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Title: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 04:26:29 AM
(http://www.photography-cafe.com/gallery/albums/userpics/coffee.gif)
SODA SHOPPE
for week of May 1
         

(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/phyll_photos/Soda%20Shoppe/SodaShoppe-MerrymonthofMay_zps1a32b1c4.jpg)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 04:29:22 AM
Good Sunday morning, Everyfriend, on this first day of May.  There's Eggs Benedict to go with your coffee or tea.  Have a blessed Sunday.



Thanks to Phyllis for her lovely “May” graphic creation which we are using this week.



Chuckles

Unruly

The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again.

"Sure," she replied, "but not the same ones."



Food For Thought

I Start Here…
Author Unknown

Lord, time is so precious.
Time to heal and be healed,
time to sort myself out, to understand,
to get it all together, to see your hand.
Where does each day go?
So fast, like a mountain stream,
so past, like a distant dream,
so lost, before we know, so time seems to flow.
So there’s no time to be lost,
I start here, this very moment,
I begin my prayer for healing here and now.
I lay the foundations with renewed heart
as stone by stone a wall is laid,
so prayer by prayer my hope is made
for a fresh start with you, Lord.
Amen



Thought of the Day

“You have two hands.  One to help yourself, the second to help others.”

~Author Unknown

:smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 01, 2016, 04:39:38 AM
Good morning everyone.

Didn't want to wake up this early but it happened, I think a nap this afternoon may be in order. Even the dogs are still asleep!!

A day of rest here, may play in the sewing room for a bit. Just have to mitre the corners on the one quilt and then I can start another. :thumbup:

Jackie, love beets,can make a meal out of them.

Joan, thank you for breakfast and I love Phyllis's graphics for May

Enjoy your day everyone.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 04:47:31 AM
Good morning, Amy.  I wish I could sleep later, but I just can't so I'll try to catch a nap this afternoon.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 04:55:11 AM
Amy, no chance of dogs asleep here, Its our Benji who I often hear on the nightime prowl....I am the one who gets out of bed around the 5am'ish mark to let them out....

I like that term.." the sewing room..." sadly i got rid of my sewing machine just before we moved, it is only now I am missing it, could do with taking up a couple of skirt hems but my right hand is not what it used to be, so even with that I would be struggling.....

Yes I saved my beets, cant have a good salad without them.... ;)

Good morning Joan, and all who are soon to follow, Janes S and Lloyd Hammond.....Joan I have not read todays goodies but am on my way to the patio.....I cant help thinking about Gloria, I can imagine she by now is pulling her hair out with frustration, re, having to wait so long to get up and running with her computer company.......

Joan just read your today thought...oh yes I do have two hands but as I just mentioned one is now getting pretty useless.....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 05:46:13 AM
Good morning everyone from a wet Isle of Man

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 01, 2016, 05:51:01 AM
I was up early, too.  4:45 AM.  Definitely a nap this afternoon.  Thanks, Amy.  I'm glad you like it.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 01, 2016, 05:58:30 AM
Good Morning everyone,
cute Line,but not being a mother I cant say,but i would have the same ones, I however would in some places be easier on the and other tougher, but all in all I had great  children. Have a great day everyone.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 06:30:18 AM
Phyllis, you know I love birds and ( teapots )  ;D just wish I had your birds here in my back garden, just cant sem to attract any, not even with my nice new wooden birdfeeder...... apart from a pheasant and a big black Rook, which would not normally enter a back garden, so why it comes to mine is a mystery....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 01, 2016, 06:31:55 AM
Good Morning Everyfriend!  The temp is already 59º but NOT on the way up.  It's supposed to rain all day and the temps will be going down into into the mid 40s with rain predicted all day.  I thought some of you were going to grab that rain when I shoved it your way?  You must have missed and it bounced right back here.

I'll be off to feed the doggies and get ready for church soon.  Today is my turn to read the lesson.  After church I'll join friends for coffee hour and then make a stop at WM on the way home.  I bought a shirt to wear to work as the weather warms and it's too small.  The same size I usually wear but it must be cut smaller.

I wish you all a good day filled with whatever your heart desires!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 07:01:39 AM
Good morning Vanilla-Jackie.  I am sure you're right that Gloria is pulling her hair out. 

Good morning, Kelly.

Phyllis--Good morning.  I am sure I'll be having a nap today, too.

Good morning, Lloyd.

Janie--Good morning.  I tried hard, but I wasn't fast enough to catch that rain.

Audrey (granddaughter) is home for the weekend from her job in NYC, so she, Linda and Ed are coming for breakfast a little later.
   

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 08:00:23 AM
Hi Jackie
Now and again two pea hens come by and in the odd occasion two ducks. Plus I see sparrows, rooks, blackbirds, magpies and other birds.

Not forgetting seagulls!!!!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 01, 2016, 08:38:44 AM
Hi everyone on this cloudy Sunday morning here in the Southeast.  We had a brief lightning and thunder storm and some rain occur around 7 am and there is a good possibility of more later this morning.  As a result I will not need to water my yard tomorrow. We will go to Sunday School and Church this morning.  Today is youth Sunday and the youth will be doing most of the service although the Pastor told us Thursday he will be bringing about a 10 minute message.  We will likely go out to eat after church and then have a restful rest of the day. 

June, I see you dislike doing your medicine boxes and we belong to the same club-necessary but not an enjoyable task.  Joan, I also do mine for two weeks in a row but those two weeks really roll around fast. 

Joan, that is a beautiful graphic the you selected from the ones Phyllis has provided for our enjoyment.  It is perfect for May 1st. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 01, 2016, 09:08:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/embed/szuchBiLrEM?rel=0
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 09:23:30 AM
Good morning, Larry.  It seems everyone is getting rain except us.  I, too, dislike filling the pill boxes, but that's the only way I can keep track of taking my pills.

Lloyd--Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 01, 2016, 09:29:31 AM
good saftey tip.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLVzvMTgGDY
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 01, 2016, 09:53:43 AM
Merry May Day!

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 01, 2016, 11:22:21 AM
Oh, Phyllis !!!!! Thank you ! What a beautiful opening for the first day in May. I love it..all the colors are perfect for this day. Thank you ! Thank you ! It makes me happy.

Good Sunday Morning all, Another beautiful day on tap. I am all showered and shampooed, and here with my coffee to visit.

Lloyd, thank you very much for the warning about electrical wires. An excellent demonstration,and easy to remember. I had no knowledge of that till now. I no longer drive, but I will share it with others. Our high for the day should be around 75.

I am thinking about our Gloria and how hard it must be for her without the computer. Like me, she depends on it for the friendship and the release of being in the apartment, but still out there with the rest of the world. I pray she will soon be back with us. I miss her very much.

Vanilla, is the weakness in your hand part of the whole picture of your illness ? I am so glad you have a group of others that suffer as you do, being able to share with them must be a great help to you.

Bis, I'm so happy that you are having family coming to visit today. A rare treat with your folks that travel so much in their businesses. Gary and Dori will both be wrapped up in the Church most of the day, then they just relax after all is finished. Monday is also "their" day.

Larry a friend gave me a new pill box and it works a bit differently that my old one, so that was my main problem. I'll adapt, eventually, but I find it awkward to do anything that is new and different to the usual.

Callie….. :)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 01, 2016, 11:49:51 AM
I'm home from church and ready to start my day's business.  I'm doing mostly sit down things today, paying bill, making lists for my doggie sitter, making a list for me, finishing the shortening of two pairs of pants, etc.  Plus, I might try again to get the ironing done so I can gather my things to pack.  I've already begun to lay things out on the bed in the spare room but there's more of some things than I plan to take and not enough of others.  I wish I could just do a "Samantha the witch nose wiggle" and it would all be done. 

Tomorrow will be cleaning day. And then I have to try to keep it clean until I go and Casey (the doggie sitter) comes.

It's still raining here and going to do so until sometime tonight and then begin again tomorrow morning and continue all day.  The grass is jumping out of the ground. 

I guess I better get started or I'll never get finished!  Have a good day Everyfriend!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 11:50:35 AM
Junedrabek, yes it is all part of MS...sensory symptoms and numbness......This might explain more as there are so many things that MS can, and does cause.......It is part and parcel of nerve damage....same as both my sets of toes, which totally drives me crazy....re, Raynauds Phenomenom....well that is what GP has on my medical records, although they don't turn blue or white.....only deep red/purple, which either burn with pain, or go ice cold with pain...sometimes its hard to distinguish which......Link.....



http://www.everydayhealth.com/multiple-sclerosis/symptoms/managing-sensory-symptoms-multiple-sclerosis/
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 12:22:37 PM
Lloyd--Thanks for the link to the safety tip.

Callie--I remember when we used to make May baskets.

June--I don't see Ed and Linda very much and Audrey very seldom.  Her job in NYC with Pfizer in NYC is moving her to Seattle, so I'll hardly ever see her.  That family is always on the go.  Next month all of them are going on vacation together--to Alaska.

Janie--Now that the time for your trip nears, you are in "fast forward" mode.

Vanilla-Jackie--Thanks for the link about MS symptoms.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lindancer on May 01, 2016, 12:26:12 PM
Good afternoon, and Happy May Day, it is raining, but that is suppose to bring May flowers. Although they are saying it may go down into the 30's to night.

Joan, Jane and Jackie, the radio station I have while on am on the computer, plays Puff the Magic Dragon at lest once a month.

I have 3 pill boxes, one I keep in the bathroom for the pills I take before breakfast. Also that how I know what day of the week it is, as I sometimes forget. :o

Phyllis, love our May greeting.  thanks

Larry, when you write about SC, I miss, it makes me miss my days there. I had good and bad days  my mother age 52 was killed in and auto, train accident, but I met my husband there, and also Dennis went to the Citadel.  I went there when I was 16. Later years would spend the winter there.  We were buying a place in Summerville, when Cyriel had his first heart attack, so came back here to Long Island.

Callie, I remember when I was in school, we would do the MayPole dance.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Mary Ann on May 01, 2016, 12:34:51 PM
Dot and I went to church as usual, then OTB. 

Phyllis, such a pretty graphic; I wish our weather matched it.  It is raw and rainy with a temp of 52 and that's about as high as it's going to get.

Nothing in particular on tap today.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2016, 12:38:10 PM
Gloria, I also remember doing the Maypole dance with long ribbons of crepe paper in school as well as "The itsy bitsy spider in a Kindergarten evening performance to dare I say fond applause from one section of the audience!  ::)

MaryAnn, we are also cloudy and damp here.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2016, 12:47:11 PM
Greetings from a cloudy, overcast, cool and rainy day in London Ontario. !2 minutes to air time.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 12:51:08 PM
Hi Radioman
Same weather here on the Isle of Man.

Best wishes for your show.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 12:54:44 PM
Lindancer, I forgot about him, now you have started me off singing again.... ;D
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 01, 2016, 01:12:55 PM
Good Morning Everyone!

I too am back from church.  Wife didn't go this morning, cooking.  It was a good service. 

Bright sunshinny day here, but bad weather in the offing.  These lows seem to keep coming from the left coast, I don't mind the rain but wish they would keep the storms.

Be back later.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 01, 2016, 01:15:52 PM
:smitten: Happy May Day,  Everyone!   :smitten: 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2016, 01:23:51 PM
My control of my pills is by way of a bubble pack.  My pharmacist prepares  it and delivers it to my home weekly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 01:28:26 PM
Linedancer--You certainly have many memories of SC--some wonderful and some not so good.  Try to concentrate on your good memories.

Mary Ann--I wish I could send you some of our hot and humid to replace your raw and rainy.

angelface--When in grammar school, we also did the Maypole dance.

halkel--What delicious thing is your wife cooking?

Sandy--Thanks.

Radioman--None of my meds come in a bubble pack, and I certainly get no deliveries of meds.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2016, 01:50:48 PM
JoanFL I;m surprised on both counts.  Bubble packs and home  delivery are commonplace . . My morning bubble has 6 meds in it, my suppertime bubbble has 4 and the bedtime bubble has one,  all automatically delivered on Wednesdays
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 01, 2016, 01:53:28 PM
Click here to see the latest Home Page with a beauiful rose by GinnyAnn:  Home (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2016, 03:08:39 PM
GinnyAnn's rose is absolutely luscious, so feminine!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 01, 2016, 03:16:25 PM
Beautiful Rose!

I finished one of my chores for today and it wasn't easy!  I wonder if it's easier to pay the bills if one actually has MONEY?

I'm off to feed my stomach now and then I'll tackle the ironing while I watch TV and I'll try to get the pants hemmed tonight.  Not looking forward to either of these chores. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 03:19:41 PM
Radioman--I don't know anybody who receives their meds like you do.  Your way certainly simplifies things.

Jeanne Lee--Thanks for the link.  That is a beautiful rose graphic done by Ginny Ann.

Janie--Well, I don't have much money so I don't know.:) Good luck getting the ironing done and the pants hemmed.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 01, 2016, 03:48:03 PM
There is also something to be said
for me having to get my own meds set up.

I do it a week at a time.... and
this forces me to be aware of what
I am taking,  and when I am taking
it.

However,  I can also see the benefits
that I would get if they came all
packed up and ready to swallow!!
;)

As a stroke sufferer,  I fully blame myself
for my lack of  paying attention to
the meds that my Doctor  prescribed
for me.   And I realize just how easy it was
for me to become complacent about my
medication scheduling,  until one day
my lack of full awareness caught up
to me and changes my life,  for ever.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 01, 2016, 03:51:33 PM
O.K.,, everyone can relax.  The three Church Ladies who went OTL have settled all the problems that need settling.  :thumbup:
What's that?    ???     Nobody heard us?    :o     Well, Piffle!   You're on your own, then!   ;D   :smitten:

I remember participating in a May Pole dance in the middle of the high school football field but I have no idea what the occasion was or what grade I was in.

Patricia,  once, when I was doing pre-school storytimes at the local library, my husband and I were in line at a local cafeteria.  All of a sudden, a little voice piped up,  "HI, Spider Lady" and I saw one of the storytime kids waving at me.  As everyone in line grinned and stared, her mother explained it was her favorite rhyme and she loved that we always did it at story time.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 01, 2016, 04:09:07 PM
Don, my pills come in a bubble type card..some times hard do dig out. When I get down to three pills on the card I take it downstairs, and they call me when the new card comes in. Usually a months supply on each card.

Do any of you that have gmail, have a little icon in the top right corner, that has a circle with an arrow and when you click on it there is an option of "back up now". If so, can you tell me how to get rid of it. It operates on its own and I have thousands of copies of former messages that I have to delete. They are never really deleted, as they keep coming back. There is an option of "stop back up", but it only works when this "back up" thing operates on it's own. If you know what to do, Please Help ! It is driving me wild.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 04:35:28 PM
We haven't tried it yet but I think we have a new system here for getting our next supply of meds...not sure yet how it works but I think they are sent from GP to chemist then the chemist posts, or gets them sent to our home....as we stated the chemist is over a mile in a straight line to go to collect.....I have to wait and see when my next set of meds are due, as how this is to work....should be a three month supply....
I haven't registered here to order my meds online like at my previous address.
...................................
Does anyone know whether Fran made it back onto our new site? I haven't seen any posts from her for some time....Of course she maybe posting under a different name....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 04:47:27 PM
Hi Jackie
I think there are a few of the members on the older S&F that have not signed in yet.

kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2016, 04:55:05 PM
June your bubble card sounds just like mine. It has one week's worth of meds in it. I don't have to notify anybody when I'm running low though; I get an automatic delivery every week
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2016, 05:19:20 PM
Kelly, thank you, just some are using new names now, or we have acquired a few new members.....I also miss Sachiko from the video slide room, I did hear she had been in hospital but, hope she finds her way back to this new site when she is ready.....she is such a sweet and lovely lady...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 01, 2016, 06:04:42 PM
Sandy--I consider myself to be very aware of the meds I take.  But, there's no  guarantees.  My condition could change in a flash.

Callie--As long as the OTL women solved all the problems, I don't have to worry.:)

June--Sorry.  I don't have gmail.

Radioman--Automatic delivery would be heavenly.

Vanilla-Jackie--I haven't seen or heard from Fran.




Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Beverly on May 01, 2016, 06:14:07 PM
Good afternoon from sunny, warm Florida. The temp reached 92 this afternoon. I've had a lazy afternoon but may go out in the yard and putter around later. I like working out there in the evening.

We're thinking of making a trip to Vermont the end of the month for my 60th high school reunion. We'll be driving so if we change our mind at the last minute it won't matter. Each year we say "this will probably be the last time we drive there".  :)  It's a 1400 mile trip, one way.

Radioman - Your med delivery sounds very handy. Some over-the-counter meds come in a bubble pack. If they are used infrequently it's a good way for them to stay fresh.  The only prescription one we get that way is my Fosamax.  I have to admit I dislike them! I find them difficult to open. Sometimes I use the sharp point of a knife to break the seal.

Joan - We haven't had any rain either and could sure use some. Some of the bad flooding in east Texas is not far from where Ila Matter lives.

Wishing you all a lovely evening.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 01, 2016, 06:14:13 PM
Mine too,  Joan!   
Life sure gets complicated as we age! :o
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Mary Ann on May 01, 2016, 06:23:18 PM
I have delivery of my prescription meds but they come in bottles.  OTC meds I buy at the supermarket. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 07:36:13 PM
Hi Beverly
Can we swap your 92F for our 52F please  :)

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 01, 2016, 08:45:59 PM
Don, I get a months supply on my bubble cards. I take nine different subscriptions so it is really a job doing the meds. My son showed me that on some cards you can poke a hole in the back of the card, but some are too tough to do that, so like Beverly, I use a knife to open the paper backing.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 01, 2016, 09:00:34 PM
Good night everyone

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 01, 2016, 09:33:31 PM
Well, I got the ironing done and the bills paid. So two jobs are complete and I'll complete one more before I go to bed.  The pants are still waiting to be finished and I've decided to tackle them first thing in the morning when I'm fresh.  I'm not even going to visit with my friends until they are done.

I have an eye dr. appt  at 11 a.m. and I'll do one more job that requires running on the way there.  Right now, I'm going to Dreamland so I'll say....

Good Night Everyfriend.  God bless us, Every One!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2016, 09:51:20 PM
Callie, that was sweet of the little girl to say hi and remind you of  just what an impression what we do makes on young minds.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 01, 2016, 10:51:34 PM
Well this day is drawing to a close.  Wifes supper went well, pork ribs, baked potatoes, green beans, corn and fresh baked French hard rolls.  All delicious.
And well received by all.  Even enough ribs left over we can have some left overs.

And I did help clean the kitchen afterwards.........so there.

I hope everyone had a good day.  Janie, sounds like you had a busy day but got a lot accomplished and by the way if I ever meet someone who has lots of money and doesn't mind paying bills, I will introduce you.   ;)

Nite, nite, God bless and Sweetdreams.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 01, 2016, 11:15:18 PM
Good Night all. I am brain weary, and sick of erasing all the jillions of "back up" message the program keeps throwing at me. I hate that thing.

Have a blessed Good Night and a happy tomorrow. I love you all. June
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 04:26:29 AM
Good Monday morning, Everyfriend.   There's blueberry toaster strudels to accompany your coffee or tea . I wish everyone a nice day!!


:smitten:


CHUCKLES

Sense of Humor?

My wife seems to be losing her sense of humor for no apparent reason.

Why just the other day, she got mad when she announced that she was going to the beauty parlor.

I asked, "Are you going in for an estimate or are you going to get the work done?"


Food For Thought

How To Prepare Your Heart
(By Andrew Wommack)


"And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD" (2 Chr. 12:14)

Relatively few people are determined to do evil. They don't wake up in the morning seeking ways to transgress. Rather, they fall into sin because they have not prepared their hearts to seek the Lord.

This passage in 2 Chronicles 12:14 is speaking of Rehoboam, the king of Israel, who was the grandson of David. He inherited the throne when he was 41 years old, at the death of his father Solomon. In the beginning of his reign, his heart was sensitive to the Lord. He turned back from battle simply because of a prophet who spoke to him in the name of the Lord (2 Chr. 11:1-4).

However, his seeking the Lord only lasted for three of the 17 years of his reign (2 Chr. 11:17). Sound familiar? It certainly does to me. During the time I have been in the ministry, I have known thousands of people who genuinely loved the Lord at one time and were excited about the things of God, yet they grew cold and, in many cases, completely abandoned the Lord and the things that were once so dear to them. How can this be? Why does this happen? It's because they didn't prepare their hearts to seek the Lord.

The word "prepare" means "to establish, fix, prepare, or apply." It conveys the idea of deliberate effort over a prolonged period of time. The same Hebrew word that was translated "prepare" here was also translated "fixed" four times in the Old Testament, all spoken by David. David used this word twice in Psalm 57:7, which was a psalm he wrote about the time he was hiding in a cave, and Saul, the king who was trying to kill David, came into that exact cave.

David's men tried to get David to kill Saul and seize the throne which was rightfully his, but David wouldn't do it. Why? Wasn't Saul trying to kill David? Wouldn't it have been considered self-defense? No one would have blamed him. He could have gotten away with it and have saved years of frustration and pain in his own life. But David had already prepared, or fixed, his heart that he would not take the kingdom by killing Saul.

His own words about this instance say, "My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise" (Ps. 57:7). If David had not already fixed his heart on what he would and would not do, he would have succumbed to the pressure of that moment. But he had already fixed his heart against taking Saul's life.

The word "fixed" means: "1. firmly, in position; stationary 2. Not subject to change or variation; constant 3. Firmly held in the mind; a fixed notion" (American Heritage Dictionary). One of the keys to preparing our hearts is to fix our hearts on what we will and will not do before we encounter the temptation. David had already settled what he would do so that there were no options left when the temptation came. Far too often, Christians have not made strong enough commitments and, therefore, succumb to temptation.

Of course, no one can accomplish preparing their heart on their own. This is not a matter of sheer "will power." God must be involved in preparing our hearts. Psalm 10:17 says, "LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart." Only when we trust in the Lord and depend on Him can we find the strength to make our hearts not subject to change or variation. Humility is an essential ingredient in the preparation of our hearts.

Proverbs 16:18 says, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." Anytime anyone falls from their steadfast position in the Lord, you can bet that they got out of humbly depending on the Lord. Humility has to be forsaken, or at least neglected, before we fall. A humble heart makes a soft, sensitive heart.

Our imaginations and our memories are also an important part of preparing our hearts. David said in 1 Chronicles 29:18, "O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee." David was speaking about remembering and the part that imagination played in our memories.

In context, David had just given offerings toward the building of the temple in Jerusalem that totalled in the billions of dollars (1 Chr. 29:4). Then the elders of Israel did the same (1 Chr. 29:6-7). It must have been an awesome experience, and David prayed that the Lord would use the memory of this event to prepare the people's hearts.

The power of memory is a vital part of preparing our own hearts. The Lord warned the children of Israel not to forget the mighty works He had performed for them lest they turn away from following Him (Deut. 4:9, 23; 6:12; 8:11-14, 19). He linked memory to staying true to the Lord.

No one who was dominated with thoughts of the goodness and faithfulness of the Lord would turn their back on the Lord. To turn from the Lord, Satan has to divert our attention from the Lord and block the memories of God's goodness to us. Keeping our positive memories alive will keep our hearts knit to the Lord.

Thought of the Day

“My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be.  No one else cares.  Why should you?”

~ Erma Bombeck

:smitten:

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 05:44:31 AM
Good morning Joan

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 05:51:57 AM
Good Bank Holiday Monday morning...

Well I have to be the first one to admit Amazon is quick and reliable.....

Yesterday I ordered a 4 litre plastic cereal container by Addis...it stated was arriving Thursday 5th.....then updated to Wednesday 4th...but I received the updated tracking from Amazon Logistics telling me that it was out for delivery for today...now baring in mind I only ordered this Item yesterday and today is a Bank Holiday Monday, I had my doubts it meant today and not tomorrow being the first working day of the week but...low and behold the tracking stated it had reached my destination of Dorchester and looked to be very close.... which within a short time came a knock at my door, arriving around 10am...and there it was my cereal container....even R had his doubts it would arrive today.....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 06:00:51 AM
Good morning Jackie

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 06:02:43 AM
Good morning Kelly, wish we had our waving smiley's back but I know our Pat is working on it...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 02, 2016, 06:28:49 AM
Good morning everyone.

Robins are singing for rain out there. I am off to my quilting group shortly. Stared another quilt yesterday and soon it too will be done.

Hal, bless your heart,wives really do thank husbands for helping with the clean up.it is appreciated very much!!

Jackie,good morning ,I hope today is a better day or you.

Kelly, good morning!

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Jane, I must admit I would rather make a quilt than hem pants...I do hem them but mutter mutter muter...not my favorite job!

Enjoy your day everyone
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 02, 2016, 06:48:15 AM
Good morning Everyfriend!  It's still raining and only 48º here this morning.  It's makes for a damp cold that reaches right into one's bones.  I'm waiting for the coffee to brew and when it does, I'll pour it and start on the black pants that need to be shortened. 

I have a "pre-Texas" list that contains 19 items (so far).  I'm a compulsive list maker when I have a deadline to meet.  I make my list on wordpad and then when one thing is done, I turn it red.  I made up the list on Saturday night and then began to work on it yesterday.  As I said, there are 19 items on the list and as of last night at Midnight, 5 items are red.  At least three are on today's agenda.  And I even squeezed in a nap yesterday.

I wish I could share this rain with those of you who need it.  I'm really getting sick of it.  It's cold, depressing and damp.  I hope you all have a brighter day...and rain if you need it.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 06:53:58 AM
Ahh and the domestic chores can work the other way too.... :thumbup:

When R was out walking the dogs I decided to get the Ironing board out, hadn't done any Ironing from the day I moved here, well I did give it a try once then R and the dogs cut their walk short on that day....I done some of my clothes, cashmere and some cotton cardi's and jumpers and a handful of pillow cases, of course I stopped when R and dogs came in, the Ironing now has to be done in the kitchen, cant have R nor the dogs traipsing in and out...I had trouble Ironing as my leg was literally on the move which caused me some bent overs till the spasms passed....quite dangerous when they come out of the blue and you are holding a steam Iron....Anyway I asked R to put the board back, he said leave it out I have some Ironing to do...of course for once I didn't argue with that and left him later to get on with it, trousers and polo tops....I told him if he started buying jersey trousers, like I now do with jersey skirts, there would be no use for the Ironing board....if only.....mind you don't think I would trust him with Ironing my stuff.... ;D
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 07:23:01 AM
Good morning, Kelly.

Vanilla-Jackie--Good morning. Wow--that was fast delivery by Amazon.  I don't buy ANYTHING that needs ironing.:)

Good morning, Amy.  Enjoy your quilting group.  You sure are a whiz at getting them done.

Janie--Good morning.  You are making good progress on turning the things on your list red.  Hopefully when you get to TX it will be warm, and there will  be no rain.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 07:40:35 AM
Hi Jackie

We have Manx smileys

Our hands!

I am waving now :)

Kelly

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 07:42:06 AM
Hi Amy
A good morning to you.


Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 07:42:57 AM
And good morning Jane

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 02, 2016, 07:52:02 AM
Good morning everyone.
I got sidetracked and never checked in last evening,so top of the day to you all. I have been to Sidney Australasia and England via skype . had a good laugh together and a brief word with Peters wife.
wish you all a great day. we are still cloudy a chance of a few showers today and sunny rest of the weak.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 02, 2016, 07:55:25 AM
Kelly the system said i had 3 posts while typing it never knew all three were you. have a great day.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 02, 2016, 08:35:54 AM
Hi everyone.  It is an overcast morning after an evening with some heavy rain.  I just checked my rain gauge and we had over 1/2 inch, which is much appreciated. We had a very nice Church service yesterday with everything but the sermon done by children pre-school age to the fifth grade.  While it was hard to understand some of them they all did a nice job.  There was music, prayers and explanations of our stain glass windows in our church as a part of the program.  This church has a lot of young children.  After church we went to Firehouse Subs for lunch and then I made a brief stop at the nearby Walmart for some copy paper.  Today my only plan is to attend a meeting at noon.  I may call later this morning to see about getting a haircut.  Pat may attend an end-of-meeting term luncheon with her Circle friends at church. 

I don't get much of my medicine in bubble packs and am glad as I find it difficult to pop the pills out.  I will try to remember to use a knife point to break the seal on the back to make it easier.

deAngel, we are certainly enjoying living in South Carolina.  It is a very nice place to spend the last years of our lives.  The May Pole holds a nice spot in my heart of the times the Eastern Star, of which my grandmother was a member, would have a special meeting where they invited family and friends to come and to dance around the May Pole. 

Don, interesting that you get your medicine on a weekly basis.  Is that the norm in the Canadian health system.  That seems like a like of work for the pharmacies and those doing the delivering.  Are all of the medicines you take at one time contained in one bubble?  The last couple of times I have been in the hospital I noticed the medicines were in individual bubble packs but identified to the individual, which certainly should cut down on medicine errors and each time a bill was taken out of the package the bar code was scanned.

Callie, glad you Church Ladies settled all of the important problems!  :)

June, I checked my email and don't see the little backup emblem you mention.  Maybe your son can shed some light on the matter if he also uses a Mac rather than a PC. 

Jackie, you must live fairly close the the Amazon Distribution Center for such fast delivery. 

Beverly, you all have more energy than I do to make a 1400 mile trip each way by car. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 08:41:19 AM
Hi Lloyd
You have a good day.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 08:41:43 AM
And Larry you had a good day.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 02, 2016, 09:01:16 AM
June, I have gmail on my MacBook and don't see the icon you're talking about.  There's no automatic backup with mine.  Maybe there is something checked in your preferences to have things backed up automatically.  As Larry says, have one of your sons check it out for you.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 09:19:31 AM
Good morning,  Lloyd.

Larry--Good morning.  So many here are talking about rain and still we've had nary a drop.  Your church service, done by the children yesterday, sounds lovely.

Good morning, Jeanne Lee.



Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 10:27:31 AM
We are having rain here too....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 10:52:37 AM
Vanilla-Jackie--Send some our way, please.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 10:58:40 AM
Joan, yes but only if you send us some of your heat.... ;D
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 11:02:37 AM
Vanilla-Jackie--It's a deal.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 02, 2016, 11:27:19 AM
Good Morning Everyone!

I am tail end charlie this morning.  I was in earlier but had something else to do so didn't post.

It is a gloomy day here today.  And windy to boot. "they' say possible rain today but that is the end until Sunday......yeah, sure.

Just looked at my calendar and no doctors appointments are month.....yeah.  But I know that wont hold, I have to see my urologist sometimes this month. And get that blasted shot.

Nothing exciting happening here.  I was just looking back and saw where Janie makes list.  I wish I was that organized.  I do put my appointments and things I need to do on the calendar, but never make a list.  But then, we have so many ladies on our forum that are well organized and do so many things.  It is amazing to me.  To all of you,  :thumbup: 

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 02, 2016, 11:54:18 AM
Good morning to All, it is a bright and sunshiny day here in Stanton. Predicted to be 79 for a high. :thumbup:

Janie, I well recall the necessary lists I used to make out for daily use, no more…..I have the weekly calendar for activities here so just check the ones I intend to participate in. All appointments are on my Calendar in RED. I, and hundreds of others in Ca. would appreciate your rainy days Janie. Mother Nature is a capricious lady, and does what she chooses.

Vanilla, R. irons ???????? first time I ever heard of a man using an iron on clothing. The white shirts I ironed every week were the bane of my existence. I am following Bis' advice, I left my iron back at the Apt. in Hemet. They do have one in the laundry room here but i ignore it.

Jeanne Lee, as you and Larry suggested, I will write to Dan and see if he knows of what I speak. Gary just showed me how I could erase dozens of them at one time, but I already knew that. The girl that does computer work here for Rowntree, didn't seem to know what to do, so Dan will be my last resort. If he can't help, I'll just ignore them and see what happens. I will knock off the activity when I see that little wheel spinning around.No sense in getting frustrated over something I cannot control. Jeanne, do you like your Mac Book as well as a desk top ? I am considering a second Mac in case this one goes kaput..it is nine years old now, and slowed down..just like me.

Hal, I have one appt. this month. My physical doctor on the 25th. Just a return, unless I develop a complaint in the meantime. I was to return to the dentist if the crown was remiss, but it it doing what it is supposed to do. 8)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 02, 2016, 12:06:24 PM
June, I'm converted completely to laptops - both this MacBook and my Toshiba PC. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 02, 2016, 12:11:50 PM
Jeanne, I tested out Gary's Lap top, and even Dories Iphone, now I'm going to investigate the Mac Book. But I am still hoping my iMac lasts as long as I do. It has been such a good friend.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 12:13:51 PM
halkel--I make lists, but then sometimes I misplace the list.:)  The sun has been in and out so far all day--but NO rain.

June--I have a calendar tacked inside a kitchen cabinet and write all my obligations on it.  I hope Dan can get whatever that is that annoys you on you computer to go away.

Jeanne Lee--I feel deprived.  I don't even have on laptop.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 12:13:56 PM
Junedrabek, talking of white shirts....several years ago when my daughter was young I took to doing large house cleaning, just one & a half or two hours per house...One lady was a lovely Jewish lady with young daughter who got on very well with me, just a tad older than my daughter was at that time well......This lady used to mother me, made me eat what she brought upstairs to me, make me stop and eat everything up, often it would be cheese on toast.......My sole job was to Iron a dozen or so shirts that belonged to her hubby Doctor, for near on two hours that was all I done was Ironing and if I had any time left over she would have me cleaning out and tidying inside her fridge....but most of the time her daughter would stay upstairs talking to me....They were some tough times but good times...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 12:17:47 PM
Good Morning Everyone! We are having another day of misty, damp mornings, sunny afternoons and rainy evenings, nothing new there, but the trees and bushes are once again green.

I have a big wall yearly calendar that I make notations on, to do lists, observations, people's birthdays, appointments and the like. I also include events from the calendar here that is sent out. I have a calendar included online but I am used to the oversized calendars and continue to purchase them.

Gmail is one I also have but I usually delete as I go or direct the email to one of my folders.

When I was younger, I managed apartments and one small hotel. I got to know the housekeepers and had to check their work if new, and so used to be able to do a one bedroom in 20 minutes in a two bedroom in 45.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 02, 2016, 12:34:15 PM
 Jeanne Lee I am with you for the most Part. wish they had more ports or I knew what sort of cable would hook them up to more defferant things. example we have one hooked up to our big TV with a hdmi cable
and fiend or type in movies with the ade of U tube or Netflix and watch them. you can google something and the text is large enough to see easlie.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 12:54:15 PM
angelface--You sure are a speedy cleaner.

Lloyd--I guess I have all the ports I need.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 01:01:32 PM
Joan, notice I said when I was young...now if I get down, I need to crawl over to the couch or a chair to get back up again! ::)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 02, 2016, 01:31:48 PM
June, my father could iron with the best of them.  He worked at the
federal prison when we were growing up and his Government issue uniforms had to be ironed.  I came home from school one day and he was in the kitchen ironing.  I must have had a quizzical look on my face because he said, "Who do you think ironed my uniforms when I was in the army?"  No permanent press in those days...and tough army inspections.  He could do anything he wanted to do.  Made me proud to be his daughter!

They put those dratted drops in my eyes and that ruined my schedule of getting things done so I think I'll go take a nap and maybe my eyes will be ok when I wake up.  I'm tired of squinting!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Mary Ann on May 02, 2016, 02:18:40 PM
I used to love ironing my dad's shirts.  They weren't white, but they were dress shirts.  He was a teacher and wore suit and tie to school every day.  At one time I had an ironer/mangle and ironing on that was fun, but I much preferred using the iron and ironing board.  I haven't really ironed anything in years and I use an iron only to press a crease in my slacks when I think they need it - which isn't very often.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 02:27:13 PM
Who remembers the real Irons? those heavy black Irons you put on the gas stove....no electric steam Irons, no water compartments, no cords or flexes, no temperature dials, oh, just how did we manage?..... ;)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 02:32:11 PM
Jackie, my mother, and mother-in-law both had and used them.

MaryAnn, I recently purchased a new iron for touch ups similar to yours but it is still in the box,
I really don't like ironing!

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: tuckyquilter on May 02, 2016, 02:33:05 PM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 02:27:13 PM
Who remembers the real Irons? those heavy black Irons you put on the gas stove....no electric steam Irons, no water compartments, no cords or flexes, no temperature dials, oh, just how did we manage?..... ;)

I learned to iron with one.  Grandma taught me and she heated that darn thing on her pot bellied stove.  Where she sometimes cooked pancakes too.

NOW that said.. how do I start a new topic? I don't get the New Subject tab
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 02:35:05 PM
Angelface, my mom and grandma, ( I lived with both..) used one , and I remember too using it, even got myself a couple of arm scars to prove it.....boy didnt they get hot...

Edited, a warm welcome to our Soda Shoppe Tuckyquilter...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 02:37:09 PM
tuckyquilter;

From computer questions and answers;

Quote from: Jeanne Lee on May 02, 2016, 09:07:50 AM
Quote from: tuckyquilter on May 01, 2016, 11:27:52 PM

How do I start my own topic and my own photo album on this site?  I don't get any tabs that give me that opportunity.  I read the "rules" etc but I don't get the "start new topic" etc tab.

What topic would you like to have opened?  For a photo album, click on Gallery at the top of the page and you can open an album from there by simply clicking on "Pets and Kids" (which is really just a generic general title) and uploading a photo.  Then there will be "my images" to click on which will be your album.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 02:39:30 PM
Jackie, I never got to close to the irons but my older sister broke her arm in a mishap with a wringer washer.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 02:43:53 PM
Boy we never knew it then, just how dangerous these contraptions were...they were mighty lethal.... :o but it was all we had....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Mary Ann on May 02, 2016, 02:47:28 PM
We never had a wringer washer, only a spin dryer.  Dad was afraid Mother would get her arm caught in the wringer - and many women did. 

I worked in a repair department for small appliances and occasionally we would get a commercial iron in for repair.  Those were used by laundries and were very cumbersome.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 02:55:59 PM
angelface--I guess "young" is the operative word.:)

Janie--When my son was in high school, he said he didn't like the way I ironed his shirts.  So he took over the job--and they were perfect.  Hopefully the effect of those drops will wear off while you nap so you can complete some more items on your list.

Mary Ann--I never liked ironing shirts but had to do them in our early married years.  Later on when we had a few more $$, they went to the laundry.

Vanilla-Jackie--We never had one of those heavy black irons.

tuckyquilter--Jeanne Lee answered your query where you first posted it in the Computer discussion which angelface quoted.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 03:11:19 PM
I remember as a young child seeing a mangle outside our back door, but I dont ever recollect anyone using it, but I tried playing with it by putting some cloth through it before I got told off and not to play with it as it could be dangerous, by taking my fingers with it.....guess it belonged to my gran, she was 81 when she passed away, I was 11....It was grans house...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Carol on May 02, 2016, 03:12:18 PM
It is 33*F at home and in the low 70*'s this morning here in AZ.  We head home in one week.  Don is taking a friend to lunch in Green Valley today - the friend recently lost his wife.

I just have one thing to say about watching your medications and checking in with a doctor if you feel things are not right.    Do not diagnosis yourself.  Our dear friend Roberta thought she was having a common to her crohn's disease attack.  It was not and the delay of several weeks for a true diagnosis cost her life. Still sad when thinking about it. 



Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Carol on May 02, 2016, 03:20:28 PM
May Day was celebrated with flowers and the maypole dance in school.  I watched a video of violence from Seattle on Sunday so another special holiday has been hijacked. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 02, 2016, 03:30:09 PM
Jackie, you brought back some memories with you mention of the irons you heated on the stove.  My Mother and Aunts used those when ironing at my Grandparents, no electricity.  They would heat two or three of them and of course only use one at a time heating the others while they ironed. 

Those irons were converted to door stops (for those that don't know what a door stop is, it is an object to hold the door open)  Many people had the old irons as door stops, even making covers for them.  I wonder what happened to those.  I'll bet they cost a fortune now days.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: MaryTX on May 02, 2016, 03:36:59 PM
I had a run in with a wringer washer.  Caught my arm practically up to my elbow.  Luckily, no broken bones.

Jackie, never used one of those irons. We had an electric iron, just an iron - no steam or any fancy things.  Clothes were starched, sprinkled with a sprinkler head stuck in a coke bottle, then rolled up and sometimes put in the refrigerator to distribute the dampness. 

My Dad wore a clean long sleeved uniform shirt every day.  At 10, I could iron one to his very picky satisfaction.  Everything was ironed in those days - sheets, pillowcases, dishtowels etc. My aunt came to visit from out of town.  She started doing some ironing and was ironing my Dad's cotton boxer shorts :).  My Mom put a kibosh to that!  She told her if he wanted his boxers ironed, he could do it himself!!

I don't own anything now that needs ironing!

Mary

P.S.  Hal, my sister found one of those old irons in the an barn on some property they bought.  They use it to hold the barn door open!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 02, 2016, 03:43:35 PM
MaryTX, I can still see them wet their finger and putting it to the bottom of the  iron to see if it was still hot......even the electric iron.  My other taught me how to iron a shirt.  Also plants.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2016, 03:59:32 PM
Another cast Iron gadget I remember was the long handled extending handle toasting fork.....My father would make up a roaring coal fire, no central heating in our cold house.....as a young child I would sit on top of our blaring fire and toast a slice of bread.....I remember well the hardest part was keeping that bread on the end of that fork before it fell off into the flames.....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 02, 2016, 04:53:34 PM
Larry, I use a knife point to break the seal on the back to retrieve my meds as well. I'm not sure if it's the norm, but the card is designed for a 7-day  dispensing schedule. When I was away for respite care I received a card in advance for each week I was away.

I just became a great-grandfather for fifth time: a girl.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 02, 2016, 05:57:09 PM
I have three of those old irons three different sizes and the handle that you hold onto them with...no I haven't used it but I do iron a lot.

I love bread toasted over a wood stove fire, gives it a whole new taste!

Radioman,congratulations on the birth of your great grandaughter!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 02, 2016, 06:13:43 PM
Vanilla-Jackie--I remember seeing my aunt iron with a mangle, but we didn't have one.  We never had one of those toasting forks.

Carol--Nice of Don to take the gentleman who just lost his wife out to eat.  Th temp at your home sure is much cooler than it is where you are now in AZ.  It's very sad about your lady friend who self-diagnosed and lost her life.

MaryTX--I do remember my mother having a wringer washer and set tubs for rinsing.  I even sprinkled and starched clothes after we married.

hakel--Good for you learning to iron when you were young.

Radioman--Congratulations on the new great granddaughter.

Amy--I know you iron a lot.  I don't even own an iron anymore.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 06:53:02 PM
Hi June
I was ironing clothes twenty years and dusting, washing.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 08:04:15 PM
MaryTX, that is how my sister broke her arm in the wringer.

My father could cook, bake, clean and iron as well. He was one of 16 kids, joined the CCC and the navy so you knew he had to be proficient.

We personally never had those long handled toasting forks but a friend who used to go camping with us did and we all used it. Our families, 4 parents, six kids and three dogs did a lot 0f tent camping over the years.

We would take the outboards and later jet boats up the Salcha or Yukon rivers sixty miles or so and camp on a sandbar or peninsula. We'd all go fishing and eat what we caught along with other good foods. We would take foil and place parts of meat, potatoes and vegetables in a sealed wrap and roast it in the coals.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 02, 2016, 08:14:40 PM
I remember my grandmother on the farm using one of those cast iron irons.  She also heated it on the wood stove.  Where I live, I don't remember anything but an electric iron.  We had a gas stove there and no fireplace so the iron was electric.  We did get a mangle at some point.  I think I might have been about 5.  My grandmother ironed all the sheets and pillowcases on it.  And she was FAST!  We also had a wringer washer and 2 rinse tubs.  We still had that when I was in high school and my sister and I did the wash on Saturday morning.  My mother worked and she had to be there Saturdays.  She had Wednesday and Sunday off.  Margie did most of the washing and I did the hanging out and bringing in.  It wasn't easy either.  Thank goodness for automatic washers! 

I do remember an iron being used for a doorstop but I don't remember where or when.  I've seen them at the local antique mall and they aren't cheap.  I remember them licking fingers and touching to see if the iron was hot.  I also remember the cords sparking now and then.  I actually enjoy ironing and it was part of my chores when I was about 12 and older.  My sister hated it so she did the cleaning which I hated....still do!

I got everything on my list that was scheduled for today finished except hemming the black pants.  I didn't get them done before the eye dr. and I couldn't see when I came home.  She dilated my eyes and I I couldn't see much of anything and now it's too dark for black.

Angelface, my dad could do all that stuff, too.  He was one of 7 brothers and they all learned to help their mother and therefore take care of themselves and each other.  And because his job was supervising and teaching inmates in the power plant at the Federal Prison, he could fix just about anything that came down the pike.  As I said earlier, I'm very proud to be his daughter.

As for the toasting over the fire, we didn't do it at home but I'v been a Girl Scout most of my life (as a girl and a leader) and we've cooked just about anything you could cook over or in a fire.  Nothing tastes as good as something you've prepared and waited for at camp.

I hope you are all having a lovely day.  Please continue! 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 08:24:02 PM
I had to look up the word mangle as everyone seemed to mention it and I had heard the word before. After seeing a photo, I'm glad we didn't have one as we all survived childhood with ten fingers and toes intact!

Janie, I was also in the Girl Scouts a number of years with my mom as the leader and we went to a camp at Harding Lake for a number of years. At the tender age of nine, I won an award as best cookie saleswoman!  8)  :) It helped that my dad was foreman of the city's public works department..... :thumbup:

Kelly, I sometimes used a washboard in the hills of Kentucky, not fun at all!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 08:28:01 PM
Hi Everyone
Mangles, Twin tubs washings, stand alone clothes spinner and then the old washboard!

And the washboard was used in the Skiffle groups of the late 1950's and early sixties.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 02, 2016, 09:07:49 PM
Hi Everyone

Goodnight

kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 09:43:08 PM
Kelly, what are Skiffle groups? I'm assuming musical groups of some type such as folk groups?
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 02, 2016, 10:16:26 PM
Kelly, good night and sleep well.

It is still light out here in Ca. And I am eating a late supper-snack of cheddar cheese and crackers.

I finally found a way to get rid of all those jillions of back ups...found a place in my System Preferences where I could turn off something called Time Machine. Poof....I am free of back ups.Thank you God.

Had a big lunch downstairs today, hence a light snack tonight.

Had a call from my son..I will have a new recliner delivered tomorrow. I spent about an hour moving things around to make a space for it. Gary and Dori will be here early to instruct me on it's push button usage.

Time for me to take a walk and get ready for an early bed. No nap today, so I am weary. May you all have a peaceful night and a happy tomorrow. God Bless you all, i send you Prayers, Love and hugs. June
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 02, 2016, 10:52:18 PM
I have some of those old flatirons you all were talking about, some with there Owen Handel and some that has a clip-on handle ,one for all. we use one for a doorstop to hold it in place when it is open. I have several antitank's small like the irons to horse drawn machinery.loose hay forks and hay loader ans even a small bale loader,wagons and disks , plows and cultivators, even shop tools and equipment.
Time to bid you all a great good Night and sweet dreams.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 02, 2016, 11:25:33 PM
Went to sleep in the chair and slept through an entire episode of The A Team.  Can't imagine why all that noise didn't wake me.

I'm off to Dreamland (again) so I will say...

Good Night Everyfriend and God Bless Us Every One!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 03, 2016, 05:22:21 AM
Good Tuesday morning, Everyfriend.   There's cinnamon coffee cake to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a great day!!



:smitten:



CHUCKLES

Signs You're Getting Too Old To Drive...

- You think an SUV might be too small to be safe.

- It takes more than four minutes to get out of your car.

- When backing into a parking spot, you just back up until you hear something.

- It scares you to drive the speed limit.

- The only thing you pass on the road anymore is the Amish.

- You use cruise control because your leg fell asleep.

- You use cruise control at 25 mph.

- You inquired if the dealership could install magnifying glass for the windshield.

- Your turn signal has been on since 2003.

- Your bumper sticker endorses Eisenhower.


Food For Thought

I Loved You Enough . . .
(Author Unknown)


Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them:

"I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home."

"I loved you enough . . . to insist that you save your money and buy a bike for yourself even though we could afford to buy one for you."

"I loved you enough . . . to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep."

"I loved you enough . . . to make you take a Milky Way back to the drugstore (with a bite out of it) and tell the clerk, 'I stole this yesterday and want to pay for it.'"

"I loved you enough . . . to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that would have taken 15 minutes."

"I loved you enough . . . to let you see anger, disappointment and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect."

"I loved you enough . . . to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart."

"I loved you enough . . . to make you go to church even when you didn't want to go, so that you'd learn about the most important thing in life."

"But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say 'no,'when I knew you would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too."


                 
Thought of the Day

“If you stumbled today, remember where and how it felt.  Tomorrow, take a different path.  Life flourishes from its pain and the lessons we gain.”

~ Dodinsky

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Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 03, 2016, 06:02:14 AM
Good morning everyone..
Went to sleep last night with an orchestra of frogs singing and woke to the sound of birds singing..and the loon call echoing across the lake. Great way to wake up!

Finally got my quilt top done yesterday and had a lot of fun visiting with the ladies. Today I am off up north to help a friend before she goes for an operation, she doesn't know it yet but I am going to wash her windows for her. I am taking all the supplies so she can't say no .  :thumbup:
Lloyd,years ago I helped a neighbour with their thrashing and  I got to use a buck rake,are you familiar with that?

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 03, 2016, 07:27:06 AM
Good morning everyone, I see jackie,bis and Amy is already here. I have been traveling VIA Skype this morning, Peter all and I have had a lot of good Laughs,but I think your birds would be nice also Amy. peter is over one big pond in England  and all on the other side of the other big Pond in Sidney Australasia. the sky is mostly clear here and the weather guesser says in the upper 70's or lower 80's today.Have a great day.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 03, 2016, 07:41:22 AM
Good morning, Amy.  How very kind of you to go and wash your friend's windows.  What a great surprise for her.  You sure can make those quilts very quickly.

Lloyd--Good morning.  It's nice you can talk to some of your friends using Skype.  Supposedly, this is to be another 90° day.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 03, 2016, 09:56:35 AM
Hi everyone.  It looks like we will have a nice morning but have the possibility for more rain this afternoon and evening.  Yesterday we had close to two inches of rain and each time it really rained heavily with some wind.  Our main activities for today will be to take Pat for a chest x-ray at the hospital and then over to get a new hose for her CPAP machine.  Three nights ago it started making a popping sound as if it were a popcorn popper with each breath she took.  We exchanged the hoses between our two identical machine and I got that popping sounds so we are sure it is the hose failing.  Perhaps we will have a good lunch out and Pat will have the evening off from preparing a meal. 

Hal, I was suppose to see the lung doctor today for a followup on my CPAP machine but they called yesterday and rescheduled it until next Monday morning. 

June, if your computer is nine years old you will be amazed at the improvement in a new Macbook.  You will see a tremendous difference in the quality of the picture and other improvements. 

Joan, I think you would love a laptop.  I have no intentions of ever buying another desktop computer even for my office.

Patricia, I do the same thing as you with regard to using the Gmail or other emails I have used in the past.  I try to clear my inbox everyday or may leave something as a reminder until the event or responsibility is over.  I often send emails to myself from my easy chair so as not to forget to do something. 

Lloyd, you can buy an HDMI Expander that will give you more HDMI capacity.  The same is true of USB Ports.  Just do a Google seach and see what you find.

Mary Ann, I remember my grandmother had a mangle and ironed everything with it including sheets.  I have done ironing in the past and could do so again if I had to.  However, most of my clothes don't need to be ironed particularly if we get them out of the dryer in time. 

Tuckyquilter, welcome to this discussion as don't recall seeing any postings from you.  My wife has been an avid quilter for many years. 

Don, congratulations on your fifth great grandchild.  Isn't it wonderful that we can live long enough to see great grandchildren. 

Amy, I know that Pat relies on her iron in a lot of her quilting work and has a separate iron just for that purpose in her sewing room. 

Joan, good Chuckles for today. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 03, 2016, 10:26:46 AM
Good Morning Everyone!

Boy, I am glad I don't live close to you ladies.  You would put me to shame with all the activity you do on a daily basis.

Nothing much on tap for me here today.  Weather guessers say our weather will be nice until Sunday and then there is a possibility of rain.  Wife has an appointment with the hair dresser, I think, to get her hair cut.

I do have one bill to pay, will do that on line.  '

Have any of you used that glue that you cure with a ultra-violet light?  I have a pair of computer glasses I need to mend and thought I would use some of that.  I think you can buy it just about anywhere now.  You know I think my dentist uses something similar for tooth fillings.  I am sure it isn't glue but something similar.

Lloyd see you are up and att'em.  How you coming on that engine?

Joanie, cinnamon rolls, one of my favorites.  Thank you.....

Janie, are you up and about, don't recall seeing you this morning.  How is your pup doing?

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 03, 2016, 10:52:16 AM
Good morning, Larry.  How often do you have to replace the hoses on those CPAP machines?  My next computer is going to be a laptop--if I live that long.  Glad you enjoyed the chuckle.

halkel--Good morning.  I believe yesterday Janie said she wasn't going to compute today until some of the items are her list were completed.  I've never used that glue.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 03, 2016, 01:24:55 PM
Hall I have it on the engine stand but haven't taken or found time to tare it apart amd see how bad it is.
Larry I went to wallie world to see ,Office depot is going out of business in this aerial and had already sold out,the one walmart had was on a short cord I did not like the looks of it so left it with them. in my head i thought about a one peice one with 2 outlets i thought that would better for moving the Laptop. the way it is with only 1 I have to usemy wireless mouce to use the smart stick to transfure pictures and files from my old desk top. I guse i have lot more time than money anyway.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lindancer on May 03, 2016, 01:30:11 PM
Good afternoon, on another rainy cool day.

I know gloria will have a lot to say, whenever she gets back. Can't wait.

Hal, I live in a mobile home, and it kind of settles, so I have to use door stops to keep the doors open, I have made all the ones I use. One is a cover brick, I coved with plastic canvas.

MaryTX, my mother always said, and she had many saying. "Poor body, that cannot iron its own sheets"

Patricia, my aunt Lib, who took in ironing, kept her irons on the coal stove. My mother never had a washing machine, I remember every sunday night setting up the wash tub,  soaking the cloths, and of couse the old wash board. Serveral of the house's I lived in when we first got married had double wash tubs, they also servered as the kitchen counter.  The old wringers were dangerus, as women also caught there hair in them. Also Tuesday was ironing day.
Another also, for years growing up the wash tub, was also the bath tub.

Lloyd, when we bought our house it came with a one room house, corn crib , stable and very large barn we paid and extra $60. for all the tools in the barn.  Which included a wood hay rake, scikle and a grinding  stone, with a tracter set. etc.

Carol, safet trip home.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2016, 01:42:11 PM
Gloria, much of what you mention about washing and ironing I found still being in use in the Kentucky hills in the early nineteen eighties.

When I was growing up in the fifties and sixties, clothes were always put out on the line, in the summer outside and in the winter in the basement. I also remember there was an exact placement of where those types of clothes went on the line when outside.

I always find it strange that everyone wants a good fabric softener as they contain silicone. Silicone repels water so all your dish and bath towels no longer work, and now they are adding silicone to the fabrics at the manufacturers. Also I never dry socks, underwear, anything with elastic in the dryer as the heat destroys the elastic over time.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 03, 2016, 02:04:34 PM
Lloyd--I read that Office Depot was going to close about 50 stores this year.  They bought out Office Max a couple years ago and by the end of this year will have closed at least 400 stores.

Linedancer--You have many memories of wash day and ironing day when you were growing up.  My mother was a teacher and worked all week, so on Sat. we had chores (me, my twin and my sister). My assigned task was to do the ironing, and I hated it--still do.

angelface--Interesting about silicone.  I learn new things each day.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 03, 2016, 02:10:22 PM
Lindancer
If you still have that wooden Hay fork it will bring your $60 + s0me back if it is still in good shape I have onely seen 1 such and  a freind of mine has it and he turned down I think was $1,000 for his.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lindancer on May 03, 2016, 04:13:47 PM
Lloyd, we lived in that house for 30 years. We sold all those things at our big yard sale,  My husband handled all the out side stuff, I know the grinder was the first to go.  We only had ther acres, we had a lot of parties in the large orchard, my son was also married out there, and two baptism were there.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 03, 2016, 04:18:52 PM
My recollections of washday on the farm, we had no electricity, and water had to be boiled and poured into a copper tub. Then came the lye soap, the laundry and a couple of boys to operate the paddles that served as the agitators
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 03, 2016, 05:05:35 PM
I am late, so cannot say Good morning. I had an early delivery of my beautiful recliner that Dori and Gary picked out for me. It looks just like leather, but is a very soft fabric. I love it ! And it fits into the apartment beautifully.

But I am tired. It seems to take very little to tire me out now. Darn !!! I want to go down in an hour for the Balance and Mobility class. Missed last class, and I need it.Then I will come home, put on some relaxing clothes and just relax for the rest of the day. Had lunch downstairs, and brought home half of my huge chicken sandwich and a carton of tapioca pudding, so that will be supper.

Our high for the day is supposedly 76, but it seems much warmer than that to me, so the A/C is doing it's duty for me.

I dread the day I will have to replace my computer. I am so accustomed to it, like an old friend, or a comfortable pair of shoes...I don't want to change. And how I am concerned about our GLORIA......it seems like months since we have heard from her. I can't imagine what it taking so long for her to come back in.

I have run out of chit chat, so will go read for a bit till it is time to go down for the exercise program.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 03, 2016, 06:04:46 PM
Linedancer--You have lots of good memories of that house.

Radioman --"Back in the day" doing laundry was a big job.

June--Wonderful that you're so pleased with your new recliner.  Your lunch leftovers for supper sound good.  Gloria had to wait for Fed Ex to come and pick up the broken computer, then wait for it to be fixed and then wait for it to be shipped back to her.  She thought it would be about three weeks.

Janie hasn't been here.  Must be she didn't get the items on her list completed.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 03, 2016, 06:13:31 PM
Good Morning, Afternoon and Early Evening!  I did get the black pants hemmed and that was all I needed to complete from yesterday's list.  However, my ISP was down this morning.  I thought it was my computer and mentioned it to my daughter in my "wake up" message.  She said hers was also down.  It still wasn't up when I got home from work.  So I had my lunch, went about completing some of todays list and it was back up just before I left to get Kiran.  When she's here, she monopolizes the computer so this is my first chance.  My supper is in the oven and I'm here with my friends.

By the way, today's list is complete except for one item.  And I think I need some help to do that.  Thinking maybe son will come tomorrow to pick up TLH and help me with that since I've added one item to today's list....shorten the straps on his wife's dress for the wedding.  She came by for a "fitting" today and threaded the needles for me. 

Beeper is going off.  Supper is ready.  BBL.  Don't go away!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 03, 2016, 06:18:13 PM
"Back in the day"  laundry was a
big deal...  but also, people did not have the huge
amount of clothes that they do today.   

I lived in a large home  (11 Rooms) which used to be
a "stagecoach"  stop and the bedrooms did not have closets!!

(Imagine that today??)

Sandy
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Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 03, 2016, 07:50:12 PM
Hi Everyone
Late on S&F for me today, so it is hello and soon goodbye as just going to look at the boards, before I retire.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 03, 2016, 07:54:00 PM
Hi angel
Skiffle groups were big as I said in the late 1950's and early 1960's, it might have been only in the UK.

The big name in Skiffle was the late Lonnie Donegan.  And he was a big influence on the The Beatles and other groups of the Sixties.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 03, 2016, 08:57:19 PM
Bis, thank you so much for the reminders of what Gloria had to go through to get her computer home again. Gosh, I would be going crazy about now if I were in her position.Thanks again dear, I'm afraid my days just run together so fast I don't pay better attention to time.

Janie, I get worn out just thinking about all you do. Sounds like the wedding is going to be a large event. I hope we get to see pictures of you and the others too.

Sandy, one of those 11 rooms should have been made into a huge closet, with a time table attached to the door for each person that used it.

Time for some supper. Be back later if I don't fall asleep while I'm eating. No nap today.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 03, 2016, 09:02:58 PM
Well time to retire here

Goodnight or in Manx

Oie Vie

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 03, 2016, 09:08:27 PM
June, I get tired just thinking of all the things I do.  Kiran wanted to go for a walk after school today and I simply had to say "no".  I didn't even want to think of taking a walk with a 9-year-old.  She took it well because I think I might have said that we'd think about taking a walk tomorrow.  I don't have to work tomorrow.

And now, I'm going to say "Good night Everyfriend" and, in the words of Tiny Tim, God Bless Us Every One.  I'm not going to bed yet but I'm pretty sure, I won't be back here.

I have a dr.s apt tomorrow morning and then some "things" to do around her and my list to work on.  It's getting done.  I'm doing more than I'm adding. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 03, 2016, 10:06:46 PM
Janie, you amaze me at all you do, and so much of what you do is for others. God Bless you for that. Be wise though girl and take time out for YOU. Being able to say "No" with a clear conscience shows wisdom, and children do understand, in fact I think they need to hear it at times. It shows them that life does have some some negatives in it.

Kelly, I wish you a very good night.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2016, 10:16:30 PM
Kelly I still wasn't sure what a skiffle group was so I googled for an explanation. "Jug band. Skiffle is a music genre with jazz, blues, folk and roots influences, usually using homemade or improvised instruments." No I don't recall them here although we had jug bands in some styles of country music. Another example of different slang.

Janie, I think sometimes that you and Amy could conquer the world!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 04, 2016, 12:00:40 AM
Good evening EVERYFRIEND.

Thank you, JOAN, for the enjoyable goodies today.

I enjoyed a wonderful day.  Took the bus from our community to Black Hawk this morning.  It was a beautiful drive up...blue skies with nary a cloud in the sky.  The hillsides are a beautiful green from all the rain and snow we have been getting.  Four of my neighbors all sat together and we all had so much fun.  I sat down at a slot machine that immediately started paying very well.  We all enjoyed a nice meal together, a bit more gambling and it was time to get back to the bus for our ride down. 

I have thought about GLORIA so much knowing how sad she must be to not have her computer.  That is such a long time to wait for a computer to be repaired.  IMHO the company should have sent her a new machine.

Opie Vie, KELLY.

JUNE, so happy your new chair arrived today and hearing that you love it is the frosting on the cake. 

Tomorrow Michele will go early to get the stitches out of her wounds...I offered to go with her, but she said she feels very comfortable going on her own.....one week ago today was her surgery....she is one strong lady.

I keep falling asleep, so I will say goodnight to all.  Sleep well and sweet dreams. 

Jenny
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2016, 02:16:47 AM
Time is now 7.15am, Wednesday morning....going to be a sunny hot day today, well hot for UK that is......

9.am my metal man will be coming to measure up for my metal rails both for the front and back...He did do a quick measure on the day he came to see us but I am assuming now he is in the process of making them.....

Jenny, Michelle sounds both Independent and a strong person....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 03:47:42 AM
Good Wednesday morning, Everyfriend.  There's breakfast tacos to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!



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CHUCKLES

Taxpayer


A taxpayer received a "second notice" that his tax payment was overdue. The next day he went to City Hall, made out a check and apologized for overlooking the first notice.

"I'll tell you a little secret," said the tax collector with a smile. "We don't send out first notices. We've found that second notices are much more effective."


Food For Thought

Human Files
(By Ron Hutchcraft)



Our daughter called the other day and told us that we had to hear what our 3-year-old grandson had just said to her - totally unprompted, out of the blue. He got on the phone and simply said, "Ronald." Karen and I cracked up. That's exactly what Karen says to me when I'm doing something weird - which, of course, is very, very rare. It's her lighthearted way of trying to correct this crazy guy she's married to. But our grandson had even mastered the tone of what she says - "Ronald." All this time he's been listening, recording - and now reproducing. Like we should be surprised?

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Human Files."

Now, all the time our kids were growing up, we had this tapestry hanging up in our room - it said, "Children learn what they live." I guess. Our recent amusing experience with our grandson was only a reminder of the truth of that. Except the results of children learning what they live often are anything but amusing. Whether you realize it or not, your child, your grandchild - any child you're around very much - is listening ... recording ... and sooner or later reproducing what they have experienced or witnessed with you.

And if that weren't sobering enough, we have what Jesus says in our word for today from the Word of God to make us think seriously about how we're marking the children we influence. In Matthew 18:6, Jesus says, "If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." Wow. Jesus says, "Whatever you do, don't mess up a child."

So, it is obviously very important to step back and consider what we are putting on the video and audio tapes in our kids' minds. The angry words. The names we call them or other people. The children are picking up how we talk about other people ... they're absorbing all that church gossip they hear and forming feelings about the people and work of God. They're learning how to handle stress, and conflict, and disappointment - by watching you. They're learning to respect or disrespect your spouse by the way you respect or disrespect your spouse.

I wonder what our children are learning from us about money - about how important it is ... about giving it generously to Jesus ... about how to handle those times when the money isn't there. Are they learning faith in a God who's a wonderful provider or fear and complaining? And what are our children learning from what they know we watch or listen to? Are they taught that certain things are wrong - and then see you watching those things portrayed or laughed about on TV? They are learning, not so much by what you say, but by what you live.

Think about what you're writing in the wet cement of that child's heart. It may be that you need to go to a child and actually apologize for some of what they have seen and heard - to let them know it isn't right and you're trying to change. And concentrate on giving them the kinds of experiences you want them to copy - praying together, calmly talking through things, listening before talking, putting the other person first, treating people with respect.

The children in our lives are human files - storing what they experience and ultimately reproducing it. They learn what they live - and then later they live what they learned. Jesus said, "Do not mess up the children, or you'll have Me to answer to." Be sure they're learning what you want them to live - what He wants them to live.

Thought of the Day

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”

~ Les Brown

:smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 04, 2016, 04:55:04 AM
Good morning everyone...

Dark outside :( I don't like waking up this early as it sure makes my day long! Had fun yesterday with my friend..we did get all the windows cleaned and of course we chatted about quilting. Now she doesn't have to worry about that job. Came home and raked my flower beds and bagged the raked  grass,leaves etc up for garbage.

Today is a trip for physio then home to tidy up some..Not much else .. yet

Jenny, hope everything goes well for Michelle today.

Jane, one by one your getting all your jobs done...rest up some before the wedding.

June, that chair sounds comfy and I bet you can grab a nap or two in it!

Joan , thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:45:33 AM
Hi Jenny
Thanks for the Manx greeting

So,

Moghrey  Mie Jenny


Kelly


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2016, 05:46:29 AM
Good morning Amy, Joan and Kelly......going to be a nice weather day today.....

Metal man came dead on time, 9am, he was thorough measuring up and I am happy with the metal safety rails I will soon be having, he says in a couple of weeks time, will be ready...He makes and fits them......this will make my life so much easier as my right leg is really playing up and comes alive as the day gets on, then calms in the evening.....At the moment I really do struggle getting over the 2-3 decking steps, then stepping over the gravel onto the grassed slope of our back garden....all I have to hang onto is a closed rotary washing line that I have to stretch to reach, often my leg slips on the decking step, then there is the decking bolster log to step over, quite a challenge and often dangerous for me......

Amy, tell them to go easy on you, some of those physio's will stretch you to the limit.....

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 06:18:47 AM
Good morning, Amy.  You sure are busy going up and down the road and keeping your place up, inside and out.:)

Good morning, Kelly.

Vanilla-Jackie--Those railings sound perfect to make things easier for you. :thumbup:

We are under a heavy storm watch.  I don't usually turn the TV on this early, but they are saying hail, strong winds and heavy rain.  I have to go out to have a CT scan--hope I don't get caught in it.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 06:39:26 AM
Good Morning Everyfriend!

To those of you who think I need to stop and rest...I feel a bit like the white rabbit in Alice In Wonderland...."..no time to wait, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"  However, this trip, I can sleep in the car all the way to the airport (2 and ah half hours) and then in the plane all the way to Texas (4 hours).  I'll just let my son and DIL do the worrying and I'll follow them.

I am in a bit of a hurry this morning.  I have to be at the Dr in Sunbury (about 15 miles) by 9 a.m.  So I have to be out of here earlier than usual. 

So I'll be off to feed the doggies and get myself ready soon.  I hope you all have a good day!

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 07:31:35 AM
Good morning, Janie.  I know it's rather hectic right now, but soon you will be on the road and in the air and you can relax and rest.  Hope all goes well at the doctor.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 04, 2016, 08:29:41 AM
Good Morning Everyone!

I see everyone is up and going.  Amy cant believe you have "nothing" to do.

Jackie, take care on traversing down those steps.  And don't forget grass can be slippery too.

Joanie, seems everyone is getting lots of hair this spring, doesn't it.  But like we usually are you need the rain.  I just hope you don't get the storms with it.

Janie, sounds like you have a full plate today.  Where in the world do you catch you plane that it takes 2 1/2 hours?  Sounds like when we used to live in Del Rio which was 150 miles to the airport.

Who wants a cup of coffee.  I'm pouring.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 04, 2016, 08:46:17 AM
Hi everyone.  Last night turned out to be a very long one as I woke up about 1:30 and didn't find sleep again until after 5 and then just off and on.  Around 3:30 I picked up my phone and read my email and then the postings in the discussions I follow.  Nothing was bothering me and it guess it was just one of those nights.  We had some more heavy rain yesterday but now expect some sunny and warm days for the next several days. 

We had a four hour outing yesterday in getting the x-ray for Pat at the hospital, stopping at the CPAP supplier, going to Jo-Ann's and finally stopping at Big Daddy's Bar-B-Q for a late lunch and early dinner.  While it was good we decided we like the Bar-B-Q place we have been going to nearby better and likely will not make a return visit.  My heart was bothering me yesterday and last evening when I went to take my evening medicine I discovered I hadn't taken my morning dosage, which undoubtedly had brought on the pain I was feeling yesterday.  Today's schedule should be light.  We will go to the Church for the Wednesday night dinner and spend time with Scott this evening.  I do need to refill my medicine boxes and fix up some of my frozen fruit treat with the mixed fruit and bananas I have in the freezer.

Kelly, I can remember we had a big iron kettle that was used to render our own soap a few times.  My mother was very frugal and both my parents worked extremely hard on the farm. 

Joan, apparently the hoses can be replaced every three months but don't think they would need to be.  In fact, Pat was having the same popping sound this morning with her new hose and I now think it is the soft piece that goes against her face that may be the problem although she hasn't used that cushion to seal over her nose and mouth very long. 

Patricia, I have always wondered why people were so particular to hide their unmentionables when they hung their clothes out to dry.  After all everyone has those garments so it isn't any secret.  I agree about the fabric softeners making some kitchen towels about useless to dry the dishes.   

June, glad you discovered how to eliminate the many back ups.  I felt it had something to do with a setting in our mail program.  Your new recliner sound delightful and hope you find great comfort in it.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: MaryTX on May 04, 2016, 09:10:27 AM
Good morning everyone :).

Hal, I just poured my first of many cups of coffee this morning!  When we lived in Sulphur, we always drove down either to Love Field or to DFW to fly out.  It was only 25 miles or so longer than driving up to Oklahoma City and easier.  And most every flight we ever took flew to Dallas first, then went on to our destination.

This should be a calmer and easier week.  No storms forecasted, sun and blue sky, no doctor appointments or vet appointments as the dog is on the mend or as best he can be with chronic arthritis, so rest of the week belongs to me :).  Think it's time to clean out the fridge and/or freezer and make a pot of soup.

Joan, hope you make it to your scan appointment before the rain hits.

Larry, when I get nights like you just had, I sleep in my recliner. My breathing is better being semi-reclined because of the COPD and my back feels better too.  I think I'll start saving my pennies for one of those adjustable beds :).

Mary
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 04, 2016, 09:42:38 AM
Good Morning,

MaryTx,  your comment to Hal about driving to Dallas for flights reminded me of what my cousin from Amarillo once said.   "You can't get to heaven from Amarillo without going through Dallas. "
True for OKC, also - although "or Atlanta" could be added.   Many folks from this area drive to Dallas to start flights instead of paying for the short hop from OKC.   In the time it takes to get to the OKC airport, park, get into the terminal and check in and wait for boarding, they can be almost to DFW.

I highly recommend one of the adjustable beds.  Just be sure you get one that raises the foot so your knees are bent. The first one I got raised the foot straight up like it did the head.   Grandson used to lay crossways, raise both ends and call himself a "taco".   

Yesterday was almost a "white rabbit" day for me.  Hairdresser took a little longer with the perm than I'd anticipated so I had to scurry home to eat lunch and change clothes to go play Bridge.  Had to leave there at a certain time so I could get to the church in time for a Memorial Service for a dear friend.
I made it to each place without being late but I was really weary last night.

This morning, I feel as if I'm coming down with a plain old-fashioned head cold.  Fortunately, there's nowhere I really have to go - so I'll see if I can stop it in its tracks.   I really don't have time for the "take something, it will last a week; take nothing and it will last 7 days" routine.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2016, 10:11:01 AM
Good morning from another rainy day in the Interior.

Callie, I hadn't heard of a "white rabbit day," so apt! Now that will join recliner radish in my new sayings trove.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 04, 2016, 10:35:18 AM
Callie, about the same here.  Although they call our airport an "international" airport, cause we have flights to/from Mexico, nearly everything that leaves here either goes through Dallas or Houston.  We do have a few flights to New York and San Diego and a few other places without going through one of the "hubs".

The corporate headquarters for AT&T moved to Dallas because our flights didn't go many places but the hubs for their employees that must travel on business.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 11:03:40 AM
Just a quick hello and off I go again!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 11:30:53 AM
Callie, I guess my yesterday was a "White Rabbit" day.  Did you notice that I said I felt like the white rabbit...I'm late, I'm late...?

Hal, you've heard the expression "You can't get there from here"?  Well "here" is where I live.  It's an hour and a half to Harrisburg airport from here and you pay about $100. more to fly from there.  It's 3 1/2 hours to Philadelphia and about 2 1/2 to Baltimore/Washington.  I usually fly from Baltimore because it's an easier drive than Philly and my daughter lives about 40 minutes from the airport and will drive me there and pick me up.  My son likes to fly from Baltimore because you can get direct flights to almost anywhere....except "here".

I've accomplished 2 items on my list and decided to reward myself with a visit with friends.  Next BIG job is baths for the fur girls.  Annie doesn't mind but Mickie hides.

I'm off to check some things on line and then after lunch...baths. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Molly on May 04, 2016, 11:48:19 AM
JANE - I smiled as I rad your comments RE the Baltimore Airport.  When I was a Visiting Professor in Iran and China, I departed from Baltimore for both trips.

My wonderful neighbor loaned me a beautiful Gardening book yesterday as we visited in my side yard.  She came over to plant some new bulbs for me and several already blooming flowers and I learned so much about gardening from her.  Today I'm going to check out some more plants at a nearby shop.  We've had the horrendous rough rain and thunder the past few evenings, so the earlier afternoon is a better time to be outside.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 04, 2016, 12:19:31 PM
hello my daughter is typing this for me.  guess what my four wheeler tried to buck me off and bang me up pretty good, in hospital with another brain bleed.  but not nearly as bad as two years ago.  may turn me loose late this evening or tomorrow.  gonna take a nap now.  May not post again until get home but will probably read it.  have a great day! 

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 04, 2016, 12:23:53 PM
Lloyd, sorry to hear about your accident, AGAIN!  :o

I hope you get better, fast.  Get you daughter to keep us informed.  Can you talk on skype?

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 04, 2016, 12:45:27 PM
Lloyd,  so very sorry to hear about your accident.  Hope you do get to go home today and will recover quickly.

Patricia,  I made up the "white rabbit day" because of Jane's description of her day.    Thanks to Lewis Carroll for inspiring us all.   :thumbup:

After a sneezing fit that rattled the windows,  I decided my symptoms are more allergy than bad cold.  I know those won't go away in 7 days, whether I do anything or not - so decided to water the pots in the front flower bed and pull a few weeds (I can bend over but I can't kneel).
However, the yard crew started through with their noisy machinery so I came in after watering the pots.

I forgot to mention that #2 son finished the back yard landscaping project yesterday.   I love the small white pebbles around the stepping stones off the patio and on a short path leading from the side yard to the back yard.   Can't wait for all the various color plants to fill out and be in full bloom. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 01:19:56 PM
I was gone MUCH longer for the CT scan than expected.  The good news here is that FINALLY we are getting rain.  It's been raining (along with thunder, lightening and hail (a bit north).  This rain should help to cut down on the wild fires that were happening because of the intense dryness.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 01:22:10 PM
Finished fixing the straps on Sarah's dress but decided not to bathe the dogs until after supper.  It's raining...again...and I'm sure they'll get muddy.  Think I'll squeeze in a short nap before Kiran comes and then, if she is on the computer, I'll do a few things in the kitchen while she's here. After the baths, I can not only cross off the baths but I can cross off putting on their new licenses.  They are already on the clean harnesses.  And that will leave one item on today's list.  I might be able to get that done while the doggies dry off.  It's paper work for the doggie sitter.  We'll see!

Molly, I have always preferred BWI airport to Philadelphia.  It's easier to access and before Christy lived in Maryland, I'd spend the night at my sister's and it's only an hour from there.

Lloyd my prayers for a speedy recovery.  I don't think those machines like you very much!

Joan, it's not MY rain because it's still here!  But I'm glad you all got what you needed. 

Poor Gloria!

I hear the sofa calling so I think I'll go see what it wants.  BBL
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 04, 2016, 01:30:43 PM
Lloyd ,prayers going your way for a speedy recovery,going to have to put seats belts on your 4 wheeler for you.

Hal, I thought I would do a lot when I came home but so far I have only had a nap. Physio took more than I like to admit out of me.

Jackie,she did stretch me to the limit today....maybe tomorrow will be a better day..
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2016, 01:54:59 PM
Lloyd Hammond I despair, what are you doing to yourself? one day your machines are going to course you some real damage, not that they havent done that already.....and just when you was getting over your last head bleed.....You rest yourself up in hospital, you owe yourself this break.......Please Lloyd I beg of you, when you get home to your Nancy, stay away from all manner of dangerous machinery for Nancy's sake, and leave the hard work and dangerous work for the young, energetic and fit youngsters.....Please do look after yourself, there is only one Lloyd Hammond, and we want you back here, pronto, and in one piece.....And yes you can tell Nancy I am chastising you.....In the meantime I am sending you a gentle (((( HUG ))))

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 02:56:07 PM
Janie--Good you got your list nearly completed.  It's still raining here, and that's welcomed.

Amy--Therapy sure does tire a person so it's good you could have a nap.

Lloyd--I hope you are doing better and getting plenty of rest in the hospital.

Vanilla-Jackie--You gave Lloyd good advice.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2016, 02:58:35 PM
To Jane and Callie, both. I really like and will use that saying and will pass it along to those I know who will appreciate it. :thumbup:. So thank you both for bringing it to my attention!

Jane, Amy, I want to be just like you two someday just as soon as my comfy couch and I part company.  ;)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 04, 2016, 03:30:09 PM
Patricia,  you might want to be cautious about using and sharing the "white rabbit" term.  So many innocent things mean something else entirely these days.  I just found this in "Urban Dictionary":
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white+rabbit (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white+rabbit)  Scroll down for more usages.

Who knew?    :o
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2016, 03:35:07 PM
I agree and who knew is my sentiments exactly.  :-\

I guess time really does march on whether we keep up or not!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 04, 2016, 03:57:54 PM
Wonderful day today.
I got to hold my first and so far,  only
Great Grand Gal ... Ophelia   (aka "Fe") ..
She is  a beauty!
Sandy 
:smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 04, 2016, 04:02:12 PM
Bis, I'm sorry you had to be out in the bad weather, but I know how grateful you must be for the rain, as we would be out here.

Janie, bathing the dogs should be the only chore you do for the day, that is a big job, as I well know. We always had a dog in our lives, and I was the bather.

Lloyd, what are we going to do about you ? How could a four wheeler toss you out and injure your poor head…again !! Do you drive over boulders, or what ?? Prayers are going out for your healing my friend, but you are the one that needs to be more cautious.

Hal, I need gallons of good strong coffee today. I barely made it down in time for Bible study at 10 o'clock. Don't know why but after a good hard sleep, I am worn out. We have clouds today, and coolness, so I will go down for a warm lunch then home to a nap.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:19:09 PM
Hi Larry
I was brought up to look to 'mind the pennies', in other words be careful when buying foodstuff or anything for the home.  And try not to waste to much.

kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:21:25 PM
Hi Lloyd
You be careful if you can.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:23:56 PM
Hi Amy
I had her four years of Physiotherapy and they usually stretch you to the limit.

The old saying about physiotherapy, if it does not hurt, it is not doing you any good!

kelly



Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:25:31 PM
Hi Sandy
Congratulations!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 04, 2016, 05:42:52 PM
Kelly,it was doing me a LOT of good today. :(
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 05:48:13 PM
Hi Amy

Good to hear!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 04, 2016, 05:59:18 PM
Callie and angelface--I  agree.  Who knew?

Sandy--How exciting that you got to hold Ophelia!!

June--I don't melt in the rain and am so glad we finally got a good rain.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 06:10:22 PM
Hi Joan
Did you get much rain?

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 06:41:39 PM
My supper is in the oven but I just had to congratulate Sandy.  I hope you get lots of cuddles and get them often!  I don't think I'll live to see my great grandchildren.  My grandchildren don't seem to be in any hurry to marry.  My best hope is the one who is getting married next month and they will be living in Oklahoma.  Doesn't sound promising!

I'm going to go eat my supper in front of the TV and if I fall asleep, the doggies baths may be late...or tomorrow. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 06:42:09 PM
Or maybe even Saturday!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 04, 2016, 07:08:48 PM
Jane somehow, in some cases,  the issue of getting married seems irrelevant when it comes to producing offspring.  Of the three grandchildren who have presented me with "greats,"  I am embarrassed to say that only one of them has bothered to observe the tradition of a wedding ceremony.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 04, 2016, 07:11:33 PM
Hi Everyone
Gone midnight here so an early night for me.

Goodnight
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 04, 2016, 07:56:39 PM
Hello at last. My PC came back this afternoon and my grandson just left after setting it up again. As far as I can see I have not lost anything so will not have to reinstall. The mother board was defected and they replaced it. Have to learn to type all over again, fingers seem stiff now. Looks like I will have to get the disk for my external out to reinstall that. Not bad only one thing.

I am not going back to catch up on every thing you have been chatting about. Would take way too long.
I sure have missed all of you. So great to be online again. Tried to used a PC in the library, only 1 working and those who use it will be on it for hours just playing games. When I did get on it all I could do was get my gmail. Not all my mail addresses are there but did email a couple. My most used email has 500 email there. I most likely will delete most of them.

It has been raining here since Sunday and will till this coming Sunday. Did not help my disposition with no PC and rain, mostly light or drizzle with a few downpours.

I will bid you all a good night and go see if any emails are worth reading. See you in the morning God willing.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 04, 2016, 08:00:24 PM
Gloria, so great to see you back up and running......huggggss we have missed you!!!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 04, 2016, 08:03:10 PM
Hi Gloria, welcome back
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 04, 2016, 08:04:56 PM
Welcome back Gloria.  It is good to have you back on board.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: CallieOK on May 04, 2016, 08:21:41 PM
Great to see you, Gloria! 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 04, 2016, 08:31:02 PM
HOORAY!  Gloria is back! 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 04, 2016, 08:38:18 PM
Whoo-Hoo!  I came back just in time to say "Glori(a) Be!  She's back!

Doggies are still dirty!  I just plain ran out of steam.  They'll be on the daily list until they get done!

I'm going to try to stay up to watch JAG but just in case...

Good Night Everyfriend!  Sleep well and God Bless us Every One!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 04, 2016, 08:49:05 PM
welcome Bach Gloria.
Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. I am going to call the nurse and have him help me to bed .
see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Joy on May 04, 2016, 09:02:51 PM
Gloria, so happy you are back with us.  You really have been missed.  So nice to see your smiling face.

Joy
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 04, 2016, 09:47:03 PM
I have been mentally busy with "stuff" today so am worn out. No naps. All is well now but I am really tired. So will fix a light supper, turn on the boob tube, eat, and probably go to an early bed. if the food revives me, I will be back to say goodnight.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: junee on May 04, 2016, 10:18:39 PM
GLORIA
So pleased to see you on board again. Sounds like you are all set up!now.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 05, 2016, 12:02:27 AM
Good evening.  I can hardly believe my eyes, OUR GLORIA is back! 

We kept busy as bees all day long, so I am about to turn in for the night.

Met Dave and family for dinner tonight.  Nice Mexican Resturant in their area.  Michele was really tired, but her appointment went well and her doctor is so pleased with how well she is doing. 

KELLY, I am much too late for your morning greeting, so once again I must say, Opie Vie! 

LLOYD, what are we going to do with you?  These head injuries MUST stop.  I think you need to wear a helmet all the time now.  I hope you are going to be OK....REALLY SCARY AND I am worried about you. 

JOAN, I am sorry you had to go out in bad weather for your scan.  I am holding only good thoughts for a good report. 

JANE, you are one determined lady!  When you decid what needs to be done you just DO IT.  I was happy to read that you listened to your body and delayed washing the doggies. 

I am off to bed.

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2016, 01:43:23 AM
Gloria, welcome back to our fold, you have certainly been missed.....((( hugs )))
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 03:54:09 AM
Good Morning Gloria
You have been missed!

Really glad to see you back on S&F

Kevin
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 03:56:41 AM
Hi Jenny
Gura Mie Ayd Jenny

Or, Thank you Jenny

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 04:09:18 AM
Good morning Joan from a sunny Isle of Man


Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 05:29:51 AM
Good Thursday morning, Everyfriend.  There's  omelets to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!



:smitten:



CHUCKLES

Bosses' Night

At an annual Bosses' Night dinner for Helena, Montana, lawyers, sponsored by legal secretaries, it was time to announce the Boss of the Year.

The master of ceremonies began: "First of all, our winner is a graduate of the University of Montana. So that already eliminates some of you as candidates.

"Our winner also is a partner in a downtown Helena law firm. That eliminates some more of you.

"Our nominee is honest, upright, dedicated..."

A voice from the audience cut in: "Well, there go the rest of us!"

Food For Thought


Coach Wooden

Legendary coach John Wooden led UCLA to national prominence in college basketball. A reporter once asked him how he managed to keep his cool under the great pressure of coaching college basketball. Wooden reached into his pocket and took out a wooden cross. "When the pressure is on I hold that cross in my hand," he explained. "Not as a good luck charm. I just hold it there to remind me that there is something more important than basketball."

A poem that he penned a few years before his passing was printed in the memorial service program and reads as follows:

The years have left their imprint
On my hands and on my face.
Erect no longer is my walk
And slower is my pace.

But there is no fear within my heart
Because I'm growing old
I only wish I had more time
To better serve my Lord.

When I've gone to Him in prayer
He has brought me inner peace
And soon my cares and worries
And other problems cease.

He has helped in so many ways,
He has never let me down,
Why should I fear the future
When soon I could be near His crown.

Though I know down here my time is short
There is endless time up there
And He will forgive and keep me
Forever in His loving care.

May I not waste an hour
That's left to glorify the Name
Of the One Who died, that we might live
And for our sins, took all the blame.

Coach John R. Wooden 1910-2010


 
Thought of the Day

"Joy is what Christ brings to the human heart. Christ is no cosmic killjoy, a wet blanket on the party of the world, as some people think He is. Rather, He is the source and fountain of all real joy."

- D. James Kennedy

:smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 05:32:24 AM


Welcome Back Gloria!!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 05, 2016, 05:56:32 AM
Good morning everyone..

I see we had a sprinkle of rain during the night..
This morning dh vehicle goes in for an oil change and while that is taking place we will scoot on up to my friends to pick up the step stool that I left there on Tue.

Better get a move on as I would like to get some laundry done before I leave.

Joan ,thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 05, 2016, 06:02:40 AM
Good Morning. too bad my cramra don't won't show In S & F . you could see me in H P Bed. All dressed

in my HP Gowen And oxy.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 05, 2016, 06:57:03 AM
Good Morning Everyfriend!  And a special Good Morning to our lost sheep who has returned to the fold.  I bet you're beside yourself with joy at having your computer back.  And we are beside ourselves with joy at having our Gloria back!

Well, the dirty doggies are at the top of the list for today but I think both today and tomorrow are out because I work both days.  I'm pretty sure they are put off until Saturday or Sunday but I won't bore you with the before.  I'll just let you know when they are gorgeous and they smell good.

Jenny, I'm so glad all our prayers have worked for Michele.  I will continue to pray for her until I hear she is in complete remission.  What a relief all this good news must be to your entire family.  God loves her!

I'm off to fee the doggies and me.  Then I'm off to Wally World to meet and greet my public.  Don't know if I'll get back here before I go.  Have a wonderful day, Everyfriend!

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 07:57:06 AM
Good morning, Amy.  It's a good thing those roads are not toll roads as much as you go back and forth.  You'd be broke.:)

Lloyd--Good morning.  I'm sure you look spiffy in that designer hospital gown.

Good morning, Janie.  Bet those sweet doggies are begging for a bath.:)  Hope all of "your public" are wearing a big smile today and tomorrow.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 05, 2016, 08:12:09 AM
Gloria, it brightened a cloudy morning here to see you back.  I'm so glad.  And sorry that you had to go through such a frustrating time. 

Lloyd, it distresses me to hear that you are back in the hospital after another accident.  I hope you are healing very quickly and will be back on your feet soon.  Wearing a helmet when you are doing outside work is a very good idea.  You might consider it.  Besides, a motorcycle helmet would not only protect your poor abused head but it will make you look "cool".   :coolsmiley:

I'm trying to catch up with you all.  I've had my head stuck on some lessons on creating graphics and everything else has slipped.  Including housew**k!  Well, that one is no big loss, as far as I am concerned.  I'm so pleased to read all the good news and sorry to hear of the not-so-good news.  I hope I hear more of the good and less of the bad in the future.

Hunting/Gathering Day has come again so I must be about my business.....eat breakfast, get dressed, make a shopping list, and get out the door.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/35-050516082952.jpeg)

This is for you, Janie.   (my apologies, Joan, for posting an image here.  I won't do it often....I promise.)

MAKE it a good one, Everyone!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 05, 2016, 08:35:07 AM
Good Morning Everyone!

Hope everyone is up and about doing their favorite thing.  Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day here, maybe a tad warm, but I can live with that.

Joanie, loved your poem this morning.  I lifted it and forwarded it.  Thanks for your hard work putting our morning read together.

I sill have to get some decent glue to try and mend my glasses.  If I wasn't so blasted lazy I would go down and get a new pair...

Janie, how many days till your trip to God's country?

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 08:44:14 AM
Good morning, Phyllis.  Cute graphic.  I'll pretend I didn't see it.:)

halkel--Good morning.  I am happy you like the "stuff" and glad you share.  Good luck finding glue to fix your glasses.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 05, 2016, 09:04:41 AM
weather wise.  Today is suppose to be equally as nice although will only get to 70 degrees this afternoon. We had a nice Taco Dinner with a delicious dessert at our Wednesday night dinner at church and then our young peoples drama department put on a show afterwards, which appears to be an annual event.  It was cute.  I will go to coffee in a couple of hours and then plan on getting a haircut and getting a few items at Walmart.  We do not have our Wisdom group today as the pastor is involved in the mayor's prayer luncheon at our normal meeting time and won't be available.  I had a great night's sleep last night, which was very welcome and I feel nice and rested this morning.

Mary, I love the adjustable bed and always sleep with my head elevated and sometimes with my legs elevated as the foot part raises under the knee and lower legs.  Before we had the adjustable beds we had air bladders that were powered that raised the head of the bed but the pumps were very noisy and the adjustable bed is so much better.  It is quiet to adjust with the remote control. 

Lloyd, not again.  You sure are hard on your old head. Hope this will be a quick recovery for you with a short stay in the hospital.

Joan, so glad you are finally getting some rain.   

Gloria, welcome back as I have missed your daily postings.  I had a computer with a defective motherboard at least once over the years and perhaps twice.  Glad you didn't lose any of the things you had on the computer. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: MaryTX on May 05, 2016, 09:07:31 AM
Hal, "Gorilla Glue" :)  It does work :).
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2016, 09:39:51 AM
Phyllis is there a dog supposed to be somewhere underneath those bubbles?  ;D......Of course now, I am now singing that tune...." I'm forever blowing bubbles...."
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Sandy on May 05, 2016, 09:40:26 AM
Good Morning Everyone, 
from the cool, and over cast
rocky coast of Maine. 

Nice to see Gloria Back and
communicating, again. 

Lloyd..    YOU Need TO TAKE
BETTER care of your self.  And
always wearing a helmet when you
get on your machines should
be mandatory.  As  your luck is
going to run out one of these days
and it is going be curtains for you!

They have some nice light weight
helmets that I am sure would
protect you and be easy to
wear.

I hope that everyone has a good day.

Sandy
:crazy2:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 05, 2016, 10:12:04 AM
hello hope you are in good health this morning. well Larry you are right school of Hard kno, at homecks.
I am not so bad as two years ago. Never drilled any new holes or let any bloud out . I never turned it over it never got me threw Off it tried threw me in the handlebars several times.

Hal I do have a creamer on this laptop just doesn't see as well as my cam. at home.
Have agreat day one and all.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 10:42:58 AM
Good morning, Larry.  Glad you feel better after a good night's sleep.  After thee last time I was in the hospital, I had to give up my king size Sleep Number bed because the head of the bed couldn't be raised enough.  I now have a regular hospital bed.  No rain here today, but we did get about 24 hours of a good rain.

MaryTX--Good morning.  I never heard of "Gorilla Glue".

Good Morning  Vanilla-Jackie.  Now that you mention it, that tune will be in my head all day, too.

Sandy--Good morning.  I sure wish Lloyd would get a helmet.

Lloyd--I sure hope when you get out of that hospital and can get to the store that you buy yourself a helmet.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 05, 2016, 10:48:54 AM
Jackie, is that the way your fur babies look when they get a bath?  I really wish you hadn't mentioned that song.  Now it is in my head and it is driving me crazy!   :crazy2:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: roley on May 05, 2016, 10:58:24 AM
G'Day all, I thought you might like to know I had a three-way conversation with Lloyd this lunch time,we had a good old natter with him and two of the 'Pretty Nurses' looking after him !, both me and my Aussie mate thought Lloyd looked well (considering all that he has gone through !) and after a few minutes of chatting we could see Lloyd began to tire, so, after giving his two nurses some advice on his treatment !  ;D , we left him lying back in his bed and hopeful of going home tomorrow !..
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 05, 2016, 11:40:49 AM
Good morning everyone. Wow I did not think I would be missed by so many here. I know I missed all of you.I am so late getting here this morning, woke early but rolled over and woke at 10am. 2 things aren’t working. I have to get the disk for my printer and install it again but the worse is my external. Every thing is on there and unless I can figure out what is wrong I will be miserable. My grandson thinks it is the extra port thing (extra ports I call it a pig tail). Will have to check Staples and see if they still have them. That is where I bought this one. Still have not checked all my email but deleted a few hundred last night.

JOAN  I have missed your breakfasts and goodies every day. I will have a good day being here at my PC with my cyber family once again. Still raining, 5 days now with no sunshine. So it is great seeing all the smiling faces back again in front of me. Good chuckles. Have to send that ta Montana friend. Thank you for all today's goodies. I sure missed starting my days with them for more than a week. I tried the PC in the library here but could not get on line, only managed to get to my gmail and only 2 times. There are 3 computers and only 1 works and those who use it spend hours just playing games.

AMY  I see you are still on the road again. If you want more rain I would love to send you what we have here.

LLOYD  OK now I did not read old posts but from this morning's post you are in the hospital? My goodness, now what did you do to yourself? I wish you feel better and get back home.

JANE  it sure feels good being back. It would be easier to do without a TV than it is without a computer. How did your fur babies get so dirty? Raining there, too?

PHYLLIS  thanks. I was just getting into the swing of doing PSP again when this machine froze. Now will have to see about getting the external working. That is where everything is. Think I should bet a bunch of those thumb drives and back up everything on them when I get it working again. Back to taking PSP lessons again? Bet things are better now than before when you first took them. Hope you find something great in your hunting and gathering today.

HAL  you lazy? Nah it is the thought of spending more money on new glasses that has you procrastinating. Were you in the path of those horrible storms out there? Sure hope not.

LARRY  thanks. Darn when we but something why cannot they make it right in the beginning. My last HP that I had for years was less than $300. and never any trouble but the hard drive was getting too full. My grandson could not stay any later yesterday so it is up to me to get my external working. It was OK before this PC froze.

MARYTX  of course to get the Gorilla Glue Hal would have to go and get it.

JACKIE  good morning.

SANDY  only overcast in Portland?  Still drizzling here. 5 days so far. Might see sun on Sunday.

LLOYD  from what I gathered in the posts you fell or got thrown from one of your machines and hit you head again. Now cut that out. We all want you safe so please slow down.

ROLEY  glad you had a chance to talk and see Lloyd earlier. Thanks for letting us know.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 05, 2016, 11:42:06 AM
Quote from: MaryTX on May 05, 2016, 09:07:31 AM
Hal, "Gorilla Glue" :)  It does work :).

Tried it and it wouldn't hold.  Came apart the next day.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: MaryTX on May 05, 2016, 12:20:54 PM
Hal, hmmmmm.  It has always worked for me much better than Super Glue.  Maybe it is time to get a new pair of frames :).

I started wearing glasses at 4 years old.  I was always breaking them and remember my folks sticking them together with adhesive tape particularly over the bridge of the nose until payday :(.

Mary
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 12:29:49 PM
Phyllis--That song is still in my head, too.

roley--Thanks for the "face to face" update with Lloyd and his nurses.

Gloria--It's so good to have you back with us.  I sure hope you can get your external working.

halkel--My advice is to give up on glue and go get new glasses.

MaryTX--Maybe we should send halkel a donation so he can get new frames.:)
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JeanneP on May 05, 2016, 12:56:13 PM
Gorilla Glue. Good stuff. Things stay glued for ever.  I also use the Gorilla Black tape. Same thing but once you put it on it is hard to remove. I wrapped it around a water pipe and took a long time using a blade also to get it off.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 05, 2016, 01:01:07 PM
I lost my post. My fault. I should have used notepad and should be using it now but I am being stupid again.

What I remember...I welcomed our Gloria back again. I scolded Lloyd, again. I was talking to Bis about missing my queen size bed and expect she missed her king size. I got so used to just sleeping over lots of space, and then going to a single bed was what caused my falling out of same.

Hal, it was falling out of bed that I broke my glasses. The lens fell out, which miracle of miracles I was able to put back in, but on stem broke off. I glued it back on, did not stay that way, so I have been using them with one stem. Now that my son had taken me for my dental work, the next step is a trip to get new eyeglasses. Both my cataract surgeries worked so well I can get along with no glasses except for small print. Typing this is fine, no need for glasses,but a paper back book requires them.

I lost my messages as the phone rang, and I had to go to another site, to answer a weather question from my friend here at Rowntree, and when I do that, my message leaves with me.

So now I will just depart for a bit and pour some more coffee.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 01:44:53 PM
JeanneP--I think I'll stay away from that glue if it's so difficult to remove.

June--I miss my king size bed, too, but it was a case of being able to breathe and sleep.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2016, 02:07:10 PM
Phyllis, Joan, fancy a singsong......I'll lead you two can follow..... ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6SXi4I47Qw
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lindancer on May 05, 2016, 02:22:19 PM
Good afternoon, on another cold and rainy day.  Suppose to be this way through Sunday.

I join the other cyber friends welcoming you back, we sure did miss your post.

Joan, as always thanks for good readings and of course the food.

Lloyd, thinking about you, and hope to see you home soon.  Take care.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 02:59:38 PM
Vanilla-Jackie--The link says "This video contains content from SME, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.":(

Linedancer--At noon our local news said Sunday is to be sunny and 90°.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 05, 2016, 03:02:21 PM
Hello well there is a good chance I will get to go home today. I did not get thrown off the 4 wheeler , but tossed allover It i
am skinned and bused from head to toe all over.  I hope that clears things up. z

Hal i tried to cal you but don't answer , must be taking a Nap. have a great day.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JeanneP on May 05, 2016, 03:54:14 PM
Jackie.  I can't open that site either.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2016, 04:04:45 PM
Oh that's a shame as it was a rendition from Doris Day....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 05, 2016, 04:19:47 PM
Jackie, I could get the site and I love Doris Day...thank you!!!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 05:31:07 PM
Hi Jackie
The video plays for me.

Did you know I'm Forever blown Bubbles is the theme tune for the English football team 'West Ham United'.

And when thy play their games they do blow soap bubbles.

Key
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 05, 2016, 06:02:27 PM
Lloyd--I hope the medical professionals think your condition is good enough that you can go home tomorrow.

JeanneP, Amy, Vanilla-Jackie and Kelly--Apparently that video has a copyright issue in the US.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 06:36:46 PM
Hi Joan
Sometimes videos play in the UK, but not in America.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 05, 2016, 06:55:58 PM
What a day it's been!  I feel like this is the first time I sat down all day.  I know I ate my lunch standing up or was it moving about?  Someone asked (Hal?) when I leave for Texas.  I have to be packed and ready to go out the door "a little before noon" next Thursday.  That's when my son is picking me up.  I don't know what a "little" is so I'm going to be ready by 11:30.

This weekend will be the big push because I have to work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week.  I crossed a bunch of things off my list today and there will be a few more yet tonight.  The big stuff (dog baths) is going to wait for Saturday.  I've rescheduled!

Loved the doggie in the bath!  We don't get so many bubbles and they don't get to sit very long.  I make them stand up.  It's easier to wash and rinse if they stand. 

Hal, you could just hang your head on one side and let the glasses sit there.  I guarantee that will work because my son did it for days after he broke an ear piece off his glasses.  Or you could tape them and just keep adding tape until it stays.  He did that, too.  He had a wad of tape so big that it rubbed a spot on the side of his face.  It's not easy to play high school basketball when you HAVE to have your glasses to see anything!  When I saw his glasses fly 20 feet across the gym floor and a ref almost stepped on them, I asked him where the elastic whatchamacallit was and he said, "I couldn't find it". 

The doggies have been fed and I'm going to "set a spell". 

Gloria, loved your entry today.  Sure did miss you!  Please don't go away again.

Wonder if Lloyd got to go home?

Sure wish they'd fix the "Sunshine Pump" around here.  I'm really tired of this dreary weather!

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 05, 2016, 07:12:08 PM
Bis they let me loose.the nurses couldn't put up with any longer. it is great to be home.talk to you later.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 05, 2016, 07:21:20 PM
Good afternoon.  I am resting up a bit after hours of working outside cleaning things up.  We bought a new pressure washer as we have very low water pressure coming out of the house.  The first hour or so we were ready to take it back as it kept losing pressure.  Then things started to look up and we got a lot don and love the thing.

JANE, I thank you for your kind words...  There is no doubt in my mind that all the caring thoughts and prayers is what brought our Michele through this and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.  I know your time is getting short before you are to leav for Texas, but I am hoping you can take it a bit easy and not make yourself too worn out in the time that is left. 

Lovely stories today, JOAN.  Thank you.

Take it easy, LLOYD.  Glad you are home.

My best to you all.  I must get in the shower and get myself ready to go to out yearly HOW meeting tonight. 

Jenny
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 05, 2016, 07:33:11 PM
Good evening Jenny

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 05, 2016, 08:20:42 PM
HAL  I have worn glasses for at least 40 years and never broke any frames. You must be really tough with them. Break down and get new glasses.

JOAN  it is great being back. I might not get the external working for more than a week yet. Will have to wait till my “guru” gets back from a business trip. So no PSP till then.

JUNE  good being “home with family” again. I sure did miss everyone. No excuse for not using notepad. Better than losing your post.

JACKIE  another of those youtubes that will not open in this country.

GLORIA de  you getting all this rain, too? This is day 5 of it here. I have my thermostat turned up just to keep the dampness out.

LLOYD  how in the world did you get thrown over the 4 wheeler? I think you better get rid of it. That is 2 bad accidents from it now. Please take care of yourself and be careful what you do.

JACKIE  looks like only us here in the US cannot see that video. That is mean of them.

JANE  you will be quite busy before you trip. Hope you accomplish everything you intend to do. Next Thursday will be here before you know it. I did not enjoy “being way” from the SS. Believe me. It was a very frustrating time. Wish they would turn off the drippy faucet up in the sky here. 5 days of rain is 4 too many.

LLOYD  glad they let you go home today.

JENNY  those pressure washers are a great investment. Both my sons have one. Glad Michele is doing so well.

KELLY is your new avatar from IOM? Lovely building.

Good night everyone.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Radioman34 on May 05, 2016, 09:08:51 PM
Jackie that is strange about the YouTube posting; it worked perfectly for me.

I'm doing quite well on the treadmill. I manage   to go 30 minutes at a steady pace and register just a little over 1/2 a mile. At this rate I'll be in excellent shape for my Israel visit next year.  And the the thing is, I have not started my cardio-physio therapy yet; they're still working on a  plan.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 05, 2016, 09:38:23 PM
I'm here to say....

Good Night Everyfriend!  I'm going to try going to bed a bit early tonight, too.  I felt pretty good most of today and I don't feel exhausted like I did the for several nights this week.  I didn't get a nap today so I'm going to add it on to my night's sleep.

God Bless Us Every One!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 05, 2016, 10:11:55 PM
Had an interrupted night, a busy, busy day and I am ready for bed. Sleep well dear hearts. God Bless, Prayers, Hugs and Love. June
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 05, 2016, 10:47:56 PM
Janie, you have been peeping.  That is exactly what I am doing.  Hanging them on one ear.  But don't dare look down, the slip off my nose......

Gloria, I didn't break them, the part that screws to the frame came apart.  The screw is still in the hinge, but the little metal piece that goes into the earpiece slipped out.  Just need a drop of a good crazy glue type stuff to hold it in there.

I am off to bed myself.  Kinda sleepy, once I put my eyedrops in my eyes start to feel heavy.

Nite, nite, God Bless and Sweetdreams.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 05, 2016, 10:57:48 PM
Back from the HOA meeting!  Not really worth our time to go to be honest, but it is now over for another year. 

GLORIA, you were in my thoughts daily while you were out of contact, and I knew you had to be miserable not being able to be in touch.  I assume you were not able to skype with Regina either?

KELLY, I think it might be time to say Oie Vie!  At least it is for me!  I am tired after working outside for so many hours today in the sun.  It was a beautiful day.  Sleep well.

JACKIE, I forgot to mention how glad I was to read that the man arrived at the agreed upon time and he is now making your railings.  I hope he finishes them early as I want you to be safe.

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 03:37:03 AM
Good morning everyone

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 05:05:55 AM
Good Friday morning, Everyfriend.   There's blueberry pancakes and bacon to accompany your coffee or tea. Make it a good day!!



:smitten:



CHUCKLES

Signs You’re Getting Too Old To Drive

You think an SUV might be too small to be safe.

It takes more than four minutes to get out of your car.

When backing into a parking spot, you just back up until you hear something.

It scares you to drive the speed limit.

The only thing you pass on the road anymore is the Amish.

You use cruise control because your leg fell asleep.

You use cruise control at 25 mph.

You inquired if the dealership could install magnifying glass for the windshield.

Your turn signal has been on since 2003.

Your bumper sticker endorses Eisenhower.

Food For Thought


Rejoicing Over Me?
(By Van Walton)



Zephaniah 3:17, "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." (NIV)

Quietly I entered my son's room. In the gray shadows I could barely outline the form of his sleeping body. Peace and calm hovered over his bed, a vast difference from the energy that sparked around him in the midst of his active day.

Walking back and forth from the head of his bed to the window where I could look up to the endless sky, I prayed over him and held him up to heaven. I praised God for this precious child, a most wonderful gift to me and my husband. As I listed his wonderful qualities, such as a peaceful nature, a ready smile, always a loyal friend, never an unkind word, I asked God to keep watch over him. I begged for protection. "Don't ever let anything bad happen to him. Keep him healthy. Most of all keep him close to You, Father. "

With my prayer over I automatically turned to leave the room. Stepping toward the door, I realized that I didn't want to leave. I relished the time I could spend just looking at him breathe, while I took in every feature of his innocent face. The simple pleasure of watching him as he lay still filled me with [such] contentment.

Oh how I loved this boy. Then a tune came to me, a tune I used to sing when he was a baby. "Skinny marinky dinky do, skinny marinky do, I love you. I love you in the morning and I love you in the night..." I finished that song and began another. I don't know how long I lingered. When I left and closed the door behind me, I felt refreshed, like I had somehow accomplished a good thing.

Look at your children the next time they are sleeping. Watch them in their moments of zero activity. Do they bring you pleasure while they sleep? Doesn't your heart swell with wonder and overwhelming love? Don't you smile with joy and pride? Isn't that unconditional love?

Don't you think God may very well feel the same way about us? Isn't that what He's saying in Zephaniah when He reminds us that He delights in His children?

The Bible says that God loves His children unconditionally. There is nothing we can do to get Him to love us more. He loves us because we are His. Children learn in catechism classes that our "chief aim is to glorify God." We glorify Him by stepping into relationship with Him and accepting that we are His.

I find it hard to believe that God can love me, that I can't earn His love. What about you? Do you really believe that God loves you just the way you are?

Next time you doubt God's love for you, reject the thought and accept His truth. He rejoices over you with singing!

"Dear Lord, Help me know You are good. I can hardly imagine that I would be worthy to approach the King of heaven, yet You encourage a relationship with me. Help me understand and accept that You delight in me. Lord, I know I cannot do anything for You to love me more. I pray my trust and obedience would be an acceptable offering. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen." 



Thought of the Day

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

:smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 06, 2016, 05:23:15 AM
Well it looks Like Bis and Kelly are on line,but that is all I see,I am feeling punk so I am going back to the recliner,have a great day,

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 06, 2016, 06:02:43 AM
well like they say a bad pennies returns. I am here but not for long I am going back ti the recliner. I am feeling very punk .
do not know if the aces and pain is worse or the orders what not to do, if i make a quick move my equalize goes on the blinks. they say the bleding is not worse but stable,will go away on its own in 5 _7 weak's. c u all later and thanks for all the well wishes and prayer's.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 06, 2016, 06:33:44 AM
Good morning everyone..

Looking to be a lovely day here...think we did have some frost overnight and I hope my flowers didn't get a kiss from it!!

Not sure what is on for today, I would like to stay put but I am not sure about dh..

I was looking at the lilac bushes and it is going to have a lot of blooms on it this year, love the smell of lilacs.

Gloria, so good to see you up and running and I am sure you will get your computer all set up the way you want.

Lloyd, do as your told..we like having you in here and don't want to see you have to go back to the hospital...you don't want to have to wear those I C U gowns do you???

Joan, the smell of bacon will bring Jackie running :)) Thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 06:38:02 AM
Good Morning Everyfriend!  Well, they still don't have the Sunshine Pump repaired.  And the sky is still leaky!  I think both the heavenly electrician and the heavenly plumber are both on vacation.  They should call my dad for a standin.  I bet he'd get it fixed.

Lloyd, you mind the doctors and do as they say.  They know best and we need you at your best for lots of years to come.

Joanie, I loved the inspirational reading today.  When my kids were home, I spent many hours watching them sleep.  I said prayers over them but mine were not worded so well.  I think God understood what I was asking for them. 

My list for today has some easy items and some harder ones.  The doggie baths are still on the daily but I don't feel bad about not getting it done.  I have Saturday and Sunday off and I WILL accomplish that one on the weekend.

I wish you all a good day today.  Do as you wish and enjoy doing it!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 07:24:14 AM
Good morning, Lloyd.  It takes time to heal so be patient and follow the doctor's orders.

Amy--Good morning.  Sure hope that frost didn't "kiss" your flowers.  No lilac bushes here, but we had them in Arkansas with that lovely aroma.

Good morning, Janie.  I'll try to turn off that spigot and send you some sunshine.  Glad you could relate to the Food for Thought.  I know your list will be complete by the time you hop in the car and begin the first leg of your trip.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 06, 2016, 07:33:24 AM
Oh did someone mention BACON?....yes I am here....

Our today weather is dry, sunny and quite hot, the last couple of days have been the same... although I am not able to get out and about much to see it.......

Yesterday and half hour ago I went walkabouts, not far, yesterday downhill with my rollator and R by my side, lunchtime today uphill with just my cane and Rs arm-sleeve, but have more trouble coming back down than I do going up....Was sitting on the bench in the garden part of the morning catching some overhead sun.....

Early this morning 6 -7am from my back door I saw in the distance a trail of at least 4 deer walking high along the sloped grassed hill the other side of our road into our site.....got out the binoculars, it was quite a site.....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 06, 2016, 07:39:22 AM
Hi everyone.  We are up early this morning as Pat scheduled and 8:30 doctor's appointment and it takes us around 30 minutes to get there and since this will be during rush hour we will allow an additional 15 minutes for the drive.  This is a followup from her appointment last Friday.  Later this morning the housekeeper will be here but we should be back before she gets here.  Nothing else on the schedule for today.  It is 48 degrees here this morning but will get to 75 degrees this afternoon, quite a bit warmer than yesterday.

Lloyd, glad you didn't get thrown off the vehicle or turn it over. Good to read that you are home.

Joan, the one thing I liked when I have been hospitalized was the adjustable bed and the controls built into the safety bars. 

Roley, were Lloyd's nurses receptive to your advice?  :)

If your PC has a USB port on the front try plugging your external drive into that unless you have already tried that approach. 

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 08:00:28 AM
Hi Larry
Good morning to you.

kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 08:01:06 AM
Vanilla-Jackie--Good morning.  I knew you'd come running when you smelled the bacon.  Good for you getting out a couple times for a little walk.  Too bad you didn't have your camera nearby to take a photo of the deer.

Good morning, Larry.  Having the hospital bed here at home sure helps me breathe, but there's not much room for turning over.  I was used to a king size bed.
 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 08:11:33 AM
Hi Joan
Good morning to you

I just saw two ducks on an old building plot!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 06, 2016, 08:40:41 AM
Good Morning Everyone.  Back later.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 08:44:15 AM
I'm off to Wally World!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 06, 2016, 09:08:58 AM
Still rainy here and I put off grocery shopping yesterday because it was raining so hard.  I must go today or we will go hungry around here.  But, as Joan said, we won't melt so.....up, up, and away, kemosabe!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 10:32:57 AM
Good morning, Kelly.  We have several ponds in this development and see ducks, too.

Good morning, halkel.

Bye, Janie.  See you after work.

Phyllis--Good morning.  Hopefully you can go and "gather" without getting too wet.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 06, 2016, 10:46:41 AM
Good morning everyone. The sleepy head finally is awake, that is me lately. Takes ages to get to sleep so have been late waking. Rather get to sleep early and awake early. Must be all that time without my PC.

DON  glad you are doing so good after you heart attack. I am so looking forward to your program on Sunday. I really missed that the last few Sundays.

HAL  if those frames are fairly new I would go back and ask them to repair or replace them.

JENNY  no Skype or anything. I had over 1000 minutes on my Tracphone so called her for a short time every day.

KELLY  Moghrey Mie. Glad the few words I have were in a folder on the desktop.

JOAN  oh I love blueberry pancakes and crisp bacon. This is a real treat for me this morning. Guess I am included in today's chuckles. Must take me that 4 minutes to get out of a car these days. Food for Thought is a keeper. I so remember watching my 3 sleep. I said many prayers for them as they slept. Good quote. Thank you for all today's goodies.

LLOYD  hope you feel better today. Take care of yourself. No more accidents allowed for you.

AMY  too much rain for frost here. Leaves are late opening on the trees after the cold temperatures we had last month. Like you I love the smell of lilacs. A house across the street here has a huge bush and those leaves are out but no flowers showing yet. I still have to get my printer disk out to get that working but have no idea what to do with my external drive.

JANE  like you the sky is still leaking here, too. 6 days now and these old bones sure need sunshine.

JACKIE  instead of walking straight up or down a hill try going zig zag.  It works to be less steep and tiring that way. Glad you enjoyed watching the deer.

LARRY  my grson put the little thing for the mouse and keyboard in the one front port.  I will need someone here to try that. Where I lived I had the tower on the top shelf or a stand near this desk and I could reach things. Now it sits on the low shelf a few inches from the floor. I don't dare try leaning over to try. The external worked great before this PC froze.

HAL  good morning.

PHYLLIS  as sweet as you are the rain will not melt you. Now if it was huge hail stones I would stay home.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 11:53:28 AM
Gura Mie Ayd Gloria

or Thank you gloria

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 06, 2016, 12:10:48 PM
Oh, we had those huge hailstones, Gloria!  On Monday it came down hard and heavy.  I was worried about the car but it is tough, I guess, and doesn't show a dent or even chipped paint.  Several cars had broken windows, trees were down in many places, and some people are having to remove hail damaged roofs.  Today I just got sprinkled on a little and now we won't go hungry for the next week.  All is well.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 12:43:45 PM
Gloria--Hopefully you can get help getting your external and printer working.  We had one day of rain--that's it.  Today is nice--sunny and very low humidity.

Phyllis--Lucky the hail didn't damage your vehicle or roof.  Good thing you "gathered" so you won't go hungry, and you only got sprinkled on.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 06, 2016, 01:41:09 PM
Gloria, I already do that, not intentionally but MS makes you walk as if you are drunk.....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 06, 2016, 01:48:02 PM
Still 10:30 here in Stanton, Ca. so I will say Good Morning all. It has been a busy morning..house keeper was here at 7a.m., changed all the linens, then returned at 9 to do the deep cleaning. I told her my son and DIL would be here at 11:30, so she did the other stuff earlier than usual. We will have lunch together and visit downstairs, then they will be off to do the other stuff they have scheduled. They have their Church work on Mothers' Day, then off to be with their kids, as they should be.

We are having light rain off and on. Not really rain...more like light drops, so it will do nothing to solve our drying up problem, but it does freshen the air and clean the leaves so they can breathe.And it gives us hope that heavier stuff will come down.

Lloyd, I am happy that you are listening to your body and resting when it tells you to. It may take more time to really heal, so be patient, and give the body a chance to get you back to normal again.

Hal, it sounds like your eyeglass problem is the same as mine. One stem is on vacation. They work fine when I lean back to read. I will get new ones when Gary has the time to take me. I do have about four more pair here and there around the house..in my purse..in my cart.. and in the bathroom, so I am not lacking. It is time for a new testing though.

Bis, I am still very cautious in turning over in this single bed. Sometimes I put a big pillow on either side of me just so I can fall asleep. Some mornings one pillow or more may be on the floor, but that's better than me being down there. Does your hospital bed have railings on the sides ?

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 01:54:31 PM
I'm home from work and I'm bone weary!  I've eaten lunch and I gave the doggies a snack and I truly think I hear the sofa calling my name.  I think I'll go see if there's a nap waiting there for me.  I'll be back to visit after Kiran goes home.  Take care Everyfriend...especially you, Lloyd!

P.S  The sky is still leaking here.  Wish we could shift it to somewhere that needs to be leaked on.  I sure hope they are working on the Sunshine Pump.  It must be in worse shape than we thought!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 06, 2016, 02:08:42 PM
Good morning from a cloudy Interior, weather gurus say it will be either partly cloudy or partly sunny, (See the pattern developing?  :-\); until the fourteenth but it will continue to develop warmer temperatures.

Good Morning everyone and Hello Gloria! I have been waiting to email you until your PC issues are straightened out.

Here's wishing all here have sunny days and healthy weeks ahead!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 02:44:19 PM
June--How nice that Gary are Dori are coming to have an early Mother's day with you.  I know you love your time with them.  Yes, my hospital bed has railings on the sides.

Janie--Get a nap and perhaps when you wake up the sun will be out.

angelface--Your weathermen are about as fickle as ours are.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 03:35:16 PM
Napped....still raining...heading out to get TLH from school!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 06, 2016, 03:51:43 PM
JaneS
sounds about like me I was having a good Nap  when st luke's called to ck on me and woke me up to quiz Me about how I was doing.have a great rest of the day.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 06, 2016, 04:32:56 PM
LLoyd, I am so glad they check up on you to see you are not misbehaving. Now keep resting so you can get completely healed again.

Janie, I pray you had a nice nap before picking up TLH today. You do too much my dear. The trip to Texas is going to be very needful for sure. And I hope you sleep most of the way, from the time your front door closes behind you, till you are being greeted by folks in Texas.

Bis, I had a wonderful time with Gary and Dori..presents galore, plus a beautiful bouquet of varied flowers……roses,  and others I do not know the name of, but they are gorgeous. We had a good lunch together and lots of greetings from folks Gary knows from preaching and Dori has met previously. I was also given a long stemmed pink rose by our staff.

Now I am ready for a lay down time out and a good book. I have a truly thankful heart.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 06, 2016, 05:06:16 PM
Gosh, today ended up busier than I thought. First I waltzed with he vacuum cleaner then took the spin mop for a spin on the floors. Pulled the old raspberry canes out and cleaned up that vegetable garden I was going to roto till the garden but the tiller wouldn't start so  off to the repair man it went. Was just washing my van when company drove in , was having a visit with them and in come dd for a visit with some geraniums for me . I am going to do a whole lot of nothing tonight..put my feet up and rest.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 06, 2016, 05:34:49 PM
A good Friday afternoon HELLO to EVERYFRIEND.

Oh my, our day started quite early with banging on the side of the house.  They finally came to repair some damaged wood on the side of our fireplace.  They were suppose to do this before the house was painted well over a week ago.  They took off the rotten boards, and left before we could go out and see the adjacent boards also have some rot in them..........guess they were just going to cover them up and be done.  Well, that was not going to happen, so we tried to make a few calls to see if we could get the supervisor here to see.  Moral of the story is, he did come by and said they would do it correctly..........several hours have passed and it is thunder and lightening like crazy out.......still no repair done and it is going on 4 PM.........  I am panicking as I sure don't want them to leave this open to the rain that is going to be coming if not today, tomorrow and Sunday. 

Grumble, grumble. 

I wish you all a great rest of your day.

Jenny
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 06, 2016, 05:48:15 PM
Well I finally did get back.  Been kinda busy, sorta, kinda.  Had to add some coolant to my wifes car, then checked the oil and it was low, no oil so I headed on down to Auto Zone and stopped on the way and got her tire repaired.  It had a slow leak, then to Auto Zone and picked up some oil.  Holy smokes, I get aggravated ever time I have to buy oil, almost 5 dollars a quart, also while there, I picked up some crazy glue to fix my glasses.  By the way these are my computer glasses, not regular glasses.  Came home and repaired the glasses and they are holding so far.  We shall see.

Lloyd glad you are back home and hope you get plenty of rest and relaxation.  Hope you get well soon. 

Gloria, how are you enjoying the "new" computer.  I know you are happy to be able to resume your daily visit with your daughter.

Amy, I see by your last post it was party time again at your house.  Dancing and carrying on with all the crowd at your house.

Nothing much going on here now.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 06, 2016, 06:04:35 PM
Janie--Glad you got a nap.

Lloyd--I think that's GREAT the the hospital calls to check on your well-being.

June--That makes me happy that your celebration with Gary and Dori was so wonderful.

Amy--You sure did have a very busy day.

Jenny--Why in the world can't workmen do things correctly the first time?

halkel--Hopefully that glue will hold your glasses together.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 06:16:28 PM
Good Evening everyone

Enjoy your evening

kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 06:41:59 PM
OK, June, I'm going to goof off this evening.  I got my entire list finished today, well not the big list but everything that I had planned for today.  So tonight, I'm going to play "recliner radish"...unless I decide to cook something.  I'm trying to use up everything in the fridge that will spoil except for the things I'm leaving specifically for Casey. 

I do try to actually sit down and eat a decent dinner every day.  It forces me to relax and to put good food in my body. 

I hope you all had a good day.  The sky is still leaking here and is supposed to do so most of the night.  However.  We are supposed to have sun tomorrow and temps in the high 60s and then into the 70s by Monday. 
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 06, 2016, 07:02:47 PM
Amy dear, I get tired out just reading about all you do. Shamefully it does make me a little bit jealous, there was a day my friend when I may have kept up with you, but now I will just rest with the fun memories you bring back to me. I am proud of you girl !

Jenny, is it your home owners assoc. that is responsible for the repairs on your home, or who does do the deciding and hiring of those doing such poor workmanship. Those repairs certainly should have been done before the painting, and in clement weather too. I pray your rain will blow over here to Calif.

Hal, you too have had a busy day. You may have to pay too much for the oil, but at least you are able to put it in the engine, rather that going to a dealer.

Kelly, I tried to answer your mail the other day and got it all messed up and lost it. Just so you know I tried.

Bis, I am still basking in the delight of having my kids here. And one of these days they intend to take me to their Church for a Sunday service. It is always such a busy day for them I feel guilty having them come to get me, but they want to do it. We'll see. I am happy Gary comes here twice a month. If our Pastor had his way, Gary would come weekly, but his plate is full to overflowing now, and he needs a time out too. The a-Fib still gives him a reminder at times to slow down.

Janie,  :thumbup: :smitten:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 07:19:08 PM
Hi June
Thanks for the message, computers have a tendency to lose messages. It has happened to me a few times.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 06, 2016, 07:20:36 PM
Good Night Everyone

Kelly

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 06, 2016, 10:17:31 PM
this setting around is for the birds,but necessary for healing. but it wares me out I am off to bed wishing you all a good Night.
sweet dreams.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2016, 10:48:57 PM
Good Night Everyfriend!  I'm off to Dreamland, too, and may God Bless Us Every One!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 06, 2016, 11:01:11 PM
Of course they never returned to put the new boards on to seal up the house before the rains come.  I am blowing the storm back to California, JUNE.  IF only I could REALLY do that!  Not sure if we can even hope that they will come tomorrow, let alone Mother's Day.  We are to have rain on and off both Saturday and Sunday. 

JOAN, it is the truth, no one seems to be able to get their job done right these days.  It seems we are constantly having to follow up many times over on something that we thought were done.  I know I am far from being the only one doing this! 

JUNE, our homes are covered for the painting and roof by the HOA, however if any repairs are needed we have to pay for them....wood issues or gutters.  They identified that two areas had damage and gave us a quote to do the work.. We gave them the OK to do the work due to a short time before the painting was to start. (Less than a week)  We should have done the repair ourselves....it would have been done quickly and most of all correctly, and at a reasonable cost....not what we are now going to have to pay. 

I am smiling about your day with Gary and Dori, JUNE. 

HAL, glad that you got the glasses glued...I hope it did a good job and you are set. 

AMY, you deserve to put your feet up and take a rest.  I do believe you give Jane a run for her money in regard to which of you work the hardest. 

JANE, I hope you too are resting well tonight.

Pleasant dreams to all. 

Jenny

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 06, 2016, 11:20:27 PM
Just returned from a movie downstairs..real life of the Hobos in the good ole days. Even women are hoboing now. It was interesting and enjoyable.

Now I need to go to bed. No naps again today so sleep should come easily. Have a very Good night my dear friends, God Bless you all, I send you Prayers Hugs and much Love. June
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 04:00:13 AM
Good Saturday morning, Everyfriend.   There's DDs to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!


:smitten:


CHUCKLES

Safety at Work

Safety is a major concern at the manufacturing company where I work. So I'm constantly preaching caution to the workers I supervise.

"Does anyone know," I asked a few guys, "what the speed limit is in our parking lot?"

The long silence that followed was interrupted when one of them piped up. "That depends. Do you mean coming to work or leaving?"

Food For Thought

Let God Out of the Box
By Joyce Meyer



I’ve been saying for a couple of years now that people need to let God out of the Sunday morning box, that He doesn't want to just be with you for an hour or two on Sunday morning and then put back in His box to sit there until you have an emergency, but He wants to invade your Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Thought of the Day

Saturday is like a blank page, fresh and new, a pause away from routines and responsibilities. Thank you for rest, for recreation, family and friends.
Lord, thank you for Saturdays.


--Author Unknown


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Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 04:02:39 AM



Happy Birthday, Joy!!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Natureboy on May 07, 2016, 04:42:16 AM
Happy Birthday Joy, have a lovely day  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 07, 2016, 04:49:46 AM
Joy, have the most enjoyable BIRTHDAY today...and make it a day to remember...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 05:35:34 AM
Good morning Joan

How are you on this lovely Saturday.


Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 05:36:39 AM
Hi Joy

Happy Birthday

Have a wonderful day.

Kevin
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 05:38:21 AM
Good Morning Jackie

What a lovely weather forecast for the next few days in the UK and the Isle of Man I hope.

Enjoy your day.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 07, 2016, 06:18:03 AM
Good morning everyone..

Taking the day off today and heading to the city. Fabricland has a 50% off sale so I am meeting my daughter in love there.

June ,I bet you could leave me in the dust in your younger years! I sit back now and watch the young ones work around me..time does have a way on catching up.

Joy, happy birthday to you, may you be blessed with many more!!!

Lloyd,  take it easy please, I know doing nothing is not on your agenda but you heal quicker. Listen to your body and rest.

Jackie, good morning..

Kelly good morning.

Hal, no party today  :thumbup:

Joan thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Joy on May 07, 2016, 06:19:42 AM
Good morning,

Nice to come here first thing this morning and see all the birthday greetings.  Really helped to get my day off on the right foot. As I get older,  birthdays are very special.

Thanks, Kelly,  Jackie, Nature Boy and Joan.

Joy
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Joy on May 07, 2016, 06:20:41 AM
Thank you, also, Amy.  You sneaked in while I was writing.

Joy
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 07, 2016, 06:35:55 AM
Joy
have a gate special day. yes Amy is part Indian walks softly. Have a great day everyone,

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2016, 06:56:03 AM
Good Morning Everyfriend!

Happy Birthday, Joy!  Enjoy your day this year and many more to come!

Today is my grandniece's last day of college for her Freshman year.  They are picking her up and moving her out of the dorm today.  And it sounds like my sister is coming along to help.  I'm meeting them for lunch to give her some things after they are all packed up.  Looking forward to seeing them all. 

Still have a list to cover today and, hopefully, the doggies will be clean tonight.  I still have Sunday but a lot to do on Sunday, too.  I'd like to get that job out of the way today.  I'll let you know how that goes.

I'm not on a par with Amy.  I don't shovel snow any more.  I could if I had to but I don't so I won't!  And I definitely don't hang the wash out.  I don't drive around as much as she does and I don't want to.  However, I suspect that some of us might have a few years on her.  I'm not planning to sluff off just because of the extra years but you know how that goes.

I need to get moving!  Another busy day today and some things that were not planned...like lunch with my sister's family and supper with Cathy and Craig.  If the weather holds, we're going to have our first outing at The Fence Drive In for supper. 

Have a lovely day and if you need it, PLEASE take the rain!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 07:29:42 AM
Good morning Natureboy, Vanilla-Jackie and Lloyd.

Amy--Good morning.  I hope you stock up on the fabric bargains.:)  Enjoy the day with your daughter in love.

Good morning, Joy.  May your day be just what you want it to be.

Kelly--Good morning.  I'm fine and the sun is brightly shining.

Good morning, Janie.  Enjoy meeting your family for lunch and your supper with Cathy and Craig.  Your "to do" list is dwindling.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 07, 2016, 07:30:27 AM
I will take the rain any time heaving the choice over drought,at least the grass growers . Nancy is going to grand daughters Granulation from collage today.too far away too much ridding so I am not going. they are having a Dinner tomorrow and she said that will be good enough.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 07:43:06 AM
Hi Joan
Not bright here and the rain is raining  :)

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 07:45:19 AM
Good morning Amy

Hope you have better weather today than the Isle Of Man

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 07:46:18 AM
Good Morning Lloyd

I hope you have been able to seat since you returned home.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: phyllis on May 07, 2016, 09:10:18 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOY!

Jane, have faith....the sun is finally shining brightly here this morning and it should work its way on up to you soon.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 07, 2016, 09:35:43 AM
Kelly
I am getting around , not speeding but around , i get down and up slowly so don't get too light headed.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2016, 09:38:37 AM
Hallelujah!  The doggies are clean!  I decided to do them right before I took my shower this morning.  So, not only are THEY clean, so am I and so is the bathtub!  I did it all in one fell swoop!  WHEW!  Now I can relax and enjoy lunch with my sister and her family!

Still raining, Phyll!  Not a sign of the sun.  That Sunshine Pump is really kaput!  They need to get my dad on it.  Bet he could fix it.  If he can't they need the Master Planner!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 09:42:18 AM
Lloyd--Congratulations to your granddaughter.

Kelly--Local forecasters here say no more rain for at least a week.

Good morning, Phyllis.

Janie--Everybody in your house is now squeaky clean.  Sure wish that sunshine pump up there would get fixed.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 07, 2016, 09:53:46 AM
Jane S, well-done on you in getting your fur friends spruced up and clean...long gone are the days I can bath my dogs, I couldn't do it if I tried.....Our Toby is booked for the 16th, he is way overdue his pet grooming session but I booked an app with a local groomer who R had met one of her clients when out and about our parkhomes site, said how groomed his dog looked, and where did you take it.....Poor Toby will have gone 11-12 weeks, 3 weeks longer than usual, he is now looking on the scruffy side, cant wait to get him done, then same morning we have to take our Benji to the vets for another top-up booster, just hope we have time before collecting our Toby, as of yet we have no clue as to how long new groomer will take....Oh and new groomer although we havent met her, we were told she has Cocker Spaniels of her own...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 07, 2016, 09:56:56 AM
Good Morning everyone! Another one of those partly sunny or partly cloudy days, depending on your outlook!

Happy Birthday Joy, enjoy!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: larryhanna on May 07, 2016, 10:02:32 AM
Hi everyone.  It is another beautiful day and it is headed to a sunny 83 degrees.  I have been out already this morning as went down to the cafe where I have coffee and got a Western omelet for breakfast for us.  Pat really likes the butter biscuits that are included and it also comes with grits.  We split the omelet and I got the bowl of grits and she had the biscuit.  I plan on trying to get to COSTCO later this morning for a couple of things and to get the car filled with gas.  Nothing else on the schedule for today.

Kelly, thanks for your greeting.  Hope you had a good day yesterday and am having a good day today. 

Gloria, when I set up my office in this new house I fixed my computer desk so there is plenty of space behind it to reach the back of the computers and printers.  I no longer need get down on the floor to work with the wires. 

Happy Birthday Joy.  I agree with your comment that birthdays are very special.

Well need to get out and water my flowers and other plantings for the day.  Hope all have a good day.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Denver on May 07, 2016, 10:03:50 AM
A good Saturday morning to  EVERYFRIEND.  It is a very dreary looking day. 

Special HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to you, JOY.  I hope you enjoy a nice day and best of health this coming year. 

The workmen arrived at 7AM, so with any luck all that pounding they are doing out there will have Us sealed up before the rains begin. 

Enjoy the time with your family today, JANE.  YIPPEE, you got the doggies all spiffed up this morning.

JACKIE, I hope the new groomer will be nice and do a good job with your Toby Dog.  It is good that you found someone that also has a Cocker. 

Thank you for our goodies today, JOAN. 

Have a fun day fabric shopping with your DILove, AMY.

Congrats to your college graduate, LLOYD.


I wish you all a good day.

Jenny
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 07, 2016, 10:07:40 AM
Jenny, hope your workers didn't start pounding at 7am.... ???

Yes it was pure luck we met someone who told us his groomer has Cocker's of her own, so she should have Toby looking the way a proper Cocker should look...I shall be putting my trust in her....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 10:28:00 AM
Vanilla-Jackie--That was good that "R" met up with somebody who knew a good dog groomer.

angelface--Good morning.  No doubt about it here--the sun is brightly shining.

Good morning, Larry.  That breakfast you went to get for you and Pat sounds good. 

Jenny--Good morning.  Sure hope those workmen finish before it rains.  I think after the inferior work they did the first time, I'd be out there watching their every move.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Chia on May 07, 2016, 10:33:09 AM
Today May 7 is my oldest sons birthday...I practiced my texting to him by wishing my first born a Happy Birthday when I received his reply"  Thankyou Divine Receptacle"..Needless to say I got a big kick from his answer....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 07, 2016, 10:45:47 AM
First things first.  Happy Birthday Joy.  May it truly be a special day for you.

Good Morning Everyone!

Boy, talk about being busy, sounds like all of you have been busy. 
Janie, good girl, finally got those dogs taken care of.  ;)  Doesn't it feel good to have a job done that you have dreaded?  Bathing isn't so bad, it is the cleaning up afterwards that always got me.  I no longer do it, groomers get the job.

Amy, leave the checkbook at home.  You know how you are when you go into a fabric shop. 

Amy and Don, boy that is some fire you have going in Canada.  Poor people losing their homes and I saw in paper this morning that they expect the fire to double in size today and said that without rain they will never get it contained.
Wonder how it started.

Joanie, I already had a couple of waffles this morning (frozen) so I think I will pass on the DD.  But thank you anyhow.

Larry, this old computer desk I have is heavy, heavy and I have it piled so high with a TV, my gateway for UVerse other "stuff" that I have just given up on every having my cables anywhere except behind it and on the floor.  Plug and play was great (is great) if you are young and agile (under 75) but age certainly ruins the theory..... ;D

Everyone have a great day.  Kevin, stay dry.


Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 10:50:40 AM
Hi Hal
Just been for a walk, showery weather though!

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 07, 2016, 11:13:00 AM
JOY  Happy Birthday, hope I is a special day for you to enjoy.

Good morning everyone, I know I missed being here last night but got through half my email. Deleted a lot without reading them. Felt like I had been away for months instead of weeks. Felt like I had been away for years though. I really missed the SS most though.

KELLY  Moghrey Mie. Hope you are having a sunny day. Still gloomy here.

PHYLLIS  I don't remember ever seeing hail like that here, brief times with pea size hail but not often. We do get sleet in the winter but that is small but can make everything icy. Glad you got your hunting and gathering finished for another week. I think I would get by for almost a month with my full freezer and the other foods I have. If I had an appetite it wouldn't last that long.

JOAN  I still have the heat on here. That dampness must have penetrated the walls and settled in my bones.

JACKIE  I learned that zig zag from my SIL on a trip to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. It is in the mountains and lot of hills to go up and down. We got to one and I sat on a bench at the bottom of it. We had already walked what seemed like miles already. He is not a fast walker and he kept saying it would be easy to go up, “just follow me” so I did. Went up that hill easy by going from one side of the wide path to the other slowly going up. I would have gone straight up and that would have been hard.

JUNE  there is one lady here who falls out of bed every night. Her children bought the rails for both sides of a double bed and she would still somehow fall out. Some wondered if she got out in her sleep by climbing over the rails. Never hurt herself.

JANE  like you I am so tired of the leaky sky. We did have a tiny patch of blue show up yesterday but the clouds hid it fast and started leaking again. Today makes 7 days of it.

ANGELFACE  I will be waiting for an email from you.  I know what I have to do for my printer to work, just get the disk out to reinstall it. The external is another thing. What comes up on the screen is I need a new driver. With all the other things I have had to do I have not looked into that yet.

JUNE  glad you enjoyed Gary and Dori's visit.

AMY  about time you took the time out for you to rest. I really get tired just reading about all you do. You are like the pioneer women of years ago, always working hard.

JENNY sad that companies/workers no longer stay on the job and do things right the first time.

HAL  oh wow you do need those computer glasses. I have a pair of those too and would be lost without them. I sure am happy to get together with my daughter every day again. First day we were on Skype over 2 hours. We always find so many things to talk about.
JOAN  oh a lemon DD will be so good this morning. That is comfort food for me and with this weather comfort food is what is needed. LOL with chuckles. So true. Cannot get out of the parking lot fast enough. I do remember those days. Food for Thought is to true for many people. I think everyone remembers  in our working years how much we looked forward to Saturdays. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  hope you find that just perfect material for a new quilt you have in mind.

JANE  hope you get to wash your fur babies today.

LARRY  I was not thinking ahead or much when I moved in here. I would have had the desk and PC on the other side of the room and set it up like I had it before. To do it now I would have to get Cox here and also someone to move the desk and every thing.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 07, 2016, 11:49:04 AM
Gloria, I feel I have heard that before, going zig zag....our slope going up is straight in the centre but rough, but slopey to the sides...R has a way of pushing me to the sides, I have to keep telling him that the middle is the straighter, of course if a car comes along I then have to maneuver myself to the side which is part on uneven gravel path....oh and there is nothing for me to grab onto just some barbed wire and some wooden poles....usually by the time to make my way down, I am at my most unsteadiest, just thankful I do get down....as I told him, one day he will have to go to fetch the car to get me down....

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 11:51:22 AM
Chia--Good morning.  Happy Birthday to your son.  He has a good sense of humor.

halkel--Good morning.  Since you had a waffle, you could have a DD for dessert.:)

Good morning, Gloria.  My a/c has been running continually since the first of March and will do so until late fall.  I did look forward to weekends in my working years, but now--not so much.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 07, 2016, 12:31:16 PM
A new trivia quiz has been posted.

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=95.msg14941#msg14941
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 07, 2016, 12:56:48 PM
I wish you all a good morning and a very happy day.

And to our Joy, a very very Happy Birthday !




We have an overcast morning again, but the sun will get out of bed later on. Everyone sounds "chipper" this morning and I am happy about that. At two o'clock we are having a Kentucky Derby Party in our  Courtyard..I have no idea what that will be, but I  will attend and let you know later. At 6:30 George Rossi will entertain us. Again, I will have to let you know what he does...probably singing.

I may hang a few more pictures today. One of my presents was new pictures of my Grandchildren and their children, so I will find an arrangement of those four pictures. People will be on a short wall and paintings will go on the longer wall across the way. My East wall is all windows, the west wall mirrored double closet and front door. I am so content.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2016, 01:35:53 PM
I'm back from my little visit with my sister and her family and you'll never guess...I drove into sunshine on the way home!  I think they might have got the pump working and plugged up the holes.  I'll keep it a while and then send some of it on to you, Gloria!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 02:29:28 PM
angelface--Those that are interested will follow the link.

June--I intend to watch the Derby, but your party sounds even better.  Let us know what George Rossi does.  How nice to get pictures of family for Mother's day.

Janie--Hurrah for some sunshine in your area.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Amy on May 07, 2016, 03:22:15 PM
Well, we enlightened the fabric store ....some.. then we went to the town my daughter in love lives to deliver a rain barrel  plus give her a hand to help start the new lawn mower. The 3 of us had lunch out at a wee restaurant there...

Gloria, I don't do near the work I used to, on the farm I did chores, put hay down, cleaned the barn milked a cow for the house and did the hayin.  Plus I helped cut wood but have since sold my chainsaw  :thumbup: This is a piece of cake now..

Jane ,bet those furbabies feel better now, These girls will race about the house after a bath and just love to snuggle up to you before they are dry. Which reminds me I have nails to do this weekend, I did the neighbours dog yesterday when he was over.

Hal, I had a gift certificate to use and I told my dil to go put her name in on a draw and while she was away I paid for her stuff too.Her Mothers Day gift :)
Watching the videos on the fire make ones heart so sad, they have lost everything. I can't imagine the number of animals that have perished in the fires. too. I pray for rain.

Too full to think about supper ...
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 03:29:55 PM
Amy--You really covered some ground today.  How nice of you to pay for your daughter-in-love's stuff as a Mother's Day gift.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Carol on May 07, 2016, 05:49:26 PM
Radioman - Don:  Congratulations on your newest great grandchild! 

Amy:  The pictures in CA are so sad - I do hope there are enough firefighters to stop this catastrophe.  Losing homes, businesses, it has to be so hard to believe.  Last year, my brother was a volunteer fireman in the Okanogan area of Washington so they had days of peril too.  May is early for this to begin. I was raised in the city but stayed on relatives farms several summers and learned how to drive a tractor, ride a horse to get the mail and bake and cook forever all day long. 

We will be on the road home by Monday and do hope to stay out of the way of these dust storms that have been closing at least one interstate for hours at a time.  If we drive through those areas early in the morning it should be alright.  Pictures of the visibility are downright frightful.  I will miss seeing quail.  They are now used to us and not as skittish. 

Happy Birthday, JOY
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 07, 2016, 05:59:27 PM
Carol--Those fires in Canada are almost beyond comprehension.  Safe travels as you head home, and I hope you don't encounter dust storms or any other obstacles.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Kelly on May 07, 2016, 06:59:05 PM
Hi Gloria
Faster mie there with you now.

Kelly
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2016, 07:41:08 PM
My list is getting shorter!  It's beginning to look like I might finish it.  I'm already get more things done than I'm adding to it.  Just the cleaning to do and a few groceries to pick up.  And I promised Kiran a supper at McD.  That's Monday!  Then I have to pack my suitcase but most of the stuff is laid out on the bed in the spare room.  I'm sure there's more there than I plan to take so I have to sort.

Lloyd, I don't remember if I said my Congratulations to your granddaughter on her graduation.  I do wish her well!

And I just finished the paper work for my doggie sitter.  I'll email it to her tomorrow and if she has any questions, she'll call me.  It's so nice to have someone you know and trust to love your doggies when you go away. 

I'm going to put together a breakfast casserole before I go to bed tonight.  I'll be able to have it for breakfast for the next four days and then freeze some for when I come back.  And the eggs won't spoil while I'm gone.  I think that's the last of what has to be used up before I go.

Tomorrow, I'm cleaning.  My grandmother would NOT be shocked at doing that on Sunday.  She used to say, "The better the day, the better the deed."  If it needed doing and it was Sunday, do it!  I'm also going to brunch at my daughter's.  My SIL does the cooking and the cleanup for Mother's Day!

I hope you all have an easy and a pleasant evening! 

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Gloria on May 07, 2016, 08:48:48 PM
Everything is now working. When my son was here today I had hi go to the back of the tower and move things around. My external is now working. Yippee.

JANE  We might have sun tomorrow but will have it Monday. Think it will blind me.

I spent too much time in front of the computer today and now everything is where I want it one again. Have a good night everyone. God willing we will meet tomorrow again.

For all our Mothers.
[img]Everything is now working. When my son was here today I had hi go to the back of the tower and move things around. My external is now working. Yippee.

JANE  We might have sun tomorrow but will have it Monday. Think it will blind me.

I spent too much time in front of the computer today and now everything is where I want it one again. Have a good night everyone. God willing we will meet tomorrow again.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2016, 10:08:14 PM
I'm going to be off to Dreamland soon.  This has been one busy and productive day.  I finished the papers for the Doggie Sitter and I was going to email them but there is a lot of information that I'd rather not have disappear into cyber space so I think I'll copy them and drop them off for her.

Good night Everyfriend!  I wish you a peaceful rest.  God Bless Us Every One.
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: halkel on May 07, 2016, 10:39:10 PM
I haven't done anything all day but sit on my duff, but my leg and arm feel heavy and I am tired out.  I am off to bed.
Good Night, God Bless and Sweet dreams.

Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: June Drabek on May 07, 2016, 11:15:00 PM
Hal, I hope tomorrow finds you feeling top notch.

I just got home from music downstairs..George Rossi..he was great. Did some sing alongs for us, and played New York, New york and I just had to get up and dance to that with my stroller. There was a man and his wife dancing many of the tunes, and some she did by herself. Hubby finally won out and got her to go home.

Tomorrow is Church, then time to do some shopping on the computer after lunch with others. ow it is time for bed, the eyes are tired as is the body, so I will listen to them. God keep you all in safety and health, happiness and all the good things of life. I love you all. June
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 08, 2016, 02:48:59 AM
Halkel, I would get that heavy leg, arm checked out, if you haven't done already......alarm bells are starting to ring....
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: angelface555 on May 08, 2016, 03:05:18 AM
I agree!
Title: Re: Soda Shoppe Week of May 1
Post by: JoanFL on May 08, 2016, 05:03:14 AM



A new week for Soda Shoppe begins HERE (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=153.0).