Monday night HELLO to all.

Good night, LLOYD. Sleep well.

GLORIA de, I, too, love to watch the birds out the back of the house when I am sitting in my recliner.  The birds seem to love to parade back and forth just to annoy my kitty! 

JUNE, it is so annoying when stuff comes on your screen that you just do not want to see.  Glad Grace was able to help you with the problem.

Thank you, CALLIE, for the nice anniversary wishes. 

AMY, happy VON did not see any problems with your hubby today.

Congratulations, DON, on the birth of your 6th great-grandchild. Is this bundle of joy a boy or a girl? 

JANE, I hope Tami has your office and the rest of your home all shiny and clean for you. 

Thank you all for,the good thoughts and prayers for my two friends.  Patti's surgery is tomorrow in Steamboat Springs Colorado.  Sure wish I could be there with her. 

Pleasant dreams to all. 

Jenny

Good morning everyone..

A cool 54 ° here this morning, great for sleeping and working in!! Good day to do some baking  also.

Today is physio for hubby and I think he is going to say no more to her......will wait and see.

June, they are RN's and RNP's that come to the house. They are a great team of men and women that drive all over to check on patients. We also had them when hubby had his PICC line in.

Jenny , a Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby..

Don, congratulations on the great grandchild .

Gloria, I hope your grandsons dog lives another 8 years. Some bigger dogs have lived longer than the expected life span, let's hope your grandson's dog is one of them.

Shirley, I had to laugh at your eyes glowing, you should see mine when I hit a fabric sale!!! Shirley prayers for your grand daughter . Can your sons mil get her meds in blister packs? That is what we have been doing here, with hubby taking some many it sure saves a lot of confusion.


Larry, glad your ok ,makes one feel so foolish when that happens. Thankfully no bones were broken.

Hal, watched that on the news, so sad to hear .

Jane, good morning to you!!

Better get a move on..

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've been up a while but had some things to do before I could come here.

JENNY...before I forget, my congratulations to you and Bob on your fiftieth!  It sounds like a memorable celebration weekend.  I wish you many more anniversaries together.

AMY, I don't know how you knew I was here but thanks for the welcome.  I hope all's well with you hubby and that he chooses to do what's best for him and his health

My "dynamo" didn't come yesterday.  She texted to ask if she could change the day.  She had an opportunity to do some work for someone that NEEDED it done on Monday.  I told her what days I'd be here and she's coming on Thursday.  I'm flexible.  I took some of the time she'd have been here to clean out the fridge and wash the interior.  It was crying for help!

Last night we had another real gullywasher!  It left puddles in my yard, my neighbor's yard and the space between.  And there was a warning on my phone of flash flooding in the area.  I can guess where but I wasn't about to go check it out.  We also had the accompanying thunder and lighting and the two terrified doggies.  It was pretty bad!

I'll be off to Wally World this morning.  Wish me smiles!

I hope Everyfriend has a lovely day.  Fill it however you wish!

E

Good morning everyone, another cool 59° and some drizzle. I like the cool but not the dampness. We have had our share of rain so far this year. Wish some would fall where it is most needed.

DON  after all these years you will be missed on Sunday afternoons. Congratulations on your sixth great grandchild. I have 3 great grandsons. Youngest turned 2 yesterday.

AMY  hate to think how much my grandson spent on his Lab.

JUNE  we have nursing service here. That is how I get a CNA here 3 times a week. About every 6 weeks they send a NP here to check on me.

GLORIA de  I miss seeing a variety of birds here. If my apartment was on the other side of the building I would see them. it is wooded back there. My apartment overlooks the parking lot and that is not a pretty view.

SHIRLEY  I know my computer problems are this HP computer. Wish the first time it went back to HP I had told them to refund my money. I think most of us feel the same about the illegals coming into the USA and then getting the benefits that we worked years to pay for.

JANE  we did not get any thunder and rain overnight but it is drizzly now and cool. A day for jeans and long sleeved top.

Good Morning everyone. well I wish you all a great day. 69º currently and going for mid 90's here. well we got one better day. I am sure ready for cooler fal weather, but know of no way to speed it up. I took advantage of the cooler day yesterday and caught up a little of shop work, see you all later.

Lloyd

Hi everyone. We are seeing a little sun this morning but the forecast is for cloudy weather most of the day.  We had another over one inch rain yesterday afternoon with lots of lightning and Thunder.  So this makes over 2 inches of rain in two days.  During the first storm a lightning strike hit at our local airport and knocked out the runway lights.  There were a couple of early morning flights that had to be cancelled that would have taken off before daylight.  I didn't get to Costco yesterday as I had planned as was too weary.  However, I will be going over there this morning.  I have already done the morning chores of emptying the dishwasher and getting a couple of things ready, such as the coffee and getting the strawberries out of the freezer that Pat will have with her breakfast.  That will likely be pretty much it for today. 

The moving van just arrived next door so my new neighbors will be moving in today.  So it will be a busy day in the neighborhood. 

Sandy, that sounds like a great job that Kelly has taken.  Benefits are worth a lot these days. 

Gloria, I would have to think long and hard before I would have a pacemaker put into a pet.  I know we love our pets dearly but there are so many cats and dogs needing a good home.  I am sure many of you would totally disagree with me on this so not trying to start a discussion on the issue.  If a person wants to do this that is fine. Pat did order a Tens Unit and it is suppose to arrive today.  I sure hope it works well and lasts longer than a year. 

Don, I know you will be missed on the radio on Sunday afternoon but you certainly deserve to retire after 34 years of dedicated service and you can still enjoy your vast music library. 

June, it is frustrating when our spam filter lets unwanted emails take over.  Glad you got the problem resolved.

Amy, glad the nurse was happy with your husbands readings.  I do hope he is feeling better today. 

Callie, I think I mentioned giving my neighbor my two big planters.  Those turned out to be very expensive tomatoes and peppers I grew last year but it was fun watching them.  A year has made quite a difference in how I feel and just not up to tending them this year.  You can't blame those birds for cooling off in the water bowl. 

Shirley, the fact that your computer won't allow you to move what you have written to the draft folder makes me think it is likely a computer problem.  It is also possible the network card is failing in the computer which would explain losing the signal.  Are you able to stay on your iPad (I think I remember you have a tablet)?  If so then it is likely that Modem and Router are working OK. 

I have read all of the posting but not going to respond to everyone today as need to leave for the shopping excursion in about 5 minutes. 

My day started off with a laugh.  I had a 9:15 am haircut appointment.  Usually Tom is available to take me, but he is up north until this evening, so Annie volunteered to take me.  She drives a big pickup truck.  I could not get into the cab because it was too high.  She tried to boost me enough to get into the truck with no luck.  I have a child's chair (plastic) in the garage so had Annie get that so I could step on the chair to get into the truck.  That's what I get for being old and short. 

Kendrick provided a smile too - he got on my bed before I got out of bed the second time this morning and he kept pawing at me, something he doesn't do.  I realized he was pawing at the blanket and he wanted to get under the blanket.  I lifted the blanket and he got under it and on top of the top sheet and went to sleep.  I think he was there for nearly an hour. 

Both of those incidents put me in a good mood for the day.     

Mary Ann

Mary Ann:  A fresh haircut always feels so good.  Glad you could make it into the truck.

I need to do something - 3 men are coming over to play cribbage with Don tonight - it is my night out for the quilt group.  My current project is partly on the floor downstairs - it is just driving me crazy right now and I have to step away - somehow gremlins got into it and I cannot figure out the pattern. 

Larry:  We could use some of your rain.  Rest well after your trip to the big box store.

Listening to the city council's news - they have no common sense in the entire group.  They are planning a 3 day music festival - at a city golf course that has no facility for toilets and water and no parking for the number of people expected.  So glad we are not in that neighborhood.  Too many of the parks have been closed for special projects - it is a building frenzy right now and people are livid. 

Otherwise, we may have a bit of rain today and that would be welcome. 

Mary Ann, I'm laughing at how clever Kendrick is to let you know just what he wants you to do, without speaking a word. And some call them "dumb" animals. Little do they know.

Larry, it not just the filth of the one message I viewed, but my whole email system was stuck with the filling of this one program. There is a little wheel that turns when something is using the gmail, so I was unable to either send or receive good messages. I am so thankful that is is taken care of now.

Gloria, since we have the clinic downstairs I would really have no need for this service that you and others receive. We have an RN in charge and many NA's on duty for 2 hours a day. They bill my Insurance directly, so I don't have to do a thing. For months I would go down daily to have bandages changed on my leg, now I just see them once a month when my doctor comes here.

Janie, oh how I wish your gully washer would move out here to So. Ca. I know you are going to get and receive many smiles today. God is with you.

Amy, I am glad you hubby is able to make  decisions for his medical care. He alone knows it he is gaining anything from the physical therapy.

Jenny, as I told Larry, it was robbing me completely of my use of email. I could not send nor receive as it was tied up with this program. Looking back, I didn't really read any trash, but I think it was titles of places I could go to to view it. Like the clickables we use for other stuff. Just the titles indicated it was filth.

Time to get dressed and out for a walk. We have another lovely cloudy day..no rain but a fresh coolness. I am thankful.

June, I'm glad I could read Kendrick's mind to know what he wanted.  He has burrowed under the quilt and/or blanket before, usually when I've been out of the room, but he wanted to be near me.  As long as I was in bed, he just put himself beside me - he was on the top sheet and I was under it.  When I got up, he stayed there and I think it was almost an hour before he came out.  He constantly checks to see that I am around.  I think now I'll see about getting something to eat for lunch, then we'll go out on the deck.

Carol, if anyone saw me try to get into that truck, they must have had a good laugh.  I know the truck Annie drove prior to this one was bad enough but this one was impossible.  Tom had warned me that I would not be able to get in the truck and he was right.  I even have trouble getting in Dot's car which is a mini-SUV and is classified as as station wagon.  But I can get in her car, it's just not a case of sitting on the seat and putting my feet in.  Now people know why I preferred a coupe for my driving.  The Duster, Neon and Chevy Cavalier were all made for ME!

Mary Ann

Hi Everyfriend!  I'm home, had lunch, gave the doggies a snack, chased them outside for a bit then checked in here.  And there you all are just visiting and enjoying your day.

MARY ANN, I giggled at your story about trying to get in Annie's truck, too.  Lucky you had the chair handy.  I remember back on the farm where my dad grew up, there was a very large stump near the barn.  They told me it was a mounting block.  And since I'm older, I'm guessing it was put there for my grandmother.  She was all of 4 ft. 10 and 3/4 inches and she did ride horses.    Maybe you'll need to get a "mounting block" to place near your driveway for when Annie picks you up.

Radioman, I think I forgot to say your music and your patter will be missed.  I didn't remember to listen every Sunday but when I did, I thoroughly enjoyed your show. 

Now, I'm going to go see if a few zzzzs are still hanging out on the sofa.  If they are, I'm claiming them.  I'm really tired.  And, by the way...there were LOTS of smiles through my line today.

Jane, fortunately Annie will not be picking me up often, if at all.  Tom usually is here and he is my transportation.  But at least I have that little chair to help if I need it.  The chair and one other were purchased when Tom's children were little and they now are waiting for Tom's grandchildren to be able to use them. 

I'm glad I gave people a laugh with my story of getting into the truck.  Jane, your grandmother was a bit taller than I am; the last time I was measured I was 4'9 1/2".

Mary Ann

Well I went to my dental apmt this morning and it well. I barely felt the shots and he was fast with them.  My son in law couldn't believe how little time I was in there.  Anyhow, no pain yet, told to take painkillers before numbness wore off. 

Fixing to check my couch for zzzs.

HAL, I was told to take painkillers before the numbness wore off, too.  I didn't until I really felt the pain.  My suggestion to you is....DO IT BEFORE.  We really don't need pain at this point in our lives.

Janie, I took them like they said.  I took one and three hours later took a different one, And they said alternate them every three hours.  One is ibuprofen and can't remember the name of the other, but so far it has stopped the pain.

Now to figure out something to eat.  So far all I have had is yogurt.  May just have some chicken broth.

Hal ,scrambled eggs are soft and easy to digest.

June suggested cottage cheese to me and it worked fine.  You don't really have to chew it and it's loaded with protein.  Also, some noodles in your chicken broth will slip down easy, too.  They did for me.  If you like applesauce, that'works, too.

I microwaved a big potato and loaded it with butter and sour cream and it hit the spot. 

Oops!  Forgot, I did make myself some mashed potatoes the first day!

Good night Everyfriend!  Sleep peacefully and may God bless us, every one!

All of you seam to be good doctors, sounds good to me. I bet Hals wife left him some good instructions on how and what to eat (should listen Hall) I am going to get another drink of ice water and go back to bed,see you all later today.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone.

Another lovely cool day here.

We are off to the city ,hubby needs his hearing aids checked and a new piece put on them. I want to go to Chapters for a book and then to Walmart to pick up dog treats.

Hal hope your mouth isn't sore and you can tackle semi soft foods today.

Better get a move on here.

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've been up for some time.  Got a few things done but I'm still not dressed so I guess I better go get that little chore accomplished. 

The weather turned chilly last evening and stayed cool overnight.  I grabbed an extra blanket sometime during the night.  It actually was down in the 50s.  Right now it's 64º but the high is only supposed to be 78.  I can live with that but it's very unusual for late July in central PA. 

Enjoy your day Everyfriend!

Good morning everyone.
Had decent night, just up taking Ned's and taking care of other things.  No pain, than you Lord.

Have some coffee on, will pour a cup and let it cool and sip it.  I have to start my salt water rinses today.  And "gently".brush my teeth.
Nothing. Spectacular planned, just laying around.

Everyone have a great day.

Good morning everyone, the sun is shining and will be into the 70's again. Woke during the night and was cold, got up and got a blanket and warmed up and back to sleep. Of course I had the window open and the fan on. I just heard in places it was down in the upper 40's.

LARRY  I am glad my grandson could afford the cost of that pacemaker for his dog but even my son was telling me yesterday he thought it was too much. There is no guarantee the pacemaker will work even. Hope the Tens machine Pat ordered is better than the one my daughter bought for me.

MARY ANN  had to chuckle with you needing that chair to get into the truck. Don't think I could step high enough to get onto that chair.

JUNE  if I could afford to live in a place like you do I would be content.

HAL  glad the tooth was out fast.

JANE  like you I had to get up and get a blanket during the night.

Wish we would hear something about JOAN. I know we all miss her.

Hi everyone. The morning started out sunny but now we have an overcast sky with more cloudy weather predicted for today and the high up around 90 degrees. 

Nothing on the schedule for me today so expect to stay home all day.  Pat may go to her gifts group in a little while but she hasn't said whether she is feeling up to going or not.  I did get to Costco yesterday morning and made fast work of it as was able to get an electric cart.  However, by the time I got home and unloaded the car I was really done in and rested most of the rest of the day.  This evening Scott and Jennifer should be out for dinner and to spend a few hours with us.

Carol, sorry to see that you are having problems with your quilt pattern.  Have you thought about asking one of your quilting friends to lend a hand?  I didn't have much choice after my trip to Costco other than to rest as could hardly drag myself through the house.  The music festival sounds like it could well be a total disaster as sure there will be a lot of pot smokers in attendance.  Glad your neighborhood won't be disturbed with it.  That should be a fun mess to clean up. 

June, I have experienced something clogging up my email.  Fortunately it has been a long time since that has happened.  Gmail does a good job of filtering out unwanted email.  Glad you are able to get outside and have nice walks. 

Jane, hope you were able to get some good zzzz's yesterday. I am sure the smiles in your line at work makes the day go more quickly and enjoyably. 

Hal, glad your dental appointment wasn't unpleasant and went quickly and that you got through the night without pain.   So your coach has ZZZ's as well. 

Lloyd, I hope you ended up getting a good night's sleep. 

Amy, I haven't heard of a Chapter's book store for ages.  I think mainly Barnes and Noble are here in the US, at least where I have lived.  Hope your husband was able to get his hearing aids fixed. 

Gloria, that is pretty cool for July.  It wasn't my son that had the pacemaker for his dog although he and his wife spent large dollars caring for the three or four dogs they had several years ago.  They were mainly Pom's and required a lot of attention.  They did give one of them insulin shots for a couple of years.  I am not sure the Tens Unit Pat got yesterday will even work.  We tried to get it working yesterday afternoon without success.  I have a call in for them to see if we are doing something wrong.  If not, we will send it back. 

Gloria, the chair I used was a kid's plastic chair and I think you might be able to manage that.  I tried a few years ago to step up on a regular chair and my knees would not let me up.  I was going to try to get in the truck on my hands and knees but I know that wouldn't work either.  Annie knows she should not bring that truck with her when/if she has to take me somewhere.  This was a first.

I did as you did, pulled my blanket up about 5 am and went back to sleep.  The cat came in to join me about that time and he stayed for a while. 

Mary Ann

Good Morning all, I am up and showered, coffee'ed, had a good muffin, and now planning to go downstairs for my son's Bible Study. I had a surprise visit from Dori yesterday. She only had 30 minutes till she had to meet up with Gary, but she wanted to share a bunch of Gorgeous pictures she took with her iphone and put on her computer. WOW ! Is McCall ever a beautiful town. So clean and clear and gorgeous. It is one of the towns that is most delightful to live in.

Time to scoot downstairs.

Quote from: halkel on July 25, 2017, 08:29:30 PM
I microwaved a big potato and loaded it with butter and sour cream and it hit the spot.

I hope that "the spot",  was not all over the
inside of the microwave!     (Ka Boom)!!

Nope, actually I nuked a little longer than usual, wanted it nice and soft. 

I am home from my Gary's Bible Study, and so impressed with just listening, I am all worn out. What a Preacher he has become. If I were any more pleased and proud, I think God will tell me I am sinning. I'll ask Gary what God would say about my Pride. Or maybe I'll ask Dori, she loves him as much as I do.

Whatever....I just know I am so tired out, I want to stay home and sleep. Whatever will be, will be.

Hal, I always use a fork and poke holes in my potato before microwaving. That keeps it from exploding....or did you already know that ?