Good morning

Going to be a quickie.....will explain later..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!

Quickie here too. Cooper will be arriving any minute and I'll be getting ready for a trip to Davy's

Have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning everyone, a gloomy gray s ta rt here but  shoud clear up and be sunny and warmer later. Might be able to get outside fo some fresh air later.

SHIR LEY  glad one done and nex t week  the second one. Not as bad as you worried about was i t?

SANDY  all I have done fo r 5 weeks was take i easy, now feels go to move around and get a few      things done .

CALLIE  several years ago I  went through pictures of my 3 and then made 3 disks of them for my kids. I wonder if they ever looked at them.

JANE  I would say you are organized wit h all those goodies you make at  Christmas time..

Have a good day and st ay safe and healthy.

Forgot to say that I saw my first ROBIN this morning and it was sitting on the ground!  That's a sure sign of Spring.  If it's flying, Spring is still a bit off..  And the temp is headed for 57 today!

Feels like Spring here, too.  And my daffodils are in bloom, as well.  New green leaves are growing on the azaleas and hydrangeas and I'm sneezing.  The weather news is beginning to put out the pollen count for the day.  Yes, it is definitely Spring!

Shirley, instead of thinking about the one thing that went wrong (?) just think about how easy it was and tell us what beautiful colors you are seeing with that new lens.  And think how great it will be with both eyes seeing all that beautiful Spring color. 

Jane, that Bean Recipe is well-traveled.  I hope your SIL liked it.

Take care, All.

Terrific Tuesday (thanks, Callie) to all.  Sun is bright & to get to nearly 80 today & tomorrow, but the wind is wild. Go for a visit with the surgeon this afternoon to get the "blind" removed. My daughter has been razzing me about the tape they put on the eyebrow & "they'll pull the eyebrow off with the tape".  I do hope they have something that will ease that glue off without taking what little "fur" is left. My brows were thick & black but have gotten thiner/finer & salt & pepper color. I was so shocked at my driver's license photo I nearly fainted... just don't look in a mirror enough to recognize the changes.

Anyway, we've had breakfast. Tiger finally came to tell Julie-Ellen she wasn't upset with her being here anymore, even walked under her chair & hummed so she would pet her. That's a first. Tom & Callie stayed out all night (low was upper 40s), so they ate breakfast & Tom headed to the basement to sleep & Callie wanted back outside. She has a fav spot to sleep in front of the house across the street, where the sun is warm & their house & shrubs block the wind. Tiger just got on my lap, something they never do, to be hugged for a few minutes. All's well in their world again.

The kids plan to put the trug together on Thurs.afternoon/evening so I promised "biscuits, gravy, bacon & eggs" (their fav meal) and the other 2 "girls" will come to eat with us. Since it takes at least 7 bags of soil to fill, I'm hoping they will get that done before dark since I think I would have trouble lifting those bags up to put in. We have an Ace hardware "around the corner" to get the dirt but I want to re-read the tips on the link from Amy about filling & things NOT to do.

Well, Julie-Ellen is off to walk a couple miles at the park, stop at the donut shop to bring home the goodies & we will chill & snack before going to see the doctor to get this patch taken off... and see if I lose an eyebrow in the process! I never "plucked" my eyebrows so we'll see how this works, will have to wait a week for the matching pair. 

Oh, Phyllis, forgot to mention that so far the new eye is so bright the colors are almost in a "white-out"... color not as strong as the other eye. Good news is without glasses the detail at a distance is so good I'm wondering if I will need glasses at all, but since the contract with the optometrist calls for glasses, I'll have them make prescription sunglasses if nothing else. Have to wait & see. Did I mention I am delighted???  Not worried about the next one since they do know to use something other than Novocaine to quiet my eye. She was scratching around in the eye & shocked when I flinched.... while I am tough, could not handle that! Took my BP this morning & was 144 over 60... normal for me is 170s over 60-70, so I am a slug, half dead!

Jane, our male robins showed up a week or so ago & now the females are here & they are chasing. I do think the house finches have already built nests since they were checking out the light fixtures for a couple weeks & decided too many cats around here so off building somewhere else.

Gloria, did the witch welcome you back with open arms?      It will be so nice to have Yvette back & the two of you can cook up a storm, laugh & giggle & enjoy the catching up.

Okay, Amy, I will be back with questions when they start on the trug... isn't this a great time of year?

Sandy, you are right about seeing so much better. Maybe it takes losing something to truly appreciate what we have. I've thought about my father's crack after his cataract surgery. Was only a day or two after when I got there & he held out his arm and said, "see that chigger?"  My comment was, "Oh, Dad".... and he came back with, "did you see it blink?"  Not sure if you've ever had a chigger bite, but can't see them at all but their bite goes on & on...

The socket around the eye is sore this morning, like a sucker punch... so will give it a rest before our trip across town this afternoon. We decided we'd pick up specialty hamburgers not far from the doctor's office & bring home for our "lupper". We both love food so are thoroughly enjoying each day. Thank goodness we aren't bad for gaining weight although that BP med has put some puffy around my middle this week. Don't get this much rounder in several days from eating! But not swelling as much as with the other BP med a few years ago. I will wean my body off it after next surgery!

Thanks again for all the prayers & kind words. Y'all said it was a miracle when done, to see so much better & you were right. Even with this patch (clear plastic) bubble over the repaired eye, sight is so much better than before. I am elated & relieved no problem with any meds yet.

Shirley, when I had mine done, the tape they used did NOT pull out my eyebrow. It was very simple and painless to remove.

Glad you've got that one and done!  Here's to great vision!  The first time you look at the TV, the colors will astound you!

Shirley, so glad you're pleased with the cataract surgery. (Do we get to say "told ya so..."  )

Gloria, I suspect your family will appreciate those picture discs in future years even if they don't act interested now.

Jane, just because I've managed to organize one thing doesn't mean everything else is. 

Have some errands to do today.  Need to - as Amy would say - "put an egg in my boot and beat it".

Enjoy your day, Everyfriend.

OH SHIRLEY, it's so good to hear all the nice things you have to say about the surgery!  You really are going to be happy with it!

In addition to the two robins walking on the ground (a sure sign of Spring) I saw and heard more signs while I was out.  The road crews are out repairing winter's damage to the country roads already.  Davy's Greenhouse is FILLED with flowers and Spring plantings and I heard the geese honking on the nearby pond.  Spring is definitely SPRINGING!

PHYLLIS, I haven't heard from my SIL about the soup but my daughter is coming over today and if he ate it, she'll be returning the jar.  I'll let you know.

Please no more excitement for today!! Woke up to find that Kyle had burnt his hand..he was putting a piece of newspaper in the stove in the garage when it caught on fire that also caught his rubber glove on fire!! Dealt with the burns on his hands and then had to go into town to get my hair cut. First one since last Spring and it sure felt good. New hairdresser..a man...but golly does he know his work! Came home made lunch and then took Kyle out to town. Before I went for my appointment I stopped and picked up a bench grinder for him, one bigger than the one he has and powerful.

Now to bake bread..

You'all are making me green with envy as you are seeing flowers come up.our are under 2 feet of snow yet and robins in your yard. Our crows are back but it will be some time before we see any sign of robin.

Better go get the bread started..

Enjoy your day and stay safe..

Shirley ... 

I am so glad to hear some good news
from you about your cataract surgery !!   

Considering all of the issues that you
run into with most procedures,  having
this surgery go well is wonderful!! 

You take care and rest up ...
Congratulations!.   

I am still eating only low sodium
foods...     As I said,  the only way
I could do that was to get rid
of all the processed foods in my cupboards ...

And yes,  I miss them,  but my weight has stabilized
and droping now very slowly by only
illuminating  sodium, keeps me able to
continue with this type of diet.   

My Blood pressure has dropped down
to a low normal  and my heart rate is a steady
70 - 80  beats per minute..   Which has
prevented me from having to stop and catch  my breath
(symptom of heart failure) less and less. 

Yes,  I would love to go eat something loaded
with sodium,  but my body is telling me
not to.    And I think that it knows best. 

Have a good day everyone. 
Sandy

 

Frankie is speniding the night with me tonight and everything is different when she does that.  It's not bad, it's just different!  She's gone to bed for a while but she'll be up roaming in the middle of the night and that never bothers me expecially since Mickie never hears her so she doesn't wake me.

I'm finishing up a few chores and then heading for the haystack.  Tomorrow is my daughter Cathy's birthday and they're picking me up around 4:30 to have dinner with them at their house tomorrow.  It will just be the 3 of us tomorrow but I suspect her son and his best girl will be up over the weekend! 

PHYLLIS, Craig said the soup was great and he loved it!  I guess I know where to send some the next time I make it!  Frankie is going to take one out of the freezer home with her tomorrow and we'll see how she likes it then.

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and lots of signs of Spring tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good morning...

Love this weather we are having double digit temps too!

Taking hubby on a drive so he won't be tempted to work in the shop. He has 5 blisters on his hand one bigger than a silver dollar.  We will hit the cheese and chocolate factories

Shirley glad to see all is well ,gosh your eye sight will be that great that you will be able to see a monarch butterfly hitching a ride  on a Canada goose!

Jane, Happy birthday to Cathy..know you will enjoy time spent with Frankie.

Where is Lloyd??? Same with Phyllis and Joy??? Hope they all show up today.

Better get my duds on and get on the road.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good mor ning everyone. Not r eally awake ye t so  this will be shor t. I really need a new keyboard as t his one is driving me up a wall. Think I will go on the couch and get some more ZZzzz's before Yvette ge ts here. Just  let ting you know I am here.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It was a busy morning here today, too. First and formost, I have one little coffee pot and I drink decaf and Frankie drinks regular coffee.  So I was up and made my coffee and drank it while I made dog food for Mickie (Cooper's food was already made).  Then Frankie hit the floor and had to be ready to leave for work by 7:15 so the rest of my coffee is waiting in another cup to be warmed up later and hers is in her travel mug and took off with her.  She doesn't eat breakfast before work but has it on her first break. 

After she left, both doggies were ready for a walk and I was ready for a nap!  It's been a while since I got someone off to work.

The temps are supposed to get into the low 60s today and I'm in favor of that!

GLORIA, it's so good to see you posting again and we don't even care if your keyboard works or if it doesn't.  We're just happy you feel like posting!

I better get on my "horse" and get something done around here before I have to get ready to go celebrate Cathy's birthday later.  Have a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

Good morning, nothing new here, but our temps are in the twenties and thirties and still snowing off and on. I'm so glad to see you back with us; Gloria and Yvette will be back with you today. And Amy, poor Kyle, burns are serious business! I hope he heals quickly and carefully!

 patricia19 I can tell you first hand whet to Have Kyle do for his burns. I had a accident with gas and burns over 80% of my body, first degree. you  could take hold Of a end of skin and peal it from you Botox to your ankle, and get ahold of another and do same thing. the treatment was silverer dean. my skin is still onion skin thin. can bump something so light you do not feel it, and look down and the blood is streaming down fast. but the hair grew back. you can get
you can get silverer dean at wall mart or any good drug store. go for it.

Lloyd

A good Wednesday HELLO to EVERYFRIEND.  I am sorry I have not been in to see how everything is going, but this Nana has been star struck by her Jonah Boy. He is such a delightful little guy and I have been having so much fun with him🥰🥰

OH how nice it is to see the posts from you, GLORIA!  So happy to have you at home and posting to us! 

SHIRLEY, happy for you that the cataract surgery went well and you are ohhing and awhing over how well you can see!  Enjoy the time with Julie-Ellen. 

AMY, so very sad to read about Kyle burning his hand....ouch😢 I hope it is feeling much better each and every day. 

JANE, I packed plenty of masks and we made sure we were double masked for the time at the airport and on the plane.....all were full of non distancing people and it felt a bit daunting....we are SO THANKFUL we had our shots.....it did make it feel a bit more bare able.

The kids have been packing away and the movers are to come tomorrow to pick up their things.  We have kept the boy entertained.....well, let's be honest, the boy has kept us entertained and it has allowed mama and daddy to get the work done! 

We are going to leave here tomorrow and drive to Phoenix to see my dad....I am very anxious to see him.  Mark and Family will drive in to Phoenix on Sunday and see my dad, then we all will take off in three vehicles headed for NW Arkansas on Monday! 

You all take care and I will be back to check on you when I can. 

Jenny

Hello Everyfriend!  This has been a busy day and I'm really glad it's time to go to bed.  I have a feeling I'll sleep well tonight!

Jenny, whoever is doing the driving....Drive Carefully!  We need you to come back safely!  I hope you find your father in good health!

AMY, I hope Kyle's hand is feeling better!  Burns are no fun to deal with!

I'm so tired I can't think straight so I'm going to stop trying and go hit the haystack.  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a Springlike tomorrow.  An may God bless us, every one!

Good morning...

Overcast here with the threat of rain later today.
We had a great day yesterday touring the country side. Stopped at the cheese factory and picked up hubby's cheese then onto the chocolate factory . He stocked up there and I stopped at a store and picked up solar lights for our lighthouse .

Not sure what today will bring just taking it as it comes, would like to do a few chores that need doing but will see.

Lloyd, thank you for the burn remedy. He has been putting aloe vera on it to keep the blisters soft.

Jane, just talked with David, he shopped in YOUR WM last night!!! Hope you enjoyed your time with Cathy and family.

Patricia, Kyles has blisters on both hands  the one on his left hand/thumb is the largest. A lesson learnt for sure.

Jenny, sounds like you are having an awesome time with your family.Did you get any picture of Jonah you can share?

Gloria, bet you enjoy sleeping in your own bed and eating all the good food that has been prepared for you.

Shirley, how are you?

Better get ready to meet the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It's 46º outside right now and heading for a high of 70 today!  I love it!

AMY, I wonder if David spent the night in my WM parking lot?  A lot of truckers do.  If he's coming this way and the time is right, I'd love to say a face-to-face "hello" to him.  He has my cell phone number and could text.

Cathy's birthday party was nice.  Both her kids called while I was there and she put them on speaker phone.  Kyle is in Philadelphia and Natalie is in Texas.  It was the next best thing to having them home.

Cathy's getting her first COVID shot today.  They['re doing the at ConAgra where my SIL works and they had some extras so offered them to immediate family members who were old enough.  She got in!  My second one is tomorrow afternoon. 

Now I have to "get a wiggle on" and get something done around here.  Frankie will be here to pick up Cooper around 2:30 since she went so early this morning.  He spent the night with us because she had to leave for work at 4:30 a.m.

I wish everyfriend a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

Good to see everyone checking today.  Most of the old familiar names. 

I'm still shuddering over Kyle's burns, Amy.  Glad he is getting better.  I'm a fan of Aloe, too.

My David got his second shot yesterday and all went well.  His arm was a little sore last night but he didn't seem to feel any other side effects.  I'm relieved that it is over for the both of us but still plan to be cautious about going out and about.

Take care, All.

The temp is 54° at the moment, light breeze blowing which will hopefully dry up the water. Went to the neighbours and did Rex's nails for him . Will do Babes next..only she isn't as good as what he is.

Jane, I will tell him that, I think he was nipping in for a few things then on his way. I gave the neighbour a jar of the potatoes to try as she may want to can some also.

Gloriaaaaa......did you go back to bed or are you just enjoying being home with Yvette?

Back to work...

Had to make a run to the eye doc & called my primary doc this morning.... eye was running water & hurt like crazy even with dark glasses on & daughter said it was very red. I was afraid to call the eye doc since I was in for my next day check up on Tues & was okay. Turns out she thinks the antibiotic eye drops were causing irritation so changed them, said the repair still looked okay so the primary doc sent a script for antibiotic because of infection in sinuses from allergies going amuck. Hope the infection will clear up for the surgery on other eye next Mon. Been a busy day. I invited Andy & Pam over to visit with Julie-Ellen & fixed scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, biscuits & gravy. All cleaned up & cleared out. Other son had too much going on so will get a visit with them some time next week (Julie-Ellen says she is staying until I can drive.) Cats are not happy that they aren't the center of my attention, but bet they will come inside when it starts raining tomorrow! 


Jenny, I'm waiting for you to post a photo of the kid.... safe travels.

Phyll, glad David got his last shot & was breezing along reading posts & realize Amy has a David in her life.    Funny how the mind catches little things some times... right now the bright computer light hurts my eyes so just skimming.

So nice to see what everyone is doing but my eyes are starting to water so I better get off. I tried with dark glasses but still get sore. Do hope all's well with everyone, one more week of this & hopefully can get back to normal.

We all walked down to the river with a little bread.... some of the fish are back & Andy fed them for me. They were surprised how big the catfish was. Not sure how many they saw, but I saw a couple carp. It is almost funny how much damage the beaver made...

I'm off to bed early, was not restful/peaceful last night & hope no problems tomorrow. Sweet dreams & God Bless. 

Good Evening,

Shirley, those darned antibiotics gotcha again, huh?  Hope everything is okay for other eye to be done on Monday.
Yum-oh (as Rachael Raye would say) at that breakfast! Enjoy the visit with your "kinfolks".

Jenny,  certainly understand if your caravan doesn't stop in OKC.  Glad you're not driving back to Denver -  4 feet of snow?  Yikes!

Well, I've done it!  Son took me this afternoon to get the Johnson/Johnson vaccine.  My Handicap card allowed me the choice of going in (one of those large sites) or staying in the car and getting the shot there.  I chose to stay in the car and was very impressed with the smooth organization of the procedure. 
A girl came to get my information and then wrote the # of our turn and the type of vaccine on the windshield. We had to sit there for 15 minutes after I had the injection and that nurse wrote the time we could leave on the windshield.
Someone came to check on me about every 5 minutes and, when our wait time was up, she cleaned all the numbers, etc. off the windshield and sent us on our way.

Sons had had a good time teasing me that, if I was a "Good Girl", I could have ice cream.  We stopped at Braum's on the way home. 

Arm isn't sore - so far - but info says the day after is usually when reactions, if any, set in.  So we shall see what tomorrow brings.

Hope Everyfriend has had an enjoyable day and will sleep well with pleasant dreams.

Hello to all you wonderful people!  Today was such a beautiful day out there (it got up to 72 for about 4 hours this afternoon) and it was in the high 50s and 60s on it's way there and on it's way back down to 45 for a low.  I was out in the yard with the doggies and I decided to start yard cleanup.  It's going to take a while because I only got around one section of holly bushes and about 5 square feet of yard and I was ready to quit.  And it took me forever!  I guess tomorrow's another day!

AMY, I'm ok for cutting Mickie's toenails but I need someone to cut mine.  Frankie is pretty good at it if I remember when she's here but I usually think of it right after she leaves.  Cathy will do it but I don't think she likes it so I don't ask her very often.  I just can't manage the clippers at the right angle to cut.  My fingers are all "anyhow" and don't want to cooperate.

My supper was leftovers from the birthday party last night.  I always have a "take home" dish when I eat at Cathy's house.  It's nice!

CALLIE, that was nice that they came out to give you your shot in the car.  I don't think they were doing that here but I'm sure going to look the next time I go.  And I might tell them what you said.  They were very efficient where they did mine.  It was at the local hospital and we really didn't have to walk very far.  And we didn't have to wait very long either.  My appt was at 4:15 and we were home by 5.  I live about 5 minutes from the hospital.  I can see it from my house.

I'm off to the haystack.  I'm really sleepy for some reason today.  Maybe because Frankie picked up Cooper right about the time I'd have been drifting off for my nap.  I didn't have even a shortie today.

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy, Springlike tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good Morning Everyfriend1  I'll be back later when I don't have to talk to myself!

Good morning...

Jane, now you're not talking to yourself. With the high winds last night (at least I am blaming them) we lost our power. Babe needs her nails done and I do hers like you would clean a horses hoof. Not an easy job with her. Jesse just doesn't like his done but if he is beside me he wants to hold paws/hands so if he snoozes.....he looses a nail or two

We had high winds and rain and it really gave the snow a beating.  I would imagine the trees are being tapped now as the sap will be running soon.

Shirley, hope the new meds help and your on the way to recovery. Phyllis and I both have a son David.

Callie, good to see you were a good girl and got the reward of Braums!!

Not sure what today will bring...just know  it will happen.

Hear crows calling or rather cawing for their breakfast....better go feed them.

Enjoy your day and stay safe,

Good Morning everyone. well I had a good 6.5 hours sleep , and feel best rested I have in a long time. said my evening prayers and went right to sleep. My right hearing aid is clicking and saying needs new Batters so I better go do that chore. I paused and changed the battery's what a difference that Makes. we are supposed to get hard rain storms hare after while. we need the moisture but do not need storm Damage. have a good day.

Lloyd

Good Morning.....again!  I've had breakfast, done a few odd jobs, took a shower and put on clean clothes and I'm ready for the day!

Yesterday, we had rain but it was a nice, gentle Spring rain and it melted almost all of the rest of the snow.  It was coupled with temps in the low 70s so they worked together.  About the only places there is any snow left is where the plows deposited extra.

I'm going to make a quick trip to the Fairview Country Store this morning.  I need two things that they carry and no one else seems to.  So I'm going to go around 10 when the sun is high enough that it doesn't bother my eyes and I'll be back before lunch.

I don't think I'll check my BP today because I can feel the tension in my body since this is the day for my second Covid shot!  I'm a bit nervous.  And we sure didn't sleep welll last night!  Mickie decided that "gettin' up time" was 4:31 a.m.  And she proved she was right!  I tried to go back to bed but she was restless and I couldn't go back to sleep. 

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!