My favorite color - lets see how this shows.

Jenny:  So happy to read you are on the mend.  We are scheduled to leave on Saturday & get to Santa Fe that night - "Lord willing".  "iffing the Creek don't rise"  I sure do pause and remember Columbine School - our son & wife had bought a house that a student had lived in previously.  I was sitting a grandson and huge flower baskets arrived with notes of condolence and mainly from major T.V. personality.  Thankfully, a neighbor knew where to bring the flowers - so terribly sad. The library was well-known to us and never the same afterward.  We should meet at Kneader's. 

Not feeling well - it may be allergies because of the dry - extreme dry conditions. Who knows - there are still things to do so I just keep on. 

JaneS: Here is your 

Gloria de:   We are so fortunate to have granddaughters. 

Mary Ann - coconut pie - it has been ages. 

Can you read the teal color?  It is my favorite but seems a bit light to me. 

I like the teal, Carol.... safe travels.  WE finally had some rain, so dry here the "dust devils" pop up anywhere. 

Thought sure I left a message today so just in case anyone thinks I'm slipping & repeating myself... I am slipping. 

Bet nobody here can beat my do nothing day.... got to church on time & breakfast with the family, came home & slept until
past noon.  Cats were all inside, snug & sleeping with me.  We ate lunch & cats went outside & I checked in here & crawled back on the end of that bed & went to sleep again.  Time to eat again so will feed cats & head to my fav ice cream store for a "twisty" cone (that is chocolate & vanilla in a crunch waffle cone).. yummmy.  Then I will think about what to eat or maybe just get ready for bed again.  I guess I must need it.... unlike June, I'm not even walking around today!  What a relaxing day & not even thinking about all the work I need to do.  Joan is not keeping the demerit book for us but I still see her rolling her eyes at that 4 letter word!

It is cloudy, sprinkles off & on, perfect sleeping weather.  I think this is what God had in mind for a "day of rest".   
A peaceful day for all of you, today, tomorrow or any day.  Hugs and God Bless.    Shirley

Carol, whatever color that is, it is very readable for me.  Thank you.

Shirley, I have most of my days similar to yours, maybe not so many naps.  Kendrick wanted attention this afternoon and there is no room in this computer room to accommodate him.  He walks back and forth and forth and back and keeps going on and on.  Finally, I go into the living area where I have a pad on the davenport just for him, coax him onto the pad and massage him and rub his fur back and forth.  He seems to love it and after a while, I can return to what I was doing and he leaves me alone.  I feel sorry for him because I can't play with him and he doesn't get the attention he needs and deserves.  He's really a very good boy!

Dot and I did start out the day by going to church, then going to brunch where we split the coconut cream pie and a Tuna Melt.  I'm just now deciding it is time to eat again.

Mary Ann

  Trying somethingIt was a bit lite for those of us with poor eyesight but I notice that if you put the "bold" on with it, it's darker. I went back and looked at it and maybe it's just the size or the printing.  I could read it OK.  Don't change it if you don't want to.  We all need our specialties.

I was hungry for eggs yesterday so I set a package of sausage out of the freezer and in the fridge to thaw.  This morning I cooked it and spread it in a casserole and then browned som frozen hash brown potatoes and spread them in there, then I spread a package of frozen peas on top of that and a layer of cheese.  I poured a mixture of eggs and milk over that and baked it at 325 for about 35 minutes.  It was scrumpdiddlyumptious!  I had it for breakfast, lunch and supper!  And I'm not tired of it yet.

Thanks for the group hug!  I really needed that!

Also need some vitamins!  I got a recommendation from my sister who got her recommendation from her Naturopath.  Gonna get me some tomorrow.

My nice neighbor across the street took away all my yard cleanup stuff today.  And now the yard really looks beautiful!  Well, maybe not quite.  The guy who lived here before did some temporary planting and when he did, he spread a LOT of plastic.  Now the temporary plants are all gone and the plastic remains.....and remains.....and remains!  And so does the mud on top of it. 

Tomorrow, my son is sending me a yard guy who he says is good and he's going to look at it and see if it might be possible to get rid of the plastic and grow some grass.  And how much it will cost me! 

JENNY, I'm glad you're feeling better.  Keep it up!

Gloria de, nice to have a granddaughter drop in and spend the day!  We need that sometimes, don't we!

I don't know if I remembered it all or not but I remember all of you!  You're my buddys!

Jenny, I'm so glad you had a good nights sleep. I makes one's whole day nice and new and perfect.  I  rarely do not sleep well, but the meds I take are a big help.

Gloria, this week I will send down dark laundry. I must put my name in each  article if I want it returned,  so I hope my yellow marker will show up on dark pants. So it is work getting that done. And messy too.

Larry, when I had lots of beds to change, I took the fitted sheets from the dryer and  put them back on the bed, easier than folding the darn things.

Janie, I started fading the minute I got back from chapel, and I faded all the rest of the day. I earned a big ZERO for this day. Didn't even  want to eat. Now it's going on to eight o'clock, and I don't want supper.

I did go down to watch Victor Borge last night and had a wonderful good laugh.

Time to eat and get ready for bed. Hugs, Love, and Prayers. June

Good morning everyone.

Oh it is going to be a nice day in the neighbourhood. Snow melted yesterday and today we shall see more go!!  Need to do a few chores around here as we will be away tomorrow.. Better get at'em!

Lloyd and Joy are MIA..

Enjoy your day everyone

good morning everyone.
Mostly cloudy here today, 54º and shooting for the today high upper 60's.
we went yesterday afternoon and looked up a friend of a friend that has a Jack Mule, thinking getting our Belgian mares bread to it. getting a pare of hopeful big red mules. If it works may do it two years running for a four up team of them. Have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

Good morning Everyfriend!  It's cold here but the sun is shining and that's a plus.

I'm still waiting for an electrician to get me light in the living room.  Everything is on extension cords and running into the next room.  Hopefully this will be fixed today.  I certainly hope so. 

Enjoy your day Everyone.  Make it a good one!

Good Morning, Amy and all the other friends.

I am here, but just barely !!!   I am just not a morning person, and it takes me just sooooooooo loooooong to get moving.

I do have to pick myself up and get going.  I am going for a hair cut around 11,  and it is almost 8:30,  so it will take me just about that long to get myself put together.  LOL

I was hoping that my grand daughter would stop by yesterday, but I guess they were in a hurry to get back home.  It wasn't anything "set in stone", but she had mentioned that they "might" stop by.  But, I am sure traveling with a little 15 month old had been a little hectic.  Hopefully, I will see them this summer sometime. 

Nothing else going on today that I know of.  It will be nice to get my hair cut.  That is always a good pick-me-up.

I saw over in Norm's group,  that today is Mary Ann's birthday.  Sure hope she has a nice day, along with everyone else. 

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Hi Everyone.  The morning starts out very rainy after rain last night and it is suppose to continue all day long and then into this evening as well.  They indicate we may expect as much as two inches of rain.  It is the nice slow rain this morning that really soaks into the ground.  The main thing I will do today is attend another funeral.  This is for the son of the man who lost his wife just a few weeks ago.  He had been suffering from cancer and suddenly took a turn for the worse. 

Pat had a good day yesterday and felt like attending Sunday School and Church with me.  After Church we went to Zaxby's for their chicken salad.  It is a delicious salad and I had grilled chicken pieces on mine and Pat had the fried chicken on hers.  It is served with a slice of buttered toast and is a full meal.  We then had a quiet afternoon.  I did visit on FaceTime for quite awhile with my good friend and then watched the conclusion of the golf match.  Another young player won his first tournament.   

Gloria, I got worn out just watching Elizabeth work although I let her do all the physical work.  We consider her our new adopted granddaughter and she calls us grandpa and grandma just as our granddaughter does and calls our son dad.  I have seen the videos on folding the fitted sheets but never can remember and so my folding isn't very neat.  I find most people aren't smiling when they have to go to the DMV anyway so not smiling for the picture is easy to accomplish.  I really liked the reading you shared for today.  The older I get the more I appreciate my friends and family. 

Jenny, good news on the Shingles front for you.  I am sure Spring is welcome out your way.  I think where we went is just a chain here in the SouthEast so doubt you have ever heard of Zaxby's. 

deAngel, always nice to win a prize whether we need it or not.  Nice your granddaugher spent the day with you and no wonder you were tired yesterday.  Yes, we do have a Long John Silver Restaurant near us and also a Captain D's.  However, neither Pat nor I are particularly fond of fish so we have only been to the Captain D's once since we moved here and haven't been to Long John Silver's.

Carol, the teal color is fine for me.  I do hope you will get to feeling better when you get back to the Denver area. 

Shirley, your day yesterday sounds a lot like mine.  Of course that is true most days as try to rest for at least a couple of hours each afternoon and sometimes in the morning as well, which I will probably do this morning as am weary today.  Anymore one day of being out doing something seems to take a day or so to recover from the effort. 

Jane, that sounds like a very filling casserole you made and one that will provide several meals.  At our previous house we had rocks put in between the house and around some bushes and a border we had put in.  The landscaper did put down the material that the water can soak through but pretty well prevents weeds or grass form growing up in it.  It stayed nice all the years we lived there and required very little maintenance. 

June, our housekeeper changes the sheets and we don't get the ones removed washed up while she is here or I expect we would do the same thing.  Glad you got to watch Victor Borge. 

Amy, hope you don't have too many chores to do today so you can have an enjoyable day although I know when we feel up to it working gives one a sense of accomplishment. 

Lloyd, once a farmer always a farmer.  What will you do with four mules if you end up with that?

Joy, you and my wife would make a good team as she isn't a morning person either.  She really shocked me yesterday when we was dressed early and ready to head to the Church.   

Good morning everyone,  42°  to get me going today, yesterday was a beautiful spring day. I sat outside most of the day with several others that enjoyed the warm sunny day. Felt wonderful.

JENNY  so glad the worse is over for you with the shingles. I am glad I saved do many of Joan's stories and now I can share what I saved. Once I have posted them I try to move them to a different folder but might forget at times and post them again. I think those of us who knew her for years will never forget her.

GLORIA de  I know ho0w it feels to be worn out after being away from home all day. Lately when I am away it has been for appointments. Spending part of a day at my son's or grandson's homes is not as bad and they will take me home when I ask. Of course when I get home I get comfy and lay on the couch with the TV on.

MARY ANN  you keep your tuna melt and I will take the coconut cream pie.I remember working with skirts or dresses, was more comfortable when slacks became more popular and worn for every thing. I no longer own any dresses.

JANE  time for you to retire and not work so much?  Reading what you and Amy do every day gets me tired for you.

CAROL  my daughter near Kingman tells me what the humidity is there and it is hard to believe how dry it is. Here in RI and closer to the ocean I don't think it ever got very low. I like teal, too, but maybe if you used bold it would be darker? When I remember to wish someone a happy birthday that is the color I use but with a large font and it shows darker. Have a safe trip to Denver.

SHIRLEY  had to chuckle thinking of Joan and her demerit book/ Got so we did not write out that dirty word anymore it would be  w--- or w--k. Remember we are retired and now that is a dirty word and we no longer do it. Glad you finally had a day of rest, unheard of from you.

JANE  the different fonts and size or regular or bold will change the colors. Ooh that casserole you made yesterday sounds good. Hearing a lot about plastic these days and how long it will take to break down, hundreds of years.

AMY  about time you got rid of the snow till Christmas.

LLOYD  for a man who would like to bet an RV and you and your wife start traveling if looks like you are still wanting more for you farm.

JANE  hope the electrician shows up and puts outlets in for you and you can get rid of the extension cords.

JOY  I used to be a morning person but now it takes a long time to get going in the mornings. If I don't get moving my CNA will be here before I am dressed for the day.

LARRY  I have seen videos for folding fitted sheets and looks more complicated than the way I do them.

Have a good day.

Wisdom of Gandhi
Author Unknown

When Mohandas Karamchand Ghandhi, better known as Ghandhi, was studying law at the University College of London, there was a professor, whose last name was Peters, who felt animosity for Gandhi, and because Gandhi never lowered his head towards him, their "arguments" were very common.

One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor. The professor, in his arrogance, said, "Mr Gandhi: you do not understand... a pig and a bird do not sit together to eat ".

Gandhi replied, "You do not worry professor, I'll fly away ", and he went and sat at another table.

Mr. Peters, green of rage, decided to take revenge on the next test, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.

Then, Mr. Peters asked him, "Mr Gandhi, if you are walking down the street and find a package, and within it there is a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money; which one will you take?"

Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "the one with the money, of course".

Mr. Peters, smiling, said, "I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom.

"Each one takes what one doesn't have", responded Gandhi indifferently.

Mr. Peters, already hysteric, wrote on the exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi.

Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down. A few minutes later, he went goes to the professor and said, "Mr. Peters, you signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade."

Gloria, I am cackling over that Gandhi Wisdom... oh, if we could only think so fast for a "come back" at times like that!  On the subject of being tired, I just wore myself out trying on last years summer slacks & "shorts" (my shorts are long pants cut to the length below the knee where I am comfy).  Afraid all the twisty cones I have eaten showed up around the middle.   

Okay, is it really your birthday, Mary Ann?   I was going to march a few balloons across the screen but haven't seen anyone else confirming 'tis true.  I must show you a photo of my Tommy and his look alike brother or half brother.... I can't tell them apart from a distance but got photos of Tommy II up close & you can see his father's almost Persian face.  Someone must have adopted Tommy II since he doesn't show up often & when he does he acts like he wants to come inside.  My Tommy growls like a wild animal when he sees him but I think he secretly plays with him down by the river.  Tommy also loves to be rubbed & petted and brushed!  His sister wants no part of being brushed.  Tommy will play with those "super" balls when I pull them out from under furniture... Tiger doesn't play with anything.  Old LaurenKat had games she would play with Cas, but never me.  Cats do have a mind of their own.

Got some jobs to do... oh that reminds me of an article that came in e-mail yesterday, about Steve Jobs.. No clue if it is true but sure something to think about, his thoughts when he knew he was dying.

Yes, Shirley, it is my birthday today.  I've caught up with Gloria D - 94.  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would get this old.  Some days I feel my age and some days I feel pretty good.  Tom is taking me to lunch today to a restaurant by a man-made lake.  On nice days (and this one is) they try to put everyone near a window - and they have a lot of windows. 

Kendrick has already been by several times, trying to spread his hair all over.  I don't brush him enough and I pay for it when he rubs against me!

Mary Ann

Gloria maybe I should put bows and cover over the wagon , shoe the old mares and start driving them. could see lot of nice folks along the way.

Lloyd

OK - thanks for the input.  I had forgotten Bold. 

Yesterday, I was worthless - and have been for 4 days but did turn a corner last night and slept half the night at least.  Progress.  We are working on leaving Arizona on Saturday morning but can change if needed.  I wonder how long we can keep this routine up - and we do return to higher altitude so huff and puff until we get used to it again.  I am so glad that whatever crud I have is better - it was worrisome to think of all the little chores. 

Shirley:  Ghandi - perfect! 

Mary Ann:     ----and many more.  Eat cake. 

Shirley:  I couldn't figure out what you were writing about - Tommy and thought that was a relative.  Now I understand.  Slow thinking today - me, I mean. 

Lloyd:  Just head west - Jenny and I will meet you at the corral - Shirley will hitch a ride, I am sure. 

That is enough exertion today - time for a wee nap.  Just to drift off a few seconds is all I need.     

First of all  Happy birthday Mary Ann, enjoy your special day!!!

My day started off well then slowly came to a halt. When I went out to bring wood in I heard such a noise and saw swallows fighting over the bird house what a sight they were, our first sighting of the year. Then I heard it...the lovely sound of the loons calling, THEY ARE BACK!!! Glancing up at the sky I saw 3 snow geese flying by......that made my day!
I did chase dust bunnies , make a pot of pea soup and few other little chores and then it happened. The bed called me for a nap so down we went for a full hour!! 

  Happy Birthday, Mary Ann..... have a wonderful day & year!

Beautiful morning to you, Amy~~

Thank you Carol, Amy and Shirley.  I've had a great day so far but I think the excitement is over.  At least until Saturday when some of us will gather for one last celebration.  Nephew Tom took me to lunch today and my lunch and dessert were free - Tom said I was a cheap date!  I received flowers from Tom in Indy and from Dot.  Tom has left for the day and I am settled in for the evening and night. 

I am making plans to go to Indps one last time.  They want me to visit and I want to go down.  I was close to my cousin in Indy and consider them my second family.  My first family, of course, is my family around here, including a great-nephew in California.  He sent me a birthday greeting.  In the case of both families, I have watched all of the kids grow up and that is why I am close to all of them.

Our temperature today hit 70 degrees for the first time since last fall.  We are to be on the warm side all week.

Mary Ann

This is from yesterday....it appears it did not post! 

Good afternoon....

This day has just flown by for me.  Son Brian came over to help us with a few littl chores.....sure do appreciate the help.  He brought over Oliver the Doodle...  He is such a beautiful doggie.  He loves to come to our house and gets so excited at the mention of our names.  He also knows when they are getting close and he lets Brian know he is excited. 

CAROL, I am sorry you are not feeling too well.  Hope you improve before you start the trek home.  It is a beautiful day here but a storm is to move in later this afternoon.  I had a text saying it would start raining at 4:12!!

LARRY, I got excited when I looked up Zaxby’s.....it came right up then I realized it said Denver, NC!  I see they are in the south...but there is one in Utah...wonder why they skipped over us? 

I hope it has been a good day for you, Birthday Girl, MARYANN.  1924 was a great year.....the same year my dad was born too.  I wish you a very healthy and happy year to come.  Have you out lived the age of all of your family members? 

Enjoy the rest of your Monda, EVERYFRIEND.

Jenny

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARY ANN!  ENJOY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SPREAD YOUR BIRTHDAY OVER AS MANY DAYS AS YOU CAN! 

Good after noon.
If this link opens for you all.and I truly hope it dose, thank peter for sending it to me, just click on it i think it will,
I think you will have ti coppie and paste it in your browser.

Lloyd

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That was nice, LLOYD!  Thank you to both of you!

Good evening, beautiful day.  Joy, am  now a late person,  For years I use to have leave the house at 5:30AM to have the office open for all the preopts, I had to admit. I said when I retired from the hospital I was not going to get up early

Larry, I had to like fish, as my family were all fishermen.  During the depression my mother said you always had to keep salt pork, potatoes in the house. We would never starve to death.  There was always a bushel of potatoes, bushel of clams and oysters in the garage.  Can you imagine what those clams and oysters would be worth to day

Jane, I sure did enjoy seeing Mandy, after 3 long years

June, glad to see your post,  I like your idea, put the sheets right back on.

MaryAnn, I had one unhappy cat, as Mandy had her golden with her who, had never been close to a cat. I had to keep Taffy in the bedroom all day. My neighbor who love Taffy  came over yesterday, and we were both laughing, as Taffy talk to her about 5 min. as if to tell her how badly she had been treated

Carol, safe trip, feel better.

Gloria, I am still recovering, To day I took my coffee out on the deck, put my feet up and read the paper and enjoyed the sun

Thank you Jenny, Callie and Jane for the colorful birthday greetings.  I haven't done much since lunch, but I've been busy, mostly doing nothing, but even that takes time.

Gloria D, I've always been a morning person and I still like to watch the world come awake in the morning, but I don't like to get dressed right away.  I've gotten so it often is between 11 and noon before I get dressed.  If someone would come here, Kendrick would scoot to the lower level and stay there until the person would leave.  Annie does come often enough that he knows who she is and stays upstairs, but others?  No way!  He isn't mistreated by having to go downstairs because he looks out the slider, sitting between the vanes of the vertical  louvers and I know he looks for birds, maybe ducks or geese. 

Jane, I guess you can say that I am spreading my birthday over several days.  We started out last Saturday when we went to Holland MI to be with Tom's son and family.  Tom took me to lunch today.

There's a ship coming in to Duluth and I want to watch it.

Mary Ann

I'm off to Dreamland.  It's been one of those days but I now have the electricity back on in the living room and I had the pleasure of my son's company while he did that for me.

A few days ago, I asked him if he knows anyone who does yard work cheap.  He does and he gave the guy my name and phone number to call and come see what it is I need done.  Today, I asked him if he knows what he charges per hour and he said, "It doesn't matter because I told him to do what you need done and send me the bill."  When I asked him why he did that he said, "for your birthday and Mother's Day"!  Nice, huh?

Good night my friends!  Sleep well and wake with the morning light.  God be with you!

It is still Monday, so I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY ANN.

All is well here, the day just got away from me. and I am falling asleep as I sit here. Just wanted to say Good night, God Bless and we will look forward to a new day. Hugs, Kisses and all that good stuff. June