Joan in my post you will find the answers

And I thought I was paying attention! See you are too smart for me! 

l am among the zombies roaming the earth. Percocet  gave me a full nights sleep. took another one after my bandage change this morning, and I keep falling asleep. Twice now since I started reading messages.

I have been downstairs twice...once early to  the clinic, next was lunch, and I sat with another single so didn't have to entertain..she is a gooder at being content with herself. I will go down soon to check my mail and then home to do nothing.

zzzzzzzzz

Quote from: angelface555 on December 23, 2016, 07:00:31 PM
And I thought I was paying attention! See you are too smart for me!

Oh please keep them coming I really enjoyed this!

Riddle me this Amy;

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.

And,

There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?

Both are mind bending...a pencil

He was born in front of his Dad..Mom passed in child birth, being a minister he married his sister.
Good ones...
We also need more photos of Farrah, I enjoy reading about her but some photos too would be nice.

We need to speak to Jeanne Lee or any helpers she might have about making a new riddle site in games.

Photos? Thats rather like a grandma with a bulging wallet being asked about her grandkids.....

Good Saturday morning, Everyfriend, on this Christmas Eve day.   There's assorted mini muffins to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





Cats’ Favorite Christmas Songs

1. Up on the Mousetop

2. Have Yourself a Furry Little Christmas

3. Joy to the Curled

4. I Saw Mommy Hiss at Santa Claus

5. The First Meow

6. Oh, Come All Ye Fishful

7. Silent Mice

8. Fluffy, the Snowman

9. Jingle Balls

10. Wreck the Halls



Open Our Eyes
(By Steve Troxel)

The king of Aram was at war with Israel; but every time he moved his army, the prophet Elisha would inform the Israelites. The king concluded the only way to win the war was to first eliminate Elisha: "'Go, find out where he is,' the king ordered, 'so I can send men and capture him'" (2 Kings 6:13).

When the king found where Elisha was staying, he sent his army to surround the city. When Elisha's servant woke and saw the army, he became very frightened; "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" (2 Kings 6:15). But Elisha comforted his servant by helping him see the real battle.

2 Kings 6:16-17 "'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.' And Elisha prayed, 'O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.' Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha."

Our false perception is the biggest cause of fear and frustration; in fact, I might boldly say it is the only cause! If we live without faith, our perception is restricted to what we see with our eyes and hear with our ears. With this limited input, it's no wonder so many live in fear - it's no wonder so many become frustrated and discouraged with their day to day life. But as our faith and understanding of God increase, we are able to trust in what we cannot physically see or hear. We can live in peace, knowing that "the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world" (1 John 4:4).

Battles occur in and around us every day, battles which cause us to become heavily burdened. We desire to walk down God's path, but the pulls and attacks of the world seem relentless. We need to remember that His plan and provision is always perfect - always working toward the good. Somehow we must understand that the battle we see with our physical eyes and analyze with our mind is never the real battle; "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood" (Ephesians 6:12).

Our spouse, parents, children or co-workers are not the enemy; neither is our church, the government, the economy or our health. These temporal things are not the true cause of our pain nor should they ever become the source of our joy. The real battles are always spiritual...and we are NEVER alone!

Let's draw ever nearer to God until we gain a true understanding of how much He loves us, and how much He is fighting for us; "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." Jesus Christ has already won the ultimate battle! We must now trust Him and give Him more of our heart.

"Heavenly Father, we desire to see You clearly and joyfully walk without fear. We pray that You draw us into Your presence...and open our eyes!"

Have a Christ Centered Day!



"Healthy things grow
Growing things change
Changing things challenge us
Challenge forces us to trust God
Trust leads to obedience
Obedience makes us healthy
And healthy things grow"

- James Ryle

Good Morning Everyfriend!  And a Merry Christmas Eve to one and all!  It's going to be a busy day today beginning with one last trip to WM.  I forgot to get the doggies their specail treat for Christmas and I need something small for their stockings.  Santa can't neglect the pups for Christmas.

I hope you all remember what happened in that stable so many years ago and that brought us where we are today!  Faith is strong and God blesses us in a special way this season!  Even if you don't celebrate these events, they will have affected your lives in other ways.  Be happy in God!

we wish you all a very safe and hippie Christmas holiday.
Out two girls are supposed two show up about 10 A M to help get dinner ready.
Nancy I putting the Turkey in at 8 A M , I am designated as potato's peeler 10 lbs of them. one of the girls is bringing a Ham and pies G daughter is role maker from scratch by hand like grandma used to do . cranberry berry sallied
and water gate salad will be two of favorites on the menu heaven knows what else . Have a great day and anyone close enough wants to stop by plent good food here , the turkey is a 20 LB one.

Lloyd

Good morning, Janie.  Of course, Santa has to leave a treat for those darling dogs.  I do remember the reason for the season and know God blesses me in a special way.

Lloyd--Good morning.  Thank you for the good wishes.  Your meal sounds delicious.  Enjoy memories you make with your family.

JOAN, EVERYFRIENDS....
...good Christmas Eve day morning....

Just had my faith and goodwill restored...
My pet insurances have been, and still are with Petplan, one of our best known and most expensive Pet Insurance companies.....Well our Toby's annual policy dropped through our letterbox last week, of course it always goes up but, they had deducted the " multiple " dog discount, so as we are now with just the one dog, not the two or three when the dogs first got added on, I notified a woman at the other end of the phone to tell her we are not entitled to this now as if they double check the records they will see we recently lost our Benji and we are now to just the one dog with them, our Toby....so wanting to put the record straight so as not to have to pay this money back as and when they realise their mistake....While I was on the phone the lady asked me if I would take their three question survey, so I quickly butted in with my own personal feedback of, one of my American forum members who lost his dog two weeks before we lost our dog had a wonderful surprise from his dogs food distribution company and once they got hold of the info that one of their clients had lost his dog sent a lovely display of flowers and a condolence for his loss card...I thought what a lovely gesture so I told this lady so, I told her Petplan is the top pet insurance company ( meaning they can afford it, and should, and could be taking the lead, ) yet they dont do anything like that when their customers lose one of their dogs, told her it would mean such a lot at the time, (whilst holding back my tears,) she said yes, thank you, I shall pass this on to my superiors....Well the post has just come through our letterbox and an envelope with a good sized condolence card with not only condolences - sympathy on the loss of our Benji but also the loss of our Megan three Christmases ago, ( although only signed with one name, guess the young lady I spoke with, and not all staff, ) plus two sachets of " forget me not " seeds, it maybe three years late for Megan but the goodwill gesture is still there...Don't think this is a new thing from this company as both the card and the seed packets are imprinted with the company name of Petplan, so they must have done this as the norm, somewhere along the line we got left out....But better late than never and my feedback didn't fall on deaf ears....

Now I am waiting on the flower bouquet to turn up on my doorstep, ok, I shan't push my luck.....

Good morning everyone, hope no one has to hit the stores for last minute purchases today. About all I have to do is fix the stuffed celery this afternoon.

PATRICIA  I had used an eye cup more than 60 years ago when ai had a broken blood vessel in one eye. I have seen in catalogs where they not have something that fits over an eye and you put the eye drops into it and the drops go right into the eye. It works with the eye bottle drops but wonder if it would work with the vials the Rustassis comes in.

JOAN  for the past year or so I have a CNA 3 days a week but starting next week I will get one every day. I have had the one I have for a year and she is  OK but rather talk than do anything. I will have a different one the other 2 days, hope this one can cook. The nurse that came here from my new med. Insurance said I needed more help so she got in touch with the company I get the CNA from. I had a call yesterday telling me about the more hours.

MARY ANN  that sounds like Jig Zone. I do not pay attention to the time on that one. I do not believe the fastest time on that. Is the other one BrainBreakers? I have that one, too, thanks to Larry.  I do not have the tiome showing on that one. I have added so many of my favorite pictures to that one I never get bored doing the same ones all the time. Depends on how much time I have to play how many pieces I choose to have. Hope and pray they go all that cancer off your face.

PATRICIA  I have no timers on the MahJong games I have. I know the answer to that riddle, just saw that on a newsletter yesterday.

JOAN  love chuckles. Will send that to both my DILs. Food for Thought is another keeper. Good quote and so true. Thank you for all today's goodies.

JANE  hope you can get into WM before the crowd gets there. I do know the reason we celebrate Christmas and it is not for the gifts people give and receive but but for the  gift of the birth of Jesus.

LLOYD  sounds like a feast at your home today. I have not cooked a 20 pound turkey I many years.

JACKIE  nice gesture. Hope you find a good place to plant the Forget me not seeds.

Have a good day everyone. I will not be here tomorrow and I want to wish you all a very happy Christmas with family and friends.

http://www.jacquielawson.com/ecard/pickup?code=6514409284939&source=jl999

Good morning Vanilla-Jackie.  What a nice gesture on the part of your PetPlan insurance.

Gloria--Good morning.  That's good news that you will have help everyday.   Enjoy your time tomorrow with family.  Thanks very much for the nice JL card.

Good morning, Jeanne Lee.  That's beautiful.  Thank you.

Hi everyone on a beautiful Christmas Eve morning here in South Carolina.  It started out at 53 degrees around 7:30 this morning and headed to 68 degrees this afternoon and only getting down to 50 degrees tonight.

I made a quick trip to Walmart before 8 am this morning for a few items in the grocery department.  I wanted rolls for our ham sandwiches and found some that looked delicious only to find out when I got home they were more like dinner rolls but they are going to have to do.  I got there before 8 am and by the time I left about 15 minutes later people were beginning to pour into the store.  Today I will prepare or help Pat prepare a few things for our dinner tomorrow.  I know she plans on baking a pumpkin pie for Scott and I got things to make my favorite holiday 5 cup salad. 

I have about decided not to attend the Candlelight service at Church this evening as there will be a large crowd and parking will be a problem unless I go very early.  If I don't go I will attend the Christmas service tomorrow. 

Joan, I predict you would like the online shopping for groceries as it is much easier at home than walking or riding through those long isles. 

Gloria, I pay no attention to the timers or others time in solving the jigsaw or other puzzles.  I am not competing with anyone. I won't play a game that times out on me and I feel hurried.  I have had enough hurry in my life. Glad to see you are getting more help with the CNA. 

Jeanne, thanks for posting that good old hymn.

Mary Ann, someone working a jigsaw puzzles in a couple of minutes must have chosen to work one with 10 pieces or something.  I like the puzzle to be about 150 to 160 pieces and also like where you must turn the pieces. 

Mary Ann and Patricia, I have on occasion been one of those men doing my wife's Christmas shopping on the 24th. 

Sandy, hope you have a nice Christmas with your family.

JaneS, well spoken on what we need to remember about Christmas and the reason for the season. 

Lloyd, how many are you having for dinner with 10 pounds of potatoes and a 20 pound turkey?  That will be some meal.  Hope you have a wonderful time. 

Jackie, that was a nice experience you had with the pet insurance company.  Too bad they missed you three years ago but better late than never. 

A friend just sent this to me and I think it is very appropriate for the time of the year as well as interesting:

MAGNIFICENT LYRICS AT CHRISTMAS

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11

Every Christmas Eve service, the members of our church are blessed to hear our Worship Pastor sing “O Holy Night.” This has become such a tradition at our church that the thought of a Christmas Eve service without it is, well, hard to imagine!

Here are some interesting tidbits:

On Christmas Eve in 1906, Reginald Fessenden, broadcast the first radio program, where he played “O Holy Night” on the violin. Therefore, the carol is the first piece of music to be broadcast on radio.
“O Holy Night” (“Cantique de Noël”) was set to music by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the lyrics of a French poem written by Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet. Cappeau had been asked to write a Christmas poem by a parish priest.
And here is something I’ve never been able to figure out. Since “O Holy Night” was composed in French, why does the English translation rhyme?
The music is so overpowering in its beauty that we sometimes fail to notice the perfection of the lyrics. Read these lyrics, a magnificent poem, and contemplate the wonder and blessing of Jesus’ birth.

Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

Till He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angels’ voices!

Oh night divine, Oh night when Christ was born;

Oh night divine, Oh night, Oh night Divine.

Celine Dion singing "Oh Holy Night"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHdx77aAvkc

Good Christmas Eve Morning,

'Tis foggy in central Oklahoma.   Very eerie when I went out to get the paper.

Yesterday was the most fantastic birthday I've had in many a year!   The family brought dinner from Olive Garden and a beautiful bouquet of red and white roses.  After dinner, we played a rousing game of Mexican Train dominoes - lots of laughs and teasing.

Now I'm looking forward to going to son/dil's tonight for an equally fantastic Christmas Day tomorrow.  I've been told that there will be a traditional dinner of ham/turkey - and "all the trimmings".    Best of all,  I don't have to take anything - just help with the preparation while I'm there.

Good morning Callie.  Belated Happy Birthday.  Since it's not in your profile (to get on the calendar) I didn't know.  Merry Christmas and enjoy your time with family tomorrow.

Larry--Good morning.  Thanks for the interesting facts and the link to Celine Dion singing.  Once the holidays are over, I'm going to try that WM online grocery ordering.  I used to always attend midnight Mass.  I had to stop s few years ago.  Parking is atrocious, and to get a seat and now have to stand you have to go about two hours early.

Gloria, I ignore the time on Jigzone, as you do.  One puzzle I like is from All Star Puzzles.  They have one new puzzle a day and there is no time shown.  A thing I like about that one is that you can save the puzzle so if you want to quit in the middle, you can, then come back to where you left off.  One that I copied from Larry Hanna (and I’ll have to get the info later - Jigsaw Explorer - Online Jigsaw Puzzles) has a lot of puzzles, a new one each day and a special new one each Friday.  That one also if you leave, your place is saved for when you return.  I like to think the doctor got all of the cancer.  On the surface the spot wasn’t so big, but it went down a bit.  I have stitches about three inches long.  It is close enough to my eye to irritate it but I can see out of the eye OK.  I have no pain, fortunately.

Gloria, that is a nice Jacquie Lawson Christmas card you posted â€" thank you.

Jeanne Lee, I love “Angels from the Realms of Glory” and was singing along before I saw the words.  Of course, I only know the first verse.  Thank you.

In the midst of typing, Dot brought me a box of chocolates.  We adults are not exchanging gifts this year for the first time, but she just had to give me the chocolates â€" and they are much appreciated.

If I don’t get back here again today, I want to wish everyone and your families, a very Merry Christmas.  I hope those who want will be able to get to church tomorrow.  I would be going except for the way I look following the surgery on my face.  I don’t want to scare everyone.

Mary Ann

Good morning

Had an early date with the snow blower this morning then  prepared our noon meal. Ham,scalloped potatoes, carrots and parsnips, broccoli,baked beans and a salad. I have cheert cheese cake but I also have a birthday cake for daughter in love. Her birthday is next week but on that day will be a chemo day.

Have laundry going now before the kids come.

Lloyd, enjoy your lovely meal with your family.

Jackie that was nice on your insurance to do that. I get a card after each time it is a one way trip. One I still haven;t opened from Buddy's last trip.

Angle, I love looking at pets photos, just got one from dd and her Irish setter is asleep with her head on a pillow..not spoiled, just well loved.

Joan, thank you for breakfast

Merry Christmas to all

Good morning, Mary Ann--I'm sure your stitches and bruising wouldn't scare anybody.  Being that it was deep, it's going to take extra time to heal.  How nice that Dot brought you some chocolates.

Amy--Good morning.  Your noon meal sounds yummy.  I'm having some shepherd's pie that a neighbor brought to me.  Hopefully you won't have to dance with the snowblower again this weekend.

Good orning everyone,  And a Verry Merry Christmas
MAy we all remember why we are celebrating.  MY clan is garhing and will have a big get together tonight and tomorrow.

MAy God Bless each and everyone of you

MERRY CHRISTMAS

halkel--Enjoy having your family with you.

Vanilla-Jackie--Thank you.

I don't know why all the bad news in my family seems to occur around the holidays but that is the way it is so I deal with it.  Just had a phone call from my niece-in-law in Wichita to tell me my last living brother is in hospice care with pulmonary fibrosis with a prognosis of 3-6 months.  It is not surprising since he is 92 but still it makes me sad.  He and I are the last of my birth family. 

I want to wish all of you a good Christmas and good times to come in the new year.

PHYLLIS....
....Christmas for many, is not what it is all cracked up to be......it is not all about celebrations and partying...there are so many lonely and sad people out there having to find their best ways of getting through this holiday period....Whatever else that is going on in our lives doesn't all of a sudden stop, disappear, or get put on hold until Christmas is over....

I am sorry to hear of the unwelcome news, re, your only surviving birth family member...your brother...

Phyllis--I am sorry to hear the news about your last surviving brother.  I pray he isn't suffering.

Vanilla-Jackie--I try hard to make the best of it, and thank God for the good things in my life.