Seniors & Friends

Good Sunday morning, Everyfriend.  There's Cinnamon coffee cake to go with your coffee or tea.  I wish ALL a blessed day.





Play Ball

A father took his five-year-old son to several baseball games where The Star-Spangled Banner was sung before the start of each game.

Then the father and son attended a church on a Sunday shortly before Independence Day.

The congregation sang The Star-Spangled Banner, and after everyone sat down, the little boy suddenly yelled out, "PLAY BALL!!!"



Joyful and Watchful
By Arie Leder
Scripture Reading: Esther 9:29-32; Micah 7:1-7

As for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
Although it’s been centuries since Haman was defeated in Persia, others have tried to destroy the Jews since then. The holocaust of World War II is a painfully recent example. Centuries have also passed since Jesus’ victory over sin and death, but the ancient enemy has not failed to keep persecuting his followers.
How can God’s people sustain their joy and feasting in the face of endless attacks? What can they do when evil seems so strong?
First, remember that God’s ancient enemy has been decisively, though not yet fully, defeated. Like a dog, furious at being chained, he lunges at anyone within reach from the end of a long chain (Revelation 20:1-3). Second, like Mordecai and Esther, let us recognize contemporary forms of persecution and destruction. What is happening to Christians in the Middle East today? In many countries believers still face death for their faith.
Whereas the world trusts in its own ability to solve problems, God’s people rest in the truth that only Christ’s coming again will provide the real solution. In the meantime, like Mordecai and Esther, let us be good citizens of the country where we live, but let us hope only in the Lord of heaven and earth.
As we joyfully look forward to the day of Christ’s ultimate victory over the ancient enemy, let us continue to work and pray.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus, and bring us into the fullness of your rest. But while we wait, may we work for your kingdom. In your name, Amen.



“Just because you’ve made mistakes doesn’t mean your mistakes get to make you.  Take notice of your inner critic, forgive yourself, and move on.”

~ Robert Tew

Good morning everyone..

I slept in!! Nice to pound the pillow for a few more hours.

A day of rest here,will throw something in the crockpot and let it do the cooking today. Will start another quilt today after VON leaves.

Where is Lloyd???

Joan thank you for breakfast and the giggle of Play Ball!!!

Enjoy your day everyone.

 :hello:

Good morning, Amy.  It's nice when you can sleep in.  Maybe Lloyd slept in, too.

Phyllis--Good morning.

I did girls just now woke up and got dressed except for shoes. I feel better for the most par but still have a hack , but not so bad as was. I plan on laying around the couch today but hope to feel like getting out some tomorrow.
Have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

Good morning, Lloyd.  I am glad you are feeling better. :thumbup:

Hi everyone on the first Sunday in February.  It is cool this morning but going to go up to 60 degrees this afternoon.  We have the chance for a little rain today as well.  I will go to Sunday School and Church this morning but Pat isn't planning on attending.  This evening I will watch the Superbowl.

As I am limited on time this morning I will be very brief for today.

Jeanne, I never experienced driving on ice in the mountains.  That would really be scary.

Hal, you are in Central Time and we in Eastern Time so we are speaking of the same thing.  It will still be late when the game ends.  I hope I can stay awake to watch it to the end unless it is a lop-sided score. 

Patricia, that very long walk on the ice must have been very tough.  I don't think I have ever walked 10 miles in one trip. 

JaneS, it sounds like your granddaughter is taking an oral history from you and what a great way to get to know you better.  Feel free to share anything about me that you wish. 

Good Morning Everyone!

Janie, feel free to use anything you wish about me.  It will be one way to bore her to death.  I'm afraid that I live a very mundane, normal life of an old man.  Eat, sleep, pay my bills, love my family and church (and politics  :crazy2:)

Off to church pretty soon.  Wife has greeting this morning so have to be there early, which I don't mind.  I always go in and listen to the choir practice, good music and just me and a couple of others are in attendance, with a cup of coffee.

I hope Madonna keeps her big fat mouth shut tonight and just does what she is suppose to do:  sing and dance.

Don, you've lost it my man.  Of course you have an excuse,
Love...... :thumbup:

C U cats later

Good morning, Larry.  Your weather is just about like ours.  I don't plan to watch the Super Bowl.

halkel--Good morning.  I won't have to see Madonna, since I won't tune in to the Super Bowl. 

Good Morning,

Joan,  I'm smiling at the story of the boy who yelled "Play Ball".  It reminded me of the first time I took Miss Emily (sister of the performer) to a stage production.  At intermission, she asked if it was "half time".

Pea-soup fog around my house this morning.  Hope it clears in time for me to get to church.

Good morning everyone, I had the best sleep in a week last night. I am still yawning though.No sunshisne this morning, dark dreary morning, might be one reason I slept till 9. Now my coffee is tasting good.

LARRY  lately I never feel rested. Been having too many appointments and going out always tires me.

JEANNE LEE  like you when the roads were slippery I tried to keep the right wheels on the less traveled right sides of the road to get traction. Works better than the center of the lanes that get slippery.

HAL  like most people I dislike needles but if they make me feel better I will take them. One the pain doctor put in my back last week had my left leg jump off the table. He said that was unusual. Leave it to me to be different. He did say my spine is a mess. Odd because I never knew I had Scoliosis until 7 years ago when the first Xray was taken of my back. I heard Kickoff is 6:30 pm eastern time.  Go Patriots.

JOAN  a short visit is better than none. I know how I felt the last time my daughter was here. That was a very short week and the first time since she got married that we had time for each other. When she left I had that lonely feeling too.

JUNE  I am so glad I did finally found a good doctor. Been too long since I had one. I always have something to eat before taling any pills. Only one I take first in the morning and that is Prevacid.

JANE   wonderful project for you and your granddaughter. Talking to some in this building about this group they do not understand how we can feel close when we have never and will never meet in person. They have never tried a computer and say they cannot be bothered. There are 4 computers in our library and only 1 works and all that can be done on it is play games. Even the 99 year old plays games on it.

MARY ANN  glad you now have a grab bar in your bathroom. I know how glad I was when my son put one in the bathroom for me when I lived in that apartment.

JOY  life would be boring if we all thought alike. Glad we are all different.

DON  yes there is life away from sports. I know for you Hockey is like a national sport.

PHYLLIS  timely graphic this week, thanks.

JOAN  cinnamon coffee cake will be great this morning. Sure chuckled with Play Ball. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  glad you will take it easy today.

LLOYD  glad you plan on taking it easy today.

HAL  thought it was Lady Gaga at the stupid bowl tonight, Oops excuse me super bowl.

Good morning, Callie.  Cute story about Miss Emily.

Gloria--Good morning.  Great you slept so well.  I don't think many in our age group are enthralled with Lady Gaga.

Hal another reason for not watching the super bowl is that it starts at 1:30 a.m.

Jane, Natalie's project sounds much like that of my cousin's granddaughter.  She went to St Mary's of Notre Dame and is/was working with people who have problems.  Once when I was in Indy, she interviewed me for practice.  For a while she worked with the University but I think she is with a company now:  to tell the truth, I really don't know. 

Both Dot and I said we wished we could have slept in this morning, but we didn't.  We did our usual and both of us had burgers this morning. 

I won't be watching the Super Bowl either.

Mary Ann

Radioman--That's an extremely good reason.:)

Mary Ann--I do think it's great that you and Dot go to church together and then go out for breakfast/lunch.

My carpets are all CLEAN!  And I washed all the curios and cleaned all the furniture.  There's a sparkle in my living room that hasn't been there in a long time. 

My daughter went thorough all the things Frankie left here and she's taking some of them home, chucking some of them and right now she at Goodwill leaving some of them.  My shed will be empty! 

I heard it was to be Lady Gaga at the super bowl, too.  But I'm not going to watch to find out.

Christy and I are cooking pheasant (which her husband shot and she brought with her) and a new recipe with Brussels sprouts and tomatoes that I found on the internet.  I think I'll bake a potato to go with it all.  Anybody want dibs on the leftovers?

Thanks for the go ahead to share information with Natalie.  I'll let you all know how that goes.  She'll be calling me again next weekend.  I think her class is on Friday! 

LARRY you're right.  We are doing some "oral history" in the process of the talks.  She has some specific questions about things like Medicare and Medigap and Social Security and how I feel about not being able to drive at night.  She also asked about places that offer housing for Seniors and I shared some of the things I learned from my friends on this site.  But we did do a lot of reminiscing and remembering!  She grew up in Lewisburg so I had a lot of chances to spend time with her and her brother as they grew.  That's a real blessing!

Enjoy the rest of your day, Everyfriend, no matter how you spend it. 

Janie--Your living spaces are so clean the sparkle makes me blink all the way down here.  I think the project you're doing with Natalie is most interesting.  I'll take dibs on your leftovers from supper.

Good afternoon from the Interior! Farrah is fine and up to her usual. Except she has added a new one of padding around and around my bed, then plopping behind me on the pillow to play with my hair. Once she feels I'm awake, she streaks to her food dish, mission accomplished!

I really slept in today, I'm taking four PSP classes, each of which necessitates three lessons per week and a Grammar lesson that necessitates one lesson per week, turned in. I went to bed last night at 8 PM, slept to almost 1 AM, then 4 AM and finally fully awoke at 11:51 AM! Not only that, but sent one lesson to the wrong class, but the right teacher! I need to slow down and pay particular attention.

I am not a sports watcher unless I or someone I'm particularly fond of is playing. If it's nice outside, why not go out and enjoy it by hiking or picnicking, fishing or rock climbing? People here have some type of sports field in just about every corner of this town and you can hear the shouting all over in the summer as a continuous dull roar. I don't see the attraction myself, but some friends are fanatics who rattle off scores and stats at the drop of a hat.

Yep, you all are right, it is Lady Gaga........senior moment

Good late afternoon, it has been and in and out day.  I had wrote a long post, and it went puff, after I went to answer a phone call.

Phyllis, thanks for the Valentine graphic.

MaryAnn, good to hear Alicia, is still doing well. Prays going her way.

Amy, good you got to sleep in, you needed that.

Lloyd and Don always good to see you posting.

Gloria, I also slept till 9 this AM. Then I got up took my meds. Of course had my coffee, and as it was Sunday I had my aunt Jemima pan cakes, with two turkey scague. I get the package that has the 2 pancakes and sausage in it. they had them on sale the other day in Stop & Shop. I only eat two pancakes at a time, and toast the other one during the week.

Jane, that sound like a very interesting program that Natalie is doing. You can tell her about what fun the ninety year olds have in here.  :) 

Joan, that joke about the little kid also remained me of the this time we took Dennis to a Broadway show. He must have been about six, we went to see The Girls in 309, with Peggy Wood. A few minuets after the curtain went up Dennis stood up and said very loudly, they are alive. We were in the balcony.  He thought we were going to see a movie.

Angelface--Seems Farrah is continually surprising you with new antics.  I don't watch much sports either.  The rest of my family are addicts.

Linedancer--Sorry you lost a post.  Cute story about Dennis.

Where's June today?  I hope she is OK.

I watched golf from Phoenix this afternoon and this tour went into four Sudden Death holes before the player from Japan won.  I started to watch golf a few years ago because there was nothing on TV that interested me and folders on the computer get smaller and smaller.  And here I am those few years later still watching golf for the same reasons.  Since I bought my Windows 10 laptop, I have been reading more news stories but many of those are repeated for a few days before being replaced. 

Kendrick has a knack of appearing on my bed just as it is time for me to get up.  I talk to him and pet him for a while but sometimes like Sunday mornings, I have to get up so I can get dressed.  He lies on my bed (after helping me make it) even after I leave for church.  He hasn't tried to fuss with my hair, but he will nudge me until I pay attention to him. 

Tom came home from wherever he was so he can watch the Super Bowl game.  He usually watches at someone else's home, but he has his own flat wide-screen TV now and I think the man he usually watched with is not available today.  Tom watches football and I watch golf!  And never the twain shall meet.

Mary Ann

It is great MaryAnn that you both have your own TV,  so you each can watch what  you want.     
Today each family member has there own TV, Phone,  and Computer (which often times is their computer).... 

I remember there was one time when we only had one phone,  and one tv per family,   and NO COMPUTERS !!!
How spoiled we have all become.   (But I love it this way)
Sandy

Gee, I haven't been in to gab with all of you yet today…I did go Church and came home for a nap, then ordered my groceries on line and that took over an hour, the I had some soup for lunch, back downstairs to get a new supply of library books, home for another long nap and now here. I should be eating some some supper, but not a bit hungry.

Janie, I am sure none of us would regret being on your Grandaughters program, just the opposite. I feel we are an unusual group of like minded people. I know all my friends think we are great. I pray your Grandaughters aim of helping others comes true. We have a program starting here that sounds wonderful . This young mother has been with Hospice for eight years. Now she is using her talents here as an employee of Rowntree doing similar work for any of us needing that type of help. No charge to us.

Bis, they had a big party downstairs today for the Superbowl crowd. I think I was having a nice nap about then. I do not understand football or have a favorite team, unfortunately.

I'm here Bis, sorry I'm so late. I am sleeping more and more it seems.

Sandy, when we lived in Chicago we had the first t.v. in the neighborhood. It was a very small one, so Ed installed a pull-out magnifying glass so everyone could view it. My in-laws lived up in our apartment almost every night of the week. My little Polish mother in law loved watching the wrestling matches. I loved watching her…she would get so excited.

I have had a small supper, and looking forward to an early bed and book. I get a grocery order delivered tomorrow, other than that, not much going on, which suits me fine. Dori sent me a group of pictures of Ashley June…she is growing up too soon, will be two years old in Sept.

Have a good night my dear ones. I love you all…a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck. God keep you well and safe. June

Got to watch the first quarter and then wife woke up from a nap with bad pain in her tummy and sick to stomach, throwing up.  My daughter the RN told us it could be appendix so off to the emergency room, signed in at 640 and just got home at mid-night. Blood work, CT scan and they found a kidney stone and infection.  Had to wait until a consult with Urologist and have to see him tomorrow.  Big stone 7MM, but they got the pain under control and no more throwing up. will pickup five scripts in AM. 

So much for Super Bowl Sunday.

Good Monday morning, Everyfriend.  There's cranberry, banana and blueberry muffins to accompany your coffee or tea . I wish everyone a nice day!!





Random Acts of Thinking

So I was having lunch with Bobby Fischer, the former world chess champion, and the table had a checkered tablecloth. It took him two hours to pass the salt.

I was stunned last night when my wife told me I was too wrapped up in myself. When did I get a wife?

I may not know what I'm doing, but I'm pretty sure I'm doing it brilliantly.

A dollar may not go as far as it used to, but what it lacks in distance, it makes up for in speed.

There's nothing wrong with teenagers that 30 years won't fix.

Is there a Bureau of Missing Personalities?

I know I'm beautiful on the inside ... I have the colonoscopy video to prove it.

They told me I was gullible and I believed them.

In a recent poll, 60 percent of people believe their workplace is louder now than it was five years ago. The other 40 percent didn't hear the question.

Yeah, I'm a bird lover. Mostly chicken. Mostly fried.

I was visiting a monastery recently and I saw a sign that read, "In case of fire, break vow of silence."


NIT's CHIEF PICKER
(by Larry Harp, Bedford, Texas)

I cannot count the number of hours I work each week. I work for a company called NIT. I have been with them for years and have now been promoted to the position of Chief Picker.

There are thousands of employees worldwide, but it seems we always have room for one more. Despite the cruel remarks of others, calling us "nit-pickers" and all, we provide a much needed service.

Who else can you depend on to tell you what you're doing wrong with things in your life? To be very honest, everybody needs us to stand-by and correct almost every move they make.

In our reports, we use a lot of words like, "always", "never", and my favorite, "completely messed up."

You just know there are so many people who can't seem to get anything right, so we have to be there to watch over them "all" the time. You don't have to go far to find people who need this kind of help.

In fact, we have a lot of "pickers" work out of their own homes. They make themselves available to their spouses, children and other family members.

How many times we have aborted mistakes in the personal lives of others? There's no telling how much good we do.

But after work -- and many times I have taken my work home with me -- I go to the company gym for a work-out. You just have to keep in shape these days. We don't have any of that "high-priced" stuff, like weight rooms, sauna's, exercise bikes or treadmills.

We have found over time that the best results come from only one exercise, "jumping to conclusions."

Mind you, I have never seen any loss of weight for myself, or anybody else for that matter, but regardless we work-out every day.

We certainly don't hold to that old adage about "assuming" things. There is no such thing as a "benefit of a doubt."

No, we're sure when we are "jumping to conclusions" that we are always correct.

Some folks try to confuse us with what they call, "known facts." Well, if it was known, why didn't we know?

Anyway, you'll have to excuse me, I must go home and rest. Hey, that guy over there has on two different socks and I think I know why he's talking to that secretary.

Generally, I say, "I shouldn't tell you this, but..."

But I always do. I think I have nit-picking on the brain. I must rest now. I have several judgments to make tomorrow, so bye for now.

Just try to stay out of trouble -- you know one of us is always watching.



We were called to be witnesses, not judges.

--Author Unknown

JOAN....
...good morning...I will happily join you in a cranberry and blueberry muffin...

Good morning everyone
Snow has stopped and there is some to deal with this morning with the snow blower.
Not a lot going on here today, just prepare for the trip to the city tomorrow ,we leave here around 5 am.

Hal, I hope your wife gets comfort from the meds and the kidney stone taken care of.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning Vanilla-Jackie.  I'm happy to have you join me.

Amy--Good morning.  Sorry you have to dance with that snowblower again.  You sure have to leave early when you need to go to the city.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've got my coffee and I'm ready to join anyone except Amy.  I don't blow snow!

I'm off to the chiropractor later this morning and i don't have to make the trip alone.  Christy is going with me.  This is the Dr. that she worked for for about 12 years when she lived in this area.  They also became good friends and she's looking forward to a visit.  And it means more special visiting for the two of us on the trip. 

Hal, I hope your wife feels all well soon.

Have a great day Everyfriend...Good Morning to you, too, Jackie.

Tis ok Janie, it is all done..will have my cuppa tea now :)

Hall shame on you , How many years has your wife put up with you? a ballgame? first. sham shame on you,

Lloyd

Good morning, Janie.  It's nice that Christy can go to the chiropractor with you and visit her friend/former employer. 

Lloyd--Good morning.  I'm sure halkel was just kidding.

Good morning everyone, glad the super bowl is over at last. Last week on TV here that was all you heard, was almost as bad as all the news coverage before the election.

JOAN  all I know about Lady Gaga is she is weird. I did not watch the game and only heard this morning on the news about the Patriots winning.

MARY ANN  I don't watch sports on TV but glad the local team won.

JANE  great that your daughter and you did a good job with the carpets and your living room now sparkles. Brussel sprouts and tomatoes? Was it good? I love brussel sprouts.

PATRICIA  like the way
Farrah is now waking you up.

HAL  Madonna or Lady
gaga they are both weird. I do not care for either one of them.

GLORIA de  I have not had pancakes in ages. Never know what youngsters will say when they see something different.

JUNE  like you I do not like football but with a local team in the game I am glad they won.

HAL  so sorry about your wife and the kidney stone. I heard that is very painful.

JOAN  a blueberry muffin looks good this morning. Love Chuckles, Will have to share those. Food for Thought s a keeper. I think we all know one of those NIT pickers, we might be one of them, too. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  more snow? Enough for the rest of the winter? Early start tomorrow.

LLOYD  good morning.

Bis most likely so. but I am for you ladies first. If the good lord made any thing
better than you ladies when in a good mood he kept it for him self. I still say hall needs to think about keeping her in a good mood.

Lloyd

Good morning Gloria.  I'm glad the Super Bowl is over, too.  I guess the younger generation likes Madonna and Lady Gaga.

Lloyd--Betcha halkel keeps his wife happy.

Hi everyone on a chilly 40 degree morning but headed up to about 70 this afternoon.  I did make it to Sunday School and Church yesterday and stopped to pick up a sub from Firehouse Subs for my lunch.  Pat had arisen late and had a late breakfast so wasn't hungry and didn't want me to bring her anything.  I did watch the Superbowl game last night and it turned out to be a very good game even though my Atlanta Falcons ended up losing after getting ahead by quite a few points in the first half.  New England really played well in the second half and came back to win in the first overtime game ever played in the 51st playing of the Superbowl.  Now football is over until September.  I hope to get to my Monday noon meeting today and may make a quite trip to the Post Office to mail a package to Pat's sister and then make a brief stop at Aldi's for a few things we need.  However, these last two things may wait until tomorrow depending on my energy level.

Hal, it sounds like you and I have similar lives with routine activities most days and I am happy with it being this way.  That did turn out to be a good game last night as I mentioned above.  It seems that we may be the only two writing here that cared anything about the game.  Lady Gaga started off her show with a beautiful rendition of a couple of patriotic songs that were good but then the noise and fireworks and gyrations took over and I lost interest as couldn't understand what she was saying.  Sorry you missed most of the game and that your wife was in such pain.  I hope she is feeling better today.  I thought it was touching when Georgia H.W. and Barbara Bush were brought onto the field and they seemed to really enjoy the experience although George sure doesn't look very good.   

Gloria, your Patriots had a slow start but came out for the second half and looked like a different team.  Brady is a terrific quarterback, perhaps the best ever. 

JaneS, it sounds like your daughter and you got a lot done yesterday and now you can enjoy more space and a sparkling room. 

Patricia, that is a heavy load of classes at one time.  No wonder you are tired as you are working too hard. 

Mary Ann, one of the men I have coffee with has a son who is a golf pro but is serving as a caddie for one of the top women golfers.  This time of the year they are playing in other countries where it is warm.  He said one week he got a check for $20,000 I guess from his work at one tournament.  I haven't watched any golf yet this year. 

Sandy, like you I don't want to go back and not have a computer or a smart phone.  These things have enriched my life. 

June, when we first had TV there were only three stations available to us and only one of those were close enough to get a good picture.  Their live broadcasting included wrestling every Saturday evening.  I well remember the many trips to the set to adjust the vertical or horizontal settings and to chance the channels.  How things have progressed.

Joan, very good Chuckles for today. 

 

Joan, quoting you: " I'm happy to have you join me..."

Joan I am happy that you are happy for me to come and join you, I will also be happy to share my raspberries and strawberries with you, maybe tomorrow morning...... ;)

Good morning, Joan and all.

Joan, a cranberry muffin sounds good to me.  I love anything with cranberries. 

I guess maybe I am the only one of the "older generation" who does like Lady Gaga.  I thought she put on a fantastic show,  I had heard earlier that she was going to make a HUGE political statement and turned out,  she DIDN'T. It was a very classy act, I think,  compared to a lot of the other half-time shows over the years.    Yes, I think when she first started out in her career, she was a little strange in her attire, but  I think she has really toned down her appearance.  I especially like her when she sings with Tony Bennett.  They have done several commercials that are really good.   It took a lot of nerve to jump off of that building.  I have read a lot of comments this morning, and she has gotten very good reviews.  There is always somebody who will try to make something about nothing.

So, Joan, as you always say, "Whatever floats your boat" . LOL

Hal, sorry you didn't get to see the game.  I hadn't really planned on watching the game, as it really didn't matter to me who won.  Wasn't my Raven's playing.  I wanted to see the half-time show,, so just left it on after that and it did turn out to be an exciting game.  I am sure you will be able to see a lot of the highlights on the sports news today.

I do hope that your wife is feeling better.  Kidney stones are not fun !!!

It is a pretty sunny morning, but they are calling for a cold and snowy end of the week.  Hopefully, it won't amount to much.  We have been very lucky so far this winter. 

Larry, I was also hoping that maybe the Falcons would win after their exciting first half.  Would have been nice for them to win, after the Patriots had so many wins. But, it was an exciting finish.  I am looking forward to having some 70º soon.

Jane, sounds like you and your daughter have had a great week end together,  And your house is so "gleaming" now.  Nice that she will get to meet up with her old boss again.  Hope you get to have a nice lunch together.

Have a wonderful day.

Joy

Good morning, Larry.  They say we will hit 80° today, although it was chilly early this morning.  Glad you enjoyed the Chuckle.

Vanilla-Jackie--I will look forward to joining you tomorrow.  I LOVE strawberries and raspberries.

Good morning, Joy.  You are right about Lady Gaga--"Whatever floats your boat".

Hello, we're going to be taking off pretty soon but I have to tell LARRY...

I vividly remember the days of 3 choices on the TV.  My FIL had spent many years as an inspector of TV at the Westinghouse plant in nearby Sunbury, PA.  When he opened his store on the main street in town, that's what he sold.  He actually started with a repair shop in his home.  Not too many had TV back then.  When the store was open, he always turned a set on and faced it toward the plate glass window on Saturday when he closed the store.  From about 7 p.m. to midnight when they signed off there were never less than a dozen people standing on the street watching TV.  He not only sold them, he also repaired them and my son is 3rd generation doing that.  However, they also added appliances along the way.  Over the years, they've done most of the TV and appliance business in a 3-county area.

I guess I better get going.  If we make a stop on the way we don't want to be late.  Enjoy your day, Everyfriend!

Good afternoon, Sunny and not a bad day for Feb. Every day we are in the 40's is great, as we are on our way toward Spring. Although March can be bad, but not like Jan.

Joan, I also will have a cranberry muffin.  thanks

Sandy and Larry, our first TV was a 7 inch  Motor.  We also watched wrestling, Dennis love Kukla,Fran and Ollie. Gorgeous 

Jane, I remember standing in the street watching a storefront TV. It was , it was Lewis, boxing match.

Gloria, I am also glad to hear the Patriots win. I did not watch the game. I was watching Victoria.

MaryAnn, I love to watch the golf, when it is played in Flagstaff. They expected 90,000 yesterday, biggest crowd ever.

Hal I am so sorry to hear about your wife, hope she is in less pain today.
June, I remember watching wrestling also. I remember Gorgeous  George. WE also went to see in wrestle in Charleston, SC, he throw out gold? hair pins, my mother caught one, but threw it away.

In Interior Alaska in the fifties and early sixties, television was on a one or two day delay and not many folks had one. We never did until after the 1967 flood and while my younger sister became an avid cartoon watcher, the rest of us weren't that enthused. It remains that way today, she is the only one who enjoys TV. I remember the first show I ever saw was the Big Valley starring Barbara Stanwyck. Then there was Combat with Vick Morrow. We had too many things to do outdoors that TV just never caught on. Perhaps if we had always had one?

Larry, I think I read once where the pro golfers pay their caddies 10% of their winnings. The first place winners usually get over one million dollars so that would be at least $100,000 for the caddie.  You can see why the caddies like their jobs and they usually caddie for the same golfer â€" unless they have a falling out.

When we got our first TV, we had only three local stations and I’m not sure about PBS, but we had NBC, CBS and ABC.  We got our first color set in 1966.  I can’t tell you how many stations are available now as I have not counted them, but there are a great many â€" most of which I don’t watch.  I think I watch less than ten channels and if I don’t like what is on any of them, I put on the music channel and that is what I have on now.  It’s getting near 1 pm and I may check to see what I might want to watch.

Would you believe I had a cranberry muffin for breakfast this morning, along with coffee â€" both from McDonald’s. 

Joy, I saw Lady Gaga sing the National Anthem for some event and she did a good job of it, not going all over the scale as some singers do.  She also was dressed very appropriately. 

Jane, your FIL knew how to attract customers.  I worked in the appliance department of our local electric utility but we did not sell TVs.  We sold both major and traffic (irons etc) appliances.  The company had a much respected repair department, too.  There were objections to utilities selling appliances so both we and the gas company eventually discontinued selling them.  But we pioneered selling many new appliances when they were first introduced â€" such as automatic washers and dryers.  Other dealers were afraid to take them on until we had tested them.

Gloria D, I think I heard someone say that over the four days, they had over 650,000 people there in Phoenix and you could see there were lots of people there.  I’ll refrain from commenting on crowd sizes.

It’s 40 degrees here with the sun shining.  When the sun shines, it’s a nice day.

Mary Ann

Janie--Interesting about your families history with TV and appliances.

Linedancer--I don't know what size screen our first B & W TV was, but know it was very small.

angelface--We were the only ones on our street who had a TV so many folks came in and out to watch.

Mary Ann--Like you, with out first TV we had 3 stations.  Also, they did not broadcast 24 hours a day.

Good Morning all, I woke early for a surprise blood test, then back to sleep till I was given my thyroid pill, and so the day progresses. Had my bandage change..still looks icky, but the first one is really showing healing. And so the beat goes on……..

Hal. we never know what the day will bring us do we ? The best laid plans can be disrupted in a heart-beat. I really am feeling sorry for your wife. I witnessed the pain my Edward went through with kidney stones, and that is a very severe pain. The doctor told me if I thought birth pain hurt, kidney stones are far more painful. I pray she will be able to pass them easily.

Gloria, I don't know beans about foot ball, but isn't this now the sixth super bowl the Patriots have won? They must be great.

Larry,my Polish Mother in law just loved Gorgeous George, but she hated one guy named Karalinko…spelling is wrong but that is how it sounds. I never watched wrestling, I kept busy bathing my two little ones and getting them ready for bed. I knew it was all fake, but my MIL really believed it all.

Good Afternoon Everyone....

I found the best thing about the
Superbowl Game was Lady Gaga,
who I believe is a phenomenal talent!!!

I could care less about the Patriots. 

Sandy, 
(from Maine  ie "Patriots Country"...  )

June--Glad you can see that the first wound is healing. 

Sandy--"Whatever Floats Your Boat".

JUNE, the dr. that told you kidney stones are worse than giving birth must have been a man.  And how would he know that?  A lady dr. who had 3 children and also suffered a kidney stone, said that a the closest a man will come to knowing the pain of childbirth is suffering a kidney stone.  And she added, it's about half as bad as childbirth!

Back in the days of 3 TV stations, ours had to come over a mountain via a relay station.  And no one had an antenna lower than 60 feet above the roof.  If you reception was bad and you couldn't clear it, we were all heard to remark, "It must be raining/snowing/blowing on Montour Ridge." 

Have to go feed the doggies.  My back is a lot better and I know from experience that it will be even better tomorrow.  Debra says that we continue to heal ourselves for the new two days.  Enjoy your evening, Everyfriend!

By the way, Christy is on her way home and it's "empty" around here.  I missed her before she go to the corner.

Janie--I have kidney stones, but so far they haven't caused any trouble.  My urologist keeps watching them.  I am so very glad your back feels better.

This sure has been a quiet day in the SS.

Hi, my groceries have been delivered and tucked away. Seems I am the only one that uses the freezer. Someone else uses the fridge with a case of yogurt. Just putting stuff away wears me out.

We are still getting showers off and on. It makes me so happy, as I saw some shots of our biggest lakes out here, and it was pitiful to see how very low they had become. We could use some heavy snow falls too, as there is no run off from the snow.

I am chewing gum. I quit that years ago, but recently read chewing gum lowers blood pressure and increases natural saliva which aids it digestion. So I had some Wrigleys double mint delivered today. I do a lot of chewing with my front teeth now, since I have lost a bunch of molars. I will refrain from chewing in public.  :-\

Janie, you are correct. It was a male surgeon that said that. He also said it was more painful for a man to pass the stone than it is for a woman. If he actually compared the two doing the suffering, he still would not realize that women can endure a lot more pain than can a man. A woman does relieve her pain somewhat by groaning where a man is taught not to show emotions. I still would like to shoot the doctor that devised the stirrups we are strapped into..very unnatural position for childbirth.

Goodnight dear hearts. I am ready for an early bed. See you all in the morning. June

Good morning everyone.

We are off to the city and I hope we make it back home before the freezing rain!! Not sure if hubby will be coming home or staying overnight in the hospital, all depends on what the Dr finds and does.

Joan, know your making breakfast for us all so thank you.


Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Tuesday morning, Everyfriend.   There's sticky buns to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a great day!!




Argument

A couple drove several miles down a country road, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument, and neither wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules and pigs, the wife sarcastically asked, "Relatives of yours?"

"Yep," the husband replied, "In-laws."



Looking at the Heart
(By Kerry Doyal)

Saul blew it & God rejected him from being King of Israel. Impressive in stature and well begun - even humble - he stumbled badly due to pride and sin. It brought him down low. It always does.

Samuel was tasked to anoint Saul's successor. God had picked, He would guide him to the right one. Incredibly, it was none of Jesse's impressive sons in appearance or height. It was the least, the lowliest, the last - the stinking one tending the few sheep.

Thus our verse:

"But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)

In a culture driven to death at times by looks, impressions and appearances, God reminds us where He looks - inside.

He urges us to not get fooled by the show, by style over substance, fluff over real stuff. Look past the flash, the flesh and think eternally.

Also, tend your own inner garden, till your soul's soil. Is your heart tidy, preened, pruned, guarded? God looks past the facade to our real person. He asks us to do the same.



A little lie is like a little pregnancy. It doesn't take long before everyone knows!

--Author Unknown

Bis we are as we speak 47º high to be 57º here today. I think they took the rain out of the picture. I greatly dislike this win 10. I get on line and have to go through days of yesterday"s to get current. Have a great day everyone. sure hope I never made Hall mad teasing him.

Lloyd

Good morning, Lloyd.  It is currently 58° here going to the mid 70s.  I am sorry you are having trouble getting here with Windows 10.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Not only is Christy gone and my house feels empty, I have to go to work today. 

On the happy side, my back does feel better today than it did yesterday.  I'm always a bit skeptical about that "continue to heal" line.  I shouldn't be.  I've been experiencing it for years now.

Our temp is is 35º right now and heading for a high of 50.  It's raining now and supposed to continue all day and into the evening with a short break midafternoon. 

I wish you all a day filled whatever pleases you most and I wish Amy a safe trip to and from "the city".

Good morning, Janie.  I am so glad your back continues to feel better.  I wish you all smiles today in your line at WM.

Good morning everyone, rain in our forecast for today. Big parade in Boston today for the Patriots, The team will be in the duck boats, hope they have rain gear on. The governor of RI has declared today Patriots day and a rally  for them is slated for the capitol in Providence for them. If you think I am going to that, think again. There will be a lot of people calling into work sick today just to stand out in the rain and cheer them.

JOAN  the super bowl might be over but in this area the hoopla is still in full force.

LARRY  being a local team there is a lot of celebration going on for the Pats. Last night programs were delayed to show the busses going into Gillette stadium and the crowds waiting to welcome the Patriots home. On TV they showed some of the sports and fans reaction to the first half of the game. Most kept saying- just wait, they haven't started yet. Our first TV had a 7 inch screen and we thought that was great. Look at the sized they have now. WOW.

JOY  I did not have the game on and I have never watched the half time shows. Last time I watched a football game I was in high school.

JANE  I remember one of the big stores in Providence had a TV on in a window and there was always people standing there watching. I did, too.

GLORIA de  I was glad to see the Pats win and to see that jerk that suspended Brady for 4 games and see him hand the MVP award to Brady. The smile on Brady's face said it all. I think we all watched whe wrestling.  I know I used to get all worked up watching till my FIL kept saying -it's fake, they really aren't hurting each other. He said it so often I lost my interest in watching. I remember Gorgeous George, more for his outfit when he got into the ring.

PATRICIA  I still watch Big Valley on Me TV. I always enjoyed Barbara Stanwyck in what ever movie she was in.

MARY ANN  3 channels that shut down for the night after 10 or 11 PM and that was it till morning.

JUNE  from what was said it is the 7th win for the coach of the Patriots.

JANE  those antennas on the roofs and getting them turned right for reception. With all the roofs sporting those antennas you could tell who did not have one.

AMY  safe travels today.

JOAN  I will enjoy a sticky bun, always enjoy them. That was quite a conversation in chuckles, could lead to another Argument. Food for Thought is so true, we have to look beyond appearance to know the real person. Good quote. Thank you for all today's goodies.

LLOYD  good morning.

JANE  a hurting back is no fun especially  standing at work.

Good morning, Gloria.  I used to like parades and all that hoopla, but at this age it's not something I want to attend.  Remember when we had to get up  from where we were seated and go to the TV to change the channel?  Now I have many, many remotes.

Good morning, Joan and all.  A sticky bun will taste good this morning.  Thanks !

Joan, I was in here with you earlier this morning.   Around 4 a.m.  I couldn't get back to sleep, so I usually will get on the computer until I get cold sitting here and then will go back and crawl into my warm bed and go back to sleep.  LOL

Gloria, since I had 3 sons and a very sports-minded husband,  I learned early to enjoy all the sports they were interested in.  They all played basketball, football and lacrosse.  Then, when my oldest grandson was in high school, he played football for his school team.  My husband and I used to laugh at how we would sit out in all kinds of weather watching him play.  My husband was in his glory during those times. So, I learned a lot about sports. I usually don't watch any sports now, except, the Baltimore Raven's football games.  I used to like to watch the Baltimore Orioles, the baseball team years ago, but really don't know any of the players now.  Baseball doesn't seem as exciting as the football games. 

I hadn't really planned on watching the Super Bowl, but had it on as I wanted to see the half-time show.  And, I just left it on and it was an exciting ending. 

MaryAnn, a few posts back, you mentioned that you had heard Lady Gaga sing the National Anthem but couldn't remember where. She sand the Anthem last year at the Super Bowl game and she did do a great job.  Sang it like it is supposed to be sung.  I, too, hate it when the singer will add all those extra frills to it.  Really spoils it.  I have always heard that it is a really difficult song for a soloist to sing.  I still love to hear Kate Smith sing it.  And, she always would sing the beginning chorus, which a lot of people don't even know.

It is a cloudy morning here, and supposed to rain later. They are also saying that there is a Nor-eastern storm coming up the Atlantic coast and will dump a lot of snow, especially up in N.E.  Not supposed to be that bad in my area.

Amy, good luck to your husband today. Hope his treatment will go well and he will get to come home later. 

And, Jane, glad to know that your back is feeling better.  Does it bother you when you have to stand at the register all day?  There is one lady checker at our local store who does sit on a stool.

Joan, you mentioned about having so many remotes.  I remember a long time ago, when my husband and I were at my son's house and I was just mesmerized about all the remotes he had for so many different TV's,. tape players, etc.  Now,  I find myself in the same situation.  Two remotes for the TV, one for the DVD player,  two for my electric recliner, and usually the portable phone are all  on the table beside me also.  There have been times that I try to change the TV with the phone.  LOL 

Not sure what I will get into today. It is already started out to be a dreary one, and that tells me a nap will be in order at some point of the day.

Have a wonderful day.

Joy

Good morning, Joy.  I wish I could go back to sleep after that first time I wake up.  I have to make up for it by trying to get a little nap in the afternoon.  Good that you learned to like sports since the rest of your family was involved.  Ha, Ha--I too have tried to change the TV with the phone.

Hi everyone.  It is another clear morning, at least at this time.  We started the day in the mid to hight 50's and may get up to 80 degrees this afternoon.  Our schedule is light today.  I didn't get to the Post Office or Aldi's yesterday so we will try to get that done today.  This is also the day for our city elections.  I wasn't going to vote because I knew none of the candidates pro or con until I found out the man who served as our Sunday School class president for this last two years was running for mayor.  He is a fine man, a retired engineer retired from the military and I think he would make a wonderful mayor.  That will be plenty for today as got up tired, which is becoming the norm, even after a full nights sleep.   

Joy, I am glad that a political statement was not made at the Superbowl halftime show.  Those were two excellent teams but obviously the best team won.  I wonder how long Tom Brady will continue to play as he has been playing for 16 or 17 years and must have a lot of aches and pains. 

JaneS, I expect the way that TV's are repaired today is drastically different than when the business first started.  I remember all those vacuum tubes that were involved and the bulb tester in some stores that sold the bulbs.  Glad your back is feeling better.

Patricia, I remember well the delays in TV broadcasts.  Right before we moved to Anchorage we had purchased a big Curtis Mathis combined color TV and record player only to find when we got to Alaska that they were not yet broadcasting in color, although shortly thereafter they did start the color broadcasts.  I also remember that punctuality of when a show started wasn't very important and the 6 o'clock news could start at 6:05 or 6:10.  I always like Barbara Stanwyck and remember well Big Valley. 

Mary Ann, I have heard the same thing about what caddies are paid so the caddie of the winner of a multi-million dollar tournament would do extremely well. 

Joan, when Pat and I were married we had I think a 9" black and white TV and had it for several years.  TV's have sure grown as the one in my family room is a 60" flat screen. 

June, I think a lot of people thought that the wrestling matches were the real thing.  I do enjoy college wrestling as that is in fact not staged as the professional ones are.  Glad you are seeing improvement with your leg.  I haven't chewed gum in years and would worry now about losing a filling by doing so although that is probably nonsense.

Hal, I hope your wife is feeling better today.  My son has had several kidney stones and know it is terrible pain. 

I hope all have a good day.  It is time to head out as Pat is ready and going with me today. 

MaryAnn,  I totally was confused when I mentioned that Kate Smith sang the National Anthem.  I don't know where that came from. I do know that she sang God Bless America.   I don't know who I was thinking of when I mentioned that.  I was just sitting here thinking about the chorus for God Bless American, and I know very well,  that the Star Spangled Banner does not have an opening chorus. Although it does have several verses that I know  a lot of people aren't familiar with. 

I guess it was another "loss"   moment. LOL

Joy

Greetings from Israel. It got up to almost 80 this afternoon, while in London Ontario it got up to zero with a forecast of freezing rain.  I think I like it better here :D

Good morning, Larry.  I'm sorry you continue to wake up tired.  I think the first black and white TV Ray and I had was a 9".   I now have a 60" flat screen in my entertainment center, and three other a bit smaller--one wall mounted in the kitchen and one each in two of the three bedrooms.

Joy--We all have senior moments like that.:)

Good morning Radioman.  I don't blame you for liking the weather in Israel right now better than in Canada.

Our first TV was a second hand set, in 1952   A combination 10" TV screen, 78 rpm record player and AM radio, all using the same speaker.  We'd been married just over a year and had a brand new baby boy and it was a really major purchase.  :D

Good morning, Jeanne Lee.  We didn't get our first TV until we'd been married three years.

Good Morning Everyone!

I didn't get in here yesterday, I was really tired, I am not used to staying up till almost 1AM so I drug myself around and made an early trip to pickup prescriptions for the wife and waiting for them (5),  the druggist didn't seem in too good a mood that I wanted to wait, she had just come to work and I guess didn't want the rush.  But she mellowed out later.

Lloyd, no I wasn't upset with you.  point being I did go and really didn't mind, she needed help and got it.  Thankfully no re-occurrence of the pain and she sees the doctor this afternoon, my Granddaughter is going to go with her, she can go in while "things" are being discussed.  While my wife doesn't like me sitting there.  Don't ask me why, we have only been married 65 years.

Amy I hope nothing really serious with the husband.  Prayers continue.  Hope your roads remain driveable.

Joanie, thanks for the soul food.  Loved the joke about hubby and wife.  I can relate...

I have been on the phone most of the morning. 
Wife lost her credit card and we had to get new ones, so I have been on telephone to people who are authorized to charge charges automatically changing stuff around.  Some are so simple and some are very complicated and one was overseas (call taker) and with my hearing and their speech pattern it was a chore.  But I think I got everyone, I think.

I am sure I will hear from any missed.

Everyone have a great day.

Oh, Janie, in my small town where I grew up, days before cable, it is situated in a valley (Mineral Wells, Tx) and we also had the 50 foot antenna poles and sometimes, well a few times, I got some California station clearer than the Fort Worth station.  In Canada, I had a 50 foot pole on top of a three story building, so I could get TV from  the states.  Not very good.  I wont mention the fact I could get college football on Saturdays.

halkel--I can understand your being tired yesterday.  What a pain when you have to replace a credit card.  Hopefully the doctor will have answers for your wife when she sees him this afternoon.

Joy, I wondered when you wrote about Kate Smith singing the Star Spangled Banner because I had never seen a video of that; only God Bless America, complete with the opening verse.

I did not see Lady Gaga sing at any Super Bowl; it was something else because she had on a white long dress and she came out from between curtains onto a stage.  She did a good job without adding all of the extra notes so many singers do.

It is raining here now and Tom and I are going out to eat.  For Christmas he gave me two cards for restaurants and we used one of them last month.  This is a fancier place, but we go at noon and it isn't so busy - or fancy.  Many of the tables are beside windows facing a man-made lake.  With it raining today, it won't be so interesting, but in good weather, it's a nice place to view the area.  We are at 35F degrees.

If our weather goes to the east and stays as it is, Amy should not get ice, although she is a bit north of us as far as longitude is concerned; I haven't looked that up.

Mary Ann

Good Afternoon Everyone,  from the snowy and windy,  rocky coast of Maine.    Real February weather is upon us now.  Fortunately,  I am all set and don't need to go out for a few days,  when it should start to clear up around here. 

Hal.   I am so sorry to hear that your wife is having issue with her kidney stones (?) ...   Not fun,  and to loose a credit card on top of that....    You just did not need this aggravation.   
I am glad to hear that she is feeling better today.  I hope that all is well.        Now you need to rest up and let the women take over so that they can figure this whole thing out.   

I know that they are worried about you,  so go lay down and rest and try to  let the stress go.   

Sandy

Mary Ann--I really like getting gift cards for restaurants.  It gives me a chance to try different places.

Sandy--Good you are all supplied so you don't have to venture out in the inclement weather.

We are home!!Gosh, it is good to get home before the freezing rain.All in all the day turned out well, medication/s will be needed and we will soon need a wheelbarrow to take all his meds with us...
Thank you for your prayers and safe trip..I must admit I was really nervous that we would get caught in the storm. What little snow fell last night is going to stay there just in case we do get rain.
Going to get my cup of tea and put my feet up...

Amy--I am so glad all went well, and you got home before the freezing rain.  I continue pray for you both.

Joan, we don't have very many "nice" restaurants in our part of town.  That said, people like to live in our area because it is not so commercial.  About two miles east of us is the East Beltline and that is where this restaurant is.  It is a bit more expensive, but we like it and like to go there occasionally.  For one thing, they use big cloth napkins and the eating utensils are heavy, not the skinny knives and forks used by many places.  The servers are always very nice, but I find that in any of the places we go to.  I had a Reuben sandwich with cole slaw which was different than any I've had - it included broccoli and was very good.  Tom had a burger and salad.  We used up the amount of the gift card and even had to add to it.  And we did not mind one bit!  We didn't sit by the windows as we often have, but we were on a raised area and could see over people at the windows, so in effect, we were at the windows too.

It is raining here and our temperature is 35 degrees.  Much snow is disappearing.

Amy, I'm glad you had a good trip so now enjoy your rest.

Mary Ann

Good afternoon, and it is raining. To morrow it will go to 59, might break a record, if it goes to 60. I have another appointment  with the  hematologist. Last week Medicare said they would not pay for the shot, unless I have and iron check every two months.

Joy, one day I had a big senior moment I use the remote to dial the phone.

Joan and Larry, I have a TV in the bedroom, my husband bought about 20 years ago, I can still pay my tapes in it, plus it has a place for a disk. I think it might be a 20inch.

MaryAnn, the only gift card I got this year, is for Bath & Beyond.  My birthday I generally get more.

Gloria, I guess you will be getting the same snow On Thursday.

Amy, safe driving, Prays that every thing is going right for your hubby
Oh! I see while I was writing, you were also.  Glad to see you are home safe and sound.

Hello Everyfriend!  I'm home from work, had lunch, fed the doggies and chased them out between the rain storms.  Now I'm ready for a nap. 

I haven't tried to change the TV with my phone but I did try to answer the remote a couple weeks ago. 

Larry, repairs are certainly different.  Now it's not tubes, it's a circuit board that gets changed.  My son's work bench is about half the size of the one my FIL had.  When they took a TV apart back in the old days it sure took up a lot more space.  In fact, the TV took up a lot more space in our houses back then.  I wouldn't touch the insides of a TV now but I was known to change a tube or two in days of yore.

We went to houskeeping in 1955 with a 19" TV, an automatic washer and dryer and a dishwasher that you rolled up to the sink and hooked up to the faucet.  I know we were unique but the store made life easier for us.  Unfortunatly, there wasn't enough room in the kitchen for the dryer so it was down the hall in our bedroom.  I thought nothing of carrying a load of wet laundry the length of the house.  What other choice did I have? And it beat taking them to my mother's to hang out in the yard.

Now I'm tired too and I'm going to close my eyes and see what happens.  Take care, my friends.

Good Afternoon,

The sun is shining.
The wind is not blowing.
We are to break the record high temperature of 73 - supposed to go to 77.
Daffodils and tulips are peeking through in my pot garden.
My neighbor's pansies are blooming.
I feel alert and energetic (well....as energetic as is possible for someone for whom "sitting still" is the physical activity she does best   ::)   ;).

It's a Good Day in Central Oklahoma.

I'll say good day from the Interior as it is morning here and afternoon there. I was sick yesterday, did manage to get three loads of washing in and late afternoon mail collected before I gave into bed about 5 PM. I had the sniffles and a severe headache by then, and this morning, I was up and then back to bed until ten, so this is my second attempt at the day.

Farrah has rediscovered her large blue tube toy. When not chasing the ball around its corridors, she will take her treats I give her and drop them into the slots. Then it is a game to find and finagle them out for a quick bite.I started it by putting them in long ago, and she took over one day. It's a kick to see her carry them over, drop them in and then figure out how to get them back out again!

I remember the old television consoles with the tubes. There was one in one of our first rented off base houses, and the owner said it didn't work. My husband asked if we could have it if we made it work? The man looked like he thought we were nuts, so he agreed readily enough. We spent $55.00 on tubes and everything, television, record player, and radio worked. I think everyone but my husband was surprised. When we left, he sold it to the next tenant for $75.00. That's a Kentuckian for you!

We have three "nice" restaurants in town, the sort where they have waiters with the white napkins and the wine tasting. The prices are high, but the food and service and quality are great. The problem is those high prices and availability. Most are just outside of town.

My favorite restaurant is Pike's Peak,  situated on the flanks of a mountain and one of the rivers. You can sit by the window and watch skiers, skijorers and dog teams go by in the winter. In the summer you can sit outside on a huge flowered deck and watch people arriving and leaving by boat or small plane. To me, it is just as good as those higher priced places.

Our weather hasn't changed, warm during the day and cold at night. But it's better than the expected February freeze, so I'll take it. Especially since I'm sitting on a couch and not having to be out in it... ;)  I hope everyone's day and evening are enjoyable and just the way you want it!

Every single person in here - I send you a big  :grouphug:

So many issues with health - travel and just plain getting on in life. 

Here, we had a little battle with a herd of Javelina late last night.  A loud thud was heard, we went outdoors armed with walking stick, broom and flashlights.  They had tipped over a really heavy trash bin and there were about six plus at least one little one.   We ran them off only to hear the noise about two houses down the street.  If bitten, they are so full of germs you have to go the ER.  So, it looks like even the new really heavy trash bins are not a match for these garbage feeders and I will have to set an alarm for the early pickup.  So it goes. 

Our friend at home, slipped on ice and broke her elbow.  4 days later, she had surgery - I don't know why the delay but ice caused a lot of accidents in Denver.  Her husband's health is slipping - has has cancer.  Wishing we could be there but we have too many appointments here too. 

I woke up from a good nights sleep feeling blah, so I am taking the whole day off and just staying at home. Just a general tiredness, weakness, and  pain in the leg. So I will go back to the recliner and book. See you later.

Mary Ann--In my area the restaurants are all chains.  When we want to go to a nice restaurant we have to go downtown Melbourne--about 15 miles.

Linedancer--So now I guess you have to add getting an iron shot to your list of "musts".  The TV I have in my bedroom doesn't do the things yours does--it's just a plain TV.

Janie--When you answered the remote, who was calling?:)

Callie--Sounds liked all is good in your world.

angelface--Hope you're feeling better by now. 

Carol--Thanks for the hug.  Those javelina are real pests.

June--I pray that you feel better.

I'm better, Joan. I'm still awake, just no energy at all. Carol, are those javelinas a type of wild pig?

I saw this elsewhere and thought it was another unique experience with cats. "Bringing Back Extinct Tigers with Surrogate House Cats

It’s a sad truth of life that some 20 to 30 species are lost to extinction every single year, but at the University of Georgia, there’s a real-life Jurassic Park â€" for big cats. The scientists there have extracted DNA from rare big cats in an attempt to save them from going extinct. Eventually, this DNA will be used for the artificial insemination of a domestic cat, which will then give birth to a tiger or other big cat. Domestic cats have been chosen for this purpose because scientific knowledge of their reproductive system is much more comprehensive than that of big, wild cats."

http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=24551

There were stories of rescue dogs working with the Colorado ski patrol in rescues and with wolves helping veterans to survive in spite of their PTSD. Also a good one about a dog, Blakely, helping to teach young orphaned zoo animals how to learn behaviors before they are released into adult populations. You had to really feel for the dog with four young cheetahs.

We have two additions to our family today.  I don't know their names, but they are twin girls, not identical.  Baby A weighed 4+ pounds and Baby B weighed 3+ pounds.  James and Alicia really have been on a roller coaster ride this last month because they would have her BP stabilized enough to suggest she might go home and the next day her BP would go off the charts and they'd be back to square one.  The babies are in ICU with CPAPs and some oxygen.  We all can breathe easier now.

Joan, the restaurant we went to is part of a chain, but in Western Michigan - the Gilmore Group.  All of the restaurants are listed on the card and the card is good at any of them.  We went to the Blue Water Grill.

Mary Ann

I would have taken those weights for my twins.  They were 4 weeks early and still weighed 10 pounds and 10 ounces together.  They were born by Caesarean section and they were both allowed to go home with me when I was discharged 9 days later.

When I closed my eyes this afternoon, they stayed that way for about an hour.  So I got my nap in. 

Now I'm going to go have a snack and watch some more of M*A*S*H.  ]

Just checking in and I need to answer 'what is a javelina"?  I had to look it up because it does resemble a hairy pig.  They are originally from South America, a peccary family, hoof, and very poor eyesight.  Two of them came toward us last night, they will bite and kill a dog or cat.  Further search from the Arizona site and they tell everyone to keep the javelinas safe, just try to keep them away from garbage and cacti, other native plants.  Sure, bet that we can handle that idea!  Oh, they are nocturnal so it is really dark (lighting laws) in this area  - we walk with walking sticks and and flash lights. 

Jane:  If you fall asleep in the afternoon, it is because you deserve a break! 

JaneS, of course these babies were born by C-section too.  It has been estimated they will be in the hospital for two or three weeks and I don't know what Alicia will do.  I think she'll stay more than the usual one or two days, but it is a hardship on them to travel to and from Holland each day.  I do not have room for either or both of them to stay here, or they could have my bed and I'd take to the davenport.  If push came to shove, I'd do it for them. 

I had three nephews (Tim, the oldest, died two years ago), six great-nieces and -nephews.  Now I have three great-great nieces with a great-great nephew on the way.  I am not sure people realize that since I did not marry that these are my family, especially the "greats" who are as close to grandchildren as I'll ever have.  I can say this now because Norm is not here to defend himself, but I think the "greats" are closer to me than they were to Norm, because I was around while he was in Florida for six months. 

When I hear the names, I'll post them.

Mary Ann

Well, I am fixing to hit the hay.  Wife is going into day surgery in the morning at 615 to remove the stone.  I will stay home and my daughter will take her to the surgery place.

It was in the 80's here today and tomorrow it will also go to the 80's.  Thursday things will get more normal, in the 70's.

Nite, nite, Sweet dreams and God bless.

Mary Ann,  Congratulations to all on the birth of the twin girls.

Hal,  prayers and good thoughts for your wife with her surgery tomorrow.

Sleep well, Everyfriend and have pleasant dreams.

I have shampooed my hair in the sink, and did a stand up bath and I am worn out. So off to bed and book. Had a nice quiet day at home and feel much better tonight. My Gary comes for Bible study tomorrow and I want to attend that for sure.

Hal, my best wishes and prayers for your wife's surgery tomorrow. It is so great you have those good daughters to be help out when necessary.

May you all have a blessed sleep tonight and a happy, healthy tomorrow. Hugs, Love and Prayers all around. June

Just a quick stop in to say HELLO.

WE are n AZ visiting my Dad and Diane.  We arrived yesterday afternoon, after a nice drive.  We left home about 1 PM on Super Bowl Sunday, and arrived in Gallup, New Mexico at 9 PM.  Had a nice rest and drove in around 1PM. Monday.  Bob taped the game and watched it after the fact.  Mind you, had it been our Broncos we would never miss the game. 

Our plan was to go to Son Mark'slace first, as yesterday was his Birthday.  His gal had a surprise planned for him, so changed our plans since ours were last minute.  We will see them later in the week. 

Congratulations to your family, MARY ANN, on the arrival of the twin girls.  I do hope they will be healthy and safe to go home soon. 

HAL, I am sorry to read about your wife's kidney issues.  I do hope the removal of the stone will go well and she can soon be out of pain. 

CAROL, be careful.....the javelin can be very scary and MEAN,  One ran right into my dad several years ago as he was walking up to the house....took his feet right out from under him. 

LARRY, I am sad that your Falcons lost the game. 

Thank you, JOAN, for our goodies.  I do appreciate all you do for us. 

Good morning, JACKIE.

Pleasant dreams to all. 

Jenny

JENNY...
...Good morning....Hope your father is now doing a tad better..

CAROL...
Thank you for my " joint " HUG...."

Good Wednesday morning, Everyfriend.  There’s apple fritters to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a great day!!



Bumper Stickers

This is not an abandoned vehicle.

It's as bad as you think and they are out to get you.

I is a college student.

The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful.

I came, I saw, I did a little shopping.

If money could talk, it would say goodbye.

No radio. Already stolen.

I don't care who you are, what you are driving, or where you would rather be.

So many pedestrians, so little time.

Honk if you're illiterate

If you don't like the way I drive, get off the sidewalk!

Car will explode upon impact

CAUTION : Driver Singing



Same Old, Same Old?
By Arie Leder
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6, 13-18

Praise the Lord, my soul . . . who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:1, 5
We’ve reached the last day of the first month of this new year. It’s possible that, for many of us, this year may already be “the same old thing” as years beforeâ€"with promises of new beginnings dashed, resolutions faltered, and hopes receded.
But newness does not come with a new year; nor does it age by the last day of an old year. Satisfying and refreshing newness is ours every day through the Lord Jesus Christ, who makes all things new. Days and years will pass, but the Word of the Lord is forever.
Once settled in Bethlehem, Ruth did not look for anything new or exciting; she was embraced by the kindness and integrity of Boaz, and she immersed herself in living out her days with her family and with God. The ancient, living Word of God kept her young and refreshed till the day she died. After Haman’s death and Mordecai’s promotion to the king’s right hand, Esther too was done with the anxiety and evil of Haman’s persecution. It was good to rest in the victory gained by discerning God’s timing and will in her life.
Wisdom invites us to eat what refreshes and keeps us ever new; folly winks at stolen sweetness, which only embitters and binds us to perpetual old age. Take, eat, and drink from the wisdom of God, and be ever new!
We praise you, O God! Your grace is limitless, and you provide every good thing for us. Thank you for your love. In Jesus, Amen.
 

“The power of the people is greater than the people in power.”

~ Cory Booker

Good Morning everyone, Have a great day. I am up took vitals and early med's.
back to bed for a while c u all later.

Lloyd

Hall I Sean you called and I tried to return your call u must have gone back to bed no answer.we must be playing phone tag on skype.

Good morning, Lloyd.  I hope you were able to go back to sleep.

Good morning everyone

It is so nice to be able to stay home, even if I do have a dance with the snow blower waiting for me. Not a lot of snow but what is there has a crust on it from the rain.

MaryAnn congratulations on the twins!!!

Hal, prayers for your wife.

Joan thank you for breakfast, I had better get dressed and get that snow removed..

Enjoy your day everyone.
.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  Thank you again, Joanie for your efforts on our behalf.  I loved the bumper stickers!  And everything else is thought provoking.

Amy, from this day forward I ORDER you to keep your snow to yourself!  This is my second week working evening hours and it's supposed to begin snowing around 10 p.m. ...  right when I'm beginning to drive home tonight. 

MaryAnn, I forgot to ask, do you know if your new twins are identical?  I'm waiting for pictures!  Having raised a set of twins, I love meeting them and watching them grow. 

Good morning, Janie.  Sure hope the snow holds off until you get home from work.  It's my pleasure to provide "stuff" each day.  Did you know I am a twin as was my husband?

It's errand day, so shortly I'll set out to accomplish a few things.

Good Morning Everyone!

Was a short night or early morning, which ever way you want to look at it.  At any rate the wife and daughter got off a little late, wife dropped a bottle of pills (full) and we spent a few minutes looking for and picking them up from the kitchen floor.  But if things go as normal it will be a hurry up and wait thing anyhow.

Amy hope you and the snow blower enjoyed the dance.  Not sure, does he step on your toes?  Or just freeze them?

Joanie thank you again for the soul food and tummy food.  Both hit the spot.

Hope everyone has a good day and thanks from thinking of us with your prayers.

Good morning, halkel.  Hope you managed to find all the dropped pills.

Yes, Joanie, I remember your telling me that you are a twin.  I forgot about your husband.  My son-in-law is also a twin.

I'm in the middle of paying this month's bills so I better get back to work...and this is WORK for me but please don't give me too many demerits.  I really rather be scrubbing the kitchen floor or cleaning up the yard after the dogs.

Jane, the girls are not identical.  Alicia had help from a fertility clinic.  I don't know yet if Tom has heard from James as to the names.  At one time we were planning our Wednesday family lunch at the hospital with Alicia and while I don't see why we can't still do that, I wonder if we will.

I had said the girls are in ICU but they are in the Neo Natal area.  I was surprised they weighed as much as they did but that is good that they do weigh more.  My cousin's quad grandchildren were from the high 2# to low 3# when they were born almost 26 years ago and all of them are now healthy and wise (not wealthy yet).  All are college grads.  Norm's other great-granddaughter was a month early, spent a couple weeks in the hospital and is one of the most cheerful children at one year old. 

We haven't had young children in the family for 21 years and now we'll have four children one year and younger.  One child will be in California, but we'll see him occasionally.  Norm would be in his glory with so many babies.

Mary Ann

Good Morning Everyone,  from the Wintery Rocky Coast of Maine.   
All is well here !

Best wishes toe Mrs. halkel  as she has surgery this morning...  May it be swift and effective. 

Thanks for the "Thought of the Day",  Joan.. 
I lifted it to use as mine:   

Sandy

Hi everyone.  We had a very rainy evening with some lightning and thunder.  Right now it is 54 degrees and headed up to 73 this afternoon and there is only a 20% chance of more rain today.  We did get the items done yesterday that I mentioned including voting.  Our friend from Church was elected mayor and received just about twice as many votes as his opponent.  There were around 2,500 people in this small town that voted.  This morning Pat has PT at eleven and I will go to dinner at the Church tonight.  Our granddaughter said she wanted to attend this week so added her to the count and she and our son will come out to the house afterwards. 

Don, it looks like you chose well your time in Israel being able to miss some of the worst weather in Canada.

Joan, we have ended up with three large TV's and one smaller one up in Pat's sewing room that we had used in our kitchen in our other house.  The layout of this house eliminates the need for a TV in the kitchen as the big TV in the living area can be seen perfectly from the kitchen or dining room area.  I also like getting the gift cards for restaurants as don't have to put it on a shelf. 

Amy, glad you didn't get caught in the snow.  Keeping track of your husband's medicines must be quite a chore. 

JaneS, we also had a roll-up washer and dish washer in the early years of our marriage.  I haven't thought of those items for many years. 

Carol, those Javelina's sounds like mean little characters.  I have never lived where the Javelina's live. 

June, hope you are feeling better today after a day of rest. 

Hal, I would just as soon wait int he waiting room for my wife but the last time she asked me to go in with her hoping between us we could remember what the doctor had to say. 

Sandy, you live in Maine and should have some winter weather.  It sounds like you have enjoyed a pretty mild winter so far.  Glad you won't have to get out. 

Hal, wishing the best for your wife in her surgery today.  Glad you won't have to deal with the day surgery today as just sitting and waiting is very tiring. 

Jenny, nice that you are close enough to your dad that you can make the road trip and not have to deal with the airlines and renting a car, etc.  I hope you have found him doing well. 

JaneS, have you considered doing online bill pay?  It really works well and makes paying bills so much easier than writing checks.  You set up the payment once and it is done and in the future you just pick that payee out of your list, enter the amount and the date you want the check or payment to be sent and confirm the payment and you are done.  It is so much better than writing a check and it is cheaper too, especially is you have free bill pay as it saves stamps, which can add up. 

Good morning everyone, it is foggy and like an ice rink on the roads. Was watching the news and so many accidents this morning. It rained all day yesterday and then got cold during the night. The weather guessers are saying it will warm up to the 50's today and then a Nor'easter is due for tomorrow and in some areas up to a foot of snow.. Getting into the teens so the snow should be light and fluffy.
Quite a day for the Pats yesterday, first the big parade in Boston and them some of the team and Bob Kraft came to Providence to the Civic center for another rally.  First thin the governor has done to make everyone happy. She had the center opened for them and the public. Big crowd and they brought the 5 trophies with them.

JOAN  I sure remember having to manually change channels. Now we have the convenience of the remotes. Remember the rabbit ears and having to move them to get the picture in better? That is horrible to remember. Yet we were happy with the 3 channels we had and always found something to enjoy. These days too many channels and we have trouble finding something we like.

JOY  I have 2 grandsons who love sports but not playing, watching. The younger one knows players and their scores, no matter what sport he really gets enjoyment watching them. For our generation I think we all remember Kate Smith singing
God Bless America. She was the best.

LARRY  I heard Tom Brady's wife wants him to retire and I also heard he would like to play a few more years. Big Valley is now on Me TV. I catch it at times and still enjoy it.

DON  aren't you glad you are out of the worse part of winter this year?

HAL  hope you got in touch with everyone about the lost credit card. Like you way back we did pick up a TV station from Ohio  but local ones wouldn't come im. It was snowy but we could make it out.

AMY  glad you made it home safe yesterday.  Sure glad I do not have to go out the next day or so.

GLORIA de  tomorrow looks like it will be a day to stay home.  Then again seems like every time they predict a lot of snow it kind of never happens.

MARY ANN  congratulations on the birth of the twins.

HAL  prayers for your wife and the surgery.

JOAN  love anything apple so a fritter will be great. Good bumper stickers. Thank you for all today's goodies.

LARRY, I've paid my bills on line for almost 20 years now.  All of my utilites and all my insurance payments are automatic.  I only have to decide what to do with what's left after the auto payments.  The only checks I've written lately are about 2 a year to the church.  I try to put cash in my pledge envelopes.  It's not the time involved in paying the bills, I just don't like keeping records.  I've devised my own system and it's not too bad although my financial daughter has tried to change it to make it easier, it works for me and I'm too old to change.  I love being able to pay on line.  I just don't like paying!

Good Morning Everyone. A new day,and so far a new me. Had a good nights sleep, a good breakfast, two visits with pills and a B.P. check, and now here. I have just one thing planned for today,Gary's Bible class at 10 this morning...other things offered if my energy remains.

Bis I ran across something saved that you had posted not too long ago. It  says so much in so few words, and is such a hopeful sentence, I would like to repeat it here.


"Just when the Caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly."

I did my errands and stopped to have a bite to eat.  Now it's time to do a nebulizer treatment.  Be back later.

Good morning from the Interior. I was going to say the weather hasn't changed. But I see the skies are all white so I know to expect warmer weather and snow. Farrah loves my new side sleeper pillow. I think she'd prefer I get another one for me, but she has begun coming in occasionally at night to sleep on the pillow behind me for a little while. Then she's off again on her nightly errands.

I'm still sick, sinus I believe with the nightly headaches and sense of weariness. I'm like an old grizzly in his cave when sick, not sociable at all!

Hal, I hope your wife's surgery went well and that Janie's bill recording as well. I haven't written a check in probably ten years. Everything is online except for my rent. They require not cash, card or check, but a money order only. I suppose that's good because at least I have to go to town monthly. I've become a hermit other than the occasional lunch or dinner with cards out. I'm better in the summer, usually.  :-[

It sounds like everyone is feeling better and I hope everyone does and wish for a day with peace for all.

angelface--I am sorry you are still sick. 

Jane, I really don't want anymore snow either but...will take it over freezing rain! The snow was difficult to move this morning with the thick crust of ice on it.Now don't you be poppin wheelies tonight playing in the snow!

Hal, I had to really shake the snowblower this morning to cut through the crust.....but I won. :thumbup:

Larry, when we go for appointments they want us to bring all his meds in the original container.and the bag is getting bigger!!

Shirley, where are you???

Angleface ,think  Nurse Farrah is looking out for you.....hope you feel better soon.

The babies have names!  Johanna Grays and Eleanor Rose.  I think Johanna is a name both liked and Eleanor has been a favorite of Alicia's.  Gray's Reef is a place on Lake Michigan in northern lower Michigan where James and Tom would go when sailing and I think they said that Rose Cove is a place by Gray's Reef.  I've never heard of someone being named after a "place" but there's always a first time.  It will be Jo hanna, not Jo anna. 

Both girls and mother are getting along as good as possible.  Their pictures may be on Facebook under James' name.  I'm not on Facebook, but I have seen their pictures.

Mary Ann

Wonderful names, MaryAnn, but then I love the old fashioned names best! I know a young girl whose family named all their kids after the places where they were conceived. It still strikes me as odd at times to see a Spanish girl named Brooklyn and her brother is Piers Point! It reminds me of my daughter's playmates in the seventies, they were sisters, Rainbow and Sunshine.

Thanks, Joan and Amy, I think I picked it up from someone in the common room at the last breakfast I went to and hopefully it will be over soon. I'm guzzling the hot tea with lemon and honey!

Wife came through with flying colors and it didn't take as long as forecast.  She goes back to see her in 10 days to have the stent taken out.  She is resting now.

Oh, Boy! all you folks on East coast are in for it tomorrow it seems.  Lots of snow and in a short period of time.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/snow-to-disrupt-travel-from-dc-to-new-york-city-and-boston-thursday/70000772 (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/snow-to-disrupt-travel-from-dc-to-new-york-city-and-boston-thursday/70000772)

And the folks on Long Island (Gloria) lots of heavy winds and snow drifts.

12-15 inches of snow.

Amy--I remember when we had two snowblowers, and I used one and Ray the other.  That's a COLD back breaking job.  When our son got old enough, I relinquished the snowblower I used to him.

Mary Ann--I like the twins' first names.  The middle names are unusual.  I found James on Facebook and saw the beautiful girls.

angelface--This time of year there's many bugs circulating.

halkel--GREAT that your wife did so well.  The snow is one thing we will NOT get.

Joan, I agree the names of Grays is unusual and I can bet when she's older that some one will think it is Grace.  As I wrote, Grays Reef is a place on Lake Michigan up north of Petoskey but it is a place they used to go to when they were sailing.  Rose isn't so unusual because I've seen that name often (Mrs Kennedy Sr had that name).  I told James I could see when Johanna is 25 years old that she will have to do some explaining that she was named for a favorite place of her dad's. 

Mary Ann

Hal, I am glad all things went well for your wife, and may God grant no recurrences of that miserable pain.

Nothing new to report from my neck of the world. We are to have sunshine for a few days and more rain possible on Friday.

Patricia, I pray we can soon put you on the healing list. You have had enough miserable days.

Gloria de, I pray the forecast Hal gave for your area will not come to pass. I hate to think of you possibly being snowbound. I am thankful you do have good and caring neighbors.

Mary Ann, I am glad the new little girl babies are born and well, and I'm sure their mother is one happy lady too. She went through a bad time for a while.

Bis, I'm sure you must resent having to use the nebulizer even though it is absolutely essential, it is one of those chores that ties you in. I recall my brother complaining fiercely. It may help the boredom by calling it your "prayer" time. God is there for sure.

MaryAnn, I'm not unfamiliar with the name "Johanna".  One of my best friends from highschool and still one of dearest friends is named Johanna.  This is the only time I ever heard that name until now and I can't wait to tell my friend!

We will be getting some of that snow and it's supposed to be starting soon.  I'm not going to check outside.  I'll wait until morning. 

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

Good night Janie and all. I was in bed by seven thirty...just plain old tired out. So I have read and rested and ready to finish the "getting ready for bed" chores, and then back to bed and book again. Nothing happening till afternoon tomorrow so my morning is free and easy.

I'm saying a prayer that all of you on the East coast area will be safe from the forecasted storm, and that tomorrow will find all of us hale and hearty and happy. Hugs, Love and more prayers. June

A recent article in The Dominion Post reported that Nancy Pelosi has sued Wellington Hospital, claiming that after her husband had   
surgery there, he lost all interest in sex.

A hospital spokesman replied: "Your husband was admitted for cataract surgery.  All we did was correct his eyesight!”

Good Thursday morning, Everyfriend.  There's Danish pastries to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!




Doctor Visit

A man came to the emergency room with a series of long, jagged tear marks on his cheek and neck, as though he had been clawed by some large animal.

"What happened to you?" asked the doctor who was examining him.

"Chain saw accident," the man replied.

"Well, you're lucky," the doctor said; "I've seen worse."

"It wasn't turned on," the man replied.



How Are You Listening?
By Arthur Schoonveld
Scripture Reading: Luke 8:4-9

Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.
Luke 8:9
When I was growing up, our family often discussed the sermon after a Sunday worship service. One of our parents usually asked a question like “What did you think of the pastor’s message?” The same question is still asked in many homes today. This is important because we gather for worship to hear what the Lord has to say to us.
Now, here’s an equally important question: “How were the listeners this morningâ€"did they listen well?” According to the Lord Jesus, listening is crucially important: “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” Or, as Jesus says after telling another parable, “Consider carefully how you listen” (Luke 8:18).
Listening to God’s Word is a tremendous privilege, but it’s also a great responsibility. And someday you and I as hearers of God’s Word will have to give account for how we have listened and what we have done with what we have heard.
Listening can be difficult. After preaching for almost 50 years, I am discovering that listening is often more difficult than teaching or preaching. Again and again I find myself critiquing and even criticizing what I have heard instead of asking, “What did I hear the Lord say to me? How will it affect my life? What am I going to do about what I have heard?” That’s what really matters. In the words of the apostle James, we must become doers of God’s Word as well as hearers (James 1:22).
Holy Spirit, teach us how to listen, and help us to become doers of your Word. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
   

“Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”

~ Mattie Stepanek

Good morning!

I've posted a few photos again,

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=11.msg73376#msg73376

Good morning everyone

We are off to the city, I have an eye appointment and hubby is picking his glasses up. Will do a bit of shopping and then head home. We are taking the girls(dogs) will us, they hope we stop for Chinese buffet as they know chicken balls,bacon or sausage will find the way out to them.

Joan, thank you for breakfast

Enjoy your day everyone...stay safe

Good morning angelface.  Thanks for the link.  I enjoyed viewing your photos.

Amy--Good morning.  Hope you accomplish what you set out to do in the city today.

An old geezer became very bored in retirement and decided to open a medical clinic.


He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Geezer's clinic. Get your treatment for $500, if


not cured, get back $1,000."


Doctor "Young," who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about medicine,


thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000. So he went to Dr. Geezer's clinic.


Dr. Young: "Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me ??"


Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young's mouth."
Dr. Young: Aaagh !! -- "This is Gasoline!"


Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations!


You've got your taste back. That will be $500.


Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.


Dr. Young: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."


Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."


Dr. Young: "Oh, no you don't, -- that is Gasoline!"


Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory back . That will be $500."


Dr. Young (after having lost $1000) leaves angrily and comes back after several more days.


Dr. Young: "My eyesight has become weak --- I can hardly see anything!!!!"
Dr. Geezer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for that so,


" Here's your $1000 back." (giving him a $10 bill)
Dr. Young: "But this is only $10!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500."


Moral of story -- Just because you're "Young" doesn't mean that you can outsmart an "old Geezer"


Remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.


ENJOY YOUR DAY !!

angelface555
I enjoyed the pictures especially the Lady.

Lloyd

It is currently 17º has warmed up 2º in a hour this is true F not wend chill .
have a great day and stay warm.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend.  We got the snow they predicted yesterday but no as much as they predicted.  My driveway is already cleared. 

Good morning, Lloyd.  Thanks for the chuckles.

Janie--Good morning.  I am sure you are glad to have your driveway cleared.

Hi everyone.  It is a windy, sunny and chilly morning.  The high today will be only in the mid-50's and it is to get to 33 degrees tonight and then will begin to warm up over the next few days.  As far as I know now this will be my typical Thursday, i.e., pick up friend and go to coffee and then take friend home and then go to the Church for the Wisdom group.  That will be it for today other than needing to fix a batch of sausage muffins for Pat.  I have put everything together this morning so Pat can quickly cook her breakfast of scrambled eggs.  I had to cut up a new package of green onions as we had used up all we had. We did have a good dinner at church last night and then a nice visit with Scott and Jennifer afterwards.

Gloria, we just didn't have other options than the rabbit ears or antennae on the roofs.  I am sure Tom Brady's wife is concerned he will be hurt and the dangers of the concussions.  He obviously doesn't need to play for the money. 

JaneS, you actually beat me by several years in using the online bill pay.  I don't mind keeping records as was trained as an accountant.  However, I use a simple procedure.  I expect we are all with you on not liking to pay and would like to hold on to more of our money each month. 

Patricia, our daughter used to have to pay her rent by money order the last two years.  The apartment house she had lived in would accept checks. The problem with that is having to get out to a bank or store that sells money orders.  Fortunately for her there was a bank about a block away that she could easily access in her wheelchair. 

Amy, it is too bad they won't allow you to simply bring a list of the medications.  I have done that for years before moving here along with a brief medical history.  Now most of our doctors are a part of the University Medical System and they have access to a list of our medications and just review them with us.

Hal, glad that ordeal is over for your wife and that all is well. 

Good morning everyone, well the snow has started already, not much yet but schools are cancelled and many business closed for the day. Yesterday the weather forecast was for up to 12 inched of snow and now they are saying up to 18 inches of it. Just a storm that was normal years ago before the global warming(?) On local news they said in Conn. They have had thunder snow.

JANE  just think how much $$ we could have if we had no bills to pay. I only write 2 checks a month so when I order new checks they last for a long time.

PATRICIA  hope today finds you feeling better.

AMY  that ice crust on the snow is horrible.  Several years ago every time it snowed we hare freezing rain on top of it, made it hard to shovel and even use a snow blower on it.

HAL glad your wife came through the surgery so good. When I first looked out this morning there was a bit more than a dusting of snow on the ground and now it is starting to add up.

JUNE  the snow is already adding up on the ground here. Glad I am home and not out driving.

JOAN  a cheese Danish will taste so good this morning. Hope the man in Chuckles never turns that chain saw on. Thank you for today's goodies.

AMY  safe travels today.

LLOYD  love your Geezer joke.

LARRY  I dpubt Tom Brady needs more moneyb to survive.

Good Morning Everyone...   
I am just sitting here waiting for the "Big Storm"  to come rolling in....     I always love it when we have blizzards,  as long as I don't  have to go out in it...   Here I can sit a watch the cars slowly creep by my Windows to the World.       I see that the snow  has finally arrived.   

Have a good day,  everyone.
Sandy

Jane, much of West Michigan, especially around Grand Rapids and to Lake Michigan, is of Dutch descent, so Johanna is a common name around here.  James and Alicia live in Holland, so she will be right at home in more ways than one.

Tom has some pictures and James put some on Facebook and the girls both are using CPAPs and it is hard to see two little girls in all of the contraptions but they're breathing and that's what counts.  All I know is they both have red hair although James expects it will be lighter in time.  His hair was carrot color when young but is now more auburn.  Alicia's hair is more carrot color. 

Mary Ann

Good morning, Larry.  It's supposed to get to the 80s here today, but they say tomorrow we'll be lucky to get to 70°.

Gloria--Good morning.  Linda had to work in NYC on Monday and then went Monday night to work in Boston.  Now she's stuck in Boston and has no idea when she'll be able to get a flight home.

Good morning Sandy.  Another "whatever floats your boat".  I had all the blizzards I ever care to see when we lived in Central NY.

Mary Ann--Good morning.  I couldn't see details in that picture of the twins--but tiny lives like that are amazing.

Joan, I have not seen a good picture of either of the girls.  Tom e-mailed me a picture that showed Alicia holding one of the girls, which, I am sure, thrilled her.  Tom is going to see them in person today and I don't know when or if I'll see them, at least until they go home next month.  I'm so thankful they weighed what they did because it is much in their favor.  I am not on Facebook so can't see what they put there.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann:
I found the babies out on James Tocks Facebook:

So I downloaded them here:
http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-090217105211.jpeg

If not ok,  let me know and I will delete them.

Sandy

And a rare picture of my daughter Kelly,
who doesn't like to have her picture taken,  with her puppy Cliff and her Grand Daughter Fe.

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-090217115344.png

Mary Ann--Maybe Tom will take some pictures for you to see.

Sandy--That's the picture I saw.  Also nice picture of Kelly, Cliff and adorable Fe.  She doesn't look like she's missed any meals.:)

Good afternoon, I am now in the middle of a blizzard, I cannot see out of any of the windows, nor can I open the front or back door. I did have a little chest pain this morning, I took a nitro and now I am feeling better. I think it is the stress of the storm. The weatherman keeps talking about and show the west end of the island, but no mention of the twin forks. Iam on the North Fork of Long Island.

I am glad I was able to get out yesterday to the hematologist  , last week Medicare said I could not get the shot for my blood, till I had my iron checked, Yesterday iron was fine, I got there at 12:15 and the lab tech. started calling Medicare to get the OK, it was after 1, before he could get through to them. I am glad they took my BP first, and it was a little high then.

MaryAnn, my DIL in Fla. name is Johanna (which I think sounds so pretty. She was born in Austria, but she likes to be called JoANN. We also have Johanna our cyber friend from SC.  By the way, Toby my cat that I had before Taffy, always like to play with the TP in the one bathroom.  I think the airduct blew it around.

Joan, thanks for goodies.

I just hope I do not lose power, as we are having strong winds. I guess I will just have to get in bed and pull the covers up, of course leave the water running, as it is to go in the low teens to night.

Hal, I am glad to read the operation is over.

Sandy, there is no problem with copying the pictures, after all, James put them on Facebook, which has an open door.  Thank you for posting the link because I don't know how to post pictures (and I'm not going to learn!) so I have to rely on others.  You did a good job.

Joan, as long as the girls have all of that paraphernalia on them, no one will get a good picture.  Norm's other great-granddaughter was one year last week and like Sandy's Fe, she has a great smile.  I don't know how Paula posts on Facebook, but I know she does, so if someone wants to look up Paula (or Eric) Mertins, or possibly Paula Harrington, there should be a picture of Avery there.  When/if the parents post pictures on Facebook, the pictures are available to any one.  I can hardly wait until they're free of all of the gear so I can see what they really look like.

Gloria D, I am so sorry you're in the midst of a storm.  If it's any consolation, the sun is shining here, but it's cold for 1 pm - 18 degrees.  I hope you don't have any more chest pain and I can see how the storm with all of its uncertainties could cause the pain.

I like the name Johanna too but I'll probably call her Jo.  We'll see what nicknames both girls get because James said nicknames will be accepted (with Tom and Sue, it was to be James, not Jim, and I started calling him Jamie which is still in use by some of us).

I think, too, that the motion of the TP from the heat from the register is what interested the cat.  This morning everything was intact.

Mary Ann

Linedancer--I pray that you stay safe and don't lose power in that blizzardly weather.  Getting in bed and pulling the covers over your head until it's over is a good idea.:)

Mary Ann--I know all the paraphernalia on the girls makes them look so very fragile, but that's what's helping them to get stronger.

This snow is now officially called a blizzard. I know I have seen it blowing off the roof.  This town actually made the news today at noon. We had 8 inches of it then and it is still falling heavily. Maintenance man has cleared the walkways about every half hour and 5 minutes later you can not tell they were cleared. Non of the cars in the parking lot have moved.

JOAN  so many flights have been cancelled here and in Boston so will be some time before planes will arrive or leave.

SANDY  thanks for the link. Are you enjoying looking out at the snow falling? I sure am and glad I do not have to be out in it.

GLORIA  de  if I had to go out and shovel I would dread it but I can sit in the window and just enjoy the beauty of the falling snow.

MARY ANN  the temperature on my computer says 30° and overcast. It is closer to 20° and snowing. With the windchill it will feel much colder.

In Providence some areas lost power. Hope we don't.

Gloria--I hope you don't lose power.  Don't they have a back up generator there?  Linda is not a happy camper, but nothing she can do to get out of Boston.  The airline told her she might get on a flight Sat. or Sun.

I was in early today, and thought I posted a message, but I must have been half asleep, as I find no message.

From what I read, they weren't kidding when they said it would be a bad storm on the East Coast.

Gloria, I am glad you are enjoying the sights from your window to the world outside. You are in a safe, snug place and I'm happy for you.

Gloria de, I am praying that you will keep snug in your home and not lose electricity. You have the right idea though..going to bed and covering up your head. I recall doing that during some of our Minnesota winters.

Sandy, Your daughter Kelly is a beautiful lady, and that picture of her and Fe and the pup is adorable. You are a lucky lady for sure.

I woke with leg pain this morning and it sure hasn't gotten any better. I took two Tylenol double strength and it doesn't seem to touch the pain. So I will just stay home and grin and bear it. If it starts driving me nuts, I'll call down for a percocet. That really knocks the pain for a loop.

Our weather is just great. Fog this morning but sun comes and goes to keep it cheerful.

We have warmed up from the minus sixes to the plus sixes and lows are still in the mid teens. Yesterday we had snow, the skies and everything was pure white. Now with the skies clearing, more blue showing, we will probably drop again.

I feel for those of you in the path of these storms. We don't have blizzards here, no real humidity for them to form, but I can see how frightening they must be.

I'm still ill with this blasted sinus, still guzzling the hot tea with honey and lemon. Although there have been times when I've wished for some whiskey to make a hot toddy, especially if I'm still awake in the early hours!

That's hard to do since I haven't had a drink since the fourth of July, 2010! But I think perhaps later; I might restock!

June, I'm sorry you're having so much pain in that leg. Maybe one of the nurses might reevaluate it?

 :dancingdog:  Talk to you later.  Working on computer and trying to figure if I have a virus.

June--If the pain is that intense, why not ask for a Percocet?

angelface--I am really story you are still sick?  Maybe you need a visit to your doctor?

halkel--I sure hope your computer doesn't have a virus.

Good evening, wind is still blowing, but storm has finally stopped. At 7 a man came to the door, and asked if he could shovel a path. he only charged 30 others were charging 50. he even offered to put down ice melt As far as I can see he did a good job. I do not feel trapped in here  Not being able to open the door made me kind of stressed. I have had calls and email from my neighbors

Patricia I hope you start feeling better soon.

June, i also feel badly for you, have leg pain again. Hope the nurse was able to help you.

Gloria, this is one time I wish I was in a place like yours, and not have to worry about away to get out.

 Gloria
Friend I love you but send your Blizzard back far east on out to the ocean.
Let us enjoy the nice weather we are getting. Have a great rest of the day and a better tomorrow.

Lloyd

Good Friday morning, Everyfriend.   There's hot
cereal and a fruit to accompany your coffee or tea. Make it a good day!!





Redneck Wireless Security System

1. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men's used work boots - a really big pair.

2. Put them outside your front door on top of a copy of Guns and Ammo magazine.

3. Put a dog dish beside it - a really big dish.

4. Leave a note on your front door that says: "Bubba, Big Mike and I have gone to get more ammunition - back in 1/2 an hr. Don't disturb the pit bulls. They've just been wormed and they are a little edgy."

   
The Crisis of a Closing Heart
(By Ron Hutchcraft)

Fettuccini Alfredo! It's that great Italian dish that has buttered noodles served in a rich, creamy cheese sauce. Unfortunately, one news magazine in an article on nutrition and our health called it a "heart attack on a plate." That may be a bit of an overstatement, but the fact is that a lot of foods do contribute to the slow shutdown of the valves that happen to carry the blood and oxygen into your heart. I love what one commercial calls it -- blood sludge. Medical people refer to the hardening of the arteries -- the process in which foods that are high in cholesterol and fat start building up hard deposits in your arteries. If this hardening in your heart is allowed to continue long enough, it is not a laughing matter. It really can threaten your life.

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Crisis of a Closing Heart."

Hearts can harden physically and spiritually. It can become really dangerous in the heart of any man or woman who is trying to make a difference for Jesus Christ. It was Jesus' heart that motivated all He did -- a heart that the Bible says was "moved with compassion when He saw the multitudes." He was deeply moved. He saw them the Bible says, as "threatened and helpless sheep without a shepherd." He wept over His city Jerusalem because they wouldn't come to Him and the life He wanted to give them. Paul was a model for all of us who want to serve Christ when he revealed what drove him to suffer incredible pain and sacrifice to tell people about Jesus. Our word for today from the Word of God is 2 Corinthians 5:14, "Christ's love compels us."

Not long ago I was told about a Rev. Gomez who is a pastor in one of America's major cities. Often, he wouldn't come into the service until a few minutes before his message. But this one particular Sunday, it came time for the sermon and Rev. Gomez was not on the platform. A couple of church leaders went to check his office, and there he was looking out over the endless rows of apartments and houses that jammed their depressed neighborhood. And he was weeping. One of the men who had come looking for him said gently, "Pastor, I understand, you're weeping because of the great needs all around us, aren't you?" "No," the pastor told him, "I'm weeping because it doesn't move me like it used to."

That is cause for weeping. This servant of God realized that something had happened to his heart. Like a person with hardening of the arteries, his heart had started to close up -- to harden. Maybe yours is, too. Like that physical hardening, it happens slowly and imperceptibly, but the longer it goes unchecked, the more dangerous it becomes.

Most of us start serving the Lord with a healthy heart. We're moved by the lostness of people who don't have a Savior. We realize the life-or-death importance of getting to them with the message of Jesus. Heaven and hell are at stake. And we come into the Lord's work with a heart that's soft toward the pain and suffering and dysfunction that sin is causing in lives all around us. We ask the Lord to use us to make a difference, whatever it takes.

But for some of us, that healthy heart started to harden somewhere along the way. With all the pressures, the politics, the disillusionments, the programs, the conflicts, we can no longer say that it is this burning love of Christ for the lost and hurting that drives us. What once was passion has become profession. What once was a deep affair of the heart has become an exercise of our head and our busy hands. And the joy, the fire is going out
-- or gone.

But the One who gave you that original piece of His heart wants to give it to you again if you'll recognize the crisis of your closing heart and tell your Master that you want His life-changing heart surgery -- to open up what the deposits of the years have closed, and to give you a new heart, throbbing with His love and His passion and His tears for the lost. Without that, there ultimately is no life. Go to the Master Heart Surgeon today and tell Him you want a heart like His.



He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.

--Author Unknown

Good morning everyone..

We had a bit of snow overnight but nothing that can't wait till we get home to deal with.Off to the city for chemo treatment then home, hope no more snow till we get back.
We both had a good day yesterday, hubby's glasses were in and I will get mine in 7 -10 days. Had Chinese buffet that was perfect, even brought some out for the dogs to enjoy.

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, Amy.  Hopefully, it won't snow anymore until you're home from chemo.  Glad all went well yesterday.  Your dogs eat "in style".:)

we are having better weather for a change. It is 38º at 5:45 am calling for 62º
today . clear and sunny . Have a great day.

Lloyd

Good morning, Lloyd.  It's 49° and for here that is COLD.  It's supposed to be warmer tomorrow.

I'm up and  here.  My health is fine but I'm in a bit of a snit this morning and you don't really want to hear about it.  I hope Everyfriend's day goes better than mine so far and I hope mine improves.

Good morning, Janie.  Hopefully your day will improve and you won't be in a snit anymore.:)

Good morning everyone, it is freezing here at 9°. With the wind chill it feels -7 below zero. I have an appointment today but I will reschedule it. I am not about ready to go out in that temperature. Sun is shining but sure not warm. I was watching the men clean the snow off the cars and moving them so they can plow. They looked like they are really bundled up.

JOAN  I know your daughter is not happy to be stuck in Boston with this cold and all the snow. That is bad enough for those who live here but she is not used to this cold and snow and I don't think she had winter clothes packed in her luggage. Just heard we have some snow coming in tonight- only a couple of inches and again Sunday night. Looks like Mother Nature is now giving us real winter. January was mild.

JUNE  I am so glad I am not going outside today. Yesterday I would have enjoyed but not the cold today. Hope you ate something before taking that Tylenol.

PATRICIA  at least these days they have smartened up when a major snow is predicted and close schools ahead of time. We did not have the strongest winds here so no big drifts to get through.

HAL  no virus allowed on your computer. If you find one slap it out of there PDQ.

GLORIA de  glad you got shoveled out. Only time we could not open a door was after the 1978 blizzard. My son finally went to the basement and checked that door, the only one that opened in. He threw he weight at the drift that was up to the top of the door to flatten it.

LLOYD  OK will try to send the rest of the snow out into the Atlantic. We only got about 14 inches of snow but the cold today is horrible.

JOAN  hot cereal and blueberries are what I need this morning. Great Chuckles, sure would scare me away. Food for Thought is a keeper. Thank you for all today's goodies.

AMY  glad yesterday was a good day for you and hope today is another good one.

JANE  hope your day improves.

Hi everyone.  It is a bright clear morning here in South Carolina and we are headed to 53 degrees today.  I have to have my car at the dealer for an oil change at 10:15 and want to get a haircut this morning so will be brief today.   

I hope the snow has stopped for everyone by this morning and no one lost power. 

Sandy, the risks of traveling in the winter is getting caught and having to change plans.  I hope Linda can get out of Boston today.  Thanks for sharing the picture of the twin babies.  They are cute and certainly look healthy.  The other picture you shared is cute as well.  A nice looking daughter and granddaughter. 

deAngel, I sometimes wonder how we ever survived when we didn't have a weatherman telling us over and over how bad things are going to be or how bad things are.  Does the nitro leave you feeling tired?  I understand what those feeling of stress can do to our hearts. 

Joan, I see now that it will be Saturday or Sunday before Linda will be able to get home.  I hope she is staying in a nice hotel and not caught at the airport. 

Last night when I went to bed around 11 pm, our temperature was 10 degrees but this morning at 6 am it was  up to 22 degrees.  It doesn't look as if the sun is shining, but it isn't raining now anyway.  I don't know what's ahead for us. 

Both the recycle and trash are out so that chore is finished.  I don't have anything in particular on my agenda today but I can always find something to do.  Whether I do it or not is another thing.  It's too early in the morning to decide.

Tom saw the babies last night and one of them was not using the CPAP which means she is breathing slower and that is what they want.  I think it was Johanna because the was the one who weighed the most so might be a bit more developed.

I was born at home and on the card my dad made out at my birth, it reads seven pounds, but I was told I weighed closer to five pounds. 

Larry, I think people did not have the schedules and/or jobs that they have today and did not get caught in far-away places so often as today.  Weather inconvenienced us more at home before we had forecasts.

Mary Ann

Good morning, Gloria.  Too bad you had to cancel your appointment, but I wouldn't want to go out in that weather either.   I remember the blizzard of 1978.  Our street didn't get plowed for days, so nobody could get their cars out.  People went to the store on snowmobiles.  Linda is in a hotel--don't know if they have power.

Larry--Good morning.  As you can see from what I said to Gloria, Linda is in hotel.

Good morning, Mary Ann.   One of the twins shedding the CPAP is progress--that's great.

JaneS
If you need to talk about it we are all willing to listen . Put in our 2 cents worth
whether or not it helps. Have a great day. I got out yesterday and think the fresh air helped.I am in a lazy mood today but am on my way out to feed the cattle. then think when i get done with that I am going to the shop and try to get my skid steer going. sun is shining bright wend about 7-10 mph in low 40tys and working up.

Lloyd
c u all later

Lloyd--Please don 't overdo when you go outside.  Remember, you've not been feeling well.

Well the sun is shinning, with little fluffy clouds,.

Joan, breakfast sounds good on a day like this. thanks, I also like the joke about the redneck.

Gloria, We have the same weather forecast for this weekend.

Larry, Last night a man came and shoveled for me. I ask him to do the porch and walkway to the mail box. When I got up this AM, I see he shoved part of the real walkway, the went across the lawn to the mail box. Of course it was dark, my walkway goes out to the driveway. the mail box is on the corner of the drive way. At lest I have a way out and a clean porch.

MaryAnn, I also was born at home. It was also a Feb. blizzard, There was and outside stairway to get to their apartment. My father had to clear that so the doctor could get in, and also clear it again when he left. By the way the hospital in town (Patchogue) had 10 beds. That was 93 years ago.

Linedancer--Nice that you got paths shoveled even if they weren't in the right place.  At least you can get out. 

Gloria D, you have a birthday coming up in a day or two, don't you?  In a couple of months, I hope to join you.  I never thought I'd get to be this old.

So, Happy Birthday to you at #93! WOW!

Mary Ann

Joanie, I am doing like you did the other day, watching someone work on my computer.  Hopefully they find all the junk. 

Gloria I thought of you these guys are pretty reasonable they
will do things for you remotely for seven bucks a month

www.hellotech.com (http://www.hellotech.com)

Bis I put a good long day, am tired. as usual i never got all i wanted to do completed . but I have had enough for today' have a great evening.

Lloyd

Mary Ann--For sure Linedancer's 93rd birthday is something to celebrate--and yours, too, when it arrives.

halkel--I hope the remote computer help fixed your computer.  Thanks for the link for others who may need it.  The guy who helps me is a very good friend of my son-in-law and refuses to accept money from me.

Lloyd--You'd better spend the evening resting.

Where's June?

Here I am Bis, just woke up from another nap.  Bad night..four hours sleep. When I went down for a bandage change this morning, I was given percocet and it knocked me out...happily. Fixed lunch at home, then fell asleep again. I found out that if I have pain, even in the middle of the night, I can call downstairs and they will bring me a percocet. What blessed good news that is. Have to wait six hours between dosages,but I have never needed a second pill...maybe weeks before need arises.

We are having a deep overcast day, light rain expected soon, if at all. A good day for lots of napping. Cleaning lady was here today so I am all squeaking clean again.

Gloria, I'm glad you were able to cancel going out in the bad weather. I like what you did yesterday...watched the storm through your window.

Gloria D. Good that you had a shoveler come in and give you access to the mailbox. Even a bit of a walk out of doors is uplifting.

Hal, what a great deal you have with the computer repair. They have access to all you have on your computer, I'm guessing. I wanted Dan to have that to mine, but instead when I got a new computer, he kept the one that is just like mine, so he can work with me through that. Here I can have Grace take care of it for me, and she is a jewel. Within minutes she has me all fixed up. A nice young lady with a nice young brain. She also does t.v. repair.

I have had two letters in a row from a former friend in Hemet. So I am hoping I will get an answer off to her today. She keeps me informed of all the friends we shared in Sunwest Village for nine years. It is now called Brookdale Village. They bought our place shortly before I moved here.

Where is our Tisie ????? aka Shirley ??????

Bis, I hope your Linda will be able to fly home soon. In the meantime she is having an enforced vacation from work. I'll bet she is keeping her computer warmed up.

I'm going to grab a cup of coffee and get that letter written now. See you all later.

Joan, I also hope your daughter gets out of Boston because the Weather Channel told of a new storm headed for New England and Boston is to get blasted again.  Maybe she could get some form of transportation other than plane to New York and fly from there. 

Tom told me that both babies have had the CPAPs removed so they must be breathing on their own.  Even so, they will remain in the hospital for a few weeks, probably until they reach five pounds.  I doubt I'll see them until they are home in Holland.

Mary Ann

I woke up with a dry mouth and a nature call. took My vitals ate a piece of angle food cake. Nancy made it from scratch. looked in here and am ready to go back to bed for a few more winks, Have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

Good Saturday morning, Everyfriend.   There's mixed fruit and bagels to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





YOU MIGHT BE A YOUTH MINISTER IF...
(By Steve Long)

- Your summer begins when Youth Camp and Music Camp end.
- You check the duct tape on the van before you leave the parking lot.
- You rolled your eyes when the pastor told the congregation how much the choir members sacrifice to serve God.
- Every year one of your kids is responsible for getting something new added to the list of things you can't take to camp.
- Navy boot camp was a piece of cake compared to Youth Camp.
- Everyone in the church runs when they see you coming for fear you're trying to recruit them.
- You're afraid to close your eyes when you pray.
- You spend more time at school now than you did when you were a teenager.
- When people ask you how many kids you have, you tell them between 60 and 70.
- Your pizza budget is bigger than your salary.
- You honestly believe you're only doing this temporarily until the church finds a real professional.
- You think the four major food groups are pizza, cokes, chips and twix.
- You plan an event for 200 and 50 show up.
- You plan an event for 50 and 200 show up.
- You've ever questioned the inerrancy of Scripture because it says the Sabbath is a day of rest.
- You can't blame your own kids for the gray in your hair.
- You know how to attach underwear to a flagpole.
- The words you hear most often are "awesome" and "duh".
- The church janitor won't speak to you.
- Your idea of goin' fishin' is a missionary endeavor.
- You've ever spent a night in prayer agonizing over the life and soul of a teenager.


My God Shall Provide
(by Os Hillman)

And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

Have you ever gone through a time of complete dependence on God for your material needs? Perhaps you lost a job and could not generate income on your own. Perhaps you got sick and could not work. There are circumstances in our lives that can put us in this place.

When God brought the people of Israel out of Egypt through the desolate desert they had no ability to provide for themselves. God met their needs supernaturally each day by providing manna from Heaven. Each day they would awake to one day's portion of what they needed. This was a season in their lives to learn dependence and the faithfulness of God as provider. By and by, they entered the Promised Land. When they did, God's "supernatural provision" was no longer required. "The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan" (Joshua 5:12). In both cases God was the provider of the need.

For most of us, we derive our necessities of life through our work. Like the birds of the fields we are commanded to go out and gather what God has already provided. It is a process of participation in what God has already provided. Sometimes it appears it is all up to us; sometimes it appears it is all up to God. In either case we must realize that the Lord is our provider; the job is only an instrument of His provision. He requires our involvement in either case. "You may say to yourself, 'My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.' But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today" (Deuteronomy 8:17).

Acknowledge the Lord as the provider of every need you have today. He is a faithful provider.



"Call on God, but row away from the rocks."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good morning everyone.

We did get some snow overnight so I have a date with the snowblower in a bit. Laundry day today and then get some wood in for the garage and house too. That makes up my day and I get to stay home.. :thumbup:

Joan, thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone..

Good morning, Amy.  I know you will be happy when these dates with the snowblower end.  Nice that you can stay home today.

Good morning everyone, I woke to the souind of the maintenance man clearing the walks again. Now that it has started from what I just heard looks like most days in the coming week will have some snow.

JOAN  in the 78 blizzard a front end loader finally bot to the road we lived on on Friday afternoon. Most everyone in the area was out cheering the driver. Hope Linda gets a flight soon.

LLOYD  just because you felt a little better I hope you did not go out and do too much and end up feeling worse.

HAL  $7.00 a month is not bad to keep a computer working right. My grandson has helped me a lot but I know he does not like doing it. His job is computers and on his time he wants nothing to do with them.

JUNE  I am getting tired of cancelling this appointment, that was the second time. I really do like having appointments in winter months. Never know what the weather will be.

JOAN  today's breakfast looks great. I enjoy mixed fruit and a lightly toasted bagel. I have to send today's chuckles to my son. He and my DIL had the youth group at their church for many years. Food for Thought is a keeper.  Thank ylu for all today's goodies.

AMY  enjoy your day staying home for a change.

Good morning, Gloria.  Linda got a train from Boston to Philadelphia.  Then she got on a flight from there to  Nashville and last I knew she was stuck in Nashville.

Gloria I never over done it, I feel good again this morning. I am going down to the shop after while and try to get my skid steer to run, I sure need it to work.
thanks for keeping on my case and keeping me straight. Have a great day.

Lloyd

Hi everyone on a beautiful, clear 53 degree morning and we are headed into the mid-70's this afternoon with zero chance of rain.  After about two weeks I felt much better yesterday and am hoping for several days more like it.  I did get the oil changed in my car, then stopped and filled the gas tank at COSTCO and then got a haircut.  I then made a fast stop at the ATM at the Credit Union.  I told Pat I wanted to eat out last evening so we went to our favorite BBQ restaurant.  Pat had the half chicken and raved about it.  I stayed with he pulled pork sandwich.  Today should be a pretty light day as plan on staying home.  I hope to work on my income taxes this morning when I finish with the message boards.  I read my email and devotionals, as well as all the new postings since yesterday, before I got out of bed and have everything ready except beating the egg for Pat's scrambled eggs.  I expect her to sleep late this morning as she stayed up very late last night.  Today my only great granddaughter becomes a teenager.  So now I have two of my four great grandchildren that are teenagers. 

Joan, glad that Linda made it to Nashville and hope today she can get home.  I wonder if this new storm will also impact Boston and further delay her trip back home. 

Lloyd, nice to see you were feeling up to getting out and feeding your cattle and doing some work in your shop.  Angel Food cake made from scratch is so good.  My sister-in-law makes a lot of them for various events but it has been a long time since I was around to eat a piece of her Angel Food cake. 

deAngel, as far as I know I wasn't born in a snow storm or blizzard as was born in the nearby hospital.  Soon after I was brought home I had to be rushed back and had a radium treatment on the Thymus gland as it was enlarged or I would have died.  At least I think it was the Thymus gland as it has been a long time since I heard my Mother talk about it. 

Hal, that is a very reasonable price you pay. I will check out their website and perhaps do the online chat with them.  Thanks for posting the link.  Was this the first time you had used their services and were you satisfied with the results?   Of course I do have my son nearby that is very knowledgeable on computers but he is so busy I hate to ask him to help me with computer problems. 

June, glad you were able to get the percocet.  You shouldn't stay in a lot of pain as that is not good on your heart. 

Lloyd--Like Gloria I will tell you NOT to overdo.

Good morning, Larry.  It's good to hear you are feeling better.  I heard on the news that Boston is to get dumped on again.  Hopefully Linda can get a flight out of Nashville today.

Good morning, almost noon. Sun is in and out, we did not get another snow storm last night, as the weatherman had said we would.  Suppose to have high winds again tomorrow and Sunday, also a sleet storm.Oh well it is Almost the middle of Feb.

Larry, I am glad you are feeling better. I just seem to have one good day, and the next is iffiey.

Joan, thanks as good readings and breakfast. Last night my good neighbor sent over Italian wedding soup, it was hot so I ate it right away/ Cathi, makes the best soups.

Gloria, If we have bad weather Tuesday, it will be the 4th time I have cancelled the foot doctor. starting with me being in the hospital last month. I still cannot get out my back door.

Linedancer--Cathi sure is a good neighbor.  I love Italian wedding soup.  Hopefully that sleet storm will bypass you.

Here, north of Albany, we again got only the edge of the storm - about 4 inches accumulation.  Enough to mess up driving, though, and another rescheduling of doctor appointments.   But the next one looks like we'll get more of it, starting later today and lasting until Monday.  Oh well.  I guess we're overdue.   :(  And with three appointments for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  SIGH!

Good Morning Everyone!

Gloria, it is a very reasonable price. I will try to get a list of what all that covers.  The one thing I am not too please with is the ease of using their web page(s).  But the tech that worked on my computer cleaned up everything and did it all in a few hours and the virus had did a number on me.  Stopped all my anti-virus and firewall protection, took away the ability to go to a restore my computer (I had no calendar or restore points).  Would not perform a scan on either anti-virus, would not update them or update my Microsoft software.  And a couple of other things.  I did manage to download Malwarebytes and run it, and it found a couple of threats but didn't clear anything up.  Anyhow, here is the link to their plans and shows what is covered. And cost.

https://www.hellotech.com/plans (https://www.hellotech.com/plans)

Larry, I am very pleased with the work performed and look forward to using them to answer some questions.  I tried to find the chat this morning and didn't find it.  But I think they are in California and they may not be one line yet.  There is a 800 number for service.

Wrote a book, so I will get out of here.

Good afternoon,

When I woke up about 4:00 a.m. (for the usual reason), the moonlight was so bright that I thought I'd left the outside lights on.

Today is sunny and it's supposed to be at least 80º this afternoon.  Unbelievable in February - even for Oklahoma!

After a very busy week,  I'm having a "leisurely" day.

Hope Everyfriend Everywhere is having an Enjoyable Day.

Jeanne Lee--Maybe you should just reschedule those appointments for Spring.:)

halkel--If I didn't have this gentleman who works remotely on my computer for free, I'd look into the service you are using.

Callie--Many places have been having fickle weather, it seems.  I've been wondering where you were.

I am also missing Shirley.

Hello from a slowly going back to colder Interior! Well, as one of my old bosses at the Great Alaskan Bowl Company used to say, "This is why we don't have Gypsy moths, cockroaches, ticks, and many other nuisances up here!" The winters kill any remaining adult, nits or eggs. And we are thankful!

Farrah is busy watching the ravens swoop and dip and soar on the air currents outside in between chasing the little white ball around her big blue cylinder, generally her usual morning habits and here I am with another cup of coffee.

Shirley posted yesterday in the Photo slides and video group discussion folder. She is dealing with a nasty case of the flu, doing a lot of coughing and sleeping.

Hal, Thanks for the link to the computer help place that you made use of.   I have it saved, as I am not real happy with the local place that I have been using.   They charge $200 an hour, whether they are here for 10 min. 1/2 hour or the full hour.  I had them a couple months ago, and it only took the tech about 15 min.   He told me that he tried to get the price down, as he thought it  would not take long to fix what he did, but the boss said no.   It is a local place with only 2 guys.... the owner and a helper.  They built my new computer about a year ago because I didn't want Windows 10, so he was able to build it with Windows 7.  It cost me a little over $500, which I was ok with.  I will consider calling the place you used the next time.   There website said they were available all over the country.   Thanks again.

Hi Joan !!!   Have not been here for a couple days.  Just did not have much to talk about.  It is a pretty sunny day here today.  We were lucky the other day and didn't get much snow. 

Have a great rest of this Saturday.

Joy

angelface--Lucky you not to have all those nasty bugs.  Thanks for the information about Shirley.

Joy--Yikes!!  $200 for a guru to come to your house is steep.  I always enjoy seeing your posts.

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

All is well here.      I have walked down the snowy sidewalks to CVS twice today,  just to make sure that I have enough sustenance to last me through the next storm.   

Not too many people out,  but the drivers are
very respectful when I cross the streets today.    Everyone
seems to be looking out for everyone else,   as it should be. 

All is well here.    Have a good day,  Everyone!

Sandy
:smitten:

Sandy--Good you got out and got what you needed to last you through the next storm.

Good Afternoon all, I am dragging in late again. I am slow going in the morning now for some reason. I was awake at six, shortly after that, and then the time just seem to disappear.

There is an estate sale on the second floor at 3p.m. which is soon…so I will go down to investigate that. First one we have had here, and I understand the fellow was an excellent wood carver, so I am interested in seeing that.

Larry, I know that they frown on a lot of pain here, so I am happy to know there are meds available at all hours for that. They are very careful at the amount they allow us, and that is reassuring also.

Gloria de, I can't express enough how it pleases me to know you have such good, good neighbors watching over you. They truly are a Blessing.

Jeanne Lee,the weather is not being very kind to you, especially in messing up your appointments.

I am off to the sale……….

Sorry I haven't stopped to comment with all going on, I don't sit at the computer very long & when I click a link that takes me to Photos I don't remember where I talk.  My brain is not working full time & the body really failing.  I eat a few bites and all of a sudden feel I'd better go lay down or drop.... and fall asleep.  Have not been this sick in my adult life & do hate to constantly whine.  My neighbor that finished her radiation is having the same symptoms so I'm thinking she probably picked up this flu during her 5 weeks of treatments 'cause I didn't have radiation to cause mine.  I am keeping up with reading but can't keep up with talking.  I can't resist a click to Photos so blame all the cute babies & sweet pups & wild & crazy shoes~~  Hopefully this will get better, at least I am not contagious so off to take my Sat night bath to go to church in the morning.  I did miss one Sunday but went in for X-ray to make sure I didn't have pneumonia before the next week end & told I couldn't pass it at that stage.  I am good for about an hour & then time for a nap.  This is NOT a good thing~

well I took all your advice and took a laze day several Naps. good Night sleep well,pleasant dreams. C U all tomorrow.

Lloyd

Enjoying some nice visits with my dad, and the beautiful mild temperatures. 

Today is our oldest son's 48th Birthday.  We called to wish him a nice day and found out he was deeply involved with the packers that were there packing up their household goods. They have found a brand new home in Boston and will be moving before the end of the month.  I was in total shock.  We just heard less than a week ago they had put an offer on a home!  Things can really progress quickly when they are meant to be. 

I wish you all a peaceful rest. 

Jenny

The sale was a bust. I came home and read and slept and slept and slept.

Had a light supper, went down for a program of Love songs of WW11. It was really fun. The entertainer is the same age as my oldest son, but he is a fan of the music of that era...we will surely have him back again.

One of the nurses just took my blood pressure...it was only 85. Either I am not well or her wrist machine is faulty. I feel fine, but a natural tiredness.

Since is is past eight o'clock, I will get cleaned up and go to bed and read some more. See you all after Church tomorrow. Hugs, Prayers and God's very best Blessings on us all. June

SHIRLEY...
...my thoughts are with you on your " flu like " recovery....

JENNY...
...wishing Happy Birthday to your boy, also wishing all goes to plan with his next move....I guess it would be nice to see all four boys settled in one place, instead of on the move so often...

A new week for Soda Shoppe begins HERE (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=314.0).