Late one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesús is watching you."
He looked around and saw nothing.
He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesús is watching you."
In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside.
The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesús is watching me" ?
The parrot replied, "Yes."
Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?"
The parrot said, "Clarence."
The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?"
The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesús.

BUBBLE  thanks for a new room for this week. Cute joke.

Good morning everyone, went to bed around 10:30 and fell asleep fast. Woke with a start from a bad dream, or maybe a nightmare. I hardly ever dream or if I do I never remember any. I got rid of my husband but he haunts me at times. All I remember is he was in that nightmare. That alone was enough to wake me, it is a wonder I did not scream and wake my neighbor. So here I am with my first cup of coffee.
I heard on TV yesterday that we are to get a 2% raise in SS next year. About time we get a decent one. The raise this year amounted to nothing. Get a couple of dollars more and rent took half of it for an increase.

HAL  your wife should pay the fine, it was her that made you late and had to rush. In all the years I drove I never got a ticket.

LARRY  we started yesterday with some light rain and the day ended with sun and increased humidity. My AC is running again. After getting fresh picked apples thanks to my son I just cannot enjoy one from a market. I will check out that advanced System Care, thanks.

JOAN  glad your family brings you a good breakfast so much. I am getting spoiled from both of mine lately. Got more apples from oldest and a large container of applesauce he made. Like me he only adds some cinnamon to it, no sugar. Second son brought me some perogies he and his wife made. Soo good and a lot of work to make, lots of pans to wash after.

JOY  we are supposed to get into the upper 70's today. Glad my AC is still set up. Like you I like gift certificates and some I can use to order online. I have not been into a store in more than 2 years.

GLORIA de  I had to turn my hear up a couple of days ago when it got down to the freezing point overnight and now the AC is running again. The Macs my son brought the other day were not the early ones like we are so used to. The orchard where he went had some later Macs that taste even better. After macs I like Empire apples. Taste similar to a Mac but do not get soft like Macs do.

AMY  a cool rainy day is always a good time for home made soup of chili.

JANE  I had a day yesterday where nothing seemed to go right for me.

SHIRLEY  it is either at some point in life we cannot get away because the kids are getting older and want to stay home and that I could not do even thought they never got into any trouble or cannot leave pets home to fend for themselves.

JENNY  wish I could get to Boston to meet you. I would never be able to ride that far anymore and it really is not that far.

Good morning Everyfriend!  We're waiting out the doggies pills but I just heard the coffee pot finish and I'm going to go get some.  I'll be right back!

Ah!  That's good!  Anyone want to join me in a fresh, hot cup of coffee?

We don't have an 8 am church service today because the Bishop is going to be here so we have our regular 10 am service with the Bishop presiding and another at 4 pm which will be the installation service for our new Rector.  She's been here since the beginning of July but now she will be official.  There will be a reception after that service for the Biship and a welcome for our new Rector.  Big doings!

Enjoy your day, Everyfriend!

Good morning everyone..

Went to bed with the sound of the rain and woke to it also..

A day of rest here....just may get the last two rows on the camp quilt done today .Not sure what I will start next.

Bubble, thank you for the new start page and morning laugh!!!

Gloria, even though the dogs let me sleep in a bit they did get me up. One doesn't like the other being close to me so she wedges herself in between us.

Jane, wish I could have coffee but will be content to have my cup of tea with you..

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good Morning Everyone!

Well I do believe I can hear the front blowing in, but so far no rain, dead burn it.  I was hoping for at least a shower.  Front not suppose to lower temps very much but just cool thing off for a day or two.

Gloria, it all comes out of the same pot.  So it doesn't matter who pays what.  Sounds like you are fixed for apples for awhile.  My Granddad used to wrap apples with newpaper and put them under the bed to "mellow".  Especially around Christmastime.  In those days families didn't have much cash money so ribbon candy, fruit and pies and cakes had to do.  And do they did.  I wish I could taste once more some of those goodies.

Janie, would enjoy the coffee but got to get myself presentable for church.  Fixing to go in and wake the wife when I turn the light on in the bathroom.  That's the way the cookie crumbles. 

Bubble I join in with the others for you efforts in start a new page.  Thank you.  Hope your day goes well.

Got to get a move on.

Hi Everyone.  This morning is starting out foggy but it is to be sunny and in the mid-80's this afternoon.  I do plan on going to Sunday School and Church although am going to have to push to find the energy.  I think I overdid a bit yesterday morning as was exhausted by the time I got home and was tired the rest of the day.  Pat is not going with me this morning as the other side of her back, from the one that gave her so much grief, is now starting to do just what the other side did.  She said the thought of having to sit for two hours in the chairs in the Sunday School room and then in the pews isn't appealing to her this morning. 

Joan, warm donuts sure sound good.  I can't remember when I last had a nice fresh and warm donut. 

Joy, I agree with you that some websites are difficult to find all of the pertinent information.  Perhaps by making the standard mailing option sort of hidden they make more money on the mailing.  Hope you were able to get to the produce market and use your gift certificate.  I like the ones that I can use online.

Gloria, it sounds like your blood must be pretty thin to have such a long nose bleed.  I have taken Plavix in the past but not for quite a few years now. 

Amy, it is nice to read where you can have an awesome day.  We sure could use some of your rain. 

Jenny, I hope you all have a good trip to Boston.  It is good to go before any winter weather problems set in for the NE. 

Bubble, thanks for getting us started for this new week. 

Gloria, you gave me a chuckle with your dream description although it sounds like it didn't leave you chuckling.  I have never had a perogie as obviously wasn't a Midwest thing as I was growing up. I have never cared for soft or mellow apples.   

Jane, it sounds like you will have a busy Church day.  Our District Superintendent was at our service last Sunday and the pastor mentioned that fact but didn't introduce him.  They were having a Charge Conference right after the service and I think that is to install new officers for the coming year. I must admit I don't really understand all the structure of the Methodist Church. 

Hal and Callie, I just checked and see that Oklahoma beat Texas in the Red River Shootout in college football yesterday.  I didn't watch much football yesterday.  However, I was happy to see that South Carolina and Georgia were winners. 

well I am finely up have just had my morning meal of 2 poached eggs toast and home made grape jelly. it is now 8:21 A M central standard time.heading to the TV and play games free cell and such. Have a great day as you like everyone.

Lloyd

Good Morning, Everyfriend,

Bubble,  thanks for the cute Grumpy Witch.

Larry,  Oklahoma just barely beat Texas!!!  It was literally down to the last seconds.   
The OKState/Baylor game was on at the same time and I watched both games via split screen.   OSU had no trouble beating Baylor.

Finally feels like Fall here. 

Off to church and OTL - if anyone wants to go. 

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Callie, I was just reminded by Larry that IOU a bushel and a peck.  So here is my peck:   

And you beat me posting, so here is my Baylor pay off


Who says you cant enjoy losing.

Hal,  Thank you.    I really thought we'd be trading today.   That OU/TX finish was "one for the books".

Love your witch, Bubble, kinda how I felt this morning with 4 hours sleep.  Cute joke, I did guess where it was going!   

Since I woke at 4:00 am & got up because I was afraid to go back to sleep, when I do that it's usually a 9:30 wake up next time & that isn't an option on Sunday. 

Today my daughter is in town to baby sit 3 of her grands.  She forgot how much trouble it is to get 3 kids fed, dressed & where they are supposed to be every morning.     She drove in on Tuesday & began the "routine" next day & exhausted today, goes home early in the morning. 

Cool start to the day, sunshine, so hope to get the topper for the skylight on.  Next to gas up the elephant & start packing for the next trip.  Takes me a week to organize, get the freezer & frig cold enough to fill, wash bugs off the windshield from last trip & so on.  Too early for trees to be changing in MO and I do have to get back for a routine appointment with the Cardio so another quick trip.  I've been busy washing sheets & towels from the last trip so now I need to decide what to wear in this multi season weather. 

Wishing all a beautiful day with lots of smiles and happiness.

Good morning Everyfriend.  Thank you Bubble for the new SS and the cute graphic and joke.  The sun is out and TV says it is going to get to mid 80's today.  A cold front is to arrive tomorrow when the high will be in the low 70's.  Sunday is always quiet here - a day off from therapy.

Got this from a friend today.  Thought I would pass it on.

"Congress has come up with a way to make it harder for Medicare scammers to steal your ID and rip you off. The solution: new Medicare cards that don't include your Social Security number, gender, or signature.

The new cards start going into the mail on April 1, 2018 (April Fool's Day - appropriate, don't you think?). Each will feature a computer-generated Medicare beneficiary identifier (MBI) assigned just to you. The MBI, made up of 11 numbers and letters, will be used for billing, to verify eligibility for services and to check the status of a claim.

These changes will make it considerably harder for criminals to steal your identity. According to the Justice Department, the number of identity-theft cases for people 65 or older hit 2.6 million in 2014.

But true to their nature, scammers are already using the moment to target the 58 million people who will be getting new cards next year.

The Federal Trade Commission reports that rip-off artists are now calling beneficiaries, pretending to be from Medicare. Three common pitches are:

1. You're asked for your Social Security number and bank information so you can get the new card. HANG UP! Medicare will NEVER call you and NEVER ask for such information.

2. You're asked to pay for your new card. HANG UP! The new card is free.

3. You're told you'll lose your Medicare benefits if you don't give them money and personal information right now. HANG UP! The free card will be sent to you automatically. Your benefits will remain the same.

Mailing cards to so many people is a big job. So it will take time. Don't worry if you get your card before or after your spouse, or if friends or colleagues get theirs first. Medicare members have until Dec. 31, 2019 to begin using the new ID. Both the new card and your current card will be valid until then."

Words of Wisdom

https://www.facebook.com/goalcast/videos/1585909778152873/

Hal, if that is true, how much will all that change cost?

I can read your messages but Soda Shoppe does not allow me to post.

except, it just did.

I have no idea what is going on with my computer. My guru is not here on Sunday, so tomorrow I hope she can solve my problem. In the mean time, I miss you all SO much. Hugs and love, June

June, I see you and your messages.... your computer is lying to you!!!  Keep on talking, we love you!

I got the notice this past week about the card change & after thinking it over, I decided NOT to worry since it isn't going to take place immediately.  Not sure what it will cost me as a tax payer but NO charge directly, for sure, don't let the scammers get to you.  My sister just got pulled in by a scammer, the caller ID showed a security company they did business with.  After giving them all the information they asked for & hanging up, she called the police department to report she thought she had just swallowed the hook!  Haven't talked to her to see if there has been any fall out so far, but her credit card company told her not to worry.    

Bubble, I copied the link for everyone I know to watch ... what an impressive speech.  I've got to go back & look for a name to Google more about that man.  I've sat through lots of graduation speeches & never heard one so right on.  Thanks!

I'm going to find something to eat, probably KFC, good ole greasy chicken~~     Have a Super Sunday, Every Friend.

Bubble that's a great graphic

Good evening, been cool and a little rain all day.

Thanks Bubble for getting us started to day.

I have been feeling a little under the weather to day, been sleeping on and off all day. something I never do.

I went to THE FENCE with Cathy and Craig for lunch today.  This is the last day for the season and it will open again in time for my birthday in April.  It was nice! 

Early this evening, I got an email from my daughter in Texas asking for any old pins I might want to get rid of.  She wants them for some kind of artistic project.  So I spent the evening watching Harrison Ford in the movie "A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER"  based on a Tom Clancy thriller I read some years badk.  I'd also read the book.  While I did that, I went through the jewelry I have left znd picked out some stuff to send her picture to see if she wants any of it.

Now I'm going to bid you all good night, do a bit of straightening up and get ready for an early bed.  Sooooo....good night, Everyfriend and may God bless us, every one.!

P.S. I see JUNE's posts, too![/i][/i]

Good morning everyone...

No rain here this morning, yet.  Temp is 33° F and the high winds have stopped.  I thought we may lose power but it managed to stay on,in the Toronto area there are 6000 without power due to the high winds.

Managed to finish off the camp quilt and start another one yesterday. Today we need to pick up meds and few things in town . Not sure what else is happening but will just take the day as it comes.

June, I too can see your posts.

Gloria de , hope you feel better today.

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good morning Everyfriend.  We are having a LOUD thunder/lightning storm and it woke me up.  I can't get back to sleep.  I hope you ALL have a good day.

Good morning Everyfriend!  After being up twice during the the night to answer the call of nature, I slept in until 7:30 this morning.  Now we are late with breakfast for the doggies because we have to wait out their pills.  And I hope I'm dressed and ready when the cleaning dynamo comes this morning. 

We had some gentle rain early evening last night and then a pouring rain right after the doggies came in after their last outing.  I doubt if it lasted more than 10 minutes and there was no thunder or lightning. 

Now I better get dressed and make the bed and put some stuff away.  I think while the "dynamo" is here, I'll work on the papers that have been accumulating on my desk.  That will keep me out of her way and make a space for TLH when she comes this afternoon.

Make today your best yet!

Good Morning everyone. well it is good to see Bis back early posting along with AMY. we are @ 39º @7:02 AM central standard time. going for 66º today. Hope all have a great day just the way you like it. we are going to gather up paper work today to get the trust set up. bis everyone the best.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone, slept good and now I am startig my day here with my cyber "family" with my coffee and ready to cath up on what everyone has been doing. Turned the TV on and just in time to see the camera view of the sun coming up over the water at Narragansett. Beautiful colors in the sky and the ocean water was a deep red from the glow. Weatherman keeps talking about it. Said they have already put it on Twitter. Not pretty here, just clouds.

JANE  my coffee tastes so good this morning. Some days better than others and I make it the same way all the time. Looks like some celebration at your church yesterday.

AMY  my daughter's dog never lets her sleep later in the mornings either.

HAL  I have put Empire apples in a plastic bag and in the crisper in the bottom of my fridge and I would finish them in the beginning of January, as good as when fresh picked. Just heard we we will have frost tonight with a low near 32°. Usually by this time of year we have winter jackets on, still wearing a light jacket or a sweatshirt here.

LARRY  like Pat the right side of my back has started feeling almost as bad as the left side. By now when arthritis has been around for centuries they would have found something to help. Must have been Gloria de who had the  nose bleed, not me. Perogies are  more a Czeck-Polish thing. My MIL taught me how to make them. Both my sons make them but my daughters family did not care for them so she doesn't.

LLOYD  been a long time since I made a poached egg.

SHIRLEY  does not feel like mic October here. Even the foliage is late with the warm temperatures we have been having.

JOAN  you must enjoy a day off from therapy. I had a PT here for a couple of months but it really did not help. The exercises did nothing to help and my back felt worse.

HAL  way back SS umbers were a means of identity  that did not show up anywhere, now that number is on every thing. I have had phone calls that sound legit but when they ask my SS number I tell them they called me, I did not call them and hang up. If I call some place I know it is different. If the cards go out alphabetically I will be one of the last to get mine.

JUNE  I had that problem yesterday. Looked like I tried to post as Bubble opened the new page.

BUBBLE  love that link, he makes a lot of sense, smart father. Thanks.

SHIRLEY  the new SS card should be free since we did not order the change but with the government involved who knows.

DON  good seeing you. I do miss your Sunday afternoons.

GLORIA de  like you I did not do anything yesterday but lay on the couch with the TV on and dozing at times.

JOAN  have not had a loud thunderstorm since I move here 3 1/2 years ago. Don't miss it either.

Here are some actual answers from contestants who have appeared on the game show Family Feud

Name something a blind person might use: a sword

Name a song with moon in the title: blue suede moon

Name a bird with a long neck: a penguin

Name an occupation where you need a torch: a burglar

Name a famous brother and sister: Bonnie and Clyde

Name an item of clothing worn by the Three Musketeers: a horse

Name something that floats in the bath: water

Name something you wear on the beach: a deck chair

Name something red: my cardigan

Name a famous cowboy: Buck Rogers

Name a famous royal: mail

Name a number you have to memorize: 7

Name something you do before going to bed: sleep

Name something you put on walls: roofs

Name something in the garden that's green: a scarecrow

Name something that flies that doesn't have an engine: dishes

Name something you might be allergic to: skiing

Name a famous bridge: the bridge over troubled waters

Name something a cat does: goes to the toilet

Name a continent: Italy

Name something you do in the bathroom: decorate

Name an animal you might see at the zoo: a dog

Good Morning Everyone!

Gloria, it is new Medicare cards we are getting not Social Security Cards.  Our present cards use our Social Security numbers with an A attached as Medicare numbers.   Love some of the answers folks gave.

Joanie, sorry that old thunderstorm woke you.  They certainly can rumble sometimes and rock and roll and shake the house.

Amy you were up and attam this morning, leading the parade.  It is certainly getting cold in your part of the world.  Normally it doesn't get cold here until late November and then our really cold month is January.

Janie, are those pills helping your pups?  Did the other one develope liver problems?  They must be good about accepting them from you.  I used to have a German Shepard that all you had to do was put a pill in your hand and he would gobble it right down.  My Daughters Lab was like that. 

We had the family over last night for Pizza, salad and chocolate cake/ice cream so had five of my great grandkids here and my pup wants they attention but they get pretty rough with her so she stuck pretty close to me, draped across my lap a good portion of the time.  You could almost hear her sigh when they left.  It was so quite, I told the wife and daughter it was almost like when the electricity goes off, that kind of quite.

Lloyd, how you feeling?  Did you get rid of the headaches?

Well guess coffee is ready by now, hear wife stirring so she must be up.