Janie, the coffee is waiting on the patio table.  You better hurry cause I am expecting my yard people to be here at any time.  I hope!

Shirley, bless your heart, I swear if I was you I would still go to your state attorney general and see if you cant get something done under the lemon law and I will go talk to the owner of the dealership where you bought that lemon and politely tell him where he could park that thing, and I don't mean on his sales lot.

Well Amy, I cant get the checkbook to balance, I think I have a double entry somewhere and I cant find it.  And of course my printer is no good (I just ordered a new one) so I cant print out my register and bank statement to compare till I get the new printer. 

I have a question.  I think I know the answer, but why does the mail person come all the way to the door, ring the bell and leave the package in the entrance way but puts all the other mail in the mailbox so you have to make the trip out to the street anyhow.  I think, don't know for sure, because they worry the wind will blow the letters away, even tho they could place in under the package.  One mailman did leave all the mail in the entrance way. 

What a mixed bag of weather we have today,we left in snow,ran into rain, more snow then freezing rain!
Daughter in love and l left early and  had lots of time to spare. We were fiirst in to pick out our fabric followed by flood of ladies right behind  us.What a fun time we had picking out fabric and meeting new friends .The saying like kids in a  candy shop come to  mind.
I hope everyone had as much fun today as we did.
Time to put my feet up!
Enjoy your evening email everyone.
Good night Joanie

JaneS I promos If you do a email not nasty but stern direct to Bentonville ark. you will get results and a thank you and likley some $$$ also.
I had a problem here local I went to the service desk first and they said they could not resolve it. I let the lady i was upset and was not going to drop  I it,she gave the 1 800 # and I called it and the girl on the line gave me the
email address and person to address it to, I got results and a $100.00 gift card. I said i was not after her job just a fixed attitude. I went back to that department and she was gone . I asked of her whereabouts they assured me she was not fired just transferred out of that department with a set of rules.
you know john q is always right , and instructions on how to bight ones lip.
I later seen her on the folor and made a point to ask her about what had happened, she asured me it all went well  and she learned something of it.
stand up for you rights girl. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Joy and others who might be interested, Jeanne Lee posted a couple of links to pictures of Norm's great-granddaughters.  I took the pictures last night (Thursday).  Go to Norm's Bait & Tackle and the links are about four or five posts from the end.

Mary Ann

Another lovely day is drawing to a close. I had a nice long nap, then a nice walk around our gardens. The roses are all bursting with luscious flowers, the Rowan trees are filled with fresh green leaves...it is lovely.

Tisie, I agree with Hal. You have taken enough abuse from that RV dealer. You are driving a very risky vehicle, and it could be life threatening. A good attorney could take over your problem, and you would both come out with some $$$$ to recompense you for all the grief you have gone through. Same with the sprinkler people. To me it would be worth every penny to an attorney to get the proper recompense for all your grief and danger.

Joy, I am happy for you girl...sounds like you had a very, very happy day today, and you deserve it. Your DIL is so lucky to have you as her friend, and vice versa.

Tomorrow will be another quiet day for me. There are things offered, but I do not do shuffleboard, or play on the putting green, or play Wii games, but if I keep enough stamina, I will go down at 6:30 to listen to George Rossi play and sing. He does the kind of music I like.

Tomorrow is the first of April....three whole months of 2017 have passed so quickly. I pray this is the month our Bis/Joan will be back on board. And think what a JOY that will be for HER too. And for her beloved family. May God grant it very soon.

Time to go rustle up some supper.....I brought home half my lunch, so I can eat at home at my leisure and watch the news. See you later.

Sorry, I forgot to put a link here to the post with the pictures of the twins.  They're HERE

Jeanne Lee, thanks again for posting the links.  I was happy both girls had their eyes open, although it is hard to see. 

Mary Ann

MaryAnn, beautiful babies and beautiful parents.  I wondered what that glow was in the West.  Must have been you and Tom glowing with pride!

Jeanne, I saw the lovely family over in B and C, and thank you for posting it here too. The babies are so adorable, and the proud parents just GLOW. A wonderful picture.

After supper I took another walk around our gardens and it was fun to see all the apartments lighted up, with t.v.'s shining in the background. Very peaceful and friendly feeling. I am so glad to be living here.

Time for bed and book so I shall prepare for that. Have a peaceful night my dear friends, and we shall meet again in the morning. Hugs, Love, and Prayers. June

Thanks, Hal & June, but from what I've discovered so far, Kansas has no lemon-law for RVs... and finding a lawyer that can win over business people in this city is not worth the time or expense. Might say it is hopeless.  I've been to online sites that discuss problems with RVs & others have had even more problems than I have with no satisfaction or help from the dealers, manufacturers, or any "on your side" public program or law suits.  Kind of "buyer beware".  As long as my son is around & willing to help I will hang onto it.  The place that fixed some of the problems the dealer couldn't solve, may or may not still be willing to work on it, I haven't needed their help for nearly a year.  I pay my son for his time, he protests but I insist, and I do enjoy helping as much as I can do.

Mary Ann, the babies are darling and sure don't look like preemies anymore.  I wish for them a happy and healthy life.... they are lucky to have a special Great Aunt Mary Ann.  Thanks, Jeannie Lee!

Bedtime in Kansas.  Feels like winter tonight.... burrrrrrrrrr.  Need to check on cats.  Sweet dreams to all.

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 so_P_bubble  Good morning very nice placekicker you have posted but it is too large for me to see all at once I have to move it side to side to see it all. that is ok it is nice. Have a great day,

Lloyd

Good morning everyone...

April 1st is not nice,,,we have more snow on the ground, thankfully not a lot though.
Laundry day today and tiding up, that should put in the day for me.
MaryAnn those babies are beautiful...such a happy family!! Thank you for sharing them and thank you Jeanne Lee for posting the photo.

Need to run.

Enjoy your day everyone.

two ways to look at having twins. one gets it all over for the mom.
two little sleep and what one don't think of the other dose.
Have a good day.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm a little late this morning because we slept in until 7:15 and after the doggies came in, I suddenly remembered that I had not made dog food last night.  So now that's finished for the next few days, they've been fed and I have my coffee. 

I'm going to bore you with a "twin" story.  When we brought ours home from the hospital we agreed that I'd get up with the first one and my husband would get up with the second one and so forth.  I was in the kitchen preparing a bottle for Philip who got awake first when I heard a rustling at the doorway.  It was my husband holding Christy.  He said, "you might as well put another one on.  She's up too!

It was about 2 a.m.  As we sat opposite each other in the living room, eyes drooping, my husband said, "Jane, is this what they call togetherness?"  And I guess it was because there we all were....TOGETHER!

Make this day a good one, Everyfriend!

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Hi everyone.  The sun is shining and there is a clear sky.  Once again we will be in the low 80's this afternoon.  As expected, yesterday was a quiet day.  I even fixed our evening meal, which was a nice salad with tuna on it, at lunch time so that when we were ready to eat last evening I just had to set it on the table.  We are having these salad type meals about once a week now as they are easy and we both like them. 

I did get my income tax refund check in the mail.  I thought I had set it up for direct deposit but must not have done so. 

Last evening I did watch the women's Final Four basketball game for the women and saw the South Carolina team beat Stanford and so will play for the National Championship on Sunday.  The South Carolina men play in the Final Four tonight and if they can win they would also play in the Championship game on Monday night.  One of my coffee drinking friends here went to Phoenix yesterday with his son and family to attend the Final Four for the men. 

I expect to have another quiet and restful day with no plans to leave the house.  Since it is the first of the month I will pay bills and then watch the basketball game around 6 pm. 

Gloria,  sure hope you don't get another April Fools day surprise with snow today.  The pain doctor Pat is to see comes highly recommended and is in practice with the surgeon, who is also highly recommended so am sure they will do all they can for Pat. 

Jenny, thanks for sharing the news about Joan.  It does sound like progress but obviously is going to take time.

Joy, have you seen the funny that goes around about the person who starts to do one thing but before completing anything sees something else and that cycle keeps getting repeated until the end of the day when the person realizes that nothing got completed.  My feeling is that if it is important I will get it done and if it isn't then it doesn't matter when it is done. 

Mary Ann, I suggested to Pat we have a ramp put in for the one step from the house down to the garage floor but so far she doesn't feel it is necessary.  Fortunately she can hold on to the door frame as she steps down or back up and it is just one step.  I think Turbo Tax is probably very much like TaxAct, which walks a person through the process and you just fill in the blanks. 

JaneS, there is no doubt that communication is often our biggest problem in a work or family situation.  It is too bad you can't get someone to listen and understand your concerns. 

Shirley, if perspective RV owners were to read back over the troubles you have experienced since you have had this RV the companies would probably go out of business.  Sorry it has been such a thorn in your side as know you had so looked forward to using it when you got it. 

Hal, I used to work and work if I couldn't get my bank account to balance but anymore if it is a small amount I just put in an adjustment and go on about my business.  However, I can usually identify the problem and get it to balance. Are you aware that the Post Office will deliver your mail to your door it it becomes too difficult to get your mail at the street.  There is a form, which you can likely find on the USPS website and just requires a doctor to sign off on it.  We did this for my parents when Dad became too unstable on his feet to get to the mailbox, particularly in bad weather in Missouri. Several times my Postman has brought my mail to the door when he has a package to deliver.  We have a sheltered entryway plus not too often do we have wind that would be a problem. 

Amy, nice to see your shopping day was so much fun.

Bubble, that was a cute graphic for April Fool's Day.

JaneS, a beautiful story of you and your husband feeding the twins.   

Jeanne, that is a pretty graphic for April on the homepage. 

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments on the girls.  I've copied them and I'm going to send the comments to James and Alicia; I know they'll appreciate them and they also will find how vast our network here is.  They have no idea how many people post here from all areas.

Mary Ann

Larry, I have a neighbor-lady that left Thursday to meet her son to watch the "Final Four"... she said this is her 16th time to go to the Final Four.  She is my age & they had season tickets all through the years for WSU games, when her husband died she kept going to the games and one of their sons carried on seeing she got to the finals.

I have a neighbor that had trouble climbing the step from garage into the back door so I put a door handle like the old screen doors... on that door facing & I find I use it all the time. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-3-4-in-Black-Door-Pull-15449/202033978?MERCH=REC-_-NavPLPHorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-202033978-_-N

Thanks for the sympathy about the defective RV, Pollyanna is back so the good part is I do get trips in with the cats that I would not have been able to make in the old RV....  And the other "good" about it is it sure keeps me busy.  The package just arrived from Amazon so might hear a loud roar if that molding is not the right color!

Bubble, back when my daughter was about 10-12 she put sugar in the salt shaker for April Fool's breakfast. It was NOT funny when everyone's scrambled eggs turned up sweet.  Love your graphic~  Have a happy goofy day to you & Don.

Mary Ann, when Cas died I copied all the comments in here & sent to my kids.... they had no idea how close all of us are until then.

Will be back later... am anxious to check out the molding.  Shirley

Good Morning Everyone!

It is a cloudy, humid start of the day and suppose to get in the high 80's with possible t-storms (scattered).  And starting tonight more general t-storms, some possibly severe,
Lasting until mid-day tomorrow.  But don't bet money on it.

I may have to get something done about the step up/down at my front door and patio door.  But I have looked at it and I don't really know how it could be fixed.  Not really high enough for a step to be added at either entrance, but a pain to step up and down, maybe a grab bar at the patio door, but don't think the wife would buy that for the front entrance way.

It is really strange how you can lose strength so quick as you age.

Larry, I like the OLT tax application (on-line) and it is on 7.95 and I believe that is for the federal and state, I don't have to worry about state income taxes.  And it is like yours, just fill in the blanks.  But if you have done your taxes in previous years much of everything is already filled out, just have to check it 

Boy has it come over dark out, maybe some rain is on the way.

I think I forgot to tell all of you with the new babies how pretty they were.  As someone said simply gorgeous.

Janie, you know our youngest daughter when we brought her home she never woke a single night for a feeding.  She was a real jewel all through her early years.

Hal, that was my middle daughter.  I remember being home only a couple days and waking to daylight.  I said to my husband, "It's daylight out there."  He mumbled, "It does that about this time every day."  I answered "But Cindy didn't get up at all"  as I raced over expecting to find her in some big trouble.  She was sleeping peacefully.  But when she did wake up she was HUNGRY!

Good Morning dear hearts. Janie, I am still smiling over the comment your husband made while the two of you were tending the twins.

Hal, I could never do steps without a railing to hang onto, and even a ramp can be dangerous if there is no railing. I think your wife should allow you to adjust to what is needed to get in and out safely. She would not be very happy if you ended up with something broken because you fell.

I am having a "free" day today, so I will be back to annoy you all with more chatter as the day progresses. Right now it is time to make my bed, shower, and get dressed.

Good morning everyone, Mother Nature sure is mean to us here. Rain, snow, wind and cold. She must think it is the first of January instead of April. I have not been sleeping good this week, cannot seem to get to sleep till about 4 AM.

JENNY  that is the best news in the last few weeks. We all know Joan is a fighter after coming through that lung cancer after moving to Florida.

JOY  I have only been getting here once a day lately. Mu “get up and go” is something I wish I had just a little of. There was a bit of snow on the grassy areas last night but from what I just heard we are in for more later today.

JUNE  I would love to send this miserable weather to you to enjoy. It is cold and damp and I do not think you would like that. I know my body dislikes it. We could have up to 5 inches of snow before this is over. I would enjoy a sunny 70° day.

MARY ANN  I can stand holding onto something for about 5 minutes and then have to go lay on the couch for awhile. No fun. Most of the jobs I had were standing and moving around, disliked sitting down jobs.

JANE  no matter where one works it seems like those in charge never listen to the lowly workers. Last jof I had I worked with some chemicals and once asked my boss about them because I had started coughing all the time. He said they were all safe. Well I did manage to get a copy of them and found they were not safe to inhale for a long period. I told him I found out they were bad. This was before vacation. When we got back they had put in a vent where I worked to draw the fumes away. Sure helped, coughing stopped.

SHIRLEY  you should have gone to the TV station or newspapers when you first started having problems with that  RV.

HAL  you and that checkbook sure don't get along together. I have never had a problem with mine.

AMY  glad you and your DIL had such a good time picking out material.

JEANNE LEE  thanks for the links.

MARY ANN  beautiful babies.

BUBBLE  cute graphic. Did you have to send this miserable weather to us here? Bet you are now seeing snowflakes like I am.

AMY  20 years ago today we had a 29 inch snowfall. That was worse than this.

JANE  I started this more than an hour ago. My younger son was here and we had a nice visit. Like your “togetherness” story.

JEANNE  thanks for the link to the home page. I seldom think to look there. Bubble did a wonderful job on that one.

LARRY  about now I would love sun and 80°. It is cold here and we have had a mix of everything from rain to snow. I was told that surgery on my back could make it worse.

SHIRLEY  this building had handles on all doors no doorknobs, Makes it easy to open them.

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Y/N Yes or No

 Happy April Oneth!   No foolin' around, now, y'hear??   

Mary Ann,  the twins are precious!   I'm sure it will be fun and, maybe a challenge, to see how their individual personalities develop.

#1 son had colic and by the time he was 6 weeks old, we were beginning to wonder if there was a return policy.  (not really)
#2 son slept through the first night we brought him home from the hospital.  After that, he woke up once - maybe twice - to be fed and went right back to sleep.
Dad was more than willing to help during the night in both instances.  However, with #2, I could be up, have him fed and changed, and be back in bed by the time Dad was awake and alert enough to know what was going on.   

The perennials my son planted last year are up and looking good.  However, the Midnight Skulker Bunny apparently feasted on the pansies in the "pot garden" last night.   

I'm too far behind on commenting individually - please know that I do read and send    to each of you every day.

Wishing Everyfriend Everywhere an Enjoyable Day.

Shirley, I do have railings beside the step to my stoop it is just my knees don’t have the strength to pull me up.  I can make it OK, hard but OK, with the railing, but if there is no railing, I must have help.  Even a ramp with no railing would require someone to help me.  Once I am on solid ground, I’m OK.  Hal, I have no trouble with the entrance to the house (yet) because I can grab hold of the door jamb (?).  I just need something I can hold onto.  You’re right about losing strength as we age.

Kendrick would like it if I paid attention to him 24/7 so I have to ignore him at times.  He is getting so he will stay on the deck for longer periods of time.  In better weather, I’ll set the timer for 10 minutes, but if it is chilly out, he’ll do his wriggle, then come to the slider to let me know he wants to come in. 

Tom is gone for much of the day and I have a few things I’ve neglected so I’ll try to get to at least one of them.

Shirley, when I was very young, and I have no recollection of it except what my mother told me, Mother was at some church function and Dad was taking care of me.  When she got home, Mother asked if I had been good and Dad said I had been.  But!  Mother discovered I had mixed the salt and sugar in the bins where those were kept.  I guess I wasn’t as good as Dad thought.  I probably was three or four.

With my federal tax, e-filing is free, but the state charges $25.  Since I have to pay the state, I’m going to print it out and mail it to them.  I have now changed my pension payment to have them take out about $30 per month which would pay for my payment.  I saw something that read “if you don’t get an IRS refund, you’re doing it right”.  My fed refund is not much and I’d like the state to be similar.

Gloria, I do a bit better than  you because I can sit down to relieve the pain and have to sit for only a few minutes but my standing is more like yours.   I replaced my front door knobs with handles a couple of years ago.  Not like those in Shirley’s link, but handles, nevertheless and I like them.  They’re nicer looking also.

Callie, thank you for the nice words about the babies.  I'm looking forward to a few years for me to enjoy them before I'm gone forever.  I get a kick out of everyone's experiences with newborns because I never had to put up with that.  I did, however, have them overnight at 6 months or so.  Sometime I'll post some of the more humorous times.

I think I’ve taken up enough space and I’ll leave some for others.  It is a beautiful, sunny day.

Mary Ann

Good Afternoon,  Everyone..  from the snowy and cold,  rocky coast of Maine.     

It has been snowing for hours and at times looks like a blizzard,  but after today the temps will be going up into the 40's 50's,  so  soon all the snow will be that we got today will be melted.   

Hal,  why don't you prepare one entrance/exit
for  "wheel chair"  access ....  and you can use that one
all the time..  If they are both on the same level,
then one being altered should satisfy you.   

Of course,  perhaps you are considering moving to an assisted living residence soon,  so entering and exiting that would not be an issue. 

I know how difficult it is to have to give up the old ways to prepare for the eventual newer ways.     

I myself had to stop things pretty abruptly (because of my visual handicap),  so each step along the way I made with my own limited
independence in mind.     

Sad as that might be,  I am happy to have made the adjustment,
while I can still remain independent.

Best wishes.
Sandy

Sandy what a cute photo of Fe!!! She is really growing...

Hal, when I looked after our friend we had a ramp built in the front but it is open to weather...we also had a ramp built in the sunroom that would take you right into the garage.That ramp was taken apart after his passing in 2012. At the beginning of winter we built another one to replace it, just in case I had to get hubby out quick or needed to call an ambulance.  I also bought him door knob grippers like these..

http://agecomfort.com/products/knobble-door-knob-gripper.html

Laundry was hung out and now it is all back in smelling so nice..ironing done,wood box filled and another load to go in, clipped our dogs nails then went over to the neighbours and did their dog.Came home with a bottle of fresh maple syrup too!!!

Gloria, love the acronyms

Just had another walk around the gardens, and I am suddenly very weary, so I will have to pass on tonights program, and I really like George Rossi's entertainment.  The body truly does rule, and we have to listen.I'm just so thankful I live here where help is just two floors down from me..very reassuring.

Amy, I agree with you on the ramp for Hal. We are not getting younger, and we should have what we know we will need and not wait till the last minute, when we have to depend on someone else to do our bidding.

Hal, I hope you are listening.

Sandy, you have done so very well in your recovery from the stroke, and your attitude of acceptance of what you can and cannot do is an inspiration. I'm proud of you girl.

I had such a huge lunch today, I am going to have a light supper at home tonight. In fact I think I will get into my sleeping clothes, so I won't be tempted to go down for the entertainment. The spirit is willing but the body is weak. alas..

Thanks June !!

And  you have also gone where you needed to go and
done what needed to be done to be near your children
and still live independently,  making sure that help, when
needed,  is right there for you.     

That is so important and a great gift that you have
given your children.     I am so glad that you have
found a safe and caring home close by your loved ones.     

I wish you all the best,   have a nice evening
and bless you. 


Sandy