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Soda Shoppe for January 1, 2019

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Amy

Larry, I am afraid your words are falling on deaf ears. Please see your Dr. as this is not you. You may need iron also. Tell us not to worry is like telling us not to eat chocolate  :)
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

Shirley

Larry, while we are on the subject of anemia...  ;) , here's a link to how WE tend to blame every ache, pain, & weariness on age. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1001/p1565.html  For a long time my husband would take the iron & bonemeal I offered him & always perked up. BUT, his doctor kind of rolled his eyes & insinuated that his blood tests were not that bad. I quit suggesting. I also get the same reaction when I bring it up (same doctor  ;)  ), but I KNOW when I feel better & willing to do what it takes. Right or wrong, I'm taking the blame for what I choose to do, but I was not willing to take blame for someone else. I know taking iron isn't going to fix congestive heart failure (like my husband had), but if it helps the breathing (he was checked by a lung specialist & not a lung problem), why not take advantage of it? Do hope you feel better fast, okay to take one day off.  :coolsmiley:

Joy, loved reading about the party.... we haven't thought about doing the crazy gift thing yet.. so far the main subject is eating & feeding.

Amy, I really hated liver, even the smell of it frying with onions. BUT, I love those bacon wrapped little chicken livers served at most of the Christmas parties long ago. I used to even make them but had not thought about them for years.  :thumbup: Maybe the liver outweighs the bad of the bacon?  ;) EDIT: Thanks for the back up warning to Larry!  :thumbup:

Any news about how Pat is doing? Boy, I just looked outside & the wind is howling, trees down along the river are swaying like you wouldn't believe!  Don't see any birds flying around, guess it's hard for them to navigate. Windshield wipers ran on the way home from church & McDonald's... it's a gray day, not that cold but wind cuts through clothes like one is bare. Supposed to be nice, above normal for several days (camping weather  :nanadance: ).

JaneS

OK, maybe I need more iron!  I'm willing to try anything.  I've been so tired and I can't seem to sleep soundly more than one to two hours a night.  I wake up with an "urgent call" and I can't go back to sleep.  I've even stashed a bottle of melatonin in the bathroom and I take one before I go back to bed.  I'm feeling so tired and I tried to put it down to old age but maybe it's not.

Enough of that!  Larry, should we go get a bottle of iron tablets?  I will if you will. I never thought about it affecting the eyes.  My bones are strong!

However, my memory isn't.  I've forgotten what I wanted to say to some of you so I'll just wish you all a good day.  Sorry about my complaining, today!  Tomorrow has to be better!


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June Drabek

I wish it were still Sat. when I felt so alive. I woke this morning again with a bleeding nose.....it was running blood again, so I called the clinic, they sent up the night time Nurse. He saw what was happening so packed my nose with gauze and put an icepack on my upper area of the nose. That did it. Later a nurse came up and said they planned to run a bunch of tests..So I will probably be wakened early for starters. In reading all your posts, I am most definitely going to push for the  Iron and Bonemeal. Makes good sense to me. The medical profession is either unaware of more simple cures, or never knew of them.

So...it has been an off day for me again. I had a light lunch at home, and I think I will have a bowl of oatmeal and yogurt for supper. I use quaker oats Instant oatmeal with apples and cinnamon. Microwave deal.It is tasty and easy to prepare and good for digestion.

So My dear ones, you too Micheal..thanks for your wishes...I will be off to fix supper then on to bed and book. I love you all so much, my cyber family. God grant you a peaceful night and a new, invigorating tomorrow.Hugs, Hugs, Hugs, and prayers. June
As long as we are here, let's dance.

Mary Ann

June, I had a couple of nosebleeds 2 1/2 years ago, same nostril both times, went to ER where they packed the nostril both times.  I'm very careful with that side of my nose and so far have had no repeats (knock on wood).  I don't think you have the same problem I might have here in winter, but I have Tom fill up my humidifier which moistens the air because with the heat on daily, the air gets dry in the house.  I am not sure that in California you have the dry air problem.

Other than the above, I have no words of wisdom.  And I hope the powers that be can find the source of your problem because I know it is upsetting to wake up with a bleeding nose. 

Probably at our age, our nasal membranes are thinner and that could contribute to the nose bleeds.

Mary Ann

Shirley

June, I am so happy they are going to give you a "going over". When you mentioned packing your nose with gauze, I recalled going in the hospital room with my parents, Dad's brother laying on the gurney and hearing the nurse saying, "Mr.Smith (real last name), you wouldn't be needing this if you had been taking your iron & calcium like you should".  Made a lasting impression on me. I was the one that discovered the bonemeal helped the iron absorb & kept the stomach from cramping (& no constipation problems from iron). Original bone meal was in powder form & my doctor suggested I put it in orange juice or over oatmeal, etc. Instead, I went to the pharmacy & asked to buy the largest gel capsules they had & proceeded to fill them with the bone meal. Since then I found other places that sell (besides the health food stores) tablets. I buy mine from Puritan Pride online, they used to be SO cheap & now have gone up to crazy prices. I think they have become an "in" thing with the younger group. They still carry the kind I buy (with added D) but also have some that cost more with new titles. I'll post the link if you want. Scratch that... I just looked & they are "out of stock and no date when fulfilled".  That is shocking!  I did find it in the health food store so Google. I know at one time it was "out of favor" with the industry because of contamination problems. It is one vitamin I never take past the due date, but my roses love it! Hopefully your nursing staff will have newer remedies if it proves to be what you need. (((hugs to you)))This is what I take. https://www.puritan.com/bone-health-241/bone-meal-with-vitamin-d-000253

Mary Ann, my husband had a problem with dry air as well. He ran a humidifier near his bed but thought it too much trouble having to use distilled water & not just water from the faucet. WE had warnings about the hard water leaving a fine "dust" on everything & that we would breathe it in. We then had a whole house humidifier put on the furnace & it does keep the humidity at what ever setting we like. I had it replaced not long ago, & a year ago. My husband didn't think it needed to be replaced that often, but sure works better!

Had a phone call from a long time friend & we talked an hour & half... so guess I'd better get off here & think about going to bed. I forgot I just walked away from the computer & didn't sign out or post. Good night & sweet dreams.

Denver

qGood evening.  Another weekend over and done in a flash!  We got most of the Christmas decorations taken down today, but ran out of time me so will have to finish packing the rest tomorrow.  We had dinner with Dr. Dave's Family, and enjoyed our time together very much.

Today our Jonah is a month old already.  We received new pictures today and he has grown so much.  Sure would like to pick him right out of the pictures and hold him so tight. 

My dad will be going in to the spine doctor again in a week or so.  They will knock him out again and do some shots to try to help with the pain.  He will do this two times in the next month.  I sure hope this will help him.  Diane thinks that dad is better, but he is still very uncomfortable so what ever else they can do for him will sure be appreciated. 

Pleasant dreams to you ALL. 

Jenny
🦋 Jenny
"Love many, trust few; learn to paddle your own canoe"

Lloyd Hammond

well I still love all my friends on line and off. senior and young but I do not as I read as others feel the same way with the changes in the format of S & F form. maybe am just getting to feel the old age I am, but I have earned the right to do so. seams so many people think I can no longer think for my self. but I still feed myself shower by my self and do all my choosers most of the time by my self, just takes longer to do them. Nancy has a appointment
with her doctor on Wednesday morning at 8;30 AM. between then and now we are going to get food clothes and other desires and needs in the R V and go to her appointment in it and hit the road from there. am going to activate the hot spot so we will be on line while traveling. It cost $50 every 30 days so we kill it when we are not on the road. you know a piney saved is a piney earned. hope you all have a great day.

Lloyd

Amy

Good morning everyone..

-3° F here this morning and the snow did not come that was predicted!!

Not sure what is happening here today, I just know I have to take hubby in to see if he can start physio. The RA Dr gave him a script  to start this with hopes that it will help his shoulders.

I was talking with my son last night and of course I asked him what the weather was like in Arkansas and he said he was in a tee shirt and shorts.......he is headed to TX . I hope on his way back warmer weather will follow him.


Lloyd, safe travels on the highways and hope you and Nancy enjoy the warmer weather and the time away.

Jenny, hope your Dad gets some relief from pain.

I had better get ready for the day.

Take care everyone..
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

JaneS

I noticed that I didn't say "Good Night" last night.  So I'll wish you a special Good Morning Everyfriend.  We are awaiting the boinger....some of us more patiently than others.  There is a whining doggie behind me and she seems to think I should be paying more attention to her.

I'll be off to Wally World later today to stand behind the counter and greet the shoppers.  Wish me short lines and lots of smiles.

I've gathered all the stuff to make and can spaghetti sauce.  I used my last jar of homemade when Frankie was here in September and I haven't had any since then.  I've tried some commercial sauces and they're OK but I miss my Italian MIL's sauce.  I probably won't start it until later in the week because once it's started, it has to go into the jars.  I don't have any extra fridge space to hold it for any amount of time.

I think I slept better last night than I have in a month of Sundays!  I feel rested this morning and ready to take on the world.   Well, maybe not THE world but at least WALLY World!

I better close this because the boinger has about 3 minutes to go and then both doggies will be breathing down my neck.  Enjoy your day, Everyfriend.  Make it your own in every way!

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Gloria

Good morning everyone, at last we have the sun shining this early, no rain but not warm either,18°. Maybe I will be able to go outside for fresh air later.

JOY at Christmas when my DIL's family all gather they have a Yankee Swap, and that is similar to what you had yesterday only new things within a certain price range. I have been there with them many times. Best time was when one almost bald man got a shower cap and he could not give it away. He had a great sense of humor and it was all in fun.

LARRY  your post yesterday did not sound like you. I hope you feel much better today. if not better call your doctor for an appointment. God watch over you.

AMY  if anyone told me not to eat chocolate I would pay no attention to them, have to have a little of it just about  every day.

SHIRLEY  the link you put in in your post to Larry did not work for me.

JANE  you are not a complainer so when something is bothering you let us know. Possible someone can give a hint at what is wrong. You know that doctors do not approve of anything that is not a prescription. The old Mother Nature's remedies might work much better like Shirley uses.

JUNE  hope you feel better today.

JENNY  I sure pray the doctors can help your dad. A back that hurts is no fun and can get depressing at times.

LLOYD  hope your next trip in your RV is wonderful. You and Nancy deserve to enjoy yourselves now after all the years of hard work.

AMY  with us getting into the coldest part of the year Tshirts and shorts sounds like a dream.

JANE  like you I like my own sauce. I think I have tried all the different ones out there and never found one half as good as homemade.

Have a great day.

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larryhanna

Hi Everyone.  This is our third beautiful and sunny day.  It is 44 right now but we have an expected high of 67.  I am happy to write this morning that I am feeling like my old self.  Late yesterday afternoon it was like a wave passed over me and I knew things were looking up.  I have had spells like the last three days from time to time although this last one of three days may have been the worst.  So I will enjoy today and not worry about tomorrow.  I have three errands to run this morning which will not take very long.  The rest of the day is free. I did watch a lot of college basketball and some of the pro football games yesterday.

The morning is quickly passing and I need to get the errands done so will be back to finish my posting for today when I get back home.

phyllis

Good morning!  A cloudy morning and on the cool side.  The prediction is to have wintry mix by this week's end.  I hope they are wrong but I'll try to be prepared anyway.

It was David's birthday yesterday so I took him out for dinner.  I really felt tired before the time to leave but just was determined to go, anyway.  I felt much better after getting there so I am glad I made the effort.

It is business as usual today and the laundry is just about through in the washer and ready for the dryer.  I want to make a peach cobbler today, also.  I defrosted some peaches on Saturday and ran out of energy to make the cobbler then so I MUST do that today.

Short lines and BIG smiles at Walmart today, Jane.
phyllis
Cary,NC

larryhanna

I'm back from doing my errands and sitting down to rest for a little bit before lunch.  It was really a nice morning to be out and I had no waiting the four places I went. 

Amy, I have discussed the exhaustion with my cardiologist and he had no answers.  I don't want you to have to give up chocolate so I won't tell you not to worry.  There are just going to be some days when I don't feel up to spending the time to post much on the discussion.  I hope your husband well be able to start his physio.  Maybe your son will bring back some of our warmer weather as it sounds like you need it. 

Shirley, my iron level is checked every time I have blood test and is OK. I will do some reading on iron and bonemeal.  I would want the bonemeal in a tablet or capsule.  Thanks for the information.  Like you I dislike the smell of liver.  One of the places I used to go with one of my lunch group of men served liver and onions and I told those who ordered it they would have to sit at another table.  Of course I didn't mean it.  I haven't heard anything new about Pat Halback. 

Jane, I got up for an hour and sat in my chair in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep.  I worked a jigsaw puzzle and after an hour was ready to go back to bed and then sleep three or four more hours.  I hope today turns out to be a better day for you.  It is hard to beat homemade of just about anything in the way of food.  I bet your spaghetti sauce is delicious.  We generally use the already prepared sauce but I think Pat usually spices it up a bit and it is pretty good.  Glad to see  you slept better last night.  A good nights rest really makes a difference. 

June, do you have a lot of blood to spare as you seem to keep losing it.  It isn't a nice feeling to have your nose packed with gauze. 

Mary Ann, I remember we used to have to run a humidifier when our kids were small. 

Jenny, the first month of Jonah's life sure has sped by. I sure hope the shots will help your dad's back pain. 

Lloyd, glad to read that you are near taking off for Florida and it sounds like Nancy has made a good recovery.

June Drabek

No  nosebleed this morning, thank you God. My Nurse gave me an early visit, and she is on the ball. Checked my records and I will be getting iron added to my other stuff. She was not aware of bone meal but will look into it. I am feeling more confident reading all your messages, thank you !!!!!!! I found a whole jar of Yeast tablets in my cupboard, so I have started to use them again. I don't remember why I bought them, but as long as they are there, I will use them upl

Larry, don't push doing chores when you are not really ready for it. You can always find someone who would b happy to do things for a minor wage. even a close neighbor, or a student that needs a bit of spending money. Your health is the most valuable asset you have....guard it carefully.

Time for me to scoot down for lunch, then nap time will follow, but I do hope to return later. June
As long as we are here, let's dance.

JaneS

I put in my 4 hours and when I was almost to the door, the greeter told me I better put up my hood because it was snowing out there.  It was and there wasn't much on the ground or the cars but by the time I got home, the flakes were about 4 times bigger and twice as fast.  I was going to do an errand o the way home but I decided to come right home instead.  it's slowed a bit now but the ground is covered and the guessers are saying snow and sleet will continue through the night.  I'm really glad I don't have to go anywhere today or tomorrow.  Maybe I'll get the rest of the Christmas stuff put away.  I hope it clears off by Wednesday so I can get to the hardward store to pick up my drawer "undroopers".  I'm getting tired of reaching for the silverware drawer and finding a hole and no silverware. 

SHIRLEY, we have a pretty complete Natural Food and Garden center just outside of town and I called to see if they carry the bone meal tablets or if they can order them.  They're closed on Monday.  Rats!

LARRY, I'm glad to hear you're feeling better today. 
JUNE, No nosebleed today....HOORAY!!

Now I'm going to go do some real, honest-to-gooness goofing off....big time.  I've decided that tomorrow is the day to get the rest of he Christmas decorations put away and then Wednesday when the hardware store calls me, I'll get that job done and Thursday, I'll start the spaghetti sauce.  So I have to take care o the goofing off today or it will never get done!

Enjoy the rest of your day, Everyfriend....goof off, eat, play games, open the window and breathe in the fresh air, have a forbidden snack, take the dog for a walk...whatever suits your fancy!


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June Drabek

I had a nice nap today, two hours, then another walk and home to heat up some fried chicken for supper. v-8 juice will be my vegetable and a  banana for dessert.It is quite cool tonight so an early bed and book will be snuggle time before the final meds and then sleep.

No more nagging Larry, you know what you need, so go for it.I have a small tad of Christian Bros.brandy in water before my meal, and it suits me fine.

My doctor agrees with me. She also told me not to buy a humidifier...too noisy. instead I use her method. I hang a wet bath towel in front of my forced air heater and get good humidity that way. I have to rewet the towel two or three times a day, but that's good exercise.

I think my chicken is ready to eat, so off I go. Have a Blessed sleep my friends. I love you so much. June
As long as we are here, let's dance.

Amy

#107
Good morning everyone...

Not all the work got done yesterday. I ended up going for a new battery for the van ,the other one was the original battery and we didn't want to take any chances with it. This morning I have a  date with the snow blower. I could hear the snow hit the house last night and knew I would be busy waltzing this morning. Need to get it done before VON gets here!

Will be back later.

Enjoy your day everyone.

 
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

Lloyd Hammond

AMY good Morning, you are always the first to post that I see every morning.
? for you I do not understand how you can here the snow hitting your house un
Less someone is throwing snowballs at it. now sleet or hail I can visualize but not snow even when it is snowing very hare it is still soft. you know I am sort of dutchiey. Have a good day.

Lloyd

Amy

Lloyd, it could have been wet snow until I go out in it I don't know if it was or not. My hearing is very good, I don't have a problem at all with it. Once when I took the pup Babe out I heard something over head.it was the wind in the wings of an eagle I was hearing. I can also hear the wind in the wings of low flying geese or loons flying over.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

JaneS

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I tried to get in earlier but I couldn't open S&F.  I might have beat AMY in if it had opened when I tried.

I started collecting all the Christmas stuff what's left of the dining room table after the kitchen drawers.  Now I'm determined to get it put away.  Something that's really urging me on to do this is that my daughter and granddaughter from Maryland will be arriving around 7 Wednesday night for a couple days if the weather doesn't turn nasty.  I have to have the dining room table to feed them a couple of meals.  One of the good parts of this is, if the hardware for the drawers comes on Wednesday, Christy is very good at small home repairs.  She'll help me put them in place. 

LLOYD, if there's wind with the snow, it can hit the house pretty hard.  Even with my bad hearing, I've heard that happen.

Now I better get started or nothing will get done.  Enjoy your day, whatever it brings. 

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Gloria

Good morning everyone, woke aching all over, must not have moved at all during my sleep and then it  has been snowing/raining. Cars are covered and the roofs but roads and the traffic part of the parking lot are clear, just wet and cars are moving right along on the road.

LARRY  glad you were feeling better yesterday.

PHYLLIS  glad you went out and it was worth the effort. I like going outside at least every day but now with the cold weather it is a job to bundle up and go out but it is worth it to get the fresh air. Not when it is raining though.

JUNE  glad you woke yesterday with no nose bleed. I know my Dad would get them at times, I have been lucky so far not having any.

JANE  funny how when we were young we drove in all kind of snow but now we just want to stay home. With me I have finally got all all appointments from late March till early November so I don't  have to be on the roads with someone else driving.

AMY  no snow blowing here today. Our maintenance man must be happy he doesn't have to go out with his little sidewalk plow.

LLOYD  seems like when it has been snowing all night and I wake up in the morning everything seems so quiet. When I look out there would be several inches of snow. Seems like it deadens a lot of noise from outside.

Have a good day.

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larryhanna

Hi Everyone.  It is another clear and beautiful day here in South Carolina with an expected high of 71 degrees. The only thing I have to do today is go to Walmart in a few minutes to pick up an online grocery order and get a prescription for Pat.  We might go to Ruby Tuesdays for our main meal today as they have their $5 hamburger and fries offer until 3 pm.  I was pleased this morning to read that the  Clemson University football team had become the National Champions by beating Alabama rather handily last night.  I watched the first half of the game but it had started late and I didn't want to stay up until 11:30 or after to finish the game.

I am running a bit late this morning so will go ahead an post this and then come back after my trip to Walmart.

larryhanna

I'm back from my morning trip out and we have the groceries put away.  This wasn't a large order. 

June, it sounds like you have good nurses on duty at your home.  We can rely on our son to help us when we need help.  He was very disappointed yesterday when he learned he had not gotten a job at T-Mobile.  Fortunately he is still employed and I am sure will be looking for other jobs.  Unfortunately his age is a negative factor in the job market.  Glad to see you were up to going down to the dining room for your lunch yesterday. I have been having 4 ounces of red wine each evening but must admit I don't enjoy it.  I usually try to drink it slowly with my evening meal but some nights I just drink it down like one would taking medicine.  

Jane, it sounds like your shift ended just in time so you could get home before the roads became a problem.  I was happy to read you were going to give yourself some goofing off time yesterday-you deserve it. 

Amy, that sounds like a good preventive of a problem by replacing your battery before it failed and left you stranded someplace.  I am like you in that I have very good hearing.  My wife has lost some of her hearing so most often have to repeat whatever I say to her. 

Gloria, it sure isn't pleasant to wake up aching all over.  Glad your snow hasn't impacted your roads.  It has been a long time since I have had a nose bleed.  I have had a nagging sinus headache for several days.  While at the pharmacy I asked the pharmacist what would be safe for me to take and he suggested the generic Flonaze nose spray.  I sure hope it works along with the Mucinex as don't want to go to the doctor if I can avoid it.

JaneS

Just a quick note to anyone who might be looking for the bone meal tablets with Vitamin D... I found them on Amazon.  After a call to my local Natural food store, I went searching.  She said that they no longer buy from the source that had provided them to her and she gave me the name to go there myself.  I got lost on the way and found them at Amazon.  Just in case anyone is interested.

Now I'm going to have some lunch and then go to the landscaping place and try to buy a large rock!  Are you curious?

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Lloyd Hammond

Ok I  have this laptop on Line with a hot spot I will leave it in the RV for now and check it from time to time. see you all later.

Lloyd

Amy

Gosh, doesn't take long for a day to disappear! Snow was packing snow and heavy to move but move it did. There was a mix up with VON but they did come..


Jane, where I come from you could HAVE any rock for free and the more you take the happier everyone would be :)
I sent you an email with new goodies to make. Can't show you another photo as they were really good and now they are gone :(
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

June Drabek

I had a big lunch downstairs, but still plan to go down for supper. I am getting more lazy with each passing day. I just had a full afternoon of napping, and still ready for more.

 I did attend a meeting this morning and have two meetings scheduled for tomorrow, so hope I make them on time. Bible study at 10 a.m. and Red Hatters lunch at noon.

One day at a time, Sweet Jesus. Now it is time to scoot downstairs. Hugs and Love. June
As long as we are here, let's dance.

Shirley

Jane, I bookmarked that link, thanks.  When I first started buying bone meal tablets, they were sold by Richards Labs, catalogs & mail. Their claim was "it was made from cattle shin bones that were raised on natural pastures, no pesticides or fertilizers". They were sold & not sure what company bought it up, but I found Sundown at the Rexall Drugstores that had it & then to Puritan Pride online (& in stores). Never did find out if theirs is produced from the "natural" pastures. I did try just about every calcium & iron on the market when we lived in the KC area & couldn't find my usuals, nothing else worked for me.

Larry, my friend drinks wine every night as well, but she loves it. On the other hand, I do not like red wine at all but love Welch's pure grape juice & drink that a lot. Always wondered if it had the same benefits as the wine. My father's family grew the grapes, made the wine (& vinegar) & I grew up believing "grape" anything was soothing to the stomach. I eat a lot of Welch's grape JAM, the French in me swears by grapes.  ;) I also generally have a big tub of raisins open & grab a handful "just because" when I'm hungry for something.

The sinus/bug/whatever that has been going around here & everywhere seems to take an antibiotic to get rid on... calling it an infection instead of virus because sinuses get infected if not treated. The ones that didn't get meds have a cough hanging on for weeks.

Breaking NEWS!!  I checked the berm today to see if Mother's Surprise Lilies are up .. and they are!  I noticed the trees have that haze over them showing the buds are swelling & those little spikes of the Surprise Lilies are the first out around here. BOY, are they going to be in for a surprise when we really have winter hit.

Lloyd, glad you are connected & about to hit the road.  My brother & wife are flying to FL tomorrow for several months. Their son has a place there & leaves a car in the garage for them to use. They keep inviting me to come on down, but it is a long drive alone, well, these cats can't help drive. I'm interested in the "hot spot" & how you install it. Does it work for the phone as well as computer?  Guess it sort of like the wi-fi in the house (I don't understand at all). Do you have unlimited use?  I have a tracfone (smart one but not a smart operator) & it works anywhere except in the mountains & nothing works in some areas of the mountains. I have thousands of minutes for talk, text & whatever you call the other part, because I kept rolling minutes over every year since we bought the first RV back in 1998. Mine is an iPhone & can shop on it, get weather & everything, if I was smart enough to know how.  :crazy2:

Where we camp in CO there is no signal until we start out toward town, then our phones all come on about the same spot. We found lots of "free" wi-fi at McDonald's & other fast food as well as town Visitor Centers.... I carry a 6 plug extention/surge protector & plug it in under the tables at McDonald's & charge things up. With this RV I just run the generator & we charge everything as well & charge as we drive. I do have the "battery packs" that will charge my phone & Fitbit many times before I need to charge them up again. Things sure changed since we were kids, huh?  Safe trip.

Amy, like you, I listen to the birds wings and can hear very well. Lately I've noticed that I do have to "stop & listen" when loud music in the background plays & people are talking. My favorite radio news early morning has started doing that (younger person filling in)... I think it irritates me more than a real problem hearing. I don't appreciate the music played in the stores, either.... NOT today's music.

Gloria, like you, winter isn't as fun as even a few years ago, BUT, I still have a pang of envy when Amy gets to go play in the snow. It probably wouldn't take me long before the fun would be over. Do you think we are actually growing up...getting old?  Say it isn't so........

June, you do sound better all the time, whatever you are doing, it's working!  I just realized I haven't eaten any supper yet. Got the cats a rotisserie chicken today so took a couple slices from the drumstick as I cut up for them. I've been hungry for grapefruit so got another bag of them.... hope they are good ones. The last I bought were sweet & were not picked too green. I can tell with the first bite, my tongue tells me they taste like tin if picked green. If I eat one I will get little blisters all over my tongue & inside cheeks. Bad.. :o  I will be envying Lloyd & Nancy getting to pick ripe ones in FL (where this bag came from).

Jenny, hope your father is doing bettery. I do remember when my father was not doing anything he was interested in, complaining about his aches & pains was almost "conversation"... he didn't have anything else to talk about. I don't know a cure for this, Dad was not interested in doing anything, but if we found something to get him interested in for even a little while, he would forget the aches & pains. Think it may becoming "habit" with him & he doesn't realize how often he brings it up?  Thoughts & prayers for him & all that care about him.

Got to move these old bones... I was sad today when I finally got to check out an obit in the paper where I was born. All of a sudden this week that newspaper won't let me read the full obits, need to subscribe.... only reason I check obits is I still have cousins living there & none that I do e-mail with anymore. I thought I recognized one lady but since women change names & hard to keep track of married names with so many cousins, I couldn't be sure. Over night I thought about doing a Google search & found the funeral home with her obit.. was the cousin several years younger than I am. I sent the obit to my brother & sister & he called today to confirm. The funeral was yesterday & I do feel bad not going, a long drive but only time we see each other the last 10 years. That is the 2nd death this week of someone I cared about.  We are at "that" age, aren't we? 

Sweet dreams, God Bless.... Shirley

Lindancer

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Good evening, just checking in time to say Good NIght. I have another appointment with the foot doctor tomorrow Just wanted to let everyone, know I have not forgotten you and will write more later when I get my act together. I miss getting my shot last week and I am very tired Headed to bed right now and do a little reading

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