Hi everyone.  We are to have an overcast day with the temperatures around 90 degrees and a 50% change of rain later this afternoon.  The only thing I have planned to do today is a quick trip to Costco to fill the car with gas and to buy two or three items in the store.

Lloyd, I think staging food for photographs is almost an art form.  We sure wouldn't want to eat the food that has been used in that photo shoot. 

Gloria, hope you were able to enjoy a lot of time outside yesterday.  It was way to hot here to stay outside any longer than necessary.  Is there any reason your daughter couldn't have A/C in their home?  Perhaps a lack of humidity would be a factor as it is so dry there. 

JaneS, sorry to see that you have a summer cold.  I hope the meds will soon have the cold licked although know that colds have to run their course.  It doesn't sounds like you will be taking things too easily today with all that is on your schedule.  Hope you are feeling better today. 

Hal, as I have said previously, we really like and appreciate the online grocery shopping.  With Walmart you can also get some items in the pharmacy such as the energy drinks and othere OTC items. 

Lloyd, it looks like the horse loves you too.  How many horses do you have?

Shirley, several years ago I cound I really couldn't tolerate a hot tub as would immediately get weak.  I have a good friend who is Swedish in heritage and he and his wife have a Sauna in their home.  Stay cool. 

we just have the tow old Mares. I do not if at My age but still think about getting the bread to a big red Mammoth jack and get some mules again. Maby 3 years running and get a six horse hitch of mules. but four would be enough.
Old age you know.

Lloyd

Mercy, it is enough to make a grown woman spit!! We went into town to make an appointment for the holder monitor only to be told July 31st was the earliest but if we went across to the hospital ,they would put one on. Well the lady came out and said their computer didn't "talk" with the cardiologist in the city computer..I said to send the information across to the other one with the long wait and they could send it.......nope....can't do that either!! So off to the city we go on Thur for the monitor.  ok.....done sputtering now 

Lloyd, I had a Palomino Quarter horse along with a bay both mares had white blazes down  their nose. and a grey Arabian gelding, Bred the two Quarter horses with a Belgian stud and had a pair of nice colts.

Better get back to work..tea is done.

Janie, you really do have a busy day planned. I hope all goes well with all your endeavors. I'm doing the usual..nothing. I did get out for fresh air and sunshine, and sat in one of our metal gliders and read for about an hour and enjoyed life. The glider gives the legs exercise too. We ,too , still have some firework nuts doing their thing, they make my body jump, so I do have good reflexes. And my temper is still active too.

Gloria, now that the leg sores are healed I don't use any tylenol…no pain, but it never bothered my stomach. I also talked my doctor into eliminating a statin drug I was taking, and told her I had heard bad reports on metoprolol, so she has cut that back, and my blood test showed I don't need four salt tablets a day…down to two. So I found it is wise to investigate what we are given and for how long, and why. I'm learning more about the healing power of prayer. a great book.."Silent Takeover", byJacquelyn Sheppard.

Hal, soft and mushy..breakfast, cream of wheat, Lunch cottage cheese, v-8 juice, apple sauce, chicken soup..just the broth if necessary. Supper, mashed potatoes  and gravy, (lots of both) Gravy gives you protein without having to chew, as you heal corned beef or roast beef hash. Both very tasty in my opinion..lots more v-8 juice and fruit juices, laced with a little vodka or whatever…..I go for brandy. Regards from Dr. June.

Joan, it seems as if you have gone from the frying pan into the fire.  I am so sorry to hear of your new health troubles and I hope it won't be long before you are back with us. 

Mary Ann

Mary Ann it seams you have more access than I do . I see no post's about Bis?
I ran a few errands I am a couch Jockey for the rest of the day. according to the temp reader in the car it is 93º here. the weather guesser is saying at midnight still will be in the low mid 80º's . have a great rest of the day I am heading back to the couch,

Lloyd

Lloyd:  Like the term "Weather Guesser".  You have some beautiful horses and one happy girl !

Every day for a while, heat will be in the 90's and we are running the A/C during the day but it is so nice and cool in the morning and evening.  My permanent driver's license arrived today and it is really odd.  The state is bragging about the "new look" which is so light a person can barely see a face and certainly not the color of their eyes.  Anything to change and really up the price - Don told me his mother sent 25 cents in the mail for her driver's license in Duluth, Minnesota (years ago). 

Joan:  I can't find the latest information on you.  Holding you in thoughts and prayers. 

Tomorrow is the quilt group here and I need to think of what to serve.  My cousin and husband were here and drove home to Minnesota.  We have a quiet time here and just checking on friends who need some extra hands for the next few months.  Today was a lazy day and it sure felt good. 

Lloyd and others, Joan posted in last week's folder and it showed up on my list of folders to read.  The message was posted after Jeanne Lee had directed us to this week's folder.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann:   Thank you for the update on Joan.  Very nice to read her note. 

Here is Joan's message..


Offline JoanFL

    Global Moderator
    *****
    Posts: 4,968
    Country: us
        View Profile

Re: Soda Shoppe June 25, 2017
« Reply #177 on: Today at 03:55:02 PM »
Just a quick note to tell Everyfriend I have been in in ICU at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alalabama since a week ago Saturday.using a Cpap mask.  Today I had a thorostensis and they drew two liters of fluid off my left lung.  They hope then I can again use regular oxygen.  I will have to go to a rehab facility if I ever get out of here, and then have home health care.  Prayers would be appreciated.  I miss you all.


Joan, prayers going your way always!!! We miss you here and hope you get well soon.

The original by Denver (Jenny) from Joe's Facebook is HERE]

Then Joan, having Mod access, did not notice that last week's was locked and posted HERE]

Thank you Jeanne Lee and thank you Amy. My computer tells me a liter is two cups. Two liters is a tremendous amount of fluid to try to breathe around. That must put a temendous load on the heart too.

Bis, I know that our loving God is watching over you. You are never, ever alone. He is as close as each breath you take dear heart. I love you so much.

Good Morning everyone.
well I am checking in with a report. first off i pray Bis is doing better.
I am off to the hospital soon to get hooked up to a heart monitor and see if I still have one and if it is working. glad our A C is working. instant weather says
75º @ 5:01 A M and going to 93º today.DUH. o well house AC is doing good and the one in the car is doing fair. so guess we will survive. Have a great day everyone. see you all later today with best report i have at the time. sure hope I still have a heart working.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!

LLOYD, good luck with your testing today.

JOANIE, if you look in we are all praying for you.

Our family had a setback yesterday.  My favorite brother was admitted to the hospital at 4 a.m. yesterday morning with respiratory and heart problems probably due to medication mix ups.  We could use some extra prayers for Jim.

Granddaughter Natalie and her husband will be arriving in town sometime today.  They are coming for her friend's wedding this coming Saturday.  She is in the wedding so I probably won't see much of her but she did promise that we'd get together.  I'm looking forward to that.

I'll be off to man my counter at WM this morning. Wish me smiles!  I sure could use some today.  I wish you all a good day!

Good morning everyone..

Another hot humid day here and I am enjoying a photo of snow by Beverly......so cool looking. Wonder if I will be saying that when I am waltzing with the snow blower?

Appointments all made yesterday so that job is done for now. Today I hope to get up close and personal with the weeds in the garden. I had a bench/stool that I can kneel on and that makes the job much easier.

Jane, prayers going for Jim, can he get his meds in blister packs? I find that much easier to do know that hubby takes over 11 pills  May you have nothing but smiles through your till and maybe even a hug or two.

Lloyd, good luck with your testing, we all know you have a heart and a kind one at that.

Have a great day everyone..

Good morning everyone.
Janie sorry to hear about your Rotherham, prayers headed his way. 
and hope you have nothing but happy faces at work and everywhere else.

Lloyd, good luck on your test.  Do they know your history with machine  . And electric wires.....

I have an apmt with PT evaluation folks, maybe iwillgetitdone.

Amy, I would hate to be weed in your garden.  Hope things are going well wit DH.

Joanie, you are in my thoughts and prayers.  Hurry back, all well.

Using

Good morning  everyone, it is raining again. Might have a thunderstorm later.

JOAN  I pray that you are soon back to your new home and feeling better than you do now.

LLOYD  with a big family I would never be able to tell you how much of a cousin any one was. I know my siblings and nieces and nephews but when it comes to cousins I am lost. You are better explaining than I would be.

LARRY  when my SIL gets the rest of the sp;ar panels up and the windmill set up they then will have enough electricity for am AC. Right now they have a generator to have

Not much to say today and have to get myself moving around.

Hi everyone. We will have another day like yesterday, i.e. overcast with possibility of rain this afternoon.  We will get to around 90 degrees again today. 

Yesterday we did get some nice rain.  I did get over to Costco yesterday morning and it was a great morning to go as it was relatively cool and there were few people there, which seems to be an oddity.  I did get one of their rotisserie chickens, which we will have for our dinner tonight. I have no definite plans for today and expect to stay home all day.

Joan, getting all of that fluid off will surely help you begin to feel better.  I know, based on my experience many years ago, that getting that fluid off is not a fun procedure but is worth the pain when you begin to feel better.  You have been and certainly will continue to be in my prayers.

Lloyd, wouldn't training mules be a little risky for you.  You sure don't need anymore accidents.  It looks like the two horses you have must be very gentle.   

Amy, don't blame you for being upset about the halter monitor situation.  It sounds like the lady just couldn't be bothered to pick up the phone and call the doctor's office for the order to be faxed.  Do you have tea everyday?  We have watched a lot of shows set in England and having tea seems to be very common. 

June, I have always like gliders and swings.  We thought about having a swing installed on our back porch but didn't follow thru and knew it wouldn't be used much. Sometime I think when doctors see your medicines they must think if it isn't broke don't rock the boat and seldom remove a medicine for us but often just add another.

Carol, you and your husband are obviously very caring people keeping an eye out for neighbors and friends who need some assistance.   

Jane, I do hope your brother quickly overcomes the medical problems.  What type of medication mixups are you indicating?  I hope you have gotten many smiles at your counter today. 

Amy, I have one of those little garden benches and they are helpful.  However, now it is difficult to get up and down from it and move it around.

Gloria, your daugher and SIL having their own solar panels should work well where they live as I am sure they get a lot of sun.  Do they have electrical service from a power company or are they dependent on their generator for the electricity?

Lloyd, I pray you are given good news on your heart testing, I know you have a kind heart, so may God keep it healthy.

Janie, I am praying for Jim as he has to go through the testing on his heart condition, I do hope it was a medication mixup that can be easily cared for.

Larry, when I see my doctor, I tell her what I think and let her take it from there. For instance, I told her I would like to know if all the meds I am taking are still necessary? For years I have been taking the same thing over and over and over, and I would like a blood test made to see where it is still necessary. As a result, one statin medicine was eliminated, one blood pressure med was cut back in strength, and salt tablets were decreased to half of what Had all ready been decreased. I started out with four a day now it is down to two. I don't think we should give our Drs. credit for knowing everything.And I have been doing fine.

I have a meeting to attend at 10 a.m, another at two p.m. and balance and mobility at 2:45. I woke up at four a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep, so this day will be done on a wing and a prayer.

I hope and pray our Bis is feeling much much better having had all the liquid removed from around her heart and lungs. May each day give her improvement.

Good afternoon, very hot and humid.  Did rain a little during the night.  Right now I am waiting for my Friend Kathleen, she called this morning and said she would be out  in about and hour.  she live up the Island.

She said put the coffee on, as she was bringing KFC.  I like their coleslaw very much.  Have to go make coffee.

Prays to Joan, and those in need.

Since I gave up my car and depend on other people for my grocery shopping, and the cooking I do is quite limited, I have been getting Meals-on-Wheels Monday through Friday for quite a while. 

Once a month a menu is supplied, listing what to expect each day.  I usually glance over it and once in a while check to see what's coming the next day or two. 

Yesterday I didn't check the menu, and had what I thought was a piece of fish in some kind of sauce, to which I added some tartar sauce, with rice and brussel sprouts,.  Then today a piece of chicken in a sauce of some kind with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.

Just a few minutes ago I picked up the menu to see what the rest of the week will bring and happened to look at yesterday and today.  Monday June 10 was chicken with rice and brussel sprouts and Tuesday June 11 was fish with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables.    

I don't know if that says everything they provide tastes the same or if it means I've completely lost my sense of taste!   

Jeanne Lee, I have heard several complaints about meals on wheels, but when a person is stuck at home,no shopping available, I guess it is better than nothing. I hope it is nourishing. Lately, there is very little that appeals to me, so I just eat because I have to.

June, I find that I can go a long while without getting hungry, therefore, I eat when I think I should, rather than at regular times.  It was after 7 pm and Tom had not mentioned what he was going to eat, so I just waited.  If I hadn't heard from him by 8 pm I was going to make myself a radish sandwich (a holdover from Depression days).  I like the crunch and while it isn't too nourishing, it isn't bad for me.  Anyway, Tom came up shortly and asked if I wanted a hamburger (we buy patties in a 4-pack).  That sounded good but he came in a few minutes later and told me we were out of hamburgers, would I like a hot dog.  So I did have my supper at 8 pm.  When/if Tom meets someone for lunch, I know my supper will be something I fix and it might be a sandwich or soup. 

The Weather Channel is predicting a storm here in the morning.  A bad one.  I don't have anywhere to go and I think Tom does not.  I also noticed we'd have rain on Sunday and that is the day we are having a party to celebrate Tom's 60th birthday.  We'll play that by ear.

Today has been lovely, although I have had the a/c working. 

Mary Ann

Mary Ann, I am not hungry but I know I have to eat. I went downstairs for lunch and had a huge one. Beef barley soup, a baked potato covered with chili,green onions, olives, sour cream chopped tomato, and for dessert whipped jello. Had a nice nap following that, then back downstairs for balance and mobility exercises. Now it is time to eat.......I have some cottage cheese, pickled beets with green beans and a hard boiled egg, along with some ritz crackers...all stuff that needs to be used. Plenty of options for dessert.

I am really tired by the end of the day, so after I eat I will get ready for bed and just lay back and read. I find t.v. so dull I rarely turn that on, but I still enjoy computer games, like Free Cell and various versions of solitaire. And eventually my last meds will be delivered and I will be off to dreamland. Hope you have a perfect night my dear.

Good morning Everyfriend!  Another cool, good-for-sleeping night.  They have been going down into the 702 and that's good.

I had a long text from my niece and another from my sister late last night.  They have removed a lot of excess fluids and are will be treating some things today.  Hopefully, the news will be better as the day wears on.

I hope the day is full of good news on all fronts but I'm thinking it probably won't be.  I'm in a bit of a dither and it's taking everything I have mentally, emotionally, financially and physically.  I'll be back when I can.  If you've a mind, I could use a few prayers, too.

Good morning everyone
Gloria Only on one little part of the family closest. can i do the track.
Jennie Lee if you have plain fare and want to make a move you can come Live with us we have plenty of room and food A C central. but remember I would be bothering you for help with computer a lot's. well the wiring said I have a heart I go back today to do a chemical stress test. we wen't buy the amich auction on the way home yesterday. Nancy got a # and bought several boxes of produce. I failed to get one box of cucumbers she bought. It is close on our way to go buy today. most likely they are gone but are going to stop by and see if any of our friends took them for us.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone..

Another hot humid day here.we had some rain over night by the looks of the patio.

I did manage to get some weeds pulled but oh my there is a lot more to do. Need to pick up dog food and milk today then home to wait for physio to come.

Larry, I used to drink coffee but now it just doesn't agree with me so I drink tea. Tetley was my choice of tea till they cut back on the amount of tea in the bag so now I drink King Cole  which is a  down east tea.

Jane, hugs and prayers going your way.

Lloyd good luck on the test today.

Better get a move on here..

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good Morning Everyone!

Well Lloyd, just well.  I hope you get your cukes, but I doubt it.

Janie, wish there was something I could do to make everything right, but me personally nothing I can do, but I know someone who can and I will be talking to him today to help you solve your problem.  There are no secrets from him and he knows how to solve any problem, the only problem, sometimes we don't like his solution.  But believe me it is the best solution.  Now I will hush.

Amy, never heard of that tea.  My wife still gets the English tea from Amazon and it makes good iced tea as well as hot.  Restaurant iced tea, anymore, is like drinking water, not a lot of flavor and they charge an arm and leg for it.  So I now order just plain water or lemonade. 

Coffee is ready, cup for anyone who wants one, I am also going to fix me an English muffin with my little egg cooker to put on it.  Tisie you want one?

Hi everyone. We start our day here sunny and clear skies.  It will be in the 90's this afternoon.  We had a very brief rain shower late yesterday afternoon.  I expect to stay home again today.  I will get things ready for a salad for our dinner with Scott and Jennifer.  They are going to fix the dinner for us.  Pat will go this morning to her crafts group at Church.

Yesterday afternoon after the rain stopped I checked the mailbox and as I left the house I saw this beautiful rainbow in the sky so took a picture of it.  Here is a link if you are interested.  This is looking up our street from my front porch:  https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMtoDmq_kPQjtQT5v6EjFYHGjnPMev1lrcglUuY

June, glad you asked your doctor about reducing your medicines and were able to get several reduced.  That sounded like a pretty full schedule for you yesterday. 

deAngel, we have always liked KFC coleslaw.  However, Pat is not fond of their fried chicken so we seldom go there to eat.  She prefers Bojangles.  Nice of your friend to come and share lunch with you. 

Jeanne, do you get good meals with the Meals on Wheels.  Where my folks lived they had great meals at their Senior Center and those were the same meals sent our for Meals on Wheels.  We went with them numerous time when we were visiting and then while we were staying at their home for the nine months.  However, I saw the Wheels on Meals served in the County where we moved from in Georgia and they were not pleasing to look at and mediocre in taste.  They were prepared by the prisoners at the county jail.

Mary Ann, Pat still sees we have tasty food but now it is usually a meet and a vegetable and perhaps a salad.  I have stopped having something for dessert on hand as will eat it if it is here.  My appetite is nothing like it used to be .  Sure hope you don't get that predicted bad storm this morning.

Jane, your brother has to feel better with the fluid removed and hope he will soon be feeling much better and able to return home.  I find it helps me not to worry about things that might be because very often it doesn't turn out the way I thought and if it isn't good I can deal with things then.  I will certainly include you in my prayers.

Lloyd, the last few stress tests I have had done were chemical ones and certainly better than the treadmill tests.  They have improved the chemical stress tests and the sick feeling you get doesn't last very long.

Amy, they had a report on the news a couple of nights ago about the health benefits of drinking coffee regardless of whether it is regular or decaf.  I am still not going to drink it.  I like tea but seldom have it either. I have never heard of King Cole tea.

Hal, I agree with your comments about the power of prayer.  We used to drink a lot of ice tea but not much anymore.  Pat will sometimes order it out but I usually will just order water.     

HA, thanks for the reminder but I've been bending his ear for years now.  I know He listens and I know He always aswers.  And I know I shouldn't second guess Him but sometimes I do.

LARRY, I'm not worrying about what will be.  I'm dealing with what IS! 

Thanks for the prayers and the advice.