Mary Ann--To tell the truth I don't know the ounces in the bag of greens I buy, but adding other ingredients, it goes bad before I can eat all of it.

angelface--I sure hope the cable folks fix things, too.  Right now the picture on all 4 of my TVs is pixelated.  GRRRR.......

Carol--Those racoons are pests, IMO.

Good Morning,

It's a "glarry" day in central Oklahoma.  Sunglasses are too dark and doing without is too bright.  Even so,  I managed to do a few errands this morning and have one more to do after lunch.

Yesterday evening, I had two unexpected visitors.   I had just put my dinner in to heat when #1 son walked in.  So I put my dinner back in the fridge and we went to a nearby restaurant.   The lemon-pepper grilled tilapia and fresh fruit surely tasted better than my leftovers - especially with the nice visit.

The other visitor wasn't quite so welcome.   I saw a rabbit in the flower bed where the Hostas are.  Shooed it away and sprayed those plants and all the other new ones with the stinky rabbit repellent.  Couldn't see that it had begun nibbling on anything - and I hope it gets the message.

I'm sorry that June had to go to the hospital - but think it might be A Good Thing that she will be observed for at least a little while by medical professionals.  I was concerned about her eating habits - remembering when my Mother was eating the right things but wasn't eating enough food to keep her electrolytes at the level they should have been.

I had low potassium years ago on that high protein diet for weight loss.  Had to take some purple liquid medicine to correct that.   Now, I have to keep an eye on it because my digestive system cannot handle raw veggies and I can't eat salads.   "Always something"......

Joan,  I hope cable folks can get you set up in short order!    Our Cox cable co.  is switching to all-digital and, if we don't get a DVR mini-box for each one of our tvs, we won't get any stations at all after some date in July.  I need two - one replacement and one new because one set is connected to cable but not for the digital stations.  Will have to pay for the replacement but the other one is free for a year.  However, at that time, the combined charge will be $3.00 less than what I'm currently paying for just one.   
At least, that's what the tech said - and I wrote down her name so I can call and fuss if the charge turns out to be more than she told me it would.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.

Hi...old but also new member to the site..can't believe it's now June..time seems to whiz by 

well we just put our this years turkie crop out  they are just starting to feather on their wings cost $6.00 apeice this year.

Lloyd

Callie--We have lots of rabbits in this development, and I often see them nibbling for their dinner.  It's so nice your son lives so close and can stop occasionally to go out to eat.  My cable company switched to all digital about a year ago and I had to get adapters for three of my TVs.  To be honest, I don't know what they cost.

Welcome Livykat1.  We always like to get to know new participants.  Come back often and join in, OK?

Lloyd--Wow, turkeys already.

Joan,  I'm very grateful that both sons - and, for now, all three grandchildren, live close enough to drop in occasionally but not close enough to be in my apron pocket (assuming I wore an apron  )

Callie--Yes you are VERY lucky.  I have three children, their spouses and five grandchildren.  Not once of them lives close enough to drop in.

Livvy! It's great to have you in our midst.

JOAN  maybe I would like the portable one better if it really was portable and I could move it to the bedroom at night. Would not be in the way there because there is an alcove where the window is. In here it is in the way. With the hose it sticks out more than 2 feet from the wall and the size of it adds another 2 feet. Sure cuts into the size of the room. Hope all those new cables are in now and you have no more problems.

MARY ANN  I have bought different kinds of bagged salads and thrown out a lot of them. Then by the time I add different things it gets expensive to throw away.

PATRICIA  today was another low humidity day and as long as I stayed out of the sun I enjoyed sitting on the porch again. I walk the parking lot in the morning before it warms up but would have to go after supper time after the sun starts to set but I am too tired by that time.

CAROL  I had a bungy cord  holding down the lid on my trash barrel and those radoons got the cover off and left the cord. Put a heavy rock I could hardly move on the cover and next morning it was on the ground. I had a net bag that I put some mothballs in and tied it to the handle, no more pesky racoons.

CALLIE  Cox did that with the cable boxed here last year. Since mine was a new one I did not have to do anything and I only have the one TV.

LIVYKAT1  hello and welcome to the Soda Shoppe. We are a friendly group so come by often and tell us about yourself.

LLOYD  another year of having fresh turkeys. How many for you this year?

DON  I received a wonderful gift from a friend today. 2 Disks of Chopin, already listened to one of them, and 3 of music from the '40's, the music I grew up listening to. I am in heaven listening to the first one now. Sure bring back memories.

WOW where is everyone? No one here after Don's post before 4pm.

Good night everyone.

Gloria, when I lived alone and did my own shopping, I bought the smallest salad selection the store carried and it is 6 oz.  There is greater variety in the larger bags, but I can't finish a large bag before things go bad, usually in a week.  The one I get has red cabbage and carrot slivers besides pieces of iceberg lettuce.  Since it is the only show in town, I buy it.  I add celery, onion, tomato, grated cheese to it besides dressing.  I am not used to cooking for a family as you were so I am more receptive to things like the salad greens in a bag.  My salads are not low-cal but are good for me.

Mary Ann

Welcome from Kansas, Livykat1..  I am the real cat lady in here right now.... okay, with the most, anyway!
I live in Wichita.  Since some of us have come back with new names after the "crash" not long ago, are you really a newby or using an alias?       (The real me~).    No groans, please!

It is steamy today, get ready for a long summer of whining about the heat, right Gloria?

Joan, I have 3 children/spouses/7 grands/3 spouses & 4 great-grands & "2 in the oven" due before the end of the year.  I can't count how many times we have nearly all been together so far this year & expect everyone around for the 4th of July, births, anniversaries & every last one to show for Thanksgiving for a group photo.  I luv 'em but this has been a super busy year starting with a graduation last December, Christmas, etc..  Little Amelia was 2 this week & Hadley will be 3 soon, I was relieved when one birthday party was postponed until the July 4th party!  Like Erma Bombeck used to say, "I'd have a nervous breakdown if I had time to clean the closets"....  I really thought she was writing about MY life... when her daughter out grew a skirt in the laundry basket.  Mine did, too, was waiting to be pressed & hem put in... & found it didn't fit & had never been worn!  Life is always a couple months ahead of me.   

Hi, Gloria.... mothballs also helped to keep the skunks out of the berm!  I just threw a hand full in & around & they didn't like it, in fact, I have not seen any this year.   I have "Hootie" owl in the pool area to keep the birds out.  They left a "flight path" coming over the house & where they normally would land they see the own & poop purple mulberries & put their noses back in the air & swoop over the owl.  So many came through the first day or so they left behind streaks & streaks... not a pretty sight.

Mary Ann, being alone now I find the salad bar in the grocery store works best for me.  I used it when my husband was alive for all the extras, but always had a head of ice berg lettuce & tomatoes in my frig.  I bought a head of lettuce & tomatoes this week planning to fix tacos but nobody wanted to come for tacos so I've been eating salads & will be throwing away about half the head.  I used up the rest of the Angus lean beef & a package of Italian sausage (minus the casing, scrambled so half & half for the meat sauce) that I cooked last night.  Cooked the pasta today & had son & wife over for lunch.  I stayed up until midnight-1:00 am to do the laundry I didn't get done during day time... & cooked while waiting. 

AMY

Good evening to you. Have just found your photos of quilts,they are all so beautiful.
Never did get around to doing quilting only got to,drawing up some patterns.  You seem to get them done so quickly. 
Don't think I have ever seen wood stacked so neatly!

Hello Everyfriend!  I'm not having a particularly good day but I'm not going to bore you with the details.  I had to cancel my eye appointment because I didn't have a ride.  This particular dr. will not do the procedure unless the driver is with you and signs in.  I rescheduled but the same thing will probably happen the next time.  My drivers are working and even if I drove myself there, I'd have to wait about 2 hours after I'm finished to be picked up.  And that's the best part of my day.

I'm going to bed early and try to wake up happier tomorrow.  So I'll say...

Good Night Everyfriend.  God Bless Us, Every One!

ll make it. we still have one in deepfreze. after we are sure they all are going to make it. we will cook it for a Sunday
dinner a nd griend the rest of it and make turkey sallied for sandwiches

Good night everyone and sweet dreams.

Lloyd

Hall your Skype must be broke?

Welcome to the Soda Shoppe Livy: my cyber buddie...You will find everyone very friendly with Joan heading the group.. Although I do not post that often, I have always found her to be most gracious to me...

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





Johnny’s Teacher

Johnny's teacher paid a visit to his house one day. When little Johnny opened the door, she asked "Are your father and mother in, Mr. Morton?"

"They was in, but they is out now," he answered.

The teacher gasped, "Why, Mr. Johnny Morton, it is 'They were in, but they are out now.' Where's your grammar?"

"She's upstairs taking her nap."


Eternal Life: There's More To It Than You Think
(By Andrew Wommack)

I once had an employee ask me what my most important teaching was. I didn't know how to answer. I think they're all important. Everything the Lord has shown me works together with other truths to make a whole. I said I couldn't single out just one.

This man had been miraculously saved from a cocaine addiction, and he was listening to my teachings day and night. He wanted to get to the bottom of everything, or to the core of Christianity. So, he finally asked, "If you only had one opportunity to minister to a person, what would you teach?"

I still had to think for a moment, but quickly came up with an answer. I would share the meaning of true eternal life. That may not sound very profound or even foundational, but that's because most people don't know what the Bible means when it talks about eternal life.

Someone might say, "Eternal life is living forever." But that's not it. No one ceases to exist when they die. Everyone lives forever in either heaven or hell. "Well then, eternal life must be living forever in heaven instead of hell." That's not it either.

John 3:36 says, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."

Everlasting life is a present-tense possession. It's not something that begins when we get to heaven. There are a number of scriptures that speak of everlasting life as something we possess in this life (John 4:14; 5:24; 6:27; 6:40, 47).

So, the question remains, "What is everlasting life?" This is very important. John 3:16 says this is the reason that Jesus came.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Many people have mistakenly thought that the goal of salvation is the forgiveness of sin to avoid hell. That's not what John 3:16 is saying. Sure, not perishing in hell is an important part of what Jesus came to do. He accomplished that by paying the debt for all our sins, past, present, and even the ones we haven't committed yet.

If that's all there is to salvation, that's more than any of us deserve, and it would still be worth preaching. But salvation is much, much more than getting our sins forgiven so we can go to heaven instead of hell.

Let me say it this way. If all you did was ask Jesus to forgive your sins so you wouldn't perish in hell, then you are missing out on eternal life.

Sin was a barrier that stood between us and a holy God. It had to be removed. That's exactly what Jesus did, and He did it well. Sin is no longer standing between God and man (2 Cor. 5:17). But to what does that entitle us?

Sure, it entitles us to live forever with God in heaven. That's wonderful. But there are tremendous benefits right here, right now, on earth. Eternal life is one of those benefits.

Jesus defined eternal life for us in John 17:3. That verse says, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

Eternal life is knowing God. You may be disappointed with that definition. You think you know God and you still aren't satisfied. You want there to be something more. The key lies in understanding what the Bible means by this word "know."

This was speaking of much more than just intellectual knowledge. It can be seen in hundreds of Bible scriptures, like, "Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain" (Gen. 4:1). Adam didn't just know Eve intellectually. That won't produce children. He had an intimate, personal experience with her. This was speaking of a knowing between a man and a woman in the most intimate way possible.

Likewise, when Jesus said eternal life was knowing God, He was speaking of having an intimate, close, personal relationship with God. That's awesome!

Many people believe Jesus died to forgive their sins, but they still don't have a close, personal, intimate relationship with their Father God. They think that is reserved for heaven. They are content to muddle through life singing songs about how, when we all get to heaven, what a day that will be.

That is not to take anything away from heaven, but we are supposed to have eternal life (close, intimate, personal relationship with God our Father and Jesus Christ His Son) right now. It's not "pie in the sky by and by" but rather "steak on your plate while you wait."

Jesus said in John 3:16 that God loved the world so much, He gave His only begotten Son so those who believed on Him wouldn't perish but have everlasting life. If all you have done is believe on Jesus so you won't go to hell, then you are missing out on the everlasting life the Lord wants to have with you right now.

Why is this so misunderstood? It is because the church has changed the message of salvation. They have placed a period after the word "perish" in John 3:16. They have told the world that the reason God sent His Son to die for their sins was so they wouldn't perish, PERIOD. That excludes the true message of eternal life and intimate relationship with God as the goal of salvation.

Faith comes from hearing God's Word (Rom. 10:17). If we don't hear that Jesus came to bring us back into intimate relationship with God, then we won't have faith for that and we won't experience it. This describes the modern-day church to a tee.

We have many people who have come to the Lord and received the forgiveness of their sins, but they are saved and stuck. They are just waiting for heaven so they can really start living. That is missing the main point of salvation.

If there was no afterlife, if there was no heaven or hell, John 3:16 reveals that Jesus would still have come and died for our sins so we could once again have an intimate relationship with Him and His Father right now, in this present evil world (Gal. 1:4).

This was one of the main differences between the first-century church and our modern church. Those people knew God intimately. They had a relationship with the Lord that wasn't waiting to start in heaven, but was working in them while they were still in this world.

They didn't have the advantages of radio, television, internet, or any other modern means of communication. They never even put a bumper sticker on a camel. Yet, these believers turned the known world upside down with the truths of the Gospel in just thirty years (Acts 17:6). They impacted their world much more than we are impacting our world today. Why?

They had such a depth of relationship with a Living God that it was contagious. In Rome, Christians knew their God so intimately that they sang His praises as they were burned at the stake. There are historical accounts of Nero the emperor sticking his fingers in his ears and saying, "Why must these Christians sing?"

They had much more than a doctrine and a hope. They had a present-tense relationship that allowed them to endure with joy terrible atrocities. There are historical accounts of Romans, when witnessing the joy of these Christians who were being martyred, jumping out of the stands and rushing to them. They knew they would be doomed to the same fate, but they willingly accepted death so they could know God in the same close, intimate, and personal way as these Christians.

Let me ask you this question. It's not intended to condemn you, but to enlighten you. How many people would die to have what you have? Is anyone envious of your relationship with the Lord? If not, then may I suggest to you that you aren't experiencing eternal life as the Bible describes it and as our Lord Jesus died to give you.

This isn't something for the select few. This is normal Christian living. In fact, if this isn't your experience, you aren't really living. This is what drove the Apostle Paul (Phil. 3:10) and all the early Christians. It's still what drives victorious Christians today. It's all about personal relationship with a Person, not just some doctrine.

 



"To live as spiritual paupers when God has bequeathed us such unsearchable riches must grieve our Father deeply."

- Ruth Paxson

Starting the morning off with sad news in a tiny sleepy village just outside where we live.....The story was in our local paper a week or so ago, without the photos of the toddler..., now it emerges parents are under suspicion of murdering him...This is the village I was looking on going to their church....we have often driven past there...The story is now in all the top newspapers, and R said it was on our tv news yesterday of the arrests....Link...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7190121/BREAKING-Couple-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murdering-a-two-year-old-boy.html

Good morning everyone.

Another lovely day in the making here. Went to sleep with the smell of lilacs drifting in my window..soon they will be over with but until then I am enjoying the scent.

Nothing planned here for today but house hold chores. We ordered another load of wood for next week so next week will have some wood piling.

I am wondering how June is doing..

Jackie, how is Benji? That is so sad about the child..

Livy, welcome to Soda Shoppe

Gloria, no need for a/c here but I am sure there will be a few days we will need to run it.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  The doggies got me up early but I took a short snooze on the sofa after they went out and did what they had to do and then had a treat.  They were very good.  They gave me an extra hour.  I slept very well last night with the windows open and the fan on low. 

I don't know what I'm going to be up to today but I suspect that part of it will be doggie baths.  They both have a distinct "doggy odor" right now and Annie who is cream colored, looks a bit darker than usual.  Next weekend, my grandniece (who is also my God daughter) is celebrating her "Sweet Sixteen" birthday and I'm hoping to feel like making the trip to help her celebrate and to have a visit with my sister.  And the doggies should be clean for the trip.  And if that happens, I'll be changing my bed, too.  That should keep me out of trouble!

I hope you all have a day filled with the things you enjoy doing.  Amy, I envy you the lilacs.  Ours have been over for a while and I do love them so.

Good morning Vanilla/Jackie.  What a sad story!!

Amy--Good morning.   I love the smell of lilacs, but they sure don't last long.  I have been wondering about June, too and praying for her.

Good morning, Janie.  It'd be nice if it cooled down enough so that I could open windows and get some fresh air in the house.  That'll be great if you can go to your grand niece/goddaughter's sweet 16 party.

Someone asked the # well we have 5 little Turkey's in the coupe. $6 each.

Lloyd

Good morning, Lloyd.  They'll make some good eating for somebody.

Good morning everyone, a cloudy start to the day with showers on and off all day in the forecast.

MARY ANN  I have lived alone for more than 40 years and got used to cooking/buying for just me.  I would get the bag of salad  mixes and add all the things to it I liked. Would eat  it before it went bad but now I have no appetite so it is a waste for me to buy t. If I was at the market early and saw them bringing out the different trays for the salad bar I would get what I liked from there but I would not touch anything there if all the traywere there for awhile. Too many others hhandling the tongs and just drop them back with the handles in the food. Who knows how clean those hands were.

SHIRLEY  thank goodness you are not an angel yet. We want you around for a long time yet. You and me both complaining about heat and humidity. I am ready for September already. I used to use mothballs outside to keep a lot of critters away, now cannot find any place that sells them.  My daughter and SIL throw some around in their future home before they head back to Ca.  They didn't at first and found critters inside when they got there. After they  started doing that no more critters. Today is the last day of work for both of them. How many couples retire on the same day? She has been getting a lot of surprises at school this week.  She was called into the office one day and then told to go to the cafeteria/assembly. Most of the school was there and the kids handed her cards and one teacher had a big poster that kids signed. One boy wrote that the spelling bee she had was the best thing ever, of course he was that won. She has been at that school longer than any of the others there. Always has gone above her job and the principal and secretary keep saying she cannot leave. I know she will miss being with the kids even if they drove her crazy at times. 

JANE  oh do I know the problems with getting a ride to an appointment. Have a better day today.

LLOYD  good knowing your turkey has not been fed all the things they put in feed for animals these days.

JOAN  oh boy breakfast looks so yummy this morning. Good chuckle, typical teacher. Food for thought is one to read over several times, just copied it. Thank you for today's goodies.

JACKIE  that is so sad, what an adorable little boy.

AMY  I never had my scent of lilacs this year. I sure missed them, too. Last couple of days have been nice here, no AC and the fans took care of moving air around.

JANE  you could never be in trouble.

Good Morning Everyone, here in the Soda
Shoppe,  from the foggy and cool, rocky
coast of Maine.    It is in the high 60's
(Fahrenheit ) and suppose to move into
the low 70's  and become  cloudy later on.   

Since my AC is now perched in my window,
I no longer worry that the heat and humidity
will soon be coming. 

I see that Texas has been hit badly
with flooding...   I wonder if Hal has
been adversely affected?    From my
weather map it certainly looks like
he very well could be. 

I hope that Hal checks in and let's
us know how he is doing.

I hope that we hear some good news
from June pretty soon.


All is well here.  I am getting back to my
old habit of re organizing ...  If
I could only keep things as "orderly"
as I can make them ...   


But I can't and that is an old story and
just my crazy way of doing things.

Have a good day,
Everyone!

Sandy

Gloria, with your daughter and SIL retiring at the same time, does that mean their Arizona home is ready for them to move there?

I love the smell of lilacs too but they were the start of four years of allergy desensitization many years ago.  I had both lavender and double white at my childhood home but haven't had any since.  I would if I could, but I don't take care of outside stuff at this condo.

Mary Ann

Hi everyone on what is starting out to be a very warm day getting up to 93 degrees this afternoon. I don't plan on going anywhere today unless we go out for lunch as this is the day the housekeeper is here and that is often what we do on housekeeper day.  Yesterday was a very busy one. 

I got in my PT Cruiser to leave for coffee only to find the battery had apparently died as it wouldn't turn over the engine. So I took the other car to coffee and to have her CPAP equipment checked but she needed the car around 11:30 so missed my usual Wisdom group at the church. 

The check of the CPAP equipment showed there was a fault with the warming unit and a call to the company tech department advised the unit needed to be replaced.  So we went to the place she had gotten it and they replaced the entire CPAP machine.  That turned out to be very easy and quick.  On the way home we stopped at COSTCO and had lunch/dinner at their snack bar as it was already 2:30 in the afternoon.  I came home and took a nice nap and we had a quiet evening watching Netflix.

Joan, I did feel fine yesterday and today is starting out the same.  I hope today finds you feeling OK.  Pat and I eat lots of salads although Pat doesn't enjoy making them.  I will sometimes put them together.  The talk about salads makes me think that going to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch and having the salad bar sounds good.

Livykat1, I also want to add my welcome. 

Gloria, moving the portable one would be quite a task because as I remember you had to put an exhaust hose into the window and that would have to be moved.  Could you run a fan in the room with the air conditioner pointed into the bedroom and get some cool air in there?  What a nice tribute for your daughter.  Will they be moving to Arizona soon?

Sandy, if you kept everything orderly what would you have to re-organize? 

Shirley, you certainly have big family gathering and that must be wonderful.  Our family is now down to Pat and I and Scott to get together.  You certainly do stay very busy and I bet you are a wonderful cook.  Getting salad from a deli salad bar at the grocery store is a good idea as avoids having to throw out fixings that get too old. 

JaneS, sure hope today is a better day for you.  Having bad days helps us appreciate the good ones.

Jackie, that is a sad thing when a parent kills a child.  We heard of it fairly often when we lived near Atlanta and just a couple of days ago there was a case in Augusta, Georgia, which is just across the river from where we now live. 

Amy, we don't have lilacs down here but had them in Missouri where I grew up and they are beautiful. 

Quote from: larryhanna on June 03, 2016, 09:39:29 AM

Sandy, if you kept everything orderly what would you have to re-organize? 

Larry .... 
You are sooooooo correct!!!

And I admit.   I am having fun doing it!

Sandy

Good morning, Gloria.  How nice that your SIL and daughter are retiring the same day.  Obviously Regina was very well liked, and now they are  paying tribute to her and her years of dedication at that school.  When you mentioned moth balls it brought to mind our next door neighbor in Syracuse.  She detested dogs/cats coming near her plantings and was told to put moth balls around everything.  One early evening she and I were standing chatting between her house and ours.  Joe (2 at the time) was out there with me.  As fast as scat he scooted a couple feet and ate a mothball.  Well--you know the routine--had to give him Ipecac.  It took three doses to get him to upchuck.

Sandy--Good morning.  Good your a/c is installed so when it's too warm you can be cooled.

Good morning, Mary Ann.  Four years is quite a long time for allergy shots.

Larry--Good morning.  Our weather is much like yours.  Will you have to get a new battery for your car or can it just be charged?  Glad you are feeling good today.

Laundry is blowing on the line and I have been finding so many things to put in the yard sale..two sets of dishes that I don't use  are sparkling clean ,ready for a new home. Craft items/cross stitch that won't get done are bundled up ready for someone to complete them....better get back and see what else I can find!!

Good Morning,

I hope Joan doesn't give demerits for w**k done because a granddaughter is coming.    Miss Emily (the athletic one who goes to OSU) is working at the College Women's Softball tournament being held at the AWSA Stadium in OKC.   Her first stint is tonight and tomorrow.   My house is closer to the stadium than her parent's house, so she's - as she put it -  "checking into Gammy's B&B" about midnight and has to be back at the stadium by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. 
The guest room bed hasn't been slept in for a while so I have to make it up.  Then I plan to make muffins for her breakfast in the morning and, probably, some cookies for her bedtime snack.

Yesterday,  I got some nice looking fresh green beans, and onion and some small potatoes. Might have gotten some ham to cook with them but remembered I have bacon in the freezer that needs to be used.
On a whim,  I looked on-line for a way to do them in a crock pot/slow cooker.  Found a recipe that looks good, so that's also on my To Do List.

Hoping to hear something from/about June sometime today.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere a lovely day.