

I hope everyone is having a beautiful day, and I hope we soon have Jeanne Lee, back with us and healthy!

Joan, Findlay will probably be missing camp buddies and activities and also enjoying seeing his parents and you again!

Angelface--I hope you've had a nice birthday.  Finlay will miss his camp buddies, I know.  For sure he's missing his parents.  I haven't seen them in nearly a year, so sure am looking forward to their visit, even though it will be short.

Good afternoon, we got a nice rain on Frideay, they said rain all day to day, but did not see drop. Cloudy and sun pops out every one in a while.  Though it is raining in NJ, on to days golf.  Washed out yesterday golf.

Patricia, HAPPY BIRTHDAY   :hb3: :cheer:

Junee, we do have a small 90's club.  I think there are 5 of us, that I know of.

Don, I know you have wonderful memories.

Larry, maybe you should use a cane.  I do when I go out, if I get a shopping cart, that is a big help, In the big stores.

Phyllis, thanks for the graphic.  You do so many the are soft.

Joan, How nice Finlay sent you cards, and of course you to him.

Gloria, I do not know what country the weatherman is looking at the map.  He said on Friday, rain would be around through Tuesday. Yesterday and also to day thunder storms and heavy rain.  Right now the sun is out. I go to the hematologist to morrow.  Maybe then we will get the heavy rain.

Joan....."I just had a phone call from my son Joe that made me happy.  They pick Finlay up at camp in North Carolina on Friday.  They are then going to head for Florida, expecting to arrive on Sunday.  They won't be here long because Finlay starts school in Alabama again the next Monday."..... I find the older I get the more I appreciate shorter visits....  somehow those younger folks don't wear out as fast as I do!  Don't worry about us, we will hold the fort while you are enjoying "the kids".  Tell Finlay that "his old aunties" still think of him. 

Thanks for the update from Pat & Jeanne Lee..... I miss Pat showing up with her beautiful photos over in Photos.   She is such a great photographer, can create a masterpiece with her camera.

Super Sunday, Every Friend!

Thank you, Gloria and Shirley for remembering me on my birthday! I had a bit of a surprise this morning as I use Google Search for a homepage. There was a birthday display instead of the regular Google this morning so I had to click on it. To my surprise, after clicking, the words Happy birthday, Patricia came up!

Now I know this is only on my search page, but still, I'm not sure what to think.  ???

Shirley--These younger ones do have an abundance of energy.  I just wish I could see them more often.

Hi Callie.

angelface--I don't use that page for my homepage so I don't know much about it.  How do they know your birthday?

The same way that adverts are targeted to your usage of the computer. Everything we do and post is recorded by advertisers on the web. Google is just more overt. Did you ever use an app showing how many cookies are recording what you do on the net? On the average, there are hundreds and this is the same for each and everyone of us on the net.

Each evening when I close up for the evening, I have a program called, Hitman Pro that runs before the computer shuts down. I invariably have around seven hundred cookies, which are small advertising bots that collect personal information on everyone who uses a computer and visits sites. Now you can say no cookies, but then you see a pop-up window saying the site depends on advertising to keep running and it will not allow you to go on the site without allowing these "cookies."

So, I use one program that eliminates all advertising viewed on my computer pages and
I use another to eliminate the cookies each night that we cannot run a computer and avoid.

Quote from: angelface555 on July 31, 2016, 05:54:17 PM
Thank you, Gloria and Shirley for remembering me on my birthday! I had a bit of a surprise this morning as I use Google Search for a homepage. There was a birthday display instead of the regular Google this morning so I had to click on it. To my surprise, after clicking, the words Happy birthday, Patricia came up!

Now I know this is only on my search page, but still, I'm not sure what to think.  ???

Happy Birthday Pat...

From Me,  and apparently "Big Brother" ...  :yikes:
(giggle)

Sandy
:coolsmiley:

Jane, I found your zzzzzzzz's not once but twice!! I went out on the front porch swing and well it lulled me to sleep then after lunch I heard it call my name again!! Gentle breeze blowin,no bugs and off to dream land  I went. Sure hope I can sleep tonight!

Patricia, Happy birthday and many returns of the day.  We went to the Lansing area today to see the new (five months) baby in the family.  She has a lovely smile and I am bushed!

Mary Ann

Thank you Sandy and MaryAnn, (And Big Brother?); for the birthday wishes! I now have three cakes and six cupcakes in the freezer for my birthday. I told the friend bearing the cupcakes that I appreciated them but I was trying to lose weight. She said, "Oh, but these are low-cal, just for you." I replied, "That might have gone over easier if your husband was better at hiding his grin!"

MaryAnn, smiling already? What a happy baby!

The rain we started with did not last long darn it. Cloudy all day till we saw a few rays of sunshine about 5 this afternoon.

LLOYD  you were supposed to take it easy today but looks like you were busy all day.

LARRY  this machine froze again this morning. Shut it manually and started it up again. I did remember when I was on the phone with HP them having e start it up and keep tapping the F11 tab. I did that and a screen opened with 2 choices one was to run a diagnostic scan that they have done several times before or start normally, I did that and it has been OK the rest of the day.  That should not be happening. If it was still frozen I would have been on the phone chewing them out. I am getting good at that lately with them. I have never been so angry in my life before. I have talked to a manager at the end of each call. Next time I will ask for a supervisor.  Of course they are all in India.

JOAN  if my 2 sons weren't made to write a card home they would not have done it.

DON  a sad day to remember. I missed your program not being on today. When my son left this afternoon I put a DVD into the PC and enjoyed some Chopin so I still enjoyed some classical music.

JUNE  on Friday the one from HP I talked to I told what I intended to do if I have more problems they cannot or will not fix or replace this piece of junk. They are not very smart and really do not care.

LARRY  wonder if Jeanne was in the hospital again.

JOAN  at least you will have a few days to see Finlay, Joe and Kate. They start school early I Alabama where they live. In the school where my daughter worked they go 12 months a year but they have longer breaks during the year, like 2 weeks at Christmas time instead of 1 week. They have been back to school for 2 weeks already.

Have a good night everyone, sleep peacefully and wake refreshed.

Gloria, have you written directly to HP?  I'd send a letter to the President and I think it would get to the proper party.  I think it would be worth a try.

We went to Eaton Rapids today to meet the newest member of the family, Norm's five month great-granddaughter.  She is a darling.  I think she has my ears that protrude.  I always tried to keep my ears covered but other than that they haven't bothered me, except when it comes to hearing in my later years.

Mary Ann

OK, so that's why I couldn't find my zzzs today.  Amy stole them!  Please leave them alone tonight because if I don't get some tonight I'm going to be an old crab tomorrow and I don't think either the eye dr. or my house guest will like that. 

I'm off to Dreamland shortly.  I have to get Beverly settled and she's still running on California time so it's only about 6:15 in her head.  I gave her my iPad to play games so I can get some sleep.  It's been quite a day around here.  Frankie is gone and she's not coming back for a while.  Her friend came and took her to her mother's so I don't have to worry about her.

I'll say....Good Night Everyfriend!  I wish you sweet dreams and sunshine (or rain) whichever you need, tomorrow!  May God bless us every one!

This has truly been a lazy day for me. Several naps popped up while I thought I was reading. I didn't stay down for lunch, just wanted to get home, so I did. Had a light lunch, and enjoyed my day of doing nothing.

It's hard to believe another whole month has passed. I wonder how much of it I lost while having naps ? Too much, I'm sure.

Amy, your day sounds as relaxing as mine.

Now I have to think about something for supper. I wish I were hungry.Maybe if I take a walk, I'll work up an appetite.

later..I see I never did post the aforementioned drivel. I did take my walk, then I made a half a peanut butter sandwich, added a little carton of apple sauce to that, a piece of candy and a cuppa coffee. now I need another walk. ho hum......

Anther late good evening to EVERYFRIEND. 

I thought sure a posted earlier today, but I did not see it...GOOFED AGAIN, I guess.

First off....H A P P Y  B I R T H D A Y, PATRICIA.  I am sorry it is late for you.  Best wishes for many more.  Sounds like you hit the jackpot for birthday goodies.  Enjoy.

We sure enjoyed our Willie Nelson Concert last night.  Wonderful venue it was held at...I really liked it a lot.

Patti and her husband drove home to Rock Springs WY today...she was quite miserable, but happy to be home.  Now she can truly take it easy and recover.  Thank you for all of the prayers. 

Mark's plane arrived 3 hours later than scheduled, but at least he got here safe and sound.  We were able to pick him up, deliver him home to our house and get back to the concert....so in the end all worked out well.

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Good Monday morning, Everyfriend, on this first day of August.  There's assorted mini muffins to accompany your coffee or tea . I wish everyone a nice day!!




Census

Census Taker: "How many children do you have?"

Woman: "Four."

Census Taker: "May I have their names, please?"

Woman: "Eenee, Meenee, Minee and Frank."

Census Taker: "Okay, that's fine. But may I ask why you named your fourth child Frank?"

Woman: "Because we didn't want any Moe."




Confidence in Prayer


Scripture Reading: Genesis 18:20-33

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears usâ€"whatever we askâ€"we know that we have what we asked of him.
1 John 5:14-15
“If God does not change, what is the use of praying?” We often hear this question from nonbelieversâ€"and sometimes from Christians too. Without going into a heavy theological discussion, we can learn something about prayer from today’s reading in Genesis 18.
Abraham, appealing to God out of trust in him and with compassion for others, asks, “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? . . . Far be it from you to do such a thing. . . . Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” And, of course, the Lord says, “If I find [so many] righteous people . . . I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Further, God later shows he is faithful to his promises by giving Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family the opportunity to escape.
As he approached God with his questions, Abraham knew that God loves his people, in his anger at their wickedness. God is slow to act in anger, even when we deserve it. In the dialogue between Abraham and God, we can see that Abraham had confidence and trust in God, and that God was willing to listen and respond to all of Abraham’s questions.
John notes that if we pray in line with God’s will, we can trust that he hears and will respond accordingly. And, like Abraham, we will understand more and more of God’s will through dialogue with him.
Lord, guide us to trust in you, even if we have tough questions, and to pray according to your will. Amen.




“The true promise of a connected society is people helping one another.  I’m a guy who believes in the triumph of humanity with a little help from technology.”

~ Biz Stone

G'morning all, Hi Lloyd, well, we keep missing each other Lloyd !, sorry about that, it was only a matter of minutes yesterday but unfortunately while talking to Alf I had the call from the kitchen ! that dinner was ready and mate, when my 'missus' says ready, she means ready !, incase you look in here first, I shall be around for a while yet, just sent you an Email, it's just turned 11 am here but i'll wait awhile longer.   Cheers,  Roley.   :thumbup:

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I slept very well last night and I feel quite rested this morning and ready to face whatever the day has to offer.

First off, I was so harried yesterday that I forgot to say...

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATRICIA!"  I HOPE YOU HAD A LOVELY DAY!"

We had some very nice rain last night, however, I forgot that my car windows were down so it also rained inside my car.  I'll go out in a bit and put them back down and home it dries off inside the car.  But I have to be careful because it's supposed to rain again today but not until I come home from the dr later this morning. 

I hope you all have what you need to make your day a good one. 

Good morning everyone.

Going to be another hot day here, that means I get done what's needed and take it easy after that.

Can't believe we are into Aug already,doesn't seem that long ago when we were wishing for Spring!!

Jane, I was just as surprised to find your zzz's on the swing and then I went to bed and slept too!!!

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning/good night, Roley.  It's nice to hear from you.

Janie--Good morning.  Glad you got a good night's sleep.  Hopefully the sun will help dry the inside of your car.  I hope you get a good report from the doctor.

Good morning, Amy.  You must have been very tired to sleep on the swing and then be able to sleep when you went to bed.  We're to have another HOT day, too.

Good Morning Everyone!

Up and att'em this morning.  Heading out to pick up prescription and get an xray.
Hope everyone has a good day.

First, and most important.......Happy Birthday, Angel!  I'm sorry I'm late but the wish is still sincere.

I got so exasperated with this computer (and with myself) yesterday I just turned it off and we went out for dinner last night.  Felt so good to see that there is still a world outside of my four walls.

6 months dental check-up this afternoon so I must buzz around and do some of those household things this morning.  Talk to you all later.

Hi everyone.  It looks like we may be in for a break in the hot temperatures today with it predicted to get to only 88 degrees and as much as a 65% chance of some rain late this afternoon.  This should be a fairly quiet day.  I do plan on attending my Monday noon meeting and need to get some gas in my car and that is about it. 

We didn't get to Texas Roadhouse until about 4 pm yesterday.  That worked out well as was able to rest/nap for a couple of hours after getting home from Church.  We had a nice leisurely meal. When we got home Scott fixed a couple of printer problems that had been preventing Pat from printing from her laptop. 

I had another email from Pat Scott Halbach and she asked me to share with you the following:    "Pat is also unwell and isn't fortunate to have her 'right-hand man'--Jeanne!". 

Joan, thanks for the info on the type of camp that Finlay is attending.  Glad they will come by to see you and sometimes short visits are preferable to long ones (at least in my experience). 

June, when I start to lean sideways I know I must stop and at least sit down and rest for awhile.  I try not to get to that point but do occasionally find it happening.  I still have fairly good balance and am very careful to avoid falling.

deAngel, I was glad to see them be able to finish the PGA golf tournament yesterday.  It looked like there could have been a playoff but Jimmy Walker didn't lose his composure and a playoff wasn't necessary.  I see that was the longest final day in 64 years of the PGA Championship.   I am not too proud and will use a cane when I feel the time is right.  I am very conscious of not wanting to fall.

Shirley, Pat isn't up to doing much on the computer at this time so we shouldn't expect to see many postings from her.  We all need to keep her in our prayers and thoughts.

Gloria, you might be able to ask to be connected with an HP supervisor in the US.  I know that is possible with some companies.  The people we get on the phone have written scripts that they follow to troubleshoot and when they get beyond that script they usually can't help much more. 

JaneS, glad to see that Frankie won't be coming back for awhile so you will have some time for yourself after your California friend departs.  Glad to see you had a good nights sleep last night. 

Good morning everyone, cooler this morning, humidity is down at last. When I booted up just now my IE icon is gone. Something else to look for again. Glad I have Google chrome installed or I really would be screaming.

MARY ANN  if I had a way with words I just might write a letter. I am just tired of the whole thing.

JOAN  another new month starting. Gee time sure goes fast lately. Since you are serving mini muffins I will have a couple of different ones. Thank you for today's goodies.

JANE  glad you slept good last night, you really needed it.

PHYLLIS  always good to get away from the house for a few hours.

LARRY  with the last Dell I had I asked to talk to someone here in the US and was told it would cost me $50 to do that.

Now I will go hunt for my IE to find it.

Good morning, halkel.

Phyllis--Good morning.  Sorry your computer is getting you exasperated.   I think going out to dinner is a good solution.:)

Good morning, Larry.  Sure is nice that you, Pat and Scott can get together fairly often now.  I've been  praying for Pat Halbach and Jeanne Lee.  I am anxious to hear the stories Finlay has to tell about his first camp experience.

Gloria--Good morning.  How in the world did IE get lost?  It cost $50 to talk to a Dell rep in the US, but nothing to talk to a person you can hardly understand?  Where's the logic?

Gloria, you don't have to have a "way with words" to write a letter to HP management.  You do have to have your information in order.  Write  down what you  have told us - point by point. 

I'm now recuperating from my time away from home yesterday.  I find that I'm quite tired but it is good practice in case I go to Indy in September. 

Mary Ann

Good morning from yet another soggy Interior day. I know where everyone's rain has gone and please take it back! The alert from Saturday has been extended through 11:30 pm Tuesday. Thank you for the belated birthday wishes, Jane, Jenny and Phyllis!

"  IN FAIRBANKS...WATER LEVELS ON THE CHENA RIVER WILL RISE THROUGH
TUESDAY AND REMAIN HIGH FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. WATER LEVELS WILL BE
AT LEAST AS HIGH AS LAST WEEK. BIKE PATHS UNDER BRIDGES AND LOW
   LYING BACKYARDS WILL BE UNDER WATER AS THEY WERE LAST WEEK.
   ADDITIONALLY...GROUND WATER LEVELS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND
BASEMENTS NEAR THE RIVER THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST COULD SEE
  FLOODING THIS WEEK "

Good morning, Mary Ann.  I find that outings tire me these days--much more than  they used to.

Angelface--You didn't get any rain from here, because here on the Space Coast we haven't had a drop in over a month.

Good Morning Everyone from the humid but
cooler, rocky coast of Maine.   

Larry,  I know that you will do what you need
to do to make your self as comfortable as
possible and keep your self  safe from falling.
(Which is never a good idea)..   Using a cane or
a cart is a good idea and helps other people
know that you need space to maneuver ..... 
I don't go out with out my white cane,  because
if I should,  I feel very vulnerable.  At least
most people know  to keep a safe distance
from people who are carrying something
to assist them along the way.

Joan,  I hope that  you enjoy your visit with
your family and glad to hear that Finley is
going to be with them.

Mary Ann that is good advice that you
are giving Gloria.    I always make a nice
long list of "issues",  and try to do what
they tell me to do,  one step at a time. 
Also, ask the techs to stop and repeat
anything that I don't quite understand.
I deal with them like I would with
any business transaction,  while letting
them know that they need to proceed
slowly so I can keep up.       

I have found the Techs that I work with
to be very helpful,  and if they can't fix
"what ever",  they bring in someone else
who usually can.   And try to remember
that " there is nothing to fear,  but
fear it self" ...  Most of the techs have
had a lot of experience with people who
have had little experience,  and they
usually are willing to work with us and
answer our questions.   

Have a good day everyone.
Sandy
:coolsmiley:

Larry, thanks for the news about Pat & Jeanne Lee, I was afraid Pat wasn't up to par.  Neither of them let us know when they aren't well.. not like me, I'm whining with the first hic-cup! 

Okay, Patricia, our bike path across the river from my house is high & dry after a week of being under.  My fish are all back, don't know how they find my little spot of ground but they flip & flop and I have to keep talking to them or they get bashful.  I figured they would be miles down river with the current so swift. Send your rain on down, we are all dried out.   

Last night I decided it was time to clean the pool, have not been good about it & wind dropped lots of leaves in it this week.  Let it filter all night & now all done, no comment, choices, choices~   :bonk:

Joan, I know it would be a big chore to move again, sound it out with the kids.... ah, but just thinking about finding new doctors & all that trouble.... would it be worth having Finlay able to ride his bike over to visit?  As I said, "choices-choices"....  nothing is simple, is it? 

Mary Ann, tell us true... bet that little girl really does look like you, not just the ears!  Sometimes there is a special place in our hearts for one person, no reason, just happens.  Too bad you aren't closer so you can teach her all about your side of the family, I'm sure Norm & Tim would love it. 

Gloria, I've done all I can to the RV people, so far nothing back about my complaint to the Safety people and the local "on your side" station was busy with politics so think that wasn't even worth keeping my memo.....I've done battle for 2 years & now just want to get on with life.  Gave Ford a call but the guy that ordered the parts & supposed to make arrangements for having parts installed, isn't in or isn't taking my call. I am grounded until it gets fixed so am squinting at the world with eye lids at half mast.... not a pretty sight on an old lady!  Hang in there!   :tickedoff: :tissue: :angry2: :bash: :dontknow:   and just for you & me to cool down.........   :snowman: :snowball: :cheers:

Good morning, up early as I go back to the hematologist to day, I guess Medicare approved the shot, as I did not get a call from the doctor. They will pay 80 % good for another 3 months.

MaryAnn, I find as time goes by I get very tired, even after a set down luncheon at RH's

Joan, enjoy your visit from the family. Know it will make you happy to finally see Finlay. I bet he has grown a lot.

Gloria, we also had very little rain, after saying heavy down pours. To day like you with low humidity, after yesterday 97.  Did you see that there are whales in the Long Island Sound? They are have trouble with people trying to get near them with small boats.  There is find for that, they are suppose to stay at lest  100 ft. away.

Larry glad you and Pat enjoyed your meal. Sounds like a place I would like. When we lived in Charleston with went to Ryan's on Sunday, Long John Silvers on Friday.  I like their hush puppies.

Jane, I have not been sleeping but and hour the last few nights. So somthing I do not do I took a Tylenol PM and slept from 11:30Pm to 8 this morning.

Gloria D, it's comforting to read that others get tired too.  When/if I go to Indps next month, I probably will sleep most of the day after I arrive.  I am cautioning my cousin's son that I am an old lady!  He's not used to others in his home overnight, but he works during the day. 

Mary Ann

Another Good morning and day in the making. We are Blessed.

Roley, it is so nice to see your post here. Please do come visit us more often.
Lloyd is usually one of the first ones here in the morning.

Janie, seeing your happy post is bound to make it a good day for all those that care for you. I'm glad you slept well last night, that alone is a big help. I did too, but I am sure slow in the mornings.

Amy, it is only going to be 84 for a high for us today, but I find that I will have to get used to the humidity from being nearer the ocean…I'm not that close,  about 8 or 10 miles from Seal Beach, but short enough for a damper climate. Coming from Hemet which was more of a desert climate does make a difference. I seldom broke a sweat back there, not so here.

Hal your doctors must know you very well…both inside and outside with all the testing they have done on you. I pray all is well.

Phyllis, I have no desire to leave the property here. We are surrounded by homes  and small shopping areas, but I am content inside our gates. And there is enough room on our four acres to get enough outdoor walking in, and enough greeting of other like-minded folk. We have a well stocked library, a small store, food we can help ourselves too at all hours, like fresh fruit and cereal and more during working hours. I feel very content. The computer takes me "out" to visit with all of you.

Larry, You are a very sensible personality, and I am sure you take no chances with your health. It seems you do have daily chores that you take care of and  I'm sure you do gauge what you can and cannot do. I do not want to turn into a couch potato, but it seems I'm growing closer to that stage.

Mary Ann, I find even a short trip out in an automobile can tire me out completely. I am so glad all my problems except dentistry and eyes can be taken care of right here at Rowntree…..unless I need a hospital….and that I want to avoid like the plague.

Bis, same here as far as rain is concerned. I have taken more cool showers this summer due to the change in humidity. I know how eager you must be to see your "kids" again Bis, and I think short visits are the best for us at this stage of life. At least I have no place to make big meals, so that is a relief.

Tisie, this is a good place to whine, we have many companions here that are going through the same stages and that is a consolation. You are one of our young ones, and I am happy that you can do all that you do. Carry on Girlfriend.

Gloria de, I am happy you had a good nights sleep, that does us a lot of good. And how fortunate that a Tylenol PM will do the trick for you.

Lloyd.....wherefore art thou ????  We worry about you when you don't post !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy--I am excited that Finlay and family are coming to visit.  He will be 10 in Nov.

Shirley--Now that both Joe & family and Linda & Ed live in Alabama moving entered my mind.  But it's just too much, so I've decided to stay where I am.

Linedancer--Good that Medicare approved your shot.  They tell me Finlay is about as tall as DIL Kate--going to be a big boy.

Mary Ann--If you go to Indy next month are you flying or driving?

June--I have the place to cook big meals, but I just don't do it anymore.  Kate and Joe are both good cooks.

Well back from all the medical stuff.  Things went well, ordered my prescription and then went down to xray while they filled it and got that all done.  Had to undress for the xray, lower back, and put on some paper shorts, didn't take that long and had a couple of really nice techs.  Good thing they had strong backs, getting down and up off that 'hard' table is a chore.  Got through there and back to pick up the prescription and it was ready and no one at window......

We then stopped on the way back and I bought breakfast for SIL. The guy is a wonderful, patient man.  I am really blessed.

Shirley, I think I would go down to the dealership and camp on the owners desk till you get some satisfaction.  There is no reason in the world that you should have to endure the kid of treatment you have received.  Take one of your "biggest" boys with you to run interference.

June, I am okay.  Just worn out.

halkel--Glad you got your medical stuff taken care of.  Your SIL sure is good to you.

Joan, when I travel these days, someone takes me.  To go to Indps, Tom Tock would drive me to Merrillville IN where we would meet Tom Harton.  We'd have lunch, then Tom Tock would drive back alone and I'd go to Indps with Tom Harton.  We would reverse that to get me back home.  This works very well and keeps one of them from having to make the entire trip.

Mary Ann

Turned out to be a nice day..so  just called from South Carolina, will stay there overnight then head on to Toccoa GA said it was a tad hot there but at least there is a breeze blowing. His a/c on the truck stopped:( He is really impressed with the red flowering trees and I thought they might be the Myrtle trees we were talking about on here.  I will see if he can send me a photo.

Ok, I'm back from the eye dr and Beverly is still out running around with her sister so I have the house to myself for the first time in weeks.  I'm trying to decide what to do for dinner tonight and I think I'm going to recycle the ham and beans from last night.  We both like them and Beverly said something about having them again tonight.  Sounds like a plan.

My eyes have not progressed any further but I did have some bad news.  My sweet Dr Luu who was just married in May will be gone by the time I have my next appt.  Her new MIL has been diagnosed with cancer and is probably dying so they are moving to Raleigh, NC to be nearer to her so she doesn't have to go through all the procedures alone.  I will miss her!  She talks so I can understand what she is saying and if I look puzzled she explains.  And she lets me look at the pictures on the computer screen while she explains.  She's been very special to me. 

June, I think I'm easier in my mind about Frankie since I know she's in a safe place with her mother who loves her.  I think I've become too old to mesh with a person as young as she is on a daily basis.  And I'm sure I frustrate her as much as she frustrates me.  I love her dearly and she will always be part of me and she will always have a place in my prayers and in my heart.

Now, I better be thinking about other things, like taking my clothes out of the dryer and folding them and putting them away. 

Patricia, you didn't get any of that rain from here either.  We still have it!  It poured for about 20 minutes and slacked off to an easy rain for about 3 hours.  And it's supposed to be back later today and into the night.  We're keeping ours!  We really need it!

Have a good rest of the day, Everyfriend. 

Mary Ann--That's a good plan to get you to and from Indy.

Amy--In this weather it's not very comfortable traveling when the a/c goes on your vehicle.

Janie--I'm sure it seems good to have the house to yourself for a little bit.  Too bad Dr. Luu is moving, but I'm sure you understand the reasoning.  Glad to hear there's no change in your eyes.

Busy day........called upon to help with grand's today.  Mama had to pick oldest grandson up from lacrosse camp at the same time his younger brother was to be at a birthday party.  Mark needed to be driven 40 minutes south, so we left early enough to get him there and get back before Michele had to leave.  It was a hot one today, so by the time we were finished at the pool I was already done in for the day!  That heat just saps all your energy out of you. 

Mark met with the golf course person today and now is set up to start this new adventure.  He will continue to put out his resume for a full time golf pro,position, but this is another step to put on his resume. 

We were all very pleased to watch Jimmy Walker win the US Open yesterday.  Thought sure there was going to be a play off. 

SHIRLEY, I am a thinking Hal's suggestion to go park at the dealership until you get satisfaction from them is what it is going to take.  That is just ridiculous that they have not been fair with you over this issue. 

JOAN, I can not help but to feel sad that you no longer have any family near.  I know it would be a BIG issue to make a move to be near them in Alabama, but your family sure could help you. I hope you will be open minded and make sure that it would not be possible to entertain this idea.😍  So happy you will see your boy soon and be able to hear all about his camp. 

MARYANN, happy to read that you will be going to Indy to spend time with the family there. Nice that you will be able to,rest up the day after you arrive while the cousin is at work. 

LARRY, glad to read that you all did get to,enjoy your time together at TX Roadhouse and that Scott was able to help out with the printer problem.  I do not know if you saw the answer that Mark has one more level left to accomplish at the PGA.  I know I typed this before but it might have been the post I lost.  He has done the first two levels so,much quicker than the average ones...he is very pleased with his accomplishments. 

I am off to make us a quick salad.  Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Bis, it makes me sad to think of you being alone in Fl. now, but I certainly understand your not wanting to make another move. I will never move again if I have that choice. It takes a great deal out of one for sure, and I no longer have anything to rejuvenate with. If Gary and Dori should move, I would encourage them, even though I would miss them, but I cannot ask for better than what I have right here. If the time comes dear that you need more help, there are several organizations where you can hire a "live in" that would care for your needs. I'm sure your dear Joe would see that you had the proper and safe assistance. We are blessed to have such caring and loving children. And I'm glad you do not have to be in charge of cooking for your guests…..you can just enjoy their dear selves while they are there.

Hal, I can understand your being worn out. You are much younger that this old lady, but age doesn't always count. My daughter died at age 13…unbelievable in this day and age…we have learned a lot since the 1960's, but when the body tells us we are tired, then we are tired, so we rest as much as needed, and we are thankful for what we are still able to do. So sit down, stroke your good dog, and relax.

Mary Ann, any traveling I do, someone takes me there. We have the nicest young man that works for Rowntree that is paid for taking us to doctors appts., or other places, for a fee, but he is a joy. And even a short trip wears me out.Just the busyness of preparation, the speed of the traffic, etc. leaves me very tired. I'm happy for you that you are still enjoying it.

Janie, you should not find it necessary to care for Frankie or anyone else for that matter. You deserve more that being used for a motel. my dear.There is a word that we as the older generation need to use when necessary. It is NO. You, your doggies, and your job are more that enough for you to take care of. The company comes, they enjoy your hospitality and going out to visit people and places, but you are the one they count on for sleeping and eating quarters and you are left with the dirty laundry. NO !

Beverly is in her room with a book and I'm soon going to make my way to my bed.  I wish you a peaceful night's rest and a happy awakening. 

Good Night Everyfriend!  And thank you June for the support!

Well, this old day is coming to a rapid end and I am ready for bed.  My middle daughter just got here to spend the night and then on to Houston in the morning to pickup her daughter who just got in from France.  My wife is going to drive down with her and all are coming back tomorrow.

My old pup threw up her supper tonight just as we were sitting down to our supper.  I cleaned it up, fortunately she was considerate enough to do the deed where I could sit in my recliner and scoop it up and place it all in a plastic sack to take out to the garbage can.  No way can I get down on my knees and do that sort of thing.  Guess I could have bent at the waist and got it.  The patch the dr gave me has got the pain under control.

I thought the PT clinic would call today but they didn't.  Maybe tomorrow.

Nite all, God Bless and Sweet Dreams.

Good Tuesday morning, Everyfriend.   There's omelets to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a great day!!





Breaking a Habit

Two elderly women were fussing about their husbands over tea one day.

"I do wish my Leroy would stop biting his nails. That makes me terribly nervous!" the first one said.

"Oh, my Elmer used to do the same thing," the other woman commented. "But I broke him of that habit real quick."

"What did you do?"

"I hid his teeth!"




Identifying with Non-Christians
(Author Unknown)

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (NIV) says:

"Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."

What did Paul say was his motive for identifying with non-Christians? How can you identify with non-Christians without compromising a godly lifestyle?

In the last century a missionary to the West Indies was employed to reach out to slaves in a particular area. The slaves had to work long, hard hours every day, and at night they were too tired to listen to the missionary's preaching. He tried every possible means to share the good news about Christ, but they just did not respond. Finally he decided to take a drastic step. He sold himself as a slave to one of the plantation owners. He then was driven with the others to work and had occasional opportunities to share the Gospel with them. Although he lost his freedom, he found tremendous freedom and joy through his newfound means of winning the slaves-and he led many to Christ.

What price are you willing to pay to see your non-Christian friends come to Christ? In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul is talking about finding areas you have in common with your non-Christian friends-identifying with the hurts and joys in their lives. He is not talking about joining in their sin. Identification does not mean participation in ungodly actions. Who is a friend whom you can reach out to and identify with today?

                 


A heart full of love has no room for envy.

--Author Unknown

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I slept well again last night!  I feel rested and relaxed and ready to meet the day.  I hope Everyfriend is the same.  I'll be off to Wally World this morning and then home to entertain my friend the rest of the day.  We are doing a lot of reminiscing. 

Have a good day Everyfriend!

Good morning everyone.

Cloudy an a bit cooler this morning. I am off to the city taking a friend to get glasses . That will do me for the day.

Jane, have a great day at work.

Hal ,hope your doggie is feeling better today.One of my girls needs her nails clipped and she is the one that puts up the biggest fuss so I may give her one of the pills I got from the vet.

Joan, thank you for breakfast

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning, Janie.  I hope you have a good day at WM.  How long will your friend be there?

Amy--Good morning.  It's nice of you to take your friend to get glasses.  You're brave to cut the dog's nails.  I was always afraid to do that.

Joanie, Beverly is staying with me through Saturday and then she will be with another friend for a week.  We will still see one another but not at my house.

Janie--That's nice that you can split the time between your house and another friend's house.

Good morning from another wet and cloudy Interior. We are expecting another two weeks of rain. Farrah is enjoying hiding and attacking her toys in her paper bag and I am doing a quick round of medical and paperwork duties today so not much new here to report.

Goodmorning  everyone.  Back later

Angelface--Good morning.PLEASE send some of that rain this way.

Good morning, halkel.

Good morning everyone, it is lightly raining now, would be nice to see it for the whole day or 2 but just heard it started an hour ago and will be over by noon. Every bit helps.

JOAN  I think when I had changed everything to Google I messed up IE.  Was so fed up yesterday I spent most of the day outside. Felt good to do that. Will look into it later. So much for companies outsourcing so many jobs. Yes it would have cost me $50 to talk to an American Dell tech. I am getting to old to take much more of this mess up. At this rate I just might get rid of the computer and go back to reading again.

MARY ANN  it is getting so that every time I go away from home for a few hours I am worn out when I get home.

SANDY  I always ask those I talk to to speak slower and repeat often while I scribble notes on what they are saying. The tech HP sent here to use the disks to brig this lemon back to original had only been at it 7 years and told me he knows all about computers. His 4th career at age 42. Last Friday when my grandson was here I asked him if he knew everything about computers yet. He has been working with computers for 20 years, that was his major in college. He looked at me with a grin and told me he is still learning new things and will never know it all. That tech left y tower on the floor and some things unplugged. He gave me his name and phone number so I called him. That was on Friday. He said he would try to get here on Monday. I told him he could not leave it like that all week end. OK he said he would be here late. He lives on Cape Cod and left the cape in the middle of rush hour. I did not feel bad for him at all. If the techs they have here and send out are no better than that I bet the ones in India know even less.

SHIRLEY  if I had the money I would get a different PC right now. I know this is not life threatening like that RV is but most times now I feel like the computer is my life. I spend more time here than any other place these days.  I “talk” more with my cyber family than my real one. I'll take cold weather over this heat and humidity any time.

GLORIA de  now I had not seen about the whales in the Sound. Some people just do understand about not getting close to them.  That could be very dangerous to the people and the whales both.

JUNE  I don't have mush room in my kitchen to make a big meal and I cannot do it anymore anyway.

JOAN  my son was telling me last week that now that my great grandson is walking he would be up to my waist and he is only 1.

HAL  any doctor visit is tiresome. I have bee asking around about the local doctors we have here now, Ar one time there were only 3 doctors here but now that has more than doubled. The ride to the one I have now is half hour ride and just the ride gets to me.

AMY  got confused at first,
thought you were in S. Carolina.

JANE  why is is when we do find a doctor we really like they move or retire too fast. That has happened to me a couple of times.

JENNY  good luck to Mark getting that full time job.

HAL  glad that patch is helping with your back pain.  So far I have had nothing to help me.

JOAN  an omelet will be wonderful this morning. Chuckles-wish my DIL and grson would stop biting their nails. Son told DIL he would nit buy her an engagement ring till she stopped doing that. She stopped and let them grow. Once married she went back to it again. Thank you for today's goodies.

Good Morning Everyone...
It is going to be in the low 70's today
with a bit higher humidity.. 

There are still a lot of hot humid days left
since August is just beginning... 

Have a good day,  Everyone!
Sandy 
:coolsmiley:

Amy, your son is seeing Crepe Myrtles while he is driving south.  They are in full bloom now.

Between dental/doctor appts. and computer problems I have not had the time to be here for now.  Hope things calm down a little soon and I can get back to the same old routine.

Good morning, Gloria.  Early this morning weatherguesser said there was a 50% chance of rain today.  Just now saw a blurb saying that's down to 10%.  I sure wish you could get ALL of your computer problems solved.  Please don't leave us.  I bet Finlay is as tall as I am.

Sandy--Good morning.  70° must be heavenly.

Good morning, Phyllis.  We miss you when your appointments and computer problems keep you away.

Hi everyone.  It is an overcast morning following a night where we got 1 1/2 inches of rain that was much needed and appreciated. 

When I went to my meeting before noon yesterday I saw that there was work being done on the bridge over the Savannah river east bound on I-20.  There was already at last a two mile backup of traffic and more building all the time as I-20 gets a lot of traffic, especially big trucks.  So I decided to return home by an alternate route that was several miles further but where I kept going.  In the paper last night I read that the traffic backup, where there was only one lane across the bridge open, had gone on all day and evening.  I was certainly glad I had taken the alternative route home.

Nothing special on the schedule for today.  I just got back from picking up a prescription for Pat and a  few items at our local Walmart.  I am done for the day and will have to consider next time using the electric cart again.  Pat asked me to get her walker from the garage this morning as her sciatic nerve problem is worse.  I knew she cried out each time she turned in bed last night, at least while I was awake. 

Amy, I am pretty sure the red flowering trees are crepe myrtle and see that Phyllis has already indicated so.  They are very abundant here in Georgia and South Carolina.  One of my neighbors across the street has one that has been in blooms for weeks and is still beautiful.  We also have a small one that has also stayed in bloom for a long while. 

I am going to beg off from further comments today as it is about lunch time and then looking forward to laying down for a couple of hours and try to get some energy back. 

This is a quote slash copy from Jackwv on the Computer site. I thought it might be of particular interest to some.

" This is good to hear for those that did not upgrade.  Got it from How to Geek site.

Windows 7 will be supported with security updates until January 14, 2020, while Windows 8.1 will receive security updates until January 10, 2023. You can always find these support dates on Microsoft’s Windows lifecycle fact sheet web page.

So, if you’re still using Windows 7 or 8.1 on your PC, that’s fine. They’re still officially supported, and Windows 7 in particular is widely used in businesses. Leave Windows Update enabled and you’ll keep getting security updates until 2020 or 2023."

Joan, everyone, and I mean everyone, is taller than I am.  Annie at 20 is at least a head taller than I. 

Gloria, I get disgusted with this computer too (HP).  If I try to go to a second page of a story, Firefox does not respond.  And I get a message about script (continue, debug and something else.  It has to do with Flash Player and I need that to view Grand Haven.  My font gets larger, then smaller.  Tom is a reluctant helper because he is a Mac person and wants me to get a Mac.  I am not sure I want to buy another computer.  I am more willing to have my GT HP repaired but it is several years old - and is it worth it.  I can sense your frustration!  It takes one to know one.

Patricia, I'm afraid to leave my Update open because W-10 might be installed.  That may not be true since July 29, but I don't trust W-10.  It already upset two computers.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann
I am with you I do not trust win 10 either. it causes me all sort of headakes. it is on this laptop . I make sure the hen house is closed it sucks eggs. have a gerat day and hang in there,

Lloyd

For those with Windows10, there is a huge update coming today that is the largest yet.

"Windows 10’s second big update, dubbed the “Anniversary Update”, arrives on August 2, 2016. This is a huge update that touches every corner of the operating system. It includes many, many more changes than the November update did."

Good Morning all, I had such a good sleep last night I didn't wake up till after seven o'clock. My first program for the day starts at 10 o'clock, so I have less than an hour to get ready. Have to eat, make bed, wash,and dress, so I will be back later. June

Patricia, since today is August 2, I think I'll let Win 10 upgrade on the two computers it goofed up but I don't have it on this computer (Win7) and I won't let it on here.

Mary Ann

New Trivia Quiz

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=95.msg39338#msg39338

Larry--Those traffic backups are the pits.  Right now I hear thunder, but don't see a drop of rain.  I am sorry Pat is having so much pain.

angelface--Thanks for the computer/Windows info for those that need it.  I already use Windows 10 so guess it will update tonight.

Mary Ann--I used to be 5'7", but in my old age have shrunk about 3".

Lloyd--I have my fingers crossed.  So far I have had no trouble with Windows 10.

June--Enjoy your activities.

Goodafternoon. I have all the windows open! was in the 60's when I got up, but 92 humidity.  Wind out of the N. East  also had rained. Things are starting to look green again.

Gloria, you have to stay with us.  I feel like you are a neighbor, from easteren LI to RI is not that many hours.  :coolsmiley:

Amy, crepe myrtle is beautiful and as Larry said they bloom a long time.  they are everywhere in Charleston,  the last time we were there my husband brought a small one. Planted it but it never grew to much. My neighbor has a large one, but it still does not look as pretty as the ones down south. Maybe NY is too cool.

Jenny, I being a golf nut  ( We played in the snow with a pink ball) I know how proud you are of Mark. By the way that was my youner sons name.  I like seeing that Jordan Spieth and Rickey Fowler stayed around to see Jim Walker win.

June, I just enjoy reading you post. I have said before I love your use of words.

Yesterday I went to the hematologist and I am back to getting my shot every two weeks.

Joan, I would enjoy and omelet for lunch.

Mary Ann... 

If I were you,  (of course I am not),  I would get myself
a Mac,  and  would be assured not to be aggravated and
frustrated any longer.       Tom would help me and
I would be FREE..   

Yes,  I know that they are expensive,  but
I deserve the best .

(Then I could throw those other two in
the closet  or give them to charity
and enjoy my computer work and play. )
:walkwhistle:

Sandy
:coolsmiley:

I'm like Joan, I received the Windows10 update on the first day it was offered and never had an issue related to W10. When the computer I was using, 16 years old, began failing. I ordered a refurbished with W7Professional on it for a better deal. I became so frustrated with W7Pro.,  that I went back to W10 ASAP.

I cannot tell you why others are having issues, and I only know my account. However, upon switching to a MAC.,  you lose several programs that only work on Windows, and you have to begin learning a new system, programs and issues all over again.

I have used Macs and Windows both on jobs and they are totally different.

I have been watching the two river cams and surprisingly on one I caught a drug deal, or  something was given after cash was received or that is what it seemed without a zoom available. Now they are having a group photo of a tourist group in front of the fountain.

https://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart/

On the Nenana River Cam, you have to refresh the page, but the river is seen rapidly rising, and there have been bears moving along ahead of that. And the train going along on the opposite bank.

http://www.borealisbroadband.net/vid-nenanamega.htm

Patricia I forgot to ask you. What dose it say about Vista, I was given this PC about 4 years ago from a friend, who was getting a new one.  I have no idea how old it is.

Thanks for putting in hat last quize.  Once in a while I know the answer. They are fun

From How to geek;

"From an article by Martin Brinkmann over at ghacks.net:

If you are running Chrome on a Windows XP or Vista machine, you will have received a notification by now on the browser's new tab page that informs you that support for that browser will end soon.

The message reads "This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because Windows XP and Windows vista will no longer be supported".

Google announced back in November 2015 that it would end support for XP and Vista, and several other operating systems in April 2016.

The announcement may have come as a surprise for users running Windows Vista, as the operating system is still supported by Microsoft until April 2017.

Windows is not the only operating system that is affected by this, as supports ends for some Linux and Mac versions as well.

The following systems are no longer supported by Google Chrome as of April 1, 2016.

Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8.
Any 32-bit version of Linux.
Ubuntu 12.04.
Debian 7.
The article goes on to explain in detail what this means for users of those systems, what options they have, and offers helpful links.  You can read the entire post via the link below:

www.ghacks.net 18

This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates - gHacks Tech News

Google ended support for Chrome on Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, 2008, Mac OS X 10.8 and older, Linux 32-bit, Ubuntu 12.04 and Debian 7 on April 1, 2016.

So far not been the best 3 days. Starting Sunday. Went to Indy. to pick up GD and children. That was good. (They really grow in a year). Took to Daughters house which is 38 miles from me. On leaving I backed out on her driveway and hit the last big stone with a point sticking out  on their Stone wall. (Sun was in my eyes. ) It got my back tyre ,tearing a big hole in it. Went flat right away. Lucky I found I had a doughnut tyre not used in my car. Took awhile to put on. Also made my muffler sound even louder. Tyre made it back to my home. But just as it was out of air.  And me out of gas. 8pm at Walmart's getting new tyre on. Ran around to muffler shop and they took care of putting a full system on. Boy was the old one full of holes. rusty. Not many have the older Flex hoses.Also don't like to work on them. Full Check up and Oil change done now. So all in All things should be great. Will drive the car longer now. I even took it and got it all washed and cleaned out. Feel good driving it. Now for a good time for  last of this week. Other than it is going up into high 90s again. Hope the kids are  in a mood more for indoor Recreation.

Gloria de. if you do not use the Chrome browser, you are okay to go with Vista until April 2017 when Microsoft will no longer support it with any updates or customer assistance.

Thanks Patricia, for all that info. so fast. Now I should live so long! I will start to worry then. :)

 :thumbup:  ;D

Linedancer--We had crepe myrtles in Arkansas and they were beautiful.  Omelets are good for lunch. :)

Hi Sandy.

angelface--Thanks for the computer info and for the links to the cams.

JeanneP--You had a few days of bad luck.  Hope your vehicle is ship-shape now.

Well, seems my good doctor has found something new to play with.  Another growth or nodule on my spine.  So now I am scheduled for another MRI.  Just call me a glow worm or radiation hazard.  How many does this make in the last few months, I cant remember.  But first I have to have a blood test, so guess the MRI will be "with contrast". 

My daughter made it to Katy okay. a town just East of Houston where she was to hook up with her daughter, have lunch and head back to my house.  Should be back here by five, hopefully.  Will be nice to see April, haven't seen her in a few years.

I need to go down and get a haircut in the AM.  Will be looking for a new barber since mine retired and the whole shop closed.  And where the owner moved to is not what I consider easy on/off access.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Hal, when it rains, it pours, it seems.  I'm sorry your doctor found something else to work on with you.

JeanneP, that certainly was a bad day (or three days) for you.

Sandy, I really don't want a Mac after all of these years.  If I were younger, I would consider one, but not now. 

Gloria D, I had a Vista computer (Acer) and we did not get along.  That was when I got my first-in-a-long-time HP.  I had always had good luck with HP and I feel my trouble now is because I downloaded Win10 onto my Win7 computer.  JeanneP once suggested that if you bought a computer with only Win10 on it, you would have better luck and no problems.  I'm tend to agree with her.

Mary Ann

Good Afternoon,

The Windows 10 icon disappeared from my Toolbar after the July 29 deadline for free installation - and I'm not going to hunt for it. :)

E-mail exchange with Landscape Designer son this morning:

Me:  what kind of critter is living under my rock?   (picture of dirt mound with arched hole in the side)

Reply:  It's probably a cicada killer - a big giant hornet like thing.

Me:  (Neighbor) has one, too.  I can't wait to tell her we have big giant hornet-like things!!

Reply:  Ha Ha.  Google cicada killer.

So I did and discovered it's a big wasp that lives underground, kills cicadas and drags them back to the den to eat them.    Apparently, the safest time to get rid of them is "after dark".
So I invited Son to come over after dark and use my wasp spray that shoots a stream 50 feet.
No reply.   ;D

Crepe myrtles are prevalent in Oklahoma, too - and are one of the few fully flowering plants in the summer heat. We have red, pink and white ones.
I wish I'd asked Son to put dwarf crepe myrtle in my new flower beds instead of roses.  Not much blooming right now.

Hal,  I'm so sorry you have another health issue to take care of.  I'll look for a glow in the southern skies!

JeanneP,  glad you were able to get back home.  Sometimes, kids will adjust when they understand the situation.  Hope that's true with your bunch. 

As long as I'm home by noon, the heat isn't bothering me too much.  I just wish it would cool off at dusk so it would be nicer to enjoy the long summer evenings.  I can already tell the angle of the sun has moved because of the way it shines in the patio doors in the mornings. 

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.

I have a Dell Computer with a
Windows 10 operating system...

I have  had no problems with Win10.... 
I understand not wanting to change operating
systems... 

Although I have used both Mac and Windows,
and I find both very easy to use with
a wee bit of a learning curve when I went from
one to another ... (not very much of a learning
curve)... 

I think that it is harder to go from
a Mac system to a Windows system. 
Both require some understanding. 

I hope that you get a computer that you
can feel safe with,  so that you will not be
so frustrated...   

Have a great day!
Sandy
:coolsmiley:

halkel--I am really sorry that you have a growth/nodule on your spine.  I'll say some extra prayers for you.  Glad your daughter made it to Katy OK and will be bringing April to visit.  That should be enjoyable.

Mary Ann--Like you, at this stage I don't want a Mac.

Callie--Cicada killers are something I don't want.

Sandy--I've never, ever used a Mac.  Like I said above, at my age, I don't want to have to learn the logistics of one.

Back from the doctors with good and bad news. One nice item is that Medicare is going to be good to me so far. The bad news is he told me I was anemic, and I said to him, that was old news as I have had low blood pressure and pernicious anemia since childhood. He countered with taking a prescription iron pill. I said I have been allergic to Ferris Sulfate, (iron); also since childhood.  We decided to leave it at that.

He congratulated me on being otherwise in good shape healthwise, and I said my food allergies tend to make me that way. By this time it seemed to me rather like a tennis match.  ;)

The upshot is that my balance is troubling, and I will have more tests. The doctor also gave me some paperwork to fill out regarding a type of Lifeline that is connected to my cell phone.

Here's your rainclouds!

https://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart/

For those with W10, Microsoft is beginning today and into the next two weeks with the biggest update yet and for the whole system. Since I have everything on an external or with my off system server, Dropbox app, I only needed to double check that anything still on my system had an identical copy in my external, so I'm set. PC Pitstop said Microsoft possibly would eliminate some features not considered viable with W10 such as PSP programs. So I double-checked that they were in my external drive.

Jeannep
Not a good day for you but hope today you travel better.
I started day with a fall and now I cannot get myself up so...had to wait for ambulance to come .forunately Jen was home and made me comfortablecwithnpillows well here I am.
Getting to stage of wondering what comes next???
Keep as well as possible everyone.

Bis, I too used to be 5'7", but I'm about 5"6" now. I covered all the activities today and it has left me feeling like I has run over by a Mac truck .

The community meeting was a snap, so I came home and took a short rest, then down for lunch, then took home half of my lunch for tonights supper. Then home for another quick rest. On to the second floor lobby for the writers meeting…one hour there then to a quick trip downstairs and on to the exercise class. That is pleasant and always relaxing. Came home put on some loose clothing and laid down and read for a bit, now here. I'll go down this evening and check my mail box. Had a nice phone chat with Gary and now thinking about supper at home and an early bedtime.

So that was a synopsis of my Tuesday. I hope all of you had a memorable day too. I love my life here at Rowntree, I just wish I felt young and strong enough to be more active. So many volunteer posts that need to be filled, and I would love to help, but I just do not have the necessary stamina anymore to carry more of a load. Alas.

Sandy, wise advice you gave Mary Ann. I have had Apple computers since 1997 and just love them. I am on my fourth one now, it is an iMac and is nine years old now, and still doing me proud. Both my sons and DIL's are Mac users too and the girl that works here for Rowntree know my Mac well and is such a big help when needed. My only problem I had was keeping uTube connected, but so far, so good..she had is taken care of.

Hal, I am so sorry you have to have more testing done. I do hope you have good medical insurance because you would be drained dry otherwise with all these tests they keep putting you through. Is the nodule causing you pain, or is it a danger to your health ? If not I would tell my Dr. to go take a rest…..I will live with the nodule. I don't mean to mislead you Hal…you are wise enough to know what you need, but it seems like your body needs some peace and quiet for a while.

Junee, my dear one. I am so very sorry you had a fall. I pray you did not break anything. I fell a few weeks ago, but ended up with just bruises on hip, but they seem to heal themselves. I'm glad you didn't require hospitalization. It seems like when paramedics take you to the hospital, you spend a full day waiting to find a doctor to treat you. I am avoiding them now.

Junee, I am so sorry to hear you fell.  Don't you have a walker and/or were you using it?  I've been fortunate so far, but there's always a first time.  I'm glad Jen was there to comfort you.

Mary Ann

June, at my age, I do not want to change computer systems.  It may be simple to you, but I have enough learning in my head now and I don't need more.  Joan said the same thing.  You like your Mac, but would you want to change to a PC and learn the ins and outs at your/our age?  Think about it!

Mary Ann

It's been a long and a busy day!  I'm very tired and I didn't get to check out the zzzs on the sofa today so I'm going to go pursue them in my bed early tonight.  I bet that's where they're hiding.  I hope you all have a restful night.  May God bless us, every one!

Good night, EVERYFRIEND.

PLEASANT DREAMS TO ALL,

Jenny

Halkel, seems we dont want to be living with these machines, yet, we cant seem to live without them, either.....  ::)......Halkel, correct me if I am wrong but the MRI scans dont emit radiation, just the other two, PET's and CT's...see, I have been doing my home - work... ;D...... My CT is due Friday....I shall just lay back and " Think of England " when I am stuck underneath it, or at least that is my plan......

Well my Gynaecologist is Friday so I am assuming the CT scan will be taking place on that day, I am awaiting hospital appointment letter referral ( re, telphone booked appointment ) to drop through my post before Friday....

I will hold you in my thoughts and prayers.....

Jenny, good night my friend, it is now 7.30am here in UK, I have had my first morning cuppa, and about to have my second...

Good Wednesday morning, Everyfriend.  There's French Toast and sausage to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





Picking Up Clothes

Weary of constantly picking clothes up from the floor of her son's room, a mother finally laid down the law. Each item of clothing she had to pick up would cost her son 25 cents.

By the end of the week, he owed her $1.50. She received the money promptly, along with a 50-cent tip and a note that read:

"Thanks, Mom. Keep up the good work!"






"The Trouble Tree"
(Author Unknown)


The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric-saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.

After opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward, he walked me to my car. We passed the tree, and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing for sure, troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning, I pick them up again."

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."

APPLICATION: As Christians, we know that we've got something even better then a "trouble tree," we've got Jesus, whom we can give all our daily burdens. And what's better, is we don't have to (and really shouldn't) take them back! Have a bad day at work? Give it over to your Jesus who loves you, and let it go, and start fresh anew the next day. The more we give our burdens to Jesus, the lighter our loads and the better our relationships with others.



If the outlook is dark, try the uplook.

--Author Unknown

Good morning everyone..

My son sent me a photo of the crepe myrtle and oh my no wonder he is in awe of it....tis beautiful!! Thank you Phyliss ,Lindancer for letting me know about them.
Hmm listening to geese at the moment, something must be bothering them???
Off to the city to take dh for his check up after surgery, then he is going to get his vehicle e-tested,lunch then home!

Gloria, to hear my son talk of these beautiful trees I would love to be there. Wish we could grow them here but our climate is way too cold.

Hal, prayers going you way .

Joan, thank you for breakfast. Love the Trouble Tree story. I think we all should have one of those trees!

Enjoy your day everyone

Joan, and Everyfriends, good morning...... :)

Will be off soon into Dorchester to see my MS Specialist Nurse and her Neurophysiotherapist...not a building we have been to before....I have been umming and arrhing as to whether to have cancelled this appointment, too late now....but two weeks ago as instructed on the three ways of getting into contact with her, told, if I ever needed to..... I emailed to correct some feedback from my previous visit to see MS Consultant, he had got a couple of things wrong such as " I dont have an anal rectum bleed but I DO have a urinary bleed..the only way to get to him is to go through her but, she hasnt even acknowledge my email let alone as to whether she has passed on this info to him or not, this is the same person who made my previous home visit appointment then never turned up on the day, nor had the decency to phone to tell me so....These type of people I dont need in my life....I have coped with my life by myself 65 years, I am sure I will cope till the day I am no longer here.....Anyway I shall go, and I shall tell her my treatment so far is not on a level par to my previous address, re, my Bedfordshire - Northants MS Therapy Centres own MS Specialist Nurse, who you could if needed, get through to her, on at least three days of the week, if not, there was another one on call....Also my previous MS Consultant ( Luton and Dunstable hospital ) had me down for an annual follow-up appointment...the one I saw a few weeks ago, ( Poole Hospital, ) on his letter to me and duplicated letter to my GP, says no further appointments are-were made.....Well as I say, they say there is help out there, yes maybe, but only on THEIR terms.....( And to be honest, I am more concerned with the outcome of this Fridays CT scan, than at present, I am, with my MS....... Oh well, such is life..... ::)

Oh, and while I am at it.... :tickedoff: did you know, MS Specialist Nurses close for the holiday, you cant get in-touch with one, if you needed, yet my - our MS, doesn't stop for the holiday.....

Good morning, Amy.  You have a full morning ahead.  I hope all goes well.

Vanilla-Jackie--I sure hope you can get everything straightened out with your medical caregiver.

I am going out early, before the heat of the day, to do some errands.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I slept very well last night.  I did what was suggested in todays Inspirational Reading.  I gave all my troubles to Jesus and I had the smarts not to take them back.  I feel so rested today that I think I can face anything.

Have a lovely day Everyfriend.

Good morning, Janie.  I am glad you slept so well.

good Morning girls and Hall. I see Hal is on line. even tho he hasten posted yet. it is very foggy and humid here.
I have to rake hay today tractor has AC so wont be bad. Have a great day ,see you all later.

Lloyd

A good Wednesday HELLO to all.

JANIE, I am so happy to read that you had a good rest and I thank you for not taking back any of your concerns that you gave to Jesus.  That is a step in the right direction.  Enjoy your day. 

THANK YOU, JOAN, for today's goodies.  I am feeling quite pleased about my stated of mind today as well and I think your Thought for the Day certainly helped and think I should read it daily. 

JACKIE, I am hoping things went well today at your appointment.  Sadly these days this is how things are done....rarely do you find someone that actually does their job!  They are rare....well, an example is our Janie...she is caring and does ALL of her tasks well....and our Joan, that takes such good care of us.  Hoping I see a report before I leave today.

Bags are packed and we do not have to leave for the airport until 10 AM, so I am not feeling too much stress at all this morning. 

Looking forward to seeing my daddy.  I have asked him to return with us and spend a bit of time, but it does not look like he will.  I know he just doesn't feel that much like traveling, but I so much want him to spend a little bit of time with his great-grand's....they deserve to get to know him better as they are growing up.  I keep my prays up, asking for him to change his mind.

Up, up and away.  Have a wonderful day.

Jenny

Good Morning Everyone!

Been sitting and visiting with my Granddaughter.  Too hot and humid to sit outside on patio, I did get out long enough to take garbage out to curb.

Jackie, I hope you get everything sorted out with the MS folks.  We are kinda at their mercy.  You either abide by their rules or just don't go.  My wife walked out of the eye doctors here while back, they had messed her around and kept her waiting for so long.

Lloyd, I saw you when you opened up this morning, but I need to get back to visit with my kids.  They are going home tomorrow and I suspect I wont get to see April again once she heads back to France.

Anyhow, Joanie, thanks for the postings this morning.  I am trying to practice the "checking" my troubles with the Good Lord and let him deal with them, like he instructs us to do.  Nothing much I can do on my own to change things.  Like the old boy said to his friend: doesn't do much good to gripe, wont change anything anyhow.

Well my day has gone from bad to worse.....Oh I turned up before time for my MS Specialist Nurse appointment, nice large modern building, only to be told by receptionist, I dont have your name on my records, well, I looked at R, and said, no not a again, they not only messed up not replying to my email of two weeks ago.....Well I was right, a double appointment had been booked, only the " right " persons name was marked in the book at MY appointment time, my name was nowhere to be seen,.... but, receptionist clearly saw my appointment letter stating my name, correct date and time....She called my MS Specialist Nurse downstairs to me, I think even receptionist was infuriated on how they managed this mix-up, sure she was on my side, showing her my appointment letter, clearly with my time and day on it.....I let rip with some home truths of how they have been treating me.....1) not turning up to my home for my first appointment....2) not responding to my email of a fortnight ago.....3) today's appointment, or rather non-appointment mix up.....I told her compared to my previous MS team, they were almost excellent compared to the team I now have, its one calamity after another....Told her I cant be dealing with this anymore, dont need this.....I shan't be bothering with them anymore.....She, MS Specialist Nurse, gave me a couple of choices, said her appointment hadn't yet turned up...I said, I AM YOUR APPOINTMENT.....She said in half hours time she will have a free spot, would I be happy to wait...I said, I will wait five or ten minutes, see if the other appointment turns up, if not, the appointment is mine, we agreed on this but, but previously when I started to rear off talking, she looked at her watch and said, " I can give you ten minutes, my appointment will then be due....again, I said, but I am your appointment, I told her I was offended by that.....Anyway, I/we sat by ourselves while she went back upstairs, then a man came in, briefly I heard him tell reception, I have an appointment with the MS Nurse, she sent him upstairs, he seemed to know exactly where to go.....I got up off my chair, approached reception desk, calmly asked her if that was my appointment, she said yes, I told her I am off, and out the door we left......Now I am without any MS team......Well at least I got a whole load of truths off my chest.....told her how disgusted I am with the way I have been treated....I could put in a complaint but, do I want or need the hassle?.....
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Now to make matters even worse...I came home to my Gynaecology appointment letter....there is nothing there to mention CT scan....just babbling on about what to expect on my visit, ie, transvaginal ultrasound scan and an internal examination.....both of these I had done only three weeks ago, at the same hospital.....Oh and I could also expect a hysteroscopy done without anaesthetic....doubt she is even aware I had this done last year....all this seems like a complete mess- up....that old cliche of the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing....
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Anyway after this mornings fiasco, I was not going to waste my outing for nothing so I got R to stop off at the half way home pub for a snack meal, ( my loo stop off ) of which I had the same as last time, plus one cup of coffee, followed by a pot of tea for two, R had a beer....

Good morning everyone. I was still awake at 3am and really should still be in dreamland. The men with the noisy lawnmowers woke mme at 7. Wish they would wake the ones in the back of the building early for a change.

PHYLLIS  computer problems are no fun.

JOAN  had a call from HP yesterday. A follow up on my last session with them. Told the one who called I wanted to talk to a superviser, tole that one about all the problems ad that I deserved to have this one replaced because it is no good.  I dould get a different oe at 50% off the cost. How is that for standing behind their products?

PATRICIA  I stayed with 7. Had enough probles with ths machine I do not need more did not need more.

MARY ANN  I am sorry I did not keep my old HP, it was old but still better than this one. The free 10 update is over so no worry about it installing unless one pays for it.

GLORIA de  if I could no longer get here into S&F and see this family I would be very lonesome. In the few years before I moved and had trouble getting out ths group was my whole social life. Like you, I have long admired June and her use of words.

PATRICIA  I had Win 7 home on the old PC and this has 7 pro and there is a big difference in the. I wish I could install my 7 disk in this machine. I will watch that link later.  I used to watsh the other cam from Fairbanks you had shared a long time ago. My son is still using XP. He said his next one will be a Mac. I think that will happen by the end of the year.

HAL  at least your doctor is looking into that growth on your spine.

CALLIE  I can see the sunset from my windows and can see where it is getting more to the south now. It was going down over the far corner of this building and is heading more to the south now.

HAL  so no iron pills for you. Twice I have had to take iron pills. I was also told to eat more liver. No way could I eat that. There are a few of us here who uses PSP and will not give that program up.

JUNEE  hope you weren't hurt in that fall. That is one thing I am so careful to avoid.

JOAN  I'll pass on the French toast. Good chuckles. Love the Trouble Tree. I know just who to send that one to.

AMY  I have never seen Crepe Myrtle either and would love to.

My CNA is on her way up so have to go let her in. BBL8

  Hi everyone on another hot day here in South Carolina.  We had another 1/2 inch of rain yesterday evening so I am not going to water the grass tomorrow. 

It has been a busy morning.  Pat is really laid up with the sciatic nerve problem and had to use the walker yesterday and again this morning.  This morning she got an appointment with a chiropractor at 9 am tomorrow as she has to do something.  I fixed her breakfast yesterday morning and again this morning and also put together the dinner last evening, fortunately from left overs.  Scott will be with us tonight and I will ask him to prepare the hamburgers or whatever else we have for dinner although I will make the salad and perhaps a little more.  I  just got back from Aldi's and  to stocked up on some fruits, vegetables and a few other things(I didn't get there yesterday as had no energy left after going to Walmart). 

I just dealt with a scam email supposedly from PayPal.  I won't click on links in such emails and went directly to PayPal and contacted them through customer service.  They told me my account is fine and to simply forward the email to them at the address she gave me and then delete the bad email.

Mary Ann, you shouldn't have to worry about Windows 10 now self-installing as you would have to pay $119 (I think that is the price) for a license.  I see you are going to update two of your computers to windows 10.

Joan, several years ago I had a shock when I was told I was 5'7" instead of my original 5'10".  I may have something to do with the osteoporosis.  I have been taking calcium and vitamin D for quite a few years now.   

JeanneP, it sounds like you took care of a lot of car problems at once.  Too bad about losing the tire but glad the donut tire got you back to your home and didnt leave you stranded on the side of the road.  I would not even attempt to change a tire anymore and that is why I keep the Motor Club as can always get help.

Hal, these health problems seem to be never ceasing.  I hope it is nothing too serious.  I found someone at Great Clips, which is close by, who knows how to do barber work so will be going back there in the near future.

Junee, always alarmed to read one of our folks has fallen.  I sure hope you didn't hurt yourself. 

Jackie,  sorry you had so much trouble with your appointment.  Your health care since moving certainly has been low quality or non-existent. 

Gloria, I know I would never buy another HP computer.  I have had very good experiences with Lenovo, including replacement when the tech they sent twice could not repair it and the one they gave me was twice the computer I had purchased. I will seriously consider buying our next computers from a business here we have called Computer Exchange. 

Mary Ann, you are so right ! I was thinking of getting a mac lap top, but as you say, I do not want to learn anything new at my age. I just hope my iMac lasts as long as I do.

Vanilla, your medical people sound like a nightmare. A person could die of a heart attack from frustration alone. You surely have my sympathy.

I was up early today,did all my prayer books and hymn, then on to the leg exercises and massage. I can't cure these legs and feet, but I do feel I am helping them from getting worse. My doctors seem to encourage what I am doing.

At 10 o'clock I have a Bible class, and two other minor programs to attend. I may pass those up. I have been sneezing my head off and it is tiring me out.

Gloria, I am glad you were able to speak to a supervisor, but what a a farce...they take back a lemon and give you a half price on a replacement. I would still air a complaint to that radio station. Then others won't have problems like you have had.

Jackie:
How do I make a complaint about an NHS service?

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1084.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1084.aspx)

Several ways it seems, look all the way to the bottom of page

Good morning from a still soggy Interior. Rains expected now through Tuesday, some more flooding and the flood advisory extended for one more day. So nothing new here to report. Farrah has gotten impatient with my slow understandings and attempts to chivvy me along at times.

Hal and Jackie, I am sorry for all your medical problems and issues. I hope you both can remedy your issues soon!  I only hope I am not starting down that same road but believe I am.

Larry, I have my coding in Notebook. How do I move that entry to my taskbar?

Gloria and others, Microsoft has made W10 an update now for some W seven through eight.one users, so it still might show up. I have not had any issues with W10 myself, and I'm sorry others have. I had those issues back with WVista and ME.

Joan FL, you may have our wind, rain, and breezes! The clouds out there remind me of giant, scalloped shells with purple air underneath and deep purple inside. If my camera weren't in the shop, I would have quite a few examples in Photos!

The only news has been  I downloaded the new W10 update and did not see any change in overall performance. I had moved all my necessary and important info to my off bandwidth Dropbox app or my external, most of it was already there.

I had moved some items to my documents or my pictures on my computer in the past for ease. However, after spending a couple of hours moving the items back to the external, I decided to leave them there and just link to them. So my windows files, Documents, Music, Video, Pictures, and PSP are all empty. I believe I prefer it that way.

I'm expecting an Amazon delivery today, and that is about it. Yesterday's medical visit has new appointments to schedule for my balance, eyes and finding a dentist to repair the bridges I have so I will be busy this winter.

He was concerned about my bloodwork and pernicious anemia and that the anemia may be related to my balance issues. I told him I had grown up with these problems, and some of it was related to my not tolerating Ferris Sulfate, or iron.

I guess it is usual for meeting a new physician, but sometimes I felt as if I was in a tennis match, lobbing questions and information back and forth. I lead such a darned robust and exciting life don't I?  ;)

Halkel, thank you for the link, I will make a note.....I just need to mull over whether I need the hassle or not.....I just checked the date on my today appointment letter, says 31st May, that's how long I have had the appointment letter in my possession.......In hindsight I am pretty sure MS Nurse will now check for her email I told her I sent, maybe SHE will have questions with HER superiors.....anyway they can sort it out amongst themselves...

Angelface, I hope for your sake, this doesn't happen to you....dont need this in our lives...

Its the excitement that keeps us going.... ::)

I was out much longer than I expected.  My car is giving me trouble.  There's a terrible noise when I have the a/c on.  I called the Cadillac Service Department to see if I could bring it in.  The first appointment they could give me was next Monday.  So guess I just have to wait, and I'll have Joe take it in for me when he is here.

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I've been home a while and now I have to think about supper for Beverly and me.  I'm not used to having someone else depend on my for a decent meal.  I eat whenever and whatever I please.

I think I have something in the freezer I can use.  But she does tend to be a fussy eater.  Otherwise, I'm truly enjoying her visit.  We've done lots of reminiscing.

I'm off!

Janie--You are a wonderful host to cater to a fussy eater.  Glad you are enjoying her visit.

Bible study didn't happen, the man scheduled to speak didn't show up. Our Chaplain called him...his excuse was illness. So Chaplain read us a good message from the Salvation Army magazine, we were excused. I went back for lunch with three lovely ladies, then home to nap. I am passing up the afternoon activities, just feel too tired to bother with another trip downstairs.  I will go down soon to check for mail, then home to get comfortable and continue doing nothing but enjoying my life at home.

Had a pleasant phone call from son in Santa Cruz, he is finishing up the new banjo he is making. He has so many talents. I'm trying to get him interested in writing, because he is full of knowledge about many things and I would like him to share something in writing a book or articles on some subject that would be helpful to others. He is thinking of it.

Today turned out nice and sunny with low humidity. This is what a summer day should be. Finally did my grocery order today, will be here between 3-5 tomorrow afternoon. If I don;t feel up to putting it all away my CNA told me today to leave it and she would take care of it. She is very helpful. When she first came as a housekeeper she did not know much about how to clean. I asked if she would mind me giving her some tips I had learned over the years and she was all for it. She still likes to talk a lot but gets things done. Then she always makes me laugh and that is the best part.

LARRY  I asked my doctor before about seeing a chiropractor if he thought it would help me and all he did was shrug his shoulders.

PATRICIA  I have been asking around about the doctors here in town and a few have told me about one woman doctor that is great. Since the one I have does not do anything to relive the constant pain I think it is time for a new one. Lot of elderly in this town so the doctors here are familiar with our problems.

JACKIE  I do not want anymore excitement in my life, just peace and quiet.

JOAN  good idea to have Joe take your car in.  So many treat women especially older ones like we are stupid.
Wish I could get my grson here to talk to HP.

JOAN  I would never be able to have a house guest anymore unless it was my daughter. They would have to do the cooking if they want to eat. I am the one who is a fussy eater.

JUNE  I did not ever go out my door today. Any mail can wait till tomorrow. When my CNA left I laid on the couch and slept for more than 2 hours.

A few more things to do and I will be heading for dreamland. Good night everyone, sleep well and wake refreshed.

Gloria, I am "at home" too. I was out twice..once for a program, next for lunch, but I am feeling really tired, so enjoying my place. I brought home half my lunch for supper so I am snug. I did go down to collect my mail and was happy to receive a nice colored photo from my son Dan, picturing different shots of his Banjo he recently built. A work of art to be sure.

Time to have a bite to eat, and let the day continue on. Have a good night my friend. I love you. June

Just to let you know, in a few hours from now Bubble will be boarding a plane to Canada;  she'll be in London Ontario on Friday for 3 weeks. Pictures to follow.

Good evening. 

I took my middle daughter and her daughter out to dinner tonight.  We went to the Texas Roadhouse.  June like you I brought about half of mine home, well not any of the French Fries, just the meat fro the kabob.  Wife had ribs, I should have, they have fall off the bone ribs and they are tasty.  Anyhow we had a good time, my oldest daughter and husband joined us.

June, hope you rest well tonight.  I have to get up in the morning for my bible study group and then a doctors apmt at noon time.  Maybe Steve and I will stop for a bite to eat, if he is in the mood.  My treat.

Anyhow, I am off to dreamland.  Nite, nite, God Bless and Sweet Dreams

Hey Don, great news.  I know you are on cloud 9   :thumbup:

Don, what wonderful news !!!! I can feel your Joy.

Hal, you are so Blessed with your wonderful family, and they are Blessed to have you.I have been resting almost half the day, so I'm sure I will sleep well tonight, thank you.

And may all of you dear people have a perfect night and a happy tomorrow. God be with you, and grant us Peace, Love, Hugs and hopeful answers to prayers. June

It's almost midnight in Central PA.  Beverly is in for the night with her book and I'm about to hit the hay, too.  I don't have to work tomorrow but we are going to a old-time concert at the Museum that used to be the old hospital in Lewisburg.  They are having all kinds of activities in honor of the Albright Care 100 year celebration.  Beverly was born in the old hospital and, while I wasn't born here, when I was in 8th grade, I won and essay contest titled "WHY WE NEED A NEW HOSPITAL".  And we now have one of the most up-to-date facilities in the area. 

The concert is on the grounds of the museum and there will be a produce and craft market with it like they used to have in the 1800s.  I think it will be fun.

Now I think I'm sleepy enough to go to bed.  I wish you all a peaceful rest and May God bless us, every one!

I'll turn out the light again tonight~   Don, I am so pleased to hear Bubble is traveling to see you!  Too bad we can't all get together to visit!  Okay, guess that isn't what you had in mind?   :2funny:  Will be watching for the photos.

Hal, no matter what I get at TX Roadhouse, it is 2 meals for me.  I've been asking to substitute a plain sweet potato instead of TX fries.... since I get carry out... and put lots of real butter on it.  Supposed to be the healthiest veggie of all for us.  I like their smokehouse burger and the pulled pork sandwich.... both come with fries or sweet potato.  Hope after all the tests your doctor finds that "spot" turns out to be dust on the X-ray machine, not likely but hope it's one of those things that might disappear instead of grow.  Prayers continue.

I am half asleep so better get ready for bed, cats all fed & back outside for the night.  I've concluded that I am getting lazy, so much to do & I'm getting good about "thinking about it tomorrow".....  I did cut the wisteria out of my little flower bed today & took the loppers to an evergreen that needs to be taken out.  Filled the dumpster & that's all I'm doing this week!  Mowing crew coming tomorrow, convinced son he didn't have time this week, he grumbled but didn't protest too much. 

Prayers & hugs for all, sweet dreams and God Bless....  Shirley

Don, I have been wondering when you two would next get together, such good news, your next three weeks will fly by so quick, enjoy every moment in each others company, and do please, take many photos so we can see " the happy couple ..." :)

Gloria, well said, " just peace and quiet, " not forgetting happiness and contentment, in ones life now....I will drink to that... ;)

As you can see I got up at an early hour to see her off.  Be still my beating heart!!! :D

Don, have you started counting down the hours? 11 hours, 30 minutes..... ;) wont be long before its minutes....

Good Thursday morning, Everyfriend.  There's your choice of cereal and a fruit to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!






Words Not Yet In The Dictionary (1 of 2)

ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.

AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.

AQUALIBRIUM (ak wa lib' re um) n. The point where the stream of drinking fountain water is at its perfect height, thus relieving the drinker from having to (a) suck the nozzle, or (b) squirting himself in the eye.

BURGACIDE (burg' uh side) n. When a hamburger can't take any more torture and hurls itself through the grill into the coals.

BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone marts who walk around picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not connected.

CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.

DIMP (dimp) n. A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do you work here?"

DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming this will 'remove' all the germs.

ECNALUBMA (ek na lub' ma) n. A rescue vehicle which can only be seen in the rearview mirror.

EIFFELITES (eye' ful eyetz) n. Gangly people sitting in front of you at the movies who, no matter what direction you lean in, follow suit.



Elusive Peace
(By Debbie Preuss)

Elusive peace in a busy day
Running, running, no time to pray
God wants to talk, to be your friend
For time and eternity without end
Talk to God, He's always there
His heart is filled with loving care
He wants a relationship with you
Not just religion that you say or do
But a friendship formed in the heart
One that will never be pulled apart
He gave His Son, take time to see
All He's done for you and me
The ransom is paid, by Jesus' blood
Be washed forever in His cleansing flood
He paid the price to set us free
Sins washed away for eternity
Take time away from your busy life
To give to God your cares and strife
For time and eternity without end
God wants to talk, to be your friend
Elusive peace in a busy day
Running, running, take time to pray


Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.”~ Adeline Yen Mah

Good morning everyone.

Yesterday was a great day...dh got good news and doesn't have to take two of his pills now!! :thumbup: We stopped at Costco and then headed home.
Not sure what is on the agenda today, just make sure everything is in order in the house. I may need to pick beans again, will check the garden out later.

Don, you must be bursting with joy with Bubble coming...enjoy your time together.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

I'm up and attem but probably won't be in here much today.  Beverly needs much more help than I was prepared for and I'm finding the strength to do what she needs.  He sister comes by every day will be by later today to help her shower.  My daughter who works for the Agency on Aging is going to try to borrow a shower seat so she can sit to shower.  I've decided that I can't be responsible for that and Kay said she'll come over.  She can't stay with her sister because the bathroom is upstairs. 

I think she came this summer because she knows it's her last chance to come "home".  I don't think I'm ever going to see her again after this.  We've been friends since we were 12 years old.  That's a long time.  And that was unusual back then because we didn't live in the same town or go to the same school. 

She's resting right now and my coffee is ready so I think I'll just sit on the patio and dream a bit.

Don, enjoy your visit with Bubble.  You both deserve it!

Good morning, Amy.  GREAT that your husband got such good news.

Janie--Good morning.  Bless you for taking such good care of Beverly.  I wish you lived closer.  I have a shower chair that I'd be glad to loan you.  You've been friends for so many years, and I know you are sad to think you may never see her again.

Hi everyone.  We awoke to a cloud covered morning but almost 80 degrees.  Our high today is predicted for 85 with a 65% chance of rain by mid-afternoon.

I woke up around 4 am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep.  Pat also got up early for her.  The morning chores are over as have taken out the trash to the street, flowered the flowers, fixed breakfast for Pat and I and have a big load of wash going.  Pat had to tell me what to do to get the washing machine started.  It has way too many bells and whistles.  It was easy when I knew what to do.  I will take her to the chiropractor in a little bit and sure hope he can give her some relief.  This is a first visit, of probably many, so not expecting too much but anything would be worth it.  It is here in North Augusta so won't take long to get there.  If I am not too tired I want to attend a concert tonight at our church.  It is a group called Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass. 

Scott was here late afternoon and finished up the supper by fixing the hamburgers and then he kindly cleaned up the kitchen.  I had about done myself in getting the salad ingredients fixed and a few other things.  My shopping at Aldi's yesterday morning really left me tired for the rest of the day.  I am going to try to have a quieter and less stressful day.  I haven't decided whether I will go to the Wisdom class at the church this morning or not as am not going to coffee today. 

I am going to post this before we leave but know I won't get all of yesterday's postings read before we go.  So may second dip later this morning.

Patricia, I just saved the page as a shortcut on my desktop and then from the desktop dragged it down to the taskbar and from the menu selected pin to task bar.  I can then reopen the page from the task bar and copy the code, which I have to do each day although just leave the page open until I reboot the computer. 

Good morning, Larry.  Las night's weather news said there was a 65% chance of rain today, and this morning they said 15%.   We need it badly, but it seems to go all around us.  I pray Pat can get pain relief from the chiropractor.

We are at the chiropractor's office and she is filling out the paperwork. I read the messages that I hadn't read before we left home. I think the comments I would make have been made by others so will sign off for today.

Great news, Don and Bubble.  Best wishes.

Mary Ann

Good morning everyone, I slept great last night. Surprising after the 2 hours I had in the afternoon.

JUNE  your Dan is talented to do all that he does. You have every right to be proud of your family.

DON  wonderful that Bubble will be heading to this side for a visit. Makes me wish I could travel there to meet her. She is a special lady. I wish her smooth flying and soft landings.

HAL  been a long time since I have had some good ribs, falling of the bone are the best ones.

JANE  have a great time today, looks like it will be fun.

SHIRLEY  you still do too much hard work.

JACKIE  I am happy and content when I have peace and quiet.

JOAN  blueberries with oatmeal. I will be having fresh farm blueberries this week end. Great chuckles, new words and explanations. I have to save them. Elusive Peace is what we all want but few find. Good quote. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  glad your DH  can stop 2 of his pills. Stopping any med is always a happy day.

JANE  sorry to read that your friend is not as healthy as you remember.

LARRY  hope Pat gets some relief  today.

Good Thursday afternoon.....

Just come off the phone after putting in a " formal " complaint of my supposedly MS team.....I was given the choice of either resolving, or formal, I had no hesitation in saying " formal..."

My MS Specialist Nurse phoned just before and informed me, after delving into what went wrong in yesterday fiasco, " that SOMEONE had cancelled my yesterday appointment.."....Of course straight away I jumped in and said, who, why, and when did this happen, it certainly never came from me..... The first I knew of this, what a nerve, what a cheek, who gave this person permission? I would like to know who this person was.....she said she didn't know,.....Didn't know or didn't want to divulge who it was?.......This just adds more to my complaints list....Anyway MS Nurse gave me the complaints telephone number, told me, if she was me, she would put in a complaint, so here I am, I've now got the ball rolling, (Patient Advise Liaison Service......)
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While I was on the phone, knock at the front door, R took in my Goldhill organic box delivery...on inspecting the apricot sticking out on top of the open bag, the apricot has gone rotten, oh well, just another " fly in the ointment....."

In English, the phrase fly in the ointment is an idiomatic expression for a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, e.g.

Ie...we had a cookstove, beans, and plates; the fly in the ointment was the lack of a can opener.

Jackie, my grandmother used that expression often.  She'd sigh and say "Well, that's the fly in the ointment!"

Jane S, seems like so many of these sayings, expressions are universal....you-we, dont tend to hear them so much amongst our younger generation, but these are what we grew up hearing from our parents, grandparents....

Good Morning,

Don, so excited that Bubble is on her way!  Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Jackie,  so sorry about your MS team difficulties.  I've heard  "fly in the ointment"   all my life to mean something that happens to make a situation difficult. 

I don't get direct sun until afternoon so I have windows open to air out the house.  Even with ceiling fans and room spray, the "atmosphere" was getting very stale.   Probably won't have them open much longer because my eyes are beginning to itch and my nose is getting snuffly.  Grass pollen must be up.  :tissue:

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.

Callie K, maybe I used the wrong expression, as I cant see that one bad apricot is going to make my life any more awkward, or my situation anymore difficult than it already is.... :roflBig:

Actually just double checked, there are two, that are rotten..." good money being thrown down the pan...."

Bubble & Don--Am sure you are both excited.

Good morning, Gloria.  I sure would like some blueberries fresh from the farm, but have to be satisfied with those from Publix.  Glad you slept so good last night.

Vanilla-Jackie--Good morning/afternoon.  Gee, you sure are have a fiasco with your MS specialists.  And then to have a couple rotten apricots.  We've used that "fly in the ointment" saying for years.

Good morning, Callie.  I wish it would be cool enough to open doors/windows, but that won't happen.  Weatherguesser this morning said we'd broken several records--32 days in a row with temps over 92° and 31 days in my county without rain--just for starters.

Jackie,  I read too fast and thought you were referring to the cancellation of your appointment by someone else as a "fly in the ointment" of the arrangements to see your MS team.

Re: the apricots.....   I remember some comedian who used the line  "What a rotten development this is...."    ;)

Joan,  one tv channel's weather chart for the next 10 days showed 99 for a high temperature on all but two of them.  Humidity level will make it seem much higher than that.  :(

Good Morning from the Interior! Weather is to be consistantly rainy through Tuesday so no news there.

Farrah has discovered jumping in and out of boxes is fun and educational, as is dropping into the tub and attacking through the shower curtain, those unwary enough to get close.

She naps inside her paper bag in between dragging toys in or out with a fierce growl. When Farrah hears a loud or unexpected noise, she investigates instead of running for under the bed.

In the morning she comes at the first sign of movement and verbally explains to me about how sad it is to see an empty food dish. This is the important news, and Farrah is an entirely different animal than she was in early May!

I received my new space heater yesterday which resulted in those boxes and seven new audio books as well. I've already read two of those books. I have received invitations to join three new committees here and an invitation to enter nominations as either secretary or treasurer of the building council and numerous bits and pieces of paperwork and telephoning per medical and dental issues so this next week or two will be busy.

The state fair is due to begin here on August 11th, but I don't plan to attend in rain or crowds, so that's the last of our summer festivities here.

Larry, thank you for your reply. Dragging or attempting to drag a page from Notebook was not working, so will just continue to code as I go.

We seem to hog everyone's rain; I am sorrier than you know...please come and take your portion with you!

Bis, I really enjoyed "words not yet in the dictionary. Very clever indeed. I particularly enjoyed Aquadextrous. I actually tried that one time…in the day when I could still get in and out of the bathtub that is.

Janie, You are truly an Angel disguised as a human. Friendship runs two ways, or at least it should. You are entertaining in a normal home, not a care facility. God be with you.

Larry, you are doing like Janie and taking on too much. If Pat does not improve greatly in a short period of time, you will have a problem my friend. I will tell you what my husband told me. "What will happen if you get sick and cannot care for your mother ?" You are not well either Larry, and Pat may need increasing care. It may be wise for you to seek "care-giver" help. A strong nursing woman to come in once or twice a week. Please seriously consider this Larry. Ask friends or your doctor how you would find this person.

I have got to scoot, running late for a meeting.

Callie--We have the humidity to go with those high temps, too.

angelface--Farrah sure is a different cat from when you first got her.  I'd be more than happy to take some of that rain.

June--There will be more of those words tomorrow. :)  Enjoy your meeting.

Don. Hope a safe, comfortable flight for Bubble. Its a long one. Is she flying alone? Sure will get help from the Airlines. Specially in this heat wave. Is it as hot in your part of Canada also.
Looking forward to some photo's.

I look up to so many here, Jane and Larry among them in their wisdom, strength and acuity. I want to be just like so many of you when I grow up!  :thumbup:

angelface--You are exemplary, too.

I am doing a happy dance.  It's been raining here for about 45 min.  Woo-hoo.

Larry Hanna, I am not quite ready yet for Christmas songs but....just in case you cant manage to get to tonights concert, i shall bring the concert to you.......Link......They look like fun guys.... :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duy5aZ6lR1c

Vanilla/Jackie.  Thanks for the link.  Enjoy the concert.

We made it to ARIZONA safe and sound.  It was a pretty rough flight.  I have never seen so many huge white billowing clouds... I took some beautiful pictures, but they are really only something I would enjoy due to seeing what it looked like at the time.  It is so good to be here with my dad.  He is thinner and a bit gaunt looking.  He says he is not feeling all that good. 

JACKIE, I am so angry after reading the mess you encountered yesterday at your appointment! Sounds like the left hand does not know what the right one is doing.  How ridiculous ! Of course they can lie and say "someone" cancelled your appointment.  And people in this country think we should go to socialized medicine! 

DON, I am so excited for you and Bubble.  I hope she has a safe flight and you two will be together soon.  Happy, Happy. 

I did not get this posted....I am getting really bad about this....better post it now! 

Enjoy your day, EVERYFRIEND.

Jenny

Jenny--Sorry you had such a rough flight.  I know you are glad to be there with your Dad.  Too bad he isn't feeling well.  Enjoy every minute of your time with him.

Goodnight all, and God Bless....I am falling asleep in my chair. Love , hugs and Prayers. June

Jenny, good morning, I know how precious to you this meet up with your father means.......and I guess a surprise visit for him, which came out the blue......You know in your heart that this visit could be your last, let us pray that it isn't but......you are there with him now, that is what makes all the difference....

Later today I have my Gynaecologist appointment, judging by my letter this isn't going to be for the CT scan, I can only assume a separate follow up appointment will be made for that......no wonder our NHS is in such a financial crisis... ::)

Good Friday morning, Everyfriend.   There's breakfast crepes to accompany your coffee or tea. Make it a good day!!





Words Not Yet In The Dictionary (2 of 2)

ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.

ELECELLERATION (el a cel er ay' shun) n. The mistaken notion that the more you press an elevator button the faster it will arrive.

FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.

LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n. Manhandling the "open here"
spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the 'illegal'
side.

NEONPHANCY (ne on' fan see) n. A fluorescent light bulb struggling to come to life.

PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.

PETONIC (peh ton' ik) adj. One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet.

PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

PUPKUS (pup' kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.



We Love Because He First Loved Us
(By Francis Frangipane)


Do you love Jesus Christ? Is there a part of your heart that not only intellectually accepts Christ's death for you, but actually loves Him for the price He paid?

Do you love His word and appreciate the many times He's rescued you from difficulties and battles, many caused by your own sin or foolishness? Do you love how He accepts you unconditionally when you turn to Him? He has forgiven every sin you have ever committed. How can you not love Him?

For too many people, knowing Jesus goes no deeper than agreeing to the historical fact of His existence. However, loving Him is a distant, almost unnatural reality for them. They take His name in vain or anger and, incredibly, use it as a curse. However, when you say the name of Jesus, its very sound calms the troubling in your heart. They mock His righteousness and delight in lawlessness. Yet, you love righteousness, even if you fall short of your own spiritual aspirations.

The fact that you possess love for Christ, even if your love is imperfect, proves something vital about you. The very existence of your love has been cultivated and awakened by God's love for you. The living Christ has actually approached you and revealed Himself to you. As it is written, "We love, because He first loved us" (I John 4:19).

Today, Christians argue about doctrines and divide over eschatologies. Yet, let us look at the deeper issue: do we each love Jesus Christ? If so, our love for Him is the result of His love for us. You see, the proof that we truly know Jesus Christ is not measured by the degrees we post on a wall, but the degree of love for Him that burns in our hearts.

Do you love Him? If so, it is because your love is a response to the relentless warmth of God's love for you. His love has proven itself irresistible. He says, "You did not choose Me, but I chose you" (John 15:16). Again, He says that "No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him" (John 6:44). Even our coming to Him is a product of His love for us.

When I say, "I love You Jesus," it is because at some point, long before I knew Him, before I could discern His voice or recognize His influence in my life, His love was drawing me to His heart. Yes, I know I am not worthy, but still Christ loved me.

Never wonder if God loves you. Rather, look at your heart. Do you love Him? If so, your love for Him is proof of His love for you. We love, because He first loved us.

Prayer: "Heavenly Father, help us to pause, to absorb into our consciousness the impact of Your purposed love for us. Let this wondrous love influence everything we think and all that we do and become: I am my Beloved's and He is mine. You banner over me is love. Let my life be flavored by Your unfailing mercy until, with all my heart, I love You, even as You have loved me."


You are loved.

--Author Unknown

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm up and about and I need to get in and out of the shower pretty soon because I need to get Beverly up and started so she's ready when her sister comes to pick her up.  She's going to be dropped at her sister's hair dresser and then her sister will pick her up and spend some time with her at her house.  So I have a day off.  She'll be back this evening. 

We decided not to go to the concert last night because there was no one else to go with us.  And I wasn't up to being responsible for Beverly's well being.  So we had a leisurely dinner and then went out for ice cream. 

Thanks to everyone for the kind words but I'm not doing anything special here.  I'm just doing what needs to be done so I can enjoy a visit with a friend.  I think her sister feels bad for not being able to have her at her home so she comes by to try to help her with whatever she needs.  She works as a caregiver so she knows what to do and she appreciates what I do.  That makes it nice.

I have to get my shower and ge out of the way so she can be ready when Kay comes.  And then I'll be off to WM to greet my public.  I hope you all have a lovely day.

Good morning everyone.
Yesterday turned out different,we went gallivanting to find paint for dh vehicle. Our store here was out of it and we ended up on a road trip to another town. Along the way I found the quilting store that had move from this area. On came the brakes and I turned around and had a short visit with the lady.. :thumbup: Nice to see her again.

Today we have friends coming and he is going to spot paint a few bubbles on dh vehicle. He does excellent work and when he is done you won't find the spots! Easier to keep the vehicle in good shape ,than to let these  marks grow! His wife and I will enjoy a visit.

Still praying for rain here, fields are burnt up and I hope we get rain before winter sets in or a lot of folks will be without water.

Jane, have a great day at work.

Jackie, good morning .

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, Janie.  Nice you have a day off while Beverly spends the day with her sister.  Good you could help with Beverly's needs so you and she could have a visit.  Too bad you had to miss the concert last night, but at least you went out for ice cream.  I hope everyone in your line at WM today is wearing a smile.

Amy--Good morning.  You are good at "sniffing out" quilting stores. :)  Glad you found the paint for your husband's vehicle and have a friend to do the spot painting.  We had rain for about 20 min. yesterday--no measurable amount according to the local weatherman.

I have to go see my cardiologist later this morning.  Sure hope he's not running late.

Joan, Amy, Jane S, good morning, or guess i should now say, good afternoon....

Joan, good luck seeing your cardiologist, I soon will be leaving to go see my Gynaecologist, lets just hope my appointment name is in their book.....

Good morning/Good afternoon Vanilla-Jackie.  Thanks.  I sure hope your name is on the Gyn's book.  Good luck.

Hi everyone on what is expected to be a cloudy day with the temperature staying in the high 80's. 

I have an appointment with my cardiologist at 10 am to learn the results of the recent tests I had done.  Then will rush home as get Pat to take her back to the chiropractor for her first real treatment.  Yesterday was the initial visit and he didn't want to begin treating her until there were x-rays available.  So he sent us to an Urgent Care facility where she had the x-rays done.  I have taken care of the outside watering and fixed our breakfasts.  I did get the washing caught up yesterday and managed to get us an easy supper.  Today we will pick up a big lunch while we are out and then will just have a light dinner tonight so no more cooking.

June, sometimes we just have to do what we have to do.  I plan on a less stressful day today than the last two or three have been.  Pat can tend to her personal needs and we are doing OK so don't really need the extra help.  With the housekeeper and the yardmen all of the really hard work is being done by others.  I am just not used to cooking and doing the laundry.  Pat is also following a special diet and there are many foods she is staying away from which makes planning the meals a bit difficult.  However, thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate them. 

Patricia, thanks for your kind comment about wisdom, strength and acuity.  I don't think I deserve such accolades but gratefully accept them. 

Joan, nice to see your got some rain yesterday.  This must be the day for seeing cardiologists.

Jackie, I didn't feel up to going to the concert last night as well as not wanting to go off and leave Pat here for a couple of hours.  Thanks for the length and I can tell I missed a great concert.  They had played at our church several years ago and folks were commenting about how enjoyable they were.  Thanks for the link as I enjoyed listening to it.  I like an occasional Christmas song all year long.

Jenny, glad you had a safe, if bumpy, trip to see your Dad.  Maybe your visit will be a boost to his spirits if he is not feeling well. 

Good morning, Larry.  My appointment with my cardiologist is just to check my a-fib.  I hope you get a good report from yours.  Also hope the chiropractor can alleviate Pat's intense pain.

Good morning everyone, looks like this will be the end of our dry days around here. Humidity coming back overnight. On the news they finally recognized that this part of the state is in a drought and said folks should stop watering lawns. This town is pretty lucky because we have artesian wells for our water. Still no excuse to waste it.

CALLIE  like you I like fresh air coming in to make my home air out. If I have the AC going all the time, in the morning I shut it off and open windows if only for half an hour. Like to do that in the winter, too, for a short time in the mornings.

JOAN  Guess I am spoiled living in the area I do. Lot of farms, small compared to other parts of the country, but many of them sell their crops to the locals. The growing season is short here so they do have to sell all they can before it rots on them. One reason why many orchards make apple cider at the end of the season.

JACKIE  hope today turns out better than yesterday.

JOAN  breakfast will be different this morning. Love the rest of those new words. Good Food for Thought. Thank you for today's goodies.

JANE  not everyone one would do for a friend like you are with Beverly.

JOAN  only good news from your cardiologist.

JACKIE  hope your Gyn takes time to listen to you.

Good Morning Everyone.

I was up and out fairly early, to Wal Mart to get a haircut.  The babershiop didn't open until 11.  I couldn't believe it.  Guess they remain open late.

Hal.  Did you know the the Hairdressers in Walmart's is owned by "BoRics" They are all over. My town has 4. Thing is Walmarts charge $2 more. The new hairdressers seem to switch around to Walmart but the good more experience ones work in the Borics shops. I use a young man in mine. Been there years and really good. BoRics also give $3 discounts to seniors. Don't know if at Walmarts they do. I have to cut mine every 3 weeks

Bubble is now settled in after a long sleep. Her children have gone off to see the CN Tower and other points of interest in Toronto while Bubble chose to stay back and relax. We chatted on Skype for a little over 3 hours, so we are all caught up for now but will chat again later. And tomorrow she'll be in London!

I was gone much longer than expected to my cardiologist's appointment.  The same game of "hurry up and wait'.

Gloria--Our HOA has turned  the sprinkler system off because the reclaimed water used for same is precariously low.  Cardiologist said to be vigilant, but right now I can stay on the same med.

halkel--Most salons here open at 9 a.m.

JeanneP--I didn't know that.

Radioman--I am sure you and Bubble are anxious for tomorrow when you will be together.  I didn't realize her children came with her. 

Don, that is a long journey for her, no wonder she needs time to rest and relax.....but the journey will be well worth it when she reaches her destination, you.....
......................................................

Back from my hospital trip.....Good news, no need for another transvaginal ultrasound scan, nor no need for a CT scan, or another hysteroscopy....no biopsy taken...no cancer found.....The other news although not bad, was....after doing a thorough pelvis examination, he did find what maybe causing my bleed, although he didn't find any bleed today was, something called..." urethral mucosal prolapse ( caruncle )....that needs monitoring by my local GP, and if she thinks she then needs to refer me to the urology dept, which then they may delve further, or do a cystoscopy....Gyno could not tell me anything more other than this is not done through him, he was not qualified in this dept, but he did show me the computer diagram of my problem......Told, I can book GP app, in my own time......but otherwise all looks to be healthy inside as far as he is concerned........

JeanneP...there are no Boricks around here.  And all the Wal-Marts I've ever worked in or shopped in had Smart Style Salons in them.  They are connected some way to WM because they give WalMart Associates a discount on services and products in their shops.  I've seen Smart Style in Maryland, PA (at least 12 stores), Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and several other states.  Maybe Boricks is just in your area?

I'm home alone.  Beverly is still with her sister who had today off work.  They were going to visit some old friends.  I think she plans to be back for supper and we are going to order pizza.

I think I'll go see if some of my lost zzzzs are hanging around on the couch waiting for me.  Have a nice afternoon...or whatever it is where you are.

Bis, I can certainly associate with the word, Lactomangulation, have been there and done that, actually took a knife to that sucker. I'd love to meet the person that put these words together, what a great sense of humor he/she has. The food for thought. It never ceases to make me ask, "are we so wicked, that it took the death of Jesus to turn us around ?" What a sad state this is for mankind. And even with the death of this perfect man, we are still so wicked as a mass of humanity, that young men are still sent off to die for us.

Janie, may God Bless you greatly for being the caring person you are. Going off to work will be a good change of pace for you. Keep well and strong dear

Larry, you are a hero in my book, but please remember what I was told. "What if you should get sick ?" To me it would be well if you could find reliable help to come in once a week just to do the laundry for you. Just so you would be familiar with the hiring of a care giver. Have you ever looked into a firm called "Home Instead" ?They do all sorts of care giving, and it would be a start.  From some place that has an operating business in care giving. Is your housekeeper young enough and strong enough to take on extra duties ? You really should have someone that has their own transportation. Now I will let you be, it just concerns me that you are not taking good enough care of yourself.

Gloria, we had artesian wells in my area of Mn. too, and that water was so pure and tasty.

Hal, your barber shop may remain open later for the working crowd. Good thing you have a Walmart, but I guess most cities do now.

Don, thanks for the update on our Bubble. She is going to be tired from all that traveling, but I hope she finds her trip all and more than she expected. Has she been in the U.S. or Canada before ?

I am taking the day off. Just don't feel up to par, so I will stay home for the day, and enjoy the leisure.

Jackie, At least you have some answers now, and though it may not be really Good News, at least you are aware of why, and what to do for the present problem.

Vanilla-Jackie.  I'd say you got all good news at your appointment today.

Janie--Ordering a pizza will be an easy supper.  I found my zzz's earlier and slept for about 1/2  an hour.

June--Glad you liked those words. :)  My friend across the street using Home Instead, and is satisfied with their services.  Sorry you're not feeling up to par today.

Yes I am pleased with the today's news...I might well just...." let sleeping dogs lie..."... In other words, leave well alone,.... leave things as it is....

Joan, well at least my appointment went ahead...

Vanilla-Jackie--And "that's a good thing".

Don, I'm glad Bubble made the trip OK and I'm happy her family came with her.  It will be a happy reunion for all of you.

Jackie, good new for you.  Now you can relax a bit.

Mary Ann

As long as that word " cancer " is ruled out.....it brings a sigh of relief....

I know Bubble was in San Franciso for a time, so now she will be able to know a small taste of the east coast.

Jackie, it is always better to know than to wonder.

Bis, I'm glad I just staying home today. It is so easy to get involved in the many programs they have and that I enjoy, but there comes a time when the body says, "I am tired.Give me a break". So I am doing just that. I have plenty of food on hand, so there is no need to leave the apartment. My house keeper has been here twice. Early to give me clean linens on bed and bath, and just a bit ago she was here to give the bathroom the weekly cleaning. and a hug, so unless I decide to sneak down to the mail room on the first floor later this evening, I am "at home".

I really love my place here. I am surrounded by lovely pictures of my family, and their beautiful art work. It is quiet and peaceful, but a turn of the head and I can view so much of the downstairs gardens, people strolling around for the air and sunshine, sitting on the many benches or gliders, the patio dining room is just a glance away, and the care givers are in and out with the carts of the diners, so one never feels alone. I cannot ask for more. And then the friendship of all of you on my computer....what a blessing you are. And for relaxation I have my current books from our extensive library off the club house area, and I usually check out three at a time, as I am an avid reader. And then there are all the games on the computer. My favorite is Freecell, but I have a variety bookmarked. Plus the emails from friends and relatives. Life is Good.

June I think Bubble has been to the U.S.A. twice, both times for surgery to alleviate the paralysis caused by polio. She has never been to Canada, although her daughter has. As a matter of fact her daughter stayed with our departed friend Eloise

Junedrabek, you are wise..... I am a firm believer in " listening to our own body..." because no one else can....

Don, thank you for the info on Bubbles' visits to this area of the world. She is a wonderful woman and does not let her disabilities keep her from stepping out and "doing". Too many of us, including myself, are not nearly as brave and willing to reach out as our Bubble is. Some of us just sit back and live vicariously though the lives of others. I admire her so very, very much.

Jackie, you said it all. No one else, with all the tests and miracle machines we have now, only we, with God, know what our greatest needs are. Thanks be to God for sharing it all with us.

Don, I'm glad to hear you mention Eloise...... we e-mailed back & forth quite a bit.  At one time I sent her copies of some letters in "old French" that she translated for me.... exact same translation my brother had from a friend about the same time. I copied photos of the bash held by her (at least think she was the leader), & put them on a disc & mailed her, along with a couple gifts for translating for me.  Her daughter looks so much like my niece I would not have been able to tell their photos apart.  Seemed like Eloise went down hill very fast.  A hug to Bubble for me (okay, one excuse as good as another to hug her, huh?)   ;)

Another hot & humid day, #1 son was here to start the Allis Chalmer riding mower my husband wanted him to have.  I bought a new battery for it that he put in today, buying the 2 new rear tires for it... more expensive than some car tires I've bought over the years!  He will love it when he gets it to his house.  It it so much better than the John Deere, has the grass/leaf catcher & tiller that goes with it.  My husband wanted one that mulched so first bought a Sears one that the neighbor thought he might have used a month (gr-daughter using it this summer)..... and bought the John Deere & was happy with it, but claimed it didn't cut the grass as neat as the Allis.  At first son didn't want the Allis so I told him "we could clean up to sell & divide the money between the 3 kids".... I saw one at an estate sale for $5,000 & it didn't have all the extra equipment this one does.  He started singing another tune fast.... :winkie:

Well, wishing everyone a nice week end, can you believe tomorrow is Sat. AGAIN???

Shirley I had the honour and pleasure of meeting Eloise. A week prior to our meeting we talked on the telephone; what a vibrant conversationalist she was!  A week later when we met she had deteriorated into an almost vegetative stage.  She was unable to speak and she didn't know who I was.  But I sat with her for an afternoon reading to her the biblical account of Ruth and Naomi, her favourite story.  It was moving experience for me and I only regret not knowing her in her prime.  She was a big fan of my radio show and rarely missed it.

Hi Mary Ann.

Vanilla-Jackie--That's for SURE.

Hi Angelface.

June--I am glad you love your living quarters so much.

Radioman--This most certainly is a VERY SPECIAL trip to Canada for Bubble.  Thanks for telling us about your association with Eloise.

Shirley--Your interaction with Eloise is interesting.  Sure is generous of you to give the Allis Chalmers to #1 son.

Eloise's Bash was another one that I looked forward to hearing about and seeing the photos on the old SeniorNet. I emailed her once or twice about some things and enjoyed her friendship on Facebook. She was such a lovely, elegant woman.

Don, wasn't California one of the first places Bubble went after emigrating? This was before Israel, and I believe she has a son still in San Franciso.

I remember the photo of the meeting with Eloise, I never knew her, at the time I was quite new on Seniors but I do remember in the photo she had the loveliest of a smile, silver white hair and a white coloured top-blouse...Hope I have got my memory right...

Found the zzzs!  Pizza ordered!  Time limited!  I'll try to get back later.

It's still light outside but I am going to get ready for bed and book. These days pass too quickly, so I'm hoping to be up and attum' tomorrow. Enough of this loafing around. But it felt today like it was needful to take a rest. I did take a trip downstairs..had to pick up a prescription, so returned a library book while down stairs, and picked up some mail.

Have a very good night dear friends and a happy tomorrow. Hugs, Love and Prayers. June.

Good morning, JACKIE.  I am happy to read your news and to know that they have eased your feared health concerns.  I hope and pray they are correct.  I wish you a good day.

We enjoyed another day here with my dad.  Bob and dad worked on dads computer and Diane and I went to a casino for a couple of hours.  There has been some terrible flooding from monsoon rains here in the Phonix metro area, but not here in Sun City.  The temperatures have not been bad since we have been here, but I think it will be higher triple digest for the rest of our stay.

Pleasant dreams to EVERYFRIEND. 

Jenny

Jenny, the only thing no one can ever find are my " ovaries, " and told on several occasions " that is not a bad thing," even looked that up on the internet to confirm... but still it does leave one wondering....you hear so much on ovarian cancer...but I am content with yesterdays findings.....I will still keep a look out for future stomach-groin sensations-pains-signs...as I am the one experiencing these, not the so called experts....

Jenny I hope this time the casino never took all of your money....

Good Saturday morning, Everyfriend.   There's egg, cheese and sausage croissants to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





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Because of an ear infection, Little Johnny, had to go to the pediatrician. The doctor directed his comments and questions to Little Johnny in a professional manner. When he asked Little Johnny, "Is there anything you are allergic to?" Little Johnny nodded and whispered in his ear. Smiling, the pediatrician wrote out a prescription and handed it to Little Johnny's mother. She tucked it into her purse without looking at it.

As the pharmacist filled the order, he remarked on the unusual food-drug interaction Little Johnny must have. Little Johnny's mother looked puzzled until he showed her the label on the bottle. As per the doctor's instructions, it read, "Do not take with broccoli."



Waiting on the Holy Spirit: Dependence on Him
(By Howard Culbertson)

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." -- Psalm 27:14

Sometimes we highly-motivated types want to rush out to serve the Lord using not much more than our own thoughts, ambitions, actions and desires. We need to reflect a bit on the stern warning given in Isaiah 30 to those who develop plans without bothering to ask if they fit the mind and will of God.

The discipline of waiting on the Holy Spirit is a powerful reminder to me that I'm not to be the one ultimately in charge. I need to be reminded of that often. When we truly learn to wait on God, we discover how great He is, how immense His love is toward us, how powerful He is and how involved He wants to be in our lives.

Years ago Andrew Murray wrote a devotional book called Waiting on God. In these 31 devotionals Murray pours out his message that an adequate knowledge and understanding of the ways of God only comes to those who know how to patiently wait. So, in some ways, our willingness to wait on the Holy Spirit can be a measure of whether we have recognized the real source of power and cleansing and strength.

In one of his books, Henri Nouwen recounts a spiritual insight that came to him through a friendship he had struck up with the Flying Rodleighs, famous German trapeze artistes. Nouwen spent a week in Germany with this group of South Africans and Americans. One day the trapeze group leader told Nouwen: "As a flyer, I must have complete trust in my catcher. The public might think that I am the great star of the trapeze, but the real star is Joe, my catcher. He has to be there for me with split second precision and grab me out of the air as I come to him in the long jump. . . The secret is that the flyer does nothing and the catcher does everything. . . The worst thing the flyer can do is to try to catch the catcher. . . .A flyer must fly and a catcher must catch, and the flyer must trust, with outstretched arms, that his catcher will be there for him."

What a great picture of what God asks us to do. We are the flyer and He is the catcher. We are as dependent on Him as the trapeze flyer is upon his catcher. People may see us and think how great we are but the real star of this is our Lord, not us.

On this day, as you swing through the air seemingly far, far above safety, you must trust in the Lord to be your catcher. Wait for Him; He will be there for you.




“The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.”

~ Theodore Roosevelt

Good morning, Joan.   Thanks for the good breakfast this morning.  One of my favorite breakfast sandwiches.

I am up early as I have an eye doctor appointment.  I had set the alarm for 6 a.m. and about 5:30 I was woken up by my medical alert button beeping.  I had looked at the clock and figured I still had a half-hour before I had to get up when that thing started beeping.  I guess I must have rolled over on it.   By then, I was wide awake and the person answered the call.  She was happy that I didn't need any help.  I guess I am going to have to try and hang it on something near the bed as this has happened before.  I have had this alarm button for almost 10 years now, and have never had to use it for an emergency.  So, I am grateful for that.  But, it can be a big nuisance.

Anyway, I wanted to mention that the "Thought for the day" from Teddy Roosevelt sure is meaningful in today's political world.  LOL  Some of the mud-slingers sure can relate to that quote.

Have a good day.

Joy

Good morning everyone.

We were blessed with rain last evening..I checked my rain barrel and it is full to the brim. :thumbup:

Laundry day today,will hang it out on the solar clothes line . Need to pick out something from the freezer for supper tonight.

Joan thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day evryone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  The doggies got me up very early this morning but I went to the sofa for some additional zzzs before I got up.  Now, the doggies and I have all had breakfast and Beverly is still sleeping. 

We're going to a reunion of Girl Scout Camp counselors at lunch time today.  I always enjoy gathering with these people who shared my growing years. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day full of whatever your heart desires.

Good morning, Joy.  I have had my Lifeline button for 7 years and only once did I set it off accidentally.  One time I had to use it to call for an emergency.  I agree that the "Food for Thought" is applicable at this time.

Amy--Good morning.  We did have some rain last night--.10"--not enough to do much good.

Good morning, Janie.  That will be fun to go to the reunion of Girl Scout counselors.  Enjoy!!

Good morning everyone, Found our yesterday that my Skype is no longer working. Trying ti fix/download again I don't know what I was getting, wanted way too much information. Like where I live, address and phone number. Never did that before so I did not fill anything out and deleted it. Used to be your name and email address was all that was needed. Seems like I have a problem with everything on this computer lately. Beginning to wonder if it is me. Nah, not me, the gremlins are at work.

DON  by now I hope Bubble is in London and settled in. I am glad she didn't have to travel alone. I felt so bad leaving her to keep the PSP forum by herself. I still have not installed my program on here since having more PC problems.

SHIRLEY  Bubble has helped me several times with PSP. Another week sped by. We are in for storms this afternoon but now it is bright and sunny.

JOAN  great looking breakfast again. Chuckles -little Johnny must have heard the first President Bush say he did not like broccoli, cute. Wish today's politicians would read today's quote. Thank you for today's goodies.

Good morning, Gloria.  Gosh, what else can go wrong with that PC?  I know you depend on Skype for your daily chats with Regina.

Good Morning Everyone, 
from the warm,  but not too humid,  rocky
coast of Maine.   

Yes,  Life Alert buttons can sometimes be
a pain.   For me it is usually when I shower.   
It gets wet.   But it only takes a few minutes
to dry out,  and I would never ever get
into the shower (or go to bed) with out it.

Having be a victim of strokes,  I understand
that one thing that happened to me is my
inability to contemplate what is happening.

By having that button right around my neck,
accessible by both hands (when I had my
stroke, my right arm went limp and became
"useless" (until it it was over)),  I could still
use my left hand to push the button.

They also require that I push the button once
a month for a check to make sure it is
working.

I also have attached to my life alert button,
a life alert tag,  with pertinent information,
like like where to take me (hospitial name),
who to call, (my daughters name and phone
number, and what I am allergic to, as well
as the fact that I take Coumadin (blood thinner).

And wouldn't you know it, the one time that
I didn't have these tags hanging around my
neck when I was out with my daughter, 
I had an emergency and I forgot about the tags,
which were right in my purse. 

Strangely the first thing that happens in a medical
emergency,  is  what I call "brain freeze"..
I can't remember a thing.   

So I will  never again will I go with out them,
again.

Opps.  There I go again.   Lecturing about
the importance of wearing life alert buttons.

Sorry,  but this topic is very near to my heart,
right where I keep the alert button.
:coolsmiley:
Have a nice day,  Everyone. 

I feel Great and all is well here !
Sandy
:idiot2:

Hi everyone.  It is a bright and sunny morning and headed to 93 degrees. 

We watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics last evening and it was quite spectacular. We are now watching the first contests of the Skulls Rowing and the Bicycle racing.  I have quite a few tasks to accomplish today but am going to have to take them in little segments with some resting in between.  I did fix Pat's breakfast.  She wants me to make some sausage muffins that she likes and will get our dinner in the crock pot as we are having roast beef and vegetables. 

I had a really long morning yesterday.  My appointment with the cardiologist was at 10 am.  I wasn't called to an exam room until 11 am and then spent another hour or more waiting for the doctor.  I should have rescheduled the appointment as Pat needed to get to the Chiropractor.  I thought there would be plenty of time to get home and get her to her 11:30 appointment.  Now she won't see the Chiropractor until Monday afternoon.  I had some good news and some not so good news from the tests I had a few days ago.  The Carotid arteries are fine and the Echo was OK.  However, the PET showed their was an abnormality with the blood vessels feeding the left side of the heart.  The doctor took me off of the ACE Inhibitor medicine and prescribed a new medicine called Entresto, which is to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in people with certain types of long-lasting (chronic) heart failure.  I have to be off the ACE Inhibitor for 36 hours before starting the new medicine, so will start is twice a day on Monday.  I stopped on my way home and bought chicken meals for our main meal of the day and that was about it. 

Don, glad Bubble and her children had a safe, but sure very tiring, trip.  It sounds like today is the big day when you will actually get together. 

Joan, glad you had a successful Cardiologist appointment. 

Jackie, glad you got good news from your appointment. 

June, we have a relatively new washing machine with a huge tub and can basically do all of the laundry in one load, except for the things needing bleach like the kitchen towels and some wash cloths.  I don't mind the folding and putting away.  We have not looked into getting more help but if Pat and I continue to deteriorate it may become necessary before too long.  I appreciate your concern for us.  You are one of my inspirations with your apparent joy of life. 

Sandy, I agree with you 100% on the importance of the life alert button and keeping it with you all the time.   

Good morning, Sandy.  Do you have the type of Life Alert button that works when you are out and about?  Mine only works basically around the house and its perimeter.

Larry--Good morning.  You sure had a long morning yesterday.  I pray the new medication improves the quality of your life.  Too bad Pat missed her appointment with the chiropractor yesterday.

My life alert only works around the house,
because that is where I spend most of my time alone....
When out and about,  I do have the tag that tells them
where to take me etc etc.   (and my daughters phone number) ..

Someday I will proably switch over to the one that goes with
me everywhere.     But right now I don't feel the need for
that.   

Sandy--Like you, the one I have suffices for now.  Later I might entertain the idea of getting one that goes wherever I go.

She's on her way! Should be here in about three hours. So to keep myself busy I can respond to a couple of posts.
June, Bubble appreciates your kind remarks.
Angelface I stand corrected. Bubble has been to America three times: twice in California and once in North Carolina. She has one son and he lives in London England.
I hope to take her with me to the studio tomorrow where I do my radio show. Next Sunday, Aug 14, we are having our engagement party. My sons and wives will be there as will my grandchildren and their spouses and the great-grandchildren as well. A little over 30 people in all.

Good Morning Everyone!

Don, what a weekend you are to have.  All the family there to welcome Bubble into your your new combined family.  I know you are very excited, just don't overdo it.

My wife is a bit under the weather this morning, so I am "trying" to help out.  I got the kitchen organized and dishwasher loaded and turned on and now got to get some clothes out of the dryer. 

Larry, I have trying to figure out a way to get more help into our house.  We really need someone to come in to do so light housekeeping and cooking of a meal daily.  But checking around and I find it is extremely expensive and I just don't see where I can find the money for the expense.  We have a cleaning lady that comes in about twice and month and yard guy about every 10 days.  But weekly housekeeping, unless I can find a private individual is going to be a no-no.  I wish we had a good cafeteria close by, but the Luby's that used to be not far from us closed down.  People just quit going there, don't know why.  Younger folks don't utilize them.  Furr's has one not too far away, but it is very expensive and now the food is not that great.  And the people are starting to quit going there.  And it seems there are just no family restaurants any more, just the fast food and franchise places.

Oh, well.  If I could stand very long I would give it a whirl, I am not that bad of a cook, but my old back just cramps so bad I have to sit and let it rest.  I may get a tall stool to sit on and put it in the kitchen, maybe one with a back rest.

Radioman--What excitement for you, Bubble and family.  I wish you the best!!

Good morning halkel.  Household help is expensive, that's for sure.  Many restaurants around here have closed, too.  That's a hard business to make a living doing. I hope you wife feels better very soon.

When my parents visited my older brother and his family in San Antonio my mother would always ask to eat at Luby's at least once during their visit.  She loved that place.  Sorry to hear that it has closed.

I've been working on my computer and slowly restoring most of the apps that I lost.  Had to replace the router so now I can at least connect wirelessly to the Internet instead of having cables strung all around.

Sounds like wonderful festivities for you and Bubble and your families, Don.  Exciting times for you all.

Lunch time so will check in later.

Halkel, wonder if the " BAMBACH " saddle seat would be any use for you.......I found this link via, back troubles, multiple sclerosis, I was interested in getting myself one but, seems it would be best over wooden floor, our place is part wooden flooring, part carpet.....I even have carpeting now in the office.....Watch this video clip, this clip is a lady getting around her kitchen, she has multiple sclerosis but, there is also an alternative for back troubles....Link to clip, scroll to bottom of the page........and watch how she whizzes around.....Just to let you know, these stools dont come cheap...


http://www.bambach.co.uk/rehabilitation/multiple-sclerosis/

Phyllis--I know you're glad to get things straightened out on your computer. There still are a few Luby's in FL, but the closest one to me is up in Orlando.

Vanilla-Jackie--Interesting looking chair/seat.

Sandy, My Life alert has an indented button, which makes me happy as I am a very restless sleeper turn every which way in bed. ones finger has to go inside to press if down. Mine has been put to use three times. Once I bent way over and it slipped off my head and sent it off, next time I had been so sick to my stomach I felt I was going to faint, so I alerted the Nurse on duty downstairs with the life alert, and he was right there to help me.Third time is when I fell recently,and it automatically when off downstairs. I wear it constantly. It gets wet in the shower but the plastic dries almost instantly when drying my body.

Larry, I will stop nagging you about having more assistance. You are a sensible gentleman so I will trust in your judgement of your needs. Larry, I feel at my age that each day is a special gift, carefully wrapped in God's Hands, so how can we help but be joyfully thankful, as I am sure your are my friend.

Bis my Life Alert only works in our building here too. If I should leave the property it would be of no help. However I have no way to go anywhere without accompanists  so it really doesn't matter. If you were out in your auto, you could lean or press against the car horn. People get veer annoyed with that sound and you would get attention.

Hal, A tall stool with back rest sounds like a good plan, as long as you know how to cook, that is half the battle. My main problem is shortness of breath. My doctor blames that on the several b.p. meds that I must take. There are a lot of short cuts unless you are a gourmand. Life frozen dinners. Marie Calendar is the best in my estimation. Bushes' beans with hot dogs is a simple preparation and very tasty, cornbread comes in a box, easy to mix and bake. So there are ways and means available.

Jackie, that stool sound very helpful for anyone that has to sit for a length of time, like office workers for instance. I find that pulling in my stomach hard also make me sit with a straight back. It also raises the chest and make breathing easier.

Jackie.  I am a little different . Had he said this to me I would get a second Opinion.

Note: you.  .Gyno could not tell me anything more other than this is not done through him, he was not qualified in this dept, but he did show me the computer diagram of my problem.....

Blood should not be showing all that time. Only if much after Meno. When lining very thin . And then only a few drops not often. I had that once in awhile. My OB. here was one of the Best in US. had him 35 years. Also happened once in UK 4 years ago.I went to one there .It just lasted a day. She put it to me washing in soap with perfume in it. I can't use it on any skin. Used my cousins in the shower. Never had it again. Check with my OB here when got home.
It may cost us here but I if not sure what one Dr. Says will always get a second opinion. Surprise sometimes just how different some of them think.

Jeanne P, Gyno has identified the problem, my second opinion has already been suggested from him, re, my GP monitoring and GP referral to Urologist, who is more expert in this field...Gyno was qualified in his findings....It is the urethra, yet strangely no blood shows in my urine....Since my MS diagnoses, my bladder doesn't function the same any more...and the two, seemed to have run-along side by side....Maybe I never worded my sentence correctly....

Jackie.  Thats sounds good. My problem is that I look down and see blood and panic. My Doctor. (who I called at home and he came in a 8am next day to check). He showed me how by just a drop of blood hitting water really spreads. Looks like so much more.
I think now we have gotten older bladders do change. Never knew so many people suffer from Incontinence. Even men.  Yes he explained this also.
I know that when they see me in their waiting room that they are not going to get away if 15 min. I am a questioner.

June--My Life Alert functions like yours.  I don't know about dropping it, because that's never happened to me.

JeanneP and Vanilla-Jackie--Sounds like you have an abundance of knowledge about your medical problems and how our bodies function.

Now many of us remember Eloise. Beautiful Lady. Went to most of the Get togethers when in Seniornet. Was a shock when she past so fast. Was also a gentlemen for years in SN also. Lived close to Eloise. We didn't here from him almost at the same time that Eloise passed.  Fantastic Dancer they say. I know Glady's and he danced a lot together.

I just watch things that I am interested in when the Olympics are one. Just Can't stand the commercials. Silly to watch the bicycles racing. Just catch the begining  and the end. Same with swimming. Love to watch Gymnastics. Will watch the Horse riding. (Is this new.? Never saw it before but thought I saw it listed.)  Did watch a Travel show yesterday showing Brazil and Rio. Had to show mostly the poor areas. Beaches and the Fancy Hotels. Not the middle clase at all.
Some of my Family in UK like taking their holidays in Rio. Fact they named their youngest Son Rio.

Going to have to tell Molly. Just got a E-M from them in UK.  and next week they are leaving on  Holidays with the 4 youngest and going to Egypt for 2 weeks.  See not having any problems as one of their sons as been twice last 2 years.  Molly should take a trip and see her husbands family.
People from there who live in my town just returned back from Egypt. Says quite safe to go and lots of tourist from UK there. Safer than Europe now.

Good morning from a startlingly sunny day in the Interior! I wonder how long it will last. It is an hour later and it is cloudy again !

Farrah is getting bored as after one of her naps she will come to me, touch a leg and say "er-wa." I wish I was allowed a second cat as she would then have company. I am just too old and unwieldy to play as rough with her as she probably needs or wants.

Whenever I speak directly to her, she will answer in a questioning tone. I've seen this in other cats, but it is always fun to attempt a conversation with her!

I didn't watch the Olympics as I do not have a television and have loads of paperwork to get through. I went through the tennis match last week with the doctor regarding medical information, tests and scheduling more details gathering in the future. Not something I'm looking forward to but hopefully the result will be worth it. I have to say after my father and my daughter, I am not as trusting with doctors as perhaps I should be.

I was asked about several committees here and a couple of building board offices, but I have declined as I have so much other occupying my time these days. I filled out paperwork applications for a new medic alert that will be through my phone, one for a CNA although I'm not sure why on that one and one for a housekeeper that I know I need assistance. I am fine cleaning the middle of the apartment, just need someone to catch the top and bottoms!

One new thing I've noticed besides the shaking  I have when attempting simple jobs such as filling the water in the coffeepot is a lack of strength in my fingers. For example, pushing buttons or typing requires remembering to thump the key or button rather than tapping it. My childhood spinal meningitis aftereffects are meeting up with my arthritis and eagerly joining forces!

Joan, " I take a leaf out of the ( same ) book " after Junedrabek, she too looks up everything medical on the internet.....I am now a dab hand at doing that...

Jackie, my mantra is and I highly advocate it, "Google is my friend!"

Yes, Google can be very informative but beware, it isn't always accurate.  The info is only as good as the author who wrote it.  My doctor doesn't mind if I Google something, in fact she encourages it, but she says only go to a trusted site.  She uses WebMD and recommends that to me, as well.  Some doctors don't want you to Google because it is easy for a layman to mis-interpret the articles they find and become alarmed over something that doesn't even apply to them.

Hot again and humid.  Tomorrow "they" are promising cooler.  Please let them be right!

When I see a new site on Google, I look first to my WOT or Web of Trust app. Not only does it note suspicious behavior or malware, stopping you from reaching the site and letting you know so you can decide to stay or go, it also contains users, not company reviews of that site.

There are some sites on the web as well that give you reviews of sites similar to WOT. You just have to look and then vet them as well. One thing to look out for is company-sponsored studies that look realistic but aren't and a good sign to never go near the site again or buy any of its products.

Since I am disabled since birth and am familiar with doctors, studies, exams, and systems, I tend to be very critical and note everything said to look up later. When my daughter was ill for three years and then with my father, it depended on the money you had and who was paying the bill that determined the amount of attention and care you received.

Many doctors, unable or unwilling to simply state they didn't know, requested a second opinion somewhere else. One eye doctor even told me that there was nothing wrong, that sometimes, insecure teenage girls did this sort of thing for attention. This was a month and a half before she died of a brain tumor. Of course, after her death, I received letters from almost every doctor she saw, including that eye doctor telling me they had lawyered up. Not a note of sympathy either.

So I would say, you are your best doctor and source of reference. However, when searching do so intelligently and cynically, don't accept information simply because it sounds good or if it agrees with your thoughts or opinions.

JeanneP--Could the gentleman you refer to be Robby.  If so, he didn't live near Eloise.  I think he lived in Virginia.  I, too, only watch the events in the Olympics that interest me.

Angelface--Good thing you are getting all your medical concerns checked out.

Vanilla-Jackie--I use the internet, too, to look up many things.

JoanFL. Now I remember Robby. For some reason I am thinking there was also one In Montreal. Just can't think who. Lot of years gone bye now. Forgotten many of the ones that were in Seniornet.

Peter and his lovely wife lived in Montreal or nearby.  He did a lot of travelling very cheaply.  And he was at the Montreal Bash.  He and his wife sat at our table at the closing dinner.  He was very nice and I have a picture of him in my gallery that comes up on my screen saver sometimes.  I can't remember his last name but I think it also began with a P. 

Beverly and I have had a busy and a tiring and a rewarding day.  Everything we did was good.  Now we're having fresh corn on the cob for supper and leftover pizza from last night with fresh cantelope for dessert and a glass of wine with it all.  Then we're both going to collapse in the living room and watch the Olympics. 

Enjoy your evening Everyfriend!

Phyllis, depending on what medical thing I question, I either Google, use Web MD, or Mayo clinic. Web MD is great for learning about medications too.

I am certain that I have learned more since I received my first Apple computer than in all the previous years I lived. I think following through on something that truly interests us, gives us more retention that the years we spent in school trying to learn the things the teacher had been told we should be taught, but that we had no interest at all in learning and remembering. Just my opinion.

JaneS. Now that name Peter does sound Familiar. 

I had the privilege of seeing Eloise and Robby at several Bashes, including the one in Montreal. She was delightful and a joy to know.   I have a picture of Robby and me dancing at the Bash in Tucson. 

WebMD and Mayo are two sites I use frequently as guidelines or for explanations.

For many years, Luby's and Furr's were big cafeterias  in this area.  Loved going to either of them.
Now - everything is a "buffet" and I don't think the "safety" guards are much help.

This has been a "leisurely" day around my house.  The most useful thing I did was one load of laundry.  We had a nice rain overnight so I don't have to water the pot garden this evening.
 
Guess I'll see how many commercial breaks there are on the Olympic broadcast tonight.  I gave up on watching the Opening Ceremonies.

Sleep well, Everyfriend and have pleasant dreams.

I remember a man in Montreal whose name I don't remember; I thought it was a French-Canadian name, but Peter doesn't fit that description.  I had been on a tour that took us to Montreal and I took a picture of the building that had housed Olympians when the Olympics were held there.  Somehow or other I sent it to him, whether e-mail or having someone post it for me.  Long, long time ago.  I think he had three names.  I might have been in Montreal in 2007.

Mary Ann

I think Peter's last name was Payan or something like that.  I remember his wife had an elegant French look about her but she was very down-to-earth and friendly.  So was Peter.  I really enjoyed visiting with them during dinner and Peter and I had chatted earlier in our group's social room.

I'll be off to Dreamland in a few minutes.  I wish you all a peaceful sleep and a happy awakening.  May God bless us Every One. 

Good night, EVERYFRIEND!

A new week for Soda Shoppe begins HERE (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=216.0).