Larry some days i do not know for sure what day it is or what time it is,spend a lot of time in the where after. and i know the hardest part of work is getting started. but it gets daily harder to even get to thinking about getting motivated.
how ever I just take one day at a time, and spend a lot of time on the couch watching a good western on YouTube, not a bad job, except I get in trouble  running in to Nancy's programs. she doesn't holler soon enough all we would have to do is pose what I am doing and watch hers. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good Monday morning Everyfriend.  It stormed here all night, tv was on and off and my county had flooding.  It kept me awake most of the night.  Hope you ALL enjoy this day.

Good morning everyone, it is foggy here this morning, no wonder I had trouble getting started. After the beautiful days we have had with low humidity my back did not hurt so bad but this morning it is acting up.

AMY  my rollator is big and bulky, I do not have the strength to fold it, it is not one that folds easy and light enough to carry. Heavier than the old walkers.

JOAN  hope your family all made it home safe. I hope you were remembering all the good times with Ray.

JUNE  I have 3 different canes but with my left shoulder with arthritis an can only use one in my right hand. Then more than 4 steps I feel like I will fall. Without the rollator I would be sitting all the time.

SHIRLEY  bouncing on the stairs like you did would not help my back much but sounds like you and your friend enjoyed it.

Hey, some good news for a change.  Got in early for my ultrasound and my doctors appointment and was out of the office an hour early.  Good things still do happen.  And even better, my test results show no changes and he will see me again in FIVE years.  I told him if he was still around and I was still around I would be back.....   He actually for my age, my carotid arteries were in good shape and my aorta had no further enlargement and the enlargement I had was not that bad. 

My garage door guy got here early this morning and got everything working like it is suppose to and the tile guy came spot on time and will email us an estimate later today.

So all in all so far it has been a good day.  Who says the good Lord doesn't answer prayers.

WOW Hal, what a great day you have had!! Nice to get good news from the Dr too.

Rained for a bout 5 min here but I think we will get more later this evening.

Shirley, have you ever used cardboard to go down a grass hill? My you go like greased lightening  on cardboard....some times parting ways with the cardboard and then you have to explain the grass stains on your britches.

Oh, YES, Amy, and about everything in between.  Have you tried sitting on a shovel & holding the handle in front of you to slide down hill on?  Can get kinda risky if you hit a bump & that handle turns around.  Now I have my "Sno nut" to ride down the hill when enough snow.  I don't plan to grow up for a while ..... 

Hal, congratulations for a good report & good day!  We do learn to appreciate those times, huh, and are we going to tell that story???

Gloria, I do hate watching your body betray your spirit.... I know you do everything you can to keep yourself up & running and am out here cheering you on.  No doubt my time will come but I am sharing my wild days with y'all because I do think most of us are still (if only in our head) young people caught by years. 

What a shame we didn't have the time or money back when our bodies could handle everything .... now when we don't have kids to take care of ... we grow an anchor on our legs.  But in our cyber world we can all do what we please, some enjoyed camping (okay, Joan, not your piece of pie, huh?) and can picture being out there with me, just like I love hearing about what everyone else is doing.

I finished bringing stuff in from the RV & cleaned out the different storage places & discovered some out of date foods.  Don't plan to stock up & leave foods out for the next trip.... appetite changes.  Got out the ladder to check the antenna... think a wire is loose as I could not get any TV at the campground & did another channel search in the driveway (had to plug power cord in) & channels were not as good as always.  I'm one tired old lady tonight but want to trek down to the river to see if we had too much rain to get out to the water edge to feed the fish.  I do have a long walking pole I use for getting down the bank without sliding    ... & the cats enjoy me leading the way.  I feel a little safer having that long pole in case the wildlife wants to challenge my rights to be there. 

I got a little over 8 hours sleep last night, think that is the first time since wearing a Fitbit.  Needed to catch up.  Have an appointment with the cardiologist tomorrow, routine 8 month check on their valve replacement.  I'm anxious for his opinion about oxygen for higher altitudes... my numbers used to be 98 all the time but dropped to 74 for 3 days & finally went up to 83 the rest of the trip.  It is staying between 94-96 since getting home.  Do not know what is "normal", but since none of my stats fall in "normal" range, I'm not too concerned.  I'm not a good patient.      Cats are waiting to eat... check in before bedtime.  Y'all behave.

Gloria, I am fortunate that I have no shoulder problems, but I would never venture out of apt. with canes…I need my walker/rollator at all times. My balance is so poor, I actually "freeze in place" if I start out with nothing to touch.

Hal you surely did get wonderful news from your doctor today, I am so very happy for you.

Janie, Thank you for being so happy in sharing my day yesterday. I wish the same for you my dear friend. Today was two steps back…just not "up" like yesterday, but I am not complaining, believe me. Yesterdays Joy left me a bit worn down today.

Bis, I am sorry to read you had a bad night. Weather can really be a disturbing force at times, and especially in the night hours. Did all the kids make it safely home today?

Time for me to decide on supper. I am not hungry, and they serving heavy meat meals downstairs, so I plan to open a can of soup tonight.

I do hope this will post. If not, I'll try again later.

Shirley, my Dad was in ICU, just a couple of beds over from where my Mother died.  His heart had stopped several times before I arrived.  We were only allowed in ICU a couple of  us at a time, so we were rotating in and out.  Dad was so weak he couldn't talk.  Memories of my Mom's passing kept popping into my head.  I was standing there beside Dad's bed and holding his hand and such a feeling of peace and comfort came over me and then my Mother spoke to me that she and others were waiting for Dad so don't worry.  It was a feeling that is beyond description the only way I can describe it as a quite, warm, peaceful feeling that I had never felt before or since.  But of one thing I am sure, there is a God and he does let some come back to reach out to us.

I wasn't able to tell my family what I had experienced because my Mom and Dad had divorced many years back.  He had two children with my stepmom and of course my half brother and sister had no real knowledge of my life with their father and my mother.  I finally did tell my sister in law about my experience but I am not sure she really believed me.  The only family I really have now is the half bother and sister.  And we do keep in touch and my bother and I got together some years back in our hometown and just drove around and reminiscence and I took him around to some houses, where houses used to be and told him a bit about my life not going into my mom's  or dad's life together.

Anyhow that is my story and more background than I planned on telling and which more than likely bored you to death.  I will add one more thing, my lifestyle didn't change overnight but the encounter I had that night in ICU did influence in changing my life.  God has been good to me, if no other way, by having patience with me.  Like I tell my friends in bible study I will never learn all I need to know about the bible and I am still a learner. 

 

It seems we all have stories to tell.  My favorite one goes back a very long way.  I was only 4 years old when my great aunt passed away.  That night I told my mother not to be sad because Aunt Grace was in heaven.  She asked me how I knew that and I told her that I saw a nice lady helping her up on a cloud.  She asked me what the nice lady looked like and I described my great grandmother perfectly.  This would have been Aunt Grace's mother and my grandfather's mother.  She died 15 years before I was born.  I never even saw a picture of her.  My mother said she never doubted that Aunt Grace and Gran Hoffnagle were both in heaven.

And now, Good night my friends! Sleep peacefull, wake refreshed and may God bless us, every one!

Okay, Hal & Jane, I believe and have similar experiences myself as well as my father (even though he didn't know at the time).  Middle of the night my brothers got word of our oldest brother died... almost same instant my brother that lived in town where Dad was still living (Mother had died the year before)... had a call from Dad telling him to "come immediately" (middle of the night).  My brothers had decided NOT to call Dad that night to tell him about Bobby dying & didn't call my sister or me.  So Harold raced over to Dad's house (he was living alone).... and was stunned when Dad explained that he thought he was dying because "Mom told me not to worry, she would take care of everything".... and reached out her hand to him.  So Harold stayed with him until the other brother got there and they told him about Bobby.  They were grinning with each other as they told me about his vision and said "seemed almost relieve HE wasn't dying that night".  Bobby had a cancer & given 6 months to live but lasted about a year & half, so we all expected he could go at any time.  Dad lived several more years but I do think the vision he had that night made a huge difference for the rest of his life.

I had a connection (not sure what to call it), with my grandmother twice.  One night I got up & checked the thermostat because I was burning up.... went through the house trying to figure why I was so hot & temp on the thermostat not high at all, I was sure the house was on fire.  Next morning I read in the local paper that a nursing home my grandmother was in had burned during the night and an Emma Smith died. My Gr-mother's name was Eva Smith... so I called my mother to see if they had heard anything.  The nursing home had let them know already that Grandma was fine. 

A couple years later I got out of bed because I had pain in 4 places, arm, left side of head, inside & one other place, can't remember now.  Mother called next morning to say Grandma fell out of her bed, hurt her head, arm, spleen & still can't remember the other injury.... I couldn't drive the nearly 300 miles to see her because of an ice storm, so after 3 days of her barely staying alive, I mentally told her good by and that I was sorry we could not come.  At the time I made that decision the phone rang & it was Mother telling me Grandma was "gone".  I've never had that contact/connection with anyone else, even my own parents or brothers when they died, but it happened & left me with a belief that God is in control, trust him no need to be afraid.   

Jane, we are so much alike, always said that... and your story makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up!  I know my visions
were un-nerving, so before I heard from my mother I told my next door neighbor about my pains the night before. She often came
over for coffee as soon as our husbands left for work & kids off on the bus for school.  I know she believed me after the phone call from my mother ... I had pointed out those injuries BEFORE Mom's phone call... I just thought I had something wrong with me. 

Hal, the same peace hit me when I told Grandma that we couldn't get there, I knew I'd never see her again, until we meet again. I am counting on going to Heaven, not been perfect but know God does forgive when we are sorry we don't always do exactly what we should.      Past my bedtime, hugs all around, God Bless.  Shirley

Good morning everyone, well the rain has started as the weather guessers said it would. No going outside for fresh air today.

HAL  how good to see you had good news yesterday. Wonderful. Keep up the good work.

AMY  I remember when my 3 got those causers for Christmas. We had quite a snow after that and they had so much fun sliding down the hill in the yard I had to try it, too. Itr was more fun than a sled.

SHIRLEY  it gets me mad that I cannot do the things I have done for years. Sitting amd watching the CNA's do my work makes me feel useless at times. One would think by now they would have found something to ease the pain of arthritis. Would  have loved going camping with you, wwe would have had a ball for sure.

JUNE  like you I cannot get up from sitting without holing onto something so always have my rollator ready.

HAL  God blessed you letting your Mom talk to you.

Been awake most of the night so think I will see if I can get a few Zzzzz's

Good Morning Everyfriend!  We have had some unusual encounters in our lives, haven't we.  I love sharing them with all of you.  God is with us every day of our lives.  And, like SHIRLEY, I haven't always done as God would have me do.  But He knew when he gave us our free will that we would use it.  That's why He mad forgiveness possible.  We will all meet in heaven and we're going to make a JOYFUL NOISE together!

I'm off to work this morning, then home to take care of the doggies, grab some lunch and head for Senior Afternoon at the movies with my friend.  After the movie, I have a package to deliver to my grandniece at her college so she can deliver it to my sister.

after that,  I'll probably conk out!

Good morning everyone..

Slept in again..nice

Maybe I can get the grass cut for one last time and I do mean last this time. Also need to pick of the remaining pine needles.

Time for Golden girl to get her needles ,will make an appointment for her today.

Shirley, I was a tomboy growing up and tried just about everything, makes me look back now and wonder why I am still here. I must have kept God busy looking after me!!

Better get a move on

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good Morning everyone. I went to bed late last evening after a few zze's  in the afternoon. according to my breathing machine I had 7.54 hours of sleep in two settings with out no leaks in mask and plenty of humidity. feel pretty good this
A M, except for a creak in my neck. hope you all have a great day.

Lloyd

 Amy I think reading between the lines you are still a tom boy. that is ok that just makes you a good girl in or out of the house. the sort of a Lady that makes
A man a good help mate. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyone!

Thanks to all who shared their experiences with us.  As I said in my post God does allow some in his Kingdom to have a brief encounter with those of us on this side.

We are suppose to have a glass man come this morning and replace some smoky, moisture ridden windows (five of them).  That pinches the old bank account. 

We are having some outstanding weather.  The kind that makes you feel great just being alive.  Back when I was physically able I loved being out and doing physical labor cleaning, repairing (and even a little painting) and maybe make a trip to the garden shop.  But no more physical work, just enjoy the great weather.

Next project is getting new carpet for two of the bedrooms.  The carpet layers did a lousy job stretching it, it was not the best carpet, just priced like it was.

Everyone have a great day.

Good morning on this pretty sunny morning.  We did get some rain overnight, but it looks like it is all gone now.  And, the temperature is still in the low 60's this early.  So, it will probably get warmer this afternoon.

Then, they are calling for some colder temperatures...... more like it should be.  However, the past couple weeks sure have been nice.

Good morning to Jane, Amy and Lloyd this morning.  You all are up and "at em" early, as usual. 

Hal,  happy that you got such good news.  I know that really boosted your spirits. 

Nothing much exciting happening in my little corner.  Not sure what I will get into today.  Need to wake up, first. LOL  Just takes me so long to get myself moving.  I did not sleep very well last night, so I am sure a nap will be coming a little later.

Hope everyone will have a great Tuesday.

Joy

I don't have a story of my own, but Norm told of when he had bypass surgery in 1976.  He said he saw a white light and then went down a tunnel.  I don't remember what happened after that, maybe he didn't remember but he mentioned it every so often.

We had rain all of yesterday and last night and it's supposed to rain all of today (heading your way, Amy).  Our pond is quite high but not like it was in 1986 when it came to within a foot of my patio; it rained every day of September 1986.  We went so long with no rain that it really is welcome.

Mary Ann

Good Tuesday morning, Everyfriend.  I enjoyed reading all your stories.  I don't have any stories like many of you do - or maybe I don't remember.  Rain has stopped, and the sun is brightly shining.

Hi Everyone.  We finally had some rain yesterday afternoon although it didn't last too long.  Today is to be sunny all day and only get into the low 70's. 

Our big event today will be the arrival of Pat's sister to spend about 8 days with us.  It has been touch and go as to whether she would be able to make the trip as is still dealing with the impact of the car wreck she was in a couple of weeks ago.  However, she decided yesterday to make the trip and should be here a little after 5 pm.  She did come to visit  about this time of last year. Our granddaughter plans on coming out and going to the airport with me to pick her up and then we will go to dinner at Pizza Hut as this is their buffet night.

Lloyd, I am sure you have earned time on the coach considering all the years you have worked so hard. 

Joan, I hope those storms have passed you by today.  We were under tornado watch all afternoon and evening and tornados did damage in Spartanberg and perhaps some other places on East of us. Sure hope you were able to get some good sleep last night. 

Hal, that was good medical news for you.  It sounds like you will be around for quite awhile. Thanks for sharing your experiences with your family at the passing of your father.

Shirley, I hope you always remain so young at heart and enjoy life as you seem to have done and do.

Had to take a break and go to Costco to stock up so the ladies don't have to worry about what we will have for a main meal.  Fortunately, I got a cart but it still is a job. 

Jane and Shirley, you both have had interesting experiences with the passing of relatives. 

Gloria, hope you can get an extra nap in today. 

I haven't mentioned everyone today as have run out of energy and there will be another day.  I found all of the postings interesting.

Hal, thank you for sharing the vital information on your experience with your parents deaths. It brought back a memory I had not thought of for years. My daughter was 13 years old when she died. And there was time that her voice came to me, saying, "Don't cry Mama". And I felt my sorrow was making her feel sad, so I quit it…said "Thank you, God", instead.

My Janie, thank you for sharing your experience too. It is really inspiring, and gives hope to the hopeless. And what a beautiful memory for you. Your Mother must have been ecstatic .

Tisie, big hugs to you too girl. We are having "learning lessons", and what an enormous joy it is to share.

Gloria, I'm so glad there are rollators. We've "come a long way baby" from our ancestors, who had to depend on wheel chairs, and before that..bed-ridden. The more we use these legs with the assistance of safety devices the longer they will last.

Janie, I'm looking forward to some Heavenly Hugs when we all meet "up yonder". I can just hear the various "Hey…..Hi there friend !" Wheeeeeeeeee

Amy…meet another Tom Boy. No girls in my neighborhood, so I played football with the guys. I didn't tackle, I did what they titled "ring neck". I would fly across the lawn, Jump into the air and tackle around their neck. I worked beautifully. My mother was a very experienced Nurse with me as her main patient.

Hal, you are putting a lot of $$ into your home, but it will make it much more salable when that time comes. I was awake at three a.m. today and thinking of all  the things I left behind as we downsized in home, and especially when I sold our last home. The kids always had their choice of "stuff" first, but so much I don't know where it ended up. I had a pitcher collection, and a tiny blue pitcher popped into mlnd, plus another miniature, cream colored with a hand painted flower on the side. Strange how the mind can hang onto things from the long past.

Bis, we are having a late in the season heat wave, the third day of 100+ temps. Today is 109 and I have the A/C purring away. I'm glad you present storm has passed, you need some cheerful sunshine in your area.

A good Tuesday afternoon HELLO!

It is a blustery day here.  We have had a bit of rain off and on, but tomorrow it is really going to pour. 

Yesterday we went in the city and the fog was so thick you could hardly see your hand in front of your face.  We went to the JFK Presidential Library.  It is right on the harbor but we could not see a thing with all the fog.  I was certainly disappointed as the views are a part of the beauty of the place.

Son Mark called from California telling us of the wild fires in the LA area.  He said it was so hot last night that they could hardly sleep as it was 95* at 2 AM.  We pray for their safety as the winds are sending sparks a flying all around them.

LARRY, I do hope Pat’s Sister arrived safely and she did well on the flight. 

Blessings to all and enjoy your evening.

Jenny

good Night everyone. I sure had a hard time getting a post block to come up to  post. but good night and sweet dreams I hope to see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd

I am with you Lloyd, bed time.  Still not sleeping very well at night.

Nie, nite, God Bless and sweetdreams.

Good morning everyone...

Listened to the wind blow through the pines last night.just couldn't get to sleep. Cat nap in order or early to bed tonight!
We are off to the city to get shirts for hubby, he has lost so much weight that his shirts look like a tent on him.

Lloyd, I have always enjoyed working outdoors, my Dad taught me early on how to hold and use a hammer proper. In winter we would make sinkers and tie jigs for fishing.I still have the sinker and jig mold.

Better get a move on

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good Morning everyone.
Amy this may turn out to be a good day, the wend has laid for the most part.
the instant weather says 25 mph 35º and clear, not so on the wend it is bearliey wiggling the leaves on the maple trees. the leaves are still on them. not much collier in them still mostly green, It is the time we get the lower temps. maybe after Nancy and I get our trust in order and get the Place sold and a life time right in order, we can get pas port's and come see you all and if it isn't too far to a good fishing spot you can take us fishing. we plan on going lot's of places where we can park the travel tailor and and use the pickup to sight see. It is so sad so many people have gone crazy and we cant just cross the borders and friendly visit.  we Have friends and Kin up there makes it hard to stay in touch. I best quit before I get a book written. c u later.

Lloyd 

Good morning Everyfriend!  I didn't get in last night because the TV put me to sleep and I was stumbling around with night time prep and just didn't feel up to it. 

I have an appointment with a volunteer at the senior center to see if I can do anything about the high cost of health insurance.  The way things are going financially around here this year, it's probably a waste of time but I'm grabbing at straws. 

Amy, I hope you find shirts to take the place of the tents your hubby is being forced to wear.  Dragging around tents all day can be a chore!

Lloyd, I hope you get all your property things done so you can spend next Spring, Summer and Fall seeing the USA....and parts of Canada. 

We're waiting out the doggies pills so I think I'll do a puzzle or two while I wait.  Take today and make it a good one!

Hi Everyone.  It is going to be another beautiful day with it getting only to 68 degrees.  Pat's sister did arrive on schedule and said this was the best plane ride she had ever had in coming to Georgia and South Carolina.  The plane actually arrived a few minutes early but she was one of the last to deplane.  She had arranged for a wheel chair and apparently when she got to Atlanta the second plane was ready to be boarded and the redcap wheeled her right into the plane.  We came home and picked up Pat and then went on to Pizza Hut for the Tuesday night buffet. As Pat went too pull up her chair at the table she did something and brought on a very sharp pain and now is left with another very sore leg.   

Today is our son's 54th birthday and he is starting a weeks vacation from his job.  In the middle of the afternoon we are going to go to the Outback Steakhouse for his birthday dinner. Afterwards I am sure they all will play some Farkle games as they all enjoy it.

Side by side, couple in 80s crafts quilts for children in need ? South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
http://www.advocatesc.org/2017/10/side-by-side-couple-in-80s-crafts-quilts-for-children-in-need/   

June, it sounds like you had an enjoyable childhood.  I think quite often about how we will get rid of all the things we have accumulated over the years when that time comes.  I really don't worry about it as things always have a way of working out and I know there are people who handle estate sales.  Our son sure doesn't need anymore stuff in his house although he might like some of our furniture.  I saw that it ws 103 degrees in LA when they started the World Series baseball game last night.  That is the first game I have watched all of this season and then only saw the beginning innings. 

Jenny, I sure hope that Mark doesn't experience problems with the fires.  Pat's sister did have a good flight, as I indicated above, and things all worked out. We were not certain until late Monday evening whether she would be coming or not.  Sorry your sightseeing is being impacted by the fog and rainy weather up your way. 

Amy, I think the article I posted the link to above will be of interest to you since I know you do similar work with your quilts.  Are you keeping track of how many quilts you have made and donated?  Hope you sleep better tonight. 

Lloyd, my SIL said the winds were quite high yesterday as they flew from the Kansas City airport. 

Jane, I hope you get some favorable news on the health insurance business. 

Good Morning Everyone from the  overcast, rainy, cool,
  rocky coast of Maine.   

Of all of the seasons to visit New England,  we are in or
coming upon the worst.   I was born in November and the weather on my birthday is never good.      Sad because we have so many beautiful
times of the year that make for better visiting and viewing. 

Hopefully Jenny,  you will have an opportunity to come and
visit your son after he has lived here for a while and
gets to know the area.  I always recommend a coastal drive from
Massachusetts up to BarHarbor Maine.   And if the coast doesn't do
it for you,  we have some beautiful Mountains in Mass, NH, Vermont,
and Maine.       

But of course,  I am partial to New England,  having lived
here most of my life.    The other areas that I lived,
the west coast Florida and Port Townsend,  Washington
were great places to live for a short period of time,  but home
has always been New England for me.   (As I am
sure that Colorado is for you) ..

I hope that you enjoy the rest of your stay here,  but
weather wise (?)  we can only hope for the best
during this off season. 

Have a good day, Everyone,
Sandy        

Good  morning everyone, going to be a busy day, CNA will be here soon and then a nurse will be here and then I go down stairs for my flu shot, also laundry day. Still raining, second day of it but is not as bad as the weather guessers predicted. Glad my AC is still in, been running it on the dehumidify setting just to keep the humidity down in here.  Not thinking yesterday, filled my big slow cooker with cut up apples for applesauce and they cooked slow overnight. Smells yummy in here but now have to put them through the food mill and hope i have room in the freezer for all of it. No time for comments so will read about your adventures. Never had anything exciting happen in my life, nothing to look back on and share. Seems like from the day I turned 16 my life was just work and more work. The best thing I have had is my 3 children.

MARY ANN  one of my brothers had a massive heart attack and after he survived he always talked about the tunnel and light at the end and our Mother telling him to go back , it was not his time yet.  I believed him but many did not. He was not the kind to make up stories like that.

AMY  been there with the wearing tents. Think I finally got rid of all the tents. Lost 55 pounds and not because I was trying to either.